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Volume 20 • Number 47

Thursday, July 4, 2013

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City, county consider added SCDC funding

Lake Scott State Park

Western Kansas

Local government officials agree they would like to increase funding for economic development efforts. By how much and how that responsibility should be divided wasn’t exactly clear following a recent meeting between the Scott County Commission and representatives from the Scott City Council.

Both parties discussed the possibility of providing $100,000 in annual funding for eco-devo, even though the organization has requested $80,000.

“I feel it’s important that they have a little cushion in their budget in case something unexpected comes up,” said Councilman Gary Eitel, who also felt the organization needs to know it has a “consistent” funding source.

SCDC board member Frank Mercurio was in agreement.

“It’s tough when someone comes in with something that would be good for the town and they need several thousand dollars immediately which we may not have,” said Mercurio.

County Commission Chairman Jim Minnix suggested it might be helpful if SCDC would meet with the county on a regular basis so they would know their financial status and what projects are in the works.

(See SCDC on page eight)

Pence area to see huge loss of production Larry Snow is trying to remain optimistic about this year’s wheat crop, but that’s getting harder to do as more of the harvested grain rolls into the Winona Feed and Grain Elevator at Pence.

“The quality is surprisingly good,” says the elevator manager.

But yields are another matter.

They’re down sharply, just as they are throughout the region.

“We had one instance of 50 (bushels), but that was one small field. We’re seeing a lot of 20 bushel wheat,” says Snow, whose elevator takes in grain in northwest Scott County and southwestern Logan County.

In a normal year, most of the elevator’s grain will come from an area north of Pence, but not this time.

“I’d guess about 60 percent of the wheat has been destroyed north and (See PENCE on page eight)

Historic byway trying to find niche in tourism market Bob Campbell staff writer

It is estimated that millions of potential tourism dollars flow through Scott City on US83 and K96 highways.

Getting people to stop long enough to spend a little time - and money well, that’s the challenge which faces those involved in Scott County travel and tourism.

In an effort to capture a portion of those outside dollars, $60,000 is budgeted for travel and tourism in Scott County. According to Jennifer Turner,

tourism coordinator, that budget is used to promote events that include the Scott County Fair, Lake Scott Rod Run, Showdown on the Plains Barbeque and Whimmydiddle craft show.

With 127 rooms at four motels in Scott City and tourists spending an average of $100 a day, Turner said, “Our goal is to bring people in overnight from outside a 100-mile radius. We’d like to see a lot more tour buses come through. If they don’t stay, it’s still good for the economy if they shop and eat out.”

The most recent effort to boost re-

gional tourism is the designation of the Western Vistas Historic Byway which features the El Quartelejo Museum and Jerry Thomas Gallery at the southern end of the route and the Ft. Wallace Museum at the northern end. In between are a number of area attractions such as Battle Canyon, Lake Scott State Park, the El Quartelejo pueblo ruins and Duff’s buffalo ranch.

Now in its third season, the success of the historic byway designation has been difficult to measure.

(See HISTORIC on page eight)

County, city file for concealed-carry extension Bob Campbell staff writer

As of July 1, a new state law went into effect which allows concealed weapons to be carried into public buildings, such as libraries, courthouses and city hall.

However, there will be little noticeable changes at the local level as city and county officials have opted to seek a six-month extension to determine how they will respond to the law.

A sign at the two courthouse

entrances which indicates concealed-carry weapons are prohibited will remain posted.

Had they not filed for the exemption, the county commission had the option of allowing concealed-carry weapons into the courthouse or paying for increased security which could include a metal detector or an armed officer at each entrance.

Chief Judge Wendel Wurst, 25th Judicial District, sent a letter to county commissions within the district recommending they seek the initial six-month

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exemption with the possibility of filing for another four-year exemption after Jan. 1, 2014.

Commissioners signed the letter and forwarded it to Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

According to an interpretation of the new law by Judge Wurst, the four-year exemption can be granted only after a governing body has adopted a resolution or drafted a letter identifying the building to be exempted, listing the reason for the exemption and including the following language:

“A security plan has been developed for the building being exempted which supplies adequate security to the occupants of the building and merits the prohibition of the carrying of a concealed handgun as authorized by the personal and family protection act.”

County Clerk Pam Faurot noted that the law has created enough controversy that the legislature may well end up changing it within 4-1/2 years.

Had they complied with the law immediately, the “no guns”

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allowed sign would have come down as of Monday. Instead, those buildings which have filed for an exemption will have a different sign, which has now been posted in the courthouse.

The modified signs will still have the familiar guns prohibited graphic (red circle with a gun and a red line through the middle). In addition, the signs contain an explanation that the building is exempt from the new state law.

(See EXTENSION on page two)

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Council nixes permits for extended semi parking Several years ago, when addressing the issue of semi truck parking on the highways, the Scott City Council adopted an ordinance with a two-hour limit.

But there was one added twist. While it wasn’t written into the law, City Hall was allowed to issue a special permit that allowed truck owners to

park their vehicle near motels for up to 48 hours.

Over time, some motels were given the authority to issue their own parking permits and those were being issued to truck owners on an extended basis - well beyond the original 24-48 hour limit.

“At the time the council agreed to permits they were all located in

areas that couldn’t easily accommodate truck parking,” says Councilman Everett Green. “The permits were devised as a way of addressing the situation.”

He says there were no guidelines on how many permits could be issued, whether they could be limited to overnight stays, etc.

“I’ve never been comfortable with the idea of authorizing the motels to issue a permit,” Police Chief Chris Jurgens told the council on Monday.

Council members were in agreement and have issued a cease and desist order that not only prohibits motels from issuing the special permits, but they will no longer be able to

Extension

news briefs

Ice cream social Saturday

An ice cream social and concert will be held in Scott City’s Patton Park on Sat., July 6, starting at 7:00 p.m.

Music will be provided by Harold and Duane Williams, Allen Hess, Rebekah Anliker, Clint and Jeannette Raynes, Katelyn Wolkensdorfer, Jordan Butler, Graig Hitchcock, Lexi Buxton and the Don Williams Family.

The evening is sponsored by the Pence Community Church.

Elks honor Boyson, Hogg

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 1404, Garden City, recently inducted Ronald Boyson and Rodney Hogg, both of Scott City, into life membership.

Boyson has been a member of Elks for 36 years and Hogg a member for 47 years.

A brief ceremony and dinner were held at the lodge on June 30.

4-H day camp is Tuesday

All youngsters ages 7-10 years are invited to participate in the Scott County 4-H Day camp on Tues., July 9, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Lake Scott State Park.

Parents are responsible for transportation to and from the Beach House at Lake Scott.

All participants will be able to join in rafting hiking, swimming and a cookout. Leading the camp will be 4-H Ambassadors and junior leaders.

The camp is open to 4-Hers and non-4-Hers.

Lane-Scott annual meeting

Annual meeting of the Lane-Scott Electric Cooperative will be held on Tues., July 9, 6:30 p.m., at the Lane County Fairgrounds, Dighton.

The Co-op will sponsor free carnival rides from 5:30-7:30 p.m., followed by a free barbeque meal at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting at 7:30 p.m.

two-hour limit, Jurgens was informed that trucks were also parking for an extended period of time at the El Quartelejo Inn on the south end of town.

Even though truck parking near the El Quartelejo Inn wasn’t causing damage because of concrete streets, Green noted (See PARKING on page seven)

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The old signs may still be used on locations other than state or municipal buildings, but they no longer have any legal bearing on state and municipal buildings.

Security Concerns

Without the exemption, the commission felt it would have had no affordable options other than to allow concealedcarry. If they choose not to allow concealed-carry, the county then becomes responsible for additional security measures which would include installing metal detectors and an armed guard at each entrance.

In order to limit that expense, that would likely mean closing the front entrance to the building and requiring everyone to use the south entrance which is the only one that’s handicapped accessible.

Commission Chairman Jim Minnix said the possible additional expense will be considered during the July 8 budget hearing. Commissioner Gary Skibbe said that, considering the cost, it might make more sense just to let the licensed carriers in.

Faurot and other local officials had said before

acquire the permits from City Hall either. The order takes effect on July 15.

The issue came to a head recently when Jurgens noticed extended truck parking at the Plains Inn was causing damage on Second Street, just south of the motel. When he told the owners they could no longer allow truck parking beyond the

New signage posted at the county courthouse.

the meeting that permitting licensed individuals to enter public buildings with their guns might make those places more dangerous.

Sheriff Glenn Anderson has expressed his reservations about the new law.

“I disapprove of it, mainly because they haven’t defined what the additional security is,” he said. “Chief Judge Wurst will make a decision on what the 25th Judicial District is going to do. There is no sure way there is not going to be an accident at some point in time.”

Wurst noted that the law still lets chief judges ban guns in courtrooms if an armed officer is present.

“At a recent judges meeting, all of the judges

in our judicial district were of a unanimous mind that proliferating the number of firearms in the courthouse, even though carried by citizens who have the training and education necessary to be licensed to carry concealed handguns, was not the appropriate method of providing security for those who work and conduct their affairs in our courthouses,” Judge Wurst said in a letter to each county commission in the 25th Judicial District.

“I do not know the answer to this difficult situation. I do believe it would be prudent to delay implementation of the act as it applies to the courthouse for the next six months so the situation can be studied and considered.”

Statewide Opposition

Faurot said the Kansas Association of Counties had opposed the law.

“Allowing (guns) in your courthouse is not something you want, but what are you going to do?” she asked. “There could be people walking in here with concealed

weapons and you would have no idea. Anybody who really wants to bring a gun in here probably could.”

The state law was also opposed by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Association of Mental Health Centers, Office of the Judicial Administrator of state courts, Kansas Community Corrections Association and Kansas Association of Court Service Officers.

Their objections were based on the expense of additional security provisions and the legislature’s negation of local authority to make such decisions, according to reports.

Scott County Librarian Lori Hawker said the library board had not discussed the measure, adding that there has never been a posted sign which bans weapons.

“We will follow the law,” said Hawker. “If they have had the concealed weapons class, they will be allowed to bring it in. I’m not sure I’m comfortable with it, but it’s something you just have to follow.”

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Community Living

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Large burden falls on ‘sandwich generation’

Did you know that July is Sandwich Generation Month?

Not Sandwich Month, but Sandwich Generation Month. So, what does that mean?

Well, according to Wikipedia, the Sandwich Generation are those people who care for their aging parents while supporting their own children.

According to the Pew Research Center, just over one of every eight Americans from ages 40-60 is both raising a child and caring for a par-

ent. In addition, between 7-10 million adults are caring for their aging parents from a long distance.

Census Bureau statistics indicate that the number of older Americans who are 65 or older will double by the year 2030, to over 70 million.

The Sandwich Generation comes in dif-

ferent “flavors.”

The Traditional flavor, involves two generations and are adults sandwiched between aging parents who need care and or help and their own children.

The Club Sandwich are 3-4 generations deep and are adults in their 50s or 60s who have aging parents, adult children and grandchildren. It could also be parents in their 30s-40s with young children, aging parents and also grandparents.

There is also what I call the Open Faced sandwich. This includes any-

one involved in elder care, family or not.

There isn’t a name given to it yet, but there is another flavor that would describe the adult who is supporting a grown child, young children at home, parents, and grandparents. I would call it the “Overload” version.

Leading Happy Lives Life in the sandwich generation could be a bit stressful. Having an aging parent while still raising or supporting one’s own children presents certain challenges not faced by

Reception to honor two anniversaries

In 1963 . . .

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bernard

. . . and in 2013

Bernards celebrate 50th anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bernard will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house on Sat., July 13, 1:00-4:00 p.m., at 6379 Montero Circle, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Special guests of honor will be Ron’s brother, Richard (Dick), and his wife, Betty, who are also celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this summer.

Ron Bernard and Darlene Frank were married May 3, 1963, at Arriba, Colo.

The couple has two daughters, Ellen Bahre and husband, Roger, McPherson, and Kate Del Toro and husband, Jose, Killeen, Tex., and two sons, Steven Bernard, Colorado Springs, Colo., and the late Alvin John Bernard.

They also have four grandsons, Riley Bahre and Noe, Ronald and Shane Del Toro.

Cards may be mailed to 2239 Cottonwood Ave., Craig, Colo. 81625.

Area Upcoming Events July 6

Pence Church Social

Patton Park

July 8-13

Lane County Fair

Dighton

July 24-28

Scott County Fair

Scott City

July 31-Aug. 3 Wichita County Fair Sept. 6-7

Leoti

Showdown on Plains BBQ Scott City

Recipe favorites . . .

American Potato Salad

Ingredients 5 pounds 6 2 cups 1 2 1 small 3 stalks 2 teaspoons 1 teaspoon

red potatoes eggs mayonnaise onion, diced green onions, thinly sliced green bell pepper, seeded and diced celery, thinly sliced salt ground black pepper

Directions Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tender but still firm. Drain, cool and cut into cubes.

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.

In a large bowl, combine chopped potatoes and eggs. Mix together mayonnaise, chopped onion, green onion, green pepper, and celery. Season with salt and pepper, then mix well. Cover, and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

Births PARENTS OF SON Gary and Lynn Gibbs, Hays, announce the birth of their son, Jaxon Gary, born May 12, 2013. He weighed 8 lbs., 9 oz., and was 20.5 inches long.

Jaxon was welcomed home by his sisters, Brianna and Jaycee.

Maternal grandmother is Laura Mickelson, Hays.

Paternal grandparents are Phil and Jynette Gibbs, Scott City.

Great-grandmothers are Donna Eitel, Scott City, and Margaret Mickelson, Ellis.

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wright and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Wright, all of Scott City, will observe their 50th wedding anniversaries on Sat., July 6, with a come-and-go reception from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the Wm. Carpenter 4-H Building, Scott City.

Dan Wright and Evalyn Hoffman were united in marriage on July 5, 1963, at Raton, N.M. Dewey Wright and Cora Barry were united in marriage on July 13, 1963, at Oakley.

other adults - caregiving and financial and emotional support to name just a few.

However, a survey done by the Prew Research Center suggests that adults in the sandwich generation are just as happy with their lives overall as are other adults.

Some 31% say they are very happy with their lives, and an additional 52% say they are pretty happy.

Happiness rates are nearly the same among adults who are not part of the sandwich generation:

28% are very happy and 51% are pretty happy.

Sandwich-generation adults are somewhat more likely than other adults to say they are often pressed for time. Among those with a parent age 65 or older and a dependent child, 31% say they always feel rushed doing the things they have to do.

Among other adults, those who say they are always rushed is smaller (23%).

While some aging parents need financial support, others may also need (See SANDWICH on page 7)

The Scott County Record

Editorial/Opinion

Page 4 - Thursday, July 4, 2013

editorially speaking

Mandates:

Legislature forces its own upon local government

We all know how people hate those unfunded federal mandates.

Those are the federal laws which we are required to abide by, but come with costs attached - and no federal money.

For example, public buildings must be ADA accessible, but it is up to local units of government to pay those renovation costs. Implementation of No Child Left Behind and the state’s share of Medicaid expenses are other mandates.

That’s not to say the intent behind the laws is wrong. In most instances, they are designed to create safer working conditions, improve our health and, in general, make our lives better.

That matters little to those who are irked by the idea of the government is telling them what to do and then forcing them to pay for it.

Looking after the well-being of our fellow man can sometimes be a little inconvenient . . . and at times a little costly. That comes with being part of a civilized society in which we should be expected to look after the well-being of others.

Nonetheless, it’s interesting that as lawmakers decry the cost of mandates coming from above, they have no qualms about imposing some of their own. Such is the case with the unfunded, state mandate in the guise of a new law that allows licensed individuals to carry concealed firearms into public buildings.

Any units of government that don’t want to allow this to happen have the option of paying for added security in the form of gun-toting officers and metal detectors - at the expense of local taxpayers.

Adding insult to injury, this is a law that was generally opposed by just about every government agency in Kansas. No one saw a problem that needed fixing.

But that made no difference to legislators who pushed the law through with little, if any, input from those expected to live with the consequences.

Most cities and counties have apparently agreed to the law because it’s far less expensive than the alternative. Others have filed for an extension in hopes of studying their options.

In other words, most of those are hoping that reason will prevail and this unnecessary and burdensome law will be rescinded. That may be hoping for too much given the prevailing mindset in the state legislature.

It’s just another example of conservative hypocrisy whereby mandates - and the cost that comes with them - are bad only when they are required by someone else in order to do something that we don’t support.

Activism:

Huelskamp is silent when it comes to voting rights

For years, Kansans have heard the whining out of Topeka about “activist judges” when it comes to school finance.

The legislature doesn’t want the courts - or the state constitution - saying what it must spend on public education.

This past week, Congressman Tim Huelskamp complained that, “Five activist justices have short-circuited the democratic process.”

He wasn’t referring to a decision that struck down the Voting Rights Act (which is at the heart of the democratic process) but the ability of same-sex partners to marry (which has little to do with democracy).

And that’s the problem with whining about “activist judges.” Huelskamp and fellow conservatives are trying to have it both ways.

If the court decides that it’s okay to create barriers to voting, that’s okay. Huelskamp and his conservative colleagues are silent about the impact on democracy because the people being targeted aren’t the people who are voting for them in primary or general elections.

Apparently, there’s nothing “activist” about allowing states to make it more difficult for minorities, the elderly, the poor and students to participate in the democratic process.

However, when judges give a green light to same-sex marriage (as the same Supreme Court did) or when judges order the legislature to honor the state constitution with respect to school funding, suddenly we have an “activist” court that simply can’t be tolerated.

It reveals Congressman Huelskamp for the shallow lawmaker that he is.

Conservatives unable to evolve

It could be said that those who are most opposed to the concept of human evolution are most at risk of extinction because of their inability to evolve.

Exhibit A is the conservative wing of the Republican Party. They are incapable of changing their thinking, even if it means their eventual demise.

The GOP’s inability to capture the minority vote in the 2012 presidential election was mind boggling. President Obama held a 93-4 percent edge over Mitt Romney among black voters, 71-24 among Hispanics and 7322 among Asians.

While licking their wounds following the election, Republican leaders met in Charlotte, N.C., to discuss how they would remake their party in order to be more competitive.

Sally Bradshaw, a party strategist in Florida who is an adviser to former Gov. Jeb Bush, said Republicans need to recruit stronger and more diverse candidates to win races.

“I think you’re going to see a very renewed,

aggressive effort by this party to put on a different face,” Bradshaw said.

“We are going to go into areas that we do not go into and see folks that we do not see.”

Apparently, those new areas include voters who are white, off-white and pale white.

With the Supreme Court striking down the much-hated Voting Rights Act, party leaders in the South no longer have to worry about making their tent bigger - only more secure. They are already implementing strategies that will make it more restrictive for minorities and poor people to vote.

Seventy-five new voting restrictions have been introduced in 30 states so far in 2013, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

As for creating a party with a “different face,” well . . . that’s so yester-

day. Conservative Republicans have now decided on a different strategy.

Sean Trende, a senior elections analyst for RealClearPolitics (a conservative organization), says the problem for Republicans is they didn’t get enough white voters to the polls in 2012. The idea of getting more white people into their tent rather than blacks and Hispanics has much greater appeal to Republicans who have jumped on board with Trende’s thinking.

But Republicans are leaving nothing to chance.

The second part of their ingenious two-pronged approach is to make the election process less democratic. That’s where North Carolina is setting the new gold standard.

North Carolina Republicans have introduced a series of bills in the legislature that would require a state-issued photo ID to cast a ballot, drastically cut early voting, eliminate same-day voter registration, end straight-ticket voting, penalize families of students who register to vote where they go to

college, rescind the automatic restoration of voting rights for ex-felons, and ban “incompetent” voters from the polls.

