The Scott County Record

A Canadian Goose takes flight from the beach area at Lake Scott State Park

32 Pages • Four Sections

Volume 22 • Number 30

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Published in Scott City, Ks.

City looks to subsidize $35k in SRC water

Parents as Teachers

“I don’t know what we’d do without Stacy. As parents, you think your kids are perfect and you don’t imagine anything being wrong,” notes James. “It takes a neutral party who knows what to look for in how your kids are developing.”

And to encourage parents to take steps in their child’s development skills.

For example, Stephanie was informed by Davis that a child should begin learning to use silverware at 12to 14-months of age.

“We braved it with Parker yesterday,” says Stephanie with a grin. “She made a big mess with the applesauce.

But it was a start.

It’s a step the Jameses wouldn’t have made at quite so early an age if not for Davis’ advice.

The Scott City Council has given tentative approval to underwriting $25,000 in water costs for the Scott Recreation Commission.

While the exact numbers are still to be ironed out, the council was in general agreement to give the SRC a $35,000 “credit” that can be applied to its water bill in 2015. The exact amount of water credits hinge on the SRC’s total consumption.

The council’s goal is to keep the rec commission’s water bill below $20,000.

In order to accomplish that last year, the SRC needed just over a $32,000 subsidy from the city.

Given the SRC’s tight budget, board member Troy Lewis wondered “Why do we have to be billed at all?”

“We’re in the business of selling water and you’re in the business of using water,” replied City Attorney John Shirley.

“But we’re you. We’re city-owned,” said Lewis, who felt the city shouldn’t be assessing any water fees against the SRC. Councilman Everett Green explained that the water department is required, by law, to be self-supporting.

“We cannot be supported by tax dollars. All revenue has to come from water sales,” said Green.

If the city were to provide the SRC free water than the cost would have to be made up from higher rates on other customers.

SRC board members inquired about the possibility of reactivating an abandoned water well north of the primary baseball field. Public Works Director Mike Todd said the city had abandoned the rights to that well in 1997 and “we can’t get them back” from the state.

Board member Chris Irvin noted that the county had recently been granted approval to drill a well north of the fairgrounds by convincing state water officials that it wouldn’t increase actual consumption. The county said it was a matter of using the same water whether it was sold to them by the city or came from their own well.

Only the county wouldn’t be applying water to county roads which had gone through the city’s treatment plant.

“Why can’t we get a well for the SRC?” asked Irvin. “It’s the same water.”

Todd was skeptical about the chances of the SRC getting state approval. He said there has been some criticism of the county getting approval for its well.

(See PARENTS on page eight)

(See WATER on page two)

Parents as Teacher director Stacy Davis looks on as 2-1/2-year-old Piper James identififes the items in front of her during a home visit earlier this week.

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Program assists parents with early childhood development Piper James is just like any typical 2-1/2-year-old with a younger sibling.

She likes to help her sister. Sometimes she likes to help a little too much.

With her little sister, Parker, learning to talk, Piper has been more than eager to speak for Parker as she tries to express herself. As a result, Parker’s speaking skills were developing a little more slowly than normal for a youngster her age.

With the help of Stacy Davis, coordinator for Parents as Teachers in USD 466 (Scott County), Skyler and Stephanie James had some valuable experience in getting 15-month-old Parker back on track with her speech development.

“Stacy was here to see what was happening and she gave us tips for not letting Piper do the talking for Parker,”

says Stephanie. “Without Stacy’s help, we wouldn’t have seen the problem as quickly or known what steps to take.”

Stephanie has seen the importance of PAT since first enrolling Piper in the program when she was just ninemonths-old.

“Until then, we didn’t know the program existed. We’d heard about it from a friend who was real impressed with their knowledge and how much it helped their kids,” says Stephanie.

Like many parents, she is concerned about the future of PAT after last week’s announcement that the state legislature was considering a $7.2 million budget cut that would essentially kill the program in Kansas. Stephanie has added her name to a Facebook petition to save the program and she’s going to contact area legislators.

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Another year of record revenue for SCH With gross revenue of $23.7 million and a payroll of nearly $9.5 million, there’s no mistaking the economic impact of the Scott County Hospital.

There’s also no mistaking the huge challenge involved in maintaining the necessary cash flow.

“Financially, we’re in a great situation,” says hospital CEO Mark Burnett. “We’re bringing in more business than ever. But that’s also a daunting challenge.

It takes $1 million in revenue

Financial challenges still ahead for hospital each and every single month just to keep our doors open.”

The hospital and clinic have been able to keep pace with that growing demand with gross revenue climbing nearly $1.4 million during the past year.

Net revenue (the amount left after expenses) was just over $400,000 for the year “which is about what the county provides us,” says Burnett.

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“Without the county’s support, it would be more difficult for us to look at purchasing new equipment, like the new MRI unit we recently added,” he told county commissioners during a recent meeting.

Factors which have had an impact on the hospital’s bottom line include a $125,000 jump in bad debts, to a record high $744,574, and charity care

which has nearly doubled to $107,650.

Recruitment is No. 1 Keeping enough physicians on staff, implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the state’s reluctance to expand Medicaid coverage are just a few of the added elements which also have an impact on hospital revenue.

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At the top of that list, as always, is physician recruitment.

With the departure of a physician last year, in addition to the retirement of Dr. Daniel Dunn, it has added to the workload of the three remaining physicians.

Burnett and the hospital board have addressed that situation with the hiring of more midlevel providers, but adding at least one new physician to the staff - and hopefully a second (See REVENUE on page two)

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Revenue one - remain the top priorities.

To bring a new medical school graduate into the community is a matter of timing and, says Burnett, the resignation of a physician “caught everyone off guard.”

“Even though we’re in constant recruitment mode, that added a sense of urgency to our search and, quite frankly, we were behind everyone else in the process,” Burnett says. “Most students have made a commitment before their final year of residency, so the upcoming class of graduates have already decided where they’re going.

“A best-case scenario has us bringing in a new physician in the late summer or early fall, but it probably won’t happen until the spring of 2016,” he says.

The longer it takes to bring the clinic back to full staff, the greater the long-term impact on the budget.

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For example, hospital chief financial officer Joe Meyer says about $600,000 has already been spent on making the mandated transition to electronic medical records (EMR) with the potential of spending another $400,000 before it’s fully implemented.

This has also resulted in more record-keeping requirements for physicians, meaning they can see fewer patients.

Fewer patients in the clinic mean less revenue.

Clinic revenue declined by about $200,000 from 2013 to 2014 - to $3.2 million. The clinic is on pace to generate about $3 million in revenue in the current fiscal year.

“The longer it takes to get a fourth or even a fifth physician, the longer it’s going to take to start making up for that lost revenue,” says Burnett.

With the loss of revenue, and a corresponding increase in physician salaries, hospital board

Hineman town hall is Friday

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.

Huelskamp in Dighton March 12

Congressman Tim Huelskamp will be conducting a town hall meeting in Dighton on Thurs., March 12, at 10:45 a.m.

He will be at the Lane-Scott Electric Cooperative, 410 S. High St.

chairman Ernie Smith asked the county commission to consider increasing its annual contribution when preparing the 2016 budget. Burnett said the salary increases were necessary to assist in keeping physicians and to help with recruitment.

Medicaid Expansion The state’s continued refusal to participate in Medicaid expansion is also having an impact on the Scott County Hospital, just like it is for every hospital in Kansas.

The Kansas Hospital Association has been working with some state legislators on a plan that would allow expansion of the program and qualify the state for additional federal dollars. Hearings are scheduled, but whether it comes to a vote and can gain approval in a legislature that is strongly opposed to the Affordable Care Act is greatly in doubt.

“Expansion of

Medicaid would help rural hospitals,” noted County Commission Chairman Jim Minnix. “It would make a huge difference in the survival of Western Kansas hospitals.”

It would reduce the amount of money the hospital is currently unable to collect from individuals who can’t afford to meet their deductible or co-pay obligations.

Under the state’s KanCare plan, Burnett says the state subsidizes only 56.6 percent of the cost of health care for those individuals enrolled in the program. If the state would expand Medicaid the hospital would be able to recover 100 percent of its billed expenses.

Medicaid expansion, says Burnett, would bring in $5,000 to $10,000 per month in added revenue for the hospital.

“This shouldn’t be an issue of whether or not you like Obamacare,” says Burnett. “There’s money on the table and

we’re not getting it. If we don’t get it then someone else will.”

Shift in Coverage Burnett also notes that from 2012 to 2013, there has been a shift in thirdparty payers for their patients.

For example, those on Medicaid have climbed from just two percent to eight percent of their total patients. Self-pay individuals have jumped from 18 percent to 30 percent.

“Those are the two categories we don’t want to see increase. That’s where we get the least reimbursement,” says Meyer.

Self-pay doesn’t mean that individuals aren’t insured. That includes people who have insurance, but have high deductibles (i.e., $5,000 or $10,000) and high copays.

“We get the insurance payment, but we’re finding more people can’t afford to pay the deductible,” says Burnett.

Water (continued from page ONE)

“How does drilling more wells conserve water?” asked Todd.

Irvin said the cost would be cheaper. But Todd pointed out the SRC is paying the rate for nontreated water.

“Can we pursue it as a rec commission?” wondered Irvin.

The council said it had no objection to the SRC board contacting state water officials.

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What’s for Lunch in Scott City?

Sun. - Sat., March 8-14

Majestic Theatre 420 Main • 872-3840

Hours

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

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

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

Wed. • Chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy.

Thurs. • Chicken and noodles with mashed potatoes and corn.

Fri. • Fish and chips.

What’s for Supper?

The Broiler

102 Main St. • 872-5055

1211 Main • 872-3215

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

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

Includes Fries, 21 oz. Drink and Small Sundae

1304 S. Main • 872-5301

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$

49

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.

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Community Living Recipe favorites . . .

Blueberry Muffins Prep Time 15 min.

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

Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDaniel

Double-ring ceremony unites Cullop-McDaniel in Lyons Jacey Cullop and Sam McDaniel were united in marriage on July 26, 2014, at Victory Village Chapel, Burrton, in a double-ring ceremony officiated by Rick Dewees.

Parents of the couple are Jerry and Kelly Cullop, Sterling, and Tom and Pam McDaniel, Scott City.

Jacey is the granddaughter of Carolyn Cullop, Sterling. Sam is the grandson of Lowell and Darla Mather, Sharon Springs, and Bob and Irma McDaniel, Scott City.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a fit and flare lace gown in ivory, featuring a strapless sweetheart neckline with a champagne satin wrap sash at the waist. The fitted bodice was highlighted with floral embellishments and beading with the back of the dress featuring a button closure.

She carried a hand-tied bouquet of peach roses, peach lilies, pixie carnations, purple hydrangea, purple stock, Queen Anne’s lace, peach hypericum and purple statice.

Matron of honor was Janna Splitter, sister of the bride, Lyons. Bridesmaids were Bri Austin, sister of the groom, Roswell, Ga.; Hayley Howard, friend of the bride, Carthage, Tex.; and Kalli Weibert, friend of the bride, Lindsborg, The matron of honor and bridesmaids wore sleeveless, floor-length chiffon gowns featuring a banded empire waist with a ruffled back detail in lapis. They carried bouquets of off-white and peach roses, off white hydrangea, white stock, Queen Anne’s lace, peach hypericum and purple statice.

Best man was Jordan Unruh, friend of the groom, Scott City.

Groomsmen were Marshall Anliker, Brenton Carson and Jorden Funk, all friends of the groom, and of Scott City.

Flower girls were Lillian Austin, niece of the groom, Roswell, Ga., and Laikyn Splitter, niece of the bride, Lyons. Flower girls wore champagne lace ruffle top dresses

with sheer chiffon lace in a three-tier ruffle, adorned with a bow at the shoulder.

Ushers were Jared Cullop, brother of the bride, Sterling; Matt Splitter, brother-in-law of the bride, Lyons; Kelley Austin, brother-in-law of the groom, Roswell, Ga.; and Kurtis McDaniel, cousin of the groom, Scott City.

The pews were decorated with small bouquets of roses, lilies, stock, Queen Anne’s lace, peach hypericum, purple statice and misty blue limonium attached with a purple bow. Assorted candelabras were accented with mixed flowers and purple ribbons adorned the altar.

Scripture was read by Taggart Wall, friend of the groom, Sterling. Violinist was Manda Deegan, Salina; cellist was Ransom Allen, Salina; guitarist was Josh Hermes, Hutchinson; and vocal soloist was Jared Cullop, Sterling, brother of the bride who sang the special music, “Who I Am With You.” Guest book, program and gift attendants were Bailey Burgess, Wichita, and Amanda Unruh, Scott City. Wedding coordinators were Julie Tommer, Sterling, and Deb Wiebe, Sterling.

The reception dinner and dance were held at Celebration Centre, Lyons. Reception hosts were Lee and Sheila Burgess, Sterling, and Curt and Deb Wiebe, Sterling.

Jacey graduated from Smoky Valley High School, Lindsborg, and Southwestern College, Winfield, with a degree in biology. She is a secondyear student at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan.

Sam graduated from Scott Community High School and is a graduate of Southwestern College, Winfield, with a degree in business administration.

He is employed as an auction specialist for Purple Wave, Inc., Manhattan.

The couple honeymooned in Boston, and resides in Manhattan.

Cook Time 25 min.

all-purpose flour white sugar salt baking powder vegetable oil egg milk fresh blueberries white sugar all-purpose flour butter, cubed ground cinnamon

Cooking Directions •Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.

•Combine 1-1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup.

Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.

•To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.

•Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.

Yield: 8 servings

Piano students entertain High Plains Study Club The High Plains Study Club met at Sidney Janzen’s home on February 19. Marilyn Dryer called the meeting to order and led the group in the Club Collect and flag salute.

Roll call was, “A Special Time, A Special Song,” and was answered by 18 members.

Lucky Dip was brought

by Patsi Graham and won

by Dorothy Hutchins.

Jane Ann McClellan’s name was drawn to bring the next Lucky Dip. The program was given by the piano students of Sidney Janzen and Ann Hawkins. Several boys and girls played their solos for the group.

The Art and Music report was given by Ann Hawkins. She spoke of the importance of the Federated Music Club and explained their “Gold Cup” trophy program for piano students. Their next recital will be held on Sat., March 7, at the First Baptist Church.

Sidney Janzen gave a community report on the proposed wellness center.

There will be a vote on April 7.

The Scott Recreation Commission is seeking a

two mill increase in its tax levy to partially fund the center and gave a detailed description of the building layout and purposes.

Co-hostess Pam Crist served a frozen strawberry desert.

The next meeting will be at the Bryan Center. Shawn Powelson of Wheatland Broadband will give a program about internet security. Co-hostesses will be Barb Dickhut and Dorothy Spitzer.

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Editorial/Opinion

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editorially speaking

Censorship:

Ks. Legislature wants to define what’s appropriate

Kansas lawmakers are trying to determine what students can and can’t read in our schools.

They like to toss around words like “morality” and “harmful material” in defending the indefensible, but when the dust clears it’s still government censorship.

The Kansas Senate passed SB 56 which would remove an exemption that protects teachers from prosecution for exposing students to “harmful material.” The debate, and the ensuing legislation, are in response to a middle school parent complaining about a sex education poster that asked the question: “How do people express their sexual feelings?” The poster further included references to oral and anal sex, as well as touching each other’s genitals.

“Pornography and obscene materials are becoming more and more prevalent in our society,” said State Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, “and it is all too common to hear of cases where children are not being protected from the harm it inflicts.”

It’s obvious that such topics - even reading about them in the context of a classroom environment - makes people feel uncomfortable. Just to see them written here makes them uneasy. As for talking about them with their middle school- or high school-aged child . . . forget it.

And that’s the problem.

Pilcher-Cook and others can do all within their power to hide these topics from young people.

They can enact all the legislation they want. But these topics won’t go away.

We can do the reasonable . . . and at times uncomfortable . . . thing and discuss these topics with our children or we can let them find out on their own from friends or elsewhere. The responsible option is to approach these subjects in a classroom setting where young people can learn the facts.

Of course, no one wants their child exposed to pornography. Determining what falls into that definition, and deciding who makes that determination, is when things get a little dicey.

A number of great writings have been and, in some instances still are, considered inappropriate for young children. Novels such as “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” “Our Bodies, Ourselves” and “The Catcher in the Rye” are among many that people have banned over the years in the name of morality. Where do we draw the line?

Education is the process of introducing new and sometimes controversial ideas so that they can be discussed. Knowledge gained in the classroom shouldn’t be limited to what Pilcher-Cook sees as “acceptable.”

Censorship, under any name, can never be condoned in a democratic society. What some of our legislators are attempting to do is far more obscene than anything that’s happening in a Kansas classroom.

Clueless:

Tax policy gurus in GOP had no idea what to expect

Other than the fact that Gov. Sam Brownback’s trickle-down economics effort is based on a theory that has been discredited time and again over the past three decades, there’s yet another reason Kansas finds itself in a fiscal mess.

Those who pushed hard and eventually were successful in getting this “real live experiment” enacted into policy had no clue as to how many Kansas corporations would either materialize or take advantage of their newfound tax freedom.

According to research conducted by The Wichita Eagle, “far more people are taking advantage of a Kansas tax exemption for business owners than expected.”

The initial estimate - and the number that has been touted repeatedly by the Brownback Administration and Republican lawmakers - was that 191,000 business owners would benefit.

Instead, 280,737 business filers used the exemption in tax year 2013 and an additional 53,055 farm returns took advantage - bringing the total to 333,000.

It was initially estimated that the tax exemptions would cost the state treasury $160 million.

The cost for 2013 was instead $206.8 million and it’s expected to be even greater for the 2014 tax year.

In other words, Gov. Brownback and conservative lawmakers enacted a massive change in the state’s tax policy without knowing how many newly-exempted corporations would take advantage of it and without knowing the impact on the state’s budget.

That’s not just the definition of a disaster. That’s the definition of reckless and irresponsible lawmakers.

Enemy is closer than you think With the Kansas Legislature considering proposals that include eliminating the sales tax exemption on farm machinery, increasing the property tax burden on agricultural land by nearly 500 percent, and chopping away at highway funding which is critical for rural areas - especially Western Kansas - one has to wonder what would possess legislators to think seriously of doing such things.

The obvious answer is that, through their own ineptitude, they have painted the state into a financial corner which leaves them with two choices - admit they were wrong or cut spending drastically.

We’re getting the latter.

But there are two other factors which contribute to policies coming out of Topeka which are particularly detrimental to rural Kansas - one over which we have no control and one over which we do have control.

A significant factor is our declining population in Western Kansas and the shift of legislative

power to urban areas in the east. This didn’t happen overnight. Over the last 30 years we’ve seen legislative districts grow much larger as the number of legislators representing the interests of Western Kansas have declined.

That’s an unavoidable aspect of representative government. Long gone are the days when each county had a lawmaker representing their interests in Topeka.

That brings us to the second reason. It’s because we, as voters, have neglected our responsibility.

As this unavoidable shift in legislative power has occurred, we’ve argued for years that the only way for Western Kansas to protect its interests in Topeka was to elect state representatives and senators who would offer a strong and respected voice which could offset

what we lack in numbers.

We have failed miserably in making that happen.

Former Senate President Steve Morris (R-Hugoton), for example, was among those ousted from office in the 2012 debacle.

His crime? He wasn’t radical enough to satisfy the ultra-conservative Tea Party interests that were financed by front groups for the Koch brothers.

Western Kansas now has the misfortune of being represented by the likes of Sen. Garrett Love (R-Montezuma), Rep. Ron Ryckman, Sr. (R-Meade), Sen. Larry Powell (R-Garden City), Sen. Mitch Holmes (R-St. John) and Rep. John Ewy (R-Jetmore) who are little more than legislative puppets whose strings are being pulled by Koch brothers-backed groups.

And if you think the interests they represent are the same as yours, then you’re exactly the uninformed voter that the Koch brothers are counting on.

That’s not to say that Western Kansas doesn’t have legislators who are

trying desperately to do what’s best for their constituents. We’ve seen Reps. Don Hineman (RDighton), Russell Jennings (R-Lakin) and John Doll (R-Garden City) doing their best to represent the interests of Western Kansas, but they are vastly outnumbered.

In addition, the current legislative leadership will do all it can to marginalize independent-thinking legislators who refuse to toe the line.

That’s why you won’t find Sen. Holmes or Sen. Ryckman on the front line fighting to prevent a catastrophic increase in the appraised value of ag land that could dramatically (See ENEMY on page six)

Don’t privatize the Postal Service Did you know that when you ship a package through Federal Express, the U.S. Postal Service often carries it the last mile?

Last year, the Postal Service delivered 1.4 billion packages for FedEx and UPS. In fact, it delivers the last mile for almost a third of FedEx packages. The 618,000 Postal Service workers also delivered nearly 66 billion pieces of first-class mail that’s more than 100,000 pieces per carrier.

