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flying’s future
Aviation camp is a soaring success Caleb Carter didn’t need a day at the Scott City Aviation youth camp to know that he would someday like to become a pilot. It wouldn’t be a far stretch to say that flying is in the 13-yearold’s blood. His great-grandfather, Norman Buehler, was an aviation pioneer in the region and pilots from throughout Western Kansas would attend the annual flyin that he hosted on the family farm west of Scott City. “My grandpa (Jon Buehler) inspired me to want to learn how to fly. Whenever he asks me if I want to fly, I always say, ‘Why not? It’s such a relaxing thing. I remember my first time in an airplane, my eyes were wide open. I loved every minute,” says Carter.
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Scott City pilot Brian Vulgamore gives Caleb Carter a few pointers as the youngster guides his aircraft to a landing in the flight simulator at the aviation youth camp held at the Scott City Airport last Friday. (Record Photo)
With that background, Carter has grown up around pilots and airplanes. Still, he wasn’t going to miss out on the first aviation camp held at the Spencer Flight and Education Center last Friday. Youngsters were able to sit in the cockpit of the Redbird FMX full-motion flight simulator where they could experience flying and landing an aircraft,
along with a number of educational stations at different sites around the airport. Carter was a little apprehensive about his first experience in the simulator. “I was confident about flying as long as we were in the air, but I’ve never landed an airplane and that’s what had me worried,” he admitted. “I was worried that I’d overcorrect and
crash before getting to the runway.” Future Scott City pilot Jordan Cramer is pretty serious about becoming a pilot. “Learning how to fly is the favorite thing I really want to do. I’ve read and studied a lot about flying,” says the 12-yearold. He learned quickly when given the opportunity to fly in
the simulator. “The first two times I crashed on my landing, but I got it on the third time,” he said with a grin. “I learned a lot.”
Goal of the Center
The day camp is the latest step in what organizers envisioned when the SFEC became a reality more than a year ago. (See CAMP on page 24)
Is retirement housing in former hospital’s future? Bob Campbell staff writer
Scott County commissioners have hired an Englewood, Colo., marketing consultant to determine if there would be enough clientele to justify turning the old 24-bed county hospital into an independent living center for senior citizens. Commissioners approved paying consultant Scott Buckley $12,500 for a study that will be completed within the next eight weeks. Accompanied by Scott
Community Development Committee board member Frank Mercurio, SCDC Executive Director Katie Eisenhour said during the June 4 meeting that she knows two developers who might be interested in the project if Buckley says it is economically feasible. Eisenhour declined to identify the developers. The 22,000-square-foot building has been closed since opening of the new hospital in April of 2012. Buckley says he “will do an objective analysis to tell
the commissioners if there is a demand for senior apartments that would have meals, housekeeping and transportation for the targeted population. “I understand they’re trying to find an option because that hospital building is in pretty good shape,” he said. “But somebody else would have to come in and decide if they wanted to convert it. “The next step would be to hire an architect and engineer to figure out the costs. I don’t evaluate structures or do facility
SCH utility costs remain an obstacle
If, or when, the former Scott County Hospital gains a new occupant one of their first concerns will be dealing with huge and, apparently, hard to trace utility costs. While the hospital and Scott City Medical Clinic were still in business at the site, utilities would average about $20,000 per month, including telephone bills. SCH Chief Financial Officer Joe Meyer points out, however, that the hospital was pulling a greater electric load than most businesses.
(See FUTURE on page two)
(See UTILITY on page two)
Bushels disappear under triple digit heat
Kansas State University agronomist Jim Shroyer discusses the pros and cons of different wheat varieties during the Scott County wheat plot tour on Wednesday. (Record Photo)
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A wheat crop that was hanging on by a thread may have seen most of that melt away under two days of temperatures in excess of 100 degrees. Monday’s 110-degree heat and blistering south wind took a heavy toll on not only the struggling wheat crop in Scott County, but throughout Western Kansas. “Yesterday took away a lot of bushels from around the state,” noted Kansas State University agronomist Jim Shroyer during Wednesday’s wheat plot tour north of Scott City. “Even good irrigated wheat will be lucky to get 60 (bushels).” Most farmers with irrigated wheat in Scott County will be grateful to see anything close to that. Any benefit that was derived from 1.6 inches of rain in Scott City and the surrounding area from rainfall on June 5 and 8 has been erased by this week’s heat. “Wheat can get by with inadequate moisture to some degree, but it needs cool temperatures. Last week was pretty ideal. Unfortunately, it didn’t last long enough,” says Scott County Extension Agent John Beckman. (See BUSHELS on page 32)
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Utility “We were running equipment like the x-ray and CT machines that pulled a lot of electricity and we had the MRI truck coming about every week that would plug into our building and use a lot of juice,” explains Meyer. A breakdown of utility costs include: •Combined electricity for the hospital and clinic was $11,000 per month in 2010 and $12,000 a month in 2011. •Natural gas costs for the clinic averaged $225 monthly and for the hospital averaged $2,600 per month. •Water/sewer for the hospital averaged $500 per month and for the clinic $90 per month. Even if those costs were reduced by 75 percent, that would still leave an average monthly util-
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ity bill of $3,680, or about $44,000 a year. Even with the hospital and clinic vacant for the past year, utility costs haven’t disappeared. For example, the water bill for both buildings was $601.08 during December. By April, that bill had been reduced to $119.28. “We have everything shut down. We don’t know where the usage is coming from,” says County Clerk Pam Faurot. While the county is anxious to be rid of the two buildings - at least the hospital - the commission realizes that the cost of utilities, along with any potential remodeling, are limiting the possible buyers. “The biggest concern with people looking at the building are the utili-
Stuffed animal drive Monday
ties,” says County Commissioner Jerry Buxton. “Even the guys who were talking about converting (the hospital) into apartments have started backing away.” While plans for the hospital appear to be going nowhere, the commission is slightly more optimistic about the clinic. Area Mental Health Center had previously presented a plan that would include relocating their offices, along with Russell Child Development Center and the county health department. The health department has expressed its reluctance to move from its current site on Main Street. There is also the cost of renovation which would likely be picked up by the county. “That still seems to be our strongest possibility for the clinic,” Buxton
says. “By putting those three groups under one roof it would provide a more complete wellness center.” Buxton also feels it would be easier to find another tenant for the vacant AMHC building, southwest of the courthouse. One possibility would be relocating the treasurer’s office, with its driver’s license exam station. Another possibility would be moving the Extension office. In order to avoid deterioration of two empty buildings, Buxton says a decision needs to be reached. But the hospital is the more immediate concern. “We have to make a decision within the next six months. If we don’t, we’ll have to tear it down anyway,” Buxton said.
The Scott City Middle School cheerleaders will conduct a stuffed animal drive on Mon., June 17, from 3:00-6:00 p.m., at the SCMS parking lot. They are accepting donations of “gently used” stuffed animals that will be cleaned and donated to the Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center.
Gospel program is Friday
The “Haskell Cooley Family” will be performing gospel music at the Scott City Church of the Nazarene, 1104 Elizabeth St., on Fri., June 14, 7:00 p.m. Members of the band have performed on Grammy-nominated albums in addition to being nominated for other music awards.
Moonshiners at Park Lane
“The Moonshiners” will be performing at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City, on Fri., June 21, 6:30 p.m., in the old dining room. Everyone is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.
Area Upcoming Events
Full-service DL service dropped temporarily in SC Due to unexpected staffing shortages, the Kansas Division of Vehicles will temporarily not be offering full service driver’s license services in Scott County. The state had been sending a staff member from its full-service Garden City office to Scott City on the first and third Thursday of each month to offer driver’s license services such as drive tests and issuing new driver’s license. Two employees recently announced they were quitting their jobs, leaving a shortage in the Garden City office. The shortage means that twice-a-month fullservice days in Scott County have also been suspended. The driver’s license office, set up at the treasurer’s office in the courthouse, will still be able to offer limited service such as driver’s license renewals, issuing ID cards and printing motor vehicle records Monday through Friday. The offices in Dodge City and Garden City will also offer full driver’s license services such as drive tests and issuing concealed carry permits from Tuesday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. through 5:45 p.m. It could take about two months for new staff members to be hired, pass background checks and be trained. In the meantime, the department is examining other options to resume some service in Scott County. Some services, such as changing a driver’s license address, ordering a motor vehicle record or checking the status of a suspended license can be done online at any time from ksrevenue.org.
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Relay for Life
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Walk, Run and Roll
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Future planning, just economic conditions, population demographics and household income.” Buckley said he will also study Scott County’s probable future need for assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Noting he will spend 1-1/2 days here “in the next month or so,” he said, “I’ll look at the trends of occupants of nursing homes in Scott and adja-
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cent counties during the last five years. “We will know who migrated out to assisted living in other areas. The trend across Kansas has been a fairly steep decline in the number of nursing home residents and an increase in assisted living. In my mind, the use of nursing homes, assisted living and senior housing are all related.”
Public Transportation
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What’s for Lunch in Scott City? Sun. - Sat., June 16 - 22
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Community Living
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Nothing says summer like a fresh watermelon
Although it will be several weeks before most of us will reap the rewards of our gardens, we don’t have to wait to enjoy the “fruits” of summer. Available in the grocery stores now are peaches, kiwi, apples, oranges, mango, an array In 1963 . . . Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lebbin . . . and in 2013 of melons and other fresh and juicy fruits. I am going to focus on the melons, watermelon to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lebbin, Scott wife, Joy, Andover; Mike, Scott City; be specific. City, will observe their 50th wedding and Chris and wife, Tonja, also of Scott First, we must choose anniversary with family and friends. City. our melon wisely. Only a Keith Lebbin and Linda DeWerff They also have two grandchildren. ripe watermelon is worth were united in marriage on June 15, A family celebration will be held at eating. 1963, at Ellinwood. Tall Grass Country Club, Wichita. To choose a waterThe couple has three sons, Scott and The couple requests no gifts. melon, first, you want to look it over and make sure it is free of bruises, cuts or dents. Then, check for
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weight. A watermelon should be heavy for its size. Ninety-two percent of the watermelon’s weight is water. Next, turn the melon over. It should have a creamy yellow spot from where it sat on the ground and ripened in the sun. This shows that the melon indeed ripened naturally and will be juicy and sweet. To eat your watermel- (See MELON on page seven)
Recipe favorites . . .
Red Skinned Potato Salad
This creamy salad is made with red potatoes, which give this dish - chock full of melt-in-your-mouth bacon, bits of hard boiled egg, crunchy celery and spicy onion- a delectable, firm texture In 1963 . . .
Mr. and Mrs. Don Krebs
. . . and in 2013
Krebses celebrate 50th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Don Krebs, Hutchinson, will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on June 15, 2013. The couple was united in marriage on June 15, 1963, at Scott City. The couple has three sons, Andy and wife, Madonna, Fairland, Okla., Matt and wife, Judy, Lancaster, Penn., and Daniel and wife, Angie, Newton; three daughters, Anna Berg, and husband, Brad, McPherson, Beth Schobert and
husband, Keith, Fort Worth, Tex., and Abi Goertzen and husband, Will, Lawrence. They also have 12 grandchildren, Caleb, Ethan, Makaela, Landry, Anika, Mia Nick, Katie, Emma, Lola, Hannah and Isaac. A family celebration was held in Hutchinson. Cards may be sent to: 1005 Wyoming, Hutchinson, Ks. 67502. The couple requests no gifts.
Births PARENTS OF TWINS Clint and Jessica Dearden, Scott City, announce the birth of their twins, born Feb. 24, 2013, at Wichita. Chase Michael weighed 4 lbs. 5 oz. and was 17-1/2 inches long. Addison Mae weighed 5 lbs. 7 oz. and was 18 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Mike and Jody Stegman, Holcomb. Paternal grandparents are Larry and Millie Dearden, Scott City. PARENTS OF DAUGHTER
Steven and Alexie Olds, Scott City, announce the birth of their daughter, Audrina Joy, born May 23, 2013, at Garden City. She weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz. and was 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Willie and Jayne Augerot, Scott City. Paternal grandmother is Shelley Richard, Scott City. Great-grandparents are Larry and Barbara Richard, Scott City.
Lydia Craig and Ben Wright
Couple to wed on June 15
Denise Craig, Scott City, and Brad and Louise Craig, Fairfield, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lydia, to Ben Wright, Odgen, Utah, son of Duane and Karen Wright, Ogden. The bride-to-be is a March 2013 graduate of SLC Massage Therapy School, Salt Lake City, Utah.
The prospective groom is a headstone/memorial specialist at Boss Monuments, Ogden. The couple is planning a June 15 wedding at the LDS Temple, Draper, Utah. A reception will be held at the Scott City LDS Chapel, 9th and Crescent, on Saturday, June, 22, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
on, chill the melon first. If you would like to de-seed a watermelon, here’s a nice and easy way to do it. This is perfect to dice up into chunks for a snack, use in salsa, mix into drinks or anything else you would use watermelon for. Be sure to wash your watermelon and knives before cutting into it. Bacteria live on the outside of melons because they are grown on the soil. It’s important to wash the melon before cutting into it to remove the bacteria, otherwise the knife will take the bacteria and pull through the meat of the melon.
Ingredients 2 pounds clean, scrubbed new red potatoes 6 eggs 1 pound bacon 1 onion, finely chopped 1 stalk celery, finely chopped 2 cups mayonnaise salt and pepper to taste Directions Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain and set in the refrigerator to cool. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside. Chop the cooled potatoes, leaving skin on. Add to a large bowl, along with the eggs, bacon, onion and celery. Add mayonnaise, salt and pepper to taste. Chill for an hour before serving.
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Editorial/Opinion
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editorially speaking
Aviation camp:
SFEC is living up to what board members envisioned
When the Spencer Flight and Education Center was first established, its organizers had some pretty lofty dreams for the facility. Friends and acquaintances of the Spencer family wanted a center that would be unique in what it can offer - not just for Scott City, but for an entire region. The center is living up to those expectations. It began with the Redbird FMX flight simulator that is the only one of its kind between Wichita and Denver. It provides a great opportunity for inexperienced and experienced pilots to hone their skills and, as Air Force Major Matt Basler emphasized, “be prepared.” In a sense, that may have been the easy part. Raising the donations, finding grants and purchasing the simulator was a huge project and one that satisfied the “flight” component of the center. But what about the education? That took a little longer to develop. “Brian (Vulgamore) and I are pilots. We’re not educators,” noted SFEC board member Andy Hineman. But they were determined to make sure that the SFEC was truly an education center as well and the youth aviation camp became a reality. The fact that the camp attracted 36 youth from throughout Western Kansas is impressive. Hopefully, this will be the first of many youth camps and educational opportunities for youngsters and adults. The first aviation camp was, without doubt, a huge success. The Spencers would be proud.
IRS mole hill:
Rep. Issa’s handling of investigation is a scandal
Remember that IRS scandal that was “worse than Watergate” and going to force the impeachment of President Obama? Well, it appears to have lost a lot of steam despite the best efforts of Republicans to create an impeachment mountain out of an IRS mole hill. The bottom line is that Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, would have been laughed out of any courtroom in the U.S. with his so-called evidence and the way he has attempted to reveal only some of the testimony from IRS agents involved in the incident. As some people were claiming early on when the IRS situation was first revealed, the real “scandal” is that a number of front organizations for groups whose motives are clearly political in nature violates the 501(c)(4) provision within the IRS code. There is absolutely no lawful reason behind giving Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS the same tax exempt status as the Red Cross. As more testimony from individuals within the IRS becomes public record - without the help of Rep. Issa - it’s evident that these agents were asking the same question. A field agent brought the situation to his boss who took it to his manager. The goal of the agents was to make sure that all groups applying for 501(c)(4) status were being handled with the same “consistency.” Furthermore, the IRS manager, who describes himself as a “conservative Republican” disputed any political motivations or instructions coming from the White House. “I do not believe that the screening of these cases had anything to do other than consistency and identifying issues that needed to have further development,” he told investigators. Congressman Issa and fellow Republicans have wasted countless time and hundreds of thousands of dollars on an impeachment witch hunt when that time and energy could have been better spent cleaning up the IRS tax code so that any political organizations - Republican or Democrat - can’t be taking advantage of a tax provision designed to benefit “social welfare” organizations. By no means should any organization be subject to unfair scrutiny by the IRS. At the same time, neither should any kind of “scrutiny” be depicted as “targeting.” The IRS has an obligation to question these organizations seeking special tax status. The uproar shouldn’t be over the fact questions are finally being asked and the department is looking for some “consistency.” The uproar should be over why a number of organizations that clearly don’t qualify have been given a free pass. This is what Congressman Issa’s committee should be investigating, but won’t.
Who benefits from tax cuts?
If we are to attract more people to Kansas and create economic growth, there’s only one way to make it happen. We have to eliminate the income tax. Little did we realize that the income tax was like an invisible border fence surrounding our state that was telling the untold masses, “Stay where you are. You can’t afford to live in Kansas.” It took Brother Sam Brownback to reveal the truth to us and, with the help of his brethren in the state legislature, to enact the “nosedive to zero” that will eventually eliminate the income tax like some horrific plague. Last year, the legislature adopted the first phase of its state income tax elimination plan for individuals along with exempting nearly 200,000 businesses from paying any income taxes on their profits. Do you feel the ground shaking from the stampede of wannabe Kansans coming to our fair state where the skies are clear
and taxes are cheap? You don’t? Well, there’s probably a good reason for that. It’s because living in Kansas isn’t getting all that cheap if you are an average working Joe - or even an above average Joe. While the governor and legislature have cut income taxes, that doesn’t mean they have made it cheaper to live in Kansas. If you are a working class family with children in school you will want to think carefully about moving here. Since 2008, per-student K-12 education funding by the state is down 14 percent after adjusting for inflation. And for the next school year, the budget provides flat funding for public schools despite a court ruling that says the legislature should increase school funding by approximately $500 million.
That leaves us with two possibilities. First of all, when the state refuses to pay for something then someone else has to. That someone else is the local school districts through the local option budget (LOB) or increased capital outlay spending. In other words, property taxes go up to offset the loss of state money. It’s that simple. And once you’ve maxed out those two options, and the state still refuses to fill the gap, you have the wonderful choice of cutting programs or curriculum, cutting staff or closing your school. If that won’t attract more people to rural school districts then I don’t know what will. Apparently, neither does the legislature. The second option is for the Supreme Court to rule against the legislature, demand that the state legislature increase public school funding by $500 million and then watch the excitement in Topeka as legislators try to find
a creative way of getting that money while still eliminating the income tax. Watching the legislature twist itself into a political pretzel searching for a solution ought to be great for tourism, if not economic development. So, what about the state sales tax that was supposed to drop to 5.7 percent on July 1, but instead will be 6.15 percent? You have to look at it in the right way. The state sales tax is currently 6.3 percent, so cutting it to 6.15 percent is a reduction. It’s best that you simply ignore the fact that 6.15 is still higher than 5.7 percent. And, if you’re the parents of a college-age student, or student who will soon be in college, you may also want to ignore the fact that the state has cut higher education funding by 24.5 percent since 2008. But, if the state is cutting money for our colleges and universities, how are they making up that difference, you may ask? (See BENEFITS on page six)
Is privacy a thing of the past?
