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PRAIRIE
MARCH 2, 2016
SALUTE
Mike and Peggy
Bellar
Howard
Longtime
Prairie Star
subscriber
Boys and
Girls State
students are
selected
Allison
Wolfe
and
Chase VanDegrift, both
of
Moline,
have
been
chosen
by
Spease/Ferguson American
Legion
and
Auxiliary #388 to
attend Girls
State
and
Allison Wolfe
Boys
State
this summer.
Allison is
the daughter
of Rob and
Debbie Wolfe,
Moline. Her
b r o t h e r
Brandon
Wolfe is a
freshman
who is att e n d i n g
Wichita State
Chase VanDegrift
University.
Allison is active in volleyball, basketball, softball, FCCLA, FCA, math
team, STUCO and National Honor Society.
Her future plans are to attend
either Butler Community College or
Cowley Community College and then
transfer to Wichita State University.
She plans to major in Business.
She wants to thank the Moline
American Legion Auxiliary for giving
her the opportunity to attend Girls
State.
Chase VanDegrift is the son of
Aimee and Don Sanders, Moline. He
attends West Elk High School where
he is involved in football, wrestling,
mathematics club and scholars bowl.
He has also participated in his school’s
fall plays as Harold Mondello in “If It’s
Monday, This Must be Christmas;” as
the Judge in “She was only Marginally
Modest;” and Chester “Spook” Mullins
in “They Run in our Family.”
He has also volunteered to help
with the Elk County Junior Wrestling
organization for the past two years.
In the future, he will attend college while majoring in Business Administration with a focus on Sports
Management. Then he will work his
way up to becoming a statistician in
the sports industry.
He values the opportunity presented by the American Legion Post
#388 of Moline to further enhance his
abilities to reach his goals through
participating in the Boys State of Kansas function.
Symphony in the Flint HIlls
event planned for June 11
on Chase County ranch
BNSF Railway is the Major Presenting Sponsor for the 2016 Symphony in the Flint Hills Signature
Event taking place on Saturday, June
11, 2016 on “South Clements Pasture” -- private ranch land in Chase
County owned by Edward Bass, a
rancher with extensive interests in
Texas and Kansas.
The theme of the 2016 Signature
Event is “Future of the Flint Hills”
and the Kansas City Symphony will
perform the sunset concert.
Tickets for this event generally
sell out very quickly. For event information, or to learn about sponsorship opportunities, visit www.
symphonyintheflinthills.org or call
620-273-8955.
STAR
E-EDITION
GOP and Dems prepare for Saturday caucuses
This will be your only opportunity
to vote on presidential candidates
before the Nov. 8 general election
Republican caucuses across the
state will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
this Saturday, March 5.
The Republican Presidential Caucus for Chautauqua, Cowley, and
Sumner counties will be held Saturday, March 5, at the Cornerstone
Church in Winfield. The church is
located at 3725 E. 9th in Winfield.
Voting times will be from 10 a.m
to 2 p.m. Registration begins at 9
a.m. Candidate presentations will be
at 10 a.m. A driver’s license or other
state issued photo ID is required to
vote.
For more information call 620-
330-7430.
***
All registered Republicans of Elk
County are encouraged to attend the
first ever Republican Presidential
Caucus on Saturday, March 5 at the
Cox Building in Howard. Doors will
open at 9:30 a.m.
their candidate, ballots will be disThe chair of the caucus will call tributed and you can vote. People
the meeting to order at 10 a.m. Fol- can come in at any time to vote. Votlowing the introduction, there will be ing will be by secret ballot. You will
the opportunity for representatives only vote for one candidate. You do
from various campaigns to pres- not have to stay after you have cast
ent information about their candi- your ballot. Voting will end at 2 p.m.
date. Once all the representatives A driver’s license or other state ishave had an opportunity to discuss sued photo ID is required to vote.
Organizers are hoping for a record turnout to commemorate this
event. Come and make sure your
voice is heard. Refreshments will be
served.
***
Democrats living in the 14th
State Senate District (served by Sen.
Forrest Knox) and living in the 4th
Congressional District will gather in
the El Dorado Senior Center, 210 E.
2nd Ave, El Dorado, from 1 to 3 p.m.
Those living in the 14th Senate
District but in the 2nd Congressional
District will gather in the Jefferson
Elementary School, 2101 N. 13th
Street, Independence.
These caucuses are run by the
Kansas Democratic Party, and any
person who is eligible to vote in Kansas and who will be 18 years old on
election day, Nov. 8, may participate.
Severe Weather Awareness Week to be March 14-18
By Byrdee Miller, Elk County
Emergency Management
To kick off Severe
Weather
Awareness
Week, March 14-18,
Elk County Emergency
Management will host
the National Weather Service and their
“Storm Fury of the
Plains” presentation at the Cox Building in Howard on Thursday, March 10
at 6:30 p.m. The statewide tornado
safety drills will be conducted at 6:30
p.m. on March 15 for most of Kansas.
Each spring, the National Weather Service offices that serve the state
of Kansas conduct storm spotter and
weather safety training sessions in
most counties in the state. The ses-
sions are free and open
to the public. You are
not required to become
a storm spotter nor will
you have to take a test;
however the presentations provide a great
deal of information on
severe weather in Kansas.
They cover severe
weather safety and ways to get weather information from the National
Weather Service. You will also meet a
meteorologist from your local National Weather Service Office. For other
sessions check out www.weather.gov
and click on your location.
The year 2015 was an active year
ranking 4th highest since 1950, according to the National Weather Ser-
vice, Wichita. The most active month
was May with 63 tornados reported,
which was well above the normal of
23 for the month but well shy of the
record of 127 which occurred in May
of 2008. The most active day was
May 6 when 22 tornadoes occurred,
including five that resulted in several
million dollars in damages.
As a testament to the awareness
and preparedness of Kansas folks
only three injuries were reported for
the 2015 season. To keep this trend
we are encouraging families to have
a plan of what to do in case of immediate and strong weather threat.
It could save your life or the lives of
your loved ones.
Before the storm; develop a plan
of action, practice those plans, have
a NOAA Weather radio with a warn-
ing alarm tone. Listen to radio and
television or install a weather awareness app on your cell phone or computer. Do not wait for the sirens to be
your warning system at home. Sirens
may not be working if the power is
out and oftentimes cannot be heard
indoors. Sirens also may not be activated for other severe threats such
as damaging straight line winds in
excess of 60 mph, large hail, and
flooding.
If a warning is issued or threatening weather approaches always
remember DUCK: go Down to the
lowest level, get Under something
sturdy, Cover your head and remain
in the shelter until the storm has
passed.
Walk Kansas project registration begins March
The K-State Research and Extension Walk
Kansas program begins registration next Monday,
March 7 and area participants are encouraged to
register and find information online this year.
Jill Morgan, Rolling Prairie Extension Agent,
said this year will see a big change to the program
as all materials and forms are online. However
she said for those who are not able to use the internet, contact the Rolling Prairie Extension office
and they will help with paper copies.
Walk Kansas is a program set up for teams of
six people, who log minutes of activity for eight
weeks. If each person meets the minimum guidelines of 2 1/2 hours per week, collectively, the team
would walk the distance across the state of Kansas which is 423 miles. Participants also log the
amount of fruits and vegetables they eat each day.
The program is an eight week healthy lifestyle
change, from April 3-May 28.
Teams can include co-workers, friends, family, neighbors, members of community and faithbased groups, school classrooms, 4-H clubs and
other youth groups, and they can include members
from other states and countries.
Registration is $8 per person and apparel is
an extra expense. If you order online you may use
your debit or credit card. Cash and checks are accepted in the Rolling Prairie Extension office. All
registration payments are due by April 1.
You can report all activity you do at a moderate and vigorous level, as long as the activity is
performed for at least 10 consecutive minutes.
You can also include minutes you spend doing
strengthening exercises. If you wear an activity
tracker (wrist tracker or pedometer) you can start
counting steps after you reach 6,000 steps in a day.
Report 15 minutes of activity for every 2,000 steps
you take above 6,000.
The first annual Walk Kansas 5K and Fun
Walk will be held Saturday, May 7, on the K-State
campus in Manhattan. This event will benefit the
Johnson Cancer Research Center. Watch for more
information at www.walkkansas.org, the weekly
Walk Kansas newsletter and on Facebook.
Register online and find more information at
www.walkkansas.org. Click “My Walk Kansas,”
and register to login throughout the program and
track minutes, strength training, water intake, and
fruits and vegetables.
You can also visit the local extension office
website at http://www.rollingprairie.k-state.edu/
health-nutrition/walk_kansas/index.html
For more information contact Jill Morgan at
620-374-2174 or 620-725-5890.
‘From Sedan to Sedan’ program is launched
Re-Imagine Sedan
students to meet
their France peers
By Linda Mays
Re-Imagine Sedan Project
Last fall an English teacher in Sedan, France, Christelle Malvy reached
out to Sedan High School’s Principal
Kay Hill. Ms. Malvy wanted to begin a
project “From Sedan to Sedan” where
the high school students in France
and Kansas would share information
about each other and their towns.
The idea came to Ms. Malvy when
the origin of a time capsule came
into question. She wanted to come
up with ideas on how to interest her
students in learning about American
culture. She knew the history behind
Frenchman Thomas Scurr, a native of
Sedan, France traveling to America to
start a timber business. Legend has
it that Sedan, Kan., reminded him of
the Ardennes region of France and
named the town Sedan.
A large article recently appeared
in the Sedan, France paper and with
computer translation software, the
Sedan, Kan., students were able to
read the article. It talked about what
the French students learned by reading the Re-Imagine Sedan high school
class community presentation from
last spring.
The high school ”lycee” is Pierre
Bayle High School. They have 1,031
students and there are approximately 20,000 residents. Sedan, France
is about six miles from the Belgium
border and a two hour drive from
Paris.
Sedan, France primary businesses are textiles, metal and brewing industries. There is a large medieval
castle in Sedan, France which is a
huge tourist draw. Sedan, France
is the infamous site of Napoléon
Bonaparte’s surrender during the
Franco-Prussian War.
Future activities include both Sedan students sending each other a
video about their town. In addition,
they will chat with each other via
Skype.
The Sedan, France Mayor Didier
Herbillon recently sent Sedan, Kan.,
Mayor Jack Warren a beautiful brochure of their town. If you would like
more information on Sedan, France,
visit www.sedan.fr. On the far right
of the address bar you will see a
grey symbol. If you click on it, it will
translate the site into English.
Eleventh grade students from Sedan, France are shown here in their history class. They work with teachers Mr. Butler, Mrs.
Lorain, Mrs. Lima, Ms. Malvy, and the headmaster is Mr. Michnik.
(Courtesy photo of Christelle Malvy)
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Non-winter
thoughts
of a
Hollywood-type
shock stories
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leave us forgetting
our Source
warm-natured
Kansas
girl
It’s no secret in our house that I’m a news
A local meteorologist this week referred to
junkie. I watch morning news, evening news
the past few months as our “non-winter.”
(twice), and the nightly news. When I was
The lack of snow or sub-freezing temperyounger, I would groan when Dad would flip
atures that last for days on end leaves some
the channel to what we refer to as “talking
feeling a little cheated. Even those of us who
heads,” but I find myself now flipping to those
prefer to miss the slick sidewalks and muddy
same channels and soaking up the 24 hour
snow cleanup still probably long for a day or
news cycle.
two of winter. I walk by a pile of firewood next
But this week it struck me that we are beto the garage door that begs to be burned, but
coming desensitized to the tragedy that seems
it’s
hard to get excited about the fireplace when
to unfold every few months. The shootings that
we’ve
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Monday
at the
D.C.
age.
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Arizona
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ert
or Florida
panhandle.
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be changed.
The families who lost a
My
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it work.
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air
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to
frigid
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temps
just important
to mimic the
feeling
of day
shivering.
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news
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like Miley
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have
to admit
this winter
missed
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breakup
or
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mark.
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sucked
out from
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in Kansas.
numbing.
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I also
remember
oneWe
of are
the
settlers,
strugglers,
and
somehow
that
bleak
first and more memorable school shootings
in
landscape is comfortable and necessary.
The incessant creaking of a cricket by our
front door last night was a constant reminder
that the catharsis hasn’t happened. The sur-
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a full day to arrive in Colorathat we usually experido and begin their coverage.
ence this time of year.
Then they stayed, conducted
It must be necessary
interviews, and we all knew
to us because we know
the names of the victims,
that spring is coming. All
their life stories, and their families when that
that was void of life and
coverage began to subside.
color will begin to sprout
But year after year, we’ve seen more bloodand
fl
ourish.
Our
Kansas
spirit
craves seeing
shed, children running from
buildings,
armed
the soilrunning
split, the
buds
the trees,
and
the
guards
down
the on
streets,
and the
names
spring
storms
rolling
in
from
the
west.
become a blur. The events are lost in the pile of
When shock
you really
consider
it all,
thehurtexHollywood
stories.
The faces
of the
treme
temperatures,
drought,
violent
tornaing are forgotten in an effort to make our own
does,feel
and
other
environmental struggles of
lives
more
invincible.
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jealous
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south
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names of every victim and the faces
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with lips
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struggle
to
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very seasons
that
will
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no more
mourning,
or
formedorus.
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why24this
winter
cheat
crying
pain,
and the
hour
newsdid
cycle
will
us longer
out of the
cycle.
no
matter.
Though we’ll press forward, till our gardens, pray for rain, and watch our gray earth
spring to life, the full catharsis may not be
complete until next winter, when our struggling spirit can be soothed.
Take a shot of learning
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.
Still, from what we’re reading in recent
days, there are certain benefits that most
Americans will like under ObamaCare. As a result, many physicians are now coming around
to its acceptance.
Since the Affordable Care Act is 99 percent
insurance reform, it remains outside the daily
work of most doctors and other caretakers.
Yes, doctors face daily hassles as they face administrative regulations from the federal government. And, yes, they find themselves hiring
additional staff just to handle the paperwork.
But there may be advantages once the ACA
fully kicks in.
If it works as efficiently as Medicare does,
Americans (under 65 and uninsured) will like
it. Easy-to-access internet exchanges will give
citizens options they never had before. And,
like Medicare, they will find it pays the medical
bills in one-payer fashion.
So, maybe it’s time to accept the basic
premise that the Affordable Care Act is the law
✭
of this land, and we should at least learn about
it.
If there is a malady that ails most of us, it is
the unwillingness to accept what we don’t like.
That includes political leaders, laws that have
scary sounds, and anything that says “government” at the top of the page.
We suggest that the next four months before the official start of ObamaCare would be a
good time to study the facts about it.
We can cuss it, embrace it or try to amend
it. But we can no longer ignore a law that will
affect every person living in the U.S.A.
Here’s your first fact to memorize: If you’re
already on Medicare, you won’t be affected by
it. You’re already on government-subsidized
medical insurance. So stop fretting.
The Affordable Care Act is for folks younger than you.
We offer the following website by the AARP
for anyone wishing to learn more about this
insurance reform law. You can still hate it if
you wish, but at least you will know the facts
involved in its coverage: http://www.aarp.org/
health/health-care-reform.
If the AARP turns you off, try your own
brand.
But let’s all take shots of learning before
the end of 2013.
The treatment will help, even if it stings.
— Rudy Taylor, publisher
EDITORIAL OPINION
The crazy caucus connection
We do hope for success in the Democratic taking most of their Saturday and “enjoying”
and Republican caucuses that are set for Sat- a caucus in an area town. So, most voters will
wait until Nov. 9 to help choose our next presiurday in several area locations.
Our story on the front page shows the con- dent. Even then, it will be the Electoral College
fusion that exists when one starts pondering that will do the electing rather then a popular
vote. Remember when George W. Bush won the
where caucuses will be held and when.
In truth, it’s all pretty simple, yet in most 2000 election after losing the popular vote?
In a day when some partisans hold nercases will require local voters to travel 40 to 60
miles to caucus with fellow party members. Elk vous fear that the voting process might be corThe 81st Annual Kansas Showmanship and Goat ShowCounty Republicans are the exception because rupted, and that illegal immigrants might be
Junior Livestock Show (KJLS) manship; London Hilton, Marsneaking into polling places to cast ballots, it
their caucus will be held in Howard.
promises to be a big event this ket Barrow, Meat Goat, Comm
When Kansas did away with its presidential is ironic that the basic primary process itself
year with 795 youth from 92 Doe Kid, Swine Showmanship
primaries in 1992, the whole process became has been watered down by state lawmakers so
counties entering 1,817 ani- and Goat Showmanship; Chris
rogue in nature, relying upon state caucuses to much.
mals. This is the largest num- Montgomery, Market Barrow,
We urge your involvement in Saturday’s
narrow the field in both parties.
ber of livestock entered in 25 Meat Goat, Swine ShowmanFinally, the Kansas Legislature voted to do caucuses. Read the story on Page 1 to see which
years. The statewide event ship and Goat Showmanship;
need to head and how it all works.
away
presidential
yearsMontgomery,
ago way you’ll
Dustin
Market
will with
be held
Friday, primaries
Sept. 20 two
You’ll
need
and
instead
go
to
caucuses
that
involve
one
or
through Monday, Sept. 23, at Barrow, Market Lamb, Meat to read the story twice, because
concept is not easy to grasp the first time.
several
counties
meeting
Showmanship,
the Kansas
Pavilions
in together.
Wich- Goat, Swine the
Shee. and
Sheep we’ll
Showmanship
ita.If you ask your next door neighbor,
— Rudy
Taylor, publisher
almost
bet grand
that heand
or she
is not Goat
planning
on
Showmanship;
McKThe
reserve
Junor Livestock Show
to feature participants
from CQ, Elk counties
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18, 2013
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because it represents something larger than the fire, pushed by winds up to 50 mph would
Chautauqua
County,
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Miller, Sedan, in Meat Goat; of scholarships ranging from
are the front line protectors of our way of life. lifetime to gain.
Melissa Miller, Sedan, in Com- $750 to $2,500 to exhibitors
Phone: (620) 725-3106 – Fax: (620) 725-5515
In a few years we will retire to our farm
No matter the frustrations and sacrifices, the
mercial Breeding Heifer; and who have excelled academiideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happi- and be a part of the community full-time. I feel
101
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Main,
P.O. Box E
Brace Unruh, Peru, in Short- cally, in community service
Monday – Friday
I am leaving one great extended family for anness are worth spending a lifetime defending.
and in 4-H/FFA. The scholarhorn Breeding Heifer.
Sedan, Kansas 67361
The reason I love the Military is the people. other full of exceptional people.
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Our service members are not only dedicated
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Showmanship; Brooklyn Hil- by the Beefeaters Barbecue
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AREA DEATHS
Phyllis “Maudie” Friend
Reverend Jerry Lee Bever, age 75, of
rural Sycamore, passed away Wednesday,
Feb. 24, 2016, at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Okla.
Jerry was born Aug. 27, 1940, in
Tulsa to Merwyn Bever and Florence L.