The Postal Service can reach all 150 million American households because it’s a public system that we’ve been investing in for over 200 years. Our Constitution tasked the federal government with creating a national postal system and told the Postmaster General to report to the president.

Where to Write

another view by Katherine McFate

But in 1971, Congress made the service into an “independent agency” managed by a board of governors. And since then, it’s been under attack by politicians who never met a public program they liked.

Yes, the rise of UPS, FedEx, and the Internet has created new challenges for your local post office. But the purported “fiscal crisis” is a manufactured one.

In 2006, Congress required the Postal Service - known as USPS for short - to “pre-fund” 75 years of its retirees’ health benefits.

This added $5.7 billion to its costs last year.

No other private company or federal agency has to pre-fund retire-

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

ment health care benefits.

If they did, many corporations would run huge deficits or tumble into bankruptcy. Without these retiree health payments, USPS would actually turn a profit.

Using the deficit created by this requirement as an excuse, the USPS board of governors is closing distribution centers, cutting worker hours, eliminating delivery routes, and slashing jobs.

Over the past five years, USPS has cut 94,000 positions.

The job loss alone is a travesty, but a bigger principle is at stake.

Our nation’s founders understood that a universal, affordable, and yes, public postal system helps knit us together as a nation. They recognized that commerce requires a common infrastructure and public institutions that

Sen. Pat Roberts 109 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

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

belong to and benefit the entire country.

Instead of shrinking the Postal Service, we should build on it. That means, first of all, appreciating that the USPS can be much more than a delivery service.

In many small towns, the local post office continues to be a community hub, a place to meet neighbors and get news.

And postal carriers don’t just deliver letters - they often keep an eye on the elderly and homebound, and alert first responders if things look amiss.

They could do even more. The Postal Service’s fleet of vehicles - the largest in the country - could be equipped to detect air pollutants and report potholes, water leaks, and other infrastructure repair needs.

Why stop there?

(See POSTAL on page six)

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

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McDonald’s has faltered as corporate citizen

by Catherine Rampell

McDonald’s, that once-great American symbol of ingenuity and ruthless efficiency, is having some major difficulties, as its plummeting profits and recent C-suite shake up can attest.

But while the fast-food monolith’s biggest problems used to primarily involve concerns about its food, it’s also increasingly facing criticisms about its role as a bad corporate citizen.

The food-quality concerns have been building for decades, of course, as obesity has risen and commercial deep fryers have been blamed. Pop-culture touchstones such as “Super Size Me” cemented the synonymy of “McDonald’s” with “bad habits,” so much so that last week the company’s paid spokesman LeBron James accidentally

referred to the years before he started taking serious care of his body as the era when he “ate McDonald’s.”

McDonald’s has become so linguistically linked with déclassé mass production that it has even spawned its own pejorative prefix (hence, “McMansions”).

Fast-casual competitors that emphasize fresher ingredients - Chipotle, Five Guys, Shake Shack - have been eating McDonald’s’ lunch in recent years. Analysts and celebrity chefs have offered all sorts of advice to the new McDonald’s chief executive, who officially began this week, to help lift the company’s fallen arches.

The recommendations usually involve narrowing or customizing menu options, revamping the décor, that sort of thing.

But the brand’s problems extend far beyond burgers and

beautification, though those matter. Consumers, it seems, have started caring about McDonald’s corporate policies, too.

For more than two years, low-wage U.S. workers have been publicly and theatrically agitating for higher pay, more predictable schedules and the right to unionize. With the backing of labor organizations, workers have staged strikes, protests and other PR campaigns, first domestically and eventually abroad.

The workers in the “Fight for $15” campaign are employed by many firms across multiple low-wage industries, but McDonald’s has become their main poster child for poverty-wage work (they’re all “McJobs,” after all). A recording of a McDonald’s internal

helpline that encouraged workers to apply for public assistance didn’t help.

The damning headlines that resulted likely influenced decisions by a handful of U.S. cities to raise their minimum wages to $15. Then two weeks ago, WalMart, another target of worker protests, announced it would raise its entry-level pay to at least $9 an hour (not quite $15, but better than the $7.25 fed-

eral minimum); just a few days later the company that operates T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods followed suit.

The unwillingness of McDonald’s to set or endorse a similar wage floor is starting to look less and less understandable - particularly given highprofile critiques arguing that low pay is a choice, not a corporate necessity.

(See CITIZEN on page six)

Solar industry ready to battle Koch brothers

by Ken Johnson

voters than Mitt Romney did in 2012. This fight will only make that harder. And middle-of-the-road voters don’t like this sort of brinksmanship, as well they shouldn’t.

The way Republicans are behaving could thus turn one of the party’s assets, the likelihood that they will hold their House majority for some time, into a liability. This argument is advanced forcefully by political scientist Thomas Schaller in his new book, “The Stronghold.”

Schaller describes the potential of a vicious cycle: As the party has become more conservative, it has become more Congress-centered, “anchored to and defined by its congressional wing, and its House caucus in particular.”

But a majority of its House members are either extremely conservative or fearful of primaries from the right. This makes the House highly sensitive to right-wing donors, rightwing media and right-wing voters - and far less responsive to those middle-ground citizens who usually decide presidential elections.

Mark Twain said it best, there are “lies, damned lies and statistics.” It’s hard to tell which is which after closely reviewing the latest hatchet job on solar energy by the Koch brothers’ front group, The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA).

Aside from spelling solar correctly, much of the report, “Filling the Solar Sinkhole,” is untrue or misleading - including its basic assertion that the U.S. solar industry receives $39 billion in annual subsidies.

Seriously? How can that be? How can an industry with a U.S. market value of $15 billion receive $39 billion in annual subsidies?

The answer: it doesn’t. This is fuzzy math, and dirty tricks, at their very worst. But that shouldn’t come as a surprise. The purpose of this report isn’t to inform or educate. The purpose is to incite activists and generate scandalous headlines, when, in fact, no scandal exists.

According to PV-Tech’s John Parnell, who did a thoughtful analysis, “The report doesn’t make it clear how it arrived at the $39 billion figure. Of the 26 references cited in the report, 16 of them are from organizations that were either founded by the Koch brothers or have received funding from them.”

Enough is enough. If clean energy critics want a bare knuckle brawl, then they’re going to get one. This type of guerrilla warfare simply isn’t going to work.

Americans overwhelmingly support clean, renewable solar energy - and that scares the hell out of the Koch brothers and their lackeys.

Here’s the dirty little truth: few industries benefit more from the U.S. tax code than carbonrich big oil. By their own estimates, oil and gas tax breaks amount to a staggering $100 billion over 10 years.

So how do the Koch brothers divert attention away from this? They prod conservative groups, many of which they fund directly or indirectly, to attack clean energy. If it served their purposes, they would portray Snow White as an adulteress, a deadbeat and a crack queen.

Solar energy is an American success story - not a fairy tale. Since being enacted in 2006 under a Republican administration, the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) has been a tremendous boon to both the U.S. economy and our environment, changing America for the better and helping to secure our nation’s energy future.

Today, the solar industry employs nearly 175,000 U.S. workers, pumps $15 billion a year into our economy and offsets more than 20 million metric tons of damaging carbon emissions into the air, which is the equivalent of removing four million cars off U.S. highways and roads. In the past four years, employment in the solar industry has increased by more than 85 percent - and last year alone, we created one out of every 78 new jobs in America.

But the news keeps getting better. We now have an estimated 20 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar energy capacity nationwide, which is enough to power more than four million U.S. homes - or every single home in a state the size of Massachusetts or New Jersey - with another 20 GW in the pipeline for 201516.

This remarkable progress is due, in large part, to smart, effective public policies like the ITC.

(See PARTY on page six)

(See SOLAR on page six)

Billionaires offer to ‘fix’ Washington

by Jim Hightower

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

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

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

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

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

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

They really want to install an “impartial” government that’s partial to them, letting them run rough-

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

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

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

GOP is still the party of ‘no’

It’s a daunting challenge to spin the word “no” into a hopeful and forward-looking political battle cry.

There are, of course, circumstances when negative arguments can work. In obviously terrible times, voters are often content to take a chance on a barely sketched-out alternative. In midterm elections, which are like midsemester report cards, voters often protest against what they don’t like. “No” was a successful pitch in three straight midterms going back to 2006.

The GOP’s 1946 slogan, “Had Enough? Vote Republican,” was a model of simple and clever effectiveness.

But the evidence of the moment is that “had enough” will not be enough for the GOP in 2016. Of course, we cannot know from Hillary Clinton’s current leads of around nine or 10 points over her major Republican competitors that she will ultimately prevail. Still, her advantage owes at least in part to unease about where Republicans would take the country if they won both the presidency and Congress. For now, voters don’t

behind the headlines

by E.J. Dionne, Jr.

want to go there.

Events of the past week underscore why. The absurdity of going to the wire on funding the Department of Homeland Security tells us that many in the party, particularly rightwingers in the House, do not care how their inability to govern in an orderly fashion looks to citizens outside the conservative bubble.

For the more radical members of Speaker John Boehner’s caucus, this is all about high principle. Since most of them come from very conservative districts, they will only strengthen their own political situations by continuing to link DHS funding to overturning President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. They have nothing to lose.

But collectively, their party has a lot to lose. To win the presidency and to improve their chances of holding the Senate in 2016, Republicans will have to do far better with Latino

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We shouldn’t want to sell our justice system

by Lawton Nuss

Some members of the legislative and executive branches of Kansas government have publicly expressed their admiration for many “things Texan.”

For example, they acclaim Gov. Rick Perry’s conservative leadership and praise Texas’ lack of a state income tax. Their high regard for our southerly neighbor may explain why our legislature is considering whether Kansas should switch to Texas’ system for selecting Supreme Court justices. Texas procures justices through statewide elections.

Perhaps those admirers of the Lone Star State who want to turn Kansas’ 57-year-old merit selec-

tion system into Texasstyle elections should carefully consider the opinion of the former chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Wallace Jefferson’s views were published last month in the Dallas Morning News.

Jefferson is alarmed about the sudden increase in spending by special interest groups to influence state judicial elections. This spending promotes a perception “that justice is for sale,” which in turn “undermines the public’s trust in impartial courts.”

According to Jefferson, these political marketing campaigns do not emphasize judges’ merit.

Instead they “seek to pack courts with judges who will advance a particular agenda.”

Man who hated Obama in high school to address Congress

by Andy Borowitz

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) House Speaker John Boehner has scheduled a joint session of Congress in April to hear an address by Kevin Laggett, a man who is on record as having hated President Obama in high school.

Boehner, who personally extended the invitation to Laggett, said that he did not consult with the President before contacting his high-school nemesis.

“This has nothing to do with the President,” Boehner said. “Many of us in Congress are very interested in what Mr. Laggett has to say.”

According to a source who attended high school with both men, Laggett’s antipathy for the President began when Obama was chosen over him for the post of sports editor on the school newspaper. “Kevin has totally despised him ever since,” the source said.

Reached in Honolulu, where he works as an assistant manager at Applebee’s, Laggett said that his speech to Congress would steer clear of personal issues between him and Obama.

“I’m going to leave that stuff at the door,” he said. “I’m just going to talk about the job he’s doing as President, which he’s screwing up pretty bad, in my opinion.”

At the White House, the President responded testily when asked if he intended to watch Laggett’s speech. “Kevin is a tool,” he said.

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

Postal

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The USPS could raise tens of billions of dollars each year by reinstating post office savings accounts and banking services, which it efficiently provided for 55 years in the first half of the 20th century.

Customers received two percent interest on their savings accounts and the post office loaned their money to community banks, which then made loans to local businesses.

At its peak, four million Americans took advantage of these services, saving $36 billion in 2014 dollars.

Today, 34 million American families live in places without traditional banking services. High-interest payday lenders and check-cashing services charge lowwage working families in those communities an average of over $2,400 a year.

Experts estimate that low-cost banking services could save American workers a trillion dollars a year.

Instead of selling off the assets we built together over two centuries, let’s invest in our Postal Service - a public system that has served our nation since its birth.

Katherine McFate is the President and CEO of the Center for Effective Government in Washington (foreffectivegov.org)

Solar

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If the Koch brothers and their minions want to have a discussion about the solar ITC, then let’s have one at the same time about intangible drilling costs and the oil depletion allowance. And while we’re at it, let’s take a few questions on refinery explosions, oil spills and deadly train derailments.

Yep. We’ll have that debate with them any day of the week.

Ken Johnson serves as vice president and head of communications for the Solar Energy Industries Association

As a result, the people believe they have no neutral forum to vindicate their rights.

Jefferson speaks with firsthand, conservativecredentialed, in-depth knowledge of elections for Supreme Court justices. He was appointed to the Texas high court by Perry in 2001 and won a statewide election the following year.

In 2004, Perry appointed him chief justice. He later won statewide elections for this office before he voluntarily left the court in 2013. Accordingly, it says a lot when this experienced jurist so publicly opposes electing justices.

The former chief justice essentially rejects yet another proposed change the Kansas Legislature

Enemy shift the property tax burden in Kansas. They lack the courage to stand up to those who wield political power in Topeka these days.

Their job is to do what they are told by the Republican hierarchy (i.e., Koch brothers) and, to their credit, they are performing that job quite well.

That’s why you won’t find Sen. Love or Rep. Ewy battling to protect funding for education, Parents as Teachers or KDOT. That’s not how you get elected and re-

Citizen M e a n w h i l e , McDonald’s and its franchisees have faced multiple lawsuits about the legality of many of its other labor practices, including allegations of wage theft and racial discrimination.

The National Labor Relations Board recently dealt yet another blow in saying it would sometimes consider McDonald’s a joint employer when its franchisees violate labor laws, given the amount of control the corporate parent reportedly has over its franchisees’ labor practices.

Criticisms about McDonald’s corporate

Party The danger, says Schaller, is that the GOP’s congressional stronghold could become a “chokehold.”

The doings at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that closed on Saturday only reinforced the point. Republican presidential candidates worry about those very conservative primary voters, too, and CPAC was an excellent opportunity for the hopefuls to show how well they can dance to the oppositionist tune, a chorus of “no’s” to Obama,

is considering for selecting our state’s justices.

Replacing our time-tested merit selection system with the so-called “federal model” will permit the governor to choose whomever he wants, followed by Senate confirmation.

Jefferson supports merit selection, which “gives a nonpartisan commission the responsibility to evaluate the objective qualifications of judicial candidates and make recommendations to the governor for appointment.”

I agree with my Texas colleague. In Kansas, merit selection is a healthy competition that compares side-by-side the qualifications of numerous applicants. The names and qualifications

of applicants are made public, and the selection process itself is open for Kansans to see. Politics and its ever-increasing money play no role.

But under the federal solution, only the name of the governor’s appointee is made known.

Accordingly, this model gives neither the people of Kansas - nor even the Senate - an opportunity to compare the appointee’s qualifications to those of anyone else.

So unlike merit selection which establishes the appointee was “one of the best” of all who applied, Senate confirmation of an appointee only establishes he or she was the “best of the one” presented.

Some claim merit selection is an undemocratic process because the

people allegedly play no part and it produces justices who are unaccountable. Actually, the people added it to the Kansas Constitution in 1958 with a voter approval of nearly 60 percent.

Kansans vote in statewide elections every six years on whether to retain a particular justice. This past November approximately 400,000 Kansans voted to keep my two colleagues who were listed on the ballot. Under this “undemocratic” process, hundreds of thousands of Kansans will get to vote on additional “unaccountable” justices in 2016.

Let’s keep our system.

Lawton R. Nuss, a Salina native, has served on the Kansas Supreme Court since 2002 and as Chief Justice since 2010

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elected in today’s political environment.

Strong-willed Republican lawmakers willing to take on their party’s leadership and do what’s right over what’s popular are an endangered breed in Kansas. It takes conviction to stand against the big-money special interests and fight for the communities they represent.

But they can only do so much.

It also takes informed voters who can recognize whether lawmakers are doing what’s best for their constituents or what’s best for themselves.

Think about that as the legislature debates tax exemptions, changes in ag land appraisals, funding cuts for your school, cuts in nutrition programs for children or budget cuts that will delay road projects in our region.

Years ago, the long-forgotten comic strip “Pogo” coined the phrase, “We have met the enemy and he is us.”

Kansas voters - particularly those in Western Kansas - have become our own enemy by believing in tax fantasies and electing weak-kneed leaders in our state government.

Those decisions are coming back to haunt us with lawmakers who support ill-advised policies in Topeka that threaten our state’s financial stability and our way of life.

We need leadership in Topeka who will represent the interests of Western Kansas. That’s not going to change as long as Koch-funded interests are controlling the dialogue and pulling the strings.

Forty-four years later, Pogo’s words still ring true.

Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com

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policies have spread internationally, too. Last week, a coalition of labor organizations in Brazil sued the company’s biggest local franchisee, Arcos Dourados (“golden arches”). The suit alleges that after three decades of labor violations - such as paying below the minimum wage and employing underage minors - the company has hurt not only its employees, but also its more law-abiding competitors.

A lawyer representing the plaintiffs, João Piza, told me that McDonald’s corporate could eventually be held responsible as well.

Within 24 hours of that suit being filed, McDonald’s itself was also accused of large-scale tax-dodging in Europe.

Normally I assume customers don’t care about these kinds of legal and regulatory kerfuffles. But brand-perception survey data from YouGov suggest consumers are paying attention. Over the last year-and-a-half or so, respondents have become much less likely to say they’re hearing positive news about the company, or that they’d be “proud” (rather than “embarrassed”) to work for it.

Those saying they’ve patronized a McDonald’s location in the last month

is still sizable - about 39 percent - but well below its levels of over 50 percent in late 2012.

Maybe this reflects excitement about competitors such as Chipotle, but bad PR about McDonald’s itself seems a likely culprit.

McDonald’s has thus far tried to address its image crisis by giving away free food and airing sentimental ads.

But a better, more effective solution might be to address the sources of its troubles head on, and try to become a better global corporate citizen.

Catherine Rampell is an opinion columnist at The Washington Post

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Clinton, liberalism and “big government.”

Jeb Bush, who is actually very conservative, has put up some resistance to the spirit of negativity. “We shouldn’t be the reactionary party to how bad things are,” he told a Club for Growth gathering in Florida on Thursday.

When he appeared at CPAC on Friday, he did declare that “we have to start being for things again,” but only after praising Republicans in Congress for standing up to Obama. He sidestepped when Fox News’s

Sean Hannity asked about the House Republicans’ approach to DHS funding, though he did defend his support for immigration reform and stress his party’s need to win more Latino votes.

Bush would clearly like to take a cue from his brother who, before the 2000 election, occasionally distanced himself from an unpopular rightwing Congress. But Jeb is orchestrating his independence with great caution and some ambivalence.

The GOP is well to the right of where it was 15

years ago and also much more insulated. It’s worth remembering that Fox didn’t become the largest cable news network until 2002.

In my experience, the people who see Jeb Bush as the most electable nominee tend to be Democrats, not Republicans. This may prove his general-election strategy is working, but it also shows his party may not let him get there because it’s quite happy being “reactionary.”

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

express yourself with a letter to the editor

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SB 178, 264 are detrimental to Kansas ag

I write with great concern, for myself and brothers, over two bills in the Kansas Senate proposed to cure budget shortfalls by burdening Kansas farmers and ranchers, and diminishing progress incentives.

Senate Bills 178 and 264 simply create inequitable problems for people in the state’s number one industry - agriculture.

As the legislature deliberates on these bills, I would like to briefly mention some socio-economic and regulatory conditions currently faced by agriculture in this past year. Proposed rules and decisions

editor’s mail by the USFWS and EPA in listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken and changing the definition of “navigable waters,” were met with great resistance by agriculture and continue as contentious issues.

Economically, these bills are being considered when the Congressional Research Service published a report on Feb. 18, 2015, that net farm income is to be at its lowest level since 2009, down 32% from 2014.

With these oppressive factors, it is a good thing

we developed vigilance on our family farm and ranch in order to take a stand against another inequitable problem.

The constitutionally based use-value system adequately assesses taxes and the proposed changes of SB 178 would create substantial increases in input costs. This is especially significant for next generation producers striving to make an independent start in the industry, while many aging farmers implement succession plans.

The sales tax exemptions benefit more than the farmer, because those efforts contribute to a

much greater and necessary goal of feeding the world and supporting the economy. Repeal of those exemptions will severely harm local economies by removing the purchase incentive of the tax exemption.

Purchasers will look to buy new machinery from other states with sales tax exemptions, and pay $1,000 in freight for shipping in lieu of tens of thousands in sales tax.

The sales tax exemption is not a “talisman” that makes all farm or ranch purchases sales tax exempt. Highway vehicles, and the miles of barb

wire and posts bought to build fence, are not sales tax exempt.