Someday, a young girl will look up into her father’s eyes and ask, “Daddy, what was privacy?” The father probably won’t recall. I fear we’ve already forgotten that there was a time when a U.S. citizen’s telephone calls were nobody else’s business. A time when people would have been shocked and angered to learn that the government was compiling a detailed log of ostensibly private calls made and received by millions of Americans. The Guardian reported last week that the U.S. government is collecting such information about customers of Verizon Business Network Services, one of the nation’s biggest providers of phone and Internet services to corporations. The ho-hum reaction from officials who are in
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the know suggests that the government may be compiling similar information about Americans who use other phone service providers as well. The Guardian got its scoop by obtaining a secret order signed by U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Since we know so little about this shadowy court’s proceedings and rulings, it’s hard to put the Verizon order in context. The instructions to Verizon about what information it must provide taked up just one paragraph, with almost no detail or elaboration. The tone suggests a communication between parties who both know the drill.
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Indeed, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said the order obtained by the Guardian was nothing more than a “three-month renewal of what has been in place for the past seven years.” Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), another intelligence committee member, also said that “this has been going on for seven years” - and added that “to my knowledge there has not been any citizen who has registered a complaint.” Chambliss did not explain how any citizen could possibly have complained about a snooping program whose existence had been kept secret. Authority for the collection of phone-call data comes from the Patriot Act, the Bush-era antiterrorism measure that the
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Obama administration has come to love. The Verizon court order compels the company to provide “on an ongoing daily basis . . . all call detail records or ‘telephony metadata’ created by Verizon for communications (i) between the United States and abroad, or (ii) wholly within the United States, including local telephone calls.” Telephony metadata includes the phone numbers of both parties, their physical location to the extent it is evident, the time and duration of a call and any other identifying information. An unnamed senior administration official noted in a statement to news outlets that “the information acquired does not include the content of any communications or the name of any subscriber.” But come on. (See PRIVACY on page six)
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Libertarianism doesn’t work in the real world by E.J. Dionne, Jr.
In politics, we often skip past the simple questions. This is why inquiries about the fundamentals can sometimes catch everyone short. Michael Lind, the independent-minded scholar, posed one such question last week about libertarianism that I hope will shake up the political world. It’s important because many in the new generation of conservative politicians declare libertarianism as their core political philosophy. It’s true that since nearly all Americans favor limits on government, most of us have found libertarians to be helpful allies at one point or another. Libertarians have the virtue, in principle at least, of a very clear creed: They believe in the smallest government possible, longing for what the late philosopher Robert Nozick, in his
classic book “Anarchy, State, and Utopia,” called “the nightwatchman state.” Anything government does beyond protecting people from violence or theft and enforcing contracts is seen as illegitimate. If you start there, taking a stand on the issues of the day is easy. All efforts to cut back on government functions - public schools, Medicare, environmental regulation, food stamps - should be supported. Anything that increases government activity (Obamacare, for example) should be opposed. In his bracing 1970s libertarian manifesto “For a New Liberty,” the economist Murray Rothbard promised a nation that would be characterized by “individual liberty, a peaceful foreign policy, minimal government and a free-market economy.” Rothbard’s book concludes with boldness: “Liberty has never been fully tried in the
If libertarians are correct in claiming that they understand how best to organize a modern society, how is it that not a single country in the world in the early 21st century is organized along libertarian lines?
modern world; libertarians now propose to fulfill the American dream and the world dream of liberty and prosperity for all mankind.” This is where Lind’s question comes in. Note that Rothbard freely acknowledges that “liberty has never been fully tried,” at least by the libertarians’ exacting definition. In an essay in Salon, Lind asks: “If libertarians are correct in claiming that they understand how best to organize a modern society, how is it that not a single country in the world in the early 21st century is organized along libertarian lines?” In other words, “Why are
there no libertarian countries?” The ideas of the center-left - based on welfare states conjoined with market economies have been deployed all over the democratic world, most extensively in the social democratic Scandinavian countries. We also have had deadly experiments with communism, a.k.a Marxism-Leninism. From this, Lind asks another question: “If socialism is discredited by the failure of communist regimes in the real world, why isn’t libertarianism discredited by the absence of any libertarian regimes in the real world?” The answer lies in a kind of circular logic: Libertarians can keep holding up their dream of perfection because, as a practical matter, it will never be tried in full. Even many who say they are libertarians reject the idea when it gets too close to home. The strongest political sup-
port for a broad anti-statist libertarianism now comes from the tea party. Yet tea party members, as the polls show, are older than the country as a whole. They say they want to shrink government in a big way but are uneasy about embracing this concept when reducing Social Security and Medicare comes up. Thus do the proposals to cut these programs being pushed by Republicans in Congress exempt the current generation of recipients. There’s no way Republicans are going to attack their own base. But this inconsistency (or hypocrisy) contains a truth: We had something close to a smallgovernment libertarian utopia in the late 19th century and we decided it didn’t work. We realized that many Americans would never be able to save enough for retirement (See WORLD on page six)
Latest in a series of trade deal scams by Dean Baker
Frankenwheat in Oregon by Jim Hightower
Bob Dylan once sent a twoword lyric to Ben Harper, a talented songwriter he admired. “Well well,” was the lyric, and Dylan challenged Harper to make a song of it. He did! By adding another “well” to the title, Ben wrote “Well, well, well” - a stinging lament about America’s cleanwater well going dry, due to waste and greed. I thought of his song when I heard that a wheat farmer in Eastern Oregon had gotten an unpleasant surprise in May: Some of Monsanto’s unapproved, genetically-manipulated wheat suddenly cropped-up in his field. He had never planted any of these Frankenseeds,
which have a foreign DNA spliced into them by Monsanto’s bio-tamperers. Field tests of the altered wheat were last done in Oregon in 2001, and the seeds never have been cleared for commercial use anywhere in the world. But there they are, sprouting like weeds. Well, well, well. Ever since Monsanto, backed by its political protectors, began messing with the very DNA of our food supply two decades ago, the company line was that it was all perfectly safe and under tight control. Farmers, however, warned that these corporate and political powers were a bunch of profiteering ignoramuses who knew nothing about such basic
realities as pollen drift. Pollen from mutant plants can - and does - move many hundreds of miles across state and national borders to contaminate the crops of unsuspecting farmers living far away. Ninety percent of the wheat grown by Oregon farmers is exported to Japan and other nations that do not let their consumers be lab rats for agribusiness hucksters. So the escape of Monsanto’s wheat into the wild endangers both wheat exports and the purity of organic corps - not to mention human health and our environment. Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author
As part of its overall economic strategy, the Obama administration is rushing full speed ahead with two major trade deals. On the one hand it has the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which includes Japan and Australia and several other countries in East Asia and Latin America. On the other side there is an effort to craft a U.S.-EU trade agreement. There are two key facts people should know about these proposed trade deals. First, they are mostly not about trade. Second, they are not intended to boost the economy in a way that will help most of us. In fact, it is reasonable to say that these deals will likely be bad news for most people in the United States. Most of the people living in our partner countries are likely to be losers too. On the first point, traditional trade issues, like the reduction of import tariffs and quotas, are a relatively small part of both deals. This is the case because these barriers have already been sharply reduced or even eliminated over the past three decades. As a result, with a few notable exceptions, there is little room for further reductions in these sorts of barriers. Instead both deals focus on other issues, some of which may reasonably be considered barriers to trade, but many of which are matters of regulation that would ordinarily be left to national, regional, or even local levels of government to set for themselves.
One purpose of locking regulatory rules into a trade deal is to push an agenda that favors certain interests (e.g. the large corporations who are at the center of the negotiating process) over the rest of society. Both of these deals are likely to include restrictions on the sorts of health, safety, and environmental regulation that can be imposed by the countries that are parties to the agreements. While many of the regulations that are currently in place in these areas are far from perfect, there is not an obvious case for having them decided at the international level. Suppose a country or region decides that the health risks posed by a particular pesticide are too great and therefore bans its use. If the risks are in fact small, then those imposing the ban will be the primary ones who suffer, presumably in the form of less productive agriculture and higher food prices. Is it necessary to have an international agreement to prevent this sort of “mistake?” As a practical matter, the evidence on such issues will often be ambiguous. For example, does fracking pose a health hazard to the surrounding communities? These agreements could end up taking control of the decision as to whether or not to allow fracking away from the communities who would be most affected. In addition to limiting local control in many areas these trade deals will almost certainly include provisions that make (See SCAMS on page six)
We’ve been left out of the new social contract People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both. - Benjamin Franklin * * * It was, I suppose, inevitable. For 225 years, we stumbled toward freedom and held tyranny at bay with a simple piece of parchment. Yes, the Constitution is a less than perfect document. But until recently, we rode the tide of history, moving steadily in the direction of greater freedom. But it was always and only five pieces of brittle parchment. Merely as strong as the men and women - citizen and leader alike - who claimed to cherish the values it espoused. Now, fear makes us weak and it threatens to shred that delicate parchment, and usher in an era
behind the headlines by John Atcheson
of tyranny. Indeed, it is well on the way toward doing so. The Constitution was built on a principle arrived at in the Enlightenment: the simple notion that the governed and those who would govern, essentially entered into a social contract. An agreement about how we would apportion and share power. Over the years, we adopted a broader definition of who that social contract included and built protections into the document to assure that we honored them. But today, in the home of
the brave, fear trumps freedom. In the name of security, a massive and patently illegal surveillance program that would make George Orwell’s 1984 look low-tech, reaches into our living rooms and infects our national discourse. The Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788. It was only five pages long, written on paper so thin you can almost see through it with no power except the integrity of those who signed it and the power of the ideas embedded in it. On December 15, 1791, the States ratified the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. Another single sheet of paper-thin parchment - it extended individual freedoms and further limited government’s power.
Here again, the parchment had no power except the power embedded in a vigilant, brave, and freedom loving people. Over the years, blacks were freed and given the vote; women were enfranchised; government’s power further constrained. Wars were fought to protect these freedoms; men and women died, were wounded, and disabled guarding these rights from foreign threats. Yes, many wars were fought for reasons of imperial or economic hegemony, not defense of the freedoms in our system of government, but many were. After 9/11, we began to construct a security state. We took razor blades to the parchment and excised freedoms we had hitherto died for. Warrantless
wiretapping; systematic eavesdropping on a massive scale; even imprisonment and execution of American citizens without due process. Why? Because, it made us safer from the threat of terrorism, we were told. That’s what Bush said; that’s what Congress especially Republicans - stated (until it gave them an excuse to bash Obama - which apparently means more to them than security); and that’s what Obama claims now. Well, okay. Let’s say that’s true. Does it justify jettisoning the constraints and protections that we’ve fought for? Does it warrant reversing the tide of history and rolling back the freedoms we’ve gained. (See CONTRACT on page six)
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Well, in a perfect Brownback world, you don’t ask. But, if you really must - and you really think you want an answer - consider the following. In 2012, the tuition for Kansas residents at the University of Kansas (based on 15 credit hours) climbed to $4,000 per semester - up 5.1 percent; it was $3,659 per semester
at Kansas State (up 5.5 percent) and $1,625 at Ft. Hays State University (up 2.9 percent). With the latest round of budget cuts, proposed college tuition increases for major universities in Kansas include: Wichita State (8.1%), K-State (6.7%), KU (4.4%) and FHSU (3%). That gives us the possibility of double-digit tuition increases at many
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and, later, that most of them would be unable to afford health insurance when they were old. Smaller government meant that too many people were poor and that monopolies were formed too easily. And when the Great Depression engulfed us, government was helpless, largely handcuffed by this anti-government ideology until Franklin D. Roosevelt came along. In fact, as Lind points out, most countries that we typically see as “free” and prosperous have governments that consume around 40 percent of their gross domestic product. They are better off for it. “Libertarians,” he writes, “seem to have persuaded themselves that there is no significant trade-off between less government and more national insecurity, more crime, more illiteracy and more infant and maternal mortality . . . .” This matters to our current politics because too many politicians are making decisions on the basis of a grand, utopian theory that they never can - or will - put into practice. They then use this theory to avoid a candid conversation about the messy choices governance requires. And this is why we have gridlock.
If the National Security Agency’s computers were to decide there was something about calls to and from a certain number that merited further investigation, how many nanoseconds do you think it would take the agency to learn whose number that was? And if the number were that of a mobile phone, the “metadata” provided by the phone company would include the location of cellphone towers that relay the customer’s calls - thus providing a record of the customer’s movements. “Information of the sort described in the Guardian article has been a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats to the United States,” the Obama administration statement said, “as it allows coun-
universities over the past two years. Which brings us to the fundamental question that must be asked. Who benefits from cuts to the state income tax and corporate taxes if people are paying more in sales taxes, higher property taxes to support public education and higher college tuition rates? These are
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terterrorism personnel to discover whether known or suspected terrorists have been in contact with other persons who may be engaged in terrorist activities, particularly people located inside the United States.” Feinstein described the program as “lawful” and maintained that it is effective. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s consistent with our traditional values. Maybe that old idea about a law-abiding individual’s contacts and movements being none of the government’s business is a quaint relic of an earlier age. Surveillance cameras watch us as we walk down the street and snap pictures of our license plates when we drive through toll plazas. We leave an electronic trail whenever we use
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If we freely give away - out of fear - that which our attackers would have taken from us, don’t they win? Don’t we lose? Less than 3,000 people died on 911. This is about what we kill with cars on a slow month, and about what we kill with guns in a slow year. Since then, even using E.J. Dionne, Jr., is a politi- the most expansive definical commentator and long- tion of terrorist killings, time op-ed columnist for the less than 100 more have Washington Post been killed by terrorists, including the three fatalities in Boston this year. Put another way, over the last decade, terrorism - even including 911 - has killed an average of about 20 people a month, compared with 3,000 to 4,000 a month from cars, and 300 from guns. How can we hold dear the grossly exaggerated freedoms in the Second Amendment, while gut-
Scams for stronger and longer copyright and patent protection, especially on prescription drugs. The latter is coming at the urging of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, which has been a central player in all the trade agreements negotiated over the last quarter century. This is likely to mean much higher drug prices for our trading partners. This is of course the opposite of free trade. Instead of reducing barriers, the drug companies want to increase them, banning competitors from selling the same drugs. The difference in prices
tax increases that affect every average working Joe in Kansas and every average Joe that would move to Kansas. For anyone who follows the Republican philosophy on taxes, the answer is almost too easy. It’s the wealthy. In the state’s “mad dash to zero” the wealthiest one percent of Kansas wage earn-
our ATM cards. Our lives are recorded in a way that was impossible in earlier times, and history suggests there is no turning back. But it is precisely because of this technological momentum that we should fight to hold on to the shreds of privacy that remain. If the collection of phone-call data is so innocuous and routine, why are the surveillance court’s orders stamped top secret? Why can’t we know more about this snooping? What’s there to hide? We have to ask these questions now, while we still remember what privacy is. Or was. Eugene Robinson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and former assistant managing editor for The Washington Post
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ting those in the Fourth Amendment, when the result is to kill more than 10 times the number of people as terrorists do? But more importantly, how can we give away freedoms so cavalierly, when the threat we face is so small? Are we a nation of cowards, willing to relinquish freedom at the first whiff of a threat? The quote from Benjamin Franklin above called us to courage; the words and actions of our leaders today call us to cowardice. One can’t help wonder whether the difference is because tyranny has already been visited upon our land - it came from within, in the form of corporate hegemony. Perhaps the constant drumbeat about the terrorist threat is merely cover for the fact
that the social contract has been rewritten since Reagan. No longer is the compact between the governed and the government - it is between the corporations and the government. We are now one nation, under corporations, for corporations, by corporations. Perhaps the hoary threat of terrorism is meant to keep us from recognizing that. The fact that it also allows the government to tap your phone; observe your emails and otherwise poke its nose in your business, is just gravy. At any rate, there’s a new contract in town, and you’re not part of it, and that’s why your rights are diminishing. John Atcheson is an author and columnist whose writings have appeared in numerous national publications
ers have seen their taxes cut an average of $4,335. That’s a pretty select group of individuals that Brownback is apparently hoping will make Kansas their future home. Those aren’t the people who will work in our factories, teach in our classrooms or drive a semi from the harvest field to the grain elevator. It’s working class Kansans
who are paying more for the privilege of living in Kansas so the wealthiest one percent can pay less. And that, says those who are drinking the taxcut kool-aid, is the key to growth and prosperity in Kansas. What could possibly go wrong? Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com
Battling ‘gates’ seems typical of second terms There’s a strange fascination to watching a president in trouble. Taken to the Western extremes of President Skyline Nixon’s Watergateby Bob Campbell scandal-related Aug. 9, 1974, resignation and President Clinton’s Dec. 19, 1998, impeachment, it can assume Shakespearean grandeur with paintings trembling on the White House walls and the halls of power darkening. House Republicans have the numbers to pass articles of impeachment and send Obama to the Senate for trial, that is if they can find evidence tying him to the “Gates” of 2013, AP and IRS. But Democratic control of the Senate would probably result in acquittals like it did on Clinton’s charges of obstruction of justice and perjury about his misbehavior with a White House intern. That may be why Obama still looks unruffled, going about his business as if naught’s amiss, although the vitriol evident in bugging reporters’ phones and targeting Tea Party groups suggests a different mood behind the scenes. Comparisons to Nixon’s paranoia may be valid because everyone but Romney, Limbaugh and Rove knew Obama would be re-elected and there was no need to break the law. Most of Obama’s Tea Party critics hate having a black man in the White House, and it may be that having long been thus besieged provoked the prez into recklessness. Or it could be that the Justice Department’s decision to violate the First Amendment and the IRS’s harassment of conservative groups were agency-level actions to which Obama had no connection. Other big bugaboos of late have been the bad security surrounding the deaths at the American embassy in Benghazi, Libya, and the intelligence pratfalls preceding the Boston Marathon bombing; but while calling the administration’s competence into question, those don’t look impeachable. A president sets the tone for his administration and whether he is directly responsible for everything that happens or not, he can be culpable for setting the wrong tone, which may well have been what caused all four of these lamentable episodes. Historically, an American president’s second term falls well short of the achievements of the first; that is to say, it’s abysmal. We hope for the sake of the nation that this is not Obama’s outcome, but it does point up the efficacy of the Mexican system, which gives its president just one six-year term. Bob Campbell is a reporter and columnist for The Scott County Record. He can be reached at kansasnewz@att.net
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can be quite large. When drugs sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars per prescription it is because patent monopolies allow them to be sold for high prices. If these trade deals result in much higher drug prices for our trading partners, the concern should not just be a moral one about people being unable to afford drugs. The more money people in Vietnam or Malaysia have to pay Pfizer and Merck for their drugs, the less money they will have to spend on other exports from the United States. This means that every-
one from manufacturing workers to workers in the tourist sector can expect to see fewer job opportunities because of the copyright and patent protection rules imposed through these trade deals. To see this point, imagine someone operating a fruit stand in a farmers’ market. If the person in the next stall selling meat has a clever way to short-change customers, then his scam will come at least partly at the expense of the fruit stand. The reason is that many potential fruit stand customers will have their wallets drained at the meat
stand and won’t have any money left to buy fruit. The drug companies’ efforts to get increased patent protection, along with the computer and entertainment industries efforts to get stronger copyright protection, will have the same effect. Insofar as they can force other countries to pay them more in royalties and licensing fees or directly for their products, these countries will have less money to spend on other goods and services produced in the United States. The shortchange artist in the next stall is not our friend and neither are the pharma-
ceutical, computer, or entertainment industries. However these industries all have friends in the Obama administration. As a result, these trade deals are likely to give them the protections they want. We may not have the power to stop these lobbyists from getting their way on these trade pacts, but people should at least know what is going on. These trade deals are about pulling more money out of their pockets in order to make the rich even richer. Dean Baker is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
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Melons Next, cut watermelon in half, then in quarters. Cut through the flesh of the melon along the seed line with a paring knife. Now, lift off the piece you just cut out. Using a fork, scrape the seeds from the piece you just removed and from the remaining flesh on the rind. Handle your watermelon gently, to avoid internal bruising. Store up to four days in a cool place until you are ready to cut the melon. Once cut, keep the watermelon refrigerated until consumed, up to 3-4 days. Cutting up a watermelon is faster and easier than you may think! All you have to do is cut it in a
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grid pattern, almost like you were making a checkerboard on the surface of the fruit. Cubes will tumble out ready to eat. When purchasing precut watermelon, look at the melon’s flesh. It should appear dense and firm. Refrigerate the melon to preserve its freshness and prevent the flesh from becoming mushy by covering it with plastic wrap. You can store watermelon in plastic containers as well. Most of us eat watermelon because we like it, and lucky for us it is healthy as well. Watermelon is packed with lots of vitamins and minerals. In fact, watermelon is
practically a multivitamin unto itself. A twocup serving of watermelon is an excellent source of Vitamins A, B6 and C. Vitamin A found in watermelon is important for optimal eye health. Vitamin B6 found in watermelon is used by the body to manufacture brain chemicals (neurotransmitters), such as serotonin, melatonin and dopamine, which preliminary research shows may help the body cope with anxiety and panic. Vitamin C in watermelons can help to bolster your immune system’s defenses against infections and viruses and is known to stimulate the immune system and pro-
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tect against free radical damage. A two-cup serving of watermelon is also a small source of potassium, a mineral necessary for water balance and found inside of every cell. People with low potassium levels can experience muscle cramps. So, get out and get your watermelon today. A medium size melon runs about $4 at the grocery store and will supply you with about 12 cups of fruit, which is only 30 cents a serving. If you would like more information on watermelon, please give me a call (872-2930) or stop by the Extension office located in the basement of the courthouse.