Texas Republicans have been able to maintain their stranglehold through redistricting which has limited the influence of its growing Hispanic community at the polls.

Conservative Republicans in Kansas tried the same strategy during the redistricting process following the 2010 census, but they weren’t targeting Hispanics. Instead, they had moderate Republicans within their cross hairs.

Moderates, along with Democrats, were able to stall the process long enough that the courts had to intercede and establish House and Senate districts based strictly on population (what a novel idea) rather than some convoluted map which favored some candidates over others.

In Kansas, however, Gov. Sam Brownback further demonstrates the nonevolutionary capability of the GOP. (See EVOLVE on page six)

Runaway CEO pay gets a pass

Only 10 percent of Americans now have confidence in Congress, Gallup informs us. No other major American institution has ever had an approval rating this low.

But public confidence in Congress would probably sink even lower if average Americans knew more about what our lawmakers are actually doing. The latest case in point: the steady progress of H.R. 1135, the “Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act.” This particular piece of legislation speaks to an ongoing frustration in America’s body politic: CEO pay. Most Americans think corporate executives are grabbing far too much compensation.

Not the members of the House Financial Services Committee. By a 36-21 margin, they’ve just voted to repeal the only statu-

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tory provision now on the books that puts real heat on overpaid CEOs. The full House, observers expect, will shortly endorse this repeal.

The specific provision 31 Republicans and five Democrats voted to overturn - section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - imposes a new disclosure mandate on corporations.

Under Dodd-Frank, as enacted into law, major companies must annually reveal the ratio between what they pay their CEOs and what they pay their median - most typical workers.

Corporate pay reformers consider this ratio to be crucial information

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for reining in executive excess. If Americans could see - and compare the exact CEO-worker pay ratio from one corporation to another, the reformers believe, the resulting negative publicity on the corporations with the widest pay gaps might just discourage excessive future executive compensation.

And if corporations ignored this negative publicity, Dodd-Frank’s disclosure mandate could serve as a stepping stone to tougher reforms.

Lawmakers could, for instance, set a specific CEO-worker pay multiple as the nation’s preferred corporate compensation standard and deny tax breaks - or government contracts - to corporations that pay execs above that standard.

Pay ratio disclosure clearly has the potential to help extinguish what one

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Forbes analyst calls “the out of control wildfire” that executive pay has become. But the mandate hasn’t so far extinguished anything.

Corporate lobbyists have seen to that. They’ve been pressuring the Securities and Exchange Commission, the federal agency that must issue regulations before any new mandate over corporate behavior can be enforced.

The agency has so far issued no regulations on CEO-worker pay disclosure. And nearly three years have gone by since Dodd-Frank initially worked its way into law.

America’s corporate leaders, meanwhile, don’t want to have to rely solely on their ability to intimidate the SEC. They’ve also orchestrated a congressional drive to simply (See RUNAWAY on page six)

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Apple shouldn’t fall between the tax cracks

by Harold Meyerson

The open secret of many global corporations’ success and occasionally, downfall - is to fall between the cracks.

Apple, which is based in Cupertino, Calif., created an Irish subsidiary with no employees, into which it funneled roughly $30 billion between 2009 and 2012 on which neither Ireland nor the United States levied taxes.

Then there is American International Group (AIG), the New York-based insurer, whose London office sold insurance policies on derivatives that the company lacked the funds to redeem when banks demanded their money during the 2008 financial meltdown.

The U.S. government was compelled to fork over a guarantee of $85 billion - which eventually expanded to $182

billion in taxpayer dollars - to keep the banks in business.

Neither U.S. nor British regulators kept an eye on AIG’s risky practices as it rose. Only as it plummeted, threatening to drag the global economy down with it, did regulators notice that AIG’s London office operated in what was effectively a regulation-free zone.

All of which is to say that the system of sovereign nationstates - a pretty impressive creation in its day - has become a play thing for big business in the age of globalization and digital communication.

The world is full of places with dirt-cheap labor, low or no taxes and scant or non-existent regulation. It’s also full of jurisdictional gaps between and among nations - as Apple discovered to its glee, and AIG to its woe.

The legal evasion of corporate taxes by shifting income to

Reducing the nominal tax rate on corporate profits in the United States to 25 percent, or 15 percent, from the current 35 percent won’t deter some future Apple from shifting profits to some future Ireland if the tax rate there is zero.

low-tax climes isn’t only a U.S. problem. But absent a global sovereign, there will always be countries with tax rates lower than their neighbors’ and companies seeking to take advantage of that disparity.

Reducing the nominal tax rate on corporate profits in the United States to 25 percent, or 15 percent, from the current 35 percent won’t deter some future Apple from shifting profits to some future Ireland if the tax rate there is zero.

So, what to do?

A number of economists favor abandoning corporate

taxes altogether and raising taxes correspondingly on shareholders’ dividends and capital gains. Raising those taxes is long overdue in any case, as those rates are much lower than the rates on income from work.

In an era when investments in U.S. corporations are as likely to generate jobs abroad as at home, the preference given to capital income over labor income makes no sense - unless the policy goal is simply to favor the rich.

But, as F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said, the rich are different from you and me: They have more political power. It’s hard to imagine Congress - even a more morally and economically sentient Congress than the current one, which is not hard to imagine - raising the tax rate on capital income to the point that it covers the revenue loss caused by abolishing corporate taxes.

There may, however, be

another solution: taxing corporations on their revenue rather than their profits.

If Apple gets 60 percent of its revenue from sales in the United States, Apple should pay U.S. taxes on that revenue.

Let France collect taxes from Apple on its sales in France, China on its sales in China and so forth.

Taking production and the location of corporate headquarters out of the equation would end the noxious practices of placing factories where the taxes are lowest and creating dummy subsidiaries to funnel profits through low-tax countries.

Companies would still roam the globe in search of the cheapest labor, though a better Congress might one day seek to reward businesses for keeping and generating high-valueadded jobs in the United States.

(See CRACKS on page six)

U.S. should end Cuban embargo

by Katrina vanden Heuvel

Our nation’s extraordinary housing crisis

by Jim Hightower

We have a serious housing shortage in America these days, and the stress it’s creating for needy families is approaching heart-attack levels.

Did you know, for example, that the inventory of milliondollar homes in Carmel, Calif., is down to only four properties?

That’s a 76 percent drop in only one year.

But the tragedy doesn’t stop there, for this is a cross-country crisis. Consider the poor people in Old Greenwich, Conn., where only 10 homesteads in the million-dollar range remain on the market. Yes, my friend, it’s not merely the poor and middle-class who can’t find suitable housing, but many of our wealthiest citizens are hurt-

ing, too.

What’s happening here is a surge of multimillionaire hedge-funders, Silicon Valley high-techers, oil and gas frackers, and other super-richers who’re in a frenzy to snap-up luxury second, third and fourth homes.

More disturbing is the influx of flashy Russian, Middle Eastern, and Asian tycoons grabbing high-end homes like they’re M&Ms, shutting out our homegrown rich.

So, where the hell is Congress? Any immigration reform worthy of the name would set quotas to protect our own. And doesn’t this crunch in the ultrawealthy housing market just cry out for a mansion-construction subsidy?

If our national leaders won’t

help the most privileged among us, who will they help?

The situation is so dire that many of the moneyed elites are being forced to scrounge around like commoners to find rental properties.

Luckily, there are some swell homes still available out in the Hamptons, renting for about a million dollars. For the summer, that is. Yes, that’s almost $10,000 a day - not counting utilities and the pool boy’s salary.

But in tough times, the rich tend to toughen up, reach for their wallets, and do what has to be done.

And, after all, isn’t that what makes America so exceptional?

Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author

low, beginning in 2014, as an alternative to small and medium-size state businesses in retail and food services, transportation, light manufacturing and construction, among other sectors.

In Havana, there is more talk about Brazil’s investment in renovating Mariel Harbor than about Edward Snowden. Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht had to resist threats by Florida’s state government to cut off any state contracts if it invested in Cuba.

This enormous deep-water port is designed to handle trade with the United States and beyond in a post-embargo world, if the embargo is ever ended.

The government appears to understand that the explosion of social media will transform communications and politics, and however tentatively, realizes it has little choice but to change if it is to engage a younger generation.

It is long past time for the United States to end the embargo and influence Cuba, rather than threaten it. Ironically, as a result of a new Cuban migration law lifting more than 50 years of restrictions on the ability of its citizens to travel freely abroad, taking effect this year, Cubans are now freer to travel to the United States than Americans are to Cuba.

The Cold War is over; the Soviet Union is no more. It’s long past time for the United States to turn to a policy that will engage Cuba rather than isolate ourselves.

Is there a greater example of utter folly than America’s superannuated policy toward Cuba?

During more than 50 years corrupted by covert actions, economic sabotage, travel bans and unending embargo, the United States managed to make Castro and Cuba an international symbol of proud independence.

Intent on isolating Cuba, Washington has succeeded only in isolating itself in its own hemisphere. Intent on displacing Fidel Castro, the U.S. enmity only added to his nationalist credentials.

A recent visit reveals a Cuba that is already beginning a new, post-Castro era. That only highlights the inanity of the continuing U.S. embargo, a cruel relic of a Cold War era that is long gone.

Cuba is beginning a new experiment, driven by necessity, of trying to build its own version of market socialism in one country. Just as populist movements in the hemisphere looked to Castro and Cuba for inspiration, now Cuba is learning from its allies as it cautiously seeks to open up its economy.

A former minister of the economy spoke of how Cuba is committed to fostering private co-ops and businesses, and is beginning a push to make more state enterprises make their own way.

This month, 100 state-run produce markets and 26 other establishments are scheduled to become private cooperatives.

The government says many Katrina vanden Heuvel is editor and more establishments will fol- publisher of The Nation magazine

Supreme Court is doing GOP’s dirty work In order to fully understand what the five Republican appointees on the Supreme Court have been up to when they make decisions that affect our democracy, as they did last week on voting rights, you need to understand what the Republican Party has been up to.

The modern GOP is based on an unlikely coalition of wealthy business executives, small business owners, and struggling whites. Its durability depends on the latter two categories believing that the economic stresses they’ve experienced for decades have a lot to do with the government taking their money and giving it to the poor, who are disproportionately black and Latino.

behind the headlines by Robert Reich

The real reason small business owners and struggling whites haven’t done better is the same most of the rest of America hasn’t done better: Although the output of Americans has continued to rise, almost all the gains have gone to the very top.

Government is implicated, but not in the way wealthy Republicans want the other members of their coalition to believe. Laws that the GOP itself championed (too often with the complicity of some Democrats) have trammeled unions, invited outsourcing abroad, slashed taxes on the rich, encouraged

takeovers, allowed monopolization, reduced the real median wage, and deregulated Wall Street.

Four decades ago, the typical household’s income rose in tandem with output. But since the late 1970s, as these laws took hold, most Americans’ incomes have flattened.

Had the real median household income continued to keep pace with economic growth it would now be almost $92,000 instead of $50,000.

Obviously, wealthy Republicans would rather other members of their coalition not know any of this - including, especially, their role in making it happen. Their nightmare is smallbusiness owners and struggling whites joining with the poor and

the rest of the middle class to wrest economic power away.

So they’ve created a convenient scapegoat in America’s minority underclass, along with a government that supposedly taxes hardworking whites to support them.

This is where the five Republican appointees to the Supreme Court have played, and continue to play, such an important role.

First, wealthy Republicans have to be able to spend as much money as possible to bribe lawmakers to do their bidding, tell their version of history, and promulgate several big lies (the poor are “takers not makers,” government keeps them “dependent,” the wealthy are “job-creators” so cutting their taxes creates more jobs, unions

are bad, regulations reduce economic growth, and so on).

The five Republicans on the Supreme Court have obliged by eviscerating campaign finance laws. Their 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, along with the broad interpretations given it by several appellate judges (also Republican appointees), has opened the money floodgates.

Second, wealthy Republicans want to quietly reduce the impact of any laws that might limit their profits, even though they may help struggling whites as consumers or employees.

The easiest way to execute this delicate maneuver is to make it harder to sue under such laws.

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Here, too, the five Republicans on the Court have been eager to oblige by tightening requirements for class actions and limiting standing to sue.

In their recent Comcast Corp. v. Behrend decision, for example, they threw out $875 million in damages that a group of Philadelphia-area subscribers had sought from the cable giant, reasoning that the subscriber plaintiffs hadn’t proven they constituted a “class” for the purpose of a class action.

Third and finally, wealthy Republicans want to minimize the votes of poor and minority citizens - and further propagate the myth that these people are responsible for the economic problems of struggling whites - through state redistricting and gerrymandering, voter-identification requirements at polling stations, and the use of almost any pretext to purge minority voters from voting lists.

The five Republicans on the Court obliged last week by striking down a section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that sets the formula under which states with a long history of discrimination must ask the federal government or a judge for approval before changing their voting procedures.

The significance of Shelby County, Alabama vs. Holder was made plain Thursday when the Court effectively nullified two cases involving Texas voter laws by sending them back to lower courts to reconsider in light of Shelby.

One was a voter identification requirement, enacted in 2011, that a federal judge had rejected on grounds that it imposed a disproportionate burden on lower-income people, many of whom are minorities.

The other was a redistricting plan, also rejected by a federal court, in part because it would block minorities from gaining a majority vote in almost all districts.

But now both are effectively reinstated, as are the efforts of several other states to suppress votes.

Supreme Court justices are appointed for life in order to ensure their independence from politics.

But when it comes to the core political strategy of the Republican Party, the five Republican appointees are, in effect, an extension of the GOP.

by John Schrock

“Hallo!” shouted the bicycle girl, her smile beaming. She was part of a gaggle of students, mostly girls and I would guess about third grade, who were rushing home from school at noon.

“Hello,” I replied, and they giggled and headed on home.

Soon another group of elementary students sauntered by, more in a kick-the-can-down-theroad mode than exuberant. They too were heading home for the two-hour break that brings the parents back home from work and provides time for the mid-day meal and some family together-time.

It is no indefinite siesta because at 2:00 p.m. everyone will be back at school or work until 6:00

Evolve Offering his own analysis of Romney’s loss to Obama, Brownback recently said during a fundraiser that it wasn’t the black vote, the Hispanic vote, or even the “47 percent” comment that led to the GOP nominee’s downfall. The problem, says Brownback, is that Romney didn’t focus enough on the social issues - gay marriage, abortion, immigration and gingivitas (okay, we added the last one but Brownback was thinking it).

Brownback said continued opposition to matters like abortion and gay marriage, rather than addressing tax policy and fiscal matters, would have clinched an election victory for the GOP.

Cracks Taxing companies on sales instead of profits would have its own complexities, of course.

Last year, RBC Capital Markets found that the companies listed on the Standard & Poor’s 500stock index sell nearly half their products abroad, so the tax rate on U.S. sales would have to be sufficiently high to make

fourteen - organize at this tender young age to make sure that the teachers’ blackboard and erasers get cleaned everyday. As they grow older, their tasks to serve others become more extensive.

They don’t earn merit badges, but their attitude is amazingly parallel to our youth organizations.

In Kansas, rural students may be more familiar with the 4-H pledge: “I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.”

The Young Pioneer ceremonies are very similar to ours, with older members tying the first red scarfs for the new young-

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That may also explain why Brownback has passed into law disastrous tax policies for Kansas.

After all, taxes and fiscal matters really aren’t that important. And that may be true for a majority of Kansans who appear oblivious to what Republican fiscal policies are doing to this state.

But it’s a strategy that won’t succeed beyond Kansas, Oklahoma and half a dozen states in the Deep South where Planned Parenthood is synonymous with Communism.

Americans got screwed

by Wall Street. People are losing their homes. Some 11 million people are unemployed. Jobs are being

Runaway

repeal the Dodd-Frank pay disclosure mandate outright.

How can lawmakers who carry Corporate America’s water possibly defend repealing a measure as common-sense as pay ratio disclosure? Easy.

They simply paint corporations as the victims of overzealous government bureaucrats out to drown them in burdensome - and meaningless - paperwork.

These repealers are doing their best to trivialize Dodd-Frank’s pay ratio mandate. Today CEO-worker pay disclosure, joked House Financial Services chair Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex.) in Robert Reich is a former one recent debate - tomorsecretary of labor, is current- row a mandate that comly a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, and is the author of “Aftershock: The Next Economy and America’s Future”

p.m.

What was the difference between my first gaggle of giggles and the second sullen group?

Students in the first group all had red neck-scarfs; the second group did not.

Red neck scarfs are the emblem of the Young Pioneers, the youngest stage of what I can only compare to our Scouts or 4-H. Western media often portray these as little communists. And yes, if they want to join the Party when they reach college age, they must start at this point. But look in their little eager faces and you will see little Scouts, not ideologues.

To become a Young Pioneer is to commit to working hard in school and always giving your utmost effort. These youngsters - ages six to

sent overseas. The national debt is $16.7 trillion.

And we have a Congress that can’t get anything done.

Yet our biggest problem, says Brownback and fellow conservatives, is that we aren’t focused enough on banning gay marriage.

Simply said, conservatives are incapable of evolving from an outdated mindset of bigotry, hatred and fear. And the only way they see of sustaining themselves is to get more people to the polls who are equally bigoted and fearful.

We’re witnessing a modern day Dodo bird.

Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com

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panies calculate the ratio of healthy to unhealthy drinks in company soda machines.

“I assume,” Hensarling smirked, “there is an infinite number of ratios some investors would find helpful to their decisions.”

Serious business analysts see executive-worker pay ratios as anything but trivial. Peter Drucker, the father of modern management science, believed that any corporations that had executives making over 20 or 25 times worker pay are placing employee morale and productivity at risk.

A host of public interest groups, organized in Americans for Financial Reform, also make a simi-

lar case for pay gap disclosure.

To sum this all up, the Dodd-Frank law’s section 953(b) was duly enacted into law, then ignored and never enforced, and now stands in jeopardy of getting repealed into oblivion. What can we learn from the sad, still-unfolding tale?

Maybe this: In a democracy, elected leaders represent the people.

In a plutocracy, like ours, elected leaders represent the people - and listen to the rich.

Sam Pizzigati is an Institute for Policy Studies associate fellow and a co-author of the new report ‘Fix the Debt’ CEOs Enjoy TaxpayerSubsidized Pay.”

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up for lost revenue (not that any company would contemplate abandoning the massive U.S. market).

Moreover, a corporation can have high sales revenue and still have a bad year. But shifting from taxing profits to sales is basically a recalibration of the cost of doing business - and one that would

put an end to rampant tax arbitrage.

Ultimately, what’s needed are global standards for taxes, labor and regulation. Until they exist, let’s do what we can to stop game-playing that benefits only the rich.

Harold Meyerson is a political and domestic affairs columnist for the Washington Post

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sters. A Young Pioneer salutes by holding their right hand over the head, with hand flat and fingers together.

Their slogan translates to: “honesty, courage, enthusiasm, unity.”

Their pledge is similar to the 4-H and Boy Scout pledges in that it includes a promise to love their country and people, study hard and keep themselves fit.

Yes, parents worldwide have the same desire for their children to love their family and their country.

Contrary to the definitions in many Western dictionaries, children in China are not required to be Young Pioneers. There are about 120 million Young Pioneers in China, which is a big portion of the six-to-14 year-olds.

By being both state and community supported, it is far more massive than our voluntary clubs and associations.

But the continuous extra work, expectations and pressure eventually takes its toll. The numbers of red neck scarfs dwindles each year as the children grow up.

Each year there is a nationally-televised program that honors citizen heroes across China. One example this last year was a woman who was coming home and looked up to see an infant about to fall from a ledge many stories up.