Finally, I request legislators consider the negative effects these bills will have on agriculture, and reject their measures.

I am aware of the budget concerns faced by Kansas.

However, further burdening Kansas farmers and ranchers is not the solution.

I draw on a lesson my brothers and I learned early in life: “You take care of the farm because it takes care of you.” SB 178 and SB 264 do the opposite by placing unnecessary and inequitable

drains on agriculture. Given that agriculture in this state helps feed Kansas and the world, I believe the old adage: “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you,” is an appropriate closing remark.

Thank you for taking time to consider the implications of the proposed legislation.

Tomas Ellis, J.D. candidate, Class of 2016, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, and Brittan, Kulver and Lucas Ellis Fourth generation Kansas Farmers

Why not also eliminate tax exemption for aircraft industry? that one of the core definitions of what ethics is all about?

Les, now that we’ve seen you in the light of day and we know you’re not interested in supporting our industry or our businesses, I’d like to encourage every farmer and rancher in central, south-central and Southwest Kansas to quit doing business with Donovan Auto and Truck Center of Wichita.

There are a lot of other fine car and truck dealers out there who do appreciate our business - and who would like to see us stay in business.

Vance and Louise Ehmke Healy

An open letter to KS Senator Les Donovan Owner, Donovan Auto and Truck Center, Wichita Les: As a farmer from Southwest Kansas, I’m, of course, concerned about Sen. Bill 264 which you authored which would do away with the sales tax exemption on farm equipment.

But more so, I’m confused as to why you want to continue the sales tax exemption for the aircraft industry there in Wichita when you’d happily remove it for the farmers and ranchers of Kansas.

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Parents Hands-On Activities Davis, who has been involved with PAT since its inception in Kansas in 1990, is closely connected with each of the nearly 45 families who are enrolled in PAT. She visits each home once a month and will spend an hour working on activities with youngsters and observing their skills.

In a family with two children, she will spend about 1-1/2 hours.

She brings toys and activities that are age appropriate and interacts with the youngsters. One activity involves placing five items on the floor in front of a youngster and having them identify the five. Then the youngster will cover their eyes while one item is removed. After uncovering their eyes, they must determine what item is missing.

“This is one of my favorite activities,” says Davis, who says that it helps to develop observation and memorization skills.

Once a youngster has mastered the exercise with one item removed, Davis takes it to the next step by removing two items.

“It’s a great restaurant game,” Davis points out.

“It’s something you can do when you want to keep the kids occupied for a little while.”

Another activity involves placing a ticking alarm clock in a room the degree of difficulty can change - for a child to find. While Parker began listening for the clock and trying to find where it was hidden, Stephanie said they have had concerns about her hearing.

“She’s always asking ‘What?’ so you wonder is it because she can’t hear or is she being asked something that’s too com-

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plex to process?” says Stephanie.

Davis explains that a parent can often times read a child’s body language to help determine if they have hearing concerns.

Developing Routines “What I like about working with Stacy is that she has taught us things we can do on our own to help our kids,” James says.

That proved especially valuable when trying to teach Piper to get ready for bed at a regular time each evening.

“She would go to bed randomly, wake up during the night and often times end up in our bed,” Stephanie says. “We had no idea what we could do to get her used to going to bed at a regular time and staying there.”

Davis says it’s important to establish a routine.

That can include a bedtime snack, bath, brushing teeth and reading a book.

The process may take 3-4 weeks.

James says the strategy was effective and greatly appreciated.

“Now (Piper) says I’m ready to read a book and brush my teeth,” she notes.

PAT also helps to reinforce social skills, such as learning to take turns when doing an activity, or daily skills such as brushing teeth or washing hands.

Peace of Mind Landry Beaton was in the program from birth until recently celebrating his third birthday which makes him too old to continue in PAT. However, his parents, Aaron and Holly, appreciate how valuable PAT

Eight-month-old Devon Dreiling shows off her mobility under the watchful eye of her mother, Jordan, during a PAT visit by Davis on Tuesday afternoon.

(Record Photo)

was in recognizing developmental steps and “giving us peace of mind.”

When Landry reached the pincher-grasp stage in his development, it was Davis who pointed out this was an important step in his development.

“Any time we had concerns about his development, or questions about parenting, Stacy was a great resource,” Holly says. “And she is a different set of eyes to see things that we may not pick up on.”

Holly recalls when Stephanie James (right) visits with Davis about both her children, Piper Landry was having trouand Parker, who are enrolled in PAT. (Record Photo) ble sleeping through the night.

“Stacy was always Tuesday’s home visit by ful in helping us to under- can find something that available to help us,” Bea- Davis was the third time stand how she should be works for a parent.” she had worked with Jor- developing and what we Dreiling says the proton says. dan and Devon. should look for. It’s an- gram has already benefit“When you’re a first- other resource other than ted Devon.

First-Time Parent “Stacy has told me As first-time parents, time mom you want to a doctor or a pediatrician.”

Common issues with a what to expect developLogan and Jordan Dreil- take advantage of any ing welcome Davis’ ad- resources available, es- child as young as Devon, mentally and that helps pecially when it concerns notes Davis, can deal with me to anticipate her needs vise and observations. and to better understand Jordan says she wasn’t the health and develop- sleep and eating.

“Every kid is differ- her moods,” Dreiling even aware of PAT until ment of your child,” noted visiting with a local phy- Dreiling. “At this age, it ent,” says Davis. “We says. “I have a better unsician during her daugh- seems that things happen work with enough chil- derstanding of things as ter, Devon’s, six-month so quickly with a child. dren and we have enough Devon goes through her checkup in December. Stacy has been real help- research behind us that we different milestones.”

PAT offers free, research-based support for parents In her 23 years as the Parents as Teachers (PAT) director for the Scott County school district, Stacy Davis has helped hundreds of children as they go through the early stages of development.

Just as importantly, she’s helped their parents to understand those changes in a child’s life, offer suggestions for improving their speaking or motor skills, or simply offer assurances that their child is off to a normal start to their life.

“We’re there to help the child and offer support for the parents,” says Davis, who has been with PAT

for 25 years - including USD 466 (Scott County) since 1992. “Often times, I’ll hear a parent comment that ‘My mother says this or my friends say that.’ I can offer a research-based perspective. Together, we can help them figure out what works best for their family.”

PAT, which relies on state and local funding, served 11,810 children in Kansas last year from birth to age three. Under contract through the school district, Davis has openings for 50 children.

USD 466 pays $13,500 per year and the balance of Davis’ salary and oth-

er costs are picked up by the Greenbush Education Service Center located in Girard.

Davis says the 50 slots are typically filled and it’s not unusual to have a waiting list for the program.

“When I started, this was a part-time position,” says Davis, a graduate of Kansas State University with a BS degree in education. “Over the years, the school district has increased the number of children we could accept, so it’s transitioned into a full-time job.”

Davis also notes that in the early years she could see most of her mothers

and children during the day, “and maybe one evening every other week.”

With it more common to have both members of a family working, Davis now visits homes 2-3 evenings per week.

Every child in the program is scheduled for a monthly visit from Davis who will observe the development of their motor, intellectual and language skills.

Davis is also a great resource for parents who have questions about a child’s progress or behavioral concerns. Sleeping and eating are among the most common issues.

Research has shown that youngsters and their parents who participate in PAT are “significantly advanced in language and intellectual skills by the time they enter kindergarten,” says Davis.

“Anything that can give your child a leg up when they are in a classroom with 25-plus kids is going to make life better at home, better in the classroom and less stressful for the child,” she adds.

As for cuts in state funding that put the statewide PAT program at risk, Davis feels the program is being targeted because people are uninformed.

“It’s unfortunate, because I’ve seen what PAT can do for kids,” she says.

PAT is open to any child younger than threeyears-old. There is no cost to enroll.

To learn more about PAT, Davis can be contacted at the USD 466 administration building (872-7200).

An on-line petition which has more than 4,000 signatures has been initiated to show support for PAT. People can sign the petition at: http://petitions.moveon. org/sign/keep-parentsas-teachers?source=s. fwd@r_by=12450914.

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Math, science academy conducting info sessions in Colby, Garden City

Jumping for a good cause

Staff from Ft. Hays State University’s Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science will host eight free information sessions across the state for potential students this spring.

Students and their parents can learn about KAMS and visit with representatives from the academy.

All information sessions are at 6:00 p.m. The information sessions are listed chronologically. Area sites will include: Colby: Monday, March 9, Pioneer Memorial Library, 375 W. Fourth St. Garden City: Tuesday, March 10, Ft. Hays State University Higher Education Opportunity Center, 311 N. Campus Drive, Suite 102.

Be ready for the spring break!

Scott City Elementary School students were jumping and shooting for the American Heart Association during their physical education classes last week.

(Above) Second grader Hailey Shapland tests her skills in the Chinese jump rope while (right) second grader Kendall Gentry jumps the conventional way. Students in grades 1-4 raised more than $6,000.

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Legislators seek ‘critical data’ on PAT The House Social Services Budget Committee changed its mind last week, voting to shelve an earlier recommendation that could have led to the Parents as Teachers program being cut from the state budget.

“We’re going to have another hearing,” said Rep. Will Carpenter, a Republican from El Dorado and chairman of the committee.

Earlier in the week, the committee voted to encourage the House Appropriations Committee to consider dropping Parents as Teachers from the list of programs supported by the Children’s Initiatives Fund, the state’s repository for tobacco settlement monies.

“That really wasn’t about grabbing money,” Carpenter said. “It had more to do with getting their attention, which I think it did.”

Carpenter said that after listening to recent presentations by Janice Smith, executive director of the Kansas Support Your Hometown Merchants

Children’s Cabinet, and Jackie Counts, director of the Center for Public Partnerships and Research at the University of Kansas, he and others on the committee were left with the impression that Parents as Teachers’ effectiveness was questionable and that the program appeared to resist gathering and sharing data needed to measure its success.

“I just didn’t think the credible data was there to prove the efficacy of

the whole program,” said Rep. Peggy Mast, a Republican from Emporia and vice chairwoman of the Social Services Budget Committee, after the initial vote.

But after that vote, committee members were flooded with emails and telephone calls from child advocates, assuring them that Parents as Teachers is effective, relies on evidence-based practices and includes a thorough evaluation process.

Carpenter said he wel-

comed hearing from advocates for the program, which offers support to parents in the early years of their children’s lives.

“This was about accountability and our being able to justify how the ‘people’s money’ is being spent,” he said.

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For the Record Hearings on changes to state’s welfare policy The Scott County Record

Bills that would further tighten eligibility for public assistance programs will be among the first that lawmakers consider when they return to the Capitol from a short midsession break.

The bills - House Bill 2381 and Senate Bill 256 - would write into state law several controversial administrative changes made in recent years as part of Gov. Sam Brownback’s efforts to move people from welfare to work.

The bills would codify and in some cases expand limits on eligibility for programs that provide cash assistance and childcare subsidies. They also would prohibit spending public money to increase participation in the food stamp program.

Christie Appelhanz, vice president of public affairs for Kansas Action for Children, said the bills expand policies that already have reduced the number of children eligible for assistance.

USD 466 Board of Education Agenda Mon., March 9 • 5:30 p.m.

Administration Building • 704 College •Presentations •Comments from public •Recognition of persons/delegations present 1) High Plains Co-op - Eric Erven 2) NW Ks. Tech. College - Mark Davis 3) Administrative reports 4) Additional •Financials 1) Treasurer’s report 2) Bills payable 3) Transfers (if needed) •Consent agenda 1) Approve previous minutes •Consider items pulled from consent agenda New business 1) Board policy updates 2) 2015-16 calendar 3) School funding 4) Grounds service bids 5) SCES grant application/acceptance 6) SCHS alternate schedule •Executive session 1) Non-elected personnel •Resignations/hires •Administrator contract •Executive session 1) Negotiations •Adjournment

Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department Feb. 16: Randall Schwanke reported a burglary and theft on Mesquite Road.

Feb. 25: Kristofer Lauber was arrested on a Scott County warrant for violation of a protection order and transported to the LEC. At the time of his arrest, Lauber had in his possession an opiate/narcotic/or certain stimulant.

Feb. 27: A burglary was reported in the 700 block of Antelope.

March 1: An accident occurred in the 500 block of South College St. when Conner LeBeau was unable to stop at a stop sign due to icy conditions and slide into the intersection at Sixth Street, striking a vehicle belonging to Graciela Verla-Ayala.

March 1: Macy Berning was southbound on Main Street, turning east on Parklane Street, when she was struck from behind by Kenneth Patty.

March 3: Criminal damage to property was reported in the 100 block of Main St. March 3: Bradley Johnson, 23, was arrested for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property and transported to the LEC. Scott County Sheriff’s Department Feb. 26: 6:00 p.m. Cole Gerlach, driving a 2000 Ford Taurus, struck a deer on Road 270, near Cherokee Road.

March 3: A burglary was reported in the 1700 block of West Road 60.

March 3: Conspiracy to traffic contraband into a correctional facility was reported to the Sheriff’s Dept.

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“Poor Kansas children cannot afford to wait for basic necessities,” Appelhanz said in testimony pre-filed with the committee.

Brownback has defended the changes in welfare policy, saying they’re aimed at pushing non-disabled Kansans off the welfare rolls into jobs.

He touted the strategy in a commercial during his reelection campaign.

The claim in the commercial referred to a

reduction in the number of Kansans enrolled in the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. At the time, DCF officials said that TANF enrollment had fallen by 54 percent, dropping from 38,963 in the 2011 budget year to 17,681 in the 2014 budget year.

The number of lowincome parents - single mothers, mostly - receiving monthly child care subsidy payments dropped by 27 percent during the

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Cotsoradis cited the increasing percentage of Kansas children receiving free or reduced-price lunches at school as evidence that Brownback’s policies were taking a toll on poor families.

“So here we have more kids relying on free and reduced school meals, and at the same time we’re seeing significant declines in the numbers of families that are accessing TANF and child care subsidies,” Cotsoradis said.

(See POLICY on page 11)

Public Notice

(First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., March 5, 2015)1t SCOTT COUNTY CITY AND SCHOOL GENERAL ELECTION APRIL 7, 2015 CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED FOR AT THE CITY/SCHOOL GENERAL ELECTION, STATE OF KANSAS, SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS To whom it may concern: I, the undersigned county election officer of the above named county, have received the following candidates for the various nominations for the City/School election, and in accordance with the provisions of law, I hereby publish so much thereof as is applicable to this county, and I have added thereto the names and addresses of the candidates.

SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES USD NO. 466 VOTE FOR FOUR (4) M. Lynnette Robinson 101 Westview Drive Scott City Ben Taylor 1108 Myrtle St. Scott City Mark Davis 1208 Kingsley St. Scott City Eric Erven 230 Penn Ave. Scott City CITY CANDIDATES VOTE FOR ONE (1) Mayor Dan Goodman

1204 Santa Fe St.

Scott City

City Treasurer Daniel G. Weides

1011 Santa Fe St.

Scott City

City Council • Ward 1 Louis H. ‘Bo’ Parkinson 402 Myrtle St.

Scott City

City Council • Ward 2 Barbara J. Wilkinson 706 Ora St.

Scott City

City Council • Ward 3 Perry L. Nowak 1407 Church St.

Scott City

City Council • Ward 4 Fred Kuntzsch 701 E. 7th St. Wesley Wernecke 909 S. Main St.

Scott City Scott City

VOTE YES OR NO “Shall the following 2014-1 Resolution become effective?”

“BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Education of Unified School District No. 466 that the Scott Recreation Commission be authorized to levy an ad valorem property tax of not to exceed four mills in the tax year 2015 and thereafter.”

Pursuant to the foregoing, I hereby give notice that a General Election will be held on the 7th day of April, 2015, at which time the candidates from the above list, and the Questions and Reverenda may be voted on at the Wm. Carpenter 4-H Building, at the Scott County Fairgrounds. This polling place will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on April 7, 2015.

Advance voting will begin on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at the Scott County Clerk’s office, 303 Court Street, Scott City, Ks. Advance voting will end on Monday, April 6, 2015, at 12:00 noon.

Done at my office in the City of Scott City, County of Scott and State of Kansas this 4th day of March, 2015.

Seal Alice Brokofsky Scott County Election Officer

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 TestaPublic Notice mentary was filed in this (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., March 5, Court by John Mick, an heir, devisee and legatee, and ex2014)1t ecutor named in the “Last STATE OF KANSAS ORDER FOR CLOSING OF Will and Testament of David REGISTRATION BOOKS BEFORE THE CITY/SCHOOL B. Mick,” deceased.

GENERAL ELECTION ON APRIL 7, 2015 Pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 25-2311(c), notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of March, 2015, all voter registration books for the city/school general election will close at the end of regular business hours.

Registration books will remain closed until the 8th day of April, 2015.

WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of my office this 6th day of February, A.D. 2015.

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same four-year period, according to the agency.

“We’re seeing individuals moving out of poverty through employment,” Theresa Freed, a DCF spokesperson, said at the time.

Shannon Cotsoradis, president and CEO of Kansas Action for Children, took issue with the commercial, saying that cutting the number of Kansans on public assistance wasn’t the same as reducing poverty.

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

(First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Mar. 5, 2015)1t BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION Re: In the matter of Shakespeare Oil Company, Inc. Application for a Permit for Water Injection/Disposal into the COG #2-35, located in Scott County, Kansas.

To: All Oil and Gas Producers, Unleased Mineral Interest Owners, Landowners, and all persons whomever concerned.

You, and each of you, are hereby notified that Shakespeare Oil Company, Inc. intends to file an application to commence the injection/disposal of produced water into the White Horse Formation at the COG #2-35, located 1000 ft. FSL and 1300 ft. FEL of SE/4, Section 35-16S34W, Scott County, Kansas,

with a maximum pressure of 200 psig and a maximum injection rate of 800 bbls. per day.

Any persons who object or protest this application shall be required to file their objections or protest with the Conservation division of the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas within thirty (30) days from the date of this publication. These protests shall be filed pursuant to Commission regulations and must state reasons why the grant of the application may cause waste, violate correlative rights or pollute the natural resources of the State of Kansas.

All persons interested or concerned shall take notice of the forgoing and shall govern themselves accordingly.

Shakespeare Oil Company, Inc. 202 West Main St. Salem, Illinois 62881 (618)-548-1585

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KU, lawmakers mixed on $9.4M funding cut

TOPEKA - Kansas University’s Lawrence campus may have to give up $9.4 million in state funding over the next two years, with most of that money being shifted to its medical school to increase the number of doctors who practice in rural areas.

A budget subcommittee of the Kansas Senate recommended those moves Wednesday.

“I think it’s a very good use of our dollars to expand that medical

infrastructure, that student load, so we can have more doctors,” said Sen. Tom Arpke, R-Salina, who chairs the subcommittee.

“I’ve talked to the dean.

They want to take their medical school in Wichita from 27 to 65 medical students per year. And I think that will just barely meet our need of the doctors who are going to retire in the next 10 or 15 years.”

But KU officials said they were dismayed by

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., March 5, 2015; last published Thurs., March 19, 2015)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS, a banking Corporation, PLAINTIFF, VS. SANDRA ARLENE WEAVER aka SANDRA A. HINTZ, JUANITA HINTZ aka JUANITA E. HINTZ, aka JUANITA EILEEN MAY HINTZ aka JUANITA CARPENTER aka JUANITA E. CARPENTER, KENNETH EARL HINTZ aka KENNETH HINTZ, and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, Devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any deceased Defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devises, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased, and all other persons who are or may be concerned. DEFENDANTS. NO. 2015-CV-6

NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS AND THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED: You Are hereby Notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, by First National Bank, Scott City, Kansas, praying for judgment against Sandra Arlene Weaver aka Sandra A. Hintz, Juanita Hintz aka Juanita E. Hintz aka Juanita Eileen May Hintz aka Juanita Carpenter aka Juanita E. Carpenter and Kenneth Earl Hintz aka Kenneth Hintz, and for foreclosure of its mortgage and extinguishment of Defendant’s redemption rights concerning the following described property: South Half of Lot Two (2) and all of Lot Three in Block Eight (8) in Nonnamaker’s Addition to Scott City, Scott County, Kansas as shown by the recorded plat thereof.

You Are Hereby Required to answer the petition or otherwise defend within 41 days after the date this notice was first published or the petition will be taken as true, and judgment, will be rendered accordingly.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS PLAINTIFF JAKE W. BROOKS Attorney at law 101 E. 6th, PO Box 664 Scott City, Kansas 67871 (620) 872-7204 Attorney for Plaintiff

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., March 5, 2015; last published Thurs., March 12, 2015)2t NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE TO: Kevin S. Edgar, Owner 2000 S. 1400 E. Vernal, Utah 84078 Forrest Tingey, Lienholder 1162 N. 3000 W. Vernal, Utah 84078 All other interested persons: Notice is hereby given that the following described motor vehicle will be sold at public auction by the Scott City Police Department on March 31, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Scott City/County law Enforcement Center, 602 West 5th Street, Scott City, KS 67871: 1999 Dodge Ram 3500 RPC VIN #3B6MF3660XM571979 The motor vehicle has been impounded by the Scott City Police Department and will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash unless the owner or lienholder above named claim the motor vehicle within 10 days of the date of the second publication of this notice and pay the removal and storage charges and publication costs incurred by the Scott City Police Department.