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Cancer discovery was an ‘awakening’
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Osborn, two-time survivor, joins RFL event in Scott City When growing up in Tribune, the Relay for Life was just another community event that gave Josh Osborn something to do. He’d attend to show his support. He’d run. But it didn’t have any real meaning to him. However, when you’re only 17-years-old and are diagnosed with cancer, one gains a whole new perspective on life. “It’s unfortunate, but a lot of people don’t take (cancer) seriously until it hits close to home,” says the 26-year-old. “I was one of those people. It was a wake-up call that life really is too short. It made me take a closer look at what is important in my life.” One of the new priorities in Osborn’s life is support for the American Cancer Society. Osborn, who now lives in Scott City, is the survivor chairman for the annual Relay for Life that will be held at the SCHS football field on Friday and Saturday, June 21-22. “I’ve seen how the ACS works,” he says. “The money doesn’t go just to research, but it helps people like me in so many ways.” As a two-time cancer survivor, Osborn’s battle with cancer began when he was only 17. He was unable to shake what was originally seen as a common cold. Steroid shots didn’t provide any relief and it finally reached the point that Osborn was unable to sleep while lying down because that would lead to uncontrollable coughing. Three months after he first displayed symptoms of a “cold,” in late February 2004, Osborn was attending a wedding when he was hit by a coughing attack and began spitting blood. He was taken to the Greeley County Hospital where an x-ray revealed a mass about the size of a fist. A week later, it had grown to an area in his chest cavity that stretched
from his collar bone to the bottom rib. Osborn was transferred to the Children’s Hospital in Denver where, on March 22, 2004, he was diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma - a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma which results from abnormal adaptive immune cells. It usually occurs in children. Upon hearing he had cancer, Osborn called it an “awakening.” “You don’t think of 8-1/2 (years-old) as middle age,” he notes. “It hit me pretty hard and it made me realize that I needed to focus on things in my life more than I had been. But I also accepted it as a challenge.” Radiation treatment began immediately, followed by chemotherapy for 1-1/2 years. Osborn was thought to be free of cancer following the treatment, but about two months later a spinal tap revealed that the cancer had returned. That led to another round of chemo. This time Osborn went through a bone marrow transplant during which his stem cells were removed and stored while he went through extensive radiation treatment. The cells were then implanted in his body again. “That was a pretty scary time,” says Osborn, referring to the 90-day period when the stem cells were removed and then implanted. “The doctor said this was the final option. While he was optimistic, he also told me that if it didn’t work, there wasn’t much left that they could do for me.” Immediately after the stem cells were reintroduced into his body, there was still evidence of cancer. But when cells were drawn again in October, he was given a clean bill of health. “It was like I’d never had cancer,” says Osborn, who officially won his second bout with cancer as of October 10, 2007.
Survivor chairman for the upcoming Relay for Life in Scott City is Josh Osborn.
While battling cancer, Osborn earned a degree from Northwest Kansas Technical College, Goodland, but had to give up on a career in the Marine Corps. The steroid shots made it necessary to replace both hips.
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Games, auction are on tap for annual relay Bob Campbell staff writer
and by morning, you’re drained but still fighting the fight. “The teams help each other like caregivers, encouraging them to keep going and giving them whatever they need.” Medals will be awarded at the opening ceremony with survivors being asked to comment about their experiences. Woods said the auction had been held at a different time in past years, but the committee decided it would be more successful if conducted with the relay. Starting six months ago, the 11-member RFL Committee laid the groundwork, hiring “Muzik Machine” disc jockey Broc Swedenborg, contacting sponsors and purchasing t-shirts for the survivors. Luminaries are $10 each. These paper sacks have names and photos on the outside and will line the track in memory of those who have died from cancer or honoring survivors. Along with research and treatment, some of the proceeds from the Relay are used for things like gasoline cards for patients to travel and to support the Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge housing program. Anyone with questions can contact Woods at (620) 214-0582. Other committee members are Roni Heili, Jamie and Lizzy Parkinson, Kim Clark, Josh Osborn, Anita McCollum, Nikki Meyer (Leoti), Lynette Wilken and Virginia Proctor.
Marking the American Cancer Society’s 100th anniversary, residents Osborn began working from Scott County and the surroundfor Networktronic in Deing area will stage their annual Relay cember 2011 and has been for Life on Friday and Saturday, June living in Scott City since 21-22, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., March of 2012. During at the Scott Community High School this time he has developed football field. a close friendship with JaHaving garnered $31,000 last year, mie Woods, who is also organizers hope to raise $34,000 this employed as a technician time to increase awareness and fund at Networktronic. Jamie treatment, research and patients’ aslost a daughter, Shelby, to sistance. cancer. Co-chair Janelle Woods detailed “Jamie, having lost his a full schedule which includes a surdaughter to cancer, made vivors’ dinner, live auction of more it easy to relate and talk than 50 donated items with auctionabout my experience,” eer Sage Davis and a luminary cersays Osborn. “Jamie was emony. A “Midnight Hero of Hope” a big reason that I decided speaker is also being arranged. to get more involved.” As of June 10, 13 teams have regOsborn feels the Reistered. Teams consist of 8-10 people lay is important in helpper team, each paying $100 to paring cancer victims realize ticipate. they have a large network “Each team has its own game evof supporters. ery hour of the night from 1:00 a.m. “It’s one thing to have to 6:00 a.m.,” Woods said. a doctor who has never Throughout the evening and until had cancer tell you ‘Evthe early morning hours, the track erything will be okay.’ It’s will be filled with walkers, which another when you hear it Woods says is akin to the chemofrom someone who has therapy that many cancer patients go been through that battle through. and knows what you are “Before you start, you’re still feelexperiencing or are about ing good,” Woods said. “Toward the to experience,” Osborn end of the night you’re a little tired emphasizes. “A key factor in my healing process was the support of people He’s also gained a great Scott County. people come together here around me. That support appreciation for the sup“This is a good com- and it’s pretty amazing,” is what stands out most.” port group that exists in munity. I’ve seen the way he adds.
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Free lunches can help stretch family budget this summer Shelli Mader staff writer
For parents looking to stretch their summer food budgets, the Scott City Elementary School has the perfect solution - free lunches and snacks. Every weekday through July 12 (excluding July 4-5), children ages one to 18 can receive a free hot lunch and a healthy afternoon snack in the elementary school cafeteria. No identification, registration or adult accompaniment is required for children to receive the free meals. “This program is a great opportunity for parents to save money and to help out the children in the community who may not have access to a nutritious meal at lunch,” says Kathy Eaton, Scott City Schools food service director. “Many people don’t realize that this program doesn’t cost the district any money. In fact, we need people to take advantage of the free
meals so we can keep this service going.” This is the second year that the district has participated in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). The Food and Nutrition Service, a division of the USDA, administers the nation-wide SFSP. The USDA, through state agencies, reimburses the district for meals and operating costs. Last year, the district served 1,329 meals and 864 snacks over 19 days. This year the district hopes to serve more. Misty Heinrich, mom to Aamyiah, 10, and Kaine, 4, has utilized the service for the last two years. “My kids like the food and I like that it’s free. It’s convenient to bring them here for lunch,” she says. According to Eaton, only 12 to 20 children from the community are taking advantage of SFSP every day. “We really want to get that number closer to 50 to make it worthwhile to
Youngsters enrolled in the summer SCORE program at SCES go through the lunch line earlier this week. (Record Photo)
offer the program,” she says. Currently, one cook and one server provide meals for SFSP. Toni Wessel has been cooking the foodservice-approved meals for the last few weeks. “I love that my 12-year-old daughter and her friend can come up here every day and get
a healthy lunch,” Wessel says. “If my daughter had to find something for lunch at home by herself it wouldn’t be as nutritious as these meals are.” As an experiment this year, the district extended the program into July for two weeks beyond summer school and SCORE camp.
FHSU president: budget cuts will cause ‘significant’ damage The loss of $845,188 in state funding during the upcoming budget year will have a “significant negative impact,” says Ft. Hays State University President Edward Hammond. “The university is in the process of making strategic and difficult decisions regarding scarce resources, delaying employee pay increases and significantly delaying the implementation of our new engineering program,” he said.
He said these decisions are complicated by the growing student enrollment and the increased demand by Kansas citizens for services at FHSU. “In fact,” he said, “the salary cap reduction of $276,176 made by the legislature represents the amount of money we spent this year hiring additional faculty to serve our increased enrollment.” He outlined a threestep plan to manage the budget cuts.
Area students are spring graduates at Kansas State Ten area students were among nearly 3,000 students who completed degree requirements from Kansas State University this spring. Students earning degrees were: Scott City: Justin Bremer, Bachelor of Science; Tyrel George, Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering; Michael Hickey, Bachelor of Science; Ian Huck, Bachelor of Science;
Amber Kuckelman, Bachelor of Science in family studies and human services; Tawnia Smith, Bachelor of Science; and Sierra Zemke, Bachelor of Science in education Leoti: Allison Koops, Bachelor of Science in family studies and human services; Jordan Kreutzer, Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering; and Ashley Wagner, Bachelor of Science.
First, FHSU will utilize savings produced by the new wind energy project as well as savings from attrition and retirements; second, implementing one-time bonuses for faculty and staff instead of all base-salary increases; and third, utilizing the funds from the tuition increase proposal. For the next academic year, FHSU is proposing an increase in tuition of $3.70 per credit hour, or 3.42 percent, for Kansas
3 in Lane Co. earn degrees from McPherson Three Lane County students earned degrees from McPherson College during spring commencement ceremonies on May 26. Among the 130 graduates were Isaac Levin and Erik Steffens, both of Dighton, and Kaylee Cramer, Healy. Steffens graduated cum laude, which means he maintained a minimum 3.55 grade point average.
residents. “We are also proposing to increase our required fees by 47 cents per credit hour, or 1.43 percent,” he said. “What these increases mean to our students is that their tuition and fee bills will go up 2.96 percent, or $4.17 per credit hour,” he said. This will put the tuition cost for a Kansas student enrolled in 15 credit hours at slightly less than $2,200 per semester.
“We think that there is a need for this in the community,” Eaton says. “Our goal is to get enough involvement to offer this service through the summer and up until a couple of weeks before school starts.” The program is open to all children, not just Scott City residents. Lunch is
served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and snack time is from 3:00-3:15 p.m. Adults may purchase a lunch for $3.35. Exact change is required. For more information about the SFSP or to get a lunch and snack menu, stop by SCES or contact Eaton at 620-872-7605 or keaton@usd.466.
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Wichita police spend $500k to solve sloppy writing Travis Perry Kansas Watchdog.org
The Wichita Police Department has a solution in search of a problem. This week they rolled out the department’s new eCitation electronic ticketing system, which makes issuing a citation as easy as clicking “print.” Capt. Darrell Atteberry said the program is being
instituted because of the number of illegible tickets issued by officers. “What we found in the research was that many tickets are set for court because of illegibility,” Atteberry told the Eagle. “Either the vehicle description is wrong or somebody can’t read their own name.” The Sedgwick County Municipal Court esti-
Scott County Commission Agenda Tues., June 18 County Courthouse 3:00 p.m.
County business Approve accounts payable/minutes
3:30 p.m.
Southwest Developmental Services Russell Child Development 2014 budget request
4:00 p.m.
Tradewind Energy - wind project Rex Grothusen and Robert Hill
4:30 p.m.
Public Works Director Richard Cramer
5:00 p.m.
Western Ks. Child Advocacy Center 2014 budget request Other county business Adjourn
Agenda may change before the meeting. Contact County Clerk Pam Faurot for an updated agenda (872-2420) or visit www.scott.kansasgov.com
Scott City Council Agenda Mon., June 17 • 7:30 p.m. City Hall • 221 W. 5th •Call to Order •Approve minutes of June 3 regular meeting •Mayor’s proclamation for Kansas Shrine Bowl and SCHS participant Drew Kite •Audit report by Dirks, Anthony and Duncan Roger Duncan, CPA •Scott County Development Committee update •Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested Pool Department 1) Part-time lifeguard position filled Police Department 1) Request to attend authorized storage class at KLETC in Hutchinson Parks Department 1) Misc. business
mates that less than two percent of the approximately 75,000 tickets issued annually require further review because of illegibility, said Donte Martin, municipal court administrator. That means up to 1,500 per year. For a typical offense, such as speeding five mph over the limit, that amounts to $135,000 per year, Martin said.
The WPD is essentially spending $500,000 one time - plus a $51,300 annual fee if they keep the program - to counteract the sloppy penmanship of its officers. While convenience is nice, common sense is better. Spending half a million on a citationprinting system instead of simply encouraging officers to write more neatly
Hineman completes legislative session with perfect voting attendance Rep. Don Hineman (R-Dighton) was recognized for his 100 percent voting record during the 2013 legislative session. Hineman did not miss a single vote of the 323 cast by the full House. “House Republicans took many important votes this session, including tough votes on tax and budget reform,” said Majority Leader Jene Vickrey (R-Louisburg). “Representative Hineman has exemplified a true commitment to representing his constituents, not shying away from any vote. The dedication he has shown to his job in Topeka and to the legislative process is most commendable.” Hineman has served in the House of Representatives since 2009. He represents the 118th District which includes Gove, Lane, Logan, Scott, Sheridan, Trego, and Wichita counties and parts of Graham and Thomas counties.
Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., June 13, 2013)1t IN THE MATTER OF THE 2013 REVISED AND THE 2014 BUDGET FOR THE WESTERN KANSAS GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 OF LANE, SCOTT, WICHITA, GREELEY AND WALLACE COUNTIES, KANSAS NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING Notice is hereby given pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-1008 that: WHEREAS, a revised budget for 2013 and a yearly budget for 2014 has been duly drafted and filed on behalf of the above captioned district. WHEREAS, a copy of said budgets are available for public inspection in the office of the secretary of said district at 906 W. 5th, Scott City, Kansas. NOW THEREFORE, a public hearing will be held on the 16th day of July, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. (CDT) at the district office in Scott City, Kansas at 906 W. 5th, for the purpose of presentation of proposed changes, modifying and adopting a final draft of said budget. Any persons desiring to be heard shall file in duplicate with the office five days prior to said date of hearing a written statement of their intent to appear at said hearing and the substance of the views they wish to express. Greg Graff, President Board of Directors Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1
Public Works Department 1) Request to advertise for chip seal bids Clerk’s Department 1) Review changes from budget workshop •Financial and investment reports •Mayor’s comments
Public Notice First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., June 13, 2013; last published Thurs., June 20, 2013)2t NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Scott City Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on June 26, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., at the Scott City Council Meeting Room at City Hall, 221 West 5th Street, Scott City, Kansas, to consider the following agenda items: Application for variance by Paul and Juanita Myers to construct a fence 48 inches in height in a location where the ordinance limits fence height to 30 inches on: Lots Twelve (12) Block (12) McLain, Swan & Sangster, Addition to Scott City, Kansas (402 W. 12th) All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at such hearing. Dated: June 12, 2013 Rodney Hogg, Chairman Scott City Planning Commission
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is akin to flying halfway across the country for a hamburger because you don’t like sitting in the squeaky chair at the diner down the street. Atteberry says the program will also increase the speed with which officers can process and distribute citations. He says this is not to maximize revenue, but rather to improve officer safety, stating that it will reduce
time officers spend standing on busy streets. I don’t know about you, but every ticket I’ve ever received has been written while the officer was still in their vehicle, not standing outside my driver’s side door. And if an officer isn’t safe inside their own vehicle, then sloppy handwriting may be the least of their concerns.
Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department June 6: An accident was reported at 106 E. 5th. June 6: Dylan Ellis was backing out of a driveway in the 800 block of South Washington when he struck a parked vehicle owned by Mark Campos. Scott Co. Sheriff’s Dept. June 6: Nicholas Palen was arrested on a warrant from another jurisdiction. June 9: Steven Turley II was arrested for domestic battery and attempted criminal damage to property. He was transported to the LEC. June 9: Steven Turley II was arrested for aggravated battery.
