34 Pages • Four Sections
Volume 21 • Number 27
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Published in Scott City, Ks.
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Healy must close budget gap to finish school year When the Healy board of education met with their auditor last week the news wasn’t surprising. That didn’t make the news any easier to accept. The district doesn’t have enough money to meet expenses for the remainder of the school
Will keep doors open for 2014-15 year which ends on June 30. “That doesn’t mean we won’t finish the school year,” assures Supt. John LaFave, who saw this scenario coming. “It means
we have to find the extra money between now and then so we can meet our payroll and other expenses.” By the March board meeting,
LaFave says he should know the exact shortfall “within $1,000.” The auditor confirmed that the district will be razor thin on funds at the end of the year “if
not in the hole,” according to LaFave. If it’s confirmed that the district will finish in the red, the board has the option to issue no-fund warrants, but the superintendent doesn’t see that happening. (See HEALY on page two)
changing lives WKCAC reaches 10-year milestone as advocate for abuse victims Looking back over the past 10 years, the numbers behind the Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center are pretty staggering. The agency, based in Scott City: •has conducted interviews with 1,844 young people who have been the victims of abuse since 2004. •interviewed 320 young people during 2013, which was an increase of about 11 percent from 2012, which had been about an 11 percent increase from 2011. •logged more than 120,000 miles with their four mobile units during the past year. Those statistics may be hard for most people to comprehend when it comes to sexual and physical abuse across the western half of the state. WKCAC co-founder and director Kelly Robbins suspected as much when she left her job as an agent with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation in 2004. “I was working with a lot of cases like this and I realized there were very limited resources available in this part of the state to help these kids or their families,” says Robbins. (See CHANGING on page eight)
WKCAC co-founders Kelly Robbins and David Fyler with two of their most popular staff members, Zoe (left) and Zen. They are in the therapy suite for children which has been added to the Scott City facility. (Record Photo)
Therapy suite is newest addition for advocacy center A new addition to the Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center includes therapy suites for children and adults. The building addition was made possible through donations and grant funding, along with labor provided by shop students at Scott Community High School. When the WKCAC was located in its original building, immediately to the east, it had
Therapy Suite Dedication/ 10th Anniversary Open House Friday, Feb. 14 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Western Ks. Child Advocacy Center 103 E. 9th • Scott City
separate therapy rooms. “We never lost our ability to continue with therapy sessions, but we weren’t able to provide the surroundings that we desired when we were with our
kids and adults,” says WKCAC Director Kelly Robbins. “This is much better for everyone.” The therapy room for younger children has games and activities that they can do while talking to the advocacy staff. “We find that when kids can sit and play or color while we’re talking to them they express themselves much better,” Robbins explains. The suites also provide a set-
ting where the staff not only can visit with young people as they talk disclose sexual or physical abuse, but its also a place where they can get therapy afterwards. WKCAC co-founders Robbins and Dave Fyler each have masters degrees in family therapy. “We saw this as something that was needed in order to round out what we’re doing at the center,” Robbins adds.
Hoelting makes history at county spelling bee With the correct spelling of “mammal,” Paige Hoelting made history during the Scott County spelling bee on Tuesday morning. The Scott City Elementary School fourth grader became the county champion and will compete in the Sunflower Spelling Bee in Hays on March 8. The secret to her success? “I listened to classical music when I was a baby and I became a great reader,” she says with a grin.
“I don’t know how I became such a good speller.” Nonetheless, she was able to outlast nine other students in grades four through eight to claim the title. All 10 spellers made it through the first round of competition, but after that they began falling by the wayside. After Sawyer Stevens, Leightyn Heim and Dutch Turner were eliminated from the contest that left only seventh grader Yami Sanchez and Hoelting. (See SPELLING on page two)
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Sawyer Stevens carefully ponders the spelling of a word during Tuesday’s Scott County spelling bee. Waiting their turn in the competition are (from left) Leightyn Heim, Dutch Turner and Kodi Rogers. (Record Photo)
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Hineman appointed to state aviation committee
Kansas Transportation Secretary Mike King has appointed Andy Hineman to the Kansas Aviation Advisory and Review Committee. Hineman, Scott City, is a pilot and a board member on the Spencer Flight and Education Center. The committee advises the Transportation Secretary on aviation matters and reviews current and proposed programs. It
comprises a cross section of Kansas aviation including pilots, airport representatives, air ambulance and more. “I appreciate the work this committee does for Kansas aviation,” said Secretary King. “I believe this committee will help us ensure that we are as strategic with our investment choices as possible.” Members of the committee include Missy
Healy
Knott, Newton, Chief Operating Officer of LifeTeam, a critical care ambulance service provider; Shelli Swanson, Salina, Salina Airport Authority, Director of Administration and Finance; Jason Wojteczko, Derby, owner of Compass Rose Aviation flight training; Brian Youngers, Wichita, Signature Flight Support, Station Manager; Ken Brock, Pittsburg, owner and founder of
Names and Numbers; and Dr. Kurt Barnhart, Salina, of K-State Salina. Kansas airports annually support more than 47,000 jobs, generate $2.3 billion in payroll and produce $10.4 billion in economic activity. Under the T-WORKS transportation program, annual state spending for the Kansas Airport Improvement Program increased to $5 million from $3 million.
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“The board thinks we can raise the funds,” he says. An already tight budget got even tighter when enrollment fell short of expectations, LaFave explains. He had built a budget on 85 students, but the district only had 80. Combined with very little in carryover funds from the previous year, that put the district in its current situation. By the time weighting factors are calculated, Healy receives about $11,000 in funding per student, but LaFave pointed out that doesn’t mean the district is $55,000 short of what’s needed to complete the year.
“I wouldn’t have prepared a budget that tight,” he says. Should the budget fall short as expected, LaFave says there are no plans to shorten the school year. He says the district hasn’t built in that many extra hours beyond the 1,080 state mandate. Prepare Tighter Budget Regardless of what happens with this year’s budget, LaFave says the board has already made the commitment to keep the school open for at least one more year. LaFave suggests that the next budget will need to be prepared with 80 students in mind. And the
district will likely need to look at more part-time staff positions “because we don’t have enough kids for every position to be full-time.” The shop class, for example, is offered for only two hours a day. Other non-required subjects, such as home ec, have been dropped. “We have all the requirements covered,” he emphasizes. “And even though we may not have all the classes that most schools can offer, we are able to offer a one-on-one experience that some students desperately need. We don’t let kids slip through the cracks. I’m very proud of that.”
LaFave, however, won’t be around as the district prepares for the upcoming year. He submitted his resignation in October. LaFave says that his departure, along with that of his wife, who has 45 years of teaching experience, should provide some additional budget room for the district. “When I was first hired I expected to be here for only two or three years. It’s been nine,” says LaFave, who has spent 44 years in education. “We’ve had our challenges here, but it’s also been a great experience. “I appreciate this community’s strong will and their desire to maintain a quality school.”
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Chili cookoff is Sunday
The annual Scott City Lions Club chili cookoff will be Sun., Feb. 16, 5:00-7:00 p.m., at the Wm. Carpenter 4-H Building. Teams will be competing for various cash prizes and everyone can purchase tickets to be eligible for door prizes to be given away throughout the event. Grand prize is $1,000 in Chamber Bucks. The winner does not need to be present for the grand prize.
Knights pancake dinner
The St. Joseph Church Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring a pancake and sausage dinner on Sat., Feb. 22, 5:00-7:30 p.m., at the parish center in Scott City. Cost is a free-will donation. Proceeds will go to the Pregnancy Care Center.
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A slip-up by Sanchez on the word “recommend” provided Hoelting with the opportunity she needed. As Sanchez started spelling the word she inadvertently added a second “o”, quickly stopping and covering her mouth with her hands. She knew immediately that she had made an error. “I got in a hurry,” she said. “I knew how to spell it.” Hoelting was then given the word “mammal” to win the contest, but had to pause for a moment as she thought it through carefully. “At first I was just going to spell it with one ‘m’, but I thought, ‘That’s not long enough,’ so I added another ‘m’,” she said. The county competition is sponsored by The Scott County Record.
Town Hall meeting Feb. 15
A town hall meeting with State Sen. Mitch Holmes (33rd District) and State Rep. Don Hineman (118th District) will be held on Sat., Feb. 15, 1:00-2:00 p.m., at the Scott County Library conference room.
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Community Living
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Look to eliminate trans fats from our diet With the Food and Drug Administration’s announcement that it plans to phase out the use of trans fats in foods, many people are probably wondering what transfats are and what food are they found in? A trans fat starts out as liquid oil, an unsaturated fat, which is then treated in a process that adds hydrogen to become more solid, like a saturated fat. Partially solidifying the oil makes it more stable. Trans fats enable products to have a long shelf life. Fat provides the texture and flavor that we love, the creamy smooth-
ness and all the other traits that fats allow in foods.” Food processors have learned that by adding hydrogen to oil in their foods, the product stays fresher longer. But freshness comes at a cost to human health. The FDA’s plan to phase out trans fats in foods is meant to help save lives. Eating too many trans fats can cause serious health problems,
such as coronary heart disease, which can lead to stroke and heart attacks. The FDA plans to work with food companies by allowing a comment period before implementing a timeline to completely eliminate trans fats. The announcement was not unexpected as there have been discussions about trans fats since the early 2000s. In 2006, food companies were required to list the amount of trans fats per serving on food labels. Many companies have already adjusted their formulations to exclude trans fats, and many restaurants have eliminated the use of
trans fats in meal preparation. We’ve seen a decrease in the number of trans fats consumed in the U.S. People are reading labels. Food processors are responding.
Food Simplicity The problem with trans fats is almost all are formed in processing. A few are naturally occurring in foods, such as some dairy products and meats. The naturally occurring ones are not the ones to be worried about. Usually the rule of thumb is, if the food is processed, it more likely has trans fats than if it is
Births PARENTS OF SON Brad and Jody Kerr, Scott City, annouce the birth of their son, Statler Lewis, born Dec. 16, 2013, at Garden City. He weighed 7 lbs., 4.4 oz. and was 19-1/2 inches long. Statler was welcomed home by his big sister, Marin. Maternal grandparents are Chuck and Cindy Messenger, Garden City. Paternal grandparents are Gaylen and Deb Kerr, Ness City. Great-grandparents are Don and Wauneta Messenger, Garden City; Evelyn Kowalke, Garden City; and Howard Kerr, Ness City. PARENTS OF SON Logan and Courtney Flower, Plainville, announce the birth of their son, Cole Allen, born Jan. 28, 2014, at Hays Medical Center, Hays. He weighed 8 lbs., 10 oz. and was 21 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Dean and Marcia Hrabe, Stockton. Lisa Edwards and Daniel James Paternal grandparents Rod and Sue Eitel, Scott City, and David Flower, Scott City. Couple plans March 1 wedding Great-grandparents are Gene and Rita Hrabe, Mr. and Mrs. Cameron lyn Mollenkamp and the Stockton; Dorothy Detwiler, Kensington; and Willie Edwards, Russell Springs, late Paul and Bernice Ed- and Mildred Weick, Dumas, Tex. announce the engagement wards. of their daughter, Lisa DJ is a 2008 graduate Get your team ready for the chili cookoff. Joy, to Daniel James (DJ) of LHS at Indianapolis, Sunday, Feb. 17 • 5:00-7:00 p.m. • in Scott City Noyes. Ind. He studied automoDaniel is the son of tive tech and general studMark and Jill Hanson, ies at Northwest Technical Wallace, and Daniel and College, Goodland, and is Lois Noyes, Colorado employed by Wal-Mart in Springs, Colo. Goodland. Lisa is a 2010 graduate Grandparents of the of Triplains High School. groom-elect are Tom and She is employed by the Dot Noyes, Lake Village, Wallace County Community Care Center dietary Ark., and Ev Manning, Highlands Ranch, Colo., department. Grandparents of the and the late Earl Manning. The couple is planbride-to-be are Keith and ning a March 1 wedding Lori Edwards, Russell Springs, and Bob and Pat in Sharon Springs at the Wesleyan Church with a Linton, Dewitt, Mich. Great-grandparents are dinner and reception to Gayle and Judy Mollen- follow. Lisa and DJ will make kamp, Bartlesville, Okla.; Carmen Adams, Midland, their new home in Sharon Mich.; and the late Marl- Springs.
the more natural version of the product. A longer shelf life is good, but some of these things that don’t have quite as long of a shelf life are probably more natural and healthful. Popcorn in its natural state is a healthy snack. When processors add trans fats, a once healthy snack that is a whole grain, low in calories and rich in fiber, becomes an unhealthy one. It’s not the popcorn we can’t have. It’s the added fat that is the problem, and that’s how it is for most processed foods.” Other foods that might include trans fats are fried
foods, pie crusts, cookie dough, frosting, pre-made foods in the freezer section and margarine - a popular product over the years, because many people were worried about the saturated fat in butter. There are spreads that don’t have trans fats at all if you’re not wanting to go toward butter over margarine. But, many people, including chefs and even people focused on nutrition, know that sometimes just a small amount of butter adds the flavor, texture and spreadability - the things that people really want. (See TRANS FATS on page 7)
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Editorial/Opinion
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Seeking perfection: No farm bill could satisfy Kansas GOP delegation
It’s often been said that one shouldn’t let the perfect get in the way of the good. In the case of the Kansas Congressional delegation, they decided to let ideology (or fear) get in the way of the good. With the exception of Sen. Jerry Moran, each Kansas Congressman - all Republicans - voted against the new farm bill that has languished in Washington for the past three years. Rep. Tim Huelskamp wanted deeper cuts to the food stamps program because, as everyone knows, making sure poor families and children have enough to eat is wrecking our budget. Sen. Pat Roberts had to vote against it because he is so fearful of losing to a Tea Party candidate in the primary that he has to keep tacking farther and farther to the right. That’s leadership. The fact that the Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Farmers Union - hardly political bedfellows were both able to come out in support of the Farm Bill shows that, despite their ability to find pros and cons, they could still see the need to get this measure passed. Unlike most of the Kansas Congressional delegation, which is busy with political gamesmanship, the KFB and KFU are looking at the longterm benefits to Kansas ag producers. These members of the Kansas delegation may be able to pacify their political base, but when all is said and done it’s a poor way to run a government.
Somebody pays:
There are many ways for the state to offset tax cuts
The Kansas Insurance Department is seeking permission from the legislature to raise fees that are being paid by insurance companies. Why? The department is strapped for cash, particularly after its bank account was raided by Gov. Sam Brownback and the legislature in order to cover lost revenue due to tax cuts. Funny how that works. When you cut income on the one hand you have to find a means of raising revenue elsewhere - or do less so that you spend less. But none of this should be a surprise when the legislature passes tax cuts amounting to $3.7 billion over five years. Zachary Anshutz, assistant commissioner of insurance in Kansas, said the department’s regulatory fund is likely to be down to $200,000 this coming December if revenues don’t improve. The fund used to hold $24 million but the state diverted $15 million in June and another $5 million in July. Another $5 million is scheduled to be used in July and Gov. Sam Brownback has proposed diverting $3 million more in March 2015. Since income tax reductions were enacted in 2012, the state has been diverting funds, called “fee sweeps,” from agencies such as the insurance department, the highway fund and a tobacco litigation settlement for programs that usually are paid for by the state general fund. “The sweep of fee funds from the insurance department is just one more example of this governor’s attempt to fill the holes in the Kansas budget created by his reckless and irresponsible income tax cuts,” noted Sen. Laura Kelly (D-Topeka). The Kansas court system is a similar victim of massive budget cuts which have seen positions unfilled and programs cut or eliminated. Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss has urged lawmakers to fully fund the state’s judicial system. The courts are currently operating with $8.25 million less than its base budget request for the current year and $16 million less than its total budget request. And school districts find themselves trying to get by with state funding that has not kept pace with the rising cost of education - in essence, a tax cut. According to Kansas State Department of Education numbers (when adjusted for inflation) state aid for public education has increased by just 15.1 percent since the 2000-01 school year - from $6,064 to $6,984. This includes special education and other costs. Here’s the most striking statistic. Basic state aide has declined by 20.2% - from $4,810 to $3,838. How have schools been able to continue operating at a high level? The burden on local taxpayers during this same time has increased by 44.6% - from $3,314 to $4,792. One way or another, government is going to get your tax dollars. Hope you’re enjoying the tax cut.
Roberts is homeless in Dodge
It’s tough being homeless in Dodge City these days. Just ask Pat Roberts. The senior senator from Kansas was desperate to find a place he could call his own - especially during those oh-so-frequent trips to Western Kansas. It was his good fortune to find such a place. For $300 a month he now has a room and, according to Roberts, “full access to the recliner” at the home of a friend and campaign donor in Dodge City. That recliner, or the room (take your pick) constitute Roberts’ official Kansas residence which he was particularly eager to establish now that he has a Tea Party opponent who wants to make an issue of the fact that Roberts doesn’t live in Kansas and, for most of his life, never has. Roberts is no different than a number of other Congressmen who, for the sake of political expediency, establish a “residence” in the state they are representing without ever actually living there. Roberts wasn’t living in
Kansas at the time he ran for the Congressional seat being vacated by Keith Sebelius in 1981. In the years since, he has apparently purchased a duplex in Dodge City which became his “official residence” though he never lived there. Until now, where Roberts lives hasn’t been an issue for Kansas voters who have sent him back to Washington for the past 32 years. It probably still won’t be an issue, despite the best efforts of Tea Party hopeful Milton Wolf and a recent New York Times news story. Not about to take any chances, Roberts’ shrewd political machine has decided to get out in front of this story. In a news release, the senator’s communications director Sarah Little claimed, “He pays Kansas state tax and property tax. His three
children attended college in Kansas. He is a Kansan. He lives in Dodge City by every measure of residency.” Sorry, but none of those standards meet residency requirements. Owning a “residence” in Dodge City doesn’t make Roberts a “resident” of Dodge City. And paying property taxes doesn’t automatically qualify one as a resident. Like many people, we pay property taxes outside the county in which we live, but that doesn’t make us a resident of that county in addition to Scott County. As for having three children attend college in Kansas, that’s great. We’re glad they wanted to attain a degree in this state. But that doesn’t make you a Kansas resident. If that were the case, our universities would never be able to collect a dime in out-ofstate tuition. You’re going to have to do better than that. Roberts was so panicked by the threat of his residency becoming an issue that he changed the
address on his driver’s license to that of his recliner just ahead of Wolf announcing his candidacy. That speaks to two issues. First of all, it says something about Roberts’ failed leadership and his remarkable lack of achievement. If, after 32 years in Congress, you fear that where you live or don’t live will be enough to bring down your candidacy against an underfunded and obscure opponent, then you should be embarrassed. Roberts’ resume´ over the past three decades wouldn’t land him a job in McDonalds. He’s fortunate that Kansas voters set their standards a little lower. Secondly, the flap over where Roberts lives says something about the sad state of Republican politics. Even well-established politicians, such as Roberts, have to continually look to their right to see who is coming and they have to keep leaning further in that direction the minute they feel any threat from Tea Party fanatics. (See ROBERTS on page six)
John Boehner’s sunshine band
From now on, it’s the Zip-a-dee-doo-dah House. The political world stopped for a moment when Speaker John Boehner broke into the jaunty old Disney tune “My, oh my, what a wonderful day” - after a news conference in which he threw in the towel on the debt ceiling fight. He found himself trapped between the immovable object of Democrats determined that they’d never again let Republicans take the nation’s credit hostage and the irresistible force of a dysfunctional, crisisaddicted GOP majority of which he is the putative leader. Boehner decided to skip away in song. Feb. 11, 2014, was, in fact, a wonderful day. It marked the end of a dismal experiment that saw the right wing of the conservative movement do
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all it could to make the United States look like a country incapable of governing itself rationally. We were so caught up in our own nasty politics that we forgot that we’re supposed to be a model for how democracy should work. There will be other episodes of foolishness, but the debt-ceiling bomb finally has been defused. Moreover, there were lessons here that should be applied from now on. The first is that refusing to negotiate over matters that should not be subject to negotiation is the sensible thing to do. President Obama learned this the hard way after the debilitating budget battle of 2011. It’s true that both par-
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ties have played political games around the debt ceiling. But until our recent tea party turn, politicians kept these symbolic skirmishes within safe limits. The 28 House Republicans who faced reality by voting to move on for another year sent a signal that they want to return to those prudent habits. But this means that 199 Republicans voted to go over the cliff. Or, to be more precise, many pretended they were willing to take that leap to appease big conservative funders and organizations, knowing that a minority of their GOP colleagues and the Democrats would bail them out. These profiles in convenience included Reps. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), chairman of the Budget Committee, and Cathy
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McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), who chairs the House Republican Conference. This tells us something important: The House Republican majority now governs largely through gestures and is driven almost entirely by internal party fractiousness and narrow political imperatives. When Boehner tried to tie the debt ceiling vote to a popular proposal to restore modest cuts to military pensions, Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) complained that he could not vote to raise the debt limit but also didn’t want to vote against the pension restoration. It’s a perfect parable: Cotton, an Army veteran who is trying to unseat Sen. Mark Pryor, a Democrat, this fall, felt (See BAND on page six)
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U.S. health insurance model doesn’t work
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by Charles Lane
The left-right battle that erupted over last week’s Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report showing that Obamacare reduces work incentives was, on the surface, yet another argument about the health care law’s impact on the U.S. economy. On a deeper level, however, what’s at issue are long-standing American assumptions about government assistance and who deserves it. In other advanced industrial democracies, especially in Europe, health insurance, pensions and even certain amounts of income support for workingage adults are considered rights, to which everyone is entitled by virtue of their membership in society and their shared vulnerability to life’s vicissitudes.
