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Cantata rehearsals in Sedan
to begin Sunday afternoon
Rehearsals for the Sedan
Community Choir 2015 Christmas cantata are scheduled to
begin on Sunday, Oct. 25, at
1:15 p.m. at the First Christian Church of Sedan. The
church is located at the corner
of Chautauqua and Cherokee
streets.
This year’s cantata is
based on the beautiful hymn
“O Holy Night.” Music and rehearsal CD’s will be provided
at no charge for all singers.
Rehearsals will take place
every Sunday until the performance, which is scheduled
Seasonal celebration in a Kansas backyard
A colorful yard arrangement doesn’t need to be fancy or expensive. Sometimes, a little red wagon from years’ past, alongside
some pumpkins bought at the grocery story, mums, and season-end bedding plants provide a glimpse of autumn, as well as the
wrap-up of summertime. Connie Garman of Moline knows how to make her beautiful home into a special place to celebrate October in Kansas.
(Courtesy photo)
Elk County canine officer receives
ballistic vest for Four Legged project
Man’s best friend got some
needed help this week.
On Tuesday, Anna, the
German Shepard canine that
is a member of the Elk County
Sheriff’s Department, received
a ballistic vest from a Wichita organization dedicated to
protecting law enforcement
canines. The department received the free bullet-proof
vest (one has a value of $1,000)
from the Four Legged Project,
Inc., a non-profit organization
that contributes ballistic vests
to law enforcement units in
the area.
Nikki Woodrow of the Four
Legged Project Inc., said her
organization began in 2012
as a grassroots effort when
state and federal law enforcement agencies began tracking
canine deaths in the line of
battle. Woodrow is a law enforcement officer in Wichita
and knows first hand the role
that trained canines provide in
law enforcement.
“They are now used in the
front line of battle,” she said.
“In the past, so many canines
went to work without any protection. Yet, we expect them to
put their lives in danger while
we, as uniformed officers,
come equipped with our own
vests. It just seemed like those
dogs deserved the ballistic
vests as well.”
Through sponsorships and
donations, the Four Legged
Project Inc., has been able to
raise enough funds to contribute more than one dozen
canine ballistic vests to law
enforcement agencies across
Kansas. A total of 25 are on
order and are available to law
enforcement agencies through
an application process via the
organization’s website: www.
thefourleggedproject.org.
Contributions and donations
are accepted through that
website, as well as through the
organization’s Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/thefourleggedproject.
Woodrow doesn’t show her
dedication for canine protection only through her organization; she also does it through
her job as a law enforcement
officer in Wichita,
Woodrow
investigates
animal cruelty cases and is
involved in animal rescues
throughout Wichita and Sedgwick County. Her dedication
to dogs is evident by the paw
prints that are tattooed on her
forearm.
Sheriff Doug Hanks expressed appreciation to Woodrow and the Four Legged Project for its contribution of the
vest to Anna.
“K-9 teams are a vital tool
in fighting crime and assisting
patrol deputies. Thank you to
the commissioners and sheriff’s department for making
the K-9 unit possible,” he said.
Rolling Prairie
plans holiday events
Rolling Prairie Extension and
the Friendly Neighbors Club will
hold their Holiday Happenings at the
First Christian Church in Sedan on
Wednesday, Nov. 4. This event is open
to the public.
Registration with coffee and
breakfast will be from 9:30-10 a.m.
At 10 a.m., a program will feature a
business highlight, a Christmas tree
holder sample, Thanksgiving trivia,
and an example of simple seasonal
meals. Lunch will end the day at
noon with club demonstrations and
door prizes.
Halloween activities
planned in Sedan
Area kids are invited to the annual
Trunk or Treat at the First National
Bank parking lot in Sedan. The event
will be held on Saturday, Oct. 31 beginning at 5 p.m.
Free hot dogs will be cooked by
the employees of First National Bank.
There will also be a Costume Contest,
Pumpkin Contest, and Trunk Contest.
For information, call Diana Clanton at the Sedan SKIL Office at 620725-3990.
for Sunday, Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m.
The performance will take
place at the First Christian
Church in Sedan.
Those who have sung
with the choir before, as well
as anyone who might be interested in singing with the
choir, are invited and encouraged to join on the 25th. The
choir is under the direction of
Kathy Chamberland. Anyone
who has questions can contact her at 620-725-3638. Everyone is invited to come and
help make this Christmas extra special.
Chautauqua Baptist Church
plans fall festival Oct. 25
On Oct. 25, the Chautauqua Baptist Church invites the
community to come to their
annual Fall Festival to begin
at 10:30 a.m.
There will be a morning church service at 10:30
a.m. brought by the church’s
pastor, Kevin Fogerty, in the
church auditorium and then
will adjourn to the activity
center for a meal and games.
At the festival there will
be inflatable houses, egg toss,
carnival games with prizes.
There is also the annual
chili cook-off that groups or
individuals are encouraged to
enter. Let’s see who makes the
best chili in Chautauqua Coun-
ty! The judging will be done
by all attendees who want to
judge. Everyone will be able to
taste and vote for their favorite chili.
Festival foods will be available free of charge, in addition to the chili. There will be
hot dogs, cotton candy, snow
cones and popcorn, as well as
delicious homemade desserts
baked by Chautauqua Baptist
Church family.
Chautauqua
Baptist
Church is located at 104 S.
Main, Chautauqua. If you have
any questions you may call
the church office at 620-7253930.
Home Town Health Care
finds major role in
Independence transition
Home Town Health Care,
which has offices in Sedan
and Cedar Vale, will be a major player in the healthcare
transition that is taking place
at Independence.
An agreement was announced last week that Mercy
Health will transfer its home
health and hospice services to
Home Town Health Care, effective immediately.
With offices in Oswego,
Fredonia, Cedar Vale, Sedan,
Lyndon and Emporia, Home
Town Health Care covers 27
counties in Kansas providing
home health and homemaker
services, and recently has
branched into hospice care.
Kim Day, Mercy Independence interim leader, said
there will be no disruption of
service to patients, and that
existing licenses and certifications will be honored.
K-9 Anna is pictured with Elk County Sheriff Doug Hanks (left) and
John Reed, Director of
undersheriff John Walker (right). Walker purchased the dog and Operations for Home Town
serves as her full time handler and keeper for the department. Health Care, based in Fredonia, said this transaction will
(courtesy photo)
provide a well-rounded agency. He said the Independence-
based services will continue
to operate out of the medical
office building currently located on the Mercy campus
at 900 W. Myrtle street, and
most co-workers on staff with
Mercy Home Health and Hospital have agreed to continue
employment with Home Town
Health Care.
Day said the transfer of
home health and hospice services was the first of several
announcements to come related to solutions for continued
health services after Mercy
exits the community at the end
of December.
Mercy Hospital has already closed in Independence,
and physician clinics are being
run by Labette Health of Parsons; Wilson County Medical
Center of Neodesha; and Coffeyville Regional Medical Center.
A major involvement is
anticipated from St. John
Health Services of Tulsa and
its Bartlesville partner, Jane
Phillips Medical Center.
Gilbert inducted into Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame
One of the names read to be inducted into the Kansas Cowboy Hall
of Fame on Saturday was Busby native, Harley Gilbert.
Gilbert was inducted into the
Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame as Rodeo Cowboy of the year. There were
six people inducted for 2015. They
each have a permanent display in
Dodge City at the Boot Hill Museum
where the Kansas Cowboy Hall of
Fame is located.
The ceremony and dinner was
held on Oct. 17 at the Dodge City
Conference Center. There were approximately 200 people in attendance. The other inductees were
Gerald “Jerry” Peck, Junction City
(working cowboy), Margaret and
Gary Kraisinger, Halstead (cowboy
historians), Olis Goodknight, Englewood, (rancher/cattleman) and Orin
Friesen, Wichita (cowboy artist/entertainer). In addition to their display
at the museum, they each received a
plaque and beautiful cowboy metal
sculpture. The Cowboy Hall of Fame
has been selecting inductees since
2002.
Harley Dean Gilbert was born
on June 7, 1934 in Busby to Harley
“Ermine” and Kathryn “Iris” Gilbert.
He was the younger of two children,
his sister Mary being born two years
before.
His parents ran a Hereford calfcow operation and farmed hay and
grains. Harley attended grade school
in Busby. When he was 10 he began
breaking horses, starting with one
he had raised from its birth.
Throughout his youth he broke
many more horses and a few Brahma bulls. He graduated from nearby
Longton High School in 1952.
Though his parents wanted him
to stay on the ranch, his dream was
to ride bulls. A compromise was
reached when he agreed to stay on
the ranch during planting and harvest. He became friends with many
rodeo greats while commuting to
and from rodeos.
In 1959, he started riding bulls
for the RCA (now PRCA) competing
in 13 States. He was listed as one
of the top 15 bull riders in 1963. For
several years, Harley worked with
2010 Kansas Hall of Fame rodeo
cowboy inductee, world champion
steer roper, Sonny Worrell of New
Albany/Altoona, and Harry Knight,
Elk County native
Harley Gilbert
owner of the Flying A (Gene Autry’s
former ranch), as the pickup man for
the broncs and the steers. In addition
to bull riding, Harley did some steer
wrestling and roping.
On Nov. 15, 1966, he married
Patty Jo Morris and they raised three
children, Gerald “Jerry” Gilbert,
Clinton “Clint” Gilbert and Tamberly
“Tammy” Baker, in Busby. They have
10 grandchildren. Harley lived in
Busby for 56 years.
In 1969, when his father died,
Harley took over the ranch, but continued to rodeo professionally until
1974. After that, he competed in
“old timers” events and reunions,
and judged amateur and PRCA
events.
Harley is a PRCA Gold Card
holder and has memberships in the
American Quarter Horse Association, Kansas Thoroughbred Association and Kansas Quarter Horse Association. He is a licensed trainer
for both Kansas and Oklahoma, and
has been in the winners’ circle numerous times in horse races in both
states.
Although not currently licensed
in Nebraska, he has won several
races in that state. In 2009, the
Kansas Thoroughbred Association
awarded him Aged Horse of the Year
for “Grand On Affair.”
Harley is currently semi-retired
working as an oil and gas consultant
and lives near Fredonia.
Harley continues to ride horses
to this day.
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a nurse will come by our house to do a short
physical exam and run some tests. At that
point they’ll score our health and determine
about the ACA before Dec. 31
With an Oct. 1 deadline for employers to
notify their employees of healthcare benefits
for which they might qualify under ObamaCare, we now will start getting a steady diet of
the federalized insurance plan.
While the Affordable Care Act remains unpopular with the average American, we must
admit to a great deal of ignorance about its details. And, when ignorant, most of us tend to be
critical.
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years. The statewide event
will be held Friday, Sept. 20
through Monday, Sept. 23, at
the Kansas Pavilions in Wichita.
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will be sold during the KJLS
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bidding on livestock at the live
auction. Participants typically
use the money earned from
selling these animals to help
fund their college educations
and to purchase next year’s
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KJLS will present a number
of scholarships ranging from
$750 to $2,500 to exhibitors
who have excelled academically, in community service
and in 4-H/FFA. The scholarship program is funded primarily through private contributions and income generated
by the Beefeaters Barbecue
held in the Sam Fulco Pavilion
prior to the auction.
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AREA DEATHS
Anna Crocker
Anna Charoletta Crocker age 57, of Longton, passed away at her home Monday, Oct.
12, 2015. She was born Feb. 22, 1958 in Leslie, Ark., the daughter of Melvin and Roberta
(McElroy) Hightower.
Anna loved spending time with her
grandchildren, and her family. She lived life
to the fullest and loved being around people.
She was preceded in death by her father,
Melvin Hightower.
Anna is survived by her mother and
step-father, Roberta and Alvin Taylor of
Longton; daughter, Hanna Lyon and husband
Billy of Independence; son, Brian Ostraner of Longton; sisters,
Jackie Baty of Sedan, Sharon Hazelwood and husband Kevin of
Wichita; brother, Ervin Davis and wife Teresa and son John Davis
of Longton; half-sisters, Joy of Harrison, Ark., Carol of Marshall,
Ark., and grandchildren, Benjamin Lyon, Raynbeau Lyon, and
Aurora Lyon.
Memorial services were held Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 at the
Christian Church in Longton.
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Emergency planning
Fall meeting planned for
ranching association meeting slated for Nov. 5
The Elk County Emergency Management Office will be
hosting a LEPC (Local Emergency Planning Meeting) on
Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Flint
Hills Assembly of God Church,
1217 Hwy 99 in Howard.
The agenda will be a presentation by Josh Smith, SE
Regional
Coordinator,
Jeff
Welshans, NE Regional Coordinator and Byrdee Miller, Elk
County Coordinator. This presentation will be will explain
what the LEPC is and how it
relates to all of us. Also a presentation that is based on two
new documents written by
Emergency Management professionals will be offered.
Vendors are needed for the for this special event.
The presentation will have
The Annual Hometown
Little Scholar Preschool Annuexcerpts from the new course
al Hometown Shopping Event, Shopping Event is a time for
EM101. The group will educate
which will be held on Satur- patrons to visit booths from
the public and responders the
day, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. around the area all in one spot.
at the Old Sedan Gym. Direct For more information on being
sales reps, consultants, stores, a vendor email littlescholarcrafters, and more are needed [email protected].
The Elk County Farm and
Ranch Association will hold its
fall meeting on Thursday, Nov.
5 at St. Mary’s Parish Hall in
Moline. A covered dish dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.,
with the meeting and program
afterward. The entrée will be
provided and attendees are
asked to bring a covered dish
to share.
Guest speaker will be Amber Johnson of the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS). Amber will give an update on conservation programs
available in Elk County. Members and guests are welcome.
For more information contact Annette Barnaby at 620642-3045 or Shari Kaminska
at 620-642-6303.
Vendors sought for
Hometown Shopping Event
Developmental screenings
will be held in Longton
The Chautauqua and Elk
County Special Services Cooperative will provide a free
screening for children from
birth through school age at Elk
Valley Schools in Longton on
Friday, Nov. 6. Any child entering the preschool program will
need to complete a screening.
Children
will
receive
screening in the areas of Communication, Personal Social,
Motor Skills, Thinking/Reason-
ing and Adaptive Behaviors.
Students entering the preschool program are required to
complete Vision, Hearing and
Health Assessments. These assessments can be conducted by
the County Health Department
or through an appointment
with your personal physician.
Please contact Cindy Alberts at 620-374-2113 for an
appointment as well as for preschool enrollment information.
Plans underway for annual
Turkey Trot in Burden
Larry is a pit mix under the age of two. Oz is a hound mix under the age of
two. Both dogs are neutered, UTD on vaccines (rabies, parvo, distemper),
and heart worm negative. Both are very loving dogs. Needs a fenced in yard.
Chautauqua County Animal Shelter
421 S. Montgomery • Sedan, KS 67361 • 620-725-3561
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. • Other times by appointment
For more information, visit the Facebook page:
The Chautauqua County Animal Shelter - Sedan, Kansas
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Central High School STUCO
and Cross Country team will
be hosting the 3rd Annual Turkey Trot on Saturday, Nov. 14.
This is a 2-mile cross country
course at Central High School
in Burden.
The entry fee is a bargain
at only $15 per person and includes a t-shirt with registration. Special rates for current
Central students (K-12) are
$10 per person or $5 to walk/
run with no t-shirt. Prizes will
be given to male and female
winners in various age groups:
Overall, Masters (40+), Prime
(19-39), High School (Grades
9-12), Junior High (Grades
6-8), Elementary (Kdg-5th).