Dated: March 3, 2015 Chris Jurgens, Chief of Police Scott City Police Department 602 West 5th Street Scott City, Ks. 67871 620-872-2133

the move and predicted it would have a negative impact on both the main campus and the medical school.

“More than half our students come from Lawrence,” said Doug Girod, executive vice chancellor of the medical school. “Anything that we do that damages that damages us, because we’re all one institution.”

The funding shifts proposed Wednesday represent changes to Gov. Sam

Brownback’s budget recommendation for each of the next two fiscal years.

In his original budget proposal, Brownback called for $138 million in general fund support for the KU Lawrence campus in fiscal year 2016 and $141 million in fiscal year 2017.

On Wednesday, the subcommittee voted to cut the governor’s recommendation for the Lawrence campus by $4.7 million in each of those

two years. But for the medical school, it voted to add $3.7 million each year to fund expansion of the Wichita medical campus and $1 million each year to increase funding for the Medical School Scholarships and Loan fund.

KU wasn’t the only Regents university targeted for cuts by the subcommittee. The panel also voted to cut $4.2 million over two years from

Kansas State University’s general operating fund.

But the panel voted to add $30 million to Ft. Hays State University’s budget to fund a new Institute of Applied Technology and parking lot, while adding $2 million for Pittsburg State University’s School of Transportation.

“It seems like a targeted hit, and not surprisingly the University of Kansas takes the biggest hit,” said Sen. Laura Kelly (D-Topeka).

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“I don’t see how that’s good news. It means fewer poor people are receiving services that are meant to lift them out of poverty.”

Brownback administration policies also have raised the eligibility bar for participation in the food stamp program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

One of those changes took place in 2013, when DCF dropped its participation in a federal grant program designed to help poor families apply for food stamps.

“We simply do not believe taxpayer dollars should be used to recruit people to be on welfare,” Freed said at the time.

The bills under consideration would expand that policy by prohibiting the spending of any state or federal money on SNAP outreach.

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Legislative change alters teen substance use survey Ashley Booker KHI News Service

For more than 20 years, Kansas secondary students have taken a survey to track alcohol and drug abuse. But a new law requiring parents to give written permission to allow their children to

take the survey is affecting the survey data, and those who use the data say it could be more challenging to obtain funds for prevention efforts.

The Kansas Communities That Care (KCTC) survey, which was taken by nearly 100,000 sixth, eighth,

10th and 12th grade students last year, is expected to have an estimated 60,000 fewer responses this year, according to officials at the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center at Greenbush.

Lisa Chaney, director of research and evaluation at the Southeast Kansas

Education Service Center, said that is a preliminary estimate because students are still taking the survey.

The final count will be known in May. “While many things are still unknown, we do know that there will not be comparable statelevel data,” Chaney said

Kansas House reluctantly considers Medicaid expansion Jim McLean KHI News Service

The odds that the Kansas Legislature will pass a Medicaid expansion bill this session remain long.

But they improved last week, however slightly, when conservative Republican leaders agreed to allow a hearing on expansion to avoid an immediate vote on the House floor.

Rep. Jim Ward (D-Wichita) was attempting to amend a Medicaid expansion proposal into an unrelated bill. Uncertain as to how a vote might turn out, House leaders dropped their opposition

to a hearing in exchange for Ward withdrawing his amendment.

Rep. John Wilson (D-Lawrence) said the tactical maneuver “disrupted the plan” that GOP leaders had to block any consideration of Medicaid expansion.

“We now have a new opportunity in front of us to talk about expansion and to talk about the Kansas Hospital Association’s plan,” Wilson said.

The hospital association has been working behind the scenes with Gov. Sam Brownback and legislators to craft an expansion plan similar to

those being proposed by other Republican governors. These so-called red state expansion plans use federal Medicaid funds to help low-income adults purchase private coverage. They also require recipients to share in their health care costs in ways that traditional Medicaid doesn’t.

A bill drafted by the House Vision 2020 Committee contains elements of a possible Kansas plan. It includes a mechanism for covering the state’s share of expansion costs, something that may prove essential given the state’s budget problems.

Just last week, Rep. Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican and chairman of the House Health and Human Services Committee, said he had no plans to schedule hearings on expansion.

Ward’s agreement with GOP leaders changes that.

At some point during the second half of the session the House will have a hearing on the expansion bill introduced at the request of the hospital association, which seeks to repeal a 2013 provison that prohibits Gov. Sam Brownback from crafting an expansion plan and negotiating its approval with federal officials.

(See MEDICAID on page 13)

Prescription drug savings top $15B for Medicare beneficiaries Preventive care services for 39M through ACA Millions of seniors and people with disabilities with Medicare continued to enjoy prescription drug savings and improved benefits as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to latest data from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Since enactment of the ACA, 9.4 million seniors and people with disabilities have saved over $15 billion on prescription drugs, an average of $1,598 per beneficiary.

In 2014 alone, nearly 5.1 million seniors and people with disabilities saved $4.8 billion or an average

of $941 per beneficiary.

These figures are higher than in 2013, when 4.3 million saved $3.9 billion, for an average of $911 per beneficiary.

Use of preventive services has also expanded among people with Medicare. An estimated 39 million people with Medicare (including those enrolled in Medicare Advantage) took advantage of at least one preventive service with no cost sharing in 2014.

In 2014, nearly 4.8 million people with traditional Medicare took advantage of the annual wellness exam, up from four million in 2013.

As part of the Department’s “better care, smarter spending, healthier people” approach to improving health delivery,

HHS is focused on three key areas: 1) linking payment to quality of care, 2) improving and innovating in care delivery, and 3) sharing information more broadly to providers, consumers, and others to support better decisions while maintaining privacy.

HHS is in the process of setting measurable goals and a timeline to move Medicare toward paying providers based on the quality, rather than the quantity, of care they give patients.

Closing the ‘Donut Hole’ The Affordable Care Act makes Medicare prescription drug coverage more affordable by gradually closing the gap in coverage where ben-

eficiaries had to pay the full cost of their prescriptions out of pocket, before catastrophic coverage for prescriptions took effect.

That gap, known as the donut hole, will be closed by 2020.

Because of the health care law, starting in 2010, anyone with a Medicare prescription drug plan who reached the prescription drug donut hole received a $250 rebate. In 2011, beneficiaries in the donut hole began receiving discounts on covered brand-name drugs and savings on generic drugs.

People with Medicare Part D who fall into the donut hole in 2015 will receive discounts and savings of 55 percent on the cost of brand name drugs and 35 percent on the cost of generic drugs.

about the survey, which has been conducted since 1995. “Without that information, it’s going to be more difficult, certainly at a local level, to assist with planning and providing evidence-based strategies for prevention.”

Last year the legislature passed Senate Bill 367

based on privacy concerns related to the Common Core State Standards. The bill set limits on what information school districts could collect and share.

Although students take the KCTC surveys anonymously, the new (See SURVEY on page 13)

Take steps to detect colon cancer in March While a combination of earlier detection and better treatments have yielded a steady decline in the colorectal cancer death rate over the past 20 years, colorectal cancer will kill nearly 50,000 people in the U.S. in 2015, and nearly 480 in Kansas, according the American Cancer Society.

Colorectal cancer is one of only a handful of cancers for which screening is proven to save lives, both by finding and removing polyps before they turn cancerous and by finding cancers early, when treatment is most likely to be successful.

During March, National Colon Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society is highlighting the need to do more to save lives from the nation’s second leading cause of cancer death in both men and women by urging patients and their doctors to talk about the importance of colorectal cancer screening, which is recommended for people at average risk beginning at age 50.

More than 1-in-3 adults aged 50 and older are not being screened as recommended for colorectal cancer. The American Cancer Society recommends that most people begin regular screening at age 50.

People at higher risk, such as those with a family history of colon cancer, may need to start screening earlier.

There are a number of colorectal cancer screening options available, including: Tests that detect precancerous polyps allow doctors to remove the polyps and potentially prevent cancer altogether. And while cancers detected at the earliest stage have a five-year survival rate of 90 percent, only 40 percent of colon cancers are currently detected at this stage, partly because too few people are screened.

For more information and guidance on colorectal cancer, visit cancer.org/fightcoloncancer or call the American Cancer Society 24/7 at 800-2272345.

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Bill would give leeway in refusing meds for kids

A 14-year-old Washington boy died of leukemia in 2007 after a judge ruled the state could not compel him or his legal guardian to accept blood transfusions that ran counter to their faith as Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Two years later, when the parents of a 13-yearold Minnesota boy with cancer did not want him to have chemotherapy because of their beliefs in natural healing, the state secured a court order compelling the treatment. The boy’s condition quickly improved.

In Kansas, when parents or guardians decline to provide their children treatment the medical community deems necessary, the state can use medical neglect statutes to compel treatment unless that treatment would run counter to religious beliefs determined to be legitimate by a judge.

A bill that overwhelmingly passed the Kansas Senate could alter that.

Sen. Forrest Knox (R-Altoona) said he introduced Senate Bill 157 to keep schools from forcing parents to medicate

Survey law required parents to provide written permission for any collection of data from their children on things like sex, family life, morality or religion.

Given the nature of the KCTC surveys, Michelle Voth, executive director of the Kansas Family Partnership in Topeka, called the survey “a nonissue that’s turned into an issue” now that the number of students taking it has dropped considerably.

“The bottom line is, do we want data to be able to target our highest needs?” Voth asked. “And given that this doesn’t put any child’s answers at risk for someone to know, because it’s not personally identifiable, I don’t see the problem.”

Previously, it was assumed students could take the survey, but par-

to medicate their child if a single licensed physician supports their wishes.

“You can find one or two physicians in almost any state to say almost anything,” said Douglas Diekema, a doctor who has written about ethics in medicine for the University of Washington School of Medicine. “So it’s an interesting proposal, which I think is probably pretty flawed.”

In testifying for the bill, Knox said he introduced it because “often public schools and sometimes our mental health clin-

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ents were given the option to “opt out,” or request that their children not participate.

Joyce Cussimanio, a former Southeast Kansas Prevention Center director, used KCTC survey data since its inception.

She said the new law hurts schools in a time of shrinking budgets.

“This puts more of a burden on schools and personnel, and in the end reduces our ability to be effective, because we aren’t sure if the work we are doing is the work we should be doing in the place we should be doing it,” Cussimanio said.

‘Data is our lifeline’ According to written testimony from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, the survey has helped com-

Medicaid Kansas’ privatized Medicaid program, KanCare, covers about 425,000 children and low-income, disabled and elderly adults. But that number includes relatively few non-disabled adults.

Adults with dependent children can participate

children with behaviorcontrol drugs like Ritalin, which is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

But a prominent attorney and a doctor who studies bioethics say the proposal could have much wider implications, including strengthening the legal case for parents who object to medical treatments that could save their children’s lives even if those children are already in the foster care system.

Under SB 157, the state could not compel parents

munities in Kansas and state agencies receive $18 million in federal funds to address prevention efforts for youths.

Reno County is one of three communities in the state to receive a Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant.

Sondra Borth, executive director of Reno County Communities That Care, said KCTC survey data is essential in keeping the fiveyear, $625,000 grant and renewing it for up to 10 years. The group is in its second year of funding.

“That data is our lifeline,” Borth said. In addition, Reno County receives funding from a state grant, two local grants and through donations.

With the KCTC data, Borth said it’s easy to report to state and local

officials about which risky behaviors are affecting their community and where prevention efforts need to occur.

Borth and others say the data show where dollars and prevention efforts should be focused based on risk behaviors. Without that information, they say it will be more challenging to plan prevention services.

“This uses Kansas data,” Chaney said.

“We’re not talking about somebody else’s kids, we are talking about our kids.”

Across the state, information from the survey also has been used to implement strategies related to underage drinking, smoking, marijuana use and the connection between substance abuse and academic success.

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in KanCare, but only if they have incomes below 33 percent of the federal poverty level, which is only $7,770 annually for a family of four. Adults without children aren’t eligible for coverage no matter how poor they are.

Expansion would make all Kansans with

incomes up to 138 percent of poverty eligible for KanCare. The eligibility cap would be set at annual income of $16,105 for an individual and $32,913 for a family of four.

Rep. Don Hill (R-Emporia), who has been working with the

hospital association, said if a Medicaid expansion bill reaches the House floor it might pass.

“It very well might be a close vote,” Hill said.

“But I think there is a lot of bipartisan support for Medicaid expansion in the Legislature and in the House in particular.”

ics push parents to medicate their children simply because the schools cannot otherwise control the children.”

“If parents, in consultation with their doctors, refuse to medicate their children, the schools often call the authorities, accuse the parents of medical neglect, and the children enter the (foster care) system as children in need of care,” Knox told the Senate Judiciary Committee.

But Ron Nelson, a family law attorney in Johnson County, said Knox’s bill

as written does not directly address that problem.

The bill never references schools, Nelson pointed out. It adds a paragraph to the state’s Child In Need of Care statutes that begins: “Nothing in this code shall be construed to permit any person to compel a parent to medicate a child if the parent is acting in accordance with medical advice from a physician.”

He said the use of “any person” broadens the bill well beyond the school setting.

Pastime at Park Lane Congratulations to Bridgett Coen on the birth of her daughter, Lilliamma Michelle. She was born on February 24th. Bridgett is a nurse on the day shift.

Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Dorothy King helped with the games.

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

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

Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon.

Barbara Dickhut was the helper.

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

Musical groups entertain residents

Max Moomaw and company performed on Tuesday afternoon. Max and Ed Gough played the guitars and sang and Maxine Wilson played the piano.

Students from Sunny Plains Mennonite School sang several songs for the residents on Thursday afternoon.

The Blue Steele Band performed on Saturday afternoon. Band members are Mike Steele, Dan Dunn, and Keith Steele.

They played folk songs, hymns, and ‘50s and ‘60s music.

Everyone enjoyed chocolate ice cream cones on Friday afternoon.

Clifford Dearden was visited by Janet Ottaway from Hays.

Thelma Branine was visited by Chandler Hornbostel and Hunter Smith.

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

LaVera King was visited by Velda Riddiough, Marsha Holloway, Carol Latham, Toni Wessel and Gloria Gough.

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

Nella Funk was visited

by Kim Smith, Donna Eitel, Thelma Miller, Marilyn Dryer, Dennis and Betty Carter and Dianna Howard.

Corrine Dean was visited by Kim Smith, Donna Eitel, Thelma Miller, Marilyn Dryer, Dennis and Betty Carter, Aaron and Mandy Kropp and Dianna Howard.

Boots Haxton was visited by Rod and Kathy Haxton.

Yvonne Spangler was visited by Les Spangler and Greg and Yvette Mills.

Albert Dean was visited by Carol Davey and Kent Geist.

Deaths Jerome ‘Jerry’ Albert Kreutzer

Richard Leo Desbien

Jerome (“Jerry”) Albert Kreutzer, 95, died Feb. 6, 2015.

H e was born on April 5, 1919, in Liebenthal, the son of John and Jerome Kreutzer Amelia (Herman) Kreutzer.

He attended elementary school in Kansas and graduated from St. Fidelis Catholic High School and Seminary, Butler, Pa. After returning to Kansas, he met and married Vera Knobbe on Sept. 22, 1941. She died in 1999.

In 1942, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and was assigned to an antiaircraft artillery division in the Aleutian Islands, India and Burma during World War II. In 1949, the family moved to Arizona where Jerry attended Arizona State University. He worked as a hardware store manager, insurance adjuster and car salesman. In 1965, he opened his own business as an independent sales agent for Farmer’s Insurance, retiring in 1982.

He was the church organist for Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Richard Leo Desbien, 74, died Feb. 25, 2015, at Hendricks Hospital, Abilene, Tex. He was the son of Adrian and Ruby Desbien.

Survivors include: one son, Rich, Jr.; one daughter, Lisa; three brothers, Bob, Jim and Gary; and one sister, Adrienne.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Edward.

Private burial was at Stag Creek cemetery near Rising Star, Tex.

He spent the last 15 years with his companion, Laura Cooke.

Survivors include: one sister, Lydia Schoenberger, WaKeeney; one daughter, Leta Wolfe, and husband, George, Yuma, Ariz.; one grandson, one great-grandson, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; companion, Laura Cooke; seven sisters, Anna Herrman, Bertha Werth, Celestina Klaus, Loretta Gerstberger-Kessler, Ida Biel, Wilhelmina (Anne) Kreutzer and Mary Bauck; and three brothers, William, Alfons and Bernard Kreutzer.

Funeral mass was held Feb. 11 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, officiated

by Monsignor Richard O’Keefe, and Deacons David Sampson and Oscar Chavez.

Entombment followed at Desert Lawn Memorial Park.

A memorial service will be at a future date in Leoti.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Yuma, 1824 S. 8th Avenue, Yuma, Az. 85364 or in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 202 N. 4th, Leoti, Ks. 67861.

Emily Kayte Bremenkamp Emily Kayte Bremenkamp, 15, died Feb. 23, 2015, at Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. S h e was born on Jan. 7, 2000, at Hays, the daughter of Jerry Emily Bremenkamp Raymond and Michelle Renee (Smith) Bremenkamp.

She attended McArthur Elementary, Cottonwood Intermediate and West Middle Schools. Emily was currently a freshman at Liberal High School.

She was a member of “That” Liberal Band, National Junior Honor Society and Wide-A-Wake 4-H Club. Emily was in youth bowling leagues and she participated in Pepsi Youth Tournaments throughout the state.

Survivors include: her parents; one brother, Cody Rolan Bremen-

kamp; grandparents, Orvil and Phyllis Smith, Liberal, and Betty Ann Bremenkamp, Scott City; great-grandmothers Evelyn Wheatcroft, Liberal, Willma Baker, Scott City, and Rosetta Bremenkamp, Colby; one aunt, Anita Rose, and husband, Clenton; one uncle, Alan Smith, and wife, Danine; and three cousins.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Raymond Bremenkamp; and her great-grandfather, Glen Wheatcroft.

Funeral service was held Feb. 28 at First Southern Baptist Church, Liberal, with Pastor Jack Jacob officiating.

Burial followed at the Liberal Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to “That” Liberal Band or Southwest Miracles, in care of Brenneman Funeral Home, 1212 W. 2nd St., Liberal, Ks. 67901.

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Sr. citizens lunch menu Week of March 9-13 Monday: Turkey tetrazzini, green beans, whole wheat roll, strawberries.

Tuesday: Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, winter mix vegetables, whole wheat roll, brownie.

Wednesday: Ham and beans, marinated tomato, steamed cabbage, cornbread, rosy applesauce.

Thursday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, tossed salad, garlic bread, citrus fruit cup.

Friday: Baked fish fillets, brussels sprouts, harvard beets, whole wheat bread, pears. meals are $3.25 call 872-3501

by Jason Storm

Lorena Turley was visited by Neta Wheeler, Rex Turley, D’Ann Markel, and Mike and Tracy Hess.

Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock, and Caitlin Stromberg.

Lucille Dirks was visited by Dale Dirks.

Pat Lawrence was visited by Marilyn Waters and Bob Waters.

Geraldine Graves was visited by Janet Soeken and Maxine Peterson.

Emogene Harp was visited by Alicia Harp and Rick Harp.

Elsie Coleman was visited by Marvin and Laura Orom, Janice Lockman, Steve Lockman, and Jennifer and Channing Adams.

Lowell Rudolph was visited by LuAnn Buehler, Kathleen Moore, Gene and Becky Hutchins, Dorsi Cupp, Chuck and Barbara Kirk, and Tom Moore.

James Still was visited

by Tina Turley and Linda Dunagan.

Darlene Richman was visited by Tina Turley and Maranda Dawn Barnett.

Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Donna S. Eitel, Gloria O’Bleness and Pastor Dennis Carter.

Jim Jeffery was visited

by Thelma Miller, Marilyn Dryer and Pastor Dennis Carter.

Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane, Mark Fouquet and Marilyn Waters.

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What happens with repeated incidents of identity theft?

Q) Someone stole my Social Security number, and it’s being used repeatedly.

Does Social Security issue new Social Security numbers to victims of repeated identity theft?

A) Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America, so you aren’t alone. If you’ve done all you can to identify and fix the problem, including contacting the Federal Trade Commission, but someone is still using your number, Social Security may assign you a new number.

Social Security Q and A If you decide to apply for a new number, you’ll need to prove your identity, age, and U.S. citizenship or immigration status. You’ll also need to provide evidence you’re having ongoing problems because of the misuse of your current Social Security number.