(Cloninger) Bever. He was a lifelong Montgomery County resident graduating from
Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville.
Jerry married the love of his life, Barbara Ann Templer, on Aug. 26, 1961, in
rural Coffeyville. They had a family farm
in rural Sycamore for many years.
Jerry graduated from Pittsburg State Teacher’s College with
a Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching. He was a teacher for 16 years
in the Independence School District, and worked weekends at the
Coffeyville Stockyards. Following his teaching career, he worked
as Plant Manager at Prestige Cabinets and later at Grandview
Products. Jerry then received his calling into the ministry, serving local area churches, including assignment to the Dearing/
Liberty Methodist Churches, while attending and graduating
from Theological School.
Upon becoming a full time ordained minister with the First
United Methodist Church, he served the Chautauqua County
Churches in Sedan, Wauneta, Cedar Vale and Elgin where he
ministered until his retirement in 2015. He since had moved
back to the family farm where he enjoyed gardening, working
around the farm, fishing and traveling with his dear friend, Shirley Brown.
Jerry was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Ann Bever
on March 30, 2007. He was also preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by two daughters, Becky Butts and husband
Jim of rural Cherryvale, Christy Dunham and husband Robert
of Independence; one son, John Bever and wife Rayvenna of Elk
City; nine grandchildren, Ashley Dunham, Amber Dunham, Lee
Dunham, Torie Butts, Austan Bever, Jordan Bever, and Madison
Bever; two step-grandchildren, Greg Hulse and Tiffiny Hulse;
six great-grandchildren; and many other family members and
friends.
A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at 10 a.m., at the Liberty United Methodist
Church with Reverend Bill Booe of the Liberty United Methodist
Church officiating. Jerry has been cremated and a private family
inurnment will be held at a later date.
The family has suggested memorials to the Sycamore United
Methodist Church,
P.O. Box 113, Sycamore, KS 67363 or they may be left in care of
the Dickens Family Funeral Home, 209 N. Douglas, Sedan, KS
67361.
To view the obituary or leave a message for the family please
go to dickensfuneral.com.
Dickens Family Funeral Home of Sedan is in charge of arrangements.
Phyllis N. “Maudie” Friend, age 74,
of Elk Falls, passed away Wednesday,
Feb. 24, 2016, at her home, surrounded
by her family. Phyllis was born in Howard on Aug. 23, 1941, the daughter of
Eugene and Hazel (Van Buskirk) Lanning.
She graduated from Howard High
School. On May 10, 1959, she married
Melvin Friend in Howard. Phyllis was a
homemaker and a retired bus driver. She
also served as the City Clerk of Elk Falls
for many years. She was a member of the
Howard Baptist Church and Ferguson Spease American Legion
Auxiliary.
Phyllis is survived by her son Melvin Friend, Jr., of Franklin,
Kan.; daughters; Linda Majewski of Independence, Laura Rivera of Hutchinson, Christina Friend of Elk Falls; brothers, Tom
Lanning of Howard, Terry Lanning of Coffeyville, and Larry Lanning of Howard; sisters, Wanda Clark of Howard, Mary Wade of
Eureka, Kathy Fouts, of Augusta; seven grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Hazel; husband, Melvin; and brother, Bill Lanning.
Visitation was held Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m., at Countryside Funeral Home in Howard. Funeral Services were held Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 1 p.m., at the funeral
home. Interment followed at Elk Falls Cemetery.
Family suggests memorials to Harry Hynes Hospice and may
be left with or mailed to the funeral home at P.O. Box 1233, Howard, KS 67349.
Countryside Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
On-line condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com.
Ray Ulysses Jeanneret, 69, of Derby, passed away Sunday,
Feb. 21, 2016, at St. Francis hospital in Wichita.
He was born Nov. 22, 1946, in Emporia, Kan., the son of Ulysses J. and Fern I. Shook Jeanneret.
Ray grew up on the Jeanneret Dairy Farm northeast of Madison and attended Madison High School, graduating with the
Class of 1964.
He was joined in marriage to Claudia Schlotterbeck on
Oct. 14, 1967, in Toronto, Kan. During the early years of marriage, Ray and Claudia lived in Howard and Ray began working
in the construction of watersheds and bridges throughout south
central Kansas. He also worked at Brown’s Feed Store and for
the Land Cattle Company.
Ray would begin his day early by delivering the Wichita Eagle in and around Moline and Howard. He would then make the
rounds as a pumper for Suerte Oil Company. He owned and operated eight laundries in south central Kansas and when things
would slow down he worked in all areas of construction. He
served as a little league umpire in Howard for many years.
In 2006 Ray and Claudia moved to Derby, Kan. Ray began
working as a framer at Center Industries in 2008 and continued
there until his health would no longer allow in December of
2015.
He will live on in the hearts of his wife, Claudia Jeanneret
of their home in Derby; daughter, Lanita Keith of Derby; son,
Patrick T. Jeanneret of Eureka; sister, Karen Morris of Hartford;
brother, Louis Jeanneret of Victoria, Texas; grandchildren, Joshua Ray, Ruth Ann, Jovana Lee, Ryan Alexander, Raven Renae,
Autumn Moon and Randym Rayne. Ray was preceded in death
by his parents.
Services were held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at the
VanArsdale Funeral Home in Madison. Burial followed services
at Lena Valley Cemetery. The family received friends two hours
prior to services on Saturday. Condolences may be expressed at
vanarsdalefs.com.
Arthur Hurst, Jr.
Arthur Grant Hurst Jr., 81, of Portales, N.M., died Sunday,
Feb. 7, 2016, in Clovis, N.M.
He was born June 24, 1934, in Holton, Kan. He was most
recently a counselor.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Hurst; four sons, Raymond
Hurst, John P. Eagleton, Paul N. Eagleton and Steven Eagleton;
and one daughter Hettie Keller.
Services were held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Central
Christian Church in Portales.
Eric “Rick” Wilson
Eric Lynn “Rick” Wilson, 61,
passed away Feb. 27, 2016 at his
home in Wichita.
Memorial services will be held
at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 3, at
the Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery in
Winfield.
Memorial funds have been established in Eric’s name with the
Moline Alumni Association and the
Wounded Warriors Project, contributions may be left with the funeral
home. Arrangements are entrusted
to the Shelley Family Funeral Home.
Eric Lynn Wilson was born in
Sedan to loving parents John G.
“Jack” Wilson Sr. and Irene (Edgington) Wilson on April 26, 1954.
“Rick” attended Moline High School and graduated in 1972.
Eric proudly served his country for 15 years and achieved the
rank of Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, as
well as serving in the National Guard. He worked at Cessna Aircraft Co. in the manufacturing department and also did aircraft
maintenance at the McConnell Air Force Base.
He was a hard worker and spent his free time doing the
things he loved; fishing, traveling, going to Graceland, listening
to Elvis Presley, eating dinner and spending quality time with his
cherished family.
Surviving to honor Eric’s memory are his mother, Irene
Scheuerman and step-father, Virgil Scheuerman of Winfield;
brother, John G. Wilson Jr. and his wife, Theresa of Sedan; brother, James “Mike” Wilson and his wife, Diana of Caney; numerous
nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, and cousins.
He is preceded in death by his father, John G. “Jack” Wilson
Sr. who passed in 1980, his grandparents, and an uncle.
Peck and Knox will
attend Legislative Coffee
The Chautauqua County
Farm Bureau Association will
be hosting a Legislative Coffee on Saturday, March 12 at
9 a.m. Representative Virgil
Peck and Senator Forest Knox
will be at the coffee to give
those in attendance their perspective on what they see coming up during the 2016 session,
receive input from the public
on those topics, and hear from
the community about what other issues you would like to see
addressed while the Legislature is in Topeka.
The Coffee will take place
in the Farm Bureau meeting
room at 230 E. Main in Sedan.
Everyone is welcome!
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Dear Editor,
Ice 5.8% alcohol: 6 (1 WatermelDuring a recent warm Sun- Smirnoff
on Mimosa and 5 wild Grape)
day afternoon, I decided to stop Small glass jar with lid: 1
stewing about the trash along
Indian Road and instead pick Paper
Apple I-tunes $15 card: 1
it up. I took three large black A & W cup: 2
construction trash bags in the Braum’s cup: 2
trunk of my car, and slowly Braum’s food wrapper: 2
Cigarette boxes: 3 (Marlboro Menthol, Badrove/walked the ½ mile of sic Gold Pack 100’s, and Camel Wides)
road that borders my proper- Coor’s Light 30 12 fl. Oz. can cardboard
ty. I filled all three bags, took carton): 1
them home, and catalogued Diaper wipe: 2
Despicable ME 2 in 1 snack and drink cup
what I found. See below. I col- carton: 1
lected trash a year ago, so I can Levi Garrett Loose Leaf chewing tobacco
confidently say this roadside wrapper: 1
Light weight cardboard: 2
trash has accumulated within LP paper envelope with hole in center: 1
one year.
McDonald’s French fry carton: 1
I am interested in knowing Napkin: 1
tube: 1
how Chautauqua County res- Pringle’s
Sedan First National Bank cash envelope:
idents, and particularly resi- 1
dents of Indian Road, explain Wendy’s round food carton with “Mom” on
why people throw their trash the label: 1
What do you notice about
out their vehicle windows. I’m
the
trash along Indian Road?
also interested in knowing how
Here
are a few generalizations
we can change the littering culI come to:
ture.
1. The trash along Indian
Aluminum Cans: Alcohol
Unless otherwise noted, the cans were 12 Road is in large part a byprodoz. capacity.
uct of alcohol consumption on
Bud Light: 4
a county road. This is a public
Budweiser: 1
Busch Light: 14
safety issue in addition to being
Coors Light: 12
a littering offense and spoilCoors Light 16 oz.: 1
ing the beauty of Chautauqua
Coors Light 24 oz.: 1
County.
Keystone Light: 33
Keystone Light 16 oz.: 2
2. Among the alcohol aluKeystone Light hunting season camo can:
minum
can throwers, those
1
(perhaps one person) who
Michelob Ultra Light: 3
Milwaukee’s Best Light: 2
drink Keystone Light take the
Natural Light: 1
Biggest Slob prize.
3. Among those who throw
Aluminum Cans: Nonalcohol
A & W Cream Soda: 1
non-alcohol aluminum cans,
Brisk Ice Tea 24 oz.: 1
Mountain Dew drinkers take
Clover Valley Dr. Topper: 1
the Biggest Slob prize.
Coca Cola: 2
4. Among those who throw
Coca Cola Zero: 1
Dr. Pepper: 4
plastic bottles, those who
Mountain Dew: 5
throw purified water bottles
Pepsi: 2
are almost as numerous as
Pibb Xtra: 1
Red Bull Sugar Free: 1
those who throw soft drink
bottles. Note the contradiction
Plastic Bottles
between buying purified water
A & W cream soda: 1
Best Choice Purified drinking water 9 oz.: 6 in a plastic bottle, number one,
(3 of which contained sunflower seed hulls) and then, second, throwing it
Bottles without labels: 16
out a vehicle window to pollute
Casey’s General Store To Go, 52 oz.: 3
the land.
Coca Cola zero calories: 2
Clover Valley Purified Drinking Water: 1
Indian Road is by no means
Dasani purified water: 1
the only spoiled venue. How
Deja Blue purified Drinking water: 1
do we as citizens of ChautauDiet Pepsi 1 quart: 1
Pepsi 20 oz.: 2
qua County account for this
Dr. McGillicuddys Cherry Liqueur: 1
littering? I have considered
Great Value purified drinking water: 1
a few explanations: but I am
Mountain Dew: 8
Powerade Orange and white cherry sports also very interested in knowing
drink: 2
what others think.
Pure aqua purified water: 1
1. One explanation is that
Sam’s Choice Purified Drinking water: 1
the
residents of Indian Road
7-Up: 1
TruMoo Chocolate Whole Milk bottle: 1
litter. I’ve considered this posTum-E Yummies bottle: 2
sibility. I don’t know all the
residents of Indian, but those I
Other Plastic trash
do know are good citizens, so
Atwoods shopping bag: 1
Babe Ruth candy bar wrapper: 1
I would be surprised if this is
Baby diaper tied in a Walmart plastic bag: 1
the main reason for the trash
Bags unlabled: 3
Bugles Hot Buffalo flavor crispy corn along the roadside.
snacks bag: 1
2. Another possibility is
Cap lids for large cups: 4
that hunters who come from
Straws: 5
outside the county don’t have
Chewy S’mores wrapper: 1
Clover Valley Jumbo Honey Bun White proper trash receptacles at
iced bag: 1
their lodging or in public placClover Valley Pumpkin Seeds roasted and
es, so use the public roadside
salted bag: 1
Corn Nuts Original crunchy corn kernels: 1 as private dumps. If this is
CTI Pro Lick 20-8 cattle feed wrapper: 1
true, it might account for the
Cup: 1
perception that roadside trash
Display carton: 1
Fire Cracker Giant Red Hot Pickled Sau- becomes more visible as soon
sage wrapper: 1
as hunting season opens in the
Funyuns Onion flavored rings bag: 1
fall. If this reason has validity,
Hippo Sak 12, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
(Please return to participating store for re- we need to consider the cost of
dumpsters for tourists as one
cycling) bag: 2
Hot Dog Bun bag: 1
of the costs of hunting tourism,
Lay’s Classic potato chip bag: 1
and budget at the county level
Little Debbie Christmas Cake wrapper: 1
accordingly.
Food wrapper: 2
McDonald’s McCafe plastic cup: 2
3. A third possibility is that
McDonald’s large cup: 1
the residents of Chautauqua
Mrs. Freshley’s Grand Iced Honey Bun
County who drive the country
wrapper: 1
Smokeless tobacco containers: 3 (Decade roads perceive there is no cost
fine cut brand, Copenhagen, label is gone in littering, because though it
on third)
is illegal, law enforcement is
Stauffer’s Animal Cookies Iced bag: 1
absent. My guess is that this
Tabasco Seasoned Slim Jim label: 1
Taco Bell bag: 1
is the biggest reason for trash
Walmart shopping bag: 1
along the roads in ChautauZip-lock bag: 1
qua County, in this case Indian
Styrofoam
Road. If it is, law enforcers
Cup: 4
Large Cup: 7
need the cooperation of us the
Sonic large cup: 4
citizens in a public effort to
Plate: 7
change the culture of littering.
Large clamshell: 2
However, the cost of littering
Glass
needs to go up significantly, in
Bud Light 12 oz.: 6
addition, through ticketing.
Brown beer bottle with label missing: 10
Coors Light: 2
Do you have another analyDark blue bottle: 1
sis of why littering of ChautauClear glass bottle without label: 2
qua County Roads happens?
Heineken Specter bottle: 1
Miller Light: 1
Carol Robb, Sedan
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March 2, 2016
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McCoy-Winn exchange Rural firefighters are our prairie heroes
wedding vows
The sound of a “grass
rig” siren is different from a
fire department pumper.
Everybody knows that.
But the response is the
same whenever you see or
hear a small firetruck or
tanker heading out to join
other rural firefighters as
they try to control a grass
fire.
This is the season for
these fires, and dry, strong
winds have made them leap
fences and county roads.
Small-town firefighters, most
of whom are volunteers, join
volunteer rural firefighters to
Mr. Heath Winn and Miss
Shayna McCoy were united in
marriage on Saturday, Feb. 6,
2016, at 1 p.m., at Bear Creek
Winery in Missouri.
The groom is the son of
Ted Winn of Howard and Marla Dies of Wichita. The bride is
the daughter of O’Del and Gail
McCoy of Sedan.
The groom is a graduate of
West Elk High School in Howard. He is employed with As-
plundh Tree Expert Co. as a
work planner.
The bride is a graduate of
Caney High School in Caney.
She graduated from Fort Hays
University with a Bachelor of
Science in Elementary Education and is employed at Elk
Valley Elementary as a fourth
grade teacher.
The bride and groom have
made their home in their newly
built house in rural Howard.
Ask Jack
By Jack Newcomb, Advancing
Rural Prosperity
Each year I get calls from
clients who have neglected to
stay current with their financial records throughout the
year, and are now in a panic
about filing a tax return. They
find themselves either scrambling to locate the records they
need, or scrambling to find the
money needed to pay an unexpectedly large tax bill. Neither
of these scenarios should occur
if you’ve been diligent about
your financial management.
I’ve been guilty as well, although I’m better now than I
used to be. It’s just much less
available for weekends. Area stressful if you know where
congregate meals sites include you stand before sitting down
Cedar Vale - People’s Place, to prepare your tax return, or
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
A local Emergency Plan- Longton Senior Center, 620- ning Committee meeting will
642-6861.
be held Tuesday, March 8, at
Please make reservations 6 p.m., on the third floor of
for your meal 24 hours in ad- the Chautauqua County courtvance.
house.
The recommended conA LEPC is representatives
tribution for assessed partic- from all segments of the comipants is $3 for those 60 and munity, from first responders
above.
to the general public. The misMeal cost for those under sion of the committee is to plan
60 is $4.75.
for manmade emergencies and
natural disasters.
Everyone is encouraged to
attend this meeting to learn
about the benefits of the local
LEPC.
Friendship Meals
Thursday, March 3 - New
England stew, pea salad, banana, fruited gelatin, biscuit.
Friday, March 4 - Salmon
salad on bun, vegetable soup,
cracker-1, Italian pasta salad,
strawberries.
Monday, March 7 - Easy
chicken and broccoli pie, tomato salad, apricots, oatmeal
cookie.
Tuesday, March 8 - Ham
slice, parslied potatoes, mixed
vegetables, pineapple, wheat
bread.
Wednesday, March 9 - Hot
turkey casserole, carrots, cranberry sauce, peach crisp.
Birthday Day is March 10;
Choice Days are March 11
and March 15; Good Friday is
March 25.
Weekday noon meals are
served, delivered or available
for takeout. Frozen meals are
when winds finally
combat these flames
calm down and
which
threaten
fires are pushed
barns, homes and
into less dangerous
livestock.
territory.
These firefightGrass rigs are
ers are amazing as
often military sursome spread out
plus trucks, and
to start backfires
others are reguwhile others cluster
lar trucks that are
around homesteads
equipped for drivand barns to give
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them special protecRUDY TAYLOR
pastures and along
tion.
fence rows.
It is not unusual
We’re glad to live in an
that 20 to 40 units are needed to get a range fire under area where firefighters are
control, sometimes taking the considered heroes, although
tired firefighters into the night sometimes we overlook the
ones who fight the grass fires.
Compared to a structure
fire, grass fires are often hard
to locate and gain access to the
spreading flames. Firefighters don’t automatically know
where livestock might be grazing, or where fences should
be cut to allow them a safe
exit. Moving a few hundred
feet from one point to another
might require driving around
an entire section (four miles)
since there are wooded hills,
Public invited to
participate in
LEPC meeting
waiting for the call from your
tax preparer to hear the news
of how much you owe.