There will be a free 400K race
for the younger crowd ages 5
and under.
Registration will open at
9 a.m. with the trot beginning
at 10 a.m. Registration forms
and more detailed information
may be found at the school
website
(www.usd462.org).
Registration forms are available at Central Elementary and
CJSHS, the Burden City Office,
Emerald Bank in Burden, Joseph’s Storehouse, Forgotten
Item Market, and Winfield Rec
Center. You may also contact
Judy Powell at 620-438-2218
or [email protected] for
more information.
Deadline for entry is
Wednesday, Nov. 4. You may
register on site, but t-shirt will
not be available at that time.
Funds raised go directly to
students in the form of camps,
meals, uniforms, leadership
opportunities, school functions,
and more. Special thanks to
our sponsors, Bartel Trucking
and Big Head Endian.
The Prairie Star
deadline is each
Monday at 5 p.m.
Ask Jack
Thursday, Oct. 22 - Scalloped chicken, broccoli 4 oz.,
blueberries 4 oz., pineapple
bread.
Friday, Oct. 23 - Egg salad sandwich, lentil and black
bean soup 4 oz., crackers-1,
carrot sticks 4 oz., strawberries 4 oz., (bun).
Monday, Oct. 26 - BBQ
chicken, cole slaw 4 oz., peas 4
oz., peaches 4 oz., roll.
Tuesday, Oct. 27 - Tuna
noodle casserole, broccoli 4
oz., pickled beets 4 oz., pears 4
oz., wheat bread.
Wednesday, Oct. 28 - New
England stew, green beans 4
oz., apricot 4 oz., cook’s choice
Here is what we can do for you!
• Wound Care
• Falls Prevention
• Medication management and education
• Disease management and education
• Anodyne Therapy for
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cookie, bread.
Weekday noon meals are
served, delivered or available
for takeout. Frozen meals are
available for weekends. Area
congregate meals sites include
Cedar Vale - People’s Place,
620-758-2675 (Also delivering to Sedan, Peru, Niotaze,
Chautauqua and Elgin); Grenola - Grenola Senior Citizen’s
Center, 620-358-3601 (Also delivering to Cambridge and Burden); Howard - Howard Senior
Center, 620-374-2200; Moline
- Moline Community Center,
620-647-8178; and Longton
- Longton Senior Center, 620642-6861.
Please make reservations
for your meal 24 hours in advance.
The recommended contribution for assessed participants is $3 for those 60 and
above.
Meal cost for those under
60 is $4.75.
Norgan’s
Barber Shop
• Skilled Nursing
•
business operation, not each
and every job function that
needs to be done. If you try to
wear all hats, you will soon be
overwhelmed with the things
you don’t really enjoy doing.
I like to keep things simple.
Identify what it is that you do
best and devote your time and
efforts in that area. Then, recognizing that you’re also responsible for the other aspects
of the business, find the best
people possible to fill those
roles. Working as a team, your
business will be more successful than if you try to do it all
yourself.
ARPI provides business
and
community
coaching
throughout Kansas. If you have
a business question for Jack,
his phone is 620-249-2108 or
email him at jack.newcomb@
totelcsi.com. You can also visit
the ARPI website, HYPERLINK
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WHAT WE DO
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By Jack Newcomb,
Advancing Rural Prosperity
All of us have both strengths
and areas of weakness. It’s just
a fact of life that we don’t excel in everything we try to do,
and that’s okay. As an owner of
a small business, it’s especially important to remember that
you’re probably not an expert
in all facets of the operation.
Personally, I’m terrible
at sales. There are very few
things I dislike more than trying to convince someone that
they need to buy something.
Yet when I started my first
business, establishing a distribution company, sales was
critical to our success. I wish I
had known then what I know
now…
To be truly successful, an
entrepreneur must understand
the need to hire people who
are better at specific jobs than
he or she is. If you don’t like
sales, hire someone who loves
it. If you don’t like keeping the
books, find som’eone who loves
to track the numbers. Your job
is to focus on managing the
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mechanics of Emergency Preparedness, how it helps you
and how you can help during
and after a disaster. Another part of the presentation
will be information based on
the “Emergency Management
Handbook” which is also new
this year.
The second part of the
agenda will cover the TEPW
(Training, Exercise and Planning Workshop) which is primarily for the local responders to add to our a three year
Training, Exercise and Planning calendar.
The public is encouraged
and welcome to attend the
entire evening. There will be
plenty of discussion time and
will welcome your input and
questions.
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Blood draws in the Home for any labs you may need
Communication between you and your doctor
Hospital Transitional Care Programs
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Proudly serving:
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Walk-Ins
8 a.m. - noon
Monday-Friday
620-647-7013
216 E. 3rd, Moline
The Elk County
Treasurers Office will
now be processing
drivers licenses on
Mondays.
Hours are now:
Monday-Thursday
7 a.m.-5 p.m.
127 N. Pine
Howard, Kansas
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Flint Hill Boosters 4-H club
promotes National 4-H Week
Members of the Flint Hill Boosters 4-H Club wore their 4-H t-shirts to school at the beginning of National 4-H Week. (courtesy photo)
By Anna Hendricks
The Flint Hill Boosters
started off the week by wearing
their 4-H t-shirts at school on
Tuesday. We hoped to encourage new kids to join 4-H.
As a part of National 4-H
48 Hours of 4-H, the club made
and distributed recycling bins.
These were put up at the West
SEKLS workshop
touches on
difficult patrons
Janet Hadlock, Ammie
Rankin, Avanelle Rankin and
Christina Friend, all of Longton Public Library attended the
Southeast Kansas Library System workshop entitled Dealing
with Difficult Patrons.
Dr. Steve Albrecht delivered the live webinar, including information on developing
a security plan, maintaining
consistency in library responses among various staff, and accurate definitions of workplace
violence and types of threats.
Strategies for effectively diffusing challenging situations
was a central theme of the presentation. Consensus among
library staff in attendance was
that most of the situations described were not common in
southeast Kansas libraries.
Area Card Clubs
Grenola Card Club
By Delbert Lampson
The Grenola Card Club met
on Oct. 13. We had six tables of
pitch players.
Jan Kissinger got high by
one point over the chapel builder Richard Wells. The little new
chapel is around a mile east of
Cambridge. Betty Romans got
low. I thought I would make a
come back late in the evening
just like the Royals did but I
struck out. Even with shoulder
problems, Bill Nigh could still
bid but not pitch. Yea Cubs!
Area Reports
Chautauqua County Traffic
Oct. 8 - Joshua Allison Jay,
Count 1) Speeding 77/55; Count
2) Failure to wear a seatbelt,
K99. Case Pending.
Sept. 21 - Colby Dean Taglialatela, Speeding 82/65, U166.
Case Pending.
Sept. 29 - Justin N. Johnson, Speeding 85/65, U166/
K99. Case Pending.
Oct. 14 - Eric Lane Roberts,
Speeding 79/65, U166. Case
Pending.
Oct. 18 - Layke W. Hoffman, Speeding 74/65, U166/
Road 3. Case Pending.
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Elk football stadium for both
the Jr. High and High School
games. We also put them up
in front of Batson’s and Simply
Trends in downtown Howard
to encourage locals to recycle.
We ended our busy week
by having fellowship and worship service with the Floral 4-H
Club in Cowley County. Follow-
ing church at the Grandview
United Methodist church in
Winfield, we ate lunch together and then for roll call shared
our past year’s achievements in
4-H. It was fun to hear about
the various activities their club
members participate in.
BIRTH
Blake and Kailey
(Townsley) Schulte of
Sublette, Kan., wish to
announce the arrival of
their son, Boe Mahlon
Schulte. He was born on
Sept. 15, 2015.
The baby boy weighed
five pounds, nine ounces, and measured 17 3/4
inches in length.
Maternal grandparents are Mark and Lisa
Townsley of Moline.
Paternal grandparents are Don and Melissa Dunham of Copeland,
Kan.
Union Chapel Dorcas
approved as read. The next
meeting will be Oct. 29 again at
Dixie’s.
Roll call was miscellaneous.
The group enjoyed a lunch outing and returned to Dixie’s to
continue quilting.
Those attending the day
of quilting were Lorene Selter,
Alma Foster, Charlene Sturges,
Sharon Payne and hostess, Dixie Selter.
Sedan Senior Center
By Annetta Kelley
The Sedan Senior Center
Citizens met Thursday, Oct. 1
for their meeting and covered
dish lunch. There were 20 that
attended and 13 blood pressures taken.
We had three birthdays:
Nedra Burdett, Annetta Kelley
and Vera (Sis) Lesher. After the
Pledge, Richard Potter gave
prayer. We want to thank Richard Potter and Richard Blankinship for giving prayers at our
meetings and luncheons.
In new business, Sandra Wolf explained how the
drive-thru flu shots will be conducted on Friday at the fairgrounds. Diana Clanton told
about the Halloween festivities,
downtown that will happen on
Oct. 31. The Ladies of Veterans
will hold a bean feed at the Sedan Center, Nov. 11. There will
be an article in the Prairie Star
for more information later.
At our Oct. 15 luncheon,
we had 14 attend. Richard
Potter gave prayer after the
Pledge. Kami couldn’t come to
take blood pressures or blood
sugars. Sandra came and
gave 3 flu shots, we voted for
a cleaning person, and since I
forgot to have elections at our
meeting, we elected officers.
The officers are: President:
Annetta Kelley. Vice-President:
Vera Lesher. Secretary: Edna
Peel. Treasurer: Diana Clanton. COA Delegate: Diana Clan-
ton. Alternate: Annetta Kelley.
Diana and Annetta went
to Independence on Oct.14
meeting/luncheon held by Four
County Mental Health. It was
discussed where people could
go for health care since the
hospital closed.
Those that attended Oct. 1
lunch were: Reva Ullum, Rex
Hogan, Betty Jennings, Margaret Hogan, Jack Ward, Vera
Lesher, Edna Peel, Annetta Kelley, Richard Blankinship, Jerry
and Sharon Alexander, Nedra
Burdett, Richard and Pat Potter, Diana Clanton, Reta Pipher,
Sue Kill, Imogene McNown, Pat
Hart and Sandra Wolfe.
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Voxer makes a cell phone into
a fun way to stay in touch
Voxer has brought back
to life an old concept —
walkie-talkies.
Remember them?
Now that everybody carries a cell phone that can
tell you exactly how to get
to 118082 E. 174th East Avenue in East Gary, Indiana;
and allow you to browse
every news channel in the
world; and permit you to
order pizza that will be delivered to your front door —
there’s not much call for an
old-fashioned walkie-talkie.
But at our house, it’s not
uncommon to see my wife,
Kathy, sit on our front porch
and speak into her smartphone, knowing that one of
the grandkids will soon respond.
A Voxer conversation
might go like this: “Well, tell
me about school today. Did
you play basketball during
PE? I always liked playing
basketball, but I wasn’t too
good because I was short.
So, tell me some stuff about
your day. I’ll look forward to
your Voxer call. Love you.”
Then maybe 10 minutes
later, Grandma will hear
a special ring that sounds
nothing like a cell phone
call. She will put the phone
to her ear and smile while
end, which is a
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Howard Happenings
Boe Mahlon Schulte
By Sharon Payne
The Dorcas quilters met
Oct. 15 in the home of Dixie
Selter to continue work on a
Dresden Plate quilt. The meeting was called to order by President Dixie.
Dixie read from Matthew
24:1-33 and the group followed
with The Lord’s Prayer. The
minutes of the Oct. 1 meeting
were read and the treasurer’s report given. Both were
Oct. 21, 2015
Oh,
beautiful
October!
This is the way fall weather is
supposed to be, as I remember from years (a lot of years)
past. As a child growing up
on the farm, fall was a treasured time. It would be warm
enough to still play outside, but
cool enough that a light jacket
felt good. I could still go barefoot. Gosh, I did like that!
We had lots of chores to do
after we got home from school,
and while we were milking the
cows and feeding the rest of the
livestock and chickens, it was
cool enough that you weren’t
beating yourself trying to keep
the pesky flies away.
I hated the darn flies, and
apparently so did the milk
cows..they switched their tail,
and of course their tail always
caught me up to the side of the
head. I didn’t get mad at the
cow, just the flies. I hate them
yet to this day!
As I see the big corn pickers and the combines in the
fields harvesting the crops, it is
a far cry from the way my Dad
farmed with teams of horses. We pulled the corn from
the stalks by hand and then
shocked the stalks for winter
roughage, and shocked the kafir (like milo). Granted, we did
not have the hundreds of acres
to harvest - and could not have.
But when you are 10 years old,
it looked like a thousand acre
field. I am so grateful for my
childhood, growing up in the
country was a happy, happy
time for me. I wouldn’t trade
it and my good memories for
anything. I realize there really
is much I could trade it for anyway, so guess I’ll just be happy
that I have them.
There was a lot of laughter
and happiness shared by Louise Heck and her loved ones
this past weekend. Over a four
day weekend this happiness
was shared by Louise, JoLee
Dwight, Larry Darby, Penny
Rogers, Troy Boublehouse of
Port Arnasas, Texas, Jessie,
Brad and Elinore Rose Greschler of Denver, Colo., Shawn
and Tish Dwight of Inola, Okla.,
Michelle, Mike and Jaden
Sharp of Skiatook, Okla., Shannon, Chase, Caleb and Kinzley
of Goodard. Elinore Rose, 6
month old baby daughter of
Jessie and Brad was the star
attraction. It was her first trip
to Kansas and she charmed
her way through and everyone
enjoyed her.
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Blue Devils are in
Central continues to dominate on the football field;
“must win” situation for
Raiders prepare for tough battle against Sedan
By BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
BURDEN — Through seven weeks of the season, the
Central High School football
team has dominated much of
the competition. Yet with two
weeks remaining, the Raiders
are still fighting for their postseason lives.
The hunt for the playoffs
begins Friday night as CHS
plays a pivotal Eight Man-Division I-District 2 contest at Sedan. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
“I’ve been thinking about
these games a lot this whole
entire season,” said Raider
football coach Anthony Blair,
whose squad is coming off a
66-20 road win at Cedar Vale/
Dexter last Friday. “I’ve kind
of got mixed feelings about it,
but now I’m kind of to the point
where I feel like we’re playing
our best football right now …
defensively, offensively and
special teams. In all aspects
of the game, we’re playing at
our best right now and clicking. Going into our last two
games, that’s how a season is
supposed to work. It’s just supposed to gradually get better,
and you’re supposed to play
your best football at the end.”
The Raiders — 6-1 overall
— will need to continue to play
their best football in the final
weeks of the season. Central
is currently tied atop the district standings with West Elk at
3-0. A victory on Friday would
clinch a Raider postseason
berth for the first time since
2011 and make the Oct. 29
home game against West Elk as
the deciding district title game.
A loss to Sedan means the final
week’s contest becomes even
more critical in the team’s pursuit of the playoffs.
“We’ve been building up to
these last two games all year,”
Blair said. “We’ve met our goals
and done what we’ve needed
to do to get to this point. This
is what coaches live for and
what we work in the offseason
for. This is the fun time of the
year. These next two games
will be knock down and drag
out games. The last two games
we have will be tough football
games all the way through.
