Taking the Next Step

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THE SABETHA
SINCE 1876
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NEMAHA COUNTY JAIL
Jail project reaches
completion
Taking the Next Step
Area schools hold commencement ceremonies
Sheriff Rich Vernon stands in front of the newly completed
Nemaha County Jail building in Seneca. The public is invited to
an open house to tour the new facility on Friday and Saturday,
May 27 and 28.
Amber Deters | Herald
AMBER DETERS
After more than a year of construction — delayed at times due
to cold and rain — the Nemaha
County Jail project is complete.
The new, 15,000-square-foot, 36bed facility has been built directly
west of, and is still attached to, the
current jail, Nemaha County Sheriff ’s Department offices and the
County Courthouse.
Nemaha County Sheriff Rich
Vernon said he is proud of the
work done to make the new jail
a reality.
“I’m proud that our commission
saw a problem and fixed it, and I
believe our county will be better
for it,” Vernon said.
Vernon also praised jail employees Amy Lierz and Lori Yunghans
for the extensive role each has
played in preparing for and making the move into the new jail.
“Their work has been invaluable,” Vernon said. “I couldn’t have
done it without them.”
The jail project has been paid for
with money already saved — with
the express purpose of building a
new jail — by the county. The project will be paid outright, without
increasing sales or property taxes.
Jail Design
The jail’s design includes a
control room; booking area; large
work release cell; small cells for
special purposes, such as a padded cell and a holding cell; a medical exam area; multiple visitation
rooms; a separate kitchen, laundry
and staff break room; and an office for the county attorney; and a
pod-style cell block. The cell block
is separated into five pods. The pod
style allow for increased security
by separating inmates by severity
level, Vernon said.
Security and safety were the top
OPEN HOUSE
Friday, May 27
2 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 28
8 a.m. – Noon
concerns kept in mind while designing and constructing the new
jail, Vernon said.
A sealed corridor allows for
prisoner transport to the courtroom from the jail. In addition,
cells in the new jail also were
built to serve as tornado shelters,
so prisoners would not need to
be moved in the event of severe
weather.
Technology also is key in the
new facility, with cameras in most
spaces — with 24/7 video playback
— and intercoms in every room,
among other things. However,
Vernon said, all technological features have a manual override in the
event of power or system failure.
Open House
Vernon invited the public to an
Open House, during which tours
and refreshments will be offered.
The Open House will be held from
2 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 27, and
8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 28.
“There aren’t too many opportunities to go through a jail without
being in trouble,” Vernon said.
Following the Open House, Vernon said, employees in the Sheriff ’s
Department will spend time training and working through scenarios
before inmates will make the move
from the old jail to the new facility.
Barb Morfitt and daughter Bryanna smile for a photo at Wetmore Mariah Huneke, Tyler Huber, Courtney Holthaus and Kayden
High School’s graduation Saturday, May 14.
Hoesing find their way to their seats at the Sabetha High School
Krista Wasinger | Herald graduation Saturday, May 14. Duane Tramp | Contributor
Brittany Hardenberger is all
smiles as she makes her way
to the front at the Wetmore High
School graduation Saturday,
May 14.
Krista Wasinger | Herald
Kaid Allen embraces his mother Monique Allen while his father Pat Allen attempts to contain
his emotion, during the Sabetha High School graduation ceremony Saturday, May 14.
Duane Tramp | Contributor
SABETHA HIGH SCHOOL
ALERT
Art, woodworking students display projects
Sheriff warns of
‘Child in Danger’ ruse
HERALD REPORT
Senior Taryn Schuette displays her
artwork at the Sabetha High School Art
and Woodworking Show Tuesday, May 10.
Freshman Tyler Gudenkauf displays his woodworking
projects at the Sabetha High School Art and
Woodworking Show Tuesday, May 10.
Sophomore Justin Wenger displays
this painting at the Sabetha High
School Art and Woodworking Show
Tuesday, May 10.
See additional project photos at www.sabethaherald.com
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Brown County Sheriff John
Merchant is alerting area residents
to the threat of a possible “Child
in Danger” ruse.
According to Merchant, a motorist driving in the vicinity of U.S.
Highway 73 and Sunflower Road
on Friday, May 13, spotted a car
seat along the side of the road. A
purple blanket was draped over
the top, which made it appear the
child was still in the seat.
“When the person went to check
on the seat, two people in dark
blue jeans and masks exited the
ditch and advanced towards the
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motorist,” Merchant said. “The
concerned motorist got back into
their vehicle drove away and notified law enforcement immediately.”
Merchant said the motorist noted one was wearing a dark blue
hoodie.
Officers from the Brown County
Sheriff ’s Office, Atchison County
Sheriff ’s Office and Horton Police
Department responded, but no
one was located.
“We are alerting the public that
if they should see anything of a
similar nature to call 911 immediately,” Merchant said. “Do not
stop until you reach a safe location
to do so.”
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Obituaries
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This Week’s Obituaries
Jack Longberg
Jack Ray Longberg, 66, of Topeka died Sunday, May 8, 2016.
He was born Oct. 17, 1949, in Sabetha, the son of Ray and DoHIAWATHA
TOPEKA
ris (Sharrah) Longberg. He graduated from Sabetha High School
Mark Rygaard
Bradley Jackson
in 1967. He then served in the Army during the Vietnam War.
Jack Longberg
Jack was employed by Josten’s in Topeka for 13 years. He was
HOLTON
a member of the American Legion Post in Sabetha.
Marvin Bottom
He married Annie Wallace-Longberg on Dec. 29, 2003 in Topeka.
She preceded him in death on May 6, 2009.
Jack also was preceded in death by his parents.
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Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, May 12, at Dove Cremation
and Funeral Service in Topeka. Interment with Military Honors was
at Hoyt Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
Marvin D. Bottom
Marvin Dale Bottom, 85, of Soldier died Monday, May 16, made to Midland Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606.
The Sabetha Herald 5/18/2016
2016, at his home.
He was born Aug. 6, 1930, in Havensville, the son of Archie
Horace and Eulah Hazel (Armstrong) Bottom.
Marvin attended Havensville High School. He had lived in the Mark Rygaard
Havensville, Goff, Onaga, Seneca and Soldier communities. He worked
Mark Alan Rygaard, 53, of Hiawatha,
for the railroad, for Nemaha County, custom harvesting and logging. died unexpectedly Friday, May 13.
He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean
Mark was born Sept. 2, 1962, to Wayne
Conflict, earning the Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Stars, a and Janet (Worrel) Rygaard in Meriden.
United Nations Service Medal and a Purple Heart. He was a member Growing up, he lived in both Kansas and
of the VFW Post No. 1367 in Holton.
Port Angeles, Wash. He graduated from
Marvin married Armilda Engles. They were later divorced.
Effingham High School in 1980 and later
Survivors include a daughter, Teresa Ann Feldkamp of Centralia; the Goodland Technical School as a diesel
three sons, Michael Bottom of Lawrence, Kevin Bottom of Wamego, technician. Many of his younger years
and Gregory Bottom of Pawnee, Neb.; a brother, Gerald “Jerry” (Al- were spent fishing and working on his
metta “Jackie”) Bottom of Soldier; nine grandchildren and 13 great family fish farm.
grandchildren.
Mark married Regina Scheopner on
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Patty Ann Bottom; a sister, June 4, 1983, and of this union came three
Lois Irene Mitchell; and three brothers, Kenneth, Archie Lloyd and children. Mark worked his whole life as a
Clyde Bottom.
diesel technician. He recently worked for
Graveside Service with Military Honors will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Lang Diesel in Sabetha. Mark loved helpMay 19, at Buck’s Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be given to Holton ing his customers and they were like famVFW Post No. 1367, in care of Mercer Funeral Home, PO Box 270, ily to him. We often joked he was married
Holton, KS 66436. Mercer Funeral Home in Holton is in charge of to his farmers. He enjoyed spending time with his children and three
arrangements. To leave a special message for the family, please visit grandchildren; they meant the world to him. Among his favorites were
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camping, fishing, hiking, kayaking and going to Colorado. He was
The Sabetha Herald 5/18/2016 Mr. Fix-it and enjoyed remodeling the family home and fixing cars,
while teaching his children how it’s done. He was looking forward to
walking his daughter down the aisle in November.
Mark is survived by his wife Regina and three grandchildren Mylia,
Bradley L. Jackson
Abigail and Noah Rygaard of the home; children, Justin Rygaard (fiBradley L. Jackson, 59, of Topeka, died
ancee Michele Yost) of Horton, Christopher Rygaard of Hiawatha, and
Monday, May 9, surrounded by his family.
Brittany Rygaard (fiance Jake Oaks) of Horton; parents, Wayne and
Brad was born May 30, 1956, in HiJanet Rygaard of Effingham; brother, Eric Rygaard; sisters, Mary Flynn
awatha to Charles and Joanne Jackson.
and Bonny Cassella, both of Topeka; and several nieces and nephews.
He was a 1974 graduate of Hiawatha
He was preceded in death by his brother Kevin Rygaard; and grandHigh School and later attended Kaw Area
parents Gene and Pearl Rygaard, and Ruthanna and Bob Derr.
Vocational Technical School, where he
A prayer service was held at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha
received his certification in electronics
on Tuesday, May 17, with Reverend Michael Dunaway officiating.
technology.
Cremation will follow with private family inurnment to be held at
He was an avid golfer and loved spendlater date. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be
ing time with family and friends, espemade to his grandchildren’s education and expenses, which may be
cially his grandkids. He enjoyed coaching
sent in care of the funeral home, 124 S. 7th St., Hiawatha, KS 66434.
his daughters’ softball teams and served
A special message may be sent to the family at www.chapeloaksfuon many committees at Seabrook UCC
and First Congregational Church. Brad was employed by the Northrop neralhome.com.
Grumman Corporation as a Specification Development Manager at
the USPS Central Repair Facility in Topeka for 39 years.
Brad married Kathy Keebler on Nov. 24, 1979, in Highland. She
survives.
Other survivors include daughters, Tara (Mike) Dunning of St.
Joseph, Mo., and Briana Jackson (boyfriend Craig Scheve) of Topeka;
granddaughter, Kyler Dunning; grandsons, Kale and Kasen Dunning; his parents, Charles and Joanne Jackson of Sabetha; brothers,
Greg Jackson (Sherry) of St. Joseph, Mo., and Jeff (Brenda) Jackson of
Lawrence; and sister Janet (Clark) Strahm of Sabetha.
Brad was cremated. A memorial ceremony was held Friday, May
13, at First Congregational Church in Topeka. The family requests
that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First
Congregational Church, 1701 SW. Collins, Topeka, KS 66604; Fairview
Congregational Church, 311 S. High Street, Fairview, KS 66425; or
to the American Cancer Society, 1315 SW Arrowhead Road, Topeka,
284-2827 | PO Box 181 | Sabetha, KS
KS 66604, for the early detection of bile duct cancer research. Please
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ANNIVERSARIES
Bob and Linda Lehmkuhl
BIRTHDAYS
Beverly Wenger
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Bob and Linda Lehmkuhl
Bob and Linda Lehmkuhl of Fairview will be celebrating their
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Fairview Community Building at 511 West Front Street in Fairview.
The Lehmkuhls were married on May 22, 1966, at the First Church
of the Nazarene in Falls City, Neb.
They raised two children, Robbie (June) Lehmkuhl of St. Augusta,
S.C., and Amy (Dan) Kopp of rural Fairview; and two nieces Gretchen
(Bobby) Courtney of Coral Springs, Fla., and Heather Mitchell of
Joplin, Mo. They also have 10 grandchildren.
The couple requests your presence be your only gift.
Birthday
Beverly M. Wenger
Beverly M. Wenger celebrated her 90th birthday on May 9. She
was born in Pawnee City, Neb., in 1926 to Aaron and Hulda Giesel
Moser of Bern.
Her children are Carol (Keith) Iddings of Phoenixville, Pa., Rodney
(Betty) Wenger of Lawrence, Jeanne (Rob) Gaskell of Horton, daughterin-law Martha and the late James Wenger of Santa Rose Beach, Fla.,
and the late Nancy Wenger.
A family gathering is planned for Saturday, June 11.
The children and grandchildren of
Leona Irene Wikle
invite you to join in celebrating her
90th birthday
Sunday, May 29 • 1-3 pm
Sabetha Community Building
1116 Main Street
CARD RECEPTION - LET YOUR PRESENCE BE YOUR ONLY GIFT.
MEMORIES
Compiled by Patty Locher from past issues of The Sabetha Herald
125 YEARS AGO
Friday, May 15, 1891
Last Saturday afternoon, as David Dixon was driving into Berwick, a
wild engine, number 491, on the Rock Island railroad struck his buggy
just as he was crossing the track. The engine, running at full speed,
struck the hind wheels of the phaeton and threw Mr. Dixon some
distance into the air and at one side of the track. It was feared the fall
and shock had proved fatal, but he was found to have one rib broken
and several cracked besides having received severe bruises.
100 YEARS AGO
Thursday, May 18, 1916
Jim Simpson, son of Mrs. Dora Simpson of Sabetha, who has a claim
14 miles from Simpson, Saskatchewan, Canada, has joined the British
army and is now on his way across the sea to – here all information
ends. In a letter to his mother he says he cannot write where his destination is or where he is located at any time. It is not known whether
the transport is bound for France or England. Jim, a soldier in the 68th
Overseas Battalion, enlisted about three weeks ago. His transport left
Halifax last Friday. His crops are in and a neighbor will look after them
while he is fighting for England.
75 YEARS AGO
Wednesday, May 14, 1941
Misses Elda and Nelda Payne, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Payne on Rock Creek north of Sabetha, were in The Herald office
Tuesday. They are raising chickens this summer in partnership with
their mother. They have more than 100 on hand at the present, but will
increase this number later. In addition to their baby chick project, they
plan to have a garden and possibly a watermelon patch.
With the addition of the 45 members of the Class of 1941 to the Sabetha High school alumni roll, the membership will swell to a total of
approximately 1,476 members. The class of 1941 ranks seventh in size
of the 60 graduating classes of the high school. The largest class ever to
be graduated from Sabetha is the class of 1937 which had 55 members.
The first class, that of 1881, had one graduate, George Hook of Sabetha.
second vice-president; Alice Haxton, treasurer; Donna Judah, recording
secretary; and Opal Schmitt, corresponding secretary.
The Sabetha High School band under the direction of Lewis Johnson marched in the giant First District American Legion parade in
Marysville Saturday afternoon. Bands from all over were included in
the parade that featured the appearance of Miss Donna Axum, Miss
America in 1964.
25 YEARS AGO
Myron Edelman, son of Melvin and Mary Edelman of Sabetha, received
the top honor for livestock judging at Fort Scott Community College.
He won high honors at the six major shows around the country. He
will continue his studies in ag education at K-State this fall.
A Bern man was pinned in his overturned car for 13 hours Sunday and
Monday before a farmer working in a field discovered the wreckage.
David Rowland, 35, apparently escaped serious injury when the car
he was driving on a county road 2.1 miles north of Bern between 10
and 10:30 p.m. Sunday went off the road and overturned, said Kansas
Highway Patrol trooper David Mee. Rowland was admitted to Nemaha
Valley Community Hospital in Seneca for observation.
10 YEARS AGO
The late Emma Heiniger left $10,000 to the Sabetha Community Hospital, stipulating, “This money is to be used for the purchase of new
equipment of furnishings and must not be used for everyday hospital
expenses. I ask an appropriate donor plaque be made reading words to
the effect, ‘In memory of Walter and Emma Heiniger’.” Heiniger’s lawyer,
Gordon R. Olson of Sabetha, last week presented a check for $10,000 to
the hospital. “The money…was used to purchase a Medicomp Holter
Monitoring System,” said hospital CEO Rita Buurman. “The system
is a compact pager-like system that allows capture of heart activity
for a 24-hour period, and it is extremely important in the diagnosis
of heart-related ailments. Since this new monitor has been added to
the department, 44 patients have benefited from the new technology.”
Counties must now purchase new voting machines in order to comply
with the Help America Vote Act, and the number of polling locations
Tuesday, May 17, 1966
in Nemaha County has been reduced from 12 to eight and excludes
New officers installed at a recent dinner meeting of the Sabetha B&PW the polling places at Woodlawn, Oneida, Friedens United Church of
Club are Mrs. Iola Popkess, president, replacing retiring president Mrs. Christ hall and St. Benedict.
Joan Patton; Virginia Havemann, first vice-president; Alice Kistner,
50 YEARS AGO
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EDITORIAL
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In less than a couple of weeks, we will once again celebrate Memorial
Day. How do you celebrate Memorial Day? Do you celebrate Memorial
Day? Do you even care that May 30 is Memorial Day?
I love holidays, and I love to celebrate the various holidays that we
as a nation observe. All of them have their own special significance
and their own special meaning to each one of us. You can make a case
for each holiday as to the importance of it and how it relates to us as
a nation and individually.
In my observation and opinion, it seems that Memorial Day does
not get the recognition that it deserves. What our nation has sacrificed
and asked our citizens to sacrifice for our freedom is amazing. The really amazing fact is that the sacrifice is still being made as we live and
breathe daily in this country. I will get back to this in a moment, but I
have to share with you on what influenced me to write this editorial.
Not too long ago, I was attending a Kansas City Royals baseball
game and observed something that really upset me. I mean, it really
upset me! The Royals organization has a tradition that they started
a few years back. I do not know how long they have been doing this,
and that really is not the point. Around the fourth or fifth inning at
every ballgame, the Royals organization recognizes a military veteran
who has served his country in a branch of the service. They do this
at every home game! This person being recognized is given a special
place to sit and watch the game, and then at the appropriate time they
are featured on the big scoreboard and the announcer gives a summary of the individual’s service for our country. It is a very moving
recognition and never fails to raise goosebumps on my arms.
The whole crowd rises to their
feet and gives an applause that
goes on for what seems like a
couple of minutes, but I am
sure it is shorter than that. I
have seen some of these veterans shed tears as they rise and
wave to the crowd. I have shed
tears at some of the recognition
ceremonies! The last game I was
attending, there was a small fac10 a.m. – at Sabetha Cemetery tion of people off to my right
who did not rise to their feet
10 a.m. - Brown County Service and take part in the recognition. In fact, they did not even
of Remembrance at Veterans
stop their chatter or even glance
Memorial Hospital
in the direction of the veteran.
I was livid!
11 a.m. - Bern City Cemetery
It bugged me for the remainder
of the game, and it is still
11:15 a.m. – Woodlawn Cemetery bugging
me today! I assume
that these people don’t really
care or appreciate the price that has been and is currently being paid
for their freedom. I would have loved to have gone over there and clued
them in! I assume that if they cannot show appreciation for a veteran
who is alive and well that they also don’t give a hoot about Memorial
Day — a holiday in which we recognize those who gave the ultimate
sacrifice, their very own life.
