The Scott County Record

Members of the SCHS pep band perform during Tuesday’s basketball game against Holcomb

32 Pages • Four Sections

Volume 21 • Number 23

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Published in Scott City, Ks.

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Wichita County is latest to exit weather mod With one more county dropping out of the Western Kansas Weather Modification Program, the future of cloud seeding and hail suppression in Western Kansas is in jeopardy beyond 2014.

Wichita County commissioners have announced they are dropping out of the program for 2014, joining Finney County which left the program in 2013.

At one time, there were as many as 17 counties in north and south target areas participating

Program’s future beyond ‘15 in limbo in weather modification, but today that has been reduced to just three - Scott, Lane and Kearney.

The loss of Wichita County cuts another $14,103 from the program’s budget for 2014, which is on top of $100,000 in state funding which was eliminated for the current budget year.

The Western Kansas Ground-

(See COAH on page two)

COLA, merit raises get council okay All City of Scott City employees were granted a 1.5 percent cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) on their wages for the upcoming year and many of them will also receive an additional three percent merit pay increase.

The Scott City Council has unanimously approved the pay hike for the pay period that began Jan. 1.

Merit pay is based on evaluations of individual employees by each department head.

On a scale of 1-4 (4 being outstanding), 25 of the city’s 29 employees received rates of “3 to 4” which earned them a three percent pay increase in addition to their COLA. Four employees received ratings of “2 to 3” and were given two percent merit pay hikes.

“This tells us what we already know - that we have a pretty good group of employees,” said Mayor Dan Goodman.

rector. “We’ll be drawing a little more from our general fund to make up for the lost revenue, but the weather mod program has always been a number-one priority with the board.”

According to King, Wichita County commissioners said the decision to leave the program was in response to negative comments from local landown-

(See WEATHER on page eight)

healthier habits

COAH info meeting is Tuesday The public is invited to offer input and ask questions about a proposed drug/alcohol treatment center at the former Scott County Hospital during a forum on Tues., Jan. 21, from 5:006:00 p.m., at the Scott County Courthouse.

The forum is being conducted by county commissioners and representatives with City on a Hill which also operates a 90-day treatment facility near Marienthal.

COAH Director Chris Lund would like to convert the old hospital into a reintegration center where women can continue receiving support and treatment for an additional 3-6 months. This would be after they’ve been at Marienthal or another facility.

It would also be possible for the children of these women to live on location with them.

Tentative plans are for the reintegration facility to offer health

water Management District, which oversees weather modification, will continue with the program for 2014, lobby for additional state funding and see if they can encourage Wichita County and other former participants to rejoin the program.

“We can still operate an effective program with three counties,” says Jan King, GWMD di-

ers and farmers.

“We don’t know what comments they were hearing,” says King, who met with the commission along with WKWMP meteorologist Walt Geiger and chief pilot Kyle Spencer.

In the short time since the county announced its decision, King says that they have received donations from people “who feel the program is worthwhile. Some are Wichita County residents, but some aren’t.”

Selecting fruits and vegetables while going through the Scott City Elementary School lunch line are kindergartners Kyndall Farr and Kaine Chavez.

(Record Photo)

Students are fulfilling program’s goal of making better food choices There’s no doubt in Kathy Eaton’s mind that students in the Scott County school district are eating healthier.

In one respect, they have no choice.

School districts are mandated to meet nutritional guidelines handed down by the federal government which determine the amount of calories they can eat during the course of a week.

But some of it is also voluntary.

“Kids are eating a lot more fruits and vegetables,” says the food service director for USD 466.

While federal guidelines set a limit on whole grains and meat calories that can be on the menu during the week, there is no limit on fruits and vegetables. Students are taking advantage of the opportunity to load up their plates with the healthier choices, or return to a “seconds table” for more fruits and vegetables.

“We’ve gone through a lot more fruits and vegetables this year,” says Eaton.

Apples and oranges are available every day along with a third fruit, depending on what’s in season.

Eaton says that even though healthier options have added to food service costs, the board of education has been “very supportive and they haven’t asked us to make any cuts.”

“We offer more fruits and vegetables than are required and the kids are eating it.

I’m glad that the district hasn’t limited our ability to do that,” says Eaton.

Whether students are filling the calorie gap by eating more fruits and vegetables, or whether they are finding other options, Eaton says the number of complaints have dropped significantly from a year ago when the new nutritional standards went into effect.

“I’ve not had near as many phone calls or complaints,” Eaton says. “I think kids are learning that this isn’t as bad as they thought. Hopefully, they’re learning to

make better choices.”

That’s not to say the students don’t have opportunities to enjoy popular items such as pizza and quesadillas. Because they are higher in calories, cuts have to be made elsewhere - usually with dessert.

“We’ve cut back on the desserts that we serve and no one has really said much,” Eaton notes. “And when we do serve desserts, such as cookies, they are whole grain rich.”

Of course, there are times when the food service staff will push the calorie limits.

“We splurge for the Thanksgiving meal and we’ll offer a high-calorie dessert such as wacky cake with the Halloween meal,” she says.

New Guidelines So what about the new guidelines being touted by lawmakers and the USDA which went into effect earlier this year?

(See HEALTHIER on page two)

‘I’ve not had near as many phone calls or complaints. I think kids are learning that this isn’t as bad as they thought. Hopefully, they’re learning to make better choices.’

- Food Service Director Kathy Eaton 406 Main, St. Scott City • 620-872-2090 406 Main, St. Scott City • 620-872-2090 www.scottcountyrecord.com www.scottcountyrecord.com Scott County 4-Hers donate to Veterans’ park fund Page 9

Opinion • Pages 4-5 Calendar • Page 7 Opinion poll • Page 7 LEC report • Page 10 Health • Pages 12-13

Deaths • Page 15 Sports • Pages 17-24 Farm section • Pages 26-27 Classified ads • Pages 29-31 Rainfall chart • Page 32

SCHS boys gain control of GWAC with win over Horns Page 17

Healthier Despite the initial flood of publicity it doesn’t mean that students can now grab an extra hamburger or a couple of extra dinner rolls as they go through the lunch line. Eaton says the new regulations haven’t eased limitations on what can be served to students - or how much - to the degree that some would like to believe.

“The number of calories that a student can eat during the week hasn’t changed,” she explains.

“Actually, they relaxed the guidelines last year.

Now (the USDA has) confirmed that we will stay with the new rules.”

The changes are fairly minor. For example, under the former guidelines, if lunch included a breaded meat that breading had to be counted against the whole grain limits. That’s no longer the case and Eaton says she can now serve a dinner roll when that wasn’t previously allowed.

Schools also have more flexibility in protein servings. They can serve more

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protein during lunch, but they must cut calories elsewhere in the meal.

“Menu planning was so tough, especially with breaded items which is what the kids like. Now I have more flexibility with cookies and breads,” Eaton says. “I’m not as restricted on what we can serve students each day, but I still have to stay within calorie limits for the week. It may not seem like a big change, but the flexibility helps a lot.”

Grant Not Renewed One of the big disappointments for Eaton and her food service staff was the loss of grant funding that made it possible to offer midday snacks of fruits and vegetables for elementary school students last year.

There was an increase in demand for funding from schools across the state so the guidelines to qualify were raised. Only those schools with at least 58 percent of their students qualifying for free/ reduced meals were eligible for grants. In Scott

COAH

City Elementary School 52 percent of the students meet that income guideline.

“The students and the teachers miss it,” says Eaton. “Some of these kids eat lunch shortly after 11:00, so by 2:15 they are getting hungry again.”

It was also an opportunity for students to try a variety of fruit that weren’t always available during lunch, such as kiwi, mango and blood oranges.

“Teachers would bring their classes through the lunch room at mid-afternoon. I’d say that about 90 percent of the kids would take a fruit every day. It was a small serving, so kids weren’t afraid to try something new,” Eaton says. “It was a very successful program.

We’ve even had kids asking if we’re going to do it again.”

Eaton understands the state plans to provide more funding for the program next year so the district will again apply for the grant.

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care and daycare services.

In addition to getting the support from surrounding residents, the fate of the facility also rests with Lunds ability to secure funding from a number of outside sources.

COAH is eligible for $350,000 to $400,000 in guaranteed USDA loans, according to Larry Semmel, a loan officer with Security State Bank.

Lund has also been given assurances from state officials that money will also be available since this is the only facility of its kind in Western Kansas.

Lund is also seeking one-time funding of $50,000 through Scott City’s sales tax grant program, $60,000 from the county, and another $30,000 through the Scott Community Foundation, along with additional grants.

Lund projects the reintegration center would employee 10-14 people.

The county commission has tried to sell the former hospital but with no success. City on a Hill has been the most active in trying to make use of the building.

If the hospital isn’t sold it will likely be demolished.

The county remains hopeful that some use can be found for the former clinic which would not be included in any possible transaction with COAH. A group of individuals, along with the Scott Community Foundation, have been exploring the possibility of a wellness center on the site.

Tentative plans would include keeping the clinic and demolishing the hospital so a center could be built.

What’s for Lunch in Scott City?

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Tues. • Open faced prime rib sandwich with fries, $10.95 Wed. • Beef noodles with mashed potatoes, $6.95 Thurs. • Pork chop dinner, $6.95 Fri. • Beef enchiladas with rice and beans, $6.95

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Breakfast specials every night.

Community Living

The Scott County Record

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Women have a greater need to begin planning for retirement

Eryka Stabel and Luke Smith

Couple plans April 5 wedding

Stewart and Roshel Stabel, Lakin, announce the engagement of their daughter, Eryka, to Luke Smith, son of Earl and Deb Smith, Marienthal.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of Kansas State University with a bachelor of science degree in general management, operational management and dance.

Her grandparents are Phil and Janita Pendleton, Shamrock, Tex., and Billie Clank, Maud, Okla.

The prospective groom is a graduate of Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness. He is employed on the family farm near Marienthal.

His grandparents are Gerald and Milly Smith, Marienthal, and Jim and Ann Stoetzel, Tucson, Ariz.

The couple is planning an April 5 wedding at Cherry Hills Community Church, Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Recipe favorites . . .

Gluten Free Bread

Ingredients 1 1/3 cup 1 tablespoon 1/4 cup 1/4 cup 1-1/2 cups 1 teaspoon 1 tablespoon 1/2 cup 1/4 cup 1/4 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 tablespoon

egg egg whites apple cider vinegar canola oil honey warm skim milk salt xanthan gum tapioca flour garbanzo bean flour millet flour white rice flour brown rice flour active dry yeast

Directions Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select cycle; press Start. Five minutes into the cycle, check the consistency of the dough. Add additional rice flour or liquid if necessary.

When bread is finished, let cool for 10 to 15 minutes before removing from pan.

Yield: One 1-1/2 pound loaf

Household tips

•Ants, ants, ants everywhere. Well, they are said to never cross a chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants tend to march. See for yourself.

•Don’t throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.

•Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato based sauces and there won’t be any stains.

•To get rid of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on the area and you will experience instant relief.

Why do women need to save more? The main factor is longevity - simply that women live on average about three years longer than men.

But many women live decades longer than the average. The thing about old age is that the longer you live the longer you are expected to live. That means you will need more income for those extra years.

Living longer means that women should be saving more in order to pay for those years of increasing health care and prescription drug expenses.

Today, retirement preparation is a do-it-yourself process that requires you to take charge early and learn the rules. The sooner the better!

So how do you prepare for retirement and make a plan?

Let’s start with what you need to know. There are just a few ways to get retirement income: from your Social Security benefit, a retirement plan at work, and your personal

savings.

So the first step is to know what you have and what you will receive from each of these sources.

Begin by: 1) Finding your Social Security benefits statement. This statement comes three days before your birthday. Remember that Social Security is intended as the foundation for retirement; right now it replaces about 40 percent of an average earner’s wages.

The problem is that too many women rely on it as their primary or only source of retirement income. You can also look this up online at http://www.ssa.gov/mystatement.

I would be happy to assist anyone who doesn’t have a computer.

Radon test kits are available

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has seen a high demand for radon test kits offered this month during the state’s ongoing radon awareness initiative.

Because of the response during Kansas Radon Action Month, many local partners across the state are running low or have distributed all the free radon test kits made available through the KDHE. To see if your area has test kits available, visit the updated distribution site list at www.kdheks.gov.

Nearly 2,000 test kits have been distributed across Kansas this month.

Though free kits are available while they last, radon test kits can be purchased year-round at K-State Extension offices at a discounted rate or through most home improvement or hardware stores.

KDHE is asking those who picked up a free test kit in January to use their kit before the end of the month. This initiative will allow homeowners to know whether or not radon is a problem in their home.

2) Review your retirement plan statement - if you have a 401(k) or 403(b) plan at work, find out your current balance.

Most of us will receive at least quarterly a statement from our 401K plan.

3) Open up an Individual Retirement Account - this personal savings account will provide another channel for saving money and helping close your retirement income gap.

One More Factor Now think about how long your retirement may last. Be realistic. Look at your health and family history. If women in your family live a long time, then you need to plan for a longer retirement.

For example, you may want to work until age 70 to max out your Social Security benefit, and then plan for 25 more years, living until age 95.

Doing the Math So how much income will you need? You can take all of this information

you have pulled together and try an online retirement planning calculator.

The calculator at www.360financiallit-eracy.org allows you to test various scenarios and see if you are on track. But try not to get overwhelmed by what the calculator may tell you. Remember that you have lots of ways to make your individual retirement plan work maybe you will move to an area where taxes are lower or you will work part-time.

The most important thing is to start planning.

If you don’t have access to internet, stop by the Extension office and we will help you with this retirement calculator.

If you need help, there are thousands of financial planners who are willing to set up a retirement plan that works for you. For more information, tips, tools and resources, visit with a financial planner or tax preparer.

Or contact the Extension office (8722930).

The Scott County Record

Editorial/Opinion

Page 4 - Thursday, January 16, 2014

editorially speaking

COAH:

Make a decision based on facts, not emotions

City on a Hill is proposing that the former Scott County Hospital be converted into an extended stay drug/alcohol treatment center for women many of whom are initially treated at their Marienthal location. Scott County Commissioners are considering the idea since it would provide a boost for the local economy and it would avoid the cost of demolishing the old hospital.

That would seem to be a win-win proposition.

Of course, not everyone is on board with the idea. Residents near the hospital - particularly those with young children - have expressed concerns.

No one can blame them. It’s easy for residents in the vicinity to dismiss the COAH proposal because they don’t want “those people” living near their homes and across the street from where their children play, right?

As one neighbor confided to us, they have “preconceived” ideas about the people who would be living there and the problems they might bring.

No one can guarantee that if COAH does set up a residential facility in the neighborhood there could never be a problem - no more than one can guarantee there will never be a domestic disturbance next door or that something will never happen in the school across the street.

Is there a higher likelihood of something bad happening at a residential treatment center?

Possibly, but based on COAH’s history at Marienthal, it would seem extremely remote.

Nonetheless, county commissioners don’t want residents near the old hospital to feel that some idea is being forced upon them against their will. And COAH doesn’t want to locate in an area where their presence is unwelcome.

That’s why county commissioners and COAH representatives are hosting a public forum on Tuesday at the courthouse. They want to hear concerns from neighbors and answer questions.

Maybe the meeting will change some minds and maybe it will open up some eyes.

More importantly, we’re all better served if the decisions we make are based on facts and not fears.

Weather mod:

Opponents ignoring the facts on hail suppression

The Western Kansas Weather Modification Program has taken another financial hit.

A year ago, it lost $100,000 in state funding in an unexpected line item veto by Gov. Sam Brownback. Now the program is losing another $14,000 in funding with the decision by Wichita County to discontinue its support.

That leaves only three counties in a program which once covered 17 counties across Southwest and Northwest Kansas.

The program has been in existence for nearly 40 years and, for a number of years, was widely accepted throughout the region. However, there has been growing opposition during the past 1015 years.

It’s no coincidence that such opposition has accompanied periods of severe drought when they hit the region. Something, or someone, has to be blamed and weather modification is an easy target.

It doesn’t seem to matter that droughts have been around much longer than weather modification efforts. And it doesn’t seem to matter that there isn’t any scientific evidence to prove that weather modification has decreased rainfall.

People would rather believe what they want to believe.

Does weather modification have a positive impact on rainfall? Supporters would argue that it has, though the evidence can be a little more difficult to establish.

However, the debate over rainfall often overshadows the more significant contribution of weather modification. A number of independent studies, including research at Kansas State University, has established that weather modification does have a significant impact on hail suppression.

Studies support hail reduction of between 27 and 35 percent. This means weather modification significantly reduces crop and property losses in addition to protecting wildlife habitat.

Studies also show there is an economic return of $37 to the region for every dollar spent on weather modification. There isn’t a businessman or farmer out there who wouldn’t jump at that kind of return on investment.

So why the constant battle? Why the steady stream of misinformation?

Why are we so conflicted as to believe that we can control rainfall in an adverse way but we apparently can’t have some control over hail in a positive way?

Ignoring the facts that have been gathered from 40 years of research doesn’t change the facts. We all stand to lose if we choose to ignore the benefits of weather modification.

Never outgrowing the blame game

As teenagers, if one of us arrived home after our designated curfew and we were met at the door by our parents, we had an instant defense mechanism.

We would remind them that while we were an hour late, our brother/sister arrived an hour and 10 minutes late the previous weekend.

“Instead of getting angry with me you need to get them out of bed and remind them how much more in the wrong they were than what I am,” I pleaded.

Hey, we were young . . . and desperate. It was worth a try.

We’d do anything to take the heat off of us.

Republicans were apparently eavesdropping at our home because if someone gets caught doing something wrong the real culprit is someone else who surely did something much worse.

For years, no Republican indiscretion could compare with former President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.

Louisiana Sen. David Vitter was guilty of solic-

iting sex through a Washington, D.C., prostitution ring. Former Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig was arrested for soliciting sex in an airport restroom.

Even though Sen. Vitter admitted to committing a “serious sin” and Craig entered a guilty plea to “disorderly conduct” what they did could have been much worse. They could have had extramarital sex with a consenting intern.

Republicans have reached into a familiar playbook with the socalled Bridgegate episode involving New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Not wanting to see their leading presidential contender damaged beyond repair, his “defense team” likes to point out that whatever happened with lane closings on the George Washington Bridge, it is nothing compared to Benghazi or the Obamacare rollout.

That’s like telling a highway patrolman that even though you were going 80 mph, you know of people who have gone 85 mph.

“So why are you bothering with me?” you wonder.

Republicans are equally puzzled.

Christie spent most of a lengthy press conference talking about how he felt betrayed by his staff and that he can’t imagine what he did to lose their trust.

That strategy is nothing new.

I trusted that my friends knew what time it was and they would give me a ride home in order to beat curfew. It was their fault.

Dad wasn’t buying that line either.

Following last week’s press conference, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Preibus commended Christie for being “totally open” in his best valley girl persona.

“He stood there for 111 minutes in an open dialogue with the press. Now, only if Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would give us 111 seconds of

that, would we find out some things we want to find out about Obamacare, Benghazi the IRS.” Of course, there have been lengthy and numerous hearings in which Congress has been able to grill members of the Obama Administration about the health care rollout and non-existent scandals in Benghazi and the IRS. They have spent untold dollars and time trying to find anything in the way of a crime that will stick to this Administration and found nothing.

In response to Bridgegate, The Wall Street Journal downplayed the event by saying it pales in comparison to “this White House using the sequester and the shutdown to inconvenience millions of Americans to make a political point.”

Yes, it’s even okay to rewrite history and blame the White House rather than Tea Party Republicans for shutting down the government if it can help divert attention from your own wrongdoing.

(See BLAME on page six)

The war we bring on ourselves

When Newtown observed the first anniversary of its tragic 2012 massacre, the locals asked for the media to stay away.

For the most part, journalists gave them the space they needed to privately grieve.

That quiet reflection didn’t mean there was no wallowing in and reliving the event, which claimed the lives of 20 kids, six educators, the gunman, and his mom. In Connecticut’s press, you’d have thought this tragedy happened yesterday.

But not if you look at Connecticut’s gun laws.

Unlike Congress, which caved once again to the NRA in 2013, the state’s lawmakers took real action on gun control. So did their counterparts in another 20 states and the District of Columbia.

Others responded the opposite way. A total of 29

Where to Write

another view Emily Greco William Collins

states passed laws easing gun restrictions last year.

Some communities even adopted mandatory gun ownership ordinances in Newtown’s aftermath.

And Connecticut’s gun manufacturing industry has filed three lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the new laws.

A judge has dismissed one so far, and the other two actions are still pending.

Gun dealer and shooting-range owner Scott Hoffman is riled up enough over Connecticut’s new gun control measures that he’s selling an heirloom revolver to raise $100,000. He’ll use the proceeds of his never-fired weapon - it’s inlaid with 24-karat gold, ornately engraved, and adorned

Gov. Sam Brownback 2nd Floor - State Capitol Topeka, Ks. 66612-1501 (785) 296-3232

with ivory and scrimshaw - to back candidates who oppose gun control and ammunition restrictions, the Hartford Courant reports.

While the Newtown commemoration passed quietly, if morbidly, in Connecticut and most of the country, Colorado experienced another tragic school shooting.

On Dec. 14, 2013, exactly one year after the carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary, an 18-yearold student fatally wounded 17-year-old Claire Davis at his own Colorado high school before killing himself.

Before that incident, Colorado’s legislature had also taken action following the Aurora movie-theater massacre. Following the introduction of tougher laws, the number of background checks in the state rose last year.

Sen. Pat Roberts 109 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-4774 roberts.senate.gov/email.htm

But most of Colorado’s sheriffs are resisting that state’s new sterner gun laws. And sheriffs in New York, California, Florida, and other states are voicing objections too.

Since when do sheriffs get to choose which laws to enforce?

And can this Congress stand up to the gun lobby on anything? Sort of. Both divided and do-nothing U.S. chambers did renew the federal ban on manufacturing plastic guns just before the prior 10-year prohibition expired.

Unfortunately, lawmakers first rejected efforts to catch up with 21st-century technology.

Plastic guns aren’t just toys anymore. Working models can now be produced using 3-D printers.

