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Not everyone is a winner in court ruling School officials from around the area were supportive of the Supreme Court decision that says the state must come up with $129 million to meet equitable standards for public education in the state. But that doesn’t mean that every school district is an immediate winner in terms of additional money. The Scott County district (USD 466), for example, won’t realize a single dollar from the court ruling. And there remains the possibility that Gov. Brownback and the Republican-controlled legislature will find a way to limit the state’s responsibility for funding education in spite of the court decision. “The ruling wasn’t as favorable as we expected,” says USD 466 Supt. Bill Wilson. “The court decision dealt with the issue of equitable, but not suitable
funding for education,” he says. “The decision has no impact on us at all.” That’s because the district doesn’t qualify for state assistance through Supplemental General State Aid or Capital Outlay State Aid. In fact, in Scott, Lane and Wichita counties, the only district to receive an immediate benefit from the ruling is the Wichita County school district. If the legislature meets its obligation, Wichita County will receive $65,170 in LOB aid and another $17,756 in capital outlay aid. Wichita County Supt. Keith Higgins isn’t banking the money just yet. “I think (the legislature) will get around it some way. I don’t (See RULING on page two)
Scott City Elementary School fourth grade teacher Matt Fox (above) and his students won’t see any extra money for their classroom as a result of the recent Supreme Court ruling. (Record Photo)
City awards $319,000 in sales tax grants
Saturday night lights
The lights of the Max Jones Fieldhouse are reflected in the sunglasses of Scott Community High School pep band member Evan Cardenas during Saturday night’s sub-state championship game in Goodland. The SCHS boys were sub-state champions and are competing in the Class 4A-Division II state tournament this week. (Record Photo)
Twelve organizations have received $319,000 in sales tax grants awarded by the Scott City Council for 2014. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $50,000 and were awarded for a range of projects that include the Veterans Memorial Park to the Showdown on the Plains air show. “We’re distributing 100 percent of what’s collected,” says Councilman Fred Kuntzsch, who noted there was no carryover of sales tax money. He said no organization was turned down, though there was one exception. The Scott Community Foundation made a request for the installation of downtown music for shoppers on behalf of the Scott City Chamber of Commerce. The request for $15,104 was turned down. “It’s not that the (sales tax) committee didn’t think it was a good idea, but they felt the Chamber or Foundation needed to put up some money so they would have ownership in it,” says City Clerk Brenda Davis. The two largest recipients of sales tax money were the Scott Community Golf Course, which requested $92,000 and received $50,000, along with the Scott Recreation Commission which requested (See GRANTS on page 18)
BOE debates new classroom grouping A proposal that would eliminate home rooms for Scott City Middle School sixth graders and have teachers in core subject areas such as science, math and English focus more on teaching a single subject matter attracted a lot of questions and considerable debate during Monday’s board of education meeting. The issue first surfaced at the February board meeting as
members were presented with a proposed 2014-15 class schedule that had sixth graders being assigned to math, science and English teachers which was initiated this year for seventh and eighth graders in math and science this year. SCMS Principal Jim Howard plans to extend the program to English in the upcoming school year.
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For that to happen this year, one science teacher is assigned all the eighth graders and has sixth graders for two other class periods. Another teacher has seventh grade science with sixth graders in the other class periods. The same is true of math classes. Next year that same format will be adopted by the English department.
That move was met with some hard questioning and resistance from board member Lynnette Robinson. She didn’t agree with having seventh and eighth grade staff members being responsible for teaching sixth graders, pointing out that the state has teachers certified for grades K-6 and 7-12. “There’s a reason why the state cuts it off at the sixth
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grade,” she said. “Why can’t we go back to what was working well for so many years? I’m not comfortable with this at all.” Supt. Bill Wilson replied that this gives sixth graders the opportunity to learn from a teacher who has more expertise within a subject area. Sixth graders are now being assigned to teachers whose sole responsibility (See GROUPING on page eight)
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Ruling feel the ultra-conservative faction in the legislature wants to part with dollars for any reason,” says Higgins. If the legislature doesn’t provide the money as ordered by the court by July 1 they will be in contempt, Higgins notes. “In order not to follow the Supreme Court ruling I would think (the legislature) would have to change the Constitution and I don’t know how they can go about doing that,” he added, making reference to the “suitable” funding requirement as written in the state’s constitution.