I’m looking forward to it. I’m
excited and the kids are excited. We’ll see how it turns out I
guess.”
The Raiders remained per-
postseason play
Central senior Lucas McMichael carries the ball in the game against Cedar Vale/Dexter last Friday. (photo by Michelle Koppelmann)
fect in district play last Friday
with an impressive win at Cedar Vale/Dexter.
In that contest, Central
opened up a 16-0 lead after
one quarter with a 13-yard
touchdown run by Lucas McMichael and a punt block by McMichael that he recovered in
the end zone for another score.
McMichael had another
dominating day on the ground
for the Raiders. The senior carried the ball 18 times for 258
yards and five touchdowns,
including runs of 79 and 13
yards in the second quarter. By
halftime, Central had extended
its lead to 38-12.
Not only did McMichael do
things with his legs, also picking up scoring runs of 50 and
two yards in the second half,
but he also had three touchdowns through the air. He con-
nected with Cody Jimenez for
an 11-yard strike and also added scoring passes of 27 yards to
Michael Delaney and 26 yards
to Dustin Handlin. He finished
the game 4-of-6 passing for 68
yards.
The Raiders eventually
closed out the victory in the
second half. Leading 58-20
after three quarters, McMichael’s last score early in the
fourth quarter ended the contest by way of the eight-man
mercy rule.
“It feels pretty good to get
a win and have everyone come
out of it healthy,” Blair said.
“Our defense really stepped up.
I was extremely pleased with
our defense. They did everything they possibly could have.
We’ve gradually gotten better
defensively this whole entire
year. The kids are buying in,
they’re flying around, hitting,
wrapping up, gang tackling.
It’s great to see. They’re believing now that offense is fun
and all, but it’s a lot better
when you can make a stop on
defense and then you go down
and score. They’ve figured that
out, and it’s fun to see.”
After several easy games so
far this season, Blair is expecting a much closer outcome on
Friday when his team visits Se-
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dan. The Blue Devils head into
the contest at 4-3 overall after
picking up a 72-22 district win
at Oxford.
“Sedan has a great coach in
Mick Holt,” Blair said. “He’s got
a great team over there. I know
for a fact that they will be disciplined and will know exactly
what they are doing. We’re going to have to be ready to go
on Friday night against Sedan.
That will be the determining
factor whether we get in the
playoffs or not. We still have a
chance either way, but it would
clinch a spot for us if we won
on Friday night. Our kids have
known this all year. We take it
one game at a time. The kids
have totally bought in and our
focused. They are always ready
to go. That’s all you can ask at
this time of the season. It’s that
focus and willingness to learn
new things late in the season.
This is crunch time now.”
The Raiders have won two
of the last three games against
Sedan, including a 54-26 decision a year ago in Burden.
Central-Burden 66, CV/D 20
CENTRAL
16 22 20 8-66
CV/D
0 12 8 0-20
SCORING PLAYS
CHS — McMichael 13 run (Handlin pass
from McMichael)
CHS — McMichael recovered punt block in
end zone (McMichael run)
CHS — McMichael 79 run (Koppelmann
run)
CHS — McMichael 13 run (Run failed)
CVD — Adkins 70 run (Conversion failed)
CHS — Jimenez 11 pass from McMichael
(McMichael run)
CVD — Not available
CHS — McMichael 50 run (Run failed)
CHS — Delaney 27 pass from McMichael
(Run failed)
CVD — Adkins 25 run (Conversion failed)
CHS — Handlin 26 pass from McMichael
(Delaney pass from McMichael)
CVD — Safety
CHS — McMichael 2 run (McMichael run)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — CHS: McMichael 18-258,
Koppelmann 15-69, Delaney 3-26; CVD:
Not available.
Passing — CHS: McMichael 4-6-0 68;
CVD: Not available.
Receiving — CHS: Delaney 2-31,
Handlin 1-26, Jimenez 1-11; CVD: Not
available.
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By BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
SEDAN — Losing the first
two games in district play, the
Sedan High School football
team had put itself in must-win
mode for the rest of the season.
The Blue Devils snapped a
brief two-game skid last Friday
as they thumped Oxford 72-22
in an Eight Man-Division I-District 2 contest.
“We really needed that
win,” said SHS football coach
Mick Holt, whose squad improved to 4-3 overall and 1-2 in
district play. “After being close
and playing hard against West
Elk and then the lack of execution and focus against Udall, it
was good to come out with a
little more focus. I thought our
line did better. We’re still making mistakes, but at least we
did improve a little bit.”
The Blue Devils will try to
keep their postseason hopes
alive on Friday when they entertain 6-1 Central-Burden in
a critical district contest. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Prather
Field.
“Obviously, both of these
games are must wins,” said
Holt as his team will wrap up
the regular season on Oct. 29
at Cedar Vale/Dexter. “We went
in last week knowing we had to
win. If we could win big by 21,
we need to do it. Points could be
a big factor. There was a little
more drive because they knew
they had to win. They were
playing with more of a purpose as far as trying to make
the playoffs. Every game from
here on out is a must win. The
points may or may not come
into play, but we know we have
to win. If we don’t win, none of
that matters. We have to take
care of business.”
Sedan currently sits behind
both West Elk and Central, who
are 3-0 in district play. If those
teams both win on Friday, they
will play one week later for the
district championship in Burden. Things get interesting,
though, if the Blue Devils pull
off the win.
SHS needed a win at Oxford last week to keep those
postseason hopes alive. The
Blue Devils got a four-yard
touchdown run by Alex Burger
early in the contest, and later
Huntur Cummings returned
a kickoff 50 yards for another
score to give them a 14-8 lead
after one quarter.
Sedan took control of things
before halftime, though. The
Blue Devils struck for 36 points
in the second quarter. Burger
completed a 36-yard TD pass
to Kiefer Brewer, followed by
scoring runs of one and three
yards by Cummings. Dakota
Halderman ran into the end
zone from three yards out, and
Burger closed out the scoring
before halftime with a 40-yard
TD pass to Cummings. SHS had
extended its lead to 50-22 at
the intermission.
The Blue Devils closed
things out in the second half
with 22 unanswered points
in the third quarter. Burger
had scoring runs of 46 and 41
yards, while Cummings also
scored on an 11-yard scamper.
The contest ended with about
three minutes remaining in the
period due to the eight-man
mercy rule.
SHS will definitely have
its hands full Friday against a
Central-Burden team that has
dominated most of its competition. The Raiders’ lone hiccup
was a loss to defending Eight
Man-Division II runner-up Argonia/Attica in week three.
Since then, the Raiders have
won four straight games, including the first three in district play.
“They’ve been smoking
everybody,” Holt said. “They
haven’t played a full game
since the beginning of the year
against Caldwell. They’re a
very good team. Lucas McMichael just does a super job out
there. He is so intelligent and
is such a competitor. He runs
the option so good. If we’re not
disciplined, then he will just
tear us apart. He is so patient.
He allows things to develop. If
we’re not pursuing, we’ll be in
trouble. If we over pursue, we’ll
be in trouble. We just have to
be very disciplined this week.
Coach (Anthony) Blair does a
great job of getting those guys
prepared.”
Central captured a 54-26
victory over Sedan last season
in Burden. The Blue Devils
have lost two of the last three
meetings. Prior to that, SHS
won four straight against the
Raiders from 2004-11.
Sedan 72, Oxford 22
SHS
OHS
First Downs
16
9
Rushes-Yards
34-307
28-68
Passing Yards
113
183
Com-Att-Int
3-6-0
6-18-2
Total Yards
420
251
Punts-Avg.
X-X
X-X
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
2-2
Penalties-Yards
7-29
6-35
SEDAN
14 36 22 X-72
OXFORD
8 14 0 X-22
SCORING PLAYS
SHS — Burger 4 run (Cummings pass from
Burger)
OHS — Shimkus 3 run (Silhan run)
SHS — Cummings 50 kickoff return (Pass
failed)
SHS — Brewer 36 pass from Burger (Cummings run)
SHS — Cummings 1 run (Pass failed)
SHS — Cummings 3 run (Run failed)
SHS — Halderman 3 run (Burger run)
OHS — Hunt 38 pass from Shimkus (Run
failed)
SHS — Cummings 40 pass from Burger
(Brewer pass from Burger)
OHS — Hunt 65 pass from Shimkus (Hunt
pass from Shimkus)
SHS — Burger 46 run (Cummings pass
from Burger)
SHS — Cummings 11 run (Mills run)
SHS — Burger 41 run (No conversion)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — SHS: Burger 14-161,
Cummings 13-115, Mills 3-21, Halderman
3-10, Smilko 1-0; OHS: Silhan 10-36, Hills
9-19, Shimkus 9-13.
Passing — SHS: Burger 3-6-0 113;
OHS: Shimkus 6-18-2 183.
Receiving — SHS: Cummings 2-77,
Brewer 1-36; OHS: Hunt 3-130, Hills 1-24,
Perrin 1-19, Silhan 1-10.
Lady Blue Devils
gear up for sub-state
tournament
By BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
YATES CENTER — In its
final regular-season matches
of the season, the Sedan High
School volleyball team split a
pair Monday night at the Yates
Center Invitational.
SHS earned a 26-24, 2514 win over host Yates Center
before suffering a 23-25, 19-25
setback to Humboldt.
“We play really well at
times,” said Lady Devil coach
Carolyn Williams. “Everyone
is moving and talking. Then
the next we are standing and
can’t return a serve. Consistency is still something we need to
work on.”
Williams credited Taj Smith
as the team’s top server of the
night. Meanwhile, Jessica Roggow and Braylee Unrush finished as the top hitters.
With the split on Monday,
Sedan moved to 11-23 overall on the season. Up next for
the Lady Devils is the Class 2A
Sub-State Tournament, which
is scheduled for Saturday at
Pittsburg-Colgan.
Pairings
and match times for the tournament were to be released
sometime today. Other teams
participating in the sub-state
include Madison, Olpe, Oswego, Pittsburg-Colgan, Uniontown, West Elk and Yates Center.
The winner of the sub-state
tournament will advance to the
Class 2A State Tournament,
which is scheduled for Oct. 3031 at White Auditorium in Emporia.
DEXTER QUAD
DEXTER — The Lady Devils picked up one win on Oct. 13
at the non-league Dexter Quad.
Sedan dropped matches to Cedar Vale/Dexter (20-25, 25-20,
22-25) and Udall (25-16, 1325, 18-25) before wrapping up
the day with a 25-19, 25-16 decision over Oxford.
Roggow, Alexis Williams
and Smith were all credited as
top servers, while Unruh and
Haley Williams were the team’s
top hitters.
M Oct. 21, 2015
Blue Devil News
The Sedan Star Students are (back row) Haidyn Leonard, Kaitlin Moore, Abigail Bowers, Koda Blankinship, Violet Norris, William Caswell; (front row) Kadance Wood, Evan Butler, Ayden Thigpen, Abigail
Jennings, and Lillian Carson.
By Linda Mays
This week’s Sedan Star
Students are elementary students Haidyn Leonard, Kaitlin
Moore, Abigail Bowers, Koda
Blankinship, Violet Norris, William Caswell, Kadance Wood,
Evan Butler, Ayden Thigpen,
Abigail Jennings, and Lillian
Carson.
Mr. Holt’s sophomore biology classes have been learning
about different types of cells,
and the organelles that make
up the cells. After studying
and testing over cells, the students got to have a little fun,
and show off their imaginations. They were given the task
of creating a cell model. Logan
Long, Justi Sims and Harley
Layton show off their cell model cakes.
October is breast cancer awareness month. Sedan
Schools is supporting this effort
through the sale of Pink Blue
Devil t-shirts. Members of the
community bought the t-shirts
for the students. Staff bought
their own t-shirts. Everyone
is encouraged to wear pink to
Friday night’s football game
against Central.
Staff who
donated money to the cause,
Sedan science students show their cell model cakes. (courtesy photos)
gets to wear jeans to school
throughout the week.
This week at Sedan includes a group of high school
students attending a PSU technology conference. The Senior
Class is currently selling Red
Wheel food products which include cookie dough, pies, pizza, enchiladas, and egg rolls.
The food will arrive mid-November, just in time for your
Thanksgiving crowds. Call a
high school senior if you want
to order some food.
On Friday, the high school
varsity team has a home game
against Central.
The game
starts at 7 p.m. On Saturday,
the high school volleyball team
plays in the sub-state tournament at Pittsburg Colgan.
Tuesday, the junior high math
team has a contest against
West Elk.
On Wednesday,
members of the FFA will travel
to Louisville, Ken., for the National FFA convention.
Moline Shining Star 4-H Club
prepares for busy November
Moline Shining Star 4-H
Club
By Jadyn Allen
The Moline Shining Star
4-H meeting was called to order on Oct. 11 following the
4-H Sunday service at Calvary Chapel in Elk Falls. Roll
call was answered by Halloween costume. There were 17
members, two Cloverbuds, two
leaders and 14 parents in attendance.
Minutes were read from
the September meeting.
In Communications, Secretary Caleb Walker read a letter that was received from the
Kansas 4-H Association.
Treasurer’s and officer’s
reports were read.
London Hilton reported
that an article had been submitted.
Brooklyn Hilton reported on 2015-6 4-H Council positions – William Young was
elected as President, Brooklyn
as Vice-President, Haley Hogan
as Treasurer and Laura Woods
as Secretary.
• Nov. 9 will be a team
building training in place of officer’s training. Training will be
held on Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. at the
Hornet’s Nest.
• Moline Shining Stars is
responsible for the Achievement Banquet this year.
• JR Leaders will be responsible for Club Days.
Leader Carla Hilton welcomed new club members and
families as well as new leader,
Shawn Mills.
• Carla reviewed the 4-H
year and Moline Shining Star
accomplishments.
• 4-H Achievement Banquet will be held on Nov. 7 at
6:30 p.m. Moline Shining Star
will be responsible for the meat
and decorations. A committee
will need to be appointed.
•Nov.23willbetheLeadership Training at Rock Springs.
•Programbooksarebeing
finalized.
• Enrollment is due and
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Patriots roll over Udall in
Friday night competition
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can be completed on the 4-H
website.
• A parent’s meeting will
held following this club meeting.
Committee Reports:
Special Committee - Venessa Hogan reported on the fall
activity. Hayrack ride will be
held on Nov. 1 at 4:30 p.m. Hot
dogs and s’mores will be provided. Families are requested
to bring a side.
No talks or Demonstrations
were given.
There was no old business
to discuss.
In new business, the club
voted to donate $50 to Calvary Chapels for the use of their
hall.
4-H Banquet – meat was
discussed. Pulled pork and
brisket were voted on as the
meats. A 4-H Banquet special
committee was appointed- Hogans, Hiltons and Mills families
will coordinate the event.
Song leaders chose Twinkle
Twinkle Little Star.
Tag was chosen as the recreation activity.
Parliamentarian Tip on
how to recognize a speaker
was provided by Brooklyn Hilton.
Next meeting will be held
at the Hogan’s on Nov. 1 at 4:30
p.m.
Meeting adjourned.
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By BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
HOWARD — Two years
ago, the West Elk High School
football team captured its
first-ever undefeated season in
school history. The Patriots are
now just two wins away from
accomplishing that again.
WEHS rolled to a 52-6 victory at Udall last Friday to improve to 7-0 overall. Even more
important, the Patriots moved
to 3-0 in district play and are
on the verge of clinching another postseason berth under
coach Chris Haag.