In the United States, by contrast, there is more emphasis on the duty of the “able-bodied” to provide for themselves and on the idea that government benefits should be earned, or, at least, ultimately traceable to one’s work effort. Hence the seemingly contradictory spectacle of conservative voters who hate “welfare” but oppose cuts to Social Security and Medicare. In their minds - and, to some extent, in reality - the latter are different because you receive benefits after a lifetime spent working and paying into the programs. To a large extent, the U.S. health insurance system rests on this ideological foundation. Other than Medicare and Medicaid, the largest government intervention in health care is the tax break for group health plans that workers get through their employers.
In the United States, people get coverage based not on membership in society but on membership in a discernible segment of society: elderly, disabled, military, employee, union member, child living below the poverty line and so on.
Another big item is government health care for military personnel, current and former, and their families - the ultimate “deserving” beneficiaries. To be sure, Medicaid, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and other programs for the poor and disabled have grown in recent years. But these expansions confirm the work-benefit link; one reason they’re politically possible is because the intended recipients, children and the disabled, aren’t expected to work. This helps explain the oddest aspect of the nature of U.S. health insurance: It’s categori-
cal. In the United States, people get coverage based not on membership in society but on membership in a discernible segment of society: elderly, disabled, military, employee, union member, child living below the poverty line and so on. Everyone else - from relatively well-to-do self-employed consultants to dishwashers at small restaurants, for whom even tax-subsidized insurance is unaffordable - falls into the category of “other.” They make do with no insurance or with whatever is available on the dicey market for individual coverage. Because health insurance works best with a broad risk pool, and because “everyone” is the broadest possible risk pool, the categorical U.S. system is plagued by obvious yet intractable inefficiencies and inequities.
Obamacare’s goal of covering “others” was therefore necessary and proper. In deference to political reality, however, the president did not offer a wholesale replacement of the categorical system; instead, he tried to fill it out with a highly regulated and subsidized individual market. Nor did he risk a consistent attack on the cherished idea of earned benefits in general or as it applied to health care. Sometimes, as in a speech last September, Obama depicted health coverage as a right. Yet in his first address to Congress as president in 2009, he spoke of it mainly as a means of reducing costs. He balked at a “public option.” He opposed an individual mandate in his 2008 campaign, then enacted one as president. (See MODEL on page six)
More competitive districts will mean better government by Jon Husted
USPS is selling out its workers by Jim Hightower
You know what America needs? More jobs, that’s what. Not Walmart-style “jobettes,” but real jobs, stable ones with a good salary and benefits, union jobs so workers have a say in what goes on, jobs that have strong protections against discrimination. A job you could make a career, do useful work, take pride in it, earn promotions, and be respected for what you do. Believe it or not, there is at least one place where such jobs still exist. But - and you really aren’t going to believe this those in charge are pushing like hell to eliminate them, turning positions that ought to be a model for American job growth
into just another bunch of jobettes. The place? Your local post office. Right-wing government haters in Congress, along with the corporate executives now sitting atop the US Postal Service, claim that in order to “save” this icon of Americana, they must decimate it. These geniuses are privatizing the workforce, selling off the invaluable community facilities, and shrinking services. Hello - the workers, facilities and services are what make the post office iconic and give it such potential for even greater public use. Their latest ploy is a “partnership” with Staples, the bigbox office supply chain. In a
pilot program, 82 Staples outlets have opened “postal units” to sell the most popular (and most profitable) mail products. Rather than being staffed by well-trained and knowledgeable postal workers, however, the mini-PO’s will have an everchanging crew of Staples’ lowwage, temporary sales clerks with weak performance standards and no public accountability. Cheapening postal work might be good for a few profiteers like Staples, but it will diminish postal service - and it’s exactly the wrong direction for America to be going.
Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author
More than six out of 10 Americans believe our nation is on the wrong track, according to a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Many factors contribute to the political dysfunction that fuels these numbers. There is no comprehensive quick fix, but done correctly, redistricting reform has the greatest potential to repair what is broken in our democracy. I am a conservative Republican, served as speaker of the Ohio House before becoming Secretary of State and have been pushing to reform the way Ohio does redistricting since 2005. I believe that gerrymandering is the fractured foundation on which our legislative branch of government is built. It’s a survival skill that both parties have mastered because they know that the party that controls the line-drawing process can all but guarantee the outcome of general elections. In 2012, President Obama won the Ohio vote by three percentage points. Meanwhile, Republicans retained control of the Ohio House 60 to 39 and control of the state Senate 23 to 10. Republicans have a 12-to-4 majority in Ohio’s delegation to the U.S. House. But very few of the congressional races were actually competitive. The closest House race was decided by four points, and the average margin of victory was 32 points. In the private marketplace,
In the private marketplace, competition results in better quality and lower prices. Yet our society allows legislative districts to be designed to avoid competition and the virtues it can produce.
competition results in better quality and lower prices. Yet our society allows legislative districts to be designed to avoid competition and the virtues it can produce. Our system has ensured that the most consequential point in most state legislative and congressional elections is the primary election, where small groups of like-minded voters decide who will represent the majority of the population that official is supposed to serve. This phenomenon, of course, is not unique to Ohio, and we have seen the consequences of partisan gerrymandering play out to their dysfunctional conclusion in Washington. When elected officials from both parties know they need to please only partisan interest groups and primary voters to keep their jobs, they recognize that it is counterproductive to their reelection to work across party and ideological lines. That isn’t how things are supposed to work. It is the competition of ideas that makes America great - yet under our winner-takes-all system, we are shielding ourselves, and our democracy, from that healthy debate. (See DISTRICTS on page six)
Entitlements for the rich cheat the rest of us The word ‘entitlement’ is ambiguous. For working people it means “earned benefits.” For the rich, the concept of entitlement is compatible with the Merriam-Webster definition: “The feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something (such as special privileges).” Recent studies agree, concluding that higher social class is associated with increased entitlement and narcissism. The sense of entitlement among the very rich is understandable, for it helps them to justify the massive redistribution of wealth that has occurred over the past 65 years, especially in the past 30 years. National investment in infrastructure, technology and security has made America a rich country. The financial industry has
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used our publicly-developed communications technology to generate trillions of dollars in new earnings, while national security protects their interests. The major beneficiaries have convinced themselves they did it on their own. They believe they’re entitled to it all. Their entitlements can be summarized into four categories, each of which reveals clear advantages that the very rich take for granted. 1) Income: Mocking Our ‘Progressive’ Tax System Americans who earn millions of dollars a year feel entitled to
the same maximum tax rate as those making about $400,000 a year. Progressive taxation stops at that point. In fact, it reverses itself, with the highest earners paying lower tax rates. The richest 10% pay about 20 percent in federal taxes, and it goes down from there, with the richest 400 paying less than 20 percent. When all taxes are included (payroll, sales, state and local), the super-rich pay about the same percentage as America’s middle and upper-middle classes. Corporations feel entitled to lower taxes, too, having cut their income tax rate in half in just ten years. The companies that have benefited the most from public research have become skilled tax avoiders.
Some corporate CEOs feel entitled to total freedom from taxes, employing a noble-sounding strategy of a $1 per year salary to avoid federal income taxes. It allows them to defer all capital gains taxes on their stock holdings, which can be used, if cash is needed, as collateral for low-interest loans. * * * 2) Wealth: Trillions in Financial Gains, Zero Tax America has gained $16 trillion in financial wealth over the past five years, with 80-90 percent of that gain going to the richest 10%, for many of whom productive labor may have been limited to checking their online portfolios. America is gaining in wealth because of technological infrastructure and a deregulated
financial industry that uses the technology to capture most of those gains. There is no tax on all that wealth. Capital gains can be deferred indefinitely, and then another entitlement comes into play: the lower capital gains rate, purportedly meant to stimulate new business investment, but in large part failing to do that. The nation’s wealth needs to be distributed more equitably among productive citizens, ideally by allowing everyone to share in the capital of companies that use our nationally developed technologies. * * * 3) Financial Transactions: Trillions in Speculative Purchases, Zero Tax (See CHEAT on page seven)
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Government can have a role in free enterprise
A bill under consideration by the Kansas Senate generated quite a bit of controversy this past week. The bill, which would have prevented Kansas cities from providing broadband services to their residents, has temporarily been pulled from consideration. It had been proposed by the Kansas Cable Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s Association with the explanation that government should not be in competition with private business. As a strong proponent
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of free market enterprise I am sympathetic to that argument. But this controversy reminds me of another one involving phone service to rural Kansas. It occurred in the late 1980s or early 1990s, when I was serving as Lane County commissioner. At that time, Dighton and Hill City were served
Clinton-Lewinsky affair is finally out of the shadows by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) Potential Republican Presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) said today that he believes he has a “secret weapon” that will derail Hillary Clinton’s 2016 White House bid: “A little-known affair between her husband and a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky.” Appearing on the Fox News Channel, Paul told the host Sean Hannity, “Sean, when the American people find out about this scandal, they are going to be shocked, truly shocked. It didn’t get a lot of coverage at the time.” Asked by Hannity how the scandal could have remained under wraps for so long, Paul replied, “You’ll have to ask Bill and Hillary that. Let’s just say they’ve pulled a lot of strings to keep this story out of the mainstream media.” “Unfortunately for them, Sean, I have the details on this juicy scandal and I’m prepared to share them with the American people,” he said. “I think it’s going to be a game-changer.” While he believes that the shocking revelations about President Clinton’s Oval Office dalliances will be enough to destroy Hillary’s 2016 ambitions, Paul confirmed that he has other arrows in his quiver. “It turns out that Hillary was involved in a business deal called Whitewater,” he said. “When the American people find out about this, it’s going to blow their minds.”
by the same telephone service provider and that service was absolutely terrible. The discontent reached such a crescendo that the phone company finally convened a meeting in Hill City to take input from concerned citizens. I testified that we had heard and read about the information superhighway, but that we felt as if we were living on an information cow path. Incredibly, the representative of the phone company responded that her company had been
operating on the premise that all we country folk expected out of our phone company was a reliable dial tone! The situation was thankfully resolved when that phone company gave up their territories in rural Kansas and allowed them to be served by local cooperative telephone companies. The affected residents then experienced a rapid upgrade in phone service and a continued commitment to expanded service. My thanks to the local companies like
Roberts In order to pacify the Tea Party, Roberts proudly announced recently that he is the eighth most conservative Senator in Congress, according to the National Journal. And conservativism, as we all know by now, means never having to say “I compromised.” A true conservative believes in Congressional gridlock at all costs. A true conservative will never work across the aisle
tial competition from the city makes the provider more responsive, leading to lower prices and better service. Obviously, I am not alone in this view. Legislators were flooded with so many communications in opposition to the bill that it has now been pulled back, although it may well reappear later in the session.
Rep. Don Hineman can be reached at Room 50A, State Capitol Building, 300 SW 10th Street, Topeka, Ks. 66612; phone: 785-2967636; e-mail: don.hineman@ house.ks.gov
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with Democrats in order to pass meaningful legislation. A true conservative is against expanding health insurance to those with pre-existing conditions, will vote against food stamps for children, will block immigration reform and will always . . . I repeat always . . . support tax cuts for the wealthy. To do anything less will rile the Tea Party base and that could mean political death.
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As a consequence, politicians like Sen. Roberts, have no moral compass. After 32 years in Congress, a real leader would be able to say, “This is what I am. This is where I stand. If that isn’t good enough, then you’d better elect someone else.” Of course, that would require a backbone. That would require a legislative career marked with achievements. That would require a vision of what can be done
instead of merely echoing what your party says can’t be done. That would require the ability to stand up to the Tea Party (and the Koch brothers). Pat Roberts has none of those qualities. All Pat has is a recliner in a house in Dodge City neither of which he owns. That doesn’t say much for 32 years of public service. Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com
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Although in my state it member bipartisan board. was the legislative Repub- A supermajority, with at licans who most recently least one vote from a mireaped the rewards, this is nority member, would be not to suggest that they are required to pass any map. guilty of any wrongdoing. This board would draw We followed the process state legislative and conexactly as designed in the gressional districts using the same rules for both. Ohio Constitution. The prevailing criteria: Accordingly, if governDistricts must be compact ment is to be more responand competitive. That sive, it is not the people means all districts must but the Ohio Constitution Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author have the same number of that needs to change. In people - the one-person, amending the rules, we one-vote principle - and can change the incentives counties and communities and thus the actions of the should not be split apart. (continued from page four) people sworn to uphold In short, no more gerthem. rymandering. A good plan should be Because the board a need to placate pro-spending and anti-spending inter- simple, fair and inherently would not be handpicking est groups at the same time and didn’t want Boehner to bipartisan. For Ohio, I advoters for certain districts, call his bluff. vocate creating a seven- these districts would be No wonder the speaker gave up on mollifying his caucus and, bless him, offered his ironic melody about all the sunshine coming his way. Something else happened on Tuesday: Fully 193 of (continued from page five) the 195 Democrats voting were prepared to shoulder the burden of hiking the debt ceiling. This vote, like So when the CBO confirmed that Obamacare would many before it, proved that there is a moderate governing majority in the House. It could work its will again enable some people to cut back on their work effort and again if only Boehner were willing to put bills and still qualify for health coverage, subsidized by the on the floor and give practical-minded Republicans a taxes of those who continue working, it had the feel of an unmasking. chance to join with Democrats to enact them. The whole point of any universal-coverage plan This proposition deserves a test on immigration is to break the link between work and insurance. But reform. Supporters should be thinking about a disObamacare was never clearly advertised in those terms, charge petition to force Boehner’s hand - or maybe even to allow him to do what he’s said privately he’d notwithstanding the administration’s after-the-fact like to do. If a majority of House members signed it, efforts to explain why the CBO report was no big deal. Republicans were bound to pounce on the CBO there could be a successful vote for the immigration bill report - and many voters were bound to agree with the Senate already passed. The largest lesson is to those who make a living them. Yet this is likely to prove at most a tactical vicbemoaning Washington gridlock and demanding a tory for the GOP, and possibly a pyrrhic one. The return to old-fashioned, bipartisan, good-faith negotia- earned-benefits approach does have advantages; quite often, in fact, as the successful bipartisan reforms that tions. That would be very nice if we were dealing with the linked welfare to work during the Clinton administraGOP of yesteryear. We’re not. The debt-ceiling vote tion show. Linking health insurance to work, however, is a bad confirms what has long been obvious: Getting to yes on idea: There’s just no necessary connection between anything begins with an acknowledgment of how many how much you work and your risk of needing care. members of Boehner’s caucus are ready to blow up our governing process and how many others feign a desire Eventually, the United States must move from a categorical approach to health insurance to a more unito do so to avoid political pain from their right. The Zip-a-dee-doo-dah House has become a cartoon versal one, whether through Obamacare or some lessfestival of illusions that would embarrass Disney’s bril- convoluted plan. That fact will remain long after this CBO kerfuffle is liant fantasists. Exposing the fantasies is the first step over, and Republicans are going to have to face it. We toward sunshine. all are. E.J. Dionne, Jr., is a political commentator and long-time oped columnist for the Washington Post
S&T Telephone, Rural Telephone Service Company and Golden Belt Telephone for making that a reality. That experience has led me to conclude that, at least in rural Kansas, strictly private free enterprise is sometimes inadequate to provide essential services in a cost-effective manner. Competition is frequently so thin in those markets that allowing local governments or cooperative entities the authority to provide those services is helpful. Just that threat of poten-
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more competitive, and representatives would be more accountable to everyone they serve. Those drawing the maps would be required to adhere to all federal requirements under voting rights acts and would perform their duties out in the open, where voters could see the process for themselves. Some redistricting reformers believe that a better route would be to create an “independent” or “nonpartisan” board and that complex formulas should be used to make all districts competitive. Though these arguments are well intentioned, I think that when it comes to drawing political districts,
there is no such thing as “independent,” and that complex formulas created at think tanks failed when presented to Ohio in 2005 and in 2012. Different solutions can work in different states. The answer is to create a clear and simple process in which public officials, who answer to voters, are forced into a room to work out their differences. Americans want to see more of that. It could go a long way toward fixing our broken democracy and restoring our citizens’ confidence in government. John Husted, a Republican, is Secretary of State for Ohio
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As Forbes notes, the hundreds of trillions of dollars of speculative financial transactions constitute “a massive financial accident waiting to happen, yet again.” We pay a sales tax of up to 10 percent on boots and mittens for the kids, But not a penny of sales tax is paid on U.S. financial transactions, which may be valued as high as three quadrillion dollars annually, or over three thousand times the deficit. No sales tax is paid despite the high-risk nature of “flash trading” that can lose entire pension funds in a few seconds. The trading industry feels entitled to tax-free purchases, claiming that even a tiny sales tax will decrease liquidity, or slow the economy, or constitute a sin tax. Yet it’s an easily administered tax that has been imposed in some of the freest economies in the world. * * * 4) Subsidies: Alms for the Rich About two-thirds of nearly $1 trillion in individual “tax expenditures” (deductions, exemptions, exclusions, credits, capital gains, and loopholes) goes to the top quintile of taxpayers. At the corporate level, tens of billions of dollars go in subsidies to the fossil fuel, fishing, and agricultural industries. Fossil fuel subsidies may be much, much more. The IMF reports U.S. fossil fuel subsidies of $502 billion, and according to Grist, even this is an underestimate. There’s more. A regressive payroll tax, an almost nonexistent estate tax, the lower capital gains rate on carried interest for investment managers, trillions socked away in tax havens - all involve tax avoidance by wealthy Americans who feel entitled to their privileged positions. Entitlements for the rich mean cuts in safety net programs for children, women, retirees, and low-income families. They threaten Social Security. They redirect money from infrastructure repair, education, and job creation. And the more the super-rich take from us, the greater their belief that they’re entitled to the wealth we all helped to create.
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So a small amount of butter may satisfy you. It would contain saturated fat, but you would still be avoiding trans fats. Advice for Consumers All people need a certain amount of fat and the goal and the guidance from the U.S. dietary guidelines is for people to consume as few trans fats as possible. There isn’t any reason we need trans fats. Because so many trans fats are consumed through processed foods that are already prepared, mixed and packaged, creating meals at home can help prevent consuming trans fats. While a few foods might not be brought back without trans fats after the phase-out, companies will continue reworking their formulations to keep popular foods on grocery store shelves.
Paul Buchheit is a college teacher and the editor and main author of “American Wars: Illusions and Realities.” He can be reached at paul@UsAgainstGreed.org
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Changing It was only a year earlier that she had learned about advocacy centers for the first time while in Indiana. “When I came back here I said this could make a difference,” she notes. Not Just for Children As the name of the agency implies, the focus is on children, but not to be overlooked are the adults. While the WKCAC was conducting interviews with about 320 young people the staff also conducted interviews with about 250 parents and caregivers. These are parents, of course, who haven’t been involved in abusing the child. “We soon realized that if we were to focus only on the children without also providing information and support for parents and caregivers then there was a void,” says Robbins. “We try to get the parents into therapy as well. If the parents are on board with what we’re doing and they’re doing okay, then it will be much better for the child.” Once a child is brought in for an interview, the WKCAC staff immediately begins working with parents and caregivers. Once a child has started the therapy process then staff members begin working with the parents “to help them know what has happened.” “It’s usually at that moment that the adults gain a full understanding of what’s been going on,” Robbins says. “This can destroy families, which is why we need everyone to be involved.” She says they have been working with one family for nearly four years. It’s not unusual for children to continue to receive counseling through the advocacy center for several years. Those aren’t the only adults who get help through the advocacy center. There are many adults who were abused as children and are still trying to cope with the effects years later. “It’s not unusual for me to hear from an adult, ‘I’ve already dealt with this. I’ve moved on with my life.’ But you never really put it away,” emphasizes Robbins. “We see that sexual abuse is a lifelong sentence for the victims.” What Robbins finds disturbing is that there are instances where sexual abuse is multi-generational. She is working with a family in which four generations of women have been sexually molested. “It creates a sense of vulnerability,” Robbins says. “By working with adults, we can hopefully put a stop to this pattern of abuse so that it doesn’t reoccur generation after generation.”
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“Our advocates are the backbone of our agency,” says Robbins. “They’re the ones who work most closely with the child and their family.” An advocate educates the child and family about the process they will be going through, provides necessary resources and remains in constant contact throughout the process - from when the abuse is reported until the case appears in court. “From the time the forensics interview happens until the court date it can be nine to 12 months, so we become pretty connected with them,” says Hubin. However, it’s not uncommon for the advocates - current and former - to remain in contact with the young people long after the process has been completed. “There’s no way for it not to take an emotional toll,” admits Hubin. “When we’re returning home in the mobile unit it gives us a chance to talk and to process what has happened. We have a lot of tears. The road time is therapeutic for us.” At the same time, Hubin and other staff members are reminded of what it was like before WKCAC. “It seems that every day people will tell us how lucky they are that we are here for them. We’ll here from the parents of children who were, themselves, sexually abused and they’ll tell us, ‘Where were you when I needed someone?’” says Hubin.