If this year finds you in the
position of being surprised by
the results of your tax return,
then shame on you. There’s
really no excuse for not having that information available
when you close out the books
at the end of the year. In fact, if
you’re properly managing your
business, you should have met
with your accountant a couple
of times during the year so as
to plan for your tax liability.
Planning and managing is always better than reacting to
the results.
As we all know, it’s too late
this year to do anything about
your 2015 taxes, but it’s a great
time to set up a system to avoid
the same situation next year.
There’s no time like the present to get it done. You won’t
regret it.
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, www.advancingruralprosperity.com.
Area Card Clubs
GRENOLA CARD CLUB
By Delbert Lampson
The Grenola Card Club met
on Feb. 23. We had five tables
of quality pitch players since
Richard W. was absent.
Pearl W. took home the
top prize due to double shooting the moon. Pearl’s shooting
partner, Pat C., came in tied
for second with Miss Colleen
G. Betty R. got her quarter
back due to her partner’s going
set and poor score keeping by
some white haired man. Despite all of these problems, KU
beat Baylor!
fences and other constraints.
Their radios blare as
the firefighters fall into their
protocols, allowing one chief
to call the orders. They
share information about
area ponds, creeks or rural
water towers that can supply
water.
And, after they return to
their fire barns, these tired,
unpaid servants will need to
refuel their equipment, dry
out their hoses and stash
their tools in orderly fashion
because the next call might
well happen in the next 30
minutes.
So, today, during a
balmy, windy, dry season, it’s
a good time to pay tribute to
the heroes of the prairie …
our rural and small-town
volunteer firefighters who
leave their work places or
homes on a second’s notice and protect us from the
curse that we all dread so
much — grass fires.
Developmental screenings
will be held in Howard
The Chautauqua and Elk
County Special Services Cooperative will provide a free
screening for children from
birth through school age at
Chautauqua County Community Schools in Howard on Friday, March 4. Any child entering the preschool program will
need to complete a screening.
Alternate screening times can
be made available upon request.
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the County Health Department
or through an appointment
with your personal physician.
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March Specials include steaks, turkey breast,
Oscar Meyer bacon, and pulled
pork in barbecue sauce.
The March distribution
date will be Saturday, March
19 at 10 a.m. at the Elk County Extension Office in Howard.
Orders are taken as long as
packages are available.
For more information or to
purchase a package, contact
Ruth Watts at 102 W. Ohio in
Howard, or call 620-374-2005
or 620-515-3258. You can also
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Lovers listen up, Prairie Land
Food heard your dream and
put together a Mega Meat Box
for the month of March.
The Mega Meat Box includes sirloin steaks, ground
beef, chicken breast filets,
boneless
chicken
thighs,
Smithfield ham steak, Oscar
Meyer bacon, pork loin roast,
and pork sausage patties.
The regular Prairie Pak
for March will include ground
beef, beef steak strips, chicken
breast filets, beef slider patties,
Smithfield ham steak, plus seasonal fresh fruits and vegeta-
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Blue Devil News
By Linda Mays
Rep. Hibbard hosts Elk County 4-H’ers
4-Hers from Elk County attended Citizenship in Action at the State Capitol on Feb. 14. They had a
banquet where State Representative Larry Hibbard and his wife Cindy were able to join them. Pictured
are Haley Hogan (Moline Shining Star 4-H), Cindy Hibbard, Larry Hibbard, Katie Black (Flinthill Boosters
4-H), Chris Montgomery (Moline Shining Star 4-H), and Tim Whetstone (Flinthill Boosters 4-H). (photo
by Venessa Hogan)
Wheelin’ Around Longton
My gardening has started
for this year. I planted some
onion plants and worked up
the dirt in some of my bathtubs. I’m getting some well rotted horse manure to liven up
my plants. I’m going to plant
some leftover flower bulbs this
afternoon.
Our city has once again lost
one of its citizens. Darrel White
died last week in Ark City. Darrell and his wife were tireless
workers wether it was at the
fair or the senior center. They
could always be counted on to
help out.
Things at the greenhouse
are speeding up as the vegetable and flower season is getting
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nearer. We’re transplanting
peppers and early tomatoes
and lots of the flowers are in
bloom. Come on down about
any day and Arlinda or I will
probably be there.
Thanks to Cassandra Gilbert, two ugly buildings around
our place are no longer here.
She worked awfully hard and is
looking for more work. Stewart
finished our bathroom makeover.
My birthday list starts with
Caleb Nichols on Saturday,
Feb. 27. Dan Ferguson, Mandy Ehret, Jason Edwards, Lucas Vaughn and Jimmie Greer
all share the same birthday
on Sunday, Feb. 28. Everyone
have a great day.
See you out and about!
This week’s Star Students
are Nick Mays and Justi Sims.
Nick Mays is a senior and involved in many extra-curricular activities and sports. Nick
has acquired more community
hours than any other SHS student.
Justi Sims is a sophomore
and involved in many activities
and sports as well. Justi works
hard on her academics and is
well respected at school. Both
of these star students are outstanding SHS students.
Mrs. Kayla Davison is the
new 4th grade teacher. We are
grateful for her joining us late
in the year. Her class is learning about the make-up of the
plant and animal cells as well
as the differences. They are
using jell-o to help understand
how the cell is held together as
well as various types of candy
to relate to different parts of
the cells. The students were to
identify and describe the job of
the various candies “cell parts”
before they were able to enjoy
them!
Sedan Schools hosts the
girls and boys sub-state basketball games. It is important
to note that no passes can be
accepted and the entrance for
everyone is $6 for adults and
$5 for all students K-12 (except
high school basketball players
and pep band when playing).
The next games will be
Thursday with two girls’ games
beginning at 6 p.m. Friday
there will be two boys’ games
beginning at 6 p.m. Then on
Saturday the finals will begin
with the girls’ game at 6 p.m.
Updates as to when Sedan
teams will be playing will be
posted on the school’s Facebook/USD286. All students are
asked to park in the high school
and/or elementary school parking lots, so as to leave as many
parking spaces at the new gym
for seniors and our guests.
On Saturday, March 5 the
Forensics Team, led by Trish
Roudybush, travels to Udall.
On Monday the 7th, Sedan
hosts junior high scholar bowl
Sedan Star Students of the Week
Two students smile from the featured class of the week, Mrs. Kayla
Davison’s 4th grade class.
meet. Tuesday the 8th is FFA
Dairy Cattle/Poultry at Iola and
high school SCBL Music Contest at Elk Valley. Tuesday is
also the end of the 3rd, 9th
week period.
On March 9 note that all
students K-12 are dismissed at
1:25 for the day. Parent teacher conferences are from 1:306:30 p.m. Parents also remember that Spring Break is March
14-18. There is no school that
week.
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McMichael ends senior
season with third place finish
Central of Burden High School senior Lucas McMichael, left, wrestles DeCatur Community’s Bryson
Wesley during the third-place match at 170 pounds during the Class 3-2-1A State Tournament in Hays
on Saturday. McMichael earned a 10-5 decision over Wesley to claim third place and finished his senior
campaign at 32-2 overall. (photo by Linda Stephens)
By BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
HAYS — After a second-place finish at regionals,
Central of Burden High School
senior Lucas McMichael still
had high hopes of competing
for a state championship over
the weekend. Although his
pursuit came up a bit short, it
still put a cap on a solid final
season for the Raiders.
McMichael captured third
place at 170 pounds to lead
CHS in the Class 3-2-1A State
Tournament at Gross Memorial Coliseum. He was joined by
teammates Michael Delaney
at 182 and Nathan Delaney at
138, who helped send the Raiders to a tie for 29th place in the
final team standings.
“This has been a really exciting year watching the young
wrestlers grown on the mat
and watching the more experienced one advance through
the season,” said Central coach
Mike McMichael. “It was exciting to be able to send three
of Central of Burden’s wrestlers to state. These young men
worked hard all season to give
themselves a berth into state.”
The Raiders finished the
two-day event with 25 points
to tie Republic County for 29th
place overall. Norton Community captured the Class 3-2-1A
title with 121 points, just slipping past runner-up Rossville
with 117. Marysville came in
third with 73.
Lucas McMichael, who
went into the regional tournament in Marion ranked No. 1 in
his weight class by the Kansas
Wrestling Coaches Association,
suffered his first loss of the season in the regional finals. Yet,
he was determined to close out
his Raider career with another
solid run.
McMichael opened tournament action last Friday by
pinning his first two opponents
— Kaden Meitler of Smith Center (2:41) and JT Ellis of Wellsville (3:35) to land a spot in
the semifinals. Unfortunately,
his run to the state title ended
later that night with a heartbreaking 5-6 loss to Lane Moran of Leon-Bluestem.
His Central career was not
over yet, though. On the final
day of competition on Saturday, McMichael stepped it up
a notch as he earned a 6-3
decision over Meitler before
capping things off with a 10-5
win over DeCatur Community’s
Bryson Wesley in the thirdplace match.
He closed out his senior
campaign with an overall record of 32-2.
“Lucas’ season was almost
a fairy-tale season,” said Mike
McMichael. “I say almost because going into regionals he
had an undefeated season, and
he received his first loss in the
finals at regionals. His state
tournament started out great
with two wins going into the
semis, where he received his
second loss for the season. This
did not make this young man
quit. He fought back and took
third at the state tournament.”
Another senior who was
hoping to make a run in his
weight class was Michael Delaney. He opened strong with a
pin of Scott Community’s Tre
Stewart in the opening round
before falling in the quarterfi-
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Berry finishes season with
sixth place state win
By BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
HAYS — Although his run
to a state championship ended
in the semifinal round, West
Elk High School’s Kolvin Berry still closed out his season
with a sixth-place finish at 285
pounds.
Berry was one of two Patriot wrestlers that competed
over the weekend in the Class
3-2-1A State Tournament at
Gross Memorial Coliseum,
joining Dallas Parker at 113
pounds.
As a team, WEHS tied Onaga and Sabetha in 41st place
with 11 points.
“I thought it was a pretty
good showing by both kids,”
said West Elk coach Kevin
Weber. “Dallas was in a very
tough spot on the bracket, and
Kolvin did good for his first trip
to state by coming away with a
medal. He will learn from the
experience and they will both
work hard to improve next
year as seniors.”
Berry had advanced to
state by claiming the regional
championship one week earlier
in Marion. He had previously
claimed titles at Hesston, Fredonia and Remington and had
high hopes of competing for a
state championship.
Things look good early on
Friday as the junior opened the
285-pound weight class with a
pair of wins. He pinned Jaden
Eslinger of Anthony/Harper-Chaparral (1:38) before
earning a 5-3 decision over
Landen Urban of Hoisington in
the quarterfinals. His hopes of
a title were dashed in the semifinals when he was pinned by
Plainville’s Jared Plante (2:29).
On Saturday, he hoped to
bounce back with a solid run.
Instead he dropped his final
two matches of the tournament
as he was pinned by Charles
Todd of Royal Valley (4:57)
and Taye Washington of Hoxie
(2:40) to finish in sixth place.
nals to Cody Clarke of Lyons, County 59, 7. Hoxie 58, 8. Silver Lake 52, 9.
4-11. He watched his career Wabaunsee 50, 10. Anthony/Harper-Chaparral 49, 11. St. Mary’s 45, 12. Royal Valley
come to a close with a 1-3 43, 13. Wellsville 42, 14. Eureka 38.5, 15.
setback to Nick Ackerman of Douglass 38, T-16. Council Grove/Oakley
Marysvile in the consolation 36, T-18. Bennington/Hoisington 33, 20.
Plainville 32.
bracket on Saturday.
21. Beloit 31.5, 22. Doniphan West
Michael Delaney closed out 31, T-23. Rawlins County/Russell 30,
his senior campaign at 32-8 T-25. Ellis/Marion 29, 27. St. Francis 28,
28. Lyons 27, T-29. Republic County/Cenoverall.
tral-Burden 25, 31. Cimarron 23, 32. De“Michael went into region- Catur Community 22.5, 33. Leon-Bluestem
als with only a few losses and 18, 34. Osborne 17, 35. Caney Valley 15.5,
came out as champion,” McMi- 36. Southeast-Cherokee 14.5, 37. Atchison County Community 13, T-38. Thomas
chael said. “State was a little More Prep/Hill City 12, 40. Fredonia 11.5.
more disappointing for him, T-41. West Elk/Onaga/Sabetha 11, T-44.
going 1-2 for the tournament, Misson Valley/Hesston/Lakin 7, 47. Wathena-Riverside 6.5, T-48. Cherryvale/Hillbut still doing some of his best sboro/Phillipsburg 6, T-51. Jayhawk Lin/
wrestling of the year.”
Trego Community/Remington 5, T-54. Ell
Making his first appear- Salina/Hiawatha/Larned 4, T-57. Burlinance at state, Nathan Delaney game/Pleasant Ridge/Wichita County/Salina-Sacred Heart/Sterling 3.
picked up a learning experiT-62.
Ellsworth/Southeast-Saline/
ence at 138 pounds as he went Halstead/Rock Hills 2, T-66.Chase County/
1-2 in the bracket. After being Erie/Herington/Lincoln/Minneapolis/Perry
LeCompton/Flinthills/Uniontown/Wichita
pinned by DeCatur Communi- Independent 0.
ty’s Jeff Juenemann (2:13) in CENTRAL RESULTS
138: Nathan Delaney pinned by Jeff
the opening round, he was able
DeCatur Community, 2:13;
to earn a forfeit victory over Juenemann,
def. Juan Whitaker, Smith Center, by forSmith Center’s Juan Whitak- feit; pinned by Jalen Kruep, Rawlins Couner. His season came to an end ty, 1:42.
170: Lucas McMichael pinned Kaden
after being pinned by Rawlins
Meitler, Smith Center, 2:41; pinned JT ElCounty’s Jalen Kruep (1:42).
lis, Wellsville, 3:35; lost to Lane Moran,
Nathan Delaney went 27- Leon-Bluestem, 5-6; def. Kaden Meitler,
Smith Center, 6-3; def. Bryson Wesley,
15 this season.
DeCatur Community, 10-5. McMichael fin“This was Nathan’s first ished in third place in weight class.
trip to state,” McMichael said.
182: Michael DelaneyFriday,
pinned Saturday
Tre
and
to
“Although he worked hard, he Stewart, Scott Community, 5:10; lost
Sunday
Ackwas unable to place at state. Cody Clarke, Lyons, 4-11; lost to Nick8:00
p.m. By BRIAN THOMAS
erman, Marysville, 1-3.
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McMichael said the trip to
to be peaking at just the right
state was a solid capper for
Chrissy Nordell 620-725-3640 time.
his squad as it says goodbye to
The Lady Raiders closed
two key seniors in Lucas McMiout the regular season on Feb.
chael and Michael Delaney.
23 with a 32-28 home win over
“I am truly going to miss
Oxford. With that, Central won
my two seniors,” McMichael
for the seventh time in its last
said. “Michael and Lucas have
10 games to move to 9-12 overbeen my leaders for the past
all.
several years … not only on the
“The game was a defensive
mat but outside the wrestling
battle,” said Lady Raider coach
room. I feel both these young
Leland Hill. “We’ve seen each
men have great heads on their
other three times this year. We
shoulders and will do well in
were fortunate enough to come
whatever they choose in life.”
away with the win. Both teams
CLASS 3-2-1A STATE TOURNAMENT
played extremely hard. We got
TEAM SCORES
1. Norton Community 121, 2. Rossinto foul trouble late. The girls
ville 117, 3. Marysville 73, 4. Smith CenRated R
made enough plays at the end
ter 68.5, 5. Scott Community 68, 6. Riley
to win it.”
CHS went 3-6 in the South
Central Border League to tie
West Elk for seventh place in
The Chautauqua County
the final standings. The Lady
Conservation would like
Raiders also earned the No. 4
West Elk High School’s Kolvin Berry, far right, takes his place on the
podium after taking sixth place at 285 pounds in the Class 3-2-1A
State Wrestling Tournament over the weekend in Hays. (courtesy
photo)
Berry closed out the season
with an overall record of 22-5.
Although Parker wasn’t
able to medal, he still picked
up a win at 113 pounds. Coming off a third-place regional
finish a week earlier, the junior
was pinned by Holden Butler
of Council Grove (1:29) in the
opening round before bouncing
back in the consolation bracket to down Marysville’s Chance
Hight with a 16-3 decision. He
was hoping to remain in medal
contention but eventually suffered a 0-10 loss to Oakley’s
Estin Slack to end his run.
Parker, who was making
his third trip to state, closed
out his junior season with a 2511 mark.
Norton Community finished as the Class 3-2-1A team
champion with 121 points, just
edging out Rossville with 117.
Marysville came in third at 73.
CLASS 3-2-1A STATE TOURNAMENT
TEAM SCORES
1. Norton Community 121, 2. Rossville 117, 3. Marysville 73, 4. Smith Center 68.5, 5. Scott Community 68, 6. Riley
County 59, 7. Hoxie 58, 8. Silver Lake 52, 9.
Wabaunsee 50, 10. Anthony/Harper-Chap-
arral 49, 11. St. Mary’s 45, 12. Royal Valley
43, 13. Wellsville 42, 14. Eureka 38.5, 15.
Douglass 38, T-16. Council Grove/Oakley
36, T-18. Bennington/Hoisington 33, 20.
Plainville 32.
21. Beloit 31.5, 22. Doniphan West
31, T-23. Rawlins County/Russell 30,
T-25. Ellis/Marion 29, 27. St. Francis 28,
28. Lyons 27, T-29. Republic County/Central-Burden 25, 31. Cimarron 23, 32. DeCatur Community 22.5, 33. Leon-Bluestem
18, 34. Osborne 17, 35. Caney Valley 15.5,
36. Southeast-Cherokee 14.5, 37. Atchison
County Community 13, T-38. Thomas More
Prep/Hill City 12, 40. Fredonia 11.5.
T-41. West Elk/Onaga/Sabetha 11,
T-44. Misson Valley/Hesston/Lakin 7, 47.
Wathena-Riverside 6.5, T-48. Cherryvale/
Hillsboro/Phillipsburg 6, T-51. Jayhawk
Lin/Trego Community/Remington 5, T-54.
Ell Salina/Hiawatha/Larned 4, T-57. Burlingame/Pleasant Ridge/Wichita County/
Salina-Sacred Heart/Sterling 3.
T-62.
Ellsworth/Southeast-Saline/
Halstead/Rock Hills 2, T-66.Chase County/
Erie/Herington/Lincoln/Minneapolis/Perry
LeCompton/Flinthills/Uniontown/Wichita
Independent 0.
WEST ELK RESULTS
113: Dallas Parker pinned by Holden
Butler, Council Grove, 1:29; def. Chance
Hight, Marysville, 16-3; lost to Estin Slack,
Oakley, 0-10.
285: Kolvin Berry pinned Jaden Eslinger, Anthony/Harper-Chaparral, 1:38;
def. Landen Urban, Hoisington, 5-3; pinned
by Jared Plante, Plainville, 2:29; pinned by
Charles Todd, Royal Valley, 4:57; pinned
by Taye Washington, Hoxie, 2:40. Berry
finished in sixth place in weight class.