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., June 6, 2013; last published Thurs., June 13, 2013)2t NOTICE OF SCOTT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Scott City Panning Commission will hold a special meeting on Wed., June 26, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., at the Scott City Council Meeting Room at City Hall, 221 West 5th Street, Scott City, Kansas, to consider the following agenda items: 1) Application for variance by Harold and Shannon Berry to allow a garage to be constructed of a height greater than allowed by ordinance on: Lot Four (4), Block Sixty-Three (63), Original Town (803 Myrtle) 2) Application for amendment of the official zoning map by Kirk and Shelli James to change the zoning from R-1 Residential to C-2 General Commercial District for the following described property to wit: Lots Eleven (11) and Twelve (12), Block Thirty-Five (35), Original Town (Southeast of Intersection of East 5th Street and South Washington Street) All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at such hearing. Dated: June 6, 2013 Rodney Hogg, Chairman Scott City Planning Commission
County Commission May 6, 2013 Scott County Commissioners met in a regular meeting with the following present: Chairman James Minnix, members Jerry Buxton and Gary Skibbe, and County Clerk Pam Faurot. •Approval was given for the purchase of a Volvo L90G Loader for the Scott County landfill at a cost of $207,037, less the $40,000 trade-in of the current loader. •Extension Agents John Beckman and Carol Ann Crouch presented the proposed 2014 budget in the amount of $218,950. •A mowing contract was approved with Greg Skibbe for 35.5 miles of road at $50 per mile ($1,775). •The following right-of-way permits were approved: Stelbar Oil Corporation: access road on the north side of Road 190 at S26-T17S-R33W. David Novak: water and electric line crossing on Road 130 at S32-T18S-R34W and S29-T18S-R34W. The following checks were authorized from the Zella Carpenter fund: 1) Park Lane Nursing home for $5,8145 for April special assistance. 2) Helena Chemical for $1,600 for fertilizer on Zella Carpenter land at SE4 of S27-18-34 and the NW4 of S12-17-34. 3) Faurot Ag Services in the amount of $8,625.03 to apply fertilizer on property listed above. May 21, 2013 Scott County Commissioners met in a regular meeting with the following present: Chairman James Minnix, members Jerry Buxton and Gary Skibbe, and County Clerk Pam Faurot. •County Attorney Rebecca Faurot submitted her diversion policy. No action was taken. •Harlan Clontz, representing Fred Hambright, LLC, joined the meeting. The commission and Faurot discussed the changes made to the proposed oil lease of Zella Carpenter property by Hambright. The lease agreement was accepted for Zella Carpenter land on Section 27, Township 16S and Range 32W. •Elmer Snyder of the Scott County VIP Center board discussed a new awning for the center. There was no action taken. •Kent Hill and Ric Dalke presented the 2014 budget request for the Area Mental Health Center. •Park Lane Nursing Home consultant Jeff Head, along with Administrator Nicole Turner, Nikki Cooper, Mike Steele and Don Cotton presented the monthly financial reports for Park Lane during the first quarter of 2013. The census is up and they have been operating in the black so far this year. They presented a list of capital improvements that will need to be made to the facility over the next few months. The commission agreed to address these capital improvements. •Librarian Lori Hawker presented the proposed library budget for 2014. •Richard Cramer reported that the new well at the cemetery is completed. •Helena Chemical donated fertilizer and weed killer for the Cemetery. •The landfill wells are currently being tested by Bluestem Environmental Engineering, Inc. as required by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Results should be available in a few weeks. •Northwest Kansas Regional Recycling may be increasing their fees again this year. Cramer wondered if Scott County should look for an alternate program to use for recycling. The Commission advised him to visit with Waste Connections and see if there are any options. •The Commission agreed that department heads should use a six percent increase for wages on their 2014 budget requests. This six percent shall be used by department heads at their discretion and must be accompanied by an evaluation.
Oneok idled as of June 1 Bob Campbell staff writer
Citing the depletion of the natural gas field near Hugoton, the Oneok Corp. of Tulsa, Okla., has idled its gas processing plant about two miles west of Scott City as of June 1. “Natural gas fields go through natural evolutions and the supply wasn’t there to keep that plant running at this time,” said Brad Borror, a company spokesman. “We are not closing the facility, only idling it due to a lack of supply in the area.” Oneok Field Services’ nine employees at the Scott City site were offered other positions in the company which some accepted. Severance benefits were offered “to employees in certain situations who chose not to accept other OneOk positions.” Megan Washbourne, another company spokesperson, said in an email that the Scott City plant’s supply “is moving to a third-party facility.” Efforts to ascertain the identity of that third party were unsuccessful. Oneok employees were notified of the company’s plans on Oct. 17, 2012. The plant is adjacent to a Tallgrass Energy Corp. gas distribution facility.
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PCAs are KanCare’s unheralded workers Mike Shields KHI News Service
Every day a small army of Kansans - officials estimate there are about 16,000 of them - are at work helping some of the state’s neediest cope with the demands of daily life so that they can remain in their own homes rather than nursing homes or state institutions. The personal care attendants or PCAs, as they are called, do all sorts of things to help: They clean house, fix meals, line out doses of medications, change adult or infant diapers, scour feeding tubes, lift people on and off
Caregivers not pleased with ‘Authenticare’ toilets and in and out of beds, bathtubs and wheelchairs. They advance the pieces on a board game so a child can play with a younger brother. They let the dog out. Sometimes they are small but tough women presented impromptu tasks that would intimidate others, such as calming a large, shouting man made erratic by a brain injury. They are people like Sally Fronsman-Cecil, one of two personal care attendants for an 85-year-
old Topeka woman who is diabetic, had a lung removed and is beginning to show signs of dementia but is still in her own home. Or Cydney Bunner, a University of Kansas graduate student who helps a Lawrence family that has four significantly disabled children. Or Fred Miller, a grown-up farm kid, who does the heavy lifting for a young woman robbed of self- locomotion by muscular dystrophy and a litany of accompanying
ailments. They usually are paid between $9 and $10 an hour, generally without benefits such as health insurance, vacation or paid time off to deal with their own illnesses or problems. Collectively, they care for about 20,000 Kansas Medicaid beneficiaries any given month. Some are employed by agencies, others are hired directly by the people or families they help. Either way, it is Medicaid that pays for their labors. “Without the personal
care attendants and the nurses in my house, I would not be able to have the children that I have,” said Shannon Graham, a Lawrence woman who became a foster mother about 15 years ago and then ended up adopting five of the children in her care. Four of the five are seriously disabled. “It can be very intimate support that is provided. They become a part of your family at that level.” Graham said any given week she has between eight and 10 care atten-
dants and nurses in her home helping with the children. She hires and trains most of them herself, she said, placing ads at the University of Kansas to be seen by prospective nursing students. One of Graham’s sons, six-year-old Max, relies on a wheelchair. He is developmentally disabled and prone to serious epileptic seizures. Max requires “a special diet because of his horrible epilepsy,” Graham said. “He has a nurse with him all the time at school,” she said. (See WORKERS on page 13)
Listening better Brownback, state officials start website to encourage exercise will improve your relationships by the American Counseling Association
Ever wonder why your friends are your friends? While many factors foster friendship, one of the most important is having good communication. It sounds simple, but often it isn’t. The problem is that most of us are much better at talking than we are at listening. Communication, especially among friends, doesn’t simply mean talking, but also learning to really listen to what he or she has to say. We all can learn to develop or improve good listening skills, and doing so is important if we want our relationships to prosper. A starting point is to observe what others do in a conversation. Try listing the things a good listener does that let you know that person has been paying attention and really hearing what you had to say. Then do a second list of what someone does that shows he or she hasn’t really been listening to you and wasn’t very interested. Next, monitor your own actions when someone is sharing something important with you. Would you call yourself a good or poor listener? There are some simple guidelines that can help make you a more effective listener. First is simply to listen more than you talk. Constantly interrupting with your own stories shows you aren’t really listening and that you value your own experiences more than what the other person is sharing. Good listeners will often repeat key points to show they’ve been paying attention and understood what was being said. They’ll also allow for corrections if they have misunderstood something. And a good listener will ask questions when something is said that wasn’t understood. An effective way to end a conversation, especially when something important has been communicated, is to summarize what you’ve heard to show you’ve understood it all correctly. Good listening requires more than just paying attention. You don’t want to respond in a way that minimizes or seems critical of what was just shared. Be clear if what is being shared is confidential or outside your personal limits. Communication is vital to a good friendship, but it’s important to remember that means both listening and talking. Become a good listener and you’ll find that relationships with your friends, spouse and your children will all grow stronger. “Counseling Corner” is provided by the American Counseling Association. Comments and questions to ACAcorner@counseling.org or visit the ACA website at counseling.org
Gov. Sam Brownback, joined by the state’s top health official announced this week a coming online program intended to encourage Kansans to exercise more. The initiative will also include insurance premium discounts for state workers who use the program. The officials said that “Move Across Kansas” - which is scheduled to launch later this month - would allow users to track their exercise time, weight, fitness level and heart rate. It also will have
an interactive state map to give users a visual tool for gauging their progress. The website will be free for any to use, but state workers are being encouraged to log at least 30 minutes of exercises per day, five days a week - or 600 minutes of exercise per month. If they do, they can earn up to $480 a year off their insurance premium. A screen shot from “Move Across Kansas” which is set to launch later this month - will allow the participant free to anyone interested in tracking their
exercise time and fitness level. Brownback said he hopes 5,000 people or more would begin using the website this summer. “We need to get away from the gluttony that kills us and we need to get into the exercise that gets us fit, and do it as families, as individuals, with friends. Use this Move Across Kansas to sign up and measure yourself on how you’re doing and let’s get healthy,” Brownback said. The website is modeled after one used by Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. Andrew Corbin, president of the insurance company, said the company’s website had been used as more of a stick than carrot. Employees who do not participate pay $20 more per month on their insurance premiums so most use it, he said. Dr. Robert Moser State Health Officer and secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment - said the state’s website was built to encourage friendly competition among friends and family.
Pittsburg State may become state’s first tobacco-free campus After spending three years and at least $25,000, a student-led plan to ban tobacco use on the campus of Pittsburg State University is now on the cusp of approval. An advisory council for university president Steve Scott currently is reviewing the plan to push all tobacco products outside the campus’ 600 acres by July 2014. Scott said an announcement on his decision is likely to come next month. If approved, Pittsburg State would be the first of Kansas’s six state universities to completely ban tobacco use.
The push began in 2010 when student Thomas Gregory noticed that people were not observing a restriction on smoking within 10 feet of a doorway. “One day I was sitting outside a building and a student ambassador was giving a tour to a potential student and their parents. I noticed them going into a building having to walk through someone’s smoke,” Gregory said. “That’s something they’re going to remember about their college visit and leave a bad taste in their mouth.” Gregory - who was
then involved in student government - began looking into what it would take to ban smoking on campus, even in outdoor areas. He and a few other student senators formed a committee, which surveyed students last spring about smoking. Among the results: •67 percent said they were likely to support a smoke-free campus policy, •29 percent said they were unlikely to support a full campus ban, •94 percent of nontobacco users reported exposure to smoke near doorways,
•18 percent of tobacco users reported smoking near doorways, •61 percent of students said they had never smoked. The student senate decided to place the issue on the ballot in the fall. “Turnout (for the election) doubled and overwhelmingly students supported a smoke-free campus,” 77-33 percent, Gregory said. A task force was then formed and was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Kansas Health Foundation to hire Missouri-based consultant Ty Patterson to help craft a plan. (See TOBACCO on page 13)
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Helping your child to become a reader It’s never too early to introduce your child to the joys, wonders and pleasures of reading. The joy of sharing books with children can start when they are infants and toddlers. By the time children are three- or four-yearsold, they are able to sit for longer periods of time, understand more words, and notice details of illustrations. Research indicates that before a child enters kindergarten, family members and caregivers should have read to them for at least 1,000 hours. This may seem like a lot but when you consider that
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Speech Language Pathologist Russell Child Development
there are opportunities each day to share books with young children the time adds up quickly. Reading aloud to young children is the single most effective thing parents can do to help prepare their children to succeed in school. Unfortunately, fewer than half the children in the United States are read to every day, placing them at risk for reading delays and school failure. When you read aloud, your child learns about written language, stimu-
Workers Because they mostly help people in their homes, the work of the personal care attendant is largely unseen by the public and they often are overlooked by policymakers. Many, if not most, are exempt from wage-andhour laws. When policymakers talk about Medicaid “providers,” they usually mean doctors, hospitals, safety-net clinics, even local health departments, but rarely the PCAs, who most likely spend more time with a Medicaid client than anyone else in the system. “We’re not even considered providers,”
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But don’t stop reading aloud when your child learns to read independently. Reading together when your child is older gives you an opportunity to share time and talk together. Make regular visits to the library. Let children select their own books they can carry in their backpack. Don’t forget to ask about summer reading programs and special events or lap-sit programs. Books make waiting easier for everyone. Carry a book in the baby’s diaper bag, take a book when you visit the doctor’s or dentist’s office or take a book to the restaurant.
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Fronsman-Cecil said, describing those who do her job. “We don’t have any (medical) provider we’re attached to and we have no rights.” Authenticare ‘horrible’ The more significant change for the personal care attendants came ahead of KanCare. In 2011, the state contracted with First Data, a company with a telephonic system for tracking the time the caregivers spend on the job. It went on line in 2012. State officials said the new system would save taxpayers $7.6 million a year, help eliminate paper-
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lates imagination and develops necessary skills for him or her to read. Reading books provides an opportunity to learn new words, relate experiences, and to explore ideas. Children’s books contain many words that children are unlikely to encounter frequently in spoken language. Your child will learn that reading is a fun way to discover the world and will develop a love and appreciation of books. The most important reason for reading to your child is sharing time together. Reading gives children a head start on learning.
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Officials at Ft. Hays State University said smoking was banned there except in a handful of designated parking-lot locations. Officials at the other state universities said there had been informal discussions about going completely smoke-free, but no formal proposals yet. The University of Kansas Medical Center has banned smoking on its Kansas City campus since 2006. “There was no opposition to the idea on campus, as far as I know,” said Tim Caboni, KU’s vice chancellor for public affairs. At Kansas State University smoking was prohibited on campus until 68 years ago when there was an influx of veterans returning from World War II with tobacco habits
work and minimize the potential for fraudulent or inaccurate reporting. None of the care attendants interviewed by KHI News Service had anything good to say about the system, which requires them to dial in from a designated telephone and punch in a series of codes to verify their identity, that of the person they are helping and the various services they are providing. An attendant might routinely provide a dozen or more of the services and to be paid must punch in the code for each of them often while deal-
ing with the distractions of caring for a medically fragile individual in their home. Those who use it said it was too easy to punch in the wrong code or codes and too difficult to know when an error was made and too difficult to correct once discovered. The situation becomes all the more complicated if more than one care worker is dealing with more than one client in a household. Those who use Authenticare said it has been no better or worse since KanCare was launched.
Keep books in the car and encourage older children to read to younger siblings. Create a special bookshelf within your child’s reach. We know from research that having at least 10 books in the home triples the chance that a child will complete the eighth grade. Tips for reading aloud: •Set aside a special time each day for reading together. •Make sound effects together for animals or cars in books. •Talk about the pictures-you do not have to read the entire book to tell a story.
•Make the story come alive-use different voices for the characters. •Point to the words as you read. •Explain new words and phrases (“enormous means big”). •Talk about the story and illustrations as you read. •Answer questions that your child asks. •Ask questions about the story-What do you think will happen next? , What’s this? •Relate the events in the story to your child’s life. •Invite your child to fill in or repeat phrases.
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Pastime at Park Lane Sunday afternoon services were led by the Immanuel Southern Baptist Church. Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Madeline Murphy, Hugh McDaniel, Joy Barnett, Charlotte Utley, Mandy Barnett and Karly Eddy. Residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening. Pastor Bob Artz led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Doris Riner and Elsie Nagel led the hymns. Residents watched, “Ryman Country Homecoming” on Tuesday afternoon. Ice cream bars were the activity snack. Residents played trivia on Tuesday evening. Bingo was played by the residents on Wednesday afternoon. Madeline Murphy, Barbara Dickhut and MaryAnn Spangler were the helpers. Park Lane held its first watermelon feed of the season on Thursday afternoon.
Residents participate in mini RFL
Residents and staff participated in a mini Relay for Life on Saturday afternoon. Residents took part in a survivor walk. Luminaries were also decorated in honor of loved ones. Helpers from Relay for Life were Janelle Woods, Kambra Dearden, Joshua Osborn, and Roni Heili. Kristin Jessup furnished cookies decorated with the survivor ribbon. Residents played ball games on Thursday evening. Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday morning. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services on Friday afternoon. Residents enjoyed softserve ice cream cones on Friday afternoon. Pat Lewis was visited by Gil and Liz Lewis, Brie and Aiden Lewis, Savanah Lewis; Trish, Libbie and Cara Beaton; and Emily Wright. Herb Graves was visited by Megan Peters, Tina Turley, Parker Nevills, Salinda Baker and Vera Argino.
Jim and Yvonne Spangler were visited by Yvette Mills, Les and Mary Ann Spangler, Sharilyn Wilken, Karen Lindsay, Thelma Miller, and Danny and Mona Spangler. Bonnie Pickett was visited by Gloria Wright, Larry and Philene Pickett, and Treva McCandless. Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock. Darlene Richman was visited by Ronda Skibbe and Janette Storm. Lorena Turley was visited by Nola Thornton, Meta Wheeler, Rex Turley and Tracy Hess. Albert Dean was visited by Jean Burgess and Les Spangler.
Lula Dirks was visited by Willetta Pyane, Dave and Deb Kramer, and Darla Lubbers. Harriet Jones was visited by Scott and Nancy Holt, Travis Jones, Marvel Keyse, and Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church. Ann Tedford was visited by Mary Plum. Edith Norman was visited by Sue Riner, Sara Shane, Jan Norman, Sharilyn Wilken, Sue Lindsay and Doris Riner. Phyllis Trembley was visited by Karen O’Neil, Irwin Schwarz and Carol Schwarz, all of Colby; the Methodist Church youth, and Marvin and Louise Smith. Earl Gorman was visited by Loretta Gorman; Allen and Misti Russell and April Williams, all of West Plains, Mo.; Charlene Becht, Jane McBroom. Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton, Linda Dunagan; Ken, Patti and Mandy Billings; Larry Billings and Delinda Dunagan.
Survivor’s lap . . .
by Jason Storm
Boots Haxton had Rod and Kathy Haxton as her visitors throughout the week. Geraldine Graves was visited by Megan Dirks, Charlene Becht, Esther Walker, Susie Geist and Diane Dirks. Mildred Van Pelt was visited by David Van Pelt and Treva McCandless. Jake Leatherman was visited by Jackie Clark. Pat Palen was visited by Linda Dunagan, Sheri Rapier, Marvel Keyse, Sharilyn Wilken and Karen Lindsay. Mary Alice Lawrence King was visited by Linda Dunagan, Shorty and Deb Lawrence, Jenna Rowton and Sharilyn Wilken. Verna Willman was visited by her daughter, Nancy Johnson, Bossier City, La. Vivian Sharpe was visited by Harry and Virginia Sharpe. Judy Redburn was visited by Ronda Skibbe; April Williams and Allen and Misti Russell, all from West Plains, Mo.; and Jim Cooley.
Mike Leach was visited by Linda Dunagan and Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church. Dottie Fouquet was visited by Anne and Jon Crane, Mark Fouquet, and Fritzie Rauch. Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Bill and Kandi John, and Marvel Hopkins-Keyse. Delores Brooks was visited by Cheryl Perry; Tina, Raegen and Sage Walak; Charles Brooks and Fritzie Rauch. Ruth Holland was visited by Charlene Becht. Melva Rose was visited by Ronda Skibbe. Hilda Gruver was visited by Tina Turley. Joyce Bohnert was visited by Tina Turley and Salinda Baker. Bruce Scott was visited by Marvel Keyse. Mike Kitch was visited by Ronda Skibbe, Charlene Becht, Ron and Jamie Kitch, and Tina Turley. Jim Jeffery was visited by Nathella Jeffery, Speed, Libbie Joels, and Mickey, Leah and Tulsa.
