The Scott County Record

Cancer survivors and supporters take part in the survivor lap during the Relay for Life in Scott City last Saturday

40 Pages • Four Sections

Volume 22 • Number 46

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Published in Scott City, Ks.

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Reunion just around the corner

Three days of sharing memories and activities are being planned in conjunction with the once-every-five-years Scott Community High School All-School Reunion to be held July 3-5.

This year’s theme is “Cheer, Cheer for SCHS” as the high school celebrates its rich sports tradition. Former coaches, athletes and teams will be recognized during special ceremonies on Sat., July 4.

Five years ago, the high school’s music and theatrical departments captured the spotlight. In looking for another theme “our tradition in athletics seemed to be an obvious choice,” says Lori Krause, a member of the Reunion Committee.

“It was so much fun getting the music teachers back together again. We figured it would be a lot of fun for the coaches and athletes to get back together,” says Krause.

the hunt continues

(See REUNION on page two)

Petition forces SRC levy vote

If the Scott Recreation Commission is to get an additional mill for operating expenses it will once again have to put the question before Scott County voters.

A petition was filed with the county clerk that contained 225 signatures, of which 216 were eligible voters.

Now it is up to the SRC board to decide if they want to put the question before voters and, if so, what type of election it will be.

“The board hasn’t decided what it will do and what type of election we would have,” says SRC Director Lauren Robinson.

The board could opt for a mail ballot election, but it would be on a very tight time line in order to be submit(See PETITION on page two)

University of Kansas archeologists Leila Joyce (left) and Barb Crable wrap a thoracic vertebrae in casting material so it will be protected when transported for further study. The vertebrae is part of the mammoth remains being uncovered in northeast Scott County.

(Record Photo)

Mysteries yet to be solved at Scheuerman mammoth site For the past five years the mammoth find in northeastern Scott County has intrigued archeologists who have hoped to find a human element linked to the mammoth’s death.

If that connection exists, it has eluded archeological teams which have revisited the site each year since it was first discovered in 2011.

On Wednesday afternoon, as team leader Kale Bruner and her latest group of archeologists were wrapping up their most extensive dig to date, it was with the knowledge this will likely be her final visit with the University of Kansas Odyssey team to the site located on the

Mike Scheuerman farm. She will be focusing her interests on another archeological dig in Alaska where she will be heading later this summer.

“It’s been somewhat disappointing that we haven’t found everything we’d hoped for,” says Bruner, who has been involved in digs at the local site for the past three years. “But, as archeologists, we do this every day. You never know what’s going to be in the ground until you get there. Some sites have more than you expect and some have less.

“Even though we didn’t find the human connection this has

still been a very important excavation for us.”

What captured the imagination of archeologists from the moment that terrace construction uncovered the first large bone in early August of 2011 was the prospect of human interaction in the mammoth’s death. A mammoth that had died of natural causes would typically be found near a watering hole - not on high ground where these bones have been dispersed. Even more intriguing was the discovery of flakes - the result of sharpening stone tools - along the soil’s surface within 50 to 75 meters of the mammoth.

As archeological teams have revisited the site each of the past four years in search of more mammoth bones, they have also been hoping to find some evidence that the early Paleo people, who likely left behind the stone flakes, may have played a role in the mammoth’s death.

And that’s where the site has stalled for the past four years.

Search Will Continue There had been speculation that unless a major discovery in terms of more bones or a human connection was discovered on this trip that it would be the (See MAMMOTH on page eight)

A ‘frustrating’ session for Dighton legislator As a farmer, Don Hineman understands what it’s like to deal with forces beyond his control - whether it’s Mother Nature or a replacement part for planting equipment which he was picking up on Friday afternoon.

But nothing quite compares to the recently completed Kansas legislative session.

“Frustrating. Very frustrating,” was how Hineman, a Republican representative from the 118th District described the

record-setting 113-day session that ended with a record-setting tax hike.

Despite the long session, the list of accomplishments was surprisingly short and much of what Don Hineman was approved by the legislature shouldn’t have been, according to Hineman.

“I would have to think long

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SC resident knows what it means to be a survivor Page 29

and hard to come up with enough good pieces of legislation that I could count on one hand,” he says. “A lot of the bills that were passed were, in my estimation, bad pieces of legislation. I’m disappointed to see them becoming law.”

At the top of that list is the block grant funding plan for public schools in the state.

Hineman contends the original school finance formula was not broken, but could have been retained with “fine-tuning.”

Not only is Hineman disappointed that school districts are locked into the funding they will receive for the next two years, but there’s uncertainty about what the legislature will do when the block grant funding plan is due to expire.

In the short term, Hineman feels that while most schools will be able to get by with the block grant system, the poorer districts who have relied on supplemental state aid could be harmed the most.

“A few of the schools in my district fall into that category. I worry about how they will survive,” he says.

Crossed the Line Hineman was even more harsh when viewing threats made by the legislature to pull funding from the court system unless the courts provide favorable rulings with respect to education funding.

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Deaths • Pages 16-17 Church services • Page 17 Sports • Pages 21-28 Farm section • Pages 30-37 Classified ads • Pages 19, 40

Golfer hits the links for a marathon and a good cause Page 21

(See HINEMAN on page 10)

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Reunion

Reunion Schedule

(continued from page one)

More than 150 coaches have been contacted to attend reunion activities. Saturday’s activities will include a noon lunch for the coaches and their families, followed by a recognition ceremony that begins at 1:00 p.m.

Plaques will be unveiled on the Alumni Wall in the main hallway at SCHS. Ten sports panels, representing the history of SCHS sports, will also be presented at that time for future display in the high school.

This will be followed by coaches and athletes gathering in the gym for additional honors.

Friday Tours Registration will be held throughout the day at the SCHS gym on Friday, starting at 10:00 a.m. At that same time, tours will begin departing from the high school parking lot.

Tours will include Darner Field and the SCHS field house which has been added since the last reunion.

Historical tours will depart from the parking lot at 1:00 p.m. to include stops at Battle Canyon, the El Quartelejo ruins and the Duff Buffalo Ranch.

An event that was popular at the last reunion and which will be returning is “dragging Main” throughout the early evening.

10:00 - 5:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m.

10:00 - 5:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m.

Friday, July 3 Registration in SCHS Gym Golf Tournament Tours Depart from SCHS Mud Volleyball Tournament

Petition

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ted to voters in time to have an impact on the 2016 budget. The SRC must have next year’s budget finalized by early August.

If the board doesn’t opt for a quick election within Class Parties/Gatherings and Float Construction the next 30 days, it may still decide that a mail ballot Dragging Main (early evening) is the best option at a later date in order to prepare for Movie in the Park the 2017 budget. The next election at which voters will be going to the polls won’t be until the primary Saturday, July 4 election in August of 2016.

5:30 a.m.

Prayer at Lake Scott (light breakfast, worship, fellowship) The SRC most recently tried to seek a two mill 7:00 a.m.

Walk/Run/Roll at Lake Scott levy - one mill to be used for general operations and 9:00 a.m.

Motorcycle Rally one mill to retire the cost of constructing a wellness (departing from Patton Park center. That proposal was defeated 1,045 to 377.

9:00-3:00 Registration at SCHS Gym A one mill increase will bring in about $100,000 11:00 a.m.

Reunion Parade in additional operating revenue for the SRC. It cur1:00 p.m.

Coach and Sports Ceremony rently operates on a 2.25 mill levy. Without additional 6:00 p.m.

All-School Reunion Dinner funding, the SRC board says that it may have to cut 8:00-Midnight Muzik Machine DJ programs or increase participation fees.

8:00-9:30 p.m.

Dance to Jimmy Dee/Destinations “We’ve reached the limit of what we can do with 10:00-Midnight Dance to Anthony and the Anamals the money we have available to us,” says Robinson, All dances at the fairgrounds who notes that participation in activities continues to Fireworks Display in the evening climb each year.

The SRC has not been able to persuade voters to provide added funding over the years. In addition to Those who drag Main lots where Dollar General the most recent defeat, proposed tax increases of a on Friday will have and Alco/Gibsons are single mill have been defeated in 2000 (997-450) and a chance to recall such located. SCMS will sell again in 2009 (562-300). well-known hangouts as: water at these locations.

Beaver Inn: south of Burgerteria: south of the high school, where the the Dairy Queen. vo-ag building is located.

An old hamburger joint. Dances on Saturday SCMS will be selling There will be plenwater and commemora- ty of dance options on tive koozies on the west Saturday, including live lawn of the high school. performances by Jimmy Dog and Suds: Where Dee and the Fabulous Presto is now.

Destinations (8:00-9:30 Old Sonic: on south p.m.) and Anthony and US83 Highway.

A&W Drive-in: on east the Anamals (10:00 p.m. to midnight) at the fairK96 Highway.

Trampoline Park: grounds.

The Muzik Machine also site of the former Cockerill’s Chiropractic (Broc Swedenborg) will be providing DJ music Clinic.

Vacant lots: popular from 8:00 p.m. to midgathering spots were open night at the fairgrounds.

What’s for Lunch in Scott City?

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Evenings • Thurs., Fri., Sat. 5:30 -10:00 p.m.

Tues. • Open faced prime rib sandwich with french fries.

Wed. • Spaghetti dinner with side salad.

Thurs. • Club sandwich with chips Fri. • Taco dinner with rice and beans.

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Sirloin Steak (includes choice of side)

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Community Living

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Papaya a versatile, delicious addition to diet We have all heard of papaya, but not many of us really know how to eat them or how to cook with them.

First of all, there are two types - Hawaiian and Mexican.

The Hawaiian varieties are the papayas commonly found in supermarkets.

These pear-shaped fruit generally weigh about one pound and have yellow skin when ripe. The flesh is bright orange or pinkish, depending on variety, with small black seeds clustered in the center.

Mexican papayas are much larger than Hawaiian types and may weigh up to 10 pounds

and be more than 15 inches long. The flesh may be yellow, orange or pink.

The flavor is less intense than the Hawaiian papaya but still is delicious. A properly ripened papaya is juicy, sweetish and somewhat like a cantaloupe in flavor.

The fruit (and leaves) contain papain which helps digestion and is used to tenderize meat.

The skin is not edible.

Papaya are used in jams and jellies, pulps for baby food, mixed fruit juice, fruit rolls, candies and meat tenderizers.

The green, unripe fruit works well in slaws or cooked as a vegetable.

Maturation brings on the sweetness that works so well in desserts. The natural papain enzyme in unripe papayas works as a potent tenderizer for meats and makes marinades very effective.

Even the leaves of the papaya tree have long been used to wrap and tenderize tougher cuts of meat. Don’t use raw papaya in your gelatin molds, the papain enzyme

will keep the gelatin from firming up.

Luckily, heat nullifies this enzyme, so cooked papaya will be fine in gelatin.

Fresh papaya fruit is available year-round in most markets, thanks to imported crops. Papaya nectar is available canned and bottled. Some markets also carry chopped fruit in juice in the cold case of the produce department near the juices.

Select fruits that are mostly yellow with a bit of green and let them fully ripen at home. When fully ripe, the skin is bright yellow. Unripe fruit will be an overall light yellowish-

green, but not completely green.

Ripe fruit should be firm yet yield to gently pressure, feel heavy for its size and have smooth skin with no blemishes.

As long as not a result of bruises or cuts, a few black or moldy spots are perfectly okay and will not affect the flavor of the flesh.

As with most fruits, use your nose. The ripe papaya should have a sweet aroma. Avoid fruits that are overly soft unless you intend to puree them and use immediately.

Ripe papayas should be refrigerated to slow down the ripening process.

Papayas will ripen within a few days at room temperature, and even faster if you put them in a paper bag.

Once ripe, this fruit will quickly turn to mush if not properly stored.

Place ripe, whole fruit in a plastic bag in the refrigerator, and it should last about a week.

To freeze, peel the papaya, slice lengthwise and scoop out the seeds.

Cut into pieces and pack into rigid containers or heavy duty plastic freezer bags. Cover with a 30 percent sugar solution (four cups water to two cups (See PAPAYA on page 18)

Niehage is SC Foundation’s community development coordinator

J u l i e Niehage, a former Kansas State University Extension agent in L o g a n Julie Niehage County, has joined the Scott Community Foundation as its new community development coordinator.

Niehage was first introduced to the community while still a student at Kansas State University when she served for two

Births PARENTS OF SON Bryan and Laura Armendariz, Chapman, announce the birth of their son, Lancaster Ricardo, born May 20, 2015, at 10:09 a.m., at the Salina Regional Health Center.

He weighed 8 lbs., 6 oz. and was 20-1/4 inches long.

He was welcomed home by his siblings Jaxon and Isabel.

Lancaster’s grandparents are Bertha Armendariz, Scott City, and the late Arturo Armendariz, and Richard and Lynette Campbell, Abilene.

The great-grandmother is Virginia Faulkner, Concordia.

summers as an Extension intern. Following graduation, she became the Extension Agent for the Golden Prairie District that includes Logan and Gove counties.

“I enjoyed serving as an Extension agent, but I saw this as a new challenge,” says Niehage.

“I enjoyed the two summers that I spent in Scott City so it was pretty easy deciding to come back here again.”

In her new role with the Foundation, Niehage

will focus on “developing relationships with the people in the community so they become more familiar with the Foundation and the work we do,” notes Niehage.

“When someone reaches the point where they are trying to decide what they want to do with their estate, we want them to think about the Foundation and all the good things we are doing for Scott County and the surrounding area,” she adds.

Ain’t it Nifty, Gandolf’s Fifty!

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Editorial/Opinion

Page 4 - Thursday, June 25, 2015

editorially speaking

SCH turmoil:

We must learn from the past as we move forward

Last week’s public meeting about the Scott County Hospital offered some residents a longawaited opportunity to air some grievances about local health care and to lob a few volleys at the chief administrator.

The problem with such gatherings is that it can be difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff.

There seems to be little doubt we have issues that need to be resolved. For several months we’ve heard grumblings about management of the Scott County Hospital. Some of those surfaced with the loss of a physician. Concerns have re-emerged with recent staffing decisions.

Speculation and rumor don’t provide sufficient grounds on which to pass judgement on CEO Mark Burnett and the management of the clinic and hospital. However, we will offer these observations: •The economic stability of SCH is beyond question.

We can remember about 10 years ago when discussion of building a new hospital was put on the back burner because the hospital was in debt and the board didn’t feel it could ask the taxpayers to foot the bill for a new facility until they got their house in order.

The financial turnaround under Burnett has been nothing short of remarkable. Under his guidance, the hospital’s annual gross revenue has more than doubled (from $11.5 million to more than $24 million).

•SCH is an economic engine in the county.

In 2006, the hospital’s annual payroll was just over $5 million. Today, it’s just under $10 million.

It has more than 250 employees - more than 180 of those are full-time.

•That’s not to say there haven’t been some growing pains.

Burnett and the hospital board did not anticipate the tremendous growth in both staff and patients that occurred once they moved into their new facility in April of 2012. It’s also accurate to say that they didn’t respond quickly enough to those changes.

As Burnett conceded, there were management systems in place at the old hospital that didn’t translate well to the new hospital given the growth that occurred in such a short time. Add in new medical record keeping mandates and other changes within health care and the hospital has found itself caught up in what several staff members have referred to as a “perfect storm.”

Burnett, however, feels a big step was taken in the right direction with the recent hiring of a chief nursing officer. Hopefully, that will address some of the internal issues that were aired during the public meeting.

•What about the doctors?

From the community’s standpoint, the biggest grievance is the inability to see a doctor - not a mid-level provider - immediately. Whether we like it or not, change happens. And it’s not always to our liking.

First of all, it’s not the desire of Burnett or the hospital board to overwork our current medical staff. We’re in a very fortunate situation to have three physicians and we can ill afford to see that number fall. At the same time, it’s not just the Scott County Hospital that wishes it had more physicians.

It’s very unfortunate that Dr. Josiah Brinkley resigned. Since no one was talking afterwards, it would be unfair to speculate as to why he left. But we do know that recruiting a replacement physician, and expanding the staff even more, remains a priority.

We also know that when SCH does successfully recruit another physician - and it will happen - that doesn’t mean the long wait to see a doctor will evaporate. This is what happens when we have a thriving medical center, which Scott County boasts.

We certainly don’t want the alternative.

•Is it time for a change?

There are some who feel that Burnett’s tenure as CEO has “run its course.”

We don’t agree with that assessment.

We respect what Burnett has done over the past decade and where we are today in terms of a first-rate medical facility and staff. Make no mistake about it, there are dozens of community hospitals who would trade places with us in a heartbeat.

Does that mean mistakes have been made?

Probably. But we also feel these are mistakes which can, and hopefully are, being corrected.

The public meeting was an important opportunity for community members to express their concerns. Hospital board members, county commissioners and the administration need to show local taxpayers they are listening.

We don’t need a shadow of doubt and distrust hanging over the bright future of health care in Scott County.

You can’t argue with modern math “Class, I’d like you to look to the front of the room,” says the third grade teacher. “We’ll start out the day with a simple math problem.”

As the students get out their math books, the teacher continues.

“If I have six apples on the kitchen table on Monday and I buy two more at the store on Tuesday, have I increased the number of apples?”

She looks around the room and sees everyone’s arm raised hoping they’ll be called on for the answer, except for Sammy who’s gazing out the window. So, naturally, she calls on Sammy.

“Do I have more apples on Tuesday?” asks the teacher.

“That depends,” replies Sammy.

“Depends on what?” the teacher wonders.

“How many apples did you have on Sunday?”

“It doesn’t matter how many apples I had on Sunday because I’m wondering if there are more apples on Tuesday than there were on Monday,” the teacher says.

“You really get a clearer idea of whether you have more apples if you compare with Sunday or even Saturday than you do by comparing with Monday,” continued Sammy. “How many apples you have on Monday isn’t important.

If you have 10 apples on Sunday, and only six on Monday, then if you buy two more apples on Tuesday can you really call that an increase?”

“I didn’t ask you to compare with Sunday, but with how many apples we had on Monday,” says the teacher as she starts to show her exasperation.

“Then it’s a good thing I brought it up,” says Sammy, “otherwise you’d have only been worried about how many apples you had on Monday instead of thinking about the number that you used to have on Sunday or Saturday, or for that matter, maybe even Friday.”

“What does Friday have to do with the problem?” Mrs. Thumbolt asked.

“That’s a good question,” answered Sammy.

“And I think Arthur can answer that better than I can.”

“Mrs. Thumbolt, I’ve put a lot of thought into this and before I come up with an answer I need to know how many bananas you had on Thursday.”

“Why bananas?” she wonders as her eyes begin to glaze over.

“Well, if you have 10 bananas, don’t you think you should be able to keep all 10 bananas if you want to?” Arthur says.

“I guess,” Mrs. Thumbolt says.

“Well, we do, too. Why should you have to give up your bananas just because someone says you should?” says Arthur.

“But here’s the real beauty of this math problem.

If you keep your bananas and refuse to give up any, they will multiply so that everyone soon has lots and lots of bananas. By

Tuesday you’ll have so many bananas that you’ll be giving them away. In fact, all your neighbors will be coming to your house for bananas.”

“Exactly how does that happen?” wonders Mrs. Thumbolt.

“That’s the beauty of math,” says Arthur. “It just happens. No matter how many ways you look at this problem I can guarantee you’ll keep getting the same answer. I’d like to explain how, but trust me, it just works.”

“Does it work that way for every fruit?” asks Mrs. Thumbolt.

“The fruit doesn’t matter. But there is one exception,” says Arthur. “It only works if you have a lot of apples, bananas or grapes to begin with. The more you have the greater they will multiply. In a matter of just a few days you’ll have an orchard growing in your kitchen. It’s right here on my paper. You can’t argue with a No. 2 pencil and a Big Chief tablet.”

(See MATH on page six)

Where GOP went wrong in Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a $15 billion state budget that squeaked through the Republicandominated legislature after an unprecedented, 113-day session - more than three weeks longer than the 90 days called for under state law.

The governor simultaneously signed a pair of bills that raised $384 million in revenue by hiking the state’s sales tax and a host of other levies, including on cigarettes.

“I don’t know that anybody’s happy about it,” Brownback said.

Talk about an understatement. According to various reports from the state capital, several lawmakers cast their votes in tears, one Republican accused the governor’s administration of blackmail, and exactly no one thought the plan actually solved the state’s longterm budget

Where to Write

another view by Russell Berman

woes.

“Next year will be my 40th year in the legislature, and I have never seen a session like this one,” Anthony Hensley, who leads the Senate’s small contingent of Democrats, told me on Friday. “It was completely chaotic and dysfunctional.”

A Failed Experiment All that new revenue, along with about $50 million in spending cuts, was needed to close a deep deficit that had embarrassed its conservative governor and thrown its legislature into a months-long gridlock that resembled, well, Congress. As we wrote in April, the deficit resulted in large part from Brownback’s own “real live ex-

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

periment” in supply-side economics - sharp cuts in income tax rates and a huge exemption for owners of small businesses.

Ask any fiscal expert, and Kansas’s budget crisis demanded a reckoning - either with its tax code or its longterm spending structure. But its government wasn’t up to it. Aligned with conservatives in the Senate, Brownback steadfastly refused to consider a direct reversal of the original tax plan, insisting that the state continue on its path toward replacing the income tax entirely with consumption taxes.

The most he would do was freeze the rates, and the result was a plan that will place an even heavier tax burden on the poor, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

Hensley said that when state and local sales taxes

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are combined, Kansas will have the highest tax on food in the nation in some areas of the state. Brownback, who had hired the economist Arthur Laffer to help craft his original tax plan, had been touting the state’s economic recovery to argue that his fiscal vision was starting to work.

But a report released Friday found that Kansas had lost nearly 4,000 jobs in May, trailing both the national trend and neighboring Missouri, which added 6,600 jobs.

“The governor needs to learn, and I think a lot of the people in the legislature needs to learn, when you cut taxes in the manner that they have, you need to also cut spending.”

Lori McMillan, a tax expert and law professor at Washburn University, told me during the middle of the impasse that Kansas (See WRONG on page six)

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The pope, the saint and the climate Listen to Pope Francis poses a challenge to world’s wealthy “He was a mystic and a pilgrim who lived in simplicity and in wonderful harmony with God, with others, with nature and with himself. He shows us just how inseparable is the bond between concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitment to society, and interior peace.”

At the beginning of his encyclical on climate change that will shake up environmental politics around the world, this is how Pope Francis describes St. Francis of Assisi, the saint who inspired the name he chose.