Lady Raiders continue season
with sub-state competition
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seed in the Class 1A-Division I
Dexter Sub-State Tournament
and was scheduled to take on
No. 5 seed Pretty Prairie (317) in Tuesday’s quarterfinal
action. No score or game information was available as of
presstime.
If Central was able to pull
out a win in that contest, it
will have advanced to Friday’s
semifinal round in Dexter, taking on top-seeded South Barber (15-5). The other semifinal
game set for Friday includes
No. 2 seed South Haven (11-8)
against the winner of Tuesday’s
other quarterfinal between No.
3 seed Fairfield (10-10) and
No. 6 seed Cedar Vale/Dexter
(2-17).
The sub-state championship is set for 6 p.m. Saturday,
with the winner advancing to
the Class 1A-Division I State
Tournament next week in
Dodge City.
In the regular-season finale, Central had a battle on its
hands from start to finish. The
Lady Raiders jumped ahead
7-5 after one quarter and
17-11 at the intermission. In
fact, Central appeared to have
things under control, pushing
the margin into double digits at
25-14 at the end of three quarters.
That’s when things got interesting. Oxford (4-15, 1-8)
was back within striking distance in the final period. The
Lady Wildcats outscored the
Lady Raiders 14-7 during that
stretch, but Central held on in
the end for the victory.
No players for either team
reached double figures in scoring.
Central-Burden 32, Oxford 28
OXFORD (4-15, 1-8): Norris 2 2-8
6, Cook 1 4-4 6, B. Metz 3 0-2 6, K. Metz
2 1-4 5, Talbert 1 1-2 3, Gaither 1 0-0 2,
Vaughn 0 0-0 0, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 10 (0) 8-20 28.
CENTRAL-BURDEN (9-12, 3-6): W.
Liebau 2 5-12 9, S. Mannon 1 (2) 1-6 9,
Williams 1 2-4 4, R. Liebau 2 0-0 4, Loewer
2 0-0 4, C. Mannon 1 0-0 2, McAlister 0 0-0
0, Thiel 0 0-1 0. TOTALS 9 (2) 8-22 32.
OXFORD
5 6 3 14-28
CENTRAL
7 10 8 7-32
Raiders lose heartbreaker to end season
DEXTER — It was a tough
end to the season for the Central of Burden High School
boys’ basketball team Monday
night.
The Raiders came up just
short in a 46-44 loss to Fairfield in quarterfinal action of
the Class 1A-Division I Dexter
Sub-State Tournament.
Central closed out its season at 4-16 overall. Meanwhile,
Fairfield improved to 5-16 and
advanced to Thursday’s semifinal round in Dexter, where it
will take on No. 1 seed Pretty
Prairie (13-7).
The other semifinal on
Thursday will have No. 2 seed
South Barber (11-9) facing
No. 3 seed Cedar Vale/Dexter,
which advanced with a 62-52
quarterfinal victory over South
Haven on Monday. The Spartans improved to 11-11 with
that win.
Both semifinal winners will
meet in Saturday’s 7:30 p.m.
title game in Dexter. The substate champion will advance to
Terry and
Cheryl Hurst
Larry Hurst
Brett and Katy Dickens, owners
next week’s Class 1A-Division
I State Tournament in Dodge
City.
No further details were
made available from the Central-Fairfield contest as of
presstime.
Prior to that, the Raiders
closed out the regular season
on Feb. 23 with a 62-44 home
loss to Oxford. That ended
Central’s South Central Border
League slate at 3-6, which tied
the team with Oxford for seventh place.
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Blue Devils enter sub-state WEHS boys finish season strong
competition as No. 1 seed and look to advance in sub-state
By BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
SEDAN — Perfect.
That’s how the Sedan High
School boys’ basketball team
closed out the regular season
last Thursday as it rolled to a
67-33 non-league victory over
Marmaton Valley.
With that win, the Blue
Devils finished off the regular
season with an unbeaten 20-0
mark.
“The first quarter and a
half was kind of rough,” said
SHS coach Lance Jeffers. “We
were just going through the
motions. The third quarter, we
finally picked it up and were
able to extend the lead.”
Sedan has now won 23
consecutive
regular-season
games overall since a 49-44
setback at Caldwell on Feb.
13 of last year. The Blue Devils had recently won their first
South Central Border League
title since sharing the crown in
2011 and first outright championship since 2004.
SHS earned the No. 1 seed
in this week’s Class 2A SubState Tournament and was
scheduled to entertain No. 8
seed Udall (5-15) in first-round
action on Tuesday. No score or
information was available from
that contest as of presstime.
The remainder of the substate tournament will be held
at Sedan. If the Blue Devils
won Tuesday’s contest, they
will return to action on Friday
in the semifinal round against
the winner of No. 4 seed Pittsburg-Colgan (13-7) and No. 5
seed Yates Center (10-10).
Tuesday’s other quarterfinal games included No. 7 seed
Oswego (7-12) at No. 2 seed
West Elk (15-6), and No. 6 seed
Oxford (8-12) at No. 3 seed
Uniontown (13-7). The winners
of both those games will meet
in the other semifinal game on
Friday.
The sub-state title game
will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, with the champion advancing next week to the Class
2A State Tournament at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.
Things got off to a slow
start for the Blue Devils early
on. The visiting Wildcats (3-17)
put up a fight during the first
quarter as Sedan had a narrow
18-13 advantage.
But SHS eventually started
to open things up. The Devils
went into the intermission up
33-22 and then blew the game
wide open with a 27-6 run in
the third quarter to go up 6028.
Sedan was led in scoring
by Noah Chee with 20 points.
Jaden Uhls followed with 10.
Sedan 67, Marmaton Valley 33
MARMATON VALLEY (3-17): Pugh 2
(2) 4-6 14, Newman 2 4-5 8, Boyd 2 (1) 0-0
7, Wise 1 0-0 2, Adams 1 0-0 2, Elliott 0 0-0
0, Smith 0 0-2 0, Wilson 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 8
(3) 8-13 33.
SEDAN (20-0): Chee 4 (2) 6-6 20,
Uhls 5 0-1 10, Perez 3 (1) 0-0 9, Burger 1
(2) 0-0 8, Walker 1 (1) 2-2 7, Brewer 3 1-1
7, Jeffery 2 0-0 4, Padgett 1 0-0 2, Kaminska 0 0-0 0, Mays 0 0-0 0, Barnett 0 0-0 0,
Smilko 0 0-0 0, Lampson 0 0-0 0. TOTALS
20 (6) 9-10 67.
MARMATON VALLEY 13 9 6 5-33
SEDAN
18 15 27 7-67
Lady Blue Devils ready to face
challenges in sub-state action
By BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
SEDAN — From this point
on, it should get much more
challenging for the Sedan High
School girls’ basketball team in
pursuit of a state berth.
The top-seeded Lady Devils overcame a slow start to
steamroll Yates Center 61-12
in opening-round action of
the Class 2A Sedan Sub-State
Tournament Monday night.
“We kind of started slow
shooting-wise, but once we
kind of got on a roll, we started hitting some shots and got
some confidence going,” said
SHS coach Lance Jeffers. “We
kind of took off from there.
We’re a very streaky shooting team. We’ll struggle for
awhile and then we’ll get hot
and throw in a couple. Some of
it may have been nerves, and
some of it may be just who we
are.”
With that win, Sedan improved to 20-1 overall on the
season. The Lady Devils have
advanced to Thursday’s semifinal round and will face a familiar nemesis in No. 4 seed
Pittsburg-Colgan (12-9) — a
46-20 winner over Udall in another quarterfinal contest on
Monday. That contest will tipoff around 7:30 p.m.
Just a year ago, Colgan
captured a 59-33 victory over
Sedan in the sub-state championship game in Oswego.
“These are two different
teams,” Jeffers said. “We’re
different than we were last
year, and they’re a lot different. They graduated a lot from
last year. Their record hasn’t
been the greatest, but they play
bigger competition in a bigger
league. We’re confident. We
know if we go out and handle
things the way we should, we’ll
have a chance.”
In the other half of the
bracket, No. 3 seed Oswego
earned a 33-27 victory over
No. 6 seed West Elk in another
quarterfinal contest on Monday. The final quarterfinal of
No. 7 seed Oxford (4-15) at No.
2 seed Uniontown (13-7) was
scheduled for Tuesday, and no
score was available from that
contest as of presstime. Oswego (12-9) will take on the winner of that contest in the first
semifinal on Thursday set for 6
p.m. in Sedan.
Both semifinal winners will
advance to Saturday night’s
title game that will begin at 6
p.m. The sub-state champion
will advance to the Class 2A
State Tournament in Manhattan.
On Monday, the Lady Devils
had a business-like approach
to the contest. Neither team
could buy a bucket in the early
stages of the contest until Sedan finally kicked it into gear.
Up 4-2 at the 5:15 mark of
the first quarter, SHS scored
10 straight points to open up a
double-digit advantage. By the
end of the opening period, the
host team led 17-6.
The Devils really kicked
things into gear from that point
on. In fact, from the 4:58 mark
of the second quarter until just
35 seconds remaining in the
third, Sedan ran off 31 consecutive points to take what was a
21-8 lead up to 52-8.
“That’s kind of the way
our team is built,” Jeffers said.
“We’ve got to get easy possessions from our defense. That’s
how we get momentum going
and how we end up making
shots is because of what our
defense does for us. I was really pleased with our half-court
defense. We really got out and
defended. We have to continue doing that going forward in
this tournament.”
Sedan’s defense held Yates
Center (2-19) to 6-of-32 shooting from the field while forcing
29 turnovers.
Offensively, the Lady Devils
were led in scoring by Jessica
Roggow with 16 points, while
Amy Miller came off the bench
to put in 10.
CLASS 2A SEDAN SUB-STATE
Sedan 61, Yates Center 12
YATES CENTER (2-19): Pringle 2
0-0 4, Proper 1 0-0 2, Weseloh 1 0-1 2,
Jimenez 1 0-0 2, K. Jones 1 0-0 2, Rossillon 0 0-0 0, M. Jones 0 0-2 0, Hegwald
0 0-0 0, Chrisman 0 0-0 0, Conner 0 0-0 0,
Cavender 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 6 (0) 0-3 12.
SEDAN (20-1): Roggow 5 (2) 0-0 16,
Miller 5 0-0 10, H. Williams 3 (1) 0-0 9, Unruh 2 (1) 1-2 8, Hurt 1 4-6 6, Smith 2 1-2 5,
A. Williams 2 0-0 4, Sims 0 3-4 3, Rhodes
0 0-0 0, Davis 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 20 (4) 9-14
61.
YATES CENTER
6
2 2 2-12
SEDAN
17 17 20 7-61
SEDAN 55, CHETOPA 29
SEDAN — The Lady Devils
closed out the regular season
last Thursday with a 55-29
thumping of Chetopa.
“We kind of got off to a slow
start but picked it up in the second quarter,” Jeffers said. “Our
defense in the second and third
quarter was very good. As a
group, we shot the ball a little
better.”
Sedan had a 13-10 lead
after eight minutes of action
but started to pull away before
halftime. A 16-7 run in the second period pushed the advantage up to 29-17 at the break.
The Lady Devils pulled
away in the second half, extending the lead to 43-22 at the
end of three.
Braylee Unruh had 12
points to pace Sedan, followed
by Haley Williams and Taj
Smith with 11 each, and Roggow with 10.
Sedan 55, Chetopa 29
CHETOPA (6-14): Wilkinson 4 1-3 9,
Wright 0 (3) 0-0 9, Conard 2 1-2 5, Mercer
1 1-1 3, Sanders 0 (1) 0-0 3, Johnson 0
0-0 0, Mayfield 0 0-2 0, Whetstone 0 0-0 0.
TOTALS 7 (4) 3-8 29.
SEDAN (19-1): Unruh 2 (1) 5-10 12,
H. Williams 2 (2) 1-2 11, Smith 3 5-8 11,
Roggow 2 (2) 0-1 10, Hurt 2 0-0 4, Miller
1 1-4 3, Sims 0 2-2 2, Davis 1 0-0 2, A.
Williams 0 0-0 0, Rhodes 0 0-0 0. TOTALS
13 (5) 14-27 55.
CHETOPA
10 7 5 7-29
SEDAN
13 16 14 12-55
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HOWARD — This was just
the way the West Elk High
School boys’ basketball team
wanted to head into the postseason.
The Patriots dominated
from start to finish in rolling to
a 55-26 victory over Flinthills
to close to the regular season
last Thursday.
“I felt like our defense was
active and set the tone for the
night,” said WEHS boys’ coach
Dave Miller. “We did a good job
getting deflections and steals in
the first half. We executed our
offense well and that allowed
us to gradually build a big lead.
The team did a good job sharing the ball and limiting turnovers.”
By winning 12 of their last
14 games, the Patriots — 15-6
overall — earned the No. 2
seed in the Class 2A Sedan
Sub-State Tournament. West
Elk was scheduled to host No.
7 Oswego (7-12) in quarterfinal
action on Tuesday. No score or
information was available from
that contest as of presstime.
With a victory, WEHS
would advance to Sedan on
Friday to take on the winner of
No. 6 seed Oxford (8-12) at No.
3 seed Uniontown (13-7) in one
of the two semifinal games.
In other first-round action
on Tuesday, it was No. 8 seed
Udall (5-15) at No. 1 seed Sedan (20-0), as well as No. 5
seed Yates Center (10-10) at
No. 4 seed Pittsburg-Colgan
(13-7). The winners of those
games will meet in the other
semifinal game Friday in Se-
dan.
Both semifinal winners will
face each other in Saturday
night’s title game set for 7:30
p.m. The champion of the substate tournament will advance
to the Class 2A State Tournament in Manhattan next week.
The Patriots jumped out
to a 15-5 lead in the first eight
minutes of action before extending that advantage to 3311 at the intermission.
From there, it was all West
Elk. WEHS outscored Flinthills 20-8 in the third quarter
to watch its lead grown to as
many as 34 at 53-19, forcing a
running clock in the final period.
Two days after recording
his second triple-double of the
season, Isaiahh Loudermilk
posted a double-double with
20 points and 11 rebounds. He
was joined in double figures
scoring-wise by Karsten Walker with 12 points.
West Elk 55, Flinthills 26
FLINTHILLS (10-10): Hefton 2 5-6 9,
Kennedy 1 (1) 0-0 5, Becker 1 2-2 4, Sangals 0 (1) 0-0 3, Ratzcliff 0 (1) 0-0 3, Simmons 1 0-0 2, Nelson 0 0-0 0, Merwin 0 0-0
0, Kemp 0 0-0 0, Nuncio 0 0-0 0. TOTALS
5 (3) 7-8 26.
WEST ELK (15-6): Loudermilk 9 2-2
20, Walker 6 0-1 12, Miller 2 (1) 2-2 9,
Heinen 3 2-4 8, Silvey 2 0-0 4, Hurt 1 0-0 2,
Johnson 0 0-0 0, Young 0 0-2 0. TOTALS
23 (1) 6-11 55.
FLINTHILLS
5 6 8 7-26
WEST ELK
15 18 20 2-55
WEST ELK 62,
CEDAR VALE/DEXTER 46
HOWARD — For the second time in the span of one
week, Loudermilk posted a
triple-double, finishing with
33 points, 27 rebounds and 10
blocked shots in West Elk’s 6246 home win over Cedar Vale/
Dexter on Feb. 23.
“We started out really sluggish,” Miller said. “Cedar Vale/
Dexter was ready to play. In the
first half, they outworked us,
outhustled us and was crisper on offense. That is why we
trailed at half. We made some
adjustments, plus Isaiahh took
over in the second half.”
Loudermilk had another
big game for the Patriots … one
week after recording his first
triple-double of the season. On
Feb. 16, he recorded 16 point,
18 rebounds and 10 blocks in
WEHS’ 64-33 victory at Central-Burden.
West Elk had a battle on
its hands early in the contest.
Leading 11-9 after one quarter,
the Patriots struggled before
the break and went into the
locker room down 22-21 at the
intermission.
That changed in the second
half. The host team outscored
CVD 20-12 in the third quarter
to grab a 41-34 edge and then
went on to finish off the Spartans by getting a 21-12 advantage in the final period.
In addition to Loudermilk,
John Heinen and Cade Miller
also reached double figures in
scoring with 12 and 10 points,
respectively.
West Elk 62, Cedar Vale/Dexter 46
CEDAR VALE/DEXTER (10-11, 5-4):
Berkley 4 (1) 4-4 15, Call 2 8-10 12, Marker
2 (1) 4-4 11, Rhodd 1 (1) 0-0 5, Joyce 1 0-0
2, Sweaney 0 1-2 1, Adkins 0 0-0 0, Killman
0 0-0 0. TOTALS 10 (3) 17-20 46.
WEST ELK (14-6, 7-2): Loudermilk 16
1-4 33, Heinen 6 0-0 12, Miller 5 0-0 10,
Gomez 1 1-1 3, Walker 1 0-0 2, Roe 1 0-0
2, Hurt 0 0-0 0, Silvey 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0
0-0 0, Young 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 30 (0) 2-5
62.
CVD
9 13 12 12-46
WEST ELK
11 10 20 21-62
Loss to Oswego completes
Lady Patriots season
By BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
OSWEGO — Down four at
halftime, the West Elk High
School girls’ basketball team
had its chances but came up
on the short end of a 33-27
loss to Oswego in quarterfinal
action of the Class 2A Sedan
Sub-State Tournament Monday
night.
“I wish we could have gotten it done tonight,” said Lady
Patriot coach Marty Koop.
“We’ve got a good group of
girls coming back next year.
Next season work starts tomorrow.”
The loss ended the West
Elk season at 5-16 overall.
Meanwhile, Oswego improved to 12-9 on the season
as it advanced to Thursday’s 6
p.m. semifinal contest against
the winner of Tuesday’s quarterfinal game between No. 7
Oxford (4-15) and No. 2 seed
Uniontown (13-7).
The other semifinal game
will have top-seeded Sedan
(20-1) taking on No. 4 seed
Pittsburg-Colgan (12-9) at 7:30
p.m. Thursday. On Monday,
Sedan rolled to a 61-12 quarterfinal victory over No. 8 seed
Yates Center, while Colgan took
down No. 5 seed Udall 46-20.
Both semifinal winners
will advance to Saturday’s title
game set for 6 p.m., with the
champion moving on to the
Class 2A State Tournament
next week in Manhattan.
West Elk hung tough much
of the contest. The Lady Patriots found themselves down 7-6
after one quarter and 19-15 at
the intermission.
WEHS had a tough time
generating enough offense
in the second half. Oswego
pushed its lead up to seven at
27-20 at the end of three quarters and went on to hold on
down the stretch, ending the
Lady Patriots’ season.
No West Elk player reached
double figures in scoring as
Brooklyn Hilton led the way
with nine points.
The Indians were led by
Madison Sheddrick with 15
points.
