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“Annie Wilson reminds me New song memorializes Flint of what I wish all historical Hills Rodeo legacy movie makers, book writers and presenters of history B L G would try to aspire to — linzi@emporia.com Though the Flint Hills Rodeo someone who cares about has been canceled this year, the history and gets the story rodeo spirit still dances through the Flint Hills. right when it’s retold.”

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Wilson has spent her time at her home in Elmdale finishing and releasing a new folk album ‘Peace

SHANNAN HAUSER, Margie Roberts’ great-niece

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Margie Roberts, a renowned trick rider, is part of the Roberts Rodeo Family.

on the Prairie’ with her band Tallgrass Express.

“Part of my object was writing these songs about the beauty of the land, because [the Flint Hills] bring a lot of comfort to people,” Wilson said.

One song in particular on the album, “Margie Roberts — Trick Rider,” commemorates the unmistakable rodeo trick rider and one of the Flint Hills Rodeo’s early stars Margie Roberts. Roberts came from the family who founded the Flint Hills Rodeo in 1937.

“Margie Roberts was an incredible athlete, a crowd-pleaser, and absolutely fearless in her performances,” Wilson said in a written release.

MOORE SAYS FAREWELL TO DILLONS AFTER 44 YEARS

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Today, Jan Moore concludes her 44 year career at Dillons.

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Who knew winning a grocery shopping spree would lead to a 44-year career?

For longtime Dillons employee Jan Moore, that is exactly what happened. For more than four decades, Moore has helped the community through her care and expertise. Today, she retires from customer service and begins her “new job” as a grandma of a twomonth old.

Moore’s career with the gro-

cery store began in April 1976 when she was living and shopping in Manhattan. She decided to apply for a job at Dillons and while at the store, she saw they were giving away a three-minute shopping spree.

She entered the contest — and won. Moore did not even have a telephone at the time, so a Dillons employee came to her house to inform her of her award.

“I was so nervous,” Moore said.

“When I was young, I was extremely shy.”

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“It worked for me,” she said, choking back tears. “It fit me. I always loved the customers and the people I worked with, so it’s very bittersweet right now, and it’s kind of hard to leave. They’re like my family.”

Moore continued to transfer to other local locations as the stores opened and closed. She ended up back at store 39 and concludes her time at this location. She said her work family especially made the transitions easy. No matter where she went, she felt embraced.

“Everybody’s close, and they care about Jan,” Moore’s current boss Shami Delgado said with tears. “She’s like the matriarch of our store. It’s going to be hard to be without her. I’m her boss, but she taught me almost everything I know about my job … and about life, too.”

LINZI GARCIA/GAZETTE Delgado said Moore’s retirement will be a huge loss to the Jan Moore and Shami Delgado community but that she is hap— more family than coworkers. py for Moore to be able to spend through the store and over $500 in more time with her grandson.

“You will probably never meet groceries later, Moore also hit the jackpot, as she was offered the job a better human being,” she said.

“She would do she applied for.

She started at “It makes a huge difference who anything for anybody. She that Dillons loyou’re working with, and I’ve would pay for cation, though always been lucky.” anything for she transferred anybody if they to the Emporia JAN MOORE, didn’t have it. store No. 39 Longtime Dillons employee She wouldn’t location soon let anybody go thereafter when without.” her husband deWhen asked cided to pursue an education at Emporia State University. As soon what has changed over the years, as they moved to Emporia, Moore Moore likes to remind people of a started cultivating her reputation as one of the most popular and Please see Moore, Page 6

The song trails through Roberts’ life, highlighting her horsemanship and achievements as a rodeo trick rider. She comes from a family of accomplished rodeo champions, Gerald and Ken Roberts.

The Roberts family founded the longstanding Flint Hills Rodeo in Strong City.

Wilson approached one of Margie Roberts’ descendants, Shannan Hauser, last year about the idea for the song. Hauser, who is Roberts’ great-niece, gave a presentation at Pioneer Bluffs on her family’s rodeo legacy.

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THE GYM BAR ISSUED CITATION FOR VIOLATING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER

By Adam Blake adam@emporia.com

An Emporia bar became the first local establishment to be issued a citation for violation of the county’s public health order this week.

In a post to his personal Facebook page Thursday, Matt Flowers, owner of The Gym bar located at 1516 W. 6th Ave, retold his experience. According to Flowers, much of the issue surrounded his choice to begin serving food, something which The Gym

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SHARON IKERD Sharon was born on May 23, 1941 in Las Vegas, New Mexico the daughter of Walter A. and Eula B. Freeman Unruh. She married William E. Ikerd on November 19, 1961 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He died on March 20, 2006 in Emporia.

Survivors include: son, Randall S. Ikerd of Emporia; daughter, Terri L. (Joe) Zumbrum of Americus; grandchildren, Christena K. (Caleb) Chaney, Michelle L. Zumbrum, Lane G. (Kalee) Ikerd, and Luke J. Ikerd; greatgrandchildren, Berkley K. Chaney and Charlee L. Chaney, Miranda S. Taylor, and Jacob Zumbrum.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; and daughter-in-law, Debra Ikerd.

Cremation is planned with a memorial service at a later date. Memorial contributions to Grace United Methodist Church or Friends of the 4-H can be sent in care of the funeral home. You can leave online condolences at www.robertsblue.com.

Sharon met husband, Bill, in Las Vegas, NM when he began his career with ATSF Railroad. They were introduced by a mutual friend and married shortly after. Sharon and Bill moved to Chicago, IL where both of their children were born. Bill’s next stop for the Railroad was La Junta, CO before moving their family to Emporia in 1970.

During the next 16 years, they raised their children who were actively involved in 4-H and Bill and Sharon both served as leaders. Sharon also chaperoned groups of 4-Hers to Michigan and Pennsylvania. After their children were in school, Sharon began working in Food Service at USD #253. She then went to work for Butcher School where all the meals (including rolls, buns and pastries) were made from scratch.

Sharon loved meeting and working with the ESU student athletes that volunteered to serve lunches.

In 1986, Sharon and Bill followed the railroad to Topeka. They lived in Meriden where Sharon worked in food service in Jefferson County schools. In 1990, Sharon and Bill once again moved with the railroad to Kansas City. In 1995, when Bill decided to retire early, Sharon’s only desire was to move back to Emporia to be close to her children and grandchildren.

Upon returning to Emporia, Sharon went back to work part-time at Village School serving lunches and rejoined Grace Methodist Church where she was a member of the Abigail Circle. Sharon enjoyed spending time with her church family particularly “Coffee and Chat” on Thursday mornings. Sharon also became active with Friends of the Library where she volunteered weekly assisting with book donations for the book fair. Friends of 4-H was a natural fit for Sharon since both grandsons were actively involved.

She enjoyed watching them show their animals and supported them any way she could. Sharon was also a member of the Prairie Hens extension unit. Sharon and family continue to sponsor a trophy for the shooting sports each year. Sharon was also a member of the Cosmopolitan Study Club where she was currently the Vice President. She enjoyed the monthly lunches and learning opportunities with her friends.

Sharon was a great supporter of all three grandchildren’s sports following them around the state cheering them on. You couldn’t miss that Sharon was also an avid KU basketball and Royals fan. Many days she would be sporting apparel from these two favorites. Sharon rarely missed a game whether on TV or radio. In 2016, Sharon treated her entire family to a trip to Kauffman Stadium to watch the Royals play. It was one of her favorite memories.

Sharon never embraced technology and preferred to handwrite or type a letter or pick up the phone to catch up with friends and family. After Bill’s death, Sharon decided to sell her home and moved to Ashley II where she lived for the past 11 years.

Sharon loved to bake and share with neighbors, friends and family. She also enjoyed taking care of the “boys” mowing or doing maintenance at Ashley.

She would remind them that there were Schwan’s treats in the freezer in the Community Building.

Sharon also enjoyed taking care of the planters at Ashley II in the summer and loved attending the Christmas Brunch in December.

Sharon was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in March and immediately began chemotherapy. During Sharon’s last days, she relied heavily on her faith and continued to read her bible passages when she was able. She never complained and passed quietly to be rejoined with her beloved husband. Sharon will be deeply missed by her friends and family.

Strong City - David B. Wilson, 66, died May 25, 2020, at Ascension Via Christi, Manhattan.

He was born July 24, 1953, in Strong City, to Everett and Ruth (Ellis) Wilson. He graduated from Chase County High School and earned two years of college credits. David retired as a railroad engineer from BNSF. He was a member of Cottonwood Falls United Methodist Church and former Lions Club President.

David was a die-hard University of Kansas fan, enjoyed watching the Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV, and would catch a couple of Royals baseball games every summer. His most cherished pastime was spending time with his grandchildren and watching them play ball.

David married Rebecca “Becky” Petersen on June 22, 1974, in Kelso, WA. They shared 45 years of marriage.

He is survived by: wife, Becky, of the home; sons, Matt Wilson of Lindsborg, Dustin Wilson and wife Amy of Larned, Kip Wilson and wife Cortnea of Great Bend; grandchildren, Luke, Maya, Maverick, Eli and Koy; siblings, Tom Wilson of Emporia, Nancy Hainey and husband Roland of Cottonwood Falls, Doug Wilson and wife Dar of rural Emporia, and Danny Wilson and wife Jeannie of Abilene.

David was preceded in death by his parents.

Cremation has taken place.

Due to the current Covid-19 situation, memorial service will be held in July. Memorial donations may be made to Cottonwood Falls United Methodist Church, in care of Brown-Bennett-Alexander Funeral Home, PO Box 220, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845.

Bonnie Rapstine Bonnie Ann Rapstine, 89, Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Americus, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Oakley Place after a brief illness.

Bonnie was born May 2, 1931, to Clark and Olive Maxey Miller in Minco, Oklahoma, where she grew up and went to school. In June 1955, Bonnie and Gene Rapstine were united in marriage in Pampa, Texas, enjoying 60 years together. Bonnie and Gene farmed along the Arkansas River between Syracuse and Kendall, Kansas, where Bonnie enjoyed being a farmer’s wife and the outdoor life of living on a farm. Bonnie loved animals, especially her German Shepherd dogs and the Angus cattle Gene and she raised. Later in life Gene and Bonnie took their first retirement and moved to their ranch in Chase County where they lived until their final retirement when they moved to Americus.

Gene passed away February 16, 2016.

Grateful to have shared Bonnie’s life are her daughter, Jackie Rapstine (Mike Kennedy), and grandson, Alex Vickers.

Cremation is planned with inurnment in Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, UT 84741.

Condolences may be sent online to www.kevinbrennanfamily.com.

OPAL NADINE LOVE ROBINSON CORBIN SAGER Opal Nadine Love Robinson Corbin Sager of Emporia died on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. She was 92.

Opal was born on April 28, 1928 in Reading, Kansas, the daughter of Earl and Marie Smith Love. She married Floyd Robinson on November 7, 1947 in Emporia, Kansas but later divorced. She then married LeRoy Corbin on January 28, 1972 in Emporia and he died on September 12, 1976 in Emporia.

Her third marriage was to Robert Sager. They were married on August 12, 1978 in Olpe, Kansas. He died on January 21, 1995 in Emporia.

Surviving family members include: daughters, Susan (Don) Johnson of Rowlett, TX, Judy (Bruce) Docker of Nixa, Missouri; and son, Jim (Diane) Robinson of Emporia; grandchildren, Jared (Paris) Docker, Sara Docker, Mike Robinson, and Tommy Robinson; stepdaughters, Cheri Welborn and Teresa Foster and stepson, Rod Foster.

Opal is preceded in death by her parents; stepmother, Bessie Love; two husbands; sisters, Lila Gerleman, and Wanda Talkington; stepchildren, Steve Corbin, and Connie Seaton; granddaughter, Jennifer Johnson; and special friend, Kenneth Cripps.

Opal leaves behind a host of family and friends, all of whom love her very much. They will most miss her laugh and personality.

Opal was a homemaker and she was a member of the First Baptist Church as well as the Eastern Star.

Cremation is planned with a celebration of her life at a later date. Private burial will take place at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Olpe, Kansas, next to her third husband Robert.

Memorial contributions to the All Veterans Memorial or the Newman Regional Health can be sent in care of the funeral home.

You can leave online condolences at www.robertsblue.com.

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Mary “Joan” White, 92, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 23, 2020 at her home in Waverly.

She was born Mary Joan Rudolph on May 3, 1928 in Gridley, Kansas the daughter of Chester and Isabel Myers Rudolph. When Joan was a child her family moved to the Key West Community east of Lebo. She attended Lebo High School and graduated with the Class of 1948.

She married the love of her life, Willis “Warren” White on July 4, 1948 in Melvern, Kansas. Joan and Warren made their home on a farm south of Melvern. She was a homemaker and took great pride in her family. In 1993 Joan and Warren moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas and would return to Waverly, Kansas in the Summer of 2006.

Joan attended the United Methodist Church and had been a member of the Rain or Shine Club of Melvern for many years.

She will live on in the hearts and memories of her daughters, Irene Perry and her husband Ron of Forsyth, Missouri, Marie Rogers and her husband Brad of Emporia and Dianna Hendon and her husband Kevin of Scottsdale, Arizona; sons, Duane White of Melvern, Cletus White and his wife Tammy of Waverly and Jeff White and his wife Gayle of Paola; twenty two grandchildren; twenty five great-grandchildren and eight great-great- grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Sue White of Kansas City, Kansas numerous extended family and a host of friends. Mary was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Warren on September 3, 2007; a son, Frank White; five sisters and one brother.

Services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, May 29, 2020 at the Jones VanArsdale Funeral Home in Lebo. Burial will follow services at Waverly Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Thursday evening at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed at vanarsdalefs.com. (Due to current restrictions, social distancing will be practiced at all times during the visitation and services with the use of facial masks recommended.)

Dale eugene Swint Dale E. Swint passed away peacefully into God’s arms, surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving husband to his wife of 74 years, Geraldine.

He was a devoted father, grandfather and greatgrandfather.

He is survived by his wife, Geraldine; his three children, Doug (Barbara), Sharon (Jim), and Becky (Bob); 6 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Dale was born and raised by his loving parents, James and Alta Rose Swint, in Emporia Kansas. He was the youngest of 8 children. When World War 2 started he joined the U.S. Army and proudly served in the India theatre as a cryptographer. The army took him to Riverside, California for training and then with other troops, he shipped off to India. During this initial time in Riverside he met the love of his life, Geraldine. After the war ended he married Geraldine in 1946 and settled in Riverside, California. Dale started a distinguished 38 year retail career with Sears Roebuck & Co. His last management position took him to Sonoma, California, where they made their home in 1973 and continued to live until his passing.

His family meant the world to him and he especially enjoyed all of the family gatherings.

Dale has left a legacy and example of how to be a wonderful husband, and loving dad and grandfather.

He is deeply loved and missed by his family.

Services are pending for June, due to Covid19 delays.

Mary Elizabeth Bachner (Burnett) Mary Elizabeth Bachner (Burnett), age 89, passed peacefully at her home in Alpharetta, Georgia surrounded by her family on May 11, 2020.

Born in Marion, Kansas on June 16, 1930 to Lawrence and Gladys Burnett, Mary was raised in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas by her devoted uncle and aunt Gilbert and Mamie Mott. Mary was a “big sister” to Jane (Doug) Peck and Jenifer (Devon) Eddings. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mary was a long time resident of Chicago before moving to the Peach State. Her passions included antiquing, the Cubs, Frank Sinatra and her many kitties.

She will be greatly missed and sweetly remembered by her daughters, Louanne Bachner (Robert Reimer), Gretchen Bachner and Lisa Bachner Bravine (Pete Bravine); her sister, the late Joy Hamm; nephew, Tim Stenzel (Debbie); grandchildren, Mercy Hume (Colin), Faith Reimer, Christopher Reimer (Christine Todaro), Joseph Bravine, Liza Bravine (Tony Turk); and greatgrandchildren, Caroline, Grace, Annie and Daniel.

Mary’s ashes will be interred at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA.

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RUTH IRENE MAGATHAN Ruth Irene (Birk) Magathan passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, May 23, 2020 with her husband of 51 years and daughter by her side. Ruth was born in Burlington, Kansas on April 9, 1946.

She was 74. They moved to Emporia, where she was a lifelong resident.

She worked at Crawford’s where she met her husband, David’s, ALCO, Holiday Resort, and retired from ESU. She married Charles L. Magathan on July 1, 1968 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Together they had two kids, Charles H. Magathan and Ladonna I. Hensley.

She loved spending time with her grand kids, greatgrandkids, and her two sisters, reading and putting puzzles together.

She had seven grandkids, Jessica N. Magathan, Emporia, Blake Magathan, Iola, Mathew P. Quisenberry, Emporia, McKenna Magathan, Emporia, Parker J. Magathan, Emporia; two sisters, Mary and husband Ralph Schellhamer, Darlene and husband Don Witherspoon; brothers, Richard and wife Kathy Birk, Larry and wife Cathy Birk; sisters-in-law, Lydia (Magathan) and husband Ray Rundle of Wichita, Janell (Magathan) and husband Miles Arant, Emporia; and brothers-in-law, Marvin Magathan, and Howard Magathan of Emporia.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Irene (Isch) Birk; father, Harold Birk; brothers, Marvin Birk and Duane Birk; and twin grandsons, Nelson and Albert Magathan.

She had a one of a kind beautiful personality. She will be missed beyond words.

Private graveside services will be at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia. The family ask in lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be sent to Ruth Magathan’s grandkids 529 fund in care of the funeral home. You can leave online condolences at www.robertsblue.com.

Albert Wayne Thomas A. Wayne Thomas, 90, was born December 27, 1929 in his family home in Emporia, KS to Blanche and Albert H. Thomas, and passed away on May 23, 2020 in his daughter Pat Bittel’s home in Lawrence, KS. Wayne graduated from Emporia High School in 1948, then joined the U.S. Navy to serve his country. He was stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway from 1948 through 1952.

Upon his return to Emporia, he met and married Carole Ann Turney in Emporia. They were wed for nearly 50 years until her death in 2003.

Wayne graduated from Clark’s Business College in Topeka, KS in 1954. He was the Purchasing Agent and Personnel Manager at American Yearbook Co., the Purchasing Manager and Production Manager at Seymour Foods in Topeka, & Vice President of Food Pak, Inc. in Tulsa, OK, and retirement sold real estate at the Lake of the Ozarks for several years.

In 2004, Wayne married Betty Richardson in Emporia. She passed away in 2011.

Wayne was a 67-year member of the Masonic Lodge.

Wayne was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Jarrett Thomas and a sister, Barbara Allbee. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Ken and Lisa Thomas, Sarasota, FL, daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Rod Bittel, Lawrence, KS; and grandchildren, Zach Thomas, Pompano Beach, FL, Ben Thomas, North Platte, NB, and Scott Thomas, North Port, FL, Alex Bittel, Lawrence, KS, Jessica Bittel-Zweygardt, Topeka, KS, Kaitlin Bittel, Lawrence, KS, Daniel Bittel, Yosemite National Park, CA; step-grandson, Sam Bittel, Leawood, KS; a great grand-daughter, Naomi Bittel, Lawrence, KS; and several nieces & nephews.

Graveside services are tentatively planned for October 10, 2020 in Emporia, KS. The family wishes to share their love and gratitude to the staff at Monterey Village, Lawrence, KS for being Wayne’s loving and caring family for his last several years. Much gratitude and appreciation are also given to Nancy and Lana from Douglas Co. Visiting Nurses Assoc. for their skill and compassion to Wayne and his family, allowing him to enjoy his final days with his family.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Monterey Village activity fund, 3901 Peterson Rd, Lawrence, KS 66049, or to Douglas Co. Visiting Nurses Assoc., 200 Main St. Suite C, Lawrence, KS 66044.

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Will campuses be safe for students this fall?

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N ROUGHLY 90 days, nearly 20 million students will begin classes on college campuses across the nation, including dozens of schools in Kansas and Missouri.

Will it be safe? That isn’t clear.

Will coronavirus tests be given? How often? Can students be quarantined? Can professors and staff, along with their families, be protected? Will masks be offered, required or used?

Will lecture classes be held? Will schools open dormitories, or regulate larger groups living in fraternity and sorority houses? Can off-campus social activities be curtailed?

What about sports — for participants and spectators?

How will lab classes be conducted? Can classes be small enough to accommodate social distancing? Will tuition be lowered for online courses?

College officials, regents and curators don’t really know.

“We’ll figure it out over the course of the summer,” University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod told the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday during a remote meeting.

He doesn’t have long. School officials should be able to answer these questions by the end of June at the latest.

That’s six weeks away.

