The Scott County Record

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32 Pages • Four Sections

Volume 22 • Number 29

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Published in Scott City, Ks.

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USD hopes to take bite out of utility costs Utility costs are a significant part of the USD 466 (Scott County) budget, which is no surprise given the district must maintain three attendance centers and the administration building.

What has been surprising has been the huge cost of utilities for Scott Community High School.

While considerable footage was added to SCHS when it was renovated and opened in 2005, the district also felt that adequate measures had been taken

to assure the building would be energy efficient.

Any energy efficiencies that were believed to be built into the high school haven’t been apparent in utility costs over the years. About five years ago, the district contracted with an energy audit firm to evaluate in what ways utility costs could be reduced throughout the district.

Energy-efficient fixtures were installed at the time and there was a promise that costs would be reduced. That study and the recommended “fixes”

City cuts water usage 3.9M gallons

came at a steep cost of $90,000 per year over a 10-year period.

And problems still remain.

Now Building Control Services, another energy audit firm, has entered the picture as the district continues to grapple with high utility costs. For two months, BCS was analyzing the district’s utility costs which are currently about $360,000 annually.

Electricity tops the list at $287,760, followed by water/ sewer ($41,786) and natural gas ($28,111).

Representatives with BCS feel the company can take steps that would save the district between $25,412 and $49,387 in annual savings.

“Typically, the savings will fall somewhere in the middle,” said Chadd Currier, director of performance solutions with BCS. “Our goal is to lower costs in all three (utility) areas.”

Preliminary goals are to upgrade the SCHS building automation system and to repair/calibrate the existing mechanical systems.

SCHS Energy Issues BCS said the high school would likely be the area where they focus most of their attention.

Board member Eric Erven said that electricity costs at the high school have been a major concern for several years.

“There’s no control system for the gym,” noted board member Lynnette Robinson. “It’s either too hot or too cold - the system is either all on or it’s off.”

(See UTILITY on page eight)

balancing act

Conservation efforts and some timely rains certainly had an impact on Scott City’s water usage during 2014.

Total water usage in the city was 299.25 million gallons, down 3.9 million gallons from the previous year.

The last two years represent record lows for water consumption, according to Public Works Director Mike Todd.

Higher water rates, a break in drought conditions and more awareness about conservation efforts contributed to the drop in water usage for the second consecutive year.

“The people of Scott City should be proud of their conservation efforts,” noted Councilman Fred Kuntzsch.

(See WATER on page eight)

Extend contracts for USD 466 administrators

Four administrators within USD 466 (Scott County) have received one-year contract extensions through the 2016-17 school year.

Offered contracts by the board of education during the last meeting were Supt. Jamie Rumford, SCHS Principal Shelly Turner, SCHS assistant principal/activities director Randy Huck and SCES Principal Shawn Roberts.

“Since (SCES Principal) Jana Irvin is in her first year with the district, the board will conduct her evaluation at the next meeting,” says Rumford.

Salary figures were not included in the contract offers.

Nearly five inches of snowfall over the weekend provided an opportunity for 11-year-old Cody Lucas, Scott City, to test his sledding skills at Maddux Park on Sunday afternoon.

(Record Photo)

EMR taking a toll on hospital revenue Business has never been better for the Scott County Hospital.

The hospital and clinic had a total gross revenue of $23.7 million in the 2014 fiscal year that ended on June 30. That was a jump of nearly $1.4 million from the previous record set a year earlier.

But that doesn’t mean the hospital isn’t facing huge challenges in maintaining that robust business.

Start-up cost is $1M, plus staff, higher wages The loss of two physicians one by retirement and the other who relocated to another state - implementation of electronic medical records and booming business have created what hospital CEO Mark Burnett calls a “perfect storm of success.”

A major hurdle for the clinic and hospital has been bringing electronic medical records

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(EMR) on-line. This is a national data system that all hospitals are required to have by 2016.

The goal is to make health care more efficient and less expensive, and improve the quality of care by making patients’ medical history easily accessible to all who treat them, regardless of where they happen to be in the U.S.

has been far from easy - or inexpensive.

Joe Meyer, chief financial officer at SCH, estimates that by the time the system is fully operational it will cost the hospital about $1 million. Meyer is hopeful of recovering about $600,000 in cost report savings through Medicare.

“The intent is good. The idea is that someone from Scott City can be admitted to a hospital anywhere in the country and their medical records are instantly available,” says Burnett.

EMR has been in use at the Scott City Clinic since the summer of 2013. It’s been in use at Physician Record Keeping the hospital since Nov. 3.

While there are some recog(See REVENUE on page two) Bringing the system on-line

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Revenue nized benefits to EMR, some of the concerns with its implementation soon became evident. At the top of the list was the added demand on local physicians to enter patient data while they are in the exam room.

That requires additional time . . . a lot more time than some anticipated.

At one time, Burnett estimates the physicians were seeing about 20 percent fewer patients because of the additional time required to enter data in the EMR system. While that has improved, it’s still not back to the same level it was two years ago.

Scott City Clinic is apparently adapting to the new system better than some hospitals and clinics. There have been reports across the nation of some physicians seeing only half as many patients as they did before the new technology system was brought on-line.

In response to the demand that added record keeping has put on the physicians, The hospital’s five mid-level providers - three full-time and two part-time - have helped to prevent a reduction in the number of people who schedule appointments through the clinic. The response has been mixed.

“People like to see their physician, not a mid-level,” notes Burnett. “That’s the way it’s always been and people don’t like to see that change.”

Hiring more mid-levels also means more cost, but it’s a price the hospital is willing to pay.

“Hiring more mid-levels has kept our physician morale high. Without the mid-levels I don’t know that we’d be able to keep

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I feel very comfortable in saying that it would be difficult to imagine physicians in any general family practice in Western Kansas getting better pay than we are offering in Scott City.

Mark Burnett, CEO Scott County Hospital

the physicians we have,” emphasizes Burnett.

Retired Scott City physician Daniel Dunn, who is also a hospital board member, says they could use additional mid-level providers. He says they could use four, and possibly five, full-time midlevels since putting them in charge of the emergency room full-time.

One possible solution which Burnett may consider is hiring scribes who would be responsible for tagging along with each physician and doing all the patient data entry. That would mean an additional person in the exam room which Burnett says many patients wouldn’t care to have. And, of course, it would mean hiring more staff.

“I’ve offered it to our physicians, but they prefer to keep managing this themselves,” Burnett says.

Clinic Revenue Down While overall hospital revenue is up, clinic revenue has dropped since the start of EMR. Revenue slipped from $3.4 million in 2013 to $3.2 million this past year. Meyer said the current year’s budget (which ends on June 30) called for $3 million in revenue, but through the first six months of the year income is trailing that projection by about $150,000.

“It can be frustrating to a physician. They’re trying to see as many people as they can, as effectively as they can, and the system in place is keeping

that from happening at the level they would like,” Burnett says.

Dr. Dunn admits that he was a big proponent of EMR and wanted to see it in place before he retired in 2014.

Prior to his retirement, Dr. Dunn says he would spend hours a day entering data into the EMR. “I would even put the laptop in front of a patient so they could see the data that I was entering. That way they could feel part of the process. I tried to be as positive about it as I could.

“I had a good outlook because I could see what it was designed to do,” says Dr. Dunn. “But it has become a bigger burden than I imagined. I hope that it eventually accomplishes what everyone would like, but right now I’m somewhat skeptical about whether it’s actually beneficial to the services we provide.”

The EMR system has also had an impact on cash flow.

“When the clinic began the electronic process it really bottle-knecked our receivables for awhile.

We’re just now recovering,” says Meyer.

He says the hospital is now running into the same problem, but on a bigger scale, since the patient information must go through the process of data being entered by the nurse, transferred to the medical information department and then to billing.

“The departments have had to communicate with each other on a much greater scale than ever before,” Meyer says. “I’m excited about how well they’re working together.”

That communication is essential in quickly resolving data entry mistakes anywhere along the line. One mistake will delay the payment of bills by the government and insurance companies.

Learning that process, and the added time required for filing claims, has resulted in the accounts receivables jumping from $393,918 in 2013 to just over $2 million in 2014.

“It’s not that we don’t expect to get paid, but there’s a delay in the money getting to us,” Meyer explains.

That means people with co-pays and deductibles they are responsible for paying aren’t getting information from the hospital as quickly as normal.

That further delays the hospital’s ability to collect that unpaid part of a bill.

“This is happening to everyone with EMR,” Meyer says. “All hospitals are going through this pain.”

Physician Salaries Up Because physicians are unable to see as many patients as before, “through no fault of their own,” says Burnett, he and the board agreed to restructuring physician salaries.

Physicians in the Scott City Clinic are paid a base salary plus a percentage of the work they generate for the clinic and hospital.

A couple of years ago, a physician could expect to make about $180,000, according to Dr. Dunn. With the new structure, Burnett

says a physician just starting a practice in Scott City “should be able to earn $300,000-plus.”

Dr. Dunn said the salary issue also needed to be addressed after the state recently determined that Scott County was no longer a “medically underserved county,” meaning that recent graduates of medical school are no longer eligible to have student loans forgiven by establishing a practice here.

The higher salary is a means of offsetting that lost benefit as the hospital recruits additional physicians.

“I feel very comfortable in saying that it would be difficult to imagine physicians in any general family practice in Western Kansas getting better pay than we are offering in Scott City,” Burnett says. “This is important in keeping the staff we already have and in recruiting new people to the clinic and hospital.”

Combine all of this with business that continues to expand, a much larger workforce and even more services being provided through the hospital, and Burnett says the result has been a “perfect storm of success.”

“I can guarantee you that despite our growing pains, I’d much rather be dealing with these issues than have to figure out how to keep our doors open because of fewer patients and less revenue,” Burnett says.

“These are issues that our staff and the board are working hard to correct so that we can continue to grow and provide this community with the level of health care it expects and deserves.”

What’s for Lunch in Scott City?

Sun. - Sat., Mar. 1-6

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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. • Spaghetti dinner with side salad.

Thurs. • Fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy.

Fri. • Catfish dinner.

What’s for Supper?

The Broiler

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1211 Main • 872-3215

5Buck Lunch 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Chili Cheese Dog • Bacon Cheeseburger • 3 Piece Chicken Strips

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Buffet

Mon. - Sat. • 5:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Sun. • 5:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Mon. • Chicken fry Tues. • Hamburger steak with mushrooms and onions Wed. • Fried chicken Thurs. • Mountain oysters Fri. • Seafood specials

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

Sat. • Prime rib

Breakfast specials every night.

Community Living

The Scott County Record

Page 3 - Thursday, February 26, 2015

Making pancakes that are tasty (and healthy) I find writing columns to be one of the more difficult parts of my job, not because I can’t converse with the best of them, but after eight years I am running low on ideas.

I gain inspiration by checking a calendar for weekly or monthly topics.

We just finished Pancake Week (one reason for the race in Liberal), but I love pancakes so it’s always a good topic to write about.

There is nothing nutritious about a regular old

I do have a few things to share with you about pancake batter or your pancake mix.

First, if you make your pancakes from a mix, be sure to use it by the Best if Used by date. Old or dated pancake mix (or biscuit mix) can get rancid because of the leavening and fats that are used to make the mix. Do not use it if it is past it’s date.

When making batter from scratch, keep in mind that you will need to use a leavening agent to

pancake, but they sure taste good when made just right. You can however, make them so that they could be healthier for you.

To your regular batter, you can add fruits or nuts or you can make them with whole wheat or other various flours.

give your pancakes their fluffiness. You will use different leavening agents depending upon what type of liquid you use in your batter.

Baking powder is often used with pancake batter that just calls for plain milk. Baking soda is mostly used when you use buttermilk as your liquid.

The difference is that baking powder is made of baking soda and cream of tartar which is the acid that causes the batter to rise therefore plain milk will

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Kuckelman-Miller are engaged She is currently working for Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, Mo. The prospective groom is the grandson of Thomas and Donna Miller, Scott City; Nicie Wasinger, Oakley; and the late Alfred and Margaret Ann Wasinger.

He is a 2006 graduate of SCHS and a 2014 University of Phoenix graduate with a degree in business administration. He is currently working at RBH Mill and Elevator, Kansas City, Mo. The couple is planning an April wedding at St. Ann Catholic Church, Prairie Village.

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Directions Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles for 5 to 8 minutes, or until just slightly underdone; drain and rinse.

In a large mixing bowl, mix together grated cheese, ricotta cheese, tofu, frozen spinach, and 1 cup Parmesan cheese.

Lay out a noodle. Spread a layer of the cheese mixture on the noodle, then add a thin layer of sauce. Roll the noodle up, and place seam side down in a 13x9 pan.

Repeat for other noodles. Top with remaining sauce and Parmesan cheese.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

Yield: 12 servings

Jill Kuckelman and Justin Miller

Gary and Julie Miller, Scott City, announce the engagement of their son, Justin Thomas, Kansas City, Mo., to Jill Marie Kuckelman, Kansas City, Mo., daughter of Jerry and Linda Kuckelman, Manhattan.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Richard and Linda Haverkamp and Kathleen Kuckelman, all of Seneca, and the late Marceil Haverkamp and William Kuckelman.

She is a 2007 graduate of Scott Community High School and a 2011 Kansas State University graduate with a degree in business marketing.

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work. With buttermilk, the acid is in the milk so you don’t really need to use the cream of tartar.

Always measure your ingredients correctly to get a good pancake. Also, don’t over mix them. Just mix them enough to get a smooth batter without lumps.

When adding fruit, precook any hard fruits like apples just a bit to help with the texture of the pancake. If you add raisins, try pre-soaking them awhile to soften them up.

Nuts of your choice are also good to add although I think adding them with the topping is better than straight into the batter.

When you cook your pancakes, preheat your griddle to about 350 degrees. I like to spray mine before I pour out my first set of pancakes. Once your griddle is ready, pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto the griddle.

Once your pancake begins to cook, you really need to wait until the top (See PANCAKES on page 16)

Hineman town hall March 6

State Rep. Don Hineman (R-Dighton) will be conducting a town hall meeting at the Scott County Library on Fri., March 6, 10:00 a.m.

“There are a lot of important issues still to be debated in the legislature regarding ag land valuations, tax increases and school funding,” noted Hineman.

“I want to answer questions that people may have and I welcome input on these issues,” he added.

Donkey hoops in Healy

Donkey basketball will be coming to Healy High School on Thurs., March 5, at 7:00 p.m.

A Mexican food meal will be served from 5:306:30 p.m.

Cost of the meal is a free-will donation. Admission to the game is free.

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Editorial/Opinion

Page 4 - Thursday, February 26, 2015

editorially speaking

Dominoes:

Add PAT, farm machinery to list of tax casualties

The skies are getting ever more cloudy for the growing list of Kansans who could end up paying the price for tax cuts enacted by Gov. Sam Brownback and conservative lawmakers.

That financial impact currently includes: •Two proposals are under consideration regarding public education - one would cut $28.2 million and the other would cut $39.1 million.

•$724 million in money taken from KDOT highway and bridge programs to fill the budget gap.

•An increase in cigarette and tobacco taxes.

•Elimination of the use-value appraisal system on Kansas agricultural land and replacing it with an appraisal system that could triple and quadruple the property tax load for ag land owners.

Now, you can add: •A $7.2 million cut to the statewide Parents as Teachers program that benefits thousands of pre-school children. This will effectively eliminate the program.

•Elimination of the sales tax exemption on farm machinery which would raise about $68 million.

•Elimination of the first $20,000 of a home’s value from property taxes.

The governor and neo-conservative lawmakers wanted Kansans to believe they could eliminate taxes on 193,000 corporations and drastically reduce individual income taxes and the skies will remain forever sunny over the state.

Of course, that’s not the way things are in the real world. When revenue is stolen from the state which is happening with the tax cuts - then someone has to pay the price. The dominoes are falling for a lot of Kansans and Kansas communities.

Conservation:

City’s effort has little impact on the Ogallala

Give yourself a pat on the back, Scott City residents. Your conservation efforts this past year helped to save 3.9 million gallons of water from the previous year.

That means a second consecutive year of record-low water usage for the city. We’re certainly moving in the right direction when it comes to water consumption.

Now for a reality check.

The 3.9 million gallon reduction in water usage by the city represented only a 1.3 percent decline from 2013. While a commendable effort, it’s pretty insignificant when looking at the bigger picture and it’s a far cry from a 10 or 20 percent goal which had been discussed as part of a Local Enhanced Management Area (LEMA).

But here are some numbers that are even more eye-opening.

•A single center pivot irrigation system during one growing season, in a typical year, will pump about 66 million gallons of water onto 135 acres of corn. Five center pivots will use more water in a single growing season (330 million gallons) than Scott City used in all of 2014 (299 million gallons), according to Kansas State University Extension ag specialists.

•The 3.9 million gallons that were saved by Scott City residents would meet the needs of only about eight acres of corn under a pivot system.

That’s right. Scott City residents saved enough water in one year to quench the thirst of about eight acres of irrigated corn.

It demonstrates that whatever 4,000 to 5,000 people do in the way of water conservation will have a minimal impact when compared to a single irrigator.

Does that mean our conservation efforts are meaningless? In terms of the impact on the Ogallala, the impact is certainly minimal, but not meaningless. It’s far more important in terms of recognizing that we all have a shared stake in extending the life of the Ogallala.

It’s also a recognition that the fate of the Ogallala is, and always has been, in the hands of irrigators. If a majority of farmers within Groundwater Management District No. 1 can’t agree on a water reduction plan and if irrigators across Western Kansas continue to drag their heels on reducing consumption, than the useful life of the Ogallala will be much shorter.

It should be apparent by now that solutions aren’t going to come out of Topeka. Meaningful action must begin - and soon - with irrigators who are drawing billions of gallons of water out of the Ogallala each year.

A 50 year water conservation plan? Who are we kidding?

Realistically, only one more generation of farmers may realize the benefits of irrigation agriculture as we know it today. And, despite our best efforts, what Scott City - or any community in Western Kansas - does in the way of conservation will add only weeks - not years - to the life of the Ogallala.

Ignoring this reality won’t make it go away.

Does Brownback love Kansas?

Since Rudy Giuliani doesn’t plan to be in Kansas anytime in the immediate future, we’ll take it upon ourselves to ask what we’re sure is on the minds of many citizens: Does Gov. Sam Brownback love Kansas?

It seems to be a fair question to ask now that Giuliani has made the claim that President Obama doesn’t love America. (You might be shocked to learn that about 30 percent of Americans and 100 percent of Tea Party activists agree with the former New York mayor.)

I want to hear Brownback say that he loves Kansas without feeling that at the same time he’s looking over our shoulder at the TV screen and trying to catch the latest basketball scores on ESPN. Then again, maybe we’re expecting the wrong kind of love.

We shouldn’t expect Sam to walk into the room wearing a silk bath robe, turn on soft music in the background, dim the lights and break out the bottle of wine. To be honest, the

only thing more troubling than writing that scene was to try to imagine what it would look like.

What we’re getting from Sam is tough love.

Sam is taking away the car keys, putting the XBox 360 under lock and key and giving us a 9:00 p.m. curfew because he (and the Kansas Legislature) are only doing what’s best for us.

This is life in Kansas today.

Just to show that love isn’t always fair, Papa Sam does love the Koch Brothers more than you and me (just like Dad always loved your brother/ sister more). And there are those 193,000 corporations in Kansas who are now getting a free income tax ride. And those extra wealthy Kansans who are now paying a lot less in income taxes than they were before.

Just because we’re way down the list . . . way, way down . . . doesn’t mean that Sam doesn’t love us.

Yes, farmers, that includes you. Asking you to pay more in property taxes and eliminating sales tax exemptions on farm machinery - should they happen - have nothing to do with love. It comes down to everyone in the family doing their fair share and you’ve been spending way too much time in front of the TV eating Doritos and playing Halo 2.

You haven’t even been cleaning the chips out from between the sofa cushions. What do you expect?

And teachers, you don’t even pay attention to the family curfew (Working again, really?

Helping sponsor a dance or concession stand? Get real). The fact is, you’ve had it way too easy for way too many years while pulling down the kind of salaries and benefits that are often reserved for road construction flag men.

Don’t you realize that people with virtually no education background can

home-school their kids and do just as well as you?

State legislators do, which is why some are willing to consider providing these highly trained individuals basic state aid to teach their kids at home.

With further cuts to education, please don’t complain about your classroom sizes. Sam doesn’t want to hear it. If you can teach 18 kids in a classroom then how much more difficult can it be to teach 25 or even 30? Toss in a few extra non-English speaking youngsters and that only makes the day more interesting.

In 10 years (and yes, you’ll still be teaching in 10 years because there will be no KPERS) you’ll look back at this as the “good ol’ days.”

Just to show that he isn’t insensitive to the challenges in education, Papa Sam and his conservative friends no longer want to subject you to talking about things in the classroom (you know, like human anatomy or biology) where you have (See KANSAS on page six)

Taking Obamacare for granted Will it take the repeal of the Affordable Care Act or its evisceration by the Supreme Court for us to appreciate what it’s done?

Critics of the ACA are so insistent on pointing to the problems it has encountered - erroneous tax information to 800,000 taxpayers is the latest - that it was especially enlightening to talk on Friday with Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the secretary of Health and Human Services.

You might think of her as a wonk with a heart.

She refers to her agency as the “Department of the Kitchen Table” because the issues it deals with, from health care to food safety to the problems facing elderly parents, are the sorts that we discuss at breakfast or dinner.

What does Obamacare mean at many of those kitchen tables? Because of

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the law, at least 10 million fewer Americans are uninsured - and that’s a conservative number.

The drop in the nation’s uninsured rate is the largest since the early 1970s, when Medicaid was still taking hold and both Medicare and Medicaid were expanded to cover people with disabilities.

These aren’t just government numbers. Here is what Gallup said in January: “The uninsured rate has dropped 4.2 percentage points since the Affordable Care Act’s requirement for Americans to have health insurance went into effect one year ago.”

Gallup might have mentioned not just the mandate but also the

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financial help many Americans have received to buy coverage under the ACA. Some more numbers: 87 percent of the people who signed up on the exchanges qualified for subsidies, and the average assistance to each was $268 per month. Perhaps some out there would rather not have government help people buy health insurance, but this seems to me a good and decent use of our tax money.

True, the administration messed up at the start of the program and will have to rectify this tax problem.

Still, in this year’s enrollment period, its target was 9.1 million, and 11.4 million signed up.

Again, Burwell doesn’t want to oversell: Some of those signing up will fall by the wayside before they complete the process and pay for insurance. But

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experience suggests the final number will still surpass the target.

We don’t talk about it much, but by closing the “doughnut hole” in the Medicare drug program, thus providing more help, the law has saved 8.2 million seniors over $11 billion since 2010. That comes to $1,407 per beneficiary.