She dropped everything to run and catch the falling infant. Although this broke her arms, the infant was unhurt.

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Cure appears to have more risk than the ailment The funniest bits on TV are not Saturday Night Live, network sitcoms or the jokes of David Letterman and Jay Leno.

Those can be Western funny, but the rouSkyline tines that amuse me

by Bob Campbell most are the advertisements for prescription medications.

You may have gone to your doctor and asked for Cymbalta for depression, Enbrel or Humira for arthritis or Axiron to boost your testosterone, among other pharmaceuticals.

The ads make them tantalizing with beautiful outdoorsiness, cool music and beatific relationships.

Everything is copasetic and you think yeah, if I ever have the need, I’ll charge like Teddy Roosevelt to the doc’s office and then hopefully to the pharmacy to get mine and wash it down with half a pitcher of apple juice.

But then intones the clinical, but emphatic voice of the Food and Drug Administrationprompted announcer saying, “Do not take Cymbalta if you experience nausea, hallucinations, high fever, a rapid pulse, swelling of your face and tongue or thoughts of suicide.”

Enbrel and Humira promise similar painrelieving benefits to arthritis patients, but the announcer lists different potential side effects.

With Enbrel, he says, you may have trouble breathing, cough up blood, bruise easily, get a butterfly-shaped rash on your face and have convulsions or a seizure.

Humira can cause your feet and ankles to swell and you could have trouble speaking or swallowing, lose bladder or bowel control and have red, purplish or scaly skin.

An Axiron patch goes under your arm, where some guys have gotten “burn-like blisters.” They have also developed the yellow eyes and skin of jaundice and become depressed.

Noting that an Axiron user must avoid letting a woman touch his underarm, the FDA advises, “Call your doctor if your female partner has male pattern baldness, excessive body hair growth, increased acne or other male characteristics.”

These drugs must be okay in most cases or they wouldn’t be sold in multimillion-dollar campaigns. But to me, the ailments seem preferable to the riskiness of the cures.

Bob Campbell is a reporter and columnist for The Scott County Record. He can be reached at kansasnewz@att.net

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help with day-to-day living. Among all adults with at least one parent age 65 or older, 30% say their parent or parents need help to handle their affairs or care for themselves; 69% say their parents can handle this on their own.

Among middle-aged adults, 28% say their parent needs some help. Fully half of adults age 60 or older with a living parent say the parent needs help with day-to-day living.

When aging adults need assistance handling their affairs or caring for themselves, family members often help out. Among those with a parent age 65 or older who needs this type of assistance, 31% say they provide most of this help, and an additional 48% say they provide at least some of the help.

Among all adults with a living parent age 65 or older, 35% say that their parent or parents frequently rely on them for emotional support, and 33% say their parents sometimes rely on them for emotional support.

One-in-five say their parents hardly ever rely on them in this way.

So, with what we have just read, those who live through the Sandwich Generation are often stressed, time pressed, share their finances and are happy to do so. What a great generation of people!

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Parking that both motels needed to be treated the same.

“It’s not the fault of Plains Inn that they have asphalt streets and the other motel doesn’t,” he says.

In addition, the city has posted “no parking” signs along the frontage street west of the El Quartelejo Inn which trucks have ignored. At times, he says there may be 5-6 trucks parked between Road 140

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and Albert Avenue.

“We’ve allowed it in order to get along with the motel and to help them with their business,” Jurgens says. “I think there are some options in that area (of town) if the motel is willing to look around.”

“The ideal situation would be for the motels to buy or rent property where the trucks can be parked,” suggested Mayor

Dan Goodman.

Also at issue is the practice of allowing motels to give out permits which allow truck drivers to violate the city ordinance.

“It would be nice to continue allowing that, but does that mean I can park a semi in front of my house?” asked Councilman Jack Schmitt.

City Attorney John

Shirley said the motels that had been issuing the parking permits “abused the privilege.”

“It wouldn’t have become a problem if it hadn’t been abused,” added Councilman Fred Kuntzsch.

Goodman said the city won’t issue any more permits and it will be up to the motel owners to come up with a solution.

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As Young Pioneers presented flowers to each of these citizen heroes, there was not a dry eye among viewers. In some ways, these youngsters in red neck scarfs serve as examples for some of the older Chinese officials and businessmen who have forgotten the values of their youth and perhaps strayed from their concern for other people.

Of my young married friends here who have a little child about to go to school, I can ask: “Will your child be a Young Pioneer and wear a red neck scarf?”

For those who have any aspirations for their child, the answer can be nothing other than “Of, course!”

John Schrock trains biology teachers and lives in Emporia

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Historic As one of the state’s 11 scenic and historic byways, the Western Vistas route is doing much better at the north end thanks, in large part, to the drawing power of I70 near Oakley.

The Buffalo Bill Cultural Center, located just south of I70, on the Oakley bypass, is expected to bring in about 8,000 visitors this year. That compares with just over 1,700 visitors last year for the El Quartelejo Museum and Jerry Thomas Gallery.

“It’s hard to get people off I70 at times because they think there is nothing out there,” notes Sue Stringer, Kansas Byways and Agri-Tourism spokeswoman.

Local, area and statewide tourism officials are in general agreement that drawing more visitors to Scott County will hinge on developing themes and story lines to promote the new 102-mile-long historic byway.

Securing a series of stops on the history-rich trek through Logan, Wallace and Scott counties has led the Byway Committee to spend a year with an Austin, Tex., consultant who has suggested several themes.

“For most Americans, the midwestern states are rectangular voids separating the oceans,” says Western Vistas Committee Chairman John Foster, Wallace. “Our consultant, who is working with all the (Kansas) byways, says Kansas is not unknown, it’s misknown.”

Other Byway Committee members are Raelene Keller, Oakley; Barb Shelton, Logan County; Mike Baughn, Brews-

Pence northwest of here,” he says. “Last year, I had the best wheat harvest I’ve ever had here. This year, we’ll probably harvest one-quarter what we did a year ago.”

At least the quality has held up.

“Before harvest we were making a lot of phone calls checking what we could get rid of.

I feared a lot of 54 pound wheat,” Snow says. “But we’ve been averaging 60.5 or better every day.”

Likewise, test weights and protein levels have also been good.

“At least we won’t have to fight with marketing it,”

SCDC “That would be better than to be skating on thin ice every time something unexpected comes up,” he said.

The Scott County Development Committee (SCDC) currently receives $30,000 from the city and $35,000 from the county.

At one time, the county provided $75,000 a year in annual support for economic development. The county withdrew all of its financial support for a couple of years when it no longer received regular reports from the SCDC. When Katie Eisenhour assumed duties as direc-

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ter; Ward Taylor, Winona; Jane Pierce, Sharon Springs; and Richard Duff and Turner, both of Scott City.

One way in which the committee is hoping to tell the story of the historic byway is through the placement of 10 laminate panels with text and photos to interpret events that occurred at different locations. The goal is to have panels in place by the end of the year and to keep adding them along the route.

Establishing the impact of the byway designation isn’t easy, says Shelton who, along with Chuck Bonner, own and operate the Keystone Gallery on US83 Highway in southern Logan County.

“Very rarely do we have someone come into our place and say they’re here because of the byway, but it doesn’t mean that wasn’t the case,” she says.

“Last year, I felt the byway made a difference in the number of people stopping by the gallery.

This year, I wouldn’t say it’s been quite so much,” she says.

Visitation at the gallery can vary greatly from weekend to weekend. Two weekends ago, they had between 150-200 people stop by, it dropped off the next weekend and, this past weekend, they had about 150 visitors. Some people, like a family that stopped in from Wichita, had done their homework.

“There were about 10 of them counting the kids and they had called ahead of time to check out the different stops. They went to Monument Rocks, stopped in here and went

She said the most popto the state park,” Shelton says. “They had their ular of the state’s leisure drives is the 77-mile Wetweekend planned out.” lands and Wildlife NationLimited Budget al Scenic Byway through Foster said the Byway the Cheyenne Bottoms Committee only has about and Quivira National $24,000 on hand for pro- Wildlife Refuge in southmotional efforts and other central Kansas. needs. It gets revenue “Barton and Stafford from Scott and Logan counties put a lot of dolcounties, along with Wal- lars into a strong corridor lace County bed tax reve- management plan toward nue and private donations. getting folks to see their The Kansas Depart- byway as a destination in ment of Wildlife, Parks itself,” she said. and Tourism has also earBuffalo Bill Cultural marked $88,000 for a kiCenter Administrator osk information center to Laurie Millensifer, Oakbe located south of Keyley, expects 50-60 tour stone Gallery on the west buses from I70 this year. side of US83 Highway.

“We always tell about When it comes to determining the impact that the the byway,” Millensifer byway designation has on said. “We have the map tourism and overall traffic, out to show the sites and that’s a figure which state ways they can go. The officials say is difficult to kiosk will provide more measure. At the present interpretation for people time, the only means of to take in. We get a lot gauging the impact is by of people from Germany, visitor totals that are re- Australia and New Zeacorded at the attractions. land along with the UK Anything beyond that (United Kingdom). A Chiwould require a more cago tour group is bringexpensive impact study ing 30 Russian farmers which isn’t being planned and we’re looking for more Japanese. by the state.

“They like the idea of Stringer said her dethe wide, open spaces, and partment promotes the Western Vistas Byway a lot come here thinking at the Kansas State Fair, they will see cowboys and in KDOT brochures, the Indians.”

Western Vista’s other Kansas Visitors’ Guide, the state’s Facebook page suggested stops are the and in “Travel Talk” Fisk Fossil and History emails to people whose Museum, Oakley; Nature addresses are garnered at Conservancy-Smoky Valthe fair booth. ley Ranch; Butterfield Trail Museum, Russell Agri-Tourism Potential Springs; Ft. Wallace CemStringer said agri-tour- etery and Museum and ism has potential in West- Clark-Robidoux House, ern Kansas because trav- Wallace; and Rhea’s Anelers “want an authentic tique Pump Organ, Sharon farm or ranch experience Springs. to see how food is coming Foster said the Ft. Walto the table.” lace Museum is expand-

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Snow says.

Drought conditions and a stunted crop have been evident in the amount of dust that’s engulfing combines as they harvest the crop.

“They’re eating a lot of dirt,” Snow points out.

“If it doesn’t rain in the next week or so we can start forgetting about a fall crop.”

Since January 1, Snow says he has recorded just 6.06 inches of rain.

to low 30s have been reported in a number of Lane County fields, ranging to the low 40s in Ness and Rush counties.

“Lane County has definitely suffered more than Rush and Ness,” says Wet Walnut Creek Extension Agent Chris Long. “I know of fields where combines pulled in and pulled right back out again. It wasn’t worth cutting.”

“It depends on where you’re standing on how good the wheat is,” Long Better to the East says. “You can have a Depending on how far fairly decent crop in one one travels to the east con- field and not have much of ditions are slightly better. anything at all just a mile Yields in the mid-20s away.”

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tor the county also resumed support, starting at $20,000 per year and increasing that amount in recent years.

Rather than raise the money through an increase in the mill levy, one suggestion was a one-quarter cent increase in the sales tax which would raise approximately $100,000 per year.

“I’m not adverse to the county funding more of eco-devo,” said Minnix.

“We need to stay progressive and keep moving forward.”

Additional support for the SCDC comes at a time when there is an effort to

divide the functions between eco-devo and the Scott City Chamber of Commerce. Eisenhour is currently the director of both organizations, but would like to focus on being the SCDC director.

Mayor Dan Goodman suggested the city provide $40,000 for eco-devo with the county chipping in the other $60,000. County commissioner Jerry Buxton was reluctant to take “such a big jump” in county funding.

Neither group came to a consensus on their level of support, but agreed to meet again in September.

ing with the boon of a $700,000 bequest from the estate of Milford Becker.

According to the KDWPT, in 2011 (the latest year for which figures are available), tourists in Southwest Kansas spent $523 million. That compares to $419 million in northwest Kansas.

Tourism, on the other hand, is a $3.3 billion industry in northeast Kansas, $2.06 billion in the south-central region and $833.4 million in northcentral Kansas.

The department says 32 million visitors spent $8 billion in the state two years ago.

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On the farm . . .

The Scott County Farm Bureau sponsored a program for local youngsters, including those in the summer SCORE at Scott City Elementary School on Friday at the county fairgrounds. The youth were able to learn about livestock from area 4-Hers and McCarty Dairy, and they were also able to see farm implements. (Left) Danean Metheney shows her lamb to (from left) Izak Venegas, Nathan Smith, Elizabeth Nguyen, Cauy Vance , Hannah Tucker and Evan Fry. (Below) Petting a Holstein cow is Josh Browning.

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Kuckelman, Wilke graduate from K-State with honors Amber Kuckelman, Scott City, and Trenton Wilke, Leoti, were among more than 350 students at Kansas State University who graduated with honors.

Kuckelman graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in family studies and human services.

Martin on HCC President’s Roll

Chandra Martin, a freshman at Hutchinson Community College, has been named to the President’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.

To be included on the honor list, students must be enrolled full-time and maintain a 4.0 grade point average.

She is the daughter of Mike and Leann Martin, Scott City.

3 from area are McPherson grads Three area students were among those completing degree requirements from McPherson College during the spring semester.

Graduates include: Dighton: Isaac Levin and Erik Steffens (cum laude).

Healy: Kaylee Cramer.

Students who graduate cum laude (with honors) attained a grade point average of 3.55.

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To graduate cum laude, a student must maintain a 3.75 to 3.848 grade point average.

Wilke graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.

Summa cum laude graduates maintained a 3.95 gpa or higher.

Summer Free Lunches Served at Scott City Elementary School Week of July 8-12 Lunch Monday: Taco bowls, refried beans, mixed vegetables, peaches.

Tuesday: Baked fish, macaroni and cheese, green beans, baby carrots, strawberry shortcake.

Wednesday: Little smokies, baked beans, tater tots, dinner roll, pears.

Thursday: Pizza quesadilla, seasoned potato wedges, pineapple.

Friday: Cheeseburgers, chips, fresh vegetables, fruit cup.

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Slater completes space science ed at Cosmosphere JB Slater, a junior this fall at Scott Community High School, graduated on June 29 from the Camp KAOS Space 501 program at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson.

He is the son of Dr. Jim and Lori Slater, Scott City.

Space 501 is a weeklong camp for students who will be at least a high school sophomore.

Space 501 features a trip to Southern California for a closer look at America’s space program.

Space 501 campers experience NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where they see the working Mission Control center for the Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, named by Clara Ma from Overland Park, a Camp KAOS alumni.

Campers also toured historic Edwards Air Force Base with NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. Edwards Air Force Base was the site of space shuttle landing testing and numerous milestones of aviation including Chuck Yeager’s historic 1947 flight which broke the sound barrier.

Space 501 campers receive an exclusive tour of the Columbia Memorial Space Center and visit the California Science Center, home of the retired space shuttle Endeavour.

A stargazing experience at the Griffith Observatory is also part of the 501 experience.

The Cosmosphere offers camp programs for students as young as those entering second grade, and on through high school.

Camps are available for adults, including the Intergenerational Camp Experience for adults and their children or grandchildren.

Additional camp experiences are offered for groups and schools can custom-design curriculum based on state education standards.

The Cosmosphere’s Camp KAOS program features five progressive levels for students entering seventh grade.

Campers begin with Space 101 and 201, which are held at the Cosmosphere and visit other nearby facilities.

They move on to Space 301, which includes a trip to Johnson Space Center in Houston, Tex., for a behind-the-scenes tour of NASA’s astronaut training facilities. Those who progress to Space 401 travel to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where campers experience NASA launch facilities.

The most advanced campers in Space 501 focus on emerging space technology facilities in California.

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300 government units delay action on new gun law Travis Perry Kansas Watchdog.org

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt returned Monday morning to a mailbox stuffed with hundreds of letters, all seeking the same thing: exemption from the state’s new gun law.

In all, about 300 local governments requested a six-month exemption from HB 2052, which

allows licensed citizens to carry firearms in most public buildings across the state. These governments will have through Dec. 31 to decide whether to embrace the new law, or pursue a four-year extension of the exemption.

Those 300 agencies represent about eight percent of the 3,806 local government units in

the state, according to Governing.com.

Governments prohibiting concealed carry will shoulder the full liability should a shooting incident occur on the premises.

The bill provides protections for public and private entities that permit concealed carry.

The City of Wichita has been the most prolific municipality to request an

exemption. It’s estimated that added security measures will cost Kansas’ largest city nearly $60 million in personnel and equipment costs.

Salina City Manager Jason Gage estimates it would cost $60,000 for electronic scanners and a security guard. He said larger cities can’t afford to provide adequate security measures for all buildings.

Copies of KHP reports available online Official copies of Kansas Highway Patrol accident reports are now available through an online system.

Only the reports for accidents that have occurred since May 2013 will be available online.

Once records since May 2013 are entered in the online system, copies of the reports will always be available.

Someone needing a copy of their report can visit: https://www.kan-

sas.gov/accident-reports/.

Once there, users will have to create an account, then the system will proceed to an online “shopping cart” style of ordering.

Information needed when people request a copy of their report will be the name of the individual involved in accident, and/ or a case number, and/or the date of the accident.

Payment for the reports online must be made via credit or debit card. The

Public Notice

at the Kansas Highway Patrol’s Records section.

There will be a link to the online reports on the KHP homepage.

Anyone unable to locate the report they are requesting can call the General Headquarters (785-296-6800).

For several years, the Patrol has maintained online crashlogs of injury and fatality crashes. It is important to note that these are not the official version of an accident report.

Public Notice

(Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., July 4, 2013)1t

TREASURER’S QUARTERLY STATEMENT SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS • AS OF APRIL 30, 2013

Total cash in the Scott County Treasury as of the above date $11,501,089.08

FUND

cost for the copy of a report is $5.

Accident reports will not be immediately available after a crash. By statute, officers have up to 10 days to complete a report on a “regular” accident, such as non-injury crashes or those involving a drunk driver.

Fatality crashes and more complicated cases take longer to complete, and are allotted more than the 10 days.

Reports can also be purchased in person

FUND BALANCES

General .................................................................. $ 2,453,612.67 Community Development Block Grant Loan ........

0.00 Micro-Loan Revolving Loan Fund .........................

83,902.72 Alcohol Program ....................................................

2,188.73 Indoor Arena Fund ................................................

666.39 Government Bonds - Hospital Project ..................

430,296.28 Special Cemetery Equipment .................................

23,820.78 County Employee Benefits .....................................

834,681.51 County Health - M. Koehn Memorial .....................

122.67 County Health - J. Binns Memorial ........................

412.35 County Health .........................................................

251,746.27 26,862.17 County Health - Bio-Terrorism ................................

County Health - Special Assistance ........................

9,251.54 Home Health ...........................................................

0.00 Hospital Maintenance ..............................................

0.00 Library Maintenance ................................................

21,480.44 Library Building ........................................................

24,482.62 Noxious Weed ..........................................................

82,981.76 Special Noxious Weed Equipment ...........................

81,212.95 Landfill Special Equipment Sales ............................

79,448.32 Road and Bridge ...................................................... 1,102,584.29 Fire District ...............................................................

69,078.54 County Public Buildings ...........................................

650,547.24 Special Highway Improvement ................................

233,112.87 Special Parks and Recreation ..................................

0.81 Special Road Machinery ..........................................

160,840.58 Equipment Reserve ..................................................

444,948.50 County Bond and Interest ........................................ 1,176,889.18 Hospital Bond and Interest ......................................

178,330.89 Sheriff Equipment Fund ...........................................

294.64 Special Law Enforcement ..........................................

6,458.27 Prosecutor Training and Assistance ...........................