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Storm spotter training
We continue to review our budget, manage our resources and make adjustments where we can in order to minimize the impact on our kids. Scott County Supt. Bill Wilson
Additional State Aid to Area School Districts as a Result of the Supreme Court Ruling
School
LOB Aid
Atwood 52,616 Cimarron 138,817 Colby 166,977 Garden City 1,619,680 Goodland 208,562 Hoxie 19,057 LaCrosse 43,788 Larned 264,974 Leoti 65,170 Norton 154,647 2008-09 in response to the 10,001 Great Recession. Today, Weskan
basic state aid is $3,838 well short of $4,492 which is where the law says it should be. To bring state aid to that level would Equitable Funding cost the state an estimated The only issue $455 million. addressed by the Supreme Court was whether the Legislature’s Move legislature was providing Now the ball is in the “equitable” funding for legislature’s court. public education. That’s Gov. Brownback and why some, but not all, the legislature may agree districts could be receiv- to follow the court order ing money if the legisla- and come up with $129 ture agrees to abide by the million by the July 1 deadline or they can buy addiruling. Many of the poor dis- tional time by appealing tricts around the state the decision. At the same could receive additional time, the three-member money in order to put district court panel still them on par with those has to decide how much districts which have the money the state must capability of raising great- come up with in order to er amounts of money for provide a suitable educaeducation. However, the tion. The legislature is definition of a poor dis- much more likely to balk trict doesn’t seem quite at paying a $455 million so precise when five of bill if that is the court’s the six districs located in decision. “The legislature could Johnson County in northeast Kansas are eligible end up appealing the first decision and if the suitfor additional LOB fundable funding issue comes ing through the finance down the way we expect, formula. I would certainly expect Shawnee Mission will them to appeal that,” says get no added money as a Higgins. “We’ll wait and result of the court ruling see what happens between while the Olathe district now and July 1.” is due to get $5.6 million. In order to delay the Supt. Bill Wilson possibility of finding hunacknowledges that the dreds of millions of dolpoor districts in Kansas lars, the legislature could needed this court ruling request another school in order to fix the issue of funding study similar to equitable funding. the Augenblick and Myers Left unresolved is the report. bigger issue of “suitable” In the meantime, adfunding as called for in ministrators expect more the state’s constitution. pressure from the legislaAnd that’s what most ture to cut education costs school district administra- as those same legislators tors were hoping to see look for ways to redefine settled by the court. the state’s responsibility That includes the in funding public educaschool finance formula tion. and basic state aid per pu“There’s always a pil. At one time, state aid push for more consolidahad climbed to $4,400 per tion and to do away with pupil before it was cut in administration,” says
Capital Outlay Aid 23,409 0 14,190 271,627 24,122 0 11,545 83,502 17,756 57,544 1,887
Total
76,025 138,817 181,167 1,891,307 232,684 19,057 55,333 348,476 82,926 212,191 11,888
Receiving no additional money among area school districts are: Dighton, Grinnell, Healy, Holcomb, Hugoton, Lakin, Ness City, Oakley, Scott City, Sharon Springs, Tribune, Ulysses, Wheatland LOB aid and capital outlay aid are based on formulas using assessed valuation per pupil, so districts with high valuation per pupil do not receive aid, according to Mark Tallman, associate executive director of the Kansas Association of School Boards. A district must have a capital outlay levy to receive capital outlay aid and a number of districts do not.
Higgins. “In our district we’ve gone from three administrators to two. Greeley County has just one administrator as does Healy. I think our districts are doing everything we can to keep money in the classrooms.” Higgins says that the elimination of one administrative position last year helped to provide pay raises for staff members. Wilson says he isn’t making plans for much new money coming into the Scott County district next year. It’s obvious the court ruling hasn’t helped the district and Gov. Brownback’s initial proposal to boost basic state aid by $15-$20 per pupil will only provide about $15,000. In addition, if the governor funds the first phase of his plan to have mandatory all-day kindergarten, it will only boost state assistance by another $10,000 Beyond that, it’s just a matter of whatever the district can gain through increased enrollment. “We continue to review our budget, manage our resources and make adjustments where we can in order to minimize the impact on our kids,” says Wilson. “This is about funding the law as it’s written. Until it’s funded adequately,
it’s the kids who are being hurt because we’re not able to do all that we can or all that we want in order to provide them with a quality education,” he adds.