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bins joined Erin Merryn, a victim of sexual abuse, in giving testimony on Erin’s Law before a Kansas House Committee. If passed by the legislature, the law would encourage school districts to include age-appropriate instruction related to child sexual abuse in their curriculum in order to help students understand the difference between appropriate and inappropriate conduct in situations where child sexual abuse could occur and to provide students with resources on how to handle these potentially dangerous situations. Another former teen victim of sexual abuse originally from Western This greeting between the two therapy suites Kansas is now in college recognizes an abuse victim who received help and was part of a film through the WKCAC. crew that recently visited the WKCAC to prepare a her classroom every nine says Robbins. “It’s somedocumentary. “We even have a teach- weeks to visit with her thing that people are finaler who has us come into kids about what we do,” ly willing to talk about.”
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families would find it too costly or inconvenient to get the therapy that their child needs. “I’ll pull into a school parking lot and whoever I need to see that day will come out to the unit for their session,” explains Robbins. “If we have to pull up to someone’s home, there’s no problem. People are realizing there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. You haven’t done anything wrong.” Instead, the vast majority of people welcome WKCAC’s intervention. “When they see what we’ve been able to do for their child we often hear ‘I don’t know what we’d have done without you,’” says Robbins. “Without us, or without some other advocacy group, a parent facing this situation would be lost.” Most recently, Rob-
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4-H Club News Club members busy with winter trips The monthly meeting of the Pioneer 4-H Club was called to order on February 9 by President Megan Thornburg. Roll call of “Whats your favorite food?” was answered by 15 members and two community leaders. After the meeting Emma Price lead a presentation about her foods and nutrition project and about her job at the Cakery Bakery. Addison Price told us about the photography project and the “rule of thirds.” Also the 4-H club made centerpieces for Park Lane Nursing Home. We took part in practicing our skit for 4-H Club Days. Also we cleaned the 4-H building to raise money for the club. Dallie Metheney, reporter
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Runners-up in the Class 4A regional Scholar’s Bowl from SCHS were (from left) Matthew Tuttle, Christopher Green, Jordann Becker, Macy Davis, Taylor George and Andrew Brown. (Record Photo)
SCHS Scholar’s Bowl is Class 4A regional runner-up
Scott Community High School has been a dominating force in Scholar’s Bowl competition at the league level and in regular season competition. But they’ve been frustrated in their attempts to qualify for state. This year, falling short wasn’t an option. With all of their team intact from a year ago, the Beavers had high expectations and lived up to those goals with a second place finish in the Class 4A regional last weekend. “We were pretty determined to make it this year,” says senior Jordann Becker, one of five seniors on the squad. “I think we expected to get to state.” Scott City didn’t make it easy, however. Through six rounds of preliminary competition, SCHS finished 5-1, but three of those wins were
by just 10 points - or a single question. That easily advanced Scott City into the championship round-robin where they were 3-2. One of those losses was to eventual champion Russell who rolled over the competition. In the preliminaries, Russell defeated SCHS (75-25) and in the championship round was a 90-20 winner. “They were pretty impressive,” says coach Steve Kucharik. The other loss came against Abilene (40-30), but Scott City had done well enough in their other three rounds to earn the runner-up finish. In the championship round they defeated Wamego (50-20), Smoky Valley (30-15) and Clay Center (35-30). “We have a pretty balanced team,” notes senior Taylor George. “When
Four area students earn academic honors at WSU
Four area students have been named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall semester at Wichita State University. To be included on the Dean’s Honor Roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Area honor students include: Scott City: Ericka Wright. Leoti: Nicole Huber, Hannah Mehl and Paige Wells.
it comes to the different categories we have them covered pretty well.” Students must answer questions in a range of categories that include language arts, social studies, literature, science, math and fine arts. Along with qualifying for state the Beavers won their fourth consecutive Great West Activities Conference championship and have compiled a 53-12 record. “These kids have been phenomenal. They’ve worked hard,” says Kucharik. “It doesn’t matter whether I take two or five to a tournament, they always do well. Becker, George and senior Andrew Brown have been members for all four years. They’ve been joined by seniors Matthew Tuttle (two years), Christopher Green
(first year) and junior Macy Davis. “Chris was a nice addition to the team this year,” Kucharik says. “He does pretty well in music and math. And Matthew just seems to know a lot of stuff.” Kucharik will nearly always keep George, Becker, Davis and Brown in each round while alternating between Tuttle and Green for the fifth spot on the team. “We just all kind of fit together,” adds George. “That’s the cool part.” Class 4A state will be held at DeSoto High School on Saturday. Qualifying teams include: Pool A: Pratt, Eudora, Scott City, AndoverCentral, DeSoto and Girard. Pool B: Louisburg, Russell, Iola, Clay Center, Rose Hill and TopekaHayden.
Fri., Feb. 14: No school. Parent-teacher conferences in the morning; SCHS basketball vs TMP (T), 4:45 p.m. Sat., Feb. 15: SCHS forensics at Syracuse; SCHS wrestlers in novice tournament at Colby, 9:00 a.m.; SCHS basketball vs Great Bend (H), 4:45 p.m. Mon., Feb. 17: National FFA Week; SCMS 7th grade basketball vs Holcomb (T), 4:00 p.m.; 8th grade basketball vs Holcomb (H), 4:00 p.m.; BOE meeting, 7:00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 18: SCHS basketball vs Holcomb (T), 4:45 p.m.; Pre-school Parents as Educators literacy night, 6:00 p.m. Wed., Feb. 19: SCES group photos; SCHS Site Council, 7:00 a.m.; SCHS in GWAC music festival at Colby, 8:00 a.m. Thurs. Feb. 20: FFA sponsors faculty pancake breakfast; SCHS forensics at Hugoton; SCHS sponsors community pancake feed in high school commons area, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 21: SCHS forensics at Salina Central; SCHS in regional wrestling at Colby; SCHS basketball vs Colby (T), 4:45 p.m.; SCMS 7th/8th grade Valentine’s Dance, 7:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 22: SCHS forensics at Salina Central; SCHS in regional wrestling at Colby; SCHS forensics at Lakin. Sun., Feb. 23: SCHS all-school play matinee, 2:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 24: SCHS all-school play, 7:30 p.m.
USD 466 Lunch Menu Week of February 17-21 Lunch Monday: No school. Tuesday: Lasagna, *pizza mozzarella sticks, french bread, cooked carrots, strawberries. Wednesday: Grilled chicken wrap, *frito chili wrap, oven fries, Riviera blend veggies, mandarin oranges. Thursday: Taco potatoes, *crispitos, broccoli, garlic bread stick, peaches. Friday: Submarine sandwich, *pizza, tater-tots, lettuce leaf and tomato, peanut butter fingers, fresh grapes. *second choice at SCMS and SCHS.
Sweet stuff for the sweet.... and the not so sweet!
Valentine gifts ready for giving! You can get your’s at: 323 S. Main, Scott City 872-5667
For the Record Municipal water fee would combat silting The Scott County Record
Trevor Graff KHI News Service
Proposed legislation that would add new fees to municipal water bills drew varied opposition during a hearing this week in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. But Rep. Tom Sloan, the Lawrence Republican who sponsored the bill, said it would allow the state to acquire more water storage rights in the federal reservoirs man-
aged by the U.S. Corps of Engineers. “Most of our reservoirs are 50 and 60 years old,” Sloan said. “We have not been taking care of them. Part of the reason that the language is in this bill is to allow us to acquire water storage capacity that we have options on is so we manage the water not the Corps.” House Bill 2439 would create a 10-cent per 1,000-gallon fee on the sale of water by municipal utilities. The fee would
Scott City Council Agenda Tues., Feb. 18 • 7:30 p.m. City Hall • 221 W. 5th
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increase to 18 cents per 1,000 gallons in three years. It would raise more than $9.3 million per year, which also could fund efforts to control or remove silt from the reservoirs, which have been filling in with sediment as they age. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers grants the state an option to purchase water storage in Kansas reservoirs. The measure drew opposition from the
USD 466 Board of Education Agenda Mon., Feb. 17 • 7:00 p.m. Administration Building • 704 College
•Call to Order
•Awards and recognition
•Approve minutes of Feb. 3 regular meeting
•Comments from public
•Scott County Development Committee Director Katie Eisenhour 1) Request for funding disbursement 2) SCDC update •Scott Recreation Commission Director Lauren Robinson and city reps Danny Morris and Marci Patton 1) Review water usage and yearly credits 2) SRC update •Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested Pool Department 1) Pool manager/asst. mgr. recommendation 2) Set monthly/hourly wages for pool manager and assistant manager 3) Request to attend certified pool/spa operators training course in Topeka Police Department 1) Request to attend taser instructor course in Horton (March 3-4) 2) Request to attend TAC training in Colby 3) Request to attend TAC training in Garden City Parks Department 1) Misc. business Public Works Department 1) Accept bids for two 1/2 ton pickups Clerk’s Department 1) Request to attend City Clerks and Municipal Finance Officers spring conference in Wichita •Financial and investment reports •Mayor’s comments
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., Feb. 6, 2014; last published Thurs., Feb. 13, 2014)2t RESULTS OF THE MARKET STUDY ANALYSIS SCOTT COUNTY ASSESSMENT YEAR 2014 FEBRUARY 3, 2014 Pursuant to K.S.A. 1995 SUPP. 79-1460a. A study of the residential real estate market indicated that there was an overall inflationary trend of 8.2% for the 2014 tax year. A study of the commercial real estate market indicated that the market is stable, but does indicate a general upward or downward trend. A study of the vacant real estate market indicated that the market is stable with no general upward or downward trend. Values on specific properties may not follow the general trend because of the changes in the property, corrections of descriptive information or adjustment of value based on sales of similar properties.
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Feb. 13, 2014; last published Thurs., Feb. 20, 2014)2t CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Scott City Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on February 27, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., at the Scott City Council meeting room at City Hall, 221 West 5th Street, Scott City, Kansas, to consider the following agenda items: Application for a conditional use permit by Jan Huck/ PlainJans to locate a camper trailer on the following described property. South half (S/2) of Lot Six (6) and all of Lots One (1), Five (5) Seven through Thirteen (7-13) and Fifteen (15), Block Four (4), Original Town of Scott City. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at such hearing. Dated: February 12, 2014. /s/Rodney Hogg, chairman Scott City Planning Commission
Kansas Livestock Association, the Kansas Water Office and others who said it might conflict with a 50-year plan being developed by the Kansas Water Authority. That plan is expected to be complete by Nov. 1. “The Brownback administration will investigate, through outreach to numerous stakeholders, a range of issues including the viability of future water supplies in Kansas’ reservoirs,” said Aaron Popelka, vice president
•Executive session •Recognition of persons/delegations present 1) High Plains Co-op - Eric Erven 2) NW Ks. Tech. College - Mark Davis 3) Administrative reports •Financials 1) Bills payable 2) Transfers •Consent agenda 1) Approve previous minutes 2) Resignations 3) Recommendations for hire 4) Approve 2014-15 district calendar 5) Approve SCES summer program 6) Approve summer driver’s ed program 7 ) Approve SCMS/SCHS credit recovery program 8) Approve superintendent’s contract •Consider items pulled from consent agenda New business 1) Negotiations 2) Principals’ evaluations 3) Principals’ contracts •Additions, if any •Adjournment
Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Feb. 13, 2014)1t NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND REGULAR MARCH BOARD MEETING OF KANSAS GWMD NO. 1 IN THE MATTER OF THE 2014 ANNUAL MEETING AND THE REGULAR MARCH BOARD MEETING FOR THE WESTERN KANSAS GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 OF LANE, SCOTT, WICHITA, GREELEY AND WALLACE COUNTIES, KANSAS. TO ALL PERSONS: Notice is hereby given pursuant of K.S.A. 82a1026 (b) and K.S.A. 82a1029 that: WHEREAS, an annual meeting of the district shall be held by the Board of Directors. NOW THEREFORE, an annual meeting shall be held on the 18th day of March 2014, at 1:30 p.m. (CDST) at Leoti, Kansas, in the Community Building on the Wichita County Fairgrounds, for the purpose of reporting on the financial condition of the district, district activities, presentation of a proposed budget and proposed assessment rates, and the election of the Wallace County board member. Letters of intent to run for this position should be submitted to the office by February 26, 2014. Also take notice that the Board of Directors of the Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1 will hold their regular March board meeting at 10:00 a.m. (CDST) on March 18, 2014, in the Community Building on the Wichita County Fairgrounds in Leoti, Ks., prior to the annual meeting. The regular March board meeting will be recessed/adjourned for lunch at noon and recessed/adjourned for the annual meeting at 1:30 p.m. (CDST). Greg Graff President, Board of Directors Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1 906 W 5th Scott City, KS. 67871 (620) 872-5563
of legal and governmental affairs for the livestock association. “It would be premature to advance HB 2439 before this comprehensive planning report is concluded.” The Kansas Forest Service proposed amending the bill so that some of the money raised from the water fees could be used to restore riverbanks, including the planting of native trees. Larry Biles, Kansas Forester said streamside
forests could save $9.5 million in sediment dredging costs annually. “We can no longer ignore growing sediment issues in my view. If we can stabilize stream banks, we can slow the effects of sediment and avoid costs,” he said. According to estimates from the Kansas Division of Budget, the measure would add $1.50 a month to the water bill for an average family of four. No action was taken on the bill.
Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department Feb. 2: A report of battery was taken in the 300 block of South Washington. Feb. 4: Sheri Scott was traveling on 9th Street when she saw a vehicle approaching from the north on Russell Street. She could see the vehicle would not be able to stop for the traffic sign and swerved to avoid a collision, striking a stop sign and guide wires for a utility pole at the northwest corner of the intersection. Feb. 6: Alexander Kane, driving a 2007 Dodge, was preparing to turn at the US83/K96 intersection when the light turned red. He backed up in order to get out of the intersection and struck a 2003 Pontiac driven by Emily Wright. Feb. 6: Lucas Ruth was arrested for DUI, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and obstructing the legal process. He was transported to the LEC. Feb. 10: Toby Jorgensen was arrested on a Scott City municipal court warrant and transported to the LEC. Scott Co. Sheriff’s Dept. Feb. 3: Landon Pister was served an out-of-county warrant while incarcerated in the Scott County LEC.
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Feb. 6, 2014; last published Thurs., Feb. 20, 2014)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS BEEF BELT FEEDERS, LLC, PLAINTIFF vs. SHALLOW WATER ALCOHOL CO., INC., J.D. Muench, Resident Agent; SHALLOW WATER GRAIN, INC., Floyd Ludowese, Resident Agent, and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors, and assigns of any defendants which are existing, dissolved, or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors, and assigns of any defendants who are or were partners or in partnership, the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants who are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased. DEFENDANTS Case No. 14-CV-01 [K.S.A. 60-307] NOTICE OF SUIT The State of Kansas to the above-named Defendants, and all other persons who are or may be concerned: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, by Beef Belt Feeders, LLC of Scott Coun-
ty, Kansas, Plaintiff, praying for an order quieting the title to the following described real estate: Lots Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13), Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16) except the West Five Feet (W5’) of Lot Sixteen (16), the East One hundred Twenty-five Feet (E125’) of Lots Seventeen (17) and Eighteen (18), all in Block G, Shallow Water, Scott County, Kansas The Petition further seeks an order holding the Plaintiffs to be the owner of fee simple title to the above-described real estate, free of all right, title, and interest of the above-named Defendants, and all other persons who are or may be concerned, and that they and each of them be forever barred and foreclosed of and from all right, title, interest, lien, estate, or equity of redemption in or to the above-described real estate, or any part thereof. You are required to plead to said Petition on or before the 3rd day of March, 2014, in said Court, at Scott City, Scott County, Kansas. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said Petition. BEEF BELT FEEDERS, LLC, Plaintiff Submitted by: Laura L. Lewis Sup. Ct. #18788 119 N. 4th Street P.O. Box 847 Leoti, KS 67861-0847 (620) 375-2915 Attorney for Plaintiff
Moving? Contact The Scott County Record to update your address, so you don’t miss your paper. P.O. Box 377, Scott City, Ks. 67871 • 620-872-2090 • www.scottcountyrecord.com
County Commission January 21, 2014 Scott County Commissioners met in a regular meeting with the following present: Chairman James Minnix, Commissioner Jerry Buxton; County Clerk Pam Faurot and Deputy Clerk Alice Brokofsky. •K-WORK representative Carl Eyman presented the county with a plaque for having the lowest workman’s compensation paid among all its members. Scott County had zero claims in 2012. •During annual reorganization the following appointments were made: •Jim Minnix was reappointed commission chairman. •Meeting dates will remain the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 3:00 p.m. •The Scott County Record is the official newspaper. •Official depositories are First National Bank, Security State Bank and Western State Bank. •Approval was given to the following tax change orders: Abatement Oneok Field Services $ 75.36 Addition John Fairleigh 17.88 Abatement Charles Sager 647.68 Addition Doyle and Judy Koehn 129.00 Addition Doyle and Judy Koehn 118.94 Abatement Andrew Livingstone 89.90 Abatement Burton Rose 492.66 Abatement Fred and Jana Brittan 288.76 Addition JM Transport 288.88 Addition Prairie Sunset Farms 968.22 Addition Dixon and Shirley Beeson 171.50 Addition Darrell/Deena Wells 58.50 Abatement Alan/Jade Yeager 259.36 Abatement Donald Davis 56.40 Abatement Randy/Lisa Jacobs 274.00 •The county approved a resolution to retain mortgage registration fees. The legislature is currently considering removing the fees from mortgage registrations. This would affect all County mill levies. •Glenn Anderson was reappointed to the 25th District Juvenile Justice Board. •Membership was approved in the Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging for $1,000. •The commission was presented with a bid from Faurot Heating and Cooling to replace the furnace in the quilting room at the VIP Center. It was decided to seek a bid from Turner Sheet Metal as well. Bids will be reviewed. •The county will spray weeds at the Scott City Airport again this year. •Public Works Director Richard Cramer expressed concern about water costs for the road department which is hauled in trucks. Because of the dry weather they will fall into the city’s high usage water rates. It was suggested that the county should put in a water well for this type of usage. Cramer will gather information regarding a well and report back at a later meeting. •The commission approved the following road permits: Shakespeare Oil Co.: an access road on Road 240 at S36, T16S, R34W and S1, T17S, R 34W. Shakespeare Oil Co.: a temporary road crossing at S25, T16S, R34W and S30, T16S, R33W. Dreiling Construction: bore under Road 270 for an irrigation line at S21, T16, R34 and S16, T16, R34. Shakespeare Oil Co.: access road on Cherokee Road at S16, T16S, R34W and S15, T16S, R34W. •Cramer reported that he is having trouble with two of his three trucks. Two of them need major repairs. He wonders if he should purchase a new one instead of repairing the old ones. He has looked around for some used trucks, but they all have lots of miles on them. The Commission agreed he should get prices from Hays Mack and they will discuss this further at the next meeting. •Scott County Eco-Devo Director Katie Eisenhour and board member Frank Mercurio discussed the Neighborhood Revitalization Plan and how they could make it work better and get more information out to the public. Commissioners felt ads should be put in the newspaper to educate the public. We should continue to run this ad several times a year to keep it fresh in the minds of the taxpayers. •Eisenhour reported five new applications for the Rural Opportunity Zone student aid program. Since Scott County did not allocate any funds for 2014, Eisenhour and Foundation Director Ryan Roberts are working with employers so they can utilize this program in the county.
Target customers should watch for ID theft
Kansas consumers who have shopped at Target should take advantage of free credit monitoring services and watch out for identity theft, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. In the wake of its massive data breach, Target has announced that it is offering a free year of credit monitoring for all consumers who have shopped at a U.S. Target store. Consumers can sign up for the free services online at http://creditmonitoring.target.com through April 22. The service is being offered through Experian’s ProtectMyID.
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Early detection of congenital heart disease possible in infants Every year, 40,000 babies are born in the United States with a congenital heart defect, and some defects are not diagnosed until months or years after birth. Approximately 7,200 of these are diagnosed with Critical Congenital Heart Defect (CCHD) which substantially increases the risk of infant death if not diagnosed shortly after birth. Robert Moser, M.D., Kansas Secretary of Health and Environment and State Health Officer, says while the majority of Kansas infants are screened for CCHD using pulse oximetry, his staff in KDHE’s Bureau of Family Health, jointly with the Kansas Hospital Association, American Heart Association, and March of Dimes and other partners, are ramping up outreach to bring awareness to CCHD screening. “Critical congenital heart defects can be detected in infants using pulse oximetry testing,” said Dr. Moser, a family physician for more than two decades. “Because a pulse oximetry test is not a blood test, we currently recommend that it not be incorporated in the statutorily required screenings.” KDHE’s Newborn Screening Program screens for a core panel of 28 conditions using blood specimens submitted by medical providers across the state.” KDHE data show that birth defects were the leading cause of infant mortality in Kansas in 2011 and were the second leading cause in 2012.