7,224.70 Attorney Worthless Check Fees .................................

745.92 Register of Deeds Technology Fund ..........................

53,907.60 Motor Vehicle Operating Fund ...................................

11,701.04 Zella O. Carpenter (S.A.) ............................................ 154,827.61 Zella O. Carpenter ....................................................

508,740.00 Oil and Gas Valuation Depletion ...............................

389,009.76 Keystone General .....................................................

13.03 Keystone Hall ..............................................................

13.00 Scott Township General ...........................................

537.72 Advance Tax ..............................................................

74.72 Current Tax ............................................................... 1,538,832.55 Current Tax Interest ...................................................

873.78 Tax Escrow Accounting .............................................

23,693.88 Delinquent Personal Property Tax .............................

11,187.05 Redemptions .............................................................

3,129.90 Motor Vehicle Registration Tax .................................. 211,742.63 Recreation Vehicle Tax ...............................................

4,301.76 Rental and Excise Tax ................................................

0.00 911 Tariff .....................................................................

20,730.02 911 Tariff - Wireless ....................................................

80,029.65 Wildlife and Parks .......................................................

4,744.45 Federal Withholding ....................................................

0.00 Judgment Fees ...........................................................

0.00 Driver’s Licenses ..........................................................

304.50 Motor Vehicle ................................................................

5,797.58 Vehicle Registration Tax Interest ...................................

302.17 Motor Sales Tax ............................................................. 38,368.08 State Withholding ..........................................................

0.00 Total All Funds $ 11,501,089.08 State of Kansas County of Scott I do solemnly swear that the above statement is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, so help me God. Lark Speer County Treasurer Subscribed to and sworn to before me this 19th day of June, 2013 Alice Brokofsky Notary Public

(First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., June 20, 2013; last published Thurs., July 4, 2013)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CONNIE L. SCOTT, deceased, No. 2012-PR-17 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Fred U. Puthoff, duly appointed, qualified and acting Administrator of the Estate of Connie L. Scott, deceased, praying that his acts be approved; that the Will be construed and the Estate be assigned to the persons entitled thereto; that fees and expenses be allowed; that the costs

be determined and ordered paid; that the administration of the Estate be closed; that the Administrator be discharged and that he be released from further liability.

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 11th day of July, 2013, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., of said day, in said Court, in the City of Scott City, in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard.

Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

Fred U. Puthoff, Administrator WALLACE, BRANTLEY & SHIRLEY 325 Main - P. O. Box 605 Scott City, Kansas 67871 (620) 872-2161 Attorneys for Petitioner

“Aside from protecting this building and municipal court, your pocketbook isn’t big enough to pay for all buildings,” Gage said. “You can pick and choose (which buildings). If you should choose to not allow conceal carry, you will have to have adequate security measures.”

That same cost has also deterred a number of entities, such as

the McPherson County Commission.

“It would cost an estimated $660,000 in operating expenses annually,” commissioner Ron Loomis said June 25, “and that doesn’t include installation expenses. We’d be out $1 million in the first year.”

Many entities are expected to pursue a fouryear exemption.

Scott Co. LEC Report Scott Co. Sheriff’s Dept.

June 28: Charles Chambless was arrested at the LEC on a warrant from another agency.

Register of Deeds Andrew Clark to Douglas Kildoo, Lots 13, 15, 16 and 18, Blk. 1, Eastman’s Addition.

Scott County Sheriff Glenn Anderson to Bank of America, a tract in SE4 of 15-18-31.

Clarence and Lois Bryant to Ronald and Shirley Suppes, all of Blocks K, L, M and N in Grigston.

Carlos and Laura Meza to Jose Luis Rodriguez, E2 of Lots 6 and 7, Blk. 7, Original Town.

Peggy Vanwey to Lance and Carol Ann Crouch, Lots 8-12, Blk. J, Shallow Water.

Frick Family, LLC, to James and Carmen Miller, a tract in NW4 of 34-17-33.

Robert Ihde to Vicki Jo Hubin, Lot 12, Blk. 6, East Acres Addition.

Scott County Sheriff Glenn Anderson to Fred and Jana Brittan, Lots 9-12, Blk. 15, Cases Addition.

Scott County Sheriff Glenn Anderson to Neal and Judy George, Lot 9, Blk. 4, Broadview Cabin Sites.

Scott County Sheriff Glenn Anderson to Lynn Pammenter Living Trust, a tract in SE4 of NE4 of 4-18-33.

Scott County Sheriff Glenn Anderson to Stanley D. Dirks, Lots 1 and 2 and part of Lot 25 and all of Lot 26, Blk. 11, Hall’s Addition.

Scott County Sheriff Glenn Anderson to Joe Findley, Lots 1-2, Blk. 6, Eastman’s Addition, and a tract in NW4 of NW4 of 11-17-31.

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Pharmacists push for KanCare enforcement Mike Shields KHI News Service

(Editor’s note: This is the latest in an ongoing series of stories looking at how the transition to KanCare has been going for the state’s various Medicaid service providers.) * * * Gov. Sam Brownback’s Medicaid makeover has been putting a financial squeeze on small Kansas pharmacists and spokespersons for the hometown druggists are calling for the administration to enforce the terms of its contracts with the three KanCare managed care companies.

State’s MCOs are ‘changing all the rules’ “I think the simple answer is for the State of Kansas to make sure the MCOs (KanCare managed care companies) are living by their signed contracts and that should have been ready to go Jan. 1 (when KanCare was launched),” said Mike Larkin, executive director of the Kansas Pharmacists Association.

“We understand there will be bumps and hiccups in the implementation of a new program, but I can’t help but think that if the shoe was on the other foot and they (the MCOs) were losing

Avoiding the ‘crisis’ in a mid-life crisis by the American Counseling Association

Getting older happens to all of us, but it can be a frightening experience as we first recognize our own signs of aging. Those first few gray hairs; that morning stiffness; realizing your eyesight isn’t what it used to be.

It may be a gradual process, but the signs are certainly clear.

The reality of aging can bring out a variety of responses. If a person sees aging as a natural experience and one associated with gaining wisdom, mid-life can be a positive experience. But for someone who places a lot of value on the virtues of youth, such as looks and strength, mid-life can seem devastating.

However, there are ways to combat such feelings and gain a more a positive attitude about maturing.

One starting point is simply to make a list of the lessons that have been learned since adolescence and how this knowledge has served you. On such a list you’ll probably find your success at work, the ease you now have at social gatherings, and your ability to build stronger personal relationships.

Another positive step can be to explore new activities to help you feel healthy and relaxed. No, not that under-30 baseball team, tennis tournament, or hockey league to “prove” you’ve still got it. That will only bring frustration (and probably injuries).

Instead, look to jogging, swimming, yoga or other enjoyable but more age-appropriate activities.

Try becoming more involved with children, your own or in the community, and pass on some of the skills you learned when their age.

You might set some new goals, both individual and social, that you’d like to achieve, then begin planning on how to make them happen. Too often we find we’re unthinkingly following the plans of our earlier years, when our experience and maturity can instead now give us a clearer vision of what’s important and achievable.

Sometimes people find it very difficult to accept growing older and find it leading to depression or other problems. That’s a good time to talk to a professional counselor. He or she can’t stop the aging process, but can assist you in coming to terms with the parts of your life that you find troubling.

“Counseling Corner” is provided by the American Counseling Association. Comments and questions to ACAcorner@counseling.org or visit the ACA website at counseling.org

money instead of making money, they would have been on this (problem) a lot quicker,” he said.

Pharmacists say the heart of the issue is that the KanCare companies - Amerigroup, UnitedHealthcare and Sunflower State Health Plan - often fail to reimburse the druggists for the costs they incur serving Medicaid enrollees.

“I guess the bottom line is that we were led to believe in the first year (of KanCare) that there would be no changes on reimbursement or anything,” said Ron Booth, owner of

the Corner Pharmacy in Leavenworth.

“But you see, these (KanCare MCOs) are forprofit companies. They are changing all the rules and no one in Topeka is holding them accountable. I’m speaking out of frustration as a small, locally owned pharmacy. I want to be treated fairly.”

The pharmacists, before and after KanCare, work from rate sheets that list the maximum they will be reimbursed by Medicaid for each of the long list of medications they dispense.

What Changed

But here is what changed with KanCare, according to pharmacists and others familiar with the business: In the past, the state kept a single list or rate sheet of “maximum allowable costs” and when its reimbursement rates failed to cover a druggists’ costs, it was more or less routine for the pharmacist to appeal and have the rate revised upward.

The druggists could then resubmit those claims to the state and be paid enough that they weren’t losing money on

the transactions.

With KanCare, each of the state’s contractors or rather their pharmacy subcontractors - keeps a separate rate sheet, the formulation of which is considered proprietary.

Booth and others said getting prices adjusted by the MCOs, so that the pharmacists aren’t losing money on many of their Medicaid claims, has largely been an exercise in futility.

And they also are frustrated that they can’t get access to the methods the MCOs use for calculating their reimbursement rates, something obliged of them in their contracts with the state.

(See KANCARE on page 13)

Scott City to get cancer ed program from KOMEN grant The HaysMed Breast Care Center has been awarded a $49,710 grant from KOMEN Kansas.

This is the third grant the Breast Care Center has received from KOMEN Kansas.

The grant money will provide for a Breast Health Nurse Navigator to enhance cancer care in Western Kansas. The Nurse Navigator will guide patients through each step of the health

care system from breast biopsy, diagnosis, treatment to survivorship.

She will also identify barriers to care such as transportation or financial issues, language barriers and help link patients to resources that will help overcome these barriers.

Additionally, the Nurse Navigator will help identify patients who are at high risk for breast cancer and link them with resources to help them manage their

increased risk. Lastly, the Breast Health Nurse Navigator will help raise awareness of the needs of cancer survivors.

There are over 820 breast cancer survivors living in the region in need of quality survivorship care.

Over the last two years, the Breast Care Center has also used KOMEN grant funds to host breast awareness events in Norton, Sharon Springs, Oakley and Hays. With

the receipt of this third award, plans are to provide additional educational programs in Scott City, Osborne and Hays.

Since the opening of the Breast Care Center in May, 2011, 140 women have been diagnosed with breast cancer; an equal amount of women have been treated for precancerous conditions of the breast. Ninety women have had genetic BRCA counseling and testing.

KSU professor launches effort to educate Kansans about Obamacare Sweeping changes in America’s health care system begin to take effect in October, which means Roberta Riportella expects to be very, very busy the next several months.

Riportella, the Kansas Health Foundation professor of community health at Kansas State University, is heading up an effort to help Kansans learn more about how the Affordable Care Act - often called ObamaCare - will affect them once the law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2014.

In Kansas, it stands to most directly impact more than 365,000 who are currently without health insurance, many of whom

now will be required to purchase insurance from private providers authorized through a ‘Marketplace Exchange.’

Kansans will begin making those choices when open enrollment begins Oct. 1.

“Kansas people who are uninsured will have a product to buy, they’ll have a marketplace to go to,” Riportella said, “and they’ll have people to help them enroll.”

The marketplace is intended to make insurance more affordable.

Consumers will have a choice of private plans, and qualifying individuals and families are eligible

for tax credits, she said.

ple to know that I’m not saying ObamaCare is the best or the worst; it just ‘is,’ Riportella said. “It’s the law of the land and I am here to make sure that people understand what the criteria are.

“We will have a functioning exchange in our state and come January 2014, people who don’t have insurance will have a place to go to purchase more affordable insurance.”

Riportella said that several Kansas organizations have applied for a share of $600,000 in federal grants that is allocated to Kansas for enrollment. The grants

Specific to Kansans: •Providing dependent coverage to age 26 will benefit more than 25,000 young Kansas adults.

•Prescription drug discounts will save $14 million for Kansans, an average of $615 per person.

•Rebates from insurance companies will total more than $4 million.

•A reinsurance program for retirees will affect employees at more than 60 Kansas companies.

•Federal funding for public and private Kansas recipients will exceed $90 million.

“I very much want peo- (See PROFESSOR on page 13)

WKCAC is winner of grant giveaway Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center has been awarded a $500 grant to help purchase books written by Erin Merryn, author of “Stolen Innocence” and “Living for Today.”

Merryn, a victim of sexual abuse, was a guest speaker at Scott Community High School in May. WKCAC was the winner of the Grant Giveaway Contest sponsored by the Scott Community Foundation.

Four applications were selected by the grant committee and each organization’s project was shared on the SCF’s Facebook page. WKCAC received the most “likes” to win the contest!

One in 4 girls and one in six boys will be abused before the age of 18.

Scott Community Foundation representative Alli Conine (far left) and director Ryan Roberts present a $500 check to WKCAC representatives (from left) Candice Cooper, Christine Chambless and Kelly Robbins.

WKCAC hopes that the books will bring awareness to the community and assist in prevention.

The mission of WKCAC is to heal the trauma of child abuse

Professor will help establish “navigators” throughout the state - many of whom will be volunteers - to help Kansans sort through numerous health care options.

In addition, she will be training K-State Research and Extension agents and staff throughout Kansas so that they can help.

“I think when people start to hear what really is in the Affordable Care Act and how most of it is protecting middle class Americans, they will feel more comfortable with it,” she said.

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to children and families through prevention, support and services.

The WKCAC has helped over 1,500 child abuse victims and their families in Western

Kansas.

The intent of the Grant Giveaway is to encourage community members to visit the Scott Community Foundation’s Facebook page.

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Riportella added that ACA makes it illegal for insurance companies to: •deny coverage to children because of a preexisting condition like asthma or diabetes (on Jan. 1, 2014, this applies to adults, too), •put a lifetime limit on how much care they will pay for if you get sick, or •cancel your coverage when you get sick by finding a mistake on your paperwork.

Thus far, three companies - Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Kansas, Coventry, and Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Kansas City

- are approved to provide coverage for Kansans.

Those same companies provide insurance at many larger Kansas companies, and many of the benefits they offer in those plans will now be available to all citizens.

“There is a lot of preventive care that is being covered here,” Riportella said. “If people use this new health care reform insurance system the way it’s meant to be used and the incentives for using preventive care work well, then we’ll have a lot more people treated

in more cost-effective settings. They will be treated outside the hospital.”

In educating more people about the law, Riportella is being careful not to position herself as being in favor of or opposed to ObamaCare.

“What I’m an advocate for is good, quality care,” she said. “I or others may have chosen to make that happen in a different way than how the Affordable Care Act is making it happen, but I do believe that ACA will help to insure more Americans, and I think that’s a positive thing.”

Highlights of the Affordable Care Act Roberta Riportella, a professor of community health at Kansas State University, outlines some of the key parts of the Affordable Care Act, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2014: •All Americans, with some exemptions, must have health insurance; insurance companies may no longer deny coverage for pre-existing conditions.

•Individuals with insurance through their employers or private insurance do not have to change their plans, but can still compare other options. They will see

improved consumer protections and coverage of preventive services with those plans.

•Individuals who qualify for Medicare or Medicaid will continue to be eligible for those programs •Companies will be able to make insurance more affordable because there is a larger pool, or marketplace.

•Many preventive services - such as mammograms, vaccinations, blood pressure screening, tobacco cessation counseling and more - will be available for free.

•Children may stay on

their parents’ health plans up to age 26.

•Differences in premiums will be based on smoking status, region of the country and some differences allowed for age.

•Women will no longer be charged more for insurance than men.

•Americans will purchase insurance through a “Marketplace Exchange,” which provides affordable choices for consumers.

Policies offered through the marketplace will vary on premiums, deductibles, and co-pays, and whether or not they are high deductible plans with health savings accounts.

Consumers will choose from a network of health providers.

•Plans offered in the marketplace will be bronze, silver, gold or platinum, according to the benefits offered and costs of the premium.

•Insurance companies must spend 80 cents of the premium dollar on the consumer’s health care.

Previously, companies were required to spend just 40 cents on the dollar.

•Open enrollment for insurance coverage begins in October, 2013 and, for the first year, extends through March 31, 2014.

KanCare Booth said since KanCare started he has served hundreds of his customers at a loss and turned away more than that because he could no longer afford to fill their prescriptions. And he said he has not had a single appeal approved or adjusted upward by any of the KanCare companies since the program started six months ago.

He gets form-letter denials, he said, and little or no understanding from the KanCare customer service reps when he calls to complain or ask for assistance.

Reviewing Appeals Data State officials said they were aware of the pharmacists’ concerns with reimbursements and were looking into them.

“KDHE has heard provider concerns that fewer MAC (maximum allowable cost) appeals are being approved in KanCare than in feefor-service Medicaid,” said Kari Bruffett, director of KDHE’s Division of Health Care Finance.

“KDHE is in the process of reviewing the KanCare MAC appeals data.”

Meanwhile, Bruffett said, the state’s overall pharmacy spending was up from last year.

“Through the first five full months, overall pharmacy reimbursement is running about eight percent ahead of the same time period in 2012,” she said in an email to KHI News Service.

“Someone probably is benefiting,” from KanCare, Booth said, but it hasn’t been him.

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“At first, we were just absorbing the cost.

But I decided I’m not going to do it anymore,” he said. “I’m going to be the squeaky wheel.

Someone’s got to stand up. I don’t want to subsidize these big MCOs that make millions each year.

I work about 70 hours a week. I’m fighting for my life everyday. The big boys don’t need me. They don’t need Ron Booth who gets up in the middle of the night for his patients, sees them at Rotary, sees them at church, goes to the ballgames. I’m part of this community and unfortunately I have a conscience.”

Chellie Ortiz is vice president of the Kansas Independent Pharmacist Service Corporation, which among other things helps small pharmacies that have claims issues with third-party payers, including the state and the KanCare companies.

She said her organization also has communicated the pharmacists’ concerns to state officials and the managed care companies.

She said the issues that small pharmacists were having with the KanCare managed care companies were not unique to the state’s Medicaid program.

She said some problems that arose in the first two or three months of KanCare seemed to be getting better.

But she said the “underwater” reimbursements described by Larkin, Booth and others remained high on the list of independent pharmacists’ worries.

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Pastime at Park Lane The First Christian Church led Sunday afternoon services.

Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Madeline Murphy, Joy Barnett, Mandy Barnett and Dorothy King were the helpers.

Residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening.

Pastor Bob Artz led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Doris Riner and Elsie Nagel led the hymns.

Trivia games were played by the residents on Tuesday evening.

Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning.

Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon.

Helpers were Madeline Murphy and Les and Mary Ann Spangler.

Several residents played pitch on Wednesday evening.

Residents enjoyed ice cream sandwiches on Thursday afternoon.

Russel and Mary Webster held a Bible study class on Thursday afternoon.

Blue Steele Band entertains

The Blue Steele Band performed on Saturday afternoon. Band members are Mike Steele, Keith Steele and Dr. Daniel Dunn.

Moomaw and crew perform

Max Moomaw, Ed Gough, Jo Fouse and Maxine Wilson performed a variety of polkas, folk songs, hymns and 1950s and ‘60s music on Tuesday afternoon.

Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday morning. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services on Friday afternoon.

Chet Quance sang a variety of song on Friday afternoon.

Residents played Wii bowling on Friday evening.

Clifford Dearden was visited by Jill and MaKinley Brantley and Jessica, Fayden, and Jude Hileman.

Bonnie Pickett was visited by Gloria Wright and Treva McCandless.

Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane, Mark Fouquet, and Terri and Claire Fouquet.

Pat Palen was visited by Linda Dunagan, Tom Palen and Florence Daubert.

Earl Gorman was visited by Loretta Gorman, Pete Steffens, Charlene Becht, Orville Gorman and Jane McBroom.