How many elderly Americans want that to go away? This is something else that “repealing Obamacare” would mean.

Are you a budget hawk? The slowdown in Medicare cost inflation between 2009 and 2012 saved the government $116.4 billion.

Burwell is way too careful a wonk to claim that all this was caused by the health-care law, but largely good things have happened - including, by (See GRANTED on page six)

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Voters ahead a right of Congress Anti-LGBT in wanting activists masking clean energy their bigotry as

by Michael Brune

Flush with their victory in the midterm elections, the Republicans in Congress promised fresh leadership.

Instead, both the Senate and House GOP majorities made the speedy and symbolic approval of Keystone XL pipeline bills one of their first priorities.

They did this despite polls showing that Americans are increasingly skeptical about this tar sands pipeline and knowing full well that President Barack Obama would veto this legislation.

As if that weren’t enough, numerous studies, like one the EPA just released, predict that the project would be a climate disaster.

In their rush to force approval of the pipeline, Republican lawmakers plowed over a number of publicly popular proposals, voting down amendments that would have protected drinking water, supported wind jobs, and made the Koch brothers (who’ve raked in millions in the oil business) disclose the full extent of their prodigious political spending.

That doesn’t look like a bill for either jobs or energy. It looks like a plan to keep big polluters and major campaign donors happy.

It’s also a big waste of time.

The president has made his intention to veto the legislation clear, and the GOP lacks a vetoproof majority.

Scrapping the pipeline would give Congress a chance to show real leadership by investing in clean energy and freeing us from our reliance on polluting fossil fuels. After all, the solar and wind industries have more than tripled in capacity since 2008 and now employ some 200,000 people.

Yet many Republican lawmakers oppose renewing critical tax credits that would help keep those industries thriving.

Instead, they’re remaining stubbornly loyal to King Coal and Big Oil. Most of them refuse to even acknowledge the overwhelming scientific evidence that humans are significantly causing climate change.

Well, there’s one notable exception: Senator Jim Inhofe.

The new Senate Environment and Public Works committee chair did take time to write a book about the topic. Only the Oklahoma Republican claims that climate change is a hoax.

Meanwhile, polls show that the American people - including a majority of Republican voters - overwhelmingly want the government to take climate action and promote clean energy.

Instead of listening to the voters who elected them, Congress is falling over itself to fulfill every wish of the Koch brothers and other giant corporate donors.

Fortunately, we do still have leaders who take climate and energy seriously, and not just in the White House.

In his latest inaugural address, California Gov. Jerry Brown proposed that his state could achieve 50 percent renewable energy by 2030.

“The challenge,” said Brown, “is to build for the future, not steal from it.” (Though to actually do that, he’ll have to say no to fracking.)

Burlington, Vt., meanwhile, just became the first U.S. city to meet 100 percent of its electricity needs with renewable energy.

With most members of Congress doing their best to flush our future down a dirty tar (See ENERGY on page six)

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to discriminate

‘religious freedom’

by Peter Montgomery

The Supreme Court is now considering cases that could usher in nationwide marriage equality, and state-level gay marriage bans are falling faster than you can say “equal protection under the law.”

People who want to turn back the clock on rights for their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) neighbors are struggling to find new ways to do so. Public opinion is turning against them, and the courts have followed.

Facing one legal defeat after another, anti-LGBT forces have latched onto a troubling new approach: cloaking discrimination in the language of religious liberty.

In states across the country - including Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming - right-wing legislators have introduced bills that could let business owners and others ignore anti-discrimination laws in the name of religion.

These so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Acts, mostly modeled after a 1993 federal law, sound harmless enough. After all, individual religious freedom is a core principle of our country’s laws, rightly enshrined in the First Amendment. It’s a liberty that must be cherished and protected.

But these bills aren’t really about protecting the rights of religious people - they’re about giving some people the ability to avoid following laws that apply to everyone else. They’re more accurately described as “right to discriminate” bills.

The federal law that these state-level bills were based on was grossly distorted

by the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision last year. That ruling turned “religious freedom” from a shield to protect an individual’s right to practice his or her religion into a sword allowing businesses to ignore laws they don’t like - even when it harms others.

With the passage of state-level laws, the risk is that business owners could cite religious beliefs to argue that laws banning discrimination against LGBT people simply don’t apply to them.

From there it’s a slippery slope.

What if business owners claim that their religious beliefs should exempt them from being required to pay minimum wage? And what if people claim religious “exemptions” from laws that protect children and spouses from domestic violence?

This is wrong.

Our country established many years ago that businesses can’t deny service because of the color of a customer’s skin or their ethnic heritage. The same principle should apply here.

Giving business owners the ability to, in essence, hang a “No Gays” sign on their door flies in the face of deeply

held American values about dignity and equality.

This isn’t a partisan issue. The widespread concern over state-specific “right to discriminate” laws landed in the national spotlight last year when Arizona governor Jan Brewer - a Republican vetoed one.

Brewer’s decision followed immense pressure from unexpected sources.

Arizona’s Republican senators, major companies like Apple and American Airlines, and even multiple state senators who had initially voted for the bill all came out against it after its implications became clear.

Such legislation failed in several other states last year as well. But this year the bills are resurfacing. Americans who support both religious liberty and equality under the law should speak out against these efforts to disguise anti-gay bigotry as a means of protecting religious freedom.

The belief that all people deserve equal treatment regardless of whom they love prevailed in Arizona. It can prevail across the nation.

Peter Montgomery is a Senior Fellow at People For the American Way

The House of health care nincompoops

by Jim Hightower

The GOP led House of Representatives has proudly achieved a historic legislative record.

A record in futility, that is.

Also in absurdiosity.

In February, for the 56th time, they focused the entire array of brain cells in their 245-member majority on an effort that would directly harm millions of Americans, namely the repeal of Obamacare.

Yes, the Nincompoop Caucus has now wasted Congress’ time and credibility by voting not once, not 10 or 20 times, but (See HEALTH on page six)

Uber-wealthy with money to burn Super rich are hiring Swiss company to name their kids Someday soon, will all our jobs involve keeping extraordinarily rich people entertained?

These days, that prospect doesn’t seem all that far-fetched.

“The rich,” as journalist Chanelle Tourish notes, “seem to be willing to pay almost any price for outstanding service and experiences.”

And plenty of people are rushing to provide them. Tourish, a reporter who watches wealth in the Middle East luxury hub of Dubai, recently gave us a peek at how inventive today’s serve-the-rich set can be.

In Dubai this month, for instance, one gilded hotel is bouncing guests - by helicopter - from one local restaurant to another for an evening of fine and flying dining. Just $5,000 per couple.

Some super rich don’t particularly enjoy going out on the town. These homebodies can now bring the town - or at least the world’s top celebrity chefs into their own homes. For the right price,

behind the headlines by Sam Pizzigati

agencies in the United States and the UK will arrange for the world’s top cooking superstars to cater your next dinner party.

The right price? That can run up to $65,000 per meal.

But food only takes you so far. You need music, too, to pull off a memorable soirée. Not a problem if you have the bucks. Lots of bucks. Talent agencies no longer just book their clients into arenas and nightclubs. They book their talent into mansions, too.

Want a stud like Ed Sheeran singing at your personal shindig? Count on paying somewhere between $300,000 and $500,000 for the privilege.

Or you can go in a slightly more ambitious direction. You can book a superstar for your own private party and then reserve an entire nightclub as your party site. One club in Dubai even offers a valet service for helicopters. Match that, Manhattan!

A really rich life, of course, must have more than parties. Today’s ultra rich have a serious side, too. They like

to reflect on the lives they’re leading — and make sure the rest of us realize just how diligently they’ve been reflecting.

A company called My Special Book can help here. The expert staff at this global service will actually write your autobiography for you.

This book-birthing process typically takes six to ten months - for just around $150,000.

And if you’d rather birth a kid than a book, the serve-the-rich crowd has another innovative little service for you.

A Swiss company, Erfolgswelle, will happily research a unique name for your new addition to humankind. This name comes guaranteed not to belong to anyone else on Earth. Expect to pay north of $30,000 for your one-of-a-kind moniker.

How many people can afford services like these? Researchers at Wealth-X and Sotheby’s International Realty have just counted up 211,275 people worldwide with personal fortunes over $30 million.

These “ultra high net worth individuals” - the financial industry’s polite label for the filthy rich - typically hold about 30 percent of their net worth in houses, yachts, and other fixed property assets.

(See BURN on page six)

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Don’t think, just vote Republican, shut up With all the talk of the state being broke and facing an estimated $600 million shortfall for next year, it’s understandable if you thought that that’s all legislators had time to deal with. Not so.

They’ve confronted a number of issues that don’t deal with the budget. There’s guns, dirty books, election-rigging and sex education, for example. Here, for your convenience, is a breakdown of some the more memorable measures.

•Don’t Think, Just Vote: Also known as the Democrat Elimination Act, Senate Bill 171

would move spring elections to the fall, make them partisan (the partisan part of the bill has been stripped out but could come back), and would create a straight-ticket ballot, so people wouldn’t have to think.

See the “R,” push the “R.” Total control?

Almost. But for that Republicans need.

•The Kansas Supreme Court. What’s Gov. Sam Brownback up to here?

A former GOP state senator whom Brownback knifed in the back, Tim Owens, of Overland Park, said that while he still was a senator Brownback told him that he had to have judges who voted “the

Burn

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That leaves a lot of liquid assets sloshing around in their portfolios for renting divas and figuring out what to name their kids.

Do these ultras, we wonder, ever stop to think about the millions of people on our planet who can’t even afford to adequately feed their kids?

Probably not too often.

Fortunately, we have other people on our planet who do think about this stark contrast between the super rich and everybody else - like the folks at the global charity Oxfam.

These good people have launched an international Even It Up campaign that’s seeking - through vehicles like taxes on financial speculation and wealth - to put some of those dollars now spent on helicopter joy rides to some more productive uses.

More productive uses, I suspect, won’t be especially hard to find.

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

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sands pipeline, it’s never been more important to show that this country has both the will and the means to build something better.

Climate activists don’t have Koch-sized billions to do it - nor do we need them. We’re already leading the movement for clean energy and climate action from the grassroots up, as we proved last September at the People’s Climate March in New York City.

That was the largest climate march in history, and it won’t be the last. Community organizations, college students, and a diverse array of coalitions are working together to lead the fight for clean energy.

Politicians who think there’s time to waste on bad energy policies need to think again.

Michael Brune is the executive director of the Sierra Club, the largest grassroots environmental organization in the United States.

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to teach students about, well, you know . . . s-e-x. This is a subject best learned on the street or from junior high or high school friends who are obviously far more experienced and far wiser.

Sex education is far better without the education.

Did we mention that Papa Sam loves us so

way we want them to.”

“Gov. Brownback,” Owens said, “pointed his finger at me and said, ‘Tim, why can’t you go along with us on this judicial selection issue and let us change the way we select judges so we can get judges who will vote the way we want them to?’”

Evidently controlling two out of three branches of government isn’t enough. Brownback’s done so well with just two branches, imagine the possibilities with all three.

•Shut Up and Listen: Under House Bill 2234, professors and other university employees wouldn’t be able to criti-

Health 56 times to take away even the minimal level of health coverage for previously-uninsured people.

But wait . . . it’s possible that I misstated that number. It seems that House Speaker John Boehner’s team has been so overcome by its passion for eliminating health care that they lost track of how deeply they’ve disappeared into the woods of right-wing fantasyland.

A recount reveals that instead of taking 56 wild potshots at the program, they’ve actually held 67 votes on it.

out-of-wedlock childbearing and same-sex marriage.

For a party that prides itself on getting the government off people’s backs, the conservative wing of the GOP sure spends a lot of time trying worrying about how others live.

•“Pleasantville”: Sen. Forrest Knox (R-Altoona) wants higher reimbursement for foster parents who meet certain guidelines - a faithful heterosexual marriage of more than seven years, no use of tobacco or liquor in the home, and regular attendance at church or comparable social group.

The couple would have

to be “in a faithful, loving and caring relationship and with no sexual relations outside of the marriage,” no history of unlawful drug use in that home and have attained at least a high school education. Only one parent could work outside the home.

Should be thousands lining up.

•Permission to Peek, or Ignorance is Bliss: Under this House bill, parents of students would be required to opt in to have their children take human sexuality classes. Making it more difficult for children to learn about sex?

What could go wrong here?

And should you wonder why your highways are falling into disrepair and bridges are unsafe, it’s because Sam loves you so much that he doesn’t want you to be traveling, but instead staying at home with your family.

Isn’t that really what’s important, being one big, happy Kansas family.

Schools will close, hos-

pital emergency rooms will be crowded, farming costs will skyrocket and communities across the state will suffer.

None of that matters as long as there’s love.

Just remember, Sam really does love Kansas.

Shame on you for thinking otherwise.

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much that he and the legislature refuse to expand Medicaid to poor Kansans so they can have access to better health care. That’s because in Sam’s loving eyes, everyone is equal.

There are no poor and there are no rich . . . only Kansans.

Since we are all equal, everyone has the same ability to pay for health

Granted the way, to employment since it passed. Its critics predicted all sorts of catastrophes. They were wrong.

Oh, yes, and between the Medicaid expansion and the children’s health insurance program, 10 million people gained coverage. And that’s with two of the states with the largest number of uninsured, Texas and Florida, staying out of the Medicaid expansion.

Roughly three million young adults have received coverage courtesy of the law’s provision that allows them to stay on their parents’ plans until age 26. And Americans no longer have to worry that they won’t be able to get

cize or praise lawmakers, the government or other elected officials in letters to the editor, if they use their official titles.

Rep. Virgil Peck (R-Tyro), who a few years ago joked about shooting immigrants from helicopters, denied offering the bill but then fessed up, sort of, when confronted.

•All Guns, All The Time: This bill would create a path for licensefree concealed carry in Kansas.

If there is one thing our state needs, it’s easier gun laws.

•We’re Watching You: The House heard testimony on divorce, premarital counseling, cohabitation,

insurance, feed their children and get a job. We don’t have to listen to any of this, “You love my poor sister more than you love me because you provide her with food stamps and health care.”

How many times have you heard that argument around the dinner table during the holidays? Well, it isn’t happening around Sam’s dining room table.

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insurance because of preexisting conditions.

I am sorry to burden you with all these numbers, but the arguments you usually hear about the law are remarkably factfree. As Burwell says, they typically focus on a single word - that would be “Obamacare” - not what the law does.

Burwell would love to work with Republicans to make the law better.

More could be done, she says, to ensure that people now getting coverage also receive the care they need.

The parties could team up to improve “the quality of the care and the value of the dollar we pay.”

And we could ease the

income “cliffs,” the points where people become ineligible for government help.

But it’s lots more fun for opponents of Obamacare to scream “socialism” and make scary and groundless predictions.

I hope that when the Supreme Court deals with the frivolous lawsuit concocted to wreck the law, the justices think about all the people they would hurt - badly - if they destroyed it. The Repeal Obamacare crowd might usefully think a little more about them, too.

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

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Meanwhile, the Obamacare program that the Boehner Bunch is working so feverishly to kill (even though it’s modeled directly on programs previously introduced by such Republican stalwarts as Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich), turns out to be working better than anyone - even its proponents - thought it would.

And, to the toothgrinding dismay of the kill-Obamacare crowd, Americans like it!

Naysaying Congress critters had scoffed from the start that no one would

buy into the program, but on the deadline day for this year’s sign-up (which came only two weeks after the House’s 67th vote for repeal) a record number of people joined.

That means 11.5 million Americans who had no coverage before Obamacare, now do.

Did I mention that the lawmakers who’re trying so furiously to eliminate coverage for those people, enjoy government-paid coverage for themselves?

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

Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com

GOP is unlearning third grade facts to compete in primary

by Andy Borowitz

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - In the hopes of appealing to Republican primary voters, candidates for the 2016 Presidential nomination are working around the clock to unlearn everything that they have learned since the third grade, aides to the candidates have confirmed.

With the Iowa caucuses less than a year away, the hopefuls are busy scrubbing their brains of basic facts of math, science, and geography in an attempt to resemble the semi-sentient beings that Republican primary voters prize.

An aide to Jeb Bush acknowledged that, for the former Florida governor, “The unlearning curve has been daunting.”

“The biggest strike against Jeb is that he graduated from college Phi Beta Kappa,” the aide said. “It’s going to take a lot of work to get his brain back to its factory settings.”

At the campaign of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, the mood was considerably more upbeat, as aides indicated that Walker’s ironclad façade of ignorance is being polished to a high sheen.

“The fact that Scott instinctively says that he doesn’t know the answers to even the easiest questions gives him an enormous leg up,” an aide said.

But while some GOP candidates are pulling all-nighters to rid themselves of knowledge acquired when they were eight, the campaign of Rick Perry, the former governor of Texas, is exuding a quiet confidence.

“I don’t want to sound too cocky about Rick,” said one Perry aide. “But what little he knows, he’s shown he can forget.”

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

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Uncorking Kansas could bring host of problems

House Bill 2200 (HB 2200) “liquor in grocery stores” is being pushed again in the Kansas Legislature by Uncork Kansas. Uncork is funded in part by Dillons (a Kroger Company of Ohio), Wal-Mart of Arkansas and Hy-Vee from Iowa.

Petitions at their stores ask a seemingly innocent question like, “Would you like to be able to buy wine at a grocery store?”

If we’re to consider allowing liquor, wine and strong beer to be sold in thousands of convenience and grocery stores, a lot

editor’s mail more questions need to be answered.

Who is going to pay for the implentation, oversight and enforcement of this bill?

What happens to selection when c-stores and grocers only carry “top selling” brands?

What’s the impact on the lives of over 400 Kansas liquor store owners and 3,000 employees that lose their businesses and jobs?

Why allow 18-yearolds to handle and sell alcohol they can’t legally posses or consume?

Why will grocery and c-stores be allowed to employ convicted felons, such as rapists and child molesters, giving them control of who they sell liquor to?

How do you keep underage employees and delivery personal from having access to liquor?

Why are children subjected to seeing whiskey where they buy their bread and milk?

Isn’t this to “dumb down” the serious responsibility of choosing to use a controlled substance like alcohol?

When other states

made the change the cost to consumers increased.

How is this not going to happen in Kansas?

This proposed change puts Kansas taxpayers deeper in debt and the cost will keep coming year after year. Estimates put the cost at millions of dollars a year.

Product selection will disappear as fast as the Kansas businesses and jobs do when liquor stores close their doors across the state.

In 2014, the State of Oregon changed liquor laws, lead by the lobbyist likes of Uncork and “Big

Box” retailers. Results are coming in and it’s devastating for Oregon’s youth.

One study shows, “Emergency room visits for alcohol related problems went up significantly, especially among minors.” Within a year, one county alone reported 5,500 “alcohol excess” emergency room visits.

Stores saw a “dramatic increase” in theft, particularly by youth.

Stores reported $250,000 the first nine months of the year compared to just $11,000 in all of 2013.

“We’re definitely seeing some bad things hap-

pen” said researchers who compiled the study.

Kansas dollars heading to Ohio, Arkansas and Iowa do not stay in our local communities. But, all the costs come right back on us and our children. Passing HB 2200 could cost Kansas dearly.

With these and many other serious concerns, the real question should be . . . “Is being able to buy wine at the grocery store really worth it?”

Contact your state legislator. Ask more questions and have them do the same about HB 2200.

Jeff Arkebauer Scott City

Seeking back-up for the late Chief Simons The family of Carl A. Simons, Chief of Police, Leoti, is respectfully asking for “back-up” for the late Chief Simons who was killed in the line of duty on May 25, 1976, in Leoti.

The man who did this is Richard M. McCowan (KDOC number 0008144), who is once again up for parole in April. Public comment is encouraged, prior to the prisoner review board

meeting with inmate R. McCowan.

I will appear in person on March 20 in Topeka before the PRB, as I feel my dad, Carl A. Simons, should have a voice and face for that board to better understand the impact the loss of my dad, and a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty.

R. McCowan was on parole at the time of the murder, But there was a parole violation pickup order that had been issued,

which led to the reason my father began a traffic stop that resulted in his murder.

Inmate McCowan made his 12-year-old daughter participate in the murder. Officer Simons was shot three times, then dragged from the highway in front of his patrol unit and into the road ditch where he bled to death.

Inmate McCowan was paroled in 2005 to a halfway house with ankle monitor 24/7. In March of 2007, McCowan removed

his monitor and absconded. Six weeks later he was in California when he turned himself in.

He was returned to Kansas where he was locked up in prison a year for that violation. He was up for parole in 2013 once again. This time he was denied parole for two more years.

The Simons family is hoping for a large response of “no parole” once again for KDOC inmate #0008144. The fam-

ily understands how busy you are, but we are hoping you will be able to take a few moments to give assistance.

All letters must be legible and you must include the KDOC number on the correspondence.

They must be received by March 30.

They should be sent to the following address: Office of Victim Services, Attn: Prisoner Review Board, 714 SW Jackson, Suite 300, Topeka, Ks.

66603. victimwitness@ soc.ks.gov KDOC #0008144, Richard M. McCowan Thanking you in advance to any who respond to this request and providing back-up for Chief Simons. My father’s contact cards had the following on it: To protect and serve.

He was murdered doing just that.

CJ (Simons) Davis Oldest daughter of Chief Carl Simons Scott City

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Only one general election race in SC Water Wernecke faces Kuntzsch for Ward 4 seat

The general election season will be a quiet one in Scott County with one exception.

The only race in board of education and city council elections will be in Scott City’s Ward 4 where Wesley Wernecke is challenging incumbent Fred Kuntzsch.

Wernecke, 27, moved to the community in August and is employed at the Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center.

A native of Salina, Wernecke graduated from Kansas State University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing (a minor in business development). He had been living in San Diego, but chose to join his family in Scott City and assist with

the operation of the new Sonic when it opens later this year.

“Once the Sonic is open that’s where I’ll be working full- Wesley Wernecke time,” says Wernecke.

He has a background in business development, having been involved in management with PF Changs, a Chinese restaurant chain with more than 300 locations. He was the operations manager while living in San Diego.

“I’ve always been interested in politics,” Wernecke says. “My family has always been willing to speak out about their political beliefs and that’s always prompted me to do my homework. I didn’t want to be the voter who voted a certain way because that’s how my

Utility Terry Clark, an account executive with BCS, says the automated setback temperature control system doesn’t work as designed for the gym.

“When you can’t set it back then you have a system that’s running 24/7 for 365 days a year,” he observed.

Consequently, it falls upon the district’s personnel to make manual adjustments for the gymnasium system.

“It’s not easy to function and it’s not efficient,” said Clark.

Likewise, he says the lighting system isn’t being adjusted as needed based on demand.