Their great advantage, aside from swift manufac(See WAR on page six)

Sen. Jerry Moran 141 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-6521 www.house.gov/moranks01/

Democracy needs dogged local journalism

The Scott County Record • Page 5 • Thursday, January 16, 2014

by Rachel Maddow

If you type “Shawn Boburg” into your web browser address bar, a strange thing happens.

Boburg is a reporter for The Record newspaper, in Bergen County, N.J. But ShawnBoburg. com sends visitors to The Record’s rival, Newark’s StarLedger.

The man who bought the rights to Boburg’s online name and who presumably engineered the nasty little redirect - is David Wildstein, who last week became the country’s most highprofile political appointee.

After his high school classmate Chris Christie was elected governor of New Jersey in 2009, Wildstein was appointed to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for a highly paid position that, conveniently, had no job description.

Wildstein, who has since resigned, was held in contempt last week by a state legislature committee for refusing to answer questions about his role in the four-day traffic disaster that gridlocked the town of Fort Lee, N.J., last September.

According to reporting in The Record, Wildstein has made a habit of buying the web addresses of people who cross his path in New Jersey politics. While he was at the Port Authority, Wildstein bought the online names of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top appointees to the agency, including executive director Pat Foye, who sounded the alarm about the Fort Lee scheme.

Wildstein’s redirect on PatFoye.com sends visitors to the website of the New York Yankees.

It’s one thing for public offi-

It’s annoying to pay for information - I know. But if you don’t subscribe to your local paper or pony up to get behind its online paywall, who’s going to pay reporters to cover the news where you live?

cials to subject one another to that kind of low-level, neenerneener harassment, but in New Jersey, reporters have been targeted too. Wildstein snatched up and redirected ShawnBoburg. com after Boburg wrote a (not terribly unflattering) profile of the intensely private Wildstein last year and an article on Christie’s patronage hiring.

The long knives that New Jersey politicians have out for each other was the stuff of legend (and excellent TV drama) well before the bridge scandal.

But the documents released thus far show how much the governor’s staff and appointees hated

not only rival public officials but also the press.

Christie’s spokesman forwarded to Wildstein an e-mail exchange with a Star-Ledger reporter who was inquiring about the scandal, calling the reporter an “(expletive)ing mutt.” After a request for comment came in from a member of the Star-Ledger editorial board, the governor’s spokesman erupted to Wildstein, “(expletive) him and the S-L.” While the Christie appointees at the Port Authority asserted “no response” over and over to reporters’ requests for information, the governor publicly belittled journalists who had the temerity to ask him about the scandal.

“I worked the cones, actually,” Christie scoffed in December, referring to the purported traffic study.

Even in his ostensibly con-

ciliatory news conference last week, Christie chided the media, telling a reporter who asked whether he had considered resigning, “That’s a crazy question, man.”

In fact, a Rasmussen poll out this week found that a majority of New Jersey residents would want the governor to resign if he had advance knowledge of the bridge plot.

If it weren’t for the dogged local press corps, Christie would still be ridiculing this story, attacking the legislators investigating it and persuading most of the national press to dismiss it.

The first reporting on the scandal was by the local traffic columnist in The Record, John Cichowski. The week of the traffic tie-ups, Cichowski was already calling bullpucky on the Port Authority line that some sort of “study” was to blame.

(See DEMOCRACY on page six)

Antibiotic overuse is giving Superbugs the edge they need

by Jim Hightower

Christie unaware he was governor

by Andy Borowitz

TRENTON (The Borowitz Report) - At a hastily called press conference today, Chris Christie revealed that he only became aware that he was the governor of New Jersey in the past 72 hours.

“Unbeknownst to me, some people I thought I could trust were secretly working to elect me governor of this state,” a visibly stunned Christie told reporters. “I have acted swiftly and fired them all.”

While asserting that he had terminated all of the people who were involved in the scheme to elect him, he said that, if he finds additional conspirators, “I will deal with them accordingly.”

Christie struggled to explain how he remained in the dark about being governor, a position he has held since 2010.

“I guess I’m just not much of a detail person. People think I’m a micromanager. I’m not.

If a bunch of people are going behind my back and plotting to

make me the governor, that’s not the kind of thing I pick up on,” he said.

Reflecting on his reaction to the news that he is the governor of New Jersey, Christie said he felt “angry, embarrassed, and humiliated, but mainly just sad.”

“It’s sad that this was allowed to happen,” he said. “It’s a sad situation for me and for New Jersey.”

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

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Have you had your daily minimum requirement of triclosan today? How about your dosage of triclocarban?

Chances are you have, but don’t know it. These two are antimicrobial chemicals, which might sound like a good thing except that they disrupt the human body’s normal regulatory processes.

Animal studies show, for example, that these triclos can be linked to the scrambling of hormones in children, disruption of puberty and of the reproductive system, decreases in thyroid hormone levels that affect brain development and other serious health problems.

Yet, corporations have slipped them into all sorts of consumer products, pushing them with a blitz of advertising that claims the antibacterial ingredients prevent the spread of infections. The two chemicals were originally meant for use by surgeons to cleanse their hands before operations, but that tiny application has now proliferated like a plague, constantly exposing practically everyone to small amounts here, there and everywhere, adding up to dangerous mega-doses.

Triclosan and triclocarban were first mixed into soaps, but then - BOOM! - brand-name corporations went wild, putting these hormone disrupters into about 2,000 products, including toothpaste, mouthwashes, fabrics and (most astonishingly) even into baby pacifiers!

Aside from the direct health damage this is causing, the reckless spread of (and profiteering from) antibacterial products is also leading to an even worse nightmare: the stronger, more aggressive bacteria that are immune to - get this - antibacterial products.

Today, use of the chemicals is so prevalent that they can be found in the urine of threefourths of Americans. They also accumulate in groundwater and soil, so they saturate our environment and eventually ourselves.

One study found them in the breast milk of 97 percent of women tested.

For decades, corporate lobbying and regulatory meekness has let this chemical menace spread. Aside from the direct health damage this is causing, the reckless spread of (and profiteering from) antibacterial products is also leading to an even worse nightmare: the stronger, more aggressive bacteria that are immune to - get this - antibacterial products.

Oh, the irony!

Most ominously, this nightmare is currently ripping through our medical care system in the U.S. and around the globe.

Antibiotic medicines, long hailed as miracle drugs for their ability to battle infections and save lives - are turning out to be too much of a good thing.

(See ANTIBIOTIC on page six)

The Republican war on the war on poverty Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty turned 50 last week.

Conservatives marked the event by reviving something nearly as old: the War on the War on Poverty.

Some of the more strategicminded Republicans, including Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor, have been talking about how the party might do better by the poor. But if you want to get a sense of where the GOP consensus is on the havenots, you’d learn more from the news conference held last week by the conservative Republican Study Committee, which claims as members 174 of the 233 House Republicans, a full 75 percent of the caucus.

The chairman of the RSC’s “anti-poverty initiative” is one Rep. Steve Southerland, a

behind the headlines by Dana Milbank

funeral director from the Florida Panhandle who is best known for heading an effort to dismantle the food stamp program.

Southerland led five other white men in suits onto the stage Wednesday and declared the War on Poverty a failure.

“It’s clear we’re now engaged in a battle of attrition that has left more Americans in poverty than at any other point in our nation’s history,” he said.

There are 46 million in poverty, he added, “despite more than $15 trillion to fight this War on Poverty. Clearly the big government ideas of the past

need to be improved and aren’t working to the extent that they should. We have a moral obligation to break the mold.”

CNN’s Dana Bash asked the mold-breaker what he thought of the White House’s claim that the poverty rate fell from 25.8 percent in 1967 to 16 percent in 2012.

“The percentage of people in poverty today as compared to 50 years ago as a percentage is less,” he acknowledged. “But I also want to make sure it is very clear that there are more Americans living in poverty.”

Well, yes, 10 million more Americans are in poverty now than there were in 1963 - but the overall population has increased by 125 million. If you include all of the financial assistance from anti-poverty programs,

the poverty rate dips to below eight percent today. And people who are poor suffer less because they receive health care through Medicaid and nutrition through food stamps.

But that will change if Southerland succeeds. After his food stamp fight, he is perhaps not the ideal Republican messenger on poverty, but House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio), at a separate conference, praised Southerland’s position as “a step in the right direction,” and Southerland reacted angrily when a reporter mentioned his efforts to cut food stamps.

“I have no cuts in my amendment,” he said. “Let’s just be crystal clear.”

Okay, let’s. Southerland didn’t name a specific level of cuts, but the whole idea was

to reduce spending, which he complained had tripled (largely because of the economic crisis). The amendment - to a bill that would have cut food stamps by $39 billion over 10 years offered to let states keep half of the savings they got from dropping people from the program.

Southerland proposed to accomplish this by requiring able-bodied recipients (including those with children as young as 12 months) to work - an impossible standard because not enough jobs are available and because Southerland didn’t provide new funding for training.

“If enacted, this amendment will help reduce federal expenditures,” Cantor trumpeted on the House floor.

(See POVERTY on page six)

The Scott County Record • Page 6 • Thursday, January 16, 2014

Education as the fourth branch of government

by John Schrock

School children learn that government in America involves three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. In Kansas you can almost include a fourth branch: education.

But across America, there are 50 states and 50 variations on governing K-12 schools. The Kansas Constitution made our Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE) an elected body of 10, with five elected to four-year terms each two years.

The KSBE in turn selects the Commissioner of Education who runs

the day-to-day State Department of Education.

And our KSBE has “selfpromulgating powers” more than in most other states. It establishes educational policy (State Board Regulations) after open hearings.

Other states have different systems. In 12 states, the governor appoints the commissioner. In another 12 states the state board is appointed and the board appoints the chief officer.

In 11 states, the governor appoints the State Board and the Commissioner or Superintendent is elected by the people. In nine states, the governor appoints both the State

Blame “Yes, mistakes will happen,” said Sean Spicer, RNC communications director. “Do you own them? Do you take responsibility for them? Too often, whether it’s Benghazi, GSA, the IRS scandal, we don’t say ‘me, me, me.’ We say it’s somebody else’s fault, blame somebody else, I had nothing to do with this. Chris Chris-

tie did. He said the buck stops with me.”

Well, not exactly. In fact, Christie has done everything but accept responsibility. He started by joking that he was the one manning the orange cones that blocked traffic and when the scandal no longer seemed humorous he claimed ignorance.

At the December KSBE meeting, our Education Commissioner indicated that - as soon as the Supreme Court school funding ruling is issued - she would request the Attorney General’s office to clearly delineate the jurisdictional borderline between the KSBE and the other branches of Kansas government on these issues. That is an action of supreme integrity.

In stark contrast, we hear some Kansas legislators throwing a hissy fit and declaring that they will simply refuse to accept or recognize any (See FOURTH on page seven)

War

We aren’t quite sure when Christie will reach “responsibility” - if ever.

It makes us wonder how Republicans would react if, next time they claim that someone had their health insurance cancelled because of Obamacare, the White House responded, “Maybe so, but that’s nothing compared to spending more than $2

trillion and having nearly 4,500 American soldiers killed in Iraq to search for weapons of mass destruction that didn’t exist.”

Or maybe the White House could add, “The problems with the Obamacare rollout pale in comparison to telling someone they can’t get health insurance because of preexisting conditions, or

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because they could get food stamps.

Other than making food stamp recipients take nonexistent jobs, the RSC had few specific ideas for replacing the War on Poverty. Some were old: reform the tax code, open the Keystone XL oil pipeline, issue private-school vouchers, remove restrictions on states.

Others were mostly beyond the reach of policy: extolling the virtues of two-parent families and the good work of charities.

Southerland bristled at a reporter’s question about the perception that Republicans don’t care about poverty. He mentioned his past service as chairman of the Salvation Army of Panama City and

other good works, and those of Rep. Frank Wolf (Va.), who wasn’t in attendance.

“Every 90 days, Frank meets with every food bank in his district. I dare one of you to print that!”

I’m not sure what I get for taking Southerland up on his dare. But I know this: Food banks, the Salvation Army and other

having someone declare bankruptcy because they can’t afford their medical bills.”

We can all play this game.

Those would have been poor excuses as teenagers.

They’re unacceptable as adults.

turing, is that metal detectors don’t catch them.

As Congress and state lawmakers consider new gun control laws in 2014, they should contemplate the national death toll from guns.

Since 1968, 1.4 million Americans have died from gunshots. That’s more Rod Haxton can be reached than all the soldiers we at editor@screcord.com have lost in all our wars.

Isn’t it time for a truce in this war on ourselves?

private charities, though vital, are not a replacement for the federal government.

After 50 years, there are shortcomings in the War on Poverty. But the answer is not to scrap it and to return us to the 19th century.

Dana Milbank is a Washington Post staff writer and author

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visiting his mistress in 2009, reporter Gina Smith from the State newspaper drove 200 miles to be in the Atlanta airport at 6:00 a.m. as Sanford got off his overseas flight. His ruse thus unraveled.

When Mayflower, Ark., learned the hard way last March that an aging ExxonMobil pipeline ran under it, the Arkansas Times’s dogged reporting included a crowdfunding effort to pay for its reporters to team with journalists experienced in covering pipelines to get to the bottom of

Antibiotic Two factors are at work here. First, infectious bacteria themselves (one of the earliest forms of life on Earth) are miracles in their own right, with a stunning ability to outsmart the antibiotic drugs through rapid evolution.

Second is the rather dull inclination of us supposedly superior humans to massively overuse and misuse antibiotic medicines. Every time we take

judicial branch of government - our courts - will always have the necessary responsibility to interpret the state Constitution when funding is challenged as not meeting that general definition.

A legislature can never usurp that responsibility, for it would make the legislature judge and jury instead.

But the Kansas executive and legislature branches have recently intruded into the State Board of Education’s territory. A recent solicitation for innovative schools has garnered proposals that would ignore many KSDE requirements.

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Democracy He pointed to political retribution as a more likely explanation. A steady stream of local reporting followed until, ultimately, Shawn Boburg’s scoop in The Record: the governor’s deputy chief of staff e-mailing Wildstein, “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.” The bridge story is still unfolding. But the pattern of how the scandal came to national attention is familiar.

When then-South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was not hiking the Appalachian Trail but

the overlapping terms, and has rapidly addressed federal issues - a stark contrast to states where legislators have far wider-ranging responsibility and little depth in school issues.

However, the Kansas Legislature is charged with oversight of the state budget, and essentially half of our state budget goes to K-12 education.

The Kansas Constitution requires school funding to be adequate, but that document could not begin to detail today’s and tomorrow’s complexities of an adequate education as it evolves. That is why the

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Poverty Southerland and his RSC colleagues cited the example of 1996 welfare reform, enacted before all but one of them was in Congress. I covered that debate, and part of the justification for attaching time limits and work requirements to cash welfare payments was that recipients wouldn’t fall through the cracks

Board and the chief officer.

In only eight states is the State Board elected and it then appoints the superintendent or commissioner - as in Kansas.

In these last two decades of reform fever, other states have seen their state legislatures bogged down in micromanaging federal school mandates. States without elected boards have seen education policy whipsaw from one pet reform to another.

Our Kansas Board of Education can focus solely on the complexities of Kansas schools, has maintained stability with

what ExxonMobil did and whether other communities with buried pipelines should feel protected by existing regulations.

Most of the time, national news happens out loud: at news conferences, on the floor of Congress, in splashy indictments or court rulings.

But sometimes, the most important news starts somewhere more interesting, and it has to be dug up. Our democracy depends on local journalism, whether it’s a beat reporter slogging through yet another underattended

local commission meeting, or a state political reporter with enough of an ear to the ground to know where the governor might be when he isn’t where he says he is, or a traffic columnist who’s nobody’s fool.

It’s annoying to pay for information - I know. But if you don’t subscribe to your local paper or pony up to get behind its online paywall, who’s going to pay reporters to cover the news where you live?

A free press isn’t that kind of “free.” An

accountable democracy doesn’t work without real information, gathered from the ground up, about people in power, everywhere.

Be inspired by the beleaguered but unintimidated reporters of Chris Christie’s New Jersey: Whatever your partisan affiliation, or lack thereof, subscribe to your local paper today. It’s an act of civic virtue.

Rachel Maddow hosts MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” and writes a monthly column for The Washington Post

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an antibiotic to kill bad bacteria infecting our bodies, a few of the infectious germs are naturally resistant to the drug, so they survive, multiply and become a colony of Superbugs that antibiotics can’t touch.

Multiply this colony by the jillions of doses prescribed for everything from deadly staph infections to the common cold, and we get the “antibi-

otic paradox”: The more we use them, the less effective they become, for they’re creating a spreading epidemic of immune Superbugs.

A big cause of this is the push by drug companies to get patients and doctors to reach for antibiotics as a cure-all. For example, millions of doses a year are prescribed for children and adults who have common colds, flu,

sore throats, etc.

Nearly all these infections are caused by viruses - which cannot (repeat: CANNOT) be cured with antibiotics. Taking an antibiotic for a cold is as useless as taking a heart drug for heartburn. The antibiotics will do nothing for your cold, but will help establish drug-resistant Superbugs in your body. That’s not a smart tradeoff.

In fact, it’s incomprehensively stupid. These are invaluable medicines we need for serious, lifethreatening illnesses, but squandering them on sore throats has already brought us to the brink of Superbugs that are resistant to everything. That’s the nightmare of all nightmares.

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

Emily Schwartz Greco is the managing editor of OtherWords, a non-profit national editorial service run by the Institute for Policy Studies. William A. Collins is a former state representative and a former mayor of Norwalk, Conn.

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Former Scott City woman killed in single-car accident

What do you think?

Do you think homeowners and others who have large lots in Scott City should be allowed to purchase an additional water meter in order to reduce the likelihood of pumping in excess of 60,000 or 80,000 gallons of water per month and avoid paying the city’s higher rates?

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A 19-year-old La Junta, Colo., woman was killed in a single-car crash on the afternoon of Jan. 15 five miles north of La Junta.

Ashley Abel, 19, formerly of Scott City, was the driver of the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Colorado State Patrol said Abel was driving a 2000 Gold Ford Explorer south on Highway 109 when it traveled off the left side of the roadway and through a barbed-wire fence. The vehicle then traveled for approximately one-half mile into an open field before making an abrupt swerve to the left, causing the vehicle to roll multiple times.

Upon rolling, the driver, who was unrestrained, was ejected from the vehicle.

It is unknown at this time what initially caused the driver to leave the roadway. The investigation continues.

Submit this form and your comments to The Record office, or log onto the website: scottcountyrecord.com Keep comments brief so they can be published in the newspaper. The numbers represent totals as of noon Thursday. For updated totals visit The Record website.

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It takes more cubic feet of natural gas to heat my

home to the same temperature as a small home. Should I pay a higher price per cubic foot because of that? No.

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Kansas Supreme Court decision mandating adequate school funding. That is a position devoid of integrity.

The legitimacy of our Executive and Legislative branches is based on following the law.

Their legitimate recourse is to seek a Constitutional amendment.

To ignore court rulings is the position of outlaws.

John Schrock trains biology teachers and lives in Emporia

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Ignoring Benefits King feels that criticism overlooks the program’s primary benefit which is hail suppression.

“People can argue about whether or not weather mod creates more precipitation, but there’s no arguing with the fact that we have been very effective at hail suppression,” she says.

She points out that Western Kansas is in the second most active hail region in the nation. Hail storms cause considerable losses to crops in addition to property and wildlife.

“There are independent studies that show this program has been effective in reducing hail by 27 to 35 percent,” King says.

“That’s even supported by insurance company data.

We aren’t just speculating about the program’s benefits. We have the numbers to back it up.”

There are a number of people who feel insurance companies should contribute to the program because they benefit most by reducing hail losses. A number of years ago insurance company officials were meeting with weather modification and state legislators in Topeka who were hoping they would contribute to the program’s cost. Groundwater management officials say a deal was nearly worked out, but the insurance companies pulled out at the last minute and there have been no discussions since.

“That’s unfortunate,” says King. “It would only make sense for them to participate. Why they don’t, I don’t know.”

King remains optimis-

tic that counties will reconsider and get back into the program.

“We have heard from counties who are thinking about getting back in.

We’ll have to see how serious they are.”

While Spencer believes in the program he has doubts about how long it can continue without more participating counties.

“In the long run this obviously isn’t going to work much longer with the continuing decline in county participation,” says the chief pilot. “It’s always been a year-toyear deal. Right now we know we have a program for 2014, but after that I can’t say.”

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Impact on Scott Co. Spencer says the loss of Wichita County will have no effect on the ability of WKWMP pilots to seed eastward bound storms moving into Scott County.

“We can still fly over Wichita County. We’ve had the same situation dealing with storms heading into Wichita County from Greeley County the last few years,” he says.

“We can still pick up storms as early as the state line and start working on them as need be.”

Spencer says that for the upcoming year the program will continue to operate the same number of aircraft which includes two cloud-based airplanes along with a cloud-top plane.

“One benefit is that we’ll be able to concentrate our efforts better on storms. We’ll have a better airplane to acreage ratio,” Spencer says.

And while that may be good news for the three remaining counties in the short term, it’s not a good financial model on which the program can continue.

Spencer feels the program has become a victim of the severe drought which has gripped Western Kansas for the past three years. Because weather modification was originally sold as a means for creating rain, starting out as the “Muddy Roads Program” in the early 1970s, there are people who feel that since it’s not raining the program isn’t working.

“The fact is, we can’t create rain out of clear, blue skies,” says Spencer. “If the conditions are right, we have an opportunity to augment rainfall.

But conditions have been anything but right for our program the last few years.

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Info meeting on curriculum changes at SCMS

Some changes have begun taking place in the Scott City Middle School curriculum in response to changes in state guidelines and testing. Other changes will be taking place in the upcoming school year.

Parents who would like to learn more about the curriculum and what it means for their students are encouraged to attend

a family curriculum night in the Scott Community High School commons area on Mon., Jan. 27, at 5:00 p.m. The information session, which will also include time for questions and answers, isn’t expected to last longer than 1-1/2 hours.

SCMS Principal Jim Howard and staff will provide an overview of curriculum changes in math

and in English/language arts (ELA).

“We’ve already started the process when we purchased new math books this year,” says Howard.

“The curriculum and the testing will be more rigorous than in the past.

