The Scott County Record

Griffin Edwards of the Scott City Stars competes at the Lakin swim meet on Saturday.

64 Pages • Five Sections

Volume 22 • Number 47

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Published in Scott City, Ks.

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Welcome back!

Sports memories rolling into SC this weekend When it comes to success in sports, few high schools across Kansas can match the tradition that has been part of Scott Community High School for more than 100 years.

From that first undefeated football team in 1910 to the 2015 Class 3A boy’s basketball title, SCHS has continued to add to its legacy of great ath-

letes and coaches.

Those teams and individuals will be honored, and memories rekindled, during special ceremonies to be held in conjunction with the SCHS All-School Reunion. Among the weekend highlights will be a luncheon for the coaches and their families at noon on Saturday, followed by the unveiling of sports

panels and special plaques in the Main Street corridor in the high school. Ten sports panels, representing the history of SCHS sports, will also be presented at that time for future display in the high school.

Afterwards, the program will move to the high school gym where there will be additional honors and recognition for past

and current SCHS coaches.

More than 1,000 alumni have pre-registered and another 150200 are expected to register on Friday and Saturday. Reunion organizers expect between 60-80 coaches to be in attendance.

Friday Tours Registration will be held

Harvesters north of Scott City were working into the night in order to beat the threat of rain on Sunday.

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.

(See REUNION on page two)

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Surprising harvest is nearing completion Two months ago, Scott Co-op Manager Gary Friesen had all but written off this year’s wheat crop.

He certainly wasn’t alone as a very dry winter and early spring had taken its toll.

That’s made what he’s seen the last week even more incredible.

“I think we’re seeing some incredible yields,” says Friesen, noting that some dryland acres have produced 50-55 bushels.

Irrigated ground, as one

would expect, is averaging in the 60-70 bushel range.

And while 50-55 bushels may not sound “spectacular,” given what the crop had to go through to make that happen is a testament to the hardy nature of wheat.

“You have to say this crop has made an amazing recovery given how it looked in April,” says Friesen.

Not that everyone can boast of similar results. Friesen says there is also a lot of 20-25 bushel wheat being harvested.

Even in fields that may have looked good from the road, the results have been less than impressive once combines began cutting.

“Because of the drought there have been some pretty thin stands,” explains Friesen.

On average, he expects most farmers to see 30-35 bushel yields.

“I think everyone got a little overenthusiastic because of the rains. We felt it would have a little more impact than it actually did,” Friesen says.

USD sending $95,000 to staff to offset 2% pay cuts More than 14 months ago, when the Scott County school district (USD 466) was staring at a $1.1 million budget deficit in April of 2014, it was the district’s employees who ended up taking the biggest hit in terms of staff reductions, early retirements and an across-the-board two percent pay cut.

With some additional money in cash reserves as they were closing the books on the 201415 school year, the board of

education decided on Monday evening to repay all staff members the two percent pay cut.

Everyone who was on the district’s payroll during the past school year will receive a share of $95,443 equal to two percent of their salary.

“This is something the board has talked about doing for quite some time, but it all came down to knowing where we were going to be with our budget at the end of the year,” says Supt.

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Custer painting gets close inspection at LBHA conference Page 25

age crop. But he thinks overall production will be close to the 10-year average.

After a surprisingly slow start, the area’s wheat harvest finally moved into high gear this week with 80-85 percent of the crop cut in Scott County. If the weather cooperates, Friesen expects most activity to be wrapping up over the Fourth of July weekend.

Harvest is a little slower in Wichita County with about 65 percent of the crop cut. Friesen (See HARVEST on page eight)

Options on the table for old medical clinic

Jamie Rumford. “Our goal this year was to begin rebuilding our cash balances and we were able to accomplish that.”

On average, he says those balances are “about 50 percent of where we’d like them to be.”

With balances still not back to where he would like them, Rumford had recommended to the board it return to employees one percent of their lost wages.

(See PAY CUTS on page two)

He says that, along with providing better yields for some farmers, the unusual amount of moisture may have contributed to disease problems, which has impacted yields in some fields.

“Those who got ahead of the problem and felt they would have a crop worth the cost of fungicide treatment have been rewarded,” Friesen says. “The yields in those fields has been noticeably better.”

Friesen feels the overall harvest will be slightly above last year, which was a below-aver-

For more than three years, the Scott County Commission has wrestled with the fate of the former Scott City Medical Clinic.

The nearby hospital was eventually demolished, but the clinic, built in 1995, has been seen as a facility that should have value for the right buyer.

The county may not have a buyer, but they feel they may have finally found the right use for the building. It will be part of a three-way musical chairs arrangement that could possibly see the relocation of several agencies.

Tentative plans call for the old medical clinic building to include Compass Behavioral Health, the county health department and Russell Child and Development Center.

(See CLINIC on page 16)

406 Main, St. Scott City • 620-872-2090 www.scottcountyrecord.com Opinion • Pages 4-6 Calendar • Page 7 Youth/education • Page 9 Health care • Pages 10-11 LEC report • Page 12 Deaths • Pages 14-15

Church services • Page 15 Sports • Pages 17-24 Farm section • Pages 26-27 Classified ads • Pages 29-30 Reunion gatherings • Page 32

SC boys wrap up summer play in Garden City league tourney Page 17

Pay Cuts “The board was pretty firm in that it wanted to give back the full two percent since we had the money,” Rumford says.

Everyone who was under contract with the district during 2014-15 as a teacher or classified employee (bus drivers, secretaries, cooks, etc.) will get the compensation.

Even first year teachers will get a check representing two percent of the starting salary since the salary schedule was frozen.

No Change in Base This doesn’t mean, however, that the district will boost the salary scale for its employees by two percent to start the 201516 school year.

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Salaries will remain frozen at the 2014-15 level. It also remains to be seen what will happen during teacher contract negotiations.

While USD 466 is slowly recovering from its financial dilemma, there are still too many uncertainties regarding state funding and the recent court ruling that the state legislature’s new block grant plan is unconstitutional.

“No one knows what to expect from the court decision. So we budget with block grant funding or do we figure the weighting formula?” wonders Rumford.

He said the state normally provides software for calculating the budget by early July, but that time

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.

There will be plenty of other activities, including a golf tournament (9:00 a.m.) and mud volleyball (11:00 a.m.) at the Sports Complex.

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

Those who drag Main on Friday will have a chance to recall such well-known hangouts as: Beaver Inn: south of the high school, where the vo-ag building is located.

An old hamburger joint.

SCMS will be selling water and commemorative koozies on the west lawn of the high school.

Dog and Suds: Where Presto is now.

Old Sonic: on south US83 Highway.

A&W Drive-in: on east K96 Highway.

Trampoline Park: also site of the former Cockerill’s Chiropractic Clinic.

Vacant lots: popular gathering spots were open lots where Dollar General and Alco/Gibsons are located. SCMS will sell water at these locations.

Burgerteria: south of

line is being pushed back.

It’s going to leave little time for the board and administration to calculate the 2015-16 budget which is normally finalized by late July with public hearings in early August.

With that in mind, he says tentative plans are to plan on issuing stipends to employees again at the end of the school year.

Rumford said this is a practice being adopted by more districts as they deal with reduced state funding and don’t want to be tied into contracts with staff that they can’t afford.

“We don’t want to find ourselves in a situation where we have contractual obligations and then the governor doesn’t give us money that was promised

at the beginning of the (school) year,” Rumford says. “If that happens, the only option you have is to cut classified staff.”

The plan is to continuing building cash reserves and “share what we have at the end of the year with the staff,” Rumford says.

“The staff has put their trust in us. We want to make sure we take care of them and compensate them to the best of our ability at the end of the year.”

At the time the district implemented its budget cutting moves just over a year ago, the minimum target was a $675,000 reduction.

They hit $705,449. But along the way they also eliminated two teaching positions, the part-time

athletic director position at Scott City Middle School and released two hourly employees.

The Scott County Teachers’ Association voted to accept a two percent pay cut in addition to changes in their health insurance program that increased the deductible and eliminated a reimbursement benefit.

The savings from those items was estimated at $225,000. That included: •2% salary reduction for all employees: $105,713.

•Increasing the health insurance deductible to $1,000: $70,000.

•Elimination of medical reimbursement (district reimbursed staff for the $500 deductible): $50,000.

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Reunion Schedule 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

Class Parties/Gatherings and Float Construction Dragging Main (early evening) Movie in the Park Saturday, July 4 Prayer at Lake Scott

5:30 a.m.

(light breakfast, worship, fellowship)

7:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

9:00-3:00 11:00 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

8:00-Midnight 8:00-9:30 p.m.

10:00-Midnight

Walk/Run/Roll at Lake Scott Motorcycle Rally (departing from Patton Park Registration at SCHS Gym Reunion Parade Coach and Sports Ceremony All-School Reunion Dinner Muzik Machine DJ Dance to Jimmy Dee/Destinations Dance to Anthony and the Anamals All dances at the fairgrounds

Fireworks Display in the evening

the Dairy Queen.

of Patton Park.

A Packed Saturday Activities on Saturday will begin with a prayer service at Lake Scott State Park (5:30 a.m.), followed by the Walk/Run/Roll at the park.

A motorcycle rally will depart from Patton Park (9:00 a.m.), but everything will conclude in time for the parade which will begin at 11:00 a.m.

All parade participants are to gather at the south end

Three Dances Dance options on Saturday include live performances by Jimmy Dee and the Fabulous Destinations (8:00-9:30 p.m.) and Anthony and the Anamals (10:00 p.m. to midnight) at the fairgrounds.

The Muzik Machine (Broc Swedenborg) will be providing DJ music from 8:00 p.m. to midnight at the fairgrounds.

Friendship ‘Meals to Go’ available from the VIP Center • Call 872-3501

What’s for Lunch in Scott City?

Sun. - Sat., July 5 - July 11

Majestic Theatre 420 Main • 872-3840

Hours

Lunch • Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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

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

Wed. • Smothered steak with mashed potatoes and gravy.

Thurs. • Reuben sandwich with chips.

Fri. • Tijuna tostada.

Tate’s Restaurant

1211 Main • 872-3215

5Buck Lunch

1304 S. Main • 872-5301

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

6

• Chili Cheese Dog $ • Deluxe Cheeseburger • 3 Piece Chicken Strips

Includes Fries, 21 oz. Drink and Small Sundae

49

405 Main Call for take out - 909-5002 Tuesday - Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday-Saturday 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Bacon ranch hot ham and cheese (includes choice of side)

Buffet

Bacon made from scratch, honey ham, swiss cheese on a brioche bun.

$850 $10

(with salad bar)

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Community Living

Page 3 - Thursday, July 2, 2015

Many options available for a gluten-free diet Have you been diagnosed with Celiac Disease? Know anyone who has Celiac or is gluten sensitive?

If you are, you know that you have to make a diet change to help with the symptoms. When switching, you will probably feel deprived by some of the restrictions, but the lack of symptoms that you have been experiencing will be worth it.

Instead of thinking about all the foods you can’t eat, it might help to think about those you can.

There are many new products in our grocery stores that might help your new diet seem easier to master.

ed or marinated), fruits and vegetables and most dairy products.

It’s important to make sure that they are not processed or mixed with gluten-containing grains, If you’re just starting additives or preservatives. with a gluten-free diet, it’s a good idea to consult a Some Grains Okay Many grains and dietitian who can answer your questions and offer starches can be part of advice about how to avoid a gluten-free diet, such gluten while still eating a as: amaranth, arrowroot, buckwheat, corn healthy, balanced diet.

Many healthy and deli- and cornmeal, flax, and cious foods are naturally other gluten-free flours gluten-free. These include (rice, soy, corn, potato, beans, seeds and nuts in and bean), hominy (corn), their natural, unprocessed millet, quinoa, rice, sorform, fresh eggs, fresh ghum, soy, tapioca and meats, fish and poultry teff.

Always avoid all food (not breaded, batter-coat-

Garden Club members tour popular sites in Oregon

The Scott County Garden Club met June 15 at the Modoc Town Hall.

President Sherry Novak presided and the roll call question was, “What will you enter in the flower show?” It was answered by nine members including the newest member, Brenda Cejda.

Ruth Dunn passed out new 2015 yearbooks.

Trudy Eikenberry passed around a list of tips for preparing cut flowers for exhibit in the fair.

Brenda and Trudy presented the program of videos and photos of their recent trip to Salem, Ore.

UMC to welcome pastor, family at service, brunch The First United Methodist Church, Scott City, will welcome new pastor John Lewis and his family during the Sunday, July 5, worship service which begins at 9:00 a.m.

He and his wife, Krystal, have two daughters, Sabrina and Erica.

The only service on Sunday will be followed by brunch at Baker Hall.

Scott Community High School alumni who are in town for the All-School Reunion are also invited to stop by.

Church members are asked to bring finger foods (sandwiches, fruit, muffins, relishes, etc.).

Market is Sat.

A farmers’ market is being held every Saturday in Scott City starting at 9:00 a.m.

Everyone is invited to set up tables on the south (vo-ag) parking lot at Scott Community High School.

Friendship Meals to Go at Scott Co. VIP Center only $3.25 • Call 872-3501

They visited the Schreiner’s Iris Gardens, the Adleman Peony Gardens, and the Seabright Garden (for hostas).

They provided information on ordering from these garden houses.

They spent three days in the area and were very impressed with the beauty and the pleasant climate which, seeming to have little or no wind, allowed the trees and flowers to grow tall and straight.

The community is encouraged to participate in the Scott County Free Fair flower show which will

take entries on the morning of July 23.

There will be no July meeting of the club because of the fair. The August 17 meeting will be hosted by Sue Pammenter.

Meetings are always open to the public. Anyone interested in attending is encouraged to call in advance (872-3302).

Refreshments were served and a drawing was held for two artificial floral arrangements which Linda Meyer had made.

Drawing winners were Sherry Novak and Joyce Schmitt.

Card shower to honor Perrys A card shower is being held for Dave and Cheryl Perry, Scott City, in recognition of their 40th wedding anniversary on Sun., July 5.

Cards can be sent to the Perrys at 203 Elizabeth, Scott City, Ks. 67871.

and drinks containing: barley (malt, malt flavoring and malt vinegar are usually made from barley), rye, triticale (a cross between wheat and rye) and wheat.

Avoiding wheat can be challenging because wheat products go by numerous names.

Consider the many types of wheat flour on supermarket shelves - bromated, enriched, phosphated, plain and self-rising.

Here are other wheat products to avoid: Durum flour, Farina, Graham flour, Kamut, Semolina and Spelt.

In general, avoid the following foods unless

they’re labeled as gluten-free or made with corn, rice, soy or other gluten-free grain: beer, breads, cakes and pies, candies, cereals, communion wafers, cookies and crackers.

Croutons, french fries, gravies, imitation meat or seafood, matzo, pastas, processed luncheon meats, salad dressings, sauces, including soy sauce, seasoned rice mixes, seasoned snack foods such as potato and tortilla chips, self-basting poultry, soups and soup bases, and vegetables in sauces.

Certain grains, such as oats, can be contaminated

with wheat during growing and processing stages of production. Avoid oats unless they are specifically labeled gluten-free.

You should also be alert for other products that you eat or that could come in contact with that may contain gluten. These include food additives, such as malt flavoring and modified food starch.

Medications and vitamins may use gluten as a binding agent, so read the label.

Watch for cross-contamination as some food labels include a “may contain” statement if crosscontamination is likely.

(See OPTIONS on page 7)

The Scott County Record

Editorial/Opinion

Page 4 - Thursday, July 2, 2015

editorially speaking

Debt of gratitude:

Stipend to USD staff will help build trust in district

Teachers have often told us over the years that it’s their students - and the love of teaching - that brought them to this profession. Good teachers will tell you it’s never been about the money.

Scott County teachers put that belief into action when they, along with all other employees within the district, took a two percent pay cut during the 2014-15 school year in order to help the district overcome a $1.1 million budget hole.

“If the staff hadn’t agreed to take the cuts they did it would have made our decision a lot more difficult,” said board member Chris Price at the time.

He was referring to the Scott County Teachers’ Association decision to accept a pay cut in addition to changes in their health insurance program.

All told, those actions saved the district $300,000 toward the BOE’s goal of $675,000 in the 2014-15 budget.

This week, the board of education agreed to compensate everyone who was a district employee during the 2014-15 school year by writing each of them a check in the amount of their two percent pay cut. Checks will soon be sent to current and former employees totaling $95,443.

Given the choice between building a little more cushion in cash reserves and rewarding employees, the USD 466 administration and board did the right thing.

First of all, when the teachers agreed to sacrifice part of their salary and health benefits, they did so in an effort to share the pain. The alternative would have been more staff reductions, some larger classes and perhaps the elimination of a program or two - none of which would have been beneficial to our students.

Secondly, it may not have been directly stated, but there was certainly a hope that once the district returned to more sound financial footing the two percent cuts would be restored.

The checks being issued now will compensate teachers for the 2014-15 school year. Unfortunately, that two percent pay cut isn’t being restored to the base salary . . . at least not yet.

Given the state legislature’s continued reluctance to adequately fund education, it’s unlikely that the board will make that kind of commitment.

However, the two percent stipends are recognition of the sacrifice made by our teachers and other employees. Furthermore, it builds a level of trust which is essential in moving forward during these uncertain school funding times.

GOP relief:

Republicans still have no alternative to Obamacare

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has finally ruled in favor of Obamacare, it’s not just the millions of Americans who have already enrolled in the Affordable Care Act who breathed a sigh of relief, but Republicans as well.

Despite all their bluster, and more than 50 votes taken in Congress to repeal Obamacare, the last thing the Republican leadership wanted was for the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA. That would have meant the elimination of federal premium subsidies for about six million people which likely would have ended their access to health insurance.

There were concerns that the health insurance industry would have been thrown into chaos. And, above all, it would have meant that Republicans would have to come up with an alternative to Obamacare which, after seven years, they haven’t even attempted.

Sorry, but going to the hospital emergency room isn’t a plan, despite what Congressman Tim Huelskamp and other like-minded lawmakers want to believe.

Obamacare. Death panels. IRS enforcers. These are just more red meat issues that Republicans like to toss out there to fire up the base at election time. They are no different than imagined threats to take away religious freedom and handguns.

Thanks to the Supreme Court, Republicans in Congress can continue their repeal and replace mantra without having to come up with an alternative plan - let alone a better one. It’s the best of both worlds to a Republican politician.