You can read more about identity theft at www.socialsecurity.gov/ pubs.

Attend the Church of Your Choice

Beginning and End Beginning. We all had a beginning. There was a beginning to our lives. There was a time we first began to exist.

A time when we took our first breath. A time our hearts first began to beat.

Do you remember when you were conceived? Do you remember when you were born?

Of course you don’t remember any of that. But, it happened whether we remember it or not. We all had a beginning! It was in a moment, in an instant when we started to exist. It happened, even though we don’t remember it!

The miracle of conception is no accident! None of us are mistakes! All of us, were designed, we were knit together in our momma’s wombs. We were fearfully and wonderfully made by a powerful and loving Creator! What an amazing thing happened when we were conceived!

Everything has a beginning. Heaven and Earth had a beginning, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…” (Genesis 1:1).

Wisdom has a beginning, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom…” (Psalm 111:10). Marriage had a beginning, “The Creator (God) made them male and female…” (Matthew 19:3-6). The Word had a beginning, “In the beginning was the Word…” (John 1:1-3).

Every kernel of wheat has a beginning. Then it sprouts to create other wheat kernels. After it sprouts it dies.

And after a while it’s place in the dirt will not be seen. It will not be remembered any more. Its purpose to exist is over. It sprouted, produced a beginning for other kernels, and then died.

Jesus, talking about Himself, said, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” (Revelation 22:13). Jesus’ beginning as a man on earth started when He was conceived by the Holy Spirit in a teenage girl. And His life ended while hanging on a cross when, He called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When He said this, He breathed His last. (Luke 23:46).

We all had a beginning and we all will have an end. “You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” (James 4:14). Only what we do for Jesus Christ will last and will matter after our lives on earth come to an end! We don’t know how or when our lives will end, do we?

Let’s be like a kernel, give up everything, our lives, so we can produce more fruit and lead people to Jesus before we die. Jesus gave everything before He died and now He lives! We can too!

Pastor Larry Taylor Gospel Fellowship 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

1st United Methodist Church

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

First Christian Church

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m.

Website: www.fccscottcity.org

Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666 Father Don Martin Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m.

St. Luke’s - 872-5734 (recorded message) Senior Warden Bill Lewis • 872-3347 or Father Don Martin - (785) 462-3041

Scott Mennonite Church

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City

9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School, 10:50 a.m.

Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m.

YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.

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

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

Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.

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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Youngsters who have reached 100 to 1,200 book milestones in the Scott County Library’s “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” reading program are:

Devon Dreiling 100

Annalee Helmers 100

Vera Helmers 100

Stella Shirley 400

Hadley Bailey 700

Aaren Radke 800

Joselyn Miller 1,000

Kirbey Rohrbough 1,200

USD 466 Lunch Menu

chair band

Week of March 9-13 Breakfast Monday: Whole grain cereal, sausage patty, rosy applesauce, fruit juice.

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

Wednesday: Granola bar, diced peaches, fruit juice.

Thursday: Chicken strip biscuit, fresh orange, fruit juice.

Friday: Pancake/sausage on a stick, pineapple slices, fruit juice.

Lunch Monday: Hamburger, *spicy chicken patties, sweet potato tots, lettuce leaf and tomato, corn, banana. HS Pizza Hut. Tuesday: Chicken fajitas, *burritos, chips and salsa, refried beans, Italian blend veggies, cantaloupe.

Wednesday: Mighty rib on a bun, *pigs in a blanket, seasoned potato wedges, baked beans, applesauce, cookie.

Thursday: Pizza mozzarella sticks, *ravioli, marinara sauce, sweet potato wedges, watermelon.

Friday: Baked cheesy fish, *cheese quesadilla, cheesy potatoes, green beans, garlic bread stick, juice.

ES Pizza Hut. *second choice at SCMS and SCHS

Sixth grade band members at Scott City Middle School provide a unique halftime show for SCHS basketball fans last week with a performance by the “chair percussion.”

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PAT The programs employ more than 200 home-visitation workers who met with more than 10,000 families last year, Keel said.

The Parents as

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Teachers total operating budget is $12.3 million a year, made up of $7.2 million from the Children’s Initiatives Fund and $5.1 million from school districts, grants, foundations

and local charities.

“Our high-water mark, funding-wise, was back in 2008 when we were at $7.5 million,” Keel said, referring to the program’s Children’s Initiatives

Fund allocation. “We were lowered to $7.2 million when the recession hit, and we’ve never gotten to go back to our original amount. We’ve been at $7.2 million ever since.”

Block grants for school funding going before legislature Republican lawmakers plan to unveil a long-awaited proposal Thursday that would shift the state’s K-12 funding system into block grants.

Sen. Ty Masterson (R-Andover), who has been collaborating with Rep. Ron Ryckman Jr. (R-Olathe), on the legislation, said it should be completed this week.

The proposal to temporarily replace the state’s school finance formula with a block grant system, in which school districts would receive a lump sum which could be used for any purpose, was put forward by Gov. Sam Brownback in his State of the State address in January.

Brownback suggested shifting to block grants for a two-year period, while lawmakers work on writing a new formula. Critics have called the shift to block grants an attempt to avoid properly funding the current formula after a three-judge panel ruled in December the state was unconstitutionally underfunding schools.

The block grants that districts would receive would ostensibly be based on districts’ current funding levels, but few details have emerged at this point beyond that.

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Tucker’s triumph Zach Tucker looks to the Scott City fans in Gross Memorial Coliseum after winning the 106-pound title match in the Class 3-2-1A state tournament on Saturday.

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Early takedown was focus in title match ‘Who were these guys’

When you have an entire day to think about the most important match of your wrestling career, it gives you a lot of time to think.

Zach Tucker had just one thing on his mind Saturday while preparing for the championship finals of the 106-pound division in the Class 3-2-1A state tournament.

“Getting the takedown was all I thought about. We knew that if I was going to win the match I had to get the takedown,” says the Scott Community High School junior and first-time state qualifier.

Tucker got the critical first period takedown and withstood

a flurry of action in the third period on his way to a 5-2 decision over Ryan Johnson (Norton).

Even though Johnson had defeated Tucker twice this season in the finals of the Norton tournament (5-2) and, most recently, in the regional finals by a 4-2 score, head coach Jon Lippelmann had confidence in his 106-pounder heading into the championship match.

Tucker (35-9) had been impressive in his three previous matches - winning in the opening round by a major decision and adding two falls that put him into the finals.

There’s a memorable scene in the movie, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” when they are being chased relentlessly for days by an all-star posse and Butch asks Sundance, “Who are those guys?”

That was the question being asked at the Class 3-2-1A state wrestling tournament this past weekend as Scott Community High School hung around near the top of the team standings throughout the weekend, eventually finishing in fifth place.

Of the six SCHS qualifiers, only senior James Jurgens had competed in a previous state tournament.

“I had people asking where the heck I’d

been the last couple of years,” noted junior Cooper Griffith who finished third in the 195pound division. “They were trying to figure out who I was.”

Injuries kept Griffith out of the lineup the past two seasons and the Beavers didn’t have a chance to qualify anyone for last year’s 3A tournament after being bumped up to Class 4A. Scott City made the most of its return to the Class 3A ranks where they last won a state championship in 2012. Five Beavers earned state medals, including Zach Tucker (1st, 106), Jarret Jurgens (4th, 132), James Jurgens (See GUYS on page 22)

(See TUCKER on page 19)

SC breaks Broncos early in sub-state tourney opener If Scott City fans were concerned - and opponents hoping - that the SCHS boys weren’t playing their best basketball heading into sub-state play, those thoughts were quickly erased on Tuesday evening.

The Beavers (201) didn’t just defeat Russell (2-19) in the opening round of the Russell 29 Class 3A sub-state Scott City 81 tournament - they completely dismantled the Broncos.

SCHS scored the game’s first 25 points which was capped by a slam dunk by senior Sloan Baker. And they led 41-7 late in the first quarter on their way to a convincing 81-29 win on the home floor.

After lackluster performances in their two final games to close out the regular season, the Beavers looked like the state’s No. 1 ranked team from the opening tipoff.

“Coming out, we were really playing well as a team and hitting our (See BRONCOS on page 24)

Scott City’s Sloan Baker wins the rebound battle against teammates Bo Hess (5) and Chantz Yager (right) during first half action against Russell in the opening round of sub-state play on Tuesday night.

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Teacher vs student in Friday’s sub-state semis Outside of the Scott Class 3A Sub-State Community High School Scott City (20-1) coaching staff, there may not vs Minneapolis (16-5) be another coach in Kansas Fri., March 6 • 6:00 p.m. who knows the SCHS players in Beloit and the system better than the when the Minneapolis coach Minneapolis coach.

That’s only to be expected was a former player under

SCHS head coach Glenn O’Neil and also has a brother on this year’s varsity roster.

“When I saw that Scott City was back in (Class) 3A, I thought how neat it would be if we could get to state and my family could be there to watch

us and Scott City play,” says Minneapolis head coach Alex Hutchins.

“I couldn’t believe it when I saw that (Scott City) was assigned to our sub-state.”

Not only that, but the teacher and student will be coaching

against each other in Friday’s semi-final game.

Scott City (20-1) is the top seed in sub-state and will be seeking their fifth consecutive trip to the state finals.

Minneapolis (16-5) is the num(See TEACHER on page 18)

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Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland

Are you a road kill griller?

Considering the agendas of certain conniving politicians that would like nothing better than to (attempt) to take away my guns or, at the very least, close all hunting seasons, I sometimes plan in my mind what I’ll do if the day ever arrives when the only legal way for me to continue eating wild game will be to harvest road-kill.

I would become a “Road Kill Griller” in the purest sense of the phrase, and I’m bettin’ there are bunches more of you out there that are afraid to come forward.

Most things would be different in the life of a road kill griller.

For starters, the grilling utensils. Your spatula would become a flat ended shovel, preferably the short handled kind with the “D” shaped handle, allowing you to put maximum power into scraping meals from the asphalt.

The fork normally used to turn steaks on the grill would become a pitchfork or potato fork, anything capable of holding your find while removing gravel with the spatula.

Timing for harvesting road-killed meals would be an important issue. The five-second rule would become the five-day rule. You would want to either get to a kill while it’s fresh, or wait until it became jerky or pemmican.

Cooking road kill would be a whole new learning experience in itself and should definitely be done outside; the hotter the fire the better to quickly burn off hair and sterilize your meal.

Concerning recipes, you might as well plan to toss all your favorites and start anew.

I’ll list a few examples: The rare find of a chicken that could once have become (See ROAD KILL on page 23)

Lions have wins over basketball powers As Minneapolis prepares for Friday’s substate semi-final game against No. 1 ranked Scott City, it won’t be the first time they’ve faced a basketball powerhouse this season.

The Lions split their two games with Beloit (17-3), defeating the Trojans while they were still ranked in the top five in Class 3A, and they handed Salina-Sacred Heart (20-1, No. 4 in Class 2A) their only loss of the season.

“I would describe us as pretty balanced,” says head coach Alex Hutchins.

That would seem to be the case statistically with senior guard Josh Macy (13.5 ppg, 5.1 apg) and 6-foot-3 senior forward John Kelly (10.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg) leading the way.

Also making significant

contributions offensively are 6-foot-1 senior guard Gage Mortimer (8.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg) and 5-foot-10 junior forward Gavin Rothenberger (7.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg).

Macy, Mortimer and Kelly are the team captains “and when we’re looking for a basket, we look to them,” noted Hutchins.

Minneapolis got off to a 5-4 start this season, including early losses to Sacred Heart and Beloit.

Since then, they have posted an 11-1 record, including wins over Sacred Heart (53-48) and Beloit (76-60).

“That was the first loss for Sacred Heart. Until then, I don’t know what we’d beaten someone we saw that was as good as us or better than us,” noted Hutchins. “We beat a team

Teacher ber-four seed and is coming off a 54-51 win over Ellsworth on Tuesday.

It shouldn’t take long for either team to go over the scouting reports.

“Playing Minneapolis will be like playing ourselves. They run everything that we run - out-ofbounds plays included,” says Coach O’Neil. “We’ll add a couple of adjustments in what we do.

We’ve begun doing that already.”

Having two teams so familiar with what the other does is a unique situation, notes senior guard Brett Meyer.

“It’s going to be like a scrimmage because (Coach Hutchins) runs a lot of the same stuff that we do. It will be weird playing in a game in which both teams are running the same plays,” says Myers.

“They know everything that we do and our players. I’m not sure that’s to our advantage.

“But it’s still going to come down to which team can execute.”

At the same time, senior center Sloan Baker says both teams will make adjustments so they aren’t quite so predictable.

Scott City Individual Stat Leaders Player

Points Per Game

2 Pt. FG

3 Pt. FG

FG%

Reb./ Game

Asst.

22.2

93-156

60-154

59%

4.9

6.3

Trey O’Neil Brett Meyer

14.6

67-118

27-66

58%

4.6

3.1

Sloan Baker

12.0

87-142

4-13

60%

8.4

2.0

Dylan Hutchins

7.2

9-18

38-86

63%

1.8

0.9

Chantz Yager

7.0

22-41

26-59

61%

2.0

1.5

Bo Hess Team

5.2

41-68

2-6

59%

4.4

1.1

71.8

359-620

170-427

59%

30.4

15.9

Minneapolis Individual Stat Leaders Player

Points Per Game

2 Pt. FG

3 Pt. FG

FG%

Reb./ Game

Asst.

Josh Macy

13.3

74-157

13-49

45%

2.7

5.2

John Kelly

11.0

87-150

0-0

58%

5.9

1.0

8.1

69-137

1-4

50%

4.0

2.4

Gavin Rothenberger

7.4

65-111

0-0

59%

5.0

1.0

David Johns

5.5

17-47

16-69

35%

3.0

1.7

52.0

341-682

51-182

48%

24.1

13.5

Gage Mortimer

Team

that was considered better than us and that opened the boys’ eyes.”

Defeating Beloit in a big rivalry game was another step for their pro-

gram, says Hutchins.

“We tweaked some things the second time around and we emphasized not bailing out their guards by fouling them

when they drove inside.

And we did a better job of clearing the glass and not giving them second chance opportunities,” he says.

However, only about a month after Hutchins was hired, Shupe was released as the head coach despite coming off a 15-7 season.

“I was pretty disappointed because I saw this as a great opportunity to learn from Coach Shupe,” says Hutchins.

He was surprised when the board asked him to interview for the position - even more surprised when he was hired.

“When you’re coming right out of college this isn’t the kind of head coaching job you expect to land right away,” says the 23-year-old. “It made me a little uneasy to inherit a program that has had this kind of success.

At the same time, I’ve never been involved with programs that weren’t successful.

“I’d rather have the pressure of high expectations than no pressure at all.”

Hutchins says he had the good fortune of inheriting a senior-laden team “that would give us a chance to win in all 20 games. We had some early struggles, but as the boys and I became more familiar with each other

we developed more continuity.”

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I learned so much more from Coach O’Neil than the X’s and O’s of the game. I learned the lessons of hard work, fortitude and character which I try to teach my kids as a coach.

Alex Hutchins Minneapolis head coach

“Alex will put in some sets that we don’t know and we’re putting in some sets that he doesn’t know,” Baker says.

He feels that players on both teams will have to guard against “cheating” on offense or defense because they think they know what an opposing player is getting ready to do.

“There are times when we’re going to be cheating and they’re going to be cheating. Who’s going to play smarter?” asks Baker. “And when someone cheats who will get burned?”

Coach Hutchins feels that he has added insight about the Beavers that most coaches don’t have.

“I feel I know the system in and out. Things have changed over the years and I’m aware of those changes from watching my brother play,” says Hutchins. “I also know the players on and off the court.

“But that advantage only goes so far. At the end of the day, the boys have to make the plays on the court. Against a team as good as Scott City has been over the years, that’s a pretty tough task,” says Hutchins.

However, he’s looking forward to playing in a sub-state semi-final game against his former coach.

“Regardless of what happens, I’m proud of what Scott City has meant to me,” he adds.

Unexpected Offer Hutchins, a 2010 graduate of SCHS, never imagined being the Lions’ head coach when he was hired as an assistant coach for football, basketball and track last summer.

Erik Shupe had been the head coach at Minneapolis for nine years and was on the losing end of a 55-53 loss to Scott City in the 2011 Class 3A state title game.

Lessons from Scott City Hutchins didn’t play basketball at the college level, so acknowledges that a lot of his knowledge comes from the years when he played for Coach O’Neil.

“I have friends who played college ball, so I pick their brains, but most of what I do is from Coach O’Neil,” notes Hutchins.

The SCHS graduate puts even more value on the lessons learned from Scott City coaches, starting in the middle school and continuing through high school.

“When I left Scott City I realized that with every coach I had their character was as good as it gets. Every single coach had great knowledge, but from a character standpoint they are head and shoulders above what you see in so many communities,” says Hutchins.

“I learned so much more from Coach O’Neil than the X’s and O’s of the game. I learned the lessons of hard work, fortitude and character which I try to teach my kids as a coach.”

The Scott County Record • Page 19 • Thursday, March 5, 2015

Gold medal a little tainted in 138-pound title match

Four-time state champions in wrestling are a rarity, as one would expect.

We’ve had the Rod good fortune of Haxton, sports seeing editor wrestlers complete their careers with four titles. We’ve also seen wrestlers fall one win short of the ultimate achievement.

The most recent to add his name to that list of four-timers is Hoisington senior Brandon Ball who faced Caleb Austin (Tribune) in the 138-pound finals.

It’s unfortunate that what was, without doubt, the most anticipated match of the state tournament - and arguably the best match - should also become the most disputed.

The fact there was any controversy surrounding what happened in the final seconds of an exciting match isn’t the fault of either wrestler.

Put the blame on an official who seemingly felt that a Ball win was preordained and upon most state officials who are consistent only in how inconsistently they award points for near-falls.

All too often, all it takes is for a wrestler’s shoulders to barely break a 90-degree angle for the near-fall count to begin.

And as to how long one’s shoulders have to be exposed, well, take a guess.

Roll-throughs with only the slightest hesitation may be worth two points in some matches and worth nothing in the next. There are times when it appears a wrestler has been stopped long enough for a nearfall count to begin, only for the official to waive it off.

And that’s what happened in the closing seconds of the Austin-Ball match.

In a wild finish, Ball got a takedown for the 2-1 lead with :14 remaining. Rather than just ride Ball out on the edge of the mat, Austin then locked up a cradle and exposed Ball’s

SCHS 106-pounder Zach Tucker breaks Ryan Johnson down with a crossbody ride during the championship finals of the Class 3-2-1A state tournament in Hays on Saturday.

(Record Photo)

Tucker “We had some success against (Johnson) the first two times. We knew we could take him down, but we had to be aggressive,” says Lippelmann.

“We knew our mistakes all year long had been from us losing focus, dropping our hips and getting into bad position.”

That nearly happened again early in the championship match when Johnson came out aggressive on his feet and nearly scored with a takedown.

“We worked our way through that,” said Lippelmann. “That was a quick reminder.”

Tucker quickly responded by getting a first period takedown for the early 2-0 advantage.

After that, Lippelmann says the emphasis was on the crossface cradle.

“We knew that was the answer. If we were going to turn him, it wasn’t going to happen with the legs, but with the cross-face cradle. Stay on that hard, keep your hips up and run

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everything like you mean it,” he said.

Tucker says the key was good position on top and maintaining control of Johnson. He did that throughout the remainder of the first period and for most of the second period before giving up a reversal with just 17 seconds remaining.

With the match tied 2-2 heading into the third period, and choosing the bottom position, Tucker felt real good about his situation.

“I felt I was in real good position and there was a good chance I could get the win,” says Tucker.

Tucker was able to regain a 3-2 lead with an escape with 1:24 left in the third period.

That forced Johnson to become more aggressive in an attempt to score a go-ahead takedown.

At the same time, Tucker didn’t go into defensive mode.

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and drive him to the mat,” says Tucker.

Johnson was able to shoot inside and get a leg, but Tucker was able to use his length to lock up a cradle at times, though he couldn’t turn Johnson to his back. At one time, both wrestlers remained locked up and rolling on the mat while trying to gain control.

While the hectic action created a lot of excitement among the Scott City and Norton fans, Tucker remained calm.

“I knew he wasn’t going to get me. I was hanging on in the right spots,” he says. “I was more in control than it might have looked.”

“Good wrestling can go either way,” noted Lippelmann.

“It’s a slip, a matter of letting go somewhere when you shouldn’t, having lower hips and shoulders than the other guy . . . Zach did a good job of holding onto the toe and refusing to let go until we were back on top and laying

down the pressure.”

However, the SCHS grappler wasn’t assured of the win until the official finally decided that Tucker was in control and awarded him a takedown with only nine seconds left in the match to give him a three point cushion.