CLASS 2A SEDAN SUB-STATE
Oswego 33, West Elk 27
WEST ELK (5-16): Hilton 3 3-3 9, Bellar 1 (2) 0-0 8, Z. Lampson 2 0-0 4, Baker 2
0-0 4, A. Lampson 0 2-2 2, Gillespie 0 0-0
0, Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Woods 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 8
(2) 5-5 27.
OSWEGO (12-9): M. Sheddrick 4
7-12 15, B. Vail 3 1-2 7, Schenker 2 0-0 4,
Wimp 0 4-5 4, Sinclair 0 2-2 2, Taylor 0 1-5
1, R. Vail 0 0-4 0, Rausey 0 0-0 0. TOTALS
9 (0) 15-30 33.
WEST ELK
6 9 5 7-27
OSWEGO
7 12 8 6-33
FLINTHILLS 52,
WEST ELK 37
HOWARD — Making its final appearance of the regular
season, WEHS suffered a 52-37
setback to Flinthills last Thursday.
The Lady Patriots trailed
18-11 after one quarter and
32-19 at the intermission.
Rachel Bellar and Ashley
Lampson had eight points each
to pace West Elk.
Flinthills 52, West Elk 37
FLINTHILLS (16-4): Howard 3 (1) 3-3
12, Melugin 3 (2) 0-0 12, Ratcliff 1 (2) 0-0
8, G. Brown 1 (1) 2-2 7, C. Brown 2 0-0 4,
Harris 2 0-0 4, Wright 1 0-0 2, Gawith 1 0-0
2, Jackson 0 1-2 1, Meyer 0 0-2 0. TOTALS
14 (6) 6-9 52.
WEST ELK (5-15): Bellar 1 (2) 0-0 8,
A. Lampson 3 2-4 8, Barker 1 3-4 5, Gillespie 2 0-1 4, Z. Lampson 2 0-0 4, Hilton 1
2-2 4, Wolfe 1 0-0 2, Woods 1 2-2 2, Weber
0 0-0 0. TOTALS 11 (2) 9-13 37.
FLINTHILLS
18 14 13 7-52
WEST ELK
11 8 9 9-37
WEST ELK 47,
CEDAR VALE/DEXTER 43
HOWARD — Hilton scored
a team-high 16 points to send
the Lady Patriots to a 47-43
South Central Border League
victory over Cedar Vale/Dexter.
The Lady Patriots closed
out SCBL play at 3-6, which
earned a seventh-place tie
with Central-Burden in the final standings.
Despite leading 23-16 at
the intermission, West Elk had
to overcome a 33-32 deficit at
the end of three quarters. In
the final period, WEHS outscored CVD 15-10 to pull out
the win.
West Elk 47, Cedar Vale/Dexter 43
CEDAR VALE/DEXTER (2-17, 0-9):
Boatman 3 (1) 6-10 13, Glasse 4 4-7 12,
Bratcher 1 4-6 6, Call 3 0-0 6, Hill 2 0-1 4,
Cravens 0 0-0 0, Gage 0 0-0 0, Moore 0
0-0 0. TOTALS 13 (1) 14-24 43.
WEST ELK (5-14, 3-6): Hilton 6 4-6
16, Bellar 3 (1) 0-0 9, Z. Lampson 3 0-0 6,
Barker 3 0-0 6, Wolfe 1 3-4 5, A. Lampson
2 1-2 5, Gillespie 0 0-4 0, Weber 0 0-0 0,
Woods 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 18 (1) 8-16 47.
CVD
7 9 17 10-43
WEST ELK
11 12 9
15-47
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Moline Moments
Clark receives
K-State scholarship
Adam Clark, a senior at Sedan Senior High School, was
awarded Kansas State University’s Putnam Scholarship
during ceremonies on Feb. 19
at K-State. Pat Bosco, vice
president for student life and
dean of students, presented the
award.
During K-State’s annual
Scholarship Day, students and
their parents were guests of
the university at a banquet.
Throughout the day, they attended meetings with academic deans and student life officials.
Southern Belles Homemakers
By Vi Welch
On Thursday, Feb. 25,
13 members and two guests
met at St. Mary’s Hall for the
monthly meeting. Vi Ammons
led the flag salute and the club
collect. Following roll call, Ann
Wright read the minutes of the
previous meeting and gave the
treasurer’s report. She also
read thank you notes from New
Beginnings and the Angel Tree
sponsors as well as a response
from Camp Hope for our recent
donation.
The lesson was presented
by Clarissa Sents from Coffee
County. Her presentation was
entitled, “Peace with Food.”
She discussed food - how we
feel about food, why we eat
and attitudes about food.
President Judena Lewis
announced the annual Health
Fair will be held at the West
Elk High School on Saturday,
May 7. Our club will furnish
coffee and tea.
Lois Marie Adamson announced that Arnold’s Greenhouse in LeRoy will have its
annual open house from March
28 to April 2. Several of our
members attend each year.
The next meeting will be
held Thursday, March 24, at
the Christian Church Hospitality Room.
Delicious
refreshments
were provided by Mary Taylor.
Grafton Ramblings
Good morning on another
beautiful sunshiny day.
On Friday, Feb. 19, Sally
Sturges was in Wichita and had
lunch and visit with Ceilia Potter Lutz and grandson Tristan,
Lois Potter Campbell, Lynne
Black Margolis, Lou Ann Green
and Cindy Raymon. After lunch
Sally went on to Ellis, Kan., to
spend a few days with her son
and family, J.T.and Kamille
Whited and girls Kori, Riley
and Katherine.
Denise Nelson, Kori’s other
grandmother, joined the family on Tuesday, Feb. 23, to have
supper and celebrate Kori’s
sixth birthday. Sally returned
home on Wednesday.
Jeremy and Darla Samples
and son Ethan of Coffeyville
were Wednesday visitors of
Melodee Wolfe.
Dale and Katie Walton
were in Wichita Wednesday
for Dale’s medical appointment
and in Coffeyville on Friday for
Katie’s medical appointment.
We hope both of them will
be feeling better soon.
Lisa Adams of Plains, Kan.,
was a weekend visitor of her
parents Frank and Sandi Adcock. Other guests for Saturday
evening dinner were Clayton,
Shannon, Will and Brayden
Adcock, Scott and Jill Gray,
Jake Mills and Rick Jones.
Friday evening Ruth Lane
met Rebecca Bible and sons
By Dixie
Selter
Charlie and Nathan of Wichita at Winfield and had supper
with them. Then Nathan returned home with Ruth for the
weekend with his grandparents, Jim and Ruth Lane.
Other visitors of the Lanes
on Sunday were Ruth’s brother and wife, Terry and Wanda
Stone, of Blackwell, Okla.
Visitors of Charlene Sturges during the weekend were
Chris, Nancy, Austin and Kelsey
Patterson, Logan Lukens, Josh
Richardson, and special visitor
was two week old great-grandson, Lane Allen. Amy Miller,
Don and Lorene Selter were
Saturday afternoon visitors.
Jack Ebersole of Pratt was
a Saturday visitor of Don and
Lorene Selter.
Mike and Kathy Chamberland were in Winfield early
Sunday morning to have breakfast with Mike’s mother, Shirley
Chamberland, and his sisters,
Cindy Bland and Liz Frazier.
From the past - Taken from
the Peterson Journal written,
“Feb. 22,1916 - Mag and I
went to Sedan, we got 25 cents
for butter, $2.50, got wall paper, 11 bolts, paid $1.40. Got
new lamp, paid 80 cents and
sundries. The weather looks
threatening. This is Washington’s birthday.”
That’s it for this week. Wish
everyone a good week.
FSA News
EMERGENCY LOANS
AVAILABLE FROM FARM
SERVICE AGENCY (FSA)
Farmers in Cowley and
Chautauqua Counties, who suffered Physical or Production
losses due to storms and flooding occurring Dec. 26, 2015
through Jan. 5, 2016 may now
apply for Farm Service Agency
(FSA) emergency loans.
Cowley and Chautauqua
Counties also became eligible under existing legislation
which provides that farmers
in counties bordering on those
which have been designated
for disaster assistance, may
also qualify for such assistance.
Applications for assistance will
be accepted by FSA until Oct.
10, 2016.
To be eligible for an emer-
gency disaster loan, an applicant must be operating a family size farm or ranch, must be
unable to get credit elsewhere,
and must have suffered a qualifying physical and/or production loss from the disaster.
Farmers who suffered at
least a 30 percent reduction
to at least one cropping enterprise, may have a qualifying
production loss. Emergency
disaster production loss loans
cover 100 percent of qualifying
losses.
Farmers and ranchers
that think they may be eligible
should contact the FSA County Office in Winfield, Kansas
or call 620-221-2060 for additional information and how to
apply. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
I guess we just can’t say
enough about our weather except that when we get a taste of
winter, we really will be complaining. But it sure has been
wonderful. Have you seen some
of the trees starting to bud and
I have heard that the tulips are
starting to bloom. There really
isn’t much happening around
here, at least not something
that people want to put in the
paper.
Our Elk County Community Choir is going strong but we
still need people to come and
sing with us. There has been a
change in the practice schedule. We will be practicing this
coming Sunday at 3 p.m. This
will take the place of the Sunday, March 13 practice, so
make note of this change.
Want to send special
prayers to those who are ill
and/or undergoing surgery. Today, Sharon Ames is having
surgery and she and Joe need
our special prayers.
Wanda Lee Mills is still in
the nursing home in Sedan but
she did have a surprise this
past weekend. Her son Bob
from up Olathe way came to
visit her and that helped her
disposition a lot.
I was able to get the wraps
off of my legs and able to do
some things within reason. We
are saying prayers for several
people within our small com-
March 2, 2016
By Cathey
Cummings
munity.
Ann and Leo Wright’s
daughter, Holly, flew to Las Vegas with some of her friends
and according to Ann she has
had a wonderful time. It was
her first time there and everything went well for her
With the absence of any
more local news, I found this
article which I hope you enjoy:
Let God Teach You Thankfulness. Begin by acknowledging
that everything - all your possessions and all that you are belongs to God. The dawning
of each new day is a gift from
God, not to be taken for granted. The earth is vibrantly alive
with God’s blessings, giving
vivid testimony to God’s presence. If you slow down your
pace of life, you can find God
anywhere. Some of God’s most
precious children have been
laid aside in sickbeds or shut
away in prisons. Others have
voluntarily learned the discipline of spending time alone
with God. The secret of being
thankful is learning to see everything from God’s perspective. God’s world is your classroom. God’s word is a lamp to
your feet and a light for your
path.
That is about all the news
from here - if anyone has
something they would like to
report, I am as near as the telephone. Give me a call.
Longton Happenings
By Pauline Ramsey
Congratulations to Karley
and Kiley Baker of Fredonia!
They both had a 4.0 GPA at
end of fall semester and were
on the Dean’s List at Oklahoma
Wesleyan University. So proud
of these two young ladies. Elijah Baker went with the Fredonia team to the Quiz Bowl in
Wichita. It was his first year
participating.
Happy 12th wedding anniversary to Jimmie and April
Bunyard. I ran into Jimmie at
Cessna last week. I hadn’t seen
him in a long time so was great
to catch up. Congratulations,
marriage is hard work and so
proud of you guys.
Friday evening, Jim and
I joined Stuart, Jamie, Lyric
and Iris at Independence High
School for the girl’s basketball
game. The girls did a great job
and won the game against Ft.
Scott. We were there to see
Lyric perform with the Cheer
Clinic kids. They all did a great
job and Lyric was super joyful,
spinning and dancing after every cheer.
Then, on Saturday we were
blessed to have David, Shauna, Brayden, Cayden and Rogen come down from Wichita
so the boys ride their Razor.
They had a great time down at
the fair grounds on the trails.
It is such a great place to ride
and am glad we have it for our
young people. The beautiful
weather made it perfect. We
grilled hamburgers and set up
the kid’s trampoline. To complete the day we all watched
the WSU Shocker game that
I had recorded from earlier
in the day. We had so much
fun.
They defeated Illinois
State Redbirds 74-58. At the
end of the regular season, we
are 16-2 in the conference and
23-7 overall. We had already
won the Missouri Valley Conference, but it was senior day
and their last home game, so
it very special. It is going to
be tough to think of WSU basketball without seniors, Fred
VanVleet, Ron Baker, and Evan
Wessel. Sunday, Jim and I
went for our 1st four wheeler
ride since November. It was
really fun to get outside and
see the new calves and green
winter wheat. Spring is on the
way!
I had lunch with my daughter from another mother, Kim
Hoy, and she texted me later thanking me for the time
management tips I had passed
along to her years ago.
I
thought I would share a few of
them with you over the next few
weeks. When I was about 35,
married with children, working full-time, active in church, I
realized something had to give.
I started learning to use the
same time-management tools I
used at work at home. Things
improved dramatically.
The first rule to end the
clutter from the endless flow
of paper that comes into our
lives. Touch a piece of paper
only once. That doesn’t mean
throw it in a pile or drawer. That piece of paper has a
place to be. From your mail,
to your kid’s art and work that
you want to save, junk mail,
bills, etc…, the list is endless,
but you can control it easily
by only touching it once. The
things that have to wait on
something else, or you have to
call about, should go in pending file/tray, then filed or tossed
when done. Make files for the
monthly things or receipts that
you want to keep and make
sure to file them as you get
them. Go through your child’s
school papers and have a file
or container to put the ones in
you want to save. At the end of
the semester or year, put them
in a binder labeled with what
year it is for. Bills should have
a place where they go until it
is time to pay them. Receipts
for income tax you should file
as you go in individual folders
by category, saving you time
and money at tax season. A
big advantage of organizing
this way is that you don’t spend
hours looking for things that
have been misplaced. Things
like birth certificates, car titles,
marriage certificates, should
be in files. Hope this tip helps
save you some frustration and
gives you more time to play.
“We are not to judge, it is
not our job. Don’t judge hypocritically and superficially.
Many times the things we are
judging the harshest and the
loudest are often really our
greatest weakness. Christians
should never hold non-Christians to the same standard as
Christians. Because, if they
don’t know Him, can’t be held
to the same standard. Instead
of judging, we should try to
introduce them to the Lord.
The biggest thing that turns
people away from the church
is seeing Christians who don’t
show the love of God to those
who don’t know Him. We are
to introduce them to God who
loves them as they are and
then let Him change them. We
don’t change them, we love
them. Lastly, Christians should
always help restore fallen believers, because at any given
time this could be us, because
we are not perfect. We are to
use grace with truth to restore
them gently.” Craig Groeschel
- LifeChurch
Have a Blessed Week!
Manage your time, everyday is
a gift from God!
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Central junior class ready to present
beauty pageant in annual play
The Central Junior class will
present their annual play, “Miss
Burly & Beautiful...a Pageant,” on
Friday, March 18. They will host a
chicken and noodle dinner from
5:30-6:30 p.m., with the pageant
beginning at 6:45. Tickets are
$10 for dinner and performance,
$6 for performance only. An
array of “beauties” will vie for
the title of Miss Burly & Beautiful 2016 with the competition
including talent, thought provoking question/answer, and a lot of
laughter! Join us at Central Junior
Senior High School for an entertaining evening. You may contact
the school for ticket information
or e-mail play sponsors, Bob
Tatum and Judy Powell at [email protected] or btatum@usd462.
org. Shown here is Miss Arkansas, Brandine Johnson (aka Corey
Firebaugh). (courtesy photo)
Howard Happenings
By Jo McDonald
The last day of February, a
leap year! It will have to last us
for four more years.
I remember the comic strip
“L’il Abner.” They always had
a Sadie Hawkins Day dance on
Leap Year Day. I haven’t heard
of any dance that I could go to
tonight, so guess that activity
is off the calendar. Of course
that comic strip was years ago,
so there are many reading this,
that no doubt, have never even
heard of it.
Last Saturday evening the
American Legion Post #149
sponsored their annual chilisoup supper. The soups, pies
and cornbread were delicious,
and a nice crowd enjoyed the
fellowship. The quilt that was
donated was made and hand
quilted by Pansy Beck. The
lucky winner of that was Beverly O’Neal. It was a beautiful
patriotic quilt.
It was great
to see Pansy and Rudy. They
live in Wellington now, and we
really miss them here in Elk
County.
Several people jokingly ask
me about Mr. Frisky. You know,
I worried about him when the
wind was blowing so hard - he
hung on to the bark of the oak
tree, but his fur was nearly
standing on end. One day he
was munching on an acorn,
and the wind was giving him a
hard time, so he got around on
the south side of the tree and
backed up as close as he could
get out of the wind, and had his
snack. He is so stinkin’ cute.
On Sunday afternoon Taylor Barker, the Legion/Auxiliary
candidate to the State Oratorical contest, gave her final practice presentation. Taylor is a
lovely young lady, and the Post
and Unit are proud to sponsor
her. The reward of this contest
is scholarship money. We wish
her well!
The list of names on the
prayer and concern list yesterday was rather lengthy, but
the list of joys was numerous
as well. Please keep those that
need prayers in your heart and
thoughts.
When your time is no more,
it won’t matter whether you
were beautiful or brilliant,
even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant. What will
matter is every act of integrity, compassion, or sacrifice
that enriched, empowered or
encouraged other to emulate
your example.
God bless!
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Elk Falls News
Over here in Elk Falls we
gained one new citizen and
sadly lost another. Nate Nixon
and Maria Meuller welcomed
their healthy son, Elijah, into
the world on Wednesday, Feb.
24, and he arrived home in Elk
Falls on Thursday, Feb. 25.
Beki Eck has had the opportunity to snuggle Elijah and she
said he is so cute and she has
hopes of getting to snuggle that
baby some more in the future.
The loss of Phyllis Friend
leaves a big hole in our community. Phyllis loved her community and her family. She
served as City Clerk in Elk Falls
for over 20 years. Boyd Koehn
who was mayor for many of
those years said Phyllis never
complained about the city’s request of her, even the hard jobs
like going to the county courthouse to dig for records that
were needed.
Phyllis also served on the
township board and was always the one who remembered
to put out the can at the post
office for memorial funds for
anyone in the community who
had passed away.
Until a couple years ago
Phyllis served as treasurer of
the Friends of Elk Falls. She
was not one to turn away from
challenges as evidenced by her
31-year history of driving the
school bus for West Elk. Beki
Eck said Phyllis drove the bus
for most of her older children’s
schooling and for all 12 years
of her youngest son Kerry’s elementary and high school.
Her life partner Melvin
shared her commitment for
this little community and he
was always out working on
the roads or making sure our
houses didn’t burn down. One
thing I didn’t know was that
some years ago Phyllis was the
one who wrote the Elk Falls
News.
Phyllis’ four children include her three daughters,
Christina, Linda and Laura and
one son, Melvin. She and I were
close friends in the years since
I have been here in Elk Falls
and I remember joking with
her once about when I would
end up in the nursing home
and she said, “My family will
take care of me.” She was certainly right about that as her
daughters Christina and Linda
really stepped up and provided their mother with the care
she needed in these last couple
years in her home where she
was blessed to pass peacefully
in her sleep.