And that’s been the biggest hoax all along with the Affordable Care Act. Even while those on the far right have condemned the ACA, those on the left have been equally critical of the law because they don’t feel it’s all it could or should have been.

All the Supreme Court did was reaffirm that the ACA, as it’s now written and being utilized, is the law. That doesn’t mean, however, it cannot be improved upon. It’s time for Republicans in Congress, as well as those in Topeka, to start accepting reality and uphold their responsibility to serve the best interests of the people.

The ACA is the law. Now let’s set about making it better.

Activism by whose definition?

As much as we can honestly say we really enjoyed our youth, we can just as honestly say there were times when it wasn’t so much fun.

I’m sure most every young person has shared the same experience of wanting to do something with their friends only to be told, “No you can’t” by . . . dare we say . . . activist parents.

Yes, we had activist parents who espoused the radical philosophy that “This is our house, our rules. Deal with it.”

We learned to deal with it - at times - and sometimes very reluctantly.

After all these years I think we can finally let it be known that our parents were activists back in a time when being an activist wasn’t considered something that would lead us down the road to socialism and shred the Constitution.

Our parents were activists in that they knew what we were doing a good share of the time and weren’t afraid to tell us what we could and couldn’t do.

It was a good thing.

Even good kids have to be nudged in the right direction from time to time.

So it is with our Kansas Legislature. Apparently for all their talk about family values and the importance of a father figure in a household, many of these conservative lawmakers are acting like spoiled brats rolling around in the candy aisle at Walmart every time the courts rule against them.

The problem is always activist judges. It’s never the possibility that these legislators are making bad policy decisions.

The Kansas Constitution, for example, demands that funding for our public education must be “adequate and equitable” so that every student has the same opportunity to learn.

It doesn’t say you can cut funding and pretend you didn’t. It doesn’t say

you can put money into KPERS and pretend it’s the same as classroom spending.

Just as I couldn’t convince my father that it was 11:00 p.m. when it was really midnight, neither can the legislature try to fool the courts into thinking the facts aren’t what they are. And even if I had gone to my room threatening to find some parents who would allow me to do whatever I wanted (a thought that crossed my mind more than once), neither can the legislature’s attempt to coerce the courts, or change the selection process of judges, make them right when they aren’t.

This has nothing to do with activist judges, but everything to do with spoiled legislators getting what they want . . . or what they don’t want . . . like gay marriage. Who in their right mind but an activist judge would find it okay for two people who love each other to get married?

Likewise, only an activist judge would say that our obligation to provid-

ing a quality education for our youth is greater than providing an income tax free existence for the wealthiest people in our state so they have a little extra money for a trip to the Bahamas.

And only an activist judge would say that it’s okay for people to breathe mercury and other contaminants from coal plants because reducing those emissions is too costly.

Yes, that’s what activist judges do.

But wait a minute.

Would an activist judge say the state must meet the financial obligation to provide an adequate education and not take steps to keep that same young person from breathing chemicals that are detrimental to his health?

What happened to our activist court system?

And that’s where the thinly veiled hypocrisy of conservative lawmakers is revealed for all to see.

Their most basic human failing has been exposed - they want it both ways.

Any time they don’t get their way, conservatives (See ACTIVISM on page six)

Conservative tantrum predictable Rainbows illuminated the White House, the Empire State Building, and other landmarks after the Supreme Court affirmed the right to marry from sea to shining sea. As most Americans basked in this milestone’s afterglow, conservative leaders stomped their feet, disparaged the nation’s most influential court, and howled.

“I will not acquiesce to an imperial court any more than our founders acquiesced to an imperial British monarch,” thundered Mike Huckabee. “We must resist and reject judicial tyranny, not retreat.”

The former Arkansas governor wasn’t the only Republican running for president who responded to recent rulings like a tantrum-prone toddler.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal suggested that it might be time to “get rid” of the Supreme Court

Where to Write

another view by Emily Schwartz Greco

rather than accept its rulings in favor of same-sex marriage and the Affordable Care Act. Ted Cruz, who questioned the court’s “fundamental legitimacy,” wants to subject its justices to periodic national elections.

In the meantime, he told Texas clerks, they ought to feel free to deny marriage licenses.

Cruz isn’t likely to get his way with Supreme Court elections. Even if he did, what makes him think the American people would elect justices who oppose same-sex marriage? Polls show that two-thirds of us support this freedom, so doubling down on the wrong side of history would hardly help.

The GOP hopefuls

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

echoed the sore-loser spirit captured in Justice Antonin Scalia’s bizarre dissent. The best part is where he tells the five judges who voted for equality to go hide their heads “in a bag.”

Cruz, Jindal, Huckabee and the rest of their gang are in for a reality check when the 2016 general elections roll around. Their antics are bound to enrage more voters than they engage.

And the Republican Party and its operatives may well find that disparaging LGBTQ communities - on top of snubbing Latino, black, and low-income people - keeps them locked out of the White House.

Most of these conservative rants invoke religious freedom as a justification for denying same-sex couples the same rights everyone else has. This gross generalization is baffling.

Sen. Pat Roberts 109 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

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

Plenty of faith-based communities welcome people regardless of their sexual orientation.

These guys should meet my rabbi - and her wife.

Besides, if prominent Republicans are so respectful of organized religion, why are they shaking their fists at Pope Francis for demanding climate action?

Why aren’t they making more noise about the string of fires destroying southern black churches in the wake of the Charleston massacre and the national soul-searching it triggered?

Some conservatives get it. They’re imploring GOP leaders to stop pandering to their base about God, guns and gays.

Unless Republicans realize what Americans actually want from our leaders in 2015, “they’ll pay the (See TANTRUM on page six)

Sen. Jerry Moran 141 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

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

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Big Corn vs Big Sugar: a win for taxpayers?

by Charles Lane

In the never-ending fight against corporate welfare, the forces of fairness and economic rationality may have found a winning strategy: divide and conquer.

Sometimes business lobbies leave one another’s subsidies and tax benefits alone, for fear that a general rout of all rent-seekers might ensue. This is why, for example, we have an annual “tax extenders” bill, which simultaneously renews a few dozen special breaks in the Internal Revenue Code that could never survive politically on their own.

In the battle over reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, however, Delta Airlines broke with much of the rest of corporate America and began lobbying against the Bank, out of

annoyance that state-owned airlines abroad were using Ex-Im subsidies to buy Boeing passenger jets, thus gaining an unfair competitive advantage over Delta.

Exploiting this crack in the K Street community, free-market Republicans opposed to Ex-Im cited Delta to illustrate their argument that any jobs Ex-Im supposedly creates may come at the expense of jobs at businesses that don’t enjoy its largesse.

Result: Ex-Im’s legal mandate expired at midnight Tuesday, for the first time in 81 years. Though likely to be reversed when Ex-Im’s supporters regain control over the legislative agenda later this summer, this victory still sets a precedent for future interruptions in the log-rolling that gives Washington such a bad name out there in Taxpayerland.

And now comes news of more blessed discord, this time among the agriculture lobbies.

The Corn Refiners Association, headed by giant grain processors such as Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland, is taking aim at the federal sugar subsidy program - which shares both Ex-Im’s birth year, 1934, and its propensity for wasting resources and distorting markets.

Perhaps you did not know that it is unambiguously in the public interest for the United States’ sugar farmers and refiners to make a profit, even though many other countries produce this fungible, but dietarily dubious, commodity at a lower cost.

Well, Congress, welllubricated by the sugar lobby, believes that it is, and hasn’t really revisited that conclusion for decades. And so we have

country-by-country quotas on imports, aided by domestic price supports.

The net effect is to soak U.S. consumers every time they buy sugar-containing products, from soda to Snickers bars. The industry used to boast that its government protection does not cost taxpayers anything directly,

but that claim has been exploded due to recent market developments that forced the federal government to, in effect, buy up tons and tons of sugar and sell it to ethanol refiners at a loss - so as to prop up prices. Taxpayers took a hit of some $258 million in fiscal 2014.

(See BIG SUGAR on page six)

Pixar offers a lesson for kids and adults

by Jill Richardson

Billionaires want to ‘fix’ Washington

by Jim Hightower

If you think the Koch Klub of Plutocratic Billionaires couldn’t get any more self-centered and whiney, meet Doug and Holly Deason of Dallas.

The Deasons, along with 10 other Dallas members of KKPB, recently co-signed an op-ed in that city’s Morning News. The privileged coterie expressed dismay at the widespread criticism of the Koch brothers’ January conclave of über-rich right-wingers who pledged about a billion bucks to try buying the 2016 elections.

The dozen Dallasites were at that meeting, joined the pledge, and want us commoners to know that the Kochites are flooding the elec-

tions with so much money merely because they want to install a national government that is “impartial” and accountable.”

Really? No - a truly-impartial government would place toxic waste, pipelines, factories, and fracking wells in everyone’s zip codes - including theirs. They don’t want that!

Also, these notorious tax dodgers certainly don’t want to have every dollar of their income taxed - just as, say, school teachers do. And doesn’t “impartial” mean that their children would have to go fight in America’s endless wars, too, rather than leaving that unpleasant task to the non-privileged?

They really want to install an “impartial” government that’s par-

tial to them, letting them run roughshod over the rest of us in their avaricious accumulation of greater wealth, power and privilege. And what a hoot for the one-percentof-the-one-percent to demand that government be “accountable,” when they’re running dark-money political campaigns that hide their identities and use front-groups to keep voters from knowing that the KKPB is out to buy America’s democratic process.

Any government that would be installed by the money and deceit of such self-righteous, narcissistic cowards would not be worthy of America’s name, its democratic ideals or its people.

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

An option to partisan politics

President Obama recently expressed his frustration at dysfunction in Washington.

“Congress doesn’t work the way it should. Issues are left untended.

Folks are more interested in scoring political points than getting things done,” the president said. “And as mightily as I have struggled against that . . . it still is broken.”

Washington being Washington, people here will disagree whether Obama has struggled against dysfunction or contributed to it.

But we’re not going there today.

Instead, this is about a new attempt to overcome the dysfunction, so that the next president might not only get elected as a “uniter” but govern as one, too.

An organization called No Labels is leading the attempt. Its leaders are quick to say that its name does not mean they are without ideology or principle.

“We are not a centrist or a moderate group, and we are not pushing for bipartisanship for its own sake,” the group says.

The group’s co-chairs, that dis-

behind the headlines

by Fred Hiatt

claimer notwithstanding, may strike party purists as suspiciously unreliable: Jon Huntsman, a Republican former governor of Utah who committed the heresy of serving in the Obama administration; and Joseph Lieberman, the former Connecticut senator who won reelection as an independent after losing a Democratic primary.

But the group also claims 70 adherents in Congress, half from each party, which Huntsman says makes No Labels the third-largest caucus on Capitol Hill, after the two party formations.

The group’s adherents, according to its manifesto, are “liberals, conservatives and everyone in between who believes having principled and deeply held political beliefs does not require an all-or-nothing approach to governance.”

Rep. Tom Reed (R-New York) said members of Congress hear

from many organizations that are narrowly focused on single issues.

“No Labels taps into the silent majority and organizes them,” Reed said. “That makes us a little more comfortable sticking our necks out.”

In five years, No Labels claims to have signed up a half-million supporters across the country and spawned student chapters on 100 college campuses.

Now it is staking out a role in the presidential election process, deploying field organizers to primary states and inviting candidates to an October convention that will gather more than 1,000 undecided New Hampshire voters - the “most valuable resource” in the state, Huntsman said.

Its version of a platform is a “national strategic agenda” of four goals that polling identified as important to majorities across the political spectrum: creating 25 million net new jobs in the next decade, securing Medicare and Social Security for 75 years, balancing the (See PARTISAN on page six)

Pixar’s latest flick holds some major life lessons for kids - and adults, too.

“Inside Out” takes place inside the head of an 11-year-old girl, Riley, as she and her parents move from Minnesota to San Francisco.

The main characters are cute personifications of the main characters inside of each of us: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust and Fear.

Joy, played by Amy Poehler, runs the show, attempting to keep Sadness from bringing Riley down as she struggles with her family’s move. As far as Joy’s concerned, Sadness is a downer. And really, what’s the point of being sad anyway?

Riley’s parents pile on by encouraging her to be happy all the time and praising her when she manages a smile.

You might recognize this parental behavior, because it’s a common one.

At one point or another, parenting means finding yourself in a situation when your child’s emotions are really, really inconvenient.

Sometimes in a public place, frequently over an issue that - to you, as an adult - is no big deal, and often with loud sobs and crocodile tears.

What do you do?

Some parents try to dismiss their child’s emotions. Others use anger: “Stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about!” I’ve even heard an adult try to scare a kid by telling her that if she didn’t cut it out, nobody would want to play with her.

Adults do it to one another, too. Most recently - and most egregiously - I was told to “think positive” when a friend was killed by a drunk driver.

“We all go eventually,” a would-be counselor suggested. “At least for him it was fast.”

No, I’m sorry. I need to feel sad when I’m sad. We all do - and that’s the lesson of this movie.

The plot shifts from Sadness-as-a-bummer to Sadness-as-a-hero when another character loses a beloved toy. Joy tries her antics to cheer him up, but they don’t work. Then Sadness sits next to him and empathizes. She listens to him, really feels his pain.

The result? He cheers up.

It’s only by truly feeling your sadness that you can come back to joy. That’s true of anger and fear, too. Yet many of us are conditioned to repress our painful emotions in an attempt to make them go away.

Only they don’t. And it’s really unhealthy.

This isn’t even news. Over 25 years ago, The New York Times reported that people who repress their emotions are more prone to asthma, high blood pressure, and “overall ill health.” More recent studies have found links between suppressing anger and migraines.

A Huffington Post writer puts it plainly: “Keeping your emotions bottled up could kill you.”

Every parent wants what’s best for their kids. But our attempts to get little ones to stop crying might have long-term consequences for their mental and physical health.

It can be uncomfortable to feel a child’s pain, to truly empathize with him or her. But Pixar gave us a gift with this movie’s moral: We need all our emotions to be healthy including the ones that hurt.

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

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GOP limits embarrassment over ‘racist’ Winn

by Yael Abouhalkah

Back in March, Kansas state Rep. Valdenia Winn probably should not have implied at a public hearing that some of her fellow lawmakers were “racist bigots.”

The Kansas City Democrat could have said they were “ignorant,” “uneducated,” “uninformed” or some other word which would have clearly made the point that they didn’t have a solid grasp of the subject at hand - why some immigrants should be allowed to pay in-state tuition at places of higher education in Kansas.

To be sure, those others words would have been harsh. But they still would have been accurate while being less racially inflam-

matory.

After a sometimes raucous hearing last Friday, a few GOP lawmakers helped dismiss a Republican-led complaint against Winn - one of the few black members of the Legislature - for using the term “racist bigots.”

That complaint could have led to her being censured or even kicked out of the Legislature.

Now, that’s not going to happen.

But sorry, the damage was already done when the complaint was filed.

It was just another example of how the Republican-dominated Legislature keeps creating bad national publicity for the state of Kansas.

Even on Friday, it was obvious that - no matter how the majority-white

Partisan federal budget by 2030 and achieving energy security by 2024.

It’s easy to be cynical about this. The goals may be easy to agree on in principle, but they are divisive as soon as you start talking about the how.

No Labels leaders don’t entirely disagree.

“You can’t talk about energy very long without talking about climate,” Huntsman said. “You can’t talk about jobs very

price for decades,” says Arthur Brooks, president of the generally right-wing American Enterprise Institute.

When my kids were toddlers, I found long stroller rides a great way to stave off impassioned out-

So now the Corn Refiners Association is throwing its high-powered lobbying operation behind a bill that would, for the first time, cap taxpayer exposure to sugar-market ups and downs, with votes on the floor of the House looming later this summer.

There’s actually a chance that sugar program reform, a cause heretofore supported by the candy and cake makers, plus a few hardy environmentalists, will finally have enough muscle to prevail.

Perhaps the best sign that the Corn Refiners’ position has already made an impact is that Big Sugar’s backers are resorting to the same old specious arguments that rentseekers, and their friends in Congress, always trot out.

The sugar program, which subsidizes cane growers in the Florida

hundred students - many brought illegally by their parents to this country as children - to graduate from a high school in Kansas and to be seeking legal status in the United States.

Do that, and they can get the lower, in-state tuition bill at colleges and universities in the state.

Unfortunately, some Republicans who love to talk about giving a helping hand to people for their hard work want to kill the program, which has been around for about a decade.

The GOP view is an anti-immigrant stance

to bully Winn into not speaking her mind.

Yes, she has First Amendment rights. And yes, a few Republicans also have made hatefulsounding remarks on the floor.

Winn’s supporters point out she’s a longtime history professor at Kansas City Kansas Community College. That gives her plenty of standing to defend a program that gives hard-working students a little bit of a financial break on higher education classes.

At the end of the hearing, it appears Republicans who wanted to punish Winn finally recognized that fact.

Yael Abouhalkah is a columnist for the Kansas City Star.

He can be reached at abouhalkah@kcstar.com

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that could generate results even in a partisan environment. Agreeing that the country should have strategic goals is a first step; for a newly elected president and Congress, coalescing around one or two of those goals could be the next. And the commitment to find a solution would force members to start talking across party lines.

Underlying all this is a conviction that most Americans would like to

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bursts. Sometimes, one or both of them would conk out before we rolled up to the playground.

Strollers don’t come big enough for even Dennis Kucinich-size presidential candidates. They surely can’t accommodate Scalia,

Big Sugar

Republicans spun this matter - it wasn’t ever going to look good for them.

Indeed, at the hearing, a few of the GOP members testifying against Winn still didn’t seem to get it, that by attacking her they were simply giving more ammunition to opponents who question Republicans’ leadership of Kansas.

The background is that Winn knew what she was talking about on that March day when it comes to educational outcomes.

It truly is good for the state of Kansas to annually encourage several

that’s popular with a certain number of backwardthinking people in Kansas.

Or as Winn bluntly testified at a March hearing: “This is a racist, sexist, fear-mongering bill. I want to apologize to the students and their parents whose lives are being hijacked by the racist bigots who support this bill because this bill is not an act of....”

That’s when the offended Republicans called “foul,” with some saying they were being called racists.

In a later interview, Winn noted, “I am trying to talk in historical terms and they are taking it personally.”

Frankly, I can understand why.

But here’s what I don’t support: an attempt

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long without talking about immigration.”

But in many ways, the process is the point.

No Labels isn’t going to change many of the factors that are driving partisanship: a fractured media landscape, divisive redistricting, polarizing campaign finance rules and so on. It also dismisses as unlikely the emergence of a viable third-party candidate.