Deaths Mary J. Doornbos Mary J. Doornbos, 73, died June 11, 2013, at the East Alabama Medical Center, Auburn, Ala. Funeral arrangements will be announced later with a full obituary. Check www.priceandsons.com for more information.
Senior Citizen Lunch Menu Week of June 17- 21 Monday: Salisbury steak, creamed peas, brussels sprouts, whole wheat bread, mixed fruit. Tuesday: Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, beets, whole wheat roll, mandarin oranges. Wednesday: Beef stroganoff on noodles, spinach, whole wheat bread, angel cake with strawberries. Thursday: Pork roast with gravy, sweet potato, oriental vegetables, whole wheat roll, frosted lime gelatin. Friday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, tossed salad with tomato, green pepper and carrots, french bread, peach crisp. meals are $3.00 • call 872-3501
Delores Brooks leads a group of Park Lane Nursing Home residents on a survivor’s lap during a mini Relay for Life event on Saturday afternoon. Cancer survivors at Park Lane were recognized during the event and residents also made memorial luminaries. (Record Photo)
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Park Place People
by Doris Riner
The biggest and best news from Park Place last week is the two nice rains we got. I’m sure everyone appreciates the moisture. The flower garden that Gladys Blackburn planted when she was here is starting to bloom and be very colorful. Linda Eddy and her granddaughter, Marly, left Friday for their homes in New Mexico. We all enjoyed them so much, but not as much as dad and granddad, Lou Pfanenstiel. Betty Ohneck and her daughter, Beth Wilbur, Leoti, motored to Parker, Colo., one day. Joe Beaver made a trip to Garden City with son, Jay, on Saturday. Joe and Clif Thon keep the pool table busy and they are picking up quite a few onlookers. We like to mention the names of our coffee friends who stopped by last week. They were Faye Hoover, Karen Hoover, Marian Sigurdson, Jack and Sherri Rapier, Chet Quance, Lil Francisco, Maryann Unruh, Mary Ann Spangler, Pat Palen and Bob Artz. The Survivors of Cancer group was at the nursing home last Saturday afternoon to promote cancer research. Residents walked or rode in wheel chairs in memory of those who have cancer or have lost their lives to cancer. Yours truly enjoyed Clif and Phyllis Thon and Betty Ohneck coming over one evening and sitting on my patio and just visiting. Boy! We can’t begin to keep up with that 90-year-old Lela Bishop! Last weekend she went to her son, Harry’s, in Topeka. She enjoyed his family but that’s not all. She attended the Kansas State High School Rodeo where her great-granddaughter was entered in breakaway roping. She qualified the first day for the finals on Saturday. Summer is here folks! When temperatures get to 100 and over, you know summer is here. But, aren’t we thankful for the showers we had!
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Yours, O Lord Sometimes we pastors come across something and think, “I couldn’t have said it better myself.” Such is the case when I came across this devotion from icr.org. Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all (1 Chronicles 29:11 NIV) This is one of the great doxologies of Scripture, originally a part of King David’s prayer at the time of Solomon’s coronation as his successor. Although David and Solomon were the greatest kings of Israel, and two of the greatest kings in the world of their age, David rightly acknowledged that the Lord Himself was the true King, not only of Israel, but of all heaven and Earth. He is head, the supreme ruler, over all. This is the first occurrence in Scripture of the great testimony of worship: “Yours is the kingdom.” In the modern world, however, there are relatively few who acknowledge Him as King of creation. Except for a small minority, most people believe that the universe has evolved and man is king. But David’s prayer will be echoed again in the great prayer of the cherubim: “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for You have created all things, and for Your pleasure they are and were created” (Revelation 4:11). Then, soon afterward, “the twenty-four” utter their prayer: “We give thanks to you Lord God Almighty . . . because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.” (Revelation 11:16-17). Someday, every knee will bow and every tongue shall confess Him as King of kings and Lord of lords. “Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion. . . . Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instructed, you judges of the earth. . . . Blessed are all they that put their trust in him” (Psalm 2:6, 10, 12). In that day, “there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him” (Revelation 22:3). Pastor Scotty Wagner First Christian Church, Scott City • fccscottcity.org
Scott City Assembly of God
1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
St. Joseph Catholic Church
A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.
Pence Community Church
Prairie View Church of the Brethren
4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship • Wednesday mornings Breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m. Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Community Christian Church
8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.) Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church
803 College - Scott City - 872-2339 Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor
1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264 Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Gospel Fellowship Church
1st United Methodist Church
Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 Dennis Carter, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services at 9:00 a.m. • Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.
First Christian Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m. Website: www.fccscottcity.org
Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666 Father Don Martin Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m. St. Luke’s - 872-5734 (recorded message) Senior Warden Bill Lewis • 872-3347 or Father Don Martin - (785) 462-3041
Scott Mennonite Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.
9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 a.m. Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m. YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
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Sharing Success grant to SW Extension The K-State Research and Extension-Southwest Area office (KSRE), Garden City, is the latest recipient of a grant awarded by Wheatland Electric through its Sharing Success Fund. KSRE was presented a $1,000 grant to help fund their Woman to Women leadership program. The program is designed to empower women who live in poverty to see themselves as leaders and equip them for selfimprovement. Participants in the program meet weekly to work on skills such as computer word processing, resume building, exercise, parenting, self-expression, chronic disease prevention/management skills, volunteer opportunities, financial resource management and more. Grant funds will be used to provide educational materials, funding for field trips and to bring in specialized speakers and facilitators to the community. In addition to these efforts, KSRE provides a number of other services to the community and agricultural sector. Since December, the Scott Community Foundation has been accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations that can be considered for the Sharing Success Fund. The program will continue until funds are exhausted. Non-profit groups interested in making application should contact the SCF at 620-872-3790.
Pam Caldwell (left) and Alli Conine of the Scott Community Foundation present a $10,000 check to Adam Taylor, director of Camp Christy.
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Sports
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Hope Wiechman (above) of the Scott City Stars competes in the 25m butterfly and Carter Gooden (below) is in the 50m backstroke.
(Record Photos)
Stars claim 16 golds at Garden City meet With a dominating performance in the freestyle races, Reagan Smyth captured four first place finishes at the Garden City swim meet on Saturday. Competing in the 15-years and over division, the Scott City swimmer swept the freestyle events in the 50m (28.26), 100m (63.71) and the 500m (6:52.26). She also added a win in the 100m butterfly (1:11.03). As a team, the Scott City Stars collected 16 gold medals - seven in the girl’s division and nine in the boy’s. Golden Belt Swim Club (Great Bend) won the team title with 969 points, followed by Scott City (425), Garden City (295), Hays (125), Lakin (107),
Holcomb (39) and Leoti (19). The other three first place finishes for the Scott City girls came in the 11-12-year division where Shelby Patton won the 100m freestyle and Emily Parkinson was the 200m champion. Patton and Parkinson also teamed with Mattie Brandl and Madison Shapland to win the 200m medley relay in 2:50.81. The Scott City girls claimed 11 runner-up finishes with five of those coming in the 8-years and under division. Hope Wiechman picked up silvers in the 50m freestyle (44.19) and the 25m breaststroke (28.0) while Kiley Wren was a silver medalist in the 25m freestyle (20.82).
Those two girls joined Hailee Amerine and Lana Rodriguez to finish second in the 100m freestyle relay (1:34.56) and the 100m medley relay (1:58.4). Alli Patton (9-10 years) was a runner-up in the 100m freestyle (1:31.14). Earning a pair of runner-up finishes was Hannah Brandl (13-14 years) in the 50m freestyle (30.16) and in the 100m backstroke (1:16.70). Cami Patton (13-14 years) was a silver medalist in the 500m freestyle (7:23.22) and Alicia Niles (15-years and over) was a second place medalist in the 500m freestyle (9:44.07). (See STARS on page 22)
Prairie chicken listing on KDWPT agenda in Garden A public meeting of the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will be held on Thurs., June 27, at the Lee Richardson Zoo, Garden City. The afternoon session will begin at 1:30 p.m. and recess at 5:00 p.m., and the evening session will begin at 7:00 p.m. The general discussion period will cover a briefing on tourism, spring/ fall 2014 turkey regulations, and youth license and permit fees. During the afternoon session, commissioners will have a workshop on items that were covered at the April meeting. Workshop topics, which will be discussed for potential regulatory action at a future meeting, include regulations pertaining to fishing, parks, late migratory bird seasons, prairie chickens, and an update on the lesser prairie chicken federal listing. Devin Hutchins punches a chip shot from under a low hanging branch to within a couple feet of the hole during Saturday’s tournament at the Scott Community Golf Course. (Record Photo)
Half inch separates top teams in MASH tourney A half inch was all that separated the top two teams in the annual MASH golf tournament on Saturday at the Scott Community Golf Course. A half inch? Yes, the string tournament format which was adopted for the first time this year saw Western State Bank and
Hutchins Farm each carding 19-under-par rounds of 49 for the 18-hole tournament. However, every team in the tournament was also given five feet of string from which pieces could be cut to make a birdie putt that came up two inches short, for example, and convert it into a made putt. Teams
could use the string anywhere on the course they chose. After the top two teams had turned in rounds of 49, the ruler was brought out to determine the champion. Western State Bank had two inches of string remaining while Hutchins (See MASH on page 18)
Agri-Tourism Regs When the commission reconvenes during the evening session there will be discussion on bringing regulations related to agritourism into the KDWPT regulation system. Agritourism duties were transferred to KDWPT in 2011. Other regulations that will be voted on include the KAR 115-5 series that deals with furbearers and coyotes. At the April meeting, commissioners heard comments on a recommendation that would prohibit coyote hunting with vehicles and two-way radios during the regular firearm deer season. After discussion, commissioners requested KDWPT staff to bring several options to the June public hearing. (See KDWPT on page 18)
Outdoors in Kansas
by Steve Gilliland
Skeeters are back among us Our big spring project this year has been an elevated deer blind on a bank above a drainage stream overlooking good deer travel ways from three directions. So far the main obstacle to having Joyce’s help had been the ticks. Last evening we drove there around 7:00 p.m. and as we opened the pickup door the mosquitos swarmed us like young girls at a Justin Bieber concert. I later took my grandson just out of town at dusk to try to hear some coyotes and the results were even worse. It seems Eve’s original indiscretion in the Garden of Eden continues to haunt all mankind in more ways than one, as only female mosquitoes bite. And when the little Dracula’s bite us, it’s not for a drink either, but because they need human blood to develop fertile eggs, according to Jerry Butler, PHD and professor at the University of Florida. Both Professor Butler and Joe Conlon, PHD with the American Mosquito Control Assn., say mosquitoes prefer to suck on some humans more than others, as 1-in-10 people are highly attractive to mosquitoes (and my wife is definitely in that group.) Research has also determined that when certain elements of our body chemistry are found in excess on the skin’s surface, they draw mosquitoes closer, meaning that genetics actually accounts for a whopping 85% of our susceptibility to mosquito bites. Mosquitoes are drawn to their victims in three different ways - by heat, movement and smell. Every living human puts off heat, so I guess in this category it’s a wash as we all appear equally appetizing. (See SKEETERS on page 20)
MASH Farms had 1-1/2 inches. “Everyone liked the change in format and the fact that we limited the tournament to just 18 teams,” says Scott Community Foundation Director Ryan Roberts. “Instead of an eight hour tournament we were able to keep it at about 5-1/2 hours.” The tournament will net about $10,000 after the bills are paid, which is about what it raised a year ago. That total was aided by the additional generosity of the golfers. “Most of the teams donated their winnings back to the Foundation,” says Roberts. The Foundation, which sponsors the MASH tournament each year, will also take over sponsorship of the Oneok tournament on Sept. 14. “The Oneok employees did a lot of good things for the community with the money they raised and we want to continue that tradition,” says Roberts.
Supporting CH/CH
Proceeds from the MASH tournament are directed to the Caring Hearts and Caring Hands programs administered through the Scott County Hospital.
KDWPT (continued from page 17)
Regulations that cover the use of baiting, blinds and tree stands on public lands that required some clean-up will be heard and voted on. The commission will also hear recommendations for early migratory bird seasons. Time will be available in both afternoon and evening sessions for public comment on topics not on the agenda. If necessary, the commission will reconvene at the same location at 9:00 a.m., June 28, to complete unfinished business. For the first time, a commercial-free version of live video and audio streaming of commission meetings will be broadcast through the KDWPT website, ksoutdoors.com.
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Caring Hearts provides assistance with travel expenses related to office visits or lab tests. If an individual needs to fly to a health care center for medical care, they may draw the maximum assistance of $500 at one time. There are other instances where people will request just enough to cover their costs to medical centers in Garden City or Hays, says Karma Huck, chief ancillary services officer for SCH. “This is one of the most gratifying things that we can do for people,” says Huck. After the Caring Hearts program was established, the hospital staff became aware of other health care needs in the community which were creating a financial hardship for families. That led to the Caring Hands fund which provides assistance for office visits and minor medical procedures ($250 or less). Between the two funds, Huck says about 100 people receive assistance each year. Results from Saturday’s MASH tournament are: Championship Flight 1st place: Western State Bank (49), (2 inch-
Perry Nowak attempts a birdie putt while playing partners Josh Bailey (left) and Rey Armendariz look on. (Record Photo)
es of string remaining). Cody Palen, Kirby Garrison, Russ Lewis and Lenny Herman 2nd place: Hutchins Farm (49), (1-1/2 inches of string remaining). Devin Hutchins, Marshal Hutchins, Justin Unruh and Ty Schrock 3rd place: Pine Tree RV Trailer Park (50). Quinten
Wheeler, Brady Wheeler, 2nd place: Area MenRod Wheeler and Shelby tal Health Center (56), Crawford. (2 inches of string remaining). Kent Hill, Van First Flight Hampton, Jay Warren and 1st place: First State Tom Wahler. Bank-Healy and Healy 3rd place: Hoeme Insurance (56), (11-1/2 Ranch and Cattle (56), (no inches of string remain- string remaining). Kelly ing). Steve Fenster, John Hoeme, Keith Lebbin, LaFave, Kent Howell and Linda Lebbin and Mike Butch Burris. Lebbin.
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Wildcat football in safe hands once again
Kansas State University won or shared three of the most-prestigious Big 12 championships in the recently completed school year. What an accomplishment. by Under the Mac masterful Stevenson leadership of Coach Bill Snyder, the Wildcats tied Oklahoma for the Big 12 football title. Former OU coach Barry Switzer had it right when he said: “Snyder is coach of the century” in college football. Coach Snyder - who turns 74 in October - will be coaching his 22nd Kansas State team this fall. It’s remarkable that Snyder relates even better to his young players than he did when he started it all in 1989. Last season’s team gave everything they had for their iconic coach. Last year it was predicted here that Snyder would retire after the great 2012 season; that prophecy proved to be foolhardy. No more predictions on when Bill Snyder will decide to call it a day - only he knows that answer. Snyder has it going again at K-State. He will have another talented and entertaining team this fall. Kansas State’s offense will be potent with nine starters returning, including the entire offensive line. If the Cats’ defense develops by the time Big 12 play begins, K-State will be a handful for all comers. Could be Tough for Hoops Basketball coach Bruce Weber did a stellar job while leading K-State to a co-championship with Kansas. Nevertheless, the upcoming season doesn’t look promising for Weber’s second K-State team. The Wildcats lost guards Rodney McGruder and Angel Rodriguez and centers Jordan Henriquez and Adrian Diaz. Weber doesn’t have the talent to replace those key losses. There’s never been any question that Weber is a skilled coach. His recruiting history, however, is cause for concern. Weber hasn’t signed any big-time players (See WILDCAT on page 21)
Recruiting is next big question facing Weber after inaugural season Coming off Kansas State University’s first-ever Big 12 Conference title in men’s basketball, head coach Bruce Weber proved that he can coach. That’s backed up by his Big 12 “Coach of the Year” honors after KSU posted a 27-8 record and shared co-championship honors with KU. Now comes the even bigger question: Can he recruit? That is the one aspect about Weber’s coaching resume that has been called into question. When he guided Illinois to the NCAA national title game in 2005, he did so with players who had been recruited by former head coach Bill Self. This past season’s surprising success with the Wildcats came with players who had been recruited by Frank Martin who departed for South Carolina. With the graduation of three senior starters and the unexpected departure of point guard Angel Rodriguez, the next KSU team will definitely have Weber’s signature. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t surprised and disappointed,” Weber said about Rodriguez’s decision to transfer. “That’s a part of college basketball.” “We’re going to miss Angel, but we can’t worry about what we don’t have. Hopefully, the guys we’ve recruited and who we already have in our program will get better and be ready to compete.” That puts more pressure on returning players such as guard Will Spradling “who has to have a great year” along with Shane Southwell and Omari Lawrence, who Weber says have made significant improvement. “And our other players need to have a good summer and make some strides,” he noted while attending the K-State Fry in Scott County earlier this spring. The Wildcats also have several three-star recruits who could make contributions to the team during the upcoming season. Weber feels that once Jevon Thomas (5-11, point guard, St. John’s Military Academy, Delafield, Wisc.) becomes eligible to play, “K-State fans will be very, very excited about him.” Marcus Foster (6-2, guard, Wichita Falls, Tex.) was the “3A
Dale Jessup, Scott City, gets an autograph from KSU men’s basketball head coach Bruce Weber during the K-State Fry in Scott County. (Record Photo)
Player of the Year” in Texas and “he can really score.” Highly regarded Nigel Johnson (6-1, point guard, Upper Marlboro, Md.) “gives us some quickness.” It remains to be seen how quickly he can make the transition to college ball and whether he can fill the immediate need created by the loss of Rodriguez. And Wesley Iwundu (6-6, forward, Houston, Tex.) “brings a lot of versatility to our program.” “Obviously, we’re going to be young and that’s why the experienced guys have to do something,” says Weber. “We got that from our seniors last year. We’re going to need that again from this year’s seniors.”
In KU’s Shadow
While the Wildcats were able to share the conference title with KU, they did so without beating the Jayhawks again this past season. In addition, KU continues to grab the off-season headlines with their ability to land top recruits such as Andrew Wiggins (6-7, small forward) who was considered the No. 1 recruit in the nation this year. “We can’t worry about Kansas, Texas or anyone else in the
league. We have to worry about getting the guys who are attracted to our university,” Weber says. “Obviously, we want to beat Kansas on the court sometime and it takes good players. But we also want players who are going to buy in and, over the course of time, will improve. Hopefully, we can (beat KU) this year.”
Changing Roles
Weber acknowledges that as the game continues to evolve it has an effect on the type of players being recruited. For example, more teams are opting for speed and versatility in the lineup rather than focusing on a big man in the middle. “Even on my 2005 team that went to the national championship game, we had three guards, a small forward and a power forward. We could compete with anyone in the country,” he says. “The objective is to create matchups that favor you and will put defenses in a bind. You can survive without big guys. And big guys don’t want to be big guys anymore. They want to shoot the ball from the perimeter,” Weber says. “They’re face-up forwards, or in some instances face-up perimeter guys. It’s definitely changed.”