Currier said that BCS has no plans to overhaul the existing HVAC or temperature control systems within the district, but to make use of the existing system when pos-

friends and family were voting.”

While this is his first time to seek political office, Wernecke has been involved in other campaigns.

Some of Wernecke’s goals, should he be elected to the city council, are to address the housing shortage and to improve the appearance of the entrances along the two major highways leading into Scott City.

“I know that private individuals have to be involved in developing more rental housing, but I think there’s more the city can do to encourage that development,” says Wernecke.

“Housing in Scott City is very expensive. I think it’s reached a point where it’s difficult for people to get a job that pays enough for them to move here.

That’s not good for community growth or for local

businesses,” he notes.

The council candidate also feels that an effort must be made to encourage people to clean up their property along highway entrances leading to Scott City.

“When they see these areas of blight as they enter and as they leave, they forget what they saw in between. And in between there are a lot of great things happening here,” he says. “We want visitors to enter and leave with a good impression.”

Wernecke feels that being a councilman is more than attending meetings a couple of times each month.

“I have the passion to be out in the community, helping with projects, helping new businesses, doing whatever it takes to help this community grow,” he adds. “That’s why I chose to live here.”

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Scott City water usage has been trending downward over the past decade after reaching a record high consumption of 440.2 million gallons in 2002.

However, water usage generally follows weather patterns. During dry years, water pumping has increased significantly and then dropped off in years when there has been more rainfall.

For example, the city pumped 319.7 million gallons in 2005, but that leaped to 388.3 million gallons the next year.

Water usage leaped to 405.9 million gallons in 2012 - only the second time in history that it topped 400 million gallons. Todd was concerned in mid-summer of 2012 that the city might exceed is annual water rights of 451 million gallons.

Public education about conservation led to water usage plunging by more than 100 million gallons in 2013 - to 303.1 million gallons - even though the region was still experiencing drought conditions.

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sible. He cautioned that “there will be an investment in new equipment.”

“You already have the infrastructure. We’re talking about an upgrade to what’s already in place,” explained Currier.

Instant Data A unique feature of the services provided by BCS is instant access to utility use information. This data is monitored at 15 minute intervals so that spikes in usage can be identified immediately.

As with most utility customers, they don’t realize there is a problem until after they get their bill which can be 2-4 weeks after a situation has occurred.

“And it’s not until after you get a bill that you can sit down and try to figure out what happened,” Clark said. “We can see

the data as it comes in and take immediate steps to find out what’s happening and reduce the costs.”

He said they are notified any time “baseline” usage is exceeded. BCS is aware of the situation within 15 minutes after it’s occurred.

“We’ve been baffled as to why utilities aren’t improving like they were expected to,” says Supt.

Jamie Rumford, referring to the high school.

SCHS Principal Shelly Turner noted that the electrical costs are high throughout the year, but seem particularly high during the summer even when most of the building is shut down. She says the air conditioning is operating in only a couple of rooms during June and it’s shut down in July.

Clark agreed that the summer utility costs should be lower than what

they are.

Financing Project The district, however, still has five years remaining on a lease agreement with the previous energy firm that is costing $90,000 per year. By the time the agreement expires it will have cost the district about $1.35 million.

“We can’t afford to pay more than we’re already paying,” noted Rumford.

BCS said one option is for the district to refinance the existing lease for another five years to lower the cost. This would provide enough cushion to cover the cost of BCS’s services.

Rumford says that BCS has not provided a detailed cost of their services and what they plan to do.

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SCMS honor vocalists

Berning, Haupt qualify for IDA State Champs

Local students named to district, KMEA choirs

Vocal music students at Scott City Middle School have been named to the Southwest District Honor Choir and the Kansas Music Educators Association Honor Choir.

District choir students were selected by SCMS vocal music instructors Jodi Reese and Joel Miller.

KMEA vocalists must submit taped auditions that are judged by instructors from across the state.

Vocalists who were selected for the Kansas Choir Directors Association (KCDA) Treble Honor Choir have been rehearsing since the auditions in October. They include Alli Brunswig, Jera Drohman, Abby Ford and Lily Pepper.

The 200-member choir will perform as part of the KMEA in-service workshop on Friday, February 27, at the Century II Convention Center, in Wichita.

They will be rehearsing during the day before they perform at the convention.

Reese says this is the first year she’s had students audition for the KMEA choir.

In addition, eight SCMS students were named to the Southwest District Honor Choir that performed in November at Dodge City.

Selected vocalists include Lexi Buxton, Lily Pepper, William Cupp, Jimmy Wiebe, Jessica West, Kaitlyn Wolkensdorfer, Abby Ford and Blake Koehn.

First and second place finishes by Macy Berning and Carson Haupt in improvised duet acting at the Salina forensics tournament has qualified the duo for State Champs later this spring.

Over two days of competition, Berning and Haupt placed first in IDA on Friday and second on Saturday.

Competition was held at Salina Central High School.

Emma Price and Kevin Herndon placed fourth in IDA on Saturday.

Haupt broke into the quarter-finals with his informative speech during Saturday’s competition.

On Friday, Nic Cheney and Kevin Herndon placed third in IDA and Megan Smith finished sixth in poetry out of 51 contestants.

(Above) District honor choir members were (front row, from left) Kaitlyn Wolkensdorfer, Lexi Buxton, Lily Pepper and William Cupp. (Back row) Abby Ford, Jimmy Wiebe, Jessica West and Blake Koehn.

Enrollment continues climb at Ft. Hays State

(Right) KMEA Treble Honor Choir members are (from left) Jera Drohman, Alli Brunswig, Lily Pepper and Abby Ford.

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FFA helping to break down ag barriers Gender barriers have been falling in agriculture during the past generation and FFA has played a role in making that happen.

Kinzie Selke is among that new wave of graduates who have a background in 4-H and FFA while growing up and have chosen to pursue a career in the ag classroom or in an ag-related field in private industry.

“My hope is to become an ag instructor,” says the 22-year-old senior at Kansas State University who is completing her studentteaching block at Scott Community High School during the spring semester.

A native of Frankfort, Ind., where her family raised cattle and row crops, Selke always knew she wanted to pursue a career in agriculture.

“I started in animal science,” says Selke, who did livestock judging while attending junior college.

“I decided to pursue ag

education at K-State.”

She credits FFA with helping to build leadership skills and letting girls know what opportunities are available in agriculture. She points out that it’s more common to find females assuming leadership roles in FFA programs, noting that SCHS senior Macy Davis is president of the local chapter.

“Of course, K-State is great at developing ag leaders and preparing them for careers in agriculture, but I feel that the local FFA chapters are an important first step,” says Selke.

Selke began teaching at SCHS on January 5 and will complete her teaching block on May 7.

“Since my background was with animals, it’s been a great experience to

Kinzie Selke is completing her student-teaching block with the Scott Community High School FFA department and has hopes of becoming an ag instructor.

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see what (Kevin) Davis is doing with the program,” said Selke, referring to the SCHS ag instructor. “The ag mechanics program is such a big part of what the kids are doing here. They do such a good job and

it’s been interesting to see how involved they are in the community.”

The next step for Selke will be Weskan in far Western Kansas where her fiance farms. Plans to be-

come an ag instructor may be put on hold for awhile.

“They don’t have a position available in their school district, but whatever I do, it will be involved with agriculture in some way,” she adds.

Ft. Hays State University, which has been setting records regularly since the turn of the century, has set another all-time record for enrollment in a spring semester. And the record enrollment for this semester will be even higher when final numbers arrive from China.

The official 20th-day enrollment for spring 2015 is 11,889, which surpasses the enrollment of 11,573 from spring 2014.

The 2.7 percent does not include additional enrollments that will arrive from China over the next couple of weeks. At present, FHSU enrollments at partner universities in China stand at 1,534.

“According to a U.S. News and World Report ranking released in fall 2014, Fort Hays State has the second-lowest tuition and fees of any university in the country for in-state students,” says Dr. Mirta Martin, FHSU president.

On-campus enrollment grew by 16 students to 4,392, up from 4,376 a year ago. Virtual College enrollment grew by 427 students to 5,963 since the spring of 2014.

The number of Kansans enrolled at Fort Hays State this spring was 6,755, an increase of 89 students.

In spring 2010, 5,762 Kansans were enrolled in FHSU classes.

Committee moves to cut Parents as Teachers funding in state Lawmakers moved to gut funding for the long-running Parents as Teachers program Tuesday - a cut that would effectively end the program.

The House Social Services Budget Committee recommended cutting $7.2 million from the program after Rep. Peggy Mast (R-Emporia)

proposed the change. The move comes as Parents as Teachers is scheduled to celebrate its 25th anniversary in Kansas during a conference in Topeka next week.

Nancy Keel, director of the Kansas Parents as Teachers Association, said the committee’s decision blindsided her.

The program has a total

operating budget of about $12.3 million. While $7.2 million comes from the Children’s Initiatives Fund, the remaining $5.1 million comes from school districts and other grants.

Through Parents as Teachers, staff members visit homes to educate parents and ensure children are prepared for

school and families are also connected to community resources. The Kansas Children’s Cabinet gave Parents as Teachers a 95 out of 100 on its quality of evaluation score.

The recommended cut takes place as the legislature crafts a budget that addresses an anticipated $436 million revenue shortfall during the next

fiscal year, which begins in July. Mast said while she isn’t opposed to the program, prioritization is necessary. The program is open to parents regardless of income level.

She also pointed to a survey used in determining the programs’ quality evaluation score that was found not to be a valid measure of the outcomes

reported, a finding in the Children’s Cabinet briefing book on programs that receive Children’s Initiative Funds.

“In times when we have an abundance, we can give more. In times when we are looking at how we find efficiencies to fund the necessities, we have to look at things that (See PAT CUT on page 16)

For the Record Don’t get caught in on-line vacation rental scam The Scott County Record

Jason Alderman

Imagine renting a home on a beautiful beachfront from a trusted website, arriving to start your vacation and finding out you’ve been scammed?

This scenario reflects thousands of complaints placed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last year involving local vacation rentals. The FTC reports some victims lost money by wiring cash to thieves posing as prop-

erty owners. Others lost money through fake websites replicating legitimate sites.

In today’s economy in which home sharing has become more popular, how do travelers protect themselves from a range of potential online scams?

Here are some suggestions: •Review rental contracts carefully.

Check the address of the property you’re interested in with on-theground resources like the

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

County business approve payroll, accounts payable Discuss proclamation for Federal Fair Housing Act

3:15 p.m.

Register of Deeds Debbie Murphy evaluation and pay increase

3:30 p.m.

Elmer Snyder wall repairs at VIP Center

4:00

Sheriff Glenn Anderson update on 911 system

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

Scott City Council Agenda Mon., March 2 • 7:30 p.m.

City Hall • 221 W. 5th •Call to Order •Executive session - 30 minutes •Approve minutes of Feb. 17 regular meeting •Scott Recreation Commission Director Lauren Robinson and city reps Marci Patton and Chris Irvin •Fire Chief Kenneth Hoover 1) Equipment needs for new fire truck •Approve sales tax grants •Discussion of 4th of July fireworks display •Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested Police Department 1) Misc. business Parks Department 1) Misc. business Public Works Department 1) Request to bid CMA sand Clerk’s Department 1) Request to attend KPERS seminar in Scott City on April 20 •Mayor’s comments

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

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local tourism office or the leading real estate brokerage in the community.

While you’re speaking with the tourism office, ask if there have been any specific complaints against the rental service you have consulted or if there might be more reliable and possibly more affordable rental resources in town.

•Be wary of your source.

Legitimate property owners may use free print or web classified

ads to save money, but it’s important to vet any free listing very carefully.

Also, confirm with a live representative to ensure the site is legitimate.

•Compare rental rates in the immediate area.

A good deal might be tempting to seize immediately, but the FTC notes that severely below-market pricing for rentals and other vacation services in a community might indicate a scam. Crosscheck the pricing of home rentals and related services in

Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department Feb. 21: An accident occurred in the 200 block of south College St. when a parked 1980 Dodge was struck by another vehicle.

Feb. 21: Matthew Hensley, 24, was arrested for DUI, refusal to submit to a PBT, refusal to submit to a blood test and refusal to yield at a flashing traffic signal. He was transported to the LEC. Feb. 24: Chris Todd, 32, was arrested for driving on a suspended license. He was transported to the LEC. Feb. 24: Alwilda McBroom, driving a 1999 Ford, was attempting to make a U-turn in the 400 block of North Main Street when she collided with a 2014 Lincoln driven by Dorothy Hutchins.

Scott County Sheriff’s Department Feb. 18: Kevin Hall, 27; Meri Lee, 30; and Dustin Warta, 27, are being charged with trafficking contraband into a correctional facility.

Feb. 19: A Scott County warrant was served to Richard Heberlee who was being incarcerated in the LEC. Feb. 19: Frank Rebarchek was arrested for theft by deception (a felony) and transported to the LEC.

the community before you make a reservation.

Given the example above, don’t rely on the Internet alone. Pick up the phone and talk directly to a representative.

•Check transient license law in your destination city.

Transient licenses regulate properties rented to guests for time periods generally 30 days or less. Call your destination city to get details on their transient license law and whether you can con-

firm the registration of the property you’re considering.

Ask the property owner for a copy of his or her transient license and see if the city will share the same license for your inspection to make sure they match. Also ask the city whether any specific complaints are available for the property you are considering.

•Be wary of phishing scams.

(See SCAM on page 11)

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Kansas House rebuffs teacher negotiation bill

The House slapped back an effort Wednesday that would have weakened teacher unions and allowed educators to individually negotiate contracts.

Instead, lawmakers endorsed compromise language put forward by the state’s major education groups. The chamber voted 67-52 to swap House Bill 2328’s original language with the changes sought by the associations.

Currently, a single association is responsible for negotiating the contracts of all the teachers in a district. Even if the teachers aren’t dues-paying members, they are still covered under the contract.

Before it was amended, the bill would have still allowed teachers to bargain collectively, but would have also let individual teachers strike their own deal with districts.

County Commission January 20, 2015 Scott County Commissioners met in a regular meeting with the following present: Chairman James Minnix, Commissioners Jerry Buxton and Gary Skibbe; and County Clerk Alice Brokofsky were present.

•During annual reorganization, Jim Minnix was reappointed commission chairman.

Other reorganization business included: •Meetings will be held the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 3:00 p.m.

•The Scott County Record was appointed the official newspaper •Official depositories are First National Bank, Security State Bank and Western State Bank •Dr. Daniel Dunn was appointed to the Scott County Hospital board of directors.

•Ann Beaton was appointed to the Park Lane Nursing Home board of directors.

The following change orders were approved: Abatement PlainJan’s Feedlot Services

$ 96.50

Abatement PlainJan’s Feedlot Services

$ 105.83

Abatement J M Transport

$ 330.86

Abatement Donna Gashler

$ 17.16

Added

Chuck & Maggie Morrison

$ 29.70

Added

William M Slater

$ 35.46

Added

Danny and Linda Leger

$ 496.90

•Approval was given to wage increases for the Scott County appraisers office.

•The county paid $500 membership dues to the Scott City Chamber of Commerce.

County Health Director Karen Sattler provided an update on filling vacancies. Salary increases for the health department staff were approved.

•Gene Jett and Jan Wilkinson were appointed to the Scott County Indoor Arena board of directors.

•Sheriff Glenn Anderson said that due to a recent water leak at the sheriff’s department repairs will need to be made. Commissioners approved wage increases for the Sheriff’s Department.

•There was discussion about the aging 911 system at the Sheriff’s Department. A bid proposal will be accepted for installing a new 911 system. The approximate cost will range from $20,000 to $30,000 annually.

•Public Works Assistant Director J.C. Amack discussed the new water well that has been approved. He was advised to begin drilling.

•The county agreed to pay annual membership dues of $19,744 to the Northwest Kansas Regional Recycling Organization.

•Commissioners approved wage increases for the Public Works Department.

•The following road permit was signed: Landmark Resources: Access right-of-way to drilling site at S1, T17S, R34W. •The county clerk advised the commissioners that interest splits will no longer be done for the tax roll. A letter will be mailed to the taxpayer asking which address the tax statement should be mailed to. It will now be the responsibility of the taxpayer to collect money from all people whose name appears on the tax statement.

Rep. Sue Boldra (R-Hays) put forward the amendment that swapped the original bill with the compromise language.

She said nearly two years ago lawmakers had asked the education groups to come up with a compromise and that they had done so. The original bill, she said, would have ignored their work.

Rep. Valdenia Winn (D-Kansas City) had even stronger words describing

Scam

the message the original bill would have sent to groups who had worked to find an agreement.

“We ask our people to trust us and then you stab them in the back,” Winn said.

Rep. J.R. Claeys (R-Salina) defended the original bill. He said a majority of teachers weren’t represented when the associations reached their compromise.

Kansas State Board of

Education member Steve Roberts had endorsed the original bill. He argued in earlier testimony to lawmakers that as education changes more rapidly, teachers need avenues to negotiate individual salaries. He said a longstanding bias toward collective bargaining ends up hurting poorer schools because they have a more difficult time recruiting teachers.

Representatives of both

the Kansas Association of School Boards and the Kansas National Education Association praised the House’s actions.

“We did what we were asked to do and they have honored that,” said Mark Desetti, legislative and advocacy director for KNEA. “And I think that’s what this vote says and a majority of the House members support that.”

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Be on the lookout for email and phone scammers who masquerade as employees of businesses you trust - they’re after your bank or credit information. If you receive emails or phone calls demanding advance payments, contact the original website to confirm your reservation and payment policy.

Recently, travel site Booking.com had to pay out compensation to more than 10,000 customers from the U.S., UK, France, Italy, Portugal and the UAE who were victims of a phishing scam.

•Follow recommendations.

Personal recommendations from friends and family can ensure a safe transaction. If you know

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Feb. 26, 2015; last published Thurs., Mar. 12, 2015)3t In the Matter of the Estate of David B Mick, Deceased (Petition Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59) No. 15-PR-2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on February 17, 2015, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in this Court by John Mick, an heir, devisee and legatee, and executor named in the “Last Will and Testament of David B. Mick,” deceased.

All creditors of the decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

John Mick Petitioner Jake W. Brooks Attorney At Law P.O. Box 664, 101 E. 6th Scott City, Kansas 67871 620-872-7204

someone who has visited a destination or rented property recently, ask which companies or individuals they would recommend.

•Report fraud. Inform the local police at your vacation destination, the local Better Business Bureau and the FTC. When you get home, notify your local police or your state attorney general’s consumer protection office to alert them to this particular cybercrime if you made the money transfer from your home state.

Bottom line: As online vacation rentals grow, so does cybercrime. Be cautious when booking arrangements online to protect your payments data.

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Supreme Court case may be a wake-up call for Republicans Political backlash could follow lack of GOP alternative Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News

Republican efforts to replace the federal health law have been given new urgency by the Supreme Court.

As soon as this spring, the court could invalidate health insurance subsidies available to millions of Americans if it rules for the challengers in a case called King v. Burwell.

Republicans who oppose the Affordable

Care Act are rooting for the court to do what they have been unable to accomplish: dismantle a key part of the law. But as members of the party that controls Congress, some Republicans also fear the potential for a backlash if they don’t have a plan to help those who would effectively be stripped of coverage, many of whom are voters in Republicanled states.

There’s another reason to agree soon on a replacement for the law, instead of continuing their long campaign to repeal it. If Republicans present a reasonable alternative, it could help swing a jus-

tice or two who might otherwise worry about the possible ramifications of cutting off the subsidies.

Or so the reasoning goes.

“The Republicans would love to give the justices some comfort that if they rule against the Obama administration, there will be something there to deal with the fallout,” says Dean Clancy, a Republican strategist and former aide to House Majority Leader Dick Armey.

Those pushing the case argue that language in the law limits help to pay for insurance to residents of states that have established their own

health insurance exchanges. So far only 13 states have - the rest, including Kansas and Missouri, use the federal healthcare.gov exchange.

The administration contends that Congress clearly intended that the subsidy - tax credits based on income - be available in all states and has declined to discuss any possible contingency plans.

If the court rules against the administration, the impact will fall heavily on Republicanled states, such as Florida and Texas, that didn’t create their own exchanges, increasing pressure on Congress to act.

(See WAKE-UP on page 13)

CDC describes source behind new tick virus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided more details last week about a new virus that may have contributed to the death of an eastern Kansas resident late last spring.

The Bourbon virus is named after the county where the man, who was in his 50s, received multiple tick bites while working on his property.

Several days later he developed nausea, weakness and diarrhea. Eleven days after he was bitten, he suffered multiple organ failure and died of cardiac arrest.

The CDC has now officially identified the novel virus as belonging to a group called thogotovirus, named for a pool of ticks collected in 1960 from the Thogoto forest near Nairobi, Kenya. It says the Kansas case is the first instance of a virus in this group causing human illness in the United States.

And it’s only the eighth known case of a virus in the group causing symptoms in people worldwide, the CDC says.

“We don’t know much about it because it’s only been identified in one patient. But any new virus or agent that has the potential to harm human health (See VIRUS on page 13)

Hopes dimming for Medicaid expansion in Ks. Jim McLean KHI News Service

The chairman of a Kansas House committee holding three Medicaid expansion bills says he has no current plans to have hearings on any of the proposals.

“At this time I haven’t scheduled anything,” said Rep. Dan Hawkins,

a Wichita Republican and chairman of the House Health and Human Services Committee.

“Will I schedule something? I can’t say right now. But right now there is nothing scheduled.”

Hawkins is in his first year as chairman of the health committee. His predecessor, former Rep. David Crum, an Augusta

Getting yourself in shape mentally by the American Counseling Association

Today, most of us are more aware of our physical health than ever before. We exercise more, pay attention to our diets and get needed health checks in order to catch problems early.

But, most of us don’t think about our mental health very much unless we happen to be facing a serious problem. In truth, however, just as it’s possible to improve our physical health, there are also ways to get our feelings and attitudes into better shape. And in today’s complicated and often stressful world, that’s a very good thing.

So, where to begin? How about your daily schedule? Most of us tend to fill our days with work, family and social obligations, leaving little or no time for ourselves.

A fix for that is to include “you” in your daily calendar. Create a real schedule that includes time each day for at least one thing you find relaxing or enjoyable. Maybe it’s reading a book, working at a hobby, or just taking a quiet walk. Whatever it is, just plan it and make sure it happens.

Another way to reduce stress and feel better about yourself is to get involved with others.

Wherever you live, you’ll find community, civic and religious organizations searching for volunteers to help carry out their work.

Giving something back to the community offers a sense of fulfillment and self-worth essential for good mental health. It can also offer a meaningful escape from your own problems and may help put such problems in a better perspective.