Have you thought about what Memorial Day means? There is a stone
out at the cemetery that has names engraved on it recognizing those
who served. One of those names is my Uncle Galen Kellenberger. He
sacrificed his very own life to serve and preserve the freedom for this
country. My grandparents sent their oldest son to a world conflict
across the ocean so that you and I today can enjoy the freedoms we
have in the United States of America. They put him on a train at Union
Station in Kansas City and never saw him again.
Do I know what Memorial Day means, and is it special to me? You
better believe it, and when I see people not showing respect for those
who have served — and possibly given their life — and those who are
currently serving, it breaks my heart.
On Memorial Day, the City of Sabetha will once again have the opportunity to show their appreciation for those who have sacrificed so
much. If you have not attended the annual Memorial Day recognition
at the Sabetha Cemetery, then you should really make the effort this
year to get out there. I have never left there regretting attending the
ceremony! It is always very moving. It always amazes me at how many
people in our community have served in our military, and even more
so it amazes me at how many gave their life in doing so. Please come
out this year and help us truly celebrate Memorial Day.
Tim Kellenberger
Editor-in-Chief
Memorial Day
Services
MONDAY, MAY 30
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COLUMNS
‘Fly the Blue’ the week of May 15-21
weekly period.
It has been said that President
Kennedy reviewed the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics and incorporated it in to the law to help
bring awareness to the integrity
and dedication a law enforcement officer must have. More than
15,000 law enforcement families
have lost loved ones in the line
of duty while serving in the law
enforcement field. Each year, between 140 and 160 law enforcement officers are killed in the line
of duty and, unfortunately, that
number seems to be growing.
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office would like to invite the public
to help honor those who have lost
their lives by displaying a blue ribbon on the antenna of your vehicle. This year, we are asking that
everyone be creative and display
blue ribbons in support of the men
and women in law enforcement.
We will have blue ribbons available free of charge during the week
of May 15 to May 21 at the Sheriff’s
Office and police departments in
Brown County. If you have any
questions, please contact the
Brown County Sheriffs Office at
785-742-7125.
Be Aware
BY: BROWN
COUNTY SHERIFF
JOHN MERCHANT
E
very year, the week in
May that includes May
15 is designated National
Police Week. During this week,
Concerns of Police Survivors
(C.O.P.S.) promotes the display
of blue ribbons tied on vehicle
antennas as a reminder to the
public of the men and women in
law enforcement that have paid
the ultimate price and have given
their lives in the line of duty.
It also honors the officers who
protect and serve us each day. This
year marks the 54th year that officially recognizes officers who have
given their lives in the line of duty
to protect and serve the public. In
1962, President John F. Kennedy
signed Public Law 87-726, which
designates May 15 as the official
National Peace Officers Memorial
Day, and national events are held
in Washington, D.C., during that
ATTENTION
SHS Alumni Banquet
Saturday, May 28 , 2016 • 6:30 p.m.
th
VET Alumni
Parade
Line up at 10 a.m.
(Wenger Mfg. Parking Lot)
Parade at 10:30 a.m.
Board Members:
Gary Edelman, Jay Kellenberger,
Rose Magee, Randy Garber,
Brenda Beightel, Darin Georg,
Ronnette Worthley
and Tom Strahm
TICKETS
Available at:
Morrill & Janes Bank
Mary Cotton Public Library
United Bank & Trust
Community National Bank
Cost: $12
($15 at the door)
If ordering ticket by mail,
PLEASE include a
self-addressed stamped
envelope and send to:
SHS ALUMNI
1006 S. Old Highway 75
Sabetha, KS 66534
LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS
As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve the community; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against
deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation and the peaceful
against violence or disorder; and to respect the constitutional right of all
to liberty, equality and justice.
I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all and will behave
in a manner that does not bring discredit to me or to my agency. I will
maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn or ridicule; develop
self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in
thought and deed both in my personal and official life, I will be exemplary
in obeying the law and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see
or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official
capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the
performance of my duty.
I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, political
beliefs, aspirations, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions.
With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals,
I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor,
malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never
accepting gratuities. I recognize the badge of my office as symbol of public
faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the
ethics of police service. I will never engage in acts of corruption or bribery,
nor will I condone such acts by other police officers. I will cooperate with all
legally authorized agencies and their representatives in the pursuit of justice.
I know that I alone am responsible for my own standard of professional
performance and will take every reasonable opportunity to enhance and
improve my level of knowledge and competence.
I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating
myself before God to my chosen profession ... law enforcement.
The Classes of ‘71, ‘76 and ‘81
Invite Sabetha Alumni
(prior to 2000 as not to compete with the Country Club Dance)
to the
Old Armory
- the new Sabetha Event Center for the
SECOND ANNUAL
Not Ready for Bed Yet Reunion
May 28th
It’s a BYOBWW (beer, wine, whatever) event
Like the Fireman’s Ball (without the brawl)
Tea for toddlers provided
Starts at 8ish over by 12ish - when the cops chase us home.
Hope to see you - tell your classmates!
opinion
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COLUMNS
Anaplasmosis
I
was able to attend the Anaplasmosis workshop in Salina. It was a huge gathering
of extension people, veterinarians,
researchers, Federal Drug Administration and producers. A recording of the Anaplasmosis meeting
is available at ksubeef.org.
Anaplasmosis is a disease
caused by a rickettsial parasite
of ruminant, which is spread by
ticks, biting flies or fomites. Yep,
that was a new word for me. Fomites are objects that when contaminated can spread disease. In this
case, they are needles on syringes,
implant guns or castration knives.
Anaplasmosis is nothing new
for our area. As we have all the
hosts, the male American dog
tick, stable flies and horse and deer
flies. The male American dog tick
is a brown mottled colored tick. It
hops from one animal to the next,
seeking blood meals. The problem is the disease is now spreading
into central and western Kansas.
One guy in the crowd lost 10 cows
last year to the disease.
This Anaplasmosis parasite
attacks the red blood cells. The
disease cycle is so hideous that
How low should you mow?
Fenceline
BY: JODY
HOLTHAUS
MEADOWLARK
EXTENSION
DISTRICT AGENT
you usually don’t know there’s a
problem until you see a dead cow
or cows.
Prevention is key here — controlling the vectors that spread it
and cleaning up your act when
it comes to working the cattle.
Changing the needles for each
use is the suggestion. That’s pretty
cumbersome, but I suggest employing someone to stand chute
side and their only job is to change
up needles. If you get the bright
idea to just use disinfectant on the
needle between vaccinations, you
may be destroying the vaccine in
the syringe.
Of course, the main topic of
discussion at this meeting was
the use of CTC in mineral for
prevention and control. CTC is
one of the medically important
drugs that will be scrutinized by
the Veterinary Feed Directives.
Those will be going into effect on
Jan. 1, 2017.
We will be hosting some meetings about VFD in the early fall.
Until then, you can feed medicated mineral to help prevent and
control Anaplasmosis. Next year,
you will need an appropriate relationship with your veterinarian
to give you a VFD so that you can
buy the medicated mineral, or mix
it yourself.
There was much discussion on
how a veterinarian goes about determining your herd’s needs for
Anaplasmosis prevention and
control. The FDA folks said that
they will leave that good judgment
up to the veterinarians. As long as
they can defend their actions to a
jury of their peers, then they will
be good to go.
In the meantime, consider your
fly and tick control measures.
Destroy stagnant water sites and
those ugly areas around hay feeders, these are the breeding sites for
the flies in question.
On the
Extension
Line
RECOMMENDED
MOWING HEIGHTS
BY: MATT YOUNG
BROWN COUNTY
EXTENSION
2-1/2 to 3-1/2 inches
TALL FESCUE
KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS
2 to 3 inches
T
hough some warmseason grasses such as
bermuda and zoysia can
be cut quite low (1-1/2 to 2 inches),
buffalograss and the cool-season
grasses should be cut higher.
Bermuda and zoysia can be
cut low because they creep rather
than grow more upright. Actually,
bermuda and zoysia can be cut
lower than 1-1/2 inches if you have
a reel-type mower rather than the
more common rotary.
Tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass will thin if mowed too short.
They are upright growers and cutting short will cause the plant to
shift energy from root growth
to shoot growth. This can cause
root systems to become shallow
and weak. These weakened plants
BUFFALOGRASS
2 to 3 inches
BERMUDAGRASS
1 to 2 inches
ZOYSIAGRASS
1 to 2 inches
will often die out during the heat
and drought of summer requiring
overseeding in the fall.
Cucumber Beetles, Bacterial Wilt
If you had cucumbers or muskmelons that suddenly turned
brown and died last year, you
may have had a disease known
as bacterial wilt. The cucumber
beetle carries this disease. Once a
plant is infected, there is no cure,
so prevention is the key. Because
cucumber beetles overwinter as
adults, early control measures are
essential.
There are two types of cucumber beetles: striped and spotted.
The striped cucumber beetle is the
most common. The 1/4-inch-long
beetles are conspicuously colored:
black head and antennae, strawyellow thorax, and yellowish wing
covers with three distinct parallel
and longitudinal black stripes.
Young plants can be protected
with row covers, cones, or other
types of mechanical barriers.
Edges must be sealed to ensure
that the beetles do not find a place
to enter. Plants will eventually
outgrow these barriers, or they
will need to be removed to allow
insect pollination of the flowers.
Apply insecticides before beetles
are noticed in the planting. Continue to spray weekly throughout
the season.
Homeowners can use permethrin (numerous trade names).
Once plants have started flowering, spray in the evening after bees
have returned to the hive. Check
labels for waiting periods between
when you spray and when the fruit
can be picked.
Exercise and bone health Roughleaf dogwood control
K
ey bone-building years
for your body are those
when the skeleton is
growing, typically through your
mid-20s. This is a critical period
for bone health, because what is
built during these years will need
to last a lifetime. After age 35, you
gradually lose bone as a part of the
natural aging process.
The good news is that regular
physical activity will help
k e e p b one s
strong and slow Family Life
the rate of bone BY: NANCY NELSON
loss, even if you MEADOWLARK
have f ragi le EXTENSION
bones or os- DISTRICT
teoporosis. By
leading an active lifestyle,
you can significantly decrease
your risk of falling and breaking a bone. Through the K-State
Research and Extension Walk
Kansas program, participants are
challenged to do at least 150 minutes of moderate and/or vigorous
intensity activity per week.
Bone is living tissue, just like
muscle, and it responds to exercise by getting stronger. When
muscles and bones are stronger,
coordination and balance also will
improve. The best type of exercise for bone health is the weightbearing kind, which forces you to
work against gravity. This type of
exercise is effective, because as you
put more tension on your muscles
it also puts more pressure on your
bones, and they respond by creating fresh, new bone.
Weight-bearing exercise is basically anything you do that requires your feet and legs to support you, so any activity you do
while standing. Some examples
include walking, hiking, jogging,
climbing stairs, weight training,
dancing, yoga and tennis. Gardening is a weight bearing exercise
as you carry a
watering can,
walk in your
yard, pick up
debris, etc.
Swimming is
good exercise,
although not
weight bearing because the
water is holding
you up. It is a good option when
weight-bearing activity is too
risky from severe osteoporosis or
arthritis.
In addition to regular weightbearing exercise, you can do your
bones a favor by adding more
walking and standing to your
everyday routine.
Walk instead of drive, but if you
do drive, resist taking the closest
open parking place and choose a
spot some distance away to allow
you to accumulate more walking
minutes and mile
Stand, rather than sit, to do
things when possible, such as
working at a computer or folding
laundry.
Celebrate with a safe picnic
I
t’s that time of year for family reunions, parties of all
kinds, camping and more!
Don’t invite food borne illness to
your party. Here are some tips for
a perfect picnic:
· Plan ahead
to bring es- Nutrition
sential items & Finance
such as a food
thermometer, BY: CINDY
cooler chest WILLIAMS
with ice, plenty MEADOWLARK
of clean uten- EXTENSION
si ls, storage DISTRICT
containers for
leftovers, paper towels and trash
bags.
· In preparation for your picnic,
don’t thaw meat on the counter
overnight. That’s not safe. Thaw
food in the refrigerator or cook
from the frozen state. Don’t
partially cook meat and poultry
ahead of time.
· When you arrive at the picnic
site, the first task is to wash your
hands before preparing food. If
running water is not available,
use disposable wet wipes or hand
sanitizer to clean your hands before and after touching food.
· Don’t leave foods out in the
sun. At the picnic, keep the cooler
in the shade. Serve food quickly
from the cooker and return it fast.
In hot weather – above 90 degrees
Fahrenheit – food shouldn’t sit out
of the cooler for
more than an
hour.
K DA E g g
Grading Workshops to be held
The Kansas
D e p a r t m e nt
of A g r ic u lture (KDA) is
hosting three
egg grading workshops in June.
Grading eggs add more marketing options for poultry farmers.
All workshops are free of charge.
For more information and registration, go to: KDA Egg grading
Workshops at http://www.agriculture.ks.gov/egg-grading.
Classes will be held on the following dates and times:
· 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June
7, in Hays.
14, in Lawrence.
21, in Wichita.
Alumni Banquet
Morrill High School
Date: May 29, 2016
Place: Morrill Community Building
Morrill, KS
Time: Registration 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Dinner: 5:30 pm
Meal and Dues - $13.00
Turn in reservations by May 27, 2016
Contact: John Lehman (785) 284-3951 or 785-285-1424
Rudy Lehman (785) 284-2376 or 785-285-0627
O
ften dismissed as plum
thicket or other brush
species from a distance, Roughleaf dogwood continues to spread across our grassland
acres in northeast Kansas – often
at an alarming rate! As it does,
grazing acreage continues to be
lost, particularly along fencerows,
tree edges and streambanks.
Roughleaf dogwood is typically
controlled via controlled burning
regimens or chemical control.
Prescribed burning works best
in warm season grass environments due to the frequency with
which we can burn them and not
cause stand damage.
Even burned regularly, the
growth cycle of dogwood often allows it to escape control from fire
after it becomes established. For
cool season grass stands, herbicide
applications are our best bet.
Roughleaf dogwood should
soon be in full bloom. Check
stands now to initiate control
programs between the flower bud
state and early seed production
for optimum control. This time
frame corresponds to increasing
food reserves in the root/crown of
the species.
Rough lea f
dog wood is Crops &
tough to con- Soils
trol! Our common foliar-ap- BY: DAVID
plied herbicides HALLAUER
like Remedy MEADOWLARK
Ultra, Banvel, EXTENSION
a nd Tordon DISTRICT
22K – whether
used alone or in combination with
two, 4-D - will defoliate Roughleaf
dogwood, but seldom kill more
than 25 percent.
According to Kansas State University Range Management Specialist Walt Fick, higher kill rates
require the use of high-volume
treatments that include one percent PastureGard (triclopyr + fluroxypyr), one percent Surmount
(picloram + fluroxypyr), and one
percent Grazon P+D + 0.5 percent
Remedy Ultra (picloram + 2, 4-D
+ triclopyr) – all with adequate
water and a suitable non-ionic
surfactant. Multiple applications
will likely be
required.
For a list of
use rate recommendations,
contact your
District Office
for a copy of
the 2016 KSU
Chemical Weed
Control Guide.
Thinning Excess Fruit
It’s difficult to think about our
free trees producing too much,
but that can indeed be the case in
heavy fruit years. Is that the case
in your orchard? Might be a good
time to check it out!
If you find that fruit set is especially heavy, thinning may be in
order. Failure to do so can result
in multiple problems.
For starters, heavy fruit set can
interfere with fruit bud develop-
ment this summer that can compromise the crop next year (apples
are the worst!).
Thinning also helps producer
larger fruit from this year’s crop.
Too much fruit results in smaller
fruit size. Limb damage is a third
concern that can actually result
in broken branches if fruit set is
heavy enough.
Knowing proper fruit spacing is
therefore an important aspect of
our orchard management. Keep
apples and pears four to six inches
apart.
Peaches need to be six to eight
inches apart, but apricots can
be as close as two to four inches
between fruit. Thin plums and
prunes to four to five inches apart.
Leave cherries alone!
Failure to thin may not be a
problem at all – or it can lead to serious damage tree damage. Erring
on the side of thinning the crop
not only helps with tree health,
but fruit size as well.
Taking charitable giving to another level
A
re you aware that you
can gift a new or existing life insurance
policy to your favorite charity?
When properly designed, a
charitable life insurance program may improve your overall
financial situation and offer tax
benefits, all while supporting a
charitable cause.
Generally, there are three methods used to gift a life insurance
policy to a qualifying charity – a
charitable bequest, a charitable
gift and a charity owner policy.
Regardless of the strategy, policy ownership and beneficiary
arrangements play an important
role in the planning process. A
consultation with a qualified professional can clarify your goals
and expectations, provide information on the limitations on the
charitable deductions, and help
you achieve the desired results,
while avoiding unnecessary complications.
Some of the gifting strategies
including a charitable bequest,
which is ideal if you would like
a charity to benefit from the proceeds of an existing life insurance
policy but do not wish to surrender control
during your
lifetime.
Schumann
By changing
the designated Financial
beneficiary to
a desired char- Advice
ity, you retain BY: BOB
t he benef its SCHUMANN
of owning a
policy because
incidents of ownership still exist
in the policy.
There is no immediate income
tax benefit for this type of charitable gift. Upon your death, however, even though the proceeds
will be included in your gross
estate, a charitable deduction for
the full value the policy proceeds
is allowed.
If you wish to receive an immediate income tax deduction for a
gift of an existing policy, consider
a charitable gift. By changing the
beneficiary and ownership designations to a favorite charity, you
can obtain an immediate gift
tax charitable deduction for the
policy.
This deduction is based
on the lesser of
your cost basis
or the value
of the policy.
You may also
qualify for an
income tax deduction. If you
make regular cash contributions
to a charity, you may be able to
leverage smaller gifts into a larger
endowment.
With a charity-owner policy, a
life insurance policy where permitted by state law is purchased by
and made payable to a charity of
your choice. Policy premiums are
technically paid by the charity. To
offset this cost, you make annual
cash gifts to the charity, and as a
result, you may be eligible to deduct a portion of your charitable
donations from you income taxes.
A gift tax charitable deduction
for the full value of the annual
cash gift is allowed. This strategy
creates a “win-win” situation for
your and the recipient charity. Regardless of your gifting strategy,
be aware of the insurable interest
laws in the state where the policy
was originally purchased.
Although the donor makes contributions to the charity in cash,
which is then used by the charity
to pay premiums on the life insurance policy, the life insurance
policy insures the donor’s life.
Insurable interest is typically
considered to be an interest based
on family, marriage, or financial
obligation. Consequently, the
charity’s insurable interest in the
policy may be called into question, thereby jeopardizing the tax
benefit and placing the policy proceeds in the donor’s estate.
However, a case for insurable
interest can be anticipated and
incorporated into the trust documents.
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local&area
SPRING
RECITAL
Town and
Country
Strings to
perform
Friday
Submitted by Anne Moser
“The Town and Country
Strings” and piano and string
students of Anne Moser will be
performing their Spring Recital
at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, at
the Sabetha Middle School Auditorium.
A reception will follow in the
Commons area.
Please join us for a free evening of beautiful music performed by students from Sabetha, Bern, Seneca and Falls
City areas.