So the idea is to set in motion a mechanism

Tantrum

. . . as Winn bluntly testified at a March hearing: “This is a racist, sexist, fear-mongering bill. I want to apologize to the students and their parents whose lives are being hijacked by the racist bigots who support this bill because this bill is not an act of . . . ”

Clarence Thomas, or Samuel Alito either.

So could someone please hand these guys a pile of crackers and a sippy cup, then give them all a timeout?

Emily Schwartz Greco is a former foreign correspondent and financial reporter

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Everglades and sugar-beet growers in Minnesota, is “critical to jobs and economic development,” said Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.).

Tell that to the candyfactory work force, which shrank from 70,500 to just under 55,000 between 1998 and 2011, due in large part to the high cost of sugar inputs, according to the Wall Street Journal.

To be sure, the Corn Refiners’ motivation is a tad obscure. By raising the price of sugar, the federal program encourages use of the substitute they produce, high fructose corn syrup.

The Corn Refiners say that they’re taking a stand for free-market principles, and that the sugar program has finally become an unsustainable political burden for the agriculture industry as a whole.

More likely, they’re engaging in a bit of payback for the sugar industry’s competitive badmouthing of high fructose syrup’s allegedly negative impact on consumer health.

But who cares why they’re fighting? The important thing is that they are.

With any luck, the sugar industry will respond by training its lobbying guns on the lavish subsidies that some other commodity - I hereby nominate corn - receives from the federal taxpayer.

Before you know it, there will be general strife on K Street, which would not only weaken the rentseekers but also be exactly what they so richly deserve.

Charles Lane was a Pulitzer Prize finalist who specializes in economic policy, financial issues and trade

see an end to gridlock, just as most politicians would like to accomplish things.

“In this case, good policy is good politics,” said Mack McLarty, a chief of staff in the Clinton White House who serves as a No Labels vice chair. “People want to see some measure of accomplishment.”

And, Huntsman added, they won’t be satisfied with candidates promising airily to fix Washington.

“No more of the rheto-

ric - we’ve heard that,” he said. “You’re going to have to tell us how you’re going to do it.”

Reed, the Republican representative from Corning, N.Y., said many legislators are “tired of not having results” and would gladly join in a process built around strategic goals.

“A lot of us came here to do stuff,” he said.

holler about activist judges and how we must hand pick members to the court who will rule the way they want.

But the courts are just fine when they allow states to enact restrictive voter registration laws or allow people to carry weapons without being required to have any training.

And the courts are our best friend when they rule Fred Hiatt is editorial page that coal power plants may editor of The Washington continue to emit unlimPost ited mercury, arsenic, and other pollutants because the EPA failed to consider what it would cost to make the air that we all breathe a little cleaner.

It could also be argued - and probably will be - that when the Kansas Constitution was drafted

by Andy Borowitz those individuals failed WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) to consider how much it With its landmark decisions this week, the United would cost to provide an States Supreme Court has sent the Republican “equitable and adequate” Party scrambling to find entirely new bogus education for all children. issues to pound away at during the 2016 camThen again, maybe they paign. did consider that and they With gay marriage and Obamacare effectively figured that doing the right taken off the table, the Republicans now find thing was worth the cost. themselves without a signature phony issue to Sometimes activists are that way. disingenuously flog for the next 16 months.

Just as my activist parBut according to the Republican National ents were willing to do Committee chairman, Reince Priebus, the Party the right thing, regardless is already conducting an exhaustive search to of my threats to move out find “fresh new spurious positions” to shameand find different parents. lessly distract voters during the upcoming camIn the grand scheme of paign. things, they knew that try“Twenty-foot border fence, national voter I.D. ing to be popular parents cards, abolition of the IRS, mandatory transvagiwould come at a price they nal ultrasounds,” Priebus said. “Back at RNC were unwilling to pay. headquarters, we’ve got a wall of three-by-five They were right. cards filled with junk like that.”

It’s too bad that more Priebus acknowledged that the loss of conservative lawmakers Obamacare and gay marriage as issues had dealt didn’t have parents like a serious blow to the GOP’s supply of meaningmine. less talking points, but he claimed that the Party would come back with even more insincere Rod Haxton can be reached rhetoric than before. at editor@screcord.com “Anyone who thinks we’ve run out of b.s. is sorely mistaken,” he said.

Supreme Court forces GOP to search for new bogus issues

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

Rabies on the increase in Kansas

The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health reports an increase in the number of rabies cases in Kansas this year. As of June 30, 69 cases of rabies have been confirmed.

Rabies testing is performed by the Kansas State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which confirmed only 69 positive cases in all of 2014.

Of the 69 cases reported this year, 13 of them occurred in domestic ani-

mals including nine cattle and four cats.

Dr. Bill Brown, Kansas Animal Health Commissioner, urged Kansans to be alert.

“Being observant of erratic behavior in wildlife or livestock is important,” he said. “Pet owners are urged to follow best practices and vaccinate their pets to prevent this devastating disease.”

Rabies is always deadly and can infect humans.

To prevent the impact of the disease, it is important

Options Be aware that this type of statement is voluntary. Cross-contamination occurs when gluten-free foods come into contact with foods that contain gluten. It can happen during the manufacturing process, for example, if the same equipment is used to make a variety of products.

to vaccinate all animals that have regular human contact. This includes pets such as dogs, cats and ferrets, horses, and any livestock that has human contact or is of high value.

Anyone bitten by an animal should wash the wound immediately with soap and water, seek medical attention and report the bite to your local health or animal control department.

Animals need periodic boosters of rabies vaccine throughout their life.

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In addition to vaccination, it is important to watch for signs of rabies such as changes in animal behavior. Common signs include wild animals acting unafraid of people, calm animals acting aggressive and hostile, inability to swallow, increased salivation, seizures and paralysis.

Anyone who sees an animal exhibiting signs of rabies, keep your distance and contact local animal control authorities.

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Cross-contamination can also occur at home if foods are prepared on common surfaces or with utensils that weren’t thoroughly cleaned after being used to prepare glutencontaining foods.

Using a common toaster for gluten-free bread and regular bread is a major source of contamination. Consider what

steps you need to take to prevent cross-contamination at home, school or work.

If a product carries a gluten-free label, the FDA requires that the product contain less than 20 parts per million of gluten.

Be aware that products labeled “wheat-free” may still contain gluten.

You still need to check

the actual ingredient list.

If you’re not sure whether a food contains gluten, don’t buy it or check with the manufacturer first to ask what it contains.

Be careful about eating at restaurants. Ask the restaurant staff if they have choices that are truly gluten-free and if they can avoid cross-contamination.

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Security State makes ‘Top 200 Healthiest Banks’ in U.S.

When it comes to the banking industry there are numerous financial terms that can cause anyone but an accountant’s eyes to glaze over - loan loss allowance, unbacked noncurrent loans, equity capital and more.

But there are two numbers that Security State Bank President Josh Bailey feels most customers can relate to when looking at the bank’s financial data - $206 million in assets and $162 million in loans.

Security State Bank, which has locations in Scott City and Leoti, has also earned an A+ rating through DepositAccounts. com, an agency which evaluates financial institutions throughout the

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Security State Bank Financial Data • March 2015 Assets $191.95 million Loans $145.90 million Deposits $141.88 million

nation. According to the firm, SSB “stood out in all of the primary evaluation categories, including Texas Ratio, deposit growth and capitalization.”

As a result, SSB was ranked No. 146 among the nation’s “Top 200 Healthiest Banks.” They are among only six banks in Kansas to make the list.

“That’s pretty significant in the banking industry. Typically, a smaller bank like us doesn’t have enough growth to get recognition,” says Bailey, who is president of SSB in Scott City.

An analysis of the bank’s financial strength is based on the year that ended in March 2015.

In that time, the bank’s deposits increased by $25.44 million - a growth rate of nearly 22 percent.

DepositAccounts.com said that level of growth “is an indicator of consumer confidence and the bank’s ability to strengthen its balance sheet.”

At that time the report was issued in March, the bank had assets of nearly $192 million with loans of $145.9 million.

“This is recognition that we have a lot of good-performing loans. It shows we’ve made a nice recovery from the downturn in the economy since 2008,” Bailey notes.

Steady Growth Just as impressive has been the bank’s ability to build its equity capital which, at the time of the report, stood at $27.49 million. It has since climbed to about $31 million. This represents nearly 16 percent of the bank’s assets “which is unheard of,” says Bailey.

“Most banks are in the 10 percent range.”

That’s good news to lenders. It means the bank is in a very sound financial position and growing.

How that growth is taking place is a particular focus for Bailey and his board of directors.

“We do a really great job with our commercial accounts,” Bailey points out. “I want to make sure we’re giving just as much

attention to our consumer loans, such as home and car loans.”

SSB, for example, has an in-house program that offers individuals the opportunity to purchase a home rather than rent.

They’ve also lowered their rate for car loans.

“Commercial loans are easier. You might be able to complete a $1 million commercial loan on a couple of pieces of paper,” says Bailey. “An $80,000 home loan can take a month to process and require us to go through a hundred pieces of paper with all of the loan requirements.

“But this gives us the opportunity to help more people. And it’s our goal to create even more ways of assisting customers

wheat was down in the low 20s,” notes Ehmke.

The Lane County farmers has been cutting a lot of 35-45 bushel wheat with some in the 50s “and some approaching 70 bushels with (Colorado State University’s) Byrd.”

He even plants some 250-year-old Turkey Red which yielded 38 bushels, “but we lost half of the stand to wheat streak mosaic.”

Always one to find humor in any situation, Ehmke says, “Neighbors were asking what brand of napalm we used on it.”

He adds that the late spring rains not only aided the wheat crop, but will be a boost to stubble production.

“When you look at the last couple of years, we’re finally seeing rainfall moving in the right direction,” he says, “but you have to wonder if it’s going to last.”

May precipitation was 330 percent of normal on his farm while June was 30 percent of normal.

“Is the drought over?

This weather makes you wonder,” he adds.

with an emphasis on consumer lending.”

Bailey feels the bank’s “aggressive” approach has been a big factor in creating a portfolio that includes $162 million in loans. The goal is to increase the assets by another $100 million over the next 2-3 years with loans of $180 million to $190 million.

“We feel the key to growth is our emphasis on small-town banking and catering to the needs of all customers - large and small,” adds Bailey.

“We’ve had a lot of success in growing our loan portfolio. That happens when you take care of your customers, provide the services they need and can offer competitive rates.”

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says farmers in that area he adds that in April he will be cutting well into wasn’t expecting yields to next week. top 15 bushels. Production has doubled and even triLane Wrapping Up pled that thanks to heavy In Lane County, farm- rainfall in May. ers could be done with “Even at 30 bushels, harvest by the weekend. with prices where they are Ron Suppes, who farms right now, we’re getting a in western Lane County, return right at the cost of was about two-thirds production or below,” he completed with harvest points out. on Thursday afternoon.

Vance Ehmke, who Like many in the area, farms south of Amy in yields have been better western Lane County, is than expected. about 98 percent complet“If the hail would have ed with harvest. left us alone we’d be hapHe says yields are pier,” he notes.

85-90 percent of the fiveAt the same time, year average. However,

farmers south of K96 Highway were battered by a combination of stripe rust and hail.

“The use of fungicides really paid off,” notes Ehmke.

A number of farmers were hesitant about making that investment given the poor yields that were expected two months ago.

Those who treated their fields are seeing a 15-25 bushel boost over those fields that weren’t treated, says Ehmke.

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Davis, Minnix are honor grads at Kansas State

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Austin Davis and Carl Minnix each graduated magna cum laude from Kansas State University earlier this spring.

Davis is the son of Kevin and Brenda Davis, Scott City.

Minnix is the son of Jim and Eilene Minnix, Scott City.

Those who earn magna cum laude honors maintained a grade point average of 3.85 to 3.949 during their college career.

Nearly 460 KSU students have earned graduation honors with their May degrees.

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23 area students earn semester honors at GCCC

Twenty-three students from Scott, Lane and Wichita counties earned spring semester academic honors from Garden City Community College.

Full-time students must maintain a 4.0 grade point average to be listed on the President’s Honor Roll. The Dean’s Honor Roll requires a 3.2-3.99 gpa.

The 595 students on the three honor rolls represent approximately 54% of the 1,107 students enrolled in eight (8) credit hours or more for the Spring, 2015 semester.

President’s Honor Roll Dighton: Jimmie Blackburn and Cynthia Landgraf.

Leoti: Richard Elder, Diana Kirk, Marisa Lobmeyer, Debra McLaughlin, Bailey Preedy, Karla Romero Garcia and Stephanie Thelen-West.

Marienthal: Karla Allaman Scott City: Tad Kitch and Lindsay Schmitt.

Dean’s Honor Roll Leoti: Heath Brown, Camilla Eddy, Neil Fletcher, Blake Nickelson, Matthew Price, Christopher Wilson and Rachel Zesner.

Scott City: Amanda Amerine, Kaitlyn Brau, Idalia Chavez and Manny Turner.

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Six area students earn degrees from Ft. Hays

Six area students were among the 2,061 who completed associate, bachelor’s or graduate degrees at Ft. Hays State University during the spring semester.

Graduates included: Dighton: Stephanie Benzel, associate of general studies (general business); and Caitlin Birney, bachelor of social work.

Marienthal: Jessica-Shon Mastel, BS degree in organizational leadership; Stephanie Snell, bachelor of business administration in management; Sherri Warden, bachelor of general studies (education).

Scott City: Lisa Vance, BS degree in nursing.

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Kansas earns bonus for lower SNAP error rate The USDA recently awarded Kansas more than $620,000 for improvements in its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP) payment error rate.

Phyllis Gilmore, secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families, said the state had been in danger of being penalized for its food assistance program error rate but now ranks among the nation’s leaders.

“We once averaged 30 days to provide someone an eligibility determination,” she said. “A client now knows if he or she is approved for food assistance within eight to 10 days.”

SNAP, also known as food stamps, offers nutrition assistance to low-income people.

The USDA said the Kansas SNAP payment error rate improved from 3.99 percent in fiscal year 2013 to 0.75 percent in fiscal year 2014. The national average is 3.66 percent.

The payment error rate consists of two components: the overpayment rate and the underpayment rate. Overpayments reflect benefits issued over the amount that a household is entitled to receive, while underpayments reflect benefits that a household is entitled to but did not receive.

Kansas overpayment rate is 0.60 percent, while the underpayment rate is 0.14 percent.

The state’s $621,501 SNAP high-performance bonus will be placed in a special fund for SNAP-related activities.

The USDA also said Kansas ranks eighth in the country for another performance award category: best and most improved case and procedural error rate, at 11.27 percent, compared to the national average of 26.3 percent.

The top four states will receive bonus funds.

DCF currently serves 278,263 food assistance clients. The average benefit per person is $113.26 per month.

Cancer support group meeting The Breast Friends Cancer Support Group meets at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, on the second Wednesday of each month at the Legacy House, 309 E. Walnut.

Next meeting will be July 8 from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

The group is led by breast cancer survivor Heather WrightRenick, RN. Participants may be at any stage in their breast cancer experience from newly diagnosed to survivorship.

Educational materials, local resources, speakers and various activities are made available.

For more information on Breast Friends call (620) 2722360.

The Scott County Record • Page 10 • Thursday, July 2, 2015

What Kansans should know about court’s health care ruling The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week confirmed the use of advance premium tax credits for health insurance consumers in all states, including Kansas. The premium tax credits provide financial assistance to consumers, based on their income, to make health insurance more affordable.

“The decision allows more than 70,000 Kansas residents to continue receiving their federal financial subsidies for their health insurance plans purchased through the Kansas Health Insurance Marketplace,” said Roberta Riportella, Kansas Health

Foundation professor of community health through K-State Extension.

She added that more than six million people throughout the United States will continue to receive these subsidies as well.

Consumers in every state who are enrolled in health insurance through the marketplace will continue to be eligible for a premium tax credit, which lowers the average consumer’s health insurance premium by $272 each month. That means $3,264 in savings, on average, per consumer each year.

Consumers in every state who are enrolled in health insurance through the marketplace will continue to be eligible for a premium tax credit which lowers the average consumer’s health insurance premium by $272 each month. That means $3,264 in savings, on average, per consumer each year.

About eight out of every 10 consumers could find coverage for as little as $100 or less with tax credits through the marketplace.

While 14 U.S. states currently operate a state-based marketplace, the 36 other states - including Kansas opted for state-partnership, federally supported or federally facilitated marketplaces for their citizens.

The Supreme Court case questioned wording in the health care law, also called the Affordable Care Act (ACA), to determine if subsidies should only be available to people buying health insurance in a marketplace established by their state.

Riportella said the 6-to3 ruling solidified that Congress’ intention by the (See RULING on page 11)

Staying in control of our emotions Coaching teaches how to express, cope with feelings

by Erika Garcia Compass Behavioral Health

As adults, many of us have experienced those times when we’ve been unable to manage our own emotions, yet we often expect our children to be able to do so.

Why do we expect children to behave better than adults?

The ability to effectively manage emotions is essential for academic success, emotional well-being, and life long achievement. We cannot always control or predict our emotions, but we can learn to be more self aware.

Awareness gives us the ability to self-direct our own behaviors, rather than allowing outside forces to influence

our actions. Once we become aware of and name our emotions, we are able to recognize it as a feeling. Feelings are manageable and can be regulated.

Often we find ourselves pushing our emotions aside or away. This leads to suppressing feelings. Emotional buildup becomes intolerable and we erupt when least expected.

Adults respond to negative emotions in one of sev-

Ks. Clean Air Act observes five years Bryan Thompson KHI News Service

When it took effect five years ago, the Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act had some restaurant and business owners concerned.

But their worries about the state law prohibiting smoking in most public places - including workplaces, public buildings, bars and restaurants - have largely gone unrealized.

The law had its start in cities such as Salina, where in 2002 city commissioners began debating an ordinance to ban smoking in restaurants, with an exception for late-night hours.

“It generated more response from the community than any other issue that I ever had to deal with while I was on the commission and I was on the commission for six years,” said Debbie Divine, a former Salina city commissioner and mayor.

Many restaurant owners were worried that they’d lose customers who smoked, Divine said. Those Salina restaurant owners included Tom Dick, who has operated Tom’s Appletree Restaurant for 30 years.

“We had a lot of customers from Lindsborg and McPherson,” he said. “We still do. We had some of them that flat told me, ‘We won’t be eating in Salina anymore because of the smoking ban.’ And they didn’t. They stopped coming in.”