And yes, exercise and staying physically fit is another means to improving mental health. Studies find regular exercise is a great way to fight depression, for example. Plus, as we get ourselves into better shape, we usually start to feel more confident about ourselves - everything from how we look to what we can do. And that’s good mental health.

No, you can’t make stress and problems just disappear, but building a little relaxation into your life, helping those in need and staying physically active can all improve mental health and make it easier to cope with any problems that arise.

Don’t accept that you have to feel unhappy or depressed. If your own actions don’t have you feeling better, check out the help that a professional counselor can offer.

However you go about it, good mental health is a goal worth achieving.

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

Republican, refused to hold hearings on expansion proposals in 2013 and 2014.

Expansion advocates, most notably the Kansas Hospital Association, hoped that Hawkins would allow hearings even though he opposes both the Affordable Care Act and the Medicaid expansion it authorizes

and helps to fund.

Rep. Don Hill, a moderate Republican from Emporia, is the sponsor of one of the Medicaid expansion bills. It would repeal language added to a budget bill in 2013 that prohibits Gov. Sam Brownback from crafting an expansion plan and negotiating its approval with federal officials.

Hill, a retired pharmacist, has been working behind the scenes for several weeks to convince Brownback and Republican legislative leaders to consider a Kansas version of Medicaid expansion plans being pursued by Republican governors in Indiana, Tennessee, Wyoming and several

other red states.

Those plans use federal Medicaid funds to help purchase private coverage for low-income adults. Many also require recipients to share in their health care costs in ways that traditional Medicaid doesn’t.

Hill said discussions with Brownback and (See HOPES on page 13)

Reprieve for those who missed ACA deadline Phil Galewitz KHI News Service

The Obama administration said Friday it will allow a special health law enrollment period from March 15 to April 30 for consumers who realize while filling out their taxes that they owe a fee for not signing up for coverage last year.

The special enrollment period applies to people in the 37 states covered by the federal marketplace, including Kansas, although some staterun exchanges also are expected to follow suit.

People will have to attest that they first became aware of the tax penalty for lack of coverage when they filled out their taxes. They will still have to pay the fine, which for last year was

$95 or one percent of their income, whichever was greater. By signing up during the special enrollment period for 2015 they can avoid paying most of the tax penalty for this year.

The Affordable Care Act requires most Americans to have health insurance or pay a financial penalty. But some people may not realize they face a penalty for not having coverage until they file their tax returns ahead of the April 15 tax deadline.

The Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved has advised navigators at safety net clinics across the state to offer to work with tax preparers in their communities.

Katrina McGivern, KAMU’s policy and pub-

lic affairs director, said there’s no need to hire additional navigators in Kansas, but it is important to make sure tax preparers know where to send customers who want to take advantage of the additional sign-up opportunity.

The administration also said last week it sent the wrong information to 800,000 people to help them calculate whether they received too much of a subsidy for health coverage last year or too little.

Those affected are being notified by email or telephone - and are being asked to wait to file their taxes until after new 1095-A forms are sent in early March.

For the five percent of those affected who have already filed returns for 2014, more instructions are to come from

the Treasury Department, officials said. The 800,000 represents about 20 percent of the total number of people who were sent 1095-A tax forms.

The administration would not estimate how many people it expects to take advantage of the new enrollment period.

Millions of Americans who did not enroll in a plan are exempt from the requirement to buy coverage because their income is too little or they qualify for other exemptions.

Officials said this special enrollment would be just for this year to account for people who did not hear or heed messages about the individual insurance mandate that was included in the health law approved by Congress in 2010.

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Cannabis oil bill gets House committee okay

For the first time, a Kansas House committee has approved a bill allowing some form of medical marijuana.

House Bill 2282 was limited in scope to begin with, and Rep. John Wilson, the bill’s sponsor, proposed amendments to further limit it in the hope of assuaging concerns about opening the state to legal pot abuse.

The effort worked, and Wilson’s bill passed the House Health and Human Services Committee verbally with only a few “nay” votes.

“We don’t celebrate the passage of other medical or patient-focused bills in here, and I think this is just another one of those bills,” said Wilson (D-Lawrence). “It just happens to deal with a plant that has a history behind it.”

He stressed that his bill allows only the use of cannabis too low in THC to provide a “high” and only for the treatment of seizure disorders.

“I’m not a foot soldier in any march toward fullscale legalization, recreational marijuana or any-

Wake-up “I really do believe that this situation has concentrated the minds of many people on (Capitol) Hill,” says Avik Roy, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a former health adviser to GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

If the Supreme Court rules that subsidies cannot be provided through the federal health exchange, he says, Republicans in the House and Senate “realize if they don’t do something, they will be held accountable for that.

Because they are running Congress now, so they can’t blame it on the Democrats.”

Still, putting something on the front burner does not guarantee it will get done. Republicans

Hopes members of his staff are continuing. But he said his most recent conversation with Hawkins wasn’t promising.

“The indication at this point is that Chairman Hawkins is not inclined to hold hearings,” Hill said.

Asked why he opposed expansion, Hawkins said: “I’m really not for government-sponsored health care.”

He said the cost of expansion concerns him even though the Affordable Care Act commits the federal government to pay 100 percent of the costs through 2017 and not less than 90 per-

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have been vowing to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act almost since it became law in 2010. So far, the GOP-controlled House has held more than 50 separate votes to repeal or otherwise cancel parts of the law. Replacing, however, has been another story.

“Republicans are united around repeal. And they’re united around replace. But obviously they’re not united around ‘replace with what,’” says Dean Rosen, a health policy consultant who was a top aide to former GOP Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and to the House Ways and Means Committee.

Republican health strategist Terry Holt, a

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cent thereafter.

A study commissioned by the Kansas Hospital Association estimated expansion would cost the state an additional $312 million through 2020. But the same study said that savings and tax revenues resulting from expansion would more than offset that cost.

In addition, hospital officials, who need Medicaid expansion to offset reductions in Medicare reimbursements, have said they’re willing to discuss increasing a state assessment on their revenues to help pay for it.

Reprieve

thing like that,” Wilson said. “Our bill is structured in such a way that if people want to add any new conditions or any new variety or marijuana or new levels of THC, they’re going to have to come to the legislature first.”

He said the bill, as written, could appeal to a unique coalition of libertarian-leaning Republicans or those looking to assert states’ rights, as well as progressive Democrats who think marijuana is a safe alternative to traditional drugs.

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So far, 11.4 million Americans have enrolled in private health insurance through Obamacare during the open enrollment period that ended on Sunday.

Separately, administration officials have said they will allow people who had trouble completing their enrollment by Feb. 15 to finish by Sunday, Feb. 22.

Officials estimated it would help fewer than 150,000 people.

former aide to the GOP House leadership, agrees.

He says Republicans “are serious about a replacement” for the Affordable Care Act, “but it’s the law, and it’s harder to change law than to make it.”

“Republicans are united around repeal. And they’re united around replace. But obviously they’re not united around ‘replace with what.’”

Still, the prospect of millions of people in states run by Republican governors and Republican legislatures losing their insurance could be the deciding factor, says Holt. “These are people who have been promised something and are expecting it to continue, and it’s hard to see how you cut people off,” he says.

There is anecdotal evidence that low-grade cannabis oil can reduce the harmful symptoms for children with disorders that cause them to suffer dozens or even hundreds of seizures a day. The most well-known anecdote involves Charlotte Figi, whose treatment success caused supporters to name the treatment “Charlotte’s Web.” But formal research on the treatment’s risks and rewards has been limited due to the federal government’s classification of

Virus is something that we need to be concerned about potentially and learn as much as we can about so we can help the public avoid it,” said Kansas state epidemiologist Charles Hunt, one of the authors of the CDC study.

The discovery of the virus, along with those of Heartland virus in

marijuana as a Schedule One controlled substance.

Still, in recent years almost half the states have adopted some sort of legal access to cannabis oil.

Wilson’s bill, as amended, stipulates that unless the Legislature says otherwise, the oil in question must be made with marijuana that contains no more than three percent THC, a level low enough to have basically no intoxicating effect. It also limits its usage strictly to those with a documented seizure disorder.

Rep. Dick Jones

(R-Topeka) said he still believed the amended bill would put Kansas on a slippery slope toward the situation in Colorado, one of the few states to legalize marijuana for recreational as well as medicinal use.

“I think we’re looking at a Pandora’s box here,” he said.

Wilson said that does not mean the bill has an easy road. He said he would work to convince the House leadership to allow a floor vote on it, with a soft deadline for passage looming Friday.

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Missouri and other pathogens in China, leads the CDC to believe that other undiscovered viruses may be making people sick.

There’s no vaccine or drug currently available to counter the virus. The CDC recommends that people protect themselves from outdoor tick and bug bites by using insect repel-

lant, wearing long sleeves and pants, avoiding bushy and wooded areas, and performing thorough tick checks after spending time outdoors.

“Ticks are dangerous to people,” Hunt said. “They can carry lots of things.

This is one additional thing that we think can be transmitted by ticks.”

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Deaths

Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu

Frances Marie Thurston

Jay Roger Muench

Frances Marie Thurston, 98, died Feb. 21, 2015, at the Wichita County Health Center LTCU, Leoti.

S h e was born on Jan. 7, 1917, at Tribune, the daughter of Harold and Frances Thurston Marjorie (Hoopes) Smith.

A lifetime resident of Western Kansas, she was a homemaker and a retired Avon representative for over 32 years.

Frances was a member of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the VFW Auxiliary, all of Leoti.

On Jan. 4, 1940, she married Harry Thurston at Tribune. He died Oct. 1, 1989, at Tribune.

Survivors include: two sons, Jim Thurston, and

Jay Roger Muench, 39, died Feb. 23, 2015, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City.

He was born on Aug. 28, 1975, in Scott City, the son of John Dennis “J.D.” and Judy (Miller) Muench.

He was a resident of Scott City until 1997 when he moved to Garden City.

Survivors include: mother, Judy Muench, Scott City; one sister, Julie Dawson, and husband, Ryan, Waverly; three aunts and three uncles, Larry and Linda Robinson, Manhattan, John and Jennifer Fairleigh, Scott

wife, Jolene, Great Bend, and Harold Thurston and Tami Cathcart, Holly, Colo.; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Leo and Levert Smith; and one sister, Dorothy Butler.

Funeral service was held Feb. 24 at the United Methodist Church, Leoti, with Rev. Brad Kirk officiating.

Burial was at the Leoti Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, Leoti EMTs or Wichita County Health Center LTCU in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 202 N. 4th, Leoti, Ks. 67861.

Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at priceandsons.com.

James Faye ‘Jim’ Cooley James Faye “Jim” Cooley, 79, died Feb. 24, 2015, at the Scott County Hospital, Scott City.

H e was born on Oct. 11, 1935, in Ness City, the son of C l i ff o r d Earl and Jim Cooley Eva Ella (Churchill) Cooley. A lifetime resident of Healy, he was a retired truck driver and a US Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict.

He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, Scott City.

On March 16, 1957, he married Geraldine Simpson in Lane County.

Survivors include: one son, Tony Cooley, Ulysses; six daughters, Pamela Harris, Scott City, Lurine Nutt, Tribune, Brenda James, Gillette,

Wyo., Jennifer Seelig, El Dorado, Teresa Cooley, Dighton, and Angela Prieto, Healy; and one brother, Lester Cooley, Hamilton, Mont.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Archie, Robert and Randy Cooley; and one granddaughter, Stephanie.

Visitation will be Friday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Scott City.

Funeral service will be Sat., Feb. 28, 10:00 a.m., at the Church of the Nazarene, Scott City, with Rev. Ward Clinton officiating.

Interment will be at the Healy Cemetery.

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

City, Mike Muench, Hays, and Janet Fiegel, Loveland, Ohio.

He was preceded in death by his father, J.D. Muench, and grandparents, Axel and Wilma Miller and John and Monica Muench.

Funeral service was held Feb. 26 at the United Methodist Church, Scott City, with Rev. Dennis Carter officiating.

Interment was at the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Miles of Smiles, Garden City, or Mosaic, Garden City, in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.

Violet I. Kerr Violet I. Kerr, 100, died Feb. 20, 2015, at the Logan County Manor, Oakley.

She was born on Oct. 24, 1914, in Gove County, the daughter of Robert A. and Iva Mae (Wright) Russell.

She was a child care provider and nanny.

Survivors include: one brother, Howard Russell, Sidney, Nebr.; one godson, two grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren and two great-greatgreat-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Clarence Clay and Emmett Kerr; one son,

Royce Clay; four brothers, Elmer, Orval, Keith, and Kenneth Russell; and one sister, Dorothy Burris.

Funeral service will be held Sat., Feb. 28, 10:30 a.m., at Kennedy-Koster Funeral Home.

Interment will be in Pyramid View Cemetery, Gove County.

There will be no visitation.

Memorials may be made to Logan County Healthcare Foundation in care of Kennedy-Koster Funeral Home, Box 221, Oakley, Ks. 67748.

Condolences can be left at www.kennedykosterfh. com.

Week of March 2-6 Monday: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, spinach, whole wheat roll, tropical fruit salad.

Tuesday: Pulled pork, sweet potato, green beans, fruit mix (mandarin oranges and marshmallows).

Wednesday: Chicken Parmesan, pasta salad with vegetables, carrots, whole wheat roll, ambrosia.

Thursday: Chicken salad, potato soup, tossed salad, whole wheat bread, blueberry dessert squares.

Friday: Baked pollack, black beans/corn/tomatoes, broccoli, whole wheat bread, peaches. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501

Concealed-carry without permit moves ahead in Senate The Kansas Senate is expected to approve a bill that would allow people to carry concealed guns without requiring them to get a state permit or take training classes.

Senators were debating the measure Wednesday and expected to take a final vote Thursday. The

measure is sponsored by 26 of the chamber’s 40 members, led by Majority Leader Terry Bruce.

A state concealed carry permit costs $132.50, and a person must undergo eight hours of training to get one.

Gun-rights groups note Kansas has long allowed the open carrying of

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weapons without a state permit. The bill’s critics say training should be mandated for people carrying concealed weapons.

The National Rifle Association says Alaska, Arizona, Vermont and Wyoming don’t require permits to carry concealed anywhere in the state.

Senate rejects bill to regulate mental health medications The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have allowed KanCare, the state’s privatized Medicaid program, to regulate mental health patients’ access to antipsychotic medications.

Fifteen Senators voted for Senate Bill 123, while 25 voted against the measure.

Since 2002, Kansas law has guaranteed Medicaid patients access to whatever behavioral health drugs their physician or psychiatrist sees fit to prescribe. SB 123 would have repealed that law, allowing the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the KanCare managed care organizations to regulate the prescription processes.

Mental health advocates opposed the measure, warning legislators that it would add administrative barriers to a treatment system that’s already difficult to navigate, send some high-need patients into crises and shift a siz-

able portion of the system’s costs onto hospitals and jails.

“I’ll not mention any names, but I had one senator who everybody would have expected to be a ‘yes’ tell me that he voted ‘no’ because he had no idea what the real implications of this bill would be,” said Sen. Laura Kelly, a Topeka Democrat. “He said he was not comfortable voting ‘yes’ until he had a better understanding of what it would do.

“I don’t think he was alone,” Kelly said. “I think there was a fear that repealing the current statute without having anything to take its place wouldn’t ensure that these folks’ health care needs would be met. That proved to be a limb that most (senators) weren’t willing to go out on.”

Mental health advocates spent much of this week calling and emailing their senators, urging them to oppose the bill.

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Got Ears!

I recently got hearing aids and am hearing sounds I didn’t know existed. At first I searched out all the new things I was hearing. Slowly I am recognizing what those new sounds are. But, I suppose with time I will just put them in the common place and ignore most of them.

When I had cataracts removed I was amazed at the things I wasn’t seeing. There were whiskers I was missing and ear hairs I had to pluck. Eyeglasses and hearing aids add quality to our lives. But, you have to put them on. Spiritual ears are a wonderful blessing to us only if we use them.

Jesus said in His letters to the seven churches of Asia, “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches” (Rev.2-3). I was often teased about selective hearing and only hearing what I wanted. No, I actually have seventy percent hearing loss. Now with my new hearing power, not much gets past me….unless I want it to.

My mom often said to me, “I’m not talking to hear my head rattle”. Children of God (John 1:12) have an obligation to use their spiritual ears. I was often afraid I might get in trouble nodding in agreement to things said to me that I didn’t really hear. Someone says, “My son wrecked our car last night.” and you answer, “That’s nice I hope you enjoyed it.” I have had some weird looks from trying to read lips and respond appropriately. Just think of the trouble that comes from not listening to God when He speaks.

I recently read an article about why believers don’t attend church. Ten reasons were given, mostly having to do with affluence and self-sufficiency. I mostly agreed with the author except he didn’t offer a solution. The solution is fairly simple and straightforward: What does the Word say? It says not to forsake the assembling of yourselves together (Heb. 10:25).

God speaks every Sunday through thousands of pulpits all over the world and the intended recipients are not there to hear Him. Read the Bible. Reading the Bible to me is to enter into a personal conversation with God. He really gets up close and personal. You will be amazed how much you learn by just reading it. A regular practice of Bible reading also reveals how crucial it is to life. “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). Got Ears? Use em!

Pastor Robert Nuckolls Immanuel Southern Baptist 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.

Moving? Contact The Scott County Record to update your address, so you don’t miss your paper.

P.O. Box 377, Scott City, Ks. 67871 • 620-872-2090 • www.scottcountyrecord.com

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Pancakes

Preparation: Heat oven to 425 degrees. In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, milk, eggs, and vanilla, and beat with wire whisk or eggbeater until smooth.

Place butter in a 9-inch pie pan and heat in the oven until butter sizzles, 2-4 minutes.

Remove pan from oven and tilt to coat bottom with melted butter.

Immediately pour batter into hot coated pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 14-18 minutes, until pancake is puffed and golden brown.

Remove pancake from oven; serve immediately.

Can be doubled and baked in a 9” x 13” pan for 22-26 Oven Puff Pancake This large pancake is a minutes. great recipe to make when you’re serving brunch to Classic Pancakes Recipe This classic pancakes a crowd; make a few at a recipe takes very little time. Top it with warmed maple syrup or jam, or time to prepare. You can mix up the batter in adpowdered sugar. vance and hold it in the Ingredients: refrigerator for several 2/3 cup flour hours.

3 Tbsp. sugar Ingredients: dash salt 2 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup milk (250 grams) 3 eggs 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/4 tsp salt 2 Tbsp. butter the batter begins to bubble and the edges begin to dry out before flipping them.

If not, they might be gooey in the middle. They are best if just flipped once, otherwise they tend to be dry.

To keep pancakes warm, place in a pan with two-inch sides covered with foil in an oven set at 150 degrees for up to 10 minutes.

There are many variations of pancakes that you can make, everything from fluffy, make ahead, pan, and etc. Here are a few for you to try. They are not research based, but hey, they are pancakes.

PAT Cut are disposable. And when I look at that and realize that the majority of people I have talked to who have received the services and, you know, I’m not saying this pertains to a majority of the clients, but the ones I’m familiar with and have visited with were collegeeducated, you know, they were well-employed and they were offered a free

USD 466 Lunch Menu

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1 Tbsp granulated sug- serve right away or transfer to the oven to keep ar warm.

3 eggs 2 cups whole milk Whole Wheat Flour 2 Tbsp melted butBlueberry Pancakes ter (plus more butter for Ingredients: cooking) 1-1/4 cups whole wheat flour Preparation: 2 teaspoons baking 1) Pre-heat your gridpowder dle to 375 degrees or heat 1 egg a nonstick sauté pan or 1 cup milk, plus more if skillet over medium heat. necessary 2) Sift together flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt baking powder, sugar and 1 tablespoon artificial salt. sweetener 3) Beat eggs thor1/2 cup blueberries oughly. Add the eggs, melted butter and half the Directions: milk to the dry ingredi1) Sift together flour ents and mix gently until and baking powder, set combined. Now stir in the aside. Beat together the remaining milk until the egg, milk, salt and artifibatter is the desired con- cial sweetener in a bowl. sistency. Don’t over mix! Stir in flour until just 4) Melt butter on the moistened, add bluebergriddle or pan. It should ries, and stir to incorpofoam and sizzle. rate.

5) For each pancake, 2) Preheat a heavyladle 1/4 cup of batter bottomed skillet over meonto the griddle or pan. dium heat, and spray with 6) Cook until the tops cooking spray. Pour apof the pancakes are full of proximately 1/4 cup of the bubbles and the bottoms batter into the pan for each are golden brown. pancake. Cook until bub7) Flip the pancakes bly, about 1 1/2 minutes. and cook until the tops are Turn, and continue cookgolden brown, then either ing until golden brown.

Week of March 2-6 Breakfast Monday: Cinnamon roll, mandarin oranges, fruit juice.

Tuesday: Whole grain waffles, pineapple chucks, fruit juice.

Wednesday: Breakfast pizza, tropical fruit, fruit juice.

Thursday: Breakfast burrito and salsa, fresh grapes, fruit juice.

Friday: Whole grain muffin, strawberries, fruit juice.

Lunch Monday: Hot dog, *chicken nuggets, kraut, tater tots, peaches.

Tuesday: Cheesy chicken spaghetti, *corn dogs, french bread, mixed vegetables, rosy applesauce.

Wednesday: Pizza, *crispitos and cheese, cooked carrots, mandarin oranges. SCMS Pizza Hut. Thursday: Chicken fried steak, *steak strips, potatoes and gravy, broccoli, dinner roll, pears.

Friday: Macaroni and cheese, *ham patties, fish sticks, pea salad, breakaway bread, fruit. *second choice at SCMS and SCHS

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service and they accepted it,” Mast said.

“That, to me, is not really something our committee should be focused on, because our committee deals with a lot of disabled and physically ill and needy individuals and programs, and that’s where the focus of that committee should be.”

Keel said the program has turned in data every

year and that across the board children who have been in the program show improvements in emotional, motor, social and language skills.

“Teachers have told us that they can tell a child who has been through Parents as Teachers,” Keel said.

Keel said the program’s funding has held steady for the past sev-

eral years. Keel said she is hopeful the recommendation to cut funding will be reversed later in the budget process.

“This is not the first time that they have tried to take away our funding. It’s probably about the 20th time. It’s not uncommon,” Keel said.

“We really are a popular program to try to take the funding away.”

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6 grapplers statebound Tucker, Hayes 2nd at regional; Beavers are 3rd

SCHS 145-pounder James Jurgens (left) is able to avoid a takedown attempt by Atwood’s Rhett Mizer during the consolation semi-finals in the 3-2-1A regional tournament at Norton on Friday.

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During this past season, James Jurgens had already established that he’s one of the top wrestlers in the 138-pound division.

Just being one of the best wasn’t enough for the Scott Community High School senior. He has his sights set on being the best and the twotime state finalist didn’t feel that was going to happen at 138 pounds.