RAINBOW COMMUNICATIONS
DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED
Rainbow meets with congressional
representatives
Assistance available
to plant trees, protect
streams and fields
Jason Smith, assistant general
manager for Rainbow Communications and other Kansas Rural
Telecommunications representatives, met with Kansas Members
of Congress including the offices
of Senator Pat Roberts, Senator Jerry Moran, Representative
Lynn Jenkins, Representative
Tim Huelskamp, Representative
Mike Pompeo and Representative
Kevin Yoder in Washington, D.C.,
on April 19, to discuss the importance of Universal Service Fund
(USF) support for broadbandcapable networks for the benefit
of consumers and businesses in
rural Kansas.
USF support is what makes it
possible for rural communities to
have access to quality voice and
broadband services at prices comparable to those in urban areas.
The Kansas Rural Telecommunications officials emphasized the
importance of consumer choice,
expressing his appreciation for recent changes to the USF program
that could move closer to allowing
rural consumers to obtain more
affordable standalone broadband
services.
The Kansas Rural Telecommunications representatives thanked
the Members of Congress for their
support of standalone broadband
measures over the years, but encouraged our state senators and
representatives to continue to
monitor the implementation of
these reforms.
In particular, the group noted
that the recent changes to the USF
program will only be successful
if they are funded sufficiently, so
that the prices rural consumers
and businesses pay for voice and
broadband services will in fact
be comparable to those in urban
areas.
The Kansas group also explained
that other changes included with
the reforms could provide some
much-needed regulatory certainty over time, but the way in
which these other changes are
implemented will be important
to watch. Members of Congress
were urged to remain engaged on
these essential issues, and to offer
assistance where needed to make
sure these USF reforms serve the
ultimate goals of enabling sustainable investment in rural networks
and providing quality, affordable
services to rural customers.
Other issues discussed with the
Members of Congress include Set
Top Box Proposals, Small Business Broadband Act and Rural Call
Completion.
Smith was in Washington to
participate in NTCA–The Rural
Broadband Association’s Legislative and Policy Conference April
17 through April 19. Nearly 500
rural telecom representatives from
all over the country gathered in
the nation’s capital for educational
briefings about emerging rules and
regulations and other industry issues.
Little Steps
Dance & Gymnastics
Now enrolling for summer camp,
competition teams & recreational classes.
Summer Programs
Summer day camps available: Each day is an independent camp.
Student should bring a sack lunch. All camps are 10 am to 2 pm.
June 7th
June 20th
June 21st
June 22nd
July 6th
July 7th
July 8th
Turns and Leaps intensive
Hip Hop intensive
Lyrical/Contemporary instensive
Jazz intensive
Tumble Camp
Tumble Camp
Tumble Camp
Submitted by Kerry Wedel
Coordinator
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is now accepting
applications for Kansas Forest
Service’s “Water Quality Improvement through the Implementation
of Forestry Practices” initiative. A
five-year partnership agreement
between NRCS and the Kansas
Forest Service provides free technical assistance, in addition to $8.1
million in financial assistance to
landowners who implement conservation practices, such as planting trees to control erosion and
improve water quality.
With additional financial assistance from Watershed Restoration
and Protection Strategy (WRAPS)
groups, including the Delaware
River WRAPS, a landowner would
only need to cover 10 percent of
the total conservation project cost.
“This project provides a great
opportunity where conservation
stewardship can add value to the
property at a reasonable cost,” said
Eric Banks, NRCS Kansas State
Conservationist.
Assistance is available for landowners in targeted watersheds,
including the Delaware River
Watershed. Many Kansas streams
in the eastern third of Kansas lack
adequate tree cover to stabilize
streambanks.
According to the Kansas Water
Office, federal reservoirs in Kansas
serve as the source of municipal
and industrial water for more than
two-thirds of the state’s population.
Runoff and erosion contribute to
sedimentation of these reservoirs.
Trees help stabilize riverbanks,
keep debris off fields, and ultimately improve water quality
by reducing sediment entry into
streams. This program also funds
the improvement of the quality
and productivity of woodlands and
forests, which are vital to overall
watershed health.
This type of partnership agreement is a new feature included in
the 2014 Farm Bill. Called the Regional Conservation Partnership
Program, it encourages partners
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and related natural resources on
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and maintain conservation activities in selected project areas.
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Service, 785-532-3310 or [email protected].
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GOVERNING BODY
GOVERNING BODY
Nemaha County Commission
The Board of Nemaha County
Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, May 9,
in the Commissioner’s Room
of the Nemaha County Courthouse. Commissioners present
were Chairman Gary Scoby, Tim
Burdiek and Dennis Henry. Also
present was Road and Bridge/Solid
Waste Supervisor Dennis Ronnebaum, Office Manager Kathy
Haverkamp and County Clerk
Mary Kay Schultejans recording
the minutes.
Jason Rokey, Garrett Stallbaumer and Norman Kroemer with
the Bern Fire Department were
present for the opening of bids received for an architect of the Bern
Fire Barn project. BG Consultants,
Inc., Zimmerschied Architecture,
Zingre and Associates, PA, and
CES Group, PA submitted qualifications to serve as the architect for
the project. Members of the Bern
Fire Department will review the
qualifications submitted and rate
the companies before coming back
to commissioners with a recommendation of which company they
would like to serve as architect for
the project.
Jim Shump advised commissioners that he would like them
to take a look at the grading of N
Road south of his house in Adams
Township.
Audrey Schremmer with Three
Rivers, Inc., updated commissioners concerning the recent
activities of the organization and
to request funding from Nemaha
County in the amount of $18,000
for this organization’s 2017 budget.
This amount is the same amount
of funding provided by Nemaha
County in 2016.
Sam Massey with NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, spoke to commissioners about the development
of a wind farm in the southeastern portion of Nemaha County.
County Attorney Brad Lippert was
present for this discussion as well.
Massey discussed with commissioners the possibility of amending
Resolution No. 2012-8 and signing
a conditional use permit for this
project with NextEra Energy Resources, LLC before 2017.
Commissioners also spoke to
Lippert about a claim received
from Employers Mutual Casualty
Company.
Commissioners entered into an
executive session with Lippert and
Schultejans. No action taken by
the board following the executive
session.
Lippert advised commissioners
that he spent $2,049.13 on office
furniture for his new office at the
courthouse. He requested that
this cost be paid out of the Diversion Fund, which commissioners
agreed to.
Maintenance employee Troy
Melvin spoke with commissioners
about his ability to keep up with all
of the building maintenance and
grounds maintenance work to be
done at this time of the year.
Department Reports
Ronnebaum advised the board
that he had someone from Lincoln,
Neb., take a look at the Goff-Onei-
Brown County Commission
da Road last week. Ronnebaum
said that when testing this road,
this person was able to drill down
to a depth of 28 inches before hitting solid material under the GoffOneida Road.
Haverkamp has begun to put a
list of items together for the upcoming county auction.
Haverkamp also received a right
of way easement request from Westar Energy to bore under W Road
in Capioma Township. Commissioners approved the right of way
easement request from Westar Energy. Commissioners signed the
request form as presented.
Sheriff Rich Vernon advised the
board that construction of the new
jail is nearing completion. Vernon
said the Sheriff ’s Office will soon
be training in the new facility and
that an open house is planned for
the public from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, May 27, and from 8 a.m. to
noon on Saturday, May 28.
Vernon reported that the jail
currently is currently holding eight
inmates, and booked in eight individuals this past week.
Also at the meeting:
Commissioners approved the
minutes from the May 2 meeting.
The board reviewed vouchers
submitted by the different departments to be paid at the middle of
May.
The commissioners met at 9 a.m.
Monday, May 16. These minutes
were not available at The Herald’s
press time.
NEMAHA COUNTY SHERIFF
ARRESTS
Michael L. Mitchell, 49, was
booked into the Nemaha County
Jail on May 9 on two Nemaha
County warrants — a bench warrant for probation violation with
bond set at $1,783 cash only, and a
felony warrant for theft with bond
set at $5,000 cash or surety. The
theft warrant is a result of a report
made on April 1 alleging the theft
of a 1996 Lexus ES300 from a private individual. Mitchell remains
in custody.
Andrew J. Tryon was transferred
to the custody of Kansas Department of Corrections on May 10.
Shawn Huerter was released to
the custody of Long County Sheriff ’s Office in Georgia on May 10.
Matthew R. Gifford, 36, of Seneca was arrested on May 12 by Kansas Highway Patrol on a Nemaha
County warrant for probation
violation. Gifford was released on
May 12 on a $250 cash and $2,250
own recognizance (OR) bond.
Court is set for 9 a.m. June 30.
Ronnie L. Brandenburg was
released on May 12 on a $5,000
OR bond. Court is set for 11 a.m.
June 16.
Dylan R. Stephens, 22, of Du-
Bois, Neb., was arrested on May
15 by the NMSO for the alleged
offense of driving under the influence. Stephens was released on
May 15 on a $1,000 Surety bond.
Court is set for 9:30 a.m. June 7.
Joshua M. Bachman, 41, of Centralia was arrested on May 15 by
the NMSO for the alleged offenses
of driving under the influence and
interference with law enforcement
officers. Bachman was released on
$2,000 surety bond on May 15.
Court is set for 9:30 a.m. June 14.
ACCIDENTS
At 3:50 p.m. Thursday, April 14,
Thomas J. Robinson, 61, of Sabetha
was traveling southbound on X Rd
at 168th Road. Robinson’s vehicle
had a mechanical failure and he
left the roadway and went into the
southwest ditch hitting a stop sign.
Robinson was driving a 1985 Ford
pickup. Damage was estimated at
less than $1,000.
At 1:20 p.m. Saturday, May 7,
Leonard W. Edelman, 84, of Sabetha was traveling eastbound on
192nd Road at T Road. Nancy S.
Rokey, 59, of Sabetha was traveling
westbound at that same location.
Edelman attempted to make a left
hand turn onto T Road in front
7A
of Rokey, and they collided. Edelman was driving a 2001 Yamaha
ATV, and Rokey was driving a
2011 Buick Enclave. Damage was
estimated at more than $1,000.
At 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 10,
Alyssa D. Brown Johnson, 22, of
Soldier was traveling northbound
on W Road 0.3 mile south of 96th
Road when she struck a deer. She
was driving a 2003 Mitsubishi
Galant.
At 2:30 a.m. Sunday, May 15,
Michelle L. Hinrichsen, 23, of
Pawnee City, Neb., was traveling
southbound on L4 Road approximately 1/2 mile north of 224th
Road when she lost control, struck
a bridge guard, left the roadway
and overturned in a creek. She
was driving a 2010 Dodge Caliber. Damage is estimated at more
than $1,000.
REPORTED CRIMES/INCIDENT RESPONSES:
Some time between April 11 and
April 13, an unknown person entered a residence at 553 B Road
in Vermillion and removed an air
compressor, floor jack, grease gun
and a .22 rifle. Loss is estimated
at $750.
The Board of Brown County
Commissioners met in regular
session on Monday, May 9. Commissioners present were Chairman
Warren Ploeger, Steve Roberts and
Keith Olsen. Also present was
County Clerk Melissa Gormley
and Deputy County Clerk Dawn
Boyles. County Attorney Kevin
Hill was present for a portion of
the meeting.
Brown County Sheriff John Merchant reported there are 22 inmates
– 18 males and four females – currently at the Brown County Jail.
Merchant also presented a report on last week’s activities. He
was pleased with the turn out from
the recent National Drug Takeback
Event. Merchant said they turned
over approximately 150 pounds to
the DEA.
Also, he informed commissioners that on Tuesday, May 10, the
Brown County Sheriff ’s Office will
be at Horton High School to pres-
ent the SAFE awards and a $500
scholarship on behalf of the Kansas
Association of Counties Elected
Officials of the Year Award.
Hiawatha ACES President Ian
Schuetz and Merchant discussed
with commissioners about using the basement of the Sheriff ’s
Department for their Summer
Lunch Program. The program runs
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 6 until
August 12, with the exception of
July 4. Commissioners approved
the use of the Sheriff ’s Department
basement for the Summer Lunch
Program.
Tax change order 2015-146
through 2015-148 and 2015-150
through 2015-151 were approved
and signed.
Crane bids for the 1969 Link Belt
HC-78A Crane. Serial No. 7DH1778. Max capacity 60,000 pounds
were as follows: Rod Allen with a
bid of $651, Scott Herlinger with a
bid of $223 and Norfolk Construction with a bid of $10,675. Commissioners accepted the bid of
Norfolk Construction at $10,675.
Jeremy Forkenbrock with Horton Ambulance discussed with
commissioners the problems with
one of their ambulances over the
weekend. The truck box was due
to be moved to a new truck in July.
Forkenbrock requested permission to move up the timeline on
replacing the truck box as soon as
possible.
Also at the meeting:
Commissioners approved the
May 2 regular meeting minutes.
Commissioners gathered for a
five-minute executive session on
non-elected personnel with Gormley and Dawn Boyles present. No
binding action was taken.
The next meeting was held Monday, May 16. These minutes were
not available at The Herald’s press
time.
BROWN COUNTY SHERIFF
There are 20 inmates in the
Brown County jail – 15 males and
five females.
On May 11, Jeremy Anderson,
38, of Horton was arrested on a
charge of driving under the influence.
At approximately 10:45 p.m.
Thursday, May 12, a Brown County deputy on routine patrol in the
vicinity of 300th on Kestrel noticed
a vehicle pull off the side of the
road and turn its lights out. Upon
further investigation by the deputy,
it was determined the vehicle and
the license plate were both stolen
out of Leavenworth County. When
the deputy made contact with the
male driver and female occupant,
both gave false names. Both subjects were placed under arrest for
possession of stolen property (two
counts) and were transported to
the Brown County Jail. While
at the jail, the pair were later
identified as Simon Nigel Pohl,
32, of St Joseph, Mo., and Jessica Mottin, 27, of Atchison.
Mottin was arrested on charges
of possession of stolen property (two counts), felony obstruction, possession of meth,
possession of drug paraphernalia and traffic contraband
into a correctional facility. Mottin also had a $2,500 warrant out
of Shawnee County for trafficking
contraband into a correctional facility. Pohl was arrested on charges
of possession of stolen property
(two counts) and felony obstruction. He also had felony warrants
out of Leavenworth County for
possession of meth and criminal
use of explosives – each warrant
was for $100,000. The investigation
Nigel Pohl
Jessica Mottin
is ongoing by the Brown County
Sheriff ’s Office. Pohl was a wanted
armed and dangerous person out
of Leavenworth.
On May 15, Mottin, Brown
County inmate, was additionally
charged with traffic contraband
into a correctional facility, possession of meth, possession of drug
paraphernalia and distributing
contraband into a correctional
facility.
NEMAHA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
LIMITED CASES FINISHED
Sabetha Community Hospital,
Inc. vs. Kyle Bellew of Sabetha, default judgment to the plaintiff in the
amount of $2,605.35 plus interest
and fees.
Community HealthCare System,
Inc. vs. William and Mona Meade
of Centralia, default judgment
to the plaintiff in the amount of
$435.06 plus interest and fees.
Inc. vs. John Williams of Seneca,
default judgment to the plaintiff in
the amount of $377.69 plus interest
and fees.
Sabetha Family Practice vs. Angie Scott of Sabetha, default judgment to the plaintiff in the amount
of $3,414.45 plus interest and fees.
Inc. vs. Debbie Shefferd of Falls
City, Neb., dismissed.
Inc. vs. Curt and Lisa Kruse of
Fairview, default judgment to the
plaintiff in the amount of $370 plus
interest and fees.
Nemaha Valley Community
Hospital doing business as (dba)
Seneca Family Practice vs. Kristen
and Devin Hartley of Sabetha, dismissed.
Hospital dba Seneca Family Practice vs. Susan Beecham of Goff,
default judgment in the amount
of $171.05 plus interest and fees.
Hospital vs. Jacob and Kylie Frit-
schi of Hanover, dismissed.
Hospital vs. Toni Douglas of Seneca, judgment to the plaintiff in the
amount of $975.78 plus interest and
fees.
Inc. vs. Darin Allen of Sabetha, default judgment to the plaintiff in
the amount of $496.78 plus interest
and fees.
Hospital vs. Jessette Gifford of
Centralia, dismissed.
Inc. vs. Dale and Joni Deters of
Centralia, judgment to the plaintiff in the amount of $1,060.32 plus
interest and fees.
Community HealthCare System, Inc. vs. Jenna R. Johnson of
Centralia, default judgment to the
plaintiff in the amount of $961.71
plus interest and fees.
Inc. vs. Jeffrey and Maggie Little of
Centralia, default judgment to the
plaintiff in the amount of $972.29
plus interest and fees.
Inc. vs. Juanita Carlson of Sabetha,
judgment to the plaintiff in the
amount of $962.38 plus interest
and fees.
Berwick Cooperative Oil Co. vs.
John Hopp Sr.dba JDH Sales, judgment to the plaintiff in the amount
of $171.57 plus interest and fees.
TRAFFIC
Roger Allen Jr. of Horton, failure
to wear seatbelt, $10 fine.
James Diss of Henderson, Nev.,
speeding 83/65, $201 fines and fees.
Peggy Hasenkamp of Axtell,
Corinne Haverkamp of Wetmore, speeding 65/55, $153 fines
and fees.
Justin Petry of Centralia, speeding 64/55, $153 fines and fees.
Jennifer Haislip of Sabetha,
Daniel Sudderth of Van Alstyne,
Texas, speeding 75/65, $153 fines
and fees.
Logan Allen of Glenwood, Iowa,
Benson Bailey of Sabetha, speeding 64/55, $153 fines and fees.
TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS
Dana Mika of Goff, failure to
stop, $183 fines and fees.
Charles Harmon of Alma, speeding 80/60, $208 fines and fees.
Frank Newcomb of Centralia,
DUI, $1,058 fines, fees and costs.
Shane Hiers of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, speeding 97/65, $533 fines,
fees and costs.
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED
Ethan V. Koch, 22, of Baileyville,
and Amanda L. Haverkamp, 22, of
Bern.
Derek J. Love, 21, and Melissa L.
Nordhus, 20, both of Seneca.
Austin L. Stallbaumer of Centralia, and Abby E. Olberding, 20,
of Seneca.
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CLUB NEWS
ORGANIZATION NEWS
Sabetha Christian Women
Sabetha Chamber of Commerce
Submitted by Laura Gonnella
Turnout was light for the Tuesday, May 10, Sabetha Christian
Women’s brunch. The Buzz Steakhouse on Main Street was the location for the 9 a.m. meeting, titled
“Every Day Miracles.”
After the brunch, Chairwoman
Alice Zahner kicked off the morning’s program. Diane Yunghans is
the director of the Nemaha County
Kansas Senior Services and Public Transportation. Nutrition
programs, hot lunches, the ability
to purchase prepackaged frozen
meals, exercise classes, technology assistance classes, local transit,
transit to Topeka and Kansas City,
as well as social day trips are just
some of the services available to
those seniors in Nemaha County.