But overall, Dick said his busi-

ness didn’t suffer. In fact, he didn’t see any difference at all.

Soon other cities followed suit with smoking bans of their own: Lyons, Lawrence and Hutchinson had smoking bans within two years after enforcement started in Salina.

By the end of 2009, more than three dozen Kansas cities, towns and counties had enacted smoking bans.

Reagan Cussimanio, government relations director in Kansas for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, credited that grassroots movement for passage of the statewide law.

“The state itself saw that communities, and residents in those communities, wanted clean indoor air,” Cussimanio said.

Health Improvements The Indoor Clean Air Act, at its core, is about making Kansans healthier.

Statistics from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment show decreases since 2009 in Kansas hospital discharge rates for patients with lung diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

“We can’t prove that we can attribute them to the Clean Indoor Air Act, but all of the studies published that have looked at health effects would suggest that the ban contributed to those reductions,” said Kimber Richter, tobacco treatment researcher at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

eral ways: emotion coaching, emotion dismissal, emotion escalation, etc.

Emotion coaching validates feelings and teaches children how to express and cope with strong feelings.

With proper emotion coaching children develop selfesteem, empathy, and compassion for others.

Difficult behaviors in young children, such as anger (See EMOTIONS on page 11)

The Scott County Record • Page 11 • Thursday, July 2, 2015

Ruling ACA was to make financial assistance available to all consumers, regardless of the states in which they live, or whether or not their states made decisions to create their own marketplace.

Even as the next open enrollment for the marketplace won’t be until November of this year, individuals might still be eligible to sign up for insurance now.

(continued from page 10)

Individuals who have changes in life status that might include loss of jobbased insurance, addition of family member, change in citizen status, or a move to a new state, as examples, could be eligible to enroll in health insurance in a marketplace plan within 60 days of the qualifying event.

Many who purchase health insurance in the marketplace will also

Emotions and aggression can be especially frustrating for both children and adults.

Often children are unable to control their anger and need to be taught healthy alternatives that help decrease the hitting, kicking, and shouting. Children must learn how to express their anger in ways that don’t hurt themselves or others.

There are a number of ways that adults can help children develop skills to manage emotions. First and foremost, adults should model good emotion management skills.

Remain calm and don’t let your emotions get the best of you.

Name your feelings

be eligible for financial assistance. If a consumer is uninsured, he or she can call the marketplace at 800-318-2596 to ask about qualifying to enroll in coverage now.

Health insurance assisters are available in Kansas to answer questions and help people access health insurance. A local support person can be found at http://insureks.org/allagents.php?mode=county.

Thinking of you...

July 3, 1982

(continued from page 10)

when you are experiencing strong emotions and model appropriate management skills. For example, “I feel angry.

I’m going to take a deep breath. I can handle this.”

When approaching a child who is experiencing strong emotions it is important to create a sense of safety for that child. Gain your composure before responding and remember the importance of describing the emotions and naming the feeling.

Communicate to the child by getting down on their level, sharing eye contact and using a gentle firm voice to describe what the child is doing.

Name and acknowledge their feelings.

Take some deep breaths with the child. This will increase the oxygen flow to the brain and aid the child in calming down.

Remember that trying a new skill is scary, and for children to change they need our support. When children learn from adults who model healthy skills for managing strong emotions, change will come naturally.

Gaining skills necessary to manage emotions has a positive impact on emotional well-being at any age.

Erika Garcia is employed with Russell Child and Development Center, Garden City

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For the Record What if a false tax return is filed in your name?

The Scott County Record

Jason Alderman

Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing fraud issues at the IRS. Online thieves have been capturing Social Security numbers and other tax filing data to file fraudulent returns, principally for the purpose of stealing refunds.

Just this past tax season, TurboTax, the leading tax preparation software company, had to stop transmitting state tax

returns and introduce new safeguards after a run of suspicious returns.

In March, the U.S. Treasury Department reported slightly over 2.9 million incidents of taxrelated identity theft in 2013, up from 1.8 million in 2012.

As to dollar loss, in January, the General Accounting Office (GAO) said the IRS had prevented an estimated $24.2 billion in fraudulent identity theft tax refunds in 2013,

Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department June 18: A theft was reported in the 1900 block of South US83 Highway.

June 23: Ximena Ayala-Chanez reported the theft of property.

June 23: An identity theft incident was reported.

June 24: A legally parked 1999 Pontiac owned by Robert Rosas was struck on the driver’s side door in the 200 block of W. 4th.

June 26: A report was taken of criminal use of a financial card in the 1500 block of South Main.

June 26: A forgery incident was reported in the 1300 block of South Main.

June 27: A report was taken for criminal use of a financial card in the 600 block of South Main.

June 27: Police responded to a child in need of care report.

June 27: Michelle Heusi was turning north into the alley in the 2500 block of East 4th St. and sideswiped a utility pole.

USD 466 Board of Education Agenda Mon., July 6 • 7:00 p.m.

Administration Building • 704 College

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but actually paid $5.8 billion in refunds later determined to be fraudulent.

In terms of damage, tax identity theft is really no different than any other form of identity theft.

Thieves illegally obtain your Social Security number through online or other resources and then go to work on your finances and reputation.

The first you’ll see of it will be on your credit report in the form of unfamiliar (and likely unpaid)

accounts or unusual credit inquiries from employers or agencies you’ve never contacted. The problem may take months or years to straighten out.

Hearing about a false tax return might take time.

Many taxpayers find out they’ve been hacked via a physical letter from the U.S. Postal Service - the IRS never sends taxpayerspecific correspondence via email - indicating that a duplicate return has been filed in the taxpay-

Scott City Council Agenda Mon., July 6 • 7:30 p.m.

City Hall • 221 W. 5th •Call to Order •Approve minutes of June 15 regular meeting and June 17 special council meeting •Approve Southwest Kansas Multi-Hazard, Multi-Jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan •Mayor’s Proclamation for Sloan Baker who has been selected for Kansas Shrine Bowl •Accept audit report from Dirks, Anthony & Duncan •Approve transfer from general fund to special highway fund •Open bids to resurface City Hall retaining wall •Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested Pool Department 1) Discuss council/city employee pool party

•Recognition of persons/delegations present 1) High Plains Co-op - Eric Erven 2) NW Ks. Tech. College - Mark Davis 3) Administrative reports 4) Additional

Police Department 1) Request to advertise for police car

•Organization of Board 1) Election of president/vice-president 2) Designate reps to High Plains Educational Co-op; Northwest Tech board of directors; KASB Governmental Relations Network 3) Designate official newspaper

Public Works Department 1) Accept resignation of full-time maintenance employee 2) Advertise for full-time maintenance employee

•Financials •Consent agenda 1) Approve previous minutes 2) Designate Susan Carter as board clerk 3) Designate Deneen Wolfe as district treasurer 4) Designate Wallace, Brantley and Shirley as district’s legal counsel, Keen Brantley as the representative 5) Appoint Marilyn Lippelmann as deputy board clerk 6) Approve school fees for 2015-16 7) Approve KASB membership for 2015-16 8) Approve participation in Parents as Teachers •Consider items pulled from consent agenda New business 1) Select contract negotiating team for 2015-16 2) Approve classified handbook 3) Approve June KASB policy updates 4) Approve building controls/services contract 5) Approve SCORE handbook changes 6) Approve mitigation plan 7) Food service agreement and meal price proposal 8) Determine plans for Shallow Water surplus •Executive session 1) Non-elected personnel •Resignations/hires 1) Approve resignations/hires 2) Approve 2015-16 classified listing 3) Approve supplemental listings for 2015-16 •Executive session 1) Negotiations •Adjournment

Parks Department 1) Misc. business

Clerk’s Department 1) Review changes from budget workshop •Mayor’s comments

Scott County Commission Agenda Tuesday, July 7 County Courthouse 3:00 p.m.

County business, approve payroll Approve minutes of June 16 meeting Approve lease agreement for Zella Carpenter ground

3:30 p.m.

County Health Director Dana Shapland Discuss plans for health department

4:00 p.m.

Scott County Hospital 2016 budget request

4:30 p.m.

Public Works Director Richard Cramer

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

er’s name.

That means a significant amount of time might have passed between the hack and the taxpayer learning about the problem. Electronic filers might find out sooner because their return might bounce if a fraudulent one was successfully filed earlier.

Recent reports quote the IRS as saying it tries to settle such cases within 4-6 months, but news reports have indicated

wait times might be longer. This is why anyone dealing with identity theft needs to move fast and be actively involved in containing the damage.

Regulators can’t do it for you and advertised services that say they can handle everything probably won’t. You’ll need to investigate and clean up your own records.

If you’ve been hit, first go to the identity theft action pages on (See FALSE on page 13)

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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Kansas tax collections fall short again State tax receipts for June totaled $22.5 million less than expected, the Kansas Department of Revenue reported Tuesday.

Both individual income taxes and sales tax receipts failed to meet projections.

Kansas Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan tried to put the numbers in a positive light, saying that overall tax receipts were $69.9 million higher than the previous year and “were less than one per-

cent below estimates” for the current budget year.

But Jordan didn’t mention the fact that the official estimate for the 2015 fiscal year, which ends Tuesday, was lowered in April by $87.5 million.

Absent that adjustment, tax revenues would have missed the mark by a much wider margin.

State revenue has plummeted since income tax cuts championed by Gov. Sam Brownback were approved in 2012.

In the fiscal year that pre-

County Commission June 2, 2015 Scott County Commissioners met in a regular meeting with the following present: Chairman James Minnix, Commissioners Gary Skibbe and Jerry Buxton; and County Clerk Alice Brokofsky were present.

•Commissioners approved County Attorney Rebecca Faurot hiring a full-time legal assistant who will be placed on the payroll as a full-time county employee.

•Scott County Librarian Lori Hawker presented the library’s 2016 budget request.

•Scott County Extension presented their budget request.

•Buxton informed the commission that Don Eikenberry declined to serve on the hospital board.

Danny Spangler was nominated for the board and he was unanimously approved.

•Commissioners approved the additional expense to maintain elevators at the courthouse and the law enforcement center in the amount of $3,700.00.

•Justin Meireis, Thad Dearden, Tom Shirley, Trudi Kuntzsch, Joe Meyer, Shawn Powelson and Juanita Myers, all representing the Chamber of Commerce, requested funding in the amount of $10,000 for 2016.

No action was taken.

•The Scott County Historical Society presented their 2016 budget request.

•Mowing and maintenance contracts were approved.

•The following road permit was signed: Shakespeare Oil Co., entrance from Cherokee Rd. west to the Nightengale Grain #2-28 location. S28, T16S, R34W and S27, T16S, R34W. •Public Works Director Richard Cramer said a culvert needs to be placed approximately one-quarter miles south of the Pence Road to detour the water that crosses the Cherokee Road after a rain.

•Cramer also discussed the new well being drilled at the road department. Once completed, he would like for the road department to be placed on a separate water line. The road department could then control their usage and leaks separate from the other entities now sharing the water line.

•Commissioners gave approval for Sonic and Loves’ drainage request to share the retention pond that is located near the Scott County Hospital, on condition that they expand the holding capacity of the pond by approximately 175,000 gallons.

•County Health Director Dana Shapland presented her department’s 2016 budget request.

•Commissioners approved having D.V. Douglass Roofing, Garden City, repair the roof on the storage building at the health department.

ceded those cuts, the state took in $6.4 billion in tax revenue. This year, collections would have totaled approximately $700 million less even if they had met projections.

The budget problems created by the revenue shortfalls forced the longest legislative session in state history. Lawmakers struggled to address a projected $400 million deficit in fiscal year 2016, which runs from July 1 of this year to June 30, 2016.

In the session’s final days, Brownback pleaded with members of the Legislature’s Republican majority to pass a $384 million tax increase.

Lawmakers narrowly passed the tax package, which consisted largely of increases in sales and tobacco taxes, on the final day of the session.

But it won’t generate enough revenue to fully balance the budget.

Brownback will have to order additional spending

cuts at some point during the budget year.

Last week, the State Financial Council, which includes the governor and legislative leaders, approved a record $840 million certificate of indebtedness to help ease cash-flow problems as the state transitions from one fiscal year to the next. Such certificates essentially allow the state to borrow from itself, to tap into “idle funds.” But those loans must be paid

back by the end of the fiscal year.

Anthony Hensley, the top Democrat in the Kansas Senate, blamed the state’s ongoing budget problems on “incompetence and mismanagement.”

“Governor Brownback and the Republican Legislature are responsible for the longest session in history, the largest tax increase in history and, now, the largest certificate of indebtedness in history,” Hensley said.

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., July 2, 2015)t1 PUBLIC NOTICE BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS TO: ALL OIL AND GAS PRODUCERS, UNLEASED MINERAL INTEREST OWNER, LANDOWNERS AND ALL PERSONS WHOSOEVER CONCERNED. You, and each of you, are hereby notified that LANDMARK RESOURCES, INC. has filed an Application before the State Corporation Commission, pursuant to K.A. R. 82-3-100(b) requesting an order designating all information filed by LANDMARK RESOURCES INC. pursuant to K.A.R. 82-3107(d) relating to its Decker #4-9 well as confidential pursuant to K.A.R. 83-3-107(e) Any persons who object

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both the Federal Trade Commission and the IRS websites for immediate ways to deal with the problem.

Start with the following immediate steps: Order your current credit reports and set a fraud alert on each at the three major consumer credit rating agencies Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.

Set up a physical or computer-based file where you can organize, date and file all contacts, communications and paperwork associated with your case and keep track of any fraudulent transactions that occur.

Create an identity theft report (http:// www.consumer.ftc.gov/ articles/0277-create-identity-theft-report) with the FTC and your local police department. This will help you document your contacts with regulators and law enforcement if there is an arrest.

Make a call list for all creditors, banks, investment companies, utilities and your employer to let them know about the breach.

If you’ve never experienced this type of identity theft, don’t take your luck for granted. Even if you file your taxes by regular mail, make sure you set up your own personal IRS e-services.

Bottom line: Anywhere your Social Security number goes, identity thieves follow - this tax filing season proved that.

to protest to such Application shall be required to file their objections or protests with the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas within fifteen (15) days from the date of the publication.

If any protests are timely filed, a hearing will be held at 10:00 A.M. on September 17, 2015 are soon thereafter at the Kansas Corporation Commission, State Office Building 266 N. Main St., Ste. 220, Wichita, KS. 67202.

All parties in any way interested or concerned shall take notice of the foregoing and govern themselves accordingly.

Landmark Resources, Inc. 1616 S. Voss Rd., Suite 600 Houston, Texas Jeff Wood: Phone (713) 243-8550 Fax: (713) 243-8551

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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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Pastime at Park Lane Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon.

Pastor Bob Artz led Bible study on Tuesday morning.

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

Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon.

Residents enjoyed a music program on Friday afternoon.

Dottie Fouquet was visited by Mark Fouquet and Jon and Anne Crane.

Thelma Branine was visited by Sherri and Hunter Smith and Chandler Hornbostel.

Make lanterns for dining rooms

The Park Lane activity department and several residents made Fourth of July lanterns to decorate the dining rooms.

LaVera King was visited by Gloria Gough, Megan and TJ Wiechman, Carol Latham, Toni Wessel and Marsha Holloway.

Emogene Harp was visited by Alicia Harp, Ryan Harp, Reed Harp, Lauren Murphy, Denise Murphy and Kay Davis.

Geraldine Graves was visited by Charlene Becht, Megan Dirks and Jeff Head.

Boots Haxton had as her visitors her son and wife, David and Sherri Haxton, McPherson, and Rod and Kathy Haxton.

Bonnie Pickett was visited by Gloria Wright, Larry and Philene Pickett, and Margie Stevens.

Vivian Kreiser was visited by Sharon Lock.

Clifford Dearden was visited by Kirk and Janet Ottaway.

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Yvonne Spangler was visited by Jerica Van Campen and Yvette Mills.

Albert Dean was visited by Margie Stevens, Mary Lou Oeser and Karen Harms.

Lorena Turley was visited by Dustin Kirk, Rex Turley, Phyllis See, Grant and Laura Young, Shirley Evans, Linda Artz, Megan Dirks, Alonna Mantzke, Neta Wheeler, Karen Harms and Mary Lou Oeser.

Verna Willman was visited by Weslyon Fry, Monica Rowton and Charlene Becht.

Deaths and wife, Jean, Jacksonville, Fla., and William Joe Petty and wife, Marilyn, Smolan; two daughters, Julie Ann Arnold, and husband, Jeff, South Hutchinson, and Vera Jane Argiro and husband, Vinny, Key West, Fla.; three sisters, Frances Louise Blalock, Marlow, Okla., Merle Ann Lehman, Canyon, Tex., and Laurel Lee Shepherd, Oviedo, Fla.; 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two step-sons, Jerry Dean Petty and Jeffery Neal Petty; and one great-grandson, John Wilferd Petty.

Funeral service will be Fri., July 3, 2:00 p.m., at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Scott City, officiated by Jeff Arnold.

Interment will be at the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to the Scott County VIP Center or the Scott County VFW, in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.

James ‘Jim’ R. Sawyer

James “Jim” R. Sawyer, 76, died June 28, 2015, at his home in Gravois Mills, Mo. He was born on April 14, 1939, in Colorado.

Jim was a 1957 graduate of Scott Community High School. He was the owner/operator of J.R. Carstar Collision Repair, Raytown, Mo. In his retirement he enjoyed living at the Lake of the Ozarks during the summer and Goodyear, Ariz., during the winter.

Jim was a member of the Osage Community Elks Lodge No. 2705.

Survivors include: two sons, Curtis Sawyer, and wife, Cheryl, Edwardsville, and Tony Sawyer, and wife, Shelley, Lee’s Summit, Mo.; one daughter, Marcia Fagan, and husband, Matt, Goodyear, Ariz.; two step-daughters, Connie Jaeger, and husband, Roger, Ashland,

Jake Leatherman was visited by Rod and Mary Ann Leatherman.

Lucille Dirks was visited by Floyd and Vivian Dirks.

Lowell Rudolph was visited by Tom and Kathy Moore, Devin Nietling, Steve and Mary Grigg, Rev. Don Martin, and LuAnn Buehler.

Corrine Dean was visited by Kim Smith, Margie Stevens, Mary Lou Oeser and Karen Harms.

Nella Funk was visited

by Kim Smith, Margie Stevens, Mary Lou Oeser and Karen Harms.