Mildred Van Pelt was visited by David Van Pelt, Arlene Cauthon and Treva McCandless.

Lorena Turley was visited by Neta Wheeler, Rex Turley, Penifer Keller, Phyllis See, Tracy Hess and Richelle Roth.

Judy Redburn was visited by Carol Ellis, MaryLou Torson, Tina Turley, Debbie Holland-Bush, and Jim Cooley.

Lula Dirks was visited

by Darla Luebbers, Willetta Payne, Dave and Deb Kraemer, and Kim Smith.

Harold and Ruth White were visited by Mary Plum.

Vivian Kreiser was visited by Sharon Lock and Adam and Shelly Jackson.

Jim and Yvonne Spangler were visited by Les and Mary Ann Spangler, Greg and Yvette Mills; Mona, Danica, Jagger, and Snoop the dog; Danny Spangler and Lorena Turley.

Jake Leatherman was visited by Mary Ann Leatherman; Jacob, Cade and Gage Leatherman, Farmington, N.M.; Rod Leatherman, Virgil Kuntz, and Don and Judy Browning.

Geraldine Graves was visited by Alonna Mantzke, Megan Dirks, Ryan Michels, Cailyn Chelemedos, Charlene Becht, Alex Snyder, Diane Dirks, Stella Hernandez, Fritzie Rauch, Mona Spangler and Jagger; Tyler, Janet and Eli Soeken; and Diane Dirks.

Lonnie G. Rohrbough

Gary L. Marcy Gary L. Marcy, 64, died June 26, 2013, at his home in Scott City.

H e was born Dec. 6, 1 9 4 8 , at Scott City, the son of Kenneth and Mary Gary Marcy Elizabeth (Brooks) Marcy.

A lifetime resident of Scott City, he was a teacher, small business manager, seasonal harvester and electrician. He was a graduate of Scott Community High School in 1967 and the University of Kansas in 1971.

He was a member of Abate and the National Educators Association.

Survivors include:

Visitors of Boots Haxton were Debbie Carlson, Laurel, Nebr., and Rod and Kathy Haxton.

Edith Norman was visited by Ron and Sue Riner; Carrie, Conner and Abbigail LeBeau; Mary Ann Evans, Tom and Sara Shane, Sharilyn Wilken, Rogene Gutshall, Doris Riner, Jan Norman, Chris Shane, Vivien Chu, Isaac Shane, Lisa Engelken and Albert Dean.

Kathy McKellips was visited by Dave and Val Duff, Tim and Pat Percival, Trisha Baker, Loren and Candy Percival, Karyn Ramsey and Lesley Percival.

Wanda Evans was visited by Hugh and Berneice.

Herb Graves was visited by Tina Turley, Josie Saenz, Ron Hess and Celina Chavez.

Darlene Richman was visited by Tina Turley.

Pat Lewis was visited

by Emily Wright, Gil Lewis, Brie Lewis; Eric, Lori and Baylor Vasquez; Kim Smith, Ronda Skibbe, Alisa Moore, Trisha Baker, Fritzie Rauch, Pat Percival and Val Duff.

Mike Leach was visited

by Linda Dunagan, Andrea and Hannah Tucker, and Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church.

Cecile Billings was visited by Delinda Dunagan, Ann Beaton, Linda Dunagan, Andrea and Hannah Tucker; Patti, Mandy and Ken Billings; and Don and Judy Browning.

James Still was visited

by Tina Turley, Brayden Allaman, Shantel Allaman and Lisabeth Osborn.

Mike Kitch was visited by Charlene Becht, Orville Gorman, Don and Judy Browning, Sharilyn Wilken, Ken and Jamie Kitch, and Alex Browning.

Joyce Bohnert was visited by Tina Turley.

Hilda Gruver was visited by Tina Turley.

Melva Rose was visited

by Carol Ellis and Tina Turley.

Delores Brooks was visited by Jim and Yvonne Spangler, Charles Brooks, Cheryl Perry, Fritzi Rauch and Jean Ludowese.

Jim Jeffery was visited

by Pastor Dennis Carter and Libby Joles.

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Deaths Lonnie G. Rohrbough, 54, died June 29, 2013, at the Scott County Hospital, Scott City.

H e was born Feb. 6, 1959, at O a k l e y, the son of Dale Ivan and Irene Lonnie Pauline ( C h v i - Rohrbough licek) Rohrbough.

A lifetime resident of Scott County, he was the owner and operator of Rohrbough Harvesting.

He was a member of the Pence Community Church, Pence, and a board member of Farm Bureau of Scott City.

On Oct. 4, 1980, he married Norene Unruh at Scott Lake State Park, Scott County. She survives.

Other survivors include: one daughter, Adrian Livingstone, and husband, Andrew, Scott City; one grandson, Collier Der-

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ek Paul Livingstone, Scott City; mother, Scott City; two brothers, Galen, Scott City, and Jimmy John and wife, Carol, Garden City; four sisters, Kathy Gregory, and husband, John, Assaria, Dalene Haynes and husband, Rusty, Seattle, Wash., Jeannie Moore and husband, Steve, Lawrence, and Karla Limon and husband, Gilbert, Garden City.

He was preceded in death by his father and one son, Derek Paul.

Funeral service will be held Fri., July 5, 2:00 p.m., at the First Baptist Church, Scott City, with Rev. Don Williams officiating. Burial will be in the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials may be sent to the Collier Derek Paul Livingstone Scholarship Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington, Scott City, Ks. 67871.

E-condolences may be given at www.priceandsons.com.

Louise Cecelia McCombs

Louise Cecelia McCombs, 72, died June 28, 2013, at her home in Scott City.

S h e was born Sept. 10, 1940, at Leoti, the daughter of Ludwig and Louise McCombs Anne (Bieker) Berning.

A lifetime resident of Scott and Wichita counties, she was a homemaker and cook for the Scott Community School District No. 466 for 32 years.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Scott City, as well as several Bible study groups and several quilting groups.

On Sept. 11, 1992, she married Bucky McCombs at Las Vegas, Nev. He survives.

Other survivors include: two daughters, Pam Powers, and husband, Jay Holcomb, and Peggy Hobelmann and husband, Greg, Smith Center; three sons, Daniel Hanzlick and wife, Lisa, one son, Michael Seth, Shawnee, David Hanand wife, Rachel, Kansas City; one granddaughter, Kailyn Jo Marcy, Kansas City; and two sisters, Mary Ann Evans, Scott City, and Nancy Jo Marcy, Kansas City, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant sister.

A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.

Memorials may be sent to the Gary L. Marcy Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington, Scott City, Ks. 67871.

Inurnment is in the Scott County Cemetery.

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zlick, Liberal, and Darin Hanzlick, Olathe; two step-daughters, Kammie Good, and husband, Kevin, and Monique Eaves, all of Parker, Colo.; one step-son, Jaris McCombs, Goodland; four brothers, Raymond, Wichita, Andy, Red Cloud, Nebr., Kenny, Portland, Ore., and Jerome, Scott City; one sister, Linda Appl, Atlanta, Ga.; and 14 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Frieda Perry, Margaret Herman and Leona Armstrong; and one brother, Don. Funeral service was held July 1 at the First United Methodist Church, Scott City, with Rev. Dennis Carter officiating.

Burial was in the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church or to St. Catherine Hospice in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington, Scott City, Ks. 67871.

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Week of July 8-12 Monday: Chicken enchilada, corn O’Brien, spinach salad, ice cream.

Tuesday: Roast beef with gravy, mashed potatoes, steamed cabbage, muffin, spiced peach gelatin salad.

Wednesday: Porcupine meatballs, Romanoff potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower salad, cinnamon roll, ambrosia.

Thursday: BBQ beef on a bun, potato salad, creamy cole slaw, cookie.

Friday: Pork roast, sweet potatoes, Italian vegetables, whole wheat roll, frosted lime gelatin. meals are $3.00 • call 872-3501

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What to do when a loved one dies

by Jason Alderman

Whether it’s expected or accidental, the death of a loved one can shake you to the core. The last thing you want is to have to interrupt grieving to deal with mundane tasks, but unfortunately there are many actions that must be done on behalf of the deceased.

Some must be taken immediately, while with others you can take your time and reflect on the best path to follow.

Here’s a checklist: If the death occurs under hospital or hospice watch, they will notify the proper authorities and help you make arrangements with the coroner’s office for transport of the remains.

If it happens at home, call local police or 911 for assistance. If he or she was an organ donor, you’ll need to act quickly.

Reach out for help in making arrangements and locating key documents. Split up such tasks as contacting others who will want to know, taking care of pets, collecting mail and safeguarding the deceased’s home if it’s now vacant.

Look for a will or other document that spells out the deceased’s burial or cremation wishes - many people make funeral arrangements in advance, even paying ahead of time. The funeral home can guide you through the paperwork process, such as placing an obituary

Benefits not based on severity of disability Q) Will my Social Security disability benefit increase if my condition gets worse or I develop additional health problems?

A) No. We do not base Social your Social Security benSecurity efit amount on the severity of your disability. The Q and A amount you are paid is based on your average lifetime earnings before your disability began.

If you go back to work after getting disability benefits, you may be able to get a higher benefit based on those earnings. In addition, we have incentives that allow you to work temporarily without losing your disability benefits.

For more information about disability benefits, read the publications “Disability Benefits” and “Working While Disabled - How We Can Help.” Both are available online at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.

Q) I miss working. If I go back to work, will I automatically lose my Social Security disability benefits?

A) No. Social Security has several work incentives to help you ease back into the workforce. You may be able to continue receiving benefits during a “trial work period,” and in most cases your medical coverage will continue after you begin working.

We may be able to help you return to work without losing your benefits. These work incentives are like a safety net for people who want to go to work but aren’t sure they can.

For information about Social Security’s work incentives, visit the website, the Work Site, at www.socialsecurity.gov/work or read the online Red Book on Work Incentives at www.socialsecurity.gov/redbook. Or call toll-free at 1-800-772-1213.

and ordering death certificates.

Hopefully, the deceased prepared a will that names an executor to oversee the disposition of his or her estate; otherwise, the court will have to appoint one.

In sorting through their files, also look for: a trust; insurance policies; bank, credit card, mortgage and loan accounts; safe deposit box key; contact information for lawyer, doctor, accountant or other professional advisors; and passwords to computer and other accounts.

Within the first few days, start notifying organizations with which the deceased had business or financial arrangements.

In most cases you’ll be required to submit a cer-

tified copy of the death Medigap policy, contact certificate, so be sure to each to cancel coverage. order ample copies.

• V e t e r a n ’ s Administration.

Who to Contact Veterans, their immeYou’ll need to contact: diate family members •Current or former and certain others may employers for informa- be entitled to burial at a tion about possible final national cemetery. wages, accrued vacation, •Forward their mail to retirement, life insurance a secure address so you or other death benefits. don’t miss important cor•Social Security respondence.

Administration.

•Cancel their driver’s If they were receiving license to avoid identity Social Security benefits, fraud. you’ll need to stop pay•Banks, credit unions, ment right away. Funeral homes often do this, but credit card issuers and other lenders to close be sure to ask.

Once you’ve notified accounts - or if you are Social Security, they will a surviving spouse, to contact Medicare to can- convert accounts to your cel benefits. However, if name only.

•If they had a safe they were enrolled in a Medicare Prescription or deposit box and you don’t Advantage Plan or had a have the key, ask what

documentation you need to gain access.

•Insurance companies, to cancel auto and homeowner’s policies.

However, consider keeping them activated until assets are sold, in case of theft or damage.

•Close email accounts.

•Cancel magazine subscriptions and utilities.

Finally, the executor will have to deal with such issues as locating beneficiaries, distributing inherited property, filing final tax returns, and settling outstanding debts.

You’d be wise to work with an attorney who specializes in probate issues.

Jason Alderman is a senior director at Visa, Inc., and writes a personal finance column that is carried in 500 community newspapers throughout the U.S.

Attend the Church of Your Choice

Free Indeed So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?” Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8:31-38) I remember times as a boy when I would go to my mom crying because of what someone said about me. It was usually just some childish insult. Mom always had a way of making me feel better about myself. Sometimes she would point out the untruth in what had been said. She would ask, “Well is it true?” When I whimpered, “No”, she came back with, “then why are you crying?” I would dry up with a “Yeah” and back outside I would go.

The Lord said, “You will know the truth and the truth will make you free.” The Jews answered, “We have never been in bondage to anyone. What do you mean you shall be made free?” They had indeed been in bondage to the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and now the Romans.

They were living a lie not only about their history but about sin in their lives. Jesus’ answer to their delusion was, “If you commit sin you are the slave to sin.” Isn’t that the way it goes. You tell one lie and then you tell another to defend the first.

1. John 1:8-9 says, “If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

There is nothing more freeing than fessing up and clearing the air with the Lord and each other.

Confession leads to forgiveness, forgiveness to reconciliation, and that is what Jesus meant by, “you will be free indeed.” I hope you have received your freedom from sin by taking Jesus at His word.

Pastor Robert Nuckolls Immanuel Southern Baptist Church, Scott City

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 120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

First Christian Church

1st United Methodist Church

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.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

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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Sisters ‘cache’ in on June Jaunt grand prize Nicole Semenko had never been geocaching before, but when she heard of the event held in conjunction with the annual June Jaunt, she thought it would be a fun outing for her and her twin sisters.

It became a lot more fun when her name was drawn as the winner of a $250 grand prize.

“This was the first time we’ve done geocaching.

We were just looking for something fun to do as sisters and get us out of the house,” says Semenko, who has lived in Scott City since November.

As part of the June Jaunt, each of the eight communities along K96 Highway between Tri-

bune and Ellinwood select a site where an item is hidden. Using a combination of clues and geocache coordinates, participants then hunt down each location where they would get a stamp to affix to their geocache card. The filled cards were then entered into a final drawing for the $250 prize.

Accompanied by her 15-year-old sisters MacKenzie and MacKayla Koehn, both of Scott City, the family left at about 8:00 a.m. on May 31 to begin their hunt in Dighton and each community to the east. They didn’t begin their search in Scott City until they returned at about 5:00 p.m.

The following day they completed their search in Leoti and Tribune.

“We got such an early start that some of the towns didn’t even have their stamps out yet,” says Semenko. “I felt we were at the right place, so I had to make a phone call in order to get our stamp.”

The clues typically guided the trio pretty close to their final destination, though they were stumped in Ellinwood for quite awhile. A reference in the clue to “antiques” had the group searching in each of the town’s three major antique shops for about 20 minutes before they finally solved the

Grand prize winners in the geocache contest during the June Jaunt were (from left) MacKayla Koehn, Nicole Semenko and MacKenzie Koehn.

(Record Photo)

puzzle and discovered the geocache site near the old train depot.

In addition to the $250 cash prize the sisters also get to share in $175 in

Chamber Bucks issued by seven of the communities.

“It will pay for the gas,” laughs Semenko.

“But even if we wouldn’t have won the $250, we

still had a good time and we’ll do it again.

“We had so much fun that we might even try geocaching at some of the state parks.”

Scott County BOE to reorganize Mon. Annual reorganization of the Scott County (USD 466) board of education will be held on Mon., July 8, 7:00 p.m., at the administration building.

Organizational items include: •Election of board president and vice-president.

•Designate representatives to the High Plains Educational Cooperative board and Northwest Kansas Technical College board.

•Designate the official district newspaper.

In addition to the election of officers, the district will: •Select its negotiating team for contract talks with teachers.

•Review district goals for 2013-14.

•Hear reports regarding the High Plains Educational Cooperative and Northwest Kansas Technical College.

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State launches new website for veterans The State of Kansas has a new website that will serve as a central resource for services that the state provides to veterans.

KanVet will connect veterans with higher education information and job searching tools designed specifically for veterans.

The website address is www.KanVet.gov.

KanVet contains employment and education information with links to Kansas programs available for veterans.

Employment resources include information about KANSASWORKS, the KanSERVE program, opportunities with the Kansas Army and Air National Guard and explanations of other employment services.

Education tools provide the ability to search for higher education programs for veterans at all Kansas Board of Regents universities and community and technical colleges.

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SC All-Stars to compete at Liberal tourney

Scott City will be competing in the 12-years and under Cal Ripken District 1 baseball tournament starting Friday in Liberal.

The tournament will be played from July 5-8 with the top two teams advancing to state.

Scott City All-Stars include Jaren Berning, Marshall Faurot, Cale Goodman, Sam Irwin, Harrison King, Blake Koehn, Jackson Lewis, Justus McDaniel, Shea Morris, Jack Thomas, Jose Trejo, Kaden Wren, Sterling Wright and Easton Lorg.

Scott City will open tournament play against Garden City on Friday at 6:00 p.m. The winner will face Lakin on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

The loser will play on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

League Champs

Scott Recreation Commission baseball and softball league champions include: Comet girls: Faurot Heating and Cooling Farm boys: Seminole Energy Major girl’s: Pro Ex Major boy’s: Midwest Mixer Women’s Slow Pitch: Plain Ice

RC swim lessons to begin July 8

The first session of Red Cross swim lessons will be held at the Scott City swimming pool from July 8-12.

Lessons will be offered each day from 10:00-10:45 a.m. and 11:00-11:45 a.m.

Classes are offered for Level 1 through Level VII. Cost is $30 per child.

The second session of lessons will be held from July 29-Aug. 2.

SCMS football camp starts Mon.

Seventh and eighth graders at Scott City Middle School will have their football camp from Monday through Friday, July 8-11, at the SCHS practice field Camp workouts will be held each evening at 6:30 p.m. with the SCMS and SCHS coaching staff.

Jacy Rose of the Scott City Stars competes in the 50m breaststroke.

Record Photo)

Gold medals elude Stars at Dodge City competition Gold medals were difficult to come by for the Scott City Stars when they traveled to Dodge City on Saturday.

The Lady Stars captured 15 silvers and five golds in Western Kansas Swim Club competition while the boys claimed six gold medals and eight silvers.

The Golden Belt Swim Club (Great Bend) held the edge in numbers and in gold medals as they swam to the team title with 930.5 points, followed

by Scott City (459.5), Garden City (318), Dodge City/Cimarron (171, Hays (149), Holcomb (94), Lakin (80) and Leoti (10).

Posting her fastest time of the summer in the 25m freestyle was Tara Rose (8-years and under) in 21.97 as she finished just 15/100 of a second out of first place. Picking up the bronze medal was Hope Wiechman (23.0).

Rose followed with another outstanding performance in the 100m freestyle with a runner-up time of 1:59.38 - more than 14 seconds faster than her previous best and just 1.72 seconds out of first place.

She added a third silver medal in the 25m butterfly (28.6).

Shelby Patton (11-12 years) was a

meet champion in the 400m freestyle (6:03.28), slicing 23 seconds off her previous best. Patton cruised to the win by more than 12 seconds ahead of the second place swimmer.

Patton was a runner-up in the 100m freestyle (1:19.12).

By a margin of 1.15 seconds, Cami Patton (13-14 years) picked up a gold medal in the 100m freestyle (1:15.72), finishing just ahead of teammate Kylee Trout (1:16.87).

Patton improved on her season best in the 400m freestyle (6:15.84) by nearly 15 seconds, but had to settle for (See ELUDE on page 18)

Middle school hoops camp in SC

All area boys and girls who will be entering grades 5-8 this fall can participate in the Kingdom basketball camp from Monday through Thursday, July 15-18, at the Scott City Middle School gym.

The camp will feature members of the three-time state championship Scott Community High School boy’s basketball teams and former SCHS player and Wichita State University guard Ron Baker (if schedule permits).

Camp times will be determined by the number of participants and will be announced the week prior to the camp.

Registration fee of $25 includes a t-shirt. Anyone with questions can contact Gil Lewis (874-1546).