It’s worth focusing first on the pope’s tribute to the holy man who revered animals and all of nature. St. Francis’s worldview, the pope insisted, should not be “written off as naive romanticism.”

His paean to the saint placed his declaration in a spiritual context even if its content was uncompromising.

behind the headlines

by E.J. Dionne, Jr.

The pope says flatly that a “very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system,” that “things are now reaching a breaking point” and that greenhouse gases are “released mainly as a result of human activity.”

This can mean only that humanity “is called to recognize the need for changes of lifestyle, production and consumption.”

There is no ambiguity in what the pope is saying, which is why the critics have descended upon him. Even before the formal release of the document (and the leaked draft), they accused him of meddling in political and scientific questions that are beyond his purview.

This critique is coming especially from conservatives who have welcomed the intervention of the Catholic Church on some political issues but not others, and particularly not this one. Yet progressives and conservatives alike

should attend to what motivates Pope Francis here - not the usual left-right politics but a theological concern for our obligation to care for our “common home,” a skepticism of a “throwaway culture,” and an insistence that a belief in God means that human beings cannot put themselves at the center of the universe.

“We are not God,” the pope declares, and should not act as if we are “usurping the place of God, even to the point of claiming an unlimited right to trample his creation underfoot.”

Believers who disagree with the pope will have to grapple with his religious understanding and not simply dismiss his embrace of a thoroughly orthodox view that places the spiritual and the ethical ahead of the material.

All of the pope’s trademark qualms about modern capitalism are sounded here, and there is a biting comment aimed at those who use the word “freedom” to offer blanket defenses of a system that leaves many behind: “To claim economic freedom,” he writes, “while real conditions bar many people from real access to it, and while possibilities (See POPE on page six)

Corporate elites are not ‘America’

by Jim Hightower

President Obama is miffed that nearly all of his fellow Democrats in the US House recently refused to follow him over the cliff of yet another global trade deal. But, ironically, it was the core of his own argument that led Democrats to hand such an embarrassing (and deserved) defeat to him.

“Simply put,” Obama pleaded, “America has to write the rules of the 21st century economy in a way that benefits American workers.”

Nice sentiment - but “simply put” - the claim that his Trans-Pacific Partnership scheme would benefit American workers is a scam. Democratic

lawmakers knew that “America” had not written the 1,000-pages of rules the president was pushing.

In the secret, closed-door negotiating sessions, the tiny fraction of “Americans” allowed inside were such corporate powers as AT&T, GE, the Koch brothers and Walmart.

Workers themselves were not at the table, nor were consumers, small business, environmentalists, family farmers, and all other real people who know from experience that the old saying is true: If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.

Sure enough, the “rules of the 21st century economy” that Obama’s TPP deal would impose on us is a raw deal, rigged against people for the benefit of

global corporate powers. For example, the rules would raise our medicine prices, offshore more of our jobs, undermine our food-safety and environmental protections, and even allow multinational corporations to usurp our people’s sovereignty by suing the US government in special corporate tribunals over laws and rules they don’t like.

Obama is mad at House Democrats, but people back home are furious at him for trying to sell us out.

As minority leader Nancy Pelosi put it, when members went back to their districts, “we put our hand on a very hot stove” of public opposition.

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

Whose belt is being tightened?

Wealthy shift burden with elimination of the estate tax Listening to so-called fiscal conservatives like Representatives Kevin Brady and Mike Kelly, you’d think we were in a desperate fight for survival, with the national debt threatening our future.

“I cannot in good conscience support adding more debt to the backs of our children,” says Kelly, a Pennsylvania Republican.

“Make no mistake,” agrees Brady, a Republican from Texas. Debt is “the most pressing issue of our day.”

As someone who is less than half the age of those gentlemen, I see hidden motivations when I watch these Republican lawmakers in action.

They’re doing the bidding of the ultra-wealthy and leaving it to my generation to pick up the pieces of the

other voices

by Josh Hoxie

broken public sector. Those of us who will be around long after these aging statesmen retire will inherit a nation that’s unable to close the widening gap between the obscenely wealthy and the rest of us.

Case in point: The House voted to repeal the estate tax. That’s the only federal levy on the transfer of immense wealth from the likes of the Adelsons, the Waltons, and the Kochs to their heirs.

Only the wealthiest 0.2 percent of American households have to pay this tax, yet its repeal would cost a whopping $269 billion over 10 years. If you add interest, draining this revenue stream could add $320 billion to the national debt.

And House lawmakers handed this giveaway to the richest Americans without saying how Congress could

pay for this bill. Tell me again, Mr. Brady, how the government is broken and how “we’re just all going to have to tighten our belts.”

As a millennial, I take this push to ditch the estate tax personally. Consider what that $269 billion could mean for my generation.

For starters, Uncle Sam could cover the cost of tuition for every student who wanted to go to community college.

That would cost only $60 billion over 10 years.

What about picking up the tab for tuition at all four-year public universities? That would cost $15 billion annually over a decade, not counting what the federal government already spends on higher education.

Alternately, Congress could use that money to plug the $164 billion gap in the Highway Trust Fund. Maybe driving across town wouldn’t feel like a trip on the moon, hitting pothole after pothole.

(See BELT on page six)

those who are different from you

by Jill Richardson

A few of my African friends have adopted a slogan: “not about us without us.” They use it to protest international decisions about their continent that are developed without any input from African people.

It’s a wonderful phrase. I think it applies to a few recent events in our country as well.

Take Michelle Everyone has Obama’s commence- a right to ment speech at their own Tuskegee University. opinion, of course. But The first lady spoke understanding honestly and direct- and tolerance ly about the rac- will continue ist attacks black to elude us Americans - includ- all without broader diaing even her and her logue. And husband - regularly good conendure, while rais- versations ing up heroic African require listening.

Americans like Charles DeBow, a World War II fighter pilot.

Now, I live in a happy little bubble in which I get my news mainly from NPR. And, in my view at least, NPR did a pretty good job covering the speech.

Host Tom Ashbrook, for example, invited a panel of three black women to discuss their views on Obama’s speech and the media’s reaction to it.

They felt that Obama spoke relatably about her own personal experiences in a way that was appropriate to the audience at the university.

As a white listener, I appreciated getting a chance to hear what they had to say. After all, it was a speech by a black woman to a mostly black audience that dealt with the experiences of black people. But some white pundits felt comfortable jumping to their own conclusions.

Rush Limbaugh accused Obama, predictably, of “playing the race card.” Sean Hannity concluded that the first lady just didn’t “appreciate the opportunities” she had. Mark Levin, I kid you not, said the Obamas had “done more to drag the United States backwards with race relations than anyone in modern history.”

Thoughtful, huh?

Another episode that comes to mind is Caitlyn Jenner’s recent coming out as a trans woman.

NPR, again, seemed to do a pretty good job.

One segment I tuned into featured several transgender people providing their takes on Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover. As a cisgender person - “cis” meaning simply that I identify with the gender I was assigned at birth these were valuable viewpoints to hear.

The guests celebrated the heightened awareness and acceptance of the trans community that Jenner promoted.

But they also noted that Jenner has access to medical care and surgical procedures that many trans people lack. They discussed problems of violence against transgender people, particularly trans women, and brought up the high rate of suicide attempts in their community.

By giving trans people space to speak directly to their own experiences, the show broadened my understanding about the wider issues the community faces. This is media done right.

Sadly, that’s not how the rest of the media handled it.

Particularly in the case of Fox News and conservative talk radio, transphobic hosts wasted no time aiming a steady stream of criticism at Jenner.

“Bryan Fischer said Jenner’s transition is a sign that America is ‘morally corrupt’ and on the verge of destruction,” reported People For the American Way’s Right Wing Watch. “Alex McFarland has called it ‘demonic’ and Sandy Rios said it was ‘a human tragedy.’”

(See LISTEN on page six)

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More taxing tales as told by Gov. Brownback

by Patrick Lowry

In case there was any doubt who Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback works for, he made it perfectly clear last week.

At a news conference to discuss his thoughts about the just-passed largest tax increase in state history, the governor said: “Some would have you believe this bill represents a tax increase and that is not accurate.”

Pull your jaw off the floor; that is a direct quote.

Wasn’t it just Friday,

the 113th day of the 90-day legislative session, that lawmakers agreed to raise the state sales tax from 6.15 percent to 6.5 percent?

Wasn’t it just Friday, after costing taxpayers an extra $1 million in overtime pay, that legislators approved increasing the tax on tobacco products and added new fees onto managed care organizations?

Wasn’t it just Friday, through crocodile tears and bare-minimum majorities in both chambers,

GOP fears more dominoes to fall with health care victory

by Andy Borowitz

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - The Supreme Court’s decision to preserve Obamacare subsidies has drawn sharp rebukes from Republican Presidential hopefuls, who warn that the victory for health care might eventually pave the way for similar advances in education and the environment.

“The Supreme Court has decided, apparently, that every American should have access to quality health care,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

“What if they decided to say the same thing about education? I don’t mean to be an alarmist but, after today, I believe that anything is possible.”

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) also blasted the Court, telling reporters that “a government that protects health care is one small, dangerous step away from protecting the environment.”

“The nightmare that I have long feared is now suddenly upon us,” Paul said. “Mark my words, we are on a slippery slope toward clean air and water.”

On the campaign trail in Iowa, the former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee raised another doomsday scenario, telling his audience, “If the Court thinks people should be allowed to see a doctor when they want, they probably also think that people should be able to marry anyone they want. My friends, that is not what God intended when He created America.”

Speaking from New York, candidate Donald Trump offered his own scathing critique of the Supreme Court.

“You look at them in their robes, and you say, ‘Those robes look freaking cheap,’” he said.

“When I’m President, we’re getting more expensive robes.”

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

Listen

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Everyone has a right to their own opinion, of course. But understanding and tolerance will continue to elude us all without broader dialogue. And good conversations require listening.

At the very least, the media can help the white people who still don’t get it to understand the experiences of black Americans. And it can help more cisgender people understand the lives of transgender folks. Inviting more members of these communities to speak on talk shows is a good start.

In other words, as my African friends would put it: “not about us without us.”

Jill Richardson is the author of “Recipe for America: Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It”

Belt

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The House members who voted for estate tax repeal took in $56 million in campaign contributions from special-interest groups who demanded it. Maybe that’s what helped these lawmakers decide that instead of funding education, infrastructure, environmental protection, food safety, and disease prevention, they’d give multi-millionaires a tax break instead.

I wish they’d listen to some wealthy people with a conscience. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who made a fortune creating the Ben and Jerry’s ice cream brand, for example, say thanks but no thanks to this giveaway.

I’m tired of being told to “tighten my belt” while conservative lawmakers continue to take from the poor and give to the rich.

Josh Hoxie is the director of the Project on Opportunity and Taxation at the Institute for Policy Studies

. . . the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said its analysis shows the poorest 20 percent of Kansans will pay about $197 more in taxes in 2015 than they would have without both the 2012 tax cuts and 2015 tax hike. As for the top one percent, they will pay $24,632 less in taxes on average.

that elected leaders eliminated most income tax deductions and reduced the property tax and mortgage interest deductions by 50 percent?

That would be yes, yes and yes.

So how can Brownback explain away almost $400 million in tax increases that will be imposed on

Math “But what happens if you only had one apple to begin with?” Mrs. Thumbolt asks.

“If you only have one apple does it really matter?” says Sammy. “If that’s all you have, then that leads to the second part of the equation.

Someone with a lot of apples will make sure that you have enough for you

Pope for employment continue to shrink, is to practice a doublespeak which brings politics into disrepute.”

Yet any who claim that Francis is ignoring the Catholic past and inventing radical new doctrines will have to reckon with the care he takes in paying homage to his predecessors, particularly Pope Benedict XVI and St. John Paul II. He cites them over and over on the limits of markets and the urgency of environmental stewardship.

“Laudato Si (Praised

Wrong lawmakers seemed “paralyzed” by the crisis and the many unpalatable choices they faced. By the time it was finally over, Brownback appeared - at least to his many critics - to be in denial.

As described by the Wichita Eagle, the governor refused to acknowledge that he had signed a tax increase.

“Look at the totality of the picture,” he said, referring to the far deeper tax cuts he had signed in previous years. “When you look at that, it is a tax cut.”

Nobody else saw it that way.

“Not only is this a tax increase, it is the largest tax increase in state history,” Hensley responded in a statement.

three million Kansans come July 1 as not being a tax increase? He changed the time frame. Instead of comparing next year’s budget with this year, he decided to use 2012.

“When looked at in totality, from 2012 to 2015, as I said at the outset, Kansans are paying less in taxes and continu-

ing to move off income taxes to consumptionbased taxes,” the governor said.

Odd as the comparison is, Brownback is correct on this point. Had he used the year 2011, the year he took office, as his benchmark he would have to say that in totality Kansans are paying more in taxes.

So why would he choose 2012? That was the first year the legislature obediently approved Brownback’s recommendation to begin the glide

path to zero income taxes.

Perhaps the most contentious was giving 330,000 businesses and entities a free pass on income taxes, while reducing the rates individuals were paying.

And then came the devil with his details.

Tax credits and deductions either were reduced or eliminated. And the aggregate result had the lowest income households paying more while the highest income households were paying much less.

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and your family.”

There’s silence in the room as Mrs. Thumbolt gets up from her desk.

“So let me get this straight,” she says slowly.

“If someone has six apples on Monday and they buy two more on Tuesday it doesn’t mean they have more apples unless you compare it to what they had on Sunday. And if you

have two apples and one is taken away, you will gain apples because someone with 10 apples will give you some of theirs which means you never lose applies but always gain apples.”

“But that’s only if you compare to Saturday or Sunday. We take no responsibility for how many apples you had on

Wednesday,” says Arthur.

“I still don’t get it,” says Mrs. Thumbolt as she slowly erases the chalkboard.

“Don’t feel bad. Not everyone gets it the first time,” says Arthur.

“But that’s the beauty of modern math. It’s never wrong.”

Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com

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Be)” is thus thoroughly consistent with more than a century of modern Catholic social teaching, and if it breaks new ground, it does so within the context of a long tradition - going back to St. Francis himself.

Pope Francis poses a challenge to those of us in the wealthy nations, and he speaks specifically about how “opinion makers, communications media and centers of power are far removed from the poor.” Ouch! He demands payment of an

“ecological debt” between “north and south.”

Again and again, he returns to the twin ideas that the world’s poor face the largest threat from climate change and that the world’s rich have a special obligation to deal with it. The pope who immersed himself in the most marginalized neighborhoods of Buenos Aires has not forgotten where he came from.

But if Francis is making himself the Green Pope, it’s not just because he has a social agenda.

Like his namesake saint, he believes in the transformative power of simplicity and compassion.

“We must,” he writes, “regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world, and that being good and decent are worth it.”

This is precisely where the personal and the political must meet.

E.J. Dionne, Jr., is a political commentator and longtime op-ed columnist for the Washington Post

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When I called up Will Upton, the state-affairs manager for Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform, he described the budget that Brownback signed in almost exactly the same words. Norquist serves as something of an arbiter of tax increases among conservatives, and he’s famously said his goal is to shrink government to a size where you can “drown it in a bathtub.”

The problem in Kansas, Upton said, is that while Brownback had succeeded in shrinking the tax burden, he did little to shrink spending.

When the tax cuts were first enacted, Upton said, Democrats and moderate Republicans succeeded in removing provisions that would have softened

the fiscal blow. And when Republicans tried to close the budget gap this year, Brownback blamed Medicaid, education, and the state’s pension system as the drivers of the deficit, but there was little effort made to address them.

“No one’s really looked at long-term reform yet.

They throw up their hands and say, ‘We tried.’ No, they didn’t really try,” Upton said. “The governor needs to learn, and I think a lot of the people in the legislature needs to learn, when you cut taxes in the manner that they have, you need to also cut spending.”

That, of course, is easier said than done. As politically unpopular as any kind of tax increase is, cutting money from health

care, schools, or retirement funds would spark an even bigger backlash. In that respect, the outcome in Kansas recalls the complaints of conservatives during the George W. Bush administration, when taxes went down but the government - and the deficit - grew.

Modest tax increases, spending restraint, and economic growth have helped cut down the gap, but it is far from closed.

Kansas may be facing a similar future. Brownback “has sold the Legislature a bill of goods,” Hensley lamented.

“Consequently,” he added, “we are going to have a budget shortfall for years to come.”

Russell Berman is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic

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And those businesses, of course, made out best of all.

The 2016 budget legalizes more of the same.

According to an article in the Topeka CapitalJournal, the Washingtonbased Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said its analysis shows the poorest 20 percent of Kansans will pay about $197 more in taxes in 2015 than they would have without both the 2012 tax cuts and 2015 tax hike. As for the top one percent, they will pay $24,632 less in taxes on average.

“This tax package that just passed does nothing to reverse the fact that Kansas is paying for tax cuts for the rich by taxing the poor more,” said Kelly Davis, ITEP’s Midwest regional director of state policy. “Even with these

tax changes, low-income people are paying more in taxes now than they did before the governor’s supply-side experiment, and the wealthiest Kansans still are paying far less.”

It is all a shift in who’s responsible for funding state operations. One option, certainly, is to move Kansas from the ninth most regressive state for tax policy to even higher on the list.

Brownback’s sympathy for the growing number of residents in poverty is non-existent.

His belief in the chimeral fantasy of supplyside economics continues for at least another year because he was able to muster 21 Senate votes and 63 House votes.

Brownback’s techniques might be deplorable, but most-assuredly effective. His bluff to dec-

imate higher education’s funding got university presidents lobbying for the new tax increase. Real estate agents were swayed by a new law handcuffing local governments’ ability to raise sufficient revenue.

The Kansas Chamber of Commerce offered a pass for this year as long as their wishes were tended to next session.

Gov. Brownback got what he wanted. The Legislature could have stood firm and demanded a progressive approach to tax policy, but they didn’t.

Instead, we’ve piled an even bigger load on the shoulders of those who can afford it the least.

True to form, many a state resident buys the governor’s argument that supply side economics is the way to go. They will accept the governor’s version, and ignore the rising number of people mired in poverty. Well, until it hits them.

By then, it will be too late.

Patrick Lowry is editor of the Hays Daily News

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KU Professor of archeology Jack Hofman and team member Barb Crable carefully brush back soil around a newly discovered bone.

Behind them is a mammoth rib that’s being prepared for casting.

(Record Photo)

Mammoth final excursion for the Odyssey team.

Not so fast, says Jack Hofman, an associate professor of archeology at KU who was on the site Tuesday and Wednesday.

“We came here this year thinking we would be done, that we would find the rest of the concentration (of bones) from last year. That didn’t happen,” says Hofman. “We have an area to the west where we really need to look.”

The heavy rains in the weeks leading up to the Odyssey team’s arrival two weeks ago softened the soil more than usual and allowed the team to open up far more ground for analysis than in any previous year.

Despite uncovering so much ground, the team added only a couple of vertebrae, another rib bone and a few smaller fragments to their collection.

“We didn’t come across anything major,” notes Bruner.

That’s only added to the

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mystery and enhanced the prospect of the Odyssey team returning for at least one more year.

“One of our goals all along has been to find as much of the mammoth as possible. That will give us a lot more to go on in terms of reconstructing its history,” explains Hofman.

While they have yet to find direct evidence of people connected with the bones, Hofman quickly points out a lot of the mammoth - including some very significant bones - has yet to be found.

“And it’s not uncommon for there to be an absence of human evidence even when people are involved,” he says.

“The human element isn’t . . . any less possible than before, but the anticipation of finding that evidence has diminished somewhat.”

Key Bones Missing Before that possibility is completely ruled out, Hofman says there is

more ground to cover and, hopefully, more significant bones to be found.

That includes the cranium, though it’s not uncommon for that to break down over thousands of years.

“But we haven’t found the smaller (cranium) pieces either,” Hofman notes.

It is unknown whether

the pieces of tusk found so far are from one tusk or are parts of two tusks.

Other major pieces yet to be discovered are the two femurs.

“We have one bone that may be a femur - or a piece of femur - that was definitely hit with earth moving equipment.

A lot of the pieces we

found on the surface during the first year or two could represent pieces of a long bone, but they don’t represent all of the bone. Most of those are still buried somewhere,” says Hofman as he looks across the downslope west of the current dig site.

The more bone pieces that can be discovered

the more evidence the Odyssey team can assemble in hopes of determining whether there was human involvement.

Lab analysis has provided some additional data over the last five years. As a result of test results from the mandible teeth found last year, it’s (See ANALYSIS on page nine)

This year’s mammoth dig site is the largest area that’s been uncovered by archeologists in their five years of visiting the northeast Scott County location.

(Record Photo)

Technology playing a role in solving mystery When it comes to archeology, the painstaking, time-consuming element of peeling back layers of soil one centimeter at a time under 100-degree heat hasn’t changed since the first archeological dig and will always remain an essential part of working in the field.

That’s not to say that archeology isn’t taking advantage of scientific advances.

One of those is ground penetrating radar (GPR) that may play a larger role in helping to locate bones buried within the soil.

While GPR has been useful in helping to identify buried man-made architectural structures, including research of the El Quartelejo ruins at Lake Scott State Park, it’s still uncertain how reliable the method is when it comes to identifying bones.

Kale Bruner, an archeologist with the University

of Kansas Department of Anthropology, says they are experimenting with GPR technology at the Scheuerman mammoth site to determine how effectively it can locate bones in loess deposits.

“There are a number of elements involved in getting a reliable identification of a bone, such as bone chemistry, soil chemistry, soil moisture and more,” says Bruner.

“When signals bounce back, it’s possible to know that something is below the soil’s surface, but we can’t always be certain what it is.”

Research team members Blair Schneider and Leila Joyce were at the Scott City site in late May to conduct GPR testing and identify where bones could possibly be buried.

That data will be compared with what was actually found during the recently completed dig.

Bruner says this is a

first-of-its-kind study to and what might have condetermine the reliability tributed to their moveof GPR when used in this ment. type of field work.

“If the mammoth had simply died, we would Lab Work to Follow expect to see the bones If a human element is in close anatomical conto be found in connec- dition,” Bruner explains. tion with this mammoth’s “Instead, we find them death, it will likely hap- scattered about quite a bit pen in the lab in Lawrence of space. In the absence of where bones are being chip stone and cut marks analyzed by Barb Crable, (by people) is that disa graduate student who is tribution a natural prostarting her master’s pro- cess through erosion or gram in archeology. could it have happened “We’ve come to learn from animals scavenging? after uncovering so much Or it could be that mamground over the last four moths, like elephants, years that the cultural would come back to dead element - the human ele- members of their herd and ment - isn’t going to be move the bones around a solved with chip stones little?” and artifacts,” emphasizes These are all possibiliBruner. “This is really a ties confronting Crable. problem that’s going to be Crable began studying solved with what we call the mammoth remains taphonomy, which is the about a year ago and plans study of weathering pat- to continue her studies for terns on bones.” another two or three years.