Girod said Kansas institutions are talking about these issues; those talks must accelerate.

Students and parents can’t make critical decisions unless the schools are fully transparent about their plans in the changed COVID-19 environment.

Health and safety should be the top priorities. Shockingly, the president of the University of Notre Dame recently said some students are bound to get sick, and … so what?

“Some students may get COVID. That may happen,” said Fr. John Jenkins. “But we have the facilities to treat them ... for young people, this is not a highly dangerous disease.”

That’s wrong on the science, and potentially terrifying for parents and students alike. Colleges and universities can’t expect students to pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege of risking an asymptomatic, potentially fatal illness — or potentially infecting family members during weekends or breaks.

Almost all of the major colleges and universities in our region have generally pledged to reopen in August with at least some in-person learning. “We expect to return to in-person operations and classes this fall,” Mun Choi, who is serving as University of Missouri chancellor and UM System president, said last month.

“We are #RooReady for fall semester classes,” says the University of Missouri-Kansas City, although offering only online courses remains a possibility.

In Kansas, “all of our institutions anticipate face-to-face classes in the fall in some form,” Girod said.

Johnson County Community College released an updated reopening plan Wednesday; it calls for some students to begin returning to campus, with restrictions, June 22.

“The majority of classes for fall currently are planned to be online, online hybrid or hybrid,” spokesman Chris Gray said in an email. “This step will start to allow us to provide some face-to-face instruction for those requiring it.”

College campuses are not like barber shops or restaurants. Thousands of people are crammed together in classrooms, dorms and cafeterias for hours at a time. The chance of explosive growth of the coronavirus -- particularly in cooler fall temperatures -- remains high. Administrators must keep this in mind.

The financial pressure for schools to fully reopen will be intense. Despite some federal funding in the coronavirus relief measures, four-year universities face the possibility of lower enrollment and less tuition revenue if they fully return to in-person teaching. Support from taxpayers in Kansas and Missouri is likely to drop dramatically at the same time.

Liability is also a concern. If schools open without firm disease protocols, the chance of sickness — and litigation — will be high.

Schools will want to maintain tuition levels if they return to online courses. This is problematic. In-person learning and social opportunities are a key component of the college experience, promoted by the schools themselves.

Closing campuses to protect health is imminently reasonable; charging full tuition for online classes is not.

The Kansas Board of Regents will discuss tuition in June.

The coronavirus has changed much of America, but few institutions face as many challenges as colleges and universities. Time is not on their side. They must release coronavirus guidelines as quickly as possible.

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Saving Social Security and Medicare THIS OPINION PIECE is a plea to consider the future of Social Security and Medicare. But first, let us tell you why.

The novel coronavirus, which has killed approximately 100,000 in the United States alone, has also wrecked our economy, with approximately 30 million workers filing unemployment claims, and with many businesses, both big and small, shutting down or filing for bankruptcy. The U.S. government is seeking funding to get us through the crisis, and it has already put more than $3 trillion in play.

Since so-called “nonessential” work places have been shut down for over three months, with some only recently coming back online, much help needs to be provided to those who are trying to keep their businesses going, or their workers trying to survive without income. The virus experts are also trying to get funding for needed medical equipment and supplies, including testing materials.

President Trump has recently been promoting two plans: (1) direct cash assistance to targeted industries, such air travel or the cruise industry, and (2) a tax cut.

Probably both of these will be implemented before the crisis is over.

When President Trump refers to the idea of a tax cut, he often discusses modifying the 2018 income tax reform, along with a new issue, which is eliminating the payroll tax.

Doing away with that tax for one year will add approximately $700 billion to $1 trillion to the national debt

Jim Calvert Emporia

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— more than the $700 billion that was needed to get us out of the financial crisis of 2008.

The payroll tax is essentially self-funded — not supported by the federal general fund — in that workers are assessed 6.2 percent of their income, with the employer matching with 6.2 percent. A tax is also assessed to support Medicare, which is 1.45 percent paid by both the employee and the employer. Those who are self-employed pay the total of 15.3 percent. However, there are limits. Those with higher incomes will pay on the maximum limit of $132,900 and nothing on the income beyond that. The limit for Medicare is $200,000, with the tax extending beyond that of 0.9 percent.

Not everyone pays into Social Security. At its inception, certain professions were exempted, such as the railroads with their strong unions, and some, but not all, government workers such as teachers, police and firefighters.

Those who are not exempted start paying in when they start their first jobs. Since the amount of the tax depends upon income, the retirement benefit depends upon the income earned.

The Social Security system was created in 1935, and has been popular with voters since. In a recent year, the total payment for benefits was about $906.4 billion dollars, about 21 percent of the U.S. annual federal expenditure.

Social Security is now costing the government more than it is bringing in. Published current estimates suggest that by 2035 the income will be only enough to provide about 75 percent of benefits

earned today adjusted for inflation.

The fact that the current fund is running out poses a dilemma. Raising the total tax from 12.4 percent to 14.4 percent could extend the benefits at the current level for 75 years, but in the present political climate, tax increases are very unlikely.

Added to the dilemma is that almost since assuming the presidency, Mr. Trump has spoken against the need for Social Security and Medicare, and, as with food stamps and other social programs, we could do without those expenditures in order to reduce the national debt.

We encourage you to ask your representatives to NOT eliminate the payroll tax.

Many in the political realm feel that workers should plan for and take care of their own retirement, but had S ocial S ecurity and Medicare not been created, today’s workers would have demanded the continuation of labor unions, and consequently, higher wages.

Since the current minimum wage is smaller in adjusted dollars than it was in the 1960s, many who are paid by the hour live paycheck to paycheck, with little to no job security.

We cannot permit Congress to delete these vital programs. The elimination of the payroll tax would put little extra money in the pockets of most workers, but would be a signal to the administration that it is OK to get rid of both programs.

We must convince them that both S ocial S ecurity and Medicare are vital programs to take us into the future.

THE PEOPLE SPEAK

Confronting Hunger in Our Community During and After COVID-19 During these uncertain times, we want to make sure that those who are experiencing food insecurity are still getting the help they need. Food insecurity was already a significant challenge facing our local communities.

As of 2017, 13.5 percent of Lyon County residents were considered food insecure and 19.1

percent of children were food insecure. Of course, during the COVID-19 pandemic those needs have been further heightened, as people have experienced health issues, had work hours reduced, or even lost their jobs.

This has also meant increased demand on our food pantries and other food assistance programs.

When our food pantries became low on food and other essentials, our community rallied together.

The Emporia Strong web-

site (www.emporiastrong. com) was created as a place people could find information on businesses and pantries that are offering food. This site also created a way for those who want to donate to learn more about current needs.

As we move into recovery stages, let us not forget to lend a helping hand to those who need it. Food insecurity will continue to be a key challenge facing our communities, and our collective action on this issue

should be considered critical to our county’s road to recovery.

Join us in taking action to help end hunger in our community. Contact the Lyon County Food & Farm Council at lycofoodandfarm@gmail.com to share your ideas or to learn more about how you can get involved.

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Lyon County District Court has released more details in a case against a former Emporia High School social studies teacher who was arrested on multiple charges relating to complaints made by students earlier this year.

Tyler J. Bosiljevac, 39, of Emporia was arrested and booked into Lyon County Detention Center on eight charges against six victims relating to allegations of inappropriate sexual relations and battery Thursday morning.

The charges include two counts of Attempted Unlawful Voluntary Sexual Relations with a child under the age of 16, Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Child between the ages 14 - 16 for purposes of employment, Sexual Battery on a child over the age of 16 with the intent to arouse or satisfy sexual desires, and three counts of Indecent Liberties with a Child between the ages of 14 -16, in

which Bosiljevac engaged in lewd fondling or touching.

An affidavit has been filed with the Lyon County Attorney’s Office and is sealed to protect the identities of the victims.

The investigation began in February after complaints were made by a student to a staff member at EHS were reported to the Emporia Police Department regarding improper behavior by Bosiljevac.

“The investigation led to dozens of interviews with students,” Captain David DeVries said in a written release. “Multiple victims

were found.”

Bosiljevac’s contract with the school district was terminated by the USD 253 Board of Education Feb. 26 during a closed executive session.

The reasons for termination were later released and include: • Failing to demonstrate sound professional judgment; • Violating Board Policy GAAC, Sexual Harassment, which prohibits sexual harassment; • Violating Board Policy GAF Staff-Student Relations, which requires staff members to maintain professional relationships with students which are conducive to an effective education environment; • Violating Board Policy GBU Ethics, which requires an educator to recognize the basic dignities of all individuals with whom he interacts in the performance of his duties; • Violating Board Policy EBB, which addresses the provision of a safe environment for students while in school attendance; and • Failing to maintain a positive learning environment for students.

Bosiljevac’s bond was set at $25,000, which he later posted. His next court appearance is set for 12:45 p.m. July 7.

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“Food was an avenue for me to be able to open back up,” Flowers said. “I felt like I had the proper food license, but here we are.

The county health department sent people out, and one of the ladies asked me if I had had dine-in seating previously. I told them ‘yes’, and as I understood it, they were going to send someone else out to see what my food sales were.

When they came out, they didn’t really inspect anything, they just asked me if they could speak to me.

She basically said, ‘At this time we’re going to have to ask you to close. I asked them what would happen if I didn’t, and was told the city would issue me a citation. So, that’s where I’m at right now.”

If enforced, Flowers could be fined as much as $500 for the violation.

Still, he said he harbors no resentment toward local health officials or law enforcement, being more interested in getting to the bottom of the situation than causing controversy.

“I don’t know if they can ultimately force me to close up again, and I really don’t want to get to that point,” Flowers said.

“I’m not mad at any of the people involved, though.

They’re just doing their jobs, and everyone that came out that day was very cool and professional towards me … But, I went about 70 days with absolutely zero income. This is my livelihood. I think I’ve filed 10 weeks worth of pandemic unemployment, and I’m self-employed, so I still haven’t received a single dime of that. I’ll get it when they get around to it I guess, but that’s a big when.”

The Gym remains open for regular hours during this time, and Flowers is currently set to appeal the matter in court in early July barring any changes.

The Gazette will continue

to provide updates to this situation as it develops.

“I’m not looking at this situation as some sort of big radical trying to make all these changes or reopen everything up before it needs to,” Flowers said.

“I’m not a defiant person.

It just upsets me to know this establishment has never been an issue for the city before, but now we have this situation ... I believe we have the same food and drink licenses as the bowling alley, and they’re currently open. So really, it’s just going to be a matter of getting down to the bottom of this and figuring out what all the laws and regulations actually say and cover.”

OBAMANATION • The plot to sabotage Trump and frame Flynn may have started with Obama.

• Biden, Schiff, the FBI, and the CIA are all implicated in coordinated scheme.

By John Friend

Following the announcement on May 7 that the U.S. Justice Department would drop criminal charges against former National Security Adviser and Donald Trump insider Gen. Michael Flynn, new revelations demonstrate that the plot to undermine President Trump and his incoming administration went straight to the top of the Obama White House.

According to Flynn’s attorney, Sidney Powell, the Obama White House was determined to set up and frame Flynn in an attempt to undermine and sabotage the Trump transition team. Then-President Barack Obama and a clique of bad faith actors within his administration and in the intelligence community worked to deceive Flynn as to the nature of the FBI’s fraudulent investigation into his entirely legitimate conversation with the Russian ambassador at the time, Sergey Kislyak.

“These agents specifically schemed and planned with each other how to not tip him off, that he was even the person being investigated,” Powell explained in a television interview recently. “So they kept him relaxed and unguarded deliberately as part of their effort to set him up and frame him.”

Powell went on to indicate that Obama himself was directly involved in the unethical, underhanded plot.

“The whole thing was orchestrated and set up within the FBI, [former Director of National Intelligence James] Clapper, [Former CIA Director John] Brennan, and in the Oval Office meeting that day with President Obama,” Powell stated, referring to a private meeting between the key players involved in the dishonest and corrupt scheme while Obama was still president.

The recent developments in Flynn’s case make clear that the FBI investigation into his conduct was illegitimate from the start and represented an active attempt to set up and frame a key

official within Trump’s inner circle and presidential transition team.

“A crime cannot be established here because there was not, in our view, a legitimate investigation going on,” Attorney General William Barr recently stated following the decision to drop the charges against Flynn. “They did not have a basis for a counterintelligence investigation against Flynn at that stage, based on a perfectly legitimate and appropriate call he made as a member of the transition.”

Over the weekend, President Trump denounced the Obama administration as the “most corrupt administration in U.S. history,” referring to the scandal as Obamagate, sparking a raging debate on social media and in the press.

“Obamagate makes Watergate look small time!” the president Tweeted earlier this week.

In later interviews and press appearances, Trump made clear that he views the actions of the Obama administration as a direct attempt to undermine and take down his administration.

Referring to Flynn as “an innocent man” and a “great gentleman,” Trump stated that “he was targeted by the Obama administration and he was targeted in order to try and take down a president.”

“What they’ve done is a disgrace, and I hope a big price is going to be paid. A big price should be paid,” Trump continued.

“There’s never been anything like this in the history of our country. What they did, what the Obama administration did, is unprecedented. It’s never happened. Never happened. A thing like this has never happened.”

While it has become increasingly more clear that the Obama White House and corrupt Deep State actors within the intelligence community have actively sought to undermine and sabotage the Trump administration, criminal charges have yet to be filed against any of the perpetrators. Perhaps that will change in the coming days and weeks given the new revelations.

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to — someone who cares about history and gets the story right when it’s retold,” Hauser added. “I love that about her.”

The song is available with a compilation of images of Roberts on YouTube, showing over 50 historical photographs of Roberts doing her tricks--the Dive, Backward Drag, Double Vault, Side Hang, Cross-Under-Belly and more.

“Can you imagine the level of communication and cooperation between those animals to let her do those things,” she added in a phone interview. “Not only could she do them, but the horse let her do them, and it’s just pretty beautiful to have that kind of a relationship with an animal.”

Margie performed across the country in western shows

and circuses and became the 1940 U.S. Women’s Bronc Riding Champion. She was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2017.

To get all of the information about Roberts that she could, Wilson worked with Flint Hills Rodeo, the Roberts family, Chase County Historical Museum, Chase County Chamber of Commerce and Pioneer Bluffs.

Wilson was named Kansas’ Flint Hills Balladeer in 2013.

“It’s really an incredibly collaborative group of people, and that’s what makes it really fun,” Wilson said.

Though she was interested in the entire Roberts family, her specific interest in Margie Roberts ignited after a talk Wilson attended at Pioneer Bluffs.

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Though Wilson wrote the song prior to the pandemic, she said memorializing the rodeo this year through this song is “a way that people can remember the rodeo and celebrate it in a small way this year.”

“We’re so sorry it’s not happening, but we can take some joy in the entertainment a little bit by the stories of the past,” she said.

This song and the story it tells have added to Wilson’s pride in being from Chase County and has inspired her to learn and share more about Chase County and the Flint Hills history. She would like to do more videos of historic photographs with her songs, too.

Learn more about Tallgrass Express at tallgrassexpress.com or 620-2738301. ‘Peace on the Prairie’ will be available on popular music platforms including iTunes and Amazon Music.

Physical copies of the CD are available on the band’s website. The album, containing many story songs, is Volume 4 of the band’s Songs of the Kansas Flint Hills series, celebrating the region’s people and landscape.

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“A lovely lady named Annie Wilson came to my Roberts Family presentation last May at Pioneer Bluffs, introduced herself to me and said she had been wanting to write a song about my great aunt Margie Roberts for a long time,” Hauser said in an email. “She said she had started it but that coming to my presentation gave her the inspiration to get it finished — and boy did she. I think this is just outstanding. I cried the first time I heard it. I was blown away when Annie told me that my presentation last May at Pioneer Bluffs was what kicked her back into gear on writing this song. It is so wonderful to hear words in her song that were inspired by my presentation.

“I really give Annie props because she not only took in my presentation, but she also went through the little museum I put together on the rodeo grounds, interviewed my Aunt Lala (Gerald’s daughter) and got photos from me and the Chase County Historical Society for the song’s video and web page. She even had Lala confirm that she got the story straight and sent us both the lyrics before she proceeded. How awesome is that? She really wanted to nail this and I think she accomplished her goal.”

Hauser said the Robert’s family is grateful to Wilson and the Flints Hills community for supporting and celebrating the memory of the Roberts rodeo family.

“Annie Wilson reminds me of what I wish all historical movie makers, book writers and presenters of history would try to aspire

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Also, instead of manually entering the price of each item at the register, items are now swiped across a scanner that captures much more than just the price. She has also noticed how the world has sped up, and customers have sped up, too, in response.

There are countless other changes, and Moore has kept up throughout. Some things have stayed constant, too.

“I don’t think the associates, my fellow workers and the customers have really changed that much,” she said.

Moore said she has learned a great deal from her coworkers and bosses, though she has also learned much from the customers.

She feels fortunate to have received education in this way. Though it has been challenging to keep up with the technological changes, she has had a good work family to help answer her questions.

“It makes a huge difference who you’re working with, and I’ve always been lucky,” Moore said.

The work family extends to the customers. Moore recalls a time at a meeting

where she was asked who pays their paycheck. The answer: the customers.

“I have always remembered that,” Moore said.

“That is who you want to focus on — your customers.”

Moore’s work ethic is further informed by her father’s teachings and her personal experiences.

“You need to be at work when you’re scheduled, and you need to be there on time,” she said, one of the lessons her father instilled in her. “Do your job the best you can each day, and that’s all I try to do.”

Thinking back on her favorite times at Dillons, Moore mentioned how exciting it was for her to sell the first lottery ticket in the Dillons West location. She sold the ticket to her boss in 1987.

“He always told me he’d never scratch them off, and I’ve always wondered if he ever did,” she said.

Moore was also always fond of the Christmas season and general customer and coworker cheer that filled the store around that time.

Moore said customer service has taught her more about the world. She is a homebody and enjoys learning about things going on in the community and the world through her interactions with customers. If Moore is not known for her

position at Dillons, she is known around her area for deeply loving and frequently walking her dogs.

Moore was already considering retiring when the novel coronavirus pandemic struck, but the virus and the birth of her grandson helped move her in that direction.

“I want to go and be able to be a grandma to him,” she said.

Her daughter will soon return to work, and her sonin-law will be working from home, so being there with the baby will help the parents as well as give Moore high quality grandma time.

Her daughter lives in Arkansas, so Moore will quarantine at home before traveling there and staying for a while. Keeping the baby safe is a priority.

“I’m happy and I’m excited and feel very fortunate in my life,” she said. “I think I felt lucky, because healthwise, I’ve been able to work, and I know a lot of people aren’t. Those are the people I feel for — that aren’t healthy enough to get to do what they want — so I feel very blessed.”

Overall, Moore feels she is in a good place and is very happy. She is excited and nervous for “this new way of life,” and she holds faith that she will be taken care of.

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Sun. Afternoon - 2:00 p.m.

Wed. Evening - 7:00 p.m.

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Grace United Methodist Church South Ave. at Neosho

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Worship Service - 10:00 a.m.

www.graceunitedmethodistchurchemporia.com Nursery/Handicapped Accessible Rev. Brenda Ulrich, Pastor

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Sunday Youth Group............ 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday for Children ...... 6:30 p.m.

807 Constitution - (620) 343-3112 Pastor - Rob Clausen

Emporia Presbyterian Church

802 Commercial 620-342-0375 Rev. Phyllis Stutzman, Pastor 9:30 am Fellowship Time 10:45 am Worship

310 Whildin St. Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Morning Service 11 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday Evening Service 6 p.m.

Lloyd Steinshouer, Pastor 573-300-3811 Derek Jackson 620-344-2795 cedarcrossmbc.com

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Morning Worship 10:00 AM • Children’s Church

Wednesday Nights Cornerstone Youth • 6:00 p.m.

Van Transportation Available - Call 342-3676

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Messiah Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

1101 Neosho Street • 342-8181 Pastor Edward Hosch Worship - 8:30 & 11:00 Sunday School - 9:45 Saturday Evening Service - 6:00 p.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

Saffordville United Methodist Church

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

A Church with a Heart for you 12th and Market Streets Pastor Lorraine Bailey Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:30 am Church Office 342-1582 www.fccemporia.org

Cornerstone Baptist Church 315 S. Commercial 343-6061 Pastor James E. Scott

1½ miles north on Lake Kahola Road (2450 YY Road) Reverend Marilyn Christmore, Pastor 620-412-9455

9:30 a.m. Morning Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School

Phone: 342-2858

620-342-6186 Pastor: Garen Forsythe Worship 9:15 & 11:00 a.m.