We will all miss Phyllis for
many different reasons but
Beki Eck, who is a qualified
judge of what constitutes a
good cake, said one thing she
will miss is Phyllis’ homemade
chocolate angel food cake,
which she says, to this day, is
the best she ever tasted.
Boyd Koehn was off to
By Gloria Jones-Wolf
Wichita for TSAN Training on
Tuesday. He, Kay and their son
Bullet returned to Wichita on
Saturday for a shopping trip.
At Sam’s Club they ran into Jim
Boomsma and Nancy Crowell
who invited them to come over
to their house for a visit, an invitation that Kay and Boyd accepted and they enjoyed seeing
their old friends.
It has been good to see Delbert Lord feeling good enough
to be out and about on the
roads in his little blue pick up
truck headed for Kirk’s Mini
Mart to catch up on the news.
Beki Eck’s daughter Susie
and her daughter Fiona are in
Florida babysitting Susie’s little
brother, Kerry’s children, Conner and Madeline while Kerry
and his wife Heidi take an anniversary cruise. Sounds like
everyone will have fun with
this arrangement. If you are
going to babysit you might as
well do it in Florida.
The Hesston shooting incident shook everyone here but
especially because there are
several families living here
with relatives and friends in
that area. Jane Fry said they
have family that live just one
block from the Excel plant. Our
thoughts and prayers go out to
that little community.
Stop by and share the Elk
Falls experience with us; you
are always welcome.
Moline Shining Star 4-H Club
Moline Shining Star 4-H
Club gears up for spring fun
By Jadyn Allen
The Moline Shining Star
4-H meeting was called to order on Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. There
were 19 members, three leaders, 14 parents and one guest
in attendance.
Minutes were read and approved from the January meeting.
In Communications, Secretary Caleb Walker read a thank
you received from the Angel
Tree.
Treasurer’s report was given by Haley Hogan
Brooklyn Hilton reported
on the recent Council meeting. Input is being requested on awards for the fair and
when these awards would be
presented (at the fair or at the
Achievement Banquet).
Co-reporter Alanna Walk-
er reported that an article had
been submitted.
Leader Carla Hilton reviewed upcoming events and
changes :
• Members are encouraged to consider projects and
group activities for Club Days
on March 5, such as talks,
demonstrations, gavel games
and model meetings. Members
are also encouraged to look at
membership in requirements
and awards in order to plan
and prepare for the coming
year.
•Asurveyhasbeensentin
the newsletter regarding Fair
activities
• The Rolling Prairie Website has been updated
• Feb.13 - 4-H Council
Steak Dinner
• Feb. 14-15 - Citizenship
in Action for ages 13 and up
• Feb. 24 - Livestock Proj-
ect Meeting
• Feb. 27 - Lady Wildcats
Day in Manhattan at 3 p.m.,
Deadline is Jan. 15.
There was no old business
to discuss.
There was no new business
to discuss.
Brooklyn Hilton discussed
Club Day requirements.
Karsten Walker provided a
review of events.
Jadyn Allen gave a demonstration on Monster Cookie Bar
Bites.
Claire Anderson gave a
demonstration on Valentine
Cake Cookies.
Model Meeting practice
was the club activity.
Next meeting will be held
at the Hornet’s Nest on March
6 at 5:30 p.m.
Meeting adjourned.
The USD #286 Board of
Education meeting originally
scheduled for Monday, March
14 has been rescheduled for
Monday, March 7 at 6:30 .p.m
in the District Office.
The next meeting of the
Chautauqua County Historical and Genealogy Society is
Thursday, March 3, at the History House at 6:30 p.m.
Parent-teacher
conferences at West Elk will be held
on Friday, March 11 from 8
a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 12:30
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please plan
to attend! To schedule your
conference please email Michelle Weber at [email protected] or call 620-374-2925 no
later than Monday, March 7.
Howard, North Elk, West
Elk Alumni association will
have a meeting on March 6 at
1 p.m. in the East room of the
Cox Building. Please plan to attend.
Grace Med Dental Clinic
will be at the Howard Housing
Office on Wednesday, March 16
from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost is
$65 (cash) for a complete dental cleaning. Medicare does
not cover this but Medicaid of
Kansas does. Clinic is by appointment only so call 620374-3068.
Re-Imagine Sedan is working to attend to the basic needs
of citizens, and enhance the
price, opportunities, growth,
and quality of life in the community. If you would like more
information or would like to
volunteer with Re-Imagine Sedan, email reimaginesedan@
gmail.com.
The Elk County Recycling
Trailer will be in Longton from
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., then in
Elk Falls from 11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m., on Saturday, March 5.
The Sedan Tuesday Men’s
Prayer Breakfast meets at
Granny Wolfe’s Green Door
Cafe at 7 a.m. The speaker
March 8 is Bob Adamson.
A local Emergency Planning Committee meeting will
be held Tuesday, March 8 at
6 p.m., on the third floor of
the Chautauqua County courthouse. Everyone is encouraged
to attend.
The next meeting of the
Southern Belles will be held
Thursday, March 24, at the
The West Elk USD #282 Christian Church Hospitality
Board of Education meeting Room.
originally scheduled for MonHometown Healthcare of
day, March 14 has been rescheduled for Monday, March Sedan will hold a Foot Care
7, at 6:30 p.m. in the District Clinic the first Thursday of
each month from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Office.
at their office 105 E. Main. DiaThe Elk County Rural WaA musical fellowship din- betics are welcome. Please call
ter District #2 will hold their
annual meeting on Tuesday, ner will be held at the Chris- 620-758-5082 for an appointMarch 15, at 5:30 p.m. at John tian Church in Longton on Sat- ment.
Black’s office, 101 N. Wabash urday, March 5 at 6 p.m. Chili
Elk County Men’s Fellowand vegetable soup will be
in Howard.
served. A freewill offering will ship meets the second Saturday
The Chautauqua and Elk be accepted. Music and laugh- of each month for breakfast
County Special Services Co- ter will be in abundance! Ev- and fellowship at 7 a.m. at the
operative will provide a free eryone is welcome to join the Moline Christian Church. All
men are invited.
screening for children from fun!
birth through school age at
The Knights of Columbus
Here are the new hours for
Chautauqua County Community Schools in Howard on Fri- the Sedan Public Library. They Council 14817 holds and allday, March 4. Any child enter- will be open on Monday, Tues- you-can-eat breakfast on the
ing the preschool program will day and Wednesday from 12:30 third Sunday of each month at
need to complete a screening. p.m. to 5:30 p. m.; on Thursday St. Mary’s Hall in Moline from
Contact Cindy Alberts at 620- from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p. m.; 7-9 a.m. A free will donation is
374-2113 for an appointment on Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 accepted and the public is inas well as for preschool enroll- p.m.; and Saturday from 9 a.m. vited to attend.
to noon.
ment information.
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Chautauqua County Commission
The following was taken from the
Chautauqua County Commission meeting
minutes on Feb. 23:
Chairman Goff Searl called the meeting of the Chautauqua County Board of
Commissioners to order on Tuesday, Feb.
23 at 8:30 a.m. in the commission room of
the courthouse. Commissioner Jack Carpenter and Danny Williams were present
as was County Counselor, Ruth Ritthaler
and County Clerk Janice A. Fine. Danny
Williams opened the meeting with prayer.
Minute’s approval: Jack Carpenter
made a motion to approve the minutes of
Feb. 16. Danny Williams seconded the
motion. Motion carried 3-0.
Joel Haden, Road & Bridge Superintendent provided his weekly road report.
Crews are hauling rock to the following
locations: Rd 19 and Saddle, Rd 19 and
Union, Prairie between Rd 9 and Rd 11.
Rd 8 and Marshall the right of way is complete. A right of way was worked at Indian
and Rd 30 going west and south. Trees
were mulched on Bronco, 2 miles east of
Chautauqua by Ranchland Management.
Dalton and Rd 4 is a dead-end road going
south which has been gated since 1998.
Haden stated a fence is going up on one
side. Personal road work has been accomplished over the years and now Haden has
been requested to make the road drivable
and accommodate the owners need to
erect a fence.
Ruth Ritthaler provided copies of statutes regarding the road in question. Haden
offered information regarding the landowners wish to fence property and maintain the
open road between the properties. A letter
will be drafted to inform the owners of their
responsibility and a timeline. The property
was discussed in-depth.
Haden was called on Saturday to look
at the bridge which was damaged during a
wreck. The insurance of the individual who
hit it should cover the repair costs. Haden discussed the repair process. It was
suggested that Haden talk with the Sheriff
regarding the recovery of a damage claim
process. Commissioners discussed road
issues they asked Haden to review.
Crystal Wade, HR Administrator
joined the meeting to provide commissioners with employee travel requests for their
approval. Wade asked commissioners, after discussion with our auditor, if they were
in favor of the county collecting funds from
employee’s pay, when requested, to help
them cover the cost of their taxes. There is
also discussion with the Sheriff regarding
an account similar for employees to purchase work related items. The research
suggests that this isn’t the best approach.
Each employee has the opportunity to deposit funds to up to three different accounts
of their choosing for direct deposit of
earned income. Educating employees on
this process might solve the issue. Commissioners are not in favor of becoming a
bank for employees.
Danny Williams made a motion to
go into executive session for 10 minutes
at 9:15 a.m. with Ruth Ritthaler, County
Counselor and Crystal Wade, HR Administrator present to discuss non-elected personnel. Jack Carpenter seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Chairman Searl
called the regular meeting back in session
at 9:25 a.m. No action was taken as a result of the executive session.
Danny Williams made a motion to go
into executive session at 9:28 a.m. for 10
minutes with Ruth Ritthaler, County Counselor to discuss attorney/client privilege.
Jack Carpenter seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Chairman Searl called the
regular meeting back in session at 9:48
a.m. No action was taken as a result of the
executive session.
Amy Goode, Treasurer joined the
The following was taken from the Elk
County Commission meeting minutes on
Jan. 25:
Call to Order
Chairman Shari Kaminska called the
regular meeting to order at 1 p.m. in the
Commission Room of the Courthouse.
Commissioners Kaminska, Liebau and
Hebb were present, as well as, County
Clerk Vicky Wedman and County Counselor Paul Dean.
Minutes Approval
Commissioner Liebau moved and
Commissioner Hebb seconded the motion
to approve the regular minutes of Jan. 11
as amended. Motion carried 3-0.
Public Forum
Marty Coffman said at the last meeting it was said there were worse roads
than his in the county. Today he wants to
know which ones. Commissioners Liebau
and Hebb mentioned a few they felt were
worse.
Commissioner Kaminska said she will
be attending the 2016 Local Government
Day in Topeka. There will be no expense
to the county.
Department Reports
Appraiser
Jeremy McCully asked for approval
for postal presort again this year. He said
it will cost $1700 to $1800 dollars, which is
quite a savings to the county. The commissioners consented. McCully also asked to
appoint Teresa Wells as Deputy Appraiser.
Commissioner Hebb moved and Commissioner Liebau seconded the motion to
appoint Teresa Wells as Deputy Appraiser.
Motion carried 3-0.
Ambulance
At the request of the Board of County
Commissioners, Kenneth Mitchell presented the commissioners with a proposed
five person ambulance schedule. After
reviewing the schedule, the commissioners instructed Mitchell to proceed with the
five person schedule. Mitchell stated that
he would change the employment status
of Justin Luechtefeld from part time to full
time to be the proposed fifth person on the
ambulance schedule.
Rural Fire
Fire Chief Doug Ritz said the Rural Fire would like to sell their 1994 fully
equipped fire truck at a local auction. The
commissioners agreed.
Ritz also said they are having problems receiving radio pages, particularly in
Grenola. Steve Hall is going to check the
repeaters. They may consider getting another repeater on that side of the county.
Also, the siren did not go off in Grenola. Adam Arbuckle is going to test it again
to see if it is working or if it did not go off
for other reasons. Doug Ritz asked who
is responsible for the cost of repairs to the
siren. Byrdee Miller, Emergency Preparedness Director, said she will see to the repairs, then when the bill is received, it will
be divided up according to the interlocal
agreement. The cities need to notify Miller
when their sirens are not working..
Maintenance
Electrical contractor Chris Carlson
inspected the Howard Twilight Nursing
Home generator and found it to be in good
condition. It is a 200kw 2003 model with
around 550 hours on it. The city is asking
$25,000 for it and Carlson feels it is a fair
value. He estimates it will cost between
$25,000 and $30,000 dollars for installation.
Commissioner Hebb moved and
Commissioner Kaminska seconded the
motion to purchase the used generator
from the City of Howard for $25,000. Motion carried 2-1 (Liebau dissenting).
Commissioner Hebb moved and
Commissioner Liebau seconded the motion to engage Chris Carlson to install the
generator. Motion carried 3-0.
Joe Love said the door contractors
are due anytime to install the courthouse
doors. The plumber is still waiting on appliances to be made for the jail. Love has
eight applicants for the part-time maintenance position.
Road & Weed
Earnest Lackey gave the commissioners a map of December activity for the
Road Department.
He said they are short three laborers.
Lackey said the 1971 belly dump trailer needs replaced. The county bought one
for around $35,000 two years ago. They
have a 2006 Kenworth dump truck that
may need to go. It has a computer problem
somewhere that they haven’t been able to
get fixed.
Lackey said they are working on
roads that are nearly impassable, such
as Junebug between Roads14 & 15 and
Road 25 out by Flint Oak. Commissioner Kaminska asked when the department
would be able to fix Road 22 and Junebug
which Marty Coffman has been concerned
about. Lackey said they would be fixing it
next after their current work on Junebug is
completed.
Commissioner Kaminska suggested
Lackey advertise for someone to help with
the mowing of the roadside next summer.
Recycling
William Bischof said Recycling took
4280 pounds of recyclables to Fredonia.
He said they will have an e-waste pick up
again this spring but this year they will not
be able to take TV’s.
Wage Scale
Since Commissioner Hebb was not at
the last wage work session, Commissioner
Liebau mailed him a copy of the proposal
to review and give input on. He has not
received it yet.
Abatements
Commissioner Liebau moved and
Commissioner Hebb seconded the motion
to approve Personal Property Abatement
2016-05. Motion carried 3-0.
Warrants
Commissioner Liebau moved and
Commissioner Hebb seconded the motion
to approve the warrants in the amount of
$90,741.97. Motion carried 3-0.
Adjournment
Commissioner Liebau moved and
Commissioner Hebb seconded the motion
to adjourn at 3:10 p.m. Motion carried 3-0.
Meeting Resumed
The meeting resumed at 3:15 p.m.
Commissioner Liebau moved and Commissioner Hebb seconded the motion to
appoint Jim Hogan to another two year
term on the Board of New Beginnings. Motion carried 3-0.
Meeting Adjourned at 3:16 p.m.
meeting to discuss department business.
Chairman Searl discussed past Treasurer
distributions. Goode offered that corrections were made per the auditor and a distribution was made. However, the system
had a glitch with the check-write program
and the system has been corrected and
a distribution will be made next week to a
particular watershed that did not get the
entire distribution they expected. There
were so many issues to correct based on
prior lack of distributions but Goode has
been working diligently to make all necessary corrections and distribute accordingly.
Entities who levy funds for their budgets
receive collected taxes during distributions. Goode offered that Delena (DeAnn)
Santo has been named Deputy Treasurer.
Goode asks that Santo be added as a signer on all bank accounts. Danny Williams
made a motion to add Delena (DeAnn)
Santo to The First National Bank, account
203182 and the Bank of Sedan, account
000167. Jack Carpenter seconded the
motion. Motion carried 3-0.
Janice Fine, County Clerk brought the
following to commissioners: 1) The 2014
Financial Report from our auditor, Schlotterbeck & Burns. 2) A letter from County
Attorney, Larry Markel advising commissioners that he will be using the funds in
his equipment reserve for audio/visual
equipment for use in the District Court
Courtroom. Commissioners agree that the
purchase is a good use of the Attorney’s
equipment fund.
A letter was received from a concerned citizen regarding trash on the roadway and commissioners discussed the
issue.
Chairman Searl offered he attended
the Soil Conservation most recent meeting. Searl offered it was a good meeting.
Several awards were presented.
Meeting adjourned at 10:40 a.m.
Elk County Commission
The following was taken from the Elk
County Commission meeting on Feb. 8:
Call to Order
Chairman Shari Kaminska called the
regular meeting to order at 1 p.m. in the
Commission Room of the Courthouse.
Commissioners Kaminska, Liebau and
Hebb were present, as well as, Deputy County Clerk Kerry Harrod- Mott and
County Counselor Paul Dean.
Minutes Approval
Commissioner Liebau moved and
Commissioner Hebb seconded the motion
to approve the regular minutes of Jan. 25
as amended. Motion carried 3-0.
Public Forum
Public Input on Allocation of Wind
Farm Money to the Cities:
David Evans asked if the County has
paid off all previous debts. The Commission stated the county does still have a few
equipment loans.
LW Ross asked which city council
members have asked the county for money. The Commission stated that no city
council members have asked.
Kenneth Kramer wanted to know if
the county was to allocate funds to the cities how would it be done so it would be fair
to all the cities. The Commission said that
it would be based off the population of the
cities.
John Ed Robertson stated he thought
the money was to lower taxes and he has
not seen this happen. The Commission
said the county mil levy has gone down
over the past 3 years but the property evaluations have gone up and that is set by the
state not the county.
Kevin Wray wanted to thank the county commissioners for wanting to allocate
funds to the cities. He supports the allocation of the wind farm money to the cities.
Doug Ritz stated only 25% of the wind
farm money goes to the road department
each year.
Pauline Bellar stated she was not in favor
to allocate money to the cities. She would
like to see the money go to the tax payers.
She said her taxes have increased every
year.
Terry Kill wants to know what percent
of paved roads have been improved.
David Evans would like to see some
of the money put back for future use.
Ken Kelly wanted to know why use
value tax on agriculture land has gone up.
The Commission stated this was set by the
state not the county.
The County received 3 letters:
1) Sherry Weir-Tuggle would like to
see the City of Elk Falls receive up to 1%
of the pilot money to upgrade playground
equipment, rehab Osage and 7th Street,
and many more.
2) Mike and Peggy Bellar believe the
wind farm money should be allotted in the
form of reduced property taxes.
3) John Collins Mayor of Elk Falls City
would like to see some of the money go
to the cities to help with streets, gravel for
roads, basic street signs and post.
Department Reports
Appraiser
Teresa Wells reported that the state
lowered oil prices again this year and that
will result in a decrease of the county’s oil
valuation.
Rural Fire
Fire Chief Doug Ritz presented the
Mutual Aide Agreement from the City of
Howard to be signed. Paul Dean will look
it over and make necessary changes and
mail it back to Mr. Ritz.
Ambulance
Beverly Signer presented the monthly
report for January. They had 20 runs for a
total of $11,590.68.