Even though curriculum changes will affect students throughout the district, this meeting will

focus on SCMS since that is where most of the state testing occurs.

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards which have been in effect for a number of years under No Child Left Behind have been replaced with the new “common core” curriculum. In Kansas, it’s known as the Kansas College and Career Ready

curriculum, “but it’s aligned to common core,” says Howard.

Howard wants parents to be forewarned that the new scores may not make sense initially.

“The tests our students will be taking (this spring) will be covering standards that haven’t been implemented and which our teachers haven’t begun

teaching. We could see a decline in our scores this first year as a result,” says the SCMS principal.

Howard says the presentation will take about 30-40 minutes followed by time for questions from parents.

He noted the curriculum changes will also be discussed during a district-wide in-service session on Mon., Jan. 20.

4-H Club News Junior officers lead Lake Wide Awake Members of the Lake Wide Awake Club met on January 13 at the Wm. Carpenter 4-H Building.

Roll call was “What’s your New Year’s resolution?”

Sixteen members were present and four community leaders were present.

Our junior officers led the meeting with assistance from the officers. Hannah Tucker was president, Hailey Dart was the treasurer, and Paige Hoelting was the secretary. Our treasurer’s report showed a cash donation received from past LWA members that enjoyed our visit to Park Place Independent Living Center in December. We appreciate the donation very much.

We discussed our participation in Regional Club Day as a group and individuals. We also discussed ideas for a SCORE program to promote 4-H. We welcomed four new members to Lake Wide Awake - Kamdyn Moore, Paige Hoelting, Wyatt Ricker and Waylon Ricker. Austin Rios and Austen Turner gave a welcoming speech and cookies to the new members.

MaryKate Crouch gave a talk on her trip to Washington, D.C., with other 4-H-ers from Kansas. KelsieJo Crouch gave a talk on impromptu speaking. Miles Haire talked about his horse project and Bret Haire talked about his race horse, Lobo.

Nick Storm was the recreation leader and led us in a game of Duck, Duck, Goose. Miles and Bret were the hosts and brought cookies to eat after the meeting.

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Scott Community Foundation Director Ryan Roberts and his staff accept a check in the amount of $1,850 from local 4-Hers to purchase memorial bricks for the Veterans Memorial Park.

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County 4-Hers donate $1,850 to purchase memorial bricks for vets Scott County 4-Hers presented the Scott Community Foundation with a check for $1,850 to assist with purchasing memorial bricks for military veterans in the new Veterans Memorial Park.

Proceeds were raised during the annual pancake feed.

The funds are to be

used for the purchase of memorial bricks for those veterans who no longer have family members living in the community.

“We didn’t want those veterans to be forgotten so we are starting with veterans from World War I and working forward to purchase as many bricks as we can,” says Scott

County Extension Agent Carol Ann Crouch.

Typically, when individuals purchase memorial bricks one is to be located in the park and the family member keeps the other one. However, since there are no relatives for these veterans it allows the contribution from 4-Hers to be stretched further by purchasing more

bricks, says Crouch.

Two years ago, proceeds from the pancake feed were used to pay for five local World War II veterans to participate in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Last year’s event raised money to purchase Christmas gifts for residents at Park Lane Nursing Home.

9 area students earn semester honors at FHSU

Ft. Hays State University has named 1,111 students to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.

The list includes undergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have enrolled in 12 or more credit hours and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60 for the semester. Full-time on-campus and virtual students are eligible.

Honor students include: Scott City: Allison Gough, a senior majoring in elementary education; Callan Rice, a freshman majoring in education; and Margo Voth, a senior majoring in math (teaching).

Dighton: Clayton Capra, a freshman majoring in music education; Helena Harmison, a senior majoring in biology (biodiversity and conservation); and Hannah Speer, a sophomore majoring in agriculture (animal science).

Leoti: Stacy Graff, a senior majoring in elementary education (early childhood); Clancy Masterson, a sophomore majoring in education; and Mike Wilson, a sophomore majoring in education.

School Calendar Fri., Jan. 17: SCHS basketball vs Colby (H), 4:45 p.m.

Sat., Jan. 18: SCHS Wrestling Classic, 10:00 a.m.

Mon., Jan. 20: FFA in stock show and ski trip at Denver; district in-service (no school); SCHS financial aid night in commons area, 7:00 p.m.

Tues., Jan. 21: Senior etiquette day, 9:00 a.m.; SCMS 7th grade boys basketball vs Colby (T), 4:00 p.m.; SCMS 8th grade boy’s basketball vs Colby (H), 4:00 p.m.; Parents ad Educators literacy night for pre-school parents, 6:00 p.m.

Wed., Jan. 22: SCHS “Communities That Care” survey (seniors).

Thurs., Jan. 23: SCMS 7th grade boys vs Oakley (H), 4:00 p.m.; SCMS 8th grade boys vs Oakley, 4:00 p.m.; SCHS boys vs Burlington in Orange and Black Classic at Colby, 4:45 p.m.; SCHS girls vs Palmer Ridge in Orange and Black Classic, 8:15 p.m.

Fri., Jan. 24: SCHS basketball teams in Orange and Black Classic; Anti-Bullying/Sexting Awareness speaker Allyson Pereira.

Sat., Jan. 25: SCHS wrestling at Lexington; SCHS basketball at Orange and Black Classic.

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Anyone who’s ever been asked to step in and manage their parents’ or someone else’s personal finances can tell you that it’s an awesome responsibility - and by “awesome,” I don’t mean “totally cool.”

It’s more like “inspiring an overwhelming feeling of fear.” (Thank you, Dictionary.com.)

In recognition that millions of Americans act as fiduciaries (i.e., manage

money or property) for loved ones, often with no formal training or expertise, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has created four, easy-tounderstand caregiver guides called “Managing Someone Else’s Money” (at www.consumerfinance.gov.)

CFPB Director Richard Cordray notes that there are 50 million older Americans - and millions of aging baby boomers are rapidly approaching

Scott City Council Agenda Mon., Jan. 20 • 7:30 p.m.

City Hall • 221 W. 5th •Call to Order

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retirement. Some 22 million people over 60 have already given someone power of attorney to make their financial decisions, and millions of others including younger disabled adults - have courtappointed guardians or other fiduciaries.

“In order to protect our seniors, we must educate the caregiver generation,” he explains.

Sometimes that means learning more about the financial products and services available

Scott County Commission Agenda Tues., January 21 County Courthouse 3:00 p.m.

County business Reorganize: select chairman, meeting dates, official newspaper, financial institutions.

Approve minutes/accounts payable Open pest control bids Discuss mortgage registration fee resolution Approve micro-loan semi-annual report Make appointment to 25th District Juvenile Justice board Approve SWKAAA 2014 fees

4:00 p.m.

Public Works Director Richard Cramer

4:30 p.m.

Katie Eisenhour: eco-devo

5:00 p.m.

Public comments regarding City on A Hill proposal for old hospital

•Approve minutes of Jan. 6 regular meeting •Approve ordinance to change zoning of property to C-2 Commercial •Discuss tax abatement for Gene’s Appliance •Approve KDOT transportation alternative program application for city’s walking trail: Foundation Director Ryan Roberts •Approve airport’s five-year plan •Approve EBH contract to provide engineering services for construction of hangar at Scott City Airport •Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested Police Department 1) Misc. business Parks Department 1) Misc. business Public Works Department 1) Approve new job description 2) Request employee department transfers 3) Request to write specs and advertise for new pickup 4) Request to hire Earles Engineering to write specs to redrill well No. 8 and replace 12th Street lift station Clerk’s Department 1) Misc. business Financial and investment reports •Mayor’s comments

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to seniors to help them make informed choices.

But often, it’s the caregivers themselves who must make critical decisions - whether they’ve got power of attorney for a parent with Alzheimer’s or have been tapped to manage Social Security benefits for a disabled friend.

The CFPB guides are geared toward people in four different fiduciary capacities: Someone has granted you “power of attorney”

Agenda may change before the meeting. Contact County Clerk Pam Faurot for an updated agenda (872-2420) or visit www.scott.kansasgov.com

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., Jan. 16, 2014; last published Thurs., Jan. 30, 2014)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOTTIE E. FARR, Deceased, No. 14-PR-1 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on January 13, 2014, a Petition was filed in the Court by Marvin J. Farr, an heir, devisee, legatee, spouse and named fiduciary in the Last Will and Testament of Lottie E. Farr, deceased, dated October 9, 2012, requesting Informal Administration and

to Admit the Will to Probate.

You are required to file your written defenses to the Petition on or before February 12, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. in this Court, in the City of Scott City, in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

MARVIN J. FARR Petitioner JAKE W. BROOKS ATTORNEY AT LAW 101 E. 6th P.O. Box 664 Scott City, Kansas 67871 620-872-7167 Attorney for Petitioner

to make money and property decisions on his or her behalf.

“Court-appointed guardian,” where a court appoints you guardian over a person’s money and property when they can’t manage it themself.

You’re named as “trustee” under someone’s revocable living trust and have decision-making powers over the trust’s assets.

“Government fiduciary,” where you’ve been appointed by the govern-

ment to manage someone’s Social Security or Veterans Administration income benefits.

The CFPB cites four main responsibilities for fiduciaries: Act in the person’s best interest. For example, a fiduciary shouldn’t loan or give the person’s money to themselves or others and should avoid other conflicts of interest. The guides provide examples of actions that may pose conflicts.

(See FINANCES on page 11)

Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department Jan. 10:James Hickert was arrested on a Thomas County warrant and transported to the LEC. Jan. 10: Michael LeBlanc was arrested for illegal registration, no valid driver’s license, no liability insurance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia and transported to the LEC. Jan. 13: Kristofor Lauber was arrested for disorderly conduct, interference with a law enforcement officer, criminal threat and battery on a law enforcement officer. He was transported to the LEC. Scott Co. Sheriff’s Dept.

Jan. 2: Ronald Youvon, driving a 2004 International, had made a complete stop on Hereford Road and was turning westbound onto Road 70 when he failed to see a westbound Kenworth driven by Douglas Swarts.

His vehicle was sideswiped on the passenger side.

Jan. 12: Tara Williams, driving a 1999 Mercury, was traveling eastbound on West Road 40 when she lost control of the vehicle, entering the south ditch and rolling 1-1/2 times before the vehicle came to rest on its roof.

Jan. 14: Joshua McLemore was arrested for disorderly conduct and transported to the LEC.

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Finances KDHE posts new Sunflower (continued from page 10)

Manage money and property carefully. This includes paying bills on time, protecting unspent funds, investing carefully, and maintaining a list of all monies, properties and debts.

Keep your money and property separate. This means paying the person’s expenses from his or her own funds, and avoiding joint accounts.

Maintain good records: Keep detailed lists of money received or spent on the person’s behalf, avoid paying in cash in order to have a record of purchases, and keep all receipts.

The guides walk caregivers through their fiduciary responsibilities and provide practical moneymanagement ideas, such as what sorts of records you should keep, how to interact with banks and other professionals on their behalf, and suggestions for avoiding conflicts with family members and friends who disagree with your actions.

They also provide tips for spotting financial exploitation and avoiding scams.

As Cordray notes, seniors “make attractive targets because they often have tangible household wealth - whether it is in retirement savings or home equity - but they may be isolated or lonely or otherwise susceptible to being influenced by a predator in disguise.”

Bottom line: Fiduciaries must be trustworthy, honest and act in good faith. If you don’t meet these standards you could be removed from the position, sued, forced to repay ill-spent money or possibly even jailed.

That’s why it’s important to make sure you’re qualified before accepting the responsibility of watching over someone’s finances.

Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial education programs

power plant permits for comment Trevor Graff KHI News Service

Kansas utility officials and state environmental regulators say they remain uncertain of the consequences from expected new federal air quality regulations, particularly with respect to Sunflower Electric’s efforts to build a new, 895 megawatt generating unit at its coal-fired power plant in Holcomb.

Tom Gross, air monitoring and planning chief for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said agency officials don’t know yet the exact language of the standards EPA will propose - probably by June - but that they know the possibilities.

“They’re not going to give us a rule that says do this, this and this,” Gross said. “They’re going to give us a framework and say here are some means by which you can do that.”

Gross said the new rules might include new energy efficiency requirements for generation infrastructure, transmission system improvements and a focus on renewable energy.

Gross spoke at a hearing this week held by the House Energy and Environment Committee.

KDHE officials also announced they are accepting public comment on an addendum to the permit they issued for Sunflower to build the new generator. The addendum was the result of a court decision that sent the permit back to the agency for retooling after its challenge by an environmental group.

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled this fall that KDHE’s original permit

The proposed modified permit was posted by KDHE, which will accept comments on it through Feb. 19.

Comments can be sent to: •email at SunflowerComments@kdheks.gov, •mail to Christy Thurman, KDHE Bureau of Air, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366, or •in person at a public hearing scheduled for Wed., Feb. 19, 5:00 p.m., in the Garden City High School Auditorium.

didn’t adhere to federal generation, which several clean air regulations. legislators voiced concern about during the hearing.

Lingering Legal Battle EPA seeks a 17 perThe ruling stemmed cent cut in carbon pollufrom a 2011 lawsuit filed tion from 2005 levels by by the Sierra Club alleg- 2020. The goal, included ing the air quality permit in President Obama’s for the facility was the Climate Action Plan, has result of a tainted pro- officials looking for ways cess after then-Gov. Mark to better regulate emisParkinson struck a deal sions. with Sunflower to settle “They have always regthe company’s lawsuit ulated inside the fence,” of against the state filed after electrical generating staKDHE’s initial rejection tions, said Wayne Penrod, of the company’s permit executive manager of request in 2007. environmental policy for EPA is scheduled to the Sunflower Electric issue new proposed stan- Cooperative. “The probdards for electrical gen- lem is they can’t get 17 eration plants in June percent by regulating 2014. But a September inside the fence so they 2013 draft proposal set an have to be expansive in emission limit of 1,100 thinking about how they pounds of carbon diox- can get more.” ide per megawatt hour of Penrod said that could

include adding existing wind energy units to utility portfolios and programs assisting consumers to improve energy efficiency in their homes, but that regulating those kinds of programs would be costly and difficult.

Gross said KDHE’s Air Bureau is working on a comment letter to EPA asking for state flexibility in determining how the federal standards are to be met so that utilities aren’t put in the position of finding it impossible to comply with new regulations.

“They need to make sure that they…address how the state agencies can deal with an existing unit that just dropped several million dollars into improving a 30-year old power plant. Don’t come out with a rule that gives that plant no opportunity to comply with the rule.

“I tell you what,” he said. “It’s a tough question to answer because we don’t have a rule to react to. Until then it’s just total speculation.”

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Brownback takes aim at court; avoids Medicaid expansion Mike Shields KHI News Service

Gov. Sam Brownback used his State of the State speech on Wednesday night to repeat his call for statewide, all-day kindergarten and to throw a fresh rhetorical rebuke at the Kansas courts on school finance issues.

“Too many decisions are made by unaccountable, opaque institutions,” Brownback said, deep into his 11-page speech.

“Elected officials are sometimes complicit in this transference of power, because it removes them from accountability. So, let’s be clear. On the num-

ber one item in the state budget - education - the Constitution empowers the Legislature - the people’s representatives - to fund our schools.

“This is the people’s business done by the people’s house through the wonderfully untidy - but open for all to see - business of appropriations,” he said. “Let us resolve that our schools remain open and are not closed by the courts or anyone else.”

It was one of the speech’s 14 applause points, mostly cheered by the Republicans who dominate both the House and Senate.

At odds with the courts

Five of the state’s seven Supreme Court justices sat nearby but were frozen faced during the governor’s remarks.

Lawmakers have been keenly waiting to see what the court will decide in the case of Gannon vs State of Kansas, which claims that the state underfunds its public schools and uses an unequal formula that puts children in poor school districts at disadvantage to those from richer ones.

A three-judge lower court earlier found that the state was in violation of the Kansas Constitution’s education funding provisions and in their decision were critical of

Brownback’s signature accomplishment since taking office as the governor - the largest income tax cut in state history, enacted by the 2012 Legislature.

The governor’s tax cuts virtually assure state revenues will drop over the next couple of years, leaving policymakers little or nothing to put into schools without a tax increase, even if a majority were inclined to spend the money.

Brownback’s references to the tax cuts earned some of the biggest applause of the evening, but afterwards they were roundly criticized anew by

New data shows Obamacare surge

Enrollment in health insurance via the Obamacare marketplace surged in December, with 1.8 million people nationwide selecting a plan last month versus just 400,000 in October and November combined.

In Kansas, according to federal officials: •14,242 people had selected a marketplace plan; •5,508 were steered to Medicaid by the marketplace; •27,763 have completed applications, that possibly would cover 45,228 lives; and •18,896 were determined to be eligible for financial aid.

Among the main things that stood out in the report to officials at the Kansas Insurance Department was the relatively high percentage of Kansans who selected Gold plans: 25 percent versus the national average of 13 percent.

Administration officials touted the numbers as proof of strong interest in the benefits of the health reform law.

(See COURT on page 13)

Officials urge vaccinations to battle flu activity

Influenza activity is high in Kansas, and health officials are encouraging everyone six months of age and older to get vaccinated, if they have not already done so this season.

Based on data from the Outpatient Influenzalike Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet), influenza activity is wide-

spread within the state.

During the week ending Jan. 10, five percent of outpatient visits to ILINet clinic sites were due to influenza-like illness. To date, influenza or pneumonia has directly caused or contributed to 510 deaths reported in Kansas during the current influenza season (since Sept. 1, 2013), and among those,

Helping another to lose weight by the American Counseling Association

As always, the most common New Year’s Resolution is to lose weight. And while trimming that waistline may seem a solo job, the truth is that family and friends can have an enormous influence on the success or failure of someone’s weight loss efforts.

If you’re trying to help someone you care about lose weight, here are some things NOT to do: 1) Don’t be the food police.

2) Don’t buy exercise equipment or point out new diets.

3) Don’t cite health risks of being overweight, or seek constant weight loss updates.

4) Don’t try to deprive the person of favorite foods.

5) Don’t tell the person that weight loss is easy and just a matter of willpower.

Such actions send destructive messages which re-enforce the person’s negative feelings that something is wrong with them unless they lose weight.

The result can be additional eating as a way to temporarily overcome those negative feelings.

Instead, try practicing positive behaviors that can help the weight loss effort: 1) Encourage the person trying to lose weight to express feelings, especially negative ones that may be triggering over-eating.

2) Offer ongoing encouragement, not about weight loss but about the person in general. Give sincere, honest, positive messages. Negative feelings that trigger eating are often tied to low selfesteem and being unhappy with one’s appearance and life. Find areas of the person’s actions, personality and appearance where you can offer positive support.

3) Help the person refocus on what may be the real problem. Weight gain is often a reaction to issues such as relationship problems, a bad work situation, a family loss or other major concerns.

Remind the person that we all eat when stressed because food does make us feel temporarily better.

Helping identify stress sources can minimize that need to feel better with food.

4) Be a positive model. This doesn’t mean you have to diet yourself, but rather that you set an example, without lecturing, by making healthy, sensible food choices. Similarly, start or continue exercising and invite the person you wish to help to join you. Make it a positive experience.

Losing weight is never easy, especially when there are problems and stresses that helped trigger the weight gain. But being someone who truly understands the problem and is willing to care and listen, rather than lecture about weight, can go a long way in helping promote weight loss.

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

three deaths were attributed directly to influenza.

A distinguishing feature of this influenza season appears to be the re-emergence of the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 strain as the dominating virus.

This virus, which caused the 2009 influenza pandemic, caused more illness in children and young adults, compared

to older adults.

“In Kansas, young adults have typically had the lowest influenza vaccination rates, so we can’t emphasize enough the importance of getting a flu shot for this segment of the population,” said Robert Moser, M.D., KDHE Secretary.

“We encourage businesses to consider recom-

mending their employees get vaccinated if they haven’t and to provide time away from work to accomplish this goal if necessary. Employers should also encourage their workers to stay home when ill.”

“The combination of the 2009 influenza A/ H1N1 being the dominating strain and low vaccina-

tion rates among children and young adults could be setting the stage for a bad influenza season,” said D. Charles Hunt, MPH, State Epidemiologist at KDHE. “If you have not had your flu vaccination for this season, now is the time.”

In addition to getting vaccinated, avoid spreading the flu virus by cover(See FLU on page 13)

Food safety tips to give unborn babies a healthy start Foodborne illnesses can be a concern for everyone, but they can be of particular concern for pregnant women and other vulnerable populations such as the very young, old and others with compromised immune systems.

A pregnant woman’s body naturally undergoes hormonal changes, which leads to a change in her immune system, and her unborn child has an under-developed immune system as well.

Londa Vanderwal Nwadike, state Extension food safety specialist for Kansas State University and the University of Missouri, said there are certain harmful microorganisms that can take advantage of changes and weaknesses in the immune

system and easily transfer from a pregnant woman to her baby.

While all foodborne illnesses are a concern for pregnant women, Nwadike said two particular microorganisms for pregnant women to be especially aware of are Listeria monocytogenes and Toxoplasma gondii.

Listeria monocytogenes can lead to a disease called listeriosis, which can cause miscarriage, premature delivery, serious sickness or even the death of a newborn baby.

Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite found in numerous foods, such as raw and undercooked meat or unwashed fresh fruits and vegetables. It can also be present in dirty cat litter boxes and other areas

where cat feces can be found. Toxoplasmosis can cause infant hearing loss, mental retardation and blindness.

“To avoid these microorganisms, pregnant women should be sure to wash their hands often, wash cutting boards and knives thoroughly after use, and wash all fruits and vegetables before eating,” Nwadike said.

Pregnant women, she added, should avoid foods that are of higher risk for foodborne illness and replace them with lowerrisk choices: •Avoid raw or undercooked meat or poultry.

Instead, eat meat and poultry cooked to a safe minimum internal temperature.

Use a food thermometer to check for the following temperatures: Beef, pork, lamb and veal steaks, chops and roasts: 145 degrees with a three-minute rest time after cooking; ground beef, pork, lamb and veal: 160 degrees; all poultry products and all reheated foods: 165 degrees.

•Avoid raw or undercooked fish or seafood, as well as refrigerated smoked fish. Pregnant women should eat seafood cooked to 145 degrees, cooked seafood reheated to 165 degdrees, and canned fish and seafood.