Equipping Classes/Life Groups www.12thAvenue.org (620) 342-8830 2023 W. 12th Ave.

693 Road 190 Pastors: Mike & Jannie Stubbs

Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m.

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St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (ELCA) Rev. Peter Rehwaldt

9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Morning Service 6:00 p.m. Small Groups 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening Bible Studies

Sunday School 9:45 AM (all ages) Morning Service 10:45 AM Evening Service 6:00 PM Wednesday Evening Service 7:00 PM Nursery Provided For All Services Bus Ministry

Rev. Ron Harris, Co-Pastor Rev. Karla Sheffy, Co-Pastor Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.

Worship - 8:15 a.m. & 10:35 a.m.

Church of the New Covenant

2300 E. 6th Ave. • 343-0032 Adult Sunday School. . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship. . . . . . 10 a.m.

Tuesday Intercessory Prayer. . . . . 7 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study. . . 7 p.m.

Rev. Chester Morris, Pastor

Tri-Parish Methodist Church Sunday Worship Allen UMC 8:15 a.m.

Miller UMC 9:00 a.m.

Admire UMC 10:00 a.m.

Diane Euler, Pastor (620) 528-3436

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Captain Deb Thompson Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday Youth Activities - 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Club 316 Wednesday 5:30 p.m. Supper, 6:30 p.m. Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Women’s Ministry

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GETTING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC: YOU’VE GOT RESOURCES

By Courtney Ward Edward Jones

As we go through the coronavirus pandemic, with its constant threat to personal health and its devastating impact on the economy, it can be hard to find a silver lining. But if there is one, it’s that government agencies, private businesses and nonprofit organizations have contributed, in one way or another, to helping relieve some of the stresses – financial, physical or emotional –that many of us are feeling.

So, it’s important for you to know what types of help are out there.

Here are some of the key areas in which resources are available: ✦✦UNEMPLOYMENT – The CARES Act, a major piece of the recent economic stimulus packages, expanded several aspects of unemployment insurance, including eligibility, amount and duration.

To learn more about unemployment insurance flexibility during the COVID-19 outbreak, and to find a link to your own state’s unemployment insurance office, visit: https://www.dol.gov/ general/topic/unemployment-insurance. You might be able to collect some benefits even if you’re still working.

Specifically, if your hours have been reduced, you could receive part of your unemployment benefits as short-time compensation. Your company’s 1601 West 6th Ave, Ste B human resources area Emporia, KS 66801 can let you know if you’re 620-343-2388 eligible. ✦✦BANKING/CREDIT CARDS/CONSUMER AND STUDENT LOANS – Many financial institutions are offering loan modifications, fee waivers or ✦✦UTILITIES – Many gas, insurance. To see if you new lending products to electric and water qualify for the special help consumers during service providers are enrollment period, or for this time. To see what’s temporarily suspending Medicaid or CHIP (Chilavailable, contact your disconnections of cusdren’s Health Insurance own bank or credit union. tomers unable to pay Program), go to https:// Credit card issuers and www.healthcare.gov/ other consumer loan proscreener/. If you don’t viders are also offering qualify for Medicaid or programs to help borrowCHIP and can’t afford ers; to learn more, visit health insurance, you these creditors’ web sites may be able to get free or call their customer seror low-cost services at a vice lines. And, as part of community health center. the CARES Act, borrowTo find one near you, go ers can stop making payto https://findahealthments on federally held center.hrsa.gov/. student loans through ✦✦MORTGAGE – Another Sept. 30, 2020. provision of the CARES ✦✦HEALTH CARE – Losing Act allows you to apply employment often means for suspension or reduclosing health insurance. tion of your mortgage If you’ve recently lost payment for a limited your coverage, you may time if you have a fedbe eligible to participate erally backed mortgage in the special enrollment (FHA, VA, USDA, Fannie period to sign up for Mae or Freddie Mac). an Affordable Care Act You’ll need to contact (ACA) health insurance your own mortgage serplan. Depending on your vice provider to request income, you may be eligithis relief. ble for subsidized health

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their bills due to the effects of the pandemic. Also, some utilities are suspending late fee charges. Contact your local utilities to determine the benefits for which you may be eligible. ✦✦TELECOMMUNICATIONS/INTERNET – Numerous broadband and telephone service providers (https://www. fcc.gov/keep-americans-connected#pledges) have agreed to temporarily stop terminations and waive late fees for customers facing financial struggles arising from the pandemic.

And some providers ( h tt p s : / / w w w. f c c . gov / keep-americans-connected/ above-and-beyond) are also offering other benefits, such as free internet service to students and teachers and increased broadband speeds for customers working remotely.

These are challenging times, to say the least. But by availing yourself of the appropriate resources, you may well be able to make your life easier.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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By Adam Blake

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Lyon County Public Health reported its fourth COVID-19 related death Friday afternoon.

The patient, David Oliva, 45, had been receiving treatment at Stormont Vail in Topeka since May 10. His story was featured in a recent issue of The Emporia Gazette.

The health department also added 10 new positives cases and five new recoveries for COVID-19 Friday afternoon.

There are currently 57 active cases of the novel coronavirus reported for the county, including seven hospitalizations. To date, there have been a total of 408 cases locally since March, with 347 recorded recoveries and three deaths. More than 1,400 residents have been

tested during this period.

Demographics most affected by the virus include those falling between the ages of 40-59, with the group accounting for nearly half — or 177 — of all cases.

Lyon County has the eighth most infections on record in Kansas, and continues to have the highest recorded number of cases in the surrounding area. As of Friday, Coffey County reported 50 cases, Wabaunsee County reported 31, Greenwood County reported eight, Morris County reported five and Chase County reported four cases. Statewide, there have been 9,719 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across 88 counties, with 208 deaths reported so far. It is unknown how many of those cases are considered to be recovered at this time.

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While the recent round of USDA food truck giveaways at Abundant Harvest has been quite the community success so far, Director Lee Alderman is encouraging patience and understanding among patrons over the next few weeks as deliveries experience delays.

“It’s definitely been very popular so far,” Alderman said. “Our traffic backs up about one or two miles at some points during the afternoons. We’ve had traffic back up clear to Bungee down over by the train tracks at times.”

Collaborating with entities such as Foursquare Disaster Relief, 180 Disaster Relief and Emporia’s own Victory Fellowship Foursquare Church, Abundant Harvest — located at 1028 Whittier St. — distributed more than $70,000 of fresh produce and dairy products to all comers during its first two food giveaways, which took place Monday and

Wednesday. While originally slated to follow a much more regular schedule as part of the Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box program, Alderman said deliveries — currently being shipped from a warehouse in Tulsa — have become more sporadic thanks to pressing nutritional needs across the country, especially among lower-income families.

“The giveaways are typically going to be 3 p.m. 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but we’ve run into a situation where we’re seeing a mass shortage of refrigerated food delivery trucks in the United States right now,” Alderman said.

“Part of this is funded by the COVID relief plans that President Trump signed, which I think came out to about $3 billion. So, we’re still supposed to get about one to three semi deliveries per week through the end of June.”

Moving forward, Alderman recommends anybody

CO U RT E SY P H OTO S interested in attending a giveaway keep track of the latest, most up-to-date delivery times by following posts on his organization’s Facebook page, @ahfkemporiaks, or the Victory Fellowship Foursquare Church page, @VictoryFellowshipEmporia. The Gazette Facebook page will also post updates as they are received.

Any further questions, comments or concerns can be directed to Alderman at 620-

794-2977. Deliveries are considered to be on a first-come, first-served basis, with visitors allowed to take as much food as required.

“It can really get backed up, so we want to do our best in getting the word out as quickly as we can,” Alderman said. “Our goal is to get food to everyone that needs it, we just might need a little bit more patience to do that than we expected at first.”

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By Linzi Garcia

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Its doors may have been closed to the public due to the novel coronavirus, but things at the Granada Theatre are moving right along.

Executive Director Rebeca Herrera is utilizing this time to explore virtual events.

Each week, at least one performance or lesson will be broadcast live on Facebook as a way to keep the community engaged with the theatre.

“I wanted to let the community know that we’re still here,” Herrera said. ”We still want to be everybody’s venue, and we still wanted to bring fun and excitement to people, and [the novel coronavirus] is not going to get in the way of us being Emporia’s main venue.”

The first virtual event was Sam and the Firewatchers, a local folk rock band, scheduled for Friday.

Front man Sam Bland is

the sound technician at the Granada, and Herrera said there’s nothing he can’t do.

“These virtual concerts are like the Tornado Alley Music Series that we did last year, but instead we’re doing soft openings and virtual events,” she said.

Herrera is a proponent of utilizing the theatre as a way to showcase a variety of performers and instructors. June events include: Emmy Edie - yoga, 3 p.m.

June 3 Lady J - rap and hip hop, 7 p.m. June 12 Edith Hernandez - zumba, 7 p.m. June 17 All from Nothing - alternative rock, 7 p.m. June 26 “All of the performers have been very excited,” she said.

All of the performers or instructors are local, and they span from local popularity to internationally known.

Virtual events continue into July and offer poetry

readings, a worship night, other musical performances and swing dancing lessons. Herrera said she is unsure of whether or not the theatre will host virtual events in the long-term, but she is excited about learning more about them, in case virtual events will be a part of the theatre’s long-term future.

“We love our loyal patrons that we have, and we want to have other patrons as well, so we want to bring in a little bit of everything,” Herrera said.

Each virtual event is also going to have soft openings. The first two events are open to 15 people, and the events thereafter are open to 45 people. There is enough space in the theatre to properly social distance. All tickets and events are $10 for in-person attendance.

Each event is spons o re d , o r l o o k i n g fo r sponsors, as a way “to let the community know that

ON THE SHELF Review by Molly Chenault

“SEVEN DEADLY SHADOWS” by Courtney Alameda, Quill Tree Books, 2020, $17.99.

Seventeen-year-old Kira Fujikawa has never had it easy.

She’s bullied by the popular girls in school. Her parents ignore her. And she’s also plagued with a secret: She can see yokai, the ghosts and demons that haunt the streets of Kyoto.

But things accelerate from bad to worse when she learns that Shuten-doji, the demon king, will rise at the next blood moon to hunt down an ancient relic and bring the world to a catastrophic end.

Not exactly skilled at fighting anything, much less the dead, Kira enlists the aid of seven powerful death gods to help her slay Shuten-doji. They include Shiro, a kitsune with boy-band looks who is more flirtatious than helpful, and O-bei, a regal demon courtier with reasons of her own for getting involved.

As the confrontation with Shuten-doji draws nearer, the fate of Japan hangs in the balance. Can Kira save humankind? Or will the demon king succeed in bringing eternal darkness upon the world?

I love Greek and Roman mythology, but I’m happy to see Young Adult literature branching out into other cultures. I picked up Seven Deadly Shadows because I was interested to learn more about Japanese culture and mythology and, let’s be real, the cover is amazing. The book didn’t disappoint. Kira is a likeable main character, determined and kind. While I felt like her relationships with certain other characters could have

been developed a bit more, there was quite a bit packed into a 288 page book. I like that it was on the short side, though.

I think it would have felt drawn

out if it was much longer.

Alameda’s writing is very good. The descriptions were vivid enough that I could clearly picture scenes without going into excruciating detail. There were a few times when the information about the different mythological figures bordered on dry, but I didn’t consider it to be a major detriment.

If you want a change of pace and an exciting, quick read then I would recommend this book.

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Sam and the Fire Watchers was the first virtual performance at the Granada.

Next up is Yoga with Emmy on June 3.

these businesses are still open,” Herrera said. Additionally, Herrera is grateful for the Greater Emporia Area Disaster Relief, whose donation of over $1,000 will go toward sanitation equipment for the theatre.

The Granada is still ex-

periencing financial strains from not having a show in the last few months.

Though the virtual events are free to watch online, there is a recommended donation. Full bar services will be available in-person.

Volunteer positions for these events are open, and

more information can be found online. To learn more about the upcoming events at The Granada Theatre, 807 Commercial St., visit www. emporiagranada.com. Specifics for the virtual events can also be found on theatre’s Facebook page.

Tulip Time Festival seeks financial boost amid pandemic The Associated press

HOLLAND, MICH. — The Tulip Time Festival in western Michigan needs to raise $1 million to stem losses from this year’s canceled event due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Festival organizers have created a GoFundMe page for donations. They also plan to seek out donors.

Forgoing next year’s festival is a possibility if funding doesn’t come through.

When the festival was canceled, there were $400,000 requested in ticket refunds.

Tulip Time only had $180,000 available in cash.

Festival director Gwen Auwerda said festival organizers had already spent $770,000 in brochures, mailings, advertising, tickets, rent, utilities and salaries.

“These are costs that could not be recouped,” she said.

Auwerda said Tulip Time is a vital part of the community and needs to continue its 90-year tradition. She’s hopeful the money can be raised. The nonprofit will run out of money in August if they don’t receive further financial help, administrators said.

“This is a dire situation to be in and one we have not been in before,” she said.

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HOME GARDENERS CAN HELP THE HUNGRY BY DONATING SOME HARVEST Gardening is hot right now The Associated Press

Gardening ’s popularity has surged during the coronavirus pandemic; it provides exercise, outdoor time, emotional well-being and wholesome produce.

Home gardening also can provide some hunger relief to others during a time of rising food insecurity.

Many home gardeners are donating portions of their freshly picked harvests to food banks, meal programs and shelters.

Some are cultivating ‘‘giving gardens’’ set aside for donations. These plots are weighted toward longterm storage crops like carrots and winter squash or nutrient-dense potatoes and beans. ‘‘When gardeners are able to donate a steady supply of fresh produce, it can make a big difference for neighbors in need,’’ said Christie Kane, a spokeswoman for Gardener’s Supply Company in Burlington, Vermont.

The nation’s overburdened food pantries generally only have access to canned fruits and vegetables, she said.

Even before the coronavirus crisis, an estimated 37.2 million people or 11.1

percent of all U.S. households lacked reliable access to enough food for a healthy standard of living, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. Now, joblessness and lost wages due to the COVID-19 outbreak are forcing millions more to choose between food and other essentials. ‘‘Stay-at-home orders have been a boon for gardening since they give people added hours to go out and work in relative safety,” said Gary Oppenheimer, founder and executive director of AmpleHarvest.org, an organization that helps gardeners find food pantries eager to obtain freshly picked crops for their clients. ‘‘Millions more are planting, a great many more are enjoying healthier foods and still more are contributing,” Oppenheimer said.

Make safety a priority when harvesting homegrown produce, especially if you’re sharing it with others, he said. ‘‘Call the local food pantry ahead of time to schedule your drop. Wear gloves.

Step back 6 feet from anyone when delivering food.

Add nutrition to the community but do it in such a way that people don’t get harmed in the process,” Oppenheimer said.

Be choosy about where you make your contributions, he said: ‘‘Verify that

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These freshly picked pears in a home orchard were donated to a local food bank where they were reported to be extremely popular with its clients.

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This sign near Langley, Washington, was soliciting volunteerson April 29 to help cultivate edibles at a giving garden that has been set aside exclusively for donations of freshly picked produce to food banks, meal programs and shelters.

they ’re legitimate, that they’re nonprofit and give away their food for free.”

Look to churches, municipalities or groups like AmpleHarvest.org for lists of recognized food programs.

Expanding the growing

seasons will stretch your giving. Start earlier in the spring and continue production well into early winter using lights, row covers and other shelters to protect plants from frost.

Other yield-boosting tips:

✦✦Practice succession gardening. Plant new crops immediately where others have been harvested. ✦✦Keep on picking. Harvesting crops like green beans promptly enables them to flower and produce still more beans, said C.L. Fornari, a writer, radio host and garden consultant from Sandwich, Massachusetts. ‘‘If left to sit on the plants for more than a few days, these plants will stop germinating and producing,” Fornari said. ✦✦Use small spaces, too, like patio and windowsills, for container gar-

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ZOO TO REOPEN TO PUBLIC NEXT WEEK

By Ryann Brooks

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The David Traylor Zoo of Emporia is gearing up for a phased reopening after its temporary closure in March due to the novel coronavirus.

Zoo Director Lisa Keith said staff has implemented a multi-phase approach, using guidelines to maintain safety for staff and visitors as well as all of the animals housed at the zoo.

“We are committed to the safety of our guests and our team, but also to the animals that are entrusted to our care,” Keith said. “We are going to have restricted hours and there are going to be a lot restrictions within the zoo.”

Restrictions include staggering guests as they enter and exit the zoo, limiting the number of guests to 50 at any given time, no groups larger than 10 people and maintaining social distancing of at least 6-feet from other guests — who are not in your immediate party — at all times. Hand sanitizer will be placed at the front of the zoo for guests to use when they enter and exit.

“People may have to wait a little bit to come in,” she said.

Zoo staff will also be asking guests to provide their names and contact information upon entry in the event that a positive case of COVID-19 was identified and traced back to the zoo. Keith said the information will only be provided to Lyon County Public Health if requested for contact tracing purposes.

“Hopefully people understand that we’re not going to use [their information],” Keith said. “We’re not going

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to solicit them with information about the zoo. It’s purely something that, after this is all over and we don’t need it anymore, we’ll destroy it. But, to help our local health officials, we felt this was important.”

While not required, Keith said guests are “highly-encouraged” to wear facial coverings while visiting the zoo for the safety of both the primates and felids that are kept there.

“It’s not just for the safety of our guests and staff — but for our animals,” Keith said.

“Our primates — our lemurs and tamarins — but also our felids — our bobcats and mountain lion —are all very susceptible as well. The AZA has recommended that we protect all of our animals.”

Barriers in front of enclosures have been extended from 4-feet to 6-feet to help mitigate any potential spread.

“You’re going to see in the zoo that there are areas where you’ll have to stand a little farther back than normal,” she said. “We also have paw prints

painted on the concrete so you have your social distancing.”

Guests must also adhere to one-way traffic within the zoo — directional arrows have been painted on the walking paths — and certain areas of the zoo have been closed off until further notice. Those areas include the Preston Forest Adventure Play area, the all picnic areas, concessions and vending machines and the bathrooms.

The hoofstock exhibits will also be off-limits until further notice.

“Right now, all of those are all taped off with signage so people can use a restroom before they come,” Keith said.

“We’re sorry, but that’s what we have to do at this time.”

There will be some educational activities available, however, courtesy of Education Coordinator Dehlia Sutton. Keith said the activities will vary and Sutton is excited to share them with the community.

Some other exciting changes include progress on the

upcoming Laughing Kookaburra exhibit. Keith said a lot of progress has been made over the last two months. The waterfowl pond has also been drained in anticipation for upcoming renovations.

“They’ll also probably notice how much work went into putting everything into place and all of the signage,” she said. “The signage and the directional arrows and the paw prints — we’re just trying to find a ‘new normal’ for the zoo.”

Overall, Keith said she hopes guests can appreciate how hard the staff have worked to make the zoo a safe space.

“We know how important the zoo is to our community and we know how much the animals enjoy the visitors,” Keith said. “I can tell you the primates are dying for somebody to come up to their window. A lot of times our staff comes up through the back doors to their enclosures and they are used to that, but when somebody comes up to the window, they are so excited. They’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, there’s somebody there.’ They want to come and see. I think the animals are just as ready as we are to get our guests back.”

The zoo will hold a soft opening for Emporia Friends of the Zoo members from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday. The general public will be welcome from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Tuesday.

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By Adam Blake

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Lyon County Commissioners announced an official reopening date for the Lyon County Courthouse during a regularly-scheduled action session Thursday morning.

Beginning Monday, individual appointments will no longer be required to enter the facility. Although masks are highly recommended, they will not be required to enter.

Extra masks will still be made available at the front security desk for visitors who request them. Other than keeping personal protective gear and the usual social-distancing precautions in mind, visitors should also be sure to bring solely the materials needed for conducting their business as purses, bags and other carriers will be banned for the time being.

Individuals considered to be “high risk” are heavily encouraged to limit their visits to the courthouse between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. after nightly cleaning and sanitizing have taken place.

Online meetings, payments and mail deliveries at the county dropbox will remain available as usual.

“It’s mainly about keeping track of the things we’ve already been doing for two or three months now,” Commission Chairman Rollie Martin said.

“We feel very confident that the people of Lyon County can do what’s right.”

In other agenda items Thursday, commissioners were presented with a range of 2021 appropriation requests from local law enforcement agencies, courthouse officials and other local organizations. The most significant request was made by Lyon County Sheriff Jeff Cope, who submitted a $5.4 million proposal covering multiple budgets including for law enforcement, emergency management and the local detention center. The overall cost was up just slightly — about 2 percent, according to Cope — due to increased fees for

patient medical care.