Register of Deeds
Neva Walter presented the monthly
report for January. There were 43 instruments for a total of $3694.75.
Recycling
William Bischof informed the commission that there will be a Household and
E-Waste pickup at the Elk County Rodeo
grounds April 30, 2016 from 9:00am to
2:00pm. Mr. Bischof also stated there will
be a solid waste committee meeting in the
commissioner’s room February 11, 2016 at
1:00pm.
IT
Kevin Wray stated a new over head
projector would cost $300.00 to $350.00 if
the county was still interested in purchasing one. Commissioner Kaminska said
they did no longer need one.
Agreement for Preliminary Engineering for
Signature
Sharon Wagner presented an Agreement for Preliminary Engineering for Signature to the Commissioners for county road
signs. Commissioner Liebau motioned to
enter into a preliminary engineering agreement with Kirkham Michael & Associates
for a signs, Project No. 25C-4800-01.
Commissioner Hebb seconded the motion.
Motion carried 3-0.
Bids on Trailer
Sharon Wagner presented two bids
for a new belly dump trailer for the road department. The first bid was for a 40’ Ranco
for $35,272.00 from Berry Tractor & Equipment. The second bid was for a 40’ Trailer
Built for $31,190.00 from Bruckner’s Truck
Sales. Commissioner Liebau made the
motion to purchase the 2016 Trailer Built
belly dump trailer from Bruckner’s Truck
Sales in Tulsa Oklahoma for $31,190.00.
Commissioner Hebb seconded the motion.
Motion carried 3-0.
Discussion of the ambulance barn grant
application
Commissioner Kaminska informed
everyone that the county did not receive
the grant, because of an administrative error on the application. If it hadn’t been for
the error the application would have been
funded. Commissioner Kaminska said
there were a few options. First, we could
reapply for the grant which if we were approved would put us a whole year behind.
Second, we could put a bigger band-aid
on what we have now. Third, we could
purchase a house in Howard for our EMS
employees to stay while on duty. Lastly,
we could look into purchasing the nursing
home from the city and convert it into the
Ambulance/Health building. Commissioner Kaminska said she would set a date and
time up before Feb. 29 with the city to view
the nursing home.
Policy Handbook
Kerry Harrod-Mott wanted some clarification on some of the subjects in the
policy handbook. First subject #10.20 all
employment offers made are contingent
on the employee passing a pre-employment drug test, currently the county is only
testing road employees. All new hires from
this date forward will be required to have
one done. Second subject #20.00 schedules include: 8:00am to 4:00pm, 4:00pm to
12:00am, and 12:00am to 8:00am or 24/7.
This will be deleted. Third subject 30.02
full time employees who regularly work
at least 37.5 hours per week are eligible
for full benefits, and part time employees
who regularly work fewer than 37.5 hours
per week are eligible for statutory benefits
and limited other benefits. The 37.5 hours
per week will be changed to 30 hours per
week. Fourth subject #30.14 voluntary
resignation and involuntary discharge. No
changes will be made to this policy. Fifth
subject #50.18 open enrollment dates will
be changed from July and August to October and January. Lastly policies 50.04
regarding sick leave, policy 50.10 regarding holidays, and policy 30.12 regarding
name badges were tabled until February
29, 2016 meeting.
EMS Holiday Pay – Policy 50.10
No action was taken at this time. Policy 50.10 will be discussed at the February
29, 2016 meeting.
Abatements
Commissioner Liebau moved and
Commissioner Kaminska seconded the
motion to approve Personal Property Abatement 2016-07 and Real Estate
Abatement 2016-06. Motion carried 3-0.
Warrants
Commissioner Liebau moved and
Commissioner Hebb seconded the motion
to approve the warrants in the amount of
$57,070.28. Motion carried 3-0.
Adjournment
Commissioner Liebau moved and
Commissioner Hebb seconded the motion
to adjourn at 3:45 p.m. Motion carried 3-0.
The following was taken from the Elk
County Commission special meeting minutes on Feb. 17:
The commissioners viewed the former Howard Twilight Nursing Home for
possible consideration of purchase.
Adjournment.
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Montgomery
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PRAIRIE
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Thursday,
March 3, 2016
March
2, 2016
Prairie Star • Montgomery County Chronicle • Labette Avenue
ITEMS FOR SALE
VEHICLES
HELP WANTED
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AREA SERVICES
STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR SALE: 20’ 40’
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USED APPLIANCES AND FURNITURE:
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“IMAGES OF AMERICA: INDEPENDENCE,”
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T-POSTS FOR SALE: Used t-posts. $2 each.
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VEHICLE AUCTION
TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that Vail’s
Automotive, 2262 13,000 Rd Oswego,
KS 67356, will hold a public auction on
FEBRUARY 29, 2016 at 10 a.m. for the
following vehicle:
YEAR: 1987
MAKE: FORD
MODEL: F-250
VIN#: 2FTHF26L6HKB21629
For all expenses of the bill, storage and
publication for this vehicle.
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all rules and regulations of the pool and
surrounding area. Must have a minimum
of 2 years lifeguarding, WSI, CPR, and First
Aid certifications. Additional Training may be
required. Equal Employment Opportunity
Employer. Applications available at Altamont
City Hall, 407 S. Huston. Applications
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HELP WANTED: SEASONAL/PART-TIME
CEMETERY MAINTENANCE & MOWING.
Mail resume to: City of McCune, PO Box 87,
McCune, KS 66753. References required.
Deadline: March 11. Drug Test Required.
Questions? McCune City Hall 620-6324299.
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DATA ENTRY CLERK: Labette County
Appraiser’s Office is accepting applications
for a Data Entry Clerk. Duties include basic
office work, computer data entry, answering
phones. Computer experience is a must.
Must work well with others. Minimal travel
will be required for education classes.
Starting salary is $10.58 an hour. We are
an EOE. Please pick up applications at The
Labette County Appraiser’s Office, 501
Merchant St. Oswego, KS or email resume
to [email protected]
For
complete job description call 620-795-2548
ext. 4, ask for Whitney Strickland. Will accept
applications until March 11.
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POOL MANAGER: The City of Sedan is
taking applications for Pool Manager.
Applicants must be certified and are
required to work weekends. All applications
must be returned to City Hall by April 1,
2016, at 4:00 pm.
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PARAPROFESSIONAL:
Chautauqua &
Elk County Special Education Services
is accepting applications for a paraprofessional in the pre-school classroom at
Chautauqua County Community Schools.
For applications &/or inquiries, contact
Debra Stange at the USD #282 District Office
in Howard, 620-374-2113.
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ROAD MAINTENANCE: Elk County Public
Works is accepting applications for road
maintenance for the Road Department. Job
descriptions and applications are available
at the Elk County Public Works Department
located in the basement of the courthouse.
Elk County is a drug and alcohol free work
place. Valid Kansas drivers license and
ability to secure a CDL license is required. Elk
County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Applications accepted until job is filled. Call
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LABORER IN HOWARD: Looking for an
experienced laborer and operator. Pay will
be based on experience, laborers starting
$15/hour and operators $18/hour. Call for
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CROP PRODUCTION PERSON: SKC Valley
Farms in Independence has a permanent
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assistance. Background experience required
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TRUCK DRIVER: Convoy Systems is hiring
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www.convoysystems.com Call Tina ext. 301
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TRUCK DRIVERS: CDL A or B to transfer
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THOMAS TREE SERVICE: Tree trimming,
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ITEMS WANTED
SCRAP METAL: Paying top dollar for scrap
metal, junk cars (running or not), etc. Will
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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
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Let your hometown newspaper be your
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$10,000 off Doubles and $5000 off Singles
through the end of February. Lenders
offering $0 Down for Land Owners. Call
about the BREEZE. Over 2000 sq. ft. under
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DAYCARE HAS OPENINGS. For more
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HELP WANTED
POOL MANAGER: The City of Altamont is
accepting applications for pool manager.
Responsible for hiring, training and
supervising lifeguards while maintaining a
safe swimming environment by enforcing
Building & Grounds
Maintenance Worker - USD 506
USD 506 Labette is now accepting applications for a Building
and Grounds Maintenance Worker. Duties associated with
this position include mowing, weed eating, trimming trees and
bushes, picking up leaves, fertilizing, and other duties as assigned.
Requires physical exertion and applicants must be able to work
indoors & outdoors year-round.
A complete job description is available on the district website.
Applications may be submitted on line at
www.usd506.org or picked up at the District Office located at
401 S. High School Street, Altamont, Kansas 67330.
Job Vacancy - School Cook at USD 506
USD 506 will accept applications for a School Cook until position is
filled. Duties associated with this position include preparing and serving
food, supervising kitchen operations, working collaboratively with other
staff and interacting positively with students. This a nine-month position,
as the kitchen is operational during the school year only.
A complete job description is available on the district website.
Applications may be submitted on line at
www.usd506.org or picked up at the District Office located at
401 S. High School Street, Altamont, Kansas 67330.
POLICE OFFICER/EMT POSITION
CANEY POLICE DEPARTMENT
The City of Caney is currently taking applications for Police Officer/EMT. Application may be picked up at the Caney City Hall located
at 100 W. 4th Ave., Caney, Kansas, and/or faxed by calling 620-8792141. All applications must be turned back into the City Hall by
5:00 p.m. on March 18, 2016.
Applicant requirements:
• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Must not have been convicted of a felony. (Misdemeanor may
disqualify).
• Must have high school diploma or equivalent/G.E.D.
• Must pass all entrance level testing requirements (paid by City).
• Must live in the City of Caney or become resident within 90 days
of being hired.
• Must obtain valid Kansas driver’s license within 90 days and
good driving record.
• Must be willing to work shift work, overtime and/or “be on call.”
• Must be able to think and act clearly, calmly, proficiently and
quickly in emergencies.
• Must obtain a minimum of Emergency Medical Technician certification (Chief’s timeline).
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Primary Duty Station: Cherokee County, Columbus, Kansas
Grade 13, Step A, $11.51 per hour to start with State Benefit package included.
Job Duties: Work involves independent performance of moderately complex
and varied clerical duties which involve considerable judgement based on
knowledge gained through experience. Performs clerical work requiring initiative and judgement in making decisions affecting work procedures. Acts
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messages and refers calls as necessary. Maintains files, and other routine
records and files for an office.
Required Education: High School Diploma or GED
Send required application and resume to:
Brenda Chappell, Chief CSO
Crawford County Judicial Center
602 North Locust
Pittsburg, Kansas 66762
Telephone: (620) 232-2460, ext. 218
Appliction Deadline: Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Applications available at www.kscourts.org by clicking on court administration tab
The Kansas Judicial Branch is an EEO/AA Employer
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Chisholm Trail Angus Sale
Friday, March 18, 2016 @1:00 p.m.
Location: Winfield Livestock Auction
(2 miles West of Winfield, KS on Hwy 160)
*83 head of bulls*
*26 head Commercial pairs*
Offering live viewing and bidding on the internet.
Visit www.cattleusa.com and click on
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For a catalog or brochure of sale, contact
Bill McIntire, Sales Manager, 620-435-6646
John Brazle, Auctioneer, 620-221-4364
Bulls are free from known genetic defects
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#2 Clear Creek - Limestone Road to Road 7 North 1/2 mile.
#3 Forest - Pioneer Road to Road 9 North 1/2 mile.
#4 Bunker Hill - Pioneer Road to Road 11 North 1/2 mile.
The Grace Lawn Cemetery at Howard can be bid on separate from the three
rural cemeteries or all four can be bid on together.
The number of cuttings will be determined by the weather. Mowing at all
cemeteries should be done as close to Memorial Day as possible.
An average year has been from 10-14 cuttings.
A one year contract will be needed with the bid for each mowing and
weedeating figured together.
The number of cuttings will be given to the Board Secretary for payment at the
end of each month. The bid is for each cutting.
There will be no weed killing chemicals used without
Grace Lawn Cemetery Board approval.
Grace Lawn Cemetery Board has the right to reject any or all bids.
Liability insurance will be required.
All bids must be received by March 9, 2016.
For questions, call 620-374-2748 or 620-374-2200.
Send bid to: Grace Lawn Cemetery, P. O. Box 551,
Howard, KS 67349
OVER $1,000,000.00 IN SUPPLIES TO BE SOLD - BIGGEST
SALE EVER - SAVE HUGE ON YOUR NEXT PROJECT.
REAL LOGS; RADIANT BARRIER FOIL BOARD; 2X8 T&G PINE
LOG SIDING; 2x6 #1 YP-16’ LONG; 1 1/8” 4x8 H.P. SUBFLOOR
T&G; TREX AND TAMKO COMPOSITE DECKING; CEDAR 5/4x6
DECKING; 8” BEVEL CEDAR SIDING; 10” WAVY CEDAR SIDING;
6”x10’-12’-14’ KNOTTY PINE CAR SIDING; FIBER CEMENT
SIDING; CARPET-CARPET-CARPET; LAMINATE SNAP AND
LOCK; 3/4” SOLID HARDWOOD FLOORING; ENGINEERED WOOD
FLOORING; WOOD LOOK TILE; CERAMIC AND PORCELAN TILE;
VINYL SIDING; VANITIES; KITCHEN CABINETS; ENTRY DOORS;
ELISABETHAN CAST IRON FREE STANDING DESIGNER TUB;
WHIRLPOOL TUBS; KITCHEN SINKS; FAUCETS; APPLIANCES;
FURNACE AND A/C UNITS; BOTTLED WATER; TRAVEL TRAILER; BIG LAWN MOWERS; AUTOMOBILES: Autos will sale
around noon.
NO BUYER'S PREMIUM • NO HIDDEN CHARGES
• Sold For Secured Creditors •
For Pictures go to Facebook Mt. Vernon Auction Company or auctionzip.com
MT. VERNON AUCTION SERVICE
CELL 417-830-1304 • FAX 417-485-0163
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PRAIRIE
STAR
Montgomery County
Chronicle
Thursday, March 3, 2016
AREA SERVICES
REAL ESTATE
TREE TRIMMING SERVICE: Insured and
Free Estimates. Call 620-550-1499 or 620642-7099.
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CLEAR VISION WINDSHIELD REPAIR: If
you need a rock chip repaired, call Paul Stetz
at 620-725-3265. If we can’t answer, please
leave a message.
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LAZY BEAR COMPUTERS: in-home
repair and upgrades. We come to you.
620-725-5465, 620-330-0330. www.
lazybearcomputers.com.
mjking@
lazybearcomputers.com.
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SEPTIC TANKS: Sold and installed. Contact
Roland Meisch at 620-374-2556. CQ1-tfn
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WICKHAM TRUCKING for your rock, sand, and
dirt needs. Call 620-725-3317 or 620-2492867.
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HOWARD: 1160 Hwy. 99 - Five acres
with large metal building, out of the city
limits with many uses, access to Elk River,
out buildings. $69,000.
HOWARD: 218 N. Wabash - Nice
business opportunity, 770 square feet
retail, business opportunity, could also be
residential for hunters or weekends. $8,000.
LONGTON: 405 Wyandotte - Three
bedroom, two bath, open floor plan, kitchen
appliances stay, detached four car garage,
walk out patio with fenced in back yard. New
roof in 2015. Total electric home. $58,000
Call Judy Nungesser, Realtor
Faith Realty
Call 620-330-3688
[email protected]
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FOR RENT
FOR RENT IN CANEY: Houses for rent in
Caney. Two and three bedrooms, carports
and storage sheds. No pets. Call 620-8792532.
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TROTNIC
STORAGE
• Units Available •
As small as 5x10
As large as 20x40
$20 and up
USD 462 Board of Education
ADOPTIONS
WARM, FUN, PROFESSIONAL COUPLE with
hearts full of love eager to provide your baby
with love and happiness forever. Expenses
paid. Christina and Michael (877) 2981945.
(KCAN)
Apartments available at
Westside Homes, Oswego
Apply at Frogley’s
Gun Shop or call
620-778-2458
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The deadline for
placing a classified
ad is 5 p.m.,
Monday
OSWEGO • (620) 795-2414
Four County Mental Health
Center has the following
full-time openings!
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Visit our website to learn more about these
positions or to apply online:
www.fourcounty.com.
Positions are benefit-eligible.
Four County is a KPERS employer.
Resumes/applications may also be submitted
in person or mailed to:
Human Resources, Four County MHC,
P.O. Box 688 Independence, KS 67301. Equal Opportunity Employer, Drug
Free Workplace and bilingual applicants preferred.
The following was taken from the
USD 462 Board of Education meeting minutes on Feb. 22:
The Board of Education of Central
USD 462, Burden, met in special session
Monday, Feb. 22, at 7 a.m. at Central Jr./
Sr. High School, Burden. The following
members were in attendance: David Burdette, David Loewer, Jake Liebau, Eddie
Weigle and Yvonne Whitehill. Jennifer
Biddle and Matt Tatum attended via cell
phones. Marian Hedges, Superintendent/
Elementary Principal; Rick Shaffer, K-12
Assistant Principal; Shane Walter, CJSHS
Principal, also attended.
Call to Order
Mr. Burdette called the meeting to or-
der at 7:00 a.m.
Employment
After discussion and review of the
committee’s recommendation for PreK-6
elementary principal position, Mr. Liebau made a motion to hire Jennifer Ray at
a salary of $65,000 with a fringe benefit
package currently at $2,700 annually. Mr.
Loewer seconded the motion, which carried 7-0.
Mr. Tatum & Mrs. Biddle exited.
Adjournment
Mr. Liebau made a motion to adjourn
at 8:07 a.m. Mrs. Whitehill seconded the
motion, which carried 5-0. Meeting adjourned.
Area Reports and Records
Elk County Traffic
Feb. 13 - Brandon Roush, Speeding
65/55, K99. Case Pending.
Feb. 12 - Michael L. Brown, Count 1)
Speeding 77/55; Count 2) Vehicles; liability
insurance coverage required, K99. Case
Pending.
Feb. 12 - Thomas M. Warner, Jr.,
Speeding 83/65, K99. Case Pending.
Feb. 14 - James T. Duke, Count 1)
Speeding 82/65; Count 2) Vehicles; liability
insurance coverage required, K99. Case
Pending.
Feb. 14 - Wendy S. Fullhart, Speeding 80/65, K99. Case Pending.
Feb. 15 - Corey A. Jones, Count 1)
Speeding 79/65; Count 2) Vehicles; liability insurance coverage required; Count 3)
Vehicles operated in Kansas; Registration,
K99. Case Pending.
Feb. 19 - Blake James Graham, Vehicles; liability insurance coverage required,
K99. Case Pending.
Feb. 19 - Susan Marie Day-Giger,
Speeding 92/55, K99. Case Pending.
Feb. 22 - Marion A. Mewhinney,
Speeding 78/55, US160/Explorer. Case
Pending.
Elk County Register of Deeds
Feb. 18 - Margery A. Pickell Trust,
Grantor; Karen Kelley et al, Grantee; Min.