“We have to take care of us
first,” said Haag, whose squad
has now won 25 of its last 28
regular-season games dating
back to the end of the 2012
season including a stretch of
nine straight. “We have to do
the things well that we’re capable of doing. If we do that,
then in turn, that makes us do
the things well against our opponent. That’s our philosophy
and that’s the way it’s always
been. The guys understand
that. We’re going to have a
very business-like approach
this week. We’ve still got to
become a better football team.
That’s our drive and our mission each week.”
West Elk, which makes its
final home appearance of the
regular season Friday against
Oxford, is currently tied with
Central-Burden at the top
of the Eight Man I-District 2
standings. Both teams can
clinch playoff berths this week
with wins. The Raiders will
be in Sedan. If that happens,
the teams will meet up next
week in Burden for the district
championship.
The Patriots appear to be
locked into the postseason
but still have much on the line
during the final weeks. Haag
said his team has become
much more focused since a
tough 20-9 home win over Sedan on Oct. 2.
“The Sedan game, I didn’t
think we played well, but we
fought through it and found
a way to get the win,” Haag
said. “These guys always stay
grounded. That win against
Sedan was such a hard-fought
game. We made the plays when
we had to make them. We
didn’t feel like we played our
best football and were kind of
frustrated with their defense.
But when it came down to
crunch time, our defense carried us until our offense got going in the second half. I think
that gave our guys a lot of confidence. The last two weeks,
we’ve continued to build on it.”
In last week’s victory at
Udall, the Patriots took control
of things from the start against
an Eagle team that was coming
off an impressive come-frombehind win at Sedan a week
earlier.
Armando Gomez scored on
touchdown runs of 11 and two
yards in the opening quarter
to help WEHS open up a quick
16-0 advantage.
Cade Miller got into the act
with a 65-yard scoring scamper and followed that up with
a 51-yard punt return for six.
That was part of a 36-point
second quarter by the Patriots,
which also included a one-yard
dive into the end zone by Miller and TD runs of 26 and four
yards by Gomez.
Udall’s only points of the
game came on a 53-yard pass
play from Braydyn Wilkey to
Nolan Williams. The game was
called at halftime due to the
eight-man mercy rule.
“Other than a 53-yard pass
play, our defense just shut
them down,” said Haag, whose
defensive unit held Udall to just
157 total yards. “Our defensive
ends did a good job of containing, and our outside backers
covered a lot of ground. I can’t
say enough about our defensive effort. We made some adjustments. We knew we had to
be better defensively. Our offense has been pretty potent,
but we knew if we wanted to
get where we wanted to be, we
had to get better on defense.”
West Elk finished the game
with 309 total yards — all of
which came on the ground.
Miller finished with 166 yards
on nine carries, while Gomez
added 21 attempts for 143
yards.
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WEHS
UHS
First Downs
10
6
Rushes-Yards
30-309
20-89
Passing Yards
0
68
Com-Att-Int
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5-12-2
Total Yards
309
157
Punts-Avg.
0-0
3-34.3
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
2-0
Penalties-Yards
1-5
2-20
WEST ELK
16 36 X X-52
UDALL
0 6 X X-6
SCORING PLAYS
WEHS — Gomez 11 run (Gomez run)
WEHS — Gomez 2 run (Miller run)
WEHS — Miller 65 run (Gomez run)
WEHS — Miller 51 punt return (Run failed)
UHS — Williams 53 pass from Wilkey
(Pass failed)
WEHS — Miller 1 run (Loudermilk pass
from Miller)
WEHS — Gomez 26 run (Run failed)
WEHS — Gomez 4 run (Gomez run)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — WEHS: Miller 9-166, Gomez 21-143; UHS: Loos 7-51, Williams 1338.
Passing — WEHS: None; UHS:
Wilkey 1-1-0 53, Williams 4-11-2 15.
Receiving — WEHS: None; UHS:
Williams 1-53, Loos 2-8, Filtingberger 1-4,
Wiley 1-3.
Central runners finish strong
just before regional meet
By BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
BURLINGTON — Tyson
Lawson finished in 32nd place
to lead the Central High School
cross country team to eighth
place overall last Thursday at
the Burlington Invitational.
“The kids ran well,” said
Central cross country coach
Jason Braun. “It was just what
we needed the week before regionals. Having a strong performance at this point in the
season was needed as we have
had plenty of injuries and sickness the last couple of months.
It’s never easy to qualify for
state, but our kids are ready to
fight for a top three at regionals.”
The Raiders recorded 194
points to land the eighth spot in
the varsity boys division. Olpe
won the meet with 52 points,
followed by Burlington at 66,
Humboldt 74, Eureka 110,
Yates Center 114, Erie 162 and
Caney Valley 177. Rounding out
the field were Bishop Seabury
with 263, Flinthills 280, Lebo
303 and Northeast-Arma 309.
Lawson had Central’s best
time in the meet with a mark
of 19:50. Cody Pippitt came in
at 38th in 19:59, while Corey
Firebaugh was 53rd in 20:46.
Also competing for the Raiders
were Cody Jimenez, who took
63rd in 21:32; and Rhys Reyes,
who finished 79th in 22:46.
West Elk’s only runner in
the varsity boys race was Devin
Hebb, who took 48th in 20:35.
The individual champion
was Zach Nuessen of Olpe in
16:38.
On the girls side, the area
had only one competitor as
West Elk’s Parker Ware earned
45th place in 25:59.
Olpe won the team title
with 67 points, followed by
Burlington and Fredonia with
82, Udall 92, St. Paul 118,
Bishop Seabury 144, Lebo 151
and Humboldt 164.
Jenny O’Bryan of St. Paul
won the individual title in
20:05.
Both West Elk and Central
will be back in action this Saturday in regional competition.
West Elk will travel to Garnett
for the Class 2A Regional at
Garnett Country Club. Other teams in the regional include Berean Academy, Bishop
Seabury, Chase County, Kansas
City Christian, Lyndon, Northern Heights, Olathe-Heritage
Christian, Olpe, Oswego, Pitts-
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The Patriots look to keep
their record unblemished on
Friday at home against an Oxford team that has struggled
this season. The Wildcats are
currently 1-6 overall and 0-3
in district play heading into
Friday’s contest. Since a 6214 home win over Flinthills on
Sept. 25, OHS has lost its last
three games, including a 72-22
home loss to Sedan last week.
“We’ve had such strong
leadership,” Haag said. “We’ve
got boys that have been there
before, especially with (Isaiahh) Loudermilk and Gomez. They have played a huge
amount of varsity football in
their four years. They will be
ready to play on Friday. We’re
not going to look past Oxford,
and we’re not going to worry about Central is doing. We
need to control our own destiny. We don’t ever want to get
where we need help from other people. We still control our
own destiny. We want to continue to get better. The guys
will respond, and I’m sure we
will be ready to play Oxford.”
West Elk has won the last
six meetings against the Wildcats, including last year’s 8034 victory in Oxford. The Wildcats’ last win over the Patriots
was a 48-12 decision in Oxford
on Oct. 26, 2006.
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• Shorter costumes & shoes that fit prevent
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burg-Colgan,
Shawnee-Maranatha Academy, Uniontown
and Yates Center. Central will
travel to the Class 1A Pleasanton Regional Meet, which will
be held at Sugar Valley Golf
Course in Mound City. Other
teams in that regional include
Flinthills, Goessel, Hartford,
Highland-Doniphan West, Immaculata, Junction City-St.
Xavier, Lebo, Lost Springs-Centre, Marmaton Valley, Onaga,
Pleasanton, St. Paul, Waverly
and Wetmore.
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
BURLINGTON INVITATIONAL
VARSITY BOYS
TEAM SCORES — 1. Olpe 52, 2.
Burlington 66, 3. Humboldt 74, 4. Eureka
110, 5. Yates Center 114, 6. Erie 162, 7.
Caney Valley 177, 8. Central-Burden 194,
9. Bishop Seabury 263, 10. Flinthills 280,
11. Lebo 303, 12. Northeast-Arma 309.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS — 1. Zach
Nuessen, Olpe, 16:38; 2. Kyler True, Olpe,
16:39; 3. Jesse Quinn, Neodesha, 17:28;
4. Hadley Splechter, Yates Center, 17:35;
5. Brett Holloway, Yates Center, 17:43; 6.
Joe Kline, Humboldt, 17:52; 7. Jared Stark,
Wichita Warriors, 18:08; 8. Tanner Orth,
Humboldt, 18:10; 9. Aaron Yarnell, Erie,
18:13; 10. Jace Watkins, Burlington, 18:14.
TEAM RESULTS — Central: 32.
Tyson Lawson, 19:50; 38. Cody Pippitt,
19:59; 53. Cory Firebaugh, 20:46; 63.
Cody Jimenez, 21:32; 79. Rhys Reyes,
22:46. West Elk: 48. Devin Hebb, 20:35.
VARSITY GIRLS
TEAM SCORES — 1. Olpe 67, 2.
Burlington 82, 3. Fredonia 82, 4. Udall 92,
5. St. Paul 118, 6. Bishop Seabury 144, 7.
Lebo 151, 8. Humboldt 164.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS — 1. Jenny
O’Bryan, St. Paul, 20:05; 2. Jordan Smith,
Fredonia, 20:27; 3. Kasey Besack, Lebo,
21:07; 4. Brittany White-Dold, Olpe, 21:17;
5. Sarah Patteson, Udall, 21:20; 6. Sarah O’Bryan, St. Paul, 21:26; 7. Maranda
Scheller, Olpe, 21:32; 8. Ryliegh Vail, Oswego, 21:47; 9. Kerestin Beatty, Burlington, 22:10; 10. Bailey Burgess, Fredonia,
22:25.
TEAM RESULTS — Central: None.
West Elk: 45. Parker Ware, 25:59.
JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS
TEAM RESULTS — Central: 9. Michael Vaught, 14:10; 11. Clark Lower,
14:28; 16. Justin Clingerman, 15:33; 18.
Hunter Pierson, 16:06; 22. Jason Lambert,
20:04. West Elk: 3. Mason Harrod, 13:23;
8. Anthony Coble, 13:56.
JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS
TEAM RESULTS — Central: 6. Breanna Williams, 17:03; 11. Makayla Womack, 18:05; 18. Dokanie Reyes, 23:18; 19.
Amber Clingerman, 23:20; 20. Jacky Lambert, 24:14. West Elk: None.
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PRAIRIE STAR
Elk Falls News
Over here in Elk Falls
there were parties celebrating
the season and this beautiful
weather over the weekend.
Twila McCammon hosted a
fun filled evening on Saturday
night, complete with hayrack
rides and more good food than
you could eat. Beki Eck said
there were a number of children there and her niece, little
Allison also had a great time.
Beki and Paul Eck, and Steve
and Jane Fry attended the McCammon party but only Steve
and Jane continued on to Howard to take in a get-together at
Kendee and Alan Heck’s home.
Steve and Jane visited Brad
and Melodi Bowen in Emporia
and Steve presented his “Parable of the Potter” for the congregation there. On the way
home they took in an antique
mall.
Allison Collins had no celebratory news other than, “The
Broncos won.”
Linda Majewski was here
for the weekend to see her
mother Phyllis Friend and assist her sister Christina.
Shirley Bohm got in touch
with me last week, a bit too late
to make last week’s deadline.
So this is a delayed reporting.
On Oct. 3 she and Duane had
a sad trip to make to Cheyenne, Colo., to attend the memorial service for a nephew,
Zach Fisher, only 43 years of
age when he was felled with a
heart attack. On the way home
they stopped by Yuma, Colo.,
to visit Duane’s brother, Ross
and his wife, Bev who live on a
farm there.
A week ago Sunday Shirley
and Duane Bohm traveled to
Pittsburg for the 1st birthday
of great-grandson, Jackson
Oehlert. Jackson drew a good
crowd for his birthday with
4 sets of great grandparents
there, as were his two sets of
grandparents, 2 uncles and 2
aunts
Alta Fry celebrated her actual birthday, Thursday, Oct.
15 at the Stone Soup Lunch
with a birthday cake and an
enthusiastic “Happy Birthday”
sung to her by friends and family. But her birthday brought
special things this weekend
as well with an overnight visit from her son Larry and his
wife, Joyce of Great Bend.
Boyd and Kay Koehn took
in a football game on Friday
night in support of Kay’s nephew, Dexton Swinehart who
plays for Lyndon High. On Sunday she and Boyd checked out
the Englebert auction in Longton. They will able to score a
very unique lamp that will be
featured in their outhouse on
this year’s Outhouse Tour.
I had a memorable experience. My college roommate
answered my call and came
over Friday night to spend the
night and then together we attended our Southwestern College, 50th reunion on Saturday. As the class of 1965 we all
got to ride in a trolley for the
homecoming parade. We saw
many old friends and shared
Longton Happenings
This was the weekend,
Harley Gilbert was inducted
into the Kansas Cowboy Hall
of Fame. There is an article in
this paper with more details.
Those who made the trip to
honor Harley were: Pam and
Earl Pollock, Copan, Okla., Samantha and Joe Wicker, and
family, Bristow, Okla., Jeff and
Sheree Hiner, Catesby, Okla.,
J.W. And Terry Marr, Coyville,
Jason and Susan John, Isaac
Ostrosky, Barbara Mcginnis,
of Fredonia, Pam Kirk, Maize,
Dan Ferguson, Dexter, Jan Kelly, Ken Kelly and friend, Tracy,
Severy, Evan and Dee Sumner,
Dodge City, J.R. and Sharon
Ferguson, Longton, Harley and
Patty and their children and
grandchildren, Clint, Amy, Tyler and Harley Jo Gilbert, Tammy, Feyn, Karley, Kiley, Elijah
and Jedidiah Baker of Fredonia, Jerry Gilbert, Dearing. The
family wants to thank everyone
for making the trip to Dodge
City to share in their special
day.
Friday afternoon, I went to
Wichita to have an ultrasound
on my thyroid. My thyroid has
cysts in it and is irregular so
have to have it checked. My
doctor thought it was a little
larger so wanted me to have
the test. I will find out the results this week. Please pray
that all is well.
I stayed with David, Shauna, Brayden and Cayden that
evening and took the boys to
see Transylvania 2. It was very
cute. We sat by a young girl
who had one of those toy babies that they give to students
as part of a class. I think it is
such a great idea that young
people see what it is like to
have a baby and have to take
care of it 24/7. I thought the
baby had an really soft cry,
unlike a real baby so it didn’t
bother me, but that girl was
up and out of the theater three
times. Great birth control. LOL!
On Saturday, my sister,
Pam Kirk, and I traveled to
Dodge City to the ceremony.
We stopped at our favorite
restaurant, Carriage Crossing,
in Yoder for lunch. An anonymous person bought our lunch,
which was so kind, so Pam
paid it forward and paid for
the lunch of someone who was
eating alone. Our niece, Sheree
Hiner, and her husband, Jeff,
from Catesby, Okla., joined us.
We had such a great time with
lunch at El Charro, and stayed
at the Marriott Town Suites.
After the ceremony, we went to
By Gloria Jones-Wolf
our memories with each other. The campus is built on a
hill and there are stairs everywhere, stairs we used to sprint
up, stairs that are sometimes a
literal pain when you are older. And, my roommate, Ann
Hefner Bowman formally of
Quinter and now residing in
Hutchinson had just had a knee
replacement and treatment for
a broken foot from one of those
falls we older folks should
avoid. But we didn’t gripe and
found our physical limitations
were shared with many of our
classmates. It is good to see
that small Methodist affiliated
college still thriving. I feel I got
a great education there and
it wasn’t all in the classroom,
but it was the friendships and
learning to live communally in
the dorm that taught me many
things I needed to know. It was
a lovely day and even better
because of sharing it with Ann.