“What’s killing us on the detention side has been medical costs,” Cope said. “We had one inmate cost us as much as $100,000 recently … Anytime anybody is arrested and confined at the detention center, they automatically become on the county’s dime. We see a lot of people where the best medical care they might get is while they’re in custody. We’re mandated to provide [medical care] by [a state statute]. We don’t necessarily need to get them all better, but we do need to at least maintain the condition they came in.”

Other appropriation requests on the day included CrossWinds Counseling & Wellness and SOS, Inc. of Emporia, both of which submitted numbers in line

with 2020 figures. CrossWinds CEO Amanda Cunningham, who approached the board for $400,000, said her organization was currently in the process of becoming more “self-sustaining.”

“We know [the county] has some really tough decisions for next year because of the affects to the budget and the ways you guys are trying to help the community,” Cunningham said. “So, our ask is the same as last year. We really appreciate the county supporting us in this manner.

It makes sure that we can also meet the needs of the community ... Still, we really want to make sure we work on our business plan and have money in savings.”

For SOS Executive Director Connie Cahoone, 2021’s proposed figure was in the amount of $21,000.

“We’re looking at funding from other places, and we’ve heard that state and federal grants will continue to go down right now,” Cahoone said. “That’s very scary for us, because I don’t know what that means for our staff and our services. Ultimately, my biggest concern is sure all our adult clients and all our kiddos are safe.”

Thursday ’s requests marked some of the first in a long line, and commissioners expect to hear from more county-based organizations and businesses in the coming weeks and months.

ERC votes to close aquatic center for summer

By Ryann Brooks

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The Emporia Recreation Commission unanimously voted to keep the Jones Aquatic Center closed for the summer season Wednesday evening.

The decision came after weeks of discussions regarding possible strategies for opening the outdoor pool amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.

Staff had already discussed keeping features such as the splash pad, water slides and lazy river closed this season.

ERC Director Tom McEvoy said staff had compiled a number of pros and cons regarding the openings of both the recreation center and the aquatic center over the last several weeks.

The staff also looked at a number of challenges that would be presented by opening the pool.

Without a set opening and closing date, one of the first challenges was the cost of hiring and training lifeguards.

“We would need a minimum of two weeks for hiring and training, which would cost somewhere between $5,000 - $8,000 initially,” McEvoy said.

“Another one is it’s hard to maintain social distancing. Lifeguards must maintain eyes on the pool at all times, so who is watching the pool deck and locker rooms for distancing?”

Additionally, all amenities would need to be removed for the summer season. That means no concessions stands or water fountains — which McEvoy said would bring another challenge for children who are dropped off for several hours. Other amenities such as tables and lounge chairs would also not be available for guests.

Another challenge, McEvoy said, would come if a member of JAC staff became ill with the virus.

“We may have a lot of people coming into town that we don’t know and one of the things that we are very aware of is contact tracing,” he said. “One of the things we had talked about is having people pay at the window and checkin at a table with one of the staff members writing down the names, addresses and phone numbers of everyone who enters in case an outbreak does happen.

The health department would be able to have that information for contact tracing. But, that again adds more to the operation of the swimming pool.”

ERC did receive five thermometers that could be used to take patron temperatures upon entry at the pool, but there was some concern about using them consistently outside during hot summer days.

Board Chairman Mike Helbert said while he was personally not comfortable with opening the pool, he wanted to get the staff perspective before any decisions were made.

“I want to hear from the staff because ... this is your job,” he said. “I want to hear what everybody’s opinion is.”

Staff members were largely in agreement that the pool should remain closed this year.

Assistant Director of Business Jennifer Bennett said she did not feel opening the pool made sense, due to the need to pay a full staff once they were hired on for the summer.

“There’s a lot to opening a pool,” she said. “You can’t just open the doors with a couple of lifeguards and see how it goes. ... From a business perspective I just can’t make it work in my head.”

Bennett said with other ERC programs, preregistrations are taken. That cannot be done with the aquatic center.

Aquatics Supervisor Jennifer Wegener said she was not sure that she would be able to hire enough lifeguards for the summer.

Assistant Director of Operations Amanda Gutierrez said she agreed with everyone’s concerns, and said she did not feel like ERC had enough resources to effectively keep all of its staff and patrons safe throughout the pandemic.

“The pool makes me nervous,” she said. “I don’t feel like we can put as many controls in place that would make me feel comfortable, for both the patrons and the staff, to open.”

While the Jones Aquatic Center will be closed, the rec center is planning to open the indoor pool June 8, provided the county moves into the next phase of recovery.

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DEAR ANNIE

HERMAN

Your Other Half Is Within You DEAR ANNIE: In July of last year, I saw three psychics, and they all told me that when I started college in September I would meet the love of my life again.

I didn’t believe them because I have no luck in that department. Well, within a week I ran into my old boyfriend, whom I dated at two different times in my life.

The first time that “Trey” and I met was in high school. My brother introduced us. I was 14, still playing with Barbies, and I didn’t know how to kiss.

We were both nerds. He wore an orange tuxedo to prom. We continued dating for a little while after high school graduation, before he left for the military. It ended soon after.

When we reconnected, I was 21 and had become a single mom, and he was in Texas for military training. We had so much fun whenever he’d visit. But the distance was hard, and I was struggling with the challenges of single motherhood. We ended things on good terms.

Then I ran into him last fall. He said he’d always wondered if we would see each other again. That day I realized one thing for certain: that the piece I’d been missing in my soul was him. I felt home.

Unfortunately, I looked him up online afterward and saw that he had gotten married in June. That broke my heart.

I know he’s a wonderful man for a husband, and he would make an excellent father. I would be honored to have his children, even if we didn’t end up staying together afterward. Should I tell him how I feel, since marriage doesn’t mean anything nowadays, or live in regret and heartbreak? I feel like we belong together but we did it wrong. He was the only boyfriend who treated me like a person, but I blew it both times.

-- Pining for the One Who Slipped Away DEAR PINING FOR THE ONE WHO SLIPPED AWAY: This man was a love of your life. But he won’t be the love of your life. And while he may have been the first boyfriend to treat you well, he won’t be the last. You will

make sure of that by developing better self-esteem. Throw yourself headfirst into your college classes; try new hobbies; get out there and meet new people. In time, you will come to find that Trey wasn’t your missing piece; you were whole on your own.

DEAR ANNIE: With all of the recognition going on out there for various groups of people working during the coronavirus crisis, all of whom are very worthy, no one has even thought of newspaper carriers. We are out there on the front line. We are out there 364 days a year with no federal holidays off, no long weekends, just delivery 364 days a year with only Christmas Day off.

I am up at 1 a.m. every day and out the door with our papers by 3 a.m.!

We deliver against all odds and whatever Mother Nature throws at us. Some people reward us for good service; some just complain. Some people never even think of a tip for the carrier. Bottom line, Annie, I ask the folks who read your column in the newspaper I deliver to them to remember their carrier. ...

Even just a thank you would make us feel that we are making a difference.

After all, we are the ones bringing you the latest news!

-- Patsy in Naugatuck, Conn.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LYON COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR LEE GURNEY, Deceased Case No. 20-PR-33 NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that on May 11, 2020, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in this Court by Carol Ann Gurney, an heir, devisee, and legatee, and Executor named in the Last Will and Testament of Arthur Lee Gurney, deceased.

All creditors of the decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of the first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

Carol Ann Gurney, Petitioner APPROVED BY: LARRY J. PUTNAM #09091 PUTNAM & DEAN LLC 605 LINCOLN ST, EMPORIA, KANSAS 66801 620-342-2662; 620-342-0411 fax larrypnplaw@gmail.com ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER (First Published in the Emporia Gazette on May 30, 2020).

MONTE L. MILLER, K.S.C. #11983 Miller & Miller, Chtd.

702 Commercial, Suite II-B Emporia, Kansas 66801 (620) 343-2650 / Fax: (620) 343-9357 E-mail: Monte@MillerandMillerChtd.com IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LYON COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MAXINE KYTANNA MANUEL, a minor child 20 AD 6 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR ADOPTION TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of April, 2020, Petitioner, Dylan S. Jacobs, filed in this Court a Petition for Adoption of Maxine Kytanna Manuel, a minor, whose year of birth is 2014, and for change of the name of the minor child to Maxine Kytanna Manuel. This Court, located at 430 Commercial St., Emporia, Kansas 66801, will hear the Petition on the 22nd day of June, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Failure to respond will result in judgment being rendered as prayed for in the Petition. Govern yourselves accordingly.

SUBMITTED BY: _/s/ Monte L, Miller MONTE L. MILLER Miller & Miller, Chtd.

702 Commercial, Suite II-B Emporia, Kansas 66801 (620) 343-2650 / FAX: (620) 343-9357 Counsel for Petitioner (First Published in the Emporia Gazette on May 30, 2020).

ORDINANCE 195 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL PROJECT FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH K.S.A. 79-2925 FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN, KANSAS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, KANSAS: SECTION 1. That there is hereby established a Special Project Fund, which shall be used by the City of Allen to finance special projects funded primarily with donations and grants in accordance with K.S.A. 79-2925.

SECTION 2. That it is the policy objective of the Governing Body that such fund shall be used primarily to provide a financing mechanism for the construction, repair, and rehabilitation of special projects.

SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall submit to the Governing Body a plan of operation for the implementation of this ordinance. Such plan shall provide (a) that the annual, revised, and adopted Special Project Fund plan of the city identify those improvements to be financed from the fund during the following year and (b) that beginning in 2020, the City Clerk shall annually submit, at the same time and as part of the annual operating budget, such proposed revenue allocations and budget transfers as may be necessary to finance these improvements, the cost of which shall be credited to the fund as provided by the Special Project Plan.

SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage by the governing body of the City of Allen and publication in the office City newspaper.

PASSED AND PROVED by the governing body of the City of Allen, Kansas this fourth day of May, 2020.

Charles Eastman Mayor ATTEST: Tammy Hopper City Clerk

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Chase County High School celebrated its seniors in a special new way this year.

On the evening of May 17, the 28 graduating se-

niors and their families (including some of their pets) drove around Chase County in a “promenade” fashion as a way to celebrate what would have been their commencement ceremony. The community watched from outside, in their homes and

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The formal commencement ceremony has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. July 19.

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THAT POP-UP RESTAURANT RETURNS TO STRONG CITY

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Chase County youth receive meals from That Pop-Up Restaurant in 2019.

By Linzi Garcia linzi@emporia.com

That Pop-Up Restaurant is returning to Strong City for the summer.

The meal program offers free meals for children under 18, as well as $5 meals for adults. Patrons may choose between a burrito, salad or rice bowl, as well as a fruit or a fruit smoothie. A variety of options for proteins and toppings are available.

This year, unlike previous years, That Pop-Up Restaurant is a non-congregate site, meaning there will not be a public seating area on-site, which will be located at the Strong City Depot, 204 Topeka St. “You can pick [up] your meal,

and you can leave, or we can even have it delivered if time and drivers are available,” Summer Food Service Program Coordinator Jen Ogleby said.

By not congregating, the Depot sees fewer people coming in and out, making it easier to sanitize and safer all around. Patrons will be greeted with one of the volunteers at the door or in their vehicle.

“As we continue to grow as an organization, more and more people are involved,” Founder and CEO Matt Shepherd said.

Two Americorps VISTA members joined That Pop-Up Restaurant to help support the restaurant. Dillon’s also supports That Pop-Up Restaurant and increased its support this year.

“We found that summer feeding

programs typically are underutilized. … In Kansas, between 7 and 9 percent were eligible-those kids who get free and reduced lunches during the school year.”

Shepherd attributes some of the underutilization to the lack of choice offered through other meal programs, so he wanted to provide opportunities for people to choose what they enjoy from a set of ingredients. That Pop-Up Restaurant saw about four times as much utilization as other summer meal programs in Kansas. One goal is to help combat poverty directly in the community.

Its success has those involved excited for a second go-around in Chase County. That Pop-Up Restaurant has been replicated in Columbia, Missouri. The program was created with and is sponsored

That Pop-Up Restaurant received the Kansans Can Best Practice Award from the Kansas State Department of Education for efforts to innovate summer food service programs.

by the Social Innovation Laboratory, whose mission is to innovate and share what is learned along the way with other individuals and organizations. Others have expressed interest in replicating the program, too.

Because of the new meal pickup structure and KSDE regulations, meals must be ordered ahead of time through a Google Form. Each week, a Google form will be posted on the Facebook page to fill out for the following week’s meals. The current form, which must be returned by June 1, is for the meal service dates of June 2, 3 and 4. The form must be completed on time prior to meal service.

People are also welcome to

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contact Ogleby via phone or email to order, if unable to fill out the Google Form independently. Volunteers and staff understand there will be some hiccups along the way and appreciate the community’s patience as this new method gets smoothed out.

“We don’t want access to technology to be a barrier,” Executive Director Will Rapp said.

Volunteers and staff will be wearing masks and gloves when working with food and interacting with patrons, and gloves will be changed often. Additionally, they will wash their hands every 35 minutes, or more frequently. Volunteer and staff temperatures will Please see Return, Page 2

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Ashlee Williams plays Taps during the Taps Across America event at the Chase County All Veterans Memorial.

By Linzi Garcia

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Following up last week’s article on the cancelation of the Chase County Memorial Day Celebration, Chase Countians did indeed celebrate in a nontraditional way this year.

On May 24, local veteran Marvin Adcock received word of the Taps Across America event,

during which, at 3 p.m. May 25, trumpeters across America played Taps as a way to memorialize all military personnel who have died in service.

The Chase County All Veterans Memorial Committee chose local trumpeter Ashlee Williams, 14, to play the signature tune.

“I enjoyed it, but it was pretty nerve-racking,” she said.

Williams has experience play-

ing with others for various veteran-related Chase County events, though this was the first time she performed on her own for an event.

“Our trumpeter did as good of a job as I heard this morning from the Arlington National Cemetery,” local veteran Charles Rayl said.

About 30 people attended the celebration. It began with a min-

ute of silence, followed by the 24-note song and safe socializing afterward.

“I think people wanted to get out from home today,” Rayl said.

“It was the best alternative we had.”

The committee does have the annual Flag Day Celebration scheduled for June 14 at the Chase County All Veterans Memorial.

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Chase County Commissioners met with Director of Public Health Candra Good and each county department head about the county’s continued plan to reopen.

The county is following the state’s Phase II reopening plan, with a few exceptions, and will continue to do so until it feels comfortable moving on to Phase III or the phase out.

Chase County will allow for gatherings of 25 people, as opposed to 15 people, and will only penalize those who disregard the safety restrictions with an infraction and a civil fine not to exceed $500, as opposed to the state’s penalization with a misdemeanor. The county’s Phase II plan will conclude June 8, and restrictions will be lifted thereafter unless a new resolution is proposed, as necessary. According to County Clerk Connie Pretzer, the county will move forward unless any new positive novel coronavirus cases in the county are confirmed. The county has experienced one positive case, so far.

Pretzer said Good held a more cautious perspective and did not fully agree with the resolution. The resolution specified the commission’s support and mindfulness of Good’s general authority “as it relates to quarantine of individuals who test positive for infectious disease and other powers as provided by applicable provisions of Kansas Statutes Annotated.” The commission motioned to approve the resolution, and the motion carried.

The courthouse will be open to the public, starting June 8. Each department is responsible for taking safety precautions with which they feel comfortable.

Other Business The commission approved an IT support contract with Advantage Computer, as the county moves forward with the implementation of fiber optic internet and phone through Ideatek.

The commission also approved the appropriation for Kansas Legal Services.

Senior Center Director Deb Haglund spoke with the commission about the CARES act and NCKAA in an executive session. No action was taken.

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WEDNESDAY Baked ham with pineapple, baked sweet potato, cauliflower au gratin, five cup salad, wheat roll THURSDAY Chicken and stuffing, casserole, marinated veg-

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As always, it seems we are waiting to hear if anything has changed...but as of now, we continue with...

Meals and only meals! We feel it is not fair to have just a few of you in, while everyone else is kept eating at home, so we are waiting till they open it up a little more. And again, we have a revised activity week... with no activities, but if that DOES change, we will be letting people know.

BUT AGAIN...as of right now, we continue to do only out meals and pickups, but have plenty if you would like a meal or two. All you have to do is call 273-8511 and you can either pick the meal up...or we can deliver it, if it is within our meal delivery areas. We also have FROZEN meals for those that can heat food on their own. These are fully cooked

meals that have been frozen. You simply thaw them out, put on a microwave plate and heat to temperature, or heat to temp in a conventional oven. These are very good and you can pick the ones you like the best. If you need help with groceries and we can work it into our schedule, we will do what we can to help there also. Get a list ready and give us a call. There is no guarantee what the store has in stock, but we will do our best. Again...we will all get through this and hopefully come out stronger and better. We miss seeing each of you, but want you to know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. We are sending virtual hugs your way.

And as always, we want to thank our many faithful volunteers, but REALLY DO NEED a few new ones.

If you have been thinking

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about volunteering at the center, it would be the PERFECT time to start. And if you aren’t one that likes to commit, we can also use a few that can just fill in when our regulars can’t be with us, so again if you have been thinking about being a volunteer, call us! Our volunteers usually come to the center by 10 a.m. and leave shortly after 1 p.m., AND we have a good time too! If interested, call the center at 273-8511 to visit about it.

We have great meals so why not call in your reservations by at LEAST 9:30 a.m. the day you plan to eat?

You can also call in earlier or even in the evenings, as we have an answering machine, and check it each morning. Please give us a call at 620-273-8511.

Again, stay healthy and we will hope this is all behind us soon!

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From 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p.m. on June 6 at the Millstream Resort in Cottonwood Falls, there will be a yard sale to benefit the Opera Workshop in the Flint Hills. The Java Girls from Chase County started meeting five years ago for coffee every Wednesday.

They are now a whirlwind of activity helping in the community anywhere

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Ogleby said Strong City has been generous and supportive. They have been flexible with allowing the restaurant to do what it needs to do for the summer, “so that the Chase County community can be served,” she said.

The restaurant has also worked closely with USD 284 as a way to get word out about the restaurant through the children to their families.

Ogleby said the community response has been positive and abundant, so far.

“They’ve already been behind us 100 percent, so I’m

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Mildred Bowers will celebrate her 100th birthday on June 7, 2020. To help celebrate, the family is re-

Church Phone: (620) 274-4383 Worship Service, 10 a.m.

Sunday School, 9 a.m.

Saffordville United Methodist Church Pastor Marilyn Christmore Church Phone: 279-4549 Home Phone: (620) 412-9455 email:christmorem@ gmail.com Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

Nursery available Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church (USA)

Church Phone: 273-6650 200 Maple Fellowship 10:00 a.m.

Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.

Flint Hills Community Church

Matfield Community Church

Church Phone: 620-273-6777 Sunday School, 10 a.m.

Morning Worship, 10:40 a.m.

Matthew Regier, Pastor 620-877-7091 Coffee and Visiting 10:15-10:30 a.m.

Sunday Service, 10:30 a.m.

Cottonwood Falls United Methodist Church

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church

Tim Woods, Pastor 620-388-2967 twoods@ greatplainsumc.org.

Worship Service, 11 a.m.

Elmdale United Methodist Church Tim Woods, Pastor 620-388-2967 twoods@ greatplainsumc.org.

Morning Worship, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School, 10:45 a.m.

Father Andrew Seiler Mass: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.; and Tuesday & Thursday, 12:15 p.m.

Strong City Grace Lutheran Church Elder Paul Jones 273-6208 Worship Service, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School, 10:20 a.m.

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they can. This year they are organizing a Yard Sale. The items will not be priced, but customers may express their appreciation by giving a donation to the Opera Workshop. Whatever the customer believes the worth of his new purchase may be, will transform into funds for tuition for the young singers, meals and accommodations, props, piano rent, piano tuning and transport, etc. Many

young artists have lost their church jobs, theater and concert performances, teaching positions, etc. due to the novel coronavirus.

This is a way to help them continue to learn and practice their craft.

Social distancing will be observed.

Opera Scenes will be presented at the Chase County High School in the newly renovated theater at 7:30 p.m. July 17 and 18.

sure with a little patience, we’ll get through any bumps we might hit,” she said. “I’m really expecting a good summer.”

Rapp is looking forward to sharing this experience and the knowledge gained through serving during a pandemic with others.

That Pop-Up Restaurant operates 5 - 7 p.m. Tuesdays

through Thursdays at The Strong City Depot.

Ogleby can be contacted at pop-up@socialinnovationlab.org or 620-412-3460 for assistance with ordering or for more information on volunteer opportunities. To learn more about That PopUp Restaurant, visit thatpopuprestaurant.com.