Crable has the task of “At this time, there determining how long doesn’t appear to be any the bones were exposed human interaction with before they were buried the mammoth bones.

When humans strike the bones it makes a certain type of fracture,” says Crable, while also adding that a lot of the skeleton is still missing.

In addition, she is also puzzled by the placement of bones at the site.

“I put together a site formation of how the animal died and how the bones are buried,” she says. “I’m making comparisons with a couple of other sites in the U.S. and it doesn’t fall into line with any other mammoth sites in terms of how the bones are laid out.”

Of course, that doesn’t answer the lingering question of why a lone mammoth died on an upland setting.

“To find a single mammoth who has died in this manner is very rare,” she points out.

So far, Crable’s analysis has been limited to the ribs and vertebrae.

“The fact that we’re still missing the femurs

is a really big deal to me,” she says. “It’s where humans would have found the marrow. We’re missing both of those elements.”

The Odyssey team will be giving a presentation about the Scheuerman mammoth dig during the Plains Anthropological Conference in Iowa City, Ia., from Oct. 13-17.

“We’ll summarize what we know so far and share that with the folks of Scott County,” says Jack Hofman, associate professor of anthropology at KU. “We’re continuing to learn things incrementally by bits and pieces. That’s the nature of what we do,” Hofman says. “On any one day or during any one season things can change dramatically.”

The Odyssey team is still holding out hope that the Scheuerman mammoth will share more of its secrets.

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Analysis (continued from page eight)

Working under one of their tents, the Odyssey team peels back layers of soil as they reveal small fragments of a mammoth bone. (Below) KU Professor Jack Hofman and team leader Kale Bruner discuss the placement of bones recently found in relationship to past discoveries.

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Discussion begins on fate of mammoth bones

A common question, and concern, among Scott County residents surrounds the eventual fate of the Scheuerman mammoth once the University of Kansas archeological team has completed its studies.

“It still bothers a lot of people when they think about all the artifacts that have been uncovered from the El Quartelejo ruins and have been dispersed to museums and even in private collections around the country,” notes Jerry Thomas, a member of the Scott County Historical Society board of directors. “It’s a difficult process getting any of those artifacts returned to where they belong. It may never happen.”

The historical society board and others are hoping they won’t have the same battle with the mammoth.

It appears that shouldn’t be the case.

In fact, Jack Hofman, a professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas, visited the El Quartelejo Museum on Tuesday afternoon to begin opening dialogue about the possible return of the mammoth.

“With what we’ve collected so far, it would be possible to put together a very nice interpretative exhibit,” Hofman says. “That would be a very nice addition to the museum.”

That won’t happen in the immediate future.

“The Scheuermans have agreed to let us continue to analyze the bones for as long as they’re useful to us,” says Kale Bruner, an archeologist and Odyssey team leader who has been on the Scheuerman site for the past three years. “I know there’s a strong desire to have them back in Scott County and I personally support that. I know there are conversations about how and when that could happen.”

been determined that the Scheuerman mammoth was 45-years-old.

“That’s a real nice piece of info,” Hofman says.

“That’s old, but not senile.

They commonly lived to 60 years and more. We don’t know whether it’s a male or female, though we can probably figure that out.”

That still leaves some very important questions unanswered.

Why was an older mammoth by itself? What led to its death on high ground?

“We’re still puzzled by how and why it died.

Until we have better info, that will keep driving us,” Hofman says.

“The important thing here is that we have a known critter, a good Colombian Mammoth, at a point in time about 16,000 years ago or so.

Having these reference points is important in reconstructing past environments,” adds Hofman.

“Understanding this animal’s behavior will come through further analysis.

We’ve only scratched the surface.”

Hineman “I view the legislation that was passed as extortion. It’s an effort to muscle the courts and get them to see things the same way as the legislative leadership and the governor,” Hineman says.

He doesn’t see the courts buckling under to what he calls legislative “chicken.” He expects the courts to once again rule against the governor and legislature, declaring that state funding for schools is inadequate and unequal.

“I don’t expect the (Supreme Court) justices to give in. They will rule in the manner they feel is appropriate,” says Hineman.

Efforts to coerce favorable rulings from the courts, says Hineman, “have crossed the line.”

“Our system of government is based upon three equal, but separate branches of government.

What the legislature and

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the governor are attempting to do isn’t healthy for our system of government,” he says.

Hineman was among moderate Republicans voting against the tax bill which was narrowly approved by the legislature. The Dighton lawmaker did so because he questions whether funding promises within the budget can be kept and he’s also concerned that most of the tax burden falls upon lower income Kansans.

“We’re skating very close to the edge with our ending balances,” warns Hineman.

The Western Kansas legislator and many other lawmakers felt that income tax cuts which were passed by the legislature in 2012 should have been revisited.

Supply side economics, which resulted in tax cuts to 330,000 Kansas corpo-

rations with the belief it would bolster the economy and create more jobs “is not widely accepted among reputable economists,” noted Hineman.

His claim that the Kansas economy is lagging behind neighboring states was bolstered by the latest jobs report which showed Kansas has gained just 6,500 jobs over the last year. Only two other states have had slower growth rates over that time span.

Shifting the Burden Having the governor and many conservative lawmakers digging in their heels and refusing to revisit the elimination of income taxes for many businesses was particularly frustrating for Hineman.

“Businesses should be paying some income tax.

We went too far, too fast on the rate cuts,” says

Hineman. “There were a number of us who felt we needed to go back to the root of the problem and correct the excesses of the original 2012 tax bill.

“It’s never easy for anyone to vote for tax increases. It’s our opinion that if we were going to vote for a tax increase it had to be the right kind.”

Because taxes on exempt businesses wasn’t part of the final budget bill, Hineman and many Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the bill which was eventually passed.

Hineman says it’s become apparent that the tax breaks given by the state, while breaking the budget have been “inconsequential in (businesses) hiring people or expanding their business.”

“Every farmer got the tax exemption, but it was a gift we didn’t ask for.

And we feel guilty getting

it when our hired hands still have to pay taxes,” he points out.

Many constituents within the district share that same sentiment.

“A lot of people I talk to say we should put businesses back on the tax rolls and readjust income tax rates back up again,” he continues. “I feel there’s widespread concern that nothing has been done about income taxes, but we’ve decided to increase the sales tax.”

Hineman worries that a precarious budget could be built on revenue numbers that may be too optimistic.

He questions whether the state will receive $30 million from a tax amnesty program. He also points out that 36 percent of all retail sales in Kansas take place in counties that border neighboring states.

“A lot of business could easily go across the bor-

der where sales tax rates are cheaper. It’s the same with cigarette sales,” he says.

A Shifting Balance If there is a glimmer of optimism, it’s that “a lot of bad legislation this session passed with the bare minimum or by only a two or three vote margin,” Hineman says. That would indicate that Brownback and his conservative wing are clinging to a narrow balance of power.

Some lawmakers who have toed the conservative line in the past seem to be moving more to the middle, at least within the House of Representatives, says Hineman. He hasn’t seen that shift taking place yet in the Senate.

“That will make the 2016 elections very important. The outcome could shift votes on some very critical issues,” he notes.

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USD accepts 4 resignations; hire 3 teachers

crazy moves

Contracts have been signed and accepted for three teaching positions in the Scott County school district (USD 466). They include: Sam Peterman: SCHS vo-ag instructor; FFA sponsor.

Suzanne Trotter: SCHS English.

Todd Richardson: SCHS strength and conditioning instructor.

Resignations that were accepted at the last board meeting include: Chris Carroll: SCHS assistant baseball coach.

Steve Kucharik: SCHS scholar’s bowl coach.

Deena Eaton: SCHS English/French instructor.

Jon Crane: SCES fourth grade teacher.

USD 466 Summer Menu Bennett Frederick (left) and Reed Batterton join other youngsters in doing a “crazy dance” with members of the Scott Community High School drum line during the summer reading program at the Scott County Library on Tuesday afternoon. In keeping with the summer program’s music theme, students learned about rhythm from band members and also things the pep band does to build excitement during high school games.

(Record Photo)

KASB tour is gathering policy input

Although there is much uncertainty in the area of K-12 funding, the recent legislative session was historic in the sweep of bills affecting public education in Kansas.

Officials with the Kansas Association of School Boards have been touring the state meeting with school board members and administrators to review those issues and to seek input on what positions KASB should take to prepare for the next legislative session.

KASB officials met with education officials in Topeka earlier this week, with addititional stops held in Olathe, Emporia and Manhattan.

Perhaps the biggest change in the 2015 legislative session was repealing the decades-old school finance formula, which was replaced with a block grant system that is supposed to serve as a temporary bridge to an as-yet-determined permanent school finance formula.

The block grant system essentially freezes for two years the amount of funding schools receive from the state.

Gov. Sam Brownback says the block grant system will provide stable funding, but the law is under legal challenge from school districts that say it cements in place an unconstitutionally low amount of fund-

ing that is allocated in a way that hurts low-wealth school districts.

KASB is preparing its legislative policies to determine what needs to be included in any future school finance formula. The block grant does away with “weightings” which provides additional funding for certain student and school situations.

Educators at advocacy meetings, say any new school funding system must continue some form of weightings to connect the cost of educating students with the amount of funding.

Another big change to public school operations in Kansas

was passage of legislation that moves school board elections from the spring to fall.

Supporters of the move say it will increase voter turnout while opponents of the change said, although candidates don’t have to declare party affiliation, the fall election cycle will usher in more partisan campaigning.

Legislation was also passed that reduces the number of items school boards and teachers associations must annually negotiate, the use of emergency safety interventions, and changes to the system of allowing teachers to remain on staff after retirement.

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Saturday, July 4 We encourage you to celebrate and enjoy the city fireworks display at dark.

They will be launched from the east edge of Scott City.

This year’s fireworks display courtesy of the City of Scott City, Scott County and a donation from Scott County Hardware.

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19 million will lose health insurance with ACA repeal Would add to federal deficit by $137 billion Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News

Repealing the federal health law would add an additional 19 million to the ranks of the uninsured in 2016 and increase the federal deficit over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said last week.

The report marks the first time CBO has analyzed the costs of the health law using a format favored by congressional Republicans that factors in

the effects on the overall economy.

It is also the agency’s first analysis on the law under Keith Hall, the new CBO director appointed

by Republicans earlier this year.

CBO projected that a repeal would increase the federal deficit by $353 billion over 10 years because of higher direct federal spending on health programs such as Medicare and lower revenues. But when including the broader effects of a repeal on the economy, including slightly higher employment, it estimated that the federal deficit would increase by $137 billion

instead.

Both estimates are higher than in 2012, the last time that the CBO scored the cost of a repeal.

The latest report from the nonpartisan congressional watchdog and the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation comes just days before the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the health law’s premium subsidies in the nearly three dozen states - including Kansas - that rely on the federal marketplace.

Such a ruling would cut off subsides to more than six million people and be a major blow to the Affordable Care Act.

It also could boost Republican efforts to repeal the 2010 law, which would likely face a presidential veto.

Last week, President Barack Obama said nearly one in three uninsured Americans have been covered by the law - more than 16 million people.

The CBO said repealing the health law would first reduce the federal deficits in the next five years, but increase them steadily from 2021 through 2025.

The initial savings would come from a reduction in government spending on the federal subsidies and on an expanded Medicaid.

$10K grant to RCDC from Aspire Program

Kansas AT&T’s Aspire Program has awarded a $10,000 grant to Russell Child Development Center (RCDC) in support of its Building Blocks Program.

The project aims to provide safe-sleep education and safe-sleep environments for families with infants and toddlers in 19 Southwest Kansas counties (Finney, Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Ness, Hamilton, Kearny, Hodgeman, Gray, Ford, Clark, Meade, Haskell, Grant, Stanton, Morton, Stevens and Seward counties).

RCDC coordinates with doctor’s offices, health departments, hospitals, WIC officials, and home visiting programs to ensure that all children have a safe place to sleep regardless of whether or not they are directly served by one of our early childhood programs.

Safe sleep environments will be provided in the form of “Pack n’ Plays” or “Baby Boxes.” The Pack n’ Plays are purchased through the national Cribs for Kids organization of which RCDC is an official site.

Baby Boxes are modeled after the Baby Box tradition in Finland.

(See REPEAL on page 17)

Tax lid could impact county health departments Andy Marso KHI News Service

A controversial restriction on local property tax revenue in the recently passed state tax bill could have implications for county health departments.

Republican legislators added the property tax “lid” into the $400 mil-

lion tax bill as a sweetener for colleagues who were loath to vote for a tax increase. It requires local governments to get voter approval to take in any tax revenue above the rate of inflation that comes from increased property values.

The needs of county health departments don’t always track predictably

with inflation, especially if the county has an outbreak of infectious disease.

“We’re going to do what we need to do to protect the public, irrespective of what the state of Kansas does to us,” said Hannes Zacharias, the county manager of Johnson County, which

has dealt with a couple of infectious disease scares in the past year. “How we’re going to be able to recoup those expenses is unclear.”

Zacharias’ county was part of a Kansas City measles outbreak last year and took the lead in tracking and testing hundreds of contacts after an Olathe

Northwest High School student developed tuberculosis in the spring.

Zacharias said Johnson County can continue resource-intensive infectious disease control by dipping into reserve accounts kept for purposes of maintaining the county’s AAA bond rating.

But the property tax lid would make maintaining those reserves more of a challenge.

“What happens at the back end of that once you’ve made those expenditures?” Zacharias wonders.

The property tax lid contains some exemptions, but none specifically for health expenses.

Tips for helping an Stroke prevention device shows overweight child promise, perplexity of breakthroughs by the American Counseling Association

The U.S. Center for Disease Control reports that as many as one-third of American children are overweight or obese. That’s a problem that not only brings increased health risks, but also can subject a child to taunting, discrimination, and selfconfidence issues.

A starting point for helping your child is to be your child’s friend in regard to weight issues.

Don’t lecture your child about his or her weight, or act like the food police restricting food choices.

Lectures and restrictions can leave a child feeling deprived, different and controlled. The result can be lowered self-esteem and eating habits that may include hiding food or binging on restricted foods.

Instead, listen to your child’s concerns about his or her weight, then try to be a guide to healthier eating and a healthier weight. Give your child an active role in food choices. Help your child learn about healthy food choices and include him or her on shopping trips to the market.

Don’t automatically say “no” to poor food choices, but instead gently teach your child how to balance less desirable food choices with healthier ones.

Rather than lectures about weight, teach your child to have a realistic view of the world and him or herself. We aren’t all supposed to look like models or movie stars. Healthy people come in a variety of sizes and shapes.

Probably most important step is being a positive role model. Make dinner a family affair with everyone taking reasonable portions and having a choice of healthy foods. Don’t lecture about healthy snack choices, instead set the example by reaching for that piece of fruit yourself.

And make being active a family goal. A family walk, bike ride, or ball game can work off excess calories, offer communication opportunities, and provide health benefits for the entire family.

Communication is important. Often we use food to make us feel calmer, to hide anger or to avoid problems. Teaching your child that there are other ways to deal with issues besides the refrigerator can help overcome the emotional eating problems so many children face.

There can be many reasons why a child is overweight. If you feel excessive weight is a significant problem for your child, talk to his or her physician about possible options. A professional counselor specializing in children and family issues can also offer help in dealing with this issue.

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

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Charles Welty began seriously worrying about his heart health at the gym.

The 78-year-old retired civil engineer said that while running on a treadmill, he saw something startling on the machine’s heart monitor.

“My pulse rate was undetectable,” Welty said during a recent interview in his Lenexa home. “It was so fast.”

A visit to his doctor revealed that his worries were not unfounded.

His doctor’s diagnosis: atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the heart’s chambers beat out of sync with each other.

Fortunately for Welty, earlier this year the Food and Drug Administration approved a new device to help atrial fibrillation patients.

The Watchman device

may prove to be a lifechanging breakthrough for many patients like Welty, but it also offers a revealing look at the complexities and confusion that often accompany the introduction of medical breakthroughs.

A New Approach As Welty’s doctor, Ken Huber, explained recently, atrial fibrillation patients have quadruple or quintuple the risk of stroke because their irregular heartbeats allow blood to collect in a small vestigial chamber near the top of the heart called the left atrial appendage (LAA).

“That’s where the blood pools, and if the blood pools because it’s not moving through quickly because it’s not being ejected out, then a clot can form,” said Huber, a cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, Mo.

Dr. Ken Huber displays the Watchman, a device that is designed to lessen the chance of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Clots can lead to strokes when they get into blood vessels and block blood flow to the brain.

The Watchman, which looks like a small toy parachute, is inserted into the heart through a catheter to block the left atrial appendage.

“You completely eliminate that appendage from the systemic circulation,” Huber said.

This approach gives cardiologists an alternative to current standard treatment. To prevent clotting, most atrial fibrillation patients take anticoagulants (also called blood thinners) like warfarin, known by brand names such as Coumadin and Jantoven.

But as Huber explained, some patients experience (See STROKE on page 13)

The Scott County Record • Page 13 • Thursday, June 25, 2015

Hospitals participate in healthier food options Three area hospitals are among 75 across Kansas who have pledged to consider new policies that will provide healthier food options in their cafeterias and throughout their facilities.

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Stroke nasty side effects from anticoagulants, including bleeding.

“There’s a whole host of reasons whereby we want to prescribe these medications, but the patients just are unable or unwilling to take them,” he said. “And so what do you do for those patients?”

Putting it to the Test In the trials, the Watchman was shown to be nearly as effective as warfarin in preventing blood clots. And for patients for whom blood thinners aren’t a good option, that sounds like great news.

But Clifford Kavinsky, a cardiologist who teaches at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, notes that even after an FDA approval process that dragged out over 10 years, there are still questions about the Watchman. Chief among them: Is it safe for the

Hospital (Dighton) and Wichita County Health Center (Leoti) have joined in the effort which has been endorsed by the Kansas Hospital Association and the Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation.

This enhanced access to healthy food aims to positively impact hospital employees, patients and visitors, while also helping to establish norms for healthier living.

The effort is part of a three-year initiative

that provides resources and technical assistance to participating facilities.

Included in the assistance are on-site visits, webinars, toolkits and a Healthy Kansas Hospitals conference this fall.

The 75 participating hospitals represent 34,234

employees and 184,625 patient discharges each year.

Hospitals make their own decisions related to changes in food and beverages based on an individualized assessment. Examples of chang-

es being made include increasing the availability of healthy entrees, adding nutrition labeling for meals in the cafeteria, elimination of fried foods, adding healthier snack items to vending machines and increased employee education about diet.

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patients it’s supposed to help?

“The patients that most doctors would like to use this technology in are patients who cannot take blood thinners. However, all the randomized trials only included patients who could take blood thinners,” said Kavinsky, who chairs the Structural Heart Disease Committee of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

In fact, the FDA approved the Watchman for patients who can take blood thinners. And while it allows patients to eventually stop taking the drugs, Watchman patients must take them for 45 days after the device is inserted.

“I think it’s very confusing, and I think this confusion is what we need to iron out,” Kavinsky said.

Evaluating how the Watchman’s costs stack up

against those of warfarin is tricky too. Huber said the device itself costs from $10,000 to $15,000, and that doesn’t include the costs of the surgery and other fees. Warfarin, by contrast, has an average lifetime cost of $16,000.

But Huber, Kavinsky and other physicians said a side-by-side comparison is difficult because lifetime drug costs vary depending on how long a patient lives. And insurers may vary widely in what they’re willing to cover and how much they’re willing to pay.

There’s another concern that troubles some cardiologists. The FDA has approved the device for patients who have an “appropriate rationale” for not taking drugs, and according to Kavinsky, that’s pretty vague.

“When things are vague, that tends to result in overutilization,” he said.

Kavinsky said warfarin and other blood thinners will remain the standard treatment for the time being, but some patients who are good candidates for these drugs may reject them in favor of the Watchman and the prospect of being free of drugs and their possible side effects.

Since its approval by the FDA about three months ago, Watchmans have been implanted in more than half a dozen patients at Saint Luke’s and eight more procedures are planned through July.

One of the patients who received one was Charles Welty, who, after his diagnosis, underwent the implantation procedure at the hospital.

“I feel wonderful,” Welty said, eyes twinkling. “A lot of it is mental, perhaps, but I have not had any episodes with my heart.”

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Analysis questions fairness of Kansas taxes Even before the recent legislative session, Kansas had the ninth most regressive tax system in the nation, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

The tax increase signed last week by Gov. Sam Brownback to balance the budget and end the longest legislative session in state history will make the system less fair to low- and middle-income Kansans, said Matt Gardner, executive director of the non-

partisan think tank based in Washington, D.C. “The tax changes the legislature has just enacted do very little to fix what was wrong with the last two rounds of tax changes,” Gardner said, referring to the income tax cuts and sales tax hikes passed in 2012 and 2013.

“It’s generally recognized that the (income tax) cuts that were passed a few years ago at Brownback’s behest didn’t pay for themselves,” Gardner

USD 466 Board of Education Agenda Mon., June 29 Administration Building • 704 College Special Board Meeting • 6:00 p.m.

•Recognition of persons/delegations present •Business specified on notice of special meeting 1) Budget report 2) Approval to pay bills 3) Approval of recommended transfers 4) Approval to pay bills charged to the 2014-15 budget after closing 5) Approval to close out 2014-15 budget •Facility Discussion 1) Strategic planning for district facilities and tours of buildings •Adjournment

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., June 11, 2015; last published Thurs., June 25, 2015)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GREG A. SKIBBE AKA GREG ALAN SKIBBE, DECEASED, Case No. 14-PR-09 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED You are notified that a petition shall be filed in this Court by Gary Skibbe duly appointed, qualified and acting Executor of the Estate of Greg A. Skibbe, deceased, requesting that Petitioner’s acts be approved; account be settled and allowed; the heirs be determined; the Will be construed and the Estate be assigned to the persons entitled thereto; the Court find the allowances requested for attorneys’ fees

and expenses are reasonable and should be allowed; the costs be determined and ordered paid; the administration of the Estate be closed; upon the filing of receipts the Petitioner be finally discharged as the Executor of the Estate of Greg A. Skibbe, deceased, and the Petitioner be released from further liability.