The key, says the head coach, is to recruit those in-between guys - from 6-6 to 6-8 - who have a rebounding mentality and the ability to shoot away from the basket. “How many teams have the patience to throw the ball inside?” he asks. “Even in college, teams like to put the ball up pretty quickly, so if you can guard for the first 10-15 seconds you’re usually okay.” And, one couldn’t help but wonder about the “recruit that got away” from his predecessor at K-State. Former Scott Community High School standout Ron Baker was ignored by KSU and the guard eventually landed at Wichita State University which advanced to the Final Four during this year’s NCAA Tournament. “He was a great pick-up for Wichita. He was a real steady player during the tournament,” observes Weber. “For whatever reason, he apparently wasn’t recruited by Coach (Frank) Martin or his staff. That happens all the time. Give credit to Wichita and give credit to the player for making the strides he did to become a good, competitive player. “Obviously, we’d like to have him at K-State, but we don’t.”
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Scott City Stars Swim Team Garden City Meet June 8, 2013 Team scores: Golden Belt 969, Scott City 425, Garden City 295, Hays 125, Lakin 107, Holcomb 39, Wichita County 19. Girl’s Division 25m Freestyle 8-years and under: Kiley Wren, 2nd, 20.82; Hope Wiechman, 3rd, 20.90; Lana Rodriguez, 8th, 24.16. 50m Freestyle 8-years and under: Hope Wiechman, 2nd, 44.19; Kiley Wren, 3rd, 47.53; Lana Rodriguez, 8th, 58.72. 9-10-years: Alli Patton, 4th, 40.00. 11-12-years: Shelby Patton, 3rd, 32.75; Emily Parkinson, 4th, 32.76. 13-14-years: Hannah Brandl, 2nd, 30.16; Camryn Patton, 3rd, 30.17; Kylee Trout, 4th, 31.31; Rachel Fisher, 8th, 33.31. 15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 1st, 28.26. 100m Freestyle 9-10-years: Alli Patton, 2nd, 1:31.14. 11-12-years: Shelby Patton, 1st, 1:12.62; Emily Parkinson, 3rd, 1:14.96; Madison Shapland, 7th, 1:22.25. 13-14-years: Camryn Patton, 4th, 1:08.59; Kylee Trout, 5th, 1:11.25; Hannah Brandl, 6th, 1:11.59. 15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 1st, 1:03.71. 200m Freestyle 11-12-years: Emily Parkinson, 1st, 2:52.19; Grace Hutton, 5th, 3:17.93; Brooke Hoeme, 6th, 3:23.97. 500m Freestyle 13-14-years: Camryn Patton, 2nd, 7:23.22; Ashley Prewit, 5th, 8:40.15. 15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 1st, 6:52.26; Alicia Niles, 2nd, 9:44.07. 25m Backstroke 8-years and under: Lana Rodriguez, 4th, 26.75; Hope Wiechman, 7th, 28.69.
50m Backstroke 11-12-years: Emily Parkinson, 5th, 42.01; Mattie Brandl, 7th, 42.36. 100m Backstroke 13-14-years: Hannah Brandl, 2nd, 1:16.70; Camryn Patton, 4th, 1:26.25; Elaine Parkinson, 6th, 1:27.29. 25m Breaststroke 8-years and under: Hope Wiechman, 2nd, 28.00; Kiley Wren, 3rd, 29.79. 50m Breaststroke 10-years and under: Alivia Noll, 5th, 55.24; Alli Patton, 6th, 56.13. 11-12-years: Shelby Patton, 3rd, 44.10; Mattie Brandl, 5th, 45.52. 100m Breaststroke 13-14-years: Hannah Brandl, 3rd, 1:32.57; Kylee Trout, 4th, 1:34.81; Camryn Patton, 6th, 1:37.02; Alexis Hoeme, 8th, 1:40.72. 15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 8th, 1:32.96. 25m Butterfly 8-years and under: Kiley Wren, 4th, 30.39. 100m Butterfly 13-14-years: Ashley Prewit, 4th, 1:39.21. 15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 1st, 1:11.03; Alicia Niles, 5th, 2:00.88. 100m Individual Medley 9-10-years: Alli Patton, 5th, 1:53.59; Alivia Noll, 8th, 2:06.25. 200m Individual Medley 11-12-years: Shelby Patton, 6th, 3:16.61. 100m Freestyle Relay 8-years and under: Kiley Wren, Hailee Amerine, Lana Rodriguez, Hope Wiechman, 2nd, 1:34.56; Callie Hutton, Kinleigh Wren, Megan Trout, Jaidyn Amerine, 3rd, 2:39.38. 200m Freestyle Relay 10-years and under: Alivia Noll, Claire Rumford, Paige Prewit, Alli Patton, 3rd, 2:58.25. 11-12-years: Mattie Brandl, Madison Shapland,
Skeeters Scientists also believe that movement is highly attractive to mosquitoes, so to help stay under their radar, wear clothing that blends with your surroundings and keep your movement to a minimum (I’ll remember this advice the next time I’m sitting still-as-a-stone in a turkey blind, camouflaged from head to toe, and the mosquitoes outnumber the hair on my arms). Now comes the category of “smell” where the “stinkers” are separated from the “not-so stinkers” so to speak. Smell is proven to be the most used and most important method by which mosquitoes single out their meals and it is believed they can smell their dinner from as far away as 50 meters. People who produce an unusually high amount of certain chemicals like uric acid, or who are overly-efficient at processing cholesterol, leaving excess cholesterol residue on their skin, tend to be mosquito magnets. But the two most sought-after scents to any self-respecting female mosquito are carbon dioxide and the lactic acid from our sweat glands. Larger people tend to give-off more carbon dioxide, so reports claim that mosquitoes target adults more than children because of this. (Not sure I agree with that one either). Pregnant women also appear to be at greater risk as they produce greaterthan-normal amounts of exhaled CO2. And as for the “sweet smell of sweat,” the more we move, the more CO2 we expel, and when it’s hot like is often the case during mosquito season, the more we sweat, all result-
SRC Scores Last week’s baseball Brooke Hoeme, Shelby Pat- 5th, 1:45.67. ton, 2nd, 2:21.45. 13-14-years: Chase and softball scores 13-14-years: Rachel Rumford, 3rd, 1:08.57. Major League Boys Fisher, Alexis Hoeme, Ashley 200m Freestyle Thursday Night Prewit, Hannah Brandl, 3rd, 11-12-years: Conner Midwest Mixer, 12 2:13.81. Cupp, 1st, 2:55.18. Platinum H Insurance, 3 15-years and over: 500m Freestyle Camryn Patton, Alicia Niles, 13-14-years: Chase Shriners, 9 Elaine Parkinson, Reagan Rumford, 3rd, 7:10.35. Security State Bank, 15 Smyth, 3rd, 2:11.09. 25m Backstroke 100m Medley Relay 8-years and under: Major League Girls 8-years and under: Lana Avry Noll, 1st, 25.92; Zach Monday Night Rodriguez, Kiley Wren, Hope Rohrbough, 6th, 31.66. Pro Ex, 15 Wiechman, Hailee Amerine, 50m Backstroke 2nd, 1:58.40. 10-years and under: American Roofing, 14 200m Medley Relay Landon Trout, 3rd, 50.38; Girl’s Comet 10-years and under: Ryan Cure, 7th, 59.08. Tuesday Night Lana Rodriguez, Alli Patton, 11-12-years: Conner Claire Rumford, Alivia Noll, Cupp, 1st, 40.58; Kaden Smoky Hill Ag, 7 Faurot Electric, 15 3rd, 3:56.59. Wren, 8th, 47.92. 11-12-years: Emily Par50m Breaststroke Thursday Night kinson, Mattie Brandl, Madi10-years and under: Colton Eikenberry Law, 10 son Shapland, Shelby Pat- Landon Trout, 4th, 1:11.63. ton, 1st, 2:50.81. 11-12-years: Kaden Smoky Hill Ag, 8 13-14-years: Elaine Par- Wren, 4th, 47.43; Conner Scott County Hospital, 3 kinson, Alexis Hoeme, Han- Cupp, 8th, 52.71. Faurot Electric, 14 nah Brandl, Rachel Fisher, 25m Butterfly 3rd, 2:37.75. 8-years and under: Zach Farm League 15-years and over: Alicia Rohrbough, 2nd, 37.69. Tuesday Night Niles, Kylee Trout, Reagan 50m Butterfly Smyth, Camryn Patton, 3rd, 10-years and under: Seminole Energy, 19 Fairleigh’s, 5 2:35.39. Landon Trout, 4th, 58.94. Boy’s Division 11-12-years: Conner 25m Freestyle Cupp, 1st, 36.64; Kaden Scott Pro, 12 Farm Credit, 21 8-years and under: Zach Wren, 5th, 44.86. Rohrbough, 2nd, 20.34; 100m Butterfly Thursday Night Avry Noll, 4th, 21.84; Wyatt 13-14-years: Chase Scott Pro, 7 Ricker, 5th, 23.01; Jaxson Rumford, 4th, 1:24.93. Brandl, 8th, 26.09. 15-years and over: Dylan Seminole Energy, 20 50m Freestyle Hutchins, 1st, 1:13.12. Dairy Queen, 19 8-years and under: 200m Individual Medley Zach Rohrbough, 1st, 46.15; 11-12-years: Kaden Fairleighs, 9 Avry Noll, 4th, 54.90; Wyatt Wren, 1st, 3:28.25. Men’s Slow Pitch Ricker, 5th, 57.39; Jaxson 13-14-years: Chase Tuesday Night Brandl, 6th, 1:01.70; Bran- Rumford, 3rd, 3:10.85. C&S Farms, 19 don Smyth, 7th, 1:10.34, 100m Freestyle Relay 9-10-years: Landon 8-years and under: Bran- Norse Electric, 9 Trout, 4th, 43.34; Ryan Cure, don Smyth, Wyatt Ricker, 5th, 43.59. Avry Noll, Zach Rohrbough, Healy, 8 Wheatland Broadband, 19 11-12-years: Kaden 1st, 1:39.35. Wren, 1st, 32.56; Conner 200m Freestyle Relay Cupp, 6th, 34.00. 10-years and under: Trophy Wine & Spirits, 21 13-14-years: Chase Ryan Cure, Joshua Kas- Healy, 2 Rumford, 4th, 29.74. selman, Zach Rohrbough, Thursday Night 15-years and over: Dylan Landon Trout, 2nd, 3:25.19. Hutchins, 3rd, 27.76. 15-years and over: Trophy Wine & Spirits, 7 100m Freestyle Chase Rumford, Conner C&S Farms, 6 9-10-years: Ryan Cure, Cupp, Kaden Wren, Dylan C&S Farms, 28 4th, 1:40.47; Landon Trout, Hutchins, 3rd, 2:04.72. Healy, 9 Wheatland Broadband, 13 Norse Electric, 3
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ing in more attention from from the oils of soybeans, our buzzing, blood-suck- citronella, cedar, peppering friends. mint, lemongrass and geraniums have all shown to provide short-lived proMosquito Repellents As for mosquito repel- tection at best. One other non-chemlents, the tried and true ical product sold under chemical of choice is Deet, which has thus far the name “Don’t Bite proven to be the most ef- Me” is a skin patch confective chemical product taining thiamine (vitamin on the market. Avon’s B1.) The science behind Skin So Soft also works, the product is sound, as but is effective for a much it supposedly produces a skin odor offensive to feshorter period of time. Another product mar- male mosquitoes, but the keted as Cutter Advanced company’s on-going tests is gaining popularity and have not yet produced any is said to be more user conclusions. friendly. A much newOther products such as er product marketed as mosquito traps and insect DeckMate Mosquito Re- shield repellent apparel, pellent is said to be selling used by the military, are like hotcakes, and is avail- also available. able as paper strips to be Of course, the best reworn or hung above you, pellent by far is removing and as cartridges used all possible incubation with a small battery pow- spots, as stagnant, standered device that uses a fan ing water in bird baths, to disperse the repellent old tires, cavities in plastic around you. toys, buckets etc. offers Tests of non-chemical, mosquito larvae a place to natural products made grow.
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I found the high end of a female mosquito’s life span to be 100 days Scott City, 7 Syracuse, 4 or less, during which she will lay from one to three batches of eggs totaling upwards of 900 eggs per batch. That’s a lot of swatting”! If there are opportunities to ask God questions when we get to Heaven, I want to be in that line to ask “Why were there mosquitos?” This year toads are thick as bristles on a brush where we live, and I really wish they could fly just enough to pick off the mosquitos (maybe that should be another God question!) Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors! Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@idkcom.net
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and the 2013-14 season ball and baseball teams Luis Mendoza and has the potential to be a will have continued suc- Wade Davis have not big step backward. cess during the upcoming pitched as well as the other three starters and they’ve school year. been declining rather than Baseball on the Rise improving. Opposing hitTwo months into the After winning an undisputed Big 12 champi- 2013 season, the Kansas ters have hammered Davis onship, K-State’s baseball City Royals pitching has and he’s been fortunate it advanced to the finals of been the best it’s been in hasn’t been more costly. the Super Regional before many years. KC’s starters Left-hander Will Smith is losing a third and decid- and the bullpen have been pitching well at Omaha and he could soon replace ing game against Oregon very effective. Davis. James Shields (2-6, State for a trip to the ColTim Collins and closer 2.81 ERA) has a deceivlege World Series. Manager Brad Hill has ing win-loss record be- Greg Holland are off to done an outstanding job cause the Royals have solid starts in the bullpen. with K-State’s baseball given him close to nothing Aaron Crow is dominatprogram and the future in run support. ing with his assortment of is bright. This comes at a Ervin Santana (4-5, pitches when his control is time when college base- 2.99 ERA) has also been right. Kelvin Herrera has ball is rapidly gaining in plagued by poor run pro- been up and down but is popularity throughout the duction by KC’s lacklus- still hitting 100 mph with nation. his fastball. ter hitters. President Kirk Schulz Jeremy Guthrie (6-3, Luke Hochevar, Bruce and AD John Currie can 3.66 ERA) started strong- Chen and J.C. Gutierrez be justifiably proud of the ly and has slowed some, have had more successful condition of the Kansas but he’s been effective outings than poor efforts. State athletic department. overall. Shields, Santana KC’s fans have to hope With the new Big 12 TV and Guthrie give Kan- that the Royals’ hitters contract in place, the fi- sas City three big league have been waiting for nances at K-State are sol- starters, which is a major warm weather to get it goid indeed. And the foot- improvement. ing. The well-publicized
lack of hitting has been discouraging to say the least. Left fielder Alex Gordon and catcher Salvy Perez are doing their share and Eric Hosmer is showing signs of taking off. But, overall, Kansas City’s hitting has been dismal; their biggest fault collectively is swinging at way too many pitches out of the strike zone. If new hitting coach George Brett can correct this obvious flaw, that alone could turn the Royals around. The feeling here persists that this edition of Kansas City Royals’ baseball is capable of some hot streaks. But before that can happen, the hitters have to snap out of their pitiful start. KC had won six straight before losing to Detroit this week. Don’t count ‘em out yet.
Stars Cupp Wins 3 Golds
Conner Cupp was the big winner for the Scott City boys with four gold medals. Competing in the 1112-year division, Cupp was the meet champion in the 200m freestyle (2:55.18), the 50m backstroke (40.58) and the 50m butterfly (36.64). Competing in the same age division, Kaden Wren was a double champion in the 50m freestyle (32.56) and the 200m individual
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medley (3:28.25). Three Scott City swimmers were gold medalists in the eight-years and under division. Zach Rohrbough claimed a gold in the 50m freestyle (46.15), in addition to collecting a pair of silver medals in the 25m freestyle (20.34) and the 25m butterfly (37.69). Avry Noll was a gold medalist in the 25m backstroke (25.92). The 100m freestyle relay in the same age di-
vision also finished first. Members of the relay were Rohrbough, Noll, Brandon Smyth and Wyatt Ricker. The only other gold medalist for the boys was Dylan Hutchins (15-years and over) in the 100m butterfly (1:13.13). Next meet for the Stars will be Saturday when they travel to Leoti. Other teams competing will be Great Bend, Hays, Dodge City, Lakin and Holcomb.
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Johnna Sowers, 7, Healy, tries to improve her luck at fishing by encouraging everyone to be quiet. (Below) Park Ranger Tad Eubanks assists a youngster trying her luck at fishing. (Record Photos)
Fishing and hiking part of OK Kids Day at Lake Scott Fishing, hot dogs and great weather provided a perfect combination for the annual OK Kids Day at Lake Scott State Park last Saturday. Youngsters were provided with poles and, if necessary, assistance in baiting and casting their fishing lines from park staff. In addition, youth were able to take part in nature hikes during the morning. Free hot dogs and hamburgers were provided to all the youth and volunteers at noon. Except for the lack of fish that were caught, park rangers reported it was a very successful event again this year.
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Summer Sports Calendar Scott City Stars Swim Team June 15: Leoti (Golden Belt, Hays, Dodge City, Scott City, Lakin, Holcomb) June 22: Lakin (Hays, Golden Belt, Leoti, Garden City, Scott City, Holcomb) June 29: Dodge City (Hays, Leoti, Golden Belt, Garden City, Scott City, Lakin, Holcomb) July 13-14: WKSC combined championship meet in Hays Basketball June 17-18: SCHS boy’s basketball camp June 24-28: SCHS girl’s basketball camp Running June 29: Walk, Run and Roll at Lake Scott State Park Miscellaneous Aug. 10: Triathlon at Lake Scott State Park Football July 15-18: Scott Community High School football camp
Baseball/Softball Schedule 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Men’s Slow Pitch June 18 Wheatland Broadband vs Norse Electric Wheatland Broadband vs Healy C&S Farms vs Trophy Wine & Spirits
7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
June 20 Wheatland Broadband vs Trophy Wine Norse Electric vs Healy C&S Farms vs Healy
7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Women’s Slow Pitch June 19 Midwest Mixer vs Plain Ice Midwest Mixer vs What Team? Plain Ice vs What Team?
6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
Boy’s Major League June 18 Security State Bank vs Shriners Platinum H Insurance vs Midwest Mixer
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“Ever since we created the concept of the Spencer Flight and Education Center, this has been something we’ve wanted to do,” emphasizes board member Andy Hineman. “We’ve always had the flight component, with the simulator. But the education component has taken a little more time in order to put together what we really want to do.” In order to develop the educational side with a youth camp in mind, board members approached Scott City Elementary School Principal Shawn Roberts who also created a morning educational program for students taking part in the school’s SCORE program. Hineman said that he and Brian Vulgamore, a fellow pilot and board member, felt fortunate to have Roberts lend her expertise to the camp. “She took the ball and ran with it,” says Hineman. “We’re lucky that we had people who were able to put together lesson plans and block out the schedule in such a way that it provided a meaningful experience for the kids.” Younger students in the SCORE program were involved in the morning session. Everyone had a chance to fly the simulator, make paper airplanes, see remote controlled airplanes and participate in a session where they learned how to communicate like a pilot. The afternoon session of the aviation camp was open to youth from age 1018. The youth were able to pilot the simulator, practice flying at desktop computer models and actually fly in an airplane, along with other activities. There were 36 participants from Scott City, Leoti, Dighton, Garden City, Holcomb, Sublette and Smith Center, just to name a few towns. There were even a couple youngsters who were in Scott City visiting family for the summer who also enrolled in the program. “Thirty-six was a great number for the first year, and that may be about where we want to keep it,” says Hineman. “It allowed for a lot more one-on-one time and it gave everyone an opportunity to experience the simulator. We may grow it some, but we don’t want to make it too big because we want to make sure everyone has a good experience.” The evening program featured Major Matt Basler and his wife, Shelby, who are pilots with the U.S. Air Force. Basler shared his experiences as a combat pilot serving in Iraq and also offered insight into pilot safety and preparation. “Major Basler and Dylan (Spencer) were very good friends while attending Kansas State (University),” says Hineman. “Dylan always talked about Matt and you could sense that he had a lot of respect for what Matt does. And Matt was excited about the opportunity to contribute to the Spencer memorial and what we’re establishing here for the Spencer family.”