Co-ed softball league to begin

The Scott Recreation Commission will sponsor a co-ed softball league which gets underway on Tues., July 16.

Deadline to sign-up is Wed., July 10.

Entry fee is $175 per team if paid by the deadline; $225 afterwards.

All participants must be 16-years or older on the first day of league play.

Demo derby July 7

The “Eve of Destruction” demolition derby and figure-8 races will be held at the Lane County Fairgrounds, Dighton, on Sun., July 7, 7:00 p.m.

Admission is $10 for adults; $5 for youth ages 6-12 years; and children under five are admitted free.

Kelly Stoppel and his son, Logan, enjoy competing in the 5k division of the Spencer Memorial Run, Walk and Roll last Saturday morning at Lake Scott State Park.

(Record Photo)

Chavez is an easy winner in Lake Scott 10k Scott Community High School distance runner Cosme Chavez had no one to challenge him as he easily won the 10k division of the Spencer Memorial Run, Walk and Roll at Lake Scott State Park on Saturday.

Under ideal conditions, Chavez ran on his own for the entire race, posting a winning time of 38:59.

His nearest challenger was Lisa

Moritz (48:42), who won the women’s division.

Second place in the men’s division went to Walt Lovins, Scott City in 54:39, followed by Matt Fox, Scott City, in 58:13 and Jeff Ridder, Leoti, in 59:50.

Runner-up in the women’s division was Gwen Wells, Leoti, with a time of 51:02, followed by Taylor George,

Scott City, in 53:57, and Payden Shapland, Dighton, 58:04.

There were no results in the 5k division because several of the lead runners ran past the turnaround point.

There were more than 110 runners in the annual event. Proceeds go to the future construction of a walking trail in Scott City.

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SCHS to have x-country camp

Outdoors in Kansas

A summer camp for the Scott Community High School cross-country team will be held on Monday through Thursday, July 8-11, from 8:00-10:00 a.m.

Team members are to meet at the high school track each day. There is no fee to attend, but running attire is required.

For more information contact head coach Kevin Reese (214-2387).

by Steve Gilliland

Good morning, Ma Nature I parked against a new hay bale and with just enough morning light to navigate without a flashlight I quietly made my way a couple hundred yards through a small patch of alfalfa to the new deer blind we were erecting.

I climbed the 12 feet or so onto the platform, unfolded my camp chair and settled in to watch and to hear the birth of the new morning.

I was greeted with possibly my favorite Kansas outdoor sound, the whimsical, magical song of a mockingbird. For the next 20 minutes I was serenaded by its never-ending repertoire.

They change songs so seamlessly I’ve often wondered if even they know what will come out of their mouths next (oh, to be as happy in the morning as that fellow!)

For a while it was quite a symphony, with the main melody carried by the mocker, the background music by a few cooing doves and the percussion done by a chorus of early morning frogs. Of course, there was the raucous staccato notes of a bluejay or two and a distant crow.

When the mockingbird tired of its melodies, the void was filled by a passel of intermingled twittering and tweeting by another group from the local songbird club. I can only hope that the creators of the social media “Twitter” on which comments are known as “Tweets,” really know what true twittering and tweeting sounds like.

As the morning breeze picked up, the leaves of the cottonwood tree overhanging my seat sounded like rain drops against a window as they twirled and spun on their stems.

(See NATURE on page 20)

Ryan Cure of the Scott City Stars competes in the 100m freestyle.

(Record Photo)

Season best earns Brandl 25m freestyle gold at DC The Scott City Stars had a solid day in the pool, claiming six gold medals and eight silvers in the boy’s division at the Dodge City swim meet on Saturday. They collected nine individual medals and five more in the relays.

Jaxson Brandl (8-years and under) shattered his previous best by nearly 2.2 seconds in the 25m freestyle with a winning time of 21.59.

In the same age division, Avry Noll’s championship effort in the 25m backstroke resulted in a season best of 26.59 nearly a half-second faster than his previous best coming into the meet.

He added a silver medal in the 50m freestyle (48.97).

Avry Noll (8-years and under) was a gold medalist in the 25m backstroke (26.59).

Elude nearly 15 seconds, but had to settle for a second place finish.

The only other individual gold medalist for the Lady Stars was Reagan Smyth (15-years and over) in the 100m butterfly (1:19.09).

Smyth was a runnerup in the 50m freestyle (31.37), 100m freestyle (1:11.43) and the 400m freestyle (5:42.37).

Scott City picked up a first place finish in the

Scott City added a first place finish in the 100m freestyle relay (1:53.07) in the same age group.

Members of the winning team were Wyatt Ricker, Alex Rodriguez, Brandon Smyth and Noll.

Conner Cupp (11-12 years) blew away the competition in winning the 50m butterfly. His time of 40.91 was more than eight seconds ahead of his nearest competitor.

He was a silver medalist in the 50m backstroke (45.61).

Marshal Hutchins won the 50m freestyle (29.25) in the 15-years and over division. He also posted his fastest time of the season in the 200m individual medley by 32/100 of a second to claim a silver medal in 3:04.12.

In the same age group, Kyle Cure finished first in the 100m freestyle

(1:15.56).

The 15-years and over medley relay sliced nearly 6-1/2 seconds off their previous fastest time to finish in second place with a 2:30.78. Members of the relay team were Hutchins, Reid Brunswig, Chase Rumford and Kyle Cure.

They added another silver in the 200m freestyle relay (2:05.75). Relay members were K. Cure, Nick Storm, Rumford and Hutchins.

Scott City collected a pair of silvers in the 9-10-year-old 200m freestyle relay (3:19.96) and the 200m medley relay (4:55.72). Members of both relays were Ryan Cure, Houston Frank, Jaxson Brandl and Landon Trout.

Next competition will be the WKSC combined meet July 13-14 in Hays.

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15-years and over 200m medley relay (2:36.71) even though Smyth was the only swimmer on the squad who was at least 15-years-old. They finished 1.5 seconds ahead of Garden City.

Other members of the relay were Hannah Brandl (13), Kylee Trout (14) and C. Patton (14).

The Stars were champions in the 100m freestyle relay (8-years and under) with a time of 1:39.28. Members of the

relay were Tara Rose, Lana Rodriguez, Kennedy Wasinger and Hope Wiechman.

The 9-10-year-old 200m freestyle relay picked up a silver medal with their fastest time of the season (3:01.47), an improvement on their previous best by more than two seconds.

Members of the relay were Alli Patton, Claire Rumford, Alivia Noll and Allison Brunswig.

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Roster moves will help KC’s consistency Kansas City Royals’ manager Ned Yost is consistent with his inconsistency.

Yo s t ’s by players are Mac in a constant Stevenson state of befuddlement wondering whether or not they will play the next game and where they will hit in the batting order.

Yost changes KC’s lineup almost every day and that makes it difficult for the players to find a groove and play solid baseball. One of the most glaring examples has been his rotation of right fielders David Lough and Jeff Francoeur. Lough is hitting close to .300 and Francoeur’s batting average has hovered around .200 all season.

However, KC finally cut Francoeur loose last Saturday and that should solidify right field.

KC made another move, promoting second baseman Johnny Giavotella from Omaha. That shift was long overdue.

Second base has been the weakest hitting position on the team and Giavotella was hitting .289 with seven home runs at Omaha.

It’s musical chairs in center field too with Jarrod Dyson and Lorenzo Cain being alternated. Hitting in MLB is a challenge and it gets much tougher when someone plays just a few times a week.

Last week, KC was off on a Thursday and then played Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Yost decided to play George Kottaras in place of Salvy Perez on Saturday, just before the Royals had another off day on Monday.

That was a mistake. Kottaras is a liability on defense and Perez is the best young catcher in either league. If Perez had to play 6-7 days in a row, there would be some justification for such a move, but not during a week when KC had two off days.

Yost fiddles with his batting order almost every game which is a particular hindrance for his young players.

For much of the season Alex Gordon has been the leadoff batter and that’s like making Dyson the clean-up hitter.

(See ROSTER on page 21)

Scott City cruises to MAYB title Despite giving up a big size advantage in the paint, the Scott City boys were able to rout a team of Central Kansas AllStars in the championship game of the Great Bend MAYB tournament last weekend.

Scott City turned an eight point halftime lead into a 69-49 romp in winning the high school division.

The Central Kansas All-Stars featured former Hoisington center Cody Stetler (6-9) who has signed with Division I Houston Baptist.

“They had Stetler and another 6-4 Hoisington boy in the middle so we had to rely a little more on our outside shooting,” says coach Glenn O’Neil.

Junior guard Trey O’Neil picked up where he left off in the semi-finals and finals of the Hays tournament a week earlier with his outside shooting attack. He led the team with 25 points.

However, the team got strong play in the post despite giving up both size and experience.

“We had to double-team their big boys, guarding them from the front and getting backside help,” says O’Neil.

Keigun Wells, who spent last year on the wrestling mat, has shown a lot of improvement, particularly with his defense, says the head coach.

“And with Sloan’s (Baker) long arms, he plays taller than 6-2,” he notes. “Sloan is playing strong and taking the ball to the basket. We’ve emphasize that if he goes up strong he’ll draw fouls and he got to the free throw line quite a bit last weekend. He’s doing a good job of finishing off three-point plays.

“I’m real happy with the way both of those boys played over

Scott City won the high school division at the Great Bend MAYB tournament in Great Bend last weekend.

Team members were (kneeling, from left) Dylan Hutchins and Bo Hess.

(Back row) Brett O’Neil, Sloan Baker, Keigun Wells, Trey O’Neil, Tyler Hess and coach Glenn O’Neil.

the weekend.”

Scott City also got strong guard play from junior Chantz Yager and sophomore Dylan Hutchins.

“Dylan came out of his shell and had a nice game offensively,” O’Neil says. “Chantz and Dylan are similar in that they’re both undersized, but are capable of hitting the open threes.”

With T. O’Neil’s ability to pass the ball, combined with his outside game, the paint will open up for Scott City’s post players.

“It’s going to be pretty hard for the defense to sag on our boys in the low post. That should create a lot of one-onone situations,” O’Neil says.

In addition, Yager and Hutchins are learning to catch and shoot quickly when on the receiving end of skip passes.

“That will keep their (lack of) size from becoming as big a factor. It’s a process with young guys. When they did

shoot quickly they were knocking down about 40 percent of three-pointers when they were open,” adds the head coach.

Because of harvest and a basketball camp, Scott City was missing three players who will be on the varsity roster next season - Brett Meyer, Chris Pounds and Brayden Strine. In addition, Yager was unable to play on Sunday.

Scott City recruited graduates Brett O’Neil and Tyler Hess to fill out the roster, along with freshman Bo Hess.

“Brett did a nice job of distributing the ball and giving the younger boys a chance to get involved in the offense,” says O’Neil.

Roll through Pool Play

Scott City had no trouble coasting through Friday’s pool play with 20-plus point wins over Ellinwood, Otis-Bison and Hoisington.

They wrapped up pool play on Sunday morning with a 20

point win over Pratt, which was also playing two recent graduates.

“They are a trapping team with a couple of pretty good shooters,” says O’Neil. “The boys did a good job of handling their pressure and not giving their shooters open shots.”

It has been a successful season for Scott City which posted a 16-2 record in three MAYB tournaments in addition to being undefeated (6-0) in the Colby summer league. The team lacked enough players to compete in the Colby league tournament because of commitments to harvest.

“The boys played hard on defense,” O’Neil says. “We did zero trapping and we didn’t press. We concentrated on our match-up zone, rotations and back-side help.

“Overall, it was a pretty good summer and the boys have gained a lot of confidence,” says O’Neil.

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Scott City Stars Swim Team Dodge City Swim Meet June 29, 2013 Team scores: Golden Belt 930.50, Scott City 459.50, Garden City 318, Dodge City 171, Hays 149, Holcomb 94, Lakin 80, Leoti 10 Girl’s Division 25m Freestyle 8-years and under: Tara Rose, 2nd, 21.97; Hope Wiechman, 3rd, 23.00; Kennedy Wasinger, 5th, 24.81; Lana Rodriguez, 8th, 26.10.

50m Freestyle 8-years and under: Hope Wiechman, 3rd, 52.09; Lana Rodriguez, 7th, 1:07.35.

9-10-years: Allison Brunswig, 8th, 44.59.

11-12-years: Shelby Patton, 4th, 35.80; Piper Wasinger, 5th, 35.89.

13-14-years: Hannah Brandl, 3rd, 33.44; Camryn Patton, 4th, 33.82; Emily Parkinson, 8th, 35.20.

15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 2nd, 31.37.

100m Freestyle 8-years and under: Tara Rose, 2nd, 1:59.38; Kennedy Wasinger, 3rd, 2:10.91.

9-10-years: Alli Patton, 3rd, 1:40.65; Alivia Noll, 6th, 1:44.09.

11-12-years: Shelby Patton, 2nd, 1:19.12.

13-14-years: Camryn Patton, 1st, 1:15.72; Kylee Trout, 2nd, 1:16.87; Emily Parkinson, 6th, 1:21.64.

15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 2nd, 1:11.43.

200m Freestyle 13-14-years: Kylee Trout, 2nd, 2:50.13; Camryn Patton, 3rd, 2:55.40; Emily Parkinson, 6th, 3:01.58; Alyssa Storm, 8th-t, 3:19.12.

400m Freestyle 11-12-years: Shelby Patton, 1st, 6:03.28; Piper Wasinger, 5th, 7:05.75.

13-14-years: Camryn Patton, 2nd, 6:13.84; Hallie Wiechman, 5th, 6:43.76; Ashley Prewit, 7th, 7:01.03.

15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 2nd, 5:42.37.

25m Backstroke 8-years and under: Kennedy Wasinger, 5th, 30.37; Tara Rose, 6th, 30.50.

50m Backstroke 11-12-years: Mattie Brandl, 4th, 45.37.

100m Backstroke 13-14-years: Hannah Brandl, 3rd, 1:30.22; Kylee

Trout, 6th, 1:35.75.

15-years and over: Han15-years and over: Rea- nah Brandl, Kylee Trout, gan Smyth, 7th, 1:32.82.

Camryn Patton, Reagan 25m Breaststroke Smyth, 3rd, 2:13.56.

8-years and under: Hope 100m Medley Relay Wiechman, 3rd, 31.62; Ken8-years and under: Lana nedy Wasinger, 5th, 34.90; Rodriguez, Hope Wiechman, Lana Rodriguez, 6th, 36.34.

Tara Rose, Kennedy Wasing50m Breaststroke er, 2nd, 2:02.59.

10-years and under: 200m Medley Relay Alivia Noll, 8th-t, 1:03.60; 9-10-years: Allison Allison Brunswig, 8th-t, Brunswig, Alli Patton, Claire 1:03.60.

Rumford, Alivia Noll, 3rd, 11-12-years: Piper Was- 4:04.81. inger, 2nd, 47.58; Mattie 11-12-years: Mattie Brandl, 3rd, 48.53; Shelby Brandl, Piper Wasinger, ShelPatton, 4th, 49.06.

by Patton, Jacy Rose, 2nd, 100m Breaststroke 3:00.68; Alyssa Storm, La13-14-years: Kylee Trout, nae Haupt, Brooke Hoeme, 4th, 1:43.62; Hannah Brandl, Abbi Prochnow, 6th, 3:47.43.

7th, 1:45.93; Camryn Patton, 13-14-years: Emily Par8th, 1:46.81. kinson, Alexis Hoeme, Hallie 15-years and over: Alicia Wiechman, Ashley Prewit, Niles, 8th, 2:19.03.

3rd, 3:07.76.

25m Butterfly 15-years and over: Han8-years and under: Tara nah Brandl, Kylee Trout, Rose, 2nd, 28.60; Hope Reagan Smyth, Camryn PatWiechman, 3rd, 31.41; Ken- ton, 1st, 2:36.71.

Boy’s Division nedy Wasinger, 32.97; Lana 25m Freestyle Rodriguez, 7th, 41.44.

8-years and under: Jax100m Butterfly son Brandl, 1st, 21.59; Avry 13-14-years: Hannah Brandl, 3rd, 1:38.62; Hallie Noll, 5th, 22.00; Houston Wiechman, 6th, 1:41.00; Frank, 6th, 24.72; Wyatt Ricker, 7th, 25.09; Brandon Kylee Trout, 8th, 1:45.97.

15-years and over: Rea- Smyth, 8th, 25.94.

50m Freestyle gan Smyth, 1st, 1:19.09; Ali8-years and under: cia Niles, 7th, 2:06.15.

Jaxson Brandl, 2nd, 48.97; 100m Individual Medley 8-years and under: Hope Houston Frank, 3rd, 53.01; Wiechman, 3rd, 2:22.68; Avry Noll, 4th, 54.21; Wyatt Ricker, 7th, 1:01.66; BranLana Rodriguez, 2:43.94. don Smyth, 8th, 1:01.84.

9-10-years: Alli Pat9-10-years: Landon ton, 4th, 1:57.63; Allison Trout, 3rd, 48.60; Ryan Cure, Brunswig, 5th, 2:03.07.

7th, 52.53.

200m Individual Medley 11-12-years: Conner 13-14-years: Hannah Cupp, 6th, 38.19.

Brandl, 5th, 3:23.24; Alyssa 13-14-years: Chase Storm, 6th-t, 4:02.15.

Rumford, 3rd, 32.25; Reid 100m Freestyle Relay Brunswig, 5th, 32.95.

8-years and under: Tara 15-years and over: MarRose, Lana Rodriguez, Ken- shal Hutchins, 1st, 29.25; nedy Wasinger, Hope Wiech- Kyle Cure, 4th, 32.72; Nick man, 1st, 1:39.28.

Storm, 8th, 33.78.

200m Freestyle Relay 100m Freestyle 9-10-years: Alli Pat9-10-years: Landon ton, Claire Rumford, Alivia Trout, 4th, 1:46.11.

Noll, Allison Brunswig, 2nd, 13-14-years: Chase 3:01.47.

Rumford, 4th, 1:15.06.

11-12-years: Piper Was15-years and over: Kyle inger, Jacy Rose, Mattie Cure, 1st, 1:15.56; Nick Brandl, Shelby Patton, 3rd, Storm, 4th, 1:18.59.

2:29.65; Brooke Hoeme, 200m Freestyle Ashley Prewit, Lanae Haupt, 15-years and over: Kyle Alyssa Storm, 6th, 2:55.09.

Cure, 3rd, 2:59.28; Nick 13-14-years: Hallie Storm, 6th, 3:01.53.

Wiechman, Elaine Parkin400m Freestyle son, Alexis Hoeme, Emily 13-14-years: Chase Parkinson, 2nd, 2:31.72.

Rumford, 2nd, 6:04.47.

25m Backstroke 8-years and under: Avry Noll, 1st, 26.59; Wyatt Ricker, 5th-t, 33.38.

50m Backstroke 10-years and under: Landon Trout, 3rd, 55.75; Ryan Cure, 7th, 1:06.62.

11-12-years: Conner Cupp, 2nd, 45.61.

100m Backstroke 13-14-years: Reid Brunswig, 5th, 1:35.03.

15-years and over: Kyle Cure, 5th, 1:40.56.

50m Breaststroke 10-years and under: Landon Trout, 4th, 1:17.13; Ryan Cure, 6th, 1:27.97.

11-12-years: Conner Cupp, 6th, 57.94.

100m Breaststroke 13-14-years: Reid Brunswig, 3rd, 1:39.00.

15-years and over: Marshal Hutchins, 4th, 1:35.68.

50m Butterfly 10-years and under: Landon Trout, 4th, 1:06.28; Ryan Cure, 7th, 1:30.13.