“I didn’t think they were going to give me the takedown. I thought we were either going to hang there the rest of the match or it would be a stalemate,” he says.

As the final seconds ticked off the clock, Tucker said he closed his eyes.

“I knew what that meant. I was holding on for dear life,” he says.

“It’s pretty rewarding to not be here before and then to win the whole thing,” noted Lippelmann. “We’d like to think that we prepare our kids to do that, but it takes hard work and it takes a lot of time. Believe me, Zach has put that in.”

The Scott County Record • Page 20 • Thursday, March 5, 2015

‘Timely’ doesn’t fit into NCAA process Last season Kansas lost Joel Embiid to injury a few weeks before the NCAA basketball tournament. KU might have won the title with a healthy Embiid.

Now the by Jayhawks Mac have been Stevenson bludgeoned again when they were informed by the NCAA that eligibility problems exist concerning center Cliff Alexander.

This occurred just hours prior to the Texas game so Alexander did not play. It’s hard to understand how the NCAA’s timing is always so inappropriate.

How can they wait until the very end of the season to come up with this?

Following the Texas game - while emphasizing that the Alexander issue had nothing to do with KU Coach Self said, “Hopefully it’ll be resolved and in a timely manner.” That would indicate that some problem exists from Alexander’s past that could affect his eligibility.

Good luck in “resolving it in a timely manner” when the NCAA is handling the issue.

With their overtime win over West Virginia on Tuesday, KU was assured of its 11th consecutive Big 12 title.

KU’s current ball club isn’t as talented as most of Bill Self’s teams have been during this extraordinary run of conference championships. The drop-off is because of the lack of a dominant center. Regardless, the Jayhawks have scratched and clawed their way through a rugged schedule.

Year after year Coach Bill Self has KU among the top five or six teams in the nation.

Unfortunately, the Jayhawks have an inconsistent history in the NCAA Tournament. Some superb Kansas teams have lost tournament games they should have won easily.

Kentucky is considered by pundits as a sure thing to go undefeated and win the national championship. The Wildcats have a talented team and deserve the favorite role, but Kentucky has played a soft schedule.

(See TIMELY on page 21)

Houston unhappy with franchise tag

When you’ve assembled a playoff caliber team that you feel is very close to being among the best in the NFL, the last thing you want is for a star player to be unhappy about their contract.

That’s the situation the Chiefs find themselves in as they try to reach a long-term contract with linebacker Justin Houston.

They put a franchise tag on Houston, but it wasn’t an “exclusive” tag. In other words, a team can still make a contract offer which the Chiefs will have the option of matching.

Of course, given the amount of money that Houston can attract on the open market - and the lack of salary cap room available to Kansas City - the chances of matching another

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team’s offer are about the same as Brett Favre coming out of retirement.

If we don’t match an offer, then the team waving the wad of cash in front of Houston would have to provide the Chiefs two first round draft picks as compensation.

Again, no one is likely to pay that kind of price for a linebacker.

So that brings us back to the uneasy relationship that now exists between KC and Houston . . . and will likely continue

until - or if - we can reach an agreement.

A factor in the negotiation process which also limits Houston’s compensation as a franchise player is the position he plays. He’s listed as a linebacker and that’s where he plays most of the time, but Houston wants to be considered a defensive end - which means more money under the franchise tag next season.

Make no mistake, KC wants to get Houston signed to a long-term deal. However, their options are very limited this year. The Chiefs have given themselves about $6.5 million in salary wiggle room by cutting wide receivers Donnie Avery and A.J. Jenkins, neither of which were very productive last year. They also cut tight

end Anthony Fasano which they could afford to do with the emergence of Travis Kelce and the improvement we saw from Demetrius Harris.

The ongoing negotiation with Houston is also hindering what we can do with center Rodney Hudson who was our best offensive lineman last season. If we don’t get a contract worked out we could lose him. That would be a big loss, but not disastrous.

We have rookie Eric Kush we signed last year who showed promise and could step into that role if needed. That’s the luxury good teams have as they build depth. You always know that players will be lost to free agency. The critical element is having quality players waiting in the wings.

(See HOUSTON on page 21)

Campbell’s team manager back in uniform for final game reprinted from Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer

BUIES CREEK, N.C. Thirty minutes before tipoff on senior night at Campbell University, members of the men’s basketball team jog through an inflatable tunnel and emerge for pregame warmups.

At the back of the 15-player line, dressed in full uniform with a black warmup shirt covering his white jersey, is 6-foot-9 manager Trae Bremer.

Bremer can’t stop smiling as he goes through the layup line and makes eye contact with 6-foot-6 D.J. Mason, the tallest player on the active roster.

No longer able to compete because of knee problems, Bremer now contributes in more of a behind-the-scenes role. But on this night, with the Camels participating in their final home game and Bremer planning to attend Campbell’s divinity school after he graduates in May, the coaches have made special arrangements to turn back the clock.

“It was like I was flashing back to my freshman and sophomore years at Campbell,” Bremer says, “just like I was playing again.”

Bremer, 22, suffered a significant knee injury shortly after he signed with Campbell as a high school senior in Leoti.

He sat out most of the next three seasons, finally playing regularly late in his second year for former Camels coach Robbie Laing, who started Bremer in the final three games of the 2013 season.

His knees wouldn’t cooperate, though, and he’s remained on scholarship even after switching to a managerial role.

As the senior night festivities begin, Campbell recognizes two other managers who are in suits. With his girlfriend on one arm and his mother, Mindi, on the other, Bremer walks toward midcourt and embraces current coach Kevin McGeehan, who presents them with a framed photo of Bremer shooting a layup during his redshirt freshman season.

Campbell’s players and coaches walk slowly toward their bench once the ceremony ends and the national anthem is completed. Bremer hustles to the end of the bench, retrieves an item for McGeehan, grabs a few water bottles and scoops up some discarded warmup shirts.

He has a job to do, after all.

“Campbell has done so

Trae Bremer, who has transformed from player to manager because of knee injuries, was able to warm up with the Camels and go through senior night festivities.

much for me to stay here, I’m doing what I can to serve them just like they’re serving me,” Bremer says. “This is how I help my team win now.”

The starting lineups are set to be revealed, and there’s one more way to honor Bremer.

Instead of introducing five starters, Campbell announces six, allowing Bremer to proceed through the narrow lane between two lines of awaiting teammates.

The moment reminds Bremer of how he felt when he started in the conference

tournament two years earlier.

It’s memorable for his mother, who has traveled from Kansas to see her son take the court in a Campbell uniform for the first time, even if it’s just to warm up.

“I wasn’t here when he was injured,” McGeehan says, “but I know him well enough that there’s a different kind of competitiveness and fire in him that he would have been special if healthy, and I know the contributions he’s made to this program.”

The Scott County Record • Page 21 • Thursday, March 5, 2015

Class 3A Sub-State • Boy’s Division March 3-7 • in Beloit

kid grapplers

1) Scott City (19-1) Tues., March 3 • 6:00 p.m. at Scott City

8) Russell (2-18)

Scott City 81-28 Friday, March 6 6:00 p.m. at Beloit

4) Minneapolis (15-5) Tues., March 3 • 7:00 p.m. at Minneapolis

5) Ellsworth (10-10)

Minneapolis 54-51 Saturday, March 7 7:30 p.m. at Beloit

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

7) Phillipsburg (5-15)

Tues., March 3 • 7:00 p.m.

Norton

Timely There are several factors to consider concerning the Big Dance: The pressure of Kentucky being unbeaten and favored to win the championship grows heavier with every passing day. And the pressure and tension in the NCAA Tournament is stifling - the three-point shots become harder to hit.

A young team like Kentucky could choke their motor at the wrong moment.

WSU Wins Showdown Wichita State won the showdown game with Northern Iowa - and the Missouri Valley championship - in a hard-played and entertaining game that was nationally televised

by ESPN. Wichita’s backcourt of Fred VanVleet, Ron Baker and Tekele Cotton is among the best in the nation. Coach Glenn Marshall has completed another masterful coaching job in leading the Shockers to the MVC title.

Wichita State has experience and knows how to handle the pressure of the NCAA Tournament.

The Shockers are not a

104-63 Friday, March 6 7:30 p.m. at Beloit

3) Norton (17-3)

6) Hoisington (8-12)

Beloit

Norton 77-51

(continued from page 20)

team that any of the big names are going to want on their dance card at the Big Dance.

Wichita’s only glaring weakness is the lack of size in the pivot and that will likely prove fatal.

But any team that defeats the Shockers will know they’ve been in a fierce struggle.

More security is needed around the visiting team’s bench to escort the players from the floor after the game. It’s close to impossible to corral 4,000 or more students, but security can surround the opposing players and coaches - with a show of force if necessary.

That would steer the celebrants to the middle Court Storming of the court where they The uproar about Kan- belong. sas State basketball fans storming the floor after Exhibition Season their upset win over KanThe Kansas City Roysas last Monday is much als played their first exhiado about very little. bition game this week. It’s In order to cover his been so far, so good at the backside, Big 12 commisRoyals’ camp in Surprise, sioner Bob Bowlsby said, Ariz.

“Revisions to policies and The main thing that KC procedures must guaranhas to avoid during spring tee that no future incidents training is a rash of injuoccur and to effectively and uniformly ensure the ries. A second goal will integrity of our contests, be for the fans to contain the security of the student- their enthusiasm if KC’s athletes and coaches, and hitters put up impressive the safety of the specta- numbers during the exhibition games. tors.”

Last year the RoyCollege students have als’ hitters were great in been storming floors for years after their team posts spring training and then a big win over a long-time flopped badly when the rival. If not properly con- real season began. Kansas trolled, it could escalate City will be a force if the into something nasty. That hitters improve on their 2014 seasons. hasn’t happened.

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Matthew Wheeler (front left) was the 53-pound Kansas Kids Wrestling state champion in the six-years and under age division at Salina last Sunday. Trenton Frank (bottom right) finished fifth in the 49-pound division.

Wheeler finished the season 31-7 and Frank was 22-9. Jarron Gregory (back left) and Leightyn Heim qualified for the elementary school nationals to be held in Council Bluffs, Ia., from April 10-12. In the state tournament, Heim was fifth in the 100-pound division and Gregory was fifth in the 160-pound division.

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Houston

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Restructure Contracts In an effort to keep some top players under contract, linebacker Tamba Hali and quarterback Alex Smith have said they would restructure their contracts. Hali has said it’s his desire to remain in KC and retire as a Chief.

There’s some hope that wide receiver Dwayne Bowe will do the same. We’re overpaying for what we’re getting in terms of production.

While there may be some big-name free agents available in the next few days, it’s unlikely that KC will be showing much interest unless we can attract players who are willing to work within our salary constraints.

I could possibly see the KC front office making a move for wide receivers Jeremy Maclin (Philadelphia) or Randall Cobb (Green Bay), but they would have to agree to deals in which the big hit on our salary cap would come next year when we’ll have more flexibility.

However, the big focus for Kansas City has been and will continue to be keeping our young players under contract and building through the draft. We’re probably locked in with 11, maybe 12, picks in the upcoming draft.

The key period for players is March 7-10 when they can start negotiating with other teams, but they can’t sign a contract. Free agency will begin at 4:00 p.m. on March 10.

Lady Beavers end season in sub-state opener

Scott City made the long road trip to topseeded Beloit on Monday for the opening round of Class 3A sub-state tournament action, but the offense remained behind in a 57-14 loss.

The Lady Beavers (3-18) fell behind 18-2 in the opening period and trailed 33-5 by halftime.

Freshman Kaitlyn Roberts led the team with five points and Bailey Latta added four.

WCHS boys fall to Hill City

The Wichita County High School boys were defeated by Hill City, 65-45, in the opening round of Class 2A substate tournament play.

WCHS (4-16) trailed only 16-12 after one period, but were down 33-22 at the half.

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Long journey ends in bronze for Griffith An injury in the consolation semi-finals of the regional wrestling tournament was more than bad luck for Scott City’s Cooper Griffith.

It was bad luck times two.

Not only did Griffith have to default his final match at regional, settling for a fourth place medal, but it meant that he would have to face a 195-pound regional champion in the opening round of the Class 3-2-1A state tournament in Hays.

That regional champion happened to be undefeated Tristan Speer (Troy), who was the defending state champion.

Griffith, who was making his first state appearance, recovered from a 4-2 loss to Speer and swept his next five matches on the back side of the bracket to claim a third place finish.

And Speer would go on to win his second state title.

“I’d seen Warren (Kropp) do the same thing last year so I knew it could be done. You just can’t think of how many matches you have to win, but just stay focused on winning the next one,” said the junior.

He also saw it as an opportunity to continue picking up extra team points which Griffith was able to do with a pair of falls and a major decision.

That difficult path through the back side included matches against

state-ranked opponents Seth Fouts ( (35-7, Douglass) and Dustin Blow (43-5, Onaga). The SCHS junior pinned Fouts in just 1:25 and crushed Blow with a 9-1 major decision that guaranteed him a state medal.

That moved Griffith into the consolation semifinals where he faced Jordan Dole (28-15, Norton) who had upset him in the semi-finals of the regional tournament a week earlier.

“I overlooked him a little at regional,” admitted Griffith, who noted that Dole had improved a lot from the Norton tournament in mid-January when he had pinned the Norton wrestler in overtime.

Dole scored the first point of the match with a second period escape, but Griffith was able to get a huge takedown.

“I knew that whoever was able to get the takedown would probably win this match,” said Griffith.

“Up until state, I’ve been pretty timid with my takedown attempts. Now I’m confident in my shots and it’s working pretty well for me.”

Griffith also benefitted from watching the championship semi-finals match between Speer and Dole. He saw Speer execute a Russian tie and drop to the leg for a takedown on his way to a second period fall over Dole.

“I watched Speer’s match and saw a couple of things that I could try

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(6th, 145), Griffith and Wyatt Eitel (6th, 220).

In the final standings, Scott City (78) finished behind three-time defending state champion Norton (118.5), Hoisington (104.5), Rossville (103) and Silver Lake (86).

“After last year there was no way they were going to get me out of here,” says Lippelmann, recalling that he had only two qualifiers and one medalist in last year’s Class 4A tournament.

“That was the year of bad news. If it wasn’t injuries then it was sickness. If not sickness then it was bad luck,” he says.

“It wasn’t that we didn’t experience some of that again this year, but we found a way to overcome them and put together a pretty decent weekend at state.”

Jurgens is Fourth One of the pleasant surprises was the late season surge by freshman Jarret Jurgens whose tourna-

ment weekend included a win over a previously undefeated wrestler on his way to claiming a fourth place medal in the 132-pound division.

“Jarret has been wrestling really well for the past month,” says Lippelmann. “He’s not quite the turner that his brother is, but he has his own stuff that works well for him.”

Perhaps the biggest win of the weekend came in the championship quarterfinals against Colby Johnson (Burlington), who entered the match unbeaten.

Jurgens was trailing 2-1 late in the second period when he was able to throw a stunned Johnson to his back for a five-point move that put him on top, 6-2. Johnson tried to battle back with a pair of takedowns in the final period, but Jurgens was able to hold on for an 8-6 decision.

“That was the first time I’d ever done that throw outside the practice room,” says Jurgens

SCHS junior Cooper Griffith picks up Norton’s Jordan Dole and drives him back to the mat during the 195-pound consolation semi-finals in the state tournament on Saturday.

(Record Photo)

and it worked out pretty well. I set it up earlier in the match and I was able to get a pretty tight Russian,” says Griffith.

Dole added another escape, but with the match tied at 2-2 entering the final period, Griffith had the advantage by being in the down position. Griffith got the third period escape which proved to be the winning margin in a 3-2 win which advanced him into the consolation finals.

He faced Oakley’s Chris Cox (38-12) who had also lost in the first round, but kept his medal hopes alive by winning

afterwards. “He went for an overhook, so I was under his arm pretty deep. I knew I had to do something to take the lead and get the advantage.”

Jurgens (23-10) dropped a tough 6-4 decision in the semi-finals to Macrae Migchelbrink (Atwood). This time it was the SCHS freshman who nearly forced overtime with a pair of third period takedowns.

On the back side of the bracket it was deja vu for Jurgens who again defeated Wilmarth in the semi-finals, 9-0, which set up another rematch with Johnson. This time, Johnson (49-1) made a second period reversal hold up for a 2-0 win.

“I was a little surprised to do as well as I did,” Jurgens said. “I felt that if I wrestled hard I could do really well here and it worked out that way.”

“He’s listening more to us coaches, he’s learning to relax and with his brother offering advice,

the next four matches. The only point scored in the match was a third period escape by Griffith, however, it was much more one-sided than the score would indicate.

Cox was very defensive on his feet, never attacking Griffith, and he was never a threat to score from the bottom position.

After the hardship of being sidelined during the past two seasons, Griffith was finally relieved to be appearing on the medal stand at a state tournament.

“A lot of people, including myself, had no

idea how this season would go. I had to work out a little of the rust at first, but it turned out about as well as I could have hoped.”

Head coach Jon Lippelmann added that Griffith’s perseverance was evident in his ability to keep his medal hopes alive after a tough first round draw.

Lippelmann was particularly impressed with the junior’s ability to respond following the knee injury at regional when he was already dealing with an injury in his left knee, requiring him to wear two braces at state.

“His big hurdle was the

mental aspect of dealing with an injury. Doctors assured him that he was dealing with a strain, not a tear. After that, it’s just a matter of manning up and working through the pain,” says Lippelmann.

He wrestled like the knee wasn’t a problem.

That was a big step. That’s really hard to do. Until you’ve been through a big injury (like his left knee) you don’t know how that plays with you mentally.

You can’t forget those things. But there are also times when you just have to suck it up and figure a way to deal with it. Coop did that.”

(Above) Jarret Jurgens earns near-fall points after throwing Burlington’s Colby Johnson to his back for a takedown during the championship quarter-finals. (Below) Scott City heavyweight Lane Hayes collects near-fall points in a 7-2 decision over Colton Doty (Easton-Pleasant Ridge) during the opening round of the state tournament.

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Jarret was able to put it all together for a very successful weekend,” adds Lippelmann.

Injury Ends Season James Jurgens (38-12) was able to earn his spot among Scott City’s elite as a four-time state qualifier and a three-time state medalist, but the weekend didn’t end the way the Scott City senior had envisioned.

An injury to the same shoulder that had limited his wrestling time last season forced Jurgens to default his final two matches and settle for a sixth place finish.

“He had a heck of a career and he did a lot of great things for Scott City wrestling,” Lippelmann said. “It’s unfortunate that it ended the way it did.”

After a first round win, Jurgens had to face Hoisington’s Jonathan Ball (43-2) in the quarter-fi-

nals. A first period takedown proved to be the deciding factor in Ball’s 3-2 win. The senior followed with a 12-1 major decision over Jacob Stryker (Marysville) and a 14-7 win over Tommy Treusdale (Riley County).

He was leading Treusdale 14-2 when he suffered a shoulder injury in the third period and was able to hang on for the win.

Big Season for Eitel Wyatt Eitel’s first full season with the Beavers since his freshman year ended with the senior claiming a sixth place medal in the 220-pound division.

A fourth place finisher in regional, Eitel (30-21) lost his first round match to regional champion and eventual state champion Kyle Palic (Marion). He worked his way through the back side of the bracket with wins over Kole

Davoren (Rossville), 7-0, and a second period fall against Adam Perkins (305, McLouth).

He closed out his career with losses to A.J. Cooper (38-3, Cimarron) and Dylan Gassmann (22-6, Oakley).

“We’ve seen a lot of maturity out of Wyatt since he was last in this program full-time as a freshman,” notes Lippelmann. “I remember when he surprised himself by winning first at the Ulysses tournament. That little bit of confidence was the start of something big and he made some real nice contributions to our program. I just wish he’d have been with us all four years.”

The only other state qualifier was senior heavyweight Lane Hayes (29-15) who finished his state tournament with a 2-2 record. One more win would have put him into the state medal round.