A storm spotter training meeting will be held in the Scott County EMS building, 110 E. 4th St., Scott City, on Wed., March 19, 7:00 p.m. All emergency personnel who would like to get updated on storm identification and procedures, as well as other interested community volunteers, are encouraged to attend.
Appraisal deadline nears
Scott County property owners are reminded that personal property assessment sheets must be signed and returned to the appraiser’s office in the courthouse by Mon., March 17. The assessment deadline is normally March 15, but since that falls on a Saturday, property owners gain two additional days to submit their paperwork. A penalty will be applied to those assessment sheets which are turned in at the appraiser’s office after March 17. For individual property owners this includes any property such as vehicles which are not tagged, farm trucks, aircraft, boats, jet skis, golf carts, camper trailers, other misc. trailers and mobile homes. For business owners this includes any property such as equipment, office equipment, machinery and supplies. Anyone with questions can call 872-5446.
Craig Stevens at VIP Center
“The Craig Stevens Band” will be performing at the Scott County VIP Center on Fri., March 14, 7:30-10:00 p.m. Anyone needing more information can contact Todd Steele (872-2884) or Lavera King (8723564).
Community Living
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Window cleaning doesn’t need to be difficult Windows, windows, windows. Everywhere you look there are windows. Windows may appear to be clean but when the sun shines on them we get the true picture. Every little smudge, fingerprint or nose print shows. Window cleaning is a large task but can be simplified by using techniques and equipment made for doing windows. A professional brass or stainless steel squeegee, available at janitorial supply stores, is a helpful tool. Use a window cleaning solution which contains ammonia, vinegar
and/or a liquid dishwashing detergent. These work well if used sparingly. You may purchase these products or make them yourself. Too much chemical or soap solution causes streaks and leaves residue on the windows. Ammonia cuts heavy greasy soil and vinegar helps remove hard water spots.
Cleaning Techniques Wipe very dirty windows with a damp cloth. Don’t rub dirt because it will scratch the glass. A vacuum cleaner with an attachment will work for this job, too. With a clean sponge or cloth lightly wet the window. Don’t flood it! When using a squeegee, tilt at an angle to the glass, so only about oneinch of the rubber blade presses lightly against the top of the window glass. This will leave a dry area across the top of the window and stop drips from running down on your clean window.
High Plains tours soil tunnel
The High Plains Study Club met at the selfdesigned home of Sue Pammenter on March 6. Dorothy Spitzer served as co-hostess. President Barbara Dickhut called the meeting to order with the reading of the club collect and the flag salute. Twenty members answered the roll call “Name one of Nature’s Marvels.” Patsi Graham gave vivid insight into a holy moment of immense scenic grandeur, then realizing with awe the beauty of the tiniest detail formed by the Master Creator. Winner of the Lucky Dip was Susie Gooden.
Barbara Dickhut and Celia Fouser in the NRCS soil tunnel trailer.
Betty LaToush will bring a gift for the next meeting’s drawing. The next meeting will be Thurs., March 20, at the Scott County Library. NRCS District Conservationist Kasey Robinson gave a presentation on the
Recipe favorites . . .
Banana Banana Bread
This banana bread is moist and delicious with loads of banana flavor! It’s wonderful toasted. Ingredients 2 cups 1 teaspoon 1/4 teaspoon 1/2 cup 3/4 cup 2 2-1/3 cups
all-purpose flour baking soda salt butter brown sugar eggs, beaten mashed overripe bananas
Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Yield: one loaf
basics and benefits of soil health. Members viewed the natural history of soil with 3-D worms, roots, and other organisms in the “Soil Tunnel Trailer” which was set up by Kasey Robinson, Monica Beeson and James Unger.
Births PARENTS OF SON John and Marley Koons, Ulysses, announce the birth of their son, Kipton Fletcher, born Feb. 24, 2014, at Ulysses. He weighed 7 lbs., 1 oz. and was 20-1/4 inches long. Kipton was welcomed home by big sister, Kirbe. Maternal grandparents are Kelly and Shawn Conine, Scott City. Paternal grandparents are Pat and Sharon Koons, Burdick. Great-grandparents are Kenny and Jacque Snow, Scott City.