11-12-years: Conner Cupp, 1st, 40.91.

100m Butterfly 13-14-years: Chase Rumford, 3rd, 1:32.33; Reid Brunswig, 4th, 1:34.78.

100m Individual Medley 9-10-years: Ryan Cure, 7th, 2:36.56.

200m Individual Medley 11-12-years: Conner Cupp, 3rd, 3:51.57.

13-14-years: Chase Rumford, 3rd, 3:19.07.

15-years and over: Marshal Hutchins, 2nd, 3:04.12.

100m Freestyle Relay 8-years and under: Wyatt Ricker, Alex Rodriguez, Brandon Smyth, Avry Noll, 1st, 1:53.07.

200m Freestyle Relay 9-10-years: Ryan Cure, Houston Frank, Jaxson Brandl, Landon Trout, 2nd, 3:19.96.

15-years and over: Kyle Cure, Nick Storm, Chase Rumford, Marshal Hutchins, 2nd, 2:05.75.

200m Medley Relay 9-10-years: Jaxson Brandl, Landon Trout, Ryan Cure, Houston Frank, 2nd, 4:55.72.

15-years and over: Marshal Hutchins, Reid Brunswig, Chase Rumford, Kyle Cure, 2nd, 2:30.78.

Nature (continued from page 18)

The soft clucking of a hen turkey suddenly came from somewhere nearby. I watched over my shoulder but never saw her until she appeared in the alfalfa 100 yards away. I’d hoped to see some hens with their new chicks, but of the six hens I counted, none had chicks with them yet.

Turkeys love alfalfa because of the myriads of bugs found there, and these gals were no exception as they grazed through the field snapping up breakfast as they went.

I knew that the field nearest our blind was planted to milo but in the sparse morning light it looked like a brown dirtcolored canvas with a slight green tint. Now as the suns warm glow rose above the distant trees everything around me began to takes shape as the new light gave it form.

Colors that had been there the whole time now popped as they were bathed in the morning light.

Through binoculars I occasionally scanned the horizon all around me searching for what my eyes couldn’t see.

I had hoped to see a doe and its fawn, a mother coyote introducing her pups to the new world or even some turkey chicks.

But even though I didn’t see what I’d hoped for, the sights and sounds I did see and hear satisfied my nature craving for a while.

I can’t think of a better way to initiate a new deer blind!

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Roster Gordon should be batting second or third, not leadoff.

Yost is a mediocre major league manager and KC needs an exceptional major league manager.

The Royals are still in a position to compete in their division, but the clock is ticking.

If Kansas City were to change managers in the middle of the season, it would cost owner David Glass some serious money. Consequently, it’s probable that the Royals are stuck with Yost for the rest of the 2013 season.

That’s unfortunate because it’s not too late for KC to make a surge - the talent is there.

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draft choices are causing the front office some sleepless nights. Outfielder Bubba Starling and pitcher Kyle Zimmer are putting it as kindly as possible - off to substandard starts.

The 20-year-old Starling is hitting a paltry .223 at Class A Lexington. In 247 at-bats, he has struck out 80 times, which leads the team. But Starling has hit seven home runs and is tied for the team lead in RBIs with 34. The youngster from Gardner Edgerton High School is in his first full season in the minors, so it’s way too early to write him off.

Zimmer (1-7, 5.98 ERA) is 21 and he’s having a bad time at Class Draft Disappointments A Wilmington. Zimmer Two of Kansas City’s has pitched 64.2 innings most recent first-round and given up 66 hits, in-

cluding eight home runs in addition to walking 28 batters. It was hoped that Zimmer could help the Royals after a short stay in the minors. That hope is dissolving.

6 Games Not Aired It’s too complicated to try and explain, but it sounds like Kansas basketball fans will not be able to watch about six of the nonconference games on TV. AD Sheahon Zenger has announced a new TV package that sounds good on the drawing board.

However, if six of KU’s games are not on TV, it’s going to make the fan base very unhappy.

Money drives everything in college athletics, but Zenger had better be prepared to endure howls of outrage from KU fans

if they can’t watch their beloved Jayhawks in the early going. Just imagine the fury if Kansas fans can’t see freshman phenom Andrew Wiggins in six nonconference games.

This anger-to-come will be intensified because KU followers have been able to tune their TV’s to every KU game for about the last 15-20 years. It hasn’t sunk in yet, but wait until the season is about to start.

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3 qualify for rodeo nationals 4 earn spot on Kansas academic team Three Scott County athletes will be competing against the best high school rodeo competitors in the nation during the upcoming weeks.

Kalie Turley, a spring graduate of Scott Community High School, has qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo to be held at Rock Springs, Wyo., from July 14-20. A four-time nationals qualifier, Turley, 18, will be competing in pole bending.

NHSFR qualifiers must finish fourth or better in their event in their state rodeo association to advance. Turley finished fourth in pole bending at the Kansas High School Rodeo Finals and added a seventh place finish in breakaway roping.

MariKate Crouch and KelsiJo Crouch will be competing in the National Little Britches Rodeo Finals that will be held July 22-27 in Pueblo, Colo.

In order to advance to the National Little Britches Finals, competitors must finish seventh or better in the same event at five different rodeos during the most recent high school season.

MariKate Crouch, 17,

Scott City members of the Kansas Rodeo Academic Team are (from left) MariKate Crouch, KelsiJo Crouch, Asher Huck and Kalie Turley. They are joined by Trevor Cox (center) of Farm Credit of Southwest Kansas. Farm Credit of Kansas sponsors the academic team.

(Record Photo)

enters the national finals as one of just 16 Top Hand qualifiers in breakaway roping. Top Hand finalists have accumulated the maximum points during the regular season by finishing first in an event in a minimum of five rodeos. Only 15 other girls have accomplished that goal nationwide and are eligible for the Top Hand award in the breakaway event.

A senior this fall at SCHS, she’s coming off a tough Kansas finals where she finished 14th in her specialty.

Summer Sports Calendar Scott City Stars Swim Team July 13-14: WKSC combined championship meet in Hays Basketball July 15-18: Middle school camp for boys and girls entering grades 5-8. Contact Gil Lewis (874-1546).

“I had some pretty tough draws with the calves,” she says. “I wasn’t very happy with how I finished.”

KelsiJo Crouch, 14, will be competing in barrel racing and also qualified in goat tying. She’s coming off a 13th place finish in barrel racing at the Kansas junior high state finals.

Knowing that she was a qualifier for nationals, Crouch made a recent change from her usual horse Straitline. She has started to ride a young-

er horse that her cousin owns.

“I had been riding an older horse and I was afraid that six days in competition at Pueblo might be too hard on him,” she noted.

Academic Team

Four Scott County competitors in the Kansas High School Rodeo circuit have been named to the Kansas Academic Rodeo Team by ranking within the top five in their age division.

With few exceptions, it requires competitors to

maintain a 4.0 grade point average.

Turley met top academic standards in the senior division. This is the third time she has qualified for the team.

MariKate Crouch, who completed her junior year at SCHS, is a three-time qualifier.

Asher Huck was a first time academic team member as a freshman.

And meeting academic standards in the junior high division for the second time was KelsiJo Crouch, a freshman this fall at SCHS.

Summer can be the pits

Running July 8-11: SCHS cross-country camp, 8:00-10:00 a.m.

For more information contact Kevin Reese (214-2387).

Miscellaneous Aug. 10: Triathlon at Lake Scott State Park Football July 8-11: Scott City Middle School football camp, 6:30 p.m., SCHS practice field July 15-18: Scott Community High School football camp Aug. 6: Deadline to sign up for YMCA youth tackle football through SRC. Season begins on Sept. 8.

Fishing Report Scott State Lake Updated June 28 Channel cats: good; up to 17 inches. Cut bait, shrimp, worms, and prepaired baits fished around the fish attractors and other structure has been best for fish up to 19 inches.

Crappie: good; most up to 9 inches. Minnows or jigs around the fish attractors has been best. But drifting jigs or small crankbaits over the deeper part of the lake in a boat, fishing minnows under a bobber along rip-rapped shorelines in the evening, or fishing minnows under a bobber up in the creek can all be productive methods/locations. Anglers report catching good numbers of fish most days with the majority of the “keepers” running in the 8-9 inch range.

Walleye/saugeye: fair; up to 8 lbs. Casting and slowretrieving jigs tipped with nightcrawlers or minnows or fishing various fish imitating jigs and crankbaits along drop-offs and points should be best.

Largemouth bass: good; up to 5.5 lbs. Slow rolling spinnerbaits and soft plastics around the fish attractors, along rip-rap, around laydown deadfalls, and beaver caches.

Sunfish: good; up to 8 inches. Sunfish are spawning so they are concentrated in colonies usually in shallow, protected areas with gravelly bottoms. Once a colony is located numerous fish can be caught from that location. Jigs or nightcrawlers under a bobber work well, as does various sinking nymphs such as half backs and zug bugs presented via fly rod.

General comments: Release all walleye/saugeye and largemouth bass less than 15 inches.

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History is slowly uncovered at Lake Scott

Amanda Bernemann clears away dirt at the archeological site on the south edge of Lake Scott State Park. To her right is part of a rock formation that has drawn particular interest from the University of Iowa crew.

(Record Photo)

Some answers, more questions from archeological dig It’s easy for most historians, amateur and otherwise, to focus primarily on the Southwestern Pueblo Indian occupation in the Lake Scott State Park area.

That’s only natural given the significance of the El Quartelejo

ruins, which is the northeasternmost pueblo structure in the United States.

When Matt Hill looks across the rugged landscape that encompasses Lake Scott, he sees more than El Quartelejo. He

envisions smaller communities of Native Americans who were trading and interacting socially among each other for decades perhaps even hundreds of years.

“I put the (El Quartelejo) pueblo into this bigger social

Marlis Muschal carefully brushes away the dirt from a newly uncovered area.

(Record Photo)

context. It’s part of a bigger community as an extension of Southwestern Pueblo Indians and the Plains Indians,” explains Hill, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Iowa.

“I believe there were multiple groups living here around the same time, but they were all interacting. Based on our information, I think we understand that, perhaps, they’ve been here for centuries.”

Hill, teaching assistant Sarah Trabert, and their team of university graduate and undergraduate students spent two weeks at one site on the south edge of the state park which has yielded a number of artifacts and is of particular interest to researchers hoping to gain a better understanding of the cultural diversity in the area in the late 1600s, when El Quartelejo was constructed, and earlier.

There is a growing consensus that El Quartelejo was likely built following the Pueblo Revolt (1680-92) by Taos and Picuris Pueblos who refused to return to New Mexico. However, it also appears that the Southwestern Pueblo also had long-established ties with the Plains Apache in this region that pre-dated the building of El Quartelejo.

“They may have been coming out here for decades before the revolt,” says Hill. “During the revolt, the Pueblo Indians were living with their trading partners - people they had known.”

Excavation of the most recent archeological site may be further evidence of this extended contact between the two cultures.

“I see the culture that built the pueblo as a mixture of groups,” Hill surmises. “It’s part Apache, which would be an indigenous Plains group, and it’s part Southwestern Pueblo Indian who migrated. I think they intermarried.”

Evidence indicates those who lived at the new excavation were a mix of Plains and Southwestern cultures.

Longer Occupation

The excavation where Hill and his group are concentrating their efforts was first discovered in 2009 by the Kansas Archeological Training Program (KATP). During their brief time at the site, the KATP group uncovered a rich find of artifacts.

Those who used the site were butchering animals, making stone tools and fixing tools.

The Iowa University group has had more time to extend their search in a slightly wider area and deeper than the approximately 18 inches where the KATP dig ended. By going deeper, to about two feet, they have found evidence of another camp site.

“This would suggest that they were here for a longer time than I even assumed,” says Hill.

“There appear to be two different occupations that are separated by years, probably. It could be a few decades, it could be longer. So they were using this area for a long time and coming back to the same area.”

During the original KATP dig a large number of rocks were removed and Hill finds this discovery “even more intriguing.”

“Based on what I’ve seen, those rocks seem to be filling a pit. Why they did that, I’m not quite sure. It could be that they were going to make a cooking pit and were going to heat up the rocks, but something interrupted the process, or it could be something else,” Hill observes.

“At this point, we’re not quite down to the bottom, so we can’t say they were burying something. That leaves us trying to find an answer to this enigmatic feature.”

“We’ll have to do some research through historic literature to see if we can find evidence of the Apache people or Southwestern people building these rock pits and then not using them, or using them for something other than cooking,” Trabert says. “We have more research to do before planning our next line of attack at the site.”

(See HISTORY on page 30)

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Biotech varieties dominate some crop acres The latest acreage report from USDA shows U.S. planted corn acreage at 97.4 million acres, up slightly from last year and up from 97.3 million listed in the March prospective plantings report.

The increase surprised most analysts who expected planted acres to drop off somewhat from what farmers intended in the spring, due to wet, cold conditions that delayed

ag briefs

Acreage reports are due July 15 Producers are reminded that acreage reports for spring planted crops are due July 15.

In addition, the DCP sign-up period ends Aug. 2.

DCP program provisions are unchanged from 2012. Eligible producers who were enrolled in ACRE in 2012 may elect to enroll in DCP in 2013.

Program benefits are scheduled to be disbursed in October.

The Scott County FSA office is accepting acreage reports for spring planted crops and other land uses.

Farm operators can visit the county office, or call (620) 872-3230 for an appointment.

Nominations open for FSA Committee

The nomination period is now open for Local Administrative Area (LAA) No. 3 in Scott County.

This LAA includes the entire half of the county south of K96 Highway.

John Beaton has been the LAA representative since 2011 and is currently vicechairman of the county committee.

Other committee members are Judy Winderlin and Allen Hess.

An informational meeting to explain the election process and responsibilities of the committee members will be held on Tues., July 16, 10:30 a.m., in the conference room of the Scott City USDA Service Center at 1410 South Main.

Eligible voters should nominate candidates by Aug. 1.

To be eligible: •an individual must participate in a program administered by FSA, •be eligible to vote in a committee election; and •reside in the LAA, or county, in which the person is a candidate.

To become a candidate, an eligible individual must sign the nomination form, FSA-669A.

planting in several areas.

The estimate of planted acreage would be the most since 1936, when farmers planted 102 million acres to corn.

Soybean acreage, estimated at 77.7 million acres, is up one percent from last year and would set a new record.

This report includes estimates of the percentage of corn, soybeans and cotton acreage planted to

varieties developed using biotechnology, and shows the dominance of biotech in those crops.

Across the U.S., biotech varieties account for 90 percent of the corn planted this year, up from 88 percent in 2012.

Varieties genetically modified for insect resistance alone account for just five percent, down from 15 percent last year.

Herbicide-resistant variet-

ies, at 14 percent of the total, are down from 21 percent last year.

Varieties with “stacked” traits, meaning bred for insect and herbicide resistance, increased to 71 percent of the total this year, up from 52 percent in 2012.

Ninety-three percent of soybeans planted in U.S. are biotech varieties, meaning bred for herbicide resistance in the case

of soybeans. That was unchanged from last year.

In the case of cotton, biotech varieties account for 90 percent of the total planted in 2013, down from 94 percent in 2012.

Use of insect-resistant varieties dropped from 14 percent last year to eight percent in 2013 and use of herbicide resistant varieties dropped from 17 percent to 15 percent this year.

Use of stacked-gene varieties increased from 63 percent last year to 67 percent this year.

Among the top 10 cotton-producing states, California makes the least use of biotech cotton varieties, at 77 percent.

The report lists Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Missouri at 98 percent biotech cotton and Mississippi at 99 percent.

Is the U.S. corn boom ending?

The U.S. corn industry experienced a significant “growth spurt” beginning in the 2007-08 marketing year that continued through the 2011-12 marketing year.

That five-year boom period was characterized by larger consumption, larger production, and higher prices - a combination that demonstrates the strong demand for U.S. corn beginning in 2007-08.

The issue moving forward is whether or not demand for U.S. corn has peaked. The answer to the question has important implications for corn prices, farm incomes, land prices, and corn processing and handling industries.

Record high prices have been experienced during the 2012-13 marketing year, but much of that price strength is related to the large shortfall in U.S. production in 2012. The combination of smaller supplies, high prices, and reduced consumption provides a less clear picture about current demand strength.

The question of future corn demand requires a look at each of the three major consumption sectors - ethanol, feed, and exports.

The consumption of corn to produce ethanol grew rapidly from 2004-05 through 2010-11. Some of that growth stemmed from federal legisla-

Ag Commentary Darrel Good/Scott Irwin University of Illinois

Consumption of U.S. corn averaged 11.045 billion bushels per year from 2004-05 through 2006-07 and 12.688 billion bushels from 2007-08 through 2011-12.

Similarly, U.S. corn production averaged 11.15 billion bushels from 2004 through 2006 and 12.606 billion bushels from 2007 through 2011.

The marketing year farm price averaged $2.37 in the period from 2004-05 through 2006-07 and $5.25 from 200708 through 2011-12.

tion that required minimum and increasing quantities of domestic biofuels consumption.

Almost the entire nonadvanced portion of those requirements has been met with corn-based ethanol. To date, most ethanol has been consumed in a 10 percent blend with conventional gasoline.

As that 10 percent blend wall has now been reached, increased consumption will require consumption of higher ethanol blends - E15 or E85. If consumption of those blends increases enough to meet the entire non-advanced biofuels (See CORN on page 25)

El Nino warnings to help farmers adapt

Scientists have found a way to forecast El Niño weather events in the Pacific a year in advance, long enough to let farmers plant crops less vulnerable to global shifts in rainfall, according to a recently released report.

While far from flawless, the technique doubles current six-month predictions of El Niño, a warm-

Two-thirds of corn doing well July kicked off with a positive corn condition report for many states in the Corn Belt, according to the USDA’s “Crop Progress” report.

Sixty-seven percent of the nation’s corn is in good to excellent condition, well-above last year’s 48 percent.

In Colorado, where drought, dust storms and wildfires have dominated for weeks, 22 percent of the corn is in poor or worse condition. The latest “Ag in Drought” report showed that 60 percent of corn in Colorado is in extreme or worse drought.

ing of the eastern Pacific linked in the past to floods in Peru and Ecuador, droughts in Australia and Indonesia and maybe severe winters in Europe.

“Better forecasting will mean farmers can adapt,” says Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, head of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and a co-author of the

report with experts in Russia, Israel, Germany and the United States.

El Niños typically happen every two to seven years, but scientists have been unable to find the causes of patterns that have occurred naturally throughout history and are among the most disruptive of extreme weather events.

The new system, built on a network of temperature records around the Pacific Ocean since 1950, correctly spotted El Niño events a year in advance more than half the time and gave false alarms fewer than one year in 10.

“We can develop an efficient 12-month forecasting scheme, and even achieve some doubling of

the early-warning period,” the scientists wrote in the U.S. journal “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.”

Even though the new computer-based system is not always right, farmers might find it worthwhile to invest in drought- or flood-resistant varieties of crops when there was a (See EL NINO on page 25)

Market Report Closing prices on July 2, 2013 Winona Feed and Grain Bartlett Grain Wheat.................. $ 6.62 Wheat.................. $ 6.62 Milo (bu.) ............ $ 5.93 White Wheat ....... $ 6.92 Corn.................... $ 6.61 Milo (bu.)............. $ 5.93 Soybeans............ $ 14.94 Corn.................... $ 6.61

Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 6.62 White Wheat ....... $ 6.92 Milo (bu.)............. $ 5.93 Corn.................... $ 6.61 Soybeans ........... $ 14.94 Sunflowers.......... $ 21.43

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$ 6.62 $ 5.93 $ 6.63 $ 14.54 $ 22.40

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June 29

90 64

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80 53

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3.66 7.41

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‘Dog days’ may already have arrived John Schlageck Kansas Farm Bureau

In case you hadn’t noticed, much of the state may already be mired in the “dog days” of summer. You might be thinking, it’s too early for such hot temperatures, but think again.