Arlene Beaton was visited by William Beaton, John and Colleen Beaton, and Margie Stevens.

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

Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton and Delinda Dunagan.

Margaret Harper was visited by Denise Unruh, Margie Meyer, Ron Hess, Kim Smith and Christine Wright.

Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Gloria O’Bleness and Larry LaPlant.

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Herbert Charles Graves

Herbert Charles Graves, 87, died June 28, 2015, at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City.

H e was born on Oct. 7, 1927, in Woodw a r d , Okla., the son of C h a r l e s Herbert Graves Miller and Mary Ann (Hoffert) Graves. A resident of Scott City since 1984, moving from Wichita, Herb worked for Arkla Gas Company until his retirement.

He was a member of the Community Christian Church, Scott City, and the Good Sam’s Club.

Herb was a US Navy veteran, serving from 194547.

On June 30, 1979, he married Mary Cletes Gruver in Wichita. She died Aug. 25, 2003, in Wichita.

Survivors include: four sons, Charles Eugene Graves, and wife, Cheryl, Las Cruses, N.M., Jimmy Lee Petty and wife, Vicky, Wichita, Gilbert Jay Petty

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Mo., and Vicki Dunham, Otterville, Mo.; one sister, Emma Jean Binns, and husband, Clifford, Scott City; his very special friend, Ethel Spout, Sun City, Ariz.; seven grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley (Pickett) Sawyer; second wife, Mary (Bare) Sawyer; and one sister, Twila Lawrence.

Funeral service was held July 2 at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs.

Burial was at the Bonner Springs Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be given to cancer research at the Mayo Clinic in care of Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, 214 Oak St., Bonner Springs, Ks. 66012.

Charles McNutt, Jr.

Charles McNutt, Jr., 91, died June 24, 2015, at Larned.

He was born on June 5, 1924, to Charles, Sr., and Nole (Sharp) McNutt.

He married Nadine Morris in Clayton, N.M., in May of 1951. She died June 13, 1993.

Survivors include: three daughters, Dora Jean Jackson and Mary McNutt, both of Scott City, and Connie McNutt, Larned; five grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

Graveside service was held June 29 in the Garfield Cemetery with Rev. Howard Bever presiding.

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Janice Carol Cox

Janice Carol Cox, 68, died June 24, 2015, at her home in Andover.

S h e was born on Nov. 20, 1946, in Moorel a n d , Okla., the daughter Janice Cox of Clayton E. and Viola Mae (Wisner) Williams.

Janice was a banker, accountant for many churches, was involved in Girl Scouts and 4-H. She was a tutor and was always involved in groups and organizations. Janice spent many years on the Andover City Council and Planning Commission.

On Aug. 20, 1965, she married David Cox, in Amy. Survivors include: her husband, Andover; one

son, Braden Cox, and wife, Erin, Springfield; one daughter, Shelley Gaither, and husband, Gary, Andover; four grandchildren and many other family and close friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Vernon C. Williams.

Funeral service was held June 29 at Faith Baptist Church, Andover, with Pastor Jerry Smith officiating.

Interment was at Bruno Township Cemetery, Andover.

Memorial donations may be made in Janice’s memory to Faith Baptist Church, 417 W. Central Ave., Andover, Ks. 67002.

An on-line guest registry is available at www. heritageofandover.com.

Aelard Merl Unruh

Aelard Merl Unruh, 78, died June 29, 2015, at his home in rural Brighton, Colo.

H e w a s born on Feb. 27, 1937, in McPherson, the Aelard Unruh son of Brinton and Amanda (Koehn) Unruh. His parents moved to Scott County in 1944.

On May 23, 1950, he was baptized, becoming a member of the Church of God in Christ Mennonite.

Aelard was in alternative IW Service, Denver, Colo., in 1958-59, moving back to Scott County in 1961.

On April 5, 1964, he married Carol Ann Ratzlaff.

In 1969, Aelard and Carol moved to Colorado and in time settled on a

Dennis Carpenter

Dennis Carpenter, 66, died June 25, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Mo. He was born on Sept.

22, 1948, in Newton, the son of Jack and Esther (Seible) Carpenter.

He graduated from Scott Community High School and took technical college courses in diesel mechanics.

He worked as a farmer in Kansas, growing wheat and corn. He was also a coast-to-coast truck driver.

Dennis served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. On Aug. 11, 1973, he married Suzy in Scott City.

farm east of Brighton.

Survivors include: his wife, Brighton Colo.; two sons, Brad and wife, Maggie, Brighton, Colo., and Todd and wife, Erica, Fort Worth, Tex.; one brother, Lynn, and wife, Jan, Brighton, Colo.; two brothers-in-law, Jerry Ratzlaff, and wife, Janice, and John Ratzlaff; two sistersin-law, Virginia Decker, and husband, Galen, and Nora Frederick; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers-in-law, and three sisters-in-law.

Funeral service will be held Mon., July 6, 10:30 a.m., at the Scott Mennonite Church, Pence.

Interment will be at the Scott Mennonite Cemetery, Pence.

There will be no calling times.

Dennis and Suzy moved to Branson from Kansas.

Survivors include: his wife, Branson, Mo.; one son, D.J. Carpenter, Rockaway Beach, Mo.; three step-children, David Lee Marquez, Dighton, Philip Marquez, Richmond, Va., and Elena Moore, Scott City; one sister, Judy Lilton, Holcomb; and seven grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial service was held July 2 at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Mo., under the direction of SnappBearden Funeral Home, Branson, Mo.

Week of July 6-10 Monday: Smothered steak, baked potato, California blend vegetables, whole wheat roll, strawberries and pears.

Tuesday: Open face turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cran sauce/waldorf salad.

Wednesday: Tuna salad, tossed salad, peach crisp.

Thursday: Barbeque pulled pork, baked beans, tomato slices, cole slaw, apricots.

Friday: Hot chicken casserole or beef fingers and rice, tossed salad, whole wheat bread, tropical fruit salad. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501

The Scott County Record • Page 15 • Thursday, July 2, 2015

Deaths James ‘Jim’ Allen Jones

James “Jim” Allen Jones, 62, died June 18, 2015, at his home in Greeley, Colo.

H e was born on Oct. 10, 1952, in Williamsburg, Ia., Jim Jones the son of Leighton and M. Jeanne (Kinzler) Jones. Jim graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1971.

Jim owned and operated Jones Dozing in Iowa County for a number of years. In 1995, he relocated to Colorado where he was employed by Willies Grain and HH Williams Trucking, Greeley, Colo.

Jim and his wife, Bonnie, opened Fit 2 Show in 2008, a livestock grooming supply and equipment business.

On Dec. 18, 1971, he married Bonnie Lane at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Williamsburg.

Survivors include: his mother, Williamsburg; wife, Greeley, Colo.; two daughters, Jodie Baumgartner, and husband, Rohn, Hudson Colo., and Mandy Hinrichsen, and husband, Neil, Williamsburg; one son, Jeremy Jones, and wife, Stefanie, Healy; two brothers, Bob Jones, and wife, Sue, and Tim Jones, and wife, Kathy, all of Williamsburg; one sister, Carol Celarier, and husband, Steven, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; nine grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father; grandparents, Elias and Sadie Jones, and Wallace and Roine Kinzler; and one infant brother, Norman Jones.

Funeral service was held June 25 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Williamsburg.

Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg.

Bonnie Darlene Simon

Bonnie Darlene Simon, 83, died June 28, 2015, at the Scott County Hospital, Scott City.

She was born on April 9, 1932, in Scott City, the daughter of Arthur and Mabel (Stacy) Browning. A lifetime resident of Scott City, she was a homemaker.

Bonnie was a member of the United Methodist Church, Scott City, and was one of the founders of Dusty Boots Riding Club that was started in the early 1960s.

On March 26, 1950, she married Wendell Simon in Scott City. He died June 18, 1999, in Hutchinson.

Survivors include: one

son, Jay Simon, Wichita; two daughters, Debbie Comer, and husband, Kelly, Hutchinson, and Breva Winderlin, and husband, Bill, Scott City; six grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one granddaughter, Allison Williams.

Graveside service will be held Fri., July 3, 11:00 a.m., at the Scott County Cemetery, with Rev. Robert Nuckolls officiating.

Memorials may be given to the Scott County Hospital in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.

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Feeling unwelcome here?

As a pastor, I frequently remind our people that as Christians, like the sons of Issachar, we should understand the times in which we are living and have a knowledge of what we should do in our times.

The Supreme court’s recent ruling on same-sex marriage has many Christians asking “What do we do about this? How should we respond? As time progresses, as a tsunami of perversion increases, more and more sincere Christians will be asking, if not already, “Why do I feel so out of place?”

Answers come to us from the scripture. We are a people governed by the word. We stand on the scripture and God’s truth, not only as the foundation of our faith, but also God’s instruction for how we are to live our lives. No word of God will ever fail!

Hebrews 13:14 says, “For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.” This world is not our permanent home! You may own a home, have a place to lay your head at night but as a blood bought, born again, spirit filled believer in Jesus Christ you are not home! We seek a city that is yet to come and we keep on deliberately seeking no matter what present circumstances may be. That is one thing we can do in light of these times: know that we are not home yet!

That’s why we feel unwelcome here.

Hebrews describes that city as heaven (12:23); as rest, (4:11); as a better country (11:14); a city that God built, (11:10); a heavenly Jerusalem, (12:22); and a heavenly country (11:14). God will be there!

Jesus and blood-bought saints will be there! That will be our permanent forever home and we will definitely feel welcome there! Let’s loosen our grip upon this present world, lift up our heads and seek the city that is to come!

This is no time for panic nor fear. Let’s affirm our love for all people, including those who are struggling with same-sex attraction. Let us remember Jesus Christ is alive; He is sovereign over history, this is our confidence!

The gates of hell will not prevail against the church.

It has faced hostility, persecution and suffering for over 2000 years and it remains steadfast and victorious.

If you feel unwelcome here, just remember that as a Christian, you are not home yet!

Experience the Truth (Jesus), speak the Truth (Jesus), and live for the Truth (Jesus)! That will get you to your forever home.

Pastor Ed Sanderson, Assembly of God Church, Scott City

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

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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.

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

Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.

The Scott County Record • Page 16 • Thursday, July 2, 2015

Clinic The Extension office will be relocated into the Compass Behavioral Health building on the southwest corner of the courthouse block. There’s a possibility other offices will eventually share the building.

County Attorney Becky Faurot will move from office space in the Post Office to the basement of the courthouse where the Extension office is currently located.

“We’ve been working on this for the past six or seven months,” says Commission Chairman Jim Minnix.

An unexpected hurdle in the process has been cuts for mental health agency funding by the state which impacts Compass, says Minnix.

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The county has been working with Great Plains Development, Inc., in an effort to get a grant for $250,000 to $300,000 to assist with remodeling expenses in the former clinic. The status of the grant won’t be known until January.

In the meantime, Minnix says the county is putting money aside in its public building fund.

“If we don’t get the grant we’ll move ahead on our own,” he says.

Better Coordination Minnix feels that all agencies will benefit from the move.

It will put more health services under one roof which he says should be of particular benefit

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to Compass Behavioral Health and the county health department.

“I think it would be great for our department,” says county health director Dana Shapland. “It should give us some much needed space.”

Relocating Faurot into the courthouse will save the cost of rent she’s currently paying for office space in the Post Office building. The county would also have a Main Street building it could sell by moving the health department.

“Getting Becky into the courthouse will also give her a better opportunity to work with law enforcement,” adds Minnix. “We hope this will help bring the departments a little closer together.”

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Scott Community High School seniors Josh Becker and Nick Storm were delegates to the American Legion Boys State Leadership Academy held on the Kansas State University campus.

More than 450 boys who will be high school seniors this fall participated in the academy. This was the 78th year for Boy’s State.

USD 466 Summer Menu Week of July 6-10 Lunch Monday: Pizza quesadilla, salad blend, fruit.

Tuesday: fish sticks, cheesy potatoes, green beans, fruit.

Wednesday: Salisbury steak, potatoes and gravy, hot vegetable, dinner roll, fruit.

Thursday: Chicken fajitas, garden salad, fruit.

Friday: Chicken pattie on a bun, oven fries, lettuce leaf and tomato, fruit.

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Lake Scott remains a fisherman’s oasis in Western Kansas

Lake Scott State Park Ranger Tad Eubanks weights and measures a largemouth bass that tipped the scales at more than six pounds. It was part of the annual spring survey at the lake conducted by fisheries biologist Dave Spalsbury (background).

(Record Photo)

One could refer to Dave Spalsbury as a lake doctor.

Twice a year he carefully examines the fish population and determines the overall health of Lake Scott.

“Generally, the lake looks really, really good,” says Spalsbury, a fish biologist with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.

“There are always things that could be better, and I’m continuing to work on that, but I’m real pleased with the population and the health of the fish I’m seeing.”

Spalsbury’s assessment came during the annual spring bass survey during which time he electroshocks different locations around the lake. While the focus is on the largemouth bass - taking measurements of length and weight - it’s also an opportunity to see how other fish are also faring.

“We saw the big fish, but we didn’t catch him,” says Spalsbury with a laugh. “We didn’t get the seven-pounder (bass) that we were looking for, but we know he’s still in the lake.”

The largest fish caught during the two days of sampling tipped the scales at just over six pounds.

Spalsbury said the data shows 22 percent of the fish were more than five inches in length and “a good number were over 15 inches and two percent of the sample were more than 20 inches.”

“Any time you have an environment where you have fish over 20 inches that isn’t shabby, no matter where you go,” Spalsbury points out.

He was also pleased to see a good mix of fish at a variety of lengths.

“They should all grow well. They were fat and healthy,” he says.

Saugeye, Bass Co-exist What’s been of particular interest to Spalsbury has been the development of saugeye that were first introduced into the lake in 2010 and how they coexist with the bass.

The reason for putting saugeye in Lake Scott was to control the crappie, which seems to be happening. During the fall survey, Spalsbury says it was one of the lowest catches he’s experienced of crappie.

“If we see the same thing again this year, then we’ll know we’re on our way to controlling the crappie population,” he says.

(See HEALTH on page 22)

SC accomplishes its No. 1 priority Wins an added bonus for inexperienced squad Glenn O’Neil had one top priority when he put together the summer schedule for his basketball team.

Court time. Lots of court time.

“We played about 30 games this summer between the tournaments and Garden City league and we needed every one of those,” says the Scott Community High School head coach.

As one would expect from a team that includes only three players who saw significant varsity minutes last season, there is plenty of room for improvement.

Perhaps what stood out most this summer was the effort O’Neil saw on the floor.

“That was our biggest strength,” he says. “Whether I talked to coaches in summer league, MAYB or the Jamboree, they complimented the boys on how hard they played and how well they played together.”

On the other hand, inconsistent play on offense, and the lack of a scoring threat in the paint, remain issues that Scott City will have to resolve during the upcoming high school season.

“Our biggest weakness was offense. We’d sometimes go through six to eight minute dry spells,” O’Neil says.

That proved costly in a double overtime loss to Central Plains during bracket play on Sunday in the Great Bend tournament.

Scott City saw a 12 point lead evaporate after scoring just one point in the first 10 minutes of the second half.

The scoring droughts are the result of several factors, but high post scoring is at the top of the list.

“We have to get offense from our high post,” O’Neil says. “If teams don’t have to worry about scoring from our post, or our high post even taking a shot, then it will allow them to spread the floor and put more pressure on our perimeter shooters. That’s going to make us a lot easier to defend.”

He says the team also has a “tendency to turn easy shots into hard shots. When you’re wide open at 10 feet that’s the shot you take. You don’t drive in and take the contested shot at six feet or five feet.”

(See COURT on page 19)

Scott City’s Draven McRae puts up a shot during the championship game of the Garden City league tournament on Monday evening.

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The Scott County Record • Page 18 • Thursday, July 2, 2015

Be safe on Kansas lakes over the Fourth The Fourth of July Holiday is popular with Kansas state park patrons. It’s hot, and being outdoors close to the water draws thousands.

Most parks have designated swimming beaches, buoyed for safety, but there are no lifeguards. Swimmers must obey safety rules and use common sense to prevent tragedy from marring what should be a fun, relaxing holiday at the park.

One important rule for parents is to never let young children out of sight. It’s also a good idea to strap young ones into well-fitted life jackets. It can only take a moment on a crowded beach to lose track of an active toddler.

Swimmers should pay attention to weather conditions. A typical summer thunderstorm can pop up quickly, bringing high wind, lightning, and heavy rain. Watch the weather forecasts and the skies. Even on a sunny day, the weather can be an issue.

Recently, swimmers floating on air mattresses had to be rescued at El Dorado Lake when high winds and rough water pushed them away from the beach. The high waves prevented them from swimming back to shore.

For holiday boaters, similar precautions must be followed; stay informed of weather forecasts, be aware of wave and wind velocities, and operate at safe and practical speeds for conditions.

Boating laws require children 12 and younger to wear properly-fitting life jackets while on board. There must be a life jacket readily accessible for everyone on board, and it’s a good idea for everyone to wear one.

For many boaters, drinking alcohol and boating go together, but alcohol is a factor (See LAKES on page 21)

Lesser prairie chicken numbers on the rise PRATT - The lesser prairie chicken population increased approximately 25 percent from 2014 to 2015, according to the recent range-wide aerial survey.

Wildlife biologists with the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) attribute the increase to abundant spring rainfall and ongoing efforts associated with the Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan.

Increases were observed in three of the four ecoregions across five states - Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas - where the species exists. The Sandsage Prairie Region of southeast Colorado showed the biggest gain - approximately 75 percent from a year ago.

The Mixed Grass Prairie Region of the northeast Panhandle of Texas, northwest Oklahoma and southcen-

tral Kansas showed an increase of approximately 30 percent, and the population in the Shortgrass Prairie Region of northwest Kansas grew by about 27 percent.

“An overall 25 percent increase in the lesser prairie chicken population across its five-state range is welcome news,” said Ross Melinchuk, chairman of WAFWA’s Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative Council.

“This year’s increase, on the heels of last year’s 20 percent increase, is evidence of the species’ ability to rapidly recover from downturns resulting from drought and poor range condition. With continued improvement in nesting and brood-rearing habitat associated with abundant rainfall and private landowner actions to conserve and restore their habitat, we are optimistic the species will recover to historic population levels.”

The only ecoregion with

X-country camp starts Monday

The Scott Community High School cross-country camp will be held from July 6-10, starting at 7:30 a.m. and finishing at about 10:00 a.m. each day.