They, along with their young children, should monitor their consumption of fish containing mercury.

(See HEALTHY on page 13)

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ing coughs and sneezes, washing your hands, and staying home when you are sick.

On average, five to 20 percent of the U.S. population contracts the flu yearly, and more than 200,000 people are hospitalized with flu complications. During the peak of the 2012-2013 influenza season in Kansas, approximately six percent of all health care visits in ILINet clinics were due to influenza-like illness.

Influenza or pneumonia contributed to or was the direct cause of 1,444 deaths among Kansas residents during the 201213 influenza season.

Influenza and pneumonia was the eighth leading cause of death in 2012 in Kansas.

Nearly all persons six months and older are recommended to receive a flu vaccine every year.

Vaccination is especially important for protecting those at high risk for serious flu complications, including young children, pregnant women, adults 65 years and older, and anyone with chronic health conditions like asthma, heart disease, and diabetes.

Those caring for, or in regular contact with, an infant less than six months of age should also be immunized. At this age, babies are too young to be vaccinated and are more vulnerable to complications from influenza.

Symptoms of the flu include: fever, headache, extreme tiredness, dry cough and muscle aches. Complications can include pneumonia, ear and sinus infections and dehydration; the flu might also worsen other chronic conditions.

House Democratic Leader Paul Davis, a Lawrence attorney who is running against Browback for governor.

Davis said the governor’s tax policies have forced schools to lay off teachers and increase class sizes.

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Policies Unpopular Together, the governor’s speech and Davis’ could have been taken for the opening salvo of the 2014 election season.

Healthy •Avoid unpasteurized (raw) milk, fruit juice and cider. Pasteurized drinks are fine for pregnant women to consume.

•Avoid foods containing raw or undercooked eggs. Such foods might include homemade raw cookie dough, eggnog and ice cream. At home, use pasteurized eggs or egg products in recipes calling for raw or undercooked eggs, and when eating out, ask if pasteurized eggs were used in food preparation.

•Avoid soft-boiled or over-easy eggs. Pregnant women should eat fully cooked eggs with a firm yolk and whites. Dishes containing eggs, such as quiche, should be cooked to 160 degrees.

•Avoid raw sprouts.

Alfalfa, bean and any other sprouts should be

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But some Republicans also said the governor’s tax policies were unpopular in their districts.

“What I’m hearing from my coffee-shop constituents is that the income-tax breaks were kind of ‘crazy,’ because the small businesses who got the breaks haven’t brought more jobs to Clay Center, they haven’t brought new machinery to Clay Center,” said Rep. Vern Swanson, whose dis-

trict includes Clay Center and Fort Riley.

“They may have helped some people pay a few bills or maybe let them save some money for a trip, but that’s about it.

I’m hearing people say they don’t think the tax breaks were in the best interest of all Kansans.

“I’m all for cutting taxes, but I also understand the practicality of having enough money in the bank to fund the state

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cooked.

•Avoid unwashed fresh fruits and vegetables.

Make sure vegetables are thoroughly washed and fully cooked.

•Avoid soft cheeses made from unpasteurized (raw) milk. These cheeses include feta, brie, camembert, blue-veined and queso fresco. Pregnant women should instead consume hard cheeses, processed cheeses, cream cheese and soft cheeses only made with pasteurized milk and labeled as such.

•Avoid cold hot dogs and deli meats. Pregnant women should reheat hot dogs and deli meats to 165 F before eating.

•Avoid unpasteurized, refrigerated pates or meat spreads. Canned or shelfstable pates and meat spreads are fine to con-

sume in pregnancy.

Following these tips, Nwadike said, can help prevent illnesses associated with Salmonella, E.coli, Listeria and Campylobacter. She said nursing mothers are not at as high a risk for listeriosis and toxoplasmosis and cannot pass foodborne illnesses to their babies through breast milk, but still should take care of themselves like any other consumer.

“Nursing mothers should follow the same food safety advice as any consumers and should be sure to get the proper nutrients to feed their baby,” Nwadike said.

The four basic steps to food safety - clean, separate, cook and chill—are also good for pregnant women and all consumers to keep in mind.

budget,” he said. “I don’t think we can continue to cut. I think we have to find ways to make our government more efficient. But does that mean eliminating jobs and throwing people out of work? I don’t think so.”

Legislators said they thought there was little chance the justices could have missed the governor’s point on school finance.

“It was a strong mes-

sage to the public and definitely a strong message to the court,” said House Speaker Pro-Tem Peggy Mast, an Emporia Republican.

If the Supreme Court upholds the lower court decision, the cost of complying could be $400 million or more and Brownback essentially told the justices they had no business determining how much the Legislature should spend on schools.

Pastime at Park Lane We offer our sympathy to the family of Mike Kitch who passed away on January 4.

The Pence Community Church led Sunday afternoon services.

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

Several residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening.

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

Residents enjoyed softserve vanilla ice cream cones on Tuesday afternoon.

Residents played trivia games on Tuesday evening.

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

Residents played pitch on Wednesday evening.

Elsie Nagel gave manicures on Thursday morning.

2 honored with January birthdays

The January birthday party was held on Wednesday afternoon. Guests of honor were Lula Dirks and Christine Evans.

Everyone was served pie after a music program and devotion.

Hostesses were Trudi Eikenberry, Naomi Teubner, Tami Turley, Betty Scheuerman, Tava See, Jennifer Turner, Elaine Allen, Sherlyn Bailey, Connie Bryan, Deva Cupp, Julie Hutchins, Delinda Edwards, Pam McDaniel, Carol Mercurio, Deb Scheuerman, Leona Logan, Liz Miller, Betty Ann Kough, Sherri Baker, Dana Edwards, Elsie Nagel and Nina Haupt.

The ‘Over 50 Chorus’ performs

The Over 50 Chorus performed on Thursday afternoon.

Chorus members included Madeline Murphy, Neva Jacobus, Gladys Soodsma, Marilyn Krebs, Darlene Snyder, Irma McDaniel and Dorothy Milburn.

Neva Jacobus furnished cookies for everyone.

Russel and Mary Webster led a Bible study on Thursday evening.

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

Park Place People

by Doris Riner

What is there for people to do at Park Place when it continues to be beastly cold day after day, week after week but stay inside and stay warm and cozy?! We all are glad we are here and if and when we see any, you will hear us singing “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow.”

Maybe all these low temperatures will clear the air of the sickness and flu.

Ardis Rose had a bad fall in the hall last week and ended up in the hospital with a broken pelvis.

Maybe a lot of cards and letters will cheer her up and help speed the healing.

Jack and Sherry Rapier, frequent coffee visitors, treated all the residents to a pizza party Thursday night. You can bet everyone and a few “strays” were there. Of course, a good time was had by all.

Thank you Jack and Sherry! That was a generous gift to us.

If my daughter, Trudy, is in town she takes me out to eat every Tuesday. You can bet I like that and am always looking forward to Tuesdays.

Cold or not, Lela Bishop goes to her First Christian Church to a prayer group meeting (that ends with coffee).

Thursdays and Fridays are hair day for Park Place women. Ardis, Mary P., Lela B., Betty O., Arlene and Edith D. all have their hair done here in the nursing home.

Thank you Lil Francisco for the delicious apple dessert you brought to coffee one morning. Mariam Sigurdson also brought an apple pie to share.

Bob Plum joined us one morning and had a box full of fresh donuts.

Sherry Barnett brought treats from her kids several mornings. I know I’m forgetting some so forgive me! Thank you everyone who spoiled us last week at coffee.

Terry Donecker, Healy, stopped by to see his mother, Edith.

Bill and Bob Novack were in to see their mom, Arlene Cauthon, on Tuesday and Marge Stevens visited her on Saturday.

Lela Bishop tells me a grandaughter of hers had surgery in Wichita last Monday.

Edwin Allen and Elvira Billinger are the envy of all of us. They went dancing on Friday night.

Cliff Thon is still in the hospital. The bus from the home takes Philis to the hospital to see him.

His son, Steve, and wife, Debbie, Kansas City, were here to see him. Also his daughter Stephanie, and husband, Charles, Colorado Springs, Colo., called him and talked for a long time.

Several residents played Wii bowling on Friday evening.

A western movie starring Roy Rogers was shown on Saturday afternoon.

Thanks to the New Horizons 4-H Club for making the snowmen center-

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pieces for the dining room tables.

Visitors of Dottie Fouquet were Jon and Anne Crane, Lil Francisco, Cindy Kelley, Philene Pickett, Patti Greenbank, and Monica and Claire Tyler.

Judy Redburn was visited by Wendy Derstine, Tina Turley, Carol Ellis, Donna Melies and Marilyn McFann.

Joyce Bohnert was visited by Tina Turley and Alan and Glenda Graham.

Edith Norman was visited by Sara Shane, Kim Smith, Doris Riner, Lorena Turley and Sue Riner.

Christine Evans was visited by JoAnn Dirks and Charles Schwanke from Colby.

Boots Haxton was visited by Rod and Kathy Haxton.

Bonnie Pickett was visited by Gloria Wright; Justin, Elizabeth, Eli and Ethan Wright; Treva McCandless, Larry and Philene Pickett, and Arlene Cauthon.

Albert Dean was visited by Larry Wright.

Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu Week of November January 20-24 Monday: Meat loaf, au gratin potatoes, oriental vegetable mix, whole wheat bread, strawberries.

Tuesday: Pork cutlets, sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, whole wheat roll, ambrosia.

Wednesday: Roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, winter mix, whole wheat roll, fruit gelatin.

Thursday: Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, spinach salad, whole wheat roll, apple crisp.

Friday: Taco salad, corn O’Brien, tortilla chips, fruit mix with marshmallows meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501

by Jason Storm

Lula Dirks was visited

by Darla Luebbers, Willetta Payne and JoAnn Dirks.

Lorena Turley was visited by Neta Wheeler, Rex Turley and Arlene Cauthon.

Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock.

Jim and Yvonne Spangler were visited by Yvette Mills and Les and MaryAnn Spangler.

Clifford Dearden was visited by Kirk Ottaway.

Geraldine Graves was visited by Alonna Mantzke and Charlene Becht.

Phyllis Trembley was visited by Marvin and Louise Greenberg, Barkley Walker, Noel Ary, Brenda Strong and Bob and Virginia Strong.

Earl Gorman was visited by Loretta Gorman, Connie Gruver, and Charlene Becht.

Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Marvel Keyse.

Ann Tedford was visited by Danielle Hutton and Arlene Cauthon.

Harriet Jones was visited by Nancy Holt and Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church.

Herb Graves was visited by Tina Turley, Crystal Gutierrez and Kelsie Schwartz.

Darlene Richman was visited by Tina Turley.

Mike Leach was visited

by Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church and Linda Dunagan.

Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton, Delinda Dunagan, Larry and Donita Billings; Roger, Toni, Skyler and Emily Glenn; and Linda Dunagan.

Nella Funk was visited

by Sheila Boyd.

Mary Alice King was visited by Shorty, Dakota and Deb Lawrence.

Ruth Holland was visited by Charlene Becht.

Melva Rose was visited

by Tina Turley, Marilyn McFann and Donna Meleis.

Jim Jeffery was visited

by Wade Jeffery and Nathella Jeffery.

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Deaths Dr. Jerry A. Doornbos

Mildred E. Van Pelt

Dr. Jerry A. Doornbos, 75, died Jan. 7, 2014, at his home in Scott City.

He was born on Aug. 31, 1938, in El Dorado, the son of H. Clair and Mildred (Wilson) Doornbos.

A lifetime resident of Scott City, he was a veterinarian, farmer and stockman. Jerry graduated from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in 1960 and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1962.

He was a member of the First Christian Church, Scott City, and served as a church deacon for many years. Jerry was a lifetime member of the Kansas State University Ahearn Club and Kansas State University Alumni Association. He was also a member of the Kansas Livestock Association, Farm House Fraternity, KVMA and Scott City Investors Club.

Jerry was active as a board of director for Farm Credit of Southwest Kansas, Garden City, for over 20 years. He served on the advisory board for both the KSU Ahearn and KSU Alumni Association. He served on the Scott County board of education for 10 years, including two years as the president.

Jerry had the greatest love for his alma mater and celebrated 50 years of the Scott City Fry under his leadership last May.

Mildred E. Van Pelt, 90, died Jan. 15, 2014, at the Scott County Hospital, Scott City.

S h e was born on July 17, 1923, in Atwood, the daughter of Edward Lee Mildred Van Pelt and Mae Cecil (Benson) Lemen. A resident of Scott City since 1950, moving from Dighton, she was a homemaker.

Mildred was a member of the First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Home Extension Unit and 4-H Club, all of Scott City.

On June 10, 1945, she married Lamar Van Pelt in Dighton. He died March 4, 2000, in Scott City.

On Aug. 27, 1961, he married Mary J. Beach in Scott City, she died on June 11, 2013, in Auburn, Alab.

Survivors include: one son, Stuart, Scott City; one daughter, Sara Williams, and husband, Dr. W. Wes, Auburn, Alab.; one grandson, Creighton Williams, Auburn, Alab.; two brothers, James, and wife, Norma, and Larry, and wife, Jane, all of El Dorado; three sisters, Mary Young, and husband, Jay, Cassoday, Ks., Cheryl Juby and husband, Ancil, Casper, Wyo., and Sharon Funk, and husband Terry, El Dorado; one brother-in-law, Dr. Terry Beacj, and wife, Martha, Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister-in-law, Sharilyn Young, and husband, Dr. Doug, Tahlequah, Okla.; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.

Funeral service was Jan. 13 at the First Christian Church, Scott City, with Rev. Scott Wagner, Steve Payne and Don Williams presiding.

Burial was in the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials may be given to the First Christian Church or K-State Beef Cattle Research in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.

David Ross LeClair David Ross LeClair, 67, died Jan. 12, 2014, at the Via Christi St. Francis Campus, Wichita.

H e was born on Nov. 13, 1946, in Breckenridge, Minn., the son of Les David LeClair ter and Mazie (Swartz) LeClair.

A resident of Garden City since 1974, he had been a door craftsman for Cash and Carry Lumber, Garden City, for several years.

On June 29, 1968, he married Roberta Russell in Scott City. She survives.

Other survivors include: two sons, Brent, and wife, Lisa, Kearney, Nebr., and Brant, Garden City; three sisters, Phyllis Hokanson, and husband, Dennis, Rosholt, S.D.,

Lana Schultz and husband, Tony, Rosholt, S.D., and Ina Akerson and husband, George, Lincoln, Nebr.; mother-in-law, Lena Russell, Lakin; nine grandchildren, one greatgrandchild and several nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three sons, Christopher, David and John LeClair; and two brothers, Curtis and Randy LeClair.

Funeral services will be held Sat., Jan. 18, 10:30 a.m., at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Garden City.

Interment will be at the Scott County Cemetery.

Friends may call Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Garden City.

Memorials may be given to the David LeClair Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St., Garden City, Ks. 67846.

Survivors include: two sons, David Van Pelt, Scott City, and Vance Van Pelt, Celina, Tenn.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Laurena, Evelyn and Marjorie; and two brothers, Robert and Lesley.

Funeral services will be Sat., Jan. 18, 2:30 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church, Scott City, with Rev. Dennis Carter officiating.

Interment will be at the Scott County Cemetery.

Visitation will be Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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

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When Tragedy Strikes

The thing about tragedy is you never know when one is on its way. By their very nature they are surprises and not the good kind like winning a car. They come in different shapes and sizes and what may seem like a ripple in the ocean that is our life, may be a tidal wave to someone else.

Just last week our community and our congregation lost a wonderful man, Jerry Doornbos. His death was accidental and certainly unfortunate and this tragedy will no doubt affect his family and our city for years to come.

There was another tragedy this week, this one in our home. It will go largely unnoticed by most except by one little girl, Olivia. She found out that her best friend will be moving out of state in the very near future. This will be a ripple to most, but it’s a tidal wave to Olivia.

I hate those moments as a parent when you feel completely helpless, when all you can do is just hold your child and listen to them sob. When this father feels helpless he is thankful that there is another Father, who is not; Psalm 56:8 says, “You keep track of all my sorrow. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” (NLT). “God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.”

And Psalm 46:1 (NLT). Thanks be to God! Now, I know January is usually reserved for optimism and resolution, but we must also be realistic. Some time this year our hearts will be broken, our resolve will be tested and tragedy may strike. What can we do except trust in the Lord?

“But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 (NLT) Happy New Year!

Pastor Scotty Wagner First Christian Church, Scott City • fccscottcity.org

Scott City Assembly of God

1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer

St. Joseph Catholic Church

A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.

Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m.

Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.

Pence Community Church

Prairie View Church of the Brethren

4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Men’s Fellowship • Wednesday mornings Breakfast at 6:30 a.m.

Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m.

Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m.

Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Community Christian Church

8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.)

Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church

Immanuel Southern Baptist Church

803 College - Scott City - 872-2339 Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor

1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264 Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041

Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

Gospel Fellowship Church 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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Youngsters who have reached 300 to 1,000 book milestones in the Scott County Library’s “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” reading program are:

Collier Livingstone 300

Kasey Rohrbough 300

Kirbey Rohrbough 300

Emme Wishon 400

Brogan Dirks 700

Piper Jessup 700

Colborn Trout 700

Jordan Rufenacht 300

Sophia Goode 1,000

Madison Goode 1,000

212 earn semester academic honors at SCHS There were 212 students earning first semester academic honors at Scott City Middle School.

The list of honor students included 56 who were on the Platinum list for maintaining a 4.0 grade point average.

Other honor lists are Gold (3.75-3.99), Silver (3.5-3.74) and Bronze (3.0-3.49).

Honor roll students include: Platinum Honor List Eighth: Brenda Aguirre, Kayla Appel, Trella Davis, Emily Glenn, Dexter Gooden, Jynessa Horney, Conner LeBeau, Emily Smith, Makaela Stevens.

Seventh: Cindy Araiza Catano, Karina Ayala, Dulce Ayala Chanez, Jeffery Bollwinkel, Tatyana Castillo, Stacy Dominguez-Peregrino, Marshall Faurot, Wyatt Hayes,

Kristen Karnaze, Irit Sanchez, Aly Tarango Fernandez, Jack Thomas, Parker Vulgamore, Hallie Wiechman, Kaitlyn Wolkensdorfer.

Sixth: William Cupp, Cynthia Gonzalez, Parker Gooden, Morgan Irwin, Blake Koehn, Abbigail LeBeau, Gabrielle Martinez, Shelby Patton, Jacy Rose, Madison Shapland, Rosa Trejo, Piper Wasinger, Kaden Wren, Hunter Yager.

Fifth: Lizette Bejarano Anchondo, Kaely Capps, Joshua Culp, Connor Cupp, Isaac Fernandez, Sophia Garrison, Kevin Gonzalez, Harrison King, Manuel Loya, Paige Prewit, Joshua Rosin, Claire Rumford, Sawyer Stevens, Annie Stratmeier, Landon Trout, James Turner, Megan Vance, Paige Vulgamore.

Gold Honor List Eighth: Jalynn Habiger, Felix Nolasco, Ashley Prewit, Abbigail Prochnow.

Seventh: Dale Donecker, Kally Kough, Aspyn Nix, Jose Trejo.

Sixth: Brian Galaviz, Cale Goodman, Lanae Haupt, Kevin Herman, Lillian Pepper, Andrew Prochnow, Brandon Winderlin.

Fifth: Allison Brunswig, Samantha Castillo, Alyssa Chorak, Ryan Cure, Adam Elder, Loren Faurot, Daniela Garcia, Taylor Heili, Brooke Hoeme, Lorelei Johnson, Ashlynne Oswald.

Silver Honor List Eighth: Erika Blanco, Reid Brunswig, Tash Dearden, Jade Heim, Katie Mcgonagle, Dallie Metheney, Selena Oronia, Kaitlyn Roberts.

Seventh: Jaren Ber-

ning, Dakota Briggs, Chaseton Cupp, Jera Drohman, Abbigale Ford, Aubriana Gutierrez, Alexis Hoeme, Shea Morris, Natali Navarrete, Carina Ortiz, Vicky Ruiz Velasco, Ashley Serrano Gonzalez, Allison Smith, Alyssa Storm, Benhard Unger.

Sixth: Samantha Aguilar, Adon’dre Allen, MaKenna Ashmore, Braylin Heim, Samuel Irwin, Connor Jameson, Eva Kliesen, Amanda Lara, Jackson Lewis, Kylee Logan, Jose Alonso Martinez, Rose Delia Martinez, Victor Martinez, Kevin Rodriguez-De-La-Cruz, Emily Weathers, Jessica West, Maricio Zarate.

Fifth: Gisselle Aguirre-Apodaca, Roberto Apodaca-Armendariz, Darwin Armendariz, Sean Ayers, Kalacia Carter, Colton Cupp, Justin Davis, Dylan Fulton, Jalea

Hoddy, Jalen Hoddy, Jeffery Nix, Gustavo Rivero, Anastasia Rojas, Brooke Sherwood, Aamyiah Unger, Olivia Wagner, Taia Waldrop.

Bronze Honor List Eighth: Melisa Alfonso, Chelsea Amerine, Sahil Anil, Trenedy Beaton, Zachariah Carson, Kolby Farr, Cordell Green, Kevin Herndon, Porter Irwin, Bailey Latta, Noah Lopez, Gabriela LopezReyes, Ivan Macias, Zoey Majors, Jordan Miller, Nicholas Nowak, Savanna Osthoff, Olivia Prieto, Andres Rodriguez, Adrian Ruelas, Austen Turner, Marco Vasquez Durate, Baylee Weinmann.

Seventh: Alexis Buxton, Jordan Cramer, Kevin Duong, Molly Eikenberry, Josiah Evans, Brayan Garcia Luevano, Miles Haire, Justin Hundertmark, Ashley Lightner,

Viviana Medellin, Briane Murphy Amack, Abbigail Orr, Emily Parkinson, Angela Penaran, Jamie Puente, Kyle Sherwood, Jordan Smith, Anthony Tinajero-Lozoya, Kassandra Troyer, Theron Tucker, Jordan Wagner, Remington Wright, Logan Yeadon, Jasmine.

Sixth: Jaiden Amack.