Although it may be nothing to brag about, Kansans and the ancient Romans have a common appreciation (maybe aversion is a better word) to hot summer days.

While some Kansans are fortunate to work, and most of us live in air conditioned homes, the Romans were forced to retreat to the seaside, a shady tree or a dip at the local bathhouse to keep cool.

So where did the term “dog days” actually come from?

Ancient Romans noted that the brightest star in the night sky Sirius - appeared each year during hot, sultry weather. Sirius, which originates from the Greek word for “scorcher,” became known as the Dog Star. Consequently, the hot, steamy weather it brought was called, “dog days.”

Believing the star caused the miserable weather, ancient Romans sacrificed brown dogs to appease the rage of Sirius.

Instead of mythology, astrology or old wives’ tales, we have meteorology to help us define what’s going on with our weather.

What does the rest of the summer and fall weather in Kansas look like?

Because of a large ridge of high pressure setting up above the Sunflower State, July and August temperatures will probably experience higher than normal temperatures, according to George Phillips with the National Weather Service in Topeka. This doesn’t bode well for Western Kansas.

Moisture amounts could be above or below “normal,” whatever that is in today’s climate.

It’s difficult to predict moisture amounts during the summer months in Kansas. There just aren’t enough signals to rely on.

Thunderstorms will continue to be spotty with the potential for some heavy rains with these isolated storms.

“An isolated, small spot on the Kansas map may receive an inch or two while just a mile or less away may only pick up a trace of moisture,” he says.

The chance of any wide-spread rains during the rest of the summer is unlikely although not impossible.

With the hottest days of summer bearing down on Kansas generally in mid-July hold on to your hat because 2013 may be a real scorcher maybe even one for the record books.

Producers will keep a watchful eye toward the western sky, keep their fingers crossed and pray for rain.

Weather mod seeding is ahead of last year’s pace With 18 seeding days so far this summer, the Western Kansas Weather Modification Program has already eclipsed last year’s total of just 17 days for the entire season.

Storm episodes have certainly been more frequent this season than last, but drought strength still appears to be nearly just as deep with the western half of Western Kansas still in the stranglehold of exceptional drought.

During a normal precipitation season, the program would average about 25 seeding days by June 30.

Some severe storms broke out over Greeley and Wichita counties last Saturday.

A small line of storms formed over portions of Wichita and eastern Hamilton counties and then pushed east and expanded. Although there were brief periods of small hail production, moderate to heavy brief rain characterized this line of storms,

El Nino risk of an El Niño in a year’s time.

“Six months’ warning is too short. If you are a farmer in India, or in Zimbabwe or Brazil you have bought your seeds or even planted them. If you have a 12- or even 18-month early warning, you have a full agricultural cycle,” Schellnhuber said.

Predictions of El Niño, part of a larger natural pattern known as El Niño Southern Oscillation, have often been unreliable.

In September of

Corn mandate of 14.4 billion gallons in 2014 and 15 billion gallons in 2015 and beyond, corn consumption could grow to 5.14 billion bushels in 2014 and 5.36 billion bushels in 2015 and beyond, assuming

WKWMP Update Walt Geiger meteorologist

along with some moderate to strong wind.

Operations: There were three operational days this week. Seeding for hail suppression occurred two of the three days while some rain optimization was also preformed two of the three days.

June 22: Two aircraft were launched at 5:46 p.m. to seed an area of rapidly developing storms over western and northwestern Wichita County.

Seeding for hail suppression began at 6:21 p.m. By 7:03 p.m., new storms were developing over eastern Greeley and would merge with the Wichita County storm cell.

The cloud then grew upscale into a supercell storm with very little northeast movement.

Radar indicated the cloud

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had the potential for very large hail. Seeding continued over northern Wichita until the cloud exited the target area at 7:38 p.m.

June 23: One plane was launched at 8:03 p.m. to investigate a storm traveling north-northeast through western Stanton County.

June 27: Two planes were launched at 1:59 p.m. to investigate new storm development along a surface boundary over northern Scott County.

Seeding for rain optimization began at 2:26 p.m. over Scott County with the seed track extending into Lane County.

Seeding for rain optimization began at 2:35 p.m. over northern Kearny County. There were periods of rain optimization and hail suppression over Scott and Lane counties.

By 3:38, seeding was confined to an area over southern Lane where a larger cluster of storms remained concentrated.

(continued from page 24)

2012, for instance, the World Meteorological Oganization saw a “moderately high likelihood” of an El Niño in the months ahead that did not materialize. It said last week that there were now “neutral” conditions in the Pacific.

A separate report, looking at evidence for El Niño events in the growth rings of more than 2,000 trees stretching back 700 years, suggested that climate change was the cause of a rise in the number of El Niño events in the late 20th century.

Writing in the journal Nature Climate Change, they also found that volcanic eruptions, which spew out particles that can affect sunlight, apparently affected El Niño cycles.

That was evidence, they argued, that heat-trapping gases from burning fossil fuels could similarly affect the cycle.

“We expect more strong El Niños” overall this century because of rising concentrations of greenhouse gases, said lead author Jinbao Li of the University of Hong Kong.

(continued from page 24)

zero net trade of ethanol.

We recently concluded that consumption of those blends will likely increase slowly over the next two years. If that is the case, corn use for ethanol production may have peaked

Have questions about the Scott Community Foundation?

call 872-3790 or e-mail: scottcf@wbsnet.org

in the 2010-11 and 201112.

Ethanol exports could provide a pathway to increased production, but that market will likely be limited by the availability of Brazilian ethanol.

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Card of Thanks Thank you to everybody for the visits, cards, and prayers for our mom, Virginia DeWitt, while she was ill.

Thanks to Dr. Dunn and hospital staff for your care while she was in the hospital.

Thank you all, Virginia DeWitt’s family I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made my retirement reception so special. Thank you for your time, cards, and gifts.

It has been an honor to have taught in this district for 37 years.

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The City Of Scott City Is accepting bids for the purchase of a 2010 or newer used extended cab pickup for the police department.

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RENOVATED 4 BEDROOM HOUSE FOR SALE Brand new kitchen, new wood and tile floors, beautiful lighting throughout, french doors leading to a spacious backyard and patio, DA garage, main floor laundry, partial downstairs with half bath. Serious inquires call Dale Holterman, 620-874-1100.

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PART-TIME weekend help needed at the Scott City Inn Motel. Apply in person, 609 E. 5th.

45t4c ––––––––––––––––––– HELP WANTED Midwest Mixer Service, LLC. Welder/mechanic.

Pay depends on experience. EOE but must have ability to understand and speak English. Health, dental, vacation, 401K. Applications available at front desk. 40 E. Road 160, Scott City. Contact Galen - 620-872-7251 46t4c

Family Home

Specifications may be obtained at: City Hall, 221 W. 5th Sealed bids will be accepted at City Hall until: Monday, July 15, 5:00 p.m.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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5 bedrooms, 2 baths, neat sun room, basement, family room down with fireplace, REMODELED, large DA garage, fenced yard with sprinkler, corner lot in nice area, 1,884/1,157 sq. ft.

Family

Everyone will enjoy this home.

3+2 bedrooms, 2 baths, basement-neat family room, large kitchen, newer FA-CA, fenced yard with covered patio, SA garage and it’s BRICK. PLUS, JUST MOVE IN!

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 ––––––––––––––––––– TRAILER SPACE AVAILABLE for 16x80’, 14x70’ and double wide trailers with off-street parking.

Call 620-872-3621.

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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.

Services

Agriculture

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 ––––––––––––––––––– NOW DOING MENDING, SEWING, alterations and custom sewing. Call Jade 620214-2546.

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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.

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House for sale in Scott City

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FOR SALE: Black Angus Bulls, registered, tested, guarantee, excellent bloodlines, confirmation and performance, discounts. Contact: Black Velvet Ranch, Aaron Plunkett, Syracuse. 620384-1101.

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––––––––––––––––––– FOR RENT: Two 13,000 bu. (26,000 total bu.) cone bottom grain bins, with aeration fans.

Close to Friend Elevator. Call Johnny Crist 620-272-1207. 46t2c ––––––––––––––––––– LOOKING TO BUY wheat stubble standing in the field. We swath, bail and haul. Call Brittan at 620-874-5160.

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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.

Approx. 1,652 sq. ft. of living area, 3 bedrooms, 1-3/4 baths, 2 fireplaces, family room, covered patio, very nice cement block fence and DA garage on nice corner lot in a great location! Great yard with sprinkler.

Lawrence

Well-built home on double corner lot, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, lots of built-in storage, over 2,400 sq. ft., plus 3 season, screened porch, DA garage. Established yard with sprinkler system. Call 620-353-9933.

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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.

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4 bedrooms, 1 bath, quad level home with a 24x30 shop in back for Dad! $122,000

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On July 4, 1776, a remarkable event occurred.

The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence and a nation was born.

Garage Sales July 5 - 6

In the time since, hundreds of thousands of people have immigrated to the United States in search of freedom.

914 W. 12th St. Scott City, KS 67871 Clyde: 620-872-7396 • Cell 620-874-1753 Stephanie: 620-874-5002

Two-Party Garage Sale 1608 Church St. Fri., 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. • Sat., 8:00 a.m. - noon Men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, ab lounge, home decor, toys, and lots of misc.

Moving/Garage Sale (Inside House) 907 Elizabeth Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Console TV, recliner, china hutch, end tables and lamps, 6 oak chairs, small dining room table, china, glassware, cookware, knick-knacks, misc...lots of it!

Garage Sale 904 Court St. Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Furniture, kitchen appliances, dishes, dorm refrigerator, camping refrigerator, 12 mos-3T boys clothing, baby gate, like-new space heater, women’s and men’s clothing, home decor, household items, lighting, new/never opened Proactive acne kit, electronics, DVD’s, Christmas decorations, lots of misc.

Bring in your Garage Sales by Monday at 5:00 p.m.

(No Rainy day refunds)

Today, we honor the birth of our nation and pay tribute to all of the people who worked to make it happen.

In honor of America’s birthday the staff at The Scott County Record wish you a safe and happy Independence Day.

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Employment Opportunities Employment Opportunity

is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our feed manufacturing team.

Competitive wage, excellent benefits, and six paid holidays.

Apply in person at the plant or call Mark or Adrian.

Remember the Breadbasket Donate today!

517 S. Main, Scott City

Calling all volunteers!

The Northwest Kansas Education Service Center We need you!

Is accepting applications for the 2013-14 school year for: • Head Start Aide/Thomas and Wallace Co. • Head Start Teacher/Rawlins and Cheyenne Co. • Interrelated teacher • Paraprofessionals

Stop at: VIP Center 302 Church, Scott City or call 872-3501 for more information.

Applications are available at www.nkesc.org or call 785-672-3125. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

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Park Lane Nursing Home

Office Accountant

620-872-2189

Outstanding career opportunity with a progressive Southwest Kansas feedyard for an experienced accountant.

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The ideal candidate will have a strong accounting background and experience in the feedyard industry would be helpful.

Excellent computer and communication skills will be required and a college degree is a plus.

This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Resumes will be kept strictly confidential.

Please send your resume to: Lewis, Hooper & Dick, LLC Attention: Personnel., PO Box 699 Garden City, KS 67846

Be sure your pet has plenty of water and shade!

Cook

NEWLY REVISED PAY SCALE FOR COOK POSITION AT SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL. APPLY TODAY! Scott County Hospital is seeking the right person to fill a full-time food preparation position which includes a rotating schedule of four nine-hour dayshifts per week (10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.).

Dependability is key to success in this position. Applicant must be able to work well with others and should like to prepare food to serve to patients, guests and staff. No experience necessary.

Newly improved pay scale makes this an optimal position within the service field.

We offer competitive wages and excellent benefits. Pre-employment physical, drug and alcohol screen, and TB skin test required. We are a tobacco free campus.

This position requires applicants to be able to read, write and understand English.

Applications are available through Human Resources: Scott County Hospital 201 Albert Avenue, Scott City, KS 67871 (620) 872-7772 and on our website: www.scotthospital.net

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“Quality Care Because We Care” Has openings for the following positions: Part-time/PRN LPN/RNs PRN CNAs Dietary aide/cook-experience preferred Full-time CNA/CMA- night shift (shift differential pay available) Please apply in person at: 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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CDL Truck Driver

It’s hot!

We need volunteers to be bus drivers and to deliver meals for the VIP Center.

Give us just 2 hours per WEEK!

The John E Jones Oil CO., Inc. is looking for an experienced Local CDL Truck Driver to join our dedicated company driver team, hauling refined fuel for our customers in Western Kansas.

Successful candidate for the CDL Truck Driver role must have tractor-trailer experience and is committed to providing safe and reliable transportation of hazardous materials.

Additional requirements include: • Valid Class A CDL license • Verifiable experience driving Class A tractor trailers (recent) • Hazmat and Tanker Endorsements required, tanker experience preferred • Exceptional driving record • Ability to pass DOT physical, drug screen, driving evaluation, work history verification, and safety record review.

Call 800-323-9821 for more information.

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Radiologic Technologist Scott County Hospital is seeking two fulltime Radiologic Technologists to work Monday - Friday with rotating call.

Qualifying candidates for one position will have their CT Certification, or experience is preferred, but will consider training the right person. MRI experience a plus, but not required.

The second position, Mammography Certification or registry eligibility is required, ARDMS Certification or registry eligible is preferred, willing to train in CT. Scott County Hospital has been in their new facility just over one year. The Imaging Department has the following modalities: Diagnostic X-ray, CT, DEXA, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, Sonography, and MRI-Mobile service. We are a progressive 25-bed Critical Access Hospital in Western Kansas.

We offer competitive wages, great working environment, and excellent benefits. Preemployment physical, alcohol/drug screening, immunization titer, physical health assessment and TB skin test required.

Applications available through Human Resources: Scott County Hospital 201 Albert Avenue, Scott City, KS 67871 (620) 872-7772 and on our website: www.scotthospital.net

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Southwest Plains Regional Service Center is accepting applications for a Community Learning Center Coordinator for Scott City.

Qualifications: Kansas teaching license; skill and ability in the use of technology; minimum of 3 years of successful teaching experience; bi-lingual ability is preferred.

For further information or to apply, please contact: Rhonda McNeil, SWPRSC, P.O. Box 1010, Sublette, KS 67877 • 620-675-2241 rhonda.mcneil@swplains.org Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

EOE

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Registered Nurses Scott County Hospital is looking for full-time Registered Nurses to join our team of dedicated nursing professionals.

PRN- RN opportunities also available.

WE OFFER: • Diverse Nursing Opportunities • Experienced Nursing Administrative Staff • Excellent Ratios • Wages up to $28.62 for RN’s • PRN RN wage $30.00 (benefits do not apply) • Weekend Option Program (work weekends for six months at premium pay) • Shift and Weekend Differentials • Critical Staffing Pay • Call Pay BENEFITS: • Flexible PTO • Extended Illness Leave • Fully Paid Life Insurance • Fully Paid Long Term Disability Insurance • Partially Paid Health Insurance • 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan • Continuing Education • Reduced Local Health Club Fees • Reduced Broadband Internet Fees Scott County Hospital is a 25-bed CAH located in Scott City, a progressive Western Kansas community of 4000. The friendly hometown atmosphere and newly built and renovated schools provide an excellent place to raise families. Make the most of this great opportunity!

Pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screen, TB skin test and physical assessment required. SCH in a tobacco free facility.

Applications available through Human Resources: Scott County Hospital 201 Albert Avenue, Scott City, KS 67871 (620) 872-7772 and on our website: www.scotthospital.net

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History

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Another structure that has captured the interest of the group is a rock formation that extends in an east-west direction, but has now begun to wrap around to the north.

“It was nice to find features on this trip. The site has a lot more to tell us than what we’ve found from the artifacts,” says Trabert. “People were staying there long enough to dig posts and set them in the ground and to build this rock structure, whatever that is.

“The rocks are continuing. The deeper we dig the further they are moving into some other units.

They seem to be moving to the north, where we found post holes.”

Hill feels certain that the rocks do not represent the foundation for another pueblo.

Dating the Site

Hill says the group collected some good samples which will be radio carbon dated so they can determine how many years separate the two occupations that have been discovered so far. It’s possible that one pre-dates El Quartelejo and the other is about the same time of the pueblo, or it could be slightly different.

Once the material has been dated in the next 5-6 months the group can begin planning how they will expand their search at the site.

“Depending on how many years separate the two layers we may want to spend more time going even deeper,” Hill says.

Members of the archeological team from the University of Iowa who were excavating a site near Lake Scott were (from left) Amanda Bernemann, Sara Anderson, Deborah Waddick, Delaney Cooley and Marlis Muschal.

(Record Photo)

“Our plans when we first came here were to go about 1-1/2 feet deep, maybe two. We thought that would get us all the material at this site. Now we’re realizing there is stuff below that, so we’ll keep digging down and expanding outwards.”

While the upper level was a treasure trove of artifacts, the lower level has yielded no pottery or diagnostic artifacts.

“We know people were using this space, but we don’t know who they were yet,” says Trabert.

Just as significantly, these archeologists are hoping to expand awareness that life in what is the Lake Scott region wasn’t limited to El Quartelejo.

I believe there were multiple groups living here around the same time, but they were all interacting. Based on our information, I think we understand that, perhaps, they’ve been here for centuries.

Matt Hill, assistant professor of anthropology University of Iowa

“The archeological focus for many years has been primarily on the pueblo and that’s where (archeologists) kept returning, which was fine, it yielded a lot of information,” Trabert says.

“But it’s clear there was a lot more going on in this area that may, or may not have been related to the occupation at the pueblo.

These other occupations will give us more infor-

USD 466 fills coaching vacancies The Scott County school district (USD 466) filled two coaching vacancies and accepted one resignation during their final meeting of the school year on June 30.

Jordan Funk was hired as a Scott Community High School assistant football coach.

Steve Kucharik was hired as the SCHS assistant girl’s tennis coach. He replaces Karla Stockman who resigned from the position.

Gil Lewis was switched to seventh grade girl’s head basketball coach.

Gena Lausch was switched to eighth grade girl’s head basketball coach.

In addition, Kristi Green was hired as a food service employee and Rebecca Dunn-Rebarchek will be a Scott City Elementary School English as a Second Language aide.

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mation about how this park was used and how it might have been important to them.

“We have a community of people who were living out here. Our long-range plan isn’t to look at just one pueblo or one site, but to look at these and others in order to gain a better understanding of what people were doing in the park,” she adds.

It’s a goal of the Hill group to continue filling in that unknown history.

“With a project like this you come in wanting to answer specific questions,” he says. “You may or may not be able to do that. More often than not, you end up raising more questions.”

Hill says they are satisfied that the most recent excavation indicates there were at least two occupations at the site.

“That means the pueblo people were here much longer - that it wasn’t a single occupation, but they were here for years,” Hill says.

Lake Scott will continue to be the focus of addi-

tional research by Hill and Trabert.

“We’ll definitely be back next year,” says Hill.

“The amount of funding we get will determine how long we can stay and how many students we can bring, but we’ll be back.”

Trabert definitely plans to continue being a part of the team for the next two years as she completes her doctorate.

“I seriously doubt that all my questions will be answered in two years,” says the Dodge City native. “So I’ll be pestering Matt or, depending on what job I get, maybe I’ll be able to bring my own crew out someday.

“The students love it out here and I love it.”