Athletes are to meet at the SCHS track. Plans are to run at Lake Scott from Tuesday through Friday.

Head coach Kevin Reese advises runners to bring a water bottle, digital wrist watches, and a towel to use when doing core strength training.

Students who do not have their physicals and insurance information turned into the school will be required to have a release form signed before participating in camp.

SCHS, SCMS football camps get underway Mon. Scott Community High School and Scott City Middle School will conduct their football camps in July.

The four-day SCHS camp will be held July 6-9 at the high school practice field from 6:00-8:30 p.m.

Cost of the camp is $25.

The SCMS camp will be held from July 6-10 at the middle school practice field from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

There is no fee to attend.

All athletes must have their physicals in order to participate.

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 Have questions about the Scott Community Foundation? call 872-3790

a continued downward population trend is the Shinnery Oak ecoregion of eastern New Mexico and western Texas. This ecoregion is still recovering from a prolonged period of drought.

However, recent roadside surveys indicate lesser prairie chickens in this area are starting to respond to rainfall that occurred in late 2014 and early 2015.

“We’re confident that with continued moisture and drought relief, next year’s Shinnery Oak populations should continue to recover,” said Bill Van Pelt, WAFWA grassland coordinator.

The nonprofit WAFWA is coordinating efforts established under the Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan, which is an initiative designed to engage private landowners and industry to conserve lesser prairie chicken habitat and minimize impacts to

The lesser prairie chicken

the species.

To date, industry partners have committed $46 million in enrollment fees to pay for mitigation actions, and landowners across the range have agreed to conserve nearly 100,000 acres of habitat through 10-year and permanent conservation agreements.

Companies, landowners, farmers and ranchers may still enroll in the range-wide plan and receive regulatory assur-

ances that their operations can continue under an accompanying Certificate of Participation.

Participating companies can continue operations under certain restrictions while providing funds to conserve prairie chicken habitat.

To date, about 180 oil, gas, wind, electric and pipeline companies have enrolled about 11 million acres across the five states.

(See CHICKEN on page 21)

The Scott County Record • Page 19 • Thursday, July 2, 2015

Offense disappears in finals loss to Dodge City Scott City was playing its eighth game in three days and they looked like it in tournament play at Garden City on Monday.

Outside shots were coming up short and the intensity that had been a trademark of Scott City through most of the summer seemed to be absent in a 37-26 loss to Dodge City in the championship game of the varsity division.

Outside of an opening basket

by Bo Hess, Scott City never led in the game.

Scott City was playing short-

Court

handed with the absence of point guard Matt Jenkins and forward Drake McRae. Without the two starters Scott City’s inability to run the offense with any consistency was evident.

Despite struggling at the offensive end of the floor, Scott City was able to keep the game close with defense. They trailed 20-15 at the half following a late three-pointer by Dylan Hutchins.

A three-pointer by Jess Drohman and a basket by Kyle Cure cut the deficit to 22-20 early in the second half, but

that was as close as Scott City would get. Dodge City pushed the lead out to 30-20 with 6:01 remaining and Scott City added just one more field goal down the stretch.

Hess led the team with 10 points.

Defeat Ulysses In the tournament semifinals, Scott City took advantage of a 10-0 scoring burst early in the second half to pull away from Ulysses for a 52-44 win.

Scott City had problems han-

dling full-court pressure which contributed to several turnovers and baskets for the Tigers. At one time, 13 of Ulysses’ first 27 points came off turnovers.

The biggest lead for Ulysses came midway into the first half, 18-12, before Hutchins provided an offensive spark by scoring 10 of the team’s next 13 points.

Hutchins drilled a pair of treys during that stretch, giving Scott City a 25-21 lead.

Scott City’s 27-23 halftime lead quickly disappeared following consecutive baskets by Ulysses to open the second half.

That’s when the Beavers took control of the game with 10 unanswered points, including six by Hutchins, to open a 37-27 lead with 14:04 remaining.

Ulysses cut the margin to just three points, 42-39, following back-to-back treys, but Hess stopped the momentum with a basket and Drew Duff followed shortly afterwards with a big three-pointer that put Scott City on top, 47-41, with 2:49 to play.

Hutchins led the team with 22 points, including four treys.

Duff and Hess finished with 12 and 10 points, respectively.

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More Time in Gym While Scott City (21-8) saw a lot of action in MAYB tournaments and in summer league play at Garden City, O’Neil emphasizes that championship teams are built from the extra time that players spend in the gym improving their shooting or ball handling skills.

“We don’t have enough guys who are spending extra time in the gym working on those things,” he says.

“Those things come into play when you either don’t have the confidence to take the shot, make the shot or dribble into the gap and bring two guys to you and create an easy open shot for somebody else,” he emphasizes. “We’ve made offense as tough as possible for ourselves right now. If it continues we’re going to have some games where we look really, really good and other games when we look really, really bad.

JV Makes Progress The SCHS coach was also pleased with the progress made by next year’s incoming freshmen and junior varsity players.

He credited his sons, Brett and Trey, with coaching the younger players in weekend tournaments and in league play at Garden City.

“They spent a lot of extra time with the boys in the gym and I think it was evident the last couple of weeks,” O’Neil says. “We saw steady improvement. They ended up winning the Great Bent tournament, including two wins on Saturday over teams that had beaten them the day before.”

He says the freshmen also got a jump start on learning the high school system.

In addition, next year’s junior varsity squad played eight games in the Garden City league, winning their final two.

Bo Hess grabs a rebound during Monday’s league tournament action against Ulysses.

(Record Photo)

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University Games is next for KU Kansas University’s basketball team traveled to South Korea on June 28, to represent the U.S. in the World University Games.

Coach Bill by Self has been Mac working his Stevenson experienced ball club to get ready for the global tournament and international rules.

KU won two exhibition games against Canada’s national team at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. The Jayhawks beat Canada, 9183, on June 23. Frank Mason was extraordinary, scoring 28 points.

Kansas won the second exhibition game on June 26, defeating Canada 8776. Selden had a stellar game with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Ellis scored 18 points to go with nine rebounds.

After the second game with Canada, Self said, “Energy! Our guys played more minutes than their starters did, but I thought we looked fresher. Maybe our guys learned something tonight.”

Mickelson’s play was particularly encouraging to Self, who added, “Hunter is a really good athlete. He played to his athletic ability. . I think sometimes kids - when they want to do well so bad - they think and think, and they get paralyzed. That happens a lot with a lot of players.

“I think tonight for the first time in a while, I thought he played to his athletic ability; he made a couple of great blocks. He scored with his left, which we’ve been trying to get him to do a lot. Then of course, he showed a lot of bounce, too. He was just playing with energy.”

The Jayhawks begin tournament play against Turkey on July 4. However, because of the time difference, the Turkey game will be played on Friday night, July 3 (at 10:00 p.m. in the U.S.).

Coach Self and his program are receiving national publicity with their participation in the international tournament. It’s a slow time in the world of sports and such exposure is invaluable for recruiting and name recognition.

Self’s team for the 201516 season looks promising indeed. When you con(See HAWKS on page 21)

First Sunflower State Games deadline nears

The Scott County Record • Page 20 • Thursday, July 2, 2015

The first deadline to register for the 2015 Sunflower State Games is Fri., July 3.

Participants interested in the 5K/10K Cauldron Run, Adventure Race, Baseball (9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 14U), BMX, Bocce Ball, CrossFit, Disc Golf, FootGolf, Indoor Soccer, Judo, Martial Arts, Swimming, Target Archery, Tennis, Track and Field, Trap and Skeet Shooting, Volleyball and Wrestling must register.

The deadline for all other sports is Fri., July 10.

Registrations are accepted online at www. sunflowergames.com. Printable forms may also be accessed from the web site for mail-in registration.

This will mark the 14th year for the annual sports festival in Topeka. Events begin July 10 with track and field at Seaman High School and will wrap up on Sun., July 26, with the conclusion of the youth soccer tournament.

Kansans of all ages and skill levels are invited to participate in 48 different sports. New events in 2015 include FootGolf, the 95 Mile Cycling Gravel Race and a Slow-pitch Softball Home Run Derby.

All athletes and volunteers are invited to attend the Cauldron Fest on Sat., July 11, from 7:00-10:00 a.m. at Lake Shawnee - Shelter House No. 4.

The Sunflower State Games is an Olympic style sports festival for Kansans of all ages and skill levels. The purpose of the Games is to provide top-quality amateur competition in a wide range of activities and promote physical fitness, personal health and well-being for Kansans from all four corners of the state.

For more information, visit www.sunflowergames.com.

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 21 • Thursday, July 2, 2015

Hawks sider that Devontʹe Graham, Brennan Greene, Svi Mykhailiuk, and prized recruit Cheick Diallo aren’t playing on the tournament team because of injuries or nationality, it becomes clear that Kansas has the necessary talent for the upcoming season.

The prediction here is that Mykhailiuk will be one of the most-improved players in the nation this winter.

Royals on a Roll Prior to their sweep by Houston, the Royals were a season best 15 games above .500 was the best of the season. Kansas City’s

Lakes

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winning percentage was the highest in the American League and second only to St. Louis in all of MLB. The Royals have a great defense; it’s especially formidable up the middle. Catcher Salvy Perez, shortstop Alcides Escobar, second baseman Omar Infante, and center fielder Lorenzo Cain make difficult plays look easy.

They are big-time defensive players. Escobar and Infante and first baseman Eric Hosmer are close to flawless on double play chances.

Hosmer is in a class by

Chicken

himself on defense. He makes so many run-saving plays at first base that fans and his teammates have come to expect them.

It’s easy to take Hosmer for granted. And third baseman Mike Moustakas is a capable fielder with a strong arm.

Left fielder Alex Gordon won the Platinum Glove Award last year.

That’s an award for the best defensive player in the American League.

Gordon also won Golf Glove Awards from 2011 through 2014. Those are remarkable feats. Gordon is the best left fielder in MLB.

Right fielder Alex Rios is mediocre. He doesn’t fit the mold of the rest of the defense. Rios doesn’t get a quick jump on balls hit to his field and his arm is just okay. And Rios doesn’t show the same competitive zeal as his teammates; he needs consistent effort.

KC’s fans should enjoy every moment of watching this defense perform because they aren’t likely to be together for too much longer. But, for the present, the Royals’ defense is a lethal weapon that sometimes goes unnoticed in the short term but wins games over the long haul.

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Enrollment fees are deposited with WAFWA and administered to fund conservation efforts by private landowners to benefit the lesser prairie chicken.

The lesser prairie chicken was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in May 2014. The final listing rule allowed private industry to develop and impact habitat if enrolled and participating in WAFWA’s range-wide plan, and it also provided various options that landowners can use to receive similar coverage.

The range-wide plan provides incentives for landowners and industry to protect and restore habitat, which is important because they control much of the species’ range.

Organized in 1922, WAFWA represents 23 states and Canadian provinces, from Alaska to Texas and Saskatchewan to Hawaii - an area covering nearly 3.7 million square miles of some of North America’s most wild and scenic country, inhabited by more than 1,500 premier wildlife species.

Movie in the Park, ‘Goonies’ • Fri., July 3 • in Scott City

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in a majority of serious boating accidents. Boaters should also know that operating a boat with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent or greater is illegal and boating officers enforce boating under the influence (BUI) laws just as state troopers enforce DUI laws on highways. Sun, wave action and heat serve only to exacerbate the effects of alcohol on the body. Always have a designated boat operator who refrains from drinking alcohol.

Swimming and boating on Kansas reservoirs are very safe activities when you consider the number of accidents and fatalities compared to the millions of water recreation days recorded each year.

However, by following a few easy, common sense rules and regulations, water recreation can be safer.

The Scott County Record • Page 22 • Thursday, July 2, 2015

Park Ranger Tad Eubanks gives youngsters from Brewster a close look at a couple of the large bass that were caught during the spring survey. After measurements are taken the bass are released into the lake.

(Below) Eubanks, Spalsbury and a volunteer take measurements of a largemouth bass.

(Record Photos)

Health (continued from page 17)

At the same time, Spalsbury was initially concerned about saugeye and bass being head-to-head competitors for the same food source.

“The bass - even the small bass - are looking great, so it doesn’t appear they’re competing for the same food,” he observes.

“They seem to be acting independent of each other, but it’s something we will continue to monitor.”

His only disappointment is that the saugeye don’t appear to be maturing quite as fast as he hoped. Fingerlings were stocked in 2010, 2011 and 2013 while fry were stocked in 2014 due to a shortage of fingerlings.

The saugeye stocked in 2013 are averaging 13-14 inches while the fry are 7-8 inches long. The largest one caught measured 23 inches.

“Both are growing a little slower than I’d like to see, which is also a good indication a lot of them have survived,” Spalsbury says. “We’ll probably have to dial back the stocking rate a little.”

The population of bluegill appears very strong with an abundance of fish in the 7-8 inch range.

“For a public body of

water in Kansas that’s a very good quality for bluegill,” he says.

Spalsbury will have a better assessment of channel cats during the fall survey.

“There are lots of them in the lake, but most are 15 inches or smaller. We saw some in the 10 to 12 pound range,” he says.

The biologist says the crappie adults haven’t achieved the quality he’s looking for. He would like

to see more that are 10 inches or longer.

“They’ve either stayed the same since last year or improved only slightly,” he says. “If we can finesse better quality crappie without impacting our other fish, then I’ll be very pleased with the overall prognosis of the lake.”

vast majority were less than 15 inches.

The dilemma, says Spalsbury, is that many of the fishermen who come to Lake Scott want to come away with a fish and much of the time they’re keeping channel cats - even those under 10 inches.

“We’re seeing a very Channel Cats Popular indiscriminate harvest Some channel cats in of channel cats. People the sampling were up to are keeping what would 20 inches long, but the be stocker fish,” he says.

“People don’t mind catching small channel cats as long as they catch something.”

That’s one reason why people give Lake Scott such good marks for fishing quality, Spalsbury notes.

“I could set the harvest regulation at a 15-inch minimum, but then we’d have a lot of disappointed people,” he says.

Consequently, channel cats tend to become

a “buffer species” in that they give people something to harvest and take home while protecting other species so they can continue to grow.

“The bottom line is that this is an isolated body of water that serves so many people and provides a great fishing opportunity,” he says. “It’s still a work in work in progress, but I’m real pleased with the direction it’s going.”

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Scott City Stars Western Ks. Swim Club June 27, 2015 • at Lakin Girl’s Division 25m Freestyle 8-years and under: Megan Trout, 2nd, 19.84; Avery Lewis, 3rd, 20.83; Kinleigh Wren, 4th, 21.13;Hailey Shapland, 5th, 21.37.

50m Freestyle 8-years and under: Megan Trout, 1st, 50.72; Eliza Killough, 3rd, 51.39.

9-10 years: Tara Rose, 2nd, 35.64; Hope Wiechman, 3rd, 36.21; Kiley Wren, 5th, 38.49.

11-12 years: Alli Brunswig, 2nd, 32.49; Kennedy Holstein, 5th, 33.83; Alli Patton, 6th, 35.51.

13-14 years: Madison Shapland, 2nd, 29.88; Piper Wasinger, 3rd, 30.17; Shelby Patton, 6th, 30.55.

15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 1st, 27.85; Cami Patton, 3rd, 28.57; Kylee Trout, 6th, 29.08.

100m Freestyle 8-years and under: Hailey Shapland, 1st, 1:50.18; Avery Lewis, 3rd, 1:53.69.

9-10 years: Kiley Wren, 3rd, 1:26.61; Hope Wiechman, 4th, 1:27.07; Kennedy Wasinger, 6th, 1:38.76.

11-12 years: Paige Prewit, 3rd, 1:29.73; Ella Rumford, 5th, 1:38.33; Bethany Prochnow, 6th, 1:39.51.

13-14 years: Shelby Patton, 3rd, 1:08.77; Piper Wasinger, 4th, 1:09.46; Madison Shapland, 5th, 1:12.43.

15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 1st, 1:01.43; Cami Patton, 3rd, 1:02.80.

200m Freestyle 11-12 years: Alli Brunswig, 2nd, 2:56.53; Alli Patton, 3rd, 2:58.14; Kennedy Holstein, 4th, 2:58.53; Claire Rumford, 6th, 3:24.49.

13-14 years: Jacy Rose, 6th, 3:03.01.

15-years and over: Cami Patton, 3rd, 2:27.55.

500m Freestyle 11-12 years: Clare Hawkins, 1st, 7:45.00.

13-14 years: Piper Wasinger, 1st, 7:34.77.

15-years and over: Ashley Prewit, 4th, 7:39.07.

25m Backstroke 8-years and under: Kinleigh Wren, 3rd, 24.40; Avery Lewis, 4th, 25.51; Eliza Killough, 6th, 27.47.

50m Backstroke 9-10 years: Lana Rodriguez, 4th, 47.71.

11-12 years: Alli Patton, 4th, 46.63; Kennedy Holstien, 5th, 48:25.

100m Backstroke 11-14 years: Shelby Patton, 2nd, 1:20.40; Madison Shapland, 5th, 1:29.73.

15-years and over: Kylee Trout, 4th, 1:24.42.

25m Breaststroke 8-years and under: Kinleigh Wren, 2nd, 27.00; Finley Edwards, 3rd, 30.36.

50m Breaststroke 9-10 years: Tara Rose, 2nd, 48.62; Hope Wiechman, 3rd, 50.42; Lana Rodriguez, 6th, 53.13.

11-12 years: Clare Hawkins, 2nd, 41.56; Alli Patton, 5th, 46.41; Ella Rumford, 6th, 46.58.

100m Breaststroke 11-14 years: Piper Wasinger, 3rd, 1:31.02; Madison Shapland, 5th, 1:32.75; Lanae Haupt, 6th, 1:39.08.

15-years and over: Kylee Trout, 2nd, 1:27.15; Cami Patton, 5th, 1:28.61.

25m Butterfly 8-years and under: Hailey Shapland, 3rd, 28.26.

50m Butterfly 9-10 years: Tara Rose, 1st, 44.36.

11-12 years: Alli Brunswig, 1st, 37.87; Kennedy Holstein, 3rd, 42.18; Clare Hawkins, 4th, 42.24.

100m Butterfly 15-years and over: Reagan Smyth, 1st, 1:13.74; 100m Individual Medley 8-years and under: Kinleigh Wren, 2nd, 2:06.66.

9-10 years: Tara Rose, 2nd, 1:38.59; Hope Wiechman, 3rd, 1:42.16.