You are required to file your written defenses to the petition on or before the 7th of July, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard, Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.

Gary Skibbe Executor Jake W. Brooks Attorney at Law P.O. Box 664 Scott City, Ks. 67871 Attorney for Petitioner

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., June 11, 2015; last published Thurs., June 25, 2015)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TRACEY DEE OBESO aka TRACEY OBESO CASE NO. 2015-PR-9 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on June 5, 2015, a Petition was filed in this Court by Richard Thomas McCollum, an heir, devisee, legatee and named fiduciary in the Last Will and Testament of Tracey Dee Obeso, deceased, dated May 12, 2005, requesting In-

formal Administration and to Admit the Will to Probate.

You are required to file your written defenses to the Petition on or before July 7, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., in this Court, in the City of Scott City, in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard.

Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

Richard Thomas McCollum Petitioner Jake W. Brooks Attorney at Law 101 E. 6th P.O. Box 664 Scott City, Ks. 67871 620-872-7167 Attorney for Petitioner

said. “They were unaffordable and they were unfair.”

Regressive tax systems rely more on sales and excise taxes and less on income taxes. That, according to the ITEP analysis, taxes the bottom

20 percent of taxpayers at effective rates up to seven times higher than wealthy taxpayers. Middle-income families pay effective rates up to three times higher, according to the report.

Gardner said if Kan-

Scott Co. LEC Report Scott County Sheriff’s Department June 17: Charles Walker was southbound on US83 Highway when he slowed down to turn onto K4 Highway. Hector Urteaga was passing on the right side when Walker swerved, striking Urteaga’s 2006 Kenworth.

June 20: A hit-and-run accident was reported on Fairground Road.

Distribute $133,000 to Kansas crime victims The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board awarded financial assistance to 198 victims of crime at its June meeting.

Awards were made in 90 new cases. Additional expenses were paid in 108 previously submitted cases. The awards totaled $133,919.

The Division of Crime Victims Compensation in the Kansas Attorney General’s office administers the Crime Victims Compensation program, which was established in 1978 to help victims of violent crime pay for their unexpected expenses such as medical treatment, mental health counseling, lost wages, dependent support and funeral costs.

The state’s threemember Crime Victims Compensation Board determines claims that are

eligible for payment and decides how much money will be awarded to each claimant.

Awards are limited to a maximum total amount of $25,000 with limitations of $5,000 for funeral expense, $3,500 for outpatient mental health counseling, $10,000 for inpatient mental health treatment and $1,000 for grief counseling for family survivors of homicide victims.

The program is funded by a portion of assessed court costs and fines, inmate wages, parole fees and restitution paid by convicted offenders.

For more information about the Crime Victims Compensation Program call (785) 2962359 or visit the Attorney General’s website at www.ag.ks.gov.

Register of Deeds Edna Collingwood Trust to Larry Glenn Vulgamore Trust Agreement, E 154.5 ft. of W2 Tract 9, Shallow Water.

Doornbos Farms to Neil and Jennifer Rose, south 43 ft. of Lot 22 and north 44 ft. of Lot 23, Blk. 4, Eggleston Addition.

Randy and Kathi Shearmire to Jose Armendariz and Carlos Rodriguez/Armendariz, Lots 2, 3, 6, 7, 10 and 11, Blk. 9, Eastman’s Addition.

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Thomas Stewart Brock to H&H Farms, SW4 of 30-17-33.

sas lawmakers wanted to solve the state’s budget problems and improve the fairness of its tax system, they should have revisited the 2012 tax cuts rather than increasing sales and cigarette taxes.

In particular, he said, they

should have reinstated income taxes on more than 330,000 business owners whose pass-through and passive earnings were exempted by the 2012 law.

“You would think that fixing what’s wrong with (See FAIRNESS on page 15)

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., June 25, 2015; last published Thurs., July 9, 2015)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONNA JEAN EITEL, aka DONNA EITEL, aka DONNA J. EITEL CASE NO. 2015-PR-10 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on June 22, 2015, a petition was filed in this Court by Kendra Gayle Kendrick, an heir, devisee, legatee and named fiduciary in the Last Will and Testament of Donna Jean Eitel, aka, Donna Eitel, aka, Donna J. Eitel, deceased, dated May 12, 2005,

requesting Informal Administration and to Admit the Will to Probate.

You are required to file your written defenses to the petition on or before July 17, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., in this court, in the City of Scott City, in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard, Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.

Kendra Gayle Kendrick petitioner Jake W. Brooks Attorney at Law 101 E. 6th P.O. Box 664 Scott City, Ks. 67871 620-872-7167 Attorney for Petitioner

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Understand the power in ‘power of attorney’

Asking for help from another person is sometimes pretty easy.

At other times it can be pretty hard, such as when dealing with your finances.

For many Kansas seniors, a power of attorney is a useful tool in asking someone for help managing this important aspect of their lives. So, it’s valuable to understand the importance and significance of this powerful legal tool.

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Granting a power of attorney is an important decision. A power of attorney can give another person power over your affairs, from relatively simple matters such as paying your bills to intensely personal and complicated matters such as your health care decisions.

Fairness the Kansas tax system would start with that,” he said.

Rep. Mark Hutton (RWichita) spearheaded an effort to reinstate taxes on that business income but gave up the fight in the session’s final days when he and others couldn’t convince Brownback to back off a veto threat.

An ITEP analysis of all the state’s tax changes enacted since 2012, including this year’s tax package, shows that the poorest Kansans - those with an average income of $13,000 - will pay an average of $197 more per year in taxes while the wealthiest one percent will pay an average of $24,632 less.

At a news conference last week, and in several interviews since, Brownback has said that the re-

Before signing a power of attorney, it’s important to get personal legal advice from an attorney who has experience with these matters. This will allow you to specify the parameters and make your wishes clearly known to the person being granted power over your affairs.

Simply printing off forms downloaded over the Internet and signing them may not have the effect you intend, or may give away authority you

did not intend to relinquish.

Unfortunately, we see too many cases where a senior citizen has signed a power of attorney only to have the person they entrusted with their financial matters abuse that power for personal gain.

Make sure the person you select as your power of attorney is trustworthy, has financial expertise, is organized and has time to manage your finances in addition to his or her own.

Above all, make sure the person is willing to put your interests ahead of his or her own.

Finally, remember that if at any time you suspect your attorney-in-fact (the person to whom you have granted power of attorney) is not following your wishes, that power of attorney can be revoked.

It’s a good idea to let another trusted friend or family member know that you’ve given power of attorney to another person so that they can watch out

for your interests as well and be willing to step in if they think that trust is being abused.

Last year, the Kansas Legislature enacted a new law strengthening our ability to prosecute those who abuse a power of attorney for personal gain. The new law makes clear that misusing a trust instrument or a power of attorney in order to misappropriate an elder person’s life savings is a crime.

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cently passed tax package is not a tax increase. He contends that when taken as a whole, the tax changes enacted since 2012 represent a tax cut.

“Some would have you believe this bill represents a tax increase, and that is not accurate,” Brownback said. “When looked at in totality from 2012 to 2015, Kansans are paying less in taxes and continuing to move off income taxes to consumptionbased taxes. The net of it is over a $300 million tax cut . . . for all Kansans.”

The ITEP analysis shows that even with the recent changes, approximately 60 percent of Kansas taxpayers will pay less than they did prior to the 2012 tax cuts. However, the bottom 40 percent will pay more, even though the

tax package, starting in 2017, exempts more than 380,000 low-income Kansans from the income tax.

Gardner said many of the low-income Kansans exempted by the bill had little or no income tax liability as it was, in large part because of the tax credits for which they qualified. He said exempting them was little more than a “PR stunt” to make the tax package appear less regressive.

“It’s pretty insulting to low-income families to claim that increasing the income tax threshold is going to provide meaningful assistance to them,” Gardner said. “The bottom line is that low-income families are seeing a big tax hike as a result of this year’s legislative agreement.”

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Pastime at Park Lane Thanks to the family of Margaret Lee for the flowers brought to Park Lane in her memory.

Immanuel Southern Baptist Church led Sunday afternoon services.

Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Dorothy King, Wanda Kirk, Madeline Murphy, Chelsie Rose, Hugh McDaniel and Mandy Barnett.

Residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening.

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

Russel and Mary Webster led Bible study on Tuesday evening.

Rev. Warren Prochnow

Musicians, vocalists entertain

Virginia Decker, Katie Koehn, Ronda Koehn, Darlene Decker and Grace Martens sang for the residents on Tuesday afternoon. Virginia Decker also brought cookies.

Members of the Scott Mennonite Youth sang on Tuesday evening.

Harold and Gary Wright performed a number of songs on Friday evening. Wanda Wright furnished refreshments. led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning.

Residents played cards on Wednesday evening.

Elsie Nagel gave manicures on Thursday morning.

Several residents went out for a drive to Lake Scott State Park on Thursday and Friday afternoons.

Thanks to Linda Park for driving the VIP bus.

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

Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane, Mark Fouquet and Lil Francisco.

Albert Dean was visited by Nancy Holt, Tava See and Carol Davey.

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Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Norman and Marvel Keyse and Bill and Kandi John.

Delores Brooks was visited by Nancy Holt, Charles Brooks, Fritzi Rauch and Cheryl Perry.

Margaret Harper was visited by Nancy Holt, Amanda Koehn, Dominic Koehn and Margie Meyer.

Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton, Shannon Berry and Delinda Dunagan.

Lowell Rudolph was visited by LuAnn Buehler, Tom and Kathy Moore, and Marci Knobbe.

Nella Funk was visited

by Janice Drohman, Pam Brown, Tami Turley, Nancy Holt, Dianna Howard, and Aaron and Mandy Kropp.

Deaths

Jeffery V. Long

Jeffery V. Long, 37, died on June 22, 2015, in Garden City.

H e was born on June 24, 1977, in Garden city, the son of Richard and Terry Rohrbough Kathy (Foster) Long.

He had been a resident of Garden City since 2009, moving from Scott City.

He was a truck driver for K.L. Johnson Trucking, Garden City.

Survivors include the father, Richard, Scott City; mother, Kathy, Sa-

Corrine Dean was visited by Janice Drohman, Pam Brown, Tami Turley, Nancy Holt, Dianna Howard, and Aaron and Mandy Kropp.

Emogene Harp was visited by Nancy Holt and Denise Murphy.

Herb Graves was visited by Lori Hawker and Walter Johnson.

Boots Haxton was visited by Rod and Kathy Haxton. She made a trip to The Record office on Tuesday to celebrate Rod’s birthday.

Lorena Turley was visited by Rex Turley, Bob and Neta Wheeler, Tracy Hess, Leslie Perez and Tava See. Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock.

Bonnie Pickett was visited by Gloria Wright and Larry and Philene Pickett.

Jake Leatherman was visited by Faye Summerville, Leon Leatherman, Julie Ricke, Rod and Mary Ann Leatherman, Christopher Leatherman, Don and Amy Leatherman, and Allison Leatherman.

Arlene Beaton was visited by Nancy Holt and Ann Beaton.

James Still and Mike Leach were visited by Linda Dunagan and Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church.

LaVera King was visited by Carol Latham, Gloria Gough and Stelio, Shellie Carter, Jerry and Joyce Wiechman, Abby McDaniel and Velda Riddiough.

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Terry G. Rohrbough

Terry G. Rohrbough, 61, of Holcomb, died June 19, 2015, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

H e was born on Dec. 14., 1953, at Scott City, to Earl and M a r ian (An- Terry Rohrbough derson) Rohrbough.

Terry grew up in Lamar, Colo., where he graduated from Lamar High School.

He then served in the U.S. Army.

He moved to Scott City, followed by Garden City and Holcomb. He was a lifelong owner/operator of a truck, hauling cattle for many years. He was currently leased to Horizon Express, Dodge City, hauling feed and grain.

Terry enjoyed fishing, mechanics and telling trucking stories.

On Dec. 15, 1996, he married Ruth Burns at

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Garden City. She survives.

Other survivors include his three sons, Shawn Rohrbough, Columbus, Ohio, John Brannen, San Diego, and Wally Brannen, Lawrence; two daughters, Tracy Breckbil, Lawrence, and Rhonda Clark, Midland, Tex.; his mother, Marian, Leoti; a sister, Earlene May, Gainsville, Tex., and 11 grandchildren.

Funeral service was held on June 23 at the Church of the Brethren, Garden City, with Rev. Marty Moyer and Von Hunn officiating. Burial was in the Scott County Cemetery with graveside rites conducted by the Kansas Army Reserves National Guard and the American Legion District 8 Honor Guard.

Memorials are suggested to the Terry Rohrbough Memorial Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 412 North 7th, Garden City, Ks. 67846.

lem, Ark.; a son, Tyler, Harper; two daughters, Alexis, Scott City, and Justice, Harper; and two brothers, Mitch, Louisburg, and Wally, Ashland.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents and a brother, Ricky.

Graveside service was held on June 25 at the Scott County Cemetery with Steve Payne officiating.

The family suggests memorials to the Jeff Long Childrens’ Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.

Thomas J. Hutchins

Thomas J. Hutchins 80, died June 17, 2015, at his home, Fredericksburg, Tex. H e w a s born on Aug. 8, 1934, in Shields, the son of Thomas Hutchins Clarence “Pete” and Mary (Sharp) Hutchins.

Tom moved to Scott City, at an early age with his parents. As an adult, he lived in Dighton, Montgomery, Ala., and Fredericksburg, Tex. Tom graduated from Scott Community High School in 1952.

He married LaVona (Hollister) Sundquist. In 1981, Tom married Lane Murphy. Tom was a farmer and rancher.

Survivors include: his wife of Fredericks-

Joyce J. Koehn

Joyce J. Koehn, 72, died June 20, 2015, at the Kansas Soldiers Home, Ft. Dodge.

S h e was born in Scott City on Feb. 22, 1943, the daughter of H e r m a n Joyce Koehn Butts and Elsie Dirks Ratzlaff.

Joyce enjoyed gardening, ceramics, sewing, working, cooking and baking for her family.

On Nov. 21, 1959, she married Manford Koehn at Pence. He survives.

Other survivors include: a son, Chad Koehn and wife, Tonya, Pratt; a daughter Laura Walker,

burg, Tex.; one son, Don Hutchins, and wife, Laurie, Charlotte, N.C.; two daughters, Kim Wilkens, and husband, Gene, Dighton, and Lisa Howard, and husband, Gary, Spring Hill; one brother, Eugene Hutchins, Scott City; one sister, Carol Auten, Scott City; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Thomas J. Hutchins; and one brother.

Memorial service was held June 24 at Bible Fellowship Church, Dighton.

Memorials may be given to Lane County Long Term Care, Dighton, in care of Boomhower Funeral Home, Box 891 Dighton, Ks 67839.

Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.

Garden City; seven brothers, Virgil, Garry, Delbert, Leonard, Milford, Michael and Galen Ratzlaff; two sisters, Virginia Koehn and Glenda Ryan; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Chester and Melvin Ratzlaff.

A memorial service was held on June 24 at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery, Ft. Dodge, with Rev. Dick Robbins presiding.

The family suggests memorials to the Kansas Soldiers Home Halsey Hall in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Ks. 67801. Condolences may be sent to www.zieglerfuneralchapel.com.

Week of June 28-July 3 Monday: Baked tilapia, baked potato, spinach salad, whole wheat roll, lemon bars.

Tuesday: Sloppy Joe, green beans, tossed salad, peaches.

Wednesday: Polish sausage, sweet potatoes, steamed cabbage, pears with whipped topping.

Thursday: Meat loaf, mashed potatoes, diced carrots, whole wheat roll, plums.

Friday: Closed for the Fourth of July holiday. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501

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Deaths Elsie Jane Johnson

Elsie Jane Johnson, 90, died on June 12, 2015, at her home in Montezuma.

She was born on Oct. 7, 1924, in Montezuma to Fred and Anna (Ratzlaff) Nightengale.

She grew up in Montezuma and Fredonia before her family moved to Scott City in 1945. Following graduation from high school, she began nurses’ training at Halstead, graduating in March 1962.

She married Lynwood Johnson on Dec. 2, 1962.

Two years later, the couple moved to Scott City where Lynwood farmed and Elsie was a Registered Nurse.

In 2002, the couple left the farm and were semiretired in Scott City before moving to Mountain Grove, Mo., in 2007.

She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Lynette Haynes and husband, Mark, Middleton, Mich., and Bethine Schmidt and husband,

Gary, Mountain Grove, Mo.; two sisters, Edna Frank, Moundridge, and Virgi Koehn, West Point, Miss.; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one step-daughter, eight sisters and two brothers.

Funeral service was held on June 17 at Mountain Grove Mennonite Church, Mountain Grove, Mo., with Pastor Kelly Wedel and Ministers Franklin Koehn and Richard Koehn officiating.

Memorials can be sent to the Texas County Hospice of Care in care of Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home, 315 N. Main, Mountain Grove, Mo., 65711.

Burial was in the Mountain Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery.

Condolences can be sent on-line to www.craighurttfuneralhome.com.

40 credits doesn’t mean maximum benefits Q: I worked for the last 10 years and I now have my 40 credits. Does this mean that I get the maximum Social Security retirement benefit?

A: Probably not. The 40 credits are the minimum number you need to qualify for retirement benefits. However, we do not base your benefit amount on those credits; it’s based on your earnings over a lifetime of work.

To learn more about how you earn Social Security credits and how they work, read or listen to our publication How You Earn Credits, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.

Retirement Q: I’m trying to figure out the best time to retire based on my future earnings. How can I calculate my own retirement benefit estimate?

A: We suggest you use our Retirement Estimator at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator. Our Retirement Estimator produces estimates based on your actual Social Security earnings record, so it’s a personalized, instant picture of your future estimated benefit.

Also, you can use it to test different retirement

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Social Security Q and A scenarios based on what age you decide to start benefits. For example, you can find out your estimated monthly payments if you retire at age 62, 70 or any age in between.

Try it out now at www. socialsecurity.gov/estimator.

Earning Credits Q: How do I earn Social Security credits?

A: A Social Security credit (sometimes referred to as a “quarter of coverage”) is the basic unit for determining whether a worker is insured under the Social Security program. The amount needed for a credit increases automatically each year as average wages increase.

For 2015, workers receive one credit for each $1,220 of earnings.

A worker can receive a maximum of four credits for any year. Generally, you need 40 credits to be eligible for retirement benefits.

Learn more at www. socialsecurity.gov/OACT/ COLA/QC.html

But repealing the law also would eliminate cuts in Medicare payment rates to hospitals and other providers and new taxes on device makers and pharmaceutical companies.

The CBO projected

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that repeal would leave 14 million fewer people enrolled in Medicaid over the next decade. Medicaid enrollment has grown by more than 11 million since 2013, with more than half the states agreeing to

expand their programs.

By 2024, the number of uninsured would grow by an additional 24 million people if the law is repealed.

In 2012, the CBO projected repealing the health

law would increase the federal deficit by $109 billion over 10 years. It said the higher amount in Friday’s report reflected looking at later years when federal spending would be greater.

Attend the Church of Your Choice

What lights your way?

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 God’s Word, the Bible, is an instruction book for his people. Knowing what is in it and understanding it is crucial to beginning to know and understand God. The Bible is the story of God dealing with his people. It begins with a perfect creation that becomes defiled by sin in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve succumb to being misled by the devil disguised as a serpent.

God created mankind with free will and they freely chose to be disobedient. We have that same choice.

We can choose to follow God and His word or we can choose to go our own way. We have a choice as to

what lights our way and guides our life. Reading the Bible alone is not enough.

The religious leadership in Jesus’ day knew the scriptures backwards and forwards yet missed the point of the scriptures and missed the fact that Jesus was the promised Messiah.

God’s word needs to be read in the light of who Jesus is and can only be fully understood when guided by the Holy Spirit who gives insight. “But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” John 14:26 Read the Bible, allowing it to light your way each and every day.

Pastor Jon Tuttle Prairie View Church of the Brethren, Friend Scott City Assembly of God

Prairie View Church of the Brethren

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

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 • Tuesday breakfast at 6:30 a.m.

Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m., at the church

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Holy Cross Lutheran 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.

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.

Pence Community Church

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

1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264

Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor

Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041

Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

Gospel Fellowship Church

1st United Methodist Church

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 Dennis Carter, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services at 9:00 a.m. • Sunday School, 10:30 a.m.

All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.

First Christian Church

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

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

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.

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

Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.

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sugar) and freeze up to 10 months.

The thawed fruit will be soft so you may wish to use it in a partiallythawed state for fresh use applications. It will be fine for cooking purposes, although not quite as firm as fresh. You can also pop the thawed fruit into the blender for a puree or add a bit of water for a juice.

Papaya Cooking Tips •Ripe papaya fruit is best eaten raw, while green fruits are preferred for cooking.

•Use scooped out papaya halves as a serving dish for fruit, chicken or seafood salads.

•Season green papaya with cinnamon, honey and butter. Bake for a delightfully different side dish.

•Cut a papaya in half, sprinkle with lime or lemon juice, port or rum, and a sprinkling of sugar for a quick, fresh fruit dessert.

•When adding papaya to fruit salads, add it at the last minute so its enzymes will not soften the other fruits.

•Try substituting green papaya for winter squash.

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Papaya Pineapple Salsa Ingredients 3/4 cup ripe papaya, diced 3/4 cup fresh pineapple, diced 1/2 cup diced jicama (pronounced hic-ca-ma, it looks like a potato) 3 tbsp chopped red onion 1 serrano or jalapeno chile pepper, seeded and minced 1 garlic clove, minced 2 tsp lime zest 2 tbsp fresh lime juice 1 tbsp minced cilantro

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Papaya

Instructions Combine papaya, pineapple, jicama, red onion, chili pepper, garlic, lime zest, lime juice and cilantro. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. For best flavor and texture, do not make more than 2 hours before serving. Great as a topper for fish or poultry.

Yield: about 2 cups

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Drain off the white, acidic sap first before using.

•For a pepper substitute, try ground papaya seeds.

•If you are using the papaya for the fruit alone, peel first before slicing and seeding.

•Use only cooked papaya or pasteurized papaya juice in gelatins or it will not firm up.

•Pureed papaya added to a marinade will not only give a tropical flavor, but also tenderize meat and poultry.

•Overripe fruit can be pureed and used as

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a sauce for ice cream, a topping for pancakes, or stirred into yogurt.