Just a day before the Class 3-2-1A regional tournament, Jurgens decided to make the jump to 145-pounds - a division where he hadn’t competed all season. The move worked out well for Jurgens who finished third in regional and will be making his fourth trip to state.

“I didn’t make the decision until Thursday morning and, honestly, I ended up flip-

ping a coin,” says Jurgens.

“I figured whichever way I decided to go I’d have some regrets. I had to choose one (weight class) and stick with it.”

Jurgens (35-9) had briefly stepped down to the 132-pound division where he posted a 4-0 mark, but that really wasn’t an option.

At 132-pounds, Jurgens knew he would be facing Hoxie’s Tristan Porsch (361), a defending state champion. The 138-pound field included three-time state champion Brandon Ball (391, Hoisington) and Tribune’s Caleb Austin (40-0), who gave Ball his only loss of the season.

“I figured I had a better chance at 145. There are good kids, but no one that’s (See STATE on page 22)

deflategate

SC overcomes flat outing in win over Pokes

No one was checking the air pressure in basketballs following Scott City’s regular season finale against Goodland on Tuesday night. There were no locker room attendants being accused of tampering with the game balls.

It wasn’t the game balls that were flat, but the Scott Goodland 35 Scott City 65 Community High School boys in a routine 65-35 win over the Cowboys in a Great West Activities Conference contest on the home floor.

“It definitely wasn’t one of our better games,” acknowledged senior guard Trey O’Neil who finished with a game high 14 points. “You hate to admit it, but sometimes it’s hard to get real motivated when you’re playing a team that you’ve

already beaten pretty soundly earlier in the season.”

That the Beavers still pulled away for a 30 point win says something about how good this team is even when they’re not playing their best.

Even though there seemed little chance of a major upset in the making, Scott City held only a 41-27 lead entering the final period. In what has become a familiar scenario for the Beavers throughout the season, they dominated play in the last eight minutes, outscoring Goodland, 24-8.

There was a little added motivation heading into the fourth quarter.

“We got yelled at pretty good after the third quarter (by head coach Glenn O’Neil) and we took it to heart,” says O’Neil.

“During the next seven minutes we played our best ball.”

Scott City junior guard Dylan Hutchins steals the ball during first half action against Goodland on Tuesday.

(Record Photo)

Senior guard Chantz Yager showed signs of breaking out of his scoring slump with a pair of fourth quarter treys on his way to an 11 point night. He hit both three-pointers less than a min-

ute apart - sandwiched around a Bo Hess three-point play - that put SCHS on top, 52-31.

Scott City closed out the game with an 11-0 scoring blitz, including a game-ending three-

point basket by sophomore guard Matthew Jenkins.

Also knocking down three treys was junior guard Dylan Hutchins who finished with 11 (See POKES on page 22)

SC boys No. 1 seed; Dighton teams get host Russell in opener No. 2 seeds in sub-state

The Scott Community High School boys will be eyeing the prospect of five consecutive trips into the championship game of a state basketball tournament when they open sub-state tournament action on Tuesday The Beavers, who won three straight titles in Class 3A (2011-13) before finishing as a Class 4A runner-up last season, are back in the Class 3A ranks this year. SCHS (19-1) has the number one seed in the Beloit sub-state.

Scott City will be on the home floor Tuesday when they host Russell (2-18)

with tipoff at 6:00 p.m.

Barring an upset, they will be in the semi-finals at Beloit on Fri., March 6, where they will face the winner of Minneapolis (15-5) and Ellsworth (10-10).

SCHS is currently riding a 13 game win streak since losing their only game of the season to Holcomb on Jan. 13.

They avenged that loss, 75-64, on Feb. 17. While the Beavers were playing rather lackluster in their final two games of the season - comfortable wins over Ulysses and Goodland - it hasn’t raised any concerns.

(See OPENER on page 18)

Dighton High School boys and girls each earned the No. 2 seeds in the Class 1A-Division I sub-state tournament which they will also be hosting next week.

The Lady Hornets (16-4) will face Satanta (7-13) in the semi-finals on Thursday with tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

Top-seeded Ingalls (18-2) will play the winner of Minneola (7-13) and Hodgeman County (4-14) in the other semi-final game.

Even though the Dighton girls

have the lower seed, they are responsible for one of Ingalls’ two losses during the season.

“We feel the competition we’ve played during the regular season has helped to get us prepared for substate,” says head coach Amy Felker.

It’s no surprise that 5-10 sophomore center Jordan Speer has been a dominant force this season, averaging 13.6 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.

(See DIGHTON on page 20)

overcoming the ‘curse’

The Scott County Record • Page 18 • Thursday, February 26, 2015

Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland

Snow geese Hutchins’ last-second trey leads to OT win and Mr. Dylan Hutchins 13, pulled up at the top of Whiskers drained a three-pointer the key for a three-pointer Not tired of goose hunting just yet?

Have I got a deal for you! In 1999 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service created a special conservation order extending goose hunting for snow and Ross’ geese until April 30 each year.

Since the mid1970s, the light goose populations have exploded 300% and they have ravaged portions of the already fragile breeding habitat in the Arctic tundra which could take decades to recover.

Large numbers of geese of any kind can be hard on habitat and crops. For years, a friend of mine has been part of a group of guys who go into Canada each fall to hunt geese. He told me about being in a restaurant one time when some land owners approached them, asking if they were the “goose hunters,” and practically begged them to kill geese on their property.

But wait . . . there’s more!

Along with this extended season come other perks in the form of hunting methods not legal during regular waterfowl season, to include the allowed use of electronic calls and unplugged shotguns.

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Light geese are not known to be the best table fare, so if you have developed good recipes for preparing these critters, please email them to me and I’ll put them into a future column.

A state fish?

We Americans are a people who like to celebrate and memorialize all things, including having state (See GEESE on page 23)

that forced overtime and Drake McRae scored five points in the extra period as the SCHS junior varsity boys rallied for a wild 4638 win over Goodland on Tuesday.

With the win, S c o t t City (13- Goodland 38 Scott City 46 4) ended its season on a seven game win streak.

That streak appeared to be in jeopardy when the Cowboys scored seven unanswered points after SCHS had taken a 33-29 lead with 2:07 remaining.

At the time, the Cowboys had committed just two fouls, so were forced to foul the Beavers quickly each time they got the ball. Scott City aided Goodland with a couple of turnovers.

A foul by Scott City, combined with a player technical, led to four free throws by Goodland and a 35-33 lead with 35.6 seconds remaining. With the technical, Goodland also maintained possession and ran 22 seconds off the clock before they were fouled.

“The plan was not to wait that long before fouling someone,” says coach Brian Gentry.

Scott City still had life when the Cowboys made just one of two free throw opportunities. SCHS was able to bring the ball up the floor against pressure and Hutchins, who scored all 10 of his team’s points in the final period and finished with a game high

Opener “To be honest it’s tougher to get ready for some of these teams a second time when you’ve already beaten them pretty good the first time around,” says SCHS senior Trey O’Neil. “It’s something you try to keep from happening. Sometimes it’s hard to be as mentally focused as you’d like.”

Mental focus won’t be an issue the remainder of the season - not when each game can be the last.

“Everything from here on will be intensified by

with only :03 to play that sent the game into overtime.

The game was tied briefly at 38-38 in the extra period when sophomore guard Matthew Jenkins knocked down a three-pointer that was part of an 8-0 scoring run to close out the game.

McRae followed with a free throw and basket and Jess Drohman capped off the game with a field goal.

It looked like SCHS would cruise to another easy win over the Cowboys when they opened up an 11 point first half lead. A three-point play by sophomore Kyle Cure to end the first quarter and a three-point by Hutchins to open the second period gave SCHS its largest advantage of the game, 17-6.

After that, the Beavers ran into a familiar slump.

“I guess it’s a second quarter curse,” says Gentry. “We quit running our offense and we have no spacing on the floor. For some reason, after the first quarter we don’t seem to get into the flow of our offense.

Hold Off Tigers After jumping out to a 10-2 lead at Ulysses on Friday, the “curse” saw Scott City’s advantage slip to a single point, 1918, at halftime.

McRae scored six of his 11 points in the third period as the Beavers regained control of the game, outscoring the Tigers 16-4, on their way to a 42-27 win.

Scott City sophomore Justin Faurot drives past a Goodland defender during Tuesday’s win.

(Record Photo)

“They were in a 2-3 zone and we should have been able to attack it all night, but our guards didn’t try to penetrate,” Gentry says. “We were settling for the outside shot.”

Jenkins, who connected on a pair of treys, finished with a game high 14 points.

Review of Season While the Beavers put together a very good season, Gentry says they will need to make some big strides in their skills in order to be ready for the varsity level next year.

“We need a guard who wants to be in control and who can be a calming influence on the rest of the team,” noted Gentry. “We want a player who wants the ball in his hands when things are getting crazy.”

More physical play from everyone, particularly those in the post, will come with another summer in the weight room.

“Defensively, the boys have to recognize their rotations quicker and they have to respond quicker when it comes to providing backside help,” he said. “Offensively, they need to improve their

footwork. There are too many instances where we catch the ball and are stepping backwards as we take a shot and that’s not what we want to see. If we can correct that we’ll see a lot more consistency in our shooting.”

At the same time, Gentry says the team showed a lot of progress since the start of the season.

“These boys have been fun to coach. They give you everything they have and they had a great attitude,” Gentry says. “When boys give you that in practice and in the games you can accomplish a lot.”

sub-state bracket, numbertwo seeded Beloit (17-3) faces Phillipsburg (5-15) while number-three seeded Norton (17-3) plays Hoisington (8-12).

Norton had been ranked No. 1 in state earlier in the season and Norton had been in the top 10 for most of the season until both teams stumbled down the stretch. Beloit lost two games to Salina-Sacred Heart and, most recently, was defeated by Minneapolis (76-60). Norton dropped two games to Hays-TMP and lost their

third game to Ellis.

(continued from page 17)

10. We know how important every game is from here on. You can’t afford to overlook anyone,” says O’Neil. “Everyone on the team has a different mindset. We know that we have to play with intensity on every possession.”

Whether the Beavers are playing some of their best ball of the season may be up for debate, but they certainly looked like the No. 1 ranked team in Class 3A when they defeated previously unbeaten and No. 1 ranked Hol-

comb (Class 4A-Division II).

“This is that time of the year when you hope you’re playing your best and other teams are struggling a little bit with their shooting,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil. “We want teams to be healthy, just like we want to be healthy. You want everyone to be at their best in that respect.

“Of course, you always want your game to be a little sharper than the team you’re playing.”

In the other half of the

SC Girls on the Road The Scott City girls (3-17) will make the long road trip to top-seeded Beloit (17-3) on Monday with tipoff at 6:00 p.m.

Also in the top half of the bracket are Russell (10-10) and Norton (1011).

Getting the numbertwo seed was Minneapolis (13-7) who faces Ellsworth (5-15). Phillipsburg (11-9) is the number-three seed and plays Hoisington (7-13).

The Scott County Record • Page 19 • Thursday, February 26, 2015

Dighton ends regular season rolling over Ness City, Atwood The Dighton High School girls have steadily climbed in the state rankings to the No. 5 spot in Class 1A-Division I, and they looked the part in dismantling Ness City, 51-27, on Tuesday night.

“Regardless of (Ness City’s) record, they are a rival and when we play Ness City 27 they definitely Dighton 51 raise their intensity level,” says DHS head coach Amy Felker.

The Lady Eagles were able to keep the game within striking distance, trailing only 17-11 at halftime, before Dighton seized control of the game with a 15-5 scoring burst in the third period.

While Dighton (16-4) struggled to find their shooting touch early in the game, they played sound defense, limiting Ness City to a lone field goal in the opening period.

“We even pressed a couple of times which threw them off guard and that led to a couple of baskets in the second quarter,” Felker says. “In the second half we shot better and got some easy baskets.”

Sophomore guard Sara Cramer continues to be a consistent scoring threat for the Lady Hornets, finishing with a game high 19 points on 7-of-20 from the field. She also contributed seven rebounds, six steals and five assists as part of an outstanding performance.

“I talked with Sara in January and reminded her that she’s not just a point guard. She’s very capable of scoring and that’s what we need from her,” says Felker. “She’s continued to improve her ability to attack defenses, get into the lane and hit a jumper or dish off to another girl. It’s hard to guard her because she’s quick and handles the ball so well.”

Teams also respect Cramer’s ball-handling skills.

“Whenever we pull Sara out of the game it’s not unusual to see a team change their defense or press because they feel they can take advantage of the situ-

Dighton junior Kiara Budd drives into the lane during action on the home floor against Atwood on Friday.

(Record Photo)

ation. They aren’t going to be as successful doing that when Sara’s on the floor,” says the head coach.

Sophomore center Jordan Speer was the only other Lady Hornet in double figures with 11 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots. Madison O’Brien, who was 3-of-6 from

the field, finished with seven At one time early in the secpoints. ond half, Dighton held a 48-4 lead.

Steamroll Buffaloes Felker cleared the bench In a game that was over al- early and gave her girls plenty most as soon as it began, Digh- of playing time. Nine players ton coasted to a 66-21 win over made the scoring column, led Atwood in a Northwest Kansas by Speer with 18 points and juLeague game on the home floor nior guard Kiara Budd with 13 Friday night. points (5-of-8 FG).

s d e n n o g m a a p i D Cham d n a

SC pulls away late against Tigers for win

Regardless of the record, the Scott City boys know that wins never come easy at Ulysses.

Friday’s game was no exception as the Beavers Scott City 76 (18-1) needUlysses 49 ed a 26 point fourth quarter explosion before they were finally able to pull away for a 76-49 road win.

Playing in front of a sparse crowd, the Tigers had upset on their minds thanks to some hot shooting from junior guard Jason Borthwick. He knocked down three early treys - including back-to-back three-pointers - that put Ulysses on top, 22-18, early in the second period.

“They are a streaky shooting team,” noted SCHS head coach Glenn O’Neil. “They are a dangerous team when they’re hitting the threes.”

The danger didn’t last long.

Scott City answered a 9-1 Ulysses scoring run with a 15-0 scoring blitz of their own to take a 33-24 lead at the half. That stretch included back-to-back three-pointers by guards Chantz Yager and Dylan Hutchins.

SCHS maintained a 50-38 lead entering the final period when they blew the game open.

Senior guard Trey O’Neil, who poured in a game high 27 points, collected eight of those in the first 1-1/2 minutes of the fourth quarter. He was fouled on a three-point attempt and hit all three free throws, followed with a steal and layin, and closed the scoring burst with a three-point basket.

O’Neil also grabbed six rebounds and added six steals.

Senior center Sloan Baker, who was 4-of-7 from the field, finished with 15 points and a team high eight rebounds. His solid performance also included five assists and three steals.

Also finishing in double figures was senior guard Brett Meyer with 14 points, four rebounds and six assists.

As a team, the Beavers were 8-of-17 from beyond the threepoint arc and pulled down 31 rebounds - including 12 offensive boards.

They added 19 assists and 17 steals.

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The Scott County Record • Page 20 • Thursday, February 26, 2015

Questions surround Wildcat basketball Kansas State has plenty of reason to celebrate it’s Big Monday win over KU. Beating the Jayhawks in basketball has been a rare feat for K-State - even in Manhattan. by This won’t Mac quiet the seri- Stevenson ous concerns that have been circulating regarding the status of KState basketball. Their 1415 record and current standing in the lower tier of the Big 12 is unacceptable for a program that has a proud tradition.

Coach Bruce Weber is having difficulties with his current team. The most publicized and obvious concern his best player, sophomore Marcus Foster. No one outside the Wildcats’ locker room knows who is to blame for the Weber-Foster feud.

It did seem strange that Foster didn’t start or play much (17 minutes) in last week’s 69-55 loss at TCU. And that was after he played well and hit the game-winning shot in the upset win against Oklahoma.

Putting the present problems aside, AD John Currie’s hiring of Weber begged the question as to whether or not he could recruit adequately at K-State. So far the answer is a resounding no.

In Weber’s first year (2012-13), he tied for first in the Big 12 with a 27-8 overall record and 14-4 in league play. In his second year, Weber’s Wildcats were 20-13 and 10-8 in the Big 12. This season, K-State is faltering badly in the conference.

The Wabash Cannonball is on the wrong track.

Coach Weber’s success has been primarily with recruits from the Bob Huggins and Frank Martin teams. Weber has proven that he’s at least an average coach, but he hasn’t shown that he can be an adequate recruiter.

Just because Kansas State has an exceptional football program doesn’t mean it’s all right to let the basketball team sink to the bottom of the Big 12. Most often it’s best to just admit you made a mistake and forge ahead.

(See QUESTIONS on page 21)

Dighton “Jordan continues to get stronger and is doing a better job of making moves to the basket. She’s also doing a nice job of getting to the line and hitting her free throws,” Felker says.

Speer is 69-of-103 at the charity stripe.

Emerging as a bigger offensive threat in the second half of the season has been sophomore point guard Sara Cramer. She has boosted her scoring average to 11.6 ppg, in addition to averaging 4.4 steals and 3.5 assists.

Junior guard Kiara Budd is averaging eight points per game while junior forward Dakota Hoffman is averaging 7.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per outing.

(continued from page 17)

“I like where we’re at with the way we’re playing and mentally,” Felker says. “The girls have a good mindset and they’re really focused on the next game.”

The Lady Hornets are seeking their third consecutive trip to the state tournament. They finished third at state a year ago.

Coin Flip Needed Dighton and Satanta both finished the regular season with identical 12-8 records, so a coin flip determined that the top seed would go to Satanta and the Hornets would slip into the number-two spot.

DHS will face Hodgeman County (9-11) in the semifinals on Friday with tipoff

at 7:30 p.m. Satanta will play the winner of Minneola (8-12) and Ingalls (5-14) in the other semi-final.

Championship games in the girl’s and boy’s divisions will be played on Saturday.

Prior to Tuesday’s loss against Ness City, the Hornets had won seven consecutive games since the Northwest Kansas League tournament.

Head coach Dean Cramer recognizes that his squad is in great position to advance to the state tournament to be played at Emporia.

“You don’t get opportunities like this every year,” he noted. “We have a young team, but they’ve been playing with a lot of confidence down the stretch. We want them to main-

Class 3A Sub-State • Boy’s Division March 3-7 • in Beloit 1) Scott City (19-1) Tues., March 3 • 6:00 p.m. at Scott City

8) Russell (2-18) 4) Minneapolis (15-5)

Friday, March 6 TBD at Beloit

Tues., March 3 • 7:00 p.m. at Minneapolis

5) Ellsworth (10-10) Saturday, March 7 7:30 p.m. at Beloit

2) Beloit (17-3) Tues., March 3 • 7:00 p.m. at Beloit

Friday, March 6 TBD at Beloit

Tues., March 3 • 7:00 p.m.

Norton

6) Hoisington (8-12)

Class 3A Sub-State • Girl’s Division March 2-7 • in Beloit 1) Beloit (17-3) Mon., March 2 • 6:00 p.m. at Beloit

8) Scott City (3-17) 4) Russell (10-10)

Thurs., March 5 at Beloit

Mon., March 2 • 6:00 p.m. at Cimarron

5) Norton (10-11) Saturday, March 6 6:00 p.m. at Beloit

2) Minneapolis (13-7) Mon., March 2 • 7:00 p.m. at MInneapolis

7) Ellsworth (5-15) 3) Phillipsburg (11-9) Tues., March 2 • 7:00 p.m. at Phillipsburg

6) Hoisington (7-13)

Thurs., March 5 at Beloit

Leoti on the road for sub-state openers

The Wichita County High School boys and girls will be on the road for first round action in the Class 2A sub-state tournament.

The WCHS boys (4-14) will travel to No. 2 seeded Hill City (14-6) on Mon., March 2, with action starting at 6:00 p.m.

They are in the same side of the bracket as Ness City (12-7) and Oakley (5-15).

Ellis (15-5) is the tournament’s top seed and will play Atwood (0-20) in first round action.

They will face the winner of Oberlin (10-10) and WaKeeney (5-15).

Semi-final and championship games will be played in Hill City on Thursday and Saturday.

Girls Face Ellis The Lady Indians (1-17) will travel to No. 2 seeded Ellis (9-11) for first round action on Tues., March 3, starting at 6:00 p.m.

The tournament’s top seed is Hill City (16-4) and seeded No. 3 is Oberlin (9-11).

7) Phillipsburg (5-15) 3) Norton (17-3)

tain that mindset and continue to be aggressive in sub-state.”

Sophomore Tyler Lingg is the team leader in scoring (15.9 ppg) and rebounds (9.7 rpg).

However, a balanced offensive attack has gradually evolved around the six-foot-four Lingg who often plays in the post, but can also step out to the perimeter where he has hit 26-of-81 three-point attempts.

Freshman guard Jordan Horn leads that balanced lineup with an average of nine points and 2.3 assists per game, followed by senior guard Wyatt Habiger (7.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg), sophomore guard Dylan Foos (6.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg) and sophomore guard Lake Lewis (5.5 ppg).

The Scott County Record • Page 21 • Thursday, February 26, 2015

Press again takes toll on SC girls It’s as predictable as the sun rising in the morning.

Another opponent.

Full-court pressure. Turnovers. Lots of turnovers.

That’s been a big hurdle for the Scott Commu- Goodland 52 Scott City 20 nity High School girls throughout the season and in their regular season finale it was no different.

Goodland’s pressure defense forced Scott City into numerous first quarter turnovers which was a big factor in Scott City not scoring a basket until nearly eight minutes into the game.

By that time, the Cowgirls had already built a 25-0 lead on their way to handing Scott City (3-17) a 52-20 loss on the home floor Tuesday night.

Head coach Shelby Crawford refused to put all the responsibility on his young squad.

“I’m putting girls in different situations in each game and I know that’s frustrating for them,” he said.

But at the end of the day, says Crawford, it comes down to confidence . . . or the lack of it by his Lady Beavers.

“It’s not that Goodland did anything special on defense. It comes down to us not believing in ourselves,” he says.

“There were plenty of open spots on the floor.

We just have to find a way to get the ball to the open spot.”

And, he adds, “too many lazy passes” lead to far too many steals.

SCHS was able to regroup in the second period and outscored Goodland, 16-13. Madison Orr and Nicole Latta hit back-toback three-point baskets early in the quarter to break Scott City’s scoreless drought.

SCHS also took advantage of six free throws though they also missed eight attempts from the charity stripe.

“We saw in the second quarter what we’re capable of doing when we don’t panic and we execute,” Crawford said. “We made confident passes and good things were happening.”

That momentum didn’t last. Scott City was held scoreless in the third quarter and their only four points in the second half came from the free throw line.

“We started the third quarter with two or three lazy passes and that set the tone for the rest of the quarter. There’s no way that we should be shut out from scoring in two quarters,” said the head coach.