200m Individual Medley 11-12 years: Alli Brunswig, 2nd, 3:17.75.

13-14 years: Jacy Rose, 3rd, 3:33.40.

15-years and over: Kylee Trout, 1st, 2:47.80; Ashley Prewit, 5th, 3:10.09.

100m Freestyle Relay 8-years and under: Kinleigh Wren, Kayden Holstein, Hailey Shapland, Megan Trout, 1st, 1:29.96; Amelia Ramsey, Tatum Brown, Savannah Lewis, Avery Lewis, 3rd, 1:39.75; Ella Frank, Lillian Lightner, Kendall Gentry, Finley Edwards, 5th, 1:56.58.

200m Freestyle Relay 9-10 years: Tara Rose, Kennedy Wasinger, Kiley Wren, Hope Wiechman, 3rd, 2:34.52; Kate Rogers, Randi Reed, Macy Brown, Lana Rodriguez, 6th, 3:16.41.

11-12 years: Clare Hawkins, Kennedy Holstein, Allison Patton, Allison Brunswig, 1st, 2:17.99; Paige Prewit, Ella Rumford, Alivia Noll, Claire Rumford, 3rd, 2:47.44.

13-14 years: Madison Shapland, Jacy Rose, Piper Wasinger, Shelby Patton, 1st, 2:04.55.

15-years and over: Kylee Trout, Ashley Prewit, Camryn Patton, Reagan Smyth, 1st, 1:56.29; Alexis Hoeme, Grace Hutton, Lanae Haupt, Brooke Hoeme, 5th, 2:19.36.

100m Medley Relay 8-years and under: Avery Lewis, Finley Edwards, Kinleigh Wren, Megan Trout, 1st, 1:47.30; Amelia Ramsey, Hailey Shapland, Ella Frank, Kayden Holstein, 3rd, 1:58.68.

200m Medley Relay 9-10 years: Lana Rodriguez, Tara Rose, Hope Wiechman, Kiley Wren, 1st, 2:59.46.

11-12 years: Alli Brunswig, Clare Hawkins, Kennedy Holstein, Alli Patton, 1st, 2:46.94.

13-14 years: Jacy Rose, Piper Wasinger, Madison Shapland, Shelby Patton, 2nd, 2:36.15.

15-years and over: Ashley Prewit, Kylee Trout, Reagan Smyth, Camryn Patton, 2nd, 2:19.31.

Boy’s Division 25m Freestyle 8-years and under: Jackson Rumford, 1st, 18.20; Griffin Edwards, 3rd, 19.17; Waylon Ricker, 5th, 19.44.

50m Freestyle 8-years and under: Jack Lightner, 3rd, 52.79; Brodey Rohrbough, 5th, 57.26; Brodie Holstein, 6th, 57.85.

9-10 years: Avry Noll, 2nd, 35.02; Gus Hawkins, 3rd, 36.74; Zach Rohrbough, 5th, 37.07.

11-12 years: Landon Trout, 1st, 33.58; Carter Gooden, 4th, 34.95; Eric Shapland, 6th, 36.02.

13-14 years: Connor Cupp, 2nd, 27.36; Kaden Wren, 3rd, 28.23.

100m Freestyle 8-years and under: Jack-

son Rumford, 1st, 1:36.80; Waylon Ricker, 2nd, 1:40.61; Alex Rodriguez, 4th, 1:59.17.

9-10 years: Avry Noll, 1st, 1:20.02; Zach Rohrbough, 2nd, 1:25.20; Houston Frank, 4th, 1:31.89; Breven Vulgamore, 5th, 1:47.30; Tanner Gooden, 6th, 1:58.68.

11-12 years: Landon Trout, 2nd, 1:14.41; Joe McCleary, 3rd, 1:28.53; Joshua Kasselman, 6th, 1:46.88.

13-14 years: Kaden Wren, 1st, 1:04.72.

200m Freestyle 11-12 years: Carter Gooden, 3rd, 2:55.22.

13-14 years: Connor Cupp, 1st, 2:23.74; Kaden Wren, 3rd, 2:30.43.

25m Backstroke 8-years and under: Jackson Rumford, 2nd, 24.24; Alex Rodiguez, 3rd, 26.38; Griffin Edwards, 4th, 26.86.

50m Backstroke 9-10 years: Avry Noll, 2nd, 45.95; Gus Hawkins, 4th, 48.14; Wyatt Ricker, 5th, 50.38.

11-12 years: Carter Gooden, 2nd, 45.62; Eric Shapland, 4th, 48.88.

100m Backstroke 11-14 years: Connor Cupp, 1st, 1:09.26; Landon Trout, 5th, 1:33.83.

25m Breaststroke 8-years and under: Griffin Edwards, 1st, 24.91.

50m Breaststroke 9-10 years: Gus Hawkins, 5th, 1:00.78; Aiden Lewis, 6th, 1:02.56.

11-12 years: Eric Shapland, 1st, 43.82; Carter Gooden, 5th, 52.34.

100m Breaststroke 11-14 years: Connor Cupp, 1st, 1:19.01; Kaden Wren, 3rd, 1:26.91; Landon Trout, 6th, 1:54.24.

25m Butterfly 8-years and under: Jackson Rumford, 1st, 25.42; Waylon Ricker, 3rd, 28.47; Jack Lightner, 4th, 30.23.

50m Butterfly 9-10 years: Zach Rohrbough, 4th, 49.47.

11-12 years: Eric Shapland, 2nd, 45.48.

100m Individual Medley 8-years and under: Griffin Edwards, 1st, 2:01.91.

9-10 years: Zach Rohrbough, 1st, 1:39.10.

100m Freestyle Relay 8 years and under: Griffin Edwards, Alex Rodriguez, Waylon Ricker, Jackson Rumford, 1st, 1:20.90; Brodie Holstein, Brodey Rohrbough, Jack Lightner, Kasten Wren, 3rd, 1:34.70.

200m Freestyle Relay 9-10 years: Zach Rohrbough, Houston Frank, Gus Hawkins, Avry Noll, 2nd, 2:27.15; Brandon Smyth, Breven Vulgamore, Tanner Gooden, Wyatt Ricker, 4th, 2:57.14..

11-12 years: Carter Gooden, Landon Trout, Joe McCleary, Eric Shapland, 2nd, 2:24.97.

100m Medley Relay 8-years and under: Alex Rodriguez, Griffin Edwards, Jackson Rumford, Waylon Ricker, 1st, 1:45.75; Brodie Holstein, Jack Lightner, Kasten Wren, Brodey Rohrbough, 3rd, 2:22.59.

200m Medley Relay 9-10 years: Avry Noll, Brandon Smyth, Zach Rohrbough, Gus Hawkins, 2nd, 3:16.64; Wyatt Ricker, Aiden Lewis, Houston Frank, Tanner Gooden, 4th, 3:34.59.

13-14 years: Landon Trout, Eric Shapland, Connor Cupp, Kaden Wren, 1st, 2:26.97.

FIshing Report Scott State Lake Updated June 26 Channel cats: good; up to 6.5 lbs. Still fishing worms off the bottom lakewide has been good.

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.

The Scott County Record • Page 24 • Thursday, July 2, 2015

Scott City Stars competing at the Lakin swim meet on Saturday were (clockwise, from top) Breven Vulgamore in the 100m freestyle; Gus Hawkins in the 50m breaststroke; Brandon Smyth in the backstroke phase of the 100m individual medley relay; Elizabeth Killough in the 50m freestyle; and Lily Lightner in the 50m freestyle. (Record Photos)

Stars win 32 golds at Lakin The Scott City Stars enjoyed a huge day at the Lakin swim meet on Saturday, bringing back 32 gold medals in Western Kansas Swim Club action.

Reagan Smyth (15-years and over) led the Lady Stars with three championship performances. She claimed first in the 50m freestyle (27.85), 100m freestyle (61.43) and the 100m butterfly (1:13.74).

Also winning gold medals were: 8-years and under: Megan Trout, 50m freestyle, 50.72; and Hailey Shapland, 100m freestyle, 1:50.18.

9-10 years: Tara Rose, 50m butterfly, 44.36.

11-12 years: Clare Hawkins, 500m freestyle, 7:45; and Alli Brunswig, 50m butterfly, 37.87.

13-14 years: Piper Wasinger, 500m freestyle, 7:34.77.

15-years and over: Kylee Trout, 200m individual medley, 2:47.8.

The Scott City girls added six more relay golds.

In the boy’s division, Jackson Rumford and Connor Cupp were each triple winners.

Rumford (8-years and under) swept gold medals in the 25m freestyle (18.2), 100m freestyle (1:36.8) and the 25m butterfly (25.42). Cupp’s gold medals came in the 200m freestyle (2:23.74), 100m backstroke (69.26) and 100m breaststroke (1:19.01).

Also winning individual golds were Avry Noll, Landon Trout, Eric Shapland, Griffin Edwards and Zach Rohrbough.

The Scott County Record

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honoring Custer Commemorative painting is latest to join gallery collection There is no historical detail that’s too small for artist Jerry Thomas.

Never is that more evident than when the Scott City native is recreating history on canvas with respect to the U.S. Army on the High Plains following the Civil War. And that attention to detail is put even further to the test when the subject is George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Cavalry.

So when Thomas was commissioned to create a painting that would be unveiled during the annual conference of the Little Big Horn Associates it was both an honor and a major challenge.

“These people know their history . . . the designs on their uniforms, their holsters, their gun belts . . . you name it and they know exactly what (these troopers) would have been wearing at that time,” says Thomas.

His latest artwork, “Toward the Valley,” depicts Lt. Col. Custer and a small group of soldiers as they are leading a column from Fort Lincoln to the Little Big Horn. It is the first painting to be issued in commemoration of the 140th anniversary of the famous battle which will be celebrated in 2016.

The painting took seven months to complete with the No. 1 print auctioned during the LBHA convention held at Lynchburg, Va., in early June.

One time-consuming element of the painting was changing some of the attire that was being worn by the models to what would have actually been part of the gear worn by Custer and his troops. The gun belts that many soldiers took with them from the Civil War was changed in 1871 and once again

Artist Jerry Thomas (right) and Denny Seigrist, a staff member at the El Quartelejo Museum, discuss Thomas’s latest artwork, “Toward the Valley” which was commissioned as part of the upcoming 140th anniversary observance of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. The painting is on display at the Jerry Thomas Gallery and Collection in Scott City. (Record Photo)

in 1874. Thomas’s models were wearing the 1871 version and not what they’d have been wearing as they went into battle in 1876.

He had to painstakingly repaint every gun belt, complete with 45 caliber cartridges, in the painting.

Anything less would have instantly been caught by a convention of experts.

“When we unveiled the painting these guys were taking off their glasses and getting right up next to it. They were looking at every detail to make sure we got it right,” says Thomas. “When they walked away they were satisfied.”

In the painting, Col. Custer

is naturally leading the column with his brother, Tom, to his left.

Thomas also did the research to know who else would have been riding alongside Custer, including Sgt. Robert Hughes who was carrying Custer’s personal flag.

“It was a big thrill to be selected to create this artwork and to attend the conference.

When we unveiled this it was at a packed house,” says Thomas.

“It was gratifying to have it so well received. A lot of work went into this.”

While the original painting will be on display at the Jerry Thomas Gallery and Collection in Scott City, prints are being produced for resale. However,

that process has also seen a change with the introduction of giclee canvas prints.

“These are a very highend reproduction,” explains Thomas, who is incorporating the method into his prints. “This is the closest you can get to the original painting without owning it.”

The artwork is already scheduled to appear in magazines devoted to the Indian Wars and Custer history.

“A Touch of Fall” Also featured in the gallery is the recently completed “A Touch of Fall” featuring Micah Highwalking, a Northern Cheyenne who is a graduate of

Celebrate

West Point. Highwalking was in Scott City last fall during the Governor’s Ringneck Classic.

Thomas says this will be the first in a planned Indian maiden series.

Thomas was in Lame Deer, Mont., when the painting was unveiled and was also a guest during the Ultimate Warrior Competition. Print sales of “A Touch of Fall” will go to the Educated Warrior Fund that will assist young people on the Northern Cheyenne reservation to further their education.

Thomas is also making plans to attend Custer Days in Monroe, Mich., where he will be the featured artist. Monroe is Custer’s birthplace.

The Indian War cartridge belts held 45 caliber cartridges.

U.S. M1874 Standing Loop

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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Antibiotics in food supply will continue trending up People will consume 67% more in diet Suzanne Bopp Drovers CattleNetwork

Between 2010 and 2030, the global consumption of antibiotics will increase by 67 percent, according to a new study called “Global trends in antimicrobial use in food animals,” published in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Chicken and pork production will be responsible for most of that increase.

By 2030, China and the

United States will likely lead the world in animal antibiotic use, but countries like Myanmar, Indonesia, Nigeria, Peru and Vietnam will see the highest projected percentage increases.

There, a growing middle class will be looking to add more meat to their DIETS, so, the study’s authors predict, producers will be looking for ways to increase production as inexpensively as possible.

The scientists behind the study are concerned about the consequences. To better understand them, the authors call for, among other things, an international surveillance network of

antibiotics in the livestock sector - and, eventually, the withdrawal of their use as growth promotants in all food animals.

In this country, there is some movement in that direction already. The Food and Drug Administration has asked drug and meat companies to stop feeding antibiotics to livestock for faster growth. That request is strictly voluntary, but it’s the strongest action the FDA has yet taken.

The agency has also asked the makers of antibiotics to rewrite their labels to prohibit such use of their products, and the drug makers have agreed to do that

by the end of next year.

Consumer pressure is driving some businesses to take action on their own.

Perdue has dramatically reduced its use of antibiotics; Tyson launched lines of antibiotic-free chicken and beef. Chick-fil-A is phasing out chicken raised with antibiotics over the next five years.

Panera and Chipotle offer antibiotic-free chicken, beef and pork dishes; McDonald’s and Wendy’s intend to start reducing antibiotic use in U.S. chicken offerings.

Some of these companies have suggested that

Kansas corn stocks climb 38% from ‘14

Kansas corn stocks in all positions on June 1 totaled 119.6 million bushels, up 38 percent above a year ago, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Off-farm stocks, at 92.6 million bushels, are up 31 percent from last year. On-farm stocks, at 27 million bushels, are up 69 percent from June of 2014.

Soybeans stored in all positions totaled 17.2 million bushels, up 44 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 15.2 million bushels, are up 76 percent from last year. On-farm stocks at two million bushels are down 39 percent from last June.

Wheat stored in all positions totaled 116.8 million bushels, 28 percent lower than last June. Wheat stored in offfarm facilities total 114 million bushels, down 27 percent from last year.

On-farm stocks totaled 2.5 million bushels, down 56 percent.

(See ANTIBIOTICS on page 27)

‘Fast track’ authority is law with new trade bill

President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law legislation that gives him “fasttrack” power to push ahead on a Pacific Rim trade deal that has been the subject of intense debate in Congress and across the nation.

Flanked by some of the lawmakers who supported the bill through a six-week congressional

battle, Obama acknowledged that his fight to secure the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership was far from over.

“We still have some tough negotiations that are going to be taking place,” Obama said at a signing ceremony. He noted that lawmakers and the public will be able to scrutinize the trade deal before it is finalized.

“The debate will not end

with this bill signing,” he said.

The package also included aid for workers who lose their jobs as a result of trade, and an Africa trade preferences bill.

Obama wants the trade deal to be a central part of his administration’s foreign policy pivot to Asia and to help serve as a counterweight to the eco-

nomic might of China. He also hopes to complete an ambitious trade deal with the European Union.

Republicans, who traditionally support free trade deals, backed Obama and helped get the legislation through Congress. But they faced obstacles from skeptical Democrats, who worry the trade deal will hurt American jobs, and were

Weed pressure slows Western Kansas harvest

As harvest continues to progress, it is becoming more evident that the late season rains that saved much of the crop across the state came too little, too late for some pockets of Kansas wheat.

Larry Glenn of Frontier Ag, Inc. in Quinter, reported that his area is around 30-40 percent complete.

“We started off with a big surge,” said Glenn.

“But the increasing weed pressure due to the thin stands is really putting a damper on things. It’s going to be a long harvest.”

Wheat Scoop Day 9 Kansas Harvest Jordan Hildebrand

So far Glenn has seen a range of 15-25 bushels per acre, a low yield for the area due to winterkill, drought and disease.

Test weights for the area are around 57-58 pounds per bushel while protein is ranging 12.5-13 percent.

On the other hand, Lawrence Strouts, a Morris County farmer reported a yield range of 55-75 on the majority of his wheat, a range that

is “above average for the area.”

Test weights for his fields averaged 63 pounds per bushel. Strouts added that he had fungicide applied on nearly all of his fields with the exception of one small one.

“That field saw a nearly 50 percent yield loss and eight pounds per bushel less in comparison to a nearly identical field across the road that did receive fungicide,” said Strouts. “So spraying really paid off this year.”

Matt Splitter, who farms in southern Ellsworth and central Rice counties,

reported that he finished harvesting 2,700 acres of wheat yesterday. While dryland wheat averaged 52 bushels per acre and test weights averaged 60 pounds per bushel, he said results from field-to-field varied greatly.

“The typical good fields were good; the typical poorer fields were poor,” he said.

Splitter attributed the difference in final yields to timing, explaining that earlier planted wheat following corn performed well while later planted fields following soybeans did not yield as much.

pressured by unions to vote against the bills.

“I think it’s fair to say that getting these bills through Congress has not been easy. They’ve been declared dead more than once,” Obama said, thanking Republican leaders by name as well as Democratic supporters “who took tough votes” to get the bills passed.

“I would not be signing these bills if I was not

absolutely convinced that these pieces of legislation are ultimately good for American workers,” he said.

Obama urged lawmakers to “summon the same spirit” to work with him to renew funding for highways, bridges and other infrastructure projects. The Highway Trust Fund is on track to run out of money in July.

Market Report

Weather

Closing prices on June 30, 2015 Bartlett Grain Wheat.................. $ 5.71 White Wheat ....... $ 5.76 Milo .................... $ 4.22 Corn ................... $ 4.32 Soybeans (new crop) $ 9.74 Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 5.71 White Wheat ....... $ 5.76 Milo (bu.)............. $ 4.22 Corn.................... $ 4.32 Soybeans ........... $ 9.75 Sunflowers.......... $ 17.05 ADM Grain Wheat..................

Milo (bu.).............

Corn....................

Soybeans............