•One medium papaya should yield one to 1-1/2 cups chopped fruit.

•One pound fresh papaya yields about two cups sliced.

•Fruits that go well with papaya: Mango, passionfruit, kiwifruit, and most berries.

•Complimentary herbs: Chives, cilantro, basil, mint, and rosemary.

I have other great recipes. If you need one call the Extension office at 872-2930.

4-H day camp at Lake Scott July 1 Youngsters who would like to learn more about 4-H are invited to participate in the annual day camp at Lake Scott State Park on Wed., July 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The camp is open to all 4-Hers and non-4-Hers from 7-10-years-old.

Camp theme is “Peace, Love and 4-H” with participants taking part in

rafting, hiking, tie-dying, crafting, swimming and more.

There is no fee to participate.

Youngsters planning to attend must contact the Scott County Extension office by Fri., June 26. They or their parents can call 872-2930 or e-mail cambry@ksu.edu.

Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Friendship ‘Meals to Go’ available from the VIP Center Individual frozen/sealed trays • Good for special diets • only $3.25/meal • Call 872-3501

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Only one roofing company has been in Scott City for the past 25 years.

Don’t let another company force you into signing a contract you don’t feel comfortable with.

And remember, you have three days to back out of a door-to-door sales contract.

That’s the law* *Notice of Cancellation must be stated on the contract and detachable (Kansas State Statute 50-640).

If anyone tries to tell you otherwise, contact the Kansas Attorney Generals’ Consumer Protection Division

(785) 296-2215.

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Classifieds

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Buy, sell, trade, one call does it all 872-2090 ot fax 872-0009

Classified Ad Deadline: Monday at 5:00 p.m.

Classified Ad Rate: 20¢ per word. Minimum charge, $5.

Blind ad: $2.50 per week extra. Card of thanks: 10¢ per word. Minimum charge, $3. Classified Display Ad rate: $6.00 per column inch.

Classified advertising must be paid in advance unless business account is established.

If not paid in advance, there will be a $1 billing charge.

Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.

GARAGE SALES Saturday, June 27 Garage Sale 1605 Court St., Scott City • in the alley Sat., June 27 • 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (??)

Oak table, computer desk, dolls, belt buckles, record stand kit, appliances and lots of other goodies.

No checks.

Pine Village Apartments 300 E. Nonnamaker

Apartments available for qualifying tenants 62+ or disabled with rental assistance available.

Hours: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. by appointment Call Steve 872-2535 or (620) 255-4824.

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Agriculture

Real Estate

Rentals

WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 87434tfc 4135.

––––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices will not be beat!

37tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 874-1412.

4015tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tuneup and blade sharpening.

Call Rob Vsetecka at 620214-1730.

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WANTED TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information.

1-800-579-3645.

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Help Wanted USD 466 NEEDS substitute route bus drivers. For applications and additional information contact Lance Carter at 620-872-7655.

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Sealed bids must be received in City Hall, 221 W. 5th St. no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 6.

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206 SCMS students earn year-long academic honors There were 206 students earning second semester academic honors at Scott City Middle School.

The list of honor students included 71 who were on the Platinum list for maintaining a 4.0 grade point average.

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

Honor roll students include: Platinum Honor List Eighth: Cindy AraizaCatano, Karina Ayala, Marshall Faurot, Aubriana Gutierrez, Wyatt Hayes, Emily Leavens, Aspyn Nix, Kodi Rogers, Irit Sanchez, Aly TarangoFernandez, Jack Thomas, Parker Vulgamore, Hallie Wiechman, Kaitlyn Wolkensdorfer.

Seventh: MaKenna Ashmore, William Cupp, Brian Galaviz, Cynthia Gonzalez, Parker Gooden, Cale Goodman, Lanae Haupt, Braylin Heim, Kevin Herman, Blake Koehn, Abbigail LeBeau, Kylee Logan, Gabrielle Martinez, Justus McDaniel, Lillian Pepper, Jacy Rose, Madison Shapland, Rosa Trejo, Piper Wasinger, Emily Weathers, Kaden Wren.

Sixth: Ryan Cure, Sophia Garrison, Brooke Hoeme, Harrison King, Paige Prewit, Joshua Rosin, Sawyer Stevens, Isaac Tarango-Fernandez, Landon Trout, James Turner, Megan Vance, Paige Vulgamore.

Fifth: Conner Armendariz, Cesar Contreras, Kaelyn Dearden, Melany Gerstner, Carter Gooden, Payton Goodman, Isabella Gutierrez-Myers, Leightyn Heim, Natalie Herman, Ashleigh Hickert, Paige Hoelting, Kennedy Holstein, Lance Miller, Allison Patton, Chelsie Rose, Ella Rumford, Eric Shapland, Rhiley Stoppel, Efren Tarango-Fernandez, Jaimie Thrasher, Giovanni Vichique, Ronald Weathers, Kale Wheeler, Brooklynne Zielke.

Gold Honor List Eighth: Dulce AyalaChanez, Stacy Dominguez-Peregrino, Kristen Karnaze, Jose Trejo.

Seventh: Samantha Aguilar, Leslie Frias, Rosa Delia Martinez, Shelby Patton, Isidro Ponce, Lyndi Rumford, Hunter Yager.

Sixth: Lizette Bejarano-Anchondo, Gabriel Bowers, Allison Brunswig, Joshua Culp, Connor Cupp, Justin Davis, Loren Faurot, Ashlynne Oswald, Claire Rumford.

Fifth: Armando Armendariz, Domanick Bates, Kairae Berry, Brynna Burnett, Erick CastilloMorales, Carson Faurot, Evelyn Gonzalez-Lopez, Esperanza Hernandez, Connor Hudson, Amber Latta, Wyatt Lowe, Alivia Noll, Nash Nowak, Dalton Pazdernik, Bethany Prochnow, Zachery Rohrbough, Natalie Rosas, Stryder Sowers, Winsome Worf.

Silver Honor List Eighth: Tatyana Castillo, Chaseton Cupp, Jera Drohman, Kevin Duong, Molly Eikenberry, Ashley Serrano-Gonzalez, Allison Smith, Alyssa Storm, Theron Tucker.

Seventh: Briana Amezcua, Aleczander Berry, Jose Garcia, Morgan Irwin, Jackson Lewis, Diego Lopez, Victor Martinez, Brandon Winderlin, Maricio Zarate.

Sixth: Gisselle Aguirre-Apodaca, Kaely Capps, Samantha Castillo, Marisela Chavez, Colton Cupp, Felicity Olguin, Anastasia Rojas, Kevin Serrano-Gonzalez.

Fifth: Joshua Browning, Victoria Ford, Jaxson Kough, Broderick LaPlant, Julian LopezArroyo, Susana Nolasco, Diane Willette.

Bronze Honor List Eighth: Vance Armstrong, Jaren Berning, Alexis Buxton, Jordan Cramer, Josiah Evans, Abbigale Ford, Johan Frias, Miles Haire, Alex-

is Hoeme, Justin Hundertmark, Kally Kough, Ashley Lightner, Viviana Medellin, Briane Murphy Amack, Natali Navarrete, Carina Ortiz, Emily Parkinson, Jose Angel Rodriguez, Vicky Ruiz-Velasco, Jordan Smith, Anthony Tinajero-Lozoya, Lynell Wessel.

Seventh: Luis AlfaroReyes, Elijah Amack, Jacelynn Buffington, Bruce Colbary, Emmanuel Frances-Aguilar, Eric Frances-Cortez, Yovanni Galaviz, Lucas Hoopes, Samuel Irwin, Connor Jameson, Noah Kliesen, Courtney Latta, HaileyJo Leonard, Jose Alonso Martinez, Fox Morris, Nathan Nowak, Andrew Prochnow, Byron Sowers, Stormy Wells, Jessica West, Jaime WiebeNeufeld, Christian Wright, Luke Wright, Sterling Wright.

Sixth: Roberto Apodaca-Armendariz, Darwin Armendariz, Alyssa Chorak, Aalyson Collins, Fernando Enamorado, Daniela Garcia, Andres Gonzalez, Taylor Heili, Lisa Ivey, Jeffrey Nix. Gustavo Rivero, Peyton Samms, Brooke Sherwood, Annie Stratmeier, Aamyiah Unger, Olivia Wagner, Taia Waldrop.

Fifth: Kayla Apalategui, Xavier Cluster, Shyanne Dempsey, Damian Estrella, Dawson Fox, Damian Ortiz-Venegas, Alexander Rodriguez, Emilio Zarate.

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Sports The Scott County Record

near perfection SC baseball team within one out of four shutouts in Holcomb tourney • Page 22

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the longest day

(Left) Rohn Shellenberger watches his drive on hole No. 7 during Tuesday’s marathon round of golf.

(Below) He chips onto hole No. 2.

(Record Photos)

For the love of golf . . . and a good cause At 6:10 a.m., when most people are hitting the snooze button on their alarm, Rohn Shellenberger was hitting the links.

With daylight just starting to creep across the Scott Community Golf Course, Shellenberger was teeing the ball up at the first tee for the start of a long day of golf . . . a very long day.

He didn’t stop for another 14 hours and 135 holes in what has become a summer ritual for the Scott City golfer.

Each year - on or about official start of summer (June 21, which is also the longest day of the year), Shellenberger has battled the heat, mosquitoes and an occasional slice to see how many holes he can complete before dusk.

Individually, his record is 167 holes. Two years ago, he and fellow golfer Shelby Crawford combined to finish 236 holes.

Shellenberger has done the golf marathon in four of the last five years, skipping last year because of illness.

“I’ve read about several of these being done nationwide, but it’s usually a tag team situation,” says Shellenberger. “If it’s an 18-hole course, they might have 36 to 38 golfers taking turns on each shot. You can get a hole done in a minute when you do it that way.”

Individually, Shellenberger isn’t moving along at quite that pace, but with someone driving the golf cart and having his next club ready, he had (See GOLF on page 28)

Stars win 7 relays at Hays The Scott City Stars continue to power their way through the relays, claiming seven gold medals in the boy’s and girl’s divisions at the Hays meet on Saturday.

The Lady Stars captured five championships and the boys added two more in Western Kansas Swim Club action.

Scott City added five more individual champions.

As a team, the Scott City stars were meet champions in 12 events and once again finished as the runner-up behind the Golden Belt Swim Club (Great Bend) by a 999-477 margin.

(See STARS on page 26)

Baseball camp in SC Saturday

Scott City’s Dylan Hutchins drives past a Hugoton defender during tournament action in Hays on Saturday.

(Record Photo)

Undersized SC put to test in 3rd place finish at Hays tourney The Scott City boys know they will be undersized against a couple of league rivals on the basketball court next season.

They got a taste of what to expect and what they need to work on during the Hays tournament last weekend.

Scott City was able to get a win over league rival Hugoton and their 6-foot-7 junior Anthony Kinser.

However, they were schooled

by Abilene’s big men - Jacob

Schartz (6-8, 295) and Sam Burt (6-5, 172).

“We were hot and cold, which has pretty much been the story of this team,” says SCHS head coach Glenn O’Neil. “The biggest thing these boys have to learn right now is how to listen.

They don’t respond to coaching during a game as quickly as they need to.”

What the Beavers (17-4) have lacked in size and experience they have had to make up

for with hustle.

“These boys are playing as hard as they can and that makes up for some of their shortcomings,” O’Neil says. “Every coach we played against last weekend commented about how hard these boys were playing.”

That effort earned the boys a 3-2 record and third place finish during the two-day tournament - including a bounce-back win against Abilene in the consolation finals.

Open Against Eagles Scott City opened the weekend with a 46-30 win over Great West Activities Conference rival Hugoton, who will be one of the teams favored to win the conference next season.

Hugoton was missing two starters who will be on the floor this winter, including 6-4 junior Zach Leininger. However, Scott City was able to keep Kinser (See HAYS on page 28)

Two former Kansas State University baseball players will be conducting a camp at the Scott City Sports Complex on Sat., June 27.

There will be two sessions: 10-12 years: 8:30-11:30 a.m.

13-18 years: 1:00-4:30 p.m.

Cost is $30 per player.

Camp instructors are Blair DeBord, a former catcher for the Wildcats, and James Allen, a former pitcher who has been drafted by the Cincinnati Reds.

Two other former collegiate baseball players will also be assisting.

The camp will focus on catching, pitching, fielding and hitting with scrimmagelike situations. The 13-18-year group will also go through a collegiate pregame hitting and batting session.

For more information contact the SRC at 872-2372.

The Scott County Record • Page 22 • Thursday, June 25, 2015

Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland

Renewed respect for the bald eagle On June 20, 1872, the Great Seal of the United States was adopted, sporting the bald eagle at its center, and for the past 232 years the bald eagle has served as the living symbol of freedom, strength and independence.

Each year, June 20 is observed as American Eagle Day. It also brings attention to the bird’s dramatic recovery from the brink of extinction.

Here are some bald eagle facts and trivia.

In the early 1960s the bald eagle population in the lower 48 states had dropped to less than 500 nesting pairs. Today, thanks to conservation efforts, there are nearly 15,000 bald eagle pairs in these same 48 states.

The number of active bald eagle nests in Kansas alone is estimated at between 55 and 90. More than 3,000 bald eagles spend time in Kansas each winter.

The best time to view bald eagles in Kansas is from November through February. The best viewing is near any large lake and reservoirs and anywhere along the rivers.

Bald eagles often build nests 50 feet or more off the ground.

Nests are not particularly pretty, resembling a haphazard pile of sticks.

The same pair will use the same nest year after year, making them larger each time.

After several years, a bald eagle nest can easily be the size of a small room.

The largest eagle nest ever recorded was in Florida and measured 9-1-2 feet across, was 20 feet high from top to bottom and weighed an estimated 4,500 pounds.

(See EAGLES on page 24)

Scott City traveling team one out away from ‘perfect’ tournament Scott City’s 12-years and under traveling team was one out away from posting shutouts over each of their opponents in the Holcomb tournament last weekend.

The young baseball team outscored their four opponents by a combined score of 54-1.

The only run given up

by Scott City came in the finale when the Garden City Thunder ended the shutout by scoring their only run with two outs.

Scott City (14-2) still posted a 15-1 win over the Thunder in the roundrobin format.

They had claimed earlier wins over the Garden City Avengers (12-0), Southwest Kansas Cyclones (15-0) and the Sluggers (12-0).

Scott City, which is coached by Randy King, Rey Armendariz and Tim Herman, has put together an outstanding season which includes tournament titles at Hays, Dodge City and Holcomb.

In the Dodge City tournament they were 3-1 in round-robin play with their only loss to Pueblo (15-8).

They bounced back to defeat Pueblo in the title game, 7-6.

Garden City Tourney Scott City rolled through round-robin play at the Garden City on June 13-14 with a 4-0 record.

They defeated Ulysses (7-1), the Southwest

Scott City players and coaches are (front row, from left) Carson Faurot, Lucas Hoopes, Ryan Cure, Kevin Herman, Loren Faurot and Conner Armendariz. (Middle row) Easton Lorg, Sawyer Stevens, Blaine Culp, Ronnie Weathers and Harrison King. Coaches are Rey Armendariz, Randy King and Tim Herman.

Kansas Hitters from Garden City (13-5), the Garden City Thunder (12-4) and the Southwest Kansas Cyclones (12-0).

In the championship game they fell to the Hitters, 12-5.

Through 16 games, Scott City has been led in hitting by Harrison King (.633), Kevin Herman (.628) and Lucas Hoopes (.422).

King’s on-base percentage (which includes walks) is .695, followed

by Herman (.673).

“Early in the year the boys were striking out way too much so we put an emphasis on making contact and putting the ball in play,” says Coach

All-Stars in tourney July 10-12

Skills, Drills hoops camp award winners

Youngsters in grades 3-6 recently took part in a Skills and Drills Basketball Camp in Scott City.

Award winners in the third/fourth and fifth/sixth grade divisions were: Free Throw Champs 3rd/4th: Dillon Duff 5th/6th: Jackson Brandel Hot Shot Champ 3rd/4th: Avery Noll 5th/6th: Austin Thon Knock-Out Champ 3rd/4th: Aiden Lewis Team Champs 3rd/4th: Trey Ryan, Libby Beaton, Logan Stoppel, Gus Hawkins, Macy Brown and Isaac Snyder.

5th/6th: Jace Thomas, Isaac Snyder, Jacob Irwin, Jayden Lewis, Nathan LeBeau and Jackson Brandel.

SCHS, SCMS football camps are in July

Scott City All-Stars will be competing in the 12-years and under district tournament at Ulysses on July 10-12.

Competing on the all-star squad are Easton Lorg, Harrison King, Lucas Hoopes, Blaine Culp, Ronnie Weathers, Loren Faurot, Aaron Ruelas, Conner Scott Community High Armendariz, Sawyer Stevens, Carson Faurot, Caleb School and Scott City Rios and Gabe Bowers.

Middle School will conThe district champion will advance to the state tourduct their football camps nament in Lyons from July 17-19. in July.

The four-day SCHS King. “We’ve seen our and Easton Lorg. camp will be held July 6-9 strikeout ratio cut by Team members are about half since then.”

Lorg, King, Herman, at the high school practice Herman leads the team Hoopes, Blaine Culp, field from 6:00-8:30 p.m. with a 16.3 ratio (one Ronnie Weathers, Loren Cost of the camp is strikeout for every 16.3 Faurot, Aaron Ruelas, $25. plate appearances), fol- Conner Armendariz, Ryan The SCMS camp will lowed by Hoopes (10.8) Cure, Leighton Heim, be held from July 6-10 at and King (8.4).

Sawyer Stevens, Carson the middle school practice Sharing pitching duties Faurot, Caleb Rios and field from 6:00-7:30 p.m. have been Herman, King Gabe Bowers.

There is no fee to attend.

All athletes must have their physicals in order to participate.

Plains Zones taking place mum number of days.)

Sept. 12-27. Because the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ODW June 26-28 KDWPT will be limits the number of days for hunting of any one participating in the Association species to 107, the teal National of State Boating season in the High Plains Law Administrators Free physicals for Scott Zone cannot be 16 days “Operation Dry Water” Community High School long.

(ODW) event from June and Scott City Middle The USFWS frame26-28.

School athletes will be work allows 97 days for ODW is a nationally- offered by Dr. Robert the regular duck season, coordinated effort to Rosin and colleagues on and two days for a youth reduce the number of season. The leaves only accidents and deaths relat- July 14 and 16.

Physicals will be eight days for an early teal ed to boating under the offered at SCHS. season. influence (BUI).

The schedule is: The staff recommendDuring this three-day Tues., July 14: Grades ed a nine-day Early Teal period, KDWPT offiSeason for the High Plains cers will be conducting 7-8, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Thurs., July 16: Grades Zone taking place Sept. increased patrols, breath19-27. (The regular High alyzer tests, and check- 9-12, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Parents can get the Plains Zone duck season points, as well as providwill include 96 days to ing boater education and KSHSAA form off the stay within the 107 maxi- outreach.

USD 466 website.

State establishes teal hunting seasons The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission established the early teal season during its meeting in Hays on June 18.

The staff recommended early teal season dates, using frameworks provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Most blue-winged teal migrate through Kansas in August and September before regular waterfowl seasons are open, so the USFWS allows states to establish a September season.

The trigger for allowing the season and its length is the May Breeding Population Index (BPI), which is the number of

KDWPT Report blue-winged teal surveyed on the Prairie Pothole Region in May. If the BPI is 3.3 million bluewings, the USFWS allows a nine-day season.

If the BPI exceeds 4.7 million, a 16-day season is allowed.

Based on last year’s BPI of 8.5 million bluewinged teal and spring habitat conditions on the Prairie Pothole Region, staff expect the frameworks to allow a 16-day season.

The Commission approved the staff recommendation of an Early Teal Season in the Low

Free school physicals are July 14, 16

Farmers’ market at SCHS vo-ag parking lot • every Saturday • 9:00 a.m. to noon

The Scott County Record • Page 23 • Thursday, June 25, 2015

Scott City blows past GC, Ingalls

Spencer run at Lake Scott

The annual Spencer Family Memorial Walk/Run/Roll will be held at Lake Scott State Park on Sat., July 4.

There will be three events, starting with the 10k run (7:00 a.m.), the 5K run (7:10 a.m.) and the one mile run/walk at 7:20 a.m.

Registration and the start of the race will be held in the Big Grove near the south entrance.

Pre-registration fee for the 5K and 10K runs is $35; it’s $45 on race day. Pre-registration for the fun run is $20; $30 on race day.

To register in advance visit www.walkrunrollscottcity.com.

Anyone with questions can call 872-3790 or e-mail julie@ scottcf.org

Dylan Hutchins scored a game high 18 points to lead Scott City to a 62-36 win over the Garden City JV in summer league basketball action at Garden City on Monday night.

The Scott Community High School boys are 19-4 overall in summer play, including 5-1 in league action.

Scott City held an 8-6 lead when they put together a 10-2 scoring burst that included a four-point play

by Hutchins and a threepoint basket by Drew Duff.

Hutchins, who drilled four treys, scored 13 first half points as Scott City opened up a 34-14 cushion at the intermission.

Bo Hess and Justin Faurot were also in double figures with 10 points each and Kyle Cure added nine points.

Rip Ingalls Scott City closed out the Monday double-header with a 68-18 romp over Ingalls. The Beavers jumped out to a 19-0 lead, capped by Faurot’s threepointer. They added an 11-0 scoring burst to finish out the half and open up a 32-5 lead.

Jess Drohman poured in a game high 15 points - 11 of those in the second half - while Hess and Faurot added 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Scott City will wrap up league play with a tournament in Garden City on Monday.

Mud volleyball in SC on July 3

A mud volleyball tournament will be held in conjunction with the SCHS All-School Reunion on Fri., July 3, starting at 11:00 a.m.

Teams must pre-register at the Scott Recreation Commission office. Teams will be six-on-six co-ed for anyone who is 14-years and older.

Deadline to register is Mon., June 29. Registration fee is $125.

Action will take place south of the soccer fields at the Sports Complex.

Scott City’s Jess Drohman drives to the basket for two of his game high 15 points against Ingalls in summer league play on Monday evening.

(Record Photo)

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The Scott County Record • Page 24 • Thursday, June 25, 2015

KC seizing control of AL Central With baseball’s all-star break about three weeks away, the Kansas City Royals have exceeded expectations. by The RoyMac als (41-28) Stevenson were 3-1/2 games in front of Minnesota in the American League Central as of Thursday and have an 11 game home stand just prior to the AllStar break.