KanCare home health meeting in GC Kansas Medicaid officials have scheduled a series of meetings across the state seeking to connect with KanCare enrollees who have various chronic medical conditions. The meetings are in anticipation of the planned July 1 launch of a new “health homes” program. Area meetings include: Mon., March 3: Dodge City Public Library, 1001 North 2nd Avenue. Tues., March 4: Finney County Historical Museum, 403 South 4th St., Garden City. Two meetings will be held on the same day at each location from 1:00-3:00 p.m. and again from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Officials say their goal is to provide better coordinated care for those with mental illness, diabetes, or asthma with the expectation that will reduce costs while improving the enrollees’ conditions.
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Kansas navigators overcome ACA marketplace’s rocky start Mike Shields KHI News Service
There is an emotional element to Rochelle Bryant’s work that might surprise some people. “We use a lot of tissue,” she said. “It’s overwhelming for them (many of her clients) to find out they can finally see a doctor, that they can be treated.” Bryant is one of about 300 or more people across the state working as “navigators” to help people enroll in health plans through the Affordable
Care Act’s insurance marketplace. One of six navigators employed at Wichita’s GraceMed safety net clinic, Bryant said it is common for people she deals with to be overcome with relief or frustration once they go through the enrollment process. Some become angry or disappointed when they learn they earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but too little to benefit from the federal subsidies available to help purchase private health coverage through the marketplace.
In those instances, the clients essentially are informed that they are right back where they started before going through the enrollment process, still lacking coverage. “We have to tell people that a lot. It’s not a good feeling,” said Juvan Nava, Bryant’s supervisor and fellow navigator at GraceMed. “You can definitely hear the heartbreak and sad stories.” According to the latest enrollment report from federal officials, 14,242 Kansans had selected health plans through the marketplace between the
program’s rocky start Oct. 1 and Dec. 28, 2013. Various problems are still being reported nationally, but Kansas navigators interviewed by KHI News Service said that for the most part the process is now working relatively smoothly for them and the people they assist. Thousands more people are expected to have enrolled by the time the rolls close for this year on March 31. A series of concerted statewide “enrollment events” are planned between March 2-8 (See ROCKY on page 13)
‘Hospital acquired’ conditions drop Program is having impact at Ks. hospitals Phil Cauthon KHI News Service
Efforts to reduce infections, falls and other harmful incidents at hospitals appear to be working, officials from a quality improvement initiative told members of the House
Health and Human Services Committee. The Kansas Healthcare Collaborative is an initiative launched by the Kansas Medical Society and the Kansas Hospital Association in 2009 with the aim of helping doctors and hospitals reduce so-called “hospital-acquired conditions,” including: •adverse drug reactions, •infections from surgery and other treatments, •falls,
•bed sores, •life-threatening blood clots, •causes of preventable readmissions, and •early elective deliveries. Kendra Tinsley, the collaborative’s executive director, told committee members on Monday that the initiative was relatively unusual in that it is led by medical providers. “There are probably just under 100 (initiatives like the one in Kansas), but very
Praeger quizzed about Obamacare’s impact on insurance companies Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger said she has seen no evidence the Affordable Care Act is straining the finances of health insurance companies operating in the state. Praeger, a Republican who has drawn criticism from some in her party for supporting the health reform law, made the comment in response to questions from Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, the chairwoman of the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee. Praeger said it is too early to tell whether early trends such as the sluggish enrollment by younger, healthier people would continue and result in more risk for companies. She also said the law has mechanisms to offset those sorts of costs and “equalize risk among the companies.” Because the federal law left state insurance departments in charge of licensing and regulat-
ing companies, Praeger said her agency would continue to monitor the financial health of Kansas insurers. “We have access to all of their financial information,” she said. “And we still have the ability to take whatever action is needed to get them back on sound footing.” “The level of risk is out of whack,” she said. Sheldon Weisgrau, director of the Health Reform Resource Project - which is funded by several Kansas health foundations said it was premature to conclude that insurance companies offering plans in the HealthCare.gov marketplace had failed to account for potential risks. “The assumption behind the questions is that because not as many young people are signing up as would be ideal, rates are going to go up,” Weisgrau said. (See PRAEGER on page 13)
few of them are providerled. There are actually only three of them like ours that have that physician-hospital leadership. Most of them are led by business coalitions on healthcare,” Tinsley said. She said more than 90 Kansas hospitals currently are working with the collaborative with the goal of reducing hospital-acquired conditions by 40 percent and preventable readmissions (See ACQUIRED on page 13)
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Rocky by one group, and navigators such as those at GraceMed said they already are “booked out” days and weeks ahead with appointments to see potential enrollees. They said they expect the work pace will only grow more hectic as the deadline approaches. Letting People Know The state’s 13 federally qualified health clinics, key players in the socalled medical safety net, received federal grant dollars to promote awareness of the marketplace. As a result, Nava said, his navigator team is “very well-known” around Wichita because “our advertising campaign has been a large one,” featuring billboards and radio and TV time. He said GraceMed had 19,000 uninsured patients
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all these efforts and organization once open enrollment closes at the end of March? Some at the gathering said they would move right into the work needed to prepare people for open enrollment next year. Others have set their sights on elements of the marketplace that got delayed by federal officials or overshadowed. “Come that time (March 31), it will be SHOP. It will be the small businesses that we’ll be concentrating on,” Nava said. SHOP is the acronym for the Small Business Health Options Program, a part of the new marketplace open to employers that have the equivalent of 50 or fewer full-time workers. Employers with fewer What next? than 25 workers can use So what will become of the program to qualify for last year and “we’ve contacted each one of them,” to see about getting them covered through the marketplace. Five thousand of the 19,000 have since had some contact with the navigators and of those 600 have been directly enrolled with GraceMed navigator assistance, he said. For the most part, he said, the people the team has worked with have been pleased to learn that the Affordable Care Act “is not what they thought it was. It’s easier and much more affordable than they thought. A sigh of relief is what I hear a lot.” He said the navigators seem to get more traction working one-on-one with potential enrollees rather than with large groups.
Acquired by 20 percent by the end of 2014. Participation is voluntary, but Tinsley said providers participate to improve patient care while reducing costs. “Most of the work that’s happening actually drives down costs. We’re trying to prevent negative impacts to patients... and the costs come down on the back end from not having adverse events occur.”
Praeger “You can’t make that assumption because if the actuaries did a good job of anticipating that, their rates are going to be on target.” Blue Cross Concerned A couple of months prior to the October 2013 launch of the marketplace, Andy Corbin, chief executive of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, said the company was careful not to set its rates based on overly optimistic assumptions. Still, he acknowledged being a bit nervous about what lay ahead. “Frankly, I don’t know what I’m going to get,” Corbin said at the time. “If I get all the people with illnesses, I’ll be in real trouble. If I get a
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Tinsley cited dramatic rate was already below improvement in two areas the national average. so far: Infections from catheters Infections from IVs This type of urinary This type of infection tract infection accounts is one of the deadliest and costliest, Tinsley said. for 30 percent of all infections acquired at hospitals They can add up to 24 and can add up to three days to a hospital stay and days to a hospital stay. cost between $7,000 and They typically cost about $29,000 per infection. $1,000 each to treat. From 2010-12, 39 From 2011-12, 23 parparticipating hospitals ticipating Kansas hospireduced the incidence by tals reduced this type of 79 percent. The Kansas infection by 48 percent.
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cross-section, we can probably hope that our rates are OK.” Praeger said only the three insurance companies offering plans in the Kansas marketplace - which is run by the federal government - know the risk profile of their new enrollees. She said if any of them are assuming more than their share, it will show up in the financial information reviewed by her agency and steps would be taken “to get them back on sound financial footing.” Praeger said the decision this week by the Obama administration to further delay enforcement of the so-called employer mandate would allow more time to work out
implementation details with affected businesses. But she said the delay could further skew the enrollment numbers enough to increase premiums in 2015. Kansas Trends Praeger said the good news in Kansas is that companies are enrolling a slightly higher percentage of people age 34 or younger than insurers nationally - about 32 percent of the 14,242 Kansans who enrolled from October through December were age 34 or younger. “When you compare Kansas enrollment data to national data, we’re two percent higher in terms of that younger age cohort, which is good,” she said.
federal tax credits. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more workers are required to offer health insurance or pay a penalty if their employees find coverage through the marketplace. Employers with fewer than 50 workers are not required to offer coverage but can use the SHOP program, if they want.
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Pastime at Park Lane Residents have enjoyed the usual weekly activities as well as church services led by the Scott Mennonite Church and the Church of the Nazarene We welcome new residents Richard Kirk and Ardis Rose to Park Lane. Congratulations to Tyler and Jenni Ludowese on the birth of their son, Braxton. Jenni works in Park Lane’s front office. Thanks to the family of Mary Alice Lawrence King for the flowers brought to Park Lane in her memory. Lula Dirks was visited by Darla Luebbers, Jerome Luebbers and Willetta Payne. Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane, Lil Francisco and Mark Fouquet. Melva Rose was visited by Tina Turley. Judy Redburn was visited by Mary Torson, Carol Ellis, Tina Turley, Wendy Derstine, Debbie Holland Bush and Jeremy Fry.
Funk, Dearden celebrate birthdays
In honor of Nella Funk’s 93rd birthday, her family furnished cupcakes for everyone to enjoy during Thursday afternoon activities. Verene Dearden celebrated her 87th birthday with family on Sautrday afternoon. They brought cupcakes for everyone. Pat Palen was visited by Tina Turley, Mike Palen, Nancy Holt, Marvel Keyse, Jack and Sheri Rapier, Doris Riner, Arlene Cauthon and Florence Daubert. Verna Willman was visited by D’Ann Markel, Bob Willman and Donnie Baker. Nella Funk was visited by Tami Turley and Pam Brown. Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton, Delinda Dunagan; Ken, Patti and Mandy Billings; and Larry Billings. Herb Graves was visited by Emily Wright, Tina Turley, Kelsi Schwartz, Annie Olivas, Mandi Osborn, Crystal Gutierrez and Lori Freese.
Benefits will not increase with another disability Q) I currently receive Social Security disabilSocial ity benefits. I now have a Security second serious disability. Can my monthly benefit Q and A amount be increased? A) No. Your Social Security disability benefit amount is based on the amount of your lifetime earnings before your disability began and not the number of disabling conditions or illnesses you may have. For more information, go to www.socialsecurity.gov/disability. * * * Q) I’m expecting a baby this June. What do I need to do to get a Social Security number for my baby? A) Apply for a number at the hospital when you apply for your baby’s birth certificate. The state agency that issues birth certificates will share your child’s information with the Social Security Administration, and a Social Security card will be mailed to you. * * * Q) How long does it take to complete the online application for retirement benefits? A) It can take as little as 15 minutes to complete the online application. In most cases, once your application is submitted electronically, you’re done. There are no forms to sign and usually no documentation is required. Social Security will process your application and contact you if any further information is needed. To retire online, go to www.socialsecurity.gov/retireonline. * * * Q) My husband doesn’t have enough work credits to qualify for Social Security retirement benefits. Can he qualify on my record? A) A spouse receives one-half of the retired worker’s full benefit unless the spouse begins collecting benefits before full retirement age. If the spouse begins collecting benefits before full retirement age, the amount of the spouse’s benefit is reduced by a percentage based on the number of months before he or she reaches full retirement age. You can learn more by reading our online publication, Retirement Benefits, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.
Harriet Jones was visited by Wes and Debbie Campbell, Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church, and Pam and Nancy Holt. Edith Norman was visited by Sara Shane, Nancy Holt, Ron and Sue Riner, Ken and Karen Hoover, Randy Ryan, Alan Graham, Kim Smith and Jan Norman. Jake Leatherman was visited by Ken and Karen Hoover. Merlin Gardner was visited by Susan, Chewie and Teagan, and Dave L. Albert Dean was visited by Nancy Holt, Gina Ramsey, Eric Shapland, Annie Talbert and Carol Davey.
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Bonnie Pickett was visited by Larry and Philene Pickett, Gloria and Larry Wright, Arlene Cauthon and Kay Mohler. Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock and Kai Beaton. Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Marvel Keyse, Bill John, Roger and Jackie John; Todd, Kim, Sam and Abbi John; Ryan, Lisa, Ashlynn and Grant John; Pastor Dennis Carter and Gloria O’Bleness. Delores Brooks was visited by Nancy Holt, Fritzi Rauch, Cheryl Perry, Charles Brooks and Ruth White. Loyd Eitel was visited by Rod Eitel, Connie Ramsey, Vick Eitel and Sandy. James Still was visited by Tina Turley Ruth Holland was visited by Shorty and Deb Lawrence, Debbie Bush, Charlene Becht, Dakota Lawrence, Frankie Rowton, Monica Rowton and Debbie Frank.
Park Place People
by Doris Riner
What do people do when they are in their 80s and 90s and the temprature is 8º or 9º outside? You guessed it. They stay inside, at home, where it’s nice and warm. This is when we love and appreciate where we live. We get better and better acquainted with friends and we learn to love and appreciate each one more and more. One or two residents ventured out for a quick errand. Ardis Rose returned from the hospital, except she moved into the nursing home instead. Arlene Cauthon’s visitors were Jean Rowton, Florence Daubert, Donna Ridder, and Bill and Bob Novak. Betty Ohneck’s son-in-law, Gary Wilbur, was over from Leoti and Bridget Anderson stopped by. Our song these days that we sing is: “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow.”
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Mike Leach was visited by Linda Dunagan and Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church. Darlene Richman was visited by Phebe Unruh, Tina Turley and Mike Deschner. Richard Kirk was visited by Wanda Kirk, Dustin Kirk and Marleigh Kirk. Earl Gorman was visited by Loretta Gorman, Connie Gruver and Charlene Becht. Jim and Yvonne Spangler were visited by Les and Mary Ann Spangler, Danny and Mona Spangler, and Greg and Yvette Mills. Lorena Turley was visited by Rex Turley, Neta Wheeler, Susan Irwin, Tracy and Emily Hess, Hannah Kovarik, Bonnie Pickett, Gloria Wright, Eric Shapland, Annie Talbert and Mary Ann Leatherman. Jim Jeffery was visited by Pastor Dennis Carter. Ann Tedford was visited by Mary Plum and Arlene Cauthon.
Clifford Dearden was visited by Eric Shapland and Annie Talbert. Jake Leatherman was visited by Don and Jewell Unruh. Christine Evans was visited by Alli Patton, Brooke Hoeme and Barbara Hutchins. Edith Norman was visited by Doris Riner, Sue Riner, Sara Shane, Brooke Hoeme, Alli Patton and Barbara Hutchins. Thelma Branine was visited by Tony, Terri, Zion, Xavir, Sabastian and Justus Freeman. Bud Berry was visited by Wayde, Roy and Sondra Berry. Rod and Kathy Haxton were visitors of their mother, Boots Haxton, throughout the week. Boots and Kathy attended the funeral of Boots’ sister-in-law, Marguerite Walz, in Oakley. Joyce Bohnert was visited by Tina Turley, Nancy Holt, Janet Gallardo, and Alan and Glenda Graham.
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Deaths Joan Laura Hobson Ayers Joan Laura Hobson Ayers, 70, died Feb. 2, 2014, at the Swedish Medical Center, Denver, Colo. S h e was born Oct. 29, 1943, in Garden City, the daughter Joan Ayers of Richard Owen and Melba Loretta (Stiles) Hobson. Joan was a 1961 graduate of Wichita County High School, Leoti, and a 1964 graduate of Sterling College. On April 29, 1967, she married Charles McKendree Ayers at San Anselmo, Calif. Joan and her family returned to Wichita County in 1971. She acquired her Masters degree in special education from Emporia State University with an emphasis in gifted facilitation. Joan was a member of the former Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church in rural Wichita County and was active as a 4-H leader and Sunday school teacher. Survivors include: two daughters, Marnie Bel-
lamy, and husband, Brian, Clinton, Mo., and Kara Cardenas and husband, Elias, Leoti; four grandchildren, Benjamin and Graham Bellamy, Clinton, Mo., and Elian and Maya Dorantes, Leoti; one brother, Howard Hobson, Denver, Colo.; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and a loving family. Services will be held Sun., Feb. 16, 3:00 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, Leoti, with Rev. Steve Wing officiating. Inurnment will be at the Leoti Cemetery. Friends may call through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Leoti. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Joan Ayers Memorial Fund. An endowed fund will be established to provide scholarships to students for higher education. Scholarships will be based upon a record of musical performance and accompaniment and sharing of music. Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at priceandsons.com.
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Good and Evil Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. (Romans 12:9) How are you doing in the battle of good and evil? Are some days better than others? How can we win over evil? Love. Love trumps evil every time. That is true love. Love without hypocrisy is not so hard to understand. We know hypocrisy when we see it. Hypocrisy is failure to practice what you preach. Love that is only verbalized and not backed up with action is not true love. Love is a verb. Jesus said to His disciples, “If you love Me keep My commandments” (John 14:15). If we love others we prove it in service to them. (Romans 5:8) says, “God proved His love for us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good? Loathing is the correct response to evil. One reason for this is to cause ourselves not to fall into evil. We tend to do what we like, not what we hate. And it is too easy to think, say, and do evil things. “If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8). It takes a special kind of love to overcome evil and we do not naturally possess it. Human love is wonderful but to live for Christ requires divine love. The word from which we get this divine love is agape. Agape comes only from God through Christ Jesus His Son (John 3:16). I like the illustration John Hagee gives as he holds a pitcher of water in his right hand and a glass in his left. He explains that as the glass overflows when the pitcher is poured into it, so God’s love overflows from us as we are willing recipients of the abundance of love He has for us. “By this shall all men know you are my disciples, if you have love one for another”and “Love covers a multitude of sins”, says the Bible. Love defeats evil. A little evil is too much. But there is no such thing as too much love.
Rev. Robert Nuckolls Immanuel Southern Baptist Church, Scott City
Scott City Assembly of God
1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
St. Joseph Catholic Church
A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.
Pence Community Church
Prairie View Church of the Brethren
4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship • Wednesday mornings Breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m. Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Community Christian Church
8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.) Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church
803 College - Scott City - 872-2339 Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor
1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264 Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Gospel Fellowship Church 120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
First Christian Church
1st United Methodist Church
5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 Dennis Carter, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services at 9:00 a.m. • Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m. Website: www.fccscottcity.org
Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666 Father Don Martin Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m. St. Luke’s - 872-5734 (recorded message) Senior Warden Bill Lewis • 872-3347 or Father Don Martin - (785) 462-3041
Scott Mennonite Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.
9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 a.m. Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m. YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
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Fall in Love with Your Kitchen (Above) A newspaper contains the autographs of several Munchkins who appeared in the movie. (Below) Part of the doll collection. (Record Photos)
‘Oz’ collection on display at El Quartelejo Museum “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” is the theme of a new exhibit in the temporary gallery at the El Quartelejo Museum. This large collection of Wizard of Oz memorabilia is on loan from Linda See Armstrong. Armstrong has been collecting Oz memorabilia for more than 25 years and has hundreds of items on display at the museum. She doesn’t care much for the witches, so focuses largely on the four main characters; Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion. Many of the items on display have never been taken from their original boxes, adding to their value as collector’s items. There are, of course, ruby slippers, magic wands, music boxes, mobiles, books, puzzles, posters and wall hangings. Among the special treasures is a newspaper with autographs of several of the original Munchkins
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from the movie. Only one of those original cast members is still living. The public is invited to enjoy this unique exhibit at El Quartelejo Museum, 902 West 5th Street. (West Highway 96). Hours are Monday through Friday, 1:00-5:00 p.m. There is no admission charge, though donations are always welcome.