Sophomore guard Nancy Wiebe, who was 4-of6 at the charity stripe, led the team with six points and N. Latta added five.

Scott City sophomore Taylor Goodman races down the sideline on a fastbreak opportunity during Tuesday’s regular season finale against Goodland.

(Record Photo)

er scored the first basket of the game at Ulysses, but that lead was shortlived in a 60-27 loss to the Lady Tigers last Friday.

Ulysses outscored Clawed by Tigers SCHS 21-3 over the next Scott City’s Kiana Yag-

Questions

10 minutes with that scoring run interrupted only by freshman Kaitlyn Roberts’ three-point basket at the 3:24 mark.

Roberts would add two more treys in the game to

finish with a team high 11 points.

SCHS trailed 24-12 midway into the second quarter before Ulysses closed out the half with a 10-0 scoring run.

Alexander still hasn’t come around as much as Self and his coaching staff had hoped. He’s close to a carbon copy of Thomas Robinson when he was a freshman, however, Alexander is slightly bigger and a better athlete.

If KU is going to make a run in the NCAA Tournament they have to get improved play on offense and defense from Alexander and the other centers.

Evidently redshirt-sophomore Hunter Mickelson (6-10, 245) is lacking the necessary skills because he’s glued to the bench.

Landen Lucas has made progress, but he’s no threat on offense.

(continued from page 20)

Currie has a big deci- of the season. Graham scored 20 points and had sion ahead of him. three assists and played aggressively on defense.

Graham has Promise “I’ve been on him daily The Jayhawks haven’t looked particularly good to become aggressive,” in their recent win over said Coach Bill Self. “He TCU (81-72) and their got in the paint, made a couple key plays as far as loss in Manhattan. They dishing off to get us some are currently locked in easy baskets. It’s the best a tie with Iowa State for anybody’s probably done first place in the confer- in getting in the paint, ence standings. forcing help, and getting The most encourag- easy baskets. Hopefully ing aspect of the TCU this will be a springboard game was the outstand- for him.” ing play of freshman When Frank Mason guard Devonteʹ Graham, and Graham are in the who played his best game game together, Self is

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playing two point guards.

Both are capable of scoring on drives or threepoint shots.

Shooting guard Brannen Greene is on a very short list of the best outside shooters in the nation; lately he hasn’t been getting many shots when he plays 10-15 minutes.

It’s perplexing why Self doesn’t run some outside screens for Greene to get some three-pointers.

Greene has a quick and high delivery on his long shots and he’s a deadly shooter.

Freshman center Cliff

ESPN Game Day This Saturday will be quite a day for basketball fans in Kansas.

ESPN’s GameDay crew will be at Wichita State for their 10:00 a.m. show and then move to KU for the 3:00 p.m. edition. The Shockers have a showdown game with Northern Iowa and the Jayhawks play Texas.

That’s great publicity for the Sunflower State.

Scott City had 26 first half turnovers and finished the night with 37.

They also continued to struggle at the free throw line where they were just 2-of-10.

The Scott County Record • Page 22 • Thursday, February 26, 2015

State

(continued from page 17)

phenomenally good like 138 which has two of those guys,” says Jurgens.

“I can compete with them, but I don’t know if I can beat them. I feel I have a better chance at getting a medal at 145.”

The decision, says head coach Jon Lippelmann, is up to the wrestler.

“We can offer our advice, but wrestling is so much mental,” says Lippelmann. “I’m in favor of going along with whatever a kid wants to do that he feels will put himself in the best position to medal.

If your head isn’t right then you’re going to have a tough time no matter what weight class you’re in.”

The move to 145 seemed to work well for Jurgens who pinned his first two opponents before dropping a 7-3 decision to top-seeded and eventual champion Jared Tallent (Norton). He bounced back with impressive major decisions over Rhett Mizer (Atwood), 10-2, and Clay De Waal (St. Francis), 12-3.

“On Friday I didn’t feel that I wrestled well. The second kid I overlooked and he was better than I expected,” said Jurgens, despite getting a third period fall over Wyatt Murphy (Oakley). “That got in my head the rest of the day. Plus, this gym is so hot. A big part of my game is grip and it’s hard to hold onto someone who’s soaking in sweat.”

As for the third place finish coming out of regional, that’s familiar territory for Jurgens.

“I’ve placed third every year at regional, so that shows I’m not out of it,” he added.

Six State Qualifiers Jurgens was among six SCHS wrestlers who qualified for state by finishing among the top four in regional.

The only two Beavers advancing into the finals were Zach Tucker (106) and Lane Hayes (285) who each finished second.

Pokes

Joining James Jurgens as a third place finisher was his freshman brother, Jarret (132). Claiming fourth place medals were Cooper Griffith (195) and Wyatt Eitel (220).

“After last year, I’m pretty happy getting six guys to state,” noted Lippelmann, who had just two qualifiers for the Class 4A tournament a year ago.

Tucker (31-9), a junior, advanced into the finals with a 4-1 decision over second-seeded Estin Slack (Oakley), an opponent he had split with earlier this season. That set up a championship match against top-seeded Ryan Johnson (Norton).

After giving up a first period takedown, Tucker trailed 2-0 late in the third period when he was finally able to turn Johnson to his back with a cross-body ride. However, he was only able to hold Johnson for a two-count near-fall, briefly tying the match at 2-2, before being reversed with only 11 seconds remaining in a 4-2 loss.

“I was lucky to get him (to his back) in the first place because I was too high and falling off to the side,” noted Tucker.

“Once I got him to his back I couldn’t keep him there.

He was able to break my hands and I couldn’t hold him any more.”

Despite it being his first state trip, Tucker is very optimistic about his chances of coming away with a medal.

“I think I have a really good chance at state.

I feel this was the toughest regional, so finishing second here really helps my confidence,” he says.

“But I need to be more aggressive. I have to be able to score on my feet and I have to improve my technique when I’m riding.”

“Zach has to be focused,” adds Lippelmann.

“He can’t get caught up in it being his first state tournament. And he has to be more aggressive on his feet than he was at regional. If he can do that, Zach’s capable of beating anyone this weekend.”

(continued from page 17)

Scott City’s Zach Tucker (below) tries to get a reversal against Norton’s Ryan Johnson during the 106-pound finals at the 3-2-1A regional tournament in Norton on Saturday.

(Record Photo)

Hayes (27-13) was the number-two seed and lived up to that ranking by pinning all three of his opponents leading into the championship match. In the finals he faced number-four seeded Shakotah Blanka (St. Francis), an opponent he had defeated earlier in the season, but this time came away a 1-0 loss.

Scott City (112) finished third in the team standings behind Norton (217.5) and Smith Center (113.5).

Bronze for Jurgens Jarret Jurgens (20-8) had an outstanding weekend, earning his first trip to the state tournament.

The number-four seed at 132-pounds, Jurgens rolled into the semi-finals with a fall and a major decision where he faced top-seeded and defending state champion Tristan Porsch (Hoxie). Jurgens, however, turned in a real strong performance, losing by a 5-0 decision.

He followed that with a huge 4-2 decision over Trenton Wright (Norton)

in the consolation semifinals to guarantee himself a trip to state. Jurgens closed out the tournament with a 6-1 win over Kobe Armbruster (Ellis).

“Jarret showed a lot when he wrestled Porsch such a good match. He’s going to be a handful for anyone to deal with at state,” says Lippelmann.

One of the big questions coming out of regional is the status of Griffith who defaulted his final match because of a knee injury.

Griffith has been wearing a brace on his left knee that sustained a meniscus injury during football season. Griffith was leading 5-0 in his consolation semi-final match against Dalton Kuhn (Smith Center) when his right knee was injured. Griffith was able to complete the match and come away with a 6-0 win, guaranteeing him a trip to state.

Early in the week, Lippelmann was unsure of Griffith’s status.

“We’re optimistic that he’ll be close to 100 percent. Hopefully, it’s only a strain,” says the head coach. “We’ll see how

much pain Coop is in this week and whether he’ll have to wear another brace.”

Griffith (29-4) entered regional as the numbertwo seed, but lost a 7-2 decision in the semi-finals to Jordan Dole (Norton).

Eitel (27-18) continues to be one of the big surprises for the Beavers after earning his first state trip. It’s been a very solid season for the senior who had to make the move from 195-pounds to 220 following the return of Griffith to the lineup after Christmas.

“I felt I could still have a pretty good season, but I wasn’t sure I’d do this well,” says Eitel, who hadn’t wrestled a full season for the Beavers since his freshman year. “I feel that I’m a little quicker than some (at 220), but not everyone. There are some who are just as quick or quicker than me, and some have more power since I’ve moved up a weight class, so those are my toughest matches.

Overall, I feel I’ve been able to hold my own against most everyone.”

Eitel proved that in the semi-finals when he was able to get a takedown against top-seeded A.J. Cooper (Cimarron) before losing by a second period fall. He came back to defeat Kyler Zweygardt (St. Francis), 10-3, to earn a regional medal and trip to state.

“Before the season I felt I might win maybe 50 percent of my matches.

After the (Rocky) Welton, then I felt for sure that I was good enough to make it to state,” says Eitel, who medaled at every meet this season with the exception of the Norton Invitational.

The only regret for Eitel and Lippelmann is that the senior didn’t wrestle all four seasons.

“I’d like to think how good he could be right now if he had,” says Lippelmann. “He’s shown a lot of improvement this season. He’s not afraid to be aggressive and take chances. I like seeing that in a wrestler.”

Coming up one win short of earning a trip to state were Wyatt Kropp (160) and Abe Wiebe (170).

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points while senior center Sloan Baker added 10 points.

Scoring in Bursts The scoring came in streaks for the Beavers who put together a 13-2 run in the first quarter that put them on top, 13-5. But they were unable to shake loose of the Cowboys who trailed only 17-12 midway into the second period.

Senior guard Brett Meyer hit a pair of free throws and Hutchins quickly followed with a three-pointer that began an 11-2 scoring burst. With Goodland holding the ball for a final shot, O’Neil was able to make a steal and score on a fastbreak layup just before halftime that put the Beavers on top, 28-14.

Love, Mom, Dad, Theron and Gabie

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SCHS Wrestling Class 3-2-1A Regional Feb. 20-21, 2015 • at Norton Team scores: Norton 217.5, Smith Center 113.5, Scott City 112, Oakley 98, Atwood 90, Oberlin 89.5, Ellis 76, Phillipsburg 62.5, St. Francis 52, Hill City 51.5, Plainville 51, Belleville 50, WaKeeney 48.5, Cimarron 42.5, Leoti 35, Lakin 30.5, Hoxie 29, Tribune 28, Sublette 27, Ingalls 10, Palco 10, South Gray 8, Stockton 1 106: Zach Tucker (31-9) pinned Junior Torres (Sublette), 1:29; dec. Estin Slack (Oakley) 4-1; dec. by Ryan Johnson (Norton), 4-2. Second place 132: Jarret Jurgens (20-8) pinned Travis Clements (Stockton), 2:31; maj. dec. Kobe Armbruster (Ellis), 10-0; dec. by Tristan Porsch (Hoxie), 5-0; dec. Trenton Wright (Norton), 4-2; dec. Kobe Armbruster (Ellis), 6-1. Third place 145: James Jurgens (35-9) pinned Nolan Lowry (Stockton), 2:55; pinned Wyatt Murphy (Oakley), 5:07; dec. by Jared Tallent (Norton), 7-3; maj. dec. Rhett Mizer (Atwood), 10-2; maj. dec. Clay De Waal (St. Francis), 12-3. Third place 152: Trey Loftis (7-23) maj. dec. by Chase Ryan (Smith Center), 14-5; dec. Christian Tipton (Belleville), 8-3; maj. dec. by Zeke Castillo (Leoti), 10-0.

160: Wyatt Kropp (28-11) pinned Ashton Holmes (Belleville), 0:39; dec. Mark Coomes (Phillipsburg), 5-3; dec. by Shelton McCain (Atwood), 5-1 2OT; dec. by Macoy Rains (Oakley), 5-2.

170: Abe Wiebe (23-18) pinned Jarred Dirks (Oakley), 4:43; pinned by Kendall Miller (Norton), 1:40; pinned Allen Goff (WaKeeney), 1:28; pinned DaJuen Chapman (Hill City), 2:50; pinned by Kaden Meitler (Smith Center), 4:20.

182: Pierre Portes (1-7) pinned by Harlan Reed (Belleville), 1:20; pinned by Derek Bogner (Cimarron), 1:27.

195: Cooper Griffith (29-4) pinned Eli Valentine (Cimarron), 1:10; pinned Brady Walt (WaKeeney), 1:17; dec. by Jordan Dole (Norton), 7-2; dec. Dalton Kuhn (Smith Center), 6-0; default to Chris Cox (Oakley). Fourth place 220: Wyatt Eitel (27-18) pinned Carlos Arreola (Lakin), 1:29; pinned by AJ Cooper (Cimarron), 2:55; dec. Kyler Zweygardt (St. Francis), 10-3; pinned by Luke Jacobs (Phillipsburg), 0:55. Fourth place 285: Lane Hayes (27-13) pinned Willie Moore (Tribune), 1:59; pinned Kevin Richards (Sublette), 3:56; pinned Nick Powell (South Gray), 3:06; dec. by Shakotah Blanka (St. Francis), 1-0. Second place

Takedown Kids Wrestling 40th Annual Hutchinson Invitational Feb. 21, 2015 • at Hutchinson 6-Years and under 52: Matthew Wheeler pinned Blake Latham (Gray Co.) 0:31; maj. dec. by Dane Renick (Dodge City) 10-2; dec.

Maddox Girard (Salina) 6-0. Second place 55: Blaze Gossman maj. dec. by Ethan Appenfeller (Maize) 8-0; maj. dec. by Luis Zuniga (Hutchinson) 9-1; pinned Brogan Unruh (Great Bend) 1:00; tech. fall by Ty Schmeidler (Hays) 15-0; dec. by Adan Rice (Pratt) 8-4. Sixth place 55C: Brodey Rohrbough pinned by Kristian Ryan (Smokey Valley) 0:44; dec. Kayden Schmidtberger (Pratt) 8-1; pinned Ben Clouse (Team Lightning) 0:24; pinned by Charlie Kielhorn (Bulldog) 1:26. Fourth place 7-8-Years-Old 70B: Jacob Franco sudden victory-1 Christian Cupples (Pratt) SV-1 10-8; pinned by Brett Hopper (Clay Co.) 1:49; dec. by Isaac Ramsey (MAC) 4-0. Third place 73-76: Houston Frank dec. Isaiah Wilson (Brawlers) 5-4; pinned Trenton Kern (Hoisington) 0:43; dec. by Ian Aouad (Brawlers) 4-0; maj. dec. Brody Hayes (Clay Co.) 10-2. Second place 9-10-Years-Old 73: Zachery Rohrbough sudden victory-1 by Logan Normadin (Plainville) SV-1 4-2; maj. dec. Gage Lee (Derby) 121; dec. Elias Anguiano (Ulysses) 6-0; pinned Jacob Bruner (Newton) 1:30; sudden victory-1 by Kelby Eck (Brawlers) SV-1 4-2. Third place 100: Leightyn Heim dec. Brennan Walker (Beloit) 2-0; sudden victory-1 by Brayden Perales (Maize) SV-1 6-4; dec.

by Scott Heilman (Great Bend) 5-4; pinned Kaleb Wise (Halstead) 0:32. Second place 120: Ronnie Weathers pinned Xavier Rivera (Hutchinson) 0:37; pinned Ruben Ortiz (Carroll Jr.) 2:28; dec. Brandon Baker (Hoxie) 5-2; pinned Carmelo Orosco (Ulysses) 0:22; dec. by Taylor Dumas (Tiger) 8-1. First place 130: Lance Miller dec. Zachary Franco (Greater Gold) 6-0; dec. Braxton McDaniel (Ogden) 2-0; dec. by Caden McCandless (Pratt) 1-0. Second place 11-12-Years-Old 96: Kale Wheeler pinned by Daigan Kruger (Ogden) 1:07; tech. fall Elijah Aouad (Brawlers) 17-0; tech. fall by Silas Pineda (Greater Gold) 15-0. Third place 130B: Caleb VanDegrift pinned Sterling Harp (Smokey Valley) 2:11; pinned Austin Wright (Gray Co.) 0:17; pinned Jeffrey Schmidt (Pratt) 0:09; pinned Evan Bishop (Salina) 2:09. First place 13-14-Years-Old 95: Braylin Heim pinned by Drew Burgoon (Salina) 0:46; pinned by Corey Hale (Hays) 1:08; tech. fall by Rj Llamas (Wichita) 17-1. Fourth place

SC Stars Swim Team Missouri Valley District Championships Feb. 20-22, 2015 • Wichita Preliminaries Girl’s Division 50 yd. Freestyle 9-10 years: Hope Wiechman, 25th, 38.37.

13-14 years: Hallie Wiechman, 21st, 31.68.

50 yd. Backstroke 9-10 years: Hope Wiechman, 36th, 48.34.

100 yd. Backstroke 13-14 years: Hallie Wiechman, 22nd, 1:25.34.

50 yd. Breaststroke 9-10 years: Hope Wiechman, 21st, 50.45.

100 yd. Breaststroke 9-10 years: Hope Wiechman, 22nd, 1:55.09.

50 yd. Butterfly 9-10 years: Hope Wiechman, 14th, 47.49.

Preliminaries Boy’s Division 50 yd. Freestyle 11-12 years: Connor Cupp, 8th, 29.77.

100 yd. Backstroke 11-12 years: Connor Cupp, 3rd, 1:14.27.

50 yd. Breaststroke 11-12 years: Connor Cupp, 3rd, 40.33.

100 yd. Breaststroke 11-12 years: Connor Cupp, 4th, 1:27.13.

100 yd. Butterfly 11-12 years: Connor Cupp, 3rd, 1:17.41.

100 yd. Individual Medley 11-12 years: Conner Cupp, 2nd, 1:15.77.

Finals Boy’s Division 50 yd. Freestyle 11-12 years: Connor Cupp, 2nd, 28.89.

100 yd. Backstroke 11-12 years: Connor Cupp, 3rd, 1:12.64.

50 yd. Breaststroke 11-12 years: Connor Cupp, 2nd, 39.80.

100 yd. Breaststroke 11-12 years: Connor Cupp, 5th, 1:29.32.

100 yd. Butterfly 11-12 years: Connor Cupp, 1st, 1:12.81.

100 yd. Individual Medley 11-12 years: Conner Cupp, 2nd, 1:14.57.

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Geese symbols for everything imaginable.

Kansas has a state insect, a state amphibian, a state soil and even a state grass among others, but I was surprised to find we currently have no state fish. A bill recently introduced in both the Kansas House and Senate would make the channel catfish our state fish.

This effort has been going on for years. The last attempt was in the 1990s when the entire high school history class from Olpe showed up at the hearings to testify on Mr. Whisker’s behalf.

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I’ve been accused of being a stick-in-the-mud, but I have a problem with our need for state symbols for anything. But I guess if it makes people feel better about themselves or about our state, then so be it. As far as the channel catfish goes, I guess it couldn’t happen to a nicer fish!

But really, is choosing a state fish something that needs done by our legislature? Can’t someone just put it on a ballot and let us all vote on it so the lawmakers can concentrate on trying to guide our state away from the mangled economy it appears headed for?

My wife’s creative mind is always, well, creating. She suggests we put together a group of mercenary goose hunters from Kansas who can be hired to travel the continent harvesting overpopulated Ross and snow goose populations.

Then, since they are not the most desirable table fare, they can be ground into fish food for what will probably soon be our new state fish, Mr. Whiskers.

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Loss to Ness City a wake-up call for Dighton boys Tuesday’s regular season finale certainly wasn’t the way that Dean Cramer wanted to see his Dighton High School squad playing as they prepare for next week’s sub-state tournament.

But even after a 69-38 non-league loss to Ness City, Cramer could still find a way Ness City 69 to turn lemons Dighton 38 into lemonade.

“This was a good time for a loss like this. I see this as a wake-up call for the boys and now we’ll see how they respond,” said the boy’s head coach.

The coach was particularly disappointed in the Hornet defense which gave up 20 points in each of the first three quarters.

“They were very physical and we played timid,” Cramer noted. “We weren’t aggressive getting to the basket. We didn’t respond well to their physical play.”

The game was essentially over at the half with Ness City holding a 40-16 lead. Dighton found some offense in the third period, but they were still outscored by the Eagles, 20-16.

Dighton shot just 45 percent (10-of-22) from two-point range and were only 1-of-13 from beyond the arc.

Sophomore Tyler Lingg, who was 8-of-8 from two-point distance, was the only Hornet in double figures with 24 points.

Guards Jordan Horn and Dylan Foos added just five points each.

“We didn’t shoot very well.

They took away our drives to the basket,” says Cramer. “They took us out of our comfort zone

which is what we’d been doing to other teams.”

The Hornets (12-8) still enter sub-state play as the No. 2 seed in their tournament. Now it comes down to how the team bounces back from their first loss since the Northwest Kansas League tournament.

“It’s not how much Mac (assistant coach Burnett) and I want it. These boys will have to decide how far do they want to go and how focused they can be during the next week,” says Cramer as his team prepares for Thursday’s sub-state semi-final which will be in their home gym.

Rip Atwood in NWKL Under most circumstances, when a team can keep an opponent from hitting a two-point basket for the first 12 minutes of a game, they got to like their chances.

The Hornets were able to prevent Atwood from being a factor near the basket, but the Buffaloes were deadline from three-point range in the first half of their NWKL battle at Dighton on Friday.

Atwood’s first 15 points of the game came from beyond the arc.

However, DHS had more than enough offensive firepower to put some distance between themselves and the Buffs in a 66-32 win.

Even with Atwood hot shooting from long distance, they still trailed Dighton 24-15 midway into the second period.

“We have to play better defense,” noted Cramer. “Their No. 14 (freshman Braden Leitner) hit every one of those threes. We can’t allow a player to do that. We finally shut him

Dighton freshman Logan Lingg pulls down a rebound during Friday’s league action against Atwood.

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T. Lingg carried the Hornets in the first quarter, scoring 11 of his team high 15 points. He would also finish the game with

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High yield potential with new sorghum lines In theory, grain sorghum should yield just as much as corn in Kansas, given the same amount of fertilizer and with substantially less water, according to Kansas State University agronomist Tesfaye Tesso.

In practice, this has not yet happened consistently. New experimental lines in advanced testing at K-State are about

to change that, however, said Tesso, who is a sorghum breeder with K-State Extension. These advancements are thanks in large part to funding from the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission.