OBITUARIES

Dean A. Armstrong Marion, KS - Dean’s life began on February 22, 1935 in Jefferson, Ohio.

He was the son of Stephen K. and Viola L. (Engel) Armstrong. He was a 1953 graduate of Blume High School in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Dean also served his country in the United States Army.

Dean earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard University School of Business. Dean had been employed by General Motors in Anderson, IN as the plant manager before moving to El Dorado with his wife Marilyn and his family in 1978. Dean joined his second cousin Richard Teichgraber as owner of International Petroleum Services. After selling his share of International Petroleum Services, Dean purchased the Florence State Bank where he served as President and Owner.

Dean owned several Florence businesses including Inlow Foam, Marion Insurance Company, Florence Funeral Home and a restaurant. He married a second time to Kathryn Park in September of 1988 in Sierra Vista, AZ. Dean moved to Marion in 2003 and was an avid golfer at Marion Country Club, he was very involved in the Florence Chamber of Commerce and was a Phi Delta Theta brother at Purdue University. Dean was especially instrumental in helping to encourage and develop business in Marion County. He was a trusted advisor and friend to many in the region and around the world.

Dean’s greatest joy was his family which includes his wife, Kate of Marion; children, Ann (Tim) Heide of Austin, TX and Ellen (Mike) Egan of El Dorado; stepchildren, Rhonda (Eldon) Hett of Marion, Bret (Randi) O’Dell of Peabody and Brenda (William) Clouse of Smithville, MO; grandchildren, John Egan, Jaymie (Jesse) Adams, Ashton Heide and Olivia Heide; step-grandchildren, Jerod (Natalie) and Justin (Brea) Hett, and Shawna (Albert) Johnson, step-grandchildren, Megan (Joel) Thomas, Alysha (Alex) Haines, Kellan and Keaton Clouse; great grandchildren, Easton, Nina and Ian Hett, Lilly, Otis and Guss Hett, Caileigh and Carlynn Johnson, Rylee and Clayton Thomas, and Tessa and Rhett Haines; his sister, June (Dr. Jack Hoffman, M.D.) Hoffman of Phoenix, AZ and Wapakoneta, OH and nieces and nephews, Jayne Hoffman, Jeffrey Hoffman, John Hoffman, Jacalyn Hoffman, Jodi Hoffman, Jenifer Hoffman, Jason Hoffman, Eric Armstrong and Mark Armstrong.

Dean passed away on May 23, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Marion. He is preceded in death by his parents; sons, Neil A. and Jay Armstrong; brother, Neil Alden Armstrong; and niece, Karen Armstrong. In accordance with Dean’s wishes there will be no public services. Yazel-Megli Funeral Home, Marion is serving the family. Memorial contributions in Dean’s name may be directed to the St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation or the Florence American Legion. Please sign his online guestbook and leave a memory of Dean at www.ymzfh.com.

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The Way West

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Kansas Hay Market Report

LOST SUMMER

By “The Cowboy” Jim Gray 785-531-2058 kansascowboy@kans.com By “The Cowboy” Jim Gray

In the year 1868, the Union Pacific Railroad, Eastern Division had extended its ribbon of iron rail to the latest “end of track” town of Sheridan, Kansas, named for General Philp Sheridan.

The new railroad across Kansas meant that wagon trains bound for Santa Fe no longer had to begin travel at the Missouri River. Freighting operations set up warehouses at each end of track location beginning with Junction City in 1866. Each time the track moved west new warehouses were built and the trail to Santa Fe was that much shorter.

Business houses stayed open day and night. The warehouses were quite extensive, handling every kind of commodity for the western trade. It generally took all day to load the wagons.

Large trains of wagons might take several days. Once the loading was accomplished the wagon master had to buy all the provisions needed for his teamsters, confirm the condition of the mules and oxen, sign the bills of lading for each wagon, obtain an advance of money for incidental expenses, and make out drafts of merchandise to the merchants who owned the goods that he was transporting.

Commission houses such as Otero & Sellar employed two full sets of bookkeepers, salesmen, clerks and porters to keep things running smoothly. One shift worked all day and another shift throughout the night. The trails to Santa Fe and Denver City became well-beaten highways carrying continual traffic both to and fro.

Between the Santa Fe Trail along the Arkansas River on the south, and the California-Oregon Trail along the Platte River in the north, was Smoky Hill country

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and the range of the buffalo, elk, and antelope. The vast Smoky Hill prairies were the lifeblood of all native prairie bands. Foremost among them were the Cheyennes who ranged from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains to the rolling grasslands of central Kansas.

The old Cheyenne leaders tried to find a road to peace, but the likelihood of preserving the old ways was doubtful. The Dog Soldiers, a warrior society made up of Cheyennes, Arapahos, and Sioux, vowed to protect the traditions no matter the odds against them.

Like the calm before the storm, all was quiet as the winter of 1868 turned to the spring of 1869. When Dog Soldiers returned to the Smoky Hill Trail and the busy freighting business the calm was broken. One of the warriors, known to the Americans as “Headache,” later recounted that he was with a band associated with Tall Bull and White Horse.

At Sheridan, wagon trains were waiting on the prairie for their turn to load freight the morning of May 26, 1869. Herders for the trading firm of William A. Moore & Company were grazing two hundred sixty mules when at high noon fifteen warriors, including Headache, charged among them. In the few moments of excitement and confusion, the herders were able to capture the “Bell” mare and hold forty-three head of mules, but they lost two hundred fifteen of the mules to the Indians. The raiders had planned well as they raced onward to another nearby herd of mules owned

by Bradford Dailey. Another eighty-one mules and two horses were sent hurdling over the prairie.

Wagonmaster Robert Poisal knew the ways of the Cheyenne well. He was half Arapaho, the nephew

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of Chief Left Hand, and fluent in the Cheyenne language. For the past fifteen years he had made his living freighting goods across the frontier. Poisal organized and led a small group of men in pursuit.

The Indians were driving hard to the south toward the Arkansas River. The pace was too much for the horses in Poisal’s contingent. After a thirty-mile chase they had to give up, even though they could see the Indians on the horizon.

Poisal had only enough mules to deliver seven wagons to Fort Union, New Mexico. The remaining one hundred twenty-five tons of freight had to be carried by hired teamsters for transportation to Fort Union which required a thirty-day delay.

Poisal returned to the prairie in search of the lost mules.

No mention was made of Dailey’s arrangements after the loss of all but one of his mules.

Some of the mules were recaptured, not in the south, but far to the north when Major Carr destroyed Tall Bull’s camp at Summit Springs, Colorado. Carr’s men drove them from the battle site to Fort Sedgwick (near present-day Julesburg, Colorado). Poisal was obliged to travel to Fort Sedgwick to identify and claim sixty of the mules. One hundred fifty-five head were never recovered. Poisal finally returned to Fort Union on October 20, 1869, having spent his entire summer in search of mules that had vanished with the Dog Soldier raiders on The Way West.

The Cowboy,” Jim Gray is author of the book Desperate Seed: Ellsworth Kansas on the Violent Frontier, Ellsworth, KS Contact Kansas Cowboy, 220 21st RD Geneseo, KS Phone 785-5312058 or kansascowboy@ kans.com.

Ground alfalfa movement

1.00/point RFV, Supreme 185.00225.00, Premium 170.00-195.00, Good 150.00- 170.00. New crop dairy 1.00-1.05/pt. Stock Cow, none reported. Fair/good, grinding alfalfa, 100.00-110.00. Ground and delivered 120.00-130.00.

Grass hay: Bluestem, small squares 6.00-7.00/bale, mid to large squares 80.00- 90.00, large rounds 55.00-65.00. Brome, small squares none reported, large squares 90.00-100.00, large rounds 55.00-65.00; Sudan, large rounds 55.00- 65.00. Wheat Straw: small squares 5.00-6.00/bale delivered, large squares 70.00-80.00, large rounds 55.00-65.00. The week of 5/17-5/23, 778T of grinding alfalfa and 775T of dairy alfalfa was reported bought/sold.

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pellets: Sun cured 15 pct protein 190.00-200.00, 17 pct protein 195.00-210.00, Dehydrated 17 pct 300.00-310.00. Grass Hay: BlueUSDA-Kansas Dept. of Ag stem, none reported. Sudan: large rounds 55.00- 65.00. Wheat Straw: Market News none reported. The week of 5/175/23, 4,485 of grinding alfalfa and Ground/Grinding alfalfa 637.5T of dairy alfalfa was reportmovement: Southwest/South ed bought/sold.

Central NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHEAST Tonnage: 7,107/4,485 Last KANSAS week: 7,113/4,879 Last year: Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfal7,719/5,140 fa, ground/delivered, grass hay Hay market trade slow; desteady; movement slow. Alfalfa: mand light; Most of the activity horse, premium small squares is on previously contracted hay. none reported. Old crop dairy Reports are coming in that alfalfa hay is hitting the ground, but tonnages are lower due to OBITUARIES freeze damage, insects, and dry conditions.

Under the circumstances we currently find ourselves in, most producers are still trying to figure out where the new crop pricing should be. Hit and Strong City - David B. Wilson, 66, died May miss showers occurred across 25, 2020, at Ascension Via Christi, Manhattan. western Kansas and, although He was born July 24, 1953, in Strong City, to gratefully received, did not Everett and Ruth (Ellis) Wilson. He graduated provide much relief from the drought conditions. Rain confrom Chase County High School and earned tinues to fall, however, in the two years of college credits. David retired as a eastern half of the state making railroad engineer from BNSF. He was a member of Cottonwood haying and field work next to Falls United Methodist Church and former Lions Club President. impossible. According to the David was a die-hard University of Kansas fan, enjoyed watching U.S. Drought Monitor, Abnormal dryness (D0) decreased to the Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV, and would catch a couple of 25 pct, moderate drought (D1) Royals baseball games every summer. His most cherished held steady at 16 pct, severe pastime was spending time with his grandchildren and watching drought (D2) was steady at 9 them play ball. pct and extreme drought (D3) David married Rebecca “Becky” Petersen on June 22, 1974, was steady at 2.5 pct. If you have any extra hay to sell and/ in Kelso, WA. They shared 45 years of marriage. or need hay here in Kansas, use He is survived by: wife, Becky, of the home; sons, Matt the services of the Internet Hay Wilson of Lindsborg, Dustin Wilson and wife Amy of Larned, Exchange: www.hayexchange.

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CHASE COUNTY LEADER NEWS

MRS. THOMPSON (BUFFINGTON) RECALLS PRAIRIE FIRE OF 1889, SERIES #6

By Dawn Sisson

Chase County Historical Society

Chase County Leader News: “The time of year when prairie fires are beginning to light the night skies in the Flint Hills as farmers burn off pastures, preparatory for the coming grazing season, has brought to mind to many of the older settlers of the county, frightful prairie fires of the early days.

Probably the last of these dangerous fires was in the spring of 1889 when a fire early one April morning started south of the Cottonwood River on what used to be the Ed Holmes Ranch, and fanned by a north wind , swept over the south half of Chase County until the Butler County line was reached.

No one remembers this fire better than does Mrs. Nellie Thompson, clerk of the district court, who at the time was a young teacher and was holding school in the Forest Hill School House directly in the path of the fire.

Mrs. Thompson said that a few minutes before time for the morning recess she happened to glance out of the window and noticed the smoke rolling up in great billows from the north, and immediately she knew a wild prairie fire was about to swoop down upon them. She had 31 pupils in school all the way from five or six years of age to a boy who was sixteen. She hastily wrote on a piece of paper that a prairie fire was bearing down on them and instructed this boy to go to the door of the school building upon a signal from her and lock the door and then stand guard to keep any of the frightened children from running from the building. She dropped this note upon the boy’s desk as she passed down the aisle.

Then she picked up a story book from which she occasionally read to the children and told them that she would read them a little while before dismissing for the recess hour. She had on-

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ly a few minutes to read before the sky grew dark and the rear of the approaching fire could be heard above her voice. The children at once became frightened, some crying and others begging to go to their homes for most of them realized what was coming.

The sixteen year old boy who was Charley Grimwood, passed quickly to the door and turned the key and with his back to it refused to let any of the children out. In a moment the rolling waves of fire and smoke struck the building with a sound like thunder and the school was almost total darkness. The children, with the exception of the boy who was guarding the door and a few of the older ones, were panic stricken and were running about the building, crying and screaming and trying to escape, believing they would be burned to death.

Mrs. Thompson was here and there, trying to prevent them from climbing through the windows and helping the Grimwood boy keep guard at the door, for she realized that certain death awaited every child who escaped from the building at the time.

Although it was only a very few moments from the time the fire struck the building until the darkness began to lift and the roar die away, yet it seemed hours to the

young teacher and her little flock of children. As soon as the fire was past she told the Grimwood boy to go outside and see if it was safe for them to come out as she feared the school building might be afire, and in that event their only safety lay in leaving the building. He was gone but a moment and returned, Mrs. Thompson opening the door to let him in when he pounded upon it. He said that the building was not on fire and that it was safe for the children to go out. Mrs. Thompson kept the children in the building for some time, but asked the Grimwood boy to remain outside and watch the building closely in order to ascertain in case it might yet catch fire.

Later she dismissed school for the day as both teacher and pupils were so unstrung and nervous from the experience they had passed through as to be unable to continue in school.

The children, although most of them were small, realized the dangers of a prairie fire and were frantic to get to their homes to see if the fire had burned them or injured their families.”

(Mrs. Thompson was not married at this time. She was Miss Nellie Buffington.

She was a teacher for about 10 years. She recalled that several of the families lost their homes in the fire but no lives were lost.)

1910, March 18, Chase County Leader: “There have been a number of serious prairie fires in this vicinity this week, the one over south doing the greatest damage. It raged for several days. Sunday, it burned the Kibby School house and Tuesday the people were alarmed by the report that it was beyond control. A crowd of men with teams and wagons went at one, and reached there just in time to save the buildings on C. Crouch’s place.

All of his hay and a good deal of fence was burned.

Harry Gilbert was also a heavy loser, taking all of his hay and a large amount of shocked corn.”

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GROUP SEEKS HELP WITH HISTORIC GRADE SCHOOL RENOVATION Special to the Leader-News

The Cottonwood Falls Grade School has created memories for generations of students and educators since 1903. A local group is working to preserve those memories and develop this historic building into a space for future generations.

“Restoration of our iconic old school is a community project,” said Lee Anne Coester of Cottonwood Falls. “Early planning meetings have demonstrated enormous support for this project and inspired confidence that, together, Chase Countians will create a new community resource with this beautiful old building.”

Homestead Affordable Housing has owned the Cottonwood Falls Grade School since the last students came through in 2010. This group recently made the decision to sell the property, which includes the 117-year-old school, gymnasium, and 7+ acres of grounds.

The decision to sell the school has catapulted a group of Chase County citizens into action. An open house and several commu-

nity meetings demonstrated this community’s collective passion for repurposing the buildings and grounds.

The Chase County ‘Old School’ Development District has been formed, with nonprofit 501c3 status forthcoming. Founding Board members are Lee Anne Coester, chairperson, Chris Carathers, vice-chairperson, Sue Alexander, secretary, Kelly Johnson, treasurer, and Wade Coester, Alison Johnson, Mike Schmidt, Amanda Collins, Elena Lincoln, Justin Garr, and Gwen Runde. Christy Davis and Jenn Laird serve as advisory volunteers.

To date, the volunteer Board has covered all expenses, including a $5,000 down payment on the purchase of the school. They have partnered with the Emporia Community Foundation to benefit from the broad range of grant opportunities available through ECF. The Board must raise the $60,000 purchase price balance, and initial startup funds, by August 1, 2020.

The Board invites the community to join them in support of this project

with a tax-deductible contribution. Donations may be sent to Citizens State Bank, 235 Broadway, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845, payable to the Chase County Old School Development District. Or, donations may be sent payable to the Emporia Community Foundation, 527 Commercial, Ste. B, Emporia, KS 66801, with CCOSDD in the memo.

Those interested in donating personal property may call the Emporia Community Foundation at (620) 3429304 for details.

Contact Lee Anne Coester at (620) 340-9634 or oldschooldevelopmentdistrict@gmail.com for more information. “Like” the Chase County Old School Development District on Facebook.

The Chase County ‘Old School’ Development District is saving history and creating opportunities through a mission to save the built history of the old school and maintain neighborhood integrity by cultivating community engagement, developing opportunities, and ensuring fiscal sustainability.

NEWS FROM THE TWIN CITIES

By Gayle Ingalls

“Families are like pieces of art--you can make them from almost anything, any kind of material. Sometimes they look like you and sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they come from your DNA and sometimes they don’t.

The only ingredient you need to make a family is unconditional love.” ~ Mitch Albom, Author I’m really having a hard time, thinking about missing the Flint Hills Rodeo. I just turned 65 and I’ve enjoyed the hoopla for as long as I can remember. I’m sure I didn’t go to every performance, but probably saw most of the parades and I know that I didn’t get to go to the dances when they were in downtown Cottonwood Falls or Ken’s Place.

My mom wouldn’t let me, but I always get a sense of excitement when the Rodeo flags go up, the stock comes in, the concession stands move in and the residents of the

twin cities spiff up their yards and all for the big weekend.

I guess I will be extra ready next year when the Show Goes On! Thanks to all who keep the cemeteries so well kept. I visited several over the weekend and they were beautiful with the fresh mowed grass and beautiful flowers decorating the graves of loved ones. The holiday fell at a good time to even have many beautiful peonies on display. Thank you to all the veterans who fought the fight for our freedom.

There are still so many questions about the Coronvirus. It’s hard to know what to do exactly. I’ve been wearing a mask when I go out to stores, which isn’t too often, but then you see some people not, so I hope that everyone is safe. I did see where Chase County has another person test positive. I wish them complete healing. I feel for the businesses that are suffering and people who have been laid off from their jobs. I

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pray that things will soon turn around for the better. I really think that prayers is the answer. It won’t hurt anything, anyways.

On Tuesday evening, the kids, grandkids and I had a pizza and cookie supper at the farm in honor of Gerald’s 2nd anniversary of getting his Angel wings. It is a tough day, but sure helps to spend time with loved ones. Mike and Jordan, Janae and Wade Ingalls and Jared and Katie, Carter and Max Mann and I had a great visit. The grandkids blew bubbles up to heaven for their Papa. We also talked to the Walker family that evening. Thanks for all the support that we have received. You all make things a lot easier to get through.

Tuesday, Katie, Carter and Max Mann and I drove to Emporia and had lunch and then went to watch the flyover and parade of First Responders travel on 12th Avenue. It was a beautiful and thrilling site.

Thank you to all who are on the front line supporting and providing care for the rest of us.

We met Gerald and Diane Sanders there too. We were especially proud to see my nephew, Greg Davis in the procession.

I hope everyone is keeping safe and having a good week.

Please keep Dave Wilson and his family in your prayers. He is a patient in the Manhattan hospital with illness.

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MCMILLIAN, WASSON, FIFE AND BOLINGER CHOSEN FOR 35TH ANNUAL KANSAS 8 MAN ALL STAR GAME The 35th Annual Kansas 8 Man All Star Football games scheduled for Saturday, June 13 have been cancelled. Madison’s Head Football Coach Alex McMillian and three Madison players; Nasun Wasson, Colton Fife and Sebastian Bolinger; were selected for the Division I East Team.

Nasun Wasson is a 2020 graduate of Madison High School.

Football statistics and accomplishments include: 2017: 2d Team Grasslands Defensive Back, 2nd Team All LCL Flex Player, 2nd Team All LCL Defensive Back, HM District #1 Tight End/Wide Receiver; 2018: Sports i Kansas Top 100 Non-Senior HM All State Topeka Capital Journal RB, 1st Team Grasslands Runningback, 1st Team District #3 Runningback, 1st Team District #3 Defensive Back, 2nd Team All LCL Defensive Back, 1st Team All LCL Runningback; 2019: HM Sports i Kansas Senior Top 100 Team, HM All State TCJ Back, HM All State Wichita Eagle Runningback, 1st Team ALL LCL Flex Player, 2nd Team All LCL Defensive Back, 1st Team Grasslands Runningback, 1st Team District #3 Defensive Back.

Nasun enjoys hunting, fishing, helping is uncle and driving his truck around.

He was an honor student in high

One employee at Eureka Nursing Center and one at GWCH test positive

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school.

Nasun’s parents are Jeremy and Cari Young and he plans to obtain an associates degree at Flint Hills Technical College.

Colton Fife is also a 2020 graduate of Madison High School.