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Takedown Kids Wrestling Leoti Takedown Open Feb. 28, 2015 • at Leoti 6-Years and under 43A: Konner Rohrbough dec. by Jayce Caldwell (Ulysses) 11-6; pinned by Kayden Davis (Colby) 2:59. Third place 46: Aiden Ford tech. fall by Alex Robles (Lakin) 17-1; dec.

by Gannon West (Leoti) 12-6; dec. by Kirbey Rohrbough (Scott City) 10-3. Fourth place 46: Kirbey Rohrbough dec. Gannon West (Leoti) 16-10; pinned by Alex Robles (Lakin) 0:33; dec. Aiden Ford (Scott City) 10-3. Second place 46C: Kasey Rohrbough dec. Drake Martin (Ellis) 15-10; dec. by Brody Christman (SW Grappler) 8-2; pinned by Aden Vazquez (Lakin) 0:29. Fourth place 52: Easton Eisenhour tech. fall Owen Ostberg (SW Grappler) 22-6; pinned Cooper Meese (Leoti) 0:08; pinned Aja Ysac (Ulysses) 1:17. First place 52B: Kain Unger pinned Josiahas Gonzales (SW Grappler) 2:19; pinned by Blake Latham (Gray Co.) 0:20. Second place 55: Blaze Gossman dec. by Kaleb Dixion (Colby) 4-0; pinned Issac Pale (Ulysses) 2:25; maj. dec. Brodey Rohrbough (Scott City) 15-4. Second place 55: Brody Rohrbough dec. by Kaleb Dixion (Colby) 8-6; pinned Issac Pale (Ulysses) 1:29; maj. dec. by Blaze Gossman (Scott City) 15-4. Third place 7-8-Years-Old 43-48: Eli Lisenby maj. dec. by Kaiser Carlille (Liberal) 110; dec. Kade Kingstin (SW Grappler) 8-7. Second place 52: Kamdyen Moore maj. dec. by Nayeli Romero (Ulysses) 9-1; dec. by Malakai Hassler (Syracuse) 8-5.

61: Kaden John pinned Grant Mendenhall (Lakin) 0:44; dec. by Alexander Rodriguez (Scott City) 5-4. First place 61: Alexander Rodriguez pinned by Grant Mendenhall (Lakin) 2:10; dec. Kade John (Scott City) 5-4. Third place 64: Yulexis Robles pinned by Gregory Martinez (Holcomb) 2:31; maj. dec. by Logan Seifried (Gray Co.) 16-2.

70: Jacob Franco pinned Jakenzee Worsley (Syracuse) 0:41; maj. dec. Jace Shrewsbury (Meade Co.) 15-2; dec. by JJ Altman (Leoti) 7-3; dec. by Ethan McMillan (SW Grappler) 3-0. Third place 73: Houston Frank pinned Ryan Huddle (Oakley) 0:21; maj. dec. Ace Plummer (Oakley) 9-0. First place 9-10-Years-Old 70: Collin McDaniel dec. Daniel Vines (SW Grappler) 2-0; pinned Broc Harland (Ulysses) 0:10. First place 73: Zachery Rohrbough dec. Elias Anguiano (Ulysses) 4-0; pinned Kyron Koehn (Leoti) 1:59; dec. Matthew Montoya (SW Grappler) 4-0; pinned Conner Lanning (Colby) 0:24. First place 100: Izak Venegas pinned by Dawsyn Lemman (Colby) 2:40; pinned by Chandler Seaton (Leoti) 1:15; pinned by Clanza Melendez (SW Grappler) 0:41. Fourth place 11-12-Years-Old 130-150: Caleb VanDegrift pinned Austin Wright (Gray Co.) 0:37; pinned Edgar Aguilar (Leoti) 1:25; pinned Hannah Lampe (Syracuse) 0:24. First place McPherson Invitational Feb. 28, 2015 11-12-Years-Old 115: Jeffery Nix pinned Carson Considine (Halstead) 0:45; pinned by Tanner Luttig (Smoky Valley) 1:21. Second place Kansas 6-Years and Under State March 1, 2015 • at Salina 6-Years and under 49: Trenton Frank dec. Jaxsen Salinas (Ulysses) 2-0; dec.

Caeleb Hutchinson (MOKWC) 6-0; maj. dec. Xander Combs (Desoto) 13-0; pinned by Justin Ord (Chaparral) 2:40; ultimate tie breaker by Caeleb Hutchinson (MOKWC) UTB 3-2; dec. Campbell Denton (Carroll Jr.) 4-2. Fifth place 53: Matthew Wheeler pinned Dallas owens (Thunderbird) 0:31; dec. Michael Elliott (Sunflower Kids) 8-1; pinned MacArthur Butcher (Ks. Young Guns) 1:28; dec. Dane Renick (Dodge City) 5-4; dec. Harrison Glover (Ks. Young Guns) 4-3.

First place Kansas Elementary State March 1, 2015 • at Salina 75: Zach Rohrbough pinned Jordyn Knecht (Paola) 2:21; dec. Jayden Ford (Haysville) 9-2; maj. dec. by Bishop Murray (Topeka) 9-0; dec. Carson Wall (Derby) 7-4; dec. by Jacob Stinnett (Fort Scott) 5-2.

80: Conner Armendariz dec. by Traven Hutton (Ark City) 5-2; tech. fall Ethan Boles (Eureka) 16-0; pinned by Ethan Bolen (Salina) 1:26.

95: Kale Wheeler pinned Nathan Fury (Wichita) 1:56; pinned by Rowdy Martin (Ulysses) 4:15; sudden victory-1 by Peyton Besco (Rose Hill) SV-1 8-6.

100: Leightyn Heim pinned by Hunter Schroeder (ConKids) 2:41; maj. dec. Dakota Wilson (Ottawa Co.) 10-0; dec.

James Hancock Jr., (Junction City) 3-2; dec. by Levi Sutton (Salina) 6-0. Fifth place 130: Lance Miller pinned by Carter Lahmeyer (Olathe) 3:55; pinned by Isaiah Zinkan (Junction City) 2:38.

160: Jarron Gregory dec. by Declan Ryan (Colby) 7-4; pinned Kolby Clanton (Newton) 0:18; maj. dec. by Nolan Parker (Trailhands) 15-2; pinned Lacie Wilson (Ottawa Co.) 0:57. Fifth place

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shoulders for an obvious two-count - though the official never signaled that a near-fall count had begun.

Ball continued to roll through - across his shoulders - and was able to come out of the pinning combination with a reversal just ahead of the final buzzer.

The official awarded the reversal which gave Ball an apparent win.

However, there was discussion on the mat between the head official and assistant official about whether back points should be awarded.

Of course, Hoisington fans felt their wrestler had been the winner. Nearly everyone else in the coliseum felt that back points should be awarded to Austin.

We can’t say for certain, but we can speculate that the assistant saw it the same way as most fans.

The head official ruled there were no back points amid a chorus of boos.

It was not the way a match should be remembered in which a young athlete is a four-time state champion.

But the official simply blew it. You can look at the replay of the finals which we have - and the evidence is indisputable.

If the role of the two wrestlers had been reversed and it was Ball tipping Austin to his shoulders with a similar outcome, the Hoisington coach and fans would have been outraged at the decision - and rightfully so.

In a close match, maybe it’s expected that the wrestler going for a fourth state title will get the benefit of the doubt.

In this instance there was no doubt.

What happened on Saturday should be no reflection on Ball. To appear in four state championship finals is a great accomplishment.

He earned the first three.

The fourth one was a gift.

Road Kill chicken tetrazzini, would now be chicken flattened by machinery. The closest you’d ever get to potatoes au’gratin would be opossum smells rotten.

The internet fairly teems with road kill recipes free for the reading. A few of my favorite main dishes were skunk skillet stew, shake’n bake snake, rack of raccoon, pavement possum and too-slow doe.

Side dishes included square of hare, fork of stork and bowl of mole.

If you were to suddenly become unemployed, I’m quite sure a good living could be had by fixing up your old camping trailer and following the state fair or carnival circuit peddling road-kill on a stick. It wouldn’t matter what species it was; just cut it into chunks, skewer

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it with a stick, slather it in some sort of batter and fry it up in old french-fry grease.

IF you didn’t tell customers what it was, I’m sure they’d think it tasted just like chicken.

The driving habits of a true road kill griller would be changed forever. While we’d once have avoided hitting critters on the roadway at all costs, especially deer, we now would strive to hit every critter possible, especially deer.

Now, in the style of Jeff Foxworthy, allow me to offer some criteria to help you decide whether or not you have the propensity to become a true road-kill griller.

If you have taught your kids to count road-killed raccoons rather than Volkswagen “slug-bugs” on a

trip, you could easily become a road-kill griller.

If, after failing to fill your deer tag for the season, you drive your pickup off the road, across the ditch, and through a field of standing corn attempting to run down a deer, you probably have the makin’s of a road kill griller.

And finally, if you smell only the savory essence of skunk skillet stew each time a skunk sprays your favorite coon hound, you’re probably already a true road kill griller!

Note: no animals were actually road-killed for the writing of this story.

Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors!

Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@idkcom.net

SCHS Wrestling Class 3-2-1A State Tournament Feb. 27-28, 2015 • at Hays Team scores: Norton 118.5, Hoisington 104.5, Rossville 103, Silver Lake 86, Scott City 78, Marion 59, St. Mary’s 54.5, Oberlin 54, Atwood 52, Smith Center 49.5, Marysville 44, Oakley 44, Caney Valley 40, Wabaunsee 39.5, Sabetha 38, Council Grove 34, Atchison Co. 32.5, Leon-Bluestem 31, Eureka 29.5, Burlington 28.5, Chaparral 28, Cherryvale 27, Belleville-Republic Co. 26, Hoxie 26, Lyons 26, Cimarron 24.5, Bennington 24, Ellis 24, Troy 24, Beloit 22, Douglass 22, Fredonia 21.5, Russell 21.5, Tribune 21, Wellsville 21, Phillipsburg 20, Doniphan West 19, Jayhawk Linn 18, Minneapolis 16, Sterling 16, Hill City 13, Richmond-Central Hts. 13, Onaga 12, Riley 10, Osborne 7, St. Francis 6, Ellsworth 4, McLouth 4, Salina-Sacred Heart 4, Burden-Central 3.5, Easton-Pleasant Ridge 3, Garden Plain 3, Hillsboro 3, Wathena Riverside 3, Hesston 2, Lakin 2, WaKeeney 2, Howard-West Elk 1, Leoti 1, Plainville 1 106: Zach Tucker (35-9) maj. dec. Dylan Leckner (Wellsville), 10-2; pinned Blayne Harris (Beloit), 3:59; pinned Zane Stanton (Caney Valley), 2:36; dec. Ryan Johnson (Norton), 5-2. First place 132: Jarret Jurgens (23-10) dec. Taylor Wilmarth (Wellsville), 5-2; dec. Colby Johnson (Burlington), 8-6; dec. by Macrae Migchelbrink (Atwood), 6-4; maj. dec. Taylor Wilmarth (Wellsville), 9-0; dec. by Colby Johnson (Burlington), 2-0. Fourth place 145: James Jurgens (38-12) dec. Haegan Schafer (Silver Lake), 7-1; dec. by Jonathan Ball (Hoisington), 3-2; maj. dec.

Jacob Stryker (Marysville), 12-1; dec. Tommy Truesdale (Riley Co.), 14-7; injury default to Jared Tallent (Norton); injury default to Haegan Schafer (Silver Lake). Sixth place 195: Cooper Griffith (34-5) dec. by Tristan Speer (Troy), 4-2; pinned Wyatt Anderson (Caney Valley), 1:25; pinned Seth Fouts (Douglass), 4:07; maj. dec. Dustin Blow (Onaga), 9-1; dec. Jordan Dole (Norton), 3-2; dec. Chris Cox (Oakley), 1-0. Third place 220: Wyatt Eitel (30-21) pinned by Kyle Palic (Marion), 3:32; dec. Kole Davoren (Rossville), 7-0; pinned Adam Perkins (McLouth), 2:32; maj. dec. Justin Bradley (Hoisington), 11-3; pinned by AJ Cooper (Cimarron), 0:57; dec. by Dylan Gassmann (Oakley), 5-3. Sixth place 285: Lane Hayes (29-15) dec. Colton Doty (Easton-Pleasant Ridge), 7-2; pinned by Landen Urban (Hoisington), 1:58; dec. Collyn Auker (Norton), 4-0; pinned by Mikel Cottonmyre (Belleville-Republic Co.), 2:06.

Outdoor Employment Opportunity Creel Clerk at Lake Scott The KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS, Fisheries Division is seeking an individual to assist with administering an eight (8) month creel census at Scott State Fishing Lake. Employment will commence on approximately March 9, 2015, and run through October 31, 2015.

WORK DUTIES: The hired creel clerk will be responsible for traveling (in personal vehicle) around Scott State Fishing Lake interviewing anglers, recording data, and managing data on a desktop computer, during predetermined sampling periods on weekdays and weekend days. The months of March, July, August, September, and October the clerk will conduct interviews during twelve (12) sampling periods. During April, May, and June eighteen (18) sampling periods will be conducted. Some flexibility is allowed relative to scheduling sampling periods within monthly time frames.

Each sampling period is two (2) hours in length.

SALARY: Pay is $11.79 per hour. Private vehicle mileage will be reimbursed at the rate of fifty-six cents ($0.56) per accrued mile while the clerk is on duty. The creel clerk is paid bi-weekly. Vehicle reimbursement vouchers and subsequent checks are prepared and issued monthly.

REQUIREMENTS: Interested individuals must be at least 18 years of age, possess a valid Drivers License, and know the basics of the Windows Computer Operating System. Knowledge and identification of the major Kansas sportfish species would be helpful. Interested persons must portray a positive image and be willing to provide general public information and assistance as necessary. Individuals possessing a flexible schedule are highly desirable. Applicants will need to complete a KDWPT temporary employment application package.

HOW TO APPLY:

If interested, or for additional information please contact: Dave Spalsbury, District Fisheries Biologist Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism Cedar Bluff Area Office 32001 147 Hwy Ellis, KS 67637 (785)-726-3212, ext. 105 Email: david.spalsbury@ksoutdoors.com

DEADLINE TO APPLY: March 13, 2015

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Broncos

Connor Cupp had a huge weekend at the Division II swim championships when he brought home medals in each of the six events that he competed in, including one gold and three silvers.

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Cupp captures 6 medals at Division II swim meet

Once the football pads come off in the fall, there’s little doubt where Connor Cupp will be found.

The 12-year-old has a passion for swimming and is coming off his most successful winter season yet after capturing six medals in the Division II Championships held in Wichita.

The Scott City youth was a Division II champion in the 100m butterfly, finished second in the 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle and 100m individual medley, was third in the 100m backstroke and added a fifth place medal in the 100m breaststroke.

Swimmers must establish qualifying times in order to advance to Division I and Division II meets.

It was a tough two days in the pool that saw Cupp competing in the prelims and finals in three events on each day - a total of 12 races.

The prelims were in the morning and the finals in the afternoon on each day.

“The finals were back-toback, so there wasn’t a lot of recovery time,” notes Cupp.

In addition, Cupp had times that were fast enough for him to advance to the Division I meet in the 50m butterfly, 50 backstroke, 100m butterfly and 100m backstroke.

“We couldn’t go to both meets, so Connor had to chose between them,” says his mother, Christine. “He chose DII so he could swim with his team and his friends.”

Cupp’s favorite events are the 50m and 100m butterfly, though he acknowledges they are perhaps the most physically demanding.

“When I compete in those it hurts,” he says.

His strongest event, however, has been the 50m backstroke, though it’s not his favorite. That is likely due to the time that he didn’t make a turn in time and hit his head so hard on the wall that he suffered a concussion.

“The breaststroke has been the biggest surprise,” admits

KDWPT looking for angling ed instructors What better way to enjoy your passion than to share it with others?

The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) is looking for anglers interested in sharing their passion for fishing by teaching fishing techniques in Kansas. Through a one-day Angler Education Instructor Certification Course, KDWPT and Fishing’s Future will provide anglers with the tools necessary to work with children and host classes and clinics.

The course will be held Sat., March 21, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the KDWPT Pratt Operations Office, 512 SE 25th Ave., Pratt.

There is no cost to attend.

Attendees will learn about current fishing regulations, species identification, fishing ethics, equipment, knot-tying, casting, fish habitat, aquatic nuisance species, and conservation practices. Apart from being certified, anglers will also receive sample curriculums for running a class.

Certified instructors may even be eligible to receive fishing supplies, including poles and bait, from KDWPT at no cost.

Anglers interested in registering for the March 21 class are encouraged to sign up by visiting www.fishingsfuture.org and clicking “upcoming events,” then “Angler Certification training in Pratt, Kansas.”

Cupp. “Normally, I finish near the bottom, but this time I was able to finish second.”

There was a time when swimming was primarily a summer activity for Conner, who competes as a member of the Scott City Stars. The Stars have continued competing during the fall and winter season for those athletes who are interested.

This is Cupp’s third season on the winter circuit.

Cupp enjoys only a short break following the summer season. Starting in August, he’s been practicing three days a week along with his YMCA tackle football practice schedule.

That meant traveling to the Garden City YMCA pool to practice during the fall and winter the past two years. The family would make trips to the YMCA again this fall before the indoor pool reopened at the Scott City Fitness Center.

Cupp plans to continue training at the Fitness Center during the spring in preparation for the upcoming summer season.

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shots like we normally do. We knew the last couple of games had been kind of sloppy and we didn’t want to play like that in substate,” says senior guard Brett Meyer who finished with 15 points.

The Beavers were anything but sloppy.

Senior guard Trey O’Neil opened the game with a three-pointer and just over a minute later added a four-point play on his way to a game high 26 points. O’Neil had 19 of those in the first half and finished the night hitting 5-of-10 from three-point range.

Chantz Yager, another senior guard, drained the first of his two first half treys at the 6:13 mark which put Scott City on top, 16-0.

And they still weren’t done.

O’Neil added a three-pointer that put the Beavers on top, 28-2, at the end of the period. The game was nearly 10 minutes old before Russell hit their first basket from the field. That was followed by a 9-0 Scott City scoring run that put them on top, 39-4.

The Beavers played an up-tempo game from the opening tipoff which was what head coach Glenn O’Neil wanted to see from his squad.

“We told our guys going into the first quarter we wanted to play like there was a 20 second shot clock,” said Coach O’Neil. “We wanted to run, we wanted to be efficient with our (fast) breaks, we wanted to share the ball and take good shots and do that in 20 seconds if we could.”

On a night when it appeared the Beavers were hitting on all cylinders, the only thing that O’Neil was critical of was the defense.

“We talked about our trap at halftime as far as being out of position a little bit,” he says. “With Minneapolis we definitely want to be able to trap better than we did at times tonight.”

The only other player to hit double figures was Baker, but that’s to be expected when you clear your bench early. He finished the night with 10 points and nine rebounds.

“Everybody got to play. We got 10 of them on the floor before the end of the first quarter,” noted O’Neil.

Eleven players made the scoring column.

As a team, the Beavers shot 60 percent from the field (32-of62). They also spread the ball around with 20 assists.

Senior Farewell There were some mixed emotions for the four SCHS seniors playing their final home game.

“This was the real Senior Night,” said Yager. “We were definitely focused for this game because we wanted to end things in the right way in this gym.

“It’s sad that this is the last game we’ll ever play in this gym, but it’s also a good feeling that our season is still going. We’ve had great fan support here and I know they’ll support us wherever we go.”

“It’s kind of sad at the beginning,” agreed Meyer. “But we played well and it was a good game to end on.”

SCHS track meeting Monday

A mandatory meeting of parents who have athletes competing on the Scott Community High School track squad this spring will be held on Mon., March 9, 6:30 p.m., in the SCHS commons area.

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Use-value still best for appraising ag land Property taxes on Kansas farmland has been a hot topic recently. Perhaps it is time to review why use-value appraisal is appropriate.

There are some very legitimate reasons why the Kansas constitution was changed in 1986 to value agricultural land for property tax purposes based on its income-producing ability rather than its market value.

Land has traditionally been regarded as a store of value and a safe haven for capital in uncertain economic times. The reason for that is relatively simple: God isn’t making any more land.

That characteristic sets ag land apart from all other classes of property.

If market forces indicate a demand for more office buildings, strip malls or apartment complexes, then someone will build more of them. When those developments occur, additional land is frequently taken out of agricultural production and converted to alternative uses - once again diminishing the supply of ag land.

So whenever a parcel of ag land comes up for sale there are plenty of eager bidders.

Neighboring farmers frequently bid because it presents a rare opportunity to expand their operation.

Farmers farther away may bid because there are no expansion opportunities close to them.

Investors frequently bid because they view ag land as a safe place to “park” some cash as they wait for better investment opportunities elsewhere.

would see a much closer correlation between market price and income-producing ability of the propRep. Don erty. The obvious reason Hineman is that the supply of such 118th District properties is elastic and is Consequently, the mar- constantly being adjusted ket price of agricultural to meet market forces of land is so disconnected supply and demand. from its income-producing potential that the Benefit to Ag buyer is forced to subsiCertainly there is an dize the income from the advantage to the farmer land in order to make the or rancher to valuing ag mortgage payments. land based on its producBecause of those infla- tive capability, but there tionary pressures on ag is also value to the taxland, market prices and ing entity, as it produces income-producing ability a more consistent valuaof the property are not tion from year to year and as strongly linked as they greater certainty for the are with other classes of budgeting process. property.