That home stretch will be a big test for the Royals as they face the Twins (3933), Tampa Bay (41-33) and Toronto (39-35). If KC can win at least half of their next 20 games they will be in very good shape for the second half of the season.

After a couple of rough patches, Kansas City has established itself as the team to beat in the Central Division and with another good run could take a substantial lead in the pennant race.

Minnesota has been an early surprise, but it’s hard to see them in the mix by season’s end. Detroit is the defending Central champion, but their chances of repeating are on shaky ground given their pitching problems. If Chicago or Cleveland catch fire, which could happen, they could make the race pretty interesting.

KC’s main concern is their starting pitching. Rotation regulars Danny Duffy, Yordano Ventura and Jason Vargas are on the disabled list. But none of the injuries are considered serious.

One positive development is the recent hitting of right fielder Alex Rios and second baseman Omar Infante. They had been slumping badly, but both appear to be coming out of it.

KC’s relief pitching and defense have been superb throughout the season.

Manager Ned Yost’s defense has been extraordinary and so has the bullpen.

If the starting pitching holds up, KC will run away from the other ball clubs in the AL Central.

An Open Mockery The United States Golf Association made a mockery of the U.S. Open when they decided to play the tournament at Chambers Bay. Men and women in charge of important events often let their egos become (See SEIZE on page 27)

Eagles A female bald eagle lays from one to three pure white eggs once per year in the spring.

When I still lived in Ohio there were numerous active eagle nests along Lake Erie and a game warden friend of mine was in charge of overseeing those nests. He had hours of amazing video of them checking the nests and the chicks in them each spring.

They did it by helicopter

(continued from page 22)

using three people - the pilot, a second person who was lowered from the helicopter down into each nest and a third person as a lookout, constantly watching the sky for the adult eagles to prevent them from flying into the helicopter blades, killing the eagle and crashing the helicopter in the process.

The majority of the bald eagle’s diet is fish and waterfowl, so when things freeze

solid in the winter up north, the eagles migrate south to find open water where they can still fish.

Even when our Kansas reservoirs freeze over, the rivers feeding each reservoir still offer open water. I know ice fishermen often leave a few carp or other rough fish on the ice for the eagles.

The huge influx of waterfowl through Kansas each

winter is also a big draw to eagles.

From their vantage point 1,000 or more feet above the ground an eagle’s miraculous eyes can spot prey over a three square mile area.

This is just a little information about bald eagles that can be found in Kansas and offer yet another reason to Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors!

Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@idkcom.net

Black Bear spotted in Cherokee County

PRATT - The report of a black bear sighting in Cherokee County last weekend was verified

by Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) biologists with photographs and tracks.

A black bear was videoed on June 20 and photographed on June 21 in locations about 16 miles apart. Tracks in soft soil were also identified.

According to KDWPT furbearer biologist Matt Peek, it is uncertain whether this was one or two separate bears, but both the video and photos appeared to show a young animal.

“It’s common for yearling black bears to disperse into new areas seeking their own home range,” Peek said. “Missouri biologists have reported seeing a lot of this lately.”

These transient bears probably account for the handful of black bear reports in Kansas in recent years. Most reports occur in far southwest Kansas, where multiple dispersal-aged bears have been documented since 2000.

Cherokee County is the farthest southeast county in Kansas, nearest Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas where viable black bear populations exist, making it the most likely spot for bears to enter Kansas. While no permanent population of black bears has been verified in Kansas, they occurred in the eastern third of the state prior to settlement.

Black bears are usually nonaggressive.

However, they are large, powerful, wild animals and should be given respect and space. Human/ bear conflicts in other states usually occur when a bear locates food near a house.

There is no hunting season on black bears in Kansas, and they may not be shot for mere presence.

join the fun with the Scott City junior golf program You can still sign-up for summer golf camp Practices are every Tuesday July 7 thru August 4 • 6:00 p.m. at the Scott Community Golf Course

registration fee is $50 Make checks payable to: Kirby Garrison c/o Junior Golf Camp.

Drop off registration form at 1005 Santa Fe or the Scott Recreation Commission office

for more information contact Kirby Garrison at scottcommunityjuniorgolf@hotmail.com

The Scott County Record • Page 25 • Thursday, June 25, 2015

Greene is new game warden for Scott, Wichita and Greeley counties There’s a new game warden in town with Jake Greene taking over duties for Scott, Wichita and Greeley counties.

Greene, 28, began his duties with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism in June.

Originally from Jewell, in north-central Kansas, Greene attended Kansas State University where he graduated in December 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in park management and conservation.

That began a series of assignments with the National Park Service where Greene was assigned as a park ranger to Canyonlands National Park (southeastern Utah); Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tennessee/ North Carolina); Buffalo National River (northern Arkansas); Carlsbad Caverns National Park (southeastern New Mexico); before he was offered a permanent job at Lake Roosevelt National Reservation Area (Washington state).

“The park service has a seasonal program for law enforcement. Once you’ve worked a certain number of seasons then

Game warden Jake Greene

they put you into a permanent job,” explains Greene.

Since Greene and his wife, Sara, are originally from Kansas they were looking to get closer to home.

“When this opportunity came up it’s what I wanted to do,” he says.

The game warden position has been open for about a year since the departure of Jonathan Raither. A number of applicants were seeking the position with about 40 qualifying for the test and between 15-20 being interviewed for the posi-

tion, says Greene. After being hired, he participated in orientation in the Wichita area (two weeks) and in Lyon County (three weeks) before beginning duties locally nearly a month ago.

With Lake Scott the biggest attraction in his territory, Greene says he assists the park rangers with enforcement of fishing and boating regulations. Along with other wardens from throughout Western Kansas, he also assists with enforcement at major reservoirs such as Kanopolis and Wilson.

“If there’s a boating

accident we will work those scenes,” he says.

As the only warden assigned to a three-county area, Greene says a lot of his success depends on cooperation from the public.

“People need to feel free to call any time they see suspicious activity,” he emphasizes.

Sara will be an elementary teacher in the Garden City school district this fall.

Anyone needing to contact Greene can reach him at (785) 230-5593 or by e-mail at jacob.greene@ ksoutdoors.com

Fight the bite: tips to prevent tick bites, tickborne disease

This is hunting, fishing, camping and hiking season in Kansas. It’s also the time of year when ticks are out.

When spending time outdoors take precautions to avoid tick bites.

In 2014, 212 cases of tickborne diseases including ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, spotted fever rickettsiosis (also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever), tularemia, and Lyme disease were reported in Kansas; 75 of those patients were hospitalized.

Kansans are encouraged to follow these steps to prevent tick bites: Dress: Wear protective clothing when practical (long sleeves and pants).

Clothing should be light-colored to make ticks more visible. When hiking, wear a longsleeved shirt tucked into

pants, long pants tucked into high socks and overthe-ankle shoes to keep ticks out.

Products containing permethrin can be applied to clothing and equipment but not directly to skin. Garments must be allowed to dry thoroughly before wearing.

Clothing and tents pretreated with permethrin are available, and the protection can remain active through several washings.

These products kill ticks rather than merely repelling them.

Deet: Insect repellents also reduce the risk of being bitten.

When outdoors, use insect repellant containing 20 to 30 percent Deet on exposed skin and clothing for protection that lasts up to several hours.

Other repellents registered by the EPA can be

found at http://cfpub.epa. gov/oppref/insect/.

Avoid: Ticks are usually found on vegetation close to the ground.

In addition to regular mowing, avoid wooded or bushy areas with tall grass and leaf litter and walk in the center of trails.

Check: Check yourself at least every two hours for ticks when outside for extended periods of time.

Pay special attention to areas in and around your hair, ears, armpits, groin, navel and backs of the knees. Promptly remove a tick if one is found. The sooner a tick is removed, the less chance it will transmit a disease to its host.

If you find a tick, grasp the tick with tweezers as close to the skin as possible and slowly pull it straight out. Do not crush or puncture the tick and

try to avoid touching the tick with your bare hands.

Thoroughly disinfect the bite area and wash your hands immediately after removal. Be sure to also examine pets and gear, as ticks can ride into the home on animals, coats, backpacks and blankets, etc.

Tickborne Symptoms Symptoms of tickborne disease can include any unusual rash and unexplained flu-like symptoms, including fever, severe headaches, body aches and dizziness.

Prompt treatment with antibiotics can prevent serious illness or even death.

See your doctor immediately if you have been bitten by a tick and experience any of these symptoms.

Movie in the Park, ‘Apple Dumpling Gang • Fri., June 26 • Scott City

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Stars (continued from page 21)

Sawyer Stevens (11-12 years) was a gold medalist in the 50m freestyle (35.01) and added a silver in the 50m butterfly (50.63).

The only other gold medalists in the boy’s division came in the eight-years and under division where Griffin Edwards won the 50m breaststroke (65.32) and Waylon Ricker was champion in the 100m freestyle (1:53.44).

Connor Cupp (13-14 years) collected four runner-up finishes in the 50m freestyle (30.35), 100m freestyle (1:11.16), the 100m butterfly (1:19.64) and the 100m breaststroke (1:37.07).

Picking up a pair of second place finishes was Landon Trout (11-12 years) in the 100m freestyle (1:27.53) and in the 200m freestyle (3:07.36).

The Scott City boys were meet champions in the following relays: 8-years-under: 200m freestyle: 3:54.6. Waylon Ricker, Brodey Rohrbough, Alex Rodriguez and Griffin Edwards.

9-10-years: 200m freestyle: 2:54.81. Wyatt Ricker, Zach Rohrbough, Houston Frank and Avry Noll.

Smyth, Wiechman Win In the girl’s division, Scott City picked up a pair of wins in the 15-years and over division from Reagan Smyth in the 100m freestyle (1:12.25) and Hallie Wiechman in the 100m butterfly (1:31.86).

Sawyer Stevens of the Scott City Stars competes in the 100m freestyle.

Smyth was also a second place finisher in the 50m freestyle (31.62).

The Lady Stars, however, hauled in eight more silver medals, led

by Piper Wasinger (11-14 years) who was a runnerup in the 100m butterfly (1:44.02) and in the 100m breaststroke (1:47.01).

The breaststroke was particularly competitive with less than four seconds separating Wasinger and sixth place finisher Madison Shapland (1:50.9).

The Lady Stars were first in the following relays: 8-years-under: 200m freestyle: 4:09.57. Hailey Shapland, Finley Edwards, Avery

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Lewis and Megan Trout.

200m medley: 5:18.38.

Avery Lewis, Hailey Shapland, Megan Trout and Kinleigh Wren.

9-10-years: 200m freestyle: 2:54.9.

Kiley Wren, Brinlie Stevens, Tara Rose and Hope Wiechman.

200m medley: 3:44.15. Lana Rodriguez, Kennedy Wasinger, Hope Wiechman and Kiley Wren.

13-14-years: 200m freestyle: 2:25.04. Piper Wasinger, Jacy Rose, Madison Shapland and Shelby Patton.

The Stars will travel to Lakin for WKSC action this Saturday.

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FIshing Report Scott State Lake Updated June 19 Channel cats: good; up to 6.5 lbs. Still fishing worms off the bottom lakewide has been good.

Crappie: slow; most up to 9 inches. Jigs or minnows under a bobber around the fish attractors and off the handicap dock.

Walleye/saugeye: fair/ good; saugeye up to 3.6 lbs.; walleye up to 6.1 lbs.

Jig and nighcrawler or minnow combos fished over points and along drop-offs has produced good numbers of fish, but most have been small due to the establishment of strong 2013 and 2014 year classes. Remember, all saugeye and walleye must be 18 inches or larger to be legal for harvest.

Largemouth bass: fair/ good; up to 5.5 lbs. Casting soft plastic baits, suspending jerkbaits, and swimbaits around fish attractors, rocky shorelines, or laydown trees has produced fish.

Sunfish: fair/good; up to 8 inches. Bluegill are spawning and can be caught in the shallows, usually in areas with a gravelly bottom, fishing a jig or worm under a bobber.

General comments: Release all walleye/saugeye and largemouth bass less than 15 inches.

Please discard all leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water.

Seize involved. This happened with the USGA. PGA players are coached to keep any negative opinions concerning the golf courses they play to themselves. That became harder and harder during the recent U.S. Open.

Following Friday’s round, Henrik Stenson said that the greens were like “putting on broccoli.”

Patrick Reed’s comment was that it was “Mickey Mouse golf.”

Fox Sports TV doesn’t escape unscathed either.

Their decision to replace

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Johnny Miller as one of the announcers was particularly ill-advised. Miller adds color and expertise that were conspicuously absent during this year’s Open. The announcing and commentating on TV were mediocre, at best.

The greens looked so unhealthy that balls were hard to follow on the sickly yellow color. And the fairways appeared much the same. Chambers Bay is a tricked-up layout that bears little resemblance to the great golf courses across the nation, any of which the USGA could

have chosen.

Influential members of the USGA should be going around with red faces this week, but it doesn’t work that way. Self-important people rarely admit that their judgment has been flawed. Everyone’s out of step but Johnny.

The British Open is a great golf tournament that is an expected change of pace from the usual PGA events. Let’s e-mail the USGA and advise them to leave the British Open in Europe and the U.S. Open just as it has been over many years - in America.

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Hays

from being a factor on offense, limiting the center to just three points.

The Beavers were in control of the game from the opening tipoff, jumping out to an 8-0 lead and not allowing a field goal by Hugoton for just over 14 minutes. By that time Scott City had already built a 17-5 lead.

Scott City opened up a 38-21 lead following junior Kyle Cure’s third basket of the game.

Hugoton tried to make a late run with six unanswered points, but the mini-rally was squashed by junior guard Drew Duff who was fouled while hitting a threepointer from the corner. He completed the four-point play to extend Scott City’s lead back to 15 points with 5:47 remaining.

Guards Dylan Hutchins and Bo Hess led the team with 10 points each. Drake McRae added seven points and six rebounds while Cure pulled down six boards to go with his six points.

Shellenberger watches a long par putt curl into the cup on hole No. 8.

Golf cruised around the course in pretty good time.

In his first marathon five years ago, Shellenberger completed about 130 holes. The following year that jumped to 167.

“Back then I was a little younger,” he says with a grin.

“When I’d get to within about 90 yards of the hole, I would run to my next shot . . . or at least it was a fast walk.”

Two years ago, he and Crawford made it a joint project. Shellenberger golfed the first 36 holes, Crawford golf the next 27 and they each rotated every 18 holes afterwards.

They played the final nine holes together.

“We averaged about 35 minutes for every nine holes,” Shellenberger says. “I think I averaged about a 42 on each nine, which is about where I shoot anyway. Shelby averaged around a 38.”

One lesson he’s learned is

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that when you do take a break in the clubhouse in between rounds, keep it short.

“If you sit for too long everything stiffens up. It’s pretty hard to get going again,” says Shellenberger.

Of course, playing golf on the longest day of the year also means it’s typically one of the hottest as well. Shellenberger estimates he drank about six gallons of water while playing in the 102-degree heat.

Shellenberger has also learned that a marathon golf day can also take a toll on one’s game.

“If you aren’t careful you can develop some bad habits.

A couple of years ago I got the shanks pretty bad and it took awhile to work my way out of it. The same thing happened the other day. I played my final round in Merchants League and everything was going right,” he says. “You get mentally and

physically tired and your swing shows it.”

There’s one big benefit that makes it all worthwhile.

Shellenberger has turned his passion for golf into a fundraising event that benefits the Scott Community Breadbasket.

People will pledge anywhere from $1 per hole upwards to $10.

“That’s pretty inspiring when you have $20 to $30 riding on each hole. It motivates you to get in as many holes as you can,” he says.

Donations to the Breadbasket have ranged between $4,000 and more than $7,000.

Shellenberger is uncertain how much he will raise this year since donations were still coming in on Wednesday. Anyone who would like to make a donation to the Breadbasket on behalf of Shellenberger’s marathon golf outing can stop by Brass Tax or leave it at their local church.

Abilene Pulls Away After playing Abilene to a 24-24 draw at the half, Scott City had no answer for the Cowboys’ inside game in the second half as they pulled away for a lopsided 61-37 win.

Abilene broke the game open with four three-pointers to open the second half and held the Beavers at bay with their zone defense.

“Their size was a huge factor in the second half. We got passive,” O’Neil says.

With eight returning players from last year’s high school team that finished 18-4, including guards who are 6-2 and 6-1, the Cowboys were able to control play for the final 20 minutes.

Hess and Cure led the team with eight points each.

The Beavers closed out pool play on Saturday with an easy 63-43 win over Bennington.

Three players finished in double figures, led by Matthew Jenkins with 15 points, including three treys. Hess and Cure each added 10 points.

Fall to Colorado Eventual tournament champion the Colorado Celtics held on for a 33-27 win over Scott City in the bracket play semifinals on Sunday morning. Scott City couldn’t overcome a 26-10 halftime deficit.

“We played scared in the first half,” says O’Neil.

The Beavers quickly turned things around in the second half, cutting the lead to a single

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basket, 29-27. After the Celtics were able to extend their lead to four points, Scott City missed four consecutive free throws that would have tied the game.

“And we missed four wide open threes,” adds O’Neil.

Down the stretch, Scott City outscored the Celtics, 17-5.

Junior guard Justin Faurot led the team with seven points and Duff hit a pair of treys for six points.

A missing element in the offense has been the lack of offense in the post.

“We aren’t getting production from our inside guys,” O’Neil says. “Our big guys have to flash to the open window and demand the ball. When they can establish themselves as a scoring threat, defenses will collapse on them and they can kick it back to the outside.

“At the same time, we need guards who will penetrate (the lane) and draw two guys to them so they can pass to someone who’s wide open.”

Avenge Earlier Loss After a dismal offensive performance against the Celtics, Scott City found itself in a rematch with Abilene in the third place game.

Defensively, the Beavers had a very good first half, building a 22-14 lead at the break. Once again, the Cowboys were able to bounce back in the second half and tie the game at the end of regulation, 44-44, on a threepointer.

A triangle-and-two defensive scheme by Scott City was pretty effective in containing Abilene’s big men.

In the two minute overtime, Abilene worked most of the clock before failing to convert on a basket. Scott City was fouled with :15 remaining and a free throw was the only point scored in the extra period, giving Scott City a 45-44 win.

It was a very balanced offensive game for the Beavers that saw five players scoring between 7-9 points each. Hess had a big game with a team high nine points and eight rebounds.

Contributing eight points each were Faurot, Duff and McRae while Jenkins added seven.

Throughout the weekend, just as they have throughout summer ball, Scott City has relied on their athleticism and pressing defense.

“We don’t have a choice,” says O’Neil. “We can’t let a bigger team get into their halfcourt game and most everyone we play is going to be bigger.”

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be a good listener Your body will tell you if something is wrong When it comes to cancer awareness and early detection, Kay Schmitt offers some simple advice.

Listen.

“You know your body better than anyone. Listen to what it’s trying to tell you,” says the Scott City resident who was only recently diagnosed with multiple myeloma - a cancer formed by malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow.

Schmitt admits that she didn’t follow that advice despite “not feeling myself for months.”

“I was tired all the time and I wasn’t in a good mood,” she says. “I blamed it on my arthritis, until my arthritis doctor finally got tired of it and told me that he didn’t like my attitude. Until I heard that, I didn’t realize everything I was griping about.”

That prompted Schmitt to see a specialist and the diagnosis was confirmed on May 5.

“It’s called an accidental discovery,” says the 70-year-old.

Ironically, her mother was diagnosed with the same cancer in 2002 and died 18 days later.

“We’ve been told it doesn’t run in families,” Schmitt says.

After seeing several specialists, including trips to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Tex., Schmitt has been told that the cancer can’t be cured, but is “manageable.”

The Schmitts have been told that the life expectancy for most people diagnosed with multiple myeloma is about five years.

“By finding it so early, we’re hopeful that Kay will do better

Kay Schmitt was in good spirits during the Relay for Life on Saturday evening despite being diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

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than that,” says her husband, Steve.

Treatment includes five pills and a shot in the stomach once each month “until I quit getting better,” Schmitt explains.

The cancer diagnosis is in addition to being told three years ago that she has pulmonary fibrosis.

“I was also told that’s terminal,” Schmitt says with a grin.

“I’m getting used to hearing that so it doesn’t unglue me.

In fact, Schmitt has made good progress while undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation.

When she first began treatments in March, “I couldn’t walk 30

feet, but now I can go for an hour.” That included a full lap around Patton Park on Friday evening during the “survivor lap” at the Scott County Relay for Life.

As someone who had to practically be forced into seeing a specialist to determine what her body was trying to tell her, Schmitt emphasizes “if something isn’t right, get help.

Don’t try to tough it out.”

And she offers another bit of advice with dealing with adversity.

“Remember that when you turn the page you never know what the first sentence will be.”

(Above) Members of the Scott County Hospital team taking a lap around Patton Park during the Relay for Life were (from left) Jonathan Blackburn, Marilyn Schmidt, Joe Meyer, Gayla Nickel and Brandi Ludowese. (Below) Two of the Dani Heinrich dance team members performing were Jolee Pope (left) and Ashley Prewit. (Right) Melissa Dawn Soodsma sings for the RFL team members.

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What is multiple myeloma?

Multiple myeloma is a cancer formed by malignant plasma cells.

Normal plasma cells are found in the bone marrow and are an important part of the immune system.

Plasma cells make the antibodies that help the body attack and kill germs. Plasma cells are mainly found in the bone marrow, which is the soft tissue inside some hollow bones.

When plasma cells become cancerous and grow out of control, they can produce a tumor called a plasmacytoma. These tumors generally develop in a bone. If someone has only a single plasma cell tumor, the disease is called an isolated (or solitary) plasmacytoma.

If someone has more than one plasmacytoma, they have multiple myeloma.

Multiple myeloma develops in 6.1 per 100,000 people per year.

With conventional treatment, median survival is 3–4 years, which may be extended to 5–7 years or longer with advanced treatments.

Multiple myeloma is the second most common hematological malignancy in the U.S. (after non-Hodgkin lymphoma), and constitutes one percent of all cancers.

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800,000 acres to be enrolled during next CRP sign-up

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide an opportunity for an additional 800,000 acres of environmentally sensitive land to be enrolled in the next Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up which begins Dec. 1.

The general sign-up will be held through Feb. 26.

Eligible existing program participants with contracts expiring on Sept. 30 will be granted an option for one-year extensions. Farmers and ranchers interested in removing sensitive land from agricultural production and planting grasses or trees to reduce soil erosion, improve water quality and restore wildlife habitat are encouraged to enroll.