“Sorghum has high yield potential, much higher than what we’re getting now. We know that,” Tesso said. “We have been working to find

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Court rules for Kansas in water lawsuit The U.S. Supreme Court has found Nebraska “recklessly” overused Republican River water in 2005 and 2006, and the court took the unprecedented step of ordering Nebraska to give up a portion of its economic gains.

In a 28-page majority opinion, the court unanimous agreed that Nebraska “knowingly” violated the Republican River Compact and took water that belonged to Kansas. As a remedy, the Supreme Court ordered by a 6-3 vote that Nebraska not only must pay Kansas’ actual damages from loss of water during those two dry years but also must “disgorge” a portion of the economic gain Nebraska received from higher yields from irrigating crops with water that should have been sent downstream to Kansas.

“Nebraska recklessly gambled with Kansas’s rights, consciously disregarding a substantial probability that its actions would deprive Kansas of the water to which it was entitled,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court’s majority.

“That is nearly a recipe for breach (of the Compact that governs sharing of Republican River water) - for an upstream State to refuse to deliver to its downstream neighbor the water to which the latter is entitled. And through 2006, Nebraska took full advantage of its favorable position, eschewing steps that would effectively control groundwater pumping and thus exceeding its allotment.

“Legally, this is a groundbreaking case that vindicates Kansas’s rights as a downstream state,” said Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

The Supreme Court ordered Nebraska to repay Kansas $3.7 million to compensate for Kansas’s actual economic losses during 2005-06 and another $1.8 million as partial disgorgement of Nebraska’s unjust gains from illegally using Kansas water.

That $5.5 million recovery will be used to fully reimburse the attorney general’s office for its roughly $4.5 million in bringing the lawsuit and defending Kansas water rights, making the State of Kansas whole for its cost of litigation.

The remainder will be available to the legislature to designate for other purposes as provided by law.

new compatible parental lines that will be able to produce hybrids that can come closer to realizing sorghum’s yield potential.

“At the same time, we need to make sure any new line has an acceptable maturity range, good standability, drought tolerance, good head exertion, and other necessary agronomic traits.”

Tesso began develop-

ing promising seed parent lines in 2009, right after he became a member of the agronomy faculty at K-State.

“There are many challenges to developing seed parent line for release (to seed companies). We have to find out if it will carry over its good traits into a hybrid once it is crossed with a male line. Then we need to find out if it

can perform in different Kansas growing environments and in different types of growing seasons,” Tesso explained.

All this becomes a challenge in a breeding program with limited land and equipment resources.

For that reason, one of Tesso’s main objectives is to work with private seed companies who are interested in some of his

lines. The companies take the lines they like, cross them with their own male lines, and test the resulting hybrids at several locations.

In 2013, hybrids from some of Tesso’s experimental pollinator lines topped the 200-bushel per acre mark on dryland tests in Manhattan, yielding greater than the (See SORGHUM on page 27)

Everest, Danby are top choices Kansas Wheat Alliance varieties continue to be the leading hard red winter and hard white wheat varieties planted in the state of Kansas.

Developed by Kansas State University, the top hard red winter wheat was Everest and the top hard white wheat was Danby, according to the “Kansas Wheat Varieties” report from the USDA. Everest continued to be the leading variety of all wheat seeded in Kansas, accounting for 15.8 percent of the state’s 2015 planted wheat acres.

Everest was the most popular variety in the eastern twothirds of the state.

Everest had solid field reports from eastern and cen-

tral Kansas and Oklahoma in 2014. It remains the “go-to” variety for these areas.

Its yield record in K-State tests was fairly average in 2014 and 2013, but very good in 2012. Everest may need to be sprayed for either stripe rust or tan spot. In the absence of those leaf diseases, it has very few other weaknesses in central and eastern Kansas.

It will not get too lush when conditions are good early, so it stays within itself when conditions turn hot and dry late in the season. It fills well under stress.

Hard white varieties accounted for 2.7 percent of the state’s acreage. Danby was, once again, the leading

hard white variety, accounting for just under 50 percent of the state’s white wheat. The majority of the white wheat was planted in the southwestern portion of the state.

Danby has been a strong workhorse white wheat for many years with good sprouting tolerance.

It has generally had a very good yield record, both in the K-State yield tests and in farmers’ fields with very good drought tolerance.

It is susceptible to stripe rust and leaf rust, but those diseases can be controlled with fungicides. It has intermediate tolerance to wheat streak mosaic.

With its good sprouting tol-

erance, Danby takes some of the risk out of growing white wheat.

TAM 111 retained its position as second overall in the state with 9.1 percent of the acreage and is the leading variety in all three of the western districts. T158 remained in third with 5.1 percent of the state’s acreage, whereas WB Cedar jumped four spots into fourth place with 4.9 percent of the acreage.

Area planted with blended varieties was not included in the rankings by variety. Blends accounted for 9.6 percent of the state’s planted acreage and were used more extensively in the north central, east central and central areas of the state.

Corn particle size can enhance efficiency Ask cattle producers how they grind corn used in their animals’ diets, and the responses would likely range from fine, to medium, to coarse.

Although there isn’t a standard in place to determine what equates as finely ground corn compared to medium or coarsely ground, corn particle size can affect digestibility and how cattle efficiently use the grain for energy and growth.

“There is a strong relationship between smaller particle size and increased digestibility of the starch (from grain),” said Chris Reinhardt,

feedlot specialist for K-State Extension. “Regardless of what kind of grain, we feed it for the starch component.

The more starch we can get digested, whether that be in the rumen or downstream from the rumen, improves the return on the investment in that grain.”

In a recently completed study, Reinhardt sought to find the average corn particle size Midwest feedlots use in finishing cattle diets. The idea was to learn common practices in feedlots that do not use steam-flaked corn, but instead use a form of dry processing for corn, such as dry rolling or

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hammer milling.

Although corn prices are cheaper now compared to recent years, Reinhardt said feedlots should still consider how particle size could affect cattle performance.

In addition to studying the average particle size, fecal samples from the finishing lots were also studied to determine how much of the grain was not digested. The more starch left in the feces, the less starch the animal actually got out of the grain.

Findings Incite Change Data collected from 34 feedlots from Kansas, Nebraska,

South Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado and Iowa showed an average particle size of 4,300 microns, which means the average particle size had a diameter of 4.3 mm.

“We would call that somewhat coarse, and yet that turned out to be the average of our entire industry,” Reinhardt said. “So the industry, on average, is processing corn to a coarse particle size.”

He said the diet samples not only helped determine the average particle size, but the samples also were used to examine the spread of particle sizes.

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New platform for downloading research reports A g r i c u l t u r a l Experiment Station researchers on campus and at centers around the state conduct studies in nearly all areas of agricultural production for K-State Research and Extension.

Preliminary reports of research results are now available through “KAES Research Reports,” http:// newprairiepress.org/ kaesrr/, a new online

publication hosted by New Prairie Press at the Kansas State University Libraries. Current issues are dedicated to field and fertilizer research around the state and to beef cattle research.

“These former print publications are now available in a well done electronic format hosted by the library,” said Ernie Minton, associate director of research for K-State

Sorghum top commercial check hybrid there and proving that dryland sorghum can achieve yields comparable with that of dryland corn, Tesso said.

In K-State performance tests that year, dryland corn averaged 184 bushels per acre at Manhattan while dryland sorghum averaged 134 bushels per acre. Some of the new experimental hybrids in Tesso’s trials either bested or evened out that yield differential between dryland sorghum and corn.

Tests of the experimental lines in 2014 at Hays confirmed the higher yield potential of the new experimental lines compared with the commercial hybrids used as checks, and much higher than the yield of the

While the average was just more than 4,000 microns, many samples had large and fine particles in the mix.

“Two of the feedlots used not dry rolling but dry hammer milling, which creates a much finer, smaller particle size and also a large amount of the fine particles,” Reinhardt said.

Based on the survey,

online solution seemed to be the best option for dissemination of these reports.

Reports dedicated to projects from the Southeast Agricultural Research Center (beef cattle, forage crops, soil and water management, and cropping systems), Southwest ResearchExtension Center (cropping and tillage systems, soil fertility, weed sci-

ence, and irrigation), Agricultural Research Center-Hays (beef cattle), and K-State turfgrass, swine, and dairy teams are posted on a continuing basis as they become available for issues throughout the year.

K-State’s New Prairie Press (NPP) is the library’s open access scholarly publisher. Articles are freely available online to the world, with no finan-

cial barriers to access, said Charlene Simser, K-State Libraries professor.

“All of our journals are peer reviewed, just like a traditional publisher. NPP also publishes conference proceedings and e-books.

We are a full service platform for authors, with editorial workflows built in, from submission through peer review and publication of articles,” she said.

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highest-yielding dryland corn in Ellis County in the 2014 K-State Corn Performance Tests.

“We think these new experimental lines represent a real breakthrough in the yield potential of grain sorghum in the near future. According to our release policy, we will be offering these new pollinator and seed parent lines to commercial seed companies. Some of our new lines already have been released.

“If the seed companies are able to produce agronomically acceptable hybrids from these lines, there should be a new generation of higheryielding grain sorghum hybrids coming to producers in the near future,” Tesso said.

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Extension.

“Over the years, it became clear that many were not using the printed literature. We switched to publishing on CDs, which was less expensive than printing. However, there was not a good indication these were being used either,” he said.

As people have moved on to tablets and small computers (with no CD drives) an electronic,

Tesso’s team also has several promising new ALS-resistant lines in advanced stages of development. These lines are resistant to a newly-developed herbicide that inhibits acetolactate synthase (ALS), a plant enzyme.

“We cooperated with a private company to have our new ALS lines tested at one of the company’s test locations in Texas in 2014. This was a test on poor ground, but 22 of the test hybrids using our new ALS-resistant seed parent lines outyielded all of the company’s hybrids in the test by an average of 33 bushels per acre. In addition, in 2013 one of the hybrids from our experimental ALS-resistant pollinator lines yielded more than 200 bushels per acre

in Manhattan,” Tesso said.

From these results, Tesso is confident there will be no yield drag in ALS-resistant sorghum hybrids from his program.

These experimental seed parent lines will be retested in 2015, and will be released to private seed companies if results continue to be good.

All this is very good news for sorghum producers, said Clayton Short, producer from Saline County and chairman of the Kansas Sorghum Commission.

“I’m excited about these new conventional and ALS-resistant experimental lines from the K-State program. This could help increase the acres of grain sorghum in Kansas,” he said.

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Reinhardt said he feels most feedlots that use the dry rolling method could crack their corn to a smaller particle size to improve grain digestion in cattle. The key is to get with a nutritionist and veterinarian and work together to determine an optimum finishing diet.

“Too fine (particle size) may actually cause more problems than it

solves, such as acidosis and bloat,” he said. “Yet we have a number of producers who are cracking the grain to a very coarse particle size and maybe leaving some money on the table. I understand that grain is relatively cheap right now, maybe historically cheap, but it won’t be always, and frankly even when grain is cheap, we don’t want to throw it

away.”

Reinhardt said this study has led to another study where he and other researchers purposely ground corn to 4,000, 3,000 and 2,000 microns and fed these samples to cattle to determine if performance - daily gain and feed efficiency - was affected by the particle size. Those results should be available soon.

Farm and Livestock Equipment Saturday, March 7 • 9:30 a.m.

Location: Wichita County Fairgrounds, east edge of Leoti Area Farmers - Owners Wednesday, March 11 William Carpenter 4-H building, Scott City

Learn how to manage risk with these low commodity prices and how you can get more bushels from less water!

Schedule of Events 11:00 a.m - Marketing with Futures and Options: Using these tools to manage risk when commodity prices are low.

Steve Knuth - President, AgWest Commodities Lunch 1:00 p.m. - Water Works: Crop water utilization in Western Kansas.

Lucas Haag - Northwest Area Agronomist, K-State Northwest Research-Extension Center

1550 West Road 70, Scott City

Tractors 1975 Ford truck, 390 gas motor, 1991 Case IH 7130 Magnum 5 x 2 spd. trans., 22 ft. bed and tractor, 3 pt., pto, duals, Quick hoist hitch, 8,450 hrs.

1967 Chevy C-50 truck, 350 1990 Ford 8630 tractor, ps, 3 pt., motor, 4x2 spd. trans., 18 ft. pto, duals, 3,500 hrs. bed and hoist 1981 JD 4640 tractor, 3 pt., pto, 1973 Freightliner Semi truck, Quick hitch, duals, 10, 400 hrs. cab over, 13 spd. trans., 855 1984 Ford TW35 tractor, 3 pt., Cummins motor Sunday, February 21969 • 11:00 a.m. pto., duals, 8,000 hrs.

C-50 Chevy truck, 4 x 2 1970 Ford 9000 tractor, 3 pt., pto spd., 6 cylinder, 16 ft. bed and with GB High Master loader hoist Antique Tractors Trailers 1938 JD D tractor, unstyled, 1984 WSTR 42 ft. grain trailer completely restored, new Texas Pride goose neck dump rubber trailer, 16 ft.

1960 IHC 560 tractor, propane, Load Max 35 ft. goose neck flat pto., wf., with F11 loader deck trailer, pop-up dove tail 1954 JD 70 tractor, wf, pto, gas 16 ft. car trailer 2-JD 70 tractors for parts 16 ft. stock trailer, steel sides 1949 Farmall H tractor, nf, runs 1988 Trav-A-Long goose neck 1952 Farmall Super M tractor, stock trailer, 24 ft. rubber mats nf., low serial number, runs Triangle K 35 ft. tandem axle Allis Chalmers B tractor, gas, trailer, pintle hitch, dove tail sickle mower 2-wheel tilt bed snowmobile trailer JD 4020 tractor, diesel, needs 1975 Doonan semi grain trailer work 22 ft.

Combines 1975 Doonan semi grain pup 1996 AgCo Gleaner R62 trailer 21 ft. combine, Cummings motor, Farm Equipment 27 ft. platform, 2015 separator 2008 Case IH 1200 pivot planter, hours liquid fert., variable rate control, Gleaner 8-row corn head black CIH 600 monitor, 16-row, 1999 JD 9610 combine, 3,250 shedded nice engine hours, 30 ft. platform, 1999 JD 1700 vacuum planter, chopper 8 row, 250 monitor, e-set, JD 843 corn head, 8-row, low tin markers JD 843 corn head, 8-row Quinstar 42 ft. strip till unit, 30” Trucks JD 9300 grain drill, 30 ft., 10” 1988 Peterbilt semi truck, C-15 with M&M transports motor, 15 spd. trans., JD 1050 Field cultivator, 34 ft., 1975 Ford truck, 22 ft. bed and 12” sweeps, harrows hoist, 555 Cummins motor, 5x4 Richardson 6x5 sweep plow spd. trans., 67,000 miles with pickers

Krause 1950 disk, 25 ft.

JD 400 rotary hoe Orthman 8-row bedder bar with markers Big Ox 10 ft. speedmover 2-IHC 150 hoe drills, 10 x 12 with transports Double tool bar with shanks Krause 2196W offset disk, 45 ft.

2012 Rossi hay rake, 5-wheel, 3 pt.

Kugler 300 gal. pull type sprayer, 30 ft. booms Coon 3 pt. roto tiller, 64” 3 pt. disk, 5 ft.

Ag Liquid system, 300 gal. sprayer, 60 ft. boom JD 3 pt. mower, 5 ft.

Livestock Equipment 50-290 ft. continuous fence panels 100-portable fence panels Filson portable cattle working unit, working chute, palpation cage, calf cradle, circle alley way (like new) Phoenix creep feeder WW cattle working chute Wooden posts Rod posts Tire feed bunks Wire roller on trailer, hydraulic 1,000 gal. water hauling tank Stock tanks 3-metal feed bunks, 16 ft.

Goat chute Lots of other livestock items Vehicles 1986 GMC 1/2 ton pickup, 4x4, auto., 305 motor 1986 GMC 1/2 ton pickup, 4x4, auto., rebuilt 350 motor 2006 GMC ext. cab, auto., 5.3 liter, new tires and brakes

1980 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup, 6 cylinder, 4 spd.

1985 Ford F-250 pickup, 4x4, diesel, 4-spd., service box 1978 Ford Bronco, 351 motor, automatic, rust free, low mileage Other Farm Items Rem 1026 grain vac, excellent Bale stocker for small square baler 300 gal. oil tank 180 gal. fuel tank with pump Montezuma tool box 2-Aluminum cross tool boxes JD L120 riding mower 4-Prop style peddlers Large lift assist wheels 1-ton flat bed 1,000 gal. diesel tank 20 hp electric motor 14 sprinkler tires and wheels Trailer of new vehicle acessosories Shop tools 260 gal. saddle tanks Air seeder hopper Air compressor and generator on trailer Many other items Recreation Items 1989 Holiday Rambler motor home, 454 motor, 28 ft., generator, 99,000 miles (very nice) 1989 Overland Motor home, 36 ft., 89,000 miles, diesel motor Bass Master boat, 9 ft., fish finder, trolling motor 2012 Arctic Cat 450 ATV, 4x4 Wooden concession stand trailer

Everything must be removed by March 20 Consignments welcome until March 6 Terms: Must have ID to register, no exceptions. Cash or approved check day of sale. Everything sold as is. No warranties expressed or implied. Not responsible for theft or accident. Announcements day of sale take precedence over printed material. Lunch served. Check us out: www.berningauction.com and facebook

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The Scott County Record Professional Directory

There’s no better way to reach your potential customers in Scott County and the surrounding areas.

Agriculture

Preconditioning and Growing

• 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

Sager’s Pump Service • Irrigation • Domestic • Windmills • Submersibles

Cell: 874-4486 • Office 872-2101

Construction/Home Repair

CHAMBLESS ROOFING Residential

All Types of Roofing

Commercial

Cedar Shake and Shingle Specialists Return to Craftsmanship

Attention to Detail and Quality Guaranteed 620-872-2679 • 1-800-401-2683

Dirks Earthmoving Co.

Clifton Smith Construction

Formerly J.R. Smith, Handyman Call:

620-214-2674

20 years experience See us for any type of work!

Painting • Remodeling • Handicap Bath Remodels

Licensed and Bonded

SPENCER PEST CONTROL RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL

Precision Land Forming of terraces and waterways; feed lot pens and ponds; building site preparation; lazer equipped

Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control

Richard Dirks • Scott City, Ks.

Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870

(Home) 872-3057 • 877-872-3057 (Cell) 872-1793

ELLIS AG SERVICES • Custom Manure Conditioning • Hauling and Spreading • Custom Swathing and Baling • Rounds-Net or Twine • Gyp and Sand Sales • Custom Harvesting Call Brittan Ellis • 620-874-5160

Automotive

Medical

Contact:

Landscaping • Lawn/Trees

Berning Tree Service David Berning • Marienthal

620-379-4430

Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal

Fully Insured

SCOT AYTES • 874-1646

Red

Specializing in all coatings

t Paint i or any other color

Paint inside and out residential, commercial, and industrial.

Free estimates and 16 plus years of experience.

PC Painting, Inc. Paul Cramer 620-290-2410 620-872-8910 www.pcpaintinginc.com

Pro Ex II

Over 20 Years Experience

Professional Extermination Commercial & Residential

• Termites • Rodents • Soil Sterilization • Pre Treats • Lawn Care • Fly Parasites

John Kropp, Owner • Scott City 874-2023 (cell) • 872-3400 (office) • prox2@live.com

RT Plumbing Rex Turley, Master Plumber

Residental and Commercial Plumbing Water Systems, water lines, sewer cleaning faucets and fixtures, garbage diposals and more

Marienthal, Ks.

620-909-5014 (H) • 620-874-4128 (C)

Walker Plumbing, Inc. Backhoe & Trenching services • Irrigation & gas leak repairs • Full-line irrigation parts T-L center pivot dealer Floor heat systems Pump & install septic systems Boring equipment

423 S. Mesquite Rd. • Scott City • 872-2130

Charles Purma II D.D.S. P.A. General Dentistry, Cosmetics, and Insurance Accepted

We welcome new patients.

324 N. Main • Scott City • 872-2389 Residence 872-5933

Horizon Health For your home medical supply and equipment needs!

We service and repair all that we sell.

1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232

Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center (Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”...

Technology Lead Chiropractic

Dr. James Yager 110 W. 4th St. • Scott City • 872-2310 Toll Free: 800-203-9606

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Dr. Jeffrey A. Heyd Optometrist

Services

Berning Auction

20/20 Optometry

“Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”

Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses

Complete family eye center!

106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 214-1462

For all your auction needs call:

(620) 375-4130

Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti

Scott City Myofascial Release Sandy Cauthon RN

105 1/2 W. 11th St., Scott City 620-874-1813 scottcitymfr@gmail.com FB: Scott City Myofascial Release

Call me to schedule your Myofascial Release

Bolen Enterprises Prairie Dog Control •34 years experience •Bonded/Licensed

Retail

Bob Bolen 785-821-0042 • Fax 785-852-4275

Gene’s Appliance Over 200 appliances in stock!

Kansas Classifieds Ad Network

The classified ads below are appearing in 147 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 500,000 the classified display ads appear in 142 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 457,000. KCAN line ad is $300 for up to 25 words and $12 each additional word. A 2x2 display ad is $800 per insertion and a 2x4 display ad is $1,650 per insertion. To find out more, contact The Scott County Record at 872-2090.

Homes

Truck Driving

AVOID TAX REFUND regret. Invest in new 3-4 BR Clayton Mfd.modular home and receive up to $7,500 gift card. Lenders offering $0 down for land owners. Less than perfect credit OK. 866-858-6862.

MORE MONEY and hometime. Regional runs.

Owner/operator and company drivers earn great benefits. Call Kevin at 877-325-4996, ext. 211.

Central Transportation Services, Inc. www.ctsco. com.

––––––––––––––––––––– BUTLER TRANSPORT. Your partner in excellence. Drivers needed.

Great hometime. $650 sign-on bonus. All miles paid. 1-800-528-7825. www.butlertransport.com.

––––––––––––––––––––– NO EXPERIENCE? Some or lots of experience? Let’s talk. No matter what stage in your career, its time. Call Central Refrigerated Home (888) 670-0392. www.

CentralTruckDrivingJobs. com.

––––––––––––––––––––– CONVOY SYSTEMS is hiring Class A drivers to run from Kansas City to the west coast. Home weekly. Great benefits. www.convoysystems.com.

1-800-926-6869, ext. 303.

Sports/Outdoors GUN SHOW. Feb. 28 and March 1. Sat. 9:00-5:00; Sunday 9:00-3:00. Kansas State Fairgrounds, (2000 N. Poplar) Hutchinson.

Buy-Sell-Trade. For info call (563) 927-8176.

––––––––––––––––––––– KANSAS HUNTING land wanted. Earn thousands on your land by leasing the hunting rights.

Free evaluation and info packet. Liability coverage included. The experts at Base Camp Leasing have been bringing landowners and hunters together since 1999. Email: info@basecampleasing. com. Call 866-309-1507.