Wipe the blade of the squeegee with a damp cloth each time. A dry blade on dry glass will skip. Next place the squeegee horizontally in the dry area and pull down, lapping over the dry clean area each time. Continue until you have finished the window. Finish by wiping off the window sill. Windows can be cleaned from either side or from the top using this technique. You may use a cloth or paper towels to clean also, use overlapping strokes so you cover all of the window and don’t miss spots.
Helpful Hints •Don’t clean windows in direct sunlight. The window may dry too fast and streak. •Exterior windows should first be washed with a hose or clean water to remove grease and grime. •Wash windows side to side on the inside and from top to bottom on the outside. If there are streaks, you will know which side they are on. •Change wash and rinse waters often. •Vacuum screen to remove dust, etc. •Outside screens can be scrubbed with warm
water and rinsed with clean water. Allow to air dry. •Squeegees do not work on textured or stained glass windows. •Choose a “hard” paper towel (soft ones leave lint) or cotton cloths such as old t-shirts or socks. The new micro-fiber cloths work well. Follow the instructions for use of the cloths. When washing micro-fiber cloths or towels do not use fabric softener as it reduces the absorbency. Homemade Cleaners •Mix two tablespoons (See WINDOWS on page 8)
The Scott County Record
Editorial/Opinion
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editorially speaking
Hypocrisy:
Corporate profits are put ahead of abortion principle
When it comes to maintaining their opposition to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Republicans have once again been caught in a doublestandard. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has joined Hobby Lobby in their battle against the ACA’s requirement that company health insurance plans cover contraceptives. Hobby Lobby argued before the U.S. Supreme Court that, based on their religious beliefs, they shouldn’t be required to provide contraceptives. It’s because the company cares so passionately about unborn children . . . as long as that belief doesn’t get in the way of their profits. State Sen. Laura Kelly (D-Topeka) said she found it odd that Kansas, a state well-known for its opposition to abortion, would defend a company that relies on China for “90 to 95 percent” of its merchandise given that China relies heavily on abortion to enforce limits on family size. “How do we defend a company that says ‘We don’t want to provide birth control methods for our insured employees,’ and yet still compartmentalize things to a point where they can, absolutely, do most of their business with a country that not only allows abortions but actually requires and promotes them?” Kelly said during an informational hearing held by the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee. In other words, Hobby Lobby is against picking up some of the cost to prevent unwanted pregnancies. But when company profits are at stake, religious “principle” isn’t nearly as important. Hobby Lobby’s double-standard fits in nicely with the Kansas GOP’s hypocrisy.
Ignoring facts:
Kochs play on fear, hatred with anti-ACA propaganda
The Koch brothers have established an intricate network of some 17 shadow organizations through which they funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to influence elections and public opinion. Many people may be familiar with such finesounding groups as the Kansas Policy Institute, Americans for Prosperity, American Future Fund and the Center to Protect Patient Rights. Unfortunately, when it comes to the Koch brothers and their conservative groups, the facts have little bearing on the message. For example, the brothers and their network of organizations have run numerous television commercials against Obamacare that talk about “real life” people who actually don’t exist. A common theme is that health insurance coverage for these individuals was cheaper and better before Obamacare. One of the most recent propaganda pieces is a classic example of the Koch’s deception. Julie Boonstra, an actual cancer victim living in Michigan, says in an anti-Obamacare ad sponsored by Americans for Prosperity that she was diagnosed with leukemia five years ago and her health care plan was canceled when Obamacare went into effect. “Now, the out-of-pocket costs are so high, it’s unaffordable,” she said. Both the New York Times and the Detroit News did some investigation and learned the patient will actually save more than $1,000 a year. Before her plan was canceled, Boonstra was paying a $1,100 monthly premium. That’s $13,200 a year, without adding out-of-pocket expenses like co-pays and prescription drugs. But under her new plan, the Blue Cross Premier Gold, Boonstra’s premiums are down to $571 a month, and out-of-pocket costs are capped at $5,100. That’s a maximum annual expense of $11,952 a year. Even when presented with the actual numbers, Boonstra said it “can’t be true” that her new coverage is cheaper than her old. “I personally do not believe that,” Boonstra said. It’s tough enough convincing people of the truth when they deny the numbers that are put in front of them. It’s as if they view math as a theory that has yet to be proven. Many people are so anti-Obama and antiObamacare that they aren’t interested in the facts. Many people are so easily manipulated by the millions of dollars spent by the Koch brothers that they refuse to think for themselves. How do you begin to have an intelligent discussion with someone who refuses to believe facts and figures? The problem is, you can’t. The Koch brothers and their many organizations play on the fears, the ignorance and hatred of others. They have no problem using these deceitful tactics when they have hundreds of millions of dollars and no moral conscience. Their wealth has given them the ability to ignore the responsibility that comes with free speech.