Football statistics and accomplishments include: HM sports in KS Senior Top 100 team, HM All State TCJ back, HM All State Wichita Eagle defensive back, 1st Team unanimous All LCL defensive back, 1st Team unanimous All LCL running back, 1st Team unanimous all

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Madison Seniors Sebastian Bolinger, Colton Fife, Nasun Wassun and Head Football Coach Alex McMillian were selected to participate in the Kansas Eight-Man All-Star game this year. The game was ultimately cancelled due to COVID concerns.

LCL returner, 1st Team Grasslands defensive back, 1st Team Grasslands returner, 1st Team unanimous district #3 running back, 1st Team district #3 returner, 2nd team district #3 defensive back.

Colton had 106 running attempts, 885 rushing yards, 8.3

cards per carry, 12 catches for 179 yards, 26 total TD’s, 70.5 total tackles, 48 solo tackles, 45 assisted tackles, 8 pass deflections, 1 fumble recovery, 1 interceptions and 1 forced fumble.

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GWCH IN GOOD FINANCIAL SHAPE AFTER SIX YEARS OF STRUGGLES

By Tammy Seimears

Tammy@madisonkansas.com

Greenwood County Hospital has had their share of financial woes, but for the first time in six years, past due accounts owed are paid completely off.

CEO Sandra Dickerson told the board Thursday evening, as a result of stimulus COVID funds the hospital was able to pay the past due accounts payables in full. The hospital has been fighting what seemed to be an uphill battle since 2015 when they were plunged into debt from a software vendor issue. The software they used to bill insurance and patients was no longer supported and the replacement software was plagued with problems, leaving them unable to maintain a steady revenue stream for months. They were never able to recover from that period, with past due payables ranging from as high as $1.2 million at one point

TEXAS MAN KILLED IN ATV ACCIDENT NORTH OF HAMILTON A Texas man died in an ATV accident just before midnight Sunday night when he hit a guy wire for a power pole Greenwood County Sheriff Heath Samuels reported Eric Werner, 50, failed to maneuver the intersection at W50 and 300th Roads, struck the guy wire and was thrown from the 4-wheeler as it rolled into the ditch.

Werner’s wife began CPR, which was continued by responding sheriff’s deputies and EMS. Madison Rescue also responded. Werner was transported to Newman Regional Hospital in Emporia, where he was pronounced deceased. The determining factors of the accident are still under investigation.

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to hovering just above $800,000 over the last year.

Since Dickerson came on board just under three years ago, she has made some tough decisions involving hiring and raise freezes and cutting the hospital’s match on retirement plans.

The hospital has been inching towards the surface, but progress has been slow. Last year a county-wide half-percent sales tax went into effect, with the revenue going to the hospital to pay accounts payable over a three year period. Even that was proving difficult to catch up, as interest and late fees continued to mount. Recent efforts were put into attempting to obtain a consolidation loan to pay the past-due accounts off, stop the interest and have one current loan payment instead of many smaller accounts.

As rough as COVID-19 has been, with changing the way of life as we know it, there is a silver

lining with federal stimulus funds as part of the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act. In April, the hospital received $1,369,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to be used for payroll expenses. Dickerson said with the PPP funds covering payroll, they were able to apply money they would have normally used for that expense and apply it to paying off the past due accounts.

Several other grants have been awarded to the hospital throughout the COVID pandemic, including a $100,000 CAH hospital grant from the State of Kansas, a $400,000 stimulus payment and an additional $3.3 million dollar federal stimulus grant for rural health care distribution to offset revenue losses related to COVID-19 and to prepare for future response to the virus. Another almost $100,000 grant was received for the two outpatient clinics, Eureka and Howard.

The Eureka Foundation donated $2,500 to be used where needed.

Now that the hospital does not owe any past accounts, they are exploring ways to use the stimulus money for future response to the pandemic. Dickerson said they have replaced two aging ventilators with brand new units and they are looking at using some of the funds to retrofit hospital rooms to make them negative airflow to better contain possible isolation patients. They currently have two negative air-flow rooms but would like to have more. As projects are identified, requests will be brought to the board for approval.

Board President Cindy Pelky is encouraged by the hospital’s financial situation. “We have worked really hard over the last couple years to pay this down,” she said. “This new influx of cash related to COVID has been a real boon for us and it should bode well for the hospital.”

GREENWOOD COUNTY TO FOLLOW GOVERNOR’S PLAN

By Tammy Seimears

Tammy@madisonkansas.com

After Kansas Governor Laura Kelly turned over control of COVID reopening plans to local counties, Greenwood County commissioners have chosen to follow the state’s modified plan of Phase 2 through June 8, by a 3-1 decision. After that date, commissioners plan to remove all restrictions and open the county fully up, provided there are no major outbreaks of positive cases between now and then.

Commissioners Roy Ballard, Ben Fox and Chuck Spradlin voted in favor of the local plan, with Commissioner Paul Hodge voting no (Commissioner Joe Morgan was not present at the special meeting Tuesday).

Hodge expressed his desire to fully open the county immediately, with no restrictions. Fox asked County Counselor Paul Dean about the risk of the county being sued if they opened up too soon and there were damages from a positive case.

Dean said since there is no prior precedent for pandemic litigation it would be total speculation at this point, however he felt there was no greater liability one way or another at this time.

Greenwood County Public Health Officer Vickie Lindsey-Ross was concerned if the county opened up immediately with no rules, people may disregard the severity of the situation and stop using precautionary measures. She noted the two week period after the Memorial Day weekend will be crucial in determining the affects of people gathering in groups, with increased exposure risks. Lindsey-Ross said she had spoken with some doctors who felt this area had possibly already had COVID-19 move through as early as last fall and that may be the reason Greenwood County has not been hit as hard as some other counties.

Lindsey-Ross added the three prior positive cases earlier this year all contracted the virus from out of county sources. The Greenwood

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County Health Department has tracked 160 tests in the county as of Tuesday.

Editor’s note: After Tuesday’s special meeting, the next day six new positive cases of COVID-19 were identified in Greenwood County, one being a staff member at the Eureka Nursing Center and another a staff member at the Greenwood County Hospital (see related story).

Spradlin pointed out the nation as a whole is not moving quickly to reopening with no restrictions and he would be in favor of following the state’s plan of modified Phase 2 until its projected date of June 8 before opening with no restrictions.

Ballard added his thoughts. “In our county, most of the businesses are doing something. Common sense has to play into this. It’s not our job to make sure you put a mask on,” he said. He added he felt nothing had changed in Greenwood Please see County, Page 4

After having no Covid-19 cases in several weeks, Greenwood County Public Health Officer Vickie Lindsey-Ross confirmed seven new positive cases this week. They are confirmed to be related to other positive cases in the county.

Six positives were identified on Wednesday. Lindsey-Ross issued a release Thursday correcting one case to be from another county, as that person had recently moved.

However a seventh positive case was confirmed Thursday, bringing the total to seven this week, with one attributed to another county.

This makes an accumulative total of nine positive COVID cases for Greenwood County.

The Eureka Nursing Center issued a release Wednesday stating they received notification an employee at the facility tested positive for COVID-19. They stated the employee last worked at the facility Saturday, May 23, and their wellness check that day showed no signs or symptoms. The employee developed symptoms while off work and was tested later by a community health care provider and the result came back positive for COVID-19. The employee remains off work and is self-isolating at home.

In accordance with their pandemic guidelines they placed all residents on in-room quarantine.

Staff will upgrade surgical masks to N95 masks while in the building and continue to wear gloves when in resident rooms. All residents have been receiving daily wellness checks since March 13 and are now being checked every four hours during waking hours for symptoms. As of Wednesday wellness checks on all residents and employees at the community were symptom-free.

The nursing home administrator contacted local and state health departments to report the positive test result. Greenwood County Health Department began coordinating testing for all residents and employees Wednesday with plans to complete the testing

by Friday. Results were expected within 48 hours.

“We are doing everything we can to ensure we stop the spread of this within our facility. Our staff and residents are following the recommended preventative actions,” said Patricia Cokingtin, Senior Vice President of Americare. “As of March 13, we restricted visitors from entering our facility, and canceled all group activities until the virus has been eradicated.”

All residents, employees and resident family members have been informed and will be kept up to date.

Thursday, a release was issued from the Greenwood County Hospital concerning one of their staff members testing positive for COVID-19. The individual was tested May 27, 2020.

The individual had worked within 48 hours of being tested Please see Cases, Page 4

PRAYER OF THE WEEK In a world divided in so many ways, Father, we need to experience the outpouring of Your Spirit in a new and powerful way that we might become more like Jesus in all that we do and say. We seek it in His Name.

Amen

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TELL IT LIKE IT IS Yesterday I had a doctor’s appointment and on the way home I remembered an incident that occurred several years ago. I had an appointment for my annual physical and at that time my son worked at the hospital lab. He would draw my blood and work it at the lab and I would take it to the doctor with me. Times have changed and this is no longer possible. Now I have always gotten along quite well with the nurses and hospital staff through the years and on this particular day it was no different. I walked into the waiting room to check in for my physical and the lady at the desk was a fun loving person and I was always giving her a bad time. She looked up my appointment and stated that it was time for my annual physical and I would get my lab done afterwards. I told her that I already had my lab done, and that I had it with me. She said no, you can’t get your lab done until you have seen the doctor. I told her that I had the lab report right here in my hand. She said how did you get your lab done first, this was my big chance to pull one on her. I said I just get it off of the internet. I had a straight face and she had a puzzled look on her face and said what are you a talking about, I never heard of such a thing. I held the paper up and said I have it right here.

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Special to The Madison News

Earl M. Murphy She wanted to know how this was even possible. I told her it was a new app on the computer and you can just bring the app up, fill it out and print it off and here it is as I held the paper up. Up until now I had maintained a very convincing, straight face and had her wondering how this was even possible.

When she asks me how I handled a urinalysis I had an answer for her but I couldn’t hold it together any longer.

I exploded in laughter and at that point she knew she had been had. The waiting room was full of people and they probably thought we had lost our minds as we both were laughing so hard it seemed like anything but a doctor’s waiting room.

To tell it like it is, I have searched the internet for several years, thinking that they might just come up with such an app, but to no avail, it still doesn’t exist.

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Another Memorial Day has come and gone. I hope you all took time to remember those who have gone before us. While visiting many graves I always take time to visit my Great Grandparents John & Sara Norton’s grave at Number 8. They came here from New York and in 1857 were the first to settle on the Norton Farm east of Madison. You talk about strong, hard working, and adventurous people. They also had a strong faith in God. To come

to unknown territory and just decide this is where we are going to settle and raise our family. He then volunteered and served during the Civil War. Those kind of people are the kind of people who built this great country.

We went to Number 8 Cemetery and Blakely Cemetery and they sure looked pretty. A lady came up to me while we were at the cemetery and told me that we should be so proud of how nice our cemeteries look. Thanks for all your hard work, Bob Cox and son, and Bill Cox for keeping them so nice.

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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO HOLD DRIVE-IN WORSHIP SERVICE The First Christian Church of Madison will hold a “Drive-In Worship Service” Sunday morning, May 31, 10:00 am at the Madison High School parking lot, weather permitting.

All are welcome. Attendees may sit in their cars and get the service on their car radio or bring a lawn chair,

being mindful of physically distancing for health reasons. Attendees are asked to bring something suitable for their own communion elements. As in the past few weeks, the service will also be on Facebook Live. More information about Sunday’s service may be found on the church’s Facebook page.

ARRESTS THIS WEEK On May 18, 2020 Ralph Steely was arrested at City Court for Bond Revocation.

Ralph is currently in the Greenwood County Jail with no bond.

On May 21, Steely Beeson 2020 Matthew Beeson was arrested for Driving Under the Influence, Transporting an Open Container and Driving While Suspended. Matthew posted bond and was released.

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LEGALS First published in The Madison News May 28, 2020 RESOLUTION 20-10 WHEREAS the Greenwood County Commission is pursuant to K.S.A. 65-201 designated as the Local Health Board for the County; and WHEREAS it is the Commission’s duty and obligation to protect the public health and welfare; and WHEREAS President Donald Trump, Governor Laura Kelly, CDC, KDHE and the Local Health Officer have strongly recommended closure of most public gathering places and to implement social distancing to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

WHEREAS social distancing is an important component to stem pandemics and its effectiveness primarily occurs prior to widespread infection within the community.

WHEREAS Greenwood County’s population has a significant percentage of at risk individuals due to the population’s age.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Greenwood County Commissioners in consultation with Greenwood County Health Officer, and at the recommendation of President Donald Trump, the Governor, CDC and KDHE hereby adopt Governor Laura Kelly’s Ad Astra Plan which shall commence at midnight of May 27, 2020, and end at midnight on June 8, 2020.

Phase 2 shall have the following meanings: • Mass gatherings of more than 15 individuals will be prohibited; • All business and activities slated to open during Phase 2 will be allowed, with the exception of bars, night clubs and swimming pools; • Businesses and activities that will be allowed to open in Phase 2 include: • Recreational organized sports facilities, tournaments and practices will be allowed to begin on Friday, May 22, 2020, and must adhere to social distancing requirements and follow Parks and Recs guidelines, which can be found on covid.ks.gov; • Community Centers will be allowed to open, except for indoor and outdoor swimming pools; • Outdoor leisure spaces such as arcades, trampoline parks, theaters, museums and bowling alleys will be allowed to open on May 22, 2020; • In-person group exercise classes will be allowed to begin with groups of no more than 15 at a time. Locker rooms remain closed except for restroom facilities; • Everything opened in Phase 1 and Phase 1.5 remains open pursuant to the restrictions outlined in Executive Order 20-34.

No one is permitted to travel to Greenwood County to quarantine that is not a resident of Greenwood County.

That anyone showing signs of illness should self-quarantine and not report to work for 14 days from the commencement of the self-quarantine (COVID-19). That the public is encouraged to do their business with the courthouse through the following methods: courthouse dropbox, via mail, online transactions, facsimile and by telephone.

County departments may be contacted as follows: Appraiser 620-583-8131 County Attorney 620-583-8171 County Clerk 620-583-8121 District Coroner 316-320-9900 District Court 620-583-8153 Register of Deeds 620-583-8162 Sheriff 620-583-5568 Treasurer 620-583-8146 The facsimile telephone number will be provided upon request.

The Commission again reminds and further recommends to all citizens to implement the policy of social distancing, to avoid unnecessary travel, handshaking, and attempt to do as much business and interaction as is necessary virtually or by teleconference in an effort to slow the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

A violation of this Resolution will be a Class C Misdemeanor.

THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GREENWOOD COUNTY, KANSAS s/_Paul Hodge, Chairman s/_Ben Fox, Member s/_Roy Ballard, Member s/_Robert Joe Morgan, Member s/_Chuck Spradlin, Member Paul E. Dean, County Counselor <SEAL> ATTEST: s/_Kathy Robison, County Clerk

First published in The Madison News May 28, 2020 RESOLUTION 20-09 RESOLUTION REGARDING DESIGNATING A CERTAIN SECTION OF ROAD AS TOWNSHIP ROAD TO BE MAINTAINED BY SALT SPRINGS TOWNSHIP WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Greenwood County, has accepted the maintenance of Sunflower Hill Road, and two other spur roads that extend south and west of Badger Creek Road and 45th Street that are located in Greenwood County, State of Kansas. That said roads all lie in Section 26, Township 27S, Range 12E; and WHEREAS, the Greenwood County Commission is vested with the authority to determine which roads should be designated as county roads or should be designated as township pursuant to K.S.A. 68-506; and WHEREAS, the above described roads fit best due to its nature of being for local use primarily in that it does not connect regions of the county but provides access to dwellings around Fall River Lake, as a township road maintained by the Salt Springs Township.

BE IT THEREFORE, RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GREENWOOD COUNTY, KANSAS: That the above described road be and is hereby designated as a township road maintained by Salt Springs township.

Further, the Salt Springs township shall follow the below maintenance restrictions pursuant to the Agreement with the Secretary of the Army filed in Book 2020, Page 493, in the Greenwood County Register of Deeds.

1. That the grantee shall not remove, cut, or trim trees or shrubs more than 10 feet tall or having a diameter of 2 inches or more at 4 feet above ground level without approval of the said officer. Further, the grantee will take precautions to prevent unnecessary damage to, or defacement of, trees or shrubs. In the event that any trees or shrubs are removed without approval, or the said officer determines that trees or shrubs have been damaged or defaced as a result of negligence on the part of the grantee, the grantee may be required to replace all such trees or shrubs so removed, damaged, or defaced, or at the discretion of the said officer, the grantee may be required to reimburse the Government the cost of such replacement.

2. All items having apparent historical or archaeological interest which are discovered in the course of any activities of the grantee shall be carefully preserved. The grantee shall leave any archaeological find undisturbed and shall report the find immediately to the said officer.

3. That the township will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 St. 241) and Department of Defense Directive 5500.11 issued pursuant thereto and published in Part 300 of Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations.

4. That the United States does by these presents retain the perpetual power, privilege, and easement occasionally to overflow, flood, and submerge the land herein described; that no structures shall be constructed or maintained on the land except as may be approved in writing by the representative of the United States in charge of the project, provided further that any use of the land shall be subject to Federal and State laws with respect to pollution.

5. That the township shall not obstruct public use of the easement area.

That the County Clerk cause a certified copy of this resolution to be filed and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Greenwood County, Kansas.

That this resolution shall take effect and be in force effective upon the formal resolution of the Board of Greenwood County Commission.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED, at this regular meeting on the 18th day of May, 2020.

THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GREENWOOD COUNTY, KANSAS s/_Paul Hodge, Chairman s/_Ben Fox, Member s/_Roy Ballard, Member s/_Robert Joe Morgan, Member s/_Chuck Spradlin, Member s/_Paul E. Dean, County Counselor <Seal> ATTEST: s/_Kathy Robison

First published in The Madison News May 21, 2020 Notice The Greenwood County Planning and Zoning will be having a public hearing on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., in the Commissioner’s Room at the Courthouse.

This hearing is in regards to the construction of a 195’ monopole communications tower within a 100’ x 100’ parcel on property located at 2987 10th street, Fall River, Ks. Legal description of property: The Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter (NE/4 SE/4) of Section (9), Township Twenty-eight (28) South, Range Thirteen (13), lying north of the public Road, Greenwood County, Kansas.

Anyone attending this meeting will need to enter the Courthouse on the northeast side of the building.

May 21 & 28, 2020

First published in The Madison News May 28, 2020 Public Hearing Notice The City of Madison will hold a public hearing on June 4th, 2020 at 7:00pm in the Madison City Hall located at 225 W. Main Street Madison, KS 66860, for the purpose of considering an application to be submitted to the Kansas Department of Commerce for Small Cities Community Development Block Grant funds under the CDBG-CV category. A specific project to be discussed is funds for Micro-Grant Funds and Economic Development Funds to help local businesses that have been affected by COVID-19 virus with funding to retain jobs for low-to-moderate income people. Business where over 51% of employees meet low to moderate income guidelines with 1-50 employees. The estimated project cost is $150,000.00 with the grant request for $150,000.00. Other project proposals introduced at the public hearing will be considered.

Oral and written comments will be recorded and become a part of the City of Madison CDBG Citizen Participation Plan. Reasonable accommodations will be made available to persons with disabilities.

Requests should be submitted to City of Madison City Clerk Victoria Stewart (620-437-2556) by Friday May 29th, 2020.

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COME, HOLY SPIRIT, WE NEED YOU Sometimes it’s hard to keep the lid on things. The truth of that has become clear to us, most recently, in the Coronavirus pandemic.

Much as we want it to end, and this ‘social distancing’ be a thing of the past, and masks and sanitizers be set aside, new cases ‘jump up’, further disturbing our lives.

We just can’t keep a lid on it.

We experienced that reality in the past. Perhaps there was something you wanted to keep to yourself.

But somebody overheard … or saw … or deduced … And before you knew it, it was out in the open and everybody knew. It’s hard to keep the lid on!

We hear about it in government. Information that is considered secret and needs to be kept secure is sometimes ‘leaked’. It’s hard to keep the lid on.

So it was for the early-day church in the earliest years of Christianity when believers were trying to determine and

define their identity. Peter, the disciple turned apostle in the aftermath of Jesus’ death and resurrection was in Joppa, having a ‘vision’. Meanwhile, nearly 40 miles away, in Caesarea by the sea, a man named Cornelius, a Gentile rather than a Jew, was having a ‘vision’ of his own. Instructed to send to Joppa for a man named Peter (of whom Cornelius had never heard – God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform!), he assigned trusted aides to the task. They found Peter who was “perplexed” by the vision he had had but, as they compared notes, it seemed some unseen Hand was at work here. (He was!) So Peter accompanied them back to Caesarea where he met Cornelius, and uttered one of the greatest statements of our New Testaments: “Truly I perceived that God shows no partiality, but in every nation any one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him” (Acts

10:34-35). As Peter shared the good news of Jesus Christ with these Gentiles, they were filled with the Holy Spirit.