Aleczander Berry, Bruce Colbary, Emmanuel Frances Aguilar, Eric Frances Cortez, Yovanni Galaviz, Jose Garcia, Reyna Jimenez, LiliAnn Johnson, Johnny Lara, Courtney Latta, Hailey-Jo Leonard, Diego Lopez.

Alisa Martinez, Fox Morris, Deborah Murray, Nathan Nowak, Isidro Ponce, Luke Wright, Sterling Wright, Alan Yeager.

Fifth: Andres Gonzalez, Easton Lorg, Kody Lucas, Noah Morris, Peyton Samms.

USD 466 Lunch Menu Week of January 20-24 Breakfast Monday: No school.

Tuesday: Whole grain cereal, string cheese, apricots, fruit juice.

Wednesday: Whole grain pastry, mandarin oranges, fruit juice.

Thursday: Biscuit and gravy, fresh banana, fruit juice.

Friday: Sausage breakfast sandwich, strawberries and bananas, fruit juice.

Lunch Monday: No school.

Tuesday: Chicken and noodles, *ham patties, creamy potatoes, green beans, dinner roll, cherry crisp and whip.

Wednesday: Homemade chili, *chef boyardee ravioli, cheese stick, baked potato, cinnamon roll, peaches.

Thursday: Cheese pizza, *tuna sandwich, italian blend vegetables, mandarin oranges. Pizza Hut-SCHS Friday: Crispitos and cheese sauce, *chicken nuggets, broccoli, pineapple tidbits. *second choice at SCMS and SCHS. *Second choice for SCMS and SCHS

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GWAC blowout

Defense, balanced scoring give SCHS upperhand in title chase

SCHS senior Brayden Strine and Holcomb’s Trey Sleep try to gain control of a rebound during Tuesday’s action on the home floor. (Record Photo)

Trey O’Neil knows what kind of a defensive player Chantz Yager is. He sees it every day in practice.

So when the Scott Community High School boys were needing to bring additional pressure on Hol- Scott City 73 Holcomb 53 comb’s Heath Tucker, O’Neil knew where to turn when they were in the locker room at halftime.

“Chantz gets after me a lot in practice and he can get me pretty angry. He and Dylan (Hutchins) are a couple of defensive pests,” says O’Neil. “So I told Chantz in the locker room that he knows how to make me mad, so I wanted him to do the same thing to Heath.”

The pep talk must have worked.

Yager, a junior, along with Hutchins, a sophomore, limited Tucker to a pair of second half free throws and a total of 15 points as the Beavers rolled to a surprisingly lopsided 73-53 win on the home floor Tuesday.

For 2-1/2 quarters, the showdown between state-ranked teams and undefeated Great West Activities Conference rivals lived up to expectations.

Holcomb (6-2, 2-1) took advantage of their height and second-chance scoring opportunities to build an early 19-12 lead, only to see the Beavers rally for a 34-29 advantage at the half.

SCHS (5-1, 3-0) climbed back into the game with a 10-2 scoring run in which four different players contributed

baskets. It was that kind of balance and unselfish play which saw four Beavers finishing in double figures.

O’Neil, who led all scorers with 21 points, opened the second quarter with a three-point basket and dished off an assist to junior center Sloan Baker that cut the lead to 21-20.

Senior guard Chris Pounds hit a baseline jumper at the 5:26 mark which gave Scott City its first lead of the night, 22-21.

The lead changed hands three more times before a basket by Brett Meyer put the Beavers back on top 26-25 and they never trailed again. Baker followed with a baby hook and a three-point play that extended the advantage to 31-25 with just under a minute remaining in the half. O’Neil’s basket at the buzzer made it a 34-29 lead for the Beavers, but they still had concerns entering the locker room.

One of those was slowing down Tucker who led the Longhorns with 13 first half points.

The other was keeping Holcomb off the boards. They were able to stay in the game because of 11 offensive rebounds and second-chance opportunities.

“We knew going into the game they were going to be bigger than us and probably outjump us, but it really didn’t hit us until early in the second quarter that we had to do a better job of blocking out and crashing the boards harder,” (See BLOWOUT on page 23)

Mid-season tournament action begins next week SCHS boys are among favorites in Orange and Black Dighton, WCHS to Oberlin After a year’s absence so they could compete in the Tournament of Champions, the Scott Community High School boys are back in the Orange and Black Classic in Colby which gets underway next week.

While the tournament

site is different, the SCHS boys enjoy a familiar role as one of the tournament favorites. SCHS won the Classic title the last time they were in the tournament field in 2012.

The Beavers (5-1) will face Burlington, Colo.

(3-4) in the tournament

opener on Thursday at 4:45 p.m. in the Colby Community Building.

With only one loss, Scott City would have to be considered the tournament favorite, though head coach Glenn O’Neil likes to downplay that role.

“We don’t know anything about Palmer Ridge and you can never count out Wichita West when you consider the level of competition they see in the City League,” he says.

Palmer Ridge (6-4) has the best record in the bot(See TOURNEY on page 19)

for NWK League tourney Wichita County and Dighton high schools will be making the long road trip to Oberlin for Northwest Kansas League Tournament action which begins with play-in games on Monday.

In the girl’s division, Dighton (7-1) is seeded No. 2 and will await the winner of Atwood (2-7) and Quinter (0-6).

(See NWKL on page 24)

Kropp comes back strong after layoff to win Norton title If there were any ill effects from Warren Kropp’s lack of mat time before the holiday break it wasn’t evident at Norton last Saturday.

In order to give an injured shoulder additional time to heal, the Scott Community High School senior didn’t wrestle at all before the break and didn’t see his first action of the season until a dual against Oakley on Friday.

Following the dual win, Kropp ripped through the competition at Norton to claim a gold medal and establish that he is one of the top 170-pounders in Class 4A. “It looks like his injury rehab worked out pretty well,” says head coach Jon Lippelmann. “I’m happy with where he’s at considering no more wrestling than he’s done this season.”

Kropp was the top seed in the tournament and looked every bit the part after pinning Garrett Waugh (Oakley) in just 31 seconds and following with a 16-0 technical

fall over Matt Marez (Garden City). In the finals he coasted to a 13-1 major decision over Dalton Langham (Beloit).

“Warren has several things that he does exceptionally well, and because he does them so well he doesn’t see the need to try anything new like I wish he would when he has the chance,” says Lippelmann. “When it comes to tilts and a turk, he’s a good as anyone out there.

“I’d just like to see him finish off the back points and get some falls.”

Wyatt Kropp (145) claimed a fourth place finish in the tough Norton field. He won his first two matches by falls over Justin Raynesford (Hays-TMP) and Cameron Griffis (Cozad) before losing in the semi-finals by a fall to Chris Adler (Garden City).

Kropp finished the day with a 6-2 decision over Colter Stoll (Oakley) and losing by a 9-5 decision to Tyler Watts (Beloit).

(See KROPP on page 21)

SCHS 170-pounder Warren Kropp rolls Beloit’s Dalton Langham to his back for near-fall points during the championship match at Norton on Saturday. Kropp claimed the tournament title with a 13-1 major decision.

(Record Photo)

Outdoors in Kansas

by Steve Gilliland

Will it be venison or bologna?

I sort of hate to admit it, but we often watch Wheel of Fortune in the evening. I justify it as preparing ourselves for the inevitable nursing/retirement home life.

Anyway, I always scoff at the conversation between Pat Sajak and the contestant who wins nothing but the $1,000 the show automatically gives them. Pat approaches them with outstretched hand and says something like, “Well the Wheel just didn’t cooperate tonight. Hope you had a good time.”

Without fail, the contestant always blurts “Thanks Pat, I had a ball!”

In what universe do I believe that? You know they’re thinking more like, “Thanks Pat but this stinks! I played like this was my first day. I made a giant fool of myself and was humiliated in front of a gazillion TV viewers and all for a measly thousand bucks you were gonna’ give me anyway!”

That sorta’ sums up how I’m feeling about this year’s deer season, so far.

I thank God every time I’m in the woods for the wonders of His creation He’s shown me over the years, but after hunting long and hard and still not harvesting a deer, inside I feel like it kinda’ stinks.

This morning I was again treated to a show by one of the many hordes of blackbirds. Like the colored “stuff” inside one of the old lava lamps, they slowly and methodically poured themselves around over a field of milo stalks.

I always wonder exactly what their purpose in life is. Maybe a new winter Olympic sport should be “Synchronized Blackbird Flying.”

Anyway, when all was said and done, the blackbirds (See BOLOGNA on page 22)

First half defensive effort is not enough The Scott Community High School girls have heart and hustle. What they don’t have is offense.

D e s p i t e a very good deHolcomb 62 fensive Scott City 27 effort in which they limited Holcomb to just 20 first half points, the Lady Beavers trailed by seven at the intermission during a Great West Activities Conference game on Tuesday.

The second half was all Holcomb as the No. 3 ranked team in Class 3A rolled to a 62-27 win.

“The effort is there and, for the most part, we’re executing pretty well on offense,” says head coach Shelby Crawford. “We just can’t find a way to finish off those opportunities.”

It was Scott City’s effort on defense that kept the game reasonably close for a little more than two quarters. SCHS only trailed 28-18 following a basket by Holly Wilcoxson two minutes into the third period.

“This is the first time (Holcomb) has been zoned

all season and our 1-3-1 zone is a different look than what most people are doing in our league.

Holcomb has been seeing mainly man-to-man,” says Crawford. “Our zone can create some confusion.

“To hold Holcomb to only 20 points in the first half is pretty impressive by our girls.”

But it seemed only a matter of time before the Lady Longhorns would hit their offensive stride and that occurred midway into the third quarter following back-to-back three-point baskets. That was the start of an offensive explosion that saw Holcomb drain eight treys in the second half.

Holcomb closed out the third quarter with a 16-2 scoring blitz and added a 13-1 surge in the fourth quarter.

“If we lose by 30-something with max effort I’m not that upset. We got beat by a better team,” says Crawford. “But we should never be satisfied with losing games by this much - not when we’re in our seventh game of the season.

“We have to outplay

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SCHS sophomore Mariah Campbell wrestles the ball away from Holcomb’s Kylee Amos for a rebound during Tuesday’s action. (Record Photo)

and out hustle people for an entire game if we’re going to stay with teams that are this much better than us.”

Despite trailing 13-5 after the opening period, the Lady Beavers reeled off six straight points to get back into the game.

Riley Hawker’s putback followed by Bailey Nickel’s short jumper in the lane moments later cut the SCHS deficit to 13-11 with 2:37 left in the first half.

Senior guard Kelly Wycoff had a season high 11 points (5-of-9 FT) and added six rebounds while

Nickel added eight points and 11 rebounds.

“I’m proud of the way our girls started the game.

We’ve been coming out slow and then have to fight to get back into the game. Tonight we started out strong but we didn’t have enough in the second half,” Crawford says.

Lady Eagles soar past SCHS girls, 64-37 The Scott Community High School girls had no answer for Hugoton’s long range shooting or their fastbreak offense in a 64-37 road loss last Friday evening.

Hugoton, the No. 2 ranked team in Class 4A-Division II, seized control of the game with

an 18-5 scoring edge in the second quarter.

SCHS (1-5) was able to keep pace with the Lady Eagles through most of the opening period. They cut a 10 point 18-13 deficit in half with a five point scoring run late in the quarter.

Mariah Campbell and

Bailey Nickel each had field goals during the short burst that cut the lead to 18-13 with :29 left in the period.

Hugoton, which started three freshman, had the hot hand from the outside with six treys.

“We knew coming in they were a good shoot-

ing team from the outside and we didn’t do a good enough job of getting a hand in their face,” says head coach Shelby Crawford.

Scott City also committed 10 turnovers in the second quarter, many of them leading to fastbreak scoring opportunities.

SCHS also struggled at the charity stripe where they were just 4-of-14 in the first half and 11-of-26 for the game.

Nickel finished with a team high 17 points (7-of14 FG) and 13 rebounds.

Sophomore guard Nicole Latta added nine points and six rebounds.

Lingg sends Dogs to pound with 24 points Tyler Lingg had a career night and the Dighton High School boys snapped a three-game losing skid with a 65-49 win over Quinter in Northwest Kansas League play.

Lingg, a freshm a n , poured in 24 points, including Dighton 65 4-of-5 Quinter 49 from the three-point line, as Dighton outscored the Bulldogs 20-6 in the third period to pull away for the win.

“We need Tyler to score more,” says head coach Dean Cramer. “I told him after the game, ‘Look what you can do.’ He just needs a little confidence.

With his size he can create some matchup problems for the defense.”

Dighton (4-4) owned a narrow 15-13 lead after the opening period before they finally began to take control of the game, building a 34-13 cushion at the half.

Lingg, a 6-4 freshman, has been playing more on the perimeter and has also

played the point at times, bringing the ball up the floor.

“He’s a very capable ball handler. With his size he just needs to learn how to protect the ball a little better,” Cramer says.

Depending on who he’s matched up with defensively, Lingg can play inside or outside.

“In that respect, he’s a lot like Isaac (Alinor).

We’ll see whether (the defense) puts a big guy on him or a smaller guy and that will determine where we play him,” says the

head coach.

Joining Lingg in double figures were Matthew Mulville with 16 points (2of-4 3 pt. FG) and senior guard Ryan Horn with 11 points (3-of-5 3 pt. FG).

Alinor added eight points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

“Ryan had an excellent game. He’s handling the point much better and does a nice job running the offense,” Cramer says.

“And Isaac had a real nice all-around game.”

Heading into the league tournament next week,

Cramer says rebounding and stopping offensive penetration continue to be points of emphasis. The Hornets had just four offensive rebounds against the Bulldogs.

“We can’t be watching the ball go up and see who’s going to get it,” says Cramer. “There’s no way that we should be settling for just four offensive rebounds in a game.

“And, defensively, we can’t let guys drive all the way to the basket. We have to stop the dribble penetration.”

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inside the numbers

Knowing your role is the key to team hoops In the classic Clint Eastwood cop series that featured “Dirty” Harry Callahan, Eastwood always had a signature line in each movie.

One of those memorable lines was “A man’s got to know his limitations.”

That’s just as true on the basketball court.

Athletes need to know what they’re capable of doing and what they aren’t.

Trying to do too much - or doing something that you haven’t prepared for during practice - will only hurt the team during a game.

That’s always been a point of emphasis for SCHS head coach Glenn O’Neil and it’s just one of the reasons the Beavers have been so successful.

After playing a less-than-stellar first half against Hugoton, O’Neil reminded his players at halftime to “do those things well that we’re good at. Don’t try to do something that you aren’t good at.

“Don’t try to make a play that you haven’t consistently been able to make during practice.”

The Beavers answered with 32 points in the third quarter. That’s a pretty impressive scoring barrage in just eight minutes of play.

“We did a good job of sharing the ball,” says O’Neil. “We had a lot of different people step up in the third quarter and played well.”

Pounds Finds Comfort Zone As O’Neil noted before the season began, it doesn’t matter what your role was the previous year, you have to identify what your role is for the current year.

“There’s a big process in determining roles on a team. That’s even true during years when we have a lot of returning players.”

One of those players who is getting more comfortable in his role is senior guard Chris Pounds.

Just as he showed in Tuesday’s win against Holcomb, he can be effective

Tourney tom half of the bracket and faces Liberal (2-6) in the opening round. Another interesting matchup in that same side of the bracket is Hugoton (5-3) which plays Wichita West (1-7).

Nonetheless, O’Neil likes how his team has put together a five game win streak since their season opening loss to Pueblo East.

“For the most part we’re playing pretty well,” he says.

He been particularly pleased to see the team taking care of the

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with a quiet eight point performance.

“If he’d have been able to get to the free throw line he would have been our fifth player in double figures,” says O’Neil.

Pounds had a nice baseline jumper early in the second quarter which gave the Beavers their first lead of the game, 22-21. His basket to start the second half helped to trigger an 8-2 Scott City scoring run.

As Pounds is learning, his role isn’t as a three-point shooter.

“What Chris does best and where he’s going to do us the most good is driving to the basket and attacking,” says O’Neil.

Like the coaching staff emphasizes, if the three-point shot is open, more than likely so is the 15-footer.

“Get to an area where you’re more comfortable and where there’s a better chance of making the basket,” advises O’Neil.

“Chris has played a lot better since the Christmas break. He’s played better in practice and in both games,” adds O’Neil. “He’s doing what he does well instead of forcing things.

Likewise, junior Sloan Baker is establishing himself in the paint and as an effective, if somewhat undersized, player under the boards.

He had 11 of Scott City’s rebounds

against Holcomb.

“His game is 10-foot and closer,” says O’Neil. “He makes the hustle plays. He needs to play within his role. * * * The packed house and electricity in the SCHS gym on Tuesday night was a great learning experience for the Beavers.

“We told the boys before the game to get used to the surroundings they were about to experience,” O’Neil says. “We told them there was going to be a loud, boisterous crowd no matter what happened. These are the surroundings you have to get used to before you can become a championship team.

“You don’t want your first experience like this to come in a sub-state game when your season is on the line.”

SCHS showed they could handle the situation.

“Our boys bounced back from a slow first quarter in front of a loud crowd and did a good job of taking the Holcomb crowd out of the game,” says O’Neil.

“Just like we’ve had in the past, we have boys who want to play in front of full gyms.

“It was a good game for January,” O’Neil added.

Actually, it was a good game for any time of the year.

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ball better after committing just seven turnovers in Tuesday’s win over Holcomb.

“There are little things we can do to take better care of the ball. At the same time you have to be happy with our lack of turnovers, especially while still trying to push the ball up the floor hard. If we can keep our turnovers down and keep adding to our assists like we did (Tuesday) that’s going to make us so much better,” says O’Neil.

Burlington competed in the

Goodland pre-season tournament in December where they finished 1-2 with losses to Oakley (46-37) and Norton (32-27).

The Class 2A Cougars are led in scoring by senior Eloy Sandoval (10.6 ppg, 5 rpg) and junior Ryan Miller (7.4 ppg).

If Scott City takes care of business in their opener they will likely face McCook (6-5) which plays Colby (0-8) in first round action.

McCook was on a three-

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5 local youth are FT champions The annual Knights of Columbus free throw contest was held at Scott Community High School on Jan. 12.

Boys and girls who were winners in each age division are: 9-years-old: Carter Gooden and Brooke Strine.

11-years-old: Harrison King.

13-years-old: Kaitlyn Roberts.

14-years-old: Dexter Gooden The district free throw championship will be held at Dighton High School on Sun., Feb. 2, 2:00 p.m.

game win streak before losing on Tuesday night to Sidney (47-32).

The Bison also ventured into Kansas earlier in the season to compete in the Goodland tournament where they finished third. They lost in the semifinals to Sharon Springs (61-57) and defeated Goodland (55-33) in the consolation finals.

The championship semifinals will be played in the Community Building with tipoff at 8:15 p.m.

Make plans to enter the annual Lions Club chili cook-off on Sun., Feb. 16 in Scott City

KU is back on track for another Big 12 title Kansas basketball teams under Coach Bill Self have improved significantly in practices during the semester break. This season is no exception.

KU’s current team has a realistic chance to be the best of the Bill Self era.

There was little to find fault with as the Jayhawks mauled (86-60) a Kansas State team that had won 10 consecutive games. KU has shown progress in almost every facet of the game.

As a team, their ball handling is probably the biggest step forward. KU had no turnovers in the first half against a talented K-State defense.

Freshman center Joel Embiid continues to amaze with his development. Embiid hit two outside shots against K-State and his ball handling, defense and footwork are moving to a higher level.

Embiid, however, has a problem. KU’s center has a little streak of mean and that’s a good thing so long as it’s harnessed. He was correctly ejected late in the K-State game for throwing an elbow to a Wildcat’s head.

Embiid is a pleasant, easy-going young man off the court, but he’s becoming a fierce competitor during games. That’s a positive, but it must be controlled aggressiveness.

Rival teams are now aware of Embiid’s proclivity to lose his temper and start mixing it up with opposing players. They are going to start baiting him.

Embiid needs to continue to play aggressively, but he has to stop letting it get personal or he’ll have the officials watching every move he makes.

If Embiid were a young hot dog with a huge ego, this would be a major problem. He can nip this in the bud if he listens to Self and learns to control his emotions.

Shooting guard Wayne Selden has made the most vivid improvement during the break. He had 24 points against Oklahoma and 20 in the K-State game. His confidence is growing and Selden’s outside shooting has been stellar.

(See KU BACK on page 23)

Hutchins gouges Horns from long range in OT win Bo Hess scored all three points in overtime and the Scott Community High School junior varsity dodged a lastsecond basket to escape with a 48-47 win over Holcomb on Tuesday.

Despite l e a d i n g throughout most of the Holcomb 47 Scott City 48 night, the Beavers (2-1) found themselves trailing, 45-43, with 1:39 left in regulation following five unanswered points by Holcomb.

Sophomore Kyle Cure came up with two huge plays with a rebound and putback that tied the game with 1:06 remaining and a defensive rebound with :33 on the clock that allowed Scott City to play for the final basket. After a couple of missed opportunities by the Beavers, sophomore Heath Briggs’ putback as the game ended was waived off by the officials.

Hess, a freshman, scored the first basket in overtime. After Holcomb had tied the game, Hess added a free throw with 1:38 remaining to put SCHS back on top, 48-47.

After both teams exchanged possessions, the Beavers looked like they might have the game wrapped up when the ball went out of bounds off

Holcomb with five seconds to play. SCHS had the ball along the baseline under the Longhorns’ basket, but a blocking foul was called on the Beavers before they could make the inbounds play, giving Holcomb a final scoring opportunity.

A pass was lobbed to a Holcomb player in the paint and the shot that followed bounced off the rim and SCHS grabbed the rebound as time expired.

Scott City was in control for most of the game, putting together an 11-0 scoring run that began late in the first quarter which turned a 6-5 deficit into a 16-6 lead. That scoring run included three-point baskets by Matt Jenkins and Chantz Yager along with a three-point play from Justin Faurot.

The Longhorns rallied to cut the lead to 20-18 by halftime.

“Part of the time (Holcomb) was in a 1-3-1 (zone) and part of the time they were in manto-man and the boys didn’t always recognize it like they should have,” says coach Brian Gentry. “There was some confusion.”