Participants establish long-term, resource-conserving plant species to control soil erosion, improve water quality and develop wildlife habitat. In return, FSA provides participants with rental payments and cost-share assistance. Contract duration is between 10 and 15 years.

CRP protects water quality and restores significant habitat for ducks, pheasants, turkey, quail, deer and other important wildlife.

Financial assistance is offered for many practices including conservation buffers and pollinator habitat plantings, and initiatives such as the highly erodible lands and wetland restoration.

Farmers and ranchers may visit the Scott County FSA office for additional information.

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Senate gets COOL alternative; Roberts chairs hearing this week U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee, released an alternative Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) legislative proposal she said offers a pathway forward in the wake of the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling.

The Senate Ag Committee, chaired by Sen. Pat Roberts, held a hearing on June 25 to discuss COOL and threatened trade retaliation by Mexico and Canada.

On June 10, the U.S. House voted to repeal COOL requirements for most meats.

Stabenow said her draft proposal is modeled on WTO-consistent standards, and affirms voluntary labels for beef and pork.

“COOL serves an important role for consumers and industry,” Stabenow said.

“However, the WTO has been clear that we must find a solution that is consistent with our international trade obligations.

This proposal offers a viable alternative.”

In May 2015, the WTO ruled in favor of Canada and Mexico in their case against the United States.

As a result, Stabenow’s draft proposal would remove beef and pork mandatory labeling provisions under COOL and put in its place a completely voluntary “Product of the U.S.” label.

Conaway Critical House Ag Committee Chairman Michael Conaway (R-Tex.) said Stabenow’s proposal con-

tradicts the House-passed bill, leaving in place several burdensome mandatory labeling requirements.

“Any conversation about a voluntary program must be preceded by a full repeal of COOL, as we have an obligation to our trading partners to come into compliance,” he said.

“After four WTO rulings against the U.S. for mandatory COOL, it is time to abandon this program and ensure certainty in the marketplace,” Conaway added.

Congress moves forward with trade pact Legislation vital to securing the largest U.S. trade deal in decades was passed by the Senate on Wednesday, advancing President Barack Obama’s efforts to strengthen U.S. economic ties around the Pacific Rim.

After a six-week congressional battle including two brushes with failure, some fancy legislative footwork and backroom deals to keep the legislation alive, the Senate voted 60-38 to grant Obama “fast-track” power

to negotiate trade deals and speed them through Congress.

The bill next goes to the president for his signature.

That could propel the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a cen-

tral element of Obama’s foreign policy pivot to Asia, over the finish line, while also boosting hopes for completing an ambitious trade deal with the European Union.

(See PACT on page 35)

Changing the debate on livestock antibiotics

by Rick Berman director, Center for Consumer Freedom

Activist groups including PETA and HSUS never run out of issues.

If you change one practice to appease these vegans, such as sow housing, they’ll come back next week with more demands.

FSA committee meeting July 9 Scott County farmers and ranchers wanting to learn more about the county Farm Service Agency (FSA) committee and its responsibilities are encouraged to attend a public meeting at the Scott County USDA Service Center on Thurs., July 9, 10:00 a.m.

There will also be time to discuss the FSA committee election process.

County committee members are involved in helping to administer federal farm programs by overseeing local operations and developing local policies.

Nominations for LAA No. 1, in northwest Scott County, may be submitted through August 3. Ballots will be mailed to eligible voters early in November.

No change in cattle on feed

Kansas feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.02 million cattle on feed on June 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was unchanged from last year.

Placements during May totaled 345,000 head, down 21 percent from 2014.

Fed cattle marketings for the month of May totaled 375,000 head, down six percent from last year. Other disappearance during May totaled 10,000 head, down 15,000 from last year.

Groups in the “conflict industry” have nothing else to do.

Witness the new focus on antibiotics. It’s an issue that has been on the periphery for years among food-safety and animalrights groups. Activists are now more seriously engaging on the issue, which no doubt is due to

the failure of HSUS to pass any legislative bans on sow maternity pens over the past three years.

And they’ve also focused on a new TARGET: the chicken industry.

The issue is a bit of a mess. Sanderson Farms has come out publicly to say why they judiciously use antibiotics as a pre-

Market Report

Weather

Closing prices on June 23, 2015 Bartlett Grain Wheat.................. $ 4.90 White Wheat ....... $ 4.95 Milo .................... $ 3.72 Corn ................... $ 3.82 Soybeans (new crop) $ 9.12 Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 4.88 White Wheat ....... $ 4.93 Milo (bu.)............. $ 3.78 Corn.................... $ 3.83 Soybeans ........... $ 8.98 Sunflowers.......... $ 15.95 ADM Grain Wheat..................

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Ag Facts One of the most popular varieties of green asparagus is named after Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington.

ventive measure. Perdue has been phasing out antibiotics over the past decade. McDonald’s has come out in favor of phasing out classes of antibiotics in production that are also used in human medicine. Chipotle flaunts its “no-antibiotics-ever” philosophy.

Meanwhile, polling

shows the issue hasn’t gained the public’s concern. The majority of people believe that antibiotic resistance is not due to antibiotic use on farms, but due to doctor overprescription of antibiotics in human medicine.

However, the numbers are shifting and will continue to shift as activists beat

the drum that farms are creating superbugs.

So how should we fight misinformation and companies that traffic off consumer confusion?

Part of the battle will be in getting the facts in front of people. Data from Denmark show that banning farm use of anti(See DEBATE on page 31)

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Consolidation and the future of farming James MacDonald USDA’s Economic Research Service

During the past three decades, U.S. crop production has been shifting to larger farms for most crops and in most states.

Technology has helped drive cropland consolidation and will likely play a continuing role in the future structure of farming, including the place of family operations.

The average size of a U.S. crop farm has

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biotics had no effect on antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from humans. We have veterinarians who support the judicious preventive use of antibiotics in farm animals.

But playing defense with facts isn’t good enough when your opponents care little for the truth and are simply using this as another opportunity to attack “Big Ag.” To be effective, we’ll have to communicate the consequences of bad policy.

Banning the preventive use of antibiotics means the activists will cause more animals to get sick. If you reduce antibiotic use, you’ll simply increase therapeutic use, as Denmark has also shown.

In fact, since HSUS’s goal is (supposedly) animal welfare, the group’s involvement in the antibiotic issue is bizarre. How is it “humane” to cause animals to fall ill?

The no-antibiotics-ever crowd is worse. Those animals may not just get sick, they may die (or be quietly shuffled off into the conventional food system). Chipotle admits as much in a passage buried in its annual report, referring to the fact that “herd losses” may be greater in farms that follow Chipotle’s rules.

Why would we let the activists drive the debate on antibiotic use? Ask, why do they want to see more animals sick? Why don’t they trust veterinarians to make proper choices? Is it really “food with integrity” if more animals die?

Rick Berman is the executive director of the Center for Consumer Freedom

changed little during the past three decades.

However, this seeming stability masks important structural changes in the farm sector: growing numbers of very small and very large farms and declining numbers of mid-sized farms. In the process, cropland acreage is moving toward much larger farms.

The acreage shift is substantial and widespread and follows from developments in technology and in farm organiza-

Despite the shift, family farms continue to dominate U.S. crop production, accounting for 87 percent of the total value of U.S. crop production in 2011.

tion.

In 2011, 1.68 million U.S. farms had cropland, and their average size (the mean) was 234 acres, according to data gathered in the annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), USDA’s primary source of farm financial information.

However, given the large variation in farm size and its skewed distribu-

Unusually slow month for flights Week of June 13-19 Flight activity this month has been remarkably low. The average number of seeding days for this program during June is 12. With only two seeding days recorded for the month thus far, it is unlikely we will even reach half the normal number of days.

Despite the prognosWKWMP tications for a slightly Update wet June, the month Walt Geiger has been very dry with meteorologist most locations only showing 25-75 percent of normal precipitation to date. Most of the southern half of Kansas is running a precipitation deficit for June also.

With hot weather well entrenched in our area, significant topsoil drying has occurred across the area which will somewhat diminish the long-term effects of plentiful rains last month. Normally, June is the severe weather month for Western Kansas, but this year that distinction had shifted to May. Very little precipitation is expected in the area over the next seven days as prognostications point to only 0.10 to 0.25 inches expected through June 28.

Operations: There was one operational day this week.

June 17: Day No. 12 One plane was launched at 6:03 p.m. to investigate small storms forming near a surface boundary over northern Lane County. Radar indicated most of these little storms were stationary with brief periods of heavy rain, small hail and some wind during a rather short life of roughly 25 minutes.

Seeding for hail suppression began at 6:35 p.m. near Healy. Seeding was terminated at 7:30 over western Lane County. Seeding on the same cloud resumed again at 7:45 p.m. near Grigston. Seeding was terminated again at 7:53 p.m.

Seeding resumed again, this time over northern and northwestern Scott County on a similar storm with cyclic growth before terminating entirely at 8:45 p.m.

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tion, relatively few farms exhibit “average” characteristics. Eighty percent of farms were smaller than the mean size in 2011, and the median size - the size at which half of farms are larger and half are smaller - was just 45 acres. On the other hand, most cropland was on much larger farms - those with 1,000 acres or more.

These measures all

refer to the cropland operated by a farm - that is, cropland that is owned, plus cropland that is rented from others, and minus any cropland rented to others.

Farms have also been moving away from the mean over time: more farms had less than 50 acres or more than 1,000 acres in 2011 than in 2001, and fewer fell between the two measures.

Findings also reveal a strong shift of cropland acreage toward larger

farms: farms with at least 2,000 acres of cropland held 34 percent of all U.S. cropland in 2011, compared with 24 percent in 2001.

The midpoint acreage for U.S. crop farms increased from 589 acres in 1982 to 1,105 acres in 2007 (the last year for which census data are currently available). The 88 percent increase in the midpoint acreage during the period is evidence of a steady consolidation (See FARMING on page 37)

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VFD rule finalized: how it will impact cattle antibiotic use Russ Daly, South Dakota State University

Livestock producers and veterinarians recently gained a bit more insight into the changes they’ll be facing in the way antibiotics are used in food animals.

Back in December 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published “guidance for industry” documents that outlined, among other changes, how the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) will become a critical component of food animal feed-grade antibiotic use.

This June, the FDA came out with their “final rule” regarding how the VFD will be used - providing more detail about this classification of feedgrade antibiotics.

Label Changes Coming The changes outlined in 2013 will remove the labeled indications for the use of feed-grade antibiotics for growth promotion

and feed efficiency. Each manufacturer of these products has agreed to make these label changes before the full implementation date of December 2016. Since extra-label use of feed-grade antibiotics in food animals is illegal, these uses will no longer be allowed.

Medical Classification Another huge change outlined earlier will change the classification of “medically important” feed-grade antibiotics from their current overthe-counter status to the VFD designation. The list of what FDA considers “medically important” antibiotics is pretty long.

It contains common drugs like tetracyclines and penicillin along with classes of drugs more critical to human medicine.

Producers and veterinarians can still use these medications, but they will be limited to uses for prevention, control, and treatment of illnesses in food animals - and they

will require a VFD form prior to their use.

Having been around since the late 1990s, the VFD is not a new concept. Any new feed-grade antibiotic preparation approved for use since then has carried this designation.

In order to use these products, such as Pulmotil for pigs and cattle and Nuflor for pigs and fish, producers have needed to get a VFD form (similar to a prescription) from a veterinarian prior to use of the drugs. The changes proposed by the FDA will expand the use of the VFD to many common feed-grade antibiotics currently used by food animal producers.

VFD in More Detail The VFD final rule recently released spells out the VFD in more detail. The veterinarian will fill out the form, specifying the farm and animals to be treated, the drug to be used, its feeding rate, and the duration

of treatment.

The FDA has made allowances for a VFD to apply to groups of animals that may be moved to different locations, such as weaned pigs moved from a nursery to a grower, as long as the different locations are listed by the veterinarian on the VFD. The veterinarian will consult the antibiotic label to list feeding instructions on the VFD in terms of the inclusion rate and duration of feeding - for example, “feed at a rate of 500 mg (of drug) per head daily for 14 days.”

The veterinarian will also indicate an expiration date on the VFD. This is will typically be spelled out on the product label, but can’t exceed 6 months.

The expiration date can be thought of as an “authorization” to feed the drug. For the example given above, once a producer procures the VFD, he would have six months to complete the 14 day course of treatment.

Be wise to ways of the rays John Schlageck Kansas Farm Bureau

The next time you take time out of the sun, dust off one of those old family photo albums. You know the ones that date back to the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s and even early ‘60s.

If your family farmed you’ll see photos of your relatives attired in widebrimmed hats.

Look at their shirts.

You’ll see they wore loose-fitting, longsleeved, light-colored garments.

Now fast forward to the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Clothing styles have changed.

You don’t see too many long-sleeved shirts any longer. Broad-brimmed hats have been replaced with ball caps proclaiming seed, feed, tractors and just about any company logo under the sun.

Today’s farmer no longer wears the clothing of yesteryear - clothing that afforded protection from the sun’s ultra-violet rays. Instead he/she

wears a smaller, softer, snug fitting cap that will not blow off and bump into machinery. Farmers like their hats cheap or free and they want them colorful.

This ball cap is comfortable and affordable, but it does not protect the temples, the tender, delicate ear tips and the back of the neck. The low-profile cap doesn’t extend far enough to guard against the sun.

Numerous studies have been tracking skin cancer and the sun’s harmful impact on farmers and other segments of society since the early ‘80s.

An estimated 73,870 new cases of invasive melanoma will be diagnosed in the United States in 2015, says Holly Higgins safety director for Kansas Farm Bureau. An estimated 9,940 people will die of melanoma in 2015. Melanoma accounts for the vast majority of skin cancer deaths.

Ultra violet rays are the leading carcinogenic on the farm today. But with

early diagnosis, treatment is possible. The safety director encourages farmers to insist on inspection for skin cancer as part of their regular physical each year.

“You just can’t have sun without skin cancer, unless you take protective measures,” Higgins warns. “Dermatologists recommend that anyone working or playing in the sunshine protect their skin completely by wearing clothing and a widebrimmed hat.”

Others, including the American Cancer Society say there is a skin-cancer epidemic in this country.

The number of cases is rising as fast as or faster than any other tumor being charted today.

A major reason skin cancer may be on the rise is more leisure time and more exposure to the sun.

Today, more people spend longer time in the sun and wear less clothing.

While it may be too late for some older farmers and ranchers, education for teens and young

farmers on skin cancer may be beneficial later in life.

While working in the sun is something that is unavoidable for some occupations, there are ways to reduce your exposure to harmful UVA and UVB rays.

Avoid direct exposure to sunlight - especially between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Wide-brimmed hats, protective clothing and sunscreen with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 30 all work together to safeguard your skin.”

Several farm supply stores and catalogs offer specialized clothing and headwear made with sun protective fabrics to help you avoid sunburn, premature aging, immune system suppression and skin cancer.

Today’s farmers and ranchers would be well advised to take a chapter out of their dusty old family albums. To return to those days of floppy, wide-brimmed straw hats and long-sleeved, baggy cotton shirts.

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KSU researchers go wild for ancient genetic grain Kansas State University researchers are on the hunt for wild and novel genes from wheat’s ancestors, funded by the Kansas Wheat Alliance.

Introducing the genes they find back into modern day wheat varieties will help Kansas farmers compensate for environmental factors and produce higher yielding and even higher quality crops, according to K-State wheat breeder Allan Fritz.

“Genetic diversity is the foundation of all genetic improvement and the introduction of new genetics is critical to sustained success,” Fritz wrote in his research proposal. “What we already have in wheat is good, but there are a lot of genes out there that could have tremendous value, and we want to explore those.”

Wheat’s Origin To understand why wheat has such a treasure trove of genetic possibilities, one must understand how wheat itself evolved.

Wheat originated nearly 10,000 years ago in the ‘cradle of civilization,’ a geographical area that is now Iraq, eastern Syria, southwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey.

“Wheat’s earliest ancestors - wild einkorn and emmer - were among the first plants cultivated by people.”

Wheat Scoop Julia Debes communications director

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That is the when, but hybridization is the how.

According to the National Human Genome Research Institute, “hybridization is the process of combining two complementary single-stranded DNA or RNA molecules and allowing them to form a single double-stranded molecule through base pairing.”

In simpler terms, genetic pieces of cultivated emmer (Triticum dicoccum) mixed with genetic pieces of goatgrass (Aegilops tauchii) and the result was an entirely new species - Triticum aestivum, or bread wheat.

To further complicate wheat’s family tree, another hybridization occurred even earlier in emmer’s development - 300,000 to 500,000 years ago. Wild diploid wheat (Triticum urartu) and a type of goat grass (Aegilops speltoides) combined to form wild emmer (Triticum dicoccoides), which evolved into cultivated emmer.

Both of these hybridizations created an extremely complex genome for wheat. The wheat genome is actually five times more complex than the human

one. But, for researchers willing to pick and sort through all that genetic material, the boons are seemingly infinite.

“This work will allow us to develop a broad germplasm base for the K-State breeding program well into the future while allowing us to explore unique germplasm for critical traits including biomass, yield, disease and insect resistance, heat and drought tolerance and quality traits,” Fritz says.

X Marks the Spot But, how does a researcher even locate a sample of wheat’s ancient relatives, let alone track down the novel alleles, or specific parts of a gene located at a specific position on a specific chromosome, that will result in such a huge benefit?

The collaboration at the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center plays a critical role.

In addition to university researchers, the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center also hosts the Wheat Genetics Resource Center.

This gene bank that houses more than 2,500 wheat species accessions, each of which is a unique genetic combination like the millions of differences from one human child to another. Additionally, the Wheat Genetics Resource Center has more than two

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dozen scientists dedicated to turning those wild wheat relatives into usable genes.

The Wheat Genetics Resource Center can help Fritz identify the novel genes from wheat’s wild relatives, but the relationship with Heartland Plant Innovations is key to getting them into a form that Fritz can use in his breeding program.

Heartland Plant Innovations - public/ private collaboration between Kansas Wheat, Kansas State University, the University of Kansas and private investors - can use doubled haploids to speed up the process and make those genes more accessible to Fritz for crossing.

Then, Fritz can cross the wild relative lines into existing wheat varieties as well as introduce them into experimental lines waiting to become the next KSU wheat variety.

“This collaborative piece makes K-State unique. There are a lot of people who work on wheat here and we work together well,” Fritz said.

After all, Kansas farmers will be the ultimate beneficiary of researchers’ hard work with new varieties armed with ancient genes to minimize environmental damage, maximize yield and even enhance quality.

Save samples for market wheat show

With harvest starting up, it’s time to start thinking about collecting wheat samples for the 2015 Scott County market wheat show.

Individuals may bring a five-pound sample to the Extension office on or before July 8.

Wheat will be judged on: variety/mill bake score, protein, test weight, dockage and shrunken/ broken kernels.

First, second and third placings will be awarded in the following classes: KSU HRW varieties, Other Public HRW Varieties, HRW Blends, AgriPro HRW varieties, Westbred HRW varieties, All Hard White varieties and Other.

Qualifying entries will also go on to the Kansas State Fair. Wheat samples will be on display during the Scott County Fair in the exhibit building.

Iron Chlorosis Noticed any scattered yellow patches appearing in your turf lately?

If so, you may be seeing iron chlorosis: a yellowing that occurs because of a lack of iron in the turfgrass leaves. Iron is necessary for chlorophyll formation, and chlorophyll is what gives plants their green color.

So, literally, iron chlorosis is a lack of chlorophyll in the plant foliage caused by inadequate iron.

The problem is not necessarily a lack of iron in the soil. More often, iron

chlorosis is caused by the inability of roots to absorb iron.

High pH soils are the most common culprit, because iron tends to become tied up in unavailable forms as the pH increases above 7.2 or so. Excessive phosphorus can also lead to the problem by combining with iron to form insoluble products that are unavailable to plants.

A third factor that can lead to iron chlorosis is low root activity, such as occurs in wet soils with their low oxygen levels.

How do you know the yellowing is caused by a lack of iron rather than nitrogen? Iron chlorosis can be distinguished from nitrogen chlorosis in a couple of ways: Iron chlorosis causes the lawn to appear mottled, with dark green grass interspersed with yellowish grass; nitrogen chlorosis causes the lawn to appear more uniformly yellow.

When viewing individual plants, iron chlorosis appears first on the youngest leaves; nitrogen chlorosis appears first on the older leaves.

When viewing individual leaves, iron chlorosis often causes the leaves to appear streaked, because

the veins remain dark green, while the interveinal areas turn yellow (think of an iron-deficient pin oak); such streaking is not apparent with nitrogen deficiency.

What should you do about it?

The answer depends on whether or not the problem is chronic. By chronic, I mean, is the iron chlorosis often present or is it something that has just been brought on by the wet weather?

If it’s the latter, just wait it out. As the soil dries out and becomes reoxygenated, turfgrass root activity will increase and the roots will be better able to absorb the iron in the soil.

If the problem is chronic, foliar iron sprays may be necessary. Foliar iron sprays give quick results (green up usually occurs within 48 hours), but are short- lived, usually lasting 3-4 weeks.

The problem with soil applications is that, in high pH soils, the iron may be quickly tied up in unavailable forms. Adjusting the pH in established lawns is a long, slow, difficult (if not impossible) process, and will not solve the problem anytime soon.

Perhaps a better solution to the chronic type of iron chlorosis is to switch grasses.

All grasses are susceptible to iron chlorosis, but Kentucky bluegrass and zoysiagrass are the most prone, while tall fescue is somewhat more resistant.

Slaughter steer price equal to last year

The average retail price of choice beef during May in grocery stores was a record $6.412 per pound. That is up one cent from the old record set the month before and up 49.9 cents from May 2014.

Choice beef prices have set 15 records in the last 20 months.

The Consumer Price Index for May was higher for the fourth consecutive month, but is still a slight 0.04% below 12 months earlier. The “core” rate, excluding food and energy, was 1.7% higher this May than last.

The average price of slaughter steers was $161.50/cwt in May. That is the same as the month before and 9.5 cents below the record set in November 2014.

Through mid June beef packer margins are equal to last year. They are above the extremely low levels of 2012

and 2013 which caused plant closings, but not nearly high enough to induce expansion.

USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report says 73% and 67% respectively of corn and soybean acres were in good or excellent condition on June 14. Both numbers are slightly lower than on the same date last year.