BaseCampLeasing.com.

Help Wanted FULL-TIME LAKE caretaker and fulltime street operator in Anthony, Kansas. Salaries DOQ. Excellent benefits. Information: www. anthonykansas.org/jobs.

Call 620-842-5960. Jobs are open until filled. EOE.

COMPARE OUR PRICES!

Education

Sales and Service Days • Mon. - Sat. Deliveries • Mon.-Sat.

CAN YOU DIG IT? Heavy equipment operator training. 3-week program.

Bulldozers, backhoes, excavators. Lifetime job placement assistance with national certifications. VA benefits eligible. (866) 740-7697.

–––––––––––––––––––– $2,000 SCHOLARSHIPS. Better Business Bureau Foundation Student of Integrity Award Scholarships. Application deadline is March 6, 2015. http://bbb.org/h/mqf or 316-263-3146/800-8562417, ext. 4208

We have Reverse Osmosis units in stock.

Remember us for parts in stock for all brands of all appliances.

Largest Frigidaire appliance dealer in Western Ks. 508 Madison • Scott City • 872-3686

Networktronic, Inc.

Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers!

Networking solutions!

Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300

Brent Rogers

Sales Consultant b.rogers@officesolutionsinc.biz

Office (620) 276-3131 Toll Free 1-800-794-9052 Cell (620) 874-0014 Fax (620) 276-8876 1007 N. 8th, Garden City, KS 67846 www.officesolutionsinc.biz

Northend Disposal

Legal Aid SOCIAL SECURITY disability benefits. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We can help! Win or pay nothing. Contact Bill Gordon and Associates at 1-800-737-4275 to start your application today.

A garbologist company.

Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371

PC Cleaning Services, Inc. Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

www.reganjewelers.com

412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142

We'll clean your home, business or do remodeling clean-up Available seven days a week!

Paul Cramer, Owner

620-290-2410

All Under One Roof

Revcom Electronics

Dining

Your RadioShack Dealer Two-way Radio Sales & Service Locally owned and operated since 1990

1104 Main • Scott City • 872-2625

C-Mor-Butz BBQ

Barbecue, the only sport where a fat bald man is a GOD...

& Catering

Kyle Lausch 620-872-4209

Bryan Mulligan & Chris Price 620-874-8301 & 620-874-1285

Support your hometown merchants who back your school and community activities throughout the year!

www.cmorbutzbbq.com • cmorbutzbbq@gmail.com

Classifieds

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.

Card of Thanks Thank you to all the family and friends who helped to make our dad’s 85th birthday and card shower a big surprise for him.

The Robert Gruver family Dear Family and Friends, Thanks to my two daughters, Jan Barkey, and husband, Paul, and Sharon Canterbury, and husband, Dan, for the beautiful 94th birthday party that was given to me.

Thanks also to the family and friends who came in spite of the snow storm we had.

Lois Bryant

County Plat Maps Scott

Logan

Ness

Wichita

Gove

Wallace

Lane

Greeley

Finney

Kearney

LOVELY BRICK HOME Two large bedrooms, one average bedroom, plus 1 3/4 baths up with full

basement and 3/4 bath, 2 car garage, on corner lot.

NEW LISTING

Rentals

Real Estate

Agriculture

Help Wanted

HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available. Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 41tfc (620)874-2120.

––––––––––––––––––––– MULTIPLE HOUSES FOR RENT. 1 bedroom homes available. Also 8x10 storage units available. Stop by PlainJans to fill out an application or 01tfc call 872-5777.

––––––––––––––––––––– STORAGE UNITS in various sizes available at The Storehouse, Don and Trudy Eikenberry 62007tfc 872-2914.

COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS for sale 40’x60’ metal shop building and a 133’x45’ (approx.) round top building.

Serious inquiry’s only seller is a real estate agent selling own property 87426tfc 5109 or 874-2124.

––––––––––––––––––––– 4-BEDROOM HOME FOR SALE, 2 baths, 2 living rooms, 1 car attached garage, fenced-in backyard and covered patio. Motivated sellers asking $102,000! Schedule a showing today 620-21429t4c 1681.

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

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

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.

406 Main • Scott City 620 872-2090 UPCOMMING AUCTIONS

“Lila Selfridge” Estate

• SUN., MAR. 15TH

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Well kept 1 1/2 story

home with 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, large family room

2:00 p.m. • 507 Court

and detached garage on a

100’s OF COINS-MOST AU & BU

exterior with new windows

Dollars, Halves & more incl.; 20 + GOLD

“Dan” Depperschmidt Estate

• SAT., MAR. 21ST 10:00 a.m. • 507 COURT TOOLS • 1990 GMC Sierra PICKUP • HOUSEHOLD • COLLECTIBLES • BOOKS

BRITTAN AUCTION Fred Brittan, Auctioneer SCOTT CITY, KS

620-872-2957

paragons@wbsnet.org auctionzip.com/brittan

large corner lot. Stucco throughout. $72,500

Thomas Real Estate

www.thomasreal-estate.com

914 W. 12th Scott City, Ks. 67871 (620)-872-7396 Cell: (620)-874-1753 or Cell: (620)-874-5002

New Listing!

Very nice home in great neighorhood! 3+1 bedrooms, 1+1 baths, full basement, spinkler system in front, SA garage, and 2-car garage in back, covered patio, fenced-in-yard.

CATTLE CLERK Cattle Clerk- Royal Beef Feed Yard, a Division of Irsik & Doll, is now taking applications for a positive, self-motivated, multi-tasking, professional.

Applicants should be reliable, hard working, and self motivated. Tasks are primarily clerical in nature.

However, applicant needs good customer service skills and must be proficient in Microsoft Office, and eager to learn new systems and software. Previous feed yard experience is preferred, attention to detail, flexibility, respect for confidentiality, and the commitment to take ownership.

Competitive wages are offered with a full benefits package including, 401(k) with company match, profit sharing plan, 100% paid medical and dental insurance for employee, 100% paid short/long term disability insurance, life insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, and career advancement opportunities.

Apply in person or send resume to: Royal Beef, ATTN: Jon Heiman, 11060 N. Falcon Rd., Scott City, KS 67871.

Irsik and Doll is an EOE.

NEW

Large and lovely, over 1,600 sq. ft., on the

main level and a full

basment! 3 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths, rough-in for large bathroom down, DA garage.

REDUCED $215,000!

Lawrence and Associates

Deb Lawrence, GRI Broker Shorty Lawrence, Sales Assoc.

513 Main • Scott City 872-5267 ofc. 872-7184 hm. lawrenceandassocrealty.com Sheila Ellis, Broker Assoc.

872-2056 Kerry Gough, Sales Assoc.

872-7337 Russell Berning, 874-4405 www.berningauction.com

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

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

36tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tuneup and blade sharpening.

Call Rob Vsetecka at 620214-1730.

36tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices 37tfc will not be beat!

––––––––––––––––––––– “JEN’S GROOMING” also offering boarding.

By Jennifer Milner, hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. call 620-214-0097. Located in 09tfc Shallow Water.

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

COORDINATOR

CASHIER AIDE

Scott Community Foundation seeking a full-time Community Development Coordinator to develop and execute community strategies.

Responsibilities include management of public relations, marketing, and donor development related activities.

Must have intermediate to advanced computer skills for website maintenance, proficient in Microsoft Word, Publisher and Excel. Bachelors or Masters Degree preferred.

Salary will range from $35,000-40,000 annually plus benefits based upon experience.

Please send resume by March 20 to: Ryan Roberts, Scott Community Foundation, 303 Court, Scott City, Ks. 67871.

If you have additional questions please call 620-872-3790.

Scott County Hospital has a full-time Cashier Aide for the Nutritional Services Department Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Job duties include: operating cash register, stocking, minimal food preparation and other departmental tasks.

Experience preferred but will train the right person.

Applicants must have a high standard of cleanliness and be able to read, speak and understand English.

Pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screening, immunization titer, physical assessment and TB skin test required.

We offer competitive pay and great benefits.

SCH is a tobacco free facility.

Applications available our website at www.scotthospital.net or call 620-872-7772 for more information.

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––––––––––––––––––––– PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT. Duties include: cooking, housekeeping and shopping approximately 35 hours weekly (140 mo.).

Applicants must supply references. Knowledge of epileptic care preferred. $10.55 per hour. Call Alan 620-214-4186 or 620-2144208. If no answer, please 27t3p leave a message.

––––––––––––––––––––– FA R M W O R K E R , 3/31/15-12/1/15, Mesquite Farms, Scott City, 5 temp., jobs. Drive trucks/tractors to perform a variety of crop duties. Field ready implements/equipment.

Cultivate, harrow, fertilize, plant, spray, harvest crops. Operate/ repair farm implements. Transport farm commodities to market. Mow/clean premises and equipment. 3 months experience, CDL, Clean MVR, employment reference, English required. $13.59/hr., ¾ work guarantee, tools/equipment/ housing provided, trans and subsistence expense reimbursed. Apply at Kansas Works, 620-2272149. Job #9454374. 28t2c ––––––––––––––––––––– POSITION AVAILABLE in swine finish facility in Scott County. Good schedule and benefits. Call 620-874-1017 or 620-21428tfc 1864.

––––––––––––––––––––– LOOKING FOR MAID, 3-5 days per-week, pleasant place to work. Stop by and pick up application at the Lazy R Motel, 710 E. 29tfc 5th, Scott City.

––––––––––––––––––––– FA R M W O R K E R , 3/27/15-12/31/15, Highland Farm & Ranch, Kearney, Nebr., 3-temp., jobs. Set, operate, maintain all types of equipment to prepare, plant, cultivate, fertilize, harvest, haul crops. Swath, bale alfalfa. General farm related duties, i.e., servicing and routine maintenance of irrigation systems, buildings, equipment. 3 months experience, employment reference, English required. $13.59/hr., ¾ work guarantee, tools/ equipment/housing provided, trans and subsistence expense reimbursed. Apply at Kansas Works, 620-227-2149. Job 29t1c #261955.

––––––––––––––––––––– F U L L - T I M E POSITIONS for Landfill and Road Department.

For application stop by Wichita County Road Department, 501 E. Broadway, Leoti. Inquiries may call 620-375-2814.

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Employment Opportunities MAINTENANCE WORKER

PARK LANE NURSING HOME

The City of Scott City is accepting applications for a maintenance worker in the street, water and sewer department.

Benefits include: BC/BS, vacation, and sick leave.

Applications may be obtained at City Hall, 221 W. 5th St., Scott City.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Has openings for the following positions: Full-time CNA Part-time PRN CNA/CMA Full-time RN/LPN Full-time Housekeeping Supervisor Full-time Dietary Full-time Maintenance Assistant

EOE Employer

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SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA-PROFESSIONAL For High Plains Educational Cooperative Unified School District No. 466 is seeking a special education Para-Professional in each school building to work with students.

The positions are available as soon as possible.

For more information and applications please contact: Susan Carter Board of Education Building 704 College, Scott City, KS 67871 24tfc

Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts!

Please apply in person at:

Park Lane Nursing Home

210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org “Quality Care Because We Care”

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EOE/AA/D/V/Drug Screen/Background Checks

Temporary Field Service Tech Position for maintaining Lottery equipment.

Service and install Lottery equipment including wireless communications at retail locations in Western Kansas area.

Must be capable of installing a satellite dish on roof top. Valid driver’s license, good driving record, pass background check and physical. High School diploma or equivalent.

Must be capable of lifting 80 lbs., company vehicle provided. Weekends required. Will train.

Apply online at: www.gtech.com/careers or Email kathy.pfannenstiel@gtech.com or send resume to: GTECH Corp., 128 N. Kansas Ave., Suite 101 Topeka, KS 66603, Attn: Bob Heptig.

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SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS

SERVICE TECHNICIAN

Now Hiring!!

Bartlett Grain, has an immediate opening for a hard working operator. This is a year-round position with opportunity for overtime. You will be involved in grain operations at both our Scott City and Healy elevators.

Bartlett offers competitive wages along with great benefits: health and life insurance premiums paid 100% for employee, dental, vision, 401k with company match, profit sharing and paid vacation.

Apply in person or send resume: Bartlett Grain Company, L.P. 305 W. Bellevue, Scott City, Ks. 67871 Fax: 816-753-1775 jobs@bartlett-grain.com or call Matt in HR 800-860-7290

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FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN

Scott County Hospital is seeking a full-time Housekeeping Aide.

This position requires a person who is dependable, in good health, energetic and who has high standards of cleanliness.

Applicants for this position 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 offer competitive pay and great benefits.

SCH is a tobacco free facility.

Applications are available on our website at www.scotthospital.net or call 620-872-7772 for more information.

GRAIN OPERATOR

The City of Scott City is accepting applications for a full-time maintenance worker in the Parks Department.

Benefits include: BC/BS, vacation, and sick leave.

Applications may be obtained at City Hall, 221 W. 5th St., Scott City.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

EOE Employer

HOUSEKEEPING AIDE

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MAINTENANCE WORKER

American Implement, Inc., a progressive John Deere agricultural dealership in Southwest Kansas, is experiencing significant growth and is currently seeking qualified individuals to fill the position of Service Technician in the Scott City location.

Responsibilities are to analyze, troubleshoot and perform electrical and mechanical repairs on agricultural equipment. Experience in maintenance and repair of automotive, diesel or heavy equipment required.

Qualified applicants must own a set of tools to perform the functions of the job.

American Implement offers competitive wages and an excellent benefits package, which includes life, health and supplemental insurance, 401(k) plan and a quarterly incentive bonus program.

Interested applicants may send a cover letter and resume to: Tyler Kough Location Manager PO Box 20, Scott City, KS, 67871 or Call: (800) 779-7244 or (620)872-7244.

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LOOKING FOR A CHALLENGE? WE WILL CHALLENGE YOU TO DO THE BEST WORK OF YOUR LIFE. Compass Behavioral Health is currently looking to fill the following position at our Scott City location.

Mental Health Assistant /C.N.A. self motivated individual will provide children and youth assistance in the form of support, supervision, and/or cuing that enables children and youth to accomplish tasks and engage in activities in their homes, schools, or communities. Also, must have completed the C.N.A program and be on the Kansas State Registry. Completion of a CMA is preferred by not required. Applicants must be 21 years of age. Base pay starting at $10.50/hr., also additional compensation is given for experience.

All candidates must pass KBI, SRS, motor vehicle screens, and have a valid driver’s license and be willing to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the consumer and family.

Benefits include: retirement fully vested at time of employment, health/dental insurance-portion of premium paid by agency, life insurance and long-term disability-premium paid by agency, holiday, bereavement and vacation/sick days.

Applications are available at: 210 West 4th, Scott City, KS 67871 or www.compassbh.org Applications/Resumes can be sent to: E-mail hr@compassbh.org or faxed to 620-272-0171 Compass Behavioral Health Attn: HR PO Box 853, Garden City, KS 67846.

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PATIENT CARE Acute Care RNs Physical Therapist Respiratory Therapist Operating Room RN C.N.A.s Clinic RN/LPN CLERICAL Ward Clerk DME Sales and Billing Clerk SERVICE PRN Cashier Aide/Cook Housekeeping Aide 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.

Due to our recent expansion of services and rapid growth, we are in need of Acute Care RNs and are offering financial incentives.

Applications are available on our website at www.scotthospital.net or call 620-872-7772 for more information.

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LOOKING FOR A CHALLENGE? WE WILL CHALLENGE YOU TO DO THE BEST WORK OF YOUR LIFE. Compass Behavioral Health is currently looking to fill the following position at our Scott City location.

Children’s Case Managers we work directly with children and their families in their homes, schools and community. These children are experiencing an emotional disturbance and need help to learn new skills and remain safe in their environment.

Come be a part of our professional team as we work cooperatively within the agency and with outside providers to meet the needs of our children. A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a related human service field or equivalently qualified by work experience is required. Base pay starting at $13.94/hr., also additional compensation is given for experience.

All candidates must pass KBI, SRS, motor vehicle screens, and have a valid driver’s license and be willing to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the consumer and family.

Benefits include: retirement, fully vested at time of employment; health/dental insurance-portion of premium paid by Compass Behavioral Health, life insurance and long-term disability-premium paid by Compass Behavioral Health, holiday, bereavement and vacation/sick days.

Applications are available at: 210 West 4th, Scott City, KS 67871 or www.compassbh.org Applications/Resumes can be sent to: E-mail hr@compassbh.org or faxed to 620-272-0171 Compass Behavioral Health Attn: HR PO Box 853, Garden City, KS 67846.

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The Scott County Record • Page 32 • Thursday, February 26, 2015

Congratulations!

SCHS wrestlers in qualifying for the Class 3-2-1A State Tournament

Zach Tucker 106 lbs. • Junior 2nd at Regional Record: 31-9

James Jurgens 145 lbs. • Senior 3rd at Regional Record: 35-9

2014-15 SCHS wrestling squad (front row, from left) Baron Strine, Pierre Portes, Tre Stewart, Jarret Jurgens, Trey Loftis, Garrett Osborn and Nic Cheney. (Back row) Head coach Jon Lippelmann, Wyatt Kropp, Abe Wiebe, Lane Hayes, James Jurgens, Wyatt Eitel, Ethan Ford, Cooper Griffith, Zach Tucker and assistant coach Brice Eisenhour. Not pictured is assistant coach Aaron Dirks.

Cooper Griffith 195 lbs. • Senior 4th at Regional Record: 29-4

Wyatt Eitel 220 lbs. • Senior 4th at Regional Record: 27-18

Jarret Jurgens 132 lbs. • Freshman 3rd at Regional Record: 20-8

Lane Hayes 285 lbs. • Senior 2nd at Regional Record: 27-13

These Beaver boosters are proud of you.

These SCHS wrestling boosters wish you success Best of luck state February 28-March 1 in Hays! in Hays onatFriday and Saturday • Feb. 27-28

Aaron and Mandy Kropp ADM Grain Company AgMax Crop Insurance American Implement, Inc. Armando, Edith, Alex and Adan Tarango B & H Paving Bartlett Grain Beaver Ridge Ag Beavertown, FFL Berning Farms BK Auto Body Bling, Inc. Bob and Karen Blair/Dickie Loftis Braun’s Butcher Block Brett and Katie Eisenhour Brett, Kendra, Todd and Trace Kendrick Brian, Paula, Parker, Paige and Camden Vulgamore Brinlee, Maris and Gui Griffith Brookover Cattle Company Bruce’s Carpet & Tile, LLC Bryan, Linda and Trace Mulligan C-Mor-Butz BBQ & Catering Cesar and Yanet Contreras and Family Chad and Suzanne Griffith Charles and Darla Moore and Family Chris and Dorinda Jurgens Chris and Krystal Wolkensdorfer Chris and Kyle Carroll and Family Chris, Pati and Cole Pfenninger Chuck and Maggie Morrison Circle C Farms, Inc. Clint, Lisa, Cole and Miles Pearson Craig and Marcia Matthies Crop Production Services Cutler Cattle Dairy Queen/Brazier Dak, Monique, Anna and Lance Miller Dale and Barbara Dickhut Dan and Sara Goodman Danny Morris Family Dearden Land and Cattle DecMart Furniture DelRey and Sharon Fuller Dennis and LaDawn Stucky and Family Devin and Dawn Hutchins and Boys Dianna Howard Doug and Denise Dreiling Eric, Lori and Baylor Vasquez Erven Farms Fairleigh Corporation Farm Credit of Southwest Kansas Services Faurot Heating & Cooling, Inc. First National Bank

Fullmer Farms Gary and Jan Tucker Gary and Julia Cheney, Nic and Joseph Gary and Susan Eggleston Gary Speer and Family Gene Hutchins and Families George Wray Grandma Mary Jay Heartland Foods Helena Chemical Company, Inc. High Choice Feeders I and II Hoeme-Hoeme Farms Howard , Jan and Wyatt Green HRC Feed Yard, Inc. J. Unruh Trucking, Inc J.F. Beaver Advertising J&R Car and Truck Center Jacob, Debbie, Selena and Ruby Oronia Jean Ann Fairleigh Jenny, Jesse and Wyatt Eitel Jim and Beth Vincent Jim and Carmen Miller and Families JJS Stables John and Kylee Kropp Jon and Terri Berning and Family Justin and Debbie Drohman Kansas Feedyards Kel’s Tender Lawn Care Kelly, Mitzi, Alexis and Brooke Hoeme Kem-Tek Ken and Kris Bollinger Kenny and Jacque Snow Kirk Grain Company Kough’s Auto-Teria Car Wash Kristi Conine Lance, Jill, Zach, Theron and Gabie Tucker Landon and Angie Frank Family Larry and Gwen Huck Larry and Norma Fox Family Lawrence & Associates, Inc. Lebbin Lawn & Tree, Inc. Linda Schleman Lone Tree Farms/Jason Allen Farm Louise Berning Marley, John, Kirby and Kipton Koons Marvel Hopkins-Keyse McCarty Farms, Scott City, LLC Midwest Mixer Service, LLC Minnix Farms NAPA Auto Supply Nathan and Diane Harden Neil and Ranae Baker and Family Nick Berning Norder Supply, Inc. Norma Jean Mulligan Olivia Enriquez

Pam’s Portrait Place Dan and Barb Hutchins Pete’s Plumbing PlainJan’s Platinum H Insurance, Darrin and Michelle Habiger Poky Feeders, Inc. Precision Ag & Seed Services Preston Baker, Grand Choice Renovations, LLC Price & Sons Funeral Home & Monument ProEx, Inc. R.D. Hall Horses Randy and Teresa Sowers Rex and Patti Whalen Rick and LaNora Dirks Rob and Sandy Hayes and Boys Rod, Sue and Jesse Eitel Rodenbeek & Green Agency Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce Scott City Booster Club Scott City Chiropractic Clinic Scott City Eye Center Scott City HealthMart Pharmacy Scott City Takedown Club Scott Cooperative Association Scott County Hospital Clinic/Horizon Health Scott County Lumber Scott, Heather, Kiley, Kinleigh and Kaden Wren Security State Bank Shawn and Brandi Powers Skip, Tonni, Brandon, Nolan , Logan and Morgan Numrich Sourk Veterinary Clinic Spencer Pest Control Stacy and Kyle Hoeme and Family Michael Trout, State Farm Insurance Steve Turley and Family Stevens Veterinary Service Subway Terry and Pam McDaniel The Scott County Record The Taylor House, LLC Tom, Pam, Brianne and Sam McDaniel Tony VanDegrift and Family Travis Eggleston and Family Turner Sheet Metal Wallace, Brantley & Shirley, Attorneys Weathers Land & Cattle Wendy’s Western Kansas Insurance Service Western State Bank Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. Winter Family Dentistry Z Bottling Corporation Zach, Alli and Harper Conine