An additional advanConsider the chart tage of use-value appraiswhich accompanies this al is as a tool to prevent column. It was construct- urban sprawl. If agriculed with data provided tural land were valued

by Kansas Department on its market value, then of Revenue’s Property farmers on the edges of Valuation Division. cities would see their valuations (and taxes) skyLand vs Crop Values rocket as developers bid For the years 1993- up the price of neighbor2013 it displays average ing land. That would then market price for dryland force the farmer to sell to and irrigated land in developers when he can Kansas (divided by 100 no longer afford to pay to scale it for display pur- the taxes. poses) and average price Thus use-value can for wheat and corn in function to halt the tenKansas. dency of urban areas to Land prices have spread out into the adjoinsteadily increased over ing countryside, and it can that time without any serve to preserve urban decline. But grain prices green space. have varied considerably Senate Bill 178 pro- rising and falling. Data poses to raise the assessed for productivity (yield valuation of ag land by an per acre) also show wild average of 473% statefluctuations from year to wide. The impact on taxes year, because productiv- paid by ag land owners ity is highly dependent on would vary widely from weather. county to county, dependIf we were to develop ing on how large ag land’s similar charts for other share is of total assessed classes of property, we valuation.

Legislative Update

$35.00 $30.00 $25.00

Wheat

$20.00

Corn

$15.00

Dryland Irrigated

$10.00 $5.00 $0.00

Here is an excerpt from a report by the International Association of Assessing Officers regarding use-value appraisal in Kansas: “Property tax is an ad valorem tax, or a tax based upon value of the property, not on the ability of a property owner to pay, but rather a wealth tax.

“There are two commonly used valuation standards in ad valorem tax systems - market value and use-value.

Appraisers commonly use market value, whether determining a value for a mortgage, estimating the net worth of a company, or even trying to sell real estate.

“Use-value, when applied in the valuation of agricultural land, attempts to determine a value based upon the actual production of the land and removes other influences that affect the market value of real estate. A survey of all 50 states revealed that 43 employ some version of use-value, rather than a market value standard, for determining agricultural land values for property tax purposes.”

Here is another excerpt: “Based on the goals articulated for use-value in Kansas and the 30 states included in the review, the current Kansas system is the best system in the United States.”

Statewide, SB 178 would increase the property taxes on ag land by an astounding $716 million per year! And that assumes that all local elected officials don’t take advantage of that newfound “wealth” to increase their budgets, but instead reduce the local mill levy accordingly.

That assumption is probably not valid.

For many farmers and ranchers, their investment in land represents their retirement account, and they are required to pay property tax annually on that investment. Our urban counterparts, who typically have their retire-

ment accounts invested in stocks or bonds, avoid that tax at the present time.

Are we to believe that stocks and bonds don’t represent wealth?

Property tax is, in essence, a tax on wealth, and somehow that doesn’t seem equitable.

In the past two weeks I have heard from many of my constituents as well as other farmers and ranchers from all over the state. I have received a very consistent message: “Please leave our property taxes alone, and instead put us back on the income tax rolls.”

Farmers and ranchers did not ask for the

pass-through exemption in 2012 and were surprised when they learned that they no longer owed income tax to the state.

Many have told me they feel guilty for no longer being asked to shoulder their fair share of the income tax burden.

A report in the Wichita Eagle last weekend revealed that the original projections from Kansas Department of Revenue for the number of entities which would qualify for the business passthrough income exemption in the 2012 tax cut missed the mark quite significantly. They estimated that 191,000 business entities would qualify for the exemption but in 2013 there were 333,000 Kansas tax returns filed which took advantage of the exemption.

I find that very troubling, and it is strong evidence that the entire concept of the business pass-through income tax exemption was poorly understood and too hastily adopted in 2012.

It is too broad and not nearly targeted enough to have the intended stimulative effect on the Kansas economy. If our objective is to find additional revenue for the state, rather than punishing one segment of the Kansas economy, then it is time for legislators to work together to correct the overreach of the pass-through exemption.

Rep. Don Hineman’s 118th District includes Scott, Lane and Wichita counties. He can be reached at 785-2967636 (Topeka) or e-mail: don. hineman@house.ks.gov

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Ag to kickoff discussion of drones in Ks. Agriculture is the topic of the first in a series of discussions about the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by public and private interest groups in Kansas. The working sessions will culminate at the Kansas UAS Summit in Wichita this fall.

The agriculture discussion is scheduled for Wed., March 11, at the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) headquarters, in Manhattan. Subsequent meetings will be hosted by the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Aviation Division at various locations around the state.

“We continue to field inquiries about the use of UAS, or drones, in production agriculture,” said Billy Brown, Agribusiness Development Coordinator for KDA. “Research efforts

by KDA recognize that inherent obstacles exist, regulatory and otherwise, that are preventing further beneficial use of UAS in agricultural production systems,” he said.

The discussion will focus on four areas: •What are specific applications of UAS in production agriculture?

•What barriers exist preventing the use of UAS in production agriculture (technology, privacy, etc.)?

•What will the proposed Federal Aviation Administration regulations and policies allow and prohibit?

•In what ways can the state of Kansas assist in eliminating these barriers?

This meeting will focus solely on the use of UAS in the agriculture sector.

Subsequent meetings, which will be scheduled later for spring and summer, will focus on: •Emergency management and law enforcement, Hutchinson.

•Research and survey, Salina.

•Small business interests, Wichita •UAS policies and regulations, Topeka.

“The full integration of unmanned aerial systems is expected to make Kansas a leading state for total economic impact and jobs,” said Jesse Romo, Director of Aviation at KDOT. “It’s prudent for us to be on the leading edge of this budding industry, to understand the needs of industry, and to try and figure out how we safely and efficiently get from here to there.”

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Effective, efficient water use tips Common questions agricultural producers in Kansas have regarding water use typically relate to conserving the Ogallala Aquifer in the western part of the state and reservoir sedimentation concerns in the eastern part of the state.

Beyond wanting to know the range of water use by particular crops, producers sometimes question why and how crops use water.

They may inquire about what causes crop water use to fluc-

tuate.

K-State Extension agricultural engineer Danny Rogers fields many of these questions and in the past has pointed producers to different researchbased crop production handbooks to explain his answers.

This is why Rogers and several of his K-State colleagues recently consolidated crop water use information for common Kansas crops - corn, sorghum and wheat as examples - and included this in a single

publication that speaks on maximizing irrigation efficiency. The publication, titled “Agricultural Crop Water Use,” is available now at local extension offices and online (http:// www.ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore/ pubs/L934.pdf).

“We discuss fundamentally why crops use water,” Rogers said of the publication. “We discuss why crop water use fluctuates on different scales.

For example, why does it fluctuate between day and night?

The simple answer is photosynthesis occurs during the day and not at night. We show some examples of how that might work and the impact (on water use).”

Other daily water use fluctuations depend on the type of crop, its stage of growth and weather conditions, Rogers said. Daily fluctuations over time develop seasonal water use fluctuations. This recent agricultural crop wa(See WATER on page 27)

Grazing management essential to maximize grain, cattle gains

It is usually this time of year when producers start discussing about how long to leave their cattle on wheat for maximum efficiency.

Grazing cattle on wheat in late winter or early spring always requires good management to maximize total returns from grain yield and cattle gains. There’s a fine line between getting more income from cattle grazing and leaving the cattle on wheat just a little too long so that grain yield is reduced.

Some individuals think grazing out may be more profitable this year than removing the cattle and harvesting the wheat for grain, however be sure to take total potential return into consideration.

After green-up is underway and before the wheat has reached jointing, it is important to scout fields closely for signs of the “first hollow stem” stage

if you plan to harvest the wheat for grain.

Down F i r s t on the h a l l o w Farm s t e m Chris Long Walnut Creek ( F H S ) Extension occurs as Agent the wheat switches from the vegetative stage to the reproductive stage of growth. FHS is the point at which a half-inch or so of hollow stem can first be identified above the root system and below the developing head.

FHS occurs when the developing head is still below the soil surface, which means that producers have to dig plants out of the ground to do the examination.

To look for FHS, start by digging up some plants from fields that have not been grazed.

Select the largest tillers to examine. Cut off the top of the plant, about an inch above the soil surface. Then slice the stem open from the crown area up.

Look for the developing head, which will be very small.

Next, see if you can find any hollow stem between the developing head and the crown area.

If there is any separation between the growing point and crown, the wheat plant is at FHS. FHS will occur between a few days and a week or more prior to jointing, depending on temperatures.

If the wheat has reached FHS, cattle should be removed to prevent grain yield loss. Studies at Oklahoma State University have shown that grazing past first hollow stem decreases grain yield by as much as five percent per day or as little as one percent per day.

Environmental conditions after cattle removal and the amount of green leaf area remaining on the wheat are among the factors that determine grain yield potential after grazing. Grain yield losses may

One-time extension for ARC, PLC signup A one-time extension will be provided to producers for the new safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC).

The final day to update yield history or reallocate base acres has been extended one additional month until March 31. The final day for farm owners and producers to choose ARC or PLC coverage also remains March 31.

“This is an important decision for producers, because these programs provide financial protection against unexpected changes in the marketplace,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

“Producers are working to make the best decision they can. And we’re working to ensure that they’ve got the time, the information, and the opportunities to have those final conversations, review their data, and to visit the Farm Service Agency to make those decisions,” said Vilsack.

If no changes are made to yield history or base acres by March 31, the farm’s current yield and base will be used. A program choice of ARC or PLC coverage also must be made

by March 31, 2015, or there will be no 2014 payments for the farm and the farm will default to PLC coverage through the 2018 crop year.

(See SIGNUP on page 27)

be at the low end of this range for the first few days of grazing after FHS. Still, it is easy for producers to be late by a few days in removing livestock as they wait for obvious nodes and hollow stems to appear, and even the first few days can be significant.

Two things are observed when wheat is grazed too long: 1) fewer heads per acre because the primary tiller has been removed and 2) smaller and lighter heads than expected because leaf area has been removed. As cattle continue grazing, the wheat plant is stressed and begins to lose some of the tillers that would produce grain.

A little later, if there is not enough photosynthate, the plant begins aborting the lower spikelets, flowers where seed develops, or some of the florets on each head.

Market Report Closing prices on March 3, 2015 Bartlett Grain Wheat.................. $ 4.95 White Wheat ....... $ 5.10 Milo .................... $ 4.36 Corn ................... $ 3.99 Soybeans (new crop) $ 9.32 Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 4.95 White Wheat ....... $ 5.10 Milo (bu.)............. $ 4.36 Corn.................... $ 3.99 Soybeans ........... $ 9.32 Sunflowers.......... $ 17.50 ADM Grain Wheat..................

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CSP sign-up deadline is extended to March 13 USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently announced that the deadline for producer applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) has been extended to March 13.

While CSP is a continuous sign-up program and producers can apply to enroll at any time of the year, NRCS applies a cutoff date for applications

Water ter use publication, part of a series of publications covering irrigation management, includes these causes of water use fluctuations and more.

Daily Fluctuations Crop water use is also referred to as evapotranspiration (ET) demand, water demand that considers the combination of evaporation and transpiration. Evaporation is the water that moves from the soil or leaf surface to the atmosphere, while transpiration is the water that passes through, which the plant uses for cooling and growth.

Simply put, crops that are smaller and in the early stages of growth require a lower ET rate, Rogers said, at least until they start to go into the dry-down phase at the end of the growing season and will again use less water.

Weather conditions, however, play a more complex role in water use.

“For example, on a daily basis for a full cover

to be considered during a particular fiscal year.

Once the cut-off date is past, producers may continue to apply for the program, but they will not be considered for entry until the spring of the following year, in this case spring of 2016.

“To meet this deadline, farmers and ranchers need to submit the basic application form to their local NRCS office,” said

Traci Bruckner, Assistant Director of Rural Policy at the Center for Rural Affairs.

The CSP is a voluntary stewardship incentives program, administered

by NRCS, designed to reward farmers, ranchers and foresters for maintaining existing conservation, as well as for the adoption of additional conservation measures that provide multiple environmental

benefits that run beyond the farm or ranch.

This program pays producers for clean water, better soil management, improved habitat, energy efficiency, and other natural resource benefits.

Since the program began in 2009, nearly 70 million acres of farm and ranch land have been enrolled in the program.

To sign up, producers should visit their

NRCS local service center (http://offices. sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/ app?agency=nrcs).

Bruckner is encouraging farmers, ranchers and others to call the Center for Rural Affairs’ Farm Bill Helpline to share their experiences, both positive and negative.

“We want this program to work for all farmers and ranchers employing conservation-based farm-

ing systems, and firmly believe the CSP is a step in the right direction for policy to financially reward historical commitments to conservation, as well as encourage further adoption,” Bruckner continued.

Producers can call (402) 687-2100 and ask for the Farm Bill Helpline or send an email to tracib@cfra.org.

(continued from page 26)

crop, meaning that the crop has its maximum leaf area and is intercepting all the light it can, we may need an average ET rate of about 0.35 inch per day under normal climatic conditions,” he said. “When you have hot, windy conditions, or other factors that drive up crop water use, the ET rate can peak above onehalf inch per day. Conversely, on a cloudy day that is cool, or even during rainfall conditions, the ET can go to almost nothing on a daily basis.”

Rogers said this is why irrigation data calculated in KanSched, an irrigation scheduling program for producers provided

by K-State’s Mobile Irrigation Lab (http://www. bae.ksu.edu/mobileirrigationlab/welcome-mobileirrigation-lab), are used to make recommendations on water adjustments so crop needs are met without using excess water.

Seasonal crop water use variations for a specific crop are often due

to year-to-year weather conditions and the specific variety of a particular crop, especially its maturity length, which often factors heavily into a producer’s decision to grow a particular crop.

“Obviously, an 80-day (maturity) corn would use less water than 120day corn,” Rogers said.

“Why wouldn’t you plant 80-day corn? It uses less water, but that means it also has less yield potential. It’s always a trade-off on more than just a water decision.”

Leaf Area Factors Leaf area index (LAI) is important, Rogers said, as plants that fully shade the ground are intercepting solar energy that drives transpiration and maximizes water use.

LAI is the leaf area of the crop per unit of land area.

Producers tend to understand the leaf area index if you stripped all the leaves off of a plant, placed them on the ground and determined the square footage

of cover.

“It takes a leaf area index of about 2.7 to capture all the sunlight or shade the ground, because the leaves are suspended in the air,” Rogers said. “It takes more than 1 square foot of leaf cover to capture all the sunlight.

When you capture all the sunlight, you’re at your maximum photosynthesis rate. But, for most crops the optimal leaf area index for maximum production on some crops might be approaching four or more.”

Yield and crop water use are linearly related for given growing conditions, so more water drives greater yield, he said. Although lowering plant production reduces water use, it also reduces yield. Finding a balance is crucial, and considering LAI can help.

“We want to make sure to utilize all the light energy, nutrients, water resources and the land area to optimize crop production,” Rogers said.

Sign-up (continued from page 26)

“These are complex decisions, which is why we launched a strong education and outreach campaign back in September.

Now we’re providing a one-time extension of an additional month so that every producer is fully prepared to enroll in this program,“ said Vilsack.

Online tools are available at www.fsa.usda.gov/ arc-plc, which allow producers to explore projections on how ARC or PLC coverage will affect their operation under possible future scenarios.

Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (which includes short grain rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat.

Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity.

To learn more, farmers can contact the local Farm Service Agency county office at (620) 872-3230, extension 2; or to find contact information for another office visit http:// offices.usda.gov.

Wednesday, March 11 William Carpenter 4-H building, Scott City

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Schedule of Events 11:00 a.m - Marketing with Futures and Options: Using these tools to manage risk when commodity prices are low.

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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

SEASONAL LANDSCAPING Scott Community Golf Course is looking for seasonal help through Oct. 31, 2015.

Duties include: mowing, raking sand traps, weed eating, picking up trash, able to lift 50 lbs., mower up-keep, work with the public.

Work days: Monday-Friday every other weekend and tournement days. Early a.m. work start times.

You may pick up an application at the Golf Course Clubhouse front counter, 806 N. Main, Scott City,Ks. 67871.

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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 SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Scott County Sheriff’s Department is accepting applications for: Jailor Applicants must be 21 years of age with a valid driver’s license and clean driving record. Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Looking for someone who is a team player. Must be willing to do shift work including days, nights, holidays and weekends. Background checks and UA’s completed on all prospective applicants. Applicants must not have any felony or misdemeanor charges or convictions.

Scott County offers an excellent benefit package that includes BCBS health, KPERS, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays and furnished uniforms and equipment.

Applications may be obtained at and returned to: Sheriff Office 602 W. 5th, Scott City • (620) 872-5805

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SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Scott County Sheriff’s Department is accepting applications for: Deputy Sheriff Applicants must be 21 years of age with a valid driver’s license and clean driving record. Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Preferred applicant needs to be a Kansas Certified Law Enforcement Officer. But we are willing to train the right person.

Looking for someone who is a team player. Must be willing to work shift work including days, nights, holidays and weekends. Background checks and UA’s completed on all prospective applicants.

Applicants must not have any felony or misdemeanor charges or convictions.

Scott County offers an excellent benefit package that includes BCBS health, KPERS, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays and furnished uniforms and equipment and up-to-date patrol vehicles.

Applications may be obtained at and returned to: Sheriff Office 602 W. 5th, Scott City • (620) 872-5805

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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 36tfc 874-1412.

––––––––––––––––––––– 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.

Help Wanted FA R M W O R K E R , 4/3/15-1/31/16, Kyle and Kevin Barrington, Bradley, Okla., 10 temp., jobs. Operate harvesting machines to harvest crops in Okla./Tex./S.D./ Mont. Adjust speed of cutters, blowers, conveyors, and weight of cutting head. Change cutting head for crop. Drive truck to transport produce to storage area. Drive truck to haul harvesting machines b/w work sites.

Service machinery/make in-field repairs. $10.35/ hr.,$2200/month plus R&B, depending on location, ¾ work guarantee, tools/equipment/housing provided, trans and subsistence expense reimbursed. Apply at Kansas Works, 620-227-2149. Job 30t1c #122716.

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––––––––––––––––––––– 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.

––––––––––––––––––––– 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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––––––––––––––––––––– FA R M W O R K E R , 4/19/15-12/31/15, Franke Harvesting, Covington, Okla., 10 temp., jobs.

Operate harvesting machines to harvest crops in Okla./Tex./Ks./ Colo./S.D./Mont. Adjust speed of cutters, blowers, conveyors, and weight of cutting head. Change cutting head for crop. Drive truck to transport produce to storage area. Drive truck to haul harvesting machines b/w work sites.

Service machinery/make in-field repairs. $10.35/ hr.,-$2200/month plus R&B, depending on location, ¾ work guarantee, tools/equipment/housing provided, trans and subsistence expense reimbursed. Apply at Kansas Works, 620-227-2149. Job 30t1c #OK1024772.

––––––––––––––––––––– FA R M W O R K E R , 4/19/15-10/15/15, Ben and Donna Walter Farms, Capron, Okla., 35 temp., jobs. Operate harvesting machines to harvest crops in Okla./Ks./Colo./ Mont. Adjust speed of cutters, blowers, conveyors, and weight of cutting head. Change cutting head for crop. Drive truck to transport produce to storage area. Drive truck to haul harvesting machines b/w work sites.

Service machinery/make in-field repairs. $10.35/ hr., $2000/month plus R&B, depending on location, ¾ work guarantee, tools/equipment/housing provided, trans and subsistence expense reimbursed. Apply at Kansas Works, 620-227-2149. Job 30t1c #OK1024909.

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Employment Opportunities SEEKING BIDS The City of Scott City is accepting bids for 1,500 tons of CMA sand for chip sealing.

All bids must be sealed in an envelope marked 2015 CMA Sand Bid. Bids will be accepted until 5:00 p.m., April 6, 2015.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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MAINTENANCE WORKER 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

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MAINTENANCE WORKER 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.

EOE Employer

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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.

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COORDINATOR 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.

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SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA-PROFESSIONAL

PARK LANE NURSING HOME

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

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 Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts!

Please apply in person at:

Park Lane Nursing Home

CASHIER AIDE 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.

210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org “Quality Care Because We Care”

POLICE OFFICER The City of Scott City is accepting applications for the position of police officer.

Applicant must possess a HS diploma or GED equivalent, a valid driver’s license, and must be 21 years of age. Graduates of KLETC are preferred, but not required.

The City offers a full benefit package with KPERS, BCBS, vacation and sick leave.

Applications may be obtained and returned at: Law Enforcement Center, 602 W. 5th, Scott City, (620) 872-2133.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

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SERVICE TECHNICIAN 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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SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS PATIENT CARE Acute Care RNs Physical Therapist Respiratory Therapist Operating Room RN C.N.A.s CLERICAL Ward Clerk DME Sales and Billing Clerk SERVICE PRN Cashier Aide/Cook Evening Cook Applicants for these positions are required to be able to read, speak and understand English.

Pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screening, immunization titer, physical assessment and TB skin test required. We are a tobacco free campus.

We offer competitive pay and great benefits.

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, March 5, 2015

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