School funding far from settled
One would have had to be completely disconnected from reality to say they were surprised at the school finance ruling handed down by the Kansas Supreme Court last week. Yes, it would have been ideal had the court offered a more comprehensive ruling and moved us a little further down the road toward resolving this never-ending issue until the next time this court is forced to intervene again which, we all know, will happen. We aren’t quite sure how many times the high court must rule against the legislature before conservative lawmakers realize that maybe . . . just maybe . . . they are wrong on this issue. But, as long as legislators insist on forcing the Supreme Court’s hand the court will remind them that the constitution identifies the state’s role in education and it’s up to the legislative branch to fulfill its duties. The Supreme Court, it could be said, issued only half a ruling. It determined that the
district court was right in claiming that the legislature had failed in its responsibility to provide an equitable education for all Kansas students. An additional $129 million in state money is required to help the so-called poorer districts close the gap on the wealthier districts. The legislature has until July 1 to comply. As expensive as this part of the ruling is, the more expensive piece to the education debate centers around what it takes to provide a “suitable” education as required by the state constitution. It’s been suggested that the cost of a “suitable” education is about $455 million - which would bring per pupil basic state aid to the level that was originally required by the Augenblick and Meyers report that was prepared at the legislature’s request in 2000-01.
At the time, many lawmakers felt the state was footing too much of the bill for education and were hoping the Augenblick and Meyers report would confirm their suspicions. Instead, it offered a more critical analysis which said the state wasn’t funding education to the level it should be. To this day there are undoubtedly legislators who regret requesting the report. That hasn’t kept legislators from doing what they can to keep from funding education to levels suggested by the report and required by the courts. The Great Recession provided a perfect excuse for the legislature to cut funding and essentially get a free pass from Kansans who understood the economic duress the state was under. Over the years, legislators have given school districts the ability to generate more revenue through the local option budget (LOB) which has further increased the gap between the haves and the have-nots - which the
original school finance plan was designed to diminish. But there was perhaps no greater slap to Kansas education than when the legislature continued to drag its heels on pumping more money into the finance formula while, at the same time, imposing major tax cuts. The legislature’s own arrogance left the district court and Supreme Court little choice. However, there are other concerns on the horizon that the courts will have to consider and which local school districts will want to watch carefully. Even with the court ruling, there are legislators who are trying to get creative with how to define “suitable” and “proficiency” with respect to education and this could become the biggest factor yet in determining the cost and who pays for what. For example, there are legislators who feel a “suitable” education refers only to core subject areas such as English, math, science and social studies. They feel the state (See FUNDING on page six)
Politics with an empty soul
It’s hard to imagine conservative political ideology becoming so twisted that one of its standard bearers would step up to a podium and assert poor children are better off going hungry. Yet when Paul Ryan addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last week he did just that, bashing progressives for supporting federally funded school lunch programs. He accused those of us uncomfortable with children going hungry of offering them “a full belly and an empty soul.” In service of this deeply troubling belief, he told a story about a boy getting a federally funded school lunch who asked for it in a brown paper bag like his classmates, because that - according to Ryan - meant they had parents
Where to Write
another view by Laura Reyes
who cared about them. Ryan’s politics dictate that it’s better for a child to go hungry than get help. Ryan’s politics dictate that parents who rely on public assistance don’t care about their children. Ryan’s politics dictate that those who are down on their luck - even children - are soulless, not the Wall Street bankers who crashed our nation’s economy and continue to crush the American middle class, necessitating such assistance in the first place. It speaks volumes that Ryan’s CPAC story wasn’t even true. The politician who was himself something of a serial fibber on his failed 2012 campaign attributed this brown bag