Holcomb tied the game, 2020, early in the second half before sophomore guard Dylan Hutchins entered the game and scored the first of his five treys - four coming in the third quarter. It appeared that Holcomb was about to grab the momen-

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Scott City sophomore Dylan Hutchins drives inside while attempting a basket during Tuesday’s win over Holcomb.

(Record Photo)

tum following a trey that gave them their largest lead of the night, 29-25, but Hutchins followed with three consecutive three-pointers. Briggs added a basket that opened up a 36-29 lead.

“Dylan started out four-offour from the three-point line and that helped us get our confidence back,” Gentry says.

Hutchins added another trey with 4:09 left in the game to give the Beavers a 41-37 advantage. Holcomb answered with two three-pointers during the next 57 seconds that tied the game at 43-43.

Hutchins led the Beavers with 15 points, followed by Yager, Faurot and Drew Duff with five points each.

Reserve your campsite for summer fun If you’re dreaming of warmer weather and making plans for this year’s state park fun, you can now reserve your favorite campsite.

Camping and cabin reservations guarantee the holder their spot will be open and ready when they arrive at the park.

All of KDWPT’s 121 cabins can be reserved year-round, up to 364 days in advance.

About half of each individual park’s sites are reservable for the camping season, which is April 1-Sept. 30, 2014.

Payment in full is required at the time a reservation is made.

Reserving a cabin requires a non-refundable $14 reservation fee. Reserving a campsite requires a non-refundable $3 reservation fee per stay.

Remember that when you renew your vehicle tags and registration, you can purchase Kansas State Parks Passports for $15. State Parks Passports will get you into any state park

KDWP Report for a year and represent significant savings over traditional annual vehicle permits, which are still available at KDWPT offices for $25.

Daily vehicle entrance permits are $5. Annual vehicle permits for seniors and persons with disabilities are available through department offices for $13.75.

Adopt New Regs The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission conducted a public hearing in Winfield on Jan. 9 to consider amendments to several wildlife and park regulations.

Public hearings are held to discuss and vote on regulation changes after recommendations have been proposed in two previous commission meetings.

In first action,

Commissioners listened to recommendations on increases for utility and seasonal camping fees. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) staff recommended camping fee increases to accommodate rising utility rates.

Current utility camping fees are $7.50 for one utility, $9.50 for two and $10.50 for three utilities per camping night.

The commission approved raising the rates to $9 for one utility, $11 for two and $12 for three utilities per night.

Seasonal camping fees, which are charged by the month, were increased $30.50 to $270.50 for one utility, $330.50 for two utilities and $390.50 for three utilities per month at all parks except El Dorado, Milford and Tuttle creek state parks.

Commissioners approved the recommended increases.

Fall Turkey Limits The commission approved changes to the fall turkey season bag limits. Turkey populations declined in most regions from 2004-08 because adverse weather impacted spring nesting success and brood survival.

Success rates for spring hunters dropped accordingly, triggering a change in regulations. KDWPT staff recommended reducing the fall turkey bag limit from four turkeys to one turkey in Turkey Management Units 3, 5 and 6.

The fall limit remains one turkey for Unit 1 (northwest) and the season bag limit will remain four turkeys in Unit 2 (northcentral).

Unit 4 (southwest) is closed to fall turkey hunting.

Commissioners approved the season bag limit change, as well as proposed season dates of Oct. 1-Dec. 3, 2014 and Dec. 16, 2014, through Jan. 31, 2015.

The Scott County Record • Page 21 • Thursday, January 16, 2014

Late rally not enough to avoid OT loss While the Wichita County High School boys have struggled to find some offense this season, the biggest problem has been their inability to get scoring in the low post to complement their guard play.

Even after a t o u g h 4 8 - 4 7 Wichita Co. 47 overtime St. Francis 48 loss to St. Francis (5-3, 1-1) last Friday, WCHS may have found the answer to their inside game.

Sophomore center Gabe Fletcher scored a career high 14 points, including 10 consecutive points during one stretch in the second half, that was nearly enough to lead the Indians to a comeback win in Northwest Kansas League action.

“Gabe did a nice job of going up strong and finishing. He really took some strides tonight, which is what we’ve been seeing in practice,” says head coach Hayden Parks. “If we can

establish a reliable post player who can score that will open up other things for us offensively.”

It certainly made a difference for WCHS (2-6, 1-1) who had trouble establishing any kind of offensive rhythm in the first three quarters. They trailed 29-19 midway into the third period before getting a huge spark from Fletcher. Following a pair of free throws by senior guard Jantz Budde, it was Fletcher stepping up with 10 straight points during a four minute stretch. A fastbreak layup and another basket, with an assist from Budde, cut the deficit to 33-31.

Nine seconds later it was Thurman Spenser finishing off a 14-4 scoring run to tie the game at 3333 with 6:10 left in regulation.

Budde’s driving layin at the 4:08 mark gave WCHS their first lead of the game since 6-5 midway into the opening period.

A pair of Budde free throws gave Leoti its big-

gest lead of the night, 43-40, with 2:23 to play.

Senior guard Casey Day added a free throw with 35.9 to play that put the Indians on top, 44-42, but St. Francis was able to tie the score with 14 seconds to play.

The ball was in Budde’s hands for the final shot in regulation, but his jumper in the lane was partially blocked, sending the game into overtime.

WCHS was holding a 47-45 lead following a basket by Fletcher with 2:09 remaining in overtime and had regained possession following a missed field goal by St. Francis when a key nocall went against Leoti.

A double-dribble that would have given possession back to Leoti wasn’t called and St. Francis took advantage of the situation when they made the first of two free throws with 31.7 seconds on the clock.

A long rebound of the missed second free throw ended up in the hands of St. Francis and they added (See RALLY on page 24)

Driving inside for a basket is WCHS senior Casey Day during last Friday’s home court action against St. Francis.

(Record Photo)

SC scores 32 points in 3rd quarter to rout Eagles Blame it on the long holiday break which saw the Scott Community High School boys not seeing action for three weeks.

That could account for missing their first Scott City 72 Hugoton 45 five shots from the field and trailing 22-20 late in the second quarter in their first game of the new year at Hugoton last Friday.

However, it didn’t take the Beavers long to regain the form which has made them the three-time

Kropp “Wyatt always looks so quick and at times can look so good, but it seems there’s always one or two things that slow him down.

This week he was getting locked up in cradles too often,” Lippelmann says.

“I’m still looking for great things from him because he’s very close to making that step to the next level.”

Beyond that it was a long and tough day for the young Beavers.

The worst news to come out of the tournament was the loss of junior Lane Hayes (220) for the remainder of the

defending champions in the Great West Activities Conference.

During the next 9-1/2 minutes SCHS (4-1, 2-0) put together an incredible 46-7 scoring blitz which has become a trademark of this team’s success over the years.

The result was another easy 72-45 GWAC win.

“The long layoff was a factor, but Hugoton was pretty aggressive in the first half and there weren’t a lot of whistles,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil.

“We knew it wasn’t a good first half for us. We

let their physical play get to us - the reaching, grabbing and the bumping and we lost our poise. It took the boys awhile to adjust to the way the game was being called.”

Despite some difficulty with their shooting early in the game, the Beavers were still able to open up an 18-11 lead in the second period following a three-point play by Brett Meyer, which was in addition to two treys by the junior guard in the first quarter.

Hugoton (4-2, 1-1) responded with an 11-2

scoring run to take their only lead of the game, 2220, with 2:57 remaining in the half.

After that it was all Scott City.

Junior guard Trey O’Neil scored eight of his game high 27 points during the next 1-1/2 minutes, including a breakaway one-handed jam at the 1:45 mark that was followed by a three-point basket which opened up a 30-23 lead. Senior guard Chris Pounds closed out the half with a free throw and a three-pointer just ahead of the buzzer for a

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season because of a broken fibula and a dislocated left ankle. Hayes was in the top position at the time and when he and his opponent stood up he was swung to the side, landing awkwardly on his left ankle.

“The (Norton) boy has good hips and Lane didn’t have a good tight waist. He got swung to the side and wasn’t able to plant his left foot,” says Lippelmann.

“Lane was looking better over the Christmas break and in the few matches he wrestled since then. He wasn’t making

mistakes to put himself in bad position and that’s why he was looking good against some very good kids,” says the head coach.

That delivered another tough blow to a squad already short on numbers.

It was the first action of the season for freshman Trey Loftis (160) who won his dual match on Friday and finished 1-2 in the tournament. Likewise, freshman Trey Stewart (182) wrestled for the first time.

“I have high hopes for both boys. Hopefully, they can start finding some success so they can help us

at the varsity level,” says Lippelmann.

The head coach is also debating whether to bring Kevin Aguilera (138) and Abe Wiebe (152) back up to the varsity ranks after they had a very successful day in the Norton junior varsity tournament.

Wiebe was undefeated and Aguilera dropped just one match, improving to 9-1 on the season in JV competition.

“I want both boys to have a taste of success and gain confidence. We might be able to use them this weekend in The Classic,” says Lippelmann.

34-25 halftime lead.

SCHS carried that momentum into the second half when sophomore guard Dylan Hutchins hit a pair of treys that jumpstarted a 22-2 scoring blitz.

“At that point Hugoton started hanging their heads a little and our boys took advantage of it,” says O’Neil.

During one stretch early in the second half Scott City outscored the Eagles 19-0. O’Neil converted a three-point play and added back-to-back field goals which saw him scoring 11

consecutive points during that stretch. Junior guard Chantz Yager finished off the scoring run with a basket that put the Beavers on top, 56-27, with 3:52 left in the third period.

Scott City added a 10-0 scoring spree later in the period that extended their lead to 66-29.

The Beavers’ turnaround in the second half wasn’t just in their shooting touch. After being outrebounded by nine in the first half they did a much better job under the boards in the second half (See EAGLES on page 23)

Classic title defense won’t be easy for SCHS It’s a pretty rare year when the Scott Community High School wrestling team isn’t favored to win its’ own invitational.

Yet the defending tournament champions aren’t likely to claim their 15th title in 17 seasons during the Scott City Classic which will be held Saturday.

Too many open weight classes and too much youth stand in the way of a serious run at the title.

Nonetheless, The Classic will feature some outstanding wrestling with a tournament field that is the largest in several years. The addition of Liberal, St. Francis, Larned and Holly, Colo., brings to 14 the number of teams in this year’s tournament.

“It’s great to see us picking up a few more teams and making it more competitive for everyone,” says SCHS head coach Jon Lippelmann.

“We want to be in position to win it every year,” he says. “But you’d much rather win a tournament that has great competition. It’s a lot better for the kids and it’s a lot more fun for the fans.”

The Scott County Record • Page 22 • Thursday, January 16, 2014

Takedown Kids Club Atwood Tournament January 11, 2014 6-Years and Under 52C: Zach O’Brien dec. Nathan Weber (Colby), 8-5; pinned by Emerson Lowry (Stockton), 0:57; pinned by Joel Gilliland (St. Francis), 0:16; pinned by Nicholas Karnes (Norton), 2:36. Fourth place.

7-8-Years-Old 88: Izak Venegas pinned by Maverick Spresser (Goodland), 0:23; maj. dec. Coy Dodd (Oakley), 10-0.

Second place.

11-12 Years-Old 88: Theron Tucker dec. Xander Speicher (Holyoke), 7-0; pinned Dawson Kempt (Oberlin), 2:50; maj. dec. by Aidan Baalman (Hoxie), 13-3. Second place.

96-100: Jordan Wagner pinned by Jacob Tubbs (Hill City), 0:32; pinned Calvin Cooper (Oakley), 2:36; pinned by Tanner Hayes (Atwood), 1:03; pinned Logan Malone (Leoti), 2:23. Fifth place.

13-14-Years-Old 80: Loren Faurot pinned by Braden Schritter (Colby), 1:22; pinned by Landon Reilley (Colby), 1:29; dec. Toby Lowry (WaKeeney), 2-1. Third place.

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Holcomb Hugoton Ulysses

Goodland Colby Team Holcomb

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Goodland Colby

Scott City Augusta Tournament 113: Jack Thomas pinned by Jake Goldenstein (Augusta), 0:31; dec. by Ryder Mathes (Columbus), 6-3.

170: Kyle Sherwood dec. by Logan Lindbloom (Bukhler), 6-1; pinned Logan Pykiet (Douglass), 3:40; pinned by David Team Gayle (Andover), 2:11.

Hosington Tournament

6 and under: 49: Matthew Wheeler, 2nd 52: Alex Rodriguez, 1st 7-8-years: 52: Alex Rodriguez, 1st 55: Cody Vance, 4th 61: Houston Frank, 1st 9-10-years: 70: Conner Armendariz, 1st 85: Kale Wheeler, 1st 110: Ronnie Weathers, 4th 120: Lance Miller, DNP

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provided the only action of the morning and no deer again.

Deer numbers are definitely down around my neck of the woods. There have been other years when I have not harvested a deer, but at least we always saw deer; it was just a matter of not being at the right place on the right time.

This year there hasn’t been a right time. I have to think the drought that’s plagued our area for the past couple years has to have something to do with the dramatic drop in deer numbers.

Drought wreaks havoc in ways we don’t think about or even know. Water is the sustainer of life and lack of fresh drinking water can cause young fawns to die and possibly even be aborted before birth. Diseases also result by forcing wildlife to drink stagnant and contaminated water.

The lack of rainfall also equals a lack of sufficient cover in the spring to hide and protect young fawns and other wildlife from natural predators.

The higher than normal temperatures that usually accompany a drought also cause wildlife, and especially the young to suffer and die.

One of my coworkers is very avid about feeding songbirds during the winter and he has remarked several times this year about the distinct lack of birds at his feeders. He says this is a problem he’s hearing echoed from birders all over our little town.

Yes, there could also be other reasons for this such as the sudden presence of more hawks or owls in town, but I still think the prolonged drought had something to do with it.

Well I guess I’ve vented enough and I feel a little better now. When I was a kid, a question my deer hunting buddies and I always asked each other right after deer season was, “Well, are you eating venison or bologna?” (meaning, did you get your deer or not).

This year I’ll be eatin’ bologna. On the bright side, it will give me a chance to test some more recipes for my new cookbook “The Unsuccessful Deer Hunter’s Guide to Using Bologna” coming soon to a sporting goods store near you.

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SCHS 30 - Oakley 39 106: Zach Tucker pinned by Auston Hozmeister, 3:57 113: Scott City forfeit 120: Chase Ramsey pinned Rees Lehman, 3:57 126: Double forfeit 132: Scott City forfeit 138: Kevin Aguilera pinned by Taylor Murphy, 3:37 145: Wyatt Kropp dec. Colter Stoll, 5-3 152: Abe Wiebe pinned by Wayne Flipse, 3:41 160: Trey Loftis dec. Jarred Dirks, 11-7 170: Warren Kropp pinned Garrett Waugh, 1:03 182: Tre Stewart rec. forfeit 195: Garett Osborn rec. forfeit 220: Lane Hayes dec. by Dylan Gassmann, 2-1 285: Cole Birney pinned by Leo Jirak, 1:20 J.R. Durham Invitational Jan. 11, 2014 • at Norton Team scores: Garden City 187, Norton 149.5, Oakley 87, Cozad 85, Beloit 75, McCook 74, Smith Center 70, Ulysses 67.5, Atwood 60.5, Scott City 46.5, Cimarron 40, Hays-TMP 33.5, Hoxie 29, Norton JV 14, Tribune 4 106: Zach Tuck pinned by Skylar Johnson (Norton), 1:30; pinned by Auston Holzmeister (Oakley), 3:37.

120: Chase Ramsey pinned by Mark Perez (Garden City), 1:11; pinned by Zach Miller (Ulysses).

138: Jesse Anchondo dec. by Carter Wessling (Beloit), 10-4; dec. by Kasey Taylor (McCook), 9-2.

145: Wyatt Kropp pinned Justin Raynesford (Hays-TMP), 1:11; pinned Cameron Griffis (Cozad), 2:42; pinned by Chris Adler (Garden City), 0:42; dec. Colter Stoll (Oakley), 6-2; dec.

by Tyler Watts (Beloit), 9-5. Fourth place.

160: Trey Loftis maj. dec. Jarred Dirks (Oakley), 18-6; pinned by Bowe Behymer (Beloit), 3:43; dec. by Isaac Goytia (Garden City), 7-4.

170: Warren Kropp pinned Garrett Waugh (Oakley), 0:31; tech. fall Matt Marez (Garden City), 16-0; maj. dec. Dalton Langham (Beloit), 13-1. First place.

182: Tre Stewart dec. by Cody Wright (Atwood), 7-1; pinned by Jaret Matson (Mccook), 3:14; pinned by Tye Hahn (Garden City), 1:31. Fourth place.

220: Lane Hayes pinned by Alex Boryca (Cozad), 5:20; dec. Matt McBride (McCook), 11-8; lost by injury default to Jacob Green (Norton).

285: Cole Birney pinned by Zach Crick (Cimarron); pinned

by Dalton Goodenberger (McCook), 3:37.

Blowout says senior forward Brayden Strine. “Once we got that mindset we did a better job of keeping them off the boards.”

“Coach (Glenn O’Neil) challenged us to do a better job rebounding. We knew if (Holcomb) had that kind of advantage on offensive rebounds in the second half we were probably going to lose the game,” added Trey O’Neil. “It wasn’t just a matter of the guys in the post doing a better job.

Even the guards had to crash the boards harder.”

Defense Keys Run Scott City’s defense was the key to their ability to pull away in the second half.

SCHS opened the third period with an 8-2 scoring burst that included backto-back fastbreak layups

by O’Neil which put them on top, 42-31, with 5:52 on the clock. Holcomb followed with a five point scoring run that cut the lead to six, 42-36, but that was as close as they would get the rest of the night.

Scott City held a 47-37 lead after three quarters that was briefly 49-37 when the officials first counted Strine’s buzzerbeater, only to waive it off after a mid-court conference.

Still protecting a 5043 lead early in the final period, the Beavers put together a 10-0 scoring run that began when Holcomb’s Dalton Gottschalk was whistled for his fifth foul and then picked up a technical foul.

Meyer made all four free throws and 21 seconds later Dylan Hutchins

Perry Ellis is coming on, just like the rest of the team. Ellis has been solid in most of KU’s games and his overall game keeps getting better.

Andrew Wiggins is settling in. His three-point shooting is becoming more consistent. When Wiggins takes his time and gets set, he’s an excellent outside shooter.

Freshman guard Conner Frankamp from Wichita is going to push for more playing time.

Frankamp’s ball handling is unspectacular but steady and he’s hit his outside shots in the last two games.

Frankamp has the potential to become one of the finest three-point shooters Self has ever had at KU. Self’s bench has also moved forward. Center Tarik Black and power

playing at a high energy level which takes your legs away. When you play hard on defense your legs aren’t going to be there for the three-point shooting,” says O’Neil.

After a poor first half under the boards, Scott City came back to hold a 40-38 rebounding edge.

Both teams spent a lot of time at the charity stripe.

Holcomb was 16-of-22 at the line with Tucker and Sleep accounting for all of those free throws. Together they combined for 35 points, but scored only four points from the field in the second half.

The Beavers were 20of-31 at the line with Meyer, who finished with 18 points, hitting 10-of-12 free throws. He was 7-of8 at the line in the fourth quarter. Also scoring in double figures were Baker and Strine with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

It was that kind of offensive balance which was a big factor in the outcome.

“We definitely work hard to get everyone involved,” says Strine.

“We want to have everyone involved so that teams can’t key on me or Brett,” O’Neil emphasizes. “When everyone is scoring it opens up opportunities for Brett and me to get into the lane or get shots in the corner.”

With the win, Scott City has sole possession of first place in the GWAC and will host Colby on Friday before opening play against Burlington (Colo.) in the Orange and Black Classic at Colby.

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“It wasn’t great, but it was better than our zone defense in the first half.”

Offensively, it was a solid team effort in the third period that saw the Beavers pouring in 32 points.

“We shared the ball well. We had several different boys step up in the third quarter and play well,” says O’Neil.

The Beavers were also effective from long range,

KU Back

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drained a three-pointer that opened up a 14 point cushion. Baker added a pair of baskets to give the Beavers an insurmountable 60-43 lead with 4:41 remaining.

“We’re a better team when we spread the ball around,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil. “We don’t look at anyone on this team as a non-scorer. But there are times when boys have a tendency to stand around and not be aggressive and expect Trey or Brett to make their shots.

“Those two boys are going to get more scoring opportunities than anyone else, but we’re a better team when we can find a mismatch which we were able to do in the second half.”

O’Neil not only had a team high 21 points (6-of-10 2 Pt. FG), but added eight assists, seven rebounds and four steals.

Meyer had 18 points (10of-12 FT), eight rebounds and four assists.

Between the two of them they had an assistto-turnover ratio of 12-to3.

“They did a real nice job of getting the ball to other boys on the floor,” says Coach O’Neil.

He would still like to see more patience on offense. The Beavers shot the ball well from twopoint range (22-of-34, 65%), but neither team shot well from three-point range.

Scott City was 3-of-16 from beyond the arc and Holcomb was 3-of-21, with two of those coming in the final 1-1/2 minutes.

“Part of that may be a result of defense and

Eagles and ended up losing the rebounding battle by just one - 36 to 35.

“We gave up too many second shot opportunities in the first half,” says Coach O’Neil. “We did a better job of blocking out in the second half.”

And the Beavers played better defense after the intermission.

“We played man-toman defense in the second half,” says O’Neil.

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hitting 9-of-19 from beyond the three-point arc.

Meyer, who finished with 16 points, was 3-of-3 from the three-point line while Hutchins was 2-of-4 and finished with eight points.

Pounds added a season high nine points and six rebounds.

Junior center Sloan Baker had a very good night in the paint with seven points and 11 rebounds.

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forward Jamari Traylor have given KU valuable minutes coming off the bench.

Andrew White and Brennan Green could still develop into important players in the rotation.

Following the win over Iowa State, the Jayhawks are in position to take an early stranglehold on the conference title.

KU plays Oklahoma State (Jan. 18) and Baylor (Jan. 20) in Allen Fieldhouse with a chance to improve to 5-0 in the conference.