Sunflowers..........

$ 5.67 $ 4.22 $ 4.37 $ 9.75 $ 17.60

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Ag Facts Scott County has 269 farms accounting for 453,429 acres. In 2012 (most recent data) crop and livestock production totaled $979.8 million

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KSU beef conference to focus on management Many cattle producers have experienced record returns on their calves the past year, but even times of high profitability demand a search for opportunities to enhance the management of a beef operation.

Several of these opportunities will be discussed at the upcoming K-State Beef Conference, hosted Aug. 11 and 13 at various locations across Kansas.

“The idea of continuous improvement is an

important management principle beef producers should employ, even when the cow-calf sector is profitable,” said Bob Weaber, cow-calf specialist for K-State Research and Extension and one of the conference presenters.

“Profitable times are good ones for managers to evaluate their operation and deploy new profitimproving practices, recognizing at some point ahead we’ll experience leaner times.”

June sets record for lack of seeding Week of June 20-26 While April nearly set a record for the most seeding days of any April going back to 1975, June goes down on record for the least number of seeding days for any June going back to the inception of the weather modification program.

There were just three WKWMP seeding days during Update the month. Even more Walt Geiger remarkable, there was meteorologist only one day (June 17) that had organized storms of any significance that could be seeded for longer than just a few minutes.

So, aside from two storm days when only a few minutes of seeding occurred each day, we had only one day in June of strong to borderline severe storms lasting longer than just a few minutes.

The lack of decent storms has certainly resulted in a dry June for most locations. Combined with extreme heat, the month was clearly disappointing coming off the heels of a pleasurably wet May. Unfortunately, the weekly accumulated precipitation forecast does not look favorable through July 5.

Operations: There was one operational day this week.

June 26: Operations Day 13 Two planes were launched at 12:04 a.m. to check on several multi-cluster storm complexes that eventually impacted target area counties from the west, northwest and north. Aided by a strong pool of cold air in the middle atmosphere and a stationary front stretched across the area, these complexes ended up merging into a very large storm mass covering most of west-central and Southwest Kansas.

One plane was forced to return to base as safe flight conditions at cloud base became compromised. Meanwhile, the second plane probed for decent seeding conditions on a strong storm near Scott City at 1:18 a.m. A brief period of hail suppression seeding occurred near Scott City.

The plane then moved towards western Kearny County where a significant severe storm was poised to move in shortly. However, as this storm crossed just north of Kendall, it de-intensified, thus negating any need for hail suppression seeding.

Meanwhile, additional storms formed over Kearny to eventually encompass the entire county by 1:50 a.m. After awhile, it became clear the hail threat for this storm mass had subsided so the plane turned for base at 1:53 a.m.

The goal of the conference is for Extension professionals and industry thought leaders to have a conversation with profitminded cattle producers about different timely and economically impactful production and management topics.

This year’s focus is “Improved Management, Improved Nutrition, Improved Profit.”

Rancher and author Rich Porter of Reading, Ks., will provide the key-

note address. Porter will discuss building successful personal and professional relationships. He has operated a cattle ranch in Kansas for more than 30 years.

The ranch has expanded to include about 6,000 head of cattle and 2,800 acres of corn and soybeans.

Porter has degrees in chemical engineering, law and a master’s of agribusiness. He was named “Beef” maga-

Antibiotics attention will turn to beef in the future, but for now, antibiotic-free chicken is more widely available, and vertical integration in the chicken industry makes these large-scale changes easier.

Still, it’s a small segment of the meat and poultry industries. Antibioticfree beef, pork and chicken account for only about five percent of meat sold in the United States. But that number is growing quickly - market research shows that retail sales of antibiotic-free chicken rose 34 percent in 2013.

And consumers don’t seem to be getting any less interested in this segment. In a 2012 Consumer reports poll, 82 percent of consumers said they would buy meat raised without antibiotics if it were available where they shopped. Sixty-one percent of consumers indicated they would pay five cents or more extra per

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pound, and 37 percent said they would pay $1 a pound or more extra.

European consumers are also interested, and the European Union has responded more aggressively. In Denmark, for example, antibiotics for growth promotion were outlawed in broiler chickens and adult pigs in 1998 (and in young pigs a year later).

More than 10 years after the ban, Danish authorities reported that the law reduced antibiotic consumption by 50 percent, animal health was not compromised, and the added cost per pig for producers was $1.09.

Back here, Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) has been fighting for a bill similar to Denmark’s and has introduced it at every congressional session since 2007. She recently announced that she will try again this year.

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zine’s 2010 National Stocker Award winner, 2008 Distinguished Alumnus Award winner from the Kansas State University College of Agriculture and the 2006 Distinguished Alumni Award winner from the K-State Department of Agricultural Economics.

Joining Porter at this year’s conference will be speakers from K-State Research and Extension, including Justin Waggoner, beef

systems specialist, and Chris Reinhardt, feedlot specialist.

Area hosting sites include: Aug. 11: 4-H Center, Pratt County Fairgrounds, Pratt, 5:00-9:00 p.m.

Aug. 13: American Ag Credit, Salina, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Registration fees and payment forms vary by site, and registrations should be completed with the hosting county or district office by Aug. 5.

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Walker Plumbing, Inc.

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Backhoe & Trenching services • Irrigation & gas leak repairs • Full-line irrigation parts T-L center pivot dealer Floor heat systems Pump & install septic systems Boring equipment

• 45 Years Experience • Managed and owned by full-time DVM • 2,000 Head capacity Office - 872-5150 • Scott City Stuart Doornbos Home - 872-2775 Cell - 874-0951

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Construction/Home Repair

Sager’s Pump Service • Irrigation • Domestic • Windmills • Submersibles

Cell: 874-4486 • Office 872-2101

ELLIS AG SERVICES • Custom Manure Conditioning • Hauling and Spreading • Custom Swathing and Baling • Rounds-Net or Twine • Gyp and Sand Sales • Custom Harvesting

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

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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

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Phone: 620-872-5655 Cell: 620-874-1057 Fax: 620-872-7210

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Berning Tree Service David Berning • Marienthal

620-379-4430

Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal

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We welcome new patients.

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Berning Auction “Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”

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Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti

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Remember us for parts in stock for all brands of all appliances.

Sales and Service Days • Mon. - Sat. Deliveries • Mon.-Sat.

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

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

Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.

Card of Thanks We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the cards, flowers, donations, gifts, food, comforting words and prayers received at the time of Mom’s passing. They could not have been more appreciated at this difficult time. We sincerely thank everyone who was a part of Mom’s life, as well as joining us in saying goodbye as she went home.

A special thank you to the Never Alone caregivers for all they did for her, as well as Scott Wagner and Steve Payne of the First Christian Church and Price and Sons Funeral Home for the exceptional support and preparation for the celebration of her life and final farewell.

Our heartfelt gratitude to everyone. We have been blessed by all the support we have received.

The family of Margaret Lee

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.

Real Estate

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COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS for sale.

40x60 ft. metal shop building and a 133x45 ft. (approx.) round top building. Serious inquiries only.

Seller is a real estate agent selling own property. 8745109 or 874-2124.

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WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 8744135.

34tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices will not be beat!

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

Call Rob Vsetecka at 620214-1730.

4515tfc

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

1-800-579-3645.

Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– WANTED TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered.

Call for contracting information. Lane County Feeders. 397-5341. 44tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– FOR SALE BLACK ANGUS BULLS, registered, tested, 2 year olds, yearlings, heifer bulls, delivery, conformation, performance. Contact: Black Velvet Ranch, Aaron Plunkett, Syracuse, Ks., 620384-1101.

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NEW LISTINGS

2-bedroom, 1 1/4 story, with 2 bedrooms in

basement and detached garage.

New home being built on Maple St., in Eastridge

addition. 1,300+ sq. ft.,

with double garage and up grade interior.

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PARK LANE NURSING HOME

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

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:

Park Lane Nursing Home

210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org “Quality Care Because We Care”

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

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––––––––––––––––––––– TEMPORARY CLERK/ SCALE help for Cargill Cattle Feeders, Leoti.

Duties will include operation of the scales and sampling the trucks for silage and HMC harvest. Must be 18 years of age or older.

If interested please call 620-375-3105 and talk to Linda or pick up an application eight miles north of Leoti on Hwy., 25.

45t11c ––––––––––––––––––––– INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE. M&M Bonding is looking for an Independent Representative for the Scott City area. Must have knowledge of the Criminal Bail Bonding Business.

Email resume to jdetour@ sbcglobal.net.

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HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available. Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, (620)874-2120.

41tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– ALL BILLS PAID VALUE RENTALS, 2-3 bedroom houses available.

Stop by PlainJan’s to pick up an application or call 620-872-5777.

43tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– STORAGE UNITS in various sizes available at The Storehouse, Don and Trudy Eikenberry 620872-2914.

07tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– PLAINJAN’S WILL HAVE 30 X 50 metal insulated shop for rent, building will include electricity $350 per month.

Reserve yours today, call 620-872-5777.

39tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– 1 AND 2 BEDROOM apartments for rent. Please call 620-874-8353. 39tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– STORAGE UNITS 22’X40’ with 10’x14’ door for campers, boats, tractor, car or what ever.

Call 620-214-2978. 45t4p

RECYCLING CENTER MANAGER

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SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA-PROFESSIONAL

5 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths, S/A garage, full basement, newer windows, paint, and flooring! Located in a nice neighborhood with low traffic!

Help Wanted

Rentals

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

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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

SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS PATIENT CARE Acute Care RNs Physical Therapist Respiratory Therapist C.N.A.s - FT and PT Float RN Cardiac Rehab RN Emergency Department RN Outreach/Specialty Clinic RN CLERICAL Admissions Clerk Outreach Scheduler Clinic Receptionist SERVICE Cook 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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The Scott County Record • Page 31 • Thursday, July 2, 2015

SCHS sports history

More than a century of Scott Community High School sports are on display in the temporary gallery of the El Quartelejo Museum on west K96 Highway. Museum staff have gathered numerous photos of sports teams from 1907-2015, along with other sports memorabilia.

(Record Photo)

Fourth of July cookout cost slips to $6 per person

by American Farm Bureau Federation

A Fourth of July cookout of Americans’ favorite foods including hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pork spare ribs, potato salad, baked beans, lemonade and chocolate milk will cost slightly less this year and still comes in at less than $6 per person, says the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Farm Bureau’s informal survey reveals the average cost for a summer cookout for 10 is $55.84, or $5.58 per person.

That’s about a 3-percent decrease compared to a year ago.

“Meat production is starting to increase substantially. Beef prices have started to stabilize but have not declined yet.

On the other hand, retail pork prices have been declining all year,” said

John Anderson, deputy chief economist at AFBF. “Based on our survey, food prices overall appear to be fairly stable. Prices for beef have continued to increase this year, but prices for other meats are generally declining. Dairy product prices are also quite a bit lower.”

Fuel and other energy prices have also generally been lower so far this year compared to last year “This helps keep prices down on the more processed items in the basket.

Energy is an important component of the final price for these products,” Anderson notes.

“As a nation, we continue to enjoy a consistent, high-quality supply of meats and poultry at prices that are remarkably affordable for most consumers,” he said.

AFBF’s summer cook-

out menu for 10 consists of hot dogs and buns, cheeseburgers and buns, pork spare ribs, deli potato salad, baked beans, corn chips, lemonade, chocolate milk, watermelon for dessert, and ketchup and mustard.

A total of 88 Farm Bureau members (volunteer shoppers) in 30 states checked retail prices for summer cookout foods at their local grocery stores for this survey.

The summer cookout survey is part of the Farm Bureau marketbasket series which also includes the popular annual Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Survey and two “everyday” marketbasket surveys on common food staples Americans use to prepare meals at home.

AFBF published its first marketbasket survey in 1986.

The Scott County Record • Page 32 • Thursday, July 2, 2015

SCHS All-School Reunion Class Gatherings on Friday and Saturday, July 3-4 1935-49

Friday

6:00 p.m.

Methodist Church Fellowship Hall

Catered Dinner

Call Thelma Miller (872-2829).

1948

Saturday

After Ceremony

1212 Jackson

Class Gathering

Home of Keith and Jean Burgess. Visit prior to dinner.

1950

Friday

6:00 p.m.

300 E. Nonnamaker Ave.

Class Gathering

Pine Village Activity Room

1951

Friday

6:00 p.m.

804 Crescent St.

Class Gathering

Home of Marvel Hopkins

1952

Friday

6:00 p.m.

106 Westview Drive

Carry-in dinner

Home of Gene Hess

1953

Friday

6:00 p.m.

711 W. Ninth

Class Gathering

Home of Bob and Donna Eitel

1954

Friday

6:30 p.m.

1006 Summit Plaza

Class Gathering

Home of Loren and Sidney Janzen

1955

Friday

After 5:00 p.m.

1111 Antelope

Class Gathering

Home of Duane and Marylin Ramsey

1956

Friday

6:30 p.m.

1006 Summit Plaza

Class Gathering

Home of Loren and Sidney Janzen

1957

Friday

7:00 p.m.

The Majestic, 420 Main Street

Buffet Dinner

Continue reminiscing. Evans’ residence at 1001 Church.

1958

Friday

7:00 p.m.

The Majestic

Buffet Dinner

Class photo taken around at 6:30 p.m. at The Majestic.

Continue reminiscing Don and Marlo Wiechman home, 915 Crescent.

Class photo taken around at 6:30 p.m. at The Majestic.

1959

Friday

6:00 p.m.

111 Westview Drive

Class Gathering

Hugh and Berta Binns residence

1960

Friday

5:00 p.m.

702 Madison

Class Gathering

Home of Steve and Kay Schmitt. Dinner will begin around 6:30 PM.

1961

Friday

5:00 p.m.

801 Era

Class Gathering

Home of Charles and Shirley Griffith

1962

Friday

6:00 p.m.

910 S. Washington

Class Gathering

Home of Alfie and Sally Janssen

1963

Friday

5:00 p.m.

1010 Kingsley

Class Gathering

Home of Sue and Lynn Pammenter

1964

Friday

6:00 p.m.

607 Madison

Class Gathering

Home of Tom and Kathy Moore

1965

Friday

5:00 p.m.

607 Antelope

Class Gathering

Home of Gary and Claudia Skibbe Location will be in the backyard

1966

Friday

7:30 p.m.

609 S. College

Class Gathering

Leave from Kate Macy’s home to “drag Main.”

Park in vacant lot behind house.

1966

Saturday

10:30 a.m.

609 S. College

Parade

Meet at Kate’s. Park in vacant lot.

1967-72

Friday

7:00 p.m.

Indoor Arena

Class Gathering

Meet on the grass on the south side of the arena. Bring a chair.

1973

Friday

5:00 p.m.

Old 4-H Building

Class Gathering

Please bring finger foods, beverages, and lawn chairs

1973

Saturday

10:00 a.m.

East of Park Lane

Class Float

Meet at 10:00 a.m., for those who want to ride in the parade

1974

Friday

5:00 p.m.

Old 4-H Building

Gathering

Bring snacks, lawn chairs and listen to OUR music!

1975

Friday

5:30 p.m.

The Majestic

Class Gathering

Social/supper at 6:00 p.m. Class photo. Fairgrounds afterwards.

1976

Friday

6:00 p.m.

908 Crescent

Class Gathering

Home of Steve and Kim Kite, BYOB. Float construction.

1977

Friday

Evening

Just North of Post Office

Dragging Main

Meet at Millrod’s. Bring your own chair.

1978

Friday

Evening

251 S. Kansas Road

Class Gathering

BBQ Friday night at Lynne (Lausch) Palen residence

1979

Friday

6:30 p.m.

1206 Glenn Street

Class Gathering

Bring snacks, chairs, BYOB to Terry and Tracey Richmeier home

1980

Friday

5:30-8:00 p.m.

The Majestic, 420 Main Street

Class Gathering

Social Hour 5:30 p.m. Class photo at 6:15 p.m.

Buffet dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.

1980

Saturday

10:00 a.m.

See Facebook page

Parade/Sports Ceremony

Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Palmer Park to load up for parade

1982

Friday

5:00 p.m.

804 Era

Class Gathering

Devin and Dawn Hutchins home. Swimming pool if interested.

1983

Friday

Evening

418 E. Road 140

Dragging Main

Meet at Brad Boulware’s home to drag Main in his bus.

1984-89

Friday

8:00-midnight

Scott Rec

Class Gathering

Come-and-go.

1986

Saturday

Afternoon

902 W. 9th (across from SCMS)

Class Gathering

Will meet after the Coach and Sports Ceremony (3:00 p.m.??)

1989

Friday

8:00-midnight

Scott Rec

Class Gathering

Come-and-go at Dennis and Casey’s.

1990

Friday

1:00 p.m.

1303 Court Street

Gathering/Carry-in Lunch

Jerome Herrman home. Please bring a side dish and lawn chairs

1991

Saturday

2:00 p.m.

Palmer Park/Swimming Pool

Family Gathering

Bring: snacks, drinks, chairs, and suits and towels if you want to swim!

1992

Friday

8:00 p.m.

Jon Berning’s Shop

Class Float Construction

South on US83 just south of Turner Sheet metal.

1992

Saturday

2:00 p.m.

Palmer Park/Swimming Pool

Family Gathering

Bring snacks, drinks, chairs, and suits and towels if you want to swim.

1995-96

Saturday

7:00 p.m.

Berning’s Shop

Class Gathering

3171 West K96 Highway.

1997

Friday

5:30 p.m.

El Dos de Oros

Class Gathering

1998-99

Friday

7:00 p.m.

901 S. Washington

Class Gathering

No food. BYOB.

2000

Friday

5:30-8:30 p.m.

Myles Vulgamore Airplane Hangar

Class Gathering

Bring your own lawn chair and any adult beverages.

2001

Friday

10:30-7:00

901 S. Washington

Class Gathering/Mud V-Ball Will play volleyball, cruise Main. BYO lawn chair. Adults only.

2001

Saturday

10:00 a.m.

Palmer Park

Parade then BYO Picnic

Family picnic, swimming, SCHS ceremony

2010

Friday

6:00 p.m.

Class Gathering

Shed south of town on US83 Highway, next to Roto-Mix

While in Scott City for the All-School Reunion see the latest additions to the Jerry Thomas Gallery And Collection.

“Toward the Valley”

Reunion Weekend Hours: Friday - 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday - 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Jerry Thomas Gallery AND COLLECTION

“A Touch of Fall”

902 W. 5th St., Scott City • 620-872-5912