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story to a political appointee of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Walker’s appointee testified before Congress last year that she met the boy in the story, which was a lie. She yanked the story out of a book. Here we have the quintessential conservative talking point: It pushes shameful policy, it conveys utter disdain for Americans who find themselves in need of help and it’s based on a lie. We don’t have to dig too deeply to figure out why Ryan would tell such a story at CPAC - the conference intended to fire up the ultra-conservative base. He needs the support of his ground troops for a proposed 2014 House budget that cuts billions from federal programs that fight childhood hunger. That includes a proposed budget cut of
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$122 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, including $57 billion specifically allocated for child nutrition. It was a red meat speech from the leader of a political movement hell bent on ensuring nothing’s left on the bones for the poor and middle class in our country. And for anyone who thinks these politicians will blink when it comes time to actually dump children from these nutrition programs, Ryan and his colleagues offer this: Try us. Last year, their federal sequester eliminated 750,000 mothers and children from the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program that provides baby formula for infants and food for children. (See SOUL on page six)
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The great American working class U-turn by Robert Reich
Do you recall a time in America when the income of a single school teacher or baker or salesman or mechanic was enough to buy a home, have two cars, and raise a family? I remember. My father (who just celebrated his 100th birthday) earned enough for the rest of us to live comfortably. We weren’t rich but never felt poor, and our standard of living rose steadily through the 1950s and 1960s. That used to be the norm. For three decades after World War II, America created the largest middle class the world had ever seen. During those years the earnings of the typical American worker doubled, just as the size of the American economy doubled. Over the last 30 years, by contrast, the size of the economy doubled again but the earnings of the typical American went nowhere. In that earlier period, more than a third of all workers belonged to a trade union - giving average workers the bargaining power necessary to get a large and growing share of the large and growing economic pie. (Now, fewer than seven percent of private-sector workers are unionized.) Then, CEO pay then averaged about 20 times the pay of their typical worker (now it’s over 200 times). In those years, the richest one percent took home 9-10 percent of total income (today the top one percent gets more than 20 percent). Then, the tax rate on highestincome Americans never fell below 70 percent; under Dwight Eisenhower, a Republican, it was 91 percent. (Today the top tax rate is 39.6 percent.) In those decades, tax revenues from the wealthy and the growing middle class were used to build the largest infrastructure project in our history, the Interstate Highway system. And to build the world’s largest and best system of free public education, and dramatically expand public higher education. Since then, our infrastructure has been collapsing from deferred maintenance, our public schools have deteriorated, and higher education has become unaffordable to many. We didn’t stop there. We enacted the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act to extend prosperity and participation to African-Americans; Medicare and Medicaid to provide health care to the poor and reduce poverty among America’s seniors; and the Environmental Protection Act to help save our planet. And we made sure banking was boring. It was a virtuous cycle. As the economy grew, we prospered together. And that broad-based prosperity enabled us to invest in our future, creating more and better jobs and a higher standard of living. Then came the great U-turn, and for the last thirty years we’ve been heading in the opposite direction. Why? Some blame globalization and the loss of America’s manufacturing core. Others point to new technologies that replaced routine jobs with automated machinery, software, and robotics. But if these were the culprits, they only raise a deeper question: Why didn’t we share the gains (See U-TURN on page seven)
Betting the Farm
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Will investor-led land grabs mean more corporate ag? by Twilight Greenaway
By all accounts, Jude Becker is a very successful farmer. His organic, pastureraised Becker Lane pork, is considered the best of the best. It’s for sale in several Northern California Whole Foods and at farmers’ markets in Chicago, as well as on plates in several high-end restaurants around the country. There’s even a small retail market for it in Japan. Becker is generally able to cover his costs and he’s luckier than most smallerscale farmers when it comes to land. In fact, he has been running his pork operation for the last 12 years on 300 acres that belong to his family. But his relationship to that land is less secure than it sounds. Several of his family members would prefer to sell the land or rent it at market value, and–as a small farmer in Iowa, an area dominated by agribusiness - he is unable to secure the credit to buy it from them outright. “It’s very easy for a young farmer to get . . . enamored with this false sense of security that they have land access, because they happen to be living on the land and farming it,” he told researchers at Oakland Institute recently. “But that doesn’t mean you have access.” Becker isn’t alone. This is a terrible time for young and beginning farmers to find land on which they can make a solid long-term commitment, whether through ownership or affordable leasing. That’s why the latest report from the Oakland Institute, an independent policy think tank, is so troubling. It details the ways that institutional investors - including hedge funds, private equity, pension funds, and university endowments - are buying up farmland as an investment, and, in doing so, keeping small producers like Becker from farming on it. The Oakland Institute’s report, called “Down on the Farm: Wall Street:
America’s New Farmer,” looked at huge investors and pension funds, such as TIAA-CREF, the Hancock Agricultural Investment Group (HAIG), and UBS Agrivest - an arm of the bank’s global real estate division - and found that these groups have a bottomless appetite for farmland. “Over the next 20 years, 400 million acres, or nearly half of all U.S. farmland, is set to change hands as the current generation retires. With an estimated $10 billion in capital already looking for access to U.S. farmland, institutional investors openly hope to expand their holdings as this retirement bulge takes place,” reads the report. Anuradha Mittal, the founder and executive director of the Oakland Institute and an expert on land grabs in the developing world, says that while nowhere near as much land has changed hands in large-scale land acquisitions here as it has abroad, there’s still reason to worry. “The real issue is that who owns the farmland will determine how it is used or misused,” says Mittal. “People who have no relationship to agriculture are moving into this because they see it as a stable investment with solid returns: Like gold but with yield.”
When land becomes a commodity, owned by those who have never farmed and never will, she adds, “the multifuctionality of agriculture, in terms of what it does for rural economies, job creation, food security, and biodiversity - all of that is forgotten.” Not only is there little incentive for banks and investment groups to see land farmed sustainably, but a pension fund like TIA-CREFF, must, by nature, focus on getting the best return possible per acre. “They’ll be moved by what makes the most profit,” asks Mittal. “At the expense of local food systems, people and the environment.” In one example, the report cites that HAIG paid $12 million for an 8,500-acre family-run ranch in Northern California: The previous owner, a 71-year-old farmer named Dick Schader, exemplifies many of the generational challenges facing U.S. agriculture. He is an operator whose children have no interest in farming and whose retirement helps to further consolidate corporate farm ownership. When the land was still his, he used the 4,700 irrigated acres to grow alfalfa, which largely went to supply dairy operations within the region. (See LAND GRAB on page six)
Climate change, drought, beer and me by Jim Hightower
Okay, climate-change deniers - you’ve gone too far. You’ve gone from just being annoying know-nothings to now posing a serious threat to an essential good that embodies humankind’s finest collaboration with nature: Beer. It’s one thing for the science denial cult to stand in the way of doing something about melting ice caps in the Arctic, but it’s another thing altogether for them to mess with beer. This makes it personal. While the deniers keep doing (See CLIMATE on page six)
Republicans offer Obamacare-Lite
Ever since Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, the Republicans in Congress have tried to repeal it. Last week’s vote was their 50th attempt. And yet, despite their unyielding opposition, their earnestness rings hollow to most Americans for the simple reason that they have not offered an alternative path to health care reform. Even the party’s own strategists have chastised it for its negative approach, for failing to offer a plan of their own, for obstructing rather than leading. Finally, their pleas have been answered - in the form of the Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment Act or “PCEREA,” sponsored by Republican Senators Orrin Hatch, Tom Coburn and Richard Burr. At long last, we can answer the simple question that Democrats have been asking Republicans since March 23, 2010: You got a better idea? Unfortunately, the answer is a disappointing “no.” The ACA, better known as “Obamacare,” has four major provisions: 1) a ban on price discrimination against sick people,
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2) an “individual mandate” requiring everyone to purchase health insurance or pay a fine to the IRS, 3) tax credits for Americans who cannot afford to purchase insurance and 4) a Medicaid expansion for the poorest Americans who don’t pay enough taxes to qualify for the tax credits. The PCEREA does away with the first provision right off the bat. The most popular feature of Obamacare, the one that appeals to our basic sense of fairness, is the rule prohibiting insurers from charging different prices to different consumers based on health status. The Republicans would erase this rule, once again making insurance least affordable for the people who need it the most. With the first provision gone, there isn’t much need for the second one. This is