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Physical play not enough to disrupt SC in rout of Eagles
Physical play isn’t anything new when the Scott Community High School boys face Hugoton. “That’s how they like to play against us,” says senior guard Chris Pounds. “We expected it.” B u t M o n d a y ’ s makeup game Hugoton 51 Scott City 71 from a week earlier was beyond the norm. •Just over 4-1/2 minutes into the game the Beavers were already in a bonus situation at the charity stripe. •SCHS was 13-of-14 at the free throw line in the first quarter and 20-of-27 for the game. •The physical play drew technical fouls from each bench in the fourth
quarter. “I think they were trying to maybe get into our heads,” says Pounds, who finished with a career high 19 points. “If a team wants to play like that against us we just need to stay focused and do what works for us.” If that was Hugoton’s strategy it never came close to working. Hitting 14 of their first 16 free throws in the game, combined with their typical stifling defense, SCHS built a 29-6 lead early in the second quarter and were able to coast to a 71-51 win on the home floor. A brief 8-0 scoring spurt by Hugoton (7-8) midway into the second quarter cut the deficit to 15 points, 29-14, but that (See PHYSICAL on page 23)
Scott City senior Chris Pounds gets hammered by two Ulysses players during league play last Friday. (Record Photo)
Cowboys stun Beavers for first GWAC loss The Scott Community High School boys were stunned by Goodland, 4642 in Great West Activities Conference action on the road Tuesday night. Perhaps the person
least surprised at the outcome was head coach Glenn O’Neil. “We could see this coming,” says O’Neil who hasn’t been pleased with his team’s play since
winning the Orange and Black Classic in midJanuary. “We’d walked the tightrope the last two or three games and we finally fell off of it.” The loss snapped a 13
game win streak this season and ended a 36 game GWAC win streak over the past four seasons. While being unbeaten since their season opening loss, the Beavers had
looked vulnerable over the past couple of weeks. They had to survive a scare from Liberal (5246) and allowed Ulysses to cut a 22 point lead into single digits before get-
ting a 13 point win. “It comes down to making shots, making free throws, grabbing loose balls on the floor and doing the fundamen(See STUN on page 24)
Dighton overcomes slow start at WCHS
Leoti’s Chris Wilson (far left) and Dighton’s Mathew Barnett (center) and Isaac Alinor try to gain control of a rebound during Tuesday’s action. (Record Photo)
The Wichita County High School boys couldn’t have diagrammed a better start to their Senior Night game against Dighton. With their guards slicing through Dighton’s man-to-man defense, they were able to open up Dighton 50 an early 6-0 lead. Wichita Co. 33 At the same time, they didn’t allow Dighton their first field goal until just under four minutes remained in the first quarter. Once the Hornets (9-6, 7-2) made some adjustments offensively and defensively, they were able to take control of the game, rolling to a 50-33 Northwest Kansas League road win in Leoti. “Give Leoti credit. They were patient and didn’t allow us to get
into the flow of things,” says Dighton head coach Dean Cramer. “We knew we had to stop (Jantz) Budde from driving to the basket and we didn’t do a good job of stopping their penetration against our man defense.” WCHS didn’t have an answer offensively once the Hornets switched to a 3-2 zone defense. “It’s tough to attack their zone with their length,” notes WCHS head coach Hayden Parks. “They have very athletic boys on the wings and a pretty tall freshman (6-4, Tyler Lingg) on top, along with a couple of good sized boys under the basket. They did a good job of keeping us from getting to the basket after we got the early lead.” Wichita County grabbed the lead twice in the second quarter on bas(See DIGHTON on page 24
Beavers still claim two wins despite shortage of grapplers When you’re going through the kind of season that the Scott Community High School wrestling team is experiencing, you look for anything that resembles a silver lining. “At least nobody broke a leg today,” said head coach Jon Lippelmann after his squad finished 2-3 in the Great West Activities Conference dual tournament held at Colby last Saturday. Given the injuries and illness that the team has
dealt with this season, it’s easy to understand Lippelmann’s outlook. Two of his top grapplers - senior Warren Kropp (170) and sophomore Wyatt Kropp (145) - were unavailable to compete because of staph infection. Their absence likely cost the Beavers a dual loss against Ulysses. They were able to get wins over Hugoton and Holcomb. (See GRAPPLERS on page 19)
SCHS freshman Tre Stewart pins his opponent from Holcomb during the GWAC dual tournament held last Saturday.
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Offensive balance still absent Three SCHS suns over for It’s not that the Scott Outdoors in Kansas
by Steve Gilliland
Kansas
The worst winter responsibility of my day job as a maintenance technician at a large local nursing/ retirement home is snow removal. Early Wednesday morning, after the final flakes of last week’s snow storm had fallen, we were all digging out with snow blowers and shovels. As you may recall, the sky was crystal clear and the temperature was frigid. Standing in the middle of the street that runs behind our establishment, I had a perfect view of the mornings beautiful rising sun which was just topping the horizon. What caught my attention was a vertical shaft of bright light running skyward through the sun, and another bright patch of light just peering above the horizon a ways to the sun’s left. A short time later, as the sun rose slightly higher, another bright spot mirroring the one to left of the sun could be seen above the rooftops to the sun’s right, giving the distinct appearance of three suns. This was the beginning of a sun dog - also known as mock suns, phantom suns or their scientific name “parhelion,” which is Greek meaning beside the sun. The phenomenon is created when the suns’ light is reflected and refracted off ice crystals in the air. Ross Janssen, meteorologist with KWCH channel 12 in Wichita explained that sundogs are usually seen early or late in the day as the sun is low in the sky, and when the air is very frigid. As the sun’s light shone through cirrus clouds still full of ice crystals from the snow storm, the light was reflected off those crystals, giving the appearance of three suns.
(See SUN DOGS on page 23)
Community High School girls can’t score. They just can’t s e e m to find Hugoton 68 two girls Scott City 33 who can score on the same night. Against Hugoton on Monday night it was Kelly Wycoff’s turn as the senior guard poured in a season high 17 points. Unfortunately, no one else on the team was able to contribute more than four points in a 68-33 loss in Great West Activities Conference play. “Kelly’s started finding her comfort zone on the mid-range jumpers,” says head coach Shelby Crawford. “She’s also being more aggressive and going to the basket. “Now we need to find someone else who can start scoring points.” Hugoton showed why they are one of the top teams in Class 4A with an unstoppable mix of outside and inside scoring. They opened up a 25-7 lead early in the second quarter before Wycoff was able to start knocking down shots in the paint. SCHS even outscored the Lady Eagles during the next 4-1/2 minutes, cutting the deficit to 12 points - 32-19 - following a field goal by Holly Wilcoxson. They would get no closer the rest of the night. “We let them have way too many uncontested three-point baskets. Our defense needs to get better, but the bigger issue right now is getting point production from a couple
Scott City freshmen Kiana Yager (11) and Paige Winderlin (12) battle with a Hugoton player for a rebound during Monday’s game on the home floor. (Record Photo)
more girls,” Crawford says. The head coach has begun bringing in his freshmen and sophomore for more playing time. Freshman pivot Paige Winderlin contributed four points. Clawed by Tigers The Lady Beavers were able to keep pace with Ulysses for the first 10 minutes, but it was again
the absence of any kind of offense that saw Ulysses pulling away for a 60-42 GWAC win last Friday. “This was a game we were good enough to win,” says Crawford. “Sometimes it just comes down to hustle and desire and how bad a team wants it.” Wycoff, who finished with a team high nine points, scored her seventh point with a trey at the
5:48 mark of the second quarter, cutting the Ulysses lead to 13-11. The Lady Tigers answered with a 7-0 scoring run which was more than enough to keep Scott City at a distance the rest of the night. SCHS trailed 24-15 at halftime and 40-25 after three quarters. Senior Bailey Nickel continued to struggle offensively with just six
points, followed by Madison Orr and Winderlin with five and four points, respectively. “We need to find a way to get Bailey more involved in the offense and help her regain her confidence,” says Crawford. “If we can get her back to scoring 15 or 20 points a game like we saw earlier in the year we can compete with some of these teams.”
Charity stripe not kind to Beavers, still top Ulysses Just how bad a night was it for Scott City at the charity stripe against Ulysses? It was so frustrating 52 that, at Ulysses Scott City 65 one point, while getting ready to shoot a free throw, junior guard Trey O’Neil took the pass from the official and tried a jump shot. It didn’t fall either. Head coach Glenn O’Neil wasn’t very happy about the jump shot attempt, but then again
there wasn’t a lot to feel happy about last Friday except the outcome - and even that left a sour taste. “There are some nights when the free throws aren’t falling. We missed enough to last us for several games,” said Coach O’Neil following his team’s 21-of-39 performance. It wasn’t just the poor free throwing that bothered O’Neil. It was the poor finish to a game that saw the Beavers (12-1) cruise to a 22 point lead late in the third period,
only to see that shrink to just six points late in the game. While poor free throw shooting helped set the stage for the comeback, O’Neil was even more disappointed with the “lack of urgency,” from his squad. “There are times when we’re just going through the motions and that’s not going to be good enough one of these nights,” he said. Junior guard Trey O’Neil, who finished with a game high 27 points,
collected 12 of those during the third period while SCHS seemed to be putting the game on ice. Junior guard Chantz Yager’s three-point play stretched the lead to 52-30 with less than a minute left in the period. However, Ulysses drilled three-pointers to close out the quarter and to start the final period and slowly began to climb back into the game with each missed free throw by the Beavers. Back-to-back threepointers - the last by Cole
Rodriguez with 1:40 left in the game - cut the deficit to 57-51. That’s when the Beavers once again began knocking down free throws - hitting 8-of-10 to close out the game. SCHS shot well everywhere but the line. They were 16-of-31 from twopoint range and 4-of-10 beyond the arc. Junior guard Brett Meyer added 15 points and four assists while junior center Sloan Baker had 13 points and six rebounds.
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7th grade Jays whip Holcomb
How you respond to a loss is the measure of a champion When a team is undefeated it becomes common wisdom for many to suggest that “a loss would do them good.” Sports talking heads will sometimes offer that analysis for the Wichita State Shockers as their win streak stretches to 26 games. A loss, so the thinking goes, removes the pressure of an undefeated season. It allows a team to “play to win” rather than “playing not to lose.” Following Scott City’s upset loss to Goodland this week the same logic can be applied. A loss may be what this team needed to regain their focus which had seemingly been lacking in recent games. The Beavers haven’t been the same team since the Orange and Black Classic as they were in the games preceding and during the tournament. They dodged a bullet at Liberal, played very uninspired ball in the fourth quarter against Ulysses and seemed content to play on even terms in the second half against Hugoton. Yes, the Beavers had easy wins over the Tigers and Eagles, but something was missing. Call it intensity or passion if you will. Coach O’Neil calls it desire. He attributes part of the recent slump to winter weather which has resulted in cancelled practices and an interruption of the normal routine. “Basketball is a crazy game in that it takes a little longer to get back into the groove once you’re out of it. We definitely needed those extra practices after the Liberal game. We didn’t get them and it’s come back to haunt us,” says O’Neil. “I can understand being out of sync, but I can’t understand not playing with emotion and that’s what I saw (against Goodland). We didn’t close out hard and we didn’t play hard all the time.” That’s unacceptable for an O’Neil squad. It certainly isn’t a formula for success in the post-season. A characteristic of the Beavers under O’Neil has been their outstanding team play. That’s what helped the Beavers get
GC Invite It was the latest in what has been a difficult year for the Beavers who have also had to deal with injuries that have kept matmen out of action for all or part of the season. “There comes a point where you wonder what can happen next,” says Lippelmann. “You just have to put together a lineup with what you have left and try to get the most out of those boys.”
off to a 13-1 start and look very impressive during most of that stretch. If players don’t make themselves available to get the ball - or act like they want the ball - the result will be what we saw on Tuesday - a season low of just 42 points. A Good Loss? The Beavers have been here before. This past season, after the football team lost their first league game in more than three years, they began playing their best ball of the season on their way to the state semi-finals. Good teams learn from losses and bounce back. Coach O’Neil couldn’t help but make a comparison to the 2006 Class 4A state championship team that lost in the Scott City Invitational to Tribune and picked up another loss against Hays-TMP on Jan. 31 (55-54). The Beavers came back to thump the Monarchs 10 days later (68-42) and routed them again in the sub-state finals. This year’s schedule offers a similar scenario. SCHS will see Goodland again in the regular season finale (Feb. 25) and there’s a very good chance the two will meet in the sub-state finals - at Goodland. So, is there such a thing as a “good loss?” “It depends on how you handle the loss,” answers O’Neil. “It depends on whether we come back to practice with more intensity and ready to correct our
mistakes. If we don’t get back to doing those things well that were successful earlier in the year we could have a pretty tough stretch during the next couple of weeks.” It certainly brings added significance to Tuesday’s game at Holcomb. The winner of that game will be the GWAC champion. And while he doesn’t want to downplay the significance of a league title, O’Neil is always looking at the bigger picture. “We gave a potential sub-state opponent, who we will see on their home floor, a sense of security and confidence they wouldn’t have if we’d taken care of business,” O’Neil says. In two weeks, the Beavers will have an opportunity to re-establish themselves as the team to beat in the sub-state field and to deal a blow to Goodland’s newfound confidence. “Fortunately, we have plenty of time to correct things,” says O’Neil. “We aren’t going to panic because of one loss, but this should have opened some eyes around here.” The first step toward getting back on track is to play with desire and enthusiasm. The Beavers will have a chance to show if they’ve found those qualities again when they face TMP and Great Bend on back-to-back nights. “Every time we step on the floor it should mean something,” adds O’Neil. “If you don’t enjoy it, why are you playing? And to enjoy it, do what you’re asked to do so you can perform well.”
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In most respects, the Beavers were able to do just that in getting a pair of wins with a lineup consisting of walking wounded and young, inexperienced grapplers. Without the Kropp brothers, the only seasoned veteran on the squad is junior James Jurgens (126) who has a shoulder that has him at less than 100 percent. “He has injuries to both
hands that are probably a bigger issue than the shoulder,” says Lippelmann. “With his style of wrestling he relies on being able to get a good grip and right now he’s not able to do that.” Jurgens finished the day 3-2, but those two losses came against regional opponents. He was decisioned by Pedro Ordonez (Hugoton), 5-4, and by Colby’s Travis Finley, 6-1. Senior Jesse Anchondo (138)
picked up a 6-4 decision over Edgar Villa (Hugoton) and added a fall agaisnt Jonathan Prieto (Holcomb, 3:16). The Beavers got some help from their younger members in wins over Hugoton (42-27) and Holcomb (46-31). Freshman Tre Stewart (182) pinned Hugoton’s Noel Camacho (5:08) and ended the day with another fall against Holcomb’s Zeke Engler (2:52).
Led by 16 points from Marshall Faurot, the Scott City Middle School seventh grade boys had no trouble rolling over Holcomb on the home floor Monday, 33-16. The game was never even that close. Leading 6-2 after one period, the Bluejays took command of the game during a 21-3 scoring blitz over the next 1-1/2 quarters. SCMS owned an 18-5 lead at the half and stretched that advantage to 27-5 late in the third period following a free throw by Parker Vulgamore. Jaren Berning and Caleb Carter each added four points. In the “B” team game, Scott City whipped Holcomb, 26-15. Berning and Jose Trejo led the team with six points each. Eighth Grade Falls The SCMS eighth graders lost a road game at Holcomb, 48-29. Holcomb seized early control of the game with a 19-4 first quarter lead. Nick Nowak led the Bluejays with 15 points while Zack Carson and Reid Brunswig each added six. Holcomb completed a sweep with a 48-18 win in the “B” team game. Dexter Gooden led Scott City with 14 points, including three treys. 7th Graders Edge Colby The seventh grade Bluejays rallied in the fourth quarter for a 40-35 overtime win over Colby on the home floor Feb. 6. SCMS trailed at the half, 16-11, and were still down, 23-22, entering the final period. Scott City tied the score 33-33 at the end of regulation; Faurot finished with a game high 20 points - 16 coming in the second half and overtime. Jack Thomas and Vulgamore each added six. The SCMS eighth grade “A” team ripped Colby, 45-17. Nowak led the Bluejays with 16 points, followed by Brunswig with 13. SCMS nailed six treys during the game.
Quality of Wildcat recruits hard to assess The rating of college football recruiting classes is an inexact science at best. Rivals.com by has been rankMac ing individual Stevenson players and team recruiting classes for a long time and they are thorough in their research. Rivals ranked Kansas State’s 2014 class as the 46th best in the nation and seventh in the Big 12. No surprises here. Coach Bill Snyder’s recruiting classes are always rated toward the bottom of the Big 12, which makes it difficult to explain how Snyder’s teams usually finish each season ranked anywhere from the top 10 to somewhere between 11-25 in the nation. Texas’ recruiting classes, on the other hand, are usually ranked among the top 10 in the nation. That makes it difficult to rationalize how K-State - with their lowlyranked classes - is 7-3 in their last 10 games against the Longhorns. One explanation is that the recruiting services don’t give junior college recruits the same recognition that they do high school seniors. Therefore the ratings are distorted for teams like KState. KU’s 2014 recruiting class is ranked 55th in the nation and ninth in the Big 12. That’s disheartening for Jayhawk fans when it happens year after year. Coach Charlie Weis has chosen to imitate Snyder’s successful strategy of leaning heavily on juco recruits. Anyone who would criticize Snyder’s method needs to put on a dunce’s cap. But just because it has worked for Snyder doesn’t mean will work for everyone. The Jayhawks will need to show significant improvement this year or Weis will come under heavy fire from KU fans. It’s a study in futility to try and judge recruiting classes before the new players even put on their uniforms. But it is fair to say that Snyder’s K-State classes have been consistently underrated. That said, there’s a consensus that both K-State and KU have signed classes that will exceed expectations. (See RECRUITS on page 21)
Hess hits game-winner as JV boys rally by Tigers Rallying from an eight point deficit in the final quarter, the Scott Community High School junior varsity boys scored on a last second shot to defeat Ulysses on the home floor, 3736, last Friday. It appeared the game would be a cakewalk for the Beavers who jumped out to an 11-0 advantage. Sophomore guard Dylan Hutchins opened the game with a trey and scored Scott City’s first eight points, followed by a three-pointer from guard Chantz Yager that put the Beavers in control. However, they struggled to find their offense over the next two quarters as Ulysses opened up a 32-26 lead after three periods and tacked on another basket to start the fourth quarter. “We’re going to continue to have problems scoring until our guards learn to penetrate against zone defenses,” says coach Brian Gentry. Still trailing by eight, 36-28, midway into the fourth quarter, freshmen Kyle Cure and Bo Hess provided the Beavers with a needed offensive spark. Cure’s rebound and putback
at the 2:58 mark cut the deficit to a single basket, 36-34. After Hess hit one free throw to cut the lead to 3635 with 1:15 remaining, both teams missed opportunities at the stripe. Ulysses missed the front end of two one-andone situations and Scott City missed a one-and-one, but they got the ball back with another opportunity for a go-ahead basket with 24.1 seconds to play. With 5.1 seconds remaining, the ball ended up in Hess’s hands and he drilled a 12-foot jumper that was the game winner. “Bo’s capable of being a go-to player, even though he doesn’t see himself in that role yet,” says Gentry. “Hopefully, this game gives him some added confidence.” Gentry also gave high marks to Cure. “He made some big plays late in the game. When he dove for the ball which gave us possession that seemed to get the other boys to hustle a little more,” says Gentry. “He’s the one who got us going.” Hess finished with seven points and Yager added five.
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Kyle Cure puts up a jumper during Monday’s action against Hugoton. (Record Photo)
Prairie chicken sign-up deadline is Feb. 28 Kansas landowner/producers can receive sign-up incentives and payments for implementing grassland conservation practices that benefit lesser prairie-chickens. The application deadline to enroll land in the Lesser-prairie Chicken Conservation Program is Feb. 28, according to the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA). Landowner/producers with
KDWP Report land in the lesser prairiechicken range are eligible to apply, and those who are accepted will receive payments for implementing conservation practices such as mechanical brush removal, prescribed grazing, and establishment and management of planted native grass stands. Only producers not currently enrolled in federal farm bill
programs are eligible to apply for five- and 10-year contract options. Applications will be ranked by the WAFWA based on their value to lesser prairie-chickens. Accepted landowner/ producers located in the highpriority locations can receive payments of up to 125 percent of the estimated cost of implementing the conservation plan. If the species becomes fed-
erally listed, participating producers will be exempt from the take prohibition of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) if the take occurs while implementing the practices prescribed in their conservation plan. Interested landowner/producers should contact the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s Region 1 office in Hays, 785-628-8614 for more information and enrollment application forms.
one more chance
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Lady Hornets looking to break Hoxie’s streak When you are among the best you want to compete with the best. The Dighton High School girls have certainly established themselves as one of the best teams in Kansas, climbing to the No. 2 spot in the Class 1A-Division II rankings. And they’ve certainly had the opportunity to play the best in two games this season against a powerhouse Hoxie team that is the two-time defending state champions and are currently undefeated while holding the No. 1 spot in Class 1A-Division I. Playing the best is no longer enough for the Lady Hornets. Now it’s time to beat the best. Two of the blemishes on an impressive 12-2 record for Dighton are against Hoxie - in the semi-finals of the Castle Rock Classic (64-56) early in the season and in the finals of the Northwest Kansas League (64-55) tournament just two weeks ago.
Dighton
The feeling here is that both K-State and KU have signed classes that will exceed the expectations created by the ratings of Rivals and others. Sunflower Hoops Last Saturday capped another stellar basketball week for state schools as all three won convincingly. Kansas is in a position to take complete control
Points Per Game
2 Pt. FG
12.3
75-161
6.7
39-107
6.2
40-93
Leslie Speer Kiara Budd
7.5
Shambrey Budd Jordan Speer
6.3
Liz Heath
Sara Cramer
Diamond Brown Team
4.9
3.5
52.1
Dighton (12-2) vs Hoxie (14-0) Friday, Feb. 14 • 6:30 p.m. at Dighton
“What I love about these girls is that they have no fear of playing a team like Hoxie. They were looking forward to playing them in the (league) tournament and they are excited about playing them again at home,” says head coach Amy Felker. “They’re the team that you measure yourself against. They’re a great team and they’ve proven that over the years. We want to show that we can
Recruits
pressive is that Dighton’s strong performance came with senior center Leslie Speer spending a lot of time on the bench in foul trouble. Speer was limited to just three points - well below her season average of 12.3 points per game. Freshman pivot Jordan Speer (5-10) responded with a huge game, leading the team with 17 points (7-of-10 FG) and eight rebounds. “One of the things we’ve talked to Jordan about is not being so timid. We saw in the Hoxie game that she’s gaining confidence and becoming more aggressive,” says Felker.