WSU Keeps Winning After coming back from an 18-point halftime deficit, Wichita State’s basketball team defeated Missouri State 72-69 last Saturday. The Shockers (17-0) are one of only five undefeated teams in the country and could go

through the regular season without a loss.

Gregg Marshall has the two ingredients that a successful big-time coach needs: He is an excellent recruiter and a skilled coach on the floor.

Kansas State’s basketball coach Bruce Weber has been unjustifiably criticized for his recruiting. Some of the critics have based their negativity on Weber’s recruiting history at Illinois, which wasn’t successful.

His freshman class at K-State, however, is outstanding. Weber still needs two or three inside players, but his first recruiting class at K-State is a success.

K-State will be competitive in Big 12 play and Coach Weber looks to be an excellent fit for the Wildcats.

Boy’s Bracket • January 23-25 • at Colby McCook

Thursday • 8:15 p.m.

Community Bldg.

Friday 3:00 p.m.

High School

Saturday • 2:00 p.m.

High School

4th Place

Colby Scott City

Thursday • 4:45 p.m.

Community Bldg.

Burlington

Palmer Ridge

Friday 8:15 p.m.

Community Bldg.

Saturday • 8:15 p.m.

Community Bldg. Champion

Thursday • 6:30 p.m.

High School Friday 6:30 p.m.

High School

Liberal Hugoton Thursday • 3:00 p.m.

High School

Friday 4:45 p.m.

Community Bldg.

Wichita West

7th Place

Saturday • Noon Community Bldg.

Saturday • 4:00 Community Bldg.

3rd Place

2014 Orange and Black Classic

Girl’s Bracket • January 23-25 • at Colby Hugoton

Thursday • 4:45 p.m.

High School Friday 4:45 p.m.

High School

4th Place

Saturday • 2:00 p.m.

Community Bldg.

Sunrise Christian Palmer Ridge

Thursday • 8:15 p.m.

High School

Scott City Colby

Friday 3:00 p.m.

Community Bldg.

Saturday • 6:00 p.m.

Community Bldg. Champion

Thursday • 6:30 p.m.

Community Bldg.

Friday 8:15 p.m.

High School

Burlington McCook Thursday • 3:00 p.m.

Community Bldg.

Friday 6:30 p.m.

Community Bldg.

Liberal

7th Place

Saturday • Noon High School

Saturday • 4:00 High School

3rd Place

Rally

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a go-ahead field goal, 4847, five seconds later.

Day’s long-range threepointer with :07 to play missed its mark and St. Francis was quickly fouled on the rebound. However, the Indians missed two free throws to give WCHS another chance at the winning basket. Leoti was able to quickly get the ball up the floor and Day was able to drive into the lane where his shot hit the heel of the rim and bounced off at the buzzer.

“We had our chances in regulation and in overtime,” says Parks. “We didn’t execute and get the shots we wanted.”

After scoring just 25 points through the first three quarters, Parks says

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WCHS senior Katie Bailey shoots a jump shot during last Friday’s league win over St. Francis.

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Lady Indians finish strong in NWKL win over Sainty

Even with a four point lead entering the final quarter, Wichita County High School girl’s basketball coach Mark Fairchild wasn’t comfortable.

“We’ve been outscored in the fourth quarter of nearly every game this year,” he noted.

“Our emphasis over the (Christm a s ) Wichita Co. 47 b r e a k St. Francis 38 was to change that.

We’ve worked on conditioning and trying to establish a mental toughness so that we can finish a game strong.”

That paid off with a 4738 win over St. Francis in Northwest Kansas League action on the home floor last Friday.

“We finally brought the intensity and desire that we’ve needed in the fourth quarter. And we needed that because Tailar (Bremer) was out for most of the quarter with foul trouble,” says Fairchild.

Bremer, who finished with a game high 20 points, went to the bench with her fourth foul at the 6:34 mark in the final period and her team leading 34-30.

Twice the Lady Indians saw the lead cut to a single

basket, the last time at 3634 when WCHS put together a 5-0 scoring burst.

Katie Bailey, who finished with 14 points, hit a field goal at the 5:17 mark and Bailey Preedy followed with her only points of the night - a free throw and an eight-foot jumper - that opened up a 41-34 cushion.

St. Francis cut the lead to 41-38 with 1:28 to play before Leoti closed out the game with the final seven points.

The strong finish came after a slow start that saw WCHS trailing 15-7 early in the second period before scoring 11 unanswered points. Four players contributed to the scoring run, including a pair of baskets by Bremer and two more field goals from junior center Anna Leigh Whitham who finished with six points.

“We saw Anna Leigh playing closer to her potential,” says Fairchild.

“We need her to give us that scoring presence inside to go along with the play we’re getting on the outside. With her size, there’s no reason that she can’t be rebounding in double figures for us every game.”

WCHS was leading 18-17 at the half, but both teams exchanged the lead

in the third period with St. Francis on top, 28-27, with 1:04 to play. Leoti freshman Abby Fisher’s free throw tied the score, followed by buckets from Whitham and Bailey that gave the Lady Indians a 32-28 lead after three quarters.

Fairchild says defense and rebounding continue to be points of emphasis.

Defensively, he was pleased with the team’s play, including the hustle shown by Fisher, Kiana Mancillas and Vallie Kenfield who came off the bench.

“If we can continue to play with defensive intensity and hold teams in the 30s, we’re going to win a lot of games,” he says.

He also says the team needs more patience on offense.

“The girls have it in their minds that after two or three passes they need to take a shot when they can get a much better scoring opportunity if they will have patience and work the ball more,” he says.

‘And we need to value our possessions more and limit our turnovers. We don’t shoot well enough to give up scoring opportunities because of poor decisions with the ball.”

The quarter-final game will be played Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.

Barring a major upset, the Lady Hornets - ranked No. 2 in Class 1A-Division II - will face the winner of WaKeeney (5-3) and Wichita County (3-6). Those two teams will play on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

The championship semi-finals will be played on Fri., Jan. 24, at 3:00 p.m.

Hoxie, state’s No. 1 ranked team in Class 1A-Division I, should have no trouble getting past their first round oppo-

it was defense which set the stage for their ability to score 19 points in the final period.

“We started playing defense. Got a couple of turnovers and a couple of hustle layups,” he points out. “That’s how we need to play for all four quarters.”

Budde had a team high 19 points and eight rebounds, but it was Fletcher’s 14 points and seven boards which helped to get Leoti back into the game. And while he only finished with two points, the head coach also gave high marks to the play of sophomore Jacob Schumacher.

“We didn’t have any emotion to start the game

and Jacob and Gabe came off the bench and they really gave us a spark,” Parks says. “I brought them in at first to give a couple of the boys a breather and I left them in a lot longer than I’d planned because they were playing the kind of basketball that we need.”

If Fletcher can continue to become an offensive threat in the paint it will open up the floor for the Indians.

“A reliable post player who can score will open things up for our guards.

Plus Gabe can run the floor well,” adds Parks.

“That’s where he got a couple of baskets. He was on the receiving end of a couple of passes because he was hustling to the other end of the court.”

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nent and will await the winner of Sharon Springs/ Oberlin in the semi-finals.

The tournament title game will be played on Jan. 25 at 6:00 p.m.

Boys Wide Open The boy’s division is wide open. If last year’s tournament is any indication don’t be surprised at some upsets in the first two rounds of action.

Sharon Springs (6-0) and Hoxie (7-1) are the top two seeds, but there is great balance in the next four seeds which could make things interesting.

Oberlin (5-3) is the No. 3 seed and will face Dighton (4-4) on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. The winner will most likely see Hoxie in the semi-finals on Jan. 24.

Barring a surprise in the other half of the bracket, Sharon Springs will see the winner of St. Francis (5-3) and Atwood (5-4).

The WCHS boys will host a first round playin game with Tribune on Monday with tipoff at 8:00 p.m. in Leoti. The winner will face Sharon Springs in the quarterfinals.

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We rent insulation blowers that will help you raise the level of protection in your attic.

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‘Love Letters’ Charles Evans and Shairlyn Wasinger rehearse for the upcoming performance of “Love Letters.”

(Record Photo)

Unique production takes a look at lost love A lifetime of regrets and thinking about what might have been will be shared by Shairlyn Wasinger and Charles Evans when they bring “Love Letters” to The Majestic stage in February.

Sponsored by the Scott County Arts Council, the twoact play will be presented on Sat., Feb. 8.

The two local actors will share the story of “what might have been” as expressed through letters that were exchanged over a lifetime between Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, but with one unusual twist.

Even as the two share the same stage throughout the evening, there is no interaction between them.

“The author calls it ‘sort of a play’ because it’s out of the ordinary,” explains Evans, a former theater arts instructor at the high school and college level, in addition to being an accom-

“Love Letters” At The Majestic on Sat., Feb. 8 Dinner: 6:30 p.m.

Show: 7:30 p.m.

Dessert to be served during the intermission A 2-act play featuring Shairlyn Wasinger and Charles Evans First performed in 1988, “Love Letters” has starred some of the biggest names on Broadway and in Hollywood, including Kathleen Turner, William Hurt, Christopher Reeve, Christopher Walken, Marsha Mason, Jane Curtin, Cliff Robertson, Timothy Hutton, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray and more.

Tickets available through Scott County Arts Council at 872-5738.

plished actor.

Gardner and Ladd are on stage together, but are isolated under spotlights. They read notes, letters and cards sent to each other over the course of nearly 50 years in which they discuss their hopes, ambitions, dreams and disappointments.

Both are from wealthy families.

“That’s a handicap for Melissa because she’s had very little structure in her life,” says Evans. “Andy has been controlled

most of his life by his father’s expectations. That has kept them apart, yet they’ve always been attracted to each other.”

That attraction is evident as they read through the collection of letters.

“Through these letters you really get to know the characters and their lives,” says Wasinger, a drama teacher at Scott Community High School. “At times you see they are charming, you see their struggles, you get angry with them and, at the

end, you might even cry.”

Evans has been familiar with the play for a number of years and had considered performing it with his sister-in-law, Nancy Marcy, who is a professional actress in Kansas City.

“We never could find a way to make it happen,” says Evans.

“So this past year when the arts council was talking about a Valentine’s performance, this came to mind.”

Originally, Evans had planned to direct the play but the more he read the script the more he wanted to be on stage.

“Charles asked me who I thought would be a good actor to be Andrew and I said, ‘Charles, it has to be you,’” says Wasinger.

The unique nature of the play makes it challenging on a couple of fronts.

Most audiences, and actors themselves, are able to react to the interaction between people on the stage.

“Much of the characterization in most plays is through body reaction and facial expression,” Evans notes. “In this play that’s very limited. The burden lies in vocal interpretation.”

That makes the production particularly challenging, adds Wasinger.

“I think it’s important to look in the rear-view mirror once in awhile and ask what did you do to make yourself better or to step outside of your comfort zone. This is it,” she says. “It shows my students that I’m also willing to step outside of my box and do something different.

I’m excited about this because it’s so well written.”

Likewise, it’s an opportunity for the audience to experience something different.

“I think people will respond positively. I believe this community is well-cultured in the arts and will appreciate the uniqueness of this play,” says Wasinger.

Donation makes new level of respiratory care available at SCH Individuals who are experiencing certain types of respiratory problems can now get help with the addition of a MetaNeb that’s been added to the Scott County Hospital’s respiratory department.

The $10,000 equipment was made possible through a donation from Owen and Diane Unruh of Scott City.

Diane has been using the equipment while undergoing treatment for cystic fibrosis in Denver, Colo.

“This means that Diane and others can get treatment right here,” says Isidro Morales, respiratory therapy manager at the SCH. “It was very generous of them to provide the hospital with a piece of equipment that will impact so many lives.

“We see quite a few patients who come in with respiratory problems. Now that we’re in flu season, this couldn’t have arrived at a better time.”

The MetaNeb was ordered on Jan. 3, arrived the following day and within 24 hours was being used for the first time.

“We were able to see an improvement in the patient immediately,” says Morales.

The device will vibrate the lungs to help clear the buildup of mucus and other material.

“Until now, a therapist had to do that physically. The machine is more intense and more consistent in how it vibrates the lungs,” says the respiratory therapist.

The MetaNeb is used for treatment of: •COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

•Cystic fibrosis.

•Pneumonia.

•Partially collapsed lungs.

MetaNeb can also be used on pediatric patients with pneumonia, asthma and cystic fibrosis.

According to Terry Bender, a respiratory therapist and account executive for Hill-Rom, which markets the MetaNeb, it is capable of providing three procedures in a matter of 10 minutes - percussion on the chest, airway expansion and medication.

Shown with the new MetaNeb which was purchased from a private donation to the Scott County Hospital are (from left) respiratory therapist Pam Lindsay; Thea Beckman, chief nursing officer; respiratory therapist Brenda Martindale; MetaNeb representative Terry Bender; hospital CEO Mark Burnett; and respiratory department manager Isidro Morales.

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The MetaNeb has been on the market for two years, but the newest version now available at SCH has only been available for the past six months.

Morales, who has been the department head since arriving in 2004, credits the medical

staff and administration with its expansion of services.

“There are a lot of hospitals our size who don’t have what our respiratory department offers. We’re very aggressive,” Morales says.

Before Morales arrived, the

only staff member of the respiratory department was Pam Lindsay. Today, the department consists of seven staff members.

“We are always looking for ways to stay up to date with new therapies and new equipment,” adds Morales.

Scott Community Walking Trail info meeting • Mon., Jan. 27 • 5:00 p.m. • Bryan Conference Center

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Farm

Ag technologies conference Jan. 23-24

The high-tech nature of agriculture takes center stage at the Kansas Agricultural Technologies Conference to be held Jan. 23-24 in Salina.

The conference is co-sponsored by K-State Extension and the Kansas Agricultural Research and Technology Association.

Presentations by producers, researchers and industry professionals will include: •Where Data Meets the Dirt: Implementing Precision Ag on a Diversified South Dakota Farm.

•Making the Most of Precision Ag: On-Farm Experiments.

•Machinery Costs and Efficiencies: What are the Driving Factors?

•Using Sensors to Detect Crop Stress from Aerial and Ground Based Platforms.

•Boom Pressure and Flow: What’s Really Happening with our Rate Controllers?

•Ag Drones: sUAS Dreams and Reality.

•Opportunities for On-Farm Research and Collaboration.

In addition, KARTA farmer-members will give presentations about research conducted on their farms.

Commercial exhibits of sponsoring vendors will be available throughout the conference.

More information, including online registration is available at www.KARTAonline.org.

Information is also available by contacting K-State Extension Northwest Area agronomy specialist Lucas Haag at 785-462-6281 or lhaag@ksu.edu.

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Congress may be nearing agreement on new farm bill Negotiations in Congress on the long overdue U.S. farm bill could be completed this week after progress was stalled by a disagreement over a dairy price support program.

The five-year farm bill, which covers issues from domestic crop subsidies to exports and global food aid, is being held up chiefly by a dispute between Republican

House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota over a program that would cut milk production if prices decline below a certain level.

But Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.C.), who is a member of the House-Senate “conference” panel considering the bill, said he thought a compromise could be reached that does not include the sup-

ply management element, which Boehner opposes.

The dairy issue appears to be the last major hurdle to a deal on the farm bill.

Peterson, a top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, has championed the Dairy Security Act, a new program that offers producers profit-margin insurance as long as they agree to cut milk output if prices fall below a set level.

Farmers generally support Peterson’s proposal, while processors - who make cheese, ice cream and yogurt, and say it could lead to higher prices for milk - oppose it.

Sen. Hoeven said that if a deal is reached, Congress, which is in recess next week, should be able to pass the bill before the end of January.

(See FARM BILL on page 27)

Winter grazing conference in Salina This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Kansas Graziers Association (KGA) along with the annual Winter Grazing Conference.

“Grazing and Soil Health” is the focus of this year’s conference, including a component on “The Value of Cover Crops.”

This workshop, part of the Amazing Grazing

Series, will be offered Sat., Jan. 25, in Salina.

Presentations will focus on grazing thoughts during the uncertainty of drought, soil health demonstrations, the benefits of using cover crops for soil health, the benefits of grazing cover crops, and how to select cover crop species.

The conference will fea-

ture David Kraft, NRCS state rangeland management specialist; Chad Remley, NRCS state soil scientist; Candy Thomas, NRCS state agronomist; and Kris Etheridge, area resource conservationist.

The conference will also feature producers sharing their experiences grazing cover crops.

A new feature of this

year’s workshop is an invitation to participants to submit any “Good, Bad or Otherwise Ideas” that have been tried that other graziers can learn from.

Ideas will need to be displayed as the actual genius grazing device, in a poster or notebook-type fashion, or as a short presentation to the group.

(See GRAZING on page 27)

House budget bill includes NBAF funding The $1.1 trillion compromise spending bill that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday includes $404 million for the construction of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan. The bill will now face a vote in the

Senate, where it is expected to pass.

The new funding adds to previous federal expenditures and a $202 million NBAF commitment by the State of Kansas, toward an expected total of $1 billion for the facility. The facility would replace the current Plum

Island Animal Disease Center located off the coast of New York.

“For those who have questioned whether NBAF will be built in Kansas, the passage of this funding bill will provide a clear answer: yes,” says Sen. Jerry Moran, a member of the

Conventional vs organic: you decide John Schlageck Kansas Farm Bureau

Do organically produced foods have higher nutritional value?

According to international, national and regional research studies the nutritional value of organic crops compared to conventional crops reveals little if any differences.

Colorado State University (CSU) researchers compared vitamin content of organically and conventionally grown vegetables (carrots and broccoli). They found no statistically significant differences.

Other research from CSU focused on growing potatoes using four different farming techniques under the same growing conditions: an intensive high-chemical system; a moderate conventional system; customary organic farming and virgin organic production. Nine minerals and seven vitamins were analyzed and no clear differences were discovered.

Another U.S. study found more soluble iron in conventionally grown spinach but the proportion of the soluble iron available to consumer’s system was somewhat higher for both spinach and peppers grown with compost and manure.

In overseas studies, Norwegian research found conventionally grown carrots contained more beta-carotene, more magnesium and more manganese. The organic carrots had more aluminum. When carrots of the same variety were compared, the only difference was a higher level of carotenoids in the conventionally grown carrots.

A German study discovered lower levels of nitrate in carrots, beets and potatoes grown with manure but the differences were minute under good

storage conditions. Stressful storage conditions enhanced the difference.

Consumers can conclude from such findings that people who do not buy organically grown fruits and vegetables can find equally good products with equal nutrition at supermarkets and roadside stands. It also means people who wish to eat organically grown fruits and vegetables should do so.

Bottom line - differing farming systems produce virtually no difference in the nutritional value of the crops. The variety, or strain, of the carrots and potatoes grown appears to have a bigger impact on their nutrient value than organic production methods.

It’s no secret, plant breeders have long advocated that fruits, vegetables and grains require three main nutrients - nitrogen, phosphate potash and trace minerals in varying amounts according to the plant species. If a plant is sorely lacking in one of these nutrients, it will not grow. If it has access to these nutrients, it will grow into the crop its heredity determines and will pass along the nutrients its heredity intends.

Translation: for a healthy diet eat plenty of fruit and vegetables each day, regardless of how they were grown. Doing so will probably mean a person eats more fiber and that is healthy. It also means less room for fatty foods that are one of the major contributions to poor health.

Eating five fruits and vegetables per day reduces our risk for heart disease and cancer. Researchers tell us this health-enhancing effect is derived from the high levels of antioxidant chemicals in the fruits and vegetables.

(See ORGANIC on page 27)

U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. “This investment means Kansas will become a research epicenter, and the construction of this modern, world-class facility will ultimately create jobs for Kansans in the fields of engineering, science and technology.”

Sorghum school in SC on Feb. 11 Scott City will be the site of an In-Depth Grain Sorghum School on Tues., Feb. 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Wm. Carpenter 4-H Bldg.

Sponsored by Kansas State University Extension, the school will address risk management, irrigation management, crop production practices, nutrient and soil fertility, and weed, insect and disease management.

A new feature will include concurrent sessions on the use of new technologies for farming (web-tools and apps).

Commercial applicator recertification and CCA credits have been applied for.

Registration is available on-line at http:// bit.ly/KSUSorghum or by contacting the Scott County Extension office at 872-2930 or SC@listserv. ksu.edu. Pre-registration is needed by Mon., Feb. 3.

According to Moran, a 2012 economic impact study found the NBAF will employ approximately 326 permanent employees and support some 757 construction jobs and will have a $3.5 billion economic impact on Kansas in the first 20 years alone.

The research work

at the NBAF intends to develop vaccines and other technologies to prevent and mitigate outbreaks of foreign animal diseases, which could have enormous impacts to the livestock industry and the overall U.S. economy.

(See NBAF on page 27)

Market Report Closing prices on January 14, 2014 Winona Feed and Grain Bartlett Grain Wheat..................

$ 6.17

Milo ....................

$ 4.08

White Wheat .......

Corn ...................

Soybeans ...........

$ 6.47 $ 4.36 $ 12.32

Scott City Cooperative Wheat..................

$ 6.17

Milo (bu.).............

$ 4.08

White Wheat .......

Corn....................

Soybeans ...........

Sunflowers..........

ADM Grain

$ 4.08

Corn....................

$ 6.47 $ 4.38

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51

8

January 8

35 17

$ 4.36

January 9

36

12

January 10

44

23

January 11

56 27

January 12

52 29

January 13

57 22

$ 12.32

$ 15.85

Corn....................

$ 4.44

Sunflowers..........

Milo (bu.).............

White Wheat .......

January 7

$ 6.17

Soybeans............

$ 6.17

$ 6.47

Wheat..................

Milo (bu.).............

Wheat..................

$ 4.14 $ 12.35

$ 16.30

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Ag leaders want bigger investment in research

Public investment in agricultural research has declined in the past three years, leading current and former USDA officials to question the role of the U.S. in meeting growing world food demands during a forum held in Lincoln, Nebr.

Catherine Woteki, USDA undersecretary for research, education

and economics, and Dan Glickman, former U.S. secretary of agriculture, presented information on the issue prior to a panel discussion.

Concerns were raised over the falling investments in U.S. agriculture and resulting effects on food production.