Fed cattle prices this week were lower on light volume. Through Thursday, the five-area average price for slaughter steers sold on a live weight basis was $151.29/cwt, down $3.57 from last week’s average, but up $2.25 from a year ago.

The five area average dressed price this week for steers was $240.20/cwt, down $4.99 for the week, but up $3.26 compared to the same week last year.

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Keep safety in mind during the summer on farm, ranch Kris Ringwall, No. Dakota State Extension Service

Safety never should be taken for granted on any farm or ranch. And even more so when guests arrive, so plan ahead.

There is nothing like a nice summer evening as family and friends are gathered for relaxation out in the country. The noise and busyness are removed, leaving some time for just being.

Growing up on a farm or ranch seemed to be the norm and something everyone did. At least that was the thinking for all those kids who grew up in the middle of the last century. Granted, not everyone wanted to stay on the home place, but regardless of where life led, the memories of those carefree days are real.

But times have changed, and today, most kids do not have the opportunity to explore and reach out to nature as farm and ranch kids did in the past.

If I were to speculate, when I graduated from high school in the early ’70s, most of the graduating classes from the many rural communities were 80-plus percent country kids. Today, those numbers are probably reversed.

I do not know the real numbers, but that is not important. What is important is the fact that many, many children today grow

up in a city or urban environment with little contact or interaction with the farms and ranches of yesterday.

The stark reality: Even if a child is growing up on a modern farm or ranch, the complexities of today’s agriculture often prohibit much involvement. Instead, those “country kids” are pretty urban-friendly.

Urban Upbringing That is simply a statement of today’s world.

But those cherished farms and ranches still exist, and the trip back is still an opportunity.

But a big caution sign needs to be in place.

The urbanized child is not farm or ranch savvy.

Child safety is a huge concern because when a child does not grow up in a rural environment, the many survival traits of rural youth are missing.

Growing up, we buzzed around cows and bulls and pigs and chickens and tractors and drills and about any other obstacle that would be around.

Our skate parks were cow paths and the ramps simply cliffs.

In fact, even back then, the arrival of the city cousins was always a bit challenging.

The story goes that it really was my own cousins who chased several pigs to death on a hot summer afternoon. Catching them was much like the cen-

tennial greased pig chase, only in this case, the pigs were in a pasture supposedly gaining weight for market. Those city kids just did not know.

Greased Pigs The last greased pig contest I witnessed was decades ago in Columbus, and the pigs must have weighed in just shy of 200 pounds. Greased, no one was going to catch them.

I do remember an awful lot of people piled up behind the pickup, a lot of noise, some strong squealing and eventually three pigs leaving a pile of people in the middle of Main Street with nothing to do.

The “good old days” were real. But how many children today would know how to catch a pig?

I can remember handing the city cousins a bucket of feed for 30 troughs and they always would put the whole bucket in one trough. And they wouldn’t even spread out the grain. Those city cousins had no concept of how to feed a herd.

And then there was the stud. Colts were always pretty nice, but the same could not be said for the stud. Or the boar, the bull, the ram or maybe even the rooster. One simply knew: Do not go in the stud pen.

But those city kids, no, they just climbed over the fence like a bunch of lemmings following one

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after the other over a cliff.

Retrieval was always successful but not fun.

Today, these memories only serve as strong reminders that those summer visitors are pretty naïve when it comes to farm and ranch safety.

Constant monitoring of not only the little tykes, but their parents as well, is necessary.

Equipment Risks As equipment has gotten larger, there is no room for errors and certainly not for passengers and wannabe farmers. Equipment operators often are not used to company, and standing in what seemed to be a safe place is not safe if the operator does not know you are there.

Today is not a day to overreact, but it’s certainly a day to contemplate the arrival of summer guests and draw up a plan for everyone’s safety.

Perhaps simply shutting down for the day, pulling the keys, locking up the shop and making sure the pen gates are all secure would be a good practice.

Prepare for summer family and guests and do not expect, as the “good old days” flashbacks set in, that the next generation has any common sense on how to herd cows, shut gates, watch out for the bull, catch a calf or even why there are sharp barbs on the wire fence.

Think safety first.

USDA farming rule creates new loopholes John Crabtree Central for Rural Affairs

A draft rule issued by USDA aims to define what it means to be “actively engaged” in farming. The proposed rule makes some important changes, but those improvements are immediately undermined by two new loopholes introduced in the rule.

The draft rule, somewhat unabashedly, only applies to farms that are large enough to “require” quadruple the statutory limit. You can abuse the rules, as long as you only abuse them up to $500,000 ($1 million if you’re married) each year.

Moreover, as drafted, farms made up solely of family members are excluded from the requirement that partners be actively engaged in the farm. The proposed rule allows a large operator to skirt payment limits by adding extended family members to the books.

For each relative they add, the farm can get another payment up to the limit.

This means a large operation can add their cousin in New York or their grandchild in San Francisco. If you have 16 cousins scattered around the country, you can pull down 16 times the limit. In Washington, this passes for reform.

We are disappointed, but not surprised. This has always been a fight for the ages between big business interests on one hand and everyday farmers and taxpayers on the other hand.

The public is on record supporting policy reform that directs farm program payments to family-scale operators. Multiple polls, including one commissioned by the Center for Rural Affairs, show that farmers and rural people overwhelming support closing farm program loopholes.

Pact

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U.S. labor groups, which fought fast-track, said they will redouble their efforts.

“We will vigorously oppose TPP if it continues on its current course,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

The TPP would be the biggest free trade agreement in a generation and rank with the North American Free Trade Agreement, which liberalized trade between the United States, Canada and Mexico.

To complete the TPP, ministers of the various countries involved still have tricky issues to resolve, ranging from monopoly periods for next-generation medicines to the treatment of state-owned enterprises.

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Cover crops as part of your cattle feeding plans While incorporation of cover crops into crop rotation plans is becoming increasingly popular, many growers still wonder whether the practice represents a trend or a fad.

They have heard how planting non-commodity cover crops, within an optimal cropping system, can boost farm profitability by improving soil health, increasing plant nutrient availability and reducing crop pests.

They have heard how the ultimate payoff comes through reduced inputs and increased yields from subsequent cash crops.

They have heard, too, that returns on investment in

cover crops can be variable and typically come slowly, over a period of years.

Of course, some growers do realize near-term returns from planting cover crops. While seeking the same long-term soil-building benefits, they also use cover crops as forage for cattle.

Typically, cover crops yield forage during periods that these cattle producers need it most to extend the grazing season and reduce or even eliminate their dependence on harvested feed.

Cover crops have played a big role in Josh Lloyd’s efforts to diversi-

Day 4

Harvest makes rapid progress in central Ks.

Harvest has continued to spread throughout the state as the dry, hot Kansas winds continue to blow.

Yields in the Abilene area have been variable with a range from 40-65 bushels an acre. There are lower yields in the areas that have been drowned out by standing water.

Test weights for the area have remained steady with an average of 60 pounds per bushel.

Disease has been on the minds of Kansas farmers for months, and for many it has taken a toll due to rust and barley yellow dwarf.

Garden City Coop representative Ken Jameson reported seeing the disease issues.

“The guys who didn’t spray are definitely seeing a difference,” he says.

Test weights across the company’s 20 locations have averaged about 60.6 pounds per bushel.

Jameson says that this will most likely be a better year for averages in the area, with the exception of areas around Ulysses (many fields were zeroed out by adjusters due to drought) and Dighton (severe hailstorms struck the area in mid-May).

While weeds are beginning to pop up in south west Kansas, Jameson said, “The heat has really slowed the weeds down.”

fy his Clay Center operation. Lloyd has been a no-till farmer for 15 years, raising wheat, grain sorghum (milo), corn and soybeans. More recently, he added a cow-calf enterprise.

By incorporating cover crops in his cropping rotation and an intensively managed rotational grazing system, Lloyd’s herd of May-calving brood cows can graze yearround.

Having only 80 acres of permanent pasture for summer grazing, Lloyd uses cover crops to fill in the grazing gaps. After the late-June wheat harvest, he plants those acres

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to a cover-crop cocktail that will provide forage for fall.

“To follow wheat, I like a cover-crop mixture with three species each of grasses, legumes, brassicas and broadleaf plants,” Lloyd explains. “Planting in the fall, after corn, soybeans or milo, is a little more risky. For me, cereal rye has been the most dependable.

“If I get it planted by October, I may get some winter grazing from it. If not, it’s more apt to be April before the rye is ready to graze.”

Lloyd’s cropping rotation also allows for some 90 acres to be planted to

annual forage crops, most of which will be stockpiled for winter grazing.

“Diversity and intensity are keys to a no-till system and regeneration of soil. You grow different things in rotation and you try to always have something growing,” Lloyd says. “Cover crops make that work, as well as helping me reach my goal of having cows grazing all of the time and using no harvested feed.”

Management of cover crops also may affect the insurability of a subsequent cash crop. Savvy producers will consult their crop insurance providers about any potential

restrictions on grazing or haying of the cover crop.

Typically, before an insured crop is planted in a field, following a cover crop, that cover crop must first be terminated. Crop insurance providers can advise producers regarding termination requirements.

Producers also need to be aware that, through NRCS-administered initiatives such as the Conservation Stewardship Program and EQIP, the federal government offers cost-share opportunities for establishing cover crops to meet certain conservation goals, including soil restoration.

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of cropland into larger from 295 to 700 acres farms, even as the mean for rice, from 243 to 490 acres for soybeans, and farm size changed little. from 404 to 910 acres for wheat.

Consolidation Slowing The large increases in The mean farm size is affected by the grow- midpoint enterprise size ing number of very large for field crops, combined farms, but it is also affect- with large midpoint size ed by the growing number increases in Corn Belt of very small crop farms, and Northern Great Plains which - since they collec- States, might lead one to tively operate little crop- think that cropland conland - have little impact solidation was primarily on the midpoint acreage. a field crop phenomenon.

However, cropland More recent data suggests that the rapid con- shifted to larger operasolidation in U.S. crop- tions in almost all comland may have slowed in modities.

Among the many facrecent years. It is uncertain whether this repre- tors contributing to cropsents a plateau or a pause land consolidation, two in the trend as farmers have had a particular adjust to evolving market effect: changes in technoland policy environments. ogy and changes in farm Cropland consolidation organization that enable occurred across the U.S. farm households to operin 1982-2007. Only five ate more cropland today States (Alabama, Hawaii, and three in southern New England) experienced declines in midpoint farm sizes and, therefore, a shift of cropland to smaller farms.

In the other 45 states, acreage shifted to larger farms. During the period, the midpoint farm size increased by at least 100 percent in each of the 12 contiguous States in the Corn Belt and Northern Plains, as well as several other States, and by 50-99 percent in another 17 States.

Most crops shifted to larger farms between 1987 and 2007. The midpoint enterprise size for corn rose from 200 acres in 1987 to 600 acres in 2007. “Enterprise size� refers to harvested acreage for a specific crop on each farm. Since a farm usually has multiple crops and, hence, multiple enterprises, some of the increase for corn acreage could have reflected a reallocation of acreage to corn from other field crops and greater specialization in corn.

Not Just Field Crops This is plausible because 2007 was a peak year for corn prices and plantings. However, midpoint enterprise acreages also more than doubled over the same period for each of the other major field crops: from 450 to 1,090 acres for cotton,

than they could in the recent or distant past.

Farmers who want to make a living from farming, and who can operate a larger crop operation, have a strong incentive to expand because larger operations, on average, show better financial performance.

In recent decades, farm equipment - tractors, combines and harvesters, sprayers, and planters - has gotten larger and faster, and guidance systems have become more precise and reliable.

With available equipment having higher effective speeds, larger capacities, and the ability to cover more of a field with each trip across, farmers can now cover more acreage in a given amount of time.

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Custom Steel Buildings, LLC All steel and metal building system 26 GA R-Panel and 4" R 14 insulation standard

We can build your building to meet whatever specs you may have. Call today for your free quote.

Brandon Dirks • 620-874-5083 Justin Koehn • 620-214-3550

RT Plumbing Rex Turley, Master Plumber

Residental and Commercial Plumbing Water Systems, water lines, sewer cleaning faucets and fixtures, garbage diposals and more

Marienthal, Ks.

620-909-5014 (H) • 620-874-4128 (C)

SPENCER PEST CONTROL

CHAMBLESS ROOFING Residential

All Types of Roofing

Commercial

Call Brittan Ellis • 620-874-5160

Cedar Shake and Shingle Specialists Return to Craftsmanship Attention to Detail and Quality Guaranteed 620-872-2679 • 1-800-401-2683

Automotive

Dirks Earthmoving Co.

RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870

Precision Land Forming of terraces and waterways; feed lot pens and ponds; building site preparation; lazer equipped

Richard Dirks • Scott City, Ks. (Home) 872-3057 • 877-872-3057 (Cell) 872-1793

Gary Miller

Millrod’s

Rental Equipment Pre-owned Cars and Trucks Windshield Repair/Replacement

201 Main, Scott City millrods@wbsnet.org

Phone: 620-872-5655 Cell: 620-874-1057 Fax: 620-872-7210

Medical

Landscaping • Lawn/Trees

Berning Tree Service David Berning • Marienthal

620-379-4430

Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal

Fully Insured

Contact:

SCOT AYTES • 874-1646

Red

Specializing in

all coatings t Paint i or any other color

Paint inside and out residential, commercial, and industrial.

Free estimates and 16 plus years of experience.

PC Painting, Inc. Paul Cramer 620-290-2410 620-872-8910 www.pcpaintinginc.com

Pro Ex II

Over 20 Years Experience

Professional Extermination Commercial & Residential

• Termites • Rodents • Soil Sterilization • Pre Treats • Lawn Care • Fly Parasites

John Kropp, Owner • Scott City 874-2023 (cell) • 872-3400 (office) • prox2@live.com

Charles Purma II D.D.S. P.A. General Dentistry, Cosmetics, and Insurance Accepted

We welcome new patients.

324 N. Main • Scott City • 872-2389 Residence 872-5933

Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center (Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”...

Technology Lead Chiropractic

Dr. James Yager 110 W. 4th St. • Scott City • 872-2310 Toll Free: 800-203-9606

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Professional Directory Continued

Horizon Health

Services

For your home medical supply and equipment needs!

We service and repair all that we sell.

1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232

Berning Auction “Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”

For all your auction needs call:

(620) 375-4130

Dr. Jeffrey A. Heyd

Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti

Optometrist 20/20 Optometry

Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses

Complete family eye center!

106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 214-1462

Scott City Myofascial Release Sandy Cauthon RN

Call me to schedule your Myofascial Release

Bolen Enterprises •34 years experience •Bonded/Licensed

Bob Bolen 785-821-0042 • Fax 785-852-4275

ES N JOLUB S B C Driving M LA

for the PURPLE!

Retail

Help Wanted

Truck Driving

EARN $500 A DAY. Insurance agents needed. Leads. No cold calls. Commissions paid daily. Lifetime renewals.

Complete training. Health and dental insurance. Life license required. Call 1-888-713-6020.

CONVOY SYSTEMS is hiring Class A drivers to run from Kansas City to the west coast. Home weekly. Great benefits. www.convoysystems.com.

Call Brenda at 1-800-9266869, ext. 309.

––––––––––––––––––––– BUTLER TRANSPORT. Your partner in excellence. Drivers needed.

Great hometime. $650 sign-on bonus. All miles paid. 1-800-528-7825. www.butlertransport.com.

––––––––––––––––––––– GREAT PLAINS Trucking of Salina is looking for experienced OTR tractor-trailer flatbed drivers or recent driving school graduates. Our drivers travel 48 U.S. states as well as the lower Canadian provinces. We offer excellent compensation, benefits, home time and equipment. Please contact Brett or Randy at 785-823-2261 or brettw@ gptrucking.com, randyl@ gptrucking.com.

––––––––––––––––––––– NO EXPERIENCE? Some or lots of experience? Let’s talk. We support every driver, every day, every mile.

Call Central Refrigerated Home (888) 670-0392. www.

CentralTruckDrivingJobs. com.

For Sale BABY GRAND piano, $3,488 delivered. Used Yamaha Clavinova digital grand, only $2,988. Like new pianos by Baldwin, Kawai, Steinway and more from $49/month.

Mid-America Piano, Manhattan. 1-800-9503774, www.piano4u.com ––––––––––––––––––––– S T O R A G E CONTAINERS. 20 ft., 40 ft., 45 ft., 48 ft. and 53 ft. centralcontainer.net or 785-655-9430.

Education

Prairie Dog Control

1101 S. Main, Scott City 620-874-1813

Kansas Classifieds Ad Network

The classified ads below are appearing in 147 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 500,000 the classified display ads appear in 142 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 457,000. KCAN line ad is $300 for up to 25 words and $12 each additional word. A 2x2 display ad is $800 per insertion and a 2x4 display ad is $1,650 per insertion. To find out more, contact The Scott County Record at 872-2090.

CAN YOU DIG IT? Heavy equipment operator career. We offer training and certifications running bulldozers, backhoes and excavators. Lifetime job placement. VA benefits available. 1-866-3626497.

––––––––––––––––––––– 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.

Homes CLAYTON HOMES. National open house. Your first year utilities are on us up to $3,000. Down payments reduced for limited time. Lenders offering $0 down for land owners.

Special gov’t programs for modular homes. 866-8586862.

Jeremy • 620-397-1638 Stefanie • 620-397-8075

Gene’s Appliance Over 200 appliances in stock!

COMPARE OUR PRICES!

We have Reverse Osmosis units in stock.

Remember us for parts in stock for all brands of all appliances.

Sales and Service Days • Mon. - Sat. Deliveries • Mon.-Sat.

Largest Frigidaire appliance dealer in Western Ks. 508 Madison • Scott City • 872-3686

Networktronic, Inc.

Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers!

Networking solutions!

Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300

Brent Rogers

Sales Consultant b.rogers@officesolutionsinc.biz

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

Northend Disposal A garbologist company.

Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371

All Under One Roof

Revcom Electronics

Your RadioShack Dealer Two-way Radio Sales & Service Locally owned and operated since 1990

1104 Main • Scott City • 872-2625

Dining Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

www.reganjewelers.com

412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142 Support your hometown merchants who back your school and community activities throughout the year!

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Employment Opportunities WAREHOUSE/MILLING Nu Life Market is accepting applications for full-time warehouse/milling employees.

We offer an excellent benefits package.

Applications available at our office, 1202 E. 5th St., Scott City, 620-872-5236.

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RECYCLING CENTER MANAGER Scott County Public Works is seeking someone to run the Recycling Center.

Must be able to run forklift, baler and lift 50 plus pounds.

Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Drug and alcohol testing required.

Pick up an application at the: Public Works Office 481 East Road 160 Scott City, KS. 67871 620-872-2202 45t3c

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business.

If you want to stop, that’s ours.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Tuesday nights at 8:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church basement (use west door).

412 College, Scott City.

Al-Anon at same time and location.

Contact: 874-0472 or 872-3137. 30t52 SEEKING BIDS The City of Scott City is accepting bids to sand blast the retaining walls around City Hall, repair areas of concrete that are spalling and apply a skim coat and color coat of stucco. Sand blasting work needs to be done while City Hall is closed. Contractors must be licensed and bonded in the City of Scott City.

Sealed bids must be received in City Hall, 221 W. 5th St. no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 6.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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PARK LANE NURSING HOME Has openings for the following positions: Full-time Day Shift RN/LPN (12 hour shift) Part-time CNA/CMA Full-time Dietary Aide/Cook Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts!

Please apply in person at:

SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA-PROFESSIONAL

Park Lane Nursing Home

Do you enjoy working with kids in an educational setting? Would you like the working hours of a school day?

Unified School District No. 466 is seeking HPEC Special Education Para-Professionals in the elementary, middle and high school. Scott Community High School is also in need of an ESL ParaProfessional. All positions work with students.

The positions are available for the beginning of the 2015-16 school year.

For more information and applications please contact: Susan Carter Board of Education Building 704 College, Scott City, KS 67871

“Quality Care Because We Care”

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT McCarty Farms Scott City, LLC is part of a large progressive dairy and milk processing operation based in Northwest Kansas. We are currently seeking an individual for an administrative assistant opportunity at our dairy.

We are looking for motivated team-oriented people who want to be long-term members of an innovative family business. Excellent customer service and phone skills are a must, proficiency in Microsoft Office is required.

For more information contact Courtney at 785-460-0596 Email us at: cgoodman@mccartyfamilyfarms.com or mail your resume to: PO Box 968 Colby, KS 67701.

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Scott County Sheriff’s Department is accepting applications for:

Scott County Sheriff’s Department is accepting applications for:

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SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

Applications may be obtained at and returned to: Sheriff Office 602 W. 5th, Scott City • (620) 872-5805

is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our feed manufacturing team.

Competitive wage, excellent benefits, and six paid holidays.

Apply in person at the plant or call Mark or Adrian.

210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org

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Jailer Applicants must be 21 years of age with a valid driver’s license and clean driving record. Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Looking for someone who is a team player. Must be willing to do shift work including days, nights, holidays and weekends. Background checks and UA’s completed on all prospective applicants. Applicants must not have any felony or misdemeanor charges or convictions.

Scott County offers an excellent benefit package that includes BCBS health, KPERS, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays and furnished uniforms and equipment.

Employment Opportunity

SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS PATIENT CARE Acute Care RNs Physical Therapist Respiratory Therapist Operating Room RN C.N.A.s - FT and PT Float RN Cardiac Rehab RN Emergency Department RN CLERICAL Admissions Clerk SERVICE Dietary Aide PRN Nutritional Service Aide Dietary/Housekeeping Shared Position Applicants for these positions are required to be able to read, speak and understand English.

Pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screening, immunization titer, physical assessment and TB skin test required. We are a tobacco free campus.

We offer competitive pay and great benefits.

Applications are available on our website at www.scotthospital.net or call 620-872-7772 for more information.

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Two Deputy Sheriff’s Applicants must be 21 years of age with a valid driver’s license and clean driving record. Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Preferred applicant needs to be a Kansas Certified Law Enforcement Officer. But we are willing to train the right person.

Looking for someone who is a team player. Must be willing to work shift work including days, nights, holidays and weekends. Background checks and UA’s completed on all prospective applicants.

Applicants must not have any felony or misdemeanor charges or convictions.

Scott County offers an excellent benefit package that includes BCBS health, KPERS, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays and furnished uniforms and equipment and up-to-date patrol vehicles.

Applications may be obtained at and returned to: Sheriff Office 602 W. 5th, Scott City • (620) 872-5805

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