Aviation Badge
Ron Hall was in the unique position of seeing the benefits of the SFEC from two perspectives. As a Boy Scout leader from Garden City, he brought four Boy Scouts who were able to complete
I’ve always wanted to learn how to fly. This has taught me a lot and it makes me want to fly even more. Jackson Lewis, 12 Scott City “about 80 percent of the requirements” for their Boy Scout aviation badge. As an employee with the Kansas Department of Transportation, he recognizes what the center means to aviation in Kansas. KDOT awarded the center a $108,000 grant through the Kansas Airport Improvement Program that was used to help purchase the flight simulator. “There is a huge amount of territory between Wichita and Denver and this is the only flight simulator of this type available,” notes Hall. “It’s been fascinating to see how this community responded to a tragedy and turned it into something as terrific as this center.” The hope of the aviation camp, and the SFEC board, is that this helps develop the next generation of pilots. “I’ve always wanted to learn how to fly. This has taught me a lot and it makes me want to fly even more,” says Jackson Lewis, 12, Scott City. “I might take ground school and someday go for a private pilot’s license.” While she’d never flown the simulator before, Kally Kough, 12, Scott City, was pretty pleased with her success as a pilot. “I didn’t crash,” she pointed out. The reason she enrolled in the camp was to learn more about flying. “My father flies and I want to see if it’s something I’m interested in doing,” she says. The aviation camp was successful in planting the seed for youngsters interested in aviation. “There are some kids who are interested in taking ground school and a few who are already trying that,” noted Hineman. He and other organizers would like to see the camp become an annual event. If that happens, Carter will likely be among those returning. He already has plans to get his pilot’s license someday. “I just wish my greatgrandpa could have been around longer so I could learn even more,” he adds.
(Top) Experiencing what it’s like inside the cockpit of an aircraft are (from left) Malorie Cupp, (unknown youngster), Evan Fry and Michael Smith. (Middle) With a straw and ping pong ball, Anthony Wolfe learns how an airplane is able to use updrafts and wind currents when flying. (Below) Air Force pilot Major Matt Basler visits with youngsters during the aviation camp. (Record Photos)
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(Pictured, clockwise, from top to bottom are) Nathan Smith reaches for plant roots hanging from the roof of the soil trailer. Nathan LeBeau, 8, carefully brushes away small chips while trying to remove a gem stone from a fossil rock. Wildlife ecologist Michele Witecha explains the impact pollution can have on the ecosystem. Soil conservationist Keith Williams points to a centipede display in the soil trailer. (Record Photos)
Young readers get a glimpse of the world below them It could be said that we live in two different worlds. There’s the one that is visible to everyone as we go about our everyday lives. And there’s the other that we often don’t think about because it’s out of sight. It’s the world beneath our feet. Youngsters participating in the summer reading camp at the Scott County Library had a chance to see the “invisible” world when the soil trailer rolled into town on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sponsored by conservation districts throughout the area, the soil trailer provides an educational experience by giving youngsters a hands-on and visual idea of the life that exists just a few feet below them. “We want kids to gain a better understanding of what’s happening in the earth, especially if they haven’t grown up on a farm,” says Michele Witecha, the rangeland, fire and wildlife ecologist with the Natural Resource and Conservation Service (NRCS), based in Scott City. “They learn there is more to the soil than what you see on top. And we emphasize that the plants we eat and that we need for our survival can’t be healthy unless we also have healthy soil.” As students walk into the trailer they see “roots” hanging from the roof and are met by a variety of insect life that exists in the soil. “We show them what is found in the topsoil all the way down to the bedrock,” says Keith Williams, a Logan County soil con-
. . . we emphasize that the plants we eat and that we need for our survival can’t be healthy unless we also have healthy soil. Michele Witecha wildlife ecologist servationist who is currently the acting district conservationist in Scott County. Youngsters can touch an oversized centipede in addition to seeing and hearing how a variety of wildlife - from earthworms to digger bees to prairie dogs - interact with the environment. “Kids see the corn or the wheat growing above ground, but they have no idea of what’s happening below the ground and the things that nature does to help plants grow,” says Williams. “They have no idea how important worms are, for example, in keeping our soil healthy.” While Williams was walking youngsters through the soil trailer, Witecha had a landscape model that everyone could view which explains what happens on the surface of the ground. She would demonstrate how soil and water pollution in one area can spread to an even larger area and affect more people. “Pollution in one area doesn’t necessarily stay in that area,” she explained to the youngsters gathered around the model. “Chemicals and other things will find their way into the water you swim in and the water you drink. That’s why it’s important to take care of the world around you.”
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Soil and grass health will be focus of Lake Scott range school “Improving the ability to harvest increased forage using their livestock should interest every producer in Kansas,” said Tim Christian with the Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition (KGLC). “The benefit comes as soil water intake increases, higher levels of nutrient cycling occur, microbial activity is elevated, and other cyclic functions begin to achieve balance.” This balancing process is the focus for the KGLC Range School. The Mid-/Shortgrass Range School will be held from Aug. 6-8 at Camp Lakeside, Lake Scott, with the theme “Creating Range Wealth Through Soil Health.”
The school costs $300 per person and covers materials (including an individual Kansas range plant ID book), on-site lodging and meals, and other related costs. Ranchers, landowners, and students may qualify for a $150 scholarship if they meet eligibility guidelines. The Scott County Conservation District has offered an additional $50 discount to ranchers who reside within Scott County in order to support better range management in the grasslands. “As ranchers and land managers better understand and employ grazing, struc-
tural and management practices that benefit the native grasses and forbs (wildflowers), those plants then sustain or improve soil health,” says Michele Witecha, rangeland and wildlife ecologist with the Kansas Forest Service in Scott County. “Rangeland that is managed properly for native grasses and forbs will then create more available forage, thus increasing harvest opportunities and sustainability during drought years.” Registration and scholarship forms can be picked up at the Scott County NRCS office. KGLC Scholarship applications must be submitted by July 23.
A scholarship form and more information is available at www.kglc.org under 2013 Range Schools found in the navigation bar. Sponsoring partners include the Natural Resources Conservation Service; Ft. Hays State University; Kansas State University; Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism; The Nature Conservancy (which hosts one-day of the Mid-/Shortgrass School on their Smoky Valley Ranch); Kansas Section of the Society for Range Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service Partners Program, Feedlot Magazine, and Graze the Prairie.
Producers asked to take on-line survey
Kansas State University animal scientist Sandy Johnson is hoping beef cattle producers will answer a few questions online in order to help scientists understand how producers have integrated artificial insemination into their production system and how it contributes to their profitability. The survey, conducted by Johnson and colleagues at several other land grant universities who make up the Beef Reproduction Task Force, will give animal scientists a better understanding of practices that beef producers use in conjunction with AI and synchronization of estrus. The team would like to hear from those who use AI for their own operation and those who provide AI services to others. Take the survey https://online. ksu.edu/Survey/take/takeSurvey. do?offeringid=208705. Most people should be able to complete the survey in 10 to 20 minutes.
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Monsanto calls GM wheat sprouts ‘isolated’ Monsanto executives described the discovery of genetically-modified wheat growing in an Oregon farmer’s field this spring an “isolated occurrence.” During a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, Monsanto
officials said the company has tested 31,200 seed samples in Oregon and Washington since the May 29 announcement of the GM wheat sprouts. They found no evidence of contamination in the tests, and said the GM wheat found last month
was likely the result of an accident or deliberate mixing of seeds. They are not ruling out sabotage. “We’re considering all options and that’s certainly one of the options,” says Robb Fraley, Monsanto chief technology officer. Fraley said Monsanto
provided a test to other countries that could “fingerprint” the exact variety of wheat that carried the GM gene, and it is awaiting samples from the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Oregon farmer to test for the exact variety that emerged.
Monsanto is a $13.5 billion St. Louis-based company with revenues anchored in sales of GM corn, soybean and cotton seeds that have been engineered to survive applications of Monsanto’s Roundup, the world’s topselling herbicide.
Officials estimate that 90 percent or more of U.S. soybeans and 80 percent of U.S. corn are “Roundup Ready,” or genetically modified. The success of those crops led Monsanto to begin work on GM wheat, but (See ISOLATED on page 27)
Triticale shines under stress I’ve always had a healthy respect for triticale - it’s one tough little crop. But after looking at our triticale plots this year, I’m just flat astounded at how well triticale did under not only severe drought but also severe winter conditions. For the past several years, we’ve hired Kansas State University to test various triticale and rye varieties for us. We’re evaluating a number of varieties in an effort to find top grain and forage yielders, but we also want to see how they perform in Western Kansas conditions over a period of years. Also, we’re interested
Wheat and more . . . or less by Vance Ehmke
in a number of other factors including disease resistance and winter hardiness as well as how much stubble is left over after harvest. And since a lot of triticale is grown as a grazeout crop, we’ve been including several of the top graze wheats in these trials. Veteran cattlemen have told me over the years that gains per head are the same between wheat and triticale. But gains per acre will run substantially
higher - frequently 30% more. Some land-grant university agronomists say the gains per acre will be up to twice what you get with wheat. And while I’m sure that can happen in certain cases, let’s keep expectations reasonable. Well, in head-to-head matchups between wheat and triticale, there’s no question that the veterans were right - triticale wins. But this year, under some of the most hostile growing conditions I’ve ever seen, triticale just buried the wheats - and these are some of the best grazing wheats of all times. So what does all this mean?
May moisture offers hope, but still well below average
County precipitation averages for May indicate a substantial moisture deficit for all target area counties except Lane County. Although May totals this year were significantly higher for all counties, the totals were still below normal. Interestingly, Lane County recorded a precipitation average which exceeded the monthly May average for that area. However, even with the improved “average,” more than half of the county has received less than 50% of normal rainfall. A wet swath of land in Lane exists from
WKWMP Update Walt Geiger meteorologist
Pendennis, southwest to near Dry Lake in Scott County where rainfall totals were running from from 125% to as much as 200% above normal for May The wet area helped to push the county average into the surplus category. Rain reports from the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS), www.cocorahs.org, indicate the highest 2013 May county precipitation average was in Lane County
with 3.53 inches or six percent above normal. Following Lane, Scott County reported 2.28 inches (24% below normal), Wichita County, 1.61 inches (45% below), Kearny County, 1.36 inches (55% below), and Hamilton County, only 0.88 inches (64% below).
Weather Operations
There were three operational days this week. Seeding for rain optimization occurred one day while hail suppression seeding only occurred one day. Hail suppression seeding and rain optimization seeding occurred the last day.
Tanner Ehmke has his hand on the triticale which is taller. The short stuff is wheat.
If you’re looking for a small grain that will be harvested as a forage either by grazing or as hay or silage - I’d immediately forget about wheat. In general, triticales produce a great deal more forage than wheats do, but
they’re also much more drought and winter hardy. In addition, there are few to any problems with foliar diseases like leaf and stripe rust. Texas A&M agronomists also tell me that under severe aphid pressure which will
literally kill wheat, triticale escapes with little to no damage. So at the end of the day, this might be Wheat Country. But if you want to make money when the chips are down, I’d take a look at triticale.
Survey gives new look at ag lending conditions With today’s volatile commodity market and questions surrounding the quality of credit for various agricultural sectors, information about the current and future state of agricultural financial conditions is in high demand by those interested in and following agriculture. However, information about these evolving conditions is somewhat limited, especially on the short- and longterm outlook. To track and forecast these credit condition developments, agricultural economists at Kansas State University have created the K-State Agricultural Lender Survey. “A recurring question asked by farmers is, ‘what does the future hold for agricultural credit conditions?’” said Allen Featherstone, professor of agricultural economics and program director of the Master in Agribusiness degree at Kansas State University. “We set out to find answers to this and other questions for the agricultural lending industry, by working with our industry partners and other colleagues at K-State to conduct this survey,” says Featherstone. Purpose of the K-State Agricultural Lender Survey is to not only answer questions about the evolution of agricultural credit conditions, but also to provide a broader overview of all agricultural lenders. “While information about agricultural financial conditions does exist, most of it is from the commercial bankers’ viewpoint and limited information is available on expectations or forecasts of the short- and long-term evolution of credit conditions,” he explained. Ultimately, the survey should help producers, agribusinesses and lenders make more informed and sound financial decisions. While the March 2013 survey results provide many insights into agricultural credit trends, one really stands out - competition for agricultural loans is rising. This is especially relevant because the survey respondents stated that farm loan volumes rose and are expected to rise in the short-term. For more information about the outlook for agricultural credit conditions, the K-State Agricultural Lender Survey can be found at www.AgManager.info/ lenders.asp.
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For more information contact Tim Christian, state coordinator, at 620-241-3636, 620242-6440, or email to tdchristian@cox.net; or Ken Sherraden, assistant coordinator, 785-9227061, email to kennethsherraden@sbcglobal. net.
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House provides limited funding for NBAF The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, including $404 million for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan. Prior to the vote, members opposed to the NBAF plan tried to remove those funds from the bill.
The Kansas Congressional delegation supported funds for the NBAF. “The NBAF is needed to replace the obsolete and increasingly expensive Plum Island Animal Disease Center,” says Kansas Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins. The lab was built in the 1950s. The facility does not contain the necessary biosafety level to meet the
Market Report Closing prices on June 12, 2013 Winona Feed and Grain Bartlett Grain Wheat.................. $ 6.90 Wheat.................. $ 6.90 Milo (bu.) ............ $ 6.51 Milo (bu.)............. $ 6.51 Corn.................... $ 7.06 Corn.................... $ 7.09 Soybeans............ $ 14.55 Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 6.90 White Wheat ....... $ 7.20 Milo (bu.)............. $ 6.51 Corn.................... $ 7.06 Soybeans ........... $ 14.55 Sunflowers.......... $ 21.60 ADM Grain Wheat.................. Milo (bu.)............. Corn.................... Soybeans............ Sunflowers.......... Royal Beef Corn....................
$ 6.92 $ 6.50 $ 7.11 $ 14.65 $ 22.50 $ 7.16
Isolated the company ended the program nine years ago when executives determined resistance to GM crops by consumers and export customers would hurt demand for the seed. Since that time, Monsanto has come under increasing criticism for its role in developing and marketing GM crops. Several countries ban the use of GM crops, claiming the risks to humans are unknown. Other critics and many activists claim food made from GM crops are dangerous to human health, and Monsanto is regularly singled out as an “evil corporation.” In an on-line survey published in January 2011, 51 percent of respondents called Monsanto the “Most Evil Corporation of the Year.” The survey was sponsored by the NaturalNews Network, a Taiwan corporation, that claims to cover topics that “empower individuals to make positive changes in their health, environmental sensitivity, consumer choices and
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informed skepticism.” Such perceptions of Monsanto - the world’s largest seedmaker - by environmentalists, food activists and others, helps spur global protests over GM foods and fuels concerns by the company that sabotage could have been involved in the Oregon incident. Following the end of the GM wheat program in 2005, Monsanto says all of the tested GM seeds were either destroyed or recovered and sent to a USDA facility in Colorado for storage. Monsanto’s Fraley said that because those Roundup-resistant plants existed on only one of two of the Oregon farmer’s fields and haven’t sprouted on other farms since 2005, the occurrence is either “inadvertent or purposeful mixing of seed.” Monsanto officials said the average wheat seed only stays viable for one or two years in a harsh climate like Eastern Oregon’s, and that it’s unlikely that other parent stocks were corrupted.
NBAF research requirements. “Any attempts to upgrade Plum Island would cost more than building the NBAF,” Jenkins said. Construction on the facility has already begun. Congress has already appropriated $127.5 million, and the State of Kansas and the City of Manhattan have already
committed more than $200 million towards the project. The Senate has not yet taken up the bill, and its fate remains unclear. There are some reports that the issue will become a major budget battle between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans. The President’s budget, which he released in April,
includes $714 million to fully fund construction of the NBAF. The House Bill contains just $404 million to fund the project through this fiscal year. A statement from the White House prior to the House vote indicated the President’s advisors would recommend a veto of the bill if it implements the House Republican Budget framework.
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Jerry Doornbos, DVM Home - 872-2594 Cell - 874-0949 Stuart Doornbos Home - 872-2775 Cell - 874-0951
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Paint inside and out residential, commercial, and industrial. Free estimates and 16 plus years of experience.
PC Painting, Inc. Paul Cramer 620-290-2410 620-872-8910 www.pcpaintinginc.com
Pro Ex II
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Professional Extermination Commercial & Residential
Area Mental Health Center SERVICES PROVIDED:
Marriage and Family Therapy • Individual Psychotherapy Psychiatric Evaluations • Drug and Alcohol Counseling Mediation • Child Psychology • Psychological Evaluations • Group Therapy Pre-Marital Counseling
24-hour Emergency Answering Service
210 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-5338
• Termites • Rodents • Soil Sterilization • Pre Treats • Lawn Care • Fly Parasites
Charles Purma II D.D.S. P.A. General Dentistry, Cosmetics, and Insurance Accepted
We welcome new patients.
John Kropp, Owner • Scott City 874-2023 (cell) • 872-3400 (office) • prox2@live.com
324 N. Main • Scott City • 872-2389 Residence 872-5933
Cell: 874-4486 • Office 872-2101
ELLIS AG SERVICES
Horizon Health
• Custom Manure Conditioning • Hauling and Spreading • Custom Swathing and Baling • Rounds-Net or Twine • Gyp and Sand Sales • Pickup or Delivery
For your home medical supply and equipment needs! We service and repair all that we sell. 1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232
Call Brittan Ellis • 620-874-5160
Automotive Willie’s Auto A/C Repair
SPENCER PEST CONTROL
Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center
RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL
(Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”... Technology Lead Chiropractic
Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control
Willie Augerot Complete A/C Service Mechanic Work and Diagnostics Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Dr. James Yager • Dr. Marlyn Swayne Dr. Robert Fritz 110 W. 4th St. • Scott City • 872-2310 Toll Free: 800-203-9606
Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870
404 Kingsley • Scott City • 874-1379
Turner Sheet Metal
Heating & Air Conditioning
Heating & Cooling Systems Since 1904
Optometrist 20/20 Optometry
Commercial & Residential 1851 S. Hwy. 83 • Scott City 872-2954 Shop • 1-800-201-2954
Dr. Jeffrey A. Heyd
Ron Turner Owner
Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses
Complete family eye center! 106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 872-2736
Construction/Home Repair
CHAMBLESS ROOFING Residential
All Types of Roofing
Commercial
Cedar Shake and Shingle Specialists Return to Craftsmanship Attention to Detail and Quality Guaranteed 620-872-2679 • 1-800-401-2683
Walker Plumbing, Inc. Backhoe & Trenching services • Irrigation & gas leak repairs • Full-line irrigation parts T-L center pivot dealer Floor heat systems Pump & install septic systems Boring equipment
423 S. Mesquite Rd. • Scott City • 872-2130
Doctor of Chiropractic • Insurance Accepted 115 N. 4th Street • Leoti, KS 67861 Office: (620) 375-5222 • Fax: (620) 375-5223
Daniel R. Dunn, MD Family Practice
872-2187
William Slater, MD General Surgeon
Christian E. Cupp, MD Tiffany Knudsen, PA-C Family Practice
Precision Land Forming of terraces and waterways; feed lot pens and ponds; building site preparation; lazer equipped (Home) 872-3057 • 877-872-3057 (Cell) 872-1793
Brent Porter, D.C.