The younger Speer has steadily improved on her stats during the year and is now averaging 6.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Not to be overlooked are senior forwards Shambrey Budd (6.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg) or Liz Heath (6.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg). And the Lady Hornets aren’t just getting it done in the paint. Sophomore guard Kiara Budd is the team’s second leading scorer (7.5 ppg) which includes 21of-55 from beyond the three-point line. “Kiara has worked hard on her shooting and wants to be that player who can score consistently from the outside,” says Felker. “She’s given us an outside scoring threat which helps to take some of the defensive pressure from Leslie and Jordan in the post.” Senior guard Diamond Brown is contributing 3.5 points per game, but is more valuable as the floor leader on offense and for her defensive skills. She is averaging 2.6 assists
per game and is the team leader with 35 steals. Another good addition is freshman guard Sara Cramer who has gained more minutes in addition to becoming a bigger contributor on offense with 4.9 ppg and 2.3 assists. “We have a lot of balance on this team and we have a lot of girls who can step up and score. We aren’t just counting on a couple of girls to get it done,” says Felker. “We count on Leslie to be our go-to girl on most nights, but we saw in the Hoxie game that we also have other girls who are capable of getting the job done.” Following the game on Feb. 14 - with the NWKL regular season title on the line - both teams will go their separate ways. Hoxie will be seeking a third straight Class 1ADivision I title while the Lady Hornets will try to improve on last year’s fourth place finish in the Class 1A-Division II state tournament.
they mashed Texas, 7557, and followed with an overtime win over the Jayhawks. The Wildcats were in control of the Texas game from start to finish and played well in every aspect of the game. Coach Weber was particularly pleased with the defense, saying, “The big thing was the defense . . . holding them to 32 per-
cent and they had 18 turnovers.” Freshmen Marcus Foster and Wesley Iwundu have progressed from uncertain rookies to bigtime players in a rugged conference. Foster had an incredible shooting game against Texas, scoring 34 points. Coach Bruce Weber has done a stellar job of molding the Wildcats
into a cohesive team on both offense and defense. K-State lacks size in the pivot, but they are exceptionally quick and fundamentally sound. Wichita State rolled over Northern Iowa (8273) and improved their unbeaten record to 25-0 overall and 12-0 in the Missouri Valley. Winning the conference race is all but a certainty.
Individual Stat Leaders 3 Pt. FG
FG%
Reb./ Game
0-1
46.0
6.9
1-7
35.0
6.9
21-56
21-55
40-82
1-1
34-71
23-58
302-699
0-0 0-0
0-0
23-64
38.0 49.0
43.0
48.0
40.0 43.0
play at that same level.” If there is any team capable of snapping Hoxie’s 59 game winning streak it may be Dighton. Digging themselves out of an early nine point deficit, the Lady Hornets seemed primed for an upset of Hoxie when the two teams were tied 33-33 at halftime of the league tournament finals. Hoxie was able to pull away in the second half for the win, but Dighton came away with a stronger belief they can not only play with the Lady Indians, but beat them. Perhaps what made their NWKL tournament showdown even more im-
Asst. .7
1.7
1.7
4.2
1.3
5.7
1.7
2.3
32.7
2.7
1.1
2.3
2.6
13.7
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of the league title chase. KU’s freshmen-laden team is making steady progress under the tutelage of Coach Bill Self. After the 83-69 win against West Virginia, Self said, “We’re learning and we’re playing a little tougher.” That’s close to high praise from the Jayhawks’ coach. All of KU’s key play-
ers have gotten better, but reserve center Tarik Black has shown the most significant improvement and he will be invaluable for the rest of the season. Kansas is putting it together. The Jayhawks have a legitimate shot at becoming national champions. Kansas State all but cinched a berth in the NCAA Tournament when
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Takedown Kids Club Gunsmoke Nationals February 8, 2014 • at Dodge City 9-10-Years-Old 120: Lance Miller dec. Alex Rivero (Liberal) 3-0; pinned by Hagan Booi (Colby) 0:23. Second place 130-150: Jarron Gregory pinned by Declan Ryan (Colby) 0:24; pinned by Declan Ryan (Colby) 0:37. Second place 11-12-Years-Old 92-96: Kaden Wren maj. dec. Garrett Edwards (Dodge City) 12-0; pinned Sion Audrain (Greater Gold) 3:13; dec. by Jax Garoutte (Steel City) 7-2; won by rule over Sion Audrain (Greater Gold). Second place 115-120: Cale Goodman maj. dec. by Dylan Newton (Gray Co.) 11-0; dec. Alexavier Rodriguez (Greater Gold), 3-1 OT; pinned by Brett Riggs (Midwest Destroyers) 1:49; pinned by Gage Fritz (Great Bend) 4:08. Fourth place 13-14-Years-Old 125-135: Wyatt Hayes pinned Aaron Laureles (Southwest Grapplers) 0:25; pinned Rance Tucker (Pratt) 0:21; pinned Jacob Baker (Kinsley) 0:17; pinned Jaret Strasheim (SCORE) 1:59. First place King of the Ring-Team • Haysville 13-14-Years-Old 125-130: Justin Hundertmark pinned by Tomas Gevock (MOKWC) 1:20; pinned by Connor Eastburn (Garden Plain) 2:38; pinned by Bryan Cusick (Newton) 1:07. Fourth place Circle Invitational 113: Jack Thomas pinned by Gavin Burgess (Fredonia) 0:45; pinned Chris Owen (Remington) 2:48; dec. by Nick Karber (Smoky Valley) 2-0. Ellis Open Tournament 6-Years and under 43: Trenton Frank dec. Cade Jennings (Russell) 6-1; pinned Cauy Bosserman (Oakley) 2:57. First place 43: Eli Lisenby pinned Kaden Murray (Goodland) 0:39; dec. by Cauy Bosserman (Oakley) 11-4; dec. Brant Pfannenstiel (Hays) 7-5; pinned by Cade Jennings (Russell) 0:48. Fourth place 52: Alex Rodiguez dec. by Jack Delzeit (Colby), 8-6 OT; dec. Jaxson Carney (Colby), 10-4; dec. by Preston Roat (Hoisington), 7-1. Fourth place 64-70: Jacob Franco maj. dec. by Easton Nickelson (Hill City), 10-0; maj. dec. Reagan Jimenez (Ellis), 14-1; dec. by Jaxson Chartier (Hays), 9-6. Fourth place 7-8-Years-Old 55A: Cody Vance dec. by Braydon Binder (Hays), 7-1; dec. by Patrick Driggs (Phillipsburg), 6-5. 61A: Houston Frank pinned Jarek Crow (Goodland); dec. by Dayton Bell (Hoxie) 5-2; dec. Malachi Wasson (Great Bend) 6-0; dec. Mason Urban (Oberlin) 6-5. Third place 88: Izak Venegas dec. by Brett Poe (Hill City), 6-4 OT; pinned Brett Poe (Hill City), 2:36; pinned by Brett Poe (Hill City), 0:43. Second place 9-10-Years-Old 110: Ronnie Weathers dec. Kiefer Eberhardt (Goodland) 3-2; pinned by Gavin Nutting (Hays) 0:25; maj. dec. by Colton McCarty (St. Francis) 8-0. 11-12-Years-Old 80: Loren Faurot dec. Skyler Workman (Great Bend) 6-2; pinned Dakota Whitman (Russell) 3:58; pinned Braden Schritter (Colby) 2:37; dec. by Jaden Atwook (Smith Co.) 4-2. Second place Ellis Novice Tournament February 9, 2014 6-Years and under 40A: Hunter Wells dec. by Triston Tomlinson (Great Bend) 6-2; dec. by Ryker Wildeman (Colby) 6-3; dec. by Conner Breit (Hays) 7-3. Fourth place 7-8-Years-Old 61-64B: Max Tuttle pinned by Kaden Seibel (Holcomb) 0:32; pinned by Tommy McFee (Atwood) 0:52; Cole Keeten (Phillipsburg) 0:27. Fourth place
Physical was as close as they would get the rest of the night. After being scorched by junior guard Trey O’Neil for 27 points when the two teams met right after the Christmas break, the Eagles seemed intent on limiting his point production this time around. “It seems that teams are playing me a lot more physical this year, but I’m getting used to it,” added junior guard Trey O’Neil, “but (Hugoton) was doing that with everyone tonight. I guess they thought they could take us out of our game.” O’Neil was limited to 14 points, but he made up for it by distributing the ball to his teammates as four Beavers finished in double figures. “I had eight assists, so I’m okay with (fewer points),” said O’Neil. It was apparent from the start that the Eagles’
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objective was to disrupt SCHS (13-1) with their man-to-man defense prompted perhaps by Scott City’s dismal 21of-39 performance at the charity stripe in the previous game against Ulysses. With 3:24 remaining in the first quarter, O’Neil was stepping to the line for one-and-one free throws while the Eagles had failed to get on the scoreboard. Scott City didn’t let Hugoton’s game plan interfere with their team play as five different players contributed to an 11-1 start before Hugoton finally got their first field goal of the game with just 1:43 remaining in the opening period. With SCHS owning a 19-6 lead, they opened the second quarter with a 10-0 scoring burst for a 29-6 cushion.
Sun Dogs The internet site Wikipedia explained that those ice crystals are hexagonal shaped and act as prisms, bending the sun’s light as it shines through them. If the crystals are randomly oriented in the clouds, the light is seen as a complete ring around the sun known as a halo. If, however the ice crystals are vertically aligned in the clouds, as was evidently the case Wednesday morning, the light appears as an extra sun on each side of the true sun, or a sundog. Ross also told me that sundogs are usually seen because of ice crystals in cirrus clouds coming from the west as much of our winter weather approaches from that direction. I
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Pounds, who scored six points in the first half, had the hot shooting hand in the third period when he added four more field goals. He was able to drive between defenders to the basket and also pulled up for a pair of baseline jumpers. “My shot was on tonight,” said Pounds. “I couldn’t miss for a little bit.” Pounds hit three consecutive baskets during one stretch in the third period that put the Beavers on top, 49-28. On two occasions, Pounds hit baskets that gave SCHS a 23 point lead - their largest of the night - at 55-32 and again at 71-48. Scott City’s balance offense also included junior guard Brett Meyer with 14 points and junior center Sloan Baker with 12 points.
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found numerous mentions of sundogs as predictors of coming bad weather, however, last week’s dogs’ seemed to predict the end of a stretch of ugly weather. I found mention of sundogs in writings as far back as 50 BC. Obviously they didn’t know what they were or how they formed back then, but they were usually seen as good signs or omens of something good. As for my other questions like, “Why was everything so symmetrical as if each beam of light had been measured out to determine where it shone?” “How high and how far away are they?” and “Why exactly was this called a sun dog?” I
Scott City Stars Swim Club Western Ks. Swim Club Intra-Squad Sweetheart Splash Feb. 8, 2014 Girl’s Division 50 yd. Freestyle 8-years and under: Megan Trout, 2nd, 1:07.62. 9-10 years: Hope Wiechman, 5th, 41.43. 13-14 years: Kylee Trout, 1st, 28.20; Hallie Wiechman, 4th, 33.00. 15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 1st, 28.59. 100 yd. Freestyle 9-10 years: Hope Wiechman, 1st, 1:34.27. 13-14 years: Kylee Trout, 1st, 1:03.99; Hallie Wiechman, 5th, 1:19.00. 15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 2nd, 1:09.75. 200 yd. Freestyle 13-14 years: Kylee Trout, 1st, 2:30.26. 100 yd. Backstroke 13-14 years: Kylee Trout, 2nd, 1:23.14; Halie Wiechman, 6th, 1:33.33. 50 yd. Breaststroke 9-10 years: Hope Wiechman, 2nd, 57.26. 100 yd. Breaststroke 13-14 years: Kylee Trout, 1st, 1:26.91. 15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 2nd, 1:36.21. 50 yd. Butterfly 9-10 years: Hope Wiechman, 2nd, 50.97. 100 yd. Butterfly 13-14 years: Hallie Wiechman, 1st, 1:24.98. 100 yd. Individual Medley 9-10 years: Hope Wiechman, 3rd, 1:50.90. 200m Individual Medley 13-14 years: Hallie Wiechman, 3rd, 3:05.62. Boy’s Division 50 yd. Freestyle 9-10 years: Wyatt Ricker, 4th, 45.04. 50 yd. Backstroke 8-years and under: Waylon Ricker, 2nd, 1:16.78. 9-10 years: Wyatt Ricker, 4th, 59.69. 50 yd. Breaststroke 9-10 years: Wyatt Ricker, 5th, 1:24.25. 50 yd. Butterfly 9-10 years: Wyatt Ricker, 5th, 1:14.21. 100 yd. Individual Medley 9-10 years: Wyatt Ricker, 2nd, 2:33.97. Mixed Division 25 yd. Mixed Freestyle 8-years and under: Megan Trout, 4th, 27.06; Waylon Ricker, 6th, 28.46 . 100 yd. Mixed Freestyle Relay 12-years and over: Wyatt Ricker, Megan Trout, Waylon Ricker, Hope Wiechman, 5th, 1:33.28. 25 yd. Mixed Backstroke 8-years and under: Megan Trout, 7th, 30.78. 100 yd. Mixed Medley Relay 12-years and over: Waylon Ricker, Wyatt Ricker, Hope Wiechman, Megan Trout, 6th, 2:06.43.
guess I’ll have to wait for another time. On Wednesday morning I called Joyce and told her to look to the east and she would see something she might never see again. Since then I have talked to elders who have seen winter sun dogs in Kansas before and some who have not. Rainbows and sundogs are similar in that they are both created when the sun’s rays shine through and are filtered by something in the clouds. Rainbows happen when sunlight shines through raindrops and sundogs when the sunlight shines through ice crystals. Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors!
SCHS senior Brayden Strine takes an elbow in the face while trying to gain control of a rebound during action against Hugoton. (Record Photo)
Angry Lady Hornets get bounce-back win It’s not a good idea to stir up an angry nest of Hornets. Ingalls did that by handing the DighDighton 50 ton High Wichita Co. 17 School girls only their third loss of the season. But it was Wichita County High School that paid the price. Dighton (12-3) bounced back with a convincing 50-17 win on Tuesday against a Leoti squad which entered the game winning five of their previous six games. This game was Dighton’s from the start. “We were more focused. We wanted to put the game away early,” says head coach Amy Felker. “We’d talked about our need to play better defense and the girls were ready to shut somebody down.” Dighton did just that by jumping out to a 9-0 lead in the first 3-1/2 minutes with four different players contributing to the early scoring run.
Exactly eight minutes later - with 4:32 remaining in the first half - the Lady Hornets owned a 23-6 lead following a basket by senior center Leslie Speer. Leoti’s Katie Bailey answered with a three-pointer, but it barely slowed Dighton which closed out the half with a 10-1 scoring surge and entered the locker room with a 33-10 cushion. “I told the girls we’d been on a good run, but tonight we’d find out how good of a team we are,” said WCHS head coach Mark Fairchild. “We have a habit of hanging our heads when we get behind by eight or 10 points and to quit doing those things which have been working for us. We need to keep running our offense and making hard, strong cuts and that wasn’t happening.” Offensively, the Lady Hornets were knocking down the mid-range jump shots early and didn’t need to rely on Kiara Budd’s three-point shoot-
Dighton kets by Budde - the last one putting the Indians on top, 14-12. That’s when Mathew Barnett, who had gone to the bench early with two fouls, re-entered the game. The 6-foot-5 senior drilled three consecutive baskets to open up an 18-14 lead with 3:04 on the clock. “Mathew has been our spark plug the last couple of games,” says Cramer. Barnett finished with eight points, along with Lingg and Matthew Mulville. Barnett’s baskets were the start of a 19-3 scoring blitz by the Hornets that stretched into the third period when guard Ryan Habiger’s basket at the 4:11 mark put Dighton on top 31-17. “The second quarter killed us,” says Parks, whose team scored just
Stun tal things,” says O’Neil. “We haven’t stepped onto the floor with a sense of urgency since the Palmer Ridge game. You can’t play high school sports without any emotion and enthusiasm.” The head coach was critical of his team’s defensive play over the last five games, but it was their lack of offense which was a glaring issue at Goodland. Junior guards Trey O’Neil (19 points) and Brett Meyer (11 points) were the only players in double figures. They got just four points from their post players. “Our post players didn’t shoot the ball well and were off-balance at times. When it came
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ing. The Lady Hornets were 1-of-3 from beyond the arc - all by Budd - and her only trey didn’t come until the final basket of the first half. Senior guard/forward Shambrey Budd knocked down a couple of early jumpers which forced Leoti to extend its defense. “With a team that’s as strong in the post as Dighton is, our plan was to shut down their inside game,” Fairchild said. “You know they’re going inside a lot and, ultimately, they’re going to find success. You have to hope they don’t have their outside game. We tried to run a tight 1-31 and deny their post players inside, but we didn’t move like we needed to.” Senior forward Liz Heath led a balanced DHS offense with nine points and six rebounds while L. Speer added eight points and six boards. Shambrey WCHS junior Anna Leigh Whitham goes up with a shot during Tuesday’s league game against Dighton. (Record Photo) and Kiara Budd added seven points each. Senior the open shot,” says FelkThe Indians (8-8) were guard Diamond Brown assists and four points. “When we got into our er. “We had lots of people led by Tailar Bremer and had a solid all-around game with six rebounds, half-court offense the girls score and do a lot of good Bailey with eight and six points, respectively. five blocked shots, four were working hard to get things.”
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four points during the frame. “We were able to stay with them for most of the first half, but when they pulled away late in the second quarter we didn’t have an answer.” Neither did the Indians have an answer for Dighton senior guard Isaac Alinor who was able to drive to the basket and collect most of his game high 15 points in the lane. Perhaps his most impressive play of the night was a drive along the baseline and under the basket which he finished off with a reverse hook. He was fouled on the play and added a free throw that put his team on top, 21-14. “The boys figured out they could take the ball to the basket and that the officials were going to allow them to be aggressive on offense,” Cramer says.
“Isaac can be a difficult matchup for teams. He needs to take advantage of those situations and go to the basket more often.” Even with the a comfortable lead in the third period, Cramer wanted his team to maintain its intensity. “We’ve had situations this year when we build a 12 or 14 point lead and we tend to become content,” he said. “I emphasized to the boys that we need to push the lead beyond 14 points so that Leoti didn’t have the feeling they were still in the game.” Dighton was able to get that done in the fourth quarter, building their biggest lead of the night at 22 points, 50-28. Budde led the Indians with 15 points and eight rebounds while Gabe Fletcher added nine points and six boards.
Leoti senior Casey Day tries to avoid a block attempt while driving to the basket during Tuesday’s league action. (Record Photo)
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down to crunch time they acted like they didn’t want the ball,” said the head coach. “That forced Brett and Trey into taking some shots that weren’t the best shots to be taking, but they didn’t have a choice when guys aren’t posting up hard and looking for the ball.” Despite their lackluster play throughout most of the night, twice it appeared that SCHS was ready to seize control of the game, only to have Goodland battle back. Scott City opened up an 8-3 led midway into the opening period, but the Cowboys closed out the quarter with an 8-0 scoring run. The momentum swung back to the Beavers at the
start of the second quarter when they put together a 14-1 blitz - including four treys. When sophomore guard Dylan Hutchins hit his second three-pointer during that stretch it gave Scott City its largest lead of the night, 22-12. O’Neil, who finished with a team high 19 points, accounted for the other two three-pointers in that span. That 10 point advantage gradually disappeared over the next 12 minutes with Goodland trailing, 32-29, entering the fourth quarter. The Cowboys regained the lead for the first time since the early moments of the second quarter when Adam Simmerman hit a three pointer with
4:27 remaining that put his team on top, 39-37. Gage Ihrig followed with another trey that gave the Cowboys their largest lead of the night, 42-37. Meyer answered with a three-pointer at the 3:11 mark to cut the deficit to 42-40 which set up a wild finale. Both teams struggled at the charity stripe down the stretch with Goodland missing a pair of free throws, followed by O’Neil who failed to convert the front end of a one-and-one at the 1:22 mark. Goodland connected on a basket with :47 to play and O’Neil hit a free throw moments later to make it a 44-41 score. The Cowboys had chances to extend their
lead in the final 40 seconds but missed the front end of one-and-ones on two trips to the stripe. The final opportunity came with just 11 seconds remaining and as the Beavers pushed the ball across half-court O’Neil was quickly fouled in order to prevent a threepoint attempt to tie the game. O’Neil hit the first free throw with 5.9 seconds to play and missed the second. However, SCHS caught a break when the missed free throw went out of bounds off a Cowboy. The inbounds pass, however, was deflected and the officials ruled it was last touched by a Beaver. Scott City quickly fouled when Goodland passed the ball inbounds
and they added two more free throws with 3.2 seconds on the clock that sealed the upset. Despite a miserable offensive night, Coach O’Neil feels that equal responsibility for the loss falls on their defensive play. “We’re not doing the little things that are important to being successful,” he emphasized. “We need to block out hard on rebounds, attack the ball and close out the three-point shooters. We had token closeouts on a couple of their threes and we allowed another at the end of a quarter, so that’s nine points that we could have contested harder in a game we lose by four.”