Bam! Talk about blowing the lid off! This broke every rule in the book!

You see, in spite of the fact (testimony of scripture!) that “… God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16; emphasis added), the church was quite exclusive

in that day. All adherents were Jews, by birth, who had seen the “Light”, so to speak.

Even so, they couldn’t imagine the ‘Door’ being opened even a crack for those dreaded Gentiles. (That’s us!) So Peter was called to Jerusalem to give an account to the leaders of the Church. Much as some may have wanted to, it was too late to clamp the lid down. The Spirit had come as promised. (You can read all about this in Acts 10 & 11.)

Sometimes the Church

seems rather exclusive in this latter day. We hear comments like “I’m not sure we want those kinds of people …” or “they’re too liberal (or conservative) …” Too often we’re more adept at erecting walls than we are at building bridges, overlooking the fact that all are created in the image of God, and that He loves them, each one (and us!), more than we can imagine.

We forget (or deny!) that all believers are part of the body of Christ. But when the Holy Spirit falls upon us – when

He really indwells us and enables us to see things from the Father’s perspective — the lid is not only blown off, it’s blown away.

Pentecost is this Sunday.

May we once again have a vivid recognition of the Spirit of God dwelling within us!

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CASES From PAGE 1 and had been screened and received a temperature check upon arrival to work.

The employee exhibited no signs of illness while working.

The employee was not in contact with any patients during the work shift and all individuals with whom the employee had significant contact with have been notified and are taking additional safety steps. Significant contact is defined as being closer than six feet for longer than ten minutes without facial masks for both individuals. The employee who tested positive is recovering at home.

“I wish our employee a quick and full recovery,” said CEO Sandra Dickerson. “The swift action

COUNTY From PAGE 1 County since January but he agreed to hold off on letting it go completely because of the holiday. “This will be a great test,” he said.

Earlier Tuesday morning, commissioners held their regular weekly meeting, with all commissioners present.

Hodge expressed frustration with the slow FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) response to a closed bridge on 100th Street, known as the Hazel Russel bridge. The bridge was closed due to a collapse of the west wing wall in an October 2018 flooding event.

Hodge has received several complaints from local residents and wanted to make it clear that it was not commissioners holding the bridge replacement up. He called Senator Pat Roberts about the situation, but has not seen any results yet. Hodge recommended moving forward at the county’s cost to replace the bridge at this time. Spradlin cautioned FEMA reimbursement requires approval before proceeding or the cost may be deemed the county’s responsibility.

This bridge replacement is estimated at over $800,000.

Emergency Manager Levi Vinson said the FEMA reimbursement process historically takes a considerable amount of time, however COVID related issues have pushed that time frame back even farther. Vinson said the Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM) has assured the county they are still working on local disaster events prior to COVID. “But the truth is they’re very short handed,” said Vinson. He added a new FEMA engineer is scheduled to inspect the bridge, which should help speed up the process.

In other business, County Clerk Kathy Robison reported the application process has begun for obtaining CDBG-CV economic development grant funding for busi-

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on the part of the staff at Greenwood County Hospital and the Greenwood County Health Department to contact trace and quarantine individuals at risk is to be commended.

Their efforts will help to keep hospital staff and the public safe. We will continue to monitor staff and patients for symptoms to maintain the health and safety of those working and coming to Greenwood County Hospital.”

Greenwood County Hospital has taken significant steps to protect patients and staff throughout the hospital. These include: • Adjusting outpatient services while promoting social distancing including telephone check-ins • Restricting visitors from Greenwood County Hospital; • Conducting health screenings of all individu-

nesses in the county sustaining COVID related damages.

The county has applied for a total of $300,000 for businesses and $100,000 for food pantries in the county. The cities of Madison and Eureka are applying separately for businesses located inside their municipalities. Robison reported SCKEDD (South Central Kansas Economic Development District) will administer the grant application for $1,750.

The goal of the CDBG-CV (Community Development Block Grant-COVID) program is to provide funds on a first come first served basis for for-profit businesses, for retaining jobs for low to moderate-income people.

CDBG-CV grants can be used to pay for expenses such as working capital of wages, utilities, rent, etc and for the purchase of 60 days’ worth of inventory needed to reopen (60 days will begin on the day the business is allowed to reopen). Individual businesses may receive up to $25,000 to $35,000 depending on the number of employees.

Interested businesses in the county need to contact the county clerk’s office, while businesses in Madison or Eureka need to contact their respective city offices.

In other business, commissioners: • Approved concrete work at the county shop building for $2,500 and the purchase of a 40x8x8 storage container requested by County Fire Chief Doug Williams for $2,700.

• Reviewed mail-in ballot request procedures with Robison.

• Heard from Register of Deeds Marsha Ramsey regarding their hacked email.

Their new email is deeds@ greenwoodcounty.org • Discussed options for installing windows or interior walls in the Treasurer’s office to keep social distancing rules with the public. Treasurer Donna Olson encouraged residents to continue to use online services or use the outside drop box when possible.

The next meeting is Monday, June 1 at 9:00 am.

THE MADISON NEWS als who enter Greenwood County Hospital, including staff and clients; • Directing staff who are symptomatic or have been in close contact with individuals suspected of or having COVID-19 to stay home and self-quarantine to prevent infecting patients and other staff.

“We knew this day would come and we have been prepared since early March on how to handle this type of situation. We have a great system in place and the hospital continues to provide care in a safe and effective manner for all patients and staff,” stated Dickerson.

Dickerson emphasized that there is no need to panic. Everyone should use common sense, maintain social distancing, practice hand hygiene and stay informed through reliable and scientific based information.

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8 MAN From PAGE 1 In 2018 Colton was a state track qualifier in the 4x100 relay.

He is a member of FBLA and enjoys Madden, hunting out with friends and park ball.

Colton’s father is Steven Miller and he plans to attend college.

35th Annual Kansas 8 Man All Star Games cancelled The 35th Annual Kansas 8 Man All Star Football games scheduled for Saturday, June 13th.have been cancelled.

Sebastian Bolinger is a 2020 graduate of Madison High School.

Football statistics and accomplishments include: 2018: 1st Team 8 Man Division I Kansas, 2nd Team All League Offensive Lineman; 1st Team Grasslands; 2019: 1st Team 8 Man Division I;

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1st Team Grasslands; 2019: All State Line Topeka Capital Journal Honorable Mention; Sports in Kansas Honorable Mention, All Stat eLine Wichita Eagle, All League Offensive Lineman LCL 1st Team.

Sebastian was a member of the track team his freshman and sophomore years, basketball freshman and powerlifting team junior year.

He has worked for Burnham Basement’s during summer break and enjoys working on vehicles, doing handson activities and fishing.

Honors and accomplishments in school include Scholars Bowl, Marching Band, Concert Band, FBLA, StuCO and class officer. He participated in Youth For Music and the Kansas Lions Band.

Sebastian’s parents are Greg and Sabina Bolinger.

He plans to attend Flint Hills Technical College.

Alex McMillian is the head coach for the Division I East squad. He is a 2009 graduate of Pretty Prairie High School where he played for the East All-Stars as an Offensive Lineman.

He graduated from Fort Hays State University in 2014 with a Bachelors degree and in 2016 with his Masters in Sports Administration.

After college, Alex served as an assistant coach at Victoria High School, before becoming the head football coach at Madison High School. He is also the 7-12 Physical Education and Health Teacher.

Alex and his fiance Melissa are the proud parents of a Goldendoodle, Ace, and Retriever, Max. In 2017 Madison had a 5-4 record and was co-league champion; 2018, 9-1 record, was regional runner-up and LCL Champion; 2019, 11-1 record, substate runner-up, LCL Champion.

BUSINESS WAS BOOMING IN 1923 Palace of Sweets. That has a nice ring to it. A ‘heavenly’ ring, some might say. And I’ve known others who might think such a place was heaven itself. (Not so!)

It was 1923. Madison was booming. The discovery of oil and the subsequent exploration and production had brought this little community, near the headwaters of the Verdigris, out of the shadows and into the limelight. People were flocking in, and where that happens, businesses follow.

Tom Georges had a business by the same name in El Dorado. As far as is known, it was doing well. But when opportunity knocks …. Madison must have looked like a prime location. The population was growing. Money was flowing.

New businesses were opening. And so Georges expanded his business. He rented the building right west of the Liggett Theatre. Well, that is, where the Liggett Theatre would be. At the time it was under construction.

The building was repainted and decorated. New fixtures were ordered and installed. Though the Palace of Sweets would specialize in home-made candies, it would also serve fountain drinks and lunches. The ‘palace’ opened on June 19th.

About three weeks later,

the Liggett Theatre opened.

Hoping for a capacity crowd in the 600-seat facility, the movie to be featured was “One Exciting Night,” a D. W. Griffith masterpiece. (Relative of Robert Griffith?!) This was a ‘silent movie’, coming before the era of ‘talkies’, and thus a 10-piece orchestra would take its place in the ‘pit’ to provide appropriate music for the show. (Phame Fankhauser, mother of Harold; grandmother of Nancy and Tony Fankhauser and Cindy Raber played the piano in the “pit” in some of the early days.) One would think the opening of the theatre probably helped the business of the Palace of Sweets.

A block to the west and a block to the north, the Pacific Hotel opened about a week after the theatre. Madison was blessed already with two hotels, and almost anything ‘livable’ had been turned into a rental or a rooming house, but it seemed there was enough potential business to warrant this 25-room ‘modern’ facility.

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was the manager for the lumber yard.

Interestingly, the Pickering Lumber Company simply leased the property where the buildings and sheds for the facility were erected. It belonged to the Maxwell family.

They owned the Engle farm at that time. I don’t know much about the Maxwells but they had a son named Grover. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. But he was also a very good baseball player in the earliest years of the last century. One might wonder if that had anything to do with the baseball field being located on the Maxwell place. But then one would have to ask himself – what happened?

The land leased to the lumber yard was where the baseball field had been …

In the competition of business and recreation, recreation will usually come in at a distant second. And business was booming in Madison …..

and leased to W. O. Gibson, each room had outside exposure (windows, presumably), hot and cold water and steam heat when needed. (This modern facility featured one bathroom on each of the two floors. That wouldn’t be acceptable in today’s world!)

[By the way, I REALLY need a picture of this building!]

Another block or so to the west and three or four to the north – just to the east of the old highway, north of where the Santa Fe tracks were, and south of where Harold and Karen Engle live now – a new lumber yard had just come to town. Known as the W. R. Pickering Lumber Company, it opened for business just after the first of June. They Pastor Bob Robison claimed to have “everything P.O. Box 425 for the home builder” but Madison, Kansas 66860 they also offered “rig timbers (620) 437-6699 and oil field material”. A man by the name of G. A. McKay robertdrobison@gmail.com

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ELL, THE TIME has come for me to send out a final message to each of you.

Although it will not be a page-after-page farewell, I do hope you realize it’s with mixed and deeply-felt emotions that I write this.

As I reflected about this year with our seniors and the many situations we have been through, I tried to focus on the positives. Whether it was our first day of school, first sporting event, first theatre event, first dance, first holiday break, or whatever you can think of, I hope we can retain and return to those fond memories of this class’s senior year; I am sure the memories you have from the past thirteen years are memorable, as well. If there is one thing I hope all of us can agree on, it is to continue challenging each other to make tomorrow better than today. There will be many opportunities for your student to grow and learn in the future, and I hope the experiences they have had at EHS will help them realize that when things don’t go as planned, they have the ability to persevere, succeed, and become stronger.

I would like to take one more opportunity to thank you for trusting in me to be your child’s principal this year. Each of your children has inspired and motivated me to do my best for them.

I wish them and you endless happiness as they move into the next chapter of their lives. GO SPARTANS!

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By Adam Blake

adam@emporia.com

While the simple act of flipping the calendar from 2019 to a brand new decade brought a sense of optimism to many across the country — especially among graduating seniors — those feelings quickly became derailed as the year evolved into something unseen in recent memory.

Popping up in late December to very little initial attention from the US media, COVID-19 — known simply at that time as novel coronavirus — began reaching the national conscious on Jan. 20 after the country reported its first case of the virus; coming in a 30-year-old Washington native who had recently traveled to the China’s Wuhan province. Only 10 days later, the World Health Organization declared the virus as a “global health emergency,” something which still seemed to be ignored by many across the globe, who had thus far

seen little to nothing of the disease’s reach. After the first reports of non-Chinese deaths began in early February, similar stories began to trickle out around the world, with the country of Italy serving as an early cautionary tale to many.

On Feb. 29, the first American — this time an elderly patient from the Seattle area — fell victim to the disease, sparking a renewed sense of urgency in Washington D.C. to begin developing methods of widespread testing.

Despite all the early signs of COVID-19’s infectivity, the facts surrounding the danger of the virus may not have completely set in for most Americans until March 11, when the National Basketball Association announced it would be cancelling the remainder of its season after one of its players tested positive.

The decision seemed to set off a chain reaction not just in the sports world — with the cancellation of American sport’s staples

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such as March Madness and Major League Baseball’s Spring Training — but at large, as many major businesses, organizations and government entities began to take their own precautions to limit the spread of the disease. Just two days later, President Trump officially declared the COVID-19 crisis as a national emergency, declaring his administration would be setting aside billions of dollars in funds and other equipment to combat the virus’ negative financial and health effects.

March 15 brought the CDC’s first official recommendations in the realm of social distancing, limiting public gatherings to no more than 50 people.

As many expected, the guidelines provided a huge obstacle for schools, colleges, and universities across the country, many of which had already been cancelling classes for weeks at a time in order to retain some hope of a normal end to the academic year. For

Kansans, the wait for an official decision on the matter didn’t take long, as on March 17, Gov. Laura Kelly announced the state would be the first in the union to cancel in-person instruction for the remainder of the year.

Since that point, local districts, including their faculty, staff, parents and to the greatest extent, students, have been working to adapt to changes that seemed out of the realm of fiction just a few short months ago. And even though no student envisioned celebrating their final days in high school in isolation, seeing their classmates on a computer screen rather than in-person, there is still a cause for hope — and plenty of accomplishments to celebrate moving forward — as states across the country have begun the slow process of reopening.

The Gazette has included a few of those stories to celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2020.

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For the Class of 2020, senior year was anything but normal

By Ryann Brooks

brooks@emporia.com

When the Class of 2020 walked into their high schools for the first time last August, they had no idea their high school careers would end in their living rooms, kitchens or bedrooms. Instead of celebrating the last day of school with their friends with hugs and high-fives, and saying goodbye to their favorite teachers, they were left with video Landis chats and text messages.

It was an unexpected end to what should have been the pinnacle of high school memories.

For LeAnn Landis, who attended Northern Heights High School, the pandemic threw her entire high school experience into disarray. She was an exceptionally involved student — on top of taking on the role of the girls’ basketball manager, Landis participated in track and field, volleyball and color guard, and was active in the National Honor Society, Student Council, Science Club and the senior citizens dinner.

“My senior year changed a lot after the pandemic,” Landis said, noting that stay-at-home orders kept her sheltering with her family and continuing her schoolwork online. The virtual learning experience took some time to get used to, but she managed to make the best of it.

“I guarantee you that my teachers will agree with me when I say we all struggled together and agreed it just wasn’t the same as in person classes,” she said. “What really helped me with navigating the virtual learn-

ing waters was making a list of which classes I had on which day and what time I had them. To me online learning isn’t the same as in person classes, but hey, I did it and survived.”

Landis missed seeing her friends every day and seeing the teachers and staff that had kept her motivated and gave her support throughout her high school career.

“During this pandemic I found out it is just not the same having to see your Hollenbeck best friend through the other side of a computer screen than in person,” she said. “Nothing beats sitting beside your best friends at lunch laughing your heads off at some stupid joke that someone made or complaining about having to go to that one class that we seemed to dread.”

And, Landis said she was feeling sad about the missed opportunities and experiences.

“There were things I realized I would never get to do one last time, such as throwing shot and disk in track and field or competing in regional and state Envirothon,” she said. “What hurt the most was never getting to do those last things as a senior, such as pulling off what would have been an amazing senior prank, participating in Senior Skip Day, and walking across that stage on May 16. Our superintendent did promise our senior class that we will get to have our senior prom and we will have a graduation ceremony — just at a later date in time.”

Landis will be attending Fort Hays State University in the fall, where she will pursue a major in animal science and a minor

in agribusiness. She will also be part of the FHSU Color Guard Team and marching with the FHSU Tiger Marching Band.

She hopes to pursue a career in breeding and genetics working with either cattle or horses.

Caleb Hollenbeck, who attended Emporia High School, said the pandemic took away opportunities for him as well.

“My senior year had lots of events either canceled or moved online,” he said.

“I missed out Stutesman on interesting capstone classes like glassblowing. I also missed out on my final season of running distance events in track like the 1 mile, 2 mile, and steeplechase. I was also looking forward to senior prom and spending time with friends.”

While he was able to make the most of his online class experiences, Hollenbeck said having to miss out on the hands-on classes like glassblowing and physics was a disappointment.

He also felt like there was less material that his teachers were able to cover virtually, giving him a bigger appreciation for his education.

“There is less material teachers could cover, so it felt like I was missing out on schooling,” he said. “To me, this experience has taught me how valuable teachers and classmates are to learning.”

Hollenbeck will attend the University of Missouri and study mechanical or electrical engineering.

Madison High School graduate Amber Stutesman said the pandemic upended all of her plans for the end of her high

school career.

Stutesman was involved in the National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, FFA and student council.

She was also preparing to go on a conference trip. It also put her high school athletics career on hold.

Stutesman played volleyball and was a member of the track and field team. That first Monday after Spring Break in March would have been the team’s first Williams track practice of the season.

“We didn’t get to do that,” she said, adding that the realization that she would not get to participate in track was devastating. “I was really disappointed about that because this year I had a really good chance of going to state. Another thing that went through my head was, ‘What are they going to do about graduation?’”

Stutesman said the high school took good care of the seniors in that regard. She missed the social connections with her friends and her teachers the most while she was finishing out the school year at home.

“Being able to talk and joke throughout the day, I think that’s probably the thing I missed the most about it,” she said.

Stutesman will attend Kansas State University this fall where she plans to major in Agriculture Education and animal science.

She hopes to pursue a career as an ag teacher or an extension agent.

Schyler Schmidt, also a Madison High School graduate, said the realization that her senior year was changing

was “heartbreaking.”

“It never really felt like it was real for a while,” she said.

“As time went by, it got a little sad but you know to never take anything for granted later. All of our senior year — ‘senioritis,’ senior softball season, senior prom and graduation — all of that go t r i p p e d away from us.

And we really didn’t get a chance to say our goodbyes.”

Still, it gave her an op portunity to bond a little more with her Skirvin teachers in new ways.

“I think bonds were made even more through virtual learning,” she said. “We had to be creative and think outside the box and that might not have happened if we were inside the classroom.”

Schmidt will be attending Emporia State University where she will major in elementary education and minor in leadership.

Fellow Madison graduate Taylor Williams said she was also “heartbroken.”

“I just thought it was crazy that our whole school life was over,” she said. “We always thought 2020 was such a cool year to graduate. It all just fell apart and it wasn’t as good as we thought it was going to be.”

Williams said she was thankful that Madison High School handled the switch to virtual learning well, but she missed seeing her friends and her teachers.

“I missed talking to my teachers about real life stuff and not just school,” she said.