Deed
Feb. 22 - Mark A. Payne, Grantor;
Stacy A. Payne, Grantee; ToD Deed
Feb. 22 - Debra Johnson, Grantor;
Kenneth S. Klepper et al, Grantee; WD
Feb. 22 - Kathleen Grace Barnhart et
vir, Grantor; RD Hartco LLC, Grantee; WD
Feb. 22 - Christine Marie Cook et vir,
Grantor; RD Hartco LLC, Grantee; WD
Feb. 22 - John Gregory Barnhart et
ux, Grantor; RD Hartco LLC, Grantee; WD
Chautauqua County Traffic
Feb. 20 - Joseph BL Stinser, Speeding 65/55. Case Pending.
Feb. 20 - Lucas D. Stiles, Speeding
65/55, K99/Quivira. Case Pending.
Feb. 20 - Jason L. Bernhardt, Speeding 65/55, K99. Case Disposed Feb. 24;
Paid $153.
Feb. 21 - Lou Ann Smith, Speeding
65/55, K99/County Line. Case Pending.
Feb. 21 - Jose Jesus Ramirez-Mortero, Count 1) Speeding 75/65; Count 2)
Driving while license suspended; first conviction, U166. Case Pending.
Feb. 20 - Tommy A. Rainbolt, Speeding 69/55, K99. Case Pending.
Feb. 21 - Jo Delene Hutchison,
Speeding 65/55, K99. Case Pending.
Feb. 22 - Heather Lashawn Black,
Count 1) Speeding 78/65; Count 2) Driving while license cancelled/suspended/
revoked, U166. Case Pending.
Feb. 14 - Romen C. Isaiah, Driving
while license cancelled/suspended/revoked, U166. Case Pending.
Feb. 24 - David P. Jellison, Count 1)
Speeding 89/55; Count 2) Court imposition
of driving privilege restrictions, K99. Case
Pending.
Feb. 24 - David Lee Kirchner, Speeding 83/65, U166. Case Pending.
Feb. 25 - Laci Dawn Pope, Speeding
92/65, U166. Case Pending.
Feb. 26 - Darcy Janell Arnett, Speeding 65/55, K99. Case Pending.
Four County Mental Health Center
has immediate job openings!
These are entry-level, High School Diploma or GED
needed, no experience required.
• Attendant Care –We have part-time school-based, afterschool, Home Care and overnight shifts in Independence.
These positions all work one-on-one with patients in either a
community, school or home setting.
• Part-time Drivers – No CDL required, must be 21 years of age.
Visit our website to learn more about
these positions or to apply online:
www.fourcounty.com.
Resumes/applications may also be
submitted in person or mailed to:
Human Resources, Four County MHC,
P.O. Box 688 Independence, KS
67301. Equal Opportunity Employer,
Drug Free Workplace and Bilingual applicants preferred.
AUCTION
Greenwood Hotel, 300 N. Main, Eureka, KS
Wed., March 9, 2016 – 6:30 PM
5 TRACTS REAL ESTATE, EUREKA, KS
Now Has 2 Locations!
205 W. 9th, Coffeyville
(620) 251-2200
East of Dearing, KS
(620) 948-3400
view full bill at www.alanjohnsonrealty.com
#1 – 520 W. 7th – 3 lots, 50’x100’ steel shop
Building, insulated, heat & air, 2 offices, 2
bath & 30’x40’ insulated wood frame Bldg
#2 – 502 W. 7th - 2 lots, 24’x32’ Shop
#3 – 4 vacant lots, fenced (north of Tract 2)
#4 – 527 N. Poplar - 2-sty 4 BR, 2 bath House
#5 – 512 E. 5th - 2 BR House, garage
ALAN JOHNSON REALTY
Agent for the Seller - 202 N. Main, Eureka, KS
620-583-7693 or 620-750-0093
(3 miles east of Dearing or west of Coffeyille Country Club on Woodland Ave.)
New & Used • Antiques • Furniture • La-Z-Boy Recliners
Please run in the Wednesday, February
24th & March 2nd, 2016 paper in display
format.
Please send invoice to:
Alan Johnson Realty, 202-B N. Main,
Eureka, KS 67045
Email: [email protected]
Phone 620-750-0093
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PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICE
Published in the Prairie Star on
Feb. 17, 24, and March 2, 2016
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ELK
COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of
RODNEY C. KIRKPATRICK, Deceased.
Case No. 15 P 08
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified a Petition
has been filed in this Court by Teressa
J. Kirkpatrick, duly appointed, qualified
and acting Administrator of the Estate of
Rodney C. Kirkpatrick, deceased, praying Petitioner’s acts be approved; accounts be settled and allowed; the heirs
be determined; the Estate be assigned
to the persons entitled thereto pursuant
to the laws of intestate succession; fees
and expenses be allowed, costs be determined and ordered paid; the administration of the Estate be closed; the Administrator be discharged and released
from further liability.
You are hereby required to file your
written defenses thereto on or before
March 9, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in the District court of Elk County, Kan., at which
time and place the cause will be heard.
Should you fail therein, judgment and
decree will be entered in due course
upon the Petition.
TERESSA J. KIRKPATRICK, Administrator
MARLA FOSTER WARE
P.O. Box 246
Howard, KS 67349
620-374-2236
PUBLIC NOTICE
Published in the Prairie Star on
Feb. 24, March 2 and 9, 2016
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ELK
COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of
CHRISTY A. JONES, Deceased
Case No. 16 PR 01
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a
Petition has been filed in this County by
Michael A. Morgan requesting descent
be determined of Kansas real estate
owned by the decedent at the time of
death, and that such property, and all
other property, real or personal, owned
by the decedent at the time of death be
assigned pursuant to the laws of intestate succession.
You are hereby required to file your
written defenses thereto on or before
March 21, 2016, at 10 a.m., of said day,
in said Court, in the City of Howard, in
Elk County, Kan., at which time and
place said cause will be heard. Should
you fail therein, judgment and decree
will be entered in due course upon said
Petition.
Michael A. Morgan, Petitioner
MARLA FOSTER WARE
PO Box 246
Howard, KS 67349
(620) 374-2236
Attorney for Petitioner
PUBLIC NOTICE
Published in the Prairie Star on
March 2, 9, and 16, 2016
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, KANSAS
CIVIL DEPARTMENT
Green Tree Servicing LLC, Plaintiff,
vs.
Michael W. Todd and Shelly K. Todd, et
al., Defendants.
Case No. 15CV7
Court Number:
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60
Notice Of Sale
Under and by virtue of an Order of
Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the
District Court of Chautauqua County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of
Chautauqua County, Kansas, will offer
for sale at public auction and sell to the
highest bidder for cash in hand, at the
Front Door of the Courthouse at Sedan,
Chautauqua County, Kansas, on March
29, 2016, at 10:00 AM, the following real
estate:
The North 90 feet of Lots 1, 3 and
5 and the North 90 feet of the East 5
feet of Lot 7, Block 6, Original Town of
Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas,
commonly known as 317 North Spruce
Street, Sedan, KS 67361 (the “Property”)
to satisfy the judgment in the
above-entitled case. The sale is to be
made without appraisement and subject
to the redemption period as provided by
law, and further subject to the approval
of the Court. For more information, visit
www.Southlaw.com
Richard Newby, Sheriff
Chautauqua County, Kansas
Prepared By:
SouthLaw, P.C.
Blair T. Gisi (KS #24096)
245 N. Waco, Suite 410
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 684-7733
(316) 684-7766 (Fax)
Attorneys for Plaintiff
(110311)
PUBLIC NOTICE
Published in the Prairie Star on
Feb. 24 and March 2, 2016
Notice of Elk County 5 year
Solid Waste Plan Public
Hearing
There will be a Public Hearing for the
5-year Update of the Elk County Solid
Waste Plan on March 14, 2016, at 1
p.m., in the Commissioners room of the
Elk County Courthouse in Howard, KS.
The Prairie Star
deadline is
each Monday
at 5 p.m.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Published in the Prairie Star on
Feb. 17, 24, and March 2, 2016
Millsap & Singer, LLC
8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 180
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 339-9132
(913) 339-9045 (fax)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ELK
COUNTY, KANSAS
CIVIL DEPARTMENT
U.S. Bank, National Association
successor by merger to U.S. Bank National Association, N.D., Plaintiff,
vs.
Mark A. Beitz aka Mark Anthony
Beitz, Teresa K. Beitz aka Teresa Kay
Beitz, Viola M. Chamberlain, Jane Doe,
John Doe, State of Kansas, Department
of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles,
and State of Kansas, Kansas Highway
Patrol, et al., Defendants
Case No. 16CV1
Court No. 3
Title to Real Estate Involved
Pursuant to K.S.A. §60
NOTICE OF SUIT
STATE OF KANSAS to the above
named Defendants and The Unknown
Heirs, executors, devisees, trustees,
creditors, and assigns of any deceased
defendants; the unknown spouses of
any defendants; the unknown officers,
successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations;
the unknown executors, administrators,
devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that
are or were partners or in partnership;
and the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that
are minors or are under any legal disability and all other person who are or
may be concerned:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that a Petition for Mortgage Foreclosure
has been filed in the District Court of Elk
County, Kansas by U.S. Bank, National Association successor by merger to
U.S. Bank National Association, N.D.,
praying for foreclosure of certain real
property legally described as follows:
A TRACT OF LAND FORTY (40)
RODS SQUARE IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER (SE/C) OF LOT ONE
(1) IN SECTION TWO (2), TOWNSHIP
THIRTY (30) SOUTH, RANGE TEN
(10) EAST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ELK COUNTY, KANSAS [,EXCEPT ANY PART THEREOF
IN STREET, ROAD OR HIGHWAY.]
[THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN
BRACKETS HAS BEEN ADDED TO
MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE
LEGAL DESCRIPTION.] TAX ID NO.
02040
Property contains a mobile home
described as follows: Year: 1983, Size:
14x67 Commonly known as 1490 Limestone, Howard, KS 67349 (“the Property”) MS170646
for a judgment against defendants
and any other interested parties and,
unless otherwise served by personal
or mail service of summons, the time in
which you have to plead to the Petition
for Foreclosure in the District Court of
Elk County Kansas will expire on March
29, 2016. If you fail to plead, judgment
and decree will be entered in due course
upon the request of plaintiff.
MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC
By: Chad R. Doornink, #23536
[email protected]
8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 180
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 339-9132
(913) 339-9045 (fax)
By: /s/ Tiffany T. Frazier
Tiffany T. Frazier, #26544
[email protected]
Garrett M. Gasper, #25628
[email protected]
Aaron M. Schuckman, #22251
[email protected]
612 Spirit Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63005
(636) 537-0110
(636) 537-0067 (fax)
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
MS 170646.347454 KJFC
MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies
that the foregoing was mailed by U.S.
Mail, postage prepaid on February 15,
2016 to the following:
Mark A. Beitz aka Mark Anthony Beitz
1490 Limestone
Howard, KS 67349
Teresa K. Beitz aka Teresa Kay Beitz
1490 Limestone
Howard, KS 67349
Viola M. Chamberlain
1490 Limestone
Howard, KS 67349
Jane Doe
1490 Limestone
Howard, KS 67349
John Doe
1490 Limestone
Howard, KS 67349
Lisa Kelly
915 SW Harrison, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
State of Kansas, Kansas Highway Patrol
915 SW Harrison St., Rm. 230
Topeka, KS 66612
/s/ Tiffany T. Frazier
Chad R. Doornink
Tiffany T. Frazier
Garrett M. Gasper
Aaron M. Schuckman
PUBLIC NOTICE
Published in the Prairie Star on
March 2 and 9, 2016
NOTICE
To: Benjamin Moguel, 35 Anthony Cir.,
Enterprise, AL 36330.
2007 Chrysler Sebring 4D VIN:1C3LC56K17N592472
You are hereby notified that the
above listed vehicle has been impounded as an abandoned vehicle by Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and will
be sold at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash if the owner thereof does
not claim said vehicle within 10 days of
the date of this publication and pay the
removal, storage and publication costs
incurred by Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office.
Richard A. Newby, Sheriff
Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office
218 N. Montgomery
Sedan, KS 67361
Phone: 620-725-3108
Fax: 620-725-5885
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Labette Health makes major announcement
for Independence area healthcare
PRAIRIE STAR
INDEPENDENCE — Parsons-based Labette Health announced plans Monday to make
a major medical investment in
the Independence community.
At a town hall meeting held
at a crowded Independence
Civic Center, Labette Health
chief executive officer Brian
Williams told of the medical
center’s plans to purchase nine
acres on Peter Pan Road for
the eventual construction of a
medical facility — its ultimate
purpose and design not yet determined.
Williams announced that
the Hammes Company, a national company that specializes in the area of strategic
planning for medical facilities,
will conduct a pair of feasibility studies: one, to examine the
various models for the yet-toCentral High School students crowned their Winter Homecoming be-decided medical facility,
Royalty on Feb. 12. Students and staff elected Queen Sandie Scott and, two, for the consideration
and King Cooper Dennett as Homecoming royalty. (courtesy pho- of a cardiac cath center that c
ould serve the southeast Kanto)
sas region.
Representatives of the
Hammes Company were present at the town hall meeting to
begin the planning and input
for the Labette Health facility
in Independence.
It was also announced that
the family of Mason Green
would contribute $50,000 as a
gift to the Labette Health facility. In return, the main lobby of
the new facility will be called
the Mason Green Room, Williams said.
Mason died in August 2015
in a battle with brain cancer.
His parents, Jeffrey and Monica Green, have connections to
the Independence community
and are former Independence
residents.
Williams said his vision is
to see the new facility used in
Central royalty crowned
Dinner in Sedan will
benefit Dorthy Porter
some way as a medical clinic
and emergency department,
with several beds for overnight
observation, similar to a smallscale hospital.
Williams said expanded
medical services in Independence has the overwhelming
support of the Labette Health
board of directors and the
newly-formed Labette Health
Regional
Partnership.
All
members of the Labette Health
board as well as numerous
hospital administrators, doctors and affiliated staff, were
present at Monday’s meeting
to hear Williams speak about
Labette Health’s plans to expand its services in Independence.
He pointed to the fact that
Independence has been devoid
of advanced medical care since
the closure of Mercy Hospital
and its emergency department
in October 2015.
“I’ve always said that a
establishing an emergency department in Independence is
the morally right thing to do,”
said Williams. “However, I can
tell you that it won’t be easy. I
wish I can make a promise tonight and say that our expanded services will be a smooth
transition from our current
clinic. But it’s going to take the
support of this community to
make it work.”
Prior to announcing the
plans to buy acreage on Peter
Pan Road for the construction
of a medical facility, Williams
fielded questions for about 30
minutes. Among the questions
he answered where what additional services does Labette
Health need in Independence.
Responses from the audience
ranged from the need for
home-health care, geriatric
May date set for Elk
County Health Fair
Dorthy Porter, a long time
resident of Peru and only 58
years old, has been diagnosed
with Chronic Stage 5 Kidney
Failure and acute Kidney Disease.
There will be a benefit
dinner (potato bar) for Dorthy
Porter on Friday, March 4, at
Granny Wolfe’s Green Door
Cafe in Sedan. The cost is $6
per potato or $4 for a half potato. Carry outs are available.
In 1996 Dorthy was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes,
which is the result of her kidney disease. The diabetes has
also taken a toll on her vision.
She has some vision in her left
eye but is legally blind.
She has been hospitalized
five times in the last three
months. This last hospital visit
she had to have a port put in
the left side of her chest so she
could have dialysis. They also
put a catheter in the upper
right side of her chest to gain
direct access for her IV medicine. After five days straight of
having dialysis, she was able to
come home. She will continue
to go have dialysis three times
a week.
Any donations of medical
equipment, time, or carpentry work to build a handicap
ramp to her home would be
greatly appreciated. What Dorthy needs most at this time is
prayers.
Dorthy is a very giving person; she has always made it a
mission to help others. With
her Kidney Failure, each day is
a gift from God.
Donations can be sent to
Dorothy at 556 Road 25, Peru,
KS 67360.
Carter-Rader Post #149 will
meet for annual birthday dinner
American
Legion
Carter-Rader Post #149 and the
Ladies Auxiliary will hold
their next gathering which is
the American Legion Birthday
Dinner on Wednesday March
2 at noon at the Cox Building
in Howard. There will be a
delicious luncheon served, followed by our monthly meetings. All members are asked
Elk County Health Fair
plans have been announced for
Saturday, May 7 from 8-10 a.m.
at the West Elk High School in
Howard.
Area providers will have
booths set up with health information. All community members are invited to attend.
Tests and screenings available include a Lipid Panel for
$12, Comprehensive Metabolic
Profile (CMP) for $15, Complete
Blood County (CBC) for $15,
Prostate (PSA) for $25, Thyroid
(TSH) for $20, and Hemoglobin
A1C for $25. Due to the lack of
funding, the Council on Aging
will not be providing coupons
this year.
This event is sponsored by
Greenwood County Hospital,
Rolling Prairie Extension District, Southern Bells Extension
Homemakers Unit, Loyal Limas Extension Homemakers
Unit, and Longton Methodist
Church.
For booth information, contact the Howard Extension Office at 620-374-2174 or email
[email protected].
It is time for
the celebration
of Geraldine
Alexander’s 98th
birthday on March
7. She would love
to hear from family
and friends. Cards
can be sent to her at
Guest Home Estates, 400 S. McGee, Caney, KS 67333.
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Labette Health chief executive officer Brian Williams spoke to a
capacity crowd at the Independence Civic Center on Monday to
announce the medical center's plans to purchase nine acres along
Peter Pan Road for the construction of a new medical facility that
could include a 24-hour emergency department. A national medical
planning company is in the process of conducting a feasibility study
in consideration of the various options for the new Independence
facility. (Photo by Andy Taylor)
services, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, and a 24hour emergency department.
The concept of creating an
facility that is shared as a clinic
and emergency department in
Independence is not new, Williams said. However, what is
rare is that this facility is located more than 30 miles from the
main hospital, which is located
in Parsons.
Labette Health now has a
clinic and urgent care located
in crowded quarters in an office complex at Sixth and Laurel streets. The development
and construction of the new facility cannot come soon enough
for Labette Health as the current clinic and urgent care requires standing-room only due
to increased patient traffic.
“I was in the clinic just before tonight’s meeting . . . and
I can vouch that it is crowded,”
said Williams. “I can also tell
you we are comfortable that
this nine-acre site on Peter Pan
Road will be more than adequate to met future needs of
Independence and Montgomery County.”
Because of a contractual
obligations between the City
of Independence and St. John
Health System, the City cannot
lend financial support to the
Labette Health project without
jeopardizing its agreement to
St. John for the use of the former Mercy Hospital, which is
now owned by the City of Independence. Williams did not
speak to any aspect of financial
support for the new facility but
did say that Labette Health attempted to negotiate with the
Independence City Commission
regarding in late 2015. The
City chose to lend its support to
St. John Health System, which
will lease a portion of the former hospital for $100,000
per year. St. John will use the
leased space for its imaging
and radiology services.
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