Scott City Lions Club Chili Cookoff • Sun., Feb. 16 • 5:00-7:00 • Wm. Carpenter 4-H Bldg.
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Boost in gas prices will impact utility bills
Natural gas prices have spiked in recent days, due to several weeks of record low temperatures and “polar vortexes” hitting large parts of the country. Combined with depleted natural gas storage supplies nationwide, the likely result will be higher gas bills for February and March. “With all the cold weather last month in the Midwest and Northeast, gas storage supplies are at a five-year low and forecasts for most of the country are calling for below normal temperatures,” said Dixie Riedel, Senior Gas Scheduler for Midwest Energy. “Our two main pipeline suppliers have put out critical notices indicating tighter supplies, and usage remains very high, so we’re having to buy more expensive gas than last month.” Midwest Energy’s January gas price averaged $4.73 for January, so a home using 140 therms (about 14 million BTUs) used $66.22 in gas. Early February daily prices for gas so far are about 90 cents higher than January. If those prices stay consistent through February, the cost of gas for that same home would climb to $78.82. “We’re seeing a lot of volatility in daily prices right now. We’ve seen prices on some pipelines above $30 per million BTU,” said Pat Parke, Midwest Energy’s Vice President of Customer Service. “Hopefully, daily prices will moderate later this month and we can offset these higher costs, but we wanted customers to be informed so they’re not surprised when they open their February and March bills.”
State loses 7,400 jobs during Dec. The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) released job numbers for the thousands of Kansans still seeking employment in Kansas. KDOL reported that for December Kansas lost 7,400 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs, a 0.5% statewide decrease. In contrast, national seasonally adjusted total nonfarm payroll employment edged up 74,000 jobs in December 2013. (BLS Employment Situation Summary) For the year, the United States saw a net gain of 2,186,000 new nonfarm jobs, a gain of 1.6 percent. (BLS Employees on nonfarm payrolls) Kansas lags far behind the national average, having created 10,000 nonfarm jobs in 2013, a 0.7 percent increase. (Kansas seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs) “In his State of the State address, Gov. Sam Brownback promised Kansans that his tax breaks would create thousands of jobs and put Kansas on a path to prosperity. “These job losses do not even take into account the 550 jobs Kansas lost last week when major employers in Wichita and Topeka told employees their jobs had been eliminated or moved out of state,” said Jason Perkey, Kansas Democratic Party Executive Director.
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Dr. Forred joins Chiropractic Wellness Center
Most people stereotype chiropractors as helping to make sure an individual’s skeletal frame is in proper alignment. In simplistic terms, that is true. But it’s not uncommon to find chiropractors today who are just as concerned with a person’s nutrition, muscle development and exercise regimen. “Our goal isn’t just to do what will make you feel better today, but what will help you lead a healthier life 20 years from now,” says Dr. Joe Forred who recently joined the practice of Dr. James Yager at ProHealth Chiropractic Wellness Center in Scott City. “We share a very similar philosophy and that’s one of the reasons I wanted to become part of this practice,” says Dr. Forred. “Dr. Yager has a very innovative practice and I like his emphasis on the overall well-being of the people who come here.” Dr. Forred, 40, and his wife, Chrystal, are both natives of Augusta. He earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Friends University, Wichita, and remained in the area where he was a full-time firefighter and safety officer for
the City of Augusta and later worked as a crash rescue/firefighter at Boeing. As he began looking at a career change, Dr. Forred began attending Cleveland Chiropractic College, Overland Park, where he earned a pre-medicine degree and later completed his doctorate in April 2010. He started his own practice in Overland Park before joining a clinic in Allen, Tex., where he remained for a year. “We wanted to get back to Kansas and I met with Dr. Yager. He brought us out to Scott City and showed us around and we liked what we saw,” says Dr. Forred. “The practice was a good fit for me and the community had what we were looking for as a family. Once we saw the schools and were able to tour them we were sold.” The family includes four children: Jacob, a freshman; Katelyn, seventh grade; Madelynn, sixth grade; and Levi, kindergarten. From the time he became a trained EMT in 1992, while still in high school, and continuing with his work as a firefighter and in crash rescue, Dr. Forred says he has had a passion for helping others.
Dr. Joe Forred at ProHealth Chiropractic Wellness Center.
“With chiropractic care you see people who are in such dire need to get their mobility back, but we can’t always help them by focusing on just one thing. Our goal is to help people understand that everything they do has an impact on their health and well-being.” Dr. Forred feels chiropractic care is continuing to make headway in being more widely accepted as part of the overall medical community. “We’re seeing chiroprac-
tic care more widely utilized in our veterans’ hospitals and it’s becoming more popular in sports medicine,” he points out. “There are more and more Olympic athletes who see chiropractors so they can perform at the highest level. “It’s important that athletes and other people realize we have the ability to help them before they are injured. We can help educate them on nutrition and exercise programs,” he adds.
$4,000 ‘cash back’ to organizations First National Bank, Scott City, has donated $4,000 to local organizations through its annual “cash back” program. Receiving checks in the amount of $800 each were the Scott Community Foundation, Scott County Public Health Department, Scott Recreation Commission, Scott County Hospital and the Scott County Library. Under the “cash back” program, FNB customers who use their in-house credit card can earn additional dividends. The bank matches the “cash back” amount, which is then donated back to the community. “This program keeps growing each year,” says FNB First National Bank Vice-President Clint Pearson presents $4,000 in donations to five President Skip Numrich. “That local organizations on behalf of the bank. Recipients were (from left) Lori Hawker, Scott County Library; Alli Conine, Scott Community Foundation; Lauren Robinson, Scott Recmakes it a good product for the reation Commission; Karma Huck, Caring Hearts at the Scott County Hospital; and Karbank and the community.” en Sattler, Scott County Health Department. (Record Photo) The funds represent a percentage of dividends which tween all of these recipients we First National Bank paid its customers as part of the “cash projects. “Our goal is to support feel we’re able to reach a large customers for use of the bank- rewards” program. Of that total, the bank ear- groups which have a greater part of our population in some issued card. The bank recently distributed nearly $33,000 to its marks 1/10 for community impact on the community. Be- way,” adds Numrich.
Hospitals play huge role in economy As the fifth largest producer of total income and sales in the state, the Kansas health sector is a powerful economic force. The contributions of the health care systems to the state’s economy are often overlooked, including the number of people employed, the impact of hospital and health system purchases and the impact of employees’ spending and tax payments. A January 2014 report entitled “The Importance of the Health Care Sector to the Kansas Economy,” produced by researchers at the Office of Local Government, K-State Research and Extension, estimated the “gross” impacts associated with the health care
sector on economic activity in the State of Kansas. The report identified three general areas of health care’s importance to the state’s economy: 1) health care attracts and retains business and industry; 2) health care attracts and retains retirees; and 3) health care creates jobs in the local economy. “Hospitals and health services truly represent an economic anchor in our state,” said Tom Bell, president and CEO of the Kansas Hospital Association. “This report documents the relative importance of the health care sector to the Kansas economy. While the estimates of economic impact are substantial, they are only a
partial accounting of the benefits that health care in general, and community hospitals in particular, provide to the state. “Kansas community hospitals help to not only stabilize the population base, but also invigorate their communities and contribute significantly to the quality of life.” According to the report, Kansas hospitals employ 81,303 people or 4.3 percent of all job holders in the state. The report calculated economic multipliers and estimated that hospitals account for nearly 60,000 additional jobs throughout all businesses and industries in the state. Thus, the hospital sector employment had a total impact on state employment of more
than 140,000 jobs. This means that for each job created in the hospital sector, another 0.73 jobs were supported in other businesses and industries in Kansas. Furthermore, the entire health sector in Kansas employs nearly 224,000 people or 12 percent of all job holders in the state. This puts Kansas ahead of the national average of 10 percent of all job holders in the United States working in health care services. The total employment impact of the health services sector in Kansas resulted in an estimated 349,000 jobs in the Kansas economy. The health care sector is the fourth largest aggregate employer in the state.
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Update records, learn about new programs in Farm Bill Kansas State to host webinar on February 21 The long-awaited Agricultural Act of 2014, otherwise known as the farm bill, signed into law on Feb. 7 ends direct payments to farmers but still provides some safety net programs and that’s just for starters. “This new five-year legislation means the beginning of several new programs for agricultural producers,” said Kansas State University agricultural economist Art Barnaby. “It also means the end of some
familiar programs, including SURE (Supplemental Revenue Assistance) and ACRE (Average Crop Revenue Election).” While the new legislation does away with direct payments, it includes two new safety net programs, Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage, designed to help farmers when crop prices or revenue are low. Producers will have to make a one-time irrevocable decision this year to select one of the two programs. If they do not choose, the PLC is the default option and they would give up any 2014 payment.
The two programs are separate from traditional crop insurance programs, which remain largely unchanged, but with some significant improvements, Barnaby said. Improvements include separate enterprise units for irrigated versus dryland agriculture and farmers may select different coverage levels for a dryland enterprise unit versus an irrigated enterprise unit on the same crop. If the county suffers a 50-percent yield loss, then farmers in that county and contiguous counties are allowed to exclude that low yield out of their actual production
history and avoid a reduction in their APH. K-State Extension will host a one-hour webinar, “The New Farm Bill,” on Fri., Feb. 21, in which Barnaby, a risk management specialist, will discuss the legislation and what it means to producers. The presentation will include National Agricultural Statistics Service prices and yield used for the calculation of payments, as well as changes to crop insurance. More information is available online at www. agmanager.info or contact Rich Llewelyn at rvl@ksu. edu or 785-532-1504.
Sprayer calibration workshop Feb. 25
As producers continue to increase their use of pesticides and fungicides, it is vital to ensure that sprayers are calibrated correctly to insure better efficiency and to control drift. To address these concerns, a sprayer calibration workshop will be held in Rush Center on Tues., Feb. 25, at the Township Hall. Registration and lunch begin at 12:30 p.m. The workshop is sponsored by the Walnut Creek Extension District. There is no cost to attend but registration deadline is Fri., Feb. 21. Call 877-7983921 to ensure enough food is ordered. Dr. John Slocombe, K-State biological and agricultural engineer, will cover the following topics: •Nozzle Type Discussion and Demonstration. •Calibration. (See SPRAYER on page 27)
(See UPDATE on page 28)
At long last, we finally have a Farm Bill After nearly three years of limbo in Congress, a five-year farm bill has been passed. Farmers across the nation now face the burden of learning how the changes will affect their home operations. The legislation is expected to reduce spending by $23 billion over
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the next decade, with a portion coming from the end of direct payments. This cut allowed lawmakers to expand the federally subsidized crop insurance
programs to help farmers better manage risk tied to unexpected weather disasters or fluctuations in commodity prices. “We are grateful for the passage of a farm bill,” said Dalton Henry, director of governmental affairs for Kansas Wheat. “We will continue to work on both the unresolved
regulatory pieces and will follow conservation compliance closely during rules phase to ensure the changes work for farmers.” The bill provides a multi-year safety net and authorization for key programs such as the Market Access Program and Foreign Market
Beef consumers are willing to put a premium on quality
The run-up in the fat cattle market surprised virtually everyone in the industry with how quickly it occurred and the magnitude of the jump. In late December, we were trading at $1.30/lb. and by mid-January we were chasing $1.50, and trade at that level was confirmed in Nebraska. Holding prices in this new range all depends on what the consumer is willing to pay for beef relative to the cheaper proteins available.
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Larry Corah, vice-president Certified Angus Beef
You’ve watched all the cattle move higher, but what you likely did not know is how the price spread for quality continues to widen. And we’re not just talking about the Choice-Select spread, which was slightly above $10/cwt. for 2013. The spread most producers never see is how many more dollars Prime
is bringing over Choice: that 2013 average was $17/cwt. Doing the math for an 850-pound Prime carcass shows nearly $150 more than Choice. Some grids even pay $25/cwt. for Prime over Choice, which equates to more than $200/head (real money for sure). What you also likely did not know is how effectively quality-minded cattlemen have become at selecting and managing to hit that Prime grade target.
Through stacking generations of above-average marbling in a herd, it’s not uncommon for some of those pens to achieve 20% or 25% Prime, and we have seen groups exceed 40%. Just watch what happens next: Today’s genetics are making it easier to achieve Prime, so volume can keep moving up as it has since 2007 (see chart). Because of the predictably high-quality eating experience that drives (See QUALITY on page 27)
Beef exports set record in ‘13 It’s what’s for dinner on more plates around the globe based on record-setting export levels in 2013, according to USDA statistics compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. For all of 2013, beef exports were up three percent in volume to 1.17 million metric tons and 12 percent in value, reaching $6.157 billion and breaking the 2012 value record. In December alone, led by growth in export sales to Japan, Mexico, Hong Kong and Central/South America, beef exports
were up by nearly 13 percent in volume and 20 percent in value compared to year-ago totals. Japan beef sales ended 2013 up 54 percent in volume and 35 percent in value. Since Japan closed its market to U.S. beef after the discovery of BSE in December 2003 in Washington State, the U.S. beef industry has been working to regain its market presence and reach pre-BSE export levels. In 2013, U.S. beef exports to Japan reached $1.389 in value, which
is just shy of the $1.391 reached in 2003. A new annual record was set for U.S. beef exports to Hong Kong, which doubled in volume and increased 142 percent in value to $823.3 million. The Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Vietnam region is the fastest growing beef import region in the world, according to CattleFax. According to USMEF, the increased exports also helped drive cattle values higher in 2013, with export values averaging $244.96 per head of fed
slaughter cattle, which is $28.23 higher than the export value in 2012. Beef exports are expected to be even in 2014, according to CattleFax Global Market Special Brett Stuart. While beef exports were up in 2013, pork exports were down five percent in volume and four percent in value compared to 2012. Despite finishing 2013 with a seven percent increase in value, lamb exports were down six percent in volume.
Development Program. It also shifts commodity support from direct payments to a mix of programs that will only pay when a farmer experiences a loss. The programs include Ag Risk Coverage, Supplemental Coverage Option and Price Loss Coverage. Ag Risk Coverage is
a shallow loss program designed to fill the gap between a real revenue loss for producers and when crop insurance coverage begins. It will have a county or farm level option. In the conference report the coverage range was shifted downward to provide a band of cover(See BILL on page 27)
Market Report Closing prices on February 11, 2014 Winona Feed and Grain Bartlett Grain Wheat..................
$ 6.42
Milo ....................
$ 4.18
White Wheat ......
Corn ...................
Soybeans ...........
$ N/A
$ 4.46 $ 12.55
Scott City Cooperative Wheat..................
$ 6.51
Milo (bu.).............
$ 4.19
White Wheat ....... Corn....................
Soybeans ........... Sunflowers.......... ADM Grain
$ 6.66 $ 4.47 $ 12.55 $ 16.10
Wheat..................
$ 6.51
Corn....................
$ 4.54
Milo (bu.).............
$ 4.24
Soybeans............
$ 12.58
Sunflowers..........
$ 16.65
Wheat..................
$ 6.51
White Wheat ......
$ 6.66
Corn....................
$ 4.49
Milo (bu.).............
$ 4.19
Weather February 4 February 5 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 9 February 10
H 28 8 10 17 42 21 19
L 5 -5 3 5 12 12 10
P .15
.21
Moisture Totals Snow: Feb. 4 2 in. Feb. 10 2-1/4 in. February .42 2014 Total .65
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California water allocation forecast at record-low
A worsening drought in California will likely force a first-ever complete cutoff this year in state-supplied water sold to 29 irrigation districts, public water agencies and municipalities up and down the state, officials said Friday. Although the state Water Resources Department typically ends up supplying more water than first projected for the year ahead, its forecast for a “zero allocation” in
2014 is unprecedented since the agency began delivering water in 1967. The announcement came a day after the agency said that water content in the snow pack of the Sierra Nevada mountain range - a key measure of surface water supplies stood at just 12 percent of average for this time of year. That marked the lowest level recorded in more than half a century, despite a late-arriving Sierra win-
Workshop on farm management is Feb. 22
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Richard Wiswall, author of “The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook,” dislikes record-keeping and budgets as much as the next farmer, but he sees them as critical tools for successful farm management. “People get into farming for a lot of good reasons, but nobody gets into farming because they love running a business,” Wiswall said. “Most farmers are dragged kicking and screaming into the business side of it. But the farmer’s number one job is to make sure their business thrives financially as well as ecologically.” What Wiswall calls “the neglected business side of farming” will be the subject of an upcoming workshop entitled “Farming Smarter, Not Harder: Planning for Profit,” to be held on Sat., Feb. 22, 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., at Pachamama’s Alton Ballroom, 800 New Hampshire, Lawrence. It is sponsored by the Kansas Farmers Union. The workshop will focus on the planning and analysis tools needed to run a profitable farm in an easy, step-bystep format, with additional tips for beginning farmers. Topics will include planning for profit, making a profit, marketing strategies, the efficient farm office, key farm financial statements, financial tips for success, common business mistakes, quick business fixes, effective farm management, employee management, labor efficiencies and goal setting. Participants should bring writing materials, a calculator and information about their farms such as last year’s total farm sales or top five selling items broken down by product or account, last year’s expenses broken down into types of expenses (seeds, fuel, labor, insurance, repairs, etc.), and checkbook balances for the last two years ending on Dec. 31, 2013. The information is strictly for the farm owner and will not be disclosed or shared by anyone else. Registrations can be made online or by mail by following the instructions at www.kansasfarmersunion.org/kbfc
age options from 76 percent to 86 percent. This shift is expected to be negative for wheat producers as it will reduce the frequency of payments. The Supplemental Coverage Option is a crop insurance based shallow loss program. It is similar to ARC, except that the producer will be able
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demand for Prime, it continues to grow its way onto restaurant menus, and has become a feature in many grocery stores. That’s why the Certified Angus Beef brand Prime extension grew by 15% in the 2013 fiscal year that ended last September 30. Enjoy these prices but if you want them to stay, the quality target of the future is not Choice, but Prime.
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•Droplet Size Discussion (Coverage vs. Drift, Calibration), and 4) New Technology. CCA credits and CEU credits for 2.5 hours for Commercial Pesticide Applicator Recertification will be available.
ter storm. Barring an unexpected turn-around in California’s current dry spell, the state faces its worst-ever water supply outlook, the agency said. Governor Jerry Brown, whose drought emergency declaration two weeks ago capped the driest year on record for the state, said the agency’s zero allocation was a “stark reminder that California’s drought is real.” On Thursday Brown
urged residents to redouble conservation efforts, suggesting they avoid flushing toilets unnecessarily and to turn off the tap while soaping up in the shower or shaving. Some 25 million people, roughly two-thirds of California’s residents, and more than 750,000 acres of farmland get some or all of their drinking and irrigation supplies from the state Water Resources Department. The water originates
from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in northern California, fed by rainfall and snow-melt runoff from the Sierras. The water is delivered to local agencies by way of a sprawling network of reservoirs, pipelines, aqueducts and pumping stations known as the State Water Project. While a return to wetter weather in the months ahead could quickly ease the water crunch, the zero allotment announced on
Friday was greeted with alarm by the project’s water users. “For the first time in history, we are facing the real possibility of getting no water from the State Water Project. It’s a very serious situation,” said Terry Erlewine, general manager of the State Water Contractors. The president of the California Farm Bureau Federation, Paul Wenger, called the news “a terrible blow.”
SCO but not ARC and SCO. Crop insurance avoided the adjusted gross income limits that had many wheat farmers concerned but did pick up conservation compliance. It gained permanent enterprise units and allows the splitting of enterprise units between irrigated and non-irrigated cropland.
Crop insurance also gains a new provision that will allow producers to remove a catastrophic loss year from the actual production history calculation. “We are excited and thankful to have a strengthened safety net under farm income,” said Justin Gilpin, CEO of Kansas Wheat.