I incorrectly spelled bride
and groom, Brace and Heather
Osburn’s last name as Osborn
in the news a couple weeks
ago. I would also like to correct
that the pumpkins that added
so much to the decorations at
the Longton Fair Barn where
their reception was held were
grown, not by grandmother
and grandpa Beougher, but by
Grandpa and Grandmother Osburn of Elk City. My apologies
for these mistakes.
Stop by and share the Elk
Falls experience with us, you
are always welcome.
By Pauline Ramsey
the casino for a little bit. Dodge
City has changed so much.
It was great to catch up with
Pam’s family since we don’t get
to talk very often.
Jamie, Stuart, Lyric and
Iris went to Bartlesville, Friday
evening for Spooktacular at the
Kiddie Park. They had a great
time. The girls camped with
their grandparents from Wichita, Steve and Donna Goodwin
at Big Hill Reservoir. Jame and
Stuart went to a costume party
at Bob and Brandy Lott’s home
in Independence. They had a
deejay, J.D. Sprague, so Jamie
got to sing her heart out. It was
a great adult night for them.
They have both been working
a lot of hours and was nice for
them to get out as a couple.
Thoughts and prayers go
out to the Dowell family for the
loss of Bob Dowell. Bob and
Pat Dowell were my husband,
Jim’s, cub scout leaders when
they were in Wichita. Also, for
the Vestal family for the loss
of Vera. The loss of these two
special people means that Kyler and Julie Dowell have both
lost a grandparent in the last
few weeks. That is tough for a
young couple.
Have a Blessed Week! BOO!
(Bless, Observe, Obey)
Moline Moments By Jean Ridgeway and Cathey Cummings
Hasn’t time been passing
fast lately? The weather has
been so beautiful it is hard to
believe that soon winter will
be setting in. Everyone I have
talked to this past week seem
to be planning trips in the last
part of 2015.
I don’t know about you but
it seems that there is a lot of
food activities happening. Everywhere we go there is food
of some kind. At our house we
have been busy getting ready
for the winter months. That
is a thankless job and one that
doesn’t show when you say you
have been busy.
There is a little bit of news
to report so here goes:
The highways are still busy.
Instead of going east to Kansas
City area, preacher Stan and
Joyce headed west. After a
stop in Wichita for a doctor’s
appointment, they headed est
(54/400) to Minneola to celebrate son Dennis’ 52nd birthday and surprised him.
The milo harvest is in full
swing. Red mounds of grain at
all the co-op’s along the road.
Friday, they headed home in
a roundabout way by going
through Spearville to wish
Stan’s brother a happy birthday, his 66th. Then east on
50 highway, the old trucking
road, not much has changed.
Stopped for lunch in Maxville,
on towards Hutchinson, Wichita and back to Moline. Home
sweet home!
Saturday night at the
American Legion in Moline
was full with people eating
dinner of monterey’s, our annual fundraiser for girls and
boys state and building maintenance.
Commander Leo
Wright would like to thank
all the kitchen workers who
did an excellent job as usual,
and the floor workers serving
drinks and smiles welcoming
all. Leo advised that Moline
residents have always supported this annual benefit. This
could not happen with all the
volunteers and the donations
of all. Thank you so much
from all the veterans and the
kids that will benefit by going
to boys state and girls state.
UPCOMING EVENTS TO POST:
On Nov. 14 at 7 a.m., the
men’s breakfast will be held at
the Moline Christian Church.
All men are invited to join and
enjoy the get together.
Christian Women’s Fellowship will meet on Nov. 13 at 3
p.m. at the Moline Christian
Church. All ladies are invited
to join us.
Every Monday morning at
the Moline Christian Church is
prayer time. Anyone and everyone are invited to attend.
Coffee and some refreshments
are served. This is a get together for all those who desire to say special prayers for
someone they know or for relatives. Please free to join us.
That is it for this week.
Hope your week ahead goes
well and we pray the Lord
takes care of any problems that
arise between any of us.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
Repentance and forgiveness are the glue that can repair a broken relationship.
Norgan’s
Barber Shop
Walk-Ins
8 a.m. - noon
Monday-Friday
620-647-7013
216 E. 3rd, Moline
Oct. 21, 2015
Grafton Ramblings
Good morning to all on
another beautiful fall day, other than the winds that bring
a concern of fires around the
area.
Melodee Wolfe was in
Wichita Thursday to spend the
Grandparents Day with grandson Trenton Samples at Bishop
Carroll High School. That evening Melodee had supper with
Amy Samples and children Zelma and Trenton before returning home.
Howard and Joan Sturges
of Napa, Calif., were visitors at
my home Monday afternoon.
Jack and Mary Warren
met Angella and Sean Mills
of Knoxville, Tenn., Friday
and brought them to Sedan to
spend a few days with them.
Don, Lorene and Jerry
Selter and myself went out for
supper Friday evening to celebrate Jerry’s birthday before
he left Saturday morning to return home at Greenville, Texas.
Jerry had spent the past week
visiting and helping his parents.
Friday afternoon I enjoyed
visiting Frances Carpenter.
Seems we always end up reminiscing of times past.
Saturday Mary Reeves and
Braxton McCann of Winfield
were lunch guests of Mary’s
mother, Vera Miller. In the af-
ternoon Sherry, Gemma and
Sam Miller joined them and
they all went to the Independence Corn Maze and Pumpkin
Patch which they all enjoyed,
young and older.
Visitors of Garrett and
Chelsie Bane Saturday evening were Casey, John John
and Georgia Wade. On Sunday
John and Dee Ann Wade were
visitors.
Sally Sturges reported no
new news, just that all of her
family had returned to their respective homes by Sunday.
Mitchell and Alma Foster
went to Manhattan on Saturday as guests of Glen and
Judy Riggs to see the K-State/
OU Football game. They found
Judy and Carl Carlgren for a
visit before the game. Though
the game was sad for those
dressed in purple, the time
with friends was a joy.
Saturday night Mitchell and
Alma were guests of the Kevin
Rich family in Sterling. Sunday
morning they attended church
with Jan’s family in Hutchinson
and visited Prentiss and Kay
Farrice for lunch. Later in the
afternoon they returned to the
Rich home for Tyler’s “In Home
Piano Recital.”
They were joined by Ty’s
other grandparents, Marvin
and Jane Rich, aunt and uncle,
M
By Dixie Selter
Connie and Drew Fredrick, and
great aunt and uncle, Mary and
Steve, visiting from North Carolina.
Following the recital the
family helped celebrate Aleah’s sixth birthday with games,
gifts, pictures and a chili supper. Fosters returned home
Sunday evening feeling very
blessed for family and friends.
Sunday afternoon the family of Addie Breeding met at the
Green Door to celebrate her
first birthday. Others present
for the occasion were parents,
Jamie and Shelby Breeding,
and siblings Keaton and Bristol of Elk City, Ray and Melodee Wolfe, Judy, Jerry, Ally and
Maddie Hurt and Patty Wolfe.
The exciting news of the
week is Garrett Bane harvested
a 12 point buck Sunday. Seems
he was hunting “just west of
Joe Long’s bridge.”
Garrett’s deer hunting
brings back a lot of good memories of going deer hunting.
The deer with most points I
ever got was shot in the old
apple orchard of my grandparents, Grandad and G’ma Selter.
The first deer I ever shot was
in Colorado as we didn’t have
a deer season here yet. Now it
has been several years since I
have gone hunting at all.
That’s it for this week.
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Oct. 7, 14, and 21, 2015
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Published in the Prairie Star on
Oct. 21, 2015
ORDINANCE NO. 433
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE
OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS,
SERIES 2015, OF THE CITY OF
LONGTON, KANSAS; PROVIDING
FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION
OF AN ANNUAL TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE PRINCIPAL OF
AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS
THEY BECOME DUE; AUTHORIZING
CERTAIN OTHER DOCUMENTS AND
ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND MAKING CERTAIN COVENANTS WITH RESPECT THERETO.
WHEREAS, the City of Longton,
Kansas (the “City”) is a city of the third
class, duly created, organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of
the State; and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized
under K.S.A. 12-685 et seq., as amended, to incur indebtedness and to issue
and sell general obligation bonds of the
City to evidence such indebtedness for
the purpose of improving or reimproving certain main trafficways and main
trafficway connections upon obtaining
the approval of at least a majority of the
qualified electors of the City voting on
the question; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to K.S.A. 12685 et seq., as amended, and other provisions of the laws of the State of Kansas applicable thereto, by proceedings
duly had, the governing body of the City
has authorized the following improvements (the “Improvements”) to be made
in the City, to-wit:
Project Description
Improvement or reimprovement of
certain main trafficways and main
trafficway connections
Res. No.
2015-5
Authority (K.S.A.)
12-685 et seq.
Amount
$200,000
; and
WHEREAS, all legal requirements
pertaining to the Improvements have
been complied with, and the governing
body of the City now finds and determines that the total cost of the Improvements and related expenses are at least
$2000,000, said cost to be paid by the
City at large; and
WHEREAS, the governing body
of the City is authorized by law to issue
general obligation bonds of the City to
pay the costs of the Improvements; and
WHEREAS, none of such general
obligation bonds heretofore authorized
have been issued and the City proposes
to issue $200,000 of its general obligation bonds to pay the costs of the Improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY
OF THE CITY OF LONGTON, KANSAS, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Definitions of Words and
Terms. In addition to words and terms
defined elsewhere herein, the following
words and terms in this Ordinance shall
have the meanings hereinafter set forth.
Unless the context shall otherwise indicate, words importing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa, and words importing persons shall
include firms, associations and corporations, including public bodies, as well as
natural persons.
“Act” means the Constitution and
statutes of the State including K.S.A.
10-101 to 10-125, inclusive, K.S.A. 10620 et seq., and K.S.A. 12-685 et seq.,
all as amended and supplemented from
time to time.
“Bond and Interest Fund” means
the Bond and Interest Fund of the City
for its general obligation bonds.
“Bond Resolution” means the resolution to be adopted by the governing
body of the City prescribing the terms
and details of the Bonds and making
covenants with respect thereto.
“Bonds” means the City’s General
Obligation Bonds, Series 2015, dated
as of the Issue Date, authorized by this
Ordinance.
“City” means the City of Longton,
Kansas.
“Clerk” means the duly appointed
and acting Clerk of the City or, in the
Clerk’s absence, the duly appointed
Deputy, Assistant of Acting Clerk.
“Improvements” means the improvements referred to in the preamble
to this Ordinance and any Substitute Improvements.
“Mayor” means the duly elected
and acting Mayor of the City or, in the
Mayor’s absence, the duly appointed
and/or elected Vice Mayor or Acting
Mayor of the City.
“Ordinance” means this Ordinance
authorizing the issuance of the Bonds.
“Substitute Improvements” means
the substitute or additional improvements of the City authorized in the manner set forth in the Bond Resolution.
Section 2. Authorization of the
Bonds. There shall be issued and hereby are authorized and directed to be
issued the General Obligation Bonds,
Series 2015, of the City in the principal
amount of $2000,000, for the purpose of
providing funds to: (a) pay the costs of
the Improvements; and (b) pay costs of
issuance of the Bonds.
Section 3. Security for the Bonds.
The Bonds shall be general obligations
of the City payable as to both principal and interest from ad valorem taxes
which may be levied without limitation
as to rate or amount upon all the taxable tangible property, real and personal, within the territorial limits of the City.
The full faith, credit and resources of the
City are hereby irrevocably pledged for
the prompt payment of the principal of
and interest on the Bonds as the same
become due.
Section 4. Terms, Details and Conditions of the Bonds. The Bonds shall
be dated and bear interest, shall mature
and be payable at such times, shall be
in such forms, shall be subject to redemption and payment prior to the maturity thereof, and shall be issued and
delivered in the manner prescribed and
subject to the provisions, covenants and
agreements set forth in the Bond Resolution hereafter adopted by the governing body of the City.
Section 5. Levy and Collection of
Annual Tax. The governing body of the
City shall annually make provision for
the payment of principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Bonds as the
same become due by levying and collecting the necessary taxes upon all of
the taxable tangible property within the
City in the manner provided by law.
The taxes above referred to shall
be extended upon the tax rolls in each
of the several years, respectively, and
shall be levied and collected at the
same time and in the same manner as
the general ad valorem taxes of the City
are levied and collected, shall be used
solely for the payment of the principal of
and interest on the Bonds as and when
the same become due and the fees
and expenses of the Paying Agent. The
proceeds derived from said taxes shall
be deposited in the Bond and Interest
Fund.
If at any time said taxes are not
collected in time to pay the principal
of or interest on the Bonds when due,
the Treasurer is hereby authorized and
directed to pay said principal or interest out of the general funds of the City
and to reimburse said general funds for
money so expended when said taxes
are collected.
Section 6. Further Authority. The
Mayor, Clerk and other City officials are
hereby further authorized and directed
to execute any and all documents and
take such actions as they may deem
necessary or advisable in order to carry out and perform the purposes of the
Ordinance, and to make alterations,
changes or additions in the foregoing
agreements, statements, instruments
and other documents herein approved,
authorized and confirmed which they
may approve, and the execution or taking of such actions shall be conclusive
evidence of such necessity or advisability.
Section 7. Governing Law. This
Ordinance and the Bonds shall be governed exclusively by and construed in
accordance with the applicable laws of
the State.
Section 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force from and after its passage buy the
governing body of the City, approval by
the Mayor and publication in the official
City newspaper.
PASSED by the governing body
of the City on Oct. 13, 2015, and APPROVED AND SIGNED by the Mayor
/s/ Stephen H. Fielder, Mayor
ATTEST
/s/ Bonnie Fitzhugh, Clerk
CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true and correct copy of the original ordinance; that said Ordinance was
passed on October 13, 2015; that the
record of the final vote on its passage
is found on page of journal; and that the
Ordinance or a summary thereof was
published in the Prairie Star on Oct. 21,
2015.
DATED: Oct. 21, 2015
/s/ Bonnie Fitzhugh, Clerk
PUBLIC
NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICE
Published in the Prairie Star on
Oct. 21, 2015
ORDINANCE NO. 432
An Ordinance Regulating Trailer Homes,
Mobile Homes, Modular Homes, Manufactured Homes, Recreational Vehicles
and Camper Trailers
Be it Ordained by the Governing
Body of the City of Longton, Kansas:
Section 1.
Ordinance number 365 adopted
Aug. 11, 1998, is hereby repealed and
replaced with this Ordinance.
Section 2. Minimum Building Requirements
a. No more than one trailer home,
mobile home, modular home or manufactured home may be located within an
area equal to the size of fifteen contiguous city lots.
b. Every trailer home, mobile
home, modular home, or manufactured
home that is elevated above ground level shall have skirting installed around it,
or other building material performing a
like function within 30 days of the placement of such trailer home, mobile home,
modular home or manufactured home
upon any lot within the city.
c Every trailer home, mobile home,
modular home and manufactured home
installed or placed within the city shall
be securely tied down or otherwise
secured to the surface of the property
within 30 days of placement upon the
property.