Glickman spoke to the changing demographics

Funding available for 3 EQIP initiatives

Farm Bill

Three national initiatives being offered in Kansas through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): On-Farm Energy, Organic, and Seasonal High Tunnel.

While NRCS accepts applications for EQIP on a continuous basis throughout the year, there will be two sign-up periods with cutoff deadlines of Feb. 21, 2014, and April 18, 2014, for the On-Farm Energy, Organic, and Seasonal High Tunnel Initiatives.

Initiatives Overview On-Farm Energy Initiative: Producers work with an NRCSapproved Technical Service Provider (TSP) to develop agricultural energy management plans or farm energy audits that assess energy consumption on an operation.

NRCS may also provide assistance to implement various recommended measures identified in the energy audit through the use of conservation practice standards offered through this initiative.

Organic Initiative: NRCS will assist producers with installation of conservation practices on agricultural operations related to organic production.

Producers currently certified as organic, transitioning to organic, or National Organic Program exempt will have access to a broad set of conservation practices to assist in treating their resource concerns while fulfilling many of the requirements in an Organic System Plan.

Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative: NRCS helps producers implement high tunnels that extend growing seasons for high value crops in an environmentally safe manner. High tunnel benefits include better plant and soil quality and fewer nutrients and pesticides in the environment.

For more information about EQIP, or other programs offered by NRCS, please contact your local USDA Service Center or go to the website www. ks.nrcs.usda.gov

globally, including rising incomes in developing countries which will drive an increased demand for meat and other foods.

The rising population necessitates increased research and development as U.S. farmers and ranchers are limited in land and other resources.

Changing weather patterns will also affect future

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Lawmakers are more than a year late in replacing the 2008 farm law, which expired in the autumn of 2012 but was extended until Sept. 30, 2013.

If no bill is passed, the USDA may be forced to peg dairy subsidies to an underlying “permanent” 1949 law that would double the price of milk in grocery stores an event often referred to as the dairy cliff.

“If we have to institute permanent law, that’s absolutely going to create a lot of chaos in the market. It’s going to create shortages in the grocery store and it’s going to create higher prices,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.

Vilsack said previously he did not think a milk price increase would occur during January, giving lawmakers some time to pass the bill.

Hoeven said lawmakers were feeling the heat.

“Time is getting short, so people need to find a way to agree. The deadline is here,” he said.

Negotiators have reportedly agreed to about $8 billion in cuts over 10 years to the food stamp program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which gives about 47 million low-income Americans money to pay for food.

In its version of the farm bill passed in June, the Democratic-run Senate offered $4.5 billion in cuts to food stamps over 10 years The House proposed $39 billion in cuts.

NBAF

(continued from page 26)

The facility has been controversial though, with some stakeholders questioning the plan to locate it in Kansas, in the heart of U.S. livestock production, in contrast with the current Plum Island location.

According to Moran, the main laboratory will incorporate safety and security features recommended by the National Academies of Sciences. It will include specialized air and water decontamination systems, new technologies for handling solid waste onsite and structural components to strengthen the laboratory against hazardous weather conditions.

A funding commitment was also made to provide infrastructure repairs at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center to guarantee a smooth transition of research from Plum Island, N.Y., to Manhattan.

The Senate is likely to vote on the spending bill this week, and it then will go to the President for his signature.

Organic

(continued from page 26)

So much of this research on conventional versus organically grown food has demonstrated little nutritional differences. In our society consumers have a choice.

It is an individual decision.

The choice is yours.

John Schlageck is a commentator on agriculture and rural life for Kansas Farm Bureau

production.

Glickman says the shift in rain patterns and rising temperatures threaten production efficiencies.

“The global food system is growing more fragile. Ag productivity globally could decline two percent each decade just because of these weather volatilities,” Glickman said.

While the U.S. has decreased its investment in agriculture, other countries continue to research and are gaining status in the field.

Woteki says China has surpassed the United States in spending on agricultural science in the last decade and other countries have considerably increased ag productivity.

Grazing For more information contact Mary Howell at kf u. ma r y@ gm a i l . c om so she can organize the exchange.

Pre-registration is $50; or $60 at the door.

On-line registration is

Glickman says the U.S. can improve its role in global agricultural production, but it needs heroes.

He pointed to a stronger relationship with the public who has lost their connection to the farms that grow the food they eat, but are becoming increasingly interested in the process from farm to table.

(continued from page 26)

available at www.kansasgraziers.blogspot.com or by downloading a registration form and mailing it to the address given.

Conference sponsors are the Kansas Graziers, Kansas Farmers Union,

Kansas NRCS, Kansas SARE, Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops, Kansas Grazing Land Coalition, with funding from North Central Risk Management.

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The Scott County Record Professional Directory

There’s no beter way to reach your potential customers in Scott County and the surrounding areas.

Agriculture

Dirks Earthmoving Co.

Preconditioning and Growing

Precision Land Forming of terraces and waterways; feed lot pens and ponds; building site preparation; lazer equipped

Jerry Doornbos, DVM Home - 872-2594 Cell - 874-0949 Stuart Doornbos Home - 872-2775 Cell - 874-0951

Richard Dirks • Scott City, Ks.

• 45 Years Experience • Managed and owned by full-time DVM • 2,000 Head capacity Office - 872-5150 • Scott City

(Home) 872-3057 • 877-872-3057 (Cell) 872-1793

Medical

Sager’s Pump Service • Irrigation • Domestic • Windmills • Submersibles

Cell: 874-4486 • Office 872-2101

ELLIS AG SERVICES

Charles Purma II D.D.S. P.A.

• Custom Manure Conditioning • Hauling and Spreading • Custom Swathing and Baling • Rounds-Net or Twine • Gyp and Sand Sales • Pickup or Delivery

General Dentistry, Cosmetics, and Insurance Accepted

We welcome new patients.

324 N. Main • Scott City • 872-2389 Residence 872-5933

Call Brittan Ellis • 620-874-5160

Automotive

Horizon Health

Willie’s Auto A/C Repair

For your home medical supply and equipment needs!

Willie Augerot Complete A/C Service Mechanic Work and Diagnostics Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

We service and repair all that we sell.

404 Kingsley • Scott City • 874-1379

Red

1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232 Specializing in

all coatings t Paint i or any other color

Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center

Paint inside and out residential, commercial, and industrial.

Free estimates and 16 plus years of experience.

(Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”...

Technology Lead Chiropractic

PC Painting, Inc.

Dr. James Yager • Dr. Marlyn Swayne Dr. Robert Fritz

Paul Cramer 620-290-2410 620-872-8910 www.pcpaintinginc.com

Pro Ex II

Over 20 Years Experience

Professional Extermination Commercial & Residential

110 W. 4th St. • Scott City • 872-2310 Toll Free: 800-203-9606

• Termites • Rodents • Soil Sterilization • Pre Treats • Lawn Care • Fly Parasites

John Kropp, Owner • Scott City 874-2023 (cell) • 872-3400 (office) • prox2@live.com

Landscaping • Lawn/Trees Scott City Myofascial Release

Berning Tree Service

Sandy Cauthon

David Berning • Marienthal

RN

620-379-4430

105 1/2 W. 11th St. Scott City 620-874-1813

Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal

Call me to schedule your Myofascial Release

Fully Insured

SPENCER PEST CONTROL RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870

Call today for a Greener Healthier Lawn

Dr. Jeffrey A. Heyd Optometrist 20/20 Optometry

Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses

Complete family eye center!

106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 872-2736

Turner Sheet Metal

Heating & Air Conditioning

Heating & Cooling Systems Since 1904 Commercial & Residential Owner, Chris Lebbin • 620-214-4469

Construction/Home Repair

CHAMBLESS ROOFING Residential

All Types of Roofing

Commercial

Cedar Shake and Shingle Specialists Return to Craftsmanship Attention to Detail and Quality Guaranteed 620-872-2679 • 1-800-401-2683

1851 S. Hwy. 83 • Scott City 872-2954 Shop • 1-800-201-2954

Ron Turner Owner

Walker Plumbing, Inc. Backhoe & Trenching services • Irrigation & gas leak repairs • Full-line irrigation parts T-L center pivot dealer Floor heat systems Pump & install septic systems Boring equipment

423 S. Mesquite Rd. • Scott City • 872-2130

Scott City Clinic Daniel R. Dunn, MD Family Practice

872-2187

Matthew Lightner, MD Family Practice

Christian E. Cupp, MD William Slater, MD Family Practice

Libby Hineman, MD Family Practice

Josiah Brinkley, MD Family Practice

General Surgeon

Megan Dirks, AP, RN-BC Ryan Michels, PA Mindy Schrader, PA

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Fur-Fection

Retail

Kansas Classifieds Ad Network

The classified ads below are appearing in 147 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 500,000 the classified display ads appear in 142 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 457,000. KCAN line ad is $300 for up to 25 words and $12 each additional word. A 2x2 display ad is $800 per insertion and a 2x4 display ad is $1,650 per insertion. To find out more, contact The Scott County Record at 872-2090.

Auctions

Truck Driving

ABSOLUTE AUCTION. Former bank branch, 1401 W. 8th St., Coffeyville, Ks. On site/webcast bidding, Wed., Jan. 22, 10:00 a.m. www.auctionEbid.com.

Midwest Land Specialists, Vern Koch, 316-772-6318.

TRAINING. Class ACDL. Train and work for us. Professional and focused CDL training available. Choose between company driver, owner/ operator, lease operator or lease trainer. (877) 3697885. www.centraltruckdrivingjobs.com.

––––––––––––––––––––– PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE. OTR drivers. APU equipped PrePass EZ-pass passenger policy. 2012 and newer equipment. 100% notouch. Butler Transport, 1-800-528-7825. www. butlertransport.com ––––––––––––––––––––– EXPERIENCED FLATBED drivers. Regional opportunities now open with plenty of freight and great pay. 800-277-0212 or primeinc.com.

Help Wanted

Gene’s Appliance Over 200 appliances in stock!

COMPARE OUR PRICES!

We have Reverse Osmosis units in stock.

Remember us for parts in stock for all brands of all appliances.

Sales and Service Days • Mon. - Sat. Deliveries • Mon.-Sat.

Largest Frigidaire appliance dealer in Western Ks. 508 Madison • Scott City • 872-3686

Networktronic, Inc.

Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers!

Networking solutions!

Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300

Brent Rogers

Sales Consultant b.rogers@officesolutionsinc.biz

Northend Disposal A garbologist company.

Office (620) 276-3131 Toll Free 1-800-794-9052 Cell (620) 874-0014 Fax (620) 276-8876 1007 N. 8th, Garden City, KS 67846 www.officesolutionsinc.biz

Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371

PC Cleaning Services, Inc. We'll clean your home, business or do remodeling clean-up Available seven days a week!

Paul Cramer, Owner

620-290-2410

Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

www.reganjewelers.com

E L E C T R I C MAINTENANCE Worker I (electric department lineman) wanted for Anthony, Ks. Vocational degree in electricity is preferred. Applications and complete job description: www.anthonykansas.org.

620-842-5434. EOE. ––––––––––––––––––––– C O N T R A C T SALESPERSONS to sell aerial photography of farms. Commission basis, $5,000-$8,000/mo. Proven product and earnings.

Travel required. More info For Sale at msphotosd.com or call 877-882-3566.

HAPPY JACK SKIN BALM. Stops scratching and gnawing. Promotes Education healing and hair growth HEAVY EQUIPMENT on dogs and cats sufferoperator training. Bull- ing from grass and flea dozers, backhoes, excava- allergies without steroids. tors. Three weeks hands- Orscheln Farm and Home. on program. Local job www.happyjackinc.com. placement assistance.

National certifications.

Real Estate GI Bill benefits eligible.

1-866-362-6497.

MAX YOUR TAX ––––––––––––––––––––– refund. Use your tax NEED CLASS A CDL refund to purchase your training? Start a career new Claytonhome. in trucking today. Swift Clayton matches up to Academies offer PTDI $8,000. Less than perfect certified courses and offer credit OK. Limited numbest-in-class training. New ber of tax matches availAcademy classes weekly. able. Don’t miss out. Call No money down or credit 866-858-6862 for details. check. Certified mentors ready and available. Paid (while training with mentor). Regional and dedicated opportunities. Great career path. Excellent benefits package. Please call: (602) 714-9455.

412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142

Sporting Goods

All Under One Roof

GUN SHOW. Jan. 18-19. Sat. 9:00-5:00; Sunday 9:00-3:00. Topeka Expocentre (19th and Topeka Blvd.). Buy-SellTrade. For info call (563) 927-8176.

Revcom Electronics

Your RadioShack Dealer Two-way Radio Sales & Service Locally owned and operated since 1990

Make plans to enter the Lions Club chili cookoff Sun., Feb. 16 • in Scott City

1104 Main • Scott City • 872-2625 Find us on Facebook

SharpsShootingSupply.com • (620)398-2395 • Healy, Kansas

Services

Dining

District 11 AA Meetings

Berning Auction

Scott City • Unity and Hope

“Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”

Monday, Wednesday and Friday • 8:00 p.m.

807 Kingsley Last Saturday, Birthday Night, 6:30 p.m.

All open meetings, 874-8207 • 874-8118

For all your auction needs call:

(620) 375-4130

Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti

C-Mor-Butz BBQ

Barbecue, the only sport where a fat bald man is a GOD...

& Catering

Kyle Lausch 620-872-4209

Bryan Mulligan & Chris Price 620-874-8301 & 620-874-1285

www.cmorbutzbbq.com • cmorbutzbbq@gmail.com

A.A. • Al-Anon • Tuesday • 8:30 p.m.

United Methodist Church, 412 College 872-3137 • 872-3343

Dighton • Thursday • 8:30 p.m.

535 Wichita St. • All open meetings 397-5679 • 397-2647

Classifieds

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Buy, sell, trade, one call does it all 872-2090 ot fax 872-0009

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.

Card of Thanks The family of Leonard Mullen wish to thank family, friends, and neighbors for all of their calls, cards, contributions, food, paper goods, prayers, stamps, and support at the time of his death. It has meant so much to us. God Bless each of you.

Sharon Mullen, Rick and Patty Mullen, Kandice McCabe and family, Kevin and Kathy Mullen and family, Shane and Cindy Mullen and family

Business

Services

Rentals

Real Estate

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 214-3040 for information.

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WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 87434tfc 4135.

––––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 36tfc 874-1412.

––––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tuneup and blade sharpening.

Call Rob Vsetecka at 62036tfc 214-1730.

––––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices 37tfc will not be beat!

HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available.

Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 41tfc (620)874-2120.

––––––––––––––––––––– 1 AND 3 BEDROOM houses available and storage units. Come fill out an application at PlainJans or 18tfc call 620-872-5777.

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, 620-8741100.

15tfc –––––––––––––––––––– FOR SALE BY OWNER 5 bedroom, finished basement, SA garage, 3000+ sq.ft. living space. 402 S. College, Scott City. Call for appointment, 620-2143103 or after 5:00 p.m.

11tfc 620-874-1005.

––––––––––––––––––––– HOUSE FOR SALE IN DIGHTON 2 bedrooms, 2 bath, fenced-in yard with 2 garages, full basment, central heat/air.

Great neighborhood with nice, caring neighbors.

231 North Wichita. 620786-5706 or 620-61720tfc 8037.

––––––––––––––––––––– DRY-LAND FARM ground in North Finney County. NW quarter 3-2133 approximately 160 acres. Call 480-802-5757

Agriculture WANTED TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information.

1-800-579-3645.

Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– WANTED TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered.

Call for contracting information. Lane County Feeders. 397-5341. 44tfc

The Scott County Record can work for you!

TAX SAVINGS, TAX SAVINGS, TAX SAVINGS!!!

Now is the time to build your new home while you can take advantage of the Tax Savings offered by the county with other county entities for five years. Build your new home on MAPLE STREET!

Thomas Real Estate

www.thomasreal-estate.com 914 W. 12th, Scott City, Ks. 67871 Office: (620)-872-7396 Clyde Thomas Cell: (620)-874-1753 Stephanie Shapland Cell: (620)-874-5002 23tfc

House for sale in Scott City

Well-built home on double corner lot, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, lots of built-in storage, over 2,400 sq. ft., plus 3 season, screened porch, DA garage. Established yard with sprinkler system. Call 620-353-9933.

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OFFICE SPACE

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www.scottcountyrecord.com 3 offices, RENT 2 and KEEP 1 for yourself!

Downtown location, off-street parking, 2 bathrooms, basement for storage, double car garage, $55,000 with $4,000 repair allowance!

Lawrence and Associates

Deb Lawrence, GRI Broker Shorty Lawrence, Sales Assoc.

513 Main • Scott City 872-5267 ofc. 872-7184 hm. lawrenceandassocrealty.com Sheila Ellis, Broker Assoc.

872-2056 Kerry Gough, Sales Assoc.

872-7337 Russell Berning, 874-4405 www.berningauction.com

Moving?

Remember to contact The Scott County Record with your new address.

PO Box 377, Scott City, Ks. 67871 620-872-2090 • office@screcord.com

We Have Buyers!

We Need Listings!

Call us to get your home listed.

Pine Village Apartments 300 E. Nonnamaker

Apartments available for qualifying tenants 62+ or disabled with rental assistance available.

Hours: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. by appointment Call Steve 872-2535 or (620) 255-4824.

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Employment Opportunities FULL-TIME FARM EMPLOYEE

You have a Pickup and Trailer? Want to work for yourself? We are looking for you!!! We are looking for self-motivated and dependable individual looking to work as a wholesale food distributor in Western Ks. If you are interested in being your own boss. Email Contact Info. to: guy@just4userv. com 20t5c ––––––––––––––––––– HOUSEKEEPING!!!

Asking $12.50 per hour.

For more information please call 620-2141875 or 214-545-2309.

Wanted for irrigated and dryland farming operation. Mechanically minded or experience with crop production and equipment operation preferred.

Salary based on experience.

Contact: 620-874-8106 22t2p

CASHIER Scott County Hardware/Ace is looking for a full-time cashier who is customer service oriented. This is a full-time position including evenings and weekends. We are also accepting applications for part-time, evenings and weekend cashiers. Drug testing mandatory.

Apply in person at: Scott County Hardware 1405 S. Main Scott City

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––––––––––––––––––– LOCAL FEED YARD in need of yard help.

Contact: Stampede Feeders 620-872-0800. 22t2p ––––––––––––––––––– FARMWORK, 3/1/1412/31/14, JXBS, Cambridge, Nebr., three temp jobs. Drive trucks, tractors to perform crop raising duties. Field ready equipment. Harvest crops, plant, cultivate crops using tractor drawn machinery. Operate, repair farm equipment. Apply fertilizer, irrigation operation and maintenance. Three month exp., clean MVR, willing to work add’l days/ hours as season demands, emplyment ref., required. $13.41/hr-$14.00/hr, depending on crop, ¾ work guarantee, tools/equip/ housing provided, trans. and subsistence expense reimbursed. Apply at Kansas Works, 620.227.2149.

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CARETAKER The William Carpenter 4-H Foundation will be hiring a caretaker for the William Carpenter 4-H Building at the Scott County fair grounds.

Job description and application can be picked up at the Scott County Extension Office 303 Court St., Courthouse Scott City, Ks. The applications must be back to the extension office NO later than January 31, 2014, at 5:00 p.m.

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POOL MANAGER/LIFEGUARD The City of Scott City is accepting applications for pool manager, assistant pool manager and lifeguards.

Pick up applications at City Hall, 221 W. 5th St. Applications for manager and assistant will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on January 28, 2014; lifeguards until February 28, 2014 at City

SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA

Hall.

HIGH PLAINS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE is seeking a special education ParaProfessional at Scott Community High School to work with students.

The position is available immediately.

For more information and application.

Contact: USD 466, Susan Carter for more details at (620) 872-7600.

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RNs NEEDED $5000 SIGN ON BONUS

By

Western Cartographers Available:

Scott County Hospital is looking for full-time Registered Nurses to join our team of dedicated nursing professionals.

We offer diverse nursing opportunites, experienced nursing administrative staff, excellent ratios, competitve wages, shift and weekend differentials, flexible paid time off, call pay and excellent benefits.

•Scott •Ness •Gove •Lane •Finney

Pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screen, physical assessment and TB skin test required.

Join us today!

PARK LANE NURSING HOME

Applications are available through Human Resources

Has openings for the following positions:

Scott County Hospital 201 Albert Ave. Scott City, KS. 67871 620-872-7772 and on our website: www.scotthospital.net

Full-time CNA night shift Full-time/Part-time CNA/CMA Part-time Nursing-LPN/RN Part-time Transportation Aide

(M-W-F 1:00-8:00 p.m., must be flexible and have valid DL)

•Logan •Wichita •Wallace •Greeley •Kearny

Pick them up today at:

www.scotthospital.net

Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts! 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 “Quality Care Because We Care”

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The Scott County Record • Page 32 • Thursday, January 16, 2014

Your lawn could be in need of more water

We normally don’t think of watering our lawns this time of year, but with the dry conditions and lack of snow, irrigation may be critical to keeping turf healthy for the coming year.

Without snow cover, which acts as both a moisture source and turf insulator, lawns are exposed to the cold, dry weather that has prevailed for the past month or two. Under these circumstances, turf is vulnerable to desiccation - a winter version of drought stress - which can have lasting consequences if left unchecked.

Even though turf is not growing now, moisture that remains in the leaves and in the soil gradually evaporates as cold, dry winds pass over the lawn surface. The tender root system of a turfgrass stand tends to remain more active than the top growth and permanent root system damage can result if soils remain too dry.

Consequences of winter desiccation injury won’t be noticed until spring, but can be prevented in the meantime.

The best way to counteract the potential for injury is to periodically water the lawn as long as we are without snow cover.

With winter watering, try to apply roughly one-half inch of water to help wet the soil to a four- to sixinch depth. This will help keep the soil and roots hydrated. Be sure to water only during warm spells so that the applied water can effectively soak in, rather than immediately freezing on the lawn surface.

Properly targeted lawn watering can also help water trees and ornamental plantings in the landscape, which are often equally or more sensitive to winter desiccation.

Finally, be sure to detach hoses after you finish watering to keep pipes from freezing when temperatures become cold again. Following these tips can help ensure healthy and attractive lawns and landscapes for the coming spring, which will be here before we know it.