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to purchase shallow loss coverage at the county level. The coverage will be subsidized by the federal government at a 65 percent level. Price Loss Coverage is a new target price program with updated target prices. Wheat is set at $5.50 per bushel. Payments will be made on 85 percent of base acres to alleviate the
World Trade Organization concerns. Producers will be allowed to reallocate base acres to better reflect current crop mixes and will be allowed to update yields, but not add acres. Producers must make a one-time choice between ARC and PLC. A producer will be allowed to choose both PLC and
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Barnaby will also discuss the new farm bill on Thursday, Feb. 27, in Scott City, in a twopart workshop, “New Farm Bill Commodities In addiPrograms and Risktion to its unique ex- Assessed Marketing II terior, this Workshop.” part of the More information and building registration for those contains programs is available by living contacting John Beckman quarters, at jbeckman@ksu.edu or when 620-872-2930. needed, along with Ag Risk Coverage kitchen This new program covand recreation area. ers what farmers would
lose before their regular crop insurance kicks in. It provides protection when crop revenue falls just 14 percent below a five-year rolling Olympic average benchmark. A farmer chooses whether the benchmark is based on county yield times crop year average prices or his or her individual crop yield times the price. The county payment is based on 85 percent of the farmer’s base acres, but if they elect individual coverage they must enroll all crops in to ARC and payments are made on 65 percent of base acres. “If producers think prices will trend at or near current levels over the next five years, Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) is more likely to pay because the five-year Olympic market average price for many crops are above current prices,” he said. “But producers can only collect 10 percent of their coverage under the ARC program, and lower prices will cause the Olympic average price to decline over the life of the ARC (Top) A corner of the building is dedicated to program.” welding with metal storage racks. (Above) We Olympic averages are have over 135 feet of working bench surface. found by removing the 3/4-inch plywood from plete with its 100-year old high and low price before calculating the average of the floor up to eight feet. advertisement. It’s attractive and you can That is now mounted the remaining prices. bolt or screw right into it. on 20 feet of the shop Price Loss Coverage For lights, we used wall. In the PLC program, high efficiency T-5 fluo* * * farmers will receive payrescents with staggered To conserve work ceiling placement. While space, we added a sepa- ments if the crop price fluorescent, you’ll get rate 27x40-foot office falls below certain “tar80% illumination the sec- attached to the north of get” or reference prices. ond they’re turned on - the shop. It has a full The USDA has set a regardless of temperature. basement lined with insu- $5.50-per-bushel referFor additional lighting, lated cinder block and is ence price on wheat, for we installed more fluo- used mainly for storage. example, Barnaby said. If the cash wheat price rescent lights above major The office has central heat falls below $5.50, farmers working areas. and air as well as a full will be paid the differThe T-5s give the same kitchen, shower, toilet and ence between $5.50 and lumens as 400-watt bulbs guest room. the lower price times their but they use half the elecWe also invested in a updated program yield tricity. Initial cost is about wide plank floor, pressed times 85 percent of their the same. LEDs are even cheaper to use but have tin ceiling and decorative base acres. can lighting. The center Reference prices set as very high initial costs. piece is a 6x9-foot hayloft part of the new legislation * * * barn door from a neighfor some other commodiInstead of an instituboring farm. We repainted ties (per bushel) include tional looking farm building, we wanted a fun and the large star on the door, $3.70 for corn; $3.95 for stimulating work envi- then poured a protective grain sorghum; $8.40 for ronment. Thus, we spent transparent coating on it. soybeans; $2.40 for oats; We also built some of some time with interior decorating. Towards that the furniture in the office, end, we reclaimed some some from rough-cut timold pressed exterior tin ber that grew from trees from a turn-of-the-cen- planted by my grandpartury general store com- ents’.
Lots of borrowed ideas are incorporated into farm shop After collecting farm shop ideas from farm magazines for 35 years, we finally built a new shed which incorporated many of these ideas borrowed from other farmers around the nation. You might find some of these same ideas will have a place in your shop One of the ideas we like best is the 20-foot overhang on the front or east side of our 80x100 ft. building. That, coupled with a 50-foot outside concrete apron, gives us a protected and shaded area for equipment work - day or night. It’s a perfect place for working on big equipment, for doing really dirty jobs or for working on equipment when the weather is nice. Facing east, the shed has its back to the wind and, that combined with the overhang, takes the wind load off our door. * * * On the south side, we added a 30x120 foot leanto for economical machine storage. The lean-to has a sand floor, lights and electricity. Folded up, our 61-foot air drill easily slides into the 20 to 22-foot tall lean-to. * * * One of the things that outdates a machine shed quicker than anything is not the width but the height. Because equipment keeps getting bigger and taller, we have 22-foot side walls and a 24-foot peak. Our main door is 20 feet tall and 26 feet wide. The door is insulated as are the shed walls and ceiling. We also installed economical in-floor heating. * * * Our main building is divided into four separate areas. The lube center is in one corner and features 300-gallon bulk oil and hydraulic fluid tanks as well as a 21-foot long by
Wheat and more . . . or less by Vance Ehmke
four-foot wide oil change pit. Six feet deep, it’s covered with thick reinforced aluminum panels. We have a 300-gallon waste oil tank outside the building. Nearby, a tool corral stores scores of hand tools like shovels and rakes. Another corner was dedicated to welding and metal work. Like in the woodworking section, we have metal storage racks and in this case, they’re located behind our cutoff saw. The saw sits on a platform with five-foot roller gangs on either side. We have roller extensions beyond that. This is also where we keep our welders. The heart of the area is a 4x10foot steel welding table. Bolted to it is a very large vise. * * * In another corner is a general working area located by the front door so you can get right to work. We have over 135 feet of working bench surface framed with welded tube metal and covered with inch-thick plywood. We have shelves and cabinets under that. We also made a number of heavy work benches from three-inch oak bridge plank. These attractive rugged benches give us even more work space but also allow you to move around to all sides of a project. We also have several work benches outside under the overhang. Too, we have several rolling work benches which we can move anywhere in or outside the building. * * * We really like our sturdy metal peg board for tool storage. In addition, we installed glass-faced
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and $4.95 for oats. “The (PLC) potentially has the bigger payout, but is less likely to happen than an ARC payment,” he said. If prices stay above the reference price, the PLC program will not make payments to farmers.” Farmers who select PLC will be eligible for the Supplemental Coverage Option, as well, although that program will not be available until the 2015 crop year because the crop insurance contract change date has passed for 2014. Because it is insurance, it will follow insurance rules and payments will be based on county yields and insurance prices. It will cover a share of a farmer’s deductible in their farm level crop insurance, there is no payment limit, and the payments cannot be sequestered. SCO payments will be made six months earlier than ARC or PLC payments, but farmers must pay 35 percent of the SCO premium costs. “Producers don’t have to make decisions right away, but now would be a good time for them to gather their records together. They’ll need acreage and yield data to update their information because many farmers will want to reallocate their base acres and update their program yields when they sign up,” Barnaby said. He expects updating base acres will increase feedgrain base acres and reduce wheat base acres; in both Kansas and at the national level. “A lot of farmers will benefit from updating their program yields because their production has increased from yields used to set those program yields many years ago,” he said. USDA has not issued signup dates yet, but Barnaby believes that given the changes that come with the new legislation, June 1 is the earliest that farmers will have to make a decision about which program to choose. Signups could be as late as August, he added, noting that the Farm Service Agency has much work to do before signup, including writing and publishing implementation rules, software development for enrollment, and training for their county personnel. Total commodity support program payments under the new farm bill (independent from crop insurance payments) will be limited to $125,000 per individual or $250,000 per couple.
County Plat Maps By Western Cartographers Scott • Lane • Wichita • Ness • Logan
Gove • Greeley • Finney • Wallace • Kearny Pick them up today at:
406 Main • Scott City • 620 872-2090
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The future of ag Scott City FFA 2013-14 Results Scott County Land Judging • 3rd Chase Ramsey, 2nd Trace Mulligan, 6th Abe Wiebe, 9th Area Land Judging at Cimarron • 2nd Chandler Janssen, 3rd Cooper Griffith, 5th Chase Ramsey, 6th Trace Mulligan, 8th Leadership School • 1st (Parliamentary Procedure and Ritual) National Meats, 9th • Individually: Gold Division Panhandle State Livestock Chance Jones, 4th • Greenhand Trace Mulligan, 9th • Senior Land Chase Ramsey, 5th Ag Mechanics Josh Yeager, 5th Ag Mechanics Cole Birney, 1st Hayden Webster, 8th Chris Hall, 9th
Scott Community High School FFA officers for 2013-14 are (front row, from left) Aubrey Davis, president; and Macy Davis, vice-president. (Back row) Abe Wiebe, treasurer; Austin Beaver, secretary; Cooper Griffith, reporter; and Asher Huck, sentinel.
Pleasant Ridge Meats • 6th Christmas Party Donated Fruit Hosted 2nd Annual Career Fair Work Auction Denver Stock Show and Ski Trip Officer Retreat Parliamentary Procedure Workshop Officer Golf Tournament
Wed., Feb. 19 National FFA President in Scott City Thurs., Feb. 20 Community Pancake Feed 6:30 p.m. SCHS Commons Area Everyone is Invited
Thank these Scott City businesses for sponsoring the promotion of the Scott County FFA program Midwest Mixer Service, LLC
Kirk Grain
40 E. Rd 160, Scott City 872-7251
PO Box 36, Scott City 872-2855 Fax: 620-872-0505
ADM Grain
BayStation Car & Truck Wash
Scott Coop Assn.
N. US 83 Hwy, Scott City 872-3826 • 874-5778
410 E. 1st, Scott City 620-872-5823 • 800-931-COOP www.scottcoop.com
Farm Credit of SW Ks
1102 S. Main, Scott City (620) 872-2679 • 800-401-2683 www.chamblessroofing.com
1422 S. Main • Box 140 Scott City 872-5391 www.farmcreditconnect.com
Helena Chemical Co.
Shallow Water - 872-2174 Selkirk - 375-3574 • Leoti - 375-4811
Chambless Roofing, Inc.
J&R Car and Truck
MTM Siding & Glass, Inc.
Rodenbeek & Green Agency
208 W. 5th St., Scott City 872-2103 www.jrcarandtruck.com
1130 W. Hwy. 96, Scott City 872-2315 • 800-279-3046
Scott Pro
Sourk Veterinary Clinic
872-2189
Turner Sheet Metal 1851 S. Hwy. 83, Scott City 872-2954
Berning Farms 3171 W. Hwy. 96 872-5503
Suzy B’s Flowers and More 901 W. 5th., Scott City 872-5336
601 S. Main, Scott City 872-5803
State Farm
First National Bank 501 Main St., Scott City 872-2143
Precision Ag & Seed Services
1550 W. Rd., 70, Scott City • 872-5242 www.vffarms.com
Z Bottling Corp.
1801 S. Hwy. 83, Scott City 872-7211 • Fax: 872-7212
Michael Trout, Agent 872-5374 michael@troutagency.com www.troutagency.com
907 W. 5th Street, Scott City 872-0100
Wallace, Brantley and Shirley
Revcom Electronics/ RadioShack
PO Box 605 • 325 Main, Scott City 872-2161
1104 S. Main, Scott City 872-2625
Stevens Veterinary Services
210 Meadowlark Ln., Scott City 872-2727
Bartlett Grain
Sagers Pump Service
J.F. Beaver Advertising
305 W. Bellevue 872-3456
Spencer Pest Control
Box 258, 200 E. Rd. 140, Scott City 872-2870
303 Glenn St., Scott City 872-2101 • 888-816-2101
Western State Bank 1425 S. Main, Scott City 872-2227
suzybsflowersmore@yahoo.com
Midwest Energy, Inc.
1711 S. Main St., Scott City 872-2156 Fax: 620-872-3839
Wheatland Broadband
416 S. Main St., Scott City 866-872-0006 • 872-0006 www.wbsnet.org
L&M Western Tire 1503 Main, Scott City 872-3393
AgMax
815 West 5th St., Scott City 872-2900 hugh.binns@agmaxinsurance.com www.hughbinns.com
American Implement 807 N. Main, Scott City 872-7244
514 S. Main, Scott City 872-2395
Winona Feed and Grain
11930 N Cherokee Rd., Scott City 872-5541 • 800-203-8157
Norder Supply, Inc. 250 N. Pawnee Rd., Scott City 872-3058
Heartland Foods 1314 S. Main, Scott City 872-5854
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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
t Paint i
Red
1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232 Specializing in all coatings
Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center
or any other color 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 Auction
Sandy Cauthon
“Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”
RN
105 1/2 W. 11th St. Scott City 620-874-1813
For all your auction needs call:
(620) 375-4130
Call me to schedule your Myofascial Release
Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti
SPENCER PEST CONTROL RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL
Call today for a Greener Healthier Lawn
Dr. Jeffrey A. Heyd Optometrist 20/20 Optometry
Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control
Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses
Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870
106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 872-2736
Complete family eye center!
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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Sporting Goods Truck Driving GUN SHOW. Feb. 15-16. Sat. 9:00-5:00; Sunday 9:00-3:00. Century II Expo Hall (225 W. Douglas), Wichita. BuySell-Trade. For info call (563) 927-8176.
For Sale DISH TV RETAILER. Starting $19.99/mo. (for 12 mos.) Broadband Internet starting $14.95/ mo. (where available.) Ask about same day installation! Call now. 1-800-7237142. ––––––––––––––––––––– HAPPY JACK SKIN BALM. Stops scratching and gnawing. Promotes healing and hair growth on dogs and cats suffering from grass and flea allergies without steroids. Orscheln Farm and Home. www.happyjackinc.com.
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
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Sales Consultant b.rogers@officesolutionsinc.biz
Education
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
412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142 All Under One Roof
Revcom Electronics
$2,000 BETTER Business Bureau Foundation Student of Integrity Award Scholarships. Application deadline 3-7-14.http:// kansasplains.bbb.org/studentaward/ or 316-2633146/800-856-2417 #4208 ––––––––––––––––––––– NEED CLASS A CDL training? Start a career in trucking today. Swift Academies offer PTDI certified courses and offer best-in-class training. New Academy classes weekly. No money down or credit 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. ––––––––––––––––––––– BECOME AN EXPERT in HVAC installation and repair. Pinnacle Career Institute Online HVAC education in as little as 12 months. Call us today: 1-877-651-3961 or go online: www.HVACOnline-Education.com
EXPERIENCED FLATBED drivers. Regional opportunities now open with plenty of freight and great pay. 800-277-0212 or primeinc.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 ––––––––––––––––––––– 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. ––––––––––––––––––––– TANKER DRIVERS. Up to $5,000 sign-on bonus! Up to 51 cpm plus additional pay for HazMat loads, pump offs, mileage bonuses. One-year OTR. Call 877-882-6537. www. oakleytransport.com ––––––––––––––––––––– OTR DRIVERS needed for solo and team positions. Midwest and west coast traffic lanes, competitive pay.Assigned 2013 and 2014 Kenworths. Safety/productivity incentives. Consistent miles. Call 800-645-3748. ––––––––––––––––––––– MORE MONEY and hometime $$. Regional runs. Owner/operator and company drivers. Earn great benefits. Call Kevin at 877-325-4996, ext. 211. Central Transportation Services, Inc. www.ctsco. com. ––––––––––––––––––––– TRANSFER DRIVERS. Need CDL A or B contract drivers, to relocate vehicles from local body plants to various locations throughout U.S. No forced dispatch. 1-800-501-3783 or www.mamotransportation.com under Careers.
Your RadioShack Dealer Two-way Radio Sales & Service Locally owned and operated since 1990
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 “Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”
Scott City
Unity and Hope Mon., Wed. and Fri. • 8:00 p.m.
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
807 Kingsley Last Sat., Birthday Night, 6:30 p.m. All open meetings, 874-8207 • 874-8118
Dighton
Thursday • 8:30 p.m. 535 Wichita St. All open meetings, 397-5679 • 397-2647
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Classifieds Buy, sell, trade, one call does it all 872-2090 ot fax 872-0009
Classified Ad Deadline: Monday at 5:00 p.m.
Agriculture
Classified advertising must be paid in advance unless business account is established.
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
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.
If not paid in advance, there will be a $1 billing charge. Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.
Help Wanted
Services
PART-TIME COOK WANTED: Yards to mow wanted. Apply in person and clean up, etc. Trim at The Broiler, 102 Main. smaller trees and bushes 25tfc too. Call Dean Riedl, ––––––––––––––––––––– Cargill Cattle Feeders (620) 872-5112 or 87434tfc in Leoti, Ks., currently 4135. has an open position for ––––––––––––––––––––– a clerk. We offer 401K, FURNITURE REPAIR Health, Dental, Vision and and refinishing. Lawn life insurance, plus paid mower tune-up and blade sick leave and paid vaca- sharpening. Call Vern tion. Bilingual is preferred Soodsma, 872-2277 or but not required. Hours are 874-1412. 36tfc Monday –Friday 8AM- ––––––––––––––––––––– 5PM. If interested call REPAIR, tune300 E. Nonnamaker Linda at 620-375-3105 MOWER up and blade sharpening. to receive an application Call Rob Vsetecka at 620Apartments available or pick one up at 8 miles 214-1730. 36tfc for qualifying tenants North of Leoti. Cargill ––––––––––––––––––––– 62+ or disabled with Cattle Feeders is an equal METAL ROOFING, opportunity employer. 26t2c rental assistance SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public pricavailable. es. Call Metal King Mfg., Rentals Hours: 620-872-5464. Our prices HIDE AND SEEK will not be beat! Tuesday, 37tfc STORAGE SYSTEMS. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Various sizes available. Business by appointment Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 41tfc Call Steve 872-2535 or (620)874-2120. INDIVIDUAL OFFICE ––––––––––––––––––––– SUITES from one to (620) 255-4824. 1 AND 3 BEDROOM four rooms available for houses available and storlease. Leases starting at age units. Come fill out an $250/month including 19tfc application at PlainJans or utilities. Common areas call 620-872-5777. 18tfc available for use includ––––––––––––––––––––– ing reception and break PRICE 1 AND 2 BEDROOM rooms. Perfect for quiet apartments for rent. Please small business or cliSLASHED!!! call 620-874-8353. 26tfc mate controlled storage. Former location of Scott City Chiropractic, 1101 S. Main. Call 214-3040 for 27tfc information.
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Real Estate 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. 620-874-1005. 11tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– 903 MYRTLE, GREAT FIRST HOME 2+2 bedrooms, 2 baths. Just remodeled with a new kitchen and stainless steel appliances. All new windows, doors, flooring, insulation, plumbing and roof. Close to elementary school, which is a plus. Call for appointment: Clinton Constuction (Darryl or Virginia) 620-8725494 or cell 620-21424tfc 1456.
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To only $49,500 with a $2,000 repair or closing cost allowance! Nice downtown location with 3 offices, partial basement and double car garage! Quarter of nice, level farmground in Scott County. Call for Details!
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! 5 bedroom house, recently remodeled. 5 lots in Webster addition $35,000 for all 5 lots.
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
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
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Commercial building for sale. Located at 1317 Main St., Scott City. Call 872-5387, 874-1033 or 620-521-4313. 25t4c
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In Healy: 3+1 bedrooms, 2+1 baths, dining room, family room in basement, has lots of storage in basement, D/A garage, lovely patio and landscaping, lots of extras, must see to appreciate.
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. 41eow
County Plat Maps By Western Cartographers Available: •Scott •Ness •Gove •Lane •Finney
Pick them up today at:
•Logan •Wichita •Wallace •Greeley •Kearny
406 Main • Scott City • 620 872-2090
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Employment Opportunities MOVING? Don’t forget to move your paper too.
POOL MANAGER/LIFEGUARD
406 Main•Box 377 Scott City, Ks. 67871 620-872-2090
Due to the absence of the pool’s long-time manager, The City of Scott City has extended the deadline for applications for pool manager, and assistant pool manager for the 2014 summer season. The City of Scott City is also accepting applications for lifeguards. Pick up applications at City Hall, 221 W. 5th St.
PARK LANE NURSING HOME
Applications for manager and assistant will be accepted at City Hall until 5:00 p.m. Feb. 14, 2014.
Has openings for the following positions: Part-time CNA night shift Part-time CMA Part-time Nursing-LPN/RN
Applications for lifeguards will be accepted at City Hall until 5:00 p.m. February 28, 2014 .
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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Crop Adjuster Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS), a Wells Fargo company and a leader in the crop insurance industry, currently has a full-time Crop Adjuster position available to cover the territory of Scott City, Dighton and Ness City. Incumbent will office out of their home in the territory and will possess 6+ months of agriculture-related experience or agriculture-related education. Some physical requirements. Reliable means of transportation with the ability to travel. Will possess strong verbal communication skills and strong customer service and computer skills. To apply, visit: www.wellsfargo.com/careers and search for requistion # 3836687. Learn more about Rural Community Insurance Services at RCIS.com Wells Fargo is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportuity Employer, M/F/D/V. © 2014 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. 26t1
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BLENDER OPERATOR/ WAREHOUSE/TRUCK DRIVER Helena Chemical Company, a national agricultural-chemical company, has an immediate opening for a blender/warehouse operator at the Scott City location. This is a full-time position; responsibilities include loading and unloading trucks, making deliveries and various other duties assigned by management. Position requires high school diploma or equivalent, ability to obtain a CDL with HAZMAT endorsement, and the ability to operate a forklift. We offer an excellent working environment and outstanding compensation and benefits package. For consideration, please contact:
Helena Chemical Rodney Wright 1711 S. Main, Scott City, 620-872-2156 Or Andy Smarsh Garden City, 620-275-2156 Pre-employment drug screen required. EOE M/F/V/H
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SCHS Winter Homecoming 2014
Scott Community High School Winter Homecoming King Cole Allen and Queen Kelly Wycoff
Senior Candidates Keigun Wells and Kelly Wycoff
Some friends offer a fashion tip for King Cole Allen during the Winter Homecoming celebration at Scott Community High School.
Senior Candidates Cole Allen and Ellie Irwin
Freshmen Attendants Kyle Cure and Nancy Wiebe
Senior Candidates Chris Pounds and Holly Wilcoxson
Sophomore Attendants Abe Wiebe and Madison Braun
Junior Attendants Sergio Peregrino and Macy Davis