Section 3. Utility Connections
Every trailer home, mobile home,
modular home or manufactured home
located in the city shall be connected to
city water and sewer prior to occupancy.
All requirements, terms and conditions
of all other ordinances of the city pertaining to buildings and other structures
shall be interpreted to be applicable to
trailer homes, mobile homes, modular
homes and manufactured homes as
if they were more specifically referred
to in such ordinances. Specifically, all
provisions established by ordinance or
resolution by the city regarding utility
connections, fees and deposits, as well
as all other rules and regulations adopted by the Governing Body shall apply to
trailer homes, mobile homes, modular
homes and manufactured homes.
Additionally, any and all sanitary
facilities located in any trailer home,
mobile home, modular home or manufactured home which are not connected to city water, and/or city sewer by
means of rigid pipe connections shall be
sealed and their use is hereby declared
unlawful. All disposable waste from toilets, showers, laundries, faucets and
lavatories from any trailer home, mobile
home, modular home or manufactured
home shall be disposed of via the sanitary sewer system of the city.
Section 4. Recreational Vehicles
and Camper Trailers
A property owner shall be permitted, at his own expense, to hook up a
non-income producing recreational vehicle or camper trailer to his own water
supply system from any point past the
water meter on the owner’s side of the
water meter without a separate meter
being required, as long as a separate
sanitary sewer connection for the recreational vehicle or camper trailer is
obtained and the property owner pays a
separate fee for sanitary sewer connection and trash collection for such recreational vehicle or camper trailer.
Section 5. Trailer Parks
a. No property within the city shall
be used as a trailer park without prior
permission of the Governing Body.
b. For purposes of this ordinance,
a trailer park is defined as any property
under one ownership upon which more
than one trailer home, mobile home,
recreational vehicle or camper trailer
has been placed with the intention or
purpose of being occupied by an individual or individuals.
Section 6. Notice of Violation
Any person or persons found to
be in violation of any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be served with a
notice of such violation by certified mail,
return receipt requested, or by personal
service, by the City Clerk, or her designee, stating:
a.
That the person has 30 days
from the date of the written notice to correct the violation;
b.
That the person has the right
to make a written request for a hearing
before the Governing Body to contest
the violation;
c.
That the written request for
hearing must be made within 10 days
from the date of receiving the written
notice; and
d.
That the failure to either
abate the violation or request a hearing
may result in prosecution.
Section 7. Hearing
If written request for a hearing is
not made within 10 days of receipt of
notice as provided in the preceding section, the failure to make such request
shall constitute a waiver of the owner’s
right to contest the violation before the
Governing Body. If the hearing is timely requested, the hearing shall be conducted at the next regular meeting of
the Governing Body. The hearing need
not be conducted according to formal
rules of evidence. Upon conclusion of
the hearing, the Governing Body shall
record its determination of the matter
by means of adopting a resolution and
shall mail a copy of the resolution by
first-class mail to the person who contested to violation.
Section 8. Penalty
The occupant and/or owner of any
trailer home, mobile home, modular
home, manufactured home, recreational
vehicle or camper trailer located within
the city which is in violation of the provisions of this ordinance and who is given
notice of violation pursuant to the procedure previously set forth in this ordinance may be issued a notice to appear
before the Municipal Court for violation
of this ordinance. Any such person who
is found guilty by the Judge of the Municipal Court for violating the provisions
of this ordinance shall be punished by
a fine of not less than $50 nor more
than $500. Each day thereafter that the
owner and/or occupant continues to be
in violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a separate and
additional offense for which a per diem
fine may be assessed.
Section 9. This Ordinance shall
take effect upon its publication in the official city newspaper.
Adopted by the Governing Body of
the City of Longton, Kansas, on the 13th
day of October, 2015.
/s/ Stephen H. Fielder, Mayer
ATTEST:
/s/
Bonnie
Fitzhugh,
City
Clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE
Published in the Prairie Star on
Oct. 21, 2015
NOTICE and PUBLIC
EXPLANATION of a
Proposed Activity in a
100-year Floodplain
To: All Interested Agencies,
Groups, and Individuals
This is to give notice that the City
of Howard, Kan., has conducted an
evaluation as required by Executive
Orders 11988 and 11990 in accordance
with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20
to determine the potential affect that
the following activity in the floodplain
and wetland will have on the human
environment. The proposed project,
CDBG project 15-PF-007 is to perform
Replacement of approximately 36,700
LF of various diameter water transmission lines with tracer wire, 190 service
assemblies, 80 gate valves and 40 fire
hydrants at various location thought the
City limits of Howard Kansas. One location 50 feet of West Oak Street work will
occur within the 100-year floodplain and
wetland.
The City of Howard has reevaluated the alternatives to not replace the
50 feet of line on West Oak Street in
the floodplain and has determined that
it has no practicable alternative. This is
due to: 1) the need to replace the Waterline: and 2) the fact that construction
will not alter any elements that’s will
have impacts on human health, public
property, and floodplain values.
This activity will have no significant
impact on the environment for the following reasons:
• Land within the floodplain area
disturbed by waterline replacement will
be returned to pre-construction condition.
2.
Original land contour, terrain
and usage is unchanged by construction of the project.
3.
Floodplain area will not be
increased or converted with this project.
4.
Construction techniques will
be utilized according to state regulations
that minimizes the impediment of drainage of rainwater to ditches, gutters, and
storm water control structures.
Written comments must be received by Richard Clark or City Clerk
Becky Oakleaf at City of Howard 110 N.
Pine PO Box 335 Howard, KS 67349 on
or before Thursday Oct. 29, 2015.
Date of Publication: Wednesday,
Oct. 21, 2015.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Published in the Prairie Star on
Oct. 21 and 28, 2015
RESOLUTION FOR CAPITAL
OUTLAY TAX LEVY
Unified School District No. 286, Chautauqua County, Kansas.
RESOLUTION
Be It Resolved That:
The above-named school board
shall be authorized to make a tax levy
for a continuous and permanent period
of years in an amount not to exceed 8
mills upon the taxable tangible property
in the school district for the purpose of
acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, remodeling, additions to,
furnishing and equipping of building
necessary for school district purposes,
including housing and boarding pupils
enrolled in an area vocational school
operated under the board, architectural
expenses incidental thereto, the acquisition of building sites, the undertaking
and maintenance of asbestos control
projects, the acquisition of school buses
and the acquisition of other equipment
and for the purpose of paying a portion
of the principal and interest on bonds
issues by cities under the authority
of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments
thereto, for the financing of redevelopment projects upon property located
within the school district.
The tax levy authorized by this resolution may be made, unless a petition
in opposition to the same, signed by not
less than 10% of the qualified electors of
the school district, is filed with the county election officer of the home county of
the school district within 40 days after
the last publication of this resolution. In
the event a petition is filed, the county
election officer shall submit the question
of whether the tax levy shall be authorized to the electors in the school district
at an election called for the purpose or
at the next general election, as is specified by the board of education of the
above school district.
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the above resolution was duly adopted by the board of
education of Unified School District No.
286, Chautauqua County, Kansas, on
the 12th day of October, 2015.
/s/ Kati Sears, Clerk
Board of Education
PUBLIC NOTICE
Published in the Prairie Star on
Oct. 21, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, 2015
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, KANSAS
FILED PURSUANT TO K.S.A. CHAPTER 59
In the Matter of the Estate of
Carlton C. Hopper, Deceased
No. 15-PR16
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by G. Michael Hopper, surviving son of Carlton
C. Hopper, deceased, requesting that
descent be determined of the following
described real estate:
Southwest one-fourth of Section 3,
Township 32 South, Range 9 East of the
6th P.M., Chautauqua County, Kansas;
and
Lot 12, Block 8, Town of Saguache,
Saguache, County, Colorado;
and all personal property and other
Kansas real estate owned by decedent
at the time of death. And that such property and all personal property and other
Kansas real estate owned by the decedent at the time of death be assigned
pursuant to the laws of intestate succession.
You are required to file your written
defenses to the Petition on or before
Nov. 16, 2015, at 9 a.m., in the City of
Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kan., at
which time and place the cause will be
heard. Should you fail to file your written
defenses, judgment and decree will be
entered in due course upon the Petition.
G. Michael Hopper, Petitioner
David W. Andreas #10712
Attorney at Law
104 1/2 W. 9th St., Suite 303
Winfield, KS 67156
Ph. 620-221-1610
Fax: 620-221-1696
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Attorney for Petitioner
PUBLIC NOTICE
Published in the Prairie Star on
Oct. 21, 28, and Nov. 4, 2015
Notice
Notice is hereby given that Elk
County Rural Water District #1 is accepting sealed bids for the sale of the
office building and land located at 3rd
and Main in the City of Moline, the legal
description being the South 15.7 feet of
Lot 7 and all of Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, and
12, Block 24, together with all the improvements thereon. Elk County RWD
#1 reserves the right to refuse any and
all offers.
Bids should be delivered to the Rural Water Office or mailed to RWD#1,
PO Box 114, Moline KS 67353, and
should be received on or before 5:00
p.m. on December 1, 2015. Bids will
be opened at the regular monthly RWD
Board meeting on December 21, 2015.
Call Larry Malone, 620-647-7007 or
Shari Kaminska, 620-642-6303 for more
information.
How low
did it go?
Online
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lows for Kansas
Freeze Monitor is a new
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MANHATTAN,
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Farmers hoping to harvest before the first freeze are watching. And, parents deciding how
to dress the kids for school are,
too. Plenty of Kansans want to
know how low the temperatures go.
Kansas Mesonet, part of
the Kansas Weather Data Library, shows that information for the whole state in one
place. The new online feature
called the Freeze Monitor, includes a map indicating how
low temperatures dipped in a
PUBLIC NOTICE
24-hour period and how long
Published in the Prairie Star on
they stayed below freezing (32
Oct. 21, 28, and Nov. 4, 2015
degrees Fahrenheit).
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ELK
The page includes a chart
COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of RONALD showing the historical averR. DURBIN, Deceased.
age, and the earliest and latest
Case No. 15 PR 06
dates for the first 32-degree F
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER- reading. The chart is updated
every five minutes.
SONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a PeThe mesonet is comprised
tition has been filed in this Court by
of
weather
stations set up on
Nancy J. Liebau, duly appointed, qualified and acting Executor of the Estate public and private land across
of Ronald R. Durbin, deceased, praying Kansas that also record such
Petitioners acts be approved; account
data as precipitation, wind
be settled and allowed; the heirs be
determined; the Will be construed and speed and direction, and relathe Estate be assigned to the persons tive humidity.
entitled thereto; the Court find the allowThe Kansas Weather Data
ance requested for attorney’s fees and
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be allowed; the costs be determined search and Extension at Kanand ordered paid; the administration sas State University.
of the Estate be closed; upon the filing
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of Ronald R. Durbin, deceased, and the
Petitioner be released from further liability.
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be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due
course upon the Petition.
Nancy J. Liebau, Petitioner
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such as Medicare, also use the
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Marketplace
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out of every year, or you will
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time for being uninsured, said
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Health Foundation professor
of community health at Kansas
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Generally, you can only
buy health insurance coverage
during annual open enrollment
periods. If you experience a
qualifying life event, such as
losing job coverage, getting
married or having a child, you
can change your health insurance outside of the open enrollment period in a special enrollment period.
Riportella, also a health
care policy expert for K-State
Research and Extension, said
it is difficult to change coverage if you don’t experience a
qualifying life event, so it’s best
to take advantage of the open
enrollment period.
Specifications for enrollment in health insurance coverage, by type of coverage, include:
• Insurance coverage
through an employer: your employer determines the open enrollment dates. The dates vary
from employer to employer.
If you have a spouse, you will
likely have two different open
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track of each year. If you are
not sure when your next jobbased open enrollment period
is, ask your employer.
• Insurance from the marketplace:
the
marketplace
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1, 2015 through Jan. 31, 2016.
• Insurance through Medicare: Medicare’s initial enrollment period is a seven-month
window surrounding your 65th
birthday, or for those under 65
and disabled, the seven months
surrounding the 25th month of
disability. Special enrollment
periods for Medicare vary, and
specific rules and timing can be
found on the Medicare website.
If a beneficiary has missed the
initial enrollment period and
is not eligible for a special enrollment period, the Medicare
general enrollment period runs
Jan. 1 to March 31 each year,
with coverage beginning July 1
of that year.
• Insurance though KanCare: this is Kansas’ Medicaid
program. Applications for KanCare can be submitted at any
time.
Delays in enrollment and
coverage, and penalties, may
apply if the consumer does
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time. If obtaining insurance
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about how to enroll in the marketplace or KanCare, call the
marketplace, available 24/7,
at 800-318-2596. The Kansas
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Thursday, October 22, 2015
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SALES & AUCTIONS ITEMS FOR SALE
CHERRYVALE: Moving sale at 720 E. 4th,
Cherryvale, from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday.
Everything must go! Electronics, household
items, some clothing, and lots of odds and
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ITEMS FOR SALE
F150 TRUCK: 2001 FORD F150 4WD, auto
trans, 202,000 miles. See at Caney Valley
Electric, 401 Lawrence, Cedar Vale, 620-7582262. Taking sealed bids through Nov. 16,
2015.
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2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR FOR SALE:
147,000 miles - asking $7,000 OBO. Call
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USED APPLIANCES AND FURNITURE:
Washers, Dryers, Stoves, Fridge, Freezers, AC
units, Recliners, Lift chair-918-533-6000 or
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STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR SALE: 20’
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a pictorial history of Independence, is
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BID NOTICES
BID NOTICE • CITY OF CANEY
The City of Caney will accept sealed bids for the
sale of the City Crematory Building located at
101 B Street, Caney, KS. Bids must be submitted by 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 and should
be in a sealed envelope marked “Crematory”.
The City reserves the right to refuse any or all
bids. Mail bids to:
City of Caney
P.O. Box 129
Caney, Ks 67333
Chad Bradford, Mayor
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ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS ON A 2008 FORD
F150 SUPERCAB with 4.6L V8 engine,
automatic overdrive transmission, cold air,
new tires, crossbed toolbox, headache rack,
131,213 miles. Vehicle can be viewed at
100 S. Wabash in Howard. Call Steve, or
Auctions/Real Estate
Saturday, Oct. 24 at 10:30 a.m.
1504 Indiana St., Columbus, Kan.
Kioti Diesel Tractor, Golden Jubilee
Ford Tractor, Riding Mowers, Guns,
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Saturday, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.
Xavier Road and 7000 Road
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Saturday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m.
398 14000 Road (Hwy 160)
Mound Valley, Kan.
120 Acres in 3 tracts, sells at 12
noon, major highway frontage.
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Marty, at 620-374-2127. We reserve the
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ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS ON A 2010
CHEVROLET TAHOE LS with 5.3L V8 engine,
6 speed automatic transmission, running
boards, 149,392 miles. Vehicle can be
viewed at 100 S. Wabash in Howard. Call
Steve, or Marty, at 620-374-2127. We
reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
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LAND IN ELK COUNTY: Approximately 160
acres, consisting of roughly 38 acres crop
land with the balance in pasture, located
about 1½ miles north of Longton, in Elk
County, Kansas. Written sealed bids need to
be submitted by 5:00 P.M. on November 14,
2015. Bids will be opened on November 16,
2015, at which time the top three bidders
will be invited to a private auction to be
held on November 20, 2015, or as soon
thereafter as possible. The highest sealed
bid will be the opening bid at the private
auction. Buyer will be given full possession
on closing. For details, call 620-242-3794 or
visit www.palmtree-ventures.com/landsale.