Scott City Clinic
Dirks Earthmoving Co.
Richard Dirks • Scott City, Ks.
Family Dynamics
Libby Hineman, MD Family Practice
Certified Physician Assistant
Megan Dirks, AP, RN-BC
Josiah Brinkley, MD Family Practice
Landscaping • Lawn/Trees
Berning Tree Service David Berning • Marienthal
620-379-4430
Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal
Fully Insured
Scott City Myofascial Release Sandy Cauthon RN
105 1/2 W. 11th St. Scott City 620-874-1813
Call me to schedule your Myofascial Release
Retail
Call today for a Greener Healthier Lawn
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
www.reganjewelers.com
Owner, Chris Lebbin • 620-214-4469
412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142
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PC Cleaning Services, Inc. We'll clean your home, business or do remodeling clean-up Available seven days a week! Paul Cramer, Owner
Locally owned and operated since 1990
620-290-2410
1104 Main • Scott City • 872-2625
LM Wild Animal Eviction Service Control, capture and removal of nuisance animals.
out ! Coyotes, pigeons, Let’s BOOcT ters it r y k s e p m e h raccoons, skunks, t snakes, rabbits and more.
Lee Mazanec (620) 874-5238
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Gene’s Appliance Over 200 appliances in stock! COMPARE OUR PRICES!
We have Reverse Osmosis units in stock. Remember us for parts in stock for all brands of all appliances. Sales and Service Days • Mon. - Sat. Deliveries • Mon.-Sat.
Largest Frigidaire appliance dealer in Western Ks. 508 Madison • Scott City • 872-3686
Networktronic, Inc.
Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers! Networking solutions! Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300
Welding and Fabrication Equipment Repairs Custom Fabrication Process Piping Insured
On-Site Welding Feedyard Construction Oil Field
Kyle (620) 874-8117 • Scott City
Dining
Services
C-Mor-Butz BBQ
Barbecue, the only sport where a fat bald man is a GOD...
& Catering
Kyle Lausch 620-872-4209
Providing internet, email, networking solutions, webhosting and IP-based security camera systems. (620) 872-0006 • 1-866-872-0006
Fur-Fection
Bryan Mulligan & Chris Price 620-874-8301 & 620-874-1285
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ON-LINE GOVERNMENT surplus sales. GovDeals.com. City, county and state surplus. Seized and confiscated property. Heavy equipment, trucks, vehicles, computers. www.GovDeals.com. 800-6130156, ext. 2. info@govdeals.com.
HAPPY JACK SKIN BALM. Stops scratching and gnawing. Promotes healing and hair growth on dogs and cats suffering from grass and flea allergies without steroids. Orscheln Farm and Home. www.happyjackinc.com. ––––––––––––––––––––– WALK-IN BATHTUBS. Lowest prices guaranteed. Education All new top quality 2-inch HEAVY EQUIPMENT step-in. Eliminate the fear operator career. Three of falling. Call for details, week hands-on training 800-813-3736. school. Bulldozers, backhoes, excavators. National Truck Driving certifications. Lifetime PARTNERS IN EXjob placement assistance. CELLENCE. OTR drivVA benefits if eligible. ers. APU equipped Pre866-362-6497. Pass EZ-pass passenger ––––––––––––––––––––– policy. 2012 and newer ATTEND COLLEGE equipment. 100% noON-LINE from home. touch. Butler Transport, Medical. Business. Crimi- 1-800-528-7825. nal Justice. Hospitality. ––––––––––––––––––––– Job placement assistance. EXPERIENCED FLATComputer available. Fi- BED drivers. Regional nancial aid if qualified. opportunities now open SCHEV certified. Call with plenty of freight and 888-220-3977. www.Cen- great pay. 800-277-0212 turaOnline.com. or primeinc.com. ––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––– AIRLINE CAREERS. TRAINING. Class ABecome an aviation main- CDL. Train and work for tenance tech. FAA ap- us. Professional and foproved training. Financial cused training for your aid if qualified. Housing Class A CDL. You choose available. Job placement between company driver, assistance. Call Aviation owner/operator, lease Institute of Maintenance, operator or lease trainer. 888-248-7449. (877) 369-7885. www. Help Wanted centraltruckdrivingjobs. com WATER/WASTEWATER operator in Anthony, Ks. High school diploma/ GED and valid driver's Sharla Osborn license required. Ap620-214-2114 plications and complete Avon Independent job description: www. Sales Representative anthonykansas.org. 620842-5434. Open until filled. EOE.
District 11 AA Meetings
Scott City
Unity and Hope Mon., Wed. and Fri. • 8:00 p.m. 807 Kingsley Last Sat., Birthday Night, 6:30 p.m. All open meetings, 874-8207 • 874-8118
Tuesday • 8:30 p.m. United Methodist Church, 412 College A.A. • Al-Anon, 872-3137 • 872-3343
Dighton
Thursday • 8:30 p.m. 535 Wichita St. All open meetings, 397-5679 • 397-2647
Weekly Word Search Berning Auction “Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”
For all your auction needs call:
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Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti
Northend Disposal A garbologist company. Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371
Advice Agent Amused Annoy Asked Belief Burnt Cooling Correct Crazy Dense Disco Dived Doctor Drama Dreadful Enables Error Estate Fiery Filming Frowned Funds Funny Glues
Grace Grand Gravity Hilly Lasts Lawyer Masks Midst Nines Orders Pencil Pinch Queue Safer Salad Scene Shirt Silent Stone Stool Strips Summers Twigs Tying Uneasy
Units Voice Wires
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Card of Thanks I would like to thank the Scott County Hospital doctors, nurses and staff for the excellent care I received during my stay. Thank you to all my family and friends who sent flowers, cards, prayers and all the visits. Virgie Schwartz
Prescription Glasses Found At the Scott County Cemetery Call 620-872-2202 Monday - Thursday • 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Appear to be women’s glasses.
Custom Planting Harvesting • Corn • Milo • Soy Beans • Sunflowers
• 2 Combines • Grain Cart • Trucking
Dual fertilizer application, 16 row planter with guidance system. Call: Kent Geist (620) 872-3281 • 214-0502 34tfc
For Sale
Real Estate
Real Estate
Want to Buy
FOR SALE BY SEALED BID AUCTION June 21. 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home at 206 W. Glenn Ave., Scott City. Bid forms and more information on top of for sale sign on corner of Glenn and Court St. straight west of Western State Bank. All bids must be submitted by June 21. For more information call 620-874-5083. Seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids. 43t2p ––––––––––––––––––– HOUSE FOR SALE IN SCOTT CITY. Well built home on double corner lot. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Lots of built-in storage. Over 2,400 square feet, plus 3 season screened porch, double attached garage. Established yard with underground sprinklers. 620-353-9933. 42eow
LOOKING FOR a ranch/farm in the Scott City/Dighton area for sale. Please call 307751-1517. 43t2c
Business
Agriculture
Services
INDIVIDUAL OFFICE SUITES from one to four rooms available for lease. Leases starting at $250/month including utilities. Common areas available for use including reception and break rooms. Perfect for quiet small business or climate controlled storage. Former location of Scott City Chiropractic, 1101 S. Main. Call 2143040 for information. 27tfc
WANTED TO BUY: Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information. 1-800-5793645. Lane County Feeder, Inc. 32tfc ––––––––––––––––––– WANTED TO BUY: Wheat straw delivered. Call for contracting information. Lane County Feeders. 397-5341. 44tfc –––––––––––––––––––
liners in tires and new thorn resistant tubes. FREE KITTIES ready Can be seen at 1307 to go. Litter box trained. Glenn, 620-872-5591. 43t2p Call now, 620-2142113. 44tfc
––––––––––––––––––– CROOKED CREEK Angus Registered Bulls for sale. Yearlings and 2-year olds. Delivery and sight unseen purchases available. Quiet and relaxed dispositions. Adam Jones 785-332-6206 www. crookedcreekangus. com. 37t10c –––––––––––––––––––
WANTED: Yards to mow and clean-up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 874-4135. 34tfc ––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing, lawn mower spring tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 874-1412. 36tfc ––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Rob Vsetecka 620-2141730. 36tfc ––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING, and TRIMS at direct to the public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices will not be beat! 37tfc ––––––––––––––––––– SERIOUS BUSINESS solutions will be in the Scott City area soon. For a free consultation on employee benefits and employee morale please call Deanna at 307-751-1517 to set up an appointment se habla espanol. 43t2c ––––––––––––––––––– MOWER TUNE-UP, repair, blade sharpening. Also looking for discarded (non running) junk mowers. Call 620214-1730. 43t4p
FOR SALE: Black Angus Bulls, registered, tested, guarantee, excellent bloodlines, confirFor Sale mation and performance, discounts. Contact: Black RECONDITIONED Velvet Ranch, Aaron used bikes, various siz- Plunkett, Syracuse. 620es, fixed with seat belt 384-1101. 37t14c
Pets
Beautiful 2,400 square foot home with an open floor plan that includes 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a fireplace. Lots of amenities and an extra lot as well. Give us a call for more information.
New Affordable Home Construction Located on east side of town. Your dream home is possible. Join the new home owners in the Eastridge Subdivision. We can help you create your own floor plan or choose from our wide range of designs.
THOMAS REAL ESTATE www.thomasreal-estate.com 914 W. 12th St. Scott City, KS 67871 Clyde: 620-872-7396 • Cell 620-874-1753 Stephanie: 620-874-5002
Garage Sales June 14 - 15
Classified Ad Deadline: Monday at 5:00 p.m. Classified Ad Rate: 20¢ per word. Minimum charge, $5. Blind ad: $2.50 per week extra. Card of thanks: 10¢ per word. Minimum charge, $3. Classified Display Ad rate: $5.50 per column inch. Classified advertising must be paid in advance unless business account is established. If not paid in advance, there will be a $1 billing charge. Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.
Under New Management Pine Village Apartments 300 E. Nonnamaker
Apartments available for qualifying tenants 62+ or disabled with rental assistance available. Hours: Tues., 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. by appointment Call Steve 872-2535 or (620) 255-4824.
Rentals
HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available. Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, (620) 874-2120. 41tfc ––––––––––––––––––– PLAINJANS has houses and storage units available to rent. Call 620-872-5777 or stop by PlainJans at 511 Monroe. 28tfc
Notice
THE SCOTT COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL will hold their annual meeting Monday, June 24, at 7:00 p.m., at the Scott County Library. 44t1c
Help Wanted HUTCHINSON NEWS is looking for a contract paper carrier in Scott City. For more information call Pam Miller, 800-766-3311 ext. 132 or email her at pmiller@hutchnews. com. Dependable vehicle is a must. 44t3c
One Level Living
O’Neil Family Garage Sale 703 E. 8th St. Fri., 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. • Sat., 8:00 a.m. - noon No checks accepted.
Garage Sale 1223 Court St. Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Baby items, clothing (NB - 2T), men’s and women’s clothing, shoes, 3-32” sliding doors, 48” pine gun cabinet, household items, 33 RPM records.
Yard Sale 211 W. 11th Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Electric stove, washer, dryer, dining table with 4 chairs, bedding sets, lots of men’s clothing, ladies clothing and much more.
Moving Sale 1312 Church Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - noon
Very nice 3 bedroom, brick, 1-3/4 bath home with 2 sided wood burning fireplace, family room, covered patio, sprinkler system in large corner lot with block fence, DA garage and storm cellar. Call for your private showing.
State Park Getaway
Refrigerator, e-reader, household goods, collectibles, sewing/craft supplies and much more.
Garage Sale 414 E. 5th Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - noon
Women’s, junior and girl’s clothing, lawn mower, 2 wooden benches and mots of misc.
Yard Sale 1514 Myrtle Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - noon
Boy’s clothes, ladies purses, toys, Vera Bradley purses, material, pet stuff, JANOME´ sewing/embroidery machine with lots of extras. Lots of misc.
RUMMAGE and BAKE SALE Healy United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall Saturday, June 15, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Free-Will Offering for Items Proceeds will go to Missions of Scholarships for Youth at Camp Lakeside and METour All items left over will be donated to the UM Mexican-American Ministries in Garden City... Sponsored by UMC Education Committee
Bring in your Garage Sales by Monday at 5:00 p.m. (No Rainy day refunds)
Over 1,500 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with central heat and air, steel siding, front deck, storm cellar, LARGE lot with 24x30’ garage! Price Reduced!
Price Reduced
Wheat Harvest Wanted We have S670 John Deere Combines
In Healy: 3+1 bedrooms, 2+1 baths, dining room, family room in basement, has lots of storage in basement, D/A garage, lovely patio and landscaping, lots of extras, must see to appreciate. $279,000.
Call Roger Cooley 620-874-0381
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Open House
Sunday, June 16, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Lawrence
and Associates
Deb Lawrence, GRI Broker Shorty Lawrence, Sales Assoc. 513 Main • Scott City 872-5267 ofc. 872-7184 hm. lawrenceandassocrealty.com Sheila Ellis, Broker Assoc. 872-2056 Kerry Gough, Sales Assoc. 872-7337 Russell Berning, 874-4405 www.berningauction.com
Martin Brau residence • 141 S. Kansas Rd.
(south off 96, first house on right). 3+1 bedrooms, 1+1 baths, 3,200 sq. ft., in-ground pool, double unattached garage, large shop. Will be for sale by bid.
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Employment Opportunities The City of Scott City
Food Service Department
Is accepting bids for the construction of streets and curb and gutter in two new housing developments.
USD 466 (Scott County) is seeking applicants for the Food Service Department. This is a 7-hour position.
For information on bidding documents, call City Hall at 620-872-5322. Sealed bids will be accepted until: Friday, June 28, 5:00 p.m. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Meat Cutter Position
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Applications may be picked up at the Board of Education office, 704 S. College, Scott City, or you may contact Kathy Eaton, (620) 8727605. 44tfc
Looking for an individual with meat cutting experience to work full-time in the meat department of a small grocery store. Please contact: Greg or Justin at (620) 872-3355 for an application stop by
Recycle with us today
Heartland Foods 212 E. 5th, Scott City, KS 67871 43t2c
The City of Scott City Is accepting bids for the construction of water and/or sewer lines in a new housing development.
• Milk jugs • Newspapers • Detergent bottles • Aluminum cans • Glass jars • Junk mail
Specifications can be obtained at City Hall. Sealed bids will be accepted until: Monday, July 1, 5:00 p.m. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
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“Quality Care Because We Care” Has openings for the following positions:
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CNAs Scott County Hospital is seeking Certified Nurse Aides.
We offer competitive pay, evening and weekend differentials and great benefits.
Park Lane Nursing Home 210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org Fill out application and return to human resources.
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Applicants must have an active Kansas Certification, must be dependable, in good health and compassionate to patients and their families.
Part-time/PRN LPN/RNs PRN CNAs
1981 S. US Hwy 83 Scott City
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The Scott County Record • Page 32 • Thursday, June 13, 2013
Could Danby be the future of white wheat?
Bushels He anticipates yields will vary widely, but farmers south of K96 have been particularly hard hit by the drought, which seems to be the case in most years. Insurance adjusters have already finished claims on area fields where yields were projected at five bushels or less. “Those will be sprayed and won’t be cut,” says Beckman. “What’s there will basically be utilized as ground cover and planted again this fall. We’ll hope for better conditions then. “I’m guessing there will be a pretty good percentage of acres (in Scott County) on which insurance will be paid, espe-
However, white wheat producers were hit with heavy dockage at the elevator and that dissuaded many of them from taking another chance on white wheat. “There was also a group that made it very difficult to market white wheat,” Shroyer recalls. “Back then we didn’t have Danby and we weren’t getting paid a premium,” added Vulgamore. The Scott Co-op, for example, pays a 30-centper-bushel premium for hard white wheat. Danby, which wasn’t released until 2005, has sprouting tolerance equal to Jagger, according to K-State researchers. The university is continuing to work on developing other wheat varieties and it was noted that the KSU research center in Hays is split 50/50 between red and white wheat development. Two hard red winter wheat varieties that Shroyer advised farmers to observe are Southwind and Cedar. A test plot at Belleville saw both with 108 bushel yields last year. “That tells you two
things,” Shroyer said. “They had moisture and they have great yield potential.”
Blended Wheat
As for planting a field to blended varieties, there were mixed reactions. One farmer said he does that in order to keep his landlords satisfied. “That way everyone’s getting the same result,” he said. Shroyer said he prefers blending three varieties in the same field because “you can lose two and still do okay with the one that’s left.” “I can guarantee you that one of those will outyield the other two,” he said. At the same time, he acknowledged that a farmer who disagreed with blended varieties had a valid point when he said, “If my crop is going to fail, I want a total failure.” “He didn’t want just enough yield that he would have to go to the expense of harvesting it.” “Wheat has the uncanny ability to yield just to the level of crop insurance,” said Shroyer halfjokingly.
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cially south of town. As bad as things look north of town they’re even worse south of town,” he said. What Shroyer has seen in Scott County, as well as numerous fields around the state, is a wheat crop that was unable to develop a root system. As a result, the growth is stunted and the leaves are about half the size they should be. If there is any good news to be found, it’s the absence of foliage diseases. “You need moisture and leaves for that to happen,” noted Shroyer. “We’ve had neither.” Looking across the test plot, Shroyer was asked what kind of yields he would expect from wheat
in the condition he was observing. “Maybe 25,” said Shroyer, but he didn’t seem overly confident about that number. There was also some discussion about when harvest could possibly begin. Shroyer said the weather conditions on Monday and Tuesday pushed the starting date up by 3-5 days. General consensus was that harvest could possibly begin as early as June 22 and as late as June 26-27. However, everyone was in agreement on one thing. “It’s going to be a tough year for wheat in Scott County and Western Kansas,” noted Beckman.
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Even though hard white wheat has had a difficult time gaining a toe-hold in Western Kansas, wheat breeders aren’t ready to give up. In fact, Kansas State University agronomist Jim Shroyer feels that farmers need to take a look at one variety in particular. “Danby is the best dryland wheat in Western Kansas,” declared Shroyer during the wheat test plot tour north of Scott City on Wednesday afternoon. “Too bad it’s white.” Scott County farmer Brian Vulgamore took exception to the last comment. “Why too bad?” he asked. “Especially when you can get paid a premium.” Shroyer agreed that farmers need to take another look at hard white wheat, despite many in Western Kansas who felt like they got left holding the proverbial bag when white wheat began sprouting due to unusually wet weather in the late spring of 2003. Vulgamore pointed out that traditional hard red winter wheat also sprouted.
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