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EMPORIA HIGH 2020 GRADUATES

Acuna-Linares, Roxanna Aguirre, Kimmy Alvarado, Gisselle Alvarez, Erik Ambriz, Moncerrat Antonio, Dayana Antonio Cruz, Elias Arevalo, Cindy Arguello, Addison Arndt III, Rodger Arriola, Alvin Ayala, Christian Bach, Bao Bair, Derek Banuelos, Aaliyah Barker, Curtis Barnett, Riley Barrandey, Abraham Barrandey, Adrian Barron, Lorena Batchelder, Faith Baumgardner, Beau Baysinger, Brooklyn Beatty, Skyler Bedolla, Mirleni Bedolla, Adrian Benedict, John Biggs, Logan Boettcher, Kelsey Bradford, Adaline Bradley, Grace Breshears, Rayanna Bryson, Leon Cahoone, Wyatt Calderon, Isabel Calderon, Anthony Campoverde Arizabal, David Castanon, Johnny Castillo, Yeraldin Catacho Hernandez, Francisco Cervantes, Ashley Chaparro, Alexis Chapman, Mya Chavez, Isayah Coffman, Kylyn Collins, Dominic Conrade, Haven Contreras, Alex Cooper, Hannah Coria, Alan Crank, Isabella Crowell, Taylor Crowell, Ethan Crowley, Savanna Cruz, Cesar Cruz-Mercer, Alexander Cushenbery, Isaac Dao, Carol

Darey, Jeremiah Darling-Andrews, Abeni Davis, April Davis, Drue Deere, Avery Diaz, Alexis Dold, Kamryn Douglas, Skyler Dyer, Zoe Engberg, Taylor Ervin, TeShawn Esparza, Giovanny Evans, Donald Evans, Marcus Ewing, Cheyenne Fabela, Harvey Fierro, Anthony Fierro, Luisa Figueroa, Christopher Flack, Gavin Flores-Rodriguez, Karla Foraker, Brayden Francis, Nolan Funan, Janla Galindo, Jose Garcia, Angel Garcia, Jacob Garcia, Steven Garcia, Angel Garcia, Ryan Garcia, Brianna Gardner, Rylie Gillenwater, Jayden Godfrey, Shellbe Goekler, Isaac Gomez, Edith Gonzales, Arturo Gonzalez, Oscar Gonzalez, Neri Goodrich, Cheyenne Gordon, Megan Goulden, Devin Granillo Lopez, Humberto Grayson, Conner Grayson, Cole Grover, Olivia Guevara, Karime Guillen, Ruben Gutierrez, Jazmin Halfmann, Hunter Hall II, Whitney Hamlin, Olivia Hammond, Anyssa Hanson, Carlene Hart, Kaylen Hartman Williamson, Chelsea Hauff, Connor

Additional facts: The class of 277 students received $743.923 in scholarship, 66 students graduated with honors and a GPA of 3.75 or higher, 33 students were inducted into the National Honor Society, and 9 students were named Kansas Scholars for having a GPA of 3.9 and scoring a 30 or better on their ACT. Hayden, Ian Heins, Faith Heller, Jaymz Helms, Phillip Hernandez, Monica Hernandez, Vanesa Hernandez, Karla Herrarte, Alejandrina Hibler, Adison Highley, Trevor Hollenbeck, Caleb Holmes, Tre Honea, Jackson Hopkins, Kena Hoyt, Connor Indermuehle, Kaitlin Jackson, Chloe Jamison, Zachary Jones, Sarah Juarez, Alejandro Juarez, Saira Karjala, Karalyn Karmann, Raven Keosybounheuang, Brandon Keosybounheuang, Anel Keough, Koey Knoll, Leslie Kohlmeier, Cade Kraft, Joshua Landaverde, Wilber Langley, Tamisha Lara, Esmeralda Lawrence, Isaac Layton, Tristan Leal, Evelyn Lemus, Abraham Leyva, Lessly Leyva, Daniel Llamas, Steven Lopez, Jose Lopez, Nayeli Lopez, Angel Lucena, Monica Madrigal, Yovani Magana, Steven Marin, Veronica Martinez, Edna Martinez, Jordan Martinez, Jessica

Mattas, Samantha McElfresh, Nathan McManaman, Emma Medrano, David Miller, Kinsey Miller, John Mitchell, Nicholas Moore, Markus Morales, Frida Morales Garcia, Angie Moran, Irvin Munoz, Madeline Neal, Darin Negrete, Erin Negrete, Joisy Nguyen, Sandy Nguyen, Aaron Orellana, Bryan Ortiz, Justin Palomares, Adamaris Pardo, Isaiah Patel, Rohan Patino, Esmeralda Pauls, Hayden Pereira, Icela Peroza-Aguirre, Gloria Peters, Kaden Phillips, Isabella Pinon, Deborah Piper, Max Poersch, Daphne Poersch, Nathan Ponce, Breanna

Posada, Isaih Posada, Jazmyne Postlethwaite, Kyle Proehl, Zachary Razo Morales, Leslie Redeker, Payten Reyes, Tatiana Reyes Ambriz, Briza Rice, James Rodriguez, Esperanza Rosales, Andrew Rosas, Metzli Roshail, Ahmad Ruffin, Lindsey Ruiz, Cristopher Ruiz, Samantha Saavedra, Jessica Saldana Gutierrez, Tania Saldana Santacruz, Jesus Sanchez, Nicholas Sandoval, Carlos Sandoval, Tania Santillana, Oscar Scheve, Gentry Schmid, Caleb Seeley, Sophia Senne, Josiah Shaw, Olivia Siepelmeier, Kimberlyn Simpson, Lydia Slayden, Reed Sotelo, Alan Sotelo, Melanie Sperka, Kaitlyn Stephens, Trenton Stevens, Alexus Stratmeyer, Chloe Stuart, Taylor Stutler, Jacob Sullivan, Taylor Tebbetts, Laci

Thomas, Paige Thomas, Quiaunna Thurston-Tabares, Tagan Tibbetts, Tanner Tong, Amy Torella, Greta Torres, Sylas Torres, Krystal Torres, Milagros Tovar, Mya Tovar, Erick Tran, Lindy Treto, Karina Tungjaroenkul, Anisa Turner, Francesca Urban, Dominick Urrutia, Marissa Vazquez, Bryan Vazquez, Diana Velasquez, Ryan Victor, Kianna Villalobos Rodriguez, Santiago Wagner, Riley Watson, Kaylee Weaver, Adina Weeks, Cameron Wells, Gabriel Wendling, Andrew Williams, Rylie Williams, Elijah Willis, Alexander Wilson, Holly Wilson, Michael Winter, Emily Wise, Jacob Witherspoon, Deryk Yackovich, Nikolas Yeager, Autumn Youngberg, Reece Youngblood, Perry Ziek, Benjamin

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FLINT HILLS LEARNING CENTER 2020 GRADUATES Esmeralda Alejo Aeriel Starr Alvarado Sandra Guadalupe Alvarado Jessica Araceli Anders Yasmin A Barcenes Carlos A Bautista Thomas C Beeman Sherry Buck Adam Cole Burnett Luz Canon Marta Isabel Cerritos Avila Nancy Cerritos Sergio Chairez Andrew Christopher Coria Jordy R Cornejo-Campoverde Breahna P Crowley Elizabeth Davis Raul Abram Diaz III Blaize Dodson Norma Esquivel Maria A Godoy Ortiz

Martha Guerra Kadin Handley-Gisneros Angel Sue Rayne Haney Adrianne Harrison Maria G Hernandez Rocha Sara Hernandez Jordan Hill Isabele Jolene Miles Guadalupe Murillo Christine A. Newman Jessica A Noonan

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Kelvyn Manuel Ortiz Martinez Marisa Pahuamba Vimalarogini Paramanathan Amanda Patterson Jaden Payne Jovan Pecina Luis Pecina Dalia Pineda Lorena Quezada Jamie Raygoza Flor Romo-Koy Elijah Rowley Vicente Saavedra Alfredo Manuel Sanoval Esperanza Rita-Dominga Sandoval Heather Sandoval Jeremy V Scott Alexis Mercedes Smith Monica Torres-Ochoa Hailey Renee Westcott Brendan Casey Robinson

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Hannah Cooper

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Craig Hoyt and Tammy Corum

Jesse and Jamie Cooper

Connor, follow your dreams.

We are proud of you!

Our support and love always.

We are celebrating you and your accomplishments!

Love ya, Mom, Dad and Little Sister

Gabriel Wells EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Son of Wesley and Andrea

Trevor Highley EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Jennifer Highley

The skies the limit!

Love, Mom, Dad and family

I am so proud of you!

Always follow your dreams!

An do it your way!

Love Mom and Jon

Gentry Scheve

Cade Kohlmeier

So proud of you and all of your accomplishments!

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EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Francis and Lisa Scheve

Ryan and Tyla Kohlmeier

Gentry, you did it! We are proud of you! Good Luck at Nebraska.

Go Big Red!

We are so proud of you and excited to see Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great plans for you unfold.

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EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Anel Keosybounheuang

Brandon Keosybounheuang

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Jon and Laura Breshears

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EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Jennifer Highley

Congratulations! We are excited for your next chapter in life, Love, Dad, Mom, Bronté, Brady, Kiernan.

Onsey and Julieta Keosybounheuang

Jacqueline Lafuente and Onesy Keosybounheunag

Can’t wait to see what you conquer next.

Love Grandma, Grandpa, and Grandma Cathy

Rayanna Breshears

Skyler Douglas EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

We’re so lucky to have you in our life. Your parents are so proud of you

Megan Gordon EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Bryan and Lori Douglas

Scott and Rhonda Gordon

“Keep your light bright for others to see and follow.” You make us proud everyday!

We are proud of you! Good Luck at K-State. Your future is bright.

Love Always! Mom and Dad

Perry Youngblood EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

John and Jessica Schenkel and William and Jennifer Youngblood We are so proud of all of your accomplishments. We love you.

Good luck at ESU!

You did it! Wishing you the best in this new chapter of your life #proudofyou

Andrew Rosales EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Cade Kohlmeier

Esperanza Rodriguez EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Matt Rodriguez and Jennifer Rivera-Noonan Everyone is so proud of you!

Good luck at ESU, Stingers up!

Taylor Crowell

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EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Ryan and Tyla Kohlmeier

Amanda Pock and Dustin Crowell

We are so proud of you!

Good luck at WSU!

So very proud of you, Cade!

Our love and God’s best!

Papa and Nana Hinkson

Congrats! Prayers for much success and joy ahead.

We are so proud of you!

Jeremiah 29:11

Nathan McElfresh

Haven Conrade

Jesus and Jackie Rosales

Chloe Jackson

Whitney Hall

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EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Whitney and Tara Hall

Whitney and Tara Hall and Alysha and Daniel Jernigan

Dream big and then bigger!

We are proud and love you so much!

Trevor Highley

Dream big and then bigger!

We are proud and love you so much!

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EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

David and Shelli McElfresh

Floyd Conrade and Becky Hayes

We are so proud of you!

The best is yet to come!

We love you!

Congratulations and good luck at ESU! Your future awaits with each open door.

Mom and Dad

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Caleb Drew Schmid EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Beau Dawson Baumgardner

Payten Redeker

Logan Biggs

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Hunter Hayden Halfmann

Bruce and Kim Schmid

EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Dave and Ginger Redeker

Darren and Pam Biggs

EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Good luck at Rockhurst.

You can do anything you put your heart into.

We love you!

Brett and Becky Baumgardner

“We are proud of you and all your accomplishments! Good Luck at ESU! Love Dad, Mom, Morgan and Logan

This part is finished.

Now, a new beginning.

We wish you the very best!

Cassie and Jason Heffron; Shane and Katherine Halfmann

Mya Tovar

EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Sam and Lori Tovar We are so proud of you!

We know you will do great at UT Tyler!

We are proud of you and all of your high school accomplishments.

Good luck at Barton!

Abeni DarlingAndrews EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Amber Darling and Sinjin Andrews Congratulations Abeni. We are so proud of your accomplishments.

We love you, Mom and Dad.

Deryk Witherspoon

John Miller

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Kelsey A. Boettcher EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

So proud of you! Can’t wait to see what you do at Cowley College!

Isayah Chavez

Donald Lee Evans

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EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Arnold and Tracy Chavez

Sandra Evans

“We are so proud of you, Kelsey!

Enjoy the journey as you begin your next adventure!”

Say we love you beyond forever and are so proud of you. Good luck on CCC Cheer Squad.

I’m so proud of you.

I can’t wait to see what your future holds.

Love Mom

Andrew Hart Wendling

Annie Harrison

Sophia Lena Seeley

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EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Pam Harrison

Samuel and Leslie Seeley

Congratulations!

We love you to the moon and back!

Love, Mom and Caroline

EHS was great and ESU will be even better!

Enjoy every moment!

Love, Mom and Dad

Bruce and Carrie Boettcher

Mark and Justine Witherspoon

Jason and Erica Miller

EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Congratulations Deryk!

We are so proud of you!

All our Love, Dad, Mom, Dayne and Family

We are so very proud of you and all of your accomplishments!

Love, Mom, Dad, Hayden and Paige.

Brian and Jenny Wendling We are so PROUD of you Andrew!

Good Luck at ESU!!

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TeShawn Ervin

Kaylen Hart

EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Michael Ervin and Mandy Rice, Misty Henderson

Britton and Lisa Hart

Congratulations TeShawn, your perseverance paid off! We are so very proud of you! We love you!

2020

Always remember that you can do anything you put your mind to!

Love, Mom and Dad

was mourning the end of seasons and missed conferences and meetings.

From PAGE 3 She plans to attend ESU this fall where she is leanWilliams was also in- ing toward majoring in volved in a lot of activi- education. ties, including sports, and Hartford High School

Samantha Mattas EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Ray and Becky Mattas Congratulations on your graduation!

We are excited to watch your success at cosmetology school!

graduate Tyler Skirvin said at first, he didn’t want to believe that schools would really be closed. When the decision was made, Skirvin said the worst part of it for him was the inability

Rylie Williams

Cameron Weeks

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EMPORIA HIGH SCHOOL

Jason and Jennifer Williams

Robert and Tina Weeks

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined. We love you!

We are so proud of you!

Good luck at K-State.

Love Mom and Dad.

to see his friends each day.

“Not being able to go talk to my friends and my classmates — that was the worst part of it,” he said, adding that while he was able to check in

with people via texts and phone calls, it wasn’t the same. “Goofing off in class was another thing I missed. You can’t really do that with e-learning. I wouldn’t dedicate myself as a class clown but I was

a goofball.”

Skirvin said he will be attending ESU this fall where he plans to major in criminology and minor in psychology. He would like to pursue a career in law enforcement.

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High School Educators Recognize Class of 2020 Bt Linzi Garcia

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Area high school seniors were presented with a unique set of challenges as they concluded their secondary education. While the timing of the situation and the students’ rapid development of adaptability makes every 2020 graduating class unique, here is insight from teachers, counselors and administrators about what truly makes their respective graduating classes distinctive.

Lebo High School The Lebo Class of 2020 is described as “bright, forward-thinking individuals who will succeed in life,” according to English teacher Kelcey Lamer.

“This class has two Rudd Scholars, two 4-H Ambassadors; many scholarships earned; and many, many achievements in and out of the classroom and on the field/court, too numerous to mention,” Lamer said.

The students have achieved a great deal for being young, and “they have so much to offer the world,” Lamer said.

“They have spent many hours in my classroom discussing concepts, talking about life and the lessons it teaches, learning from each other, and teaching me as I taught them,” she said.

“They are brilliant individuals who I have been lucky to teach.”

She will miss the striking conversations she and her students had. They were gifted at communicating their ideas, beliefs and perspectives and had wonderful stories to share.

Not only are they individually impressive. They are impressive as a community among themselves.

“The Lebo Senior Class of 2020 is unique in the way that they are all so very different but yet, when one has

an accomplishment, the entire class celebrates that accomplishment with gusto,” Counselor Janella Newton said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a small or a huge accomplishment, they are very supportive of one another always.”

are out of our control, somePrior to the pandemic, times all you have to do is they were looking forward take the step up and lead by to the “banner moments” example.” of their senior year. Having

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Madison High School celebrates 18 graduates in this year’s senior class.

A good portion of these students have spent their lives together, so far. They have grown up and gone through the school system together, only parting ways now.

“It seems like they’re more of a family than friends or even classmates,” Secretary Kaci Crooks said.

“Even though they might not all get along, they’re always very supportive of each other.”

Ending in this way was not ideal for them, but they maintained their positivity.

Crooks said this experience has strengthened that bond, rather than whittled it.

MHS Principal Stuart Moeckel said what makes this year’s seniors unique is how they have modeled resiliency for the entire community and beyond.

“They’ve done a phenomenal job of fighting through this challenge, understanding that to be resilient you have to show courage and the faith to carry on with those challenges,” he said. “I think they have taught us that although there are a lot of things that

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navigate their paths forward. She expects to continue hearing about their lives as they stay connected From PAGE 10 with family and friends in the community. It is also not uncommon for MHS alumni to reach out to apart.

Overall, Crooks said it has been their high school teachers for help exciting to watch these students with their college programs.

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“We wish you the best of luck She would like to tell the seniors how proud she is of them and wherever your path may take you, how excited she is to watch them and you can always come home,” Moeckel reminds the seniors. move forward.

“What I’ll miss about this class is seeing them every day,” MoeckHartford High School el said. Watching them grow has Principal Doug Hes said the created a lifetime of memories.

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STAFF From PAGE 11 rounded student,” he said, adding that the this year’s class is especially unique for its resiliency and grit.

Hes said the school puts students first, meaning students are provided with opportunities for professional development in their areas of interest. This includes interning with Crosswinds and the bank or spending time in the elementary school classroom.

“Rather than complain, they took [this semester] in stride and made the best of it,” he said. “They’re a great group of kids, and I’m going to miss them.”

Graduates will be attending a multitude of post-secondary institutions. Hes feels these students will be uniquely qualified for handling pressures in the future because of their ability to handle pressure in the present moment.

“I think that this class will be able to navigate the uncertainty that we have, going forward,” he said. “I’m confident that no matter what setbacks they might have, they can find their way around them.”

This class of seniors holds a special place in Hes’ heart, as they all started their time at Hartford High School at the same time.

Hes said he has good memories of each of the students and that each of them have a special place for him in his career. “To me, they’ll always be a part of my Jaguar family,” he said.

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ficult to simply go home and leave an unfinished season.

“I had no idea at the time it would be the last time our team would be together ... in person,” she said. “School was shut down about a week later.”

Richard-Davis’ favorite activity as a counselor “is helping prepare each student for their next step in their journey.”

Olpe High School’s 18 graduates--the smallest class the high school has seen ­— ­have experienced a range of world crises during their time in school. With events ranging from 9/11 to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Counselor Carolyn Richard-Davis said these students have not only been resilient as they learn about the world and themselves but also fearless in the hard work they do in the classroom and outside of school.

“Most of these students began and ended their education in Olpe,” Principal Shane Clark said. With a wide range of personalities, this was a fun group to watch grow into fine young men and women.”

Clark said the students have adapted well during this time and expects them to hold onto that skill into the future.

“They just roll right thru life’s tough times, actually much better than us adults, and meet every challenge life has thrown at them,” Richard-Davis said. “The class of Olpe 2020 graduates just keep ... grinding.

They aren’t flashy, but they truly are well rounded.”

“While the year could have taken an entirely negative tone, many of our seniors found ways to take advantage of the situation,” Clark said.

“Several found full-time employment, while also finishing up their coursework.”

Clark said teachers also worked Amber Nicole with students to continue helping Stutesman them build their professional netMADISON HIGH SCHOOL works. Students were also encourCorey and Diantha Stutesman Next stop Kansas State University! Always aged to deepen their family relationfollow your heart. We’re proud of you! ships during this time.

Love, Mom and Dad A group that leads by example, Richard-Davis trusts this year’s seniors to be “productive citizens, as they aren’t afraid to fail and try new Auchard, Vance things.”

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Of the 18 graduates, 15 will attend postsecondary institutions, and the other three will transition into the workforce and other life callings.

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Sometimes the seniors would gather in RichardDavis’ classroom over lunch to socialize.

“I loved just listening to their stories and experiences,” she said. “Through those conversations, I could tell they really cared for each other.”

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Emporia High School Principal Dathan Fischer said this year’s seniors are “clearly different than those who have come before them.”

“Growing up in a world full of technology and now having to end their high school career in a virtual manner wasn’t expected at all,” he said. “This class stands out for many reasons

but most importantly they have shown independence, self-confidence, autonomy and acceptance of others like I have never seen before.”

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now, is the graduates’ ability to adapt.

“This class has always welcomed change and they have embraced and made the most out of our current situation and world pandemic,” Fischer said. “Their experiences prior to their senior year helped shape who they currently are, and I know each of them will continue to express and challenge themselves to reach their personal ambitions.”

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both physically and academically competitive, even provoking “a race to see who could turn in their scholarship applications first,” Barrett said.

The competitiveness may be rooted in the students’ desire to be the best they can be. They are “kind beyond any other class,” and “are always the first to jump up and volunteer to help raise money for a cause or send a thoughtful gift to show their teachers they care,” Barrett said.

When floods and viruses hit a small town, the effect can either be detrimental or call the community to action, and the seniors follow the latter.

“The kids have been through a flood and a pandemic at the height of their academic careers and haven’t batted an eyelash,” Barrett said.

“I will miss their humor and work ethic most of all,” she said.

“There was never a dull moment in class meetings. CCHS will sincerely miss the Class of 2020!”

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