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NURSES: Oswego Health and Rehab is
hiring for CNA, CMA, and nurses on days
and nights. Full time and part time. Evening/
Night/Weekend shift differential and sign on
bonus available. Benefits available.
HOUSEKEEPING, OTHER: Also hiring for
housekeeping, laundry, and dishwasher.
Please apply at Oswego Health and
Rehab, 1104 Ohio, Oswego, KS. Questions
please call Katie Littlejohn 620-795-4429.
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Parsons Presbyterian Manor is hiring for
the following positions:
C.N.A.: Full time and part time shifts,
Day/Eve/Nights available. This position is
responsible for providing residents with
routine daily nursing care in accordance with
the resident’s assessment and plan of care,
and as may be directed by the department
director or supervisor. Advances the value
that the resident comes first. The employee
values the Community as the residents’
home and works to create attributes of home
and models person centered care.
MAINTENANCE TECH/GROUNDS: full
time day shift. This position is responsible
for maintaining the Community, grounds
and equipment in accordance with current
federal, state and local guidelines and
regulations, Community policies and
procedures, and as may be directed by
the department director or supervisor.
Advances the value that the resident comes
first. The employee values the Community
as the residents’ home and works to create
attributes of home and models person
centered care. This position also includes
grounds keeping, painting and every other
weekend housekeeping
FLOOR TECH – Full time, shifts vary. This
position is responsible for performing
day-to-day floor care duties throughout
the Community as may be directed by the
department director or supervisor to assure
the Community is maintained in a clean, safe
and comfortable manner. Advances the value
that the resident comes first. The employee
values the Community as the residents’
home and works to create attributes of home
and models person centered care. Performs
daily floor care routines (i.e. sweeping,
mopping, disinfecting, etc.). Strips, waxes
and buffs floors according to schedule.
Maintains carpets in accordance with PMMA
policies, practices and procedures (i.e.
vacuuming, extracting disinfecting, etc.).
Cleans hallways, elevators, stairwells and
baseboards. Cleans upholstery as directed.
Makes rounds to inspect floor areas for
spots and/or stains. Spot cleans as needed.
This position includes every other weekend
housekeeping.
Applicants may apply online at
parsonspresbyterianmanor.org or call 620421-1450.
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MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT:
The City of Mound Valley Is seeking qualified
applicants for a full time maintenance
position. High School Diploma or GED and
clean drug and alcohol pre-employment
testing required.
Experience in Small Systems Water
and Wastewater Treatment preferred, but
will train the right applicant. Successful
applicants must be willing to become
licensed/certified in those areas after hire.
Wages are commensurate with experience.
Contact the Mound Valley City Hall at 620328-3411 or the City Clerk at 620-714-0414
for applications or information. LC42-3tc
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Classified ads will get you results each week!
PATIENT INSURANCE/BILLING SPECIALIST:
Full-Time. Duties include all day to day
functions related to the billing, coding and
collections of monies due OCH for services
performed. Works closely with medical
records and medical staff. Employee
benefits include health, dental, and life
insurance. Candidates interested can apply
in person at Oswego Community Hospital,
800 Barker Drive, Oswego, KS 67356.
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U.S.D. No. 504 is accepting applications for
the following position:
OSWEGO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
2ND SHIFT-EVENING CUSTIODIAN
Any interested person should submit an
application to:
Douglas Beisel, Supt.
U.S.D. NO. 504
719 4th St.
Oswego, KS 67356
Application forms and Job Description are
available at the Central Office located at 719
4th St., Oswego, KS Phone 620-795-2126
U.S.D. No. 504 is an equal opportunity
employer
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FOOD TRANSPORTER: Food Transporter
for Meals on Wheels/Friendship Meals
delivering noon meal to Longton and
Moline sites from Howard kitchen. Mon.Fri., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (from Howard);10 a.m.12 p.m. (from Longton). Need own vehicle.
Mileage paid. Apply at Senior Center, 148
N. Wabash, Howard or 406 Kansas, Longton.
EOE.
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HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: The
Chautauqua County Road & Bridge
Department is accepting applications until
the position is filled for a Heavy Equipment
Operator. Applicants must have high
school diploma or equivalent and a valid
CDL. Applications are available at www.
chautauquacountyks.org on the Human
Resources page. Extensive benefit package
within 90 days of hire including health,
dental, vision. Paid sick and vacation.
Chautauqua County is EOE. Preference
is given to veterans KSA 73-201. Contact
Human Resources at 620-725-5800.
Located at 215 N. Chautauqua, Sedan, KS.
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The deadline for placing a classified
ad is 5 p.m., Monday.
ITEMS WANTED
SCRAP METAL: Paying top dollar for scrap
metal, junk cars (running or not), etc. Will
pick up items. Call 918-559-9162.
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GOLD & SILVER JEWELRY WANTED: Get
more for your broken unwanted gold &
silver jewelry at Uncle Ken’s Coin Shop. Also
buying silver coins and old currency. Phone
(620) 331-4570.
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Public Health of
Labette County
Labette County has a position for a full-time Public
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perform nursing duties approved by a physician
for the health department. The candidate must
have a minimum of 2 years nursing experience and
be licensed in Kansas as a registered nurse. Some
travel will be required for training. The successful
candidate must pass a physical and drug screening.
A full benefit package is available, including CEU
credits and training time. Hourly pay is dependent
upon public health nursing experience. Labette
County is an E.O.E. For a description of job duties
and an application go to www.labettecounty.com.
Applications may also be picked up from Public
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Highway 59, Parsons Kansas. Office hours are
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driver. Applicant must be at least 21 years
of age and have a good driving record.
Applicant must be able to pass a drug
test and a national background check.
Applications can be obtained at 134 E.
Washington St., Howard, KAN., between the
hours of 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday
through Thursday.
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SERVICE TECHNICIAN: Herington Heating
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compensation small town setting. 785/2583355 or 785/366-0927 [email protected].
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The following was taken from the
Chautauqua County Council on Aging
meeting minutes from Sept. 1:
The Chautauqua County Council on
Aging met Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 at 1:30
pm at the First National Bank.
President Alan Crawford called the
meeting to order, led the group in the
Pledge and gave prayer.
AGENDA: Judi made the motion to
accept, Kyle seconded. Motion carried.
MINUTES: Kay made the motion to
accept, Nina seconded. Motion carried.
TREASURERS Report: Previous Balance......$1663.05. Postmaster......$88.00
Nina Campbell (SHL)......$20.00
Ending
Balance....$1555.05.
C.D.
Balance......$15286.80. Need two signatures
on checks.
TRANSPORTATION
Report:
Rides...107.
Miles...1617.
Driver
Hrs...90.0(includes 8.5 hrs. from July.)
Previous Balance...$5449.93. Donations:
$132.00. Fuel: Felts Oil...$471.87. Insurance: $100.64. Ending Balance...$5009.42.
Kyle made the motion to accept, Kay seconded. Motion carried.
CHAUTAUQUA CO. HEALTH DEPT.
Report: Services rendered in August, 2015.
Sr. Care Act: 77.75 units homemaker
services. 6.0 units attendant care.
III B Contracts: 28.0 units homemaker
services. .5 units attendant care.
III D Contract: 5 units health screening.
III E Contract: 0 units homemaker service.
Blood pressures taken at Centers:
Sedan...August 6 - 9, Cedar Vale...August
18 -18, Peru...August 20 – 12, Niotaze...
August 19 – 13.
COMMODITIES Report: CSFP commodities were given to 36 Individuals in
August. TEFAP commodities were given
to 176 households in August.
NEW BUSINESS: There will be a
Highway 99 garage sale Sept. 25-26. Judi
said that Millie Spires would like another
Senior day gathering. It was discussed, but
tabled for later. It was also announced that
each center have their election of officers
in October. The C.O.A. will have theirs in
November.
CENTER NEWS: All center news
were read.
ADJOURNMENT: Judi made the motion to adjourn, Kay seconded. Motion carried.
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Chautauqua County Commission
The following was taken from the
Chautauqua County Commission meeting
minutes on Oct. 13:
Chairman Goff Searl was absent.
Commissioner Danny Williams called the
meeting of the Chautauqua County Board
of Commissioners to order on Tuesday,
Oct. 13 at 8:30 a.m. in the commission
room of the courthouse. Commissioner
Jack Carpenter was present as was County Counselor, Ruth Ritthaler and County
Clerk Janice A. Fine. Danny Williams
opened the meeting with prayer.
Minute’s approval: Danny Williams
made a motion to approve the minutes of
Oct. 5 as presented. Jack Carpenter seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0.
Joel Haden, Road & Bridge Superintendent provided his weekly report. Crews
are hauling rock to the following: Rd 8
going south, Gallop and Rd 1 east, Rd
12 and Dalton south, working the right of
way at Bronco and Rd 30 (4 corners area).
Haden presented construction and inspection documentation on the Cook Bridge at
Ranch Rd and Rd 2 east. Commissioners approve the contract in the amount of
$141,981.25. Haden requests an ad be
placed in the paper for an open position in
Road & Bridge. Haden reviewed a specific
area that a citizen was concerned about.
Haden informed commissioners of his expected road work the next few days.
Renatta Kubit, Emergency Management Coordinator joined the meeting to
present LEPC By-laws for signature. Commissioner Williams signed the updated bylaws document.
Sherry Smith joined the meeting regarding trash service. Commissioners requested she return at 10 a.m. for the public
hearing.
Jeremy Hendren joined the meeting
to discuss department business. Hendren
discussed the compliance letter commissioners received. Hendren has prepared a
corrective plan as the state required. Hendren offered that the COTA case upheld
our evaluation. Entity can appeal if they
wish.
Cherish Reed stopped by to discuss
her solid waste delinquent account. Stated
they burn all their trash. Commissioners
advised her to make payment arrangements with the Solid Waste Department.
Commissioner Williams called a 10
minute recess at 9:40 a.m. Commissioner
Williams called the regular meeting back in
session at 9:50 a.m.
Commissioner Williams recessed the
regular meeting at 10 a.m. to call into session the Public Hearing for delinquent solid
waste accounts.
Commissioner called the Public Hearing for Solid Waste Accounts to order at 10
a.m. Linda Kline, Solid Waste Department
Head joined the meeting to present documentation for delinquent accounts. Bethany Palmer (Hamilton) joined the meeting
to discuss the delinquent account notice
she received. Commissioners reviewed
all documentation provided on delinquent
accounts. Danny Williams made a motion
to pass resolution 2015-07 for delinquent
solid waste accounts. Jack Carpenter seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0.
Commissioner Williams closed the
Solid Waste Public Hearing at 10:17 a.m.
Commissioner Williams called the
regular meeting back in session at 10:17
a.m.
Danny Williams made a motion to
adjourn at 10:18 a.m. Jack Carpenter seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0.
Howard City Council
The following was taken from the
Howard City Council meeting minutes on
Oct. 5:
The regular meeting of the Howard
City Council was called to order at 7:30
p.m. at the city office by Mayor Richard
Clark. Council members present were
Derek Cookson, Susan Morgan, Gary Harrod, Bob Winn. Council member Mitchell
was not present. Others present were
Beth Deshong, Willie Novotny, John Ed
Robertson, Rodney Burns, John Black, Ernest Tousley and Jerry Harrod.
Motion by Morgan, seconded by
Cookson, to approve the regular meeting
minutes dated Sept. 21. Motion carried 4
to 0.
Councilmember Mitchell arrived at
7:35 p.m. and took his seat.
Motion by Harrod, seconded by Winn,
to approve the Special Meeting minutes
dated Sept. 24. Motion carried 3 to 0.
Morgan & Cookson did not vote since they
were absent.
Jerry Harrod said he had bought the
“Old School House” and was going to tear
it down. His intent is to salvage the bricks
and take the rest of the rubble to the C & D
Landfill. He asked for a break on the landfill fees since he was tearing it down.
Motion by Winn, seconded by Cookson, to approve Jerry Harrod taking the
rubble from the “Old School” to the C & D
Landfill and waive the landfill fees. Motion
carried 4 to 0. Councilmember Harrod abstained due to conflict of interest.
Rodney Burns, the city auditor, reported on the city’s 2014 financial audit that he
had just completed.
There were a couple audit adjustments needed. He recommended that the gas rates be increased.
He stated the nursing home fund is in the
red with a loss of $110,000 in 2013 and
$70,000 in 2014. This is partly due to the
economy and the health care system. The
W E Griffin Fund is almost totally gone;
therefore, the only other fund to loan them
money from would be the General Fund. If
General Fund is not paid back by August,
the taxes will have to be increased accordingly. Rodney did not recommend increasing the taxes to support the nursing home.
He suggested the council needed to decide
to sell or close the nursing home.
Beth Deshong reported a census of
25 – 2 medicare; 19 medicaid and 4 private
pay. Marketing continues as well as cuts to
staff, programs, salaries and dietary. The
therapy contract is being reviewed in the
hope of cutting those expenses.
Motion by Morgan, seconded by
Cookson, to loan the nursing home
$30,000 to cover bills and payroll from the
W. E. Griffin Fund. Motion carried 5 to 0.
Motion by Cookson, seconded by
Mitchell, to approve hiring an outside independent consultant named Mark Schulte to
review the nursing home’s financials and
the city needed to start to exercise all avenues and proceed to sell home. Motion
carried 4 to 1. Morgan voted no.
Willie Novotny, New Paradigm Solutions, stated he was not able to lease or
buy the nursing home at this time. The
high cost of physical therapy has been a
concern of the council’s. Beth will review
the contract and have a report for the next
meeting.
Ernest Tousley, gas superintendent,
reported that 52 out of the 53 steel gas
valves throughout the city needed replaced
with plastic valves. Motion by Harrod, seconded by Winn, to approve the gas department to purchase 3 more valves and
anodes. Motion carried 5 to 0.
A letter from the KCC regarding their
recent odor inspection for 2015 has been
completed and their next planned inspection will be during calendar year 2016 or
2017.
Motion by Mitchell, seconded by
Cookson, to approve increasing the city’s
gas base facility charge from $8 to $11 effective November billing and the unit rate to
stay $8.17/unit. Motion carried 5 to 0.
Kevin Mitchell, deputy clerk, received
a scholarship for registration fees, tuition,
course materials, breakfasts, lunches, banquet, one half of his hotel room and up to
$100 for mileage from CCMFOA to attend
the first year city clerk institute in Wichita
November 2-6, 2015.
Dan Montgomery, water/sewer superintendent, has acquired 10 hours of
training in the past two years; therefore, he
had an adequate number of training hours
in order to renew his wastewater treatment
facility operator certificate from KDH&E in
the amount of $20.
The Kansas State Treasurer office
sent a copy of the Debt Service Schedule for the Series 2015 temporary notes
recently issued to the city in the amount
of $600,000 and registered in their office.
The notes are 9/24/2015 – 9/15/2019
with an interest rate of 3.50% for a total
of $683,183.33 if not paid back before
9/15/2019.
SKT notified by letter that they increased the City of Howard’s office and the
library’s internet speed at no additional fee
whatsoever on September 30. B G Consultants invoice for Phase 1 and Phase 2
engineering services to date in the amount
of $143,658.06 was reviewed. The city
duplex remodeling issues have not yet
been redone. The fence in the front of the
nursing home has been removed and the
fence displaying the advertising signs will
be replaced with a steel fence.