If you have any questions, please
contact Yunghans at 785-3363091. We thank her for taking time
off from her busy schedule to fill us
in on all things available through
Senior Services.
Our main speaker this month
was one of our own, Laura Gonnella. In “A Blooming Miracle,”
Laura compared her life experiences to those of plants. The first
half of her life was spent in Minnesota, then the latter half in rural
Dawson, Neb. Challenges, success-
Submitted by Gina Murchison
Director
The Thursday, May 12, Sabetha
Chamber of Commerce meeting
was called to order by Chamber
President Cindy Alderfer. Other
members present were Julie Bergman, Julie Burenheide, Courtney
Rausch, Carol Henniger, Marlene
Bosworth and Gina Murchison.
Minutes were read and financial
reports were given.
The Sabetha Chamber would
like to welcome two new members, Big E’s Liquor and Apogee
Animal Health Inc.
Apogee Animal Heath is a mobile veterinary practice based in
Morrill. For more information on
any of our Chamber members,
please check out our website at
sabethachamber.com. We are planning a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Big E’s
Liquor sometime in June.
The Sabetha Chamber has decided to add an “Out of Town
Class” on our Membership Form.
The cost for the out of town membership will be $150 a year. The
member will have all advertising
benefits and their own page on the
Chamber’s website.
Old Business
The 11th annual Chamber
Volunteers Needed to Put
Up Flags for Memorial Day
The Sabetha Cemetery Association
will be putting up flags for Memorial
Day at the cemetery on
Saturday, May 28th
at 7:00 a.m.
Your help would be greatly
appreciated! We will meet at the
North gate. For further details or
to volunteer your service, please
contact Scott Aberle at 284-3122 or
Kathie Tramp at 284-3769. Also, we
will take the flags down on Monday,
May th at 5:00 p.m., again meeting
at the North gate. Volunteers are
needed to
help with this also.
es and relationships have helped
form Laura into the person she is.
With the premature birth of
her first child, Laura realized she
wasn’t in charge and that she had
to swallow her pride and ask for
help. By giving up the fear and
control to God, Laura’s faith was
forever cemented. Life still holds
its challenges, but Laura encouraged those in attendance to lean
on God, and accept his offer of
everlasting peace through Jesus.
Our next brunch will be at 9
a.m. Tuesday, June 14. The theme
for the morning will be “Rooted
in Friendship.” Dayra Menold will
join us to talk about the new and
improved Sabetha Greenhouse.
Our speaker will be Deanna
Roudybush of Topeka. Deanna’s
presentation will be “Friendship
Investments.”
A morning of food, information
and encouragement, all for $8.25.
The brunch and meeting last about
90 minutes, and we would love to
have you join us. Reservations are
needed, so call Marcia Adams at
785-284-2299 by Thursday, June
9, if you plan on attending. Arrangements for a free nursery is
available, but with advance reservations only. We hope to see you
at our June brunch!
Golf Tournament will be held on
Wednesday, May 20, at the Sabetha Golf Club. Please contact
the Chamber at sabethachamber@
gmail.com if you would like to enter a team. Aberle Ford is sponsoring a hole-in-one contest for a new
car, and Sabetha Hardware Hank is
sponsoring a hole-in-one contest
for a new lawnmower.
New Business
Biking Across Kansas
The activities begin on Thursday, June 9, with the 42nd Annual
Biking Across Kansas. BAK riders will arrive in Sabetha around
lunchtime. They plan on staying
the night and having breakfast before they leave. An estimated 850
participants from across the nation
will need a place to eat and relax.
There are many activities in
which the citizens of Sabetha can
participate. The Washington, D.C.
group will be showing two movies at the Sabetha Middle School.
The free movie matinee begins at
1 p.m. with the showing of Maleficent and at 3:15 p.m. with the
showing of the American Sniper.
There will be popcorn, drinks,
snacks and soft serve ice cream
available to purchase. Sabetha Has
Talent will begin at 7 p.m. at the
SMS Auditorium. The talent show
will showcase the talent of Sabetha
and is free to the public.
Citywide Garage Sales
Spring Garage Sales are June 10
and June 11. Registration forms are
available at City Hall or at sabethachamber.com. Registrations are due
by 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 1.
Twister’s Car Show
Twister’s Car Show will take
place on Saturday, June 11, at the
Mary Cotton Library Park. Registration is from 9 a.m. to noon and
the judging begins at 2 p.m., and
awards begin at 4 p.m. They will
have dash plaques for the first 100
vehicles registered and trophies for
the “Best in Class.”
Twister’s Dragway Hot Wheels
Racing registration begins at noon
with a practice lap. The Pre-Race
Show is at 1 p.m., and the race
starts at 1:30 p.m. A lunch stand
will be provided by the Sabetha
Fire Department.
NEK Rodeo
The rodeo theme for 2016 is
“Kick Off yer’ Boots and Stay
Awhile!” The Rodeo Parade is Saturday, July 16. The Kiwanis Kids’
Parade is at 6 p.m. and the Main
Parade is at 6:30 p.m. Parade registration forms are available at City
Hall or at sabethachamber.com.
Scholarships
Jena Winkler was the recipient of the $500 Sabetha Chamber
scholarship.
Excellence Awards
Bosworth, Alderfer and Rausch
volunteered to be on the committee that will establish criteria for
the citizen and business of the year.
The community of Sabetha will be
able to nominate people for these
awards. The business and citizen
of the year will be announced at
the Chamber’s Annual Meeting on
Monday, Aug. 8.
The next meeting will be at noon
Tuesday, June 14. We meet in the
small commission room at City
Hall. Everyone is invited. We encourage new, fresh ideas.
CORRECTION
In the Graduation Supplement
of the May 11, 2016, issue of The
Sabetha Herald, Nicholas Allen
Meyer and Zachary Lou Meyer
were incorrectly listed. See full
correction and photos on Page 4B
of this week’s Herald. A corrected
version of the Graduation Supplement is available on our website,
www.sabethaherald.com.
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SHS GOLF
Bluejays win League title
HEATHER STEWART
Fifth-grade students Kirsten Hartter, Penn Bachelor, Karrington
Robinson and Trinity Detweiler compete in the 800-meter dash
at the Sabetha Elementary School Field Day Thursday, May 12.
The Sabetha High School Bluejay Golf team traveled to Perry
Lecompton Wednesday, May 11,
to compete in the Big 7 League
tournament. The Jays brought
home the Big 7 League title after
what Head Coach Scott Burger
considered a “tough meet.”
“I was very happy for our golfers,” Burger said. “The win was
our first league title in five years.
The conditions were very wet and
tough, but our players responded
with a gutty performance.”
“Throughout the year, each
of the six golfers has stepped up
at various meets and pulled us
through,” Burger said. “This happened again at league. We are looking forward to Regionals at Seneca
on Monday.”
The Bluejays claimed first place
with a four-man team score of 319.
Other team results are as follows:
Jeff West, second, 323; Holton,
third, 341; Nemaha Central,
fourth, 355; Hiawatha, fifth, 435;
Perry Lecompton, sixth, 445; and
Royal Valley, seventh, 477.
Junior Garrett Scott brought
home fourth place individually
with a score of 78. Senior Jonah
Montgomery followed closely in
fifth place with a 79. Senior Connor Epple followed in seventh with
a score of 81.
BIG 7 LEAGUE @ PERRY 5.11.16
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
4-Garrett Scott.......................................... 78
6-Jonah Montgomery................................. 79
7-Connor Epple......................................... 81
Jesse Burger......................................... 81
Reese Lierz............................................ 83
Noah Garber.......................................... 88
4-MAN VARSITY TEAM RESULTS
1-Sabetha................................................ 319
2-Jeff West.............................................. 323
3-Holton.................................................. 341
4-Nemaha Central................................... 355
5-Hiawatha.............................................. 435
6-Perry Lecompton.................................. 445
7-Royal Valley.......................................... 477
SHS TRACK AND FIELD
First-grade student Brenleigh Robinson competes in long jump
during the Sabetha Elementary School Field Day on Thursday,
May 12.
Sabetha Elementary School third-grade student Alyssa Braxdale
competes in the softball throw at Field Day Thursday, May 12.
Bluejay teams earn second
and third places at League
KRISTA WASINGER
The Sabetha High School track
and field team competed in the Big
7 League meet in Hiawatha Thursday, May 12.
“Our coaching staff was very
pleased with the team placing in
the league and felt there were only
a few individual areas we could
have improved in,” Head Coach
Dave Remmers said. “Several
athletes recorded season bests in
their individual and relay events.
The competition in the regional
meet on Friday will be another step
higher, so our league meet helped
us mentally prepare for how we
will have to compete.”
The boys’ team earned second
place with a score of 89, and the
girls’ team came in at third place
with a score of 84.
Boys
The 4x800-meter relay team of
senior Tyler Huber, junior Keegan
Cox, and freshmen Henry Glynn
and Joseph Gruber earned first
place.
Girls
Freshman Abby Hinton took
first in the 100-meter dash.
The 4x400-meter relay team of
seniors Taryn Schuette and Alexis McAfee and freshmen Skylar
McAfee and Hunter Lowdermilk
also earned first place.
The SHS track and field teams
will compete at the regional meet
at Royal Valley Friday, May 20.
05.12.2016 BIG 7 LEAGUE
Second-grade student Kade
Menold gives it his all during
Sabetha Elementary School Fourth-grade boys hold on tight to the rope during the tug-of-war competition at Sabetha Elementary
Field Day on Thursday, May School’s Field Day Thursday, May 12. Pictured are (L-R) Cullen Wikle, Turner Howard, Dalton
12. Amber Deters | Herald Rokey, Aiden Lang and Cole Grimes.
05.12.2016 BIG 7 LEAGUE
BOYS’ RESULTS
GIRLS’ RESULTS
5-Blake Plattner.................................. :11.40
100-METER DASH
1-Abby Hinton..................................... :12.92
400-METER DASH
3-Hunter Lowdermilk......................... 1:04.14
6-Emily Strathman............................. 1:08.86
800-METER RUN
4-Alexis McAfee................................. 2:28.88
3200-METER RUN
3-Megan Meyer................................ 13:18.58
300-METER LOW HURDLES
6-Marissa Peabody.............................. :56.58
4X100-METER RELAY
2-C. Plattner, T. Schuette, H. Enneking,
A. Hinton............................................. :53.87
4X400-METER RELAY
1-S. McAfee, T. Schuette, H. Lowdermilk,
A. McAfee.......................................... 4:23.33
4X800-METER RELAY
2-A. McAfee, S. McAfee, H. Enneking,
T. Schuette....................................... 10:30.90
LONG JUMP
2-Courtney Plattner........................ 15’ 8.25”
POLE VAULT
5-Marissa Peabody..................................... 7’
6-Gracie Saner........................................... 7’
SHOT PUT
6-Savanna Metzger.............................. 34’ 4”
JAVELIN THROW
3-Emily Meyer................................. 111’ 11”
4-Mariah Huneke............................... 110’ 9”
TEAM RESULTS
Sabetha Elementary School fourthgrade student Chase Frey competes in
the obstacle course relay at Field Day
Thursday, May 12.
Kindergarten students Lydia Bradbury, Mallorie Schultejans, Gracyn Meyer and Jaelynn
Engelken compete in the 50-yard dash during the Sabetha Elementary School Field
Day on Thursday, May 12.
Field Day Fun
BASEBALL
American Legion season to begin Saturday
1-Nemaha Central................................ 179.5
2-Jefferson West..................................... 89.5
3-Sabetha.................................................. 84
4-Hiawatha................................................ 74
5-Royal Valley............................................ 57
6-Holton............................................... 42.67
7-Atchison County.................................. 40.5
8-Perry-Lecompton................................. 31.5
9-Riverside............................................. 5.33
400-METER DASH
4-Trae Snyder...................................... :52.58
800-METER RUN
5-Braeden Cox................................... 2:13.99
1600-METER RUN
3-Keegan Cox.................................... 4:57.46
3200-METER RUN
3-Keegan Cox.................................. 10:47.90
4X100-METER RELAY
4-B. Becker, M. Engelken, T. Snyder,
B. Plattner........................................... :45.84
4X400-METER RELAY
3-M. Engelken, T. Huber, J. Gruber,
T. Snyder........................................... 3:42.21
4X800-METER RELAY
1-T. Huber, H. Glynn, J. Gruber,
K. Cox................................................ 8:56.96
POLE VAULT
2-Christian Meyer..................................... 12’
6-Matt Burdick......................................... 11’
HIGH JUMP
2-Braeden Cox....................................... 5’ 8”
TRIPLE JUMP
3-Joel Hackney.................................... 36’ 9”
SHOT PUT
3-Eric Renyer.................................... 46’ 8.5”
DISCUS THROW
2-Eric Renyer..................................... 143’ 3”
JAVELIN THROW
2-Kyle Grimm......................................... 153’
TEAM RESULTS
1-Nemaha Central................................ 130.5
2-Sabetha.................................................. 89
3-Perry-Lecompton................................. 86.5
4-Riverside................................................ 74
5-Holton.................................................... 73
6-Royal Valley............................................ 57
7-Jefferson West........................................ 54
8-Hiawatha................................................ 36
9-Atchison County..................................... 11
WHS TRACK AND FIELD
Cardinals compete at League
HEATHER STEWART
The Wetmore Cardinals traveled to Valley Heights Thursday,
May 12. The Cardinal boys’ and
girls’ teams placed 10th and 13th,
respectively.
Other boys’ team scores are as
follows: Washington, first, 136; Ha5.12.16 TVL @ VALLEY HEIGHTS
BOYS’ RESULTS
100-METER DASH
4-Steve Brooks.................................... :11.62
200-METER DASH
4-Curtis Bloom.................................... :24.07
1600-METER RUN
4-Aaron Achten.................................. 4:50.97
3200-METER RUN
4- Aaron Achten............................... 10:36.58
4X100-METER RELAY
5- J. Hutfles, C. Bloom, K. Vance,
S. Brooks............................................. :47.73
LONG JUMP
4-Curtis Bloom................................. 19’ 2.5”
6- Kyler Vance.................................. 18’ 7.5”
TRIPLE JUMP
3-Curtis Bloom................................. 40’ 7.5”
TEAM RESULTS
The 2016 American Legion Post 126 baseball team will begin its season at home beginning at noon Saturday, May 21. Pictured
FRONT ROW (L-R) Brett Stallbaumer, Joseph Gruber, Matt Burdick, Dustin Gruber, Kaid Allen, Trevor Kramer and Kyle Grimm;
BACK ROW (L-R) Coach Sam Keim, Coach Stan Keim, Preston Bruning, Brayden Becker, Bryce Kramer, Seth Burdick, Brandon
Brownlee, Coach Paul Herl and Coach Ryan Wells.
Submitted
100-METER DASH
1-Washington........................................... 136
2-Hanover.................................................. 76
3-Axtell..................................................... 61
4-Frankfort................................................ 59
5-Onaga..................................................... 50
6-Valley Heights........................................ 48
7-Doniphan West....................................... 36
8-Centralia................................................ 34
9-Randolph Blue Valley............................. 33
10-Wetmore............................................... 32
11-Clifton-Clyde........................................ 27
12-Linn...................................................... 10
13-Troy........................................................ 4
nover, second, 76; Axtell, third, 61;
Frankfort, fourth, 59; Onaga, fifth,
50; Valley Heights, sixth, 48; Doniphan West, seventh, 36; Centralia, eighth, 34; Randolph Blue Valley, ninth, 33; Clifton-Clyde, 11th,
27; Linn, 12th, 10; Troy, 13th, 4.
Other girls’ team scores are as
follows: Centralia, first, 126; Valley Heights, second, 99; Axtell,
third, 76; Washington, fourth,
61; Linn, fifth, 50; Hanover, sixth,
39; Doniphan West, seventh, 31;
Clifton-Clyde, eighth, 29; Onaga,
ninth, 22; Troy, 10th, 19; Randolph
Blue Valley, 11th, 16; Frankfort,
12th, 12.
The Cardinals will head to
Frankfort on Friday, May 20, for
Regionals.
5.12.16 TVL @ VALLEY HEIGHTS
GIRLS’ RESULTS
TEAM RESULTS
1-Centralia.............................................. 126
2-Valley Heights........................................ 99
3-Axtell..................................................... 76
4-Washington............................................. 61
5-Linn........................................................ 50
6-Hanover.................................................. 39
7-Doniphan West....................................... 31
8-Clifton-Clyde.......................................... 29
9-Onaga..................................................... 22
10-Troy...................................................... 19
11-Randolph Blue Valley........................... 16
12-Frankfort.............................................. 12
13-Wetmore................................................. 1
2B
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SABETHA HIGH SCHOOL
3B
The Sabetha Herald’s
Athlete
of the Week
Athletes sign to play college basketball
Abby Hinton
Track and Field
Sabetha High School
Senior Brock Frey signs a letter of intent to play basketball at Washburn University on Friday, May 13. Pictured FRONT ROW are (L-R)
his dad Roy, Brock and his mom Shari; BACK ROW are (L-R) his brother Jacob, and coaches Scott Burger and Josh Wertenberger.
Heather Stewart | Herald
Freshman Abby Hinton has consistently been a
front runner for the girls’ track and field team.
She has placed first in the 100-meter dash
three times this season and ran her best time
of :12.92 at the Big 7 League meet on May 12.
She is also a strong leg in the 4x100 relay team.
Athlete of the Week selection will be awarded
with an “Athlete of the Week” t-shirt. Please contact
The Sabetha Herald to provide sizing information.
TURKEY HUNT INFO
You can overcome
turkey hunting’s greatest
challenge
Senior Calder Keehn signs a letter of intent to play basketball at Nebraska Wesleyan University on Friday, May 13. Pictured FRONT
ROW are (L-R) his dad Alan, Calder, and his mom Terylin; BACK ROW (L-R) Sabetha coaches Josh Wertenberger, Roy Frey and Scott
Burger.
Heather Stewart | Herald
SABETHA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Athletes break track and field records
As of Saturday, the 2016 turkey to gather my equipment and head
season had been open for four for another spot when I spotted
weeks and three days and I had movement off to the east where I
yet to make it out the door dressed had gone to sound my call earlier.
in camouflage.
About 300 yards away, came
At 10:45 a.m., I actually headed three toms slowly ambling in my
out the door decked out in cam- direction. They had spotted the
ouflage from head to toe with a hen decoy and were coming to
turkey hunting vest in one hand check her out. I let out a couple
and a Remington Turkey Special of yelps with my mouth call and
12-gauge shotgun in the other. It sat back to wait for the kill. This
felt great!
was like shooting fish in a barI had been concerned that I was rel. When the birds got within 50
never going to
yards of my setmake it out to
up they veered
pursue the wily
away from the
and challenging
decoy like they
wild turkey but
had spotted me.
that concern
Since I knew
was now long
there was no
gone. I had
way they saw
been observme considering for the last
ing how I was
couple of weeks
sitting I quickthat the turkeys
ly realized they
BY: TIM KELLENBERGER
were still doing
were afraid of a
their thing durdominant tom
ing this spring breeding season. in the area and they were not goFrom what I had seen, there ing to get close to the hen decoy
were and are some hens that have for fear that the dominant tom
not been bred and because of this might suddenly appear and kick
the toms were still doing a lot of their tails. Is that turkey hunting’s
hanging out with the hens. This greatest challenge? No, I don’t becan be challenging to say the least lieve so.
when it comes to pulling those
The three toms disappeared
toms away from the hens. Is that over the hill. I quickly got up and
the greatest challenge when hunt- moved so I could see where they
ing turkeys? Maybe, but I do not were heading. I found a suitable
think so.
spot to be able to observe and
I headed down the road to a plopped the hen down and congood spot that held a fair amount cealed myself. I could see the three
of turkeys. I parked the truck and toms heading off in the distance.
began the trek into the location
About five minutes later, I spotthat I wanted to hunt. I arrived at ted four new toms heading my
the location and set out one hen direction from the same general
decoy. I found a suitable tree to location where the three had gone.
lean back against.
I yelped on the box call, and the
Before I got comfortable, I four toms froze in their tracks.
walked about a quarter of a mile to
They immediately spotted the
my right and let loose with a cou- hen decoy and began a straightple of yelps on my box call. I had line march to the decoy. It took
the wind at my back and I knew about five minutes for them to
the sound of the call would carry reach me. I was concealed really
a long ways. I headed back to the well and as the toms came up to
tree and sat down on the ground. the decoy, I dropped the second
I leaned back and let the warmth one from the right. He went down
of the sun penetrate through my in a heap not 15 yards from where
clothes. It felt great.
I knelt.
It was not too long, and I beWas getting those four toms to
gan to feel sleepy. It was not long come visit me the greatest chalbefore I could feel myself drifting lenge in turkey hunting? Obvioff and I refused to fight it. If I ously not. The greatest challenge
fell asleep, I was okay with that. Is in turkey hunting was just beginstaying awake waiting on a tom to ning to now take shape. Hunting
come visit the greatest challenge turkeys is easy compared to what
in turkey hunting? I do not be- I now faced. How in the world
lieve so.
was I going to get this turkey
I dozed for a few minutes and butchered and then carry the two
then came to and sounded my breasts along with two legs and
box call a few times. No answer. thighs into my wife’s clean kitchen
I nestled into the tree and decided to drop in the clean sink to soak
that I would wait for half an hour. in ice water? That, folks, is turIt was almost noon, and past key hunting’s greatest challenge
experience had shown me that a and the most dangerous aspect
lot of toms are on the prowl at this to hunting the wily bird with the
time of day and can be called in exceptional hearing and sight. It
relatively easily. I was just about won’t be pretty!
WILD
TIMES
This Sabetha Middle School 4x400-relay team broke its 2015
record of 4:33.96, with a new time of 4:27 at the Big 7 League
Meet Tuesday, May 10. Pictured are (L-R) Maggi Hughes, Nicole
Kuenzi, Mariah Russell and Morgan Schuette.
Submitted | Christa Schuette
This Sabetha Middle School 4x100-meter relay team broke its
own record of 54.65 seconds from 2015 with a time of 54.15
seconds at the Big 7 League Meet Tuesday, May 10. Pictured are
(L-R) Morgan Schuette, Hannah Wertenberger, Maggi Hughes and
Kinley Schuette.
Eighth-grade student Kinley Schuette broke the Sabetha Middle
School Track and Field 75-meter hurdle record with a time of 12.9
seconds at the league meet Tuesday, May 10. The old record of
13 seconds was set in 1996 by Catherine Saylor, and then tied in
2010 by Lillian Brownlee.
Sabetha Middle School 2016 Track Meet Results
Eighth-grade student Micah
Romines broke the high jump
record with a jump of 5 feet, 8
inches at the Sabetha Middle
School Tri-State Meet on
Thursday, April 7.
Submitted | Pete Schuetz
Mariah Russell broke the
Sabetha Middle School triple
jump record on Thursday, May
5, with a jump and new record
of 33 feet, 4.5 inches. The old
record was set in 2003 by Hope
Winkler.
8th Boys
8th Girls 7th Boys
7th Girls
Tri-State2nd
1st
1st 2nd
Perry Lecompton
3rd
1st
4th
2nd
Sabetha Invite
4th
1st
5th
1st
Holton2nd
1st
4th 2nd
Hiawatha
3rd1st 3rd
1st
Effingham
4th1st1st
2nd
League @ Jeff West
5th
1st
4th
1st
4B
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DALE M. DENNIS AWARD
KSHAAA
USD No. 113 students earn
Excellence in Education Award
District students receive
citizenship award
Sabetha High School senior
Nolan Brey and Wetmore High
School senior Liz Hutfles received
the Dale M. Dennis Excellence in
Education Award, sponsored by
United School Administrators of
Kansas.
The students have demonstrated
the characteristics necessary to receive this annual award, which is
given in honor of a distinguished
Kansas educational leader. Recipients of this award are indentified
from their schools and across the
state as individuals who have displayed the citizenship, community
and school service, scholarship,
and strong self-awareness that
make them a quality individual.
The Dale M. Dennis Excellence
in Education Award was established in 1996 by Kansas school
administrators to honor the long
and valuable service Dale M.
Dennis, deputy commissioner of
the Kansas State Department of
Education, has provided to the
students and educators of Kansas.
The individual attributes which
characterize Dale M. Dennis as a
friend of education, and more importantly as a first class citizen, are
the basis for determining the recipient of this award.
Nolan Brey
Elizabeth Hutfles
SCHOLARSHIPS
Rainbow Communications awards scholarships
Caleb Strahm, left, and Alexis McAfee, right, receive the Kansas
State High School Activities Association Citizenship Awards at the
Sabetha High School graduation Saturday, May 14.
Rainbow Communications Public Relations and Community
Development Coordinator Stacy Simmer, left, presents Sabetha
High School senior Jordan Longabaugh, right, with a $2,500
scholarship.
Submitted | Stacy Simmer
Rainbow Communications Marketing Coordinator and PRIMO
Treasurer Angela Shaffer, left, presents Sabetha High School
senior Jordan Longabaugh, right with a $500 PRIMO Scholarship.
Submitted | Stacy Simmer
Submitted by Stacy Simmer
Jordan Longabaugh, senior at
Sabetha High School, has been
awarded two scholarships totaling
$3,000 with help from Rainbow
Communications.
The first scholarship is a $2,500
scholarship from the Foundation
for Rural Service. The Foundation
for Rural Service (FRS) offers an
annual college scholarship program to help further higher education among rural youth.
FRS awards a one-time $2,500
year, more than 1,400 applicants
were received from across the nation, and only 67 students across
Rural America were chosen.
The second scholarship is from
PRIMO (Public Relations Independent Marketing Organization). PRIMO is an organization
founded in 1992, and the organization consists of the marketing
and public relations employees of
independent telecommunications
companies, like Rainbow Communications, that are spread out
scholarship to students from rural America for their first year of
college, university or vocationaltechnical school. Each student is
sponsored by an NTCA member
company.
FRS funds $2,000 of each
scholarship, and Rainbow Communications will sponsor the
remaining $500. The FRS College Scholarship Program seeks
to encourage students to return
to their rural communities upon
completing their education. This
VFW POST 7285
UNIVERSITY GRADUATIONS
Emporia State University
Nichole Renee Rokey of Sabetha
graduated from Emporia State
University on Saturday, May 14,
with a bachelor of science degree
in psychology with a minor in sociology.
Ann Brandau-Murguia, a
several states.
Although the applications must
be submitted to Rainbow, Rainbow does not get to select the
three winners. Rainbow Communications selects the top three applications submitted to Rainbow,
and then send them for consideration to the PRIMO Scholarship
committee. The PRIMO Scholarship committee reviews the top
three scholarship applications
from all member companies.
member of the Kansas Board of
Regents, spoke at both the baccalaureate and graduate ceremonies.
Dr. James Persinger, professor of
psychology and 2015 Roe R. Cross
Distinguished Professor, addressed
the baccalaureate crowd.
Scout of the Year places
at state level
Wetmore High School principal Janelle Boden presents Trey Craig
and Elizabeth Hutfles with the Kansas State High School Activities
Association Citizenship Awards at Wetmore High School graduation
Saturday, May 14.
GALLON GRADS
SHS students receive red cord
Washburn University
The Washburn University
School of Nursing is proud to announce their spring 2016 graduating class.
Kayla Herl of Sabetha earned a
bachelor of science in nursing. She
is the daughter of Paul Herl and
Kathy Herl. While attending the
School of Nursing, she participated
in Alpha Phi, President’s Honor
Roll, Who’s Who Among Students
in American Universities and Colleges, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Mortar Board.
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Emily Rochelle Baker of Sabetha
was among nearly 2,800 graduates who received degrees from the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln in
historic ceremonies May 6 and 7.
Baker earned a bachelor of science in hospitality, restaurant and
tourism management from the
College of Education and Human
Sciences.
Eagle Scout Caleb Strahm of Sabetha, center, who was selected as
a Scout of the Year for Sabetha Memorial Post 7285 of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, receives a Department of Kansas Scout of the
Year plaque for third place at state level, presented by Kansas VFW
Department representatives (L-R) Herb Schwartzkopf, department
adjutant/quartermaster, and Vincent Van Cleave, department
scouting chairman. The award presentation was held at Sabetha
VFW Post 7285 Wednesday evening, May 11.
Patty Locher | Contributor
CORRECTION
In the Graduation Supplement
of the May 11, 2016, issue of The
Sabetha Herald, Nicholas Allen
Meyer and Zachary Lou Meyer
were incorrectly listed.
A corrected version of the
Graduation Supplement is
available on our website at
www.sabethaherald.com.
Sabetha High School seniors Elisha Wilcock and Bradee Stuke
are named Gallon Grads for donating a gallon of blood before they
graduated. Duane Tramp | Contributor
Submitted Melissa Leuty
Sabetha High School seniors
Bradee Stuke and Elisha Wilcock
have been named gallon grads with
the Community Blood Center.
A gallon grad is someone who
has donated a gallon of blood be-
fore graduating from high school.
They received a red cord to be
worn at graduation ceremony as
well as certificate of recognition
for the lifesaving contribution they
have made for the community’s
blood supply.
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5B
GRADUATION
Sabetha, Wetmore students celebrate graduations
The Sabetha High School 2016 graduates are Josey Allen, Kaid Allen, Jenna Argabright, Julia Barnes-Tijerina, Remington Beckner, Nicole Brey, Nolan Brey, Lillian Brownlee, Kalli Broxterman, Matthew
Burdick, Ethan Cochenour, Starla Cochenour, Conner Deckinger, Alyssa Dorn, Connor Epple, Alexis Erdley, Brock Frey, Gage Gresham, Dustin Gruber, Tyler Hackney, Trei Harrell, Corbin Hartter, Erin
Herrmann, Gabrielle Hill, Kayden Hoesing, Courtney Holthaus, Tyler Huber, Mariah Huneke, Marcus Jackman, Devon Johnson, Harleen Kaur, Calder Keehn, Alec Kirwan, Elaina Lohman, Jordan
Longabaugh, Anthony Martin, Alexis McAfee, Lauren Menold, Grant Meyer, Lindsay Meyer, Nicholas Meyer, Zachary Meyer, Levi Mills, Hayley Mitchell, Jonah Montgomery, Nathaniel Niehues, Jacob
Payne, Lauren Payne, Courtney Plattner, Brandon Poe, Mollie Robinson, Taryn Schuette, Garrett Spellmeier, Alexandria Stolzenberger, Caleb Strahm, Bradee Stuke, Lexi Wenger, Sienna Werner, Larisa
White, Elisha Wilcock, Eric Wiltz and Jena Winkler.Duane Tramp | Contributor
Alec Kirwan, front, and Calder Keehn, back, make their way to their
seats at the Sabetha High School graduation Saturday, May 14.
Elizabeth Hutfles is named 2016 Valedictorian, and Gerae Talitha Martin gives her daughter Ryley a hug at Wetmore High
School’s graduation Saturday, May 14.
Haverkamp is named Salutatorian at Wetmore High School. Krista Wasinger | Herald
Jordan Longabaugh is named 2016 Valedictorian, and Nolan Brey
is named Salutatorian at Sabetha High School.
Wetmore High School honors 16 graduates at its commencement Saturday, May 14. Pictured are FRONT ROW (L-R) Destinie Morfitt, Danyel Duryea, Bryanna Morfitt, Elizabeth Hutfles, Gerae
Haverkamp, Brittany Hardenberger, Jordan Sowers and Noah Klingler; BACK ROW (L-R) Trevor Heitz, Dakota McKinney, Tyrell Davis, Rylian Martin, Ellen Gordon, Dalton Boeckman and Alex Craig.
Not pictured is Autumn Kramer. Krista Wasinger | Herald
6B
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SABETHA HIGH SCHOOL
Students earn awards
at Big 7 League Art Contest
Submitted by Connie Herbster
Art Instructor
Sabetha High School art students headed to Hiawatha for the
Big 7 League Art Contest this year.
The event was held Thursday, May
12, and hosted by Hiawatha High
School.
Each school in the league
brought 60 art entries. Eight
schools participated this year.
The show was juried by two professional artists.
Sabetha’s artists had a strong
appearance at the contest. Thirtyseven of Sabetha’s art entries received recognition. Two Best of
Show awards are given, and Sabetha brought home both of those.
WASHBURN BE READY!
Area students are selected as finalists
in Entrepreneurship Challenge
BEST OF SHOW
Erin Herrmann
Pencil
Mollie Robinson
Acrylic
ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
Mollie Robinson
Oil Pastel
Lauren Menold
Acrylic
Lindsay Meyer
Grace Kuenzi
This pencil drawing by Erin Herrmann wins Best of Show at the
League Art Competition in Hiawatha Thursday, May 12.
Submitted | Connie Herbster
Scratch board
Watercolor
Acrylic
On behalf of the Nemaha County Commission, Commissioner Gary Scoby presents checks for
$500 each to the three finalists in the Washburn Be Ready! Entrepreneurship challenge. Pictured
are (L-R) instructor Nate Bauman, senior Brock Frey, junior Madison Williams, freshman Lexie
Phillips and Commissioner Scoby. Submitted
| Nathan Bauman
Charcoal
Laura Edelman
Watercolor
Cassidy Holthaus
Scratchboard
Karlie Spielman
Charcoal
Shayna Strahm
Pencil
ARTISTIC MERIT
Erin Herrmann
Print
Mollie Robinson
Watercolor
Elaina Lohman
Sculpture
Seathe Elms
String art
Grace Kuenzi
Acrylic/thread
Laura Edelman
Charcoal
Leah Metzger
Paper mosaic
Megan Meyer
Pencil
HONORABLE MENTION
Devon Johnson
Pencil
Lauren Payne
Acrylic
Elaina Lohman
Watercolor
Lindsay Meyer
Laura Edelman
Karis Bredemeier
Grace Kuenzi
Batik
Pencil
Pencil
(2) Acrylic
Pencil
Mixed media
Pencil
Kelcie Swogger
Watercolor
Rachel Edwards
Watercolor
Sterling Carroll
Paper mosaic
Cassidy Holthaus
Cullen Bergman
Oil pastel
Acrylic
Acrylic
This acrylic artwork by Mollie Robinson wins Best of Show at the
League Art Competition in Hiawatha Thursday, May 12.
Submitted | Connie Herbster
Submitted by Nathan Bauman
Three Sabetha High School
business students have been selected as finalists in the Washburn University Be Ready! Entrepreneurship Challenge and
received $500 per project to
implement their business ideas.
The Be Ready! Challenge was
established to encourage high
school students to pitch and
implement a new idea or an innovation for an existing business.
Sabetha High School finalists
include senior Brock Frey, junior
Madison Williams and freshman
Lexie Phillips.
The Challenge was open to all
high school students in Brown,
Jackson, Nemaha and Shawnee
counties.
This spring, students who registered for the competition were
given the opportunity to pitch
their idea to a panel of local businessmen and women, receiving
valuable feedback.
Students then uploaded a
three-minute video pitch and
submitted it to Washburn University to compete for a finalist
position as selected by School of
Business professors.
In September, finalists are invited to Washburn University
campus to report on their results
and share their entrepreneurial
experience with the other finalists and faculty. At that time,
Washburn will award the winning student entrepreneurs a
total of $10,000 in scholarships
from the Washburn University
School of Business.
The Nemaha County Commission sponsored the $500 startup
awards and presented the awards
to the students.
Businesses
Senior Brock Frey created “The
Future,” a business in which Frey
will provide individual or group
basketball skills lessons to boys
or girls looking to improve their
game.
Capitalizing on great recent
success of Sabetha basketball,
of which Frey has been a large
part, he will take the knowledge
he has gained and pass it on to
“The Future” Sabetha basketball
players. All ages and skill levels
are welcome.
Lessons will be tailored to the
individual and include a variety
of drills with brand new equipment including defensive mannequins, resistance bands, and
more. Sign up for lessons by
contacting Brock Frey at 785285-2252.
Junior Madison Williams cre-
ated “Charming,” a bee-keeping
and honey-related product business providing both bee-keeping
services as well as soaps, lotions
and other honey-related products. Honey-related products are
a very fast growing sector of the
homemade goods market.
Williams has years of beekeeping experience and will be
glad to offer her services to you.
Williams will be appearing at area
craft shows, or you can contact
her at [email protected] to
make an order.
Freshman Lexie Phillips created “Pitch Whiffs,” a business
in which Phillips will be providing individual or group softball
pitching lessons to girls looking
to learn or improve their pitching.
Now is a great time to get
started before the summer season begins and just as SHS will
be adding softball to their spring
roster of sports. Interested individuals can sign up for lessons
now by contacting Lexie at 785285-2778.
All of these students would
appreciate your patronage this
summer as they proceed through
this contest.
SABETHA HIGH SCHOOL
Music students perform at band and vocal concert
Pictured are Voce members (L-R) Nathaniel Niehues, Larke Edelman, Marissa Peabody, Kesair
Brubeck, Levi Mills, Anthony Martin, Laurel Smith, Grace Kuenzi and Mollie Robinson at the Sabetha
High School band and vocal concert Tuesday, May 10. Duane Tramp | Contributor
Matt Burdick performs a solo
part during Odyssey’s musical
number at the Sabetha High
School band and vocal concert
The Sabetha High School Infinity singing group performs musical numbers at the band and vocal
Tuesday, May 10. Duane Tramp | Contributor
Duane Tramp | Contributor concert Tuesday, May 10. Madison Williams performs a solo part during one of Infinity’s
musical numbers at the Sabetha High School band and vocal
concert Tuesday, May 10. Duane Tramp | Contributor
Under the direction of band director Katie Topp, the Sabetha High School band The Sabetha High School Odyssey singing group performs at the band and vocal concert Tuesday, May 10.
performs at the concert Tuesday, May 10.
Duane Tramp | Contributor Duane Tramp | Contributor
school&youth
SABETHA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Builders Club enjoys end-of-year party
Sabetha Middle School Builders Club members attend a sleepover at the home of Wendy and John Menold. Pictured are FRONT
ROW (L-R) Riley Lierz, Rhiannon Hill, Madison Bulk, Spencer Strahm, Charlie Bestwick, Kaleb Evans, Sharon Zubler and Gavan
Bergman; ROW TWO (L-R) Sammy Gutknecht, Summer Bechtelheimer, Erin Deters, Jordie Giest, Megan Kostiuk, Haylee Kramer,
Megan Brockhoff, Hattie Lukert, Leah Renyer, Khalea Bergman and Kylie Meredith; BACK ROW (L-R) Taylor Large, Leah Deckinger,
Kinsey Menold, Amelia Martin, Cody Meyer, Tristan Wittwer, Griffen Huning, Simon Engelken, Dalton Mitchell, Cooper Bradbury,
Melinna Schumann, Kaleb Grimm, Kaden Dillon, Nic Niehues, Nicolle Stallbaumer, Braden Mitchell and Colby Hayden. Not Shown
are Aubree Smith and Nova Smith.
Submitted | Doug Clark
Submitted by Doug Clark
Would you invite 38 middle
schoolers to spend the night at
your house? John and Wendy
Menold did, for the fourth consecutive year.
The Sabetha Middle School
Builders Club is sponsored by the
Sabetha Kiwanis Club. This year,
55 students were active in the club.
The purpose of the Builders Club,
just like the Kiwanis Club, is to
have fun while being involved in
community service. It is estimated
that the Builders completed more
than 800 hours of community service this year. SMS principal Matt
Garber and Kiwanian Doug Clark
are the official advisers of the club.
The Builders Club held an endof-year sleep-in party at the country home of Kiwanians John and
Wendy Menold on Friday, May 6.
To qualify to attend, the members
had to complete a minimum of
15 hours of community service.
Thirty-eight members attended
the party.
It started with a water balloon
fight. Six hundred water balloons
lasted about five minutes. It was
followed by a tug-of-war with a
mud pit in the middle. It was quite
messy! This turned out to be their
favorite game. Many kids thought
it fun to wallow in the pit.
This was followed by Messy
Twister – the original game but
with wet paint on the colored dots!
It was even messier. After the kids
cleaned up, there were more games
– Tic-Tac-Toe with a relay race to
put a bean bag in the square of
choice and a version of the kids’
board game of Hungry Hungry
Hippos with the players pushing
each other on creepers to grab
balls out of the middle.
After dark, members played
Capture-the-Flag. Amazingly, no
one was hurt running into trees in
the dark. The rest of the evening
was spent playing other games and
watching movies.
During the night, everyone laid
out sleeping bags in the Menold
family room or outside. Although
a few caught naps, most stayed up
all night. It was dangerous to sleep,
because the other Builders might
take the opportunity to paint the
sleeper’s face. There was food and
pop all night. At 4:30 a.m., there
were still kids shooting baskets and
playing ping-pong.
When the sun came up, it found
most the kids outside playing
games. After a breakfast of biscuits
and gravy, the kids headed home,
after telling the Menolds thanks
and see you again next year. A
number of kids during the evening told their hosts something
like, “This is amazing!”
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4-H CLUB
Morrill Tip-Top
Submitted by Emmie Grimm
Reporter
Spring has sprung! The Morrill
Tip-Top 4-H Club met on March
28. Acting President Jordan Teeter
called the meeting to order at 7
p.m. Cody Meyer started the meeting with a prayer. Kate Beyer and
Lucas Menold led the club in “The
Pledge of Allegiance” and “The
4-H Pledge.”
Roll call was answered by “What
is Your Favorite Spring Sound?”
Secretary Sadie Grimm read the
minutes of the previous meeting.
Kalya Millsap led the club in singing “Why,Why,Why?”
Treasurer Kody Beyer gave the
treasurer’s report for February.
Reporter Emmie Grimm said she
sent last month’s report to The Sabetha Herald.
S. Grimm led a parliamentarian talk on Division of Assembly.
In new business, Thadd Menold
moved to donate to the Morrill
Chamber of Commerce. The motion passed. The Busy Jayhawkers
invited Morrill Tip-Top members
to their April Meeting and skating
afterwards at Sycamore Springs.
Acting President Teeter then
turned the meeting over to Junior
Vice President Madison Menold to
announce the program.
Jake Beyer gave a talk on “Turtles and Tortoises.”
Millsap gave a demonstration on
Jake Beyer gives his talk on
“Turtles and Tortoises.”
Submitted | Thadd Menold
“How to make Bath Salts.”
M. Menold then turned the
meeting back over to Teeter. The
club recited the 4-H motto, “To
Make the Best Better.” Amber Menold moved to adjourn the meeting. Kellen Menold led the club in
a fun recreation. The Hartter and
Dyke families provided refreshments.
The next meeting is at 7 p.m.
April 25. Enjoy what the spring
brings!
Sabetha Middle School Builders
Club members enjoy games at Kalya Millsap gives her demonstration on “How to Make Bath
the end-of-year party at John Salts.” Submitted | Thadd Menold
and Wendy Menold’s home.
4-H CLUB
Fairview Willing Workers
Submitted by Walker Lowdermilk
The April monthly meeting of
the Fairview Willing Workers 4-H
Club was held on April 3. There
were 11 members and two leaders
present at the meeting.
There were about 60 kids at
our annual Easter Egg Hunt. The
sheep, pig and goat weigh-ins was
on April 20.
Sabetha Middle School Builders Club members enjoy games at
the end-of-year party at John and Wendy Menold’s home.
Sabetha Middle School Builders Club members enjoy games at
the end-of-year party at John and Wendy Menold’s home.
The 4-H camp at Rock Springs
is June 20 through June 23. The
club decided to donate $25 to each
camper going to Rock Springs.
The club also decided to donate
$25 to the purple ribbon rocketry
winner at the county fair. There
were no programs this month.
Hosts were the Meyer and
Baumgartner Families.
Residential or Commercial
UNRUH
SEAMLESS
GUTTERING
-and-
SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
Sabetha PTO
Submitted by Sabetha PTO
Sabetha PTO met at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 27, at the Sabetha Elementary School library.
Present were President Anita
Meyer, Vice President Lori Menold, Secretary Krista Wasinger,
Treasurer Wanda Menold, Jeanelle
Plattner, Amber Deters, Mary
Herrmann, Kara Tramp and Annie Deters. Also present was SES
principal Jennifer Gatz.
Minutes from the April 4 meeting were approved. W. Menold
presented the Treasurer’s Report.
Old Business
Bluejay Gear: Members decided
to table discussion on selling Bluejay gear until July.
Biking Across Kansas: Members decided not to participate in
a booth for Biking Across Kansas
this year.
Character Kids/T-Shirts: Gatz
said she talked to teachers and
school counselor Dana Michael
about this idea. She is still working on the details and will let us
know what she needs once details
are finalized.
Retiring Teacher Gifts: Members
will purchase the same gifts they
did last year for retiring teachers.
Committee Reports
Box Tops: The contest concluded on Friday, April 29. The first
grade class won, and students were
treated to an ice cream party on
Wednesday, May 11.
Scholarship: The committee met
and selected recipients.
School supplies: Forms will be
sent out soon. The prices have increased $5.
Crossing Guard: SES will host a
volunteer luncheon on Wednesday,
May 4.
ask about Leaf Screens
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Baskets not included.
First grade students celebrate winning the Box Top contest at Sabetha Elementary School with an
ice cream sundae party on Wednesday, May 11. In total, SES students collected 17,183 Box Tops
— earning $1,718.30. Submitted | Kara Tramp
Teacher Appreciation: One day It also was discussed to potentially
June meeting date: The new
during Teacher Appreciation provide some free tickets to all stu- board will determine summer
Week, coffee and rolls will be pro- dents.
meeting dates and send notificavided (from Downtown Coffee).
New Business
tions accordingly.
On another day, PTO will provide
a meal catered by Buzz Cafe.
Landscape: Watering schedule
needs to be organized for summer.
The committee will need to begin
discussion on plans for SES soon.
Carnival: The carnival was discussed. Members discussed doing
a different activity instead of the
tattoo booth. For the face painting
booth, it was suggested to charge
more tickets for larger painting.
Future setup of the face painting
booth will have additional input
before next time, to better control
the flow of traffic. For the tickets
given to teachers to pass out the
week of the carnival, preschool and
IRC teachers should be included.
From Jct. of Hwy. 73 & 36, 3.5 mi.,
South on Hwy. 73, then 1/4 mi.
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Saturday, May 28th, 2016
Bern Community Building
Registration: 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Meal: 6:30 p.m.
Please turn in your registration forms to the following address:
Bern Alumni Association - Bern, KS 66408
Or, drop them off at the State Bank of Bern.
Meal Tickets: $15 ($18 after May 16th)
If you have received an invitation with the wrong address or did not receive an invitation,
please mail new addresses to: Jenna Loveall, P.O. Box, Bern, KS 66408
or e-mail them to [email protected].
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EMPLOYMENT
N OW H I R I N G:
CMA for Assisted Living Night Shift
Full-time or Part-time available. Excellent opportunity for a reliable,
energetic, caring person to join our friendly compassionate staff. We
offer competitive wages, excellent benefits, and shift differential for
evening and night shifts.
Apostolic Christian Home
511 Paramount, Sabetha, KS 66534
Call Human Resources at (785) 284-3471, stop in to pick up an application,
or apply on our website at [email protected]
ALL INQUIRIES WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.
BIDS
CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION HELP
AHRS CONSTRUCTION INC. is looking for Skilled & Motivated
people to our Concrete Construction Crews. We are looking for
Concrete Finishers and Form Setters. If you enjoy Construction
and are tired of working with old equipment or just manual labor,
this is a chance to join a Fast Paced Construction Co. with the
latest Equipment and Technology.
Skilled tradesmen start $18.00 and up. Your pay will coincide
with experience. Benefit package includes Health Insurance,
Paid Vacations, Sick Pay, Cafeteria Plan, 401K, Profit sharing
plan, Paid Holidays, and No Overnight Travel. Applications are
being taken at the main office in Bern KS. Phone 785-336-6118.
PRAIRIE HILLS USD NO. 113 FOR SALE
1998 International, Thomas built bus
151,278 miles, T-444-E engine, automatic transmission. The bus may be seen at
the USD 113 bus barn just west of the Sabetha Elementary building.
Contact Randy Plattner if you have questions at 785-284-1902.
Sealed bids must be submitted to the USD 113 BOE office, 1619 S. Old Hwy 75, Sabetha,
KS 66534 by noon on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Bids will be open at that time at the
BOE office.
BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR DENY ANY BID.
FOR SALE
For Sale
$40/semi load
KENT 785-547-6702
Home-Grown Pecans
halves and pieces, cracked
& Pecan Trees
Paul Gudenkauf 336-2887
n emaha C ounty tRaining C enteR , s eneCa
This staff person will sleep in the staff bedroom of the residence.
The staff in this position will respond to consumer needs that may
arise during their designated sleeping hours.
HOURS:
This is a weekend
Working Hours
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Assistant Teacher and a Program Aide
in North Brown County Head Start
Designated Sleep Time
Friday
11:00 p.m.
Saturday
12:00 a.m.
11:00 p.m.
Sunday
12:00 a.m.
Starting salary is $8.70 adjustable by education and experience. This job will start in August. Please go to www.
nekcap.org for job description and application.
Please submit application and proof of education to [email protected]
NEK-CAP, INC. Is AN EquAl oPPortuNIty EmPloyEr.
HELP WANTED
We have an opening for a
Center Manager/Teacher
in North Brown County Head Start Center.
Starting salary is $12.88, adjustable by education and
experience. This job will start in August. Please go to www.
nekcap.org for job description and application.
Please submit application and proof of education to [email protected].
We have an opening for a
Teacher
in North Brown County Head Start Center.
Starting salary is $10.01 adjustable by education and experience.
This job will start in August. Please go to www.nekcap.org for job
description and application.
Please submit application and proof of education to [email protected].
Rainbow Communications is seeking
motivated individuals for an
Installation and Service Technician
Skills required: Administrative, Technical, Human relations,
Conceptual, Writing, Oral Communications, Phone, Math,
Computer, Multi-tasking, Bookkeeping experience helpful.
Training and benefits provided.
Send resume to [email protected] or Attn: HR Department,
PO Bo 147, Everest, KS 66424. Deadline: Friday May 23,
2016.
CONTROLLER/OFFICE MANAGER
Position is responsible for supervision of accounting/customer
service staff and the completion of the accounting and
credit functions including: A/R, A/P, balancing monthly
inventory, preparing monthly financial statements and
reports. Responsibilities also include Human Resources
and payroll. The Controller will be engaged in growth
strategies, analytical decisions to achieve the company’s
strategic goals.
QUALIFICATIONS: A bac helor’s degree in accounting
or finan ce or related field experien ce. A su c cessful
candidate will have previous accounting/financial and
Excel spreadsheets experience.
12:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. and
12:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
Hours may fluctuate due to consumer needs as determined by
the super visor.
STARTING PAY: $8.95/hour for working hours
$7.25/hour for designated sleep time
BENEFITS:
Cafeteria Plan; KPERS; Vacation, Sick,
and Personal Leave.
Contact Kellie Jones at NCTC, 12 S. 11th St.,
Seneca, KS 66538; or call (785) 336-6116; or
apply online at www.nemahactc.org. EOE
Nemaha CouNty traiNiNg CeNter iN Sabetha
is looking to hire a
SubStitute Day Support Staff for the Summer
HOURS:
HELP WANTED
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Possibility of additional hours/days.
STARTING PAY: $9.50/hour
Contact Kaitlin Mears at NCTC, 329 N. 11th,
Sabetha, KS 66534; or call (785) 284-3666; or apply
online at www.nemahactc.org. EOE
$1,800
Call Mark at
785-284-3457 or 785-285-0087
785-288-1350
[email protected]
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GARAGE SALES
Multi Family Garage Sale
Friday, May 20, 3 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 21, 8 a.m. - noon
2418 Timberlane Terrace, Sabetha
Furniture, household, clothing, tools, used very little treadmill &
eliptical, Avon, Usborne Books, collectable, & much more
Rain or shine.
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May 20 1-6pm
May 21 8-12 pm
Baby gear, baby girl clothes
nb-3T, Wm & JR clothes,
household, décor, drum set,
Desk, loveseat, Longberger,
Vera B, bake sale.
Help Wanted/Truck Driver
Convoy Systems is hiring Class A
drivers to run from Kansas City
to the west coast. Home Weekly!
Great Benefits! www.convoysystems.com Call Tina ext. 301 or
Lori ext. 303 1-800-926-6869.
R esidential suppoRt staff (sunday) position
open at
nemaha County tRaining CenteR, gRoup home, in seneCa
HOURS:
Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Hoursmayfluctuateduetoconsumerneeds.
STARTING PAY: $9.31/hour
Contact Shannon DePrey at NCTC, 12 S. 11th
Street, Seneca, KS 66538; or call (785) 336-6116;
or apply online at www.nemahactc.org. EOE
PART-TIME SITE MANAGER
The Sabetha Housing Authority is currently accepting resumes
for a part-time Site Manager for three apartment complexes
located in Sabetha.
Qualified candidates should have strong interpersonal and organizational
skills. Property Management knowledge is helpful. Training will be
provided.
PLEASE SEND RESUMES OR WORKING BACKGROUND HISTORY TO:
Sabetha Housing Authority Site Manager, P.O. Box 187, Sabetha, KS 66534
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THRU JUNE 15TH, 2016. EOE
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HELP WANTED
Bartenders and Kitchen Staff
BE NE FITS: Compensation based on experience. BCBS
Health/Life Insurance, Holidays, Vacation, Defined Benefit
Pension, 401 (k)
at Sabetha Golf Club
APPLICATION: Send resume via e-mail to David Rethman
at [email protected] or mail to: Midwest Ag Service,
LLC, c/o David Rethman, PO Box 205, Seneca, KS 66538
Contact Sabetha Golf Club (785-284-2023) for more
information, or pick up an application at Sabetha Golf Club.
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205 S. 8th Street, Sabetha
DAN KELLENBERGER, BROKER
785-284-3774
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285-0086
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294-0489
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617 S. Washington, Sabetha
1211 Wyoming St., Sabetha
205 Roxanna St., Morrill
Jim Faunce,
Realtor
785-224-3773
785-741-1773
Office:
785-742-3618
$285,000
1920s Four Square style with
3,500 square feet of living space.
Five bedrooms, very charming,
country living, new large metal
building, many items new or
remodeled.
118 N. Herold, Bern
$125,000
This sturdy home built in 1900
has 2,268 square feet of living
space. Additions to the home
have created very good space.
With 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths,
there is plenty of room for the
family. Sun room, wood floors,
large master bedroom, low
maintenance.
Beautiful historic bank
building for rent
Large front windows, large
double receiving doors
$500 deposit,
$500 per month + 1/2 utilities
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Linda, 785-285-0150
Teresa, 936-577-7113
310 N. Market
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Seneca
2819 US HWY 75
13.7 acres, 4-5 BR, 1 3/4 BA, 2-story home,
40’ x 50’ fully insulated steel shop bldg.,
35K bu. grain storage bins
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300’ frontage on Old Hwy 75 S., call for details
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2566 T Road - Sabetha, KS
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2 lbs ground beef (more if
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1 c brown sugar
1/4 c yellow mustard
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Spokesman
The Sabetha High
What’s
INSIDE...
May 18, 2016
Volume 4, Issue 7
A special supplement to The Sabetha Herald
Turning the Tassel: The Class of 2016 Graduates
Freshman Elliott Strahm
competes in the FCA
Dodgeball Tournament on
Apr. 22 with his team the
“Gym Class Heroes.” Photo
by Starla Cochenour
Page 3
(L-R) Juniors Hannah
Edelman, Ellie Meyer
and Savanna Metzger lip
sync to “It’s Raining Men”
at after prom. Photo by
Starla Cochenour
As the graduating class of 2016 is presented for the final time, the
graduates face their family and friends, take off their caps and throw
them in the air in celebration. Sabetha High School graduation took place
on Sat., May 14. Photo by Kaitlyn Tinklin
Pages 6 & 7
Freshman Cauy Rokey
competes in high jump at
the Holton track meet on
Apr. 19. Photo by
Lauren Huber
Pages 6 & 7
After greeting the elementary school
kids, a few senior boys couldn’t resist
one last turn on the playground
swings.
Conner Deckinger goes
flying as Calder Keehn ducks under.
Photo by Kaitlyn Tinklin
Above: A new tradition was
started Fri., May 13, as the 2016
graduates had a chance to return
to Sabetha Elementary School to
inspire students and greet and
thank teachers and staff who had
impacted their lives. Leading the
group was Taryn Schuette, Courtney
Plattner, Jena Winkler and Lexi
Wenger. Photo by Lauren Huber
Left: Jacob Payne receives his
diploma from USD #113 board
member Kathy Lippert. Photo by
Lauren Huber
Center: Jordan Longabaugh receives
the medal naming her valedictorian
of her class from Sabetha High
School principal Sheri Harmer. Photo
by Lauren Huber
Bottom right: Lauren Payne hugs her
dad Josh Payne during the flower
ceremony at graduation. The flower
ceremony gives graduates the
opportunity to publicly thank their
parents for their support. Photo by
Karis Bredemeier
Our Perspectives
Get Involved While
You Still Can
High school provides so many opportunities for you to get involved, so go for it
By: Starla Cochenour
As my senior year draws to
a swift close, I have begun
reminiscing about my last four
years here at SHS. Not only
has reminiscing brought back
memories of all the good times I
have had but also the times that
I wish I would have done things
differently.
I am pleased with the memories
I’ve made in high school and
everything I have accomplished.
However, if I had the chance
to do it all over again, there is
one thing I would do differently. I would have gotten more
involved as an underclassman.
During my freshman year,
I was only mildly involved
in school activities. I played
volleyball, hardly, and was only
active in one club. The chances
of me being at a school sporting
event were slim to none, and I
never set foot inside a school
dance.
I waited until I was a sophomore to really start investing my
time in school-related activities,
other than my homework. That’s
when I joined a few more clubs,
became part of the newspaper
staff and started to become more
social.
This change completely redirected the course of my high
school career. I began to enjoy
the activities I was doing more
and taking a vested interest in
my school.
After sophomore year, I continued to grow and become more
involved in my school organizations. I was joining new clubs
and getting leadership roles in
old ones. I joined the yearbook
staff, which helped me learn that
I am capable of taking pictures
with something other than my
phone.
Of course, being so involved
grew stressful at times, but trying these new activities taught
me so much about myself. For
instance, in volleyball, I discovered that I enjoyed spending
time with the team more than
I enjoyed competing. I also
learned that I love being busy
because it gives me more things
to write in my agenda. As I took advantage of more
opportunities, I was also able to
form relationships with people
I would never imagine talking
to before. Some of those people
have grown to be my greatest friends and mentors. I have
grown so much as a person because of the connections I have
made with the people in these
organizations.
It may never be as easy for
you to get involved as it is in
high school. There are so many
opportunities at your feet for
you to take advantage of. What
you’re involved in now is what
you will remember most about
your high school years, so go
out and make an impact. Make
some memories and discover
more about yourself. That’s one
of the best things about high
school—you get to explore.
The Spokesman Staff
Goodbye, SHS!
I say my last words to Sabetha High before I leave for college
By: Erin Herrmann
All of my life, I’ve lived in
Sabetha. After this year, though,
that will all be changed.
I will be away from Kansas
for three years at The Creative
Center in Omaha, Neb. There, I
will be studying graphic design
and learning about the world of
business in graphic arts.
Before I go, I'd like to say a
few words to my family and
friends who may be reading this
article.
First, Sabetha has always been
my home. That's a fact. Even
though I'm going to be away
for three years in a big city two
hours away, I'll still visit on
weekends and holidays, if I am
able. I'm not going to forget
where I come from or the friends
I've made along the way.
In the past, I've been very shy
and quiet around others who
aren't close friends, but high
school has definitely changed
that. I’ve heard many people say
that I’m more social than I actually am. Some of my classmates
have even told me that I “make
their day.”
Knowing that I’ve made more
friends now compared to the
past has made me feel more
confident around other people
I don’t know. I feel like I will
make many friends in college
with the confidence I gained
through high school.
Being a senior has been a challenge, but I believe it will be
worth it in the end. Most of my
classmates are ready to graduate now and want to get out of
Sabetha High ASAP.
What some of them don’t realize is that as soon as they graduate, most of them will leave their
friends and family behind. Sure,
they can visit their families and
some friends on weekends or
holidays, but most seniors might
not see their childhood friends
again for a long time.
That’s what makes me want to
stay in school until graduation
comes around. I want to spend
as much time as I can with the
friends I have before I have to
go my own way.
Although I will be leaving
SHS, I will visit its walls again
for my younger brothers. So
fear not, Sabetha High, for I will
return.
Editor-in-Chief
Nolan Brey
Reporters
Starla Cochenour
Erin Herrmann
Karrington Payne
Samantha Shafer
Cartoonist
Erin Herrmann
Photographer
Starla Cochenour
Staff members of The Sabetha High Spokesman are (standing, left to right)
Erin Herrmann, Nolan Brey and Karrington Payne; (seated, left to right)
Samantha Shafer and Starla Cochenour
Business Manager
Nolan Brey
(L-R) Senior newspaper members Starla Cochenour, Nolan
Brey and Erin Herrmann pose one last time before graduating.
Cochenour and Herrmann have been on staff for two years.
Brey has been a member of the staff all three years. Photo by
Kaitlyn Tinklin
May 18, 2016 • The Sabetha High Spokesman • Page 2
My Last Editorial A Fellowship of Dodgeballers
Adieu, Sabetha High School
By: Nolan Brey
High school sucks. I can
promise you that was what was
running through every senior’s
mind the last few months of this
spring semester.
Candidly, those exact thoughts
went through my mind as well.
When in high school, it is easy
to focus on the negatives. Studying the same eight subjects all
day every day is monotonous.
While trudging through the
same halls to the same seat to
the same teacher day after day, it
is convenient to become jaded,
no matter how good the teacher.
I have opened and closed my
locker, marched up and down
the staircase, and anxiously
waited for the bell to ring thousands of times, and I grew sick
of it.
However, in the last week of
high school, I seriously grew
to regret my jaded attitude
and apathy towards school. I
wondered what had happened to
me. I could remember waking
up without an alarm and being
overjoyed to go school. What
happened? Why couldn’t I have
the spirit that I used to have,
even as a freshman?
I desperately wanted to get
that vigor back, but I realized
I would never have it again,
at least not at Sabetha High
School. The brutal truth is that
high school is designed to be
hated. Wanting to leave high
school is a natural and unstoppable force.
You can bring a horse to water,
but you can’t make him want to
write another research paper or
study for another trig test.
Truthfully, I love Sabetha High
School like I have loved no
other institution in my life. It has
been my home away from home
for four long and memory-filled
years. I love everyone there who
has, in numerous ways, sacrificed their own lives, time and
resources just to help me.
However, if you asked me to
start over again, the truth is that
I wouldn’t. High school sucks,
even though Sabetha High
School does not.
As I come off a four year high
of nonstop homework, activities,
and responsibilities, the fond
memories do not stop flowing.
Nearly all the fond memories
of my recent life come directly
from Sabetha High School.
SHS has allowed me to travel
to Washington D.C., attend
the KSHSAA Student Council
Workshop twice, compete on
KTWU’s Quest competition,
travel to Chicago, play in a
marching band, act on stage,
speak competitively, participate
in a production run at KSU,
travel to the Truman Presidential Library, teach Spanish and
French to children, view the
Chick-fil-A leader cast four
times, travel to state competition
in numerous activities, watch
thrilling sporting events, write
for a newspaper, serve on a
yearbook staff and do countless
other things.
Moreover, SHS has allowed me
to make lifelong friends, provided me with mentors whom I can
forever emulate and taught me
valuable skills that have opened
numerous collegiate opportunities for me.
To my teachers, I cannot
thank you enough. I will never
forget you. To my peers, I have
enjoyed growing up with each
of you for almost two decades.
You all have made a permanent
indention on my life. To Sabetha
High School, I say adieu. You
have made me who I am today.
And as I complete my final
editorial for the Spokesman, it
is clear to me how much I will
miss writing for the Sabetha
High Spokesman. I have lived
and breathed newspaper for
three years, and I have grown to
love every aspect of it.
Thank you to current and past
staff members and especially
Ms. Castillo. Writing for The
Spokesman has been one of the
highlights of my high school
career.
I wish next year’s staff all the
luck in the world.
And lastly, to all the underclassmen, my last word of advice is the same advice that was
given to me. Enjoy high school
while you can. Finish your senior year strong, and make every
minute count.
I prescribe this advice. However, I know it will have no
effect. You can’t appreciate the
good times until you are out
of them. High school can’t be
authentically appreciated until
graduation day, but it doesn’t
hurt to try.
Donald’s Dominators, (Back row, L-R) Reese Lierz, Brendan Rokey, Noah Garber, Trae Snyder,
Keegan Cox, (Front row, L-R) Lauren Huber and Emily Meyer, pose for a team picture after
winning first place at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Dodgeball Tournament on
Friday, Apr. 22. Photo by Julia Barnes
Brayden Becker, a member of the Dodge
Fathers, prepares to throw a dodgeball at
the opposing team.
The Dodge Fathers
placed tenth out of 14 teams. Photo by Ali
Stolzenberger
Junior Zach Edelman locks his sights on a target
and gets ready to launch a ball. Edelman’s
team’s name was called That One Freshman
due to the team having only one freshman
member. Photo by Starla Cochenour
A Fresh
Perspective
New junior introduces himself
By: Nolan Brey
As SHS students returned to
class after winter break, a new
junior was among them. Bryce
Stiffler began attending Sabetha
High School in early January and has been familiarizing
himself with the student body
ever since.
Stiffler previously attended
Salina Central High School, a
5A institution.
“Everything [at SHS] is
smaller, but school is school,”
Stiffler said. “We pretty much
did everything you guys do.”
“[SHS] has been pretty welcoming. Everyone says hi. I
don’t even know people, but
they all know my first name. I
feel bad because I don’t know
theirs, but I will learn them
eventually,” Stiffler said.
“The hardest part [of being
new] is seeing all the new faces
and learning everyone’s names.
I’m really bad with names,” Stiffler said.
“But it’s a small school. You
know everybody, and I like that
a lot better. At a big school, you
talk to your friends, and that’s
about it. Here you can meet a lot
more new people,” Stiffler said.
In addition to getting to know
fellow students, Stiffler is getting to know his teachers.
“I don’t have necessarily a favorite class or a favorite teacher
yet, but I enjoy my teachers.
They’re nice,” Stiffler said. “I
like Mrs. Walker and her Nutrition and Wellness class.”
Outside of school, Stiffler
enjoys being outside and in the
fresh air.
“My hobbies include hunting
and fishing, and at Salina Central, I played baseball,” Stiffler
said.
Although only a junior, Stiffler
has tentative plans for after high
school.
“I’m interested in law and
justice,” Stiffler said.
“I want to be a police officer or
join the air force,” Stiffler said.
“If I want to be a police officer,
I would go to a police academy,
but being in the air force offers
better starting pay,” Stiffler said.
“If I joined the air force, I
would probably go to college as
the air force would help pay for
it,” Stiffler said.
After a semester of getting to
know the students of Sabetha
High, Stiffler has begun to learn
everybody’s names and is acclimating well.
“I now know everyone’s first
names, but now I have to learn
their last names,” Stiffler said.
From Bern to Sabetha
New student from Bern comes to Sabetha High to tell her story
By: Erin Herrmann
Now into the last months of
school, Sabetha High has accepted a few more students into
its walls. One of these students
includes freshman Martika
Dominguez.
Dominguez and her siblings
attend Sabetha High while they
live in Bern. She enjoys playing
sports, including volleyball, basketball, and track. Dominguez
also likes playing video games.
“I like to go running and play
basketball in my free time. I
also like to play the Xbox. I
really like playing Call of Duty:
Ghost,” Dominguez said.
Dominguez and her family
originally lived in Bern but
moved to Houston, Texas for a
month to be with family. There,
Dominguez attended North
Shore Senior High School.
After attending North Shore,
Dominguez and her family
moved back to Kansas permanently.
In many cases, high school
freshmen don’t know what they
want to do in life or even what
college they want to attend.
However, this is not the case for
Dominguez.
She plans to register at the Seattle University in Seattle, Wash.
There, Dominguez intends to
become a pediatric oncology
nurse.
“[A pediatric oncology nurse]
is a nurse who works with kids
that have cancer,” Dominguez
said.
“Ever since I heard about a job
helping kids with cancer, I’ve
had my mind set on doing just
that,” Dominguez said.
“I love working with kids, and
I wanted to be a nurse. So when
I heard about Pediatric Oncology Nursing, I realized I would
get two benefits from it. One, I
will be able to work with kids,
and two, I can still be a nurse,”
Dominguez said.
In only a few weeks of attending Sabetha High, Dominguez
sees a difference between SHS
and her past schools.
“At Nemaha Central, I didn’t
really get along with anyone,
and the teachers weren’t very
nice to the students,” Dominguez said.
“[At Nemaha Central,] there’s
a lot of drama, fights and par-
ties that go on, and the teachers weren’t really helpful with
anything. The teachers rushed
through their lessons really fast,”
Dominguez said.
“When I went to Houston,
the school was really big. As a
freshman, I had to take biology and other advanced classes.
There, you basically were rushed
into all the college classes as a
freshman, and then you went
down to easier classes,” Dominguez said.
Although the school year is
almost over, Dominguez plans to
spend the rest of her high school
education at SHS.
Freshman Martika Dominguez competes in the FCA Dodgeball
tournament held on Apr. 22. Dominguez began attening
Sabetha High School this semester. Photo by Starla Cochenour
One Small Town to Another
Junior Ana Dominguez gets acquainted with SHS
By: Sam Shafer
Junior Bryce Stiffler makes maple syrup over a stove in his
Nutrition and Wellness class. Mrs. Walker’s Nutrition and
Wellness class is one of Stiffler’s favorites. Photo by Starla
Cochenour
Ana Dominguez is back in the
area after moving from Bern to
Texas and back again recently.
“I’ve been in school in Sabetha
for about a month, but I lived
in Bern about 13 or 14 years,”
Dominguez said.
Dominguez compared Sabetha
to Houston, Texas, from where
she recently returned.
“Sabetha has the same number
of things to do in school, but
it’s a smaller school, which is
great! I get to see and meet new
people,” Dominguez said.
Dominguez thought it was
harder leaving Bern rather than
Texas.
“It was a little harder leaving
Bern. Texas was alright because
I only lived there for a month,”
Dominguez said.
Now, Dominguez and her
family live in Bern again, but
attend school in Sabetha.
“I live in Bern, but I go to Sabetha for school. Before I moved
[from Bern to Texas], I went to
Seneca,” Dominguez said.
Dominguez has made many
friends at Sabetha despite the
fact that she is not involved in
any extracurricular activities.
She does not plan on getting
involved next year either.
“I am not really involved in
anything. I just go home after
school and do my homework.
Next year, if I would get
involved in anything, I would
consider basketball, but I do not
really plan on doing anything
extra,” Dominguez said.
Dominguez started school in
Sabetha with a few friends already attending Sabetha High.
“[Before going to school in
Sabetha], I knew Christian
Meyer, Ellie Meyer and Grace
Kuenzi. I knew them from
when I went to school in Bern,”
Dominguez said.
See Ana, page 5
The Name's Baggett, Tommie Baggett
This school year, Sabetha High
School has gained a multitude of
new students from various walks
of life. The most recent student
to have his name added to the
roster is sophomore Tommie
Baggett.
This year, Baggett is a sophomore going senior due to a lack
of the required amount of class
credits necessary to be considered a junior at SHS.
“I’m missing two credits, so
I’m technically a sophomore.
But I’m already making up for
it. I have all junior classes except for one,” Baggett said.
Thus far, Baggett has completed at least half of his needed
credits. He plans to attend summer school to complete the rest
of the credits in time to join his
peers as a senior this coming
fall.
Before coming to Sabetha,
Baggett attended multiple different schooling environments. The
most recent schools he attended
were located in Manhattan and
A new Bluejay joins the nest to finish off the school year
By: Starla Cochenour
Coppell, Texas.
“Manhattan has like 1500-1700
students, and in Texas, they had
about 3500-3700. There is more
pressure to do well here because
everybody knows everybody,”
Baggett said.
After starting classes, Baggett
wasted no time getting involved with an athletic team.
He quickly joined the track
team and began training for his
numerous events, which include
javelin, the 200 meter dash, high
jump and triple jump.
“My favorite part of track is
going fast because I like the
competitiveness of it,” Baggett
said.
Track is not the first sport
Baggett has competed in. Since
the second grade, he has participated in roughly eight different
sports, some of which include
tennis, baseball, soccer and
football. Of all the sports he has
done, wrestling is his favorite.
When he’s not in school,
Baggett enjoys reading through
and posting on his social media
accounts. Baggett’s two favorite
forms of social media are Snapchat and Instagram.
“I barely post on Instagram, but
I like seeing what other people
post,” Baggett said.
Over time, Baggett has drawn
quite the following on these
sites. He now has approximately
1410 followers on Instagram and
250 friends on snapchat. Yet, despite his moderate social media
fame, he tries to remain humble.
“I’m not that big on social
media, but I dabble,” Baggett
said.
At the moment, Baggett is still
contemplating his college and
career choices.
“I don’t know what I want to
do. I like messing with people’s
minds, so I was thinking maybe
a psychologist or a sociologist,”
Baggett said.
Although Baggett is not quite
positive about what he will do
with his life, he does know one
thing: he is excited to do it.
“I’m just excited to live. I’ll
be 18 in about a year, so I’m
excited for new things,” Baggett
said.
Ana
continued from page 4
Even though she has only
attended SHS for a month,
Dominguez has already found a
favorite class.
“My favorite is Art 3 because I
take it seriously. My sister told
me that I am better at that than
anything else,” Dominguez said.
Her love of arts has influenced
her hobbies as well as career
choice.
“I like makeup, dancing and
going outside,” Dominguez said.
“I really want to do
cosmetology [as a career], but
if that does not work out, then I
will go to college,” Dominguez
said.
Overall, Dominguez enjoys
being back in her hometown of
Bern, as well as experiencing
the opportunities Sabetha has to
offer.
“Sabetha is really great, and I
love meeting and talking to new
people,” Dominguez said.
Sophomore Tommie Baggett dissects an earthworm in Mr. Keehn’s College Biology class.
Photo by Starla Cochenour
Bon Poisson d'Avril
(L-R) Sophomore Seth Burdick and junior Keegan Cox play Stomp Fish on Apr. 1. April Fools’
Day was celebrated by many at Sabetha High, particularly the French II class. The 15 French
students practiced the French April Fools’ tradition of Poisson d’Avril, or April Fish. In order to
celebrate Poisson d’Avril, the French students stuck paper fishes on students’ backs as a practical
joke. In addition, the French students also colored paper fishes, learned spring vocabulary and
played an outdoor running game called Stomp Fish. Some historians argue that the tradition
Junior Ana Dominguez consumes a piece of pie on Pie Day of Poisson d’Avril originates from the French abandonment of the Julian calendar in 1563.
(March 14) in Mr. Wertenberger’s class. Dominguez began Those who refused to follow the new Gregorian calendar and still celebrated the new year in
attending Sabetha High School this semester. Photo by Starla late March were mocked and became the victims of practical jokes. This tradition has lasted
until present times. Caption by Nolan Brey & photo by Starla Cochenour
Cochenour
Sprinting Toward the Finish
Eating up the
Achievements
(Top, L-R) Sophomore prom
servers Sonja Menold, Marissa
Peabody, Kymbrie Ulrich, Laurel
Smith, Cassidy Holthaus and
Lark Edelman preform a dance
for the audience at the prom
banquet on Apr. 16. Photo by
Starla Cochenour
(Bottom, L-R) Juniors Grace
Kuenzi and Jessica Stallbaumer
show their goofy sides while
enjoying the refreshing punch
offered at the banquet. Photo by
Lauren Huber
(Far bottom, L-R) Junior Christian
Meyer and senior Tyler Huber
entertain After Prom goers with
their lip sync performance of
Adele’s “Hello.” Meyer and Huber
won Kansas City Royals tickets
for their dramatic performance.
Photo by Lauren Huber
(L-R) Freshmen Henry Glynn, Brooklyn Bauman, Hunter Lowdermilk
and Joesph Gruber sing “Set Me as a Seal” and “I’ll Say It Anyway”
at the Performing Arts Banquet on Apr. 21. The quartet earned
a one at state singing competition, which took place on Apr. 23.
Photo by Starla Cochenour
The school year is almost over,
and it is time for the banquets!
At Sabetha High School, there
are four different banquets that
students can attend, depending on
what they achieve in school. There
is a performing arts banquet, an
academic banquet, an FFA banquet
and an athletic banquet.
On Apr. 21, the high school
hosted a performing arts night at
the SMS auditorium. Students
showcased their talent in forensics
and music.
The music boosters provided a
dinner to performing arts students
and family before moving onto
presenting in the auditorium.
Junior Rachel Edwards started the
night off by singing a solo that she
took to state competition where she
scored a one. She sang an Italian
song called Se Tu Ma’mi.
Next, Debbie Garber, the forensics coach, gave a presentation on
her students’ achievements during
the forensics season.
Garber announced the Director’s
Award to seniors Elisha Wilcock,
Lindsay Meyer and Larisa White.
Garber also awarded the Coach’s
Award to Wilcock, Meyer, White
and also seniors Lauren Payne
and Nolan Brey.
Senior Lindsay Meyer performed
a poetry interpretation called The
Last Four Days.
Seniors Mollie Robinson and
Nicole Brey performed Improvised
Duet Acting (IDA). They chose
out of many characters, settings
and situations and came up with
a scene that made the audience
laugh. They chose Santa Claus and
Fairy Godmother as characters,
jail as the setting and the situation consisted of not graduating.
Robinson and Brey had to come up
with a short skit that they had only
30 minutes to create.
Freshmen Infinity members
Henry Glynn, Joe Gruber, Hunter
Lowdermilk and Brooklyn Bauman
joined as a quartet and sang two
songs: Set Me as a Seal and I’ll Say
it Anyway. The quartet received a
score of one at state.
Wilcock performed a serious solo
called Fighting Demons.
Band director Katie Topp gave a
presentation about what the band
had done all year. She explained
all of the band’s accomplishments
from marching band season to
concert/competition season.
Robinson also performed a flute
solo that she played at state with
See Banquets, page 8
Sixty-one seniors shared their plans for the fall of 2016. Shown
below are the results
Washburn University
11 (18%)
Rolling the Dice for an Entire Night
The school year is almost over, and it is time for the banquets!
By: Karrington Payne
Senior Bluejays'
Post-Secondary Plans
Kansas State University
11 (18%)
Highland Community College
6 (10%)
(L-R) Sophomore Bree Conn, junior Emily Meyer and junior Olivia
Lucich relax before their track events in Seneca. Since the beginning
of the season, the girls’ track team has placed first at Holton and
Hiawatha, second at the JW Quad and the RV Invitational, third at
the Sabetha Invitational and fourth at Nemaha Central. The boys
have placed first at Holton and Hiawatha, second at the JW Quad
and the RV Invitational, fourth at Nemaha Central and fifth at the
Sabetha Invitational. Photo by Lauren Huber
Spring Sports Wrap Up
Wichita State University
4 (7%)
University of Kansas
3 (5%)
Concordia University, Nebraska
2 (3%)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2 (3%)
(Left, L-R) Junior Madison Williams and sophomore
Kyle Grimm swing themselves across the dance floor
during the prom dance. Photo by Starla Cochenour
(Above, L-R) Seniors Tyler Hackney, Garrett Spellmeier
and Nick Meyer strut their stuff as they walk in to the
prom banquet. The group pulled up to walk-in in a
blue 1968 Camaro owned by Hackney’s father. Photo
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Banquets
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Jeanne Edelman as her piano
accompaniment.
Infinity women performed two
songs called Early One Morning
and Stars. They have taken these
songs to state.
Junior Mackenzie Garber performed a humorous solo called
Bad Auditions by Bad Actors.
Junior Eric Renyer and senior
Lillian Brownlee also performed
IDA. The characters they chose
were Forest Gump and a girl
scout. They chose several situations as flashbacks to go with
their scene.
Vickie Angell announced
awards, events and successes
that Infinity and Odyssey had
accomplished such as state large
group, caroling, performing at a
Royals game and competing at
Peru State College in Nebraska.
Angell gave out medals for
regionals as well.
After Angell’s presentation,
Odyssey men and women performed with Jeanne Edelman as
their pianist. In addition, junior
Mady McGill and sophomores
Karrington Payne and Marissa
Peabody played auxiliary instruments to accompany one of their
songs.
Following Odyssey mixed
choir were the Odyssey Women
who sang The Moon is Distant
from the Sea and Fire. At state,
Odyssey women and Odyssey
mixed received a score of one.
On May 2, SHS hosted the
academic banquet. At the academic banquet, students were
recognized for their scholastic
achievements.
Nolan Brey started the banquet
by welcoming parents and students. Brey said a prayer before
the meal.
After the meal, Sheri Harmer
presented 25 years of teaching recognition to Todd Evans,
Marlene Geyser and Jacque
Stallbaumer.
Next, Monica Edelman, the
advisor of the National Honors
Society (NHS), began the NHS
induction ceremony. She was
helped by the senior officers
Nolan Brey (president), Lindsay
Meyer (vice president), Jena
Winkler (secretary) and Lillian
Brownlee (treasurer).
Many sophomores and a few
juniors were inducted into NHS.
Junior officers were each given a
candle to symbolize a change in
leadership.
Christian Meyer is the new
president of NHS, Eric Renyer is
vice president, Lauren Herbster
is secretary and Michaela Krebs
is treasurer.
Pam Walker handed out the
Friend of Education Award to
Brandy Edelman. She then presented the scholars’ bowl team
and their letters.
The letter winners were seniors
Nolan Brey, Lillian Brownlee,
Jacob Payne and juniors Max
Pease and Alex Montgomery.
Principal Sheri Harmer moved
on to the academic honors.
These academic honors were
given if a student received a
GPA of 3.5 or higher for quarter
one, semester two and quarter
three.
Freshmen were first to be recognized and seniors were last.
Sara Toedman, the high school
counselor, led the presenting of
the scholarships to the seniors.
Over $62,000 worth of scholarships were given out to seniors
who applied.
The FFA banquet was on May
7. Chris Bauerle, the FFA advisor, welcomed FFA members,
family and past FFA members
to the banquet. Nate Niehues
prayed for the dinner.
After everybody was finished
with their meal, the FFA 20152016 officers commended the
ceremonies. Each officer stated
his/her duty to the FFA club.
MiKayla Deters, president, and
Maggie Kruse, secretary, provided a slide show. It was made
to show the growth of FFA from
the 1930’s to present.
In the slide show, state degree
recipients, Kansas state advisors,
Northeast district officers and
American degree recipients were
recognized all through the years.
Eric Renyer and Payton Strahm,
vice-president and treasurer,
respectively, recognized the
guests. Alumni members, school
board and faculty members,
employers of FFA members
and seniors and parents were
acknowledged.
Seniors Grant Meyer and
Niehues thanked the sponsors
supporting FFA. Deters then
listed the results and teams of
the Career Development Events.
Kruse and sophomore Wyatt
Beyer announced Chapter Proficiency Award winners. Deters
announced Chapter STAR
Award winners.
Tom Strahm presented 3 scholarships to Niehues and seniors
Caleb Strahm and Lilian Brownlee for their dedication to FFA.
The 2015-2016 officers
held a short ceremony for the
Greenhand Degree and Chapter Degree of FFA. Students
being recognized were given
an award for their achievement.
Afterwards, a microphone was
passed around to hear what past
members had to say about their
best memories associated with
the organization.
Another slide show was presented which focused on memories from the 2015-2016 FFA
year. Following the slideshow,
new officers were installed.
Kamden Brownlee is the new
treasurer, Morganne Kruse is the
reporter, Cameron Renyer is the
new sentinel and Sam Shafer is
the new historian.
The FFA banquet came to a
close when graduating members
signed the FFA board. Anyone
was allowed to look around in
the agricultural part of the building afterwards.
The athletic banquet was on
May 9. Athletes were acknowledged for their successes in
sports.
The athletic director, Scott
Burger, welcomed athletes and
their families to a night of recognition and highlights.
Seniors Taryn Schuette, Mariah
Huneke and Alexis McAfee
prayed before the dinner, which
was provided by the Sabetha
Booster Club.
Garrett Michael, head football
coach, started out the night by
presenting the football team’s
achievements throughout the
season.
Julie Kuckelman, head volleyball coach, shared her
greatest moments with the volleyball girls and their successes
throughout their few months of
playing.
Christa Schuette, cross country
coach, gave a speech on how
well the cross country runners
did in their season. Schuette
stated that it is her last year of
coaching cross country.
Alicia Deters, head tennis
coach, gave statistics on how
well the tennis girls have done
during their season.
Wrestling coach Ricky Creek
shared how appreciative he was
for the wrestling team he had
this year. He shared many of
their achievements.
Alex McAfee, girls’ basketball
head coach, showed his gratefulness toward the girls and shared
outstanding statistics of how
well the girls have done throughout the season.
Scott Burger, boys’ basketball
head coach, shared the boys’ accomplishments in the season.
Kristina Castillo, cheer coach,
spoke about how proud she is of
the 2015-2016 cheerleaders and
of all of their hard work.
Dave Remmers, head track
coach, made the audience laugh
by telling stories about his track
team. He also stated how great
they have done this season.
Scott Burger, golf coach, told
parents about how proud he is of
the golfers and their outstanding
success on the course.
After speeches from the
coaches, Burger and Michael
gave out certificates to all sports
participants.
When seniors received their
certificates, Burger announced
every sport they have joined
since freshman year.
After certificates were given
out, Marvin Kohlmeier gave out
a scholarship to Lillian Brownlee and Matt Burdick.
The Senior Athlete of the Year
Award worth $500 each, was
given to Alexis McAfee and
Calder Keehn.
The awards were followed by
the athletic banquet slide show,
and it is always a highlight to
students because it holds memories that will last a lifetime. It
consisted of memories and pictures from each sport’s season
all put together. The slideshow
concluded the athletic banquet.
Junior Payton Strahm speaks at the FFA Banquet on May 7. Strahm, FFA treasurer, along with
Eric Renyer, FFA vice president, recognized banquest guests, including alumni members, school
board members, SHS faculty, FFA member employers as well as seniors and their parents.
Photo by Morganne Kruse
Spring Cleaning
(L-R) Seniors Corbin Hartter and Levi Mills carry a toilet in order to place it into the bucket of
a backhoe. On Wednesday, Apr. 20, the entire class of 2016 gathered at the parking lot of the
Sabetha Municipal Pool in order to participate in the annual city-wide cleanup. After an hour
delay due to rain and a prayer in remembrance of Tara Ploeger, the seniors ate a breakfast
provided by the Chamber of Commerce and split into groups to pick up the debris scattered
across the city. After over three hours of work, the seniors, with the help of city workers and
other volunteers, had loaded and removed countless quantities of furniture, appliances,
mattresses, metals, wood and other miscellaneous items. Teams of seniors and workers loaded
the debris onto trucks and delivered it back to the parking lot of the pool where it was sorted
and disposed of. The seniors ended the day with a lunch provided by United Bank & Trust
and SBS Insurance. This year marked the 27th anniversary of the city-wide cleanup. The first
city-wide cleanup took placed in 1989 and was the brainchild of Duane Tramp, who modeled
it after a city cleanup in Oslo, Norway. Caption by Nolan Brey & photo by Starla Cochenour
FCCLA Advances
(L-R) Freshmen Ashlynn Hoesing, Anna Cochenour and
Adrienne Koehler pose for a group picture after their STAR
event presentation. At an earlier contest in February, the
girls participated in and qualified for state. On Apr. 3-5, these
freshmen participated in the state contest in Wichita and
placed second in their event. Next, Hoesing, Cochenour and
Koehler will advance to the Nationals competition in San
Diego, Calif. on July 3-7. Caption by Sam Shafer & photo by
Julia Barnes
KAY Work Horses
Chick-fil-A Leadercast
Following the instructions of speaker Chris Barez-Brown, senior Jacob Payne folds a paper
airplane during the Chick-fil-A Leadercast on May 6. SHS seniors, French students, FCCLA
members and other students joined community business leaders at the Northridge Church to
participate in the Leadercast, which was livestreamed around the world from Atlanta. From
8:00 a.m. to 3:30p.m, attendees heard research and testimonies regarding leadership from
countless speakers, including Dr. Henry Cloud, Kat Cole, Rorke Denver, Andy Stanley, Steve
Wozniak, James Brown and Nick Saban. Caption by Nolan Brey & photo by Starla Cochenour
On Monday, May 9, the SHS KAY Club held their annual member
recognition celebration. Each year, KAY Club members are
recognized for their service to the school, their community, the
nation and the world. All members received some recognition,
but the two KAY members who had the highest particiation in
activities earned the KAY Work Horse Award. These students
are seniors Josey Allen (left) and Starla Cochenour (right).
Photo by Lauren Huber
Skilled in Art and A Day on the Farm with FFA
Woodworking
(L-R) Junior John Harvey and senior Gage Gresham present their
project on steam engines at the annual Art and Woodworking
Show on Tuesday, May 10. The works of students from Connie
Herbster’s art classes and Cole Bergen’s industrial arts classes
were out on display for the community. Photo by Starla
Cochenour
Sophomore Hannah
Simpson
admires
the work of Connie
Herbster’s senior art
students In the SHS
varsity
gymnasium.
Each
senior
art
student is given a table
at the annual Art and
Woodworking Show so
that they may display
their favorite artistic
works from their high
school careers. Photo
by Starla Cochenour
Deters Elected
(L-R) Junior MiKayla Deters and Chris Bauerle, Sabetha FFA
advisor, pose for a picture at the FFA banquet. Deters, Sabetha
FFA president, received the reporter position in the district FFA
office. Her duties as district reporter include writing articles
and informing FFA members about events and happenings in
the district. Deters will hold this position for one year. Caption
by Sam Shafer & photo by Morganne Kruse
(Top Left) Junior Josh Parton
teaches a group of elementary
schoolers about the MIG
(metal inert gas) welder and
demonstrates how it works.
The FFA Day on The Farm took
place on Thursday, Apr. 7.
(Top Right) Junior Maggie
Kruse shows a stuffed deer
head and explains how
taxidermy is done. Many
FFA members spent the
day teaching elementary
schoolers about their agrelated
activities
and
interests. Photos by Karis
Bredemeier
(Bottom Left) Sophomore
Trevor Kramer explains the
responsibilities of caring for
pigs and tells of their place in
his family’s business. Photo
by Courtney Holthaus
New Student Council Officers
The 2016-17 Student Council executive board gathers for their first group photograph. The
officers include (back row, L-R) Secretary Grace Kuenzi, President Eric Renyer, Vice President
Howard Hinton, (front row, L-R) Treasurer Michaela Krebs and Communications Director
Anna Cochenour. The Student Council elections took place Apr. 29. The student body, excluding the seniors, and current eight graders gathered in the junior varsity gym to hear contestant speeches. Electronic voting via school iPads immediately followed. Renyer and Krebs
were elected to second terms on the board while Kuenzi, Hinton and Cochenour are first-time
members. This group of students will lead the Student Council as well as the student body in
countless endeavors next year. The executive board, along with adviser Brian Cole, will plan
for next year’s events throughout the entire summer. Caption by Nolan Brey & photo by
Starla Cochenour
Sing & Play!
(L-R) Junior Odyssey members Lauren Herbster, Laura
Edelman and Ashton Buser sing “The Time Warp” at the SHS
Spring Concert. On May 10, band, concert choir, Infinity and
Odyssey performed in the SMS auditorium. Vocal Instructor
Vickie Angell is retiring this year, so many past and present
members of vocal performed a skit and sang a song to thank
her for her hard work at SHS. Caption by Karrington Payne &
photo by Starla Cochenour
She's a KAY Counselor, Folks
Band members perform at the SHS spring concert. They
played four songs including “Fanfare for a New Age,” “Voices
of the Sky,” “Among the Clouds” and “Torrents of Fire”. Band
Director Katie Topp gave out a scholarship to senior Mollie
Robinson and gave letters to several band members. Caption
by Karrington Payne & photo by Starla Cochenour
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Congrats Grads!
(Back row, L-R) juniors Scott Chandler, Conrad Castillo, (front row, L-R) Karlie Spielman,
senior Larisa White and sophomore Marissa Peabody arrive at the KAY Leadership Camp
(KLC) last July at the Rock Springs 4-H Center near Junction City. After attending four years of
KAY Camp, White will return to the 2016 KLC as a counselor. White, Sabetha KAY Club president and former Area 3 president, was selected as a counselor out of numerous applicants
throughout the state of Kansas. White was encouraged to apply for the counsellorship by her
KCL counselors. When she arrives at KAY camp on July 24, she will receive counselor training and be mentored by an older counselor as she aids in camp activities for an entire week.
White will have the opportunity to return for years to come. “If I’m invited back, I would like
to come back,” White said. Caption by Nolan Brey & photo submitted
Congratulations to these 2016-2017 Teams!
The 2016-2017 yearbook staff includes (standing, L-R) Aubri
Gugleman, Cheyan Rokey, Trista Argabright, Brynna Broxterman,
Laura Edelman, Norea Menold, Kirsten Wenger; (front row, L-R)
Megan Meyer, Lauren Huber, Lexi Wisdom; (second row) Hannah
Enneking, Kaitlyn Tinklin, Eric Renyer, Grace Kuenzi and Jessica
Payne. Photo by Starla Cochenour
Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Sabetha High Spokesman staff! The
following students have been selected as part of next year’s newspaper
staff: (standing, L-R) Trista Argabright, Zach Shaw, Karrington Payne, Addie
Huning; (seated) Jeff Kolbek; (not pictured) Morganne Kruse. Photo by
Starla Cochenour
The 2016-2017 SHS cheerleaders are (back row, L-R) Kymbrie Ulrich,
Ashten Halls, Ashton Buser, Emily Strathman, Samantha Edwards,
Laurel Smith, Lexi Wisdom; (front row, L-R) Abby Hinton, Rachel
Kramer, Erin Howard, Leah Deckinger and Reggie Garrett.
Countdown to Graduation
by Erin Herrmann

Taking the Next Step

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