Motion by Harrod, seconded by Cookson, to approve paying the city’s bills in the
amount of $181,011.89. Motion carried 5
to 0.
Motion by Morgan, seconded by
Mitchell, to approve paying the nursing
home bills in the amount of $58,131.24.
Motion carried 5 to 0.
Motion by Harrod, seconded by
Mitchell, to adjourn the meeting. Motion
carried 5 to 0.
Meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m. Next
regular council meeting will be Monday,
Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the city office.
USD 286 Board of Education
The following was taken from the
USD 286 Board of Education meeting minutes on Oct. 12:
Unified School District #286 Board of
Education held its regular meeting on Oct.
12 at 6:30 p.m. in the District Office. President Jill Gray called the meeting to order.
Motion was made by Rodney Dickens
to approve the Agenda. Motion seconded
by Kathy Chamberland. Motion passed
5-0
Motion was made by Michael Clark to
approve the minutes of the previous meeting of Sept. 14 as presented. Motion seconded by P.J. Buck. Motion passed 5-0
Motion was made by Jill Gray to approve the bills as presented. Motion seconded by Michael Clark. Motion passed
5-0
Principal Reports
Kay Hill, K-12 Principal presented to
the board members, projector photos of
students, and some of the classroom activities for the Elementary, Middle, & High
School Buildings. Also, reported on items
and upcoming activities for the school.
Superintendent Reports
Nathan Hinrichs, Supt. reported on
various district items.
Unfinished Business
Nathan Hinrichs, requested input
from the board on a Facility Use Request,
from Adam Catlin to use the Old Gym area
to film a movie, and was asked by the
board to get more details and report back.
New Business
Nathan Hinrichs updated the board
members on adopting a Capital Outlay
Resolution that will be continuous and permanent.
Motion was made by Rodney Dickens to go into Executive Session with the
board, Nathan Hinrichs and Kay Hill to
discuss non-elected personnel to protect
the privacy interests of an individual for 15
minutes. Motion seconded by Heath Joslin. Motion passed 6-0. The meeting went
into Executive Session at 7:33 p.m.
The meeting reconvened at the proper time and place of 8:30 p.m.
Motion was made by Michael Clark to
approve the “Bring Your Own Technology”
policy. Motion seconded by Kathy Chamberland. Motion passed 6-0.
Motion was made by Jill Gray to approve the following additions to the substitute teaching list: Aspen Hayden, Dehila
Burden, Stephanie Smith, Damon Minor,
and Elizabeth Schmidt. Motion seconded
by Heath Joslin. Motion passed 6-0.
Motion was made by Rodney Dickens
to approve the Capital Outlay Resolution.
Motion seconded by P.J. Buck. Motion
passed 6-0.
Motion was made by Heath Joslin
to adjourn. Motion seconded by Michael
Clark. Motion passed 6-0.
The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
The next regular meeting will be Nov.
9 at 6:30 p.m. in the District Office.
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PRAIRIE STAR
A Veteran’s Day Celebration will be held at the Elk Valley School gymnasium in Longton on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at
10 a.m. All veterans are invited to come to the program and
stay for lunch. The public is
invited to the special program
honoring veterans.
The Howard Boy Scout
Troop 53 will hold a pancake
breakfast fundraiser this Friday, Oct. 23 from 6-10 a.m. at
the Howard United Methodist
Church. A free will donation
will be accepted. Proceeds will
help the scouts attend Scout
Camp and purchase a trailer.
The Chautauqua and Elk
County Special Services Cooperative will provide a free
screening for children from
birth through school age at Elk
Valley Schools in Longton on
Friday, Nov. 6. Any child entering the preschool program will
need to complete a screening.
Please contact Cindy Alberts at
620-374-2113 for an appointment as well as for preschool
enrollment information.
The 52nd Annual United
Methodist Church Supper and
Auction will be held Nov. 7 at
the Elk Valley School Multipurpose Room in Longton. Supper
will be at 5:30 p.m., and the
auction will follow at 7 p.m.
Grenola Meals on Wheels/
Friendship Meals will have a
fundraiser on Sunday, Nov. 1
in the senior center at Grenola.
They will be serving from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. Chili and vegetable soup will be served along
with coffee or tea and a dessert. A free will offering will
be taken at the door.
Community Women Prayer
Warriors meets every Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the First Christian
Church in Sedan. Ladies from
all denominations are invited
to join us for a time of prayer.
Are you from the UK?
Would you like to meet up with
other Ex-Pats in the Southeast
Kansas area once a month? ship times are 9:30 a.m. for
If interested call Jean at 620- Christian Education hour and
10:30 a.m. for morning wor374-2489.
ship. On Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
The Knight of Columbus they have youth meetings and
annual tootsie drive will be an adult Bible Study. The pubgoing on in the month of Oc- lic is invited to join them for feltober. Proceeds go to the peo- lowship in the Word of God. For
ple with intellectual disabili- more information contact the
ties. 80% of the money donated church office-620-374-2823.
will be returned to our local
Biscuits and gravy are
chapter and used locally. 20%
will be used to sponsor the spe- being served at the Grenola
cial Olympics basketball tour- Senior Center every Monday
nament held at Fort Hays State morning from 6 to 7 a.m. All
University each spring. Toot- are welcome. Free will donasie rolls and donation cans are tions are accepted.
in many businesses in Sedan,
Would you like to help the
Moline, and Howard.
Chautauqua County Animal
Narcotics
Anonymous Shelter dogs but volunteering
meetings are held at 7 p.m., your time is out of the quesFriday nights at the Epiphany tion? Sponsor a dog! SponsorEpiscopal Church which is lo- ship is $10 a month. Sponsor
cated at 309 W. Elm in Sedan. a month or more. Sponsor one
It is an open meeting for any- dog or several. Your donation
one who would like to know will help pay for dog food and
more about a new way of life. vetting bills if needed. Mail or
For more information call stop by Sedan City Hall at 111
Keith at 620-330-6538 or Ka- E. Cherokee, Sedan, KS 67361
trina at 620-216-0391. There or Paypal cqshelter@yahoo.
is no longer a Tuesday meeting com
being held in Sedan.
Hometown Healthcare of
The Elk County Recycling Sedan will hold a Foot Care
Trailer will be in Howard on Clinic the first Thursday of
both Friday, Oct. 23 and Satur- each month from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
day, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to 11 at their office 105 E. Main. Diabetics are welcome. Please call
a.m.
620-758-5082 for an appointThe next meeting of the ment.
Southern Belles EHU will be
Elk County Men’s Fellowheld Thursday, Oct. 22. The
Red Cross Blood Drive will ship meets the second Saturday
be on Monday, Oct. 26, at St. of each month for breakfast
Mary’s Hall. Holliday Happen- and fellowship at 7 a.m. at the
ings will be held Wednesday, Moline Christian Church. All
Nov. 18, at 1 p.m., at the How- men are invited.
ard Extension Room.
Area residents are encourThe Sedan Tuesday Men’s aged to attend the Moline ComPrayer Breakfast meets at munity Fellowship to hear the
Granny Wolfe’s Green Door gospel preached every Sunday
Cafe at 7 a.m. The speaker Oct. morning by Pastor Gary Boles.
27 is Bob Miller. Refreshments Sunday worship begins at
10:30 a.m., and Sunday eveto follow.
ning Bible study begins at 6
Ferguson-Spease Unit #388 p.m. They meet in the building
of Moline is once again collect- located next to the bank in Moing items and cash donations line.
for the Veterans Gift Shop.
Tom Harris of Sedan has
Please remember these items
must be new and no glass as announced that he is seekthese gifts will be mailed to the ing musicians of every kind to
veteran families. Gifts may be gather for a jam session every
left at the Double-C Agency lo- two weeks. Anybody who plays
cated at 117 Main in Moline or any kind of instrument is invitthey can be given to Ann Wright ed to participate. For more inor Connie Carter no later than formation contact Carla at the
Friday, Nov. 13. If you have Harris Law Office in Sedan at
any questions, contact Connie 620-725-3344.
Carter at 620-205-9260 or Ann
The Knights of Columbus
Wright at 620-647-8165.
Council 14817 holds and allFlint Hills Assembly of you-can-eat breakfast on the
God in Howard, while still un- third Sunday of each month at
der construction of the Family St. Mary’s Hall in Moline from
Life Center, has been meet- 7-9 a.m. A free will donation is
ing for worship services on accepted and the public is inSunday. Located now next to vited to attend.
the West Elk High School on
Kansas State highway 99, wor-
Wheelin’ Around Longton
Boo, the witching hour is
nigh! Very soon. ghosts and
goblins, princesses, vampires
and all such creatures will be
roaming our streets. Be very
careful, as these small ones get
excited and don’t always watch
for traffic!
Starting on the 23rd and
continuing through the 24th,
30th and 31st the Beoughers,
William, Amy, Chris, and Samantha will be sponsoring a
spook house on main street at
the Hastings house. There will
be games, food and lots of fun!
On the 30th the house will only
be open to kids 8 and under
to celebrate a birthday. The
house won’t be as scary that
night only! Come out and join
the fun!
The city guys, Hank and
Damian, have been working
hard to get the rest of the city
ditches cleaned out. I’ve heard
mostly positive comments concerning our recent paving project. We hope to do more in the
future.
Happy news from south
of town. The Crockett family,
Sara and Matthew, welcome
a new tricycle motor to their
family. Their new little boy
was born on Oct. 15, and joins
sisters Millicent, Naomi, Elsa,
Chava, and brother Israel.
Grandparents are Larry and
Rolinda Tomlinson of Elk Falls
and Sandra Crockett of Longton. Great-grandma is Faith
Huddle.
In case you haven’t noticed
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Levi Lear PA-C
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By Steve Fielder
we have a new business in
town, Robby Dulin has opened
a business called Needful
Things. It’s in the house formerly occupied by the Moore
family.
Eulalia Bird has a new
address at 649 N. Stratford,
Wichita, KS 67208. She would
love to hear from you.
My birthday list starts with
William Matney, Pam Niles
Chrystal Pralle, and Melanie
Crowell all celebrate on the
23rd. On the 24th, sister Beth,
Doris Larsh and David Durbin
add a candle. Faith Huddle and
Rebekah Browne celebrate on
the 25th, as do Virginia Crowell, Vera Jontra and Charity
Cooley on the 27th. Tom Wade
jumps for joy on the 28th as
does Ronnie Vestal on the 29th.
Everyone have a great day!
See you out and about!
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Staff members were given practical application of the ALICE system in order to know how to respond
in a crisis situation. (courtesy photo)
A training exercise and
presentation about a potential
active shooter situation in a local school was held last week
at West Elk. Though the topic is sobering, the advanced
attention given to this subject
will provide security to students, staff and patrons of the
school district.
West Elk Principal Martin
Burke recently made the Elk
County Sheriff’s Department
aware that the current active
shooter response policy was
out of date for the district. A
tactical specialist from Oklahoma was brought to West Elk
last Monday to train teachers
on the ALICE model that many
schools have adopted. Administration is working with other
members of the staff to help facilitate an effective response to
a crisis situation.
ALICE is an acronym, with
the letters representing several
components to secure an active
shooter situation.
A = Alert; L = Lockdown; I
= Inform; C = Counter; and E =
Evacuate.
Burke said if these mea-
sures are performed with diligence, the safety of school staff
and students increases exponentially; therefore, a plan for
communication must be very
clear and practiced frequently.
“School safety measures
are on a continual development
process. One of the main responsibilities of educators, led
by administration is to provide
the safest environment possible for our students, whether
that be day to day bullying prevention, fire and storm safety
plans, or preparedness for a
crisis like an active shooter,”
he said.
Burke and members of the
Elk County Sheriff’s Department also walked the entire
USD 282 campus, assessed areas of concern and noted them
as improvement priorities. To
enforce the main objective of
the lockdown, additional reinforcement mechanisms have
been added to entryways and
classrooms throughout the
school.
West Elk is also covered
with an extensive security system. The entirety of the cam-
pus can be viewed by these
cameras. Even more beneficial, those cameras are live at
the dispatch office for law enforcement to view at all times
day or night. Law enforcement
can view all school happenings
and monitor the cameras consistently.
“As an administrator this
gives me comfort knowing that
someone is always watching,
especially the areas of campus
that are less frequented,” said
Burke.
Law enforcement also is
very helpful in their practice
of being visible on campus.
Officers of Elk County visit frequently and drive through the
campus daily.
“West Elk is one of the best
places to receive an education
in the state. That is because
our teachers care so deeply
about our students. That includes keeping them safe. USD
282 takes this matter very seriously and will continuously
work to improve the safety of
our school,” said Burke.
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Things we want you to know: Offer applies to current Verizon and AT&T customers on Shared Data Plans only and applies to the monthly recurring price plan only. Any
applied discounts shall be valid for the first 24 months. Regular pricing applies thereafter. Must port in all lines of service on account. Offer valid on Shared Connect Plans
up to 20GB. Offer valid only with the following devices: handsets, Tablets, routers, modems, hotspots and Home Phones. Customer must provide their current wireless bill
for review. U.S. Cellular,® at its sole discretion, has the right to deny an offer for any bill that appears altered or fraudulent. Shared Connect Plan and Retail Installment
Contract required. Credit approval also required. A $25 Device Activation Fee applies. A Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee applies (currently $1.82/line/month); this is not a
tax or gvmt. required charge. Additional fees, taxes, terms, conditions and coverage areas apply and may vary by plan, service and phone. $50 U.S. Cellular Promotional
Card: If U.S. Cellular’s Shared Connect and Retail Installment monthly plan price cannot beat your current Shared Data monthly plan price with AT&T or Verizon, you will
be provided a $50 U.S. Cellular Promotional Card issued by MetaBank,® Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Valid only for purchases at U.S. Cellular
stores and uscellular.com. One per account. To receive card, customer must go to beatyourplan.hit2c.com to register. Card will be received in 6–8 weeks. $150 U.S.
Cellular Promotional Card: Issued by MetaBank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Valid only for purchases at U.S. Cellular stores and uscellular.
com. Must port in current number to U.S. Cellular. New line activation and Retail Installment Contract required. Device Protection+: Enrollment in Device Protection+
required. The monthly charge for Device Protection+ is $8.99 for Smartphones. A deductible per approved claim applies. You may cancel Device Protection+ anytime.
Federal Warranty Service Corporation is the Provider of the Device Protection+ ESC benefits, except in CA and OK. Limitations and exclusions apply. For complete details,
see an associate for a Device Protection+ brochure. Device Turn-In: Customer must turn in all active devices from their former carrier’s plan. Customer is responsible for
deleting all personal information from device and removing any storage cards from devices. Devices must power on and cannot be pin locked. Device must be in fully
functional working condition without any liquid damage or broken components, including, but not limited to, a cracked display or housing. Devices will not be returned
to customer should they cancel transaction. Not eligible for U.S. Cellular’s in-store or mail-in trade-in program. To be eligible, customer must register for My Account.
Kansas Customers: In areas in which U.S. Cellular receives support from the Federal Universal Service Fund, all reasonable requests for service must be met. Unresolved
questions concerning services availability can be directed to the Kansas Corporation Commission Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 1-800-662-0027.
Offers valid at participating locations only and cannot be combined. Not available online or via telesales. See store or uscellular.com for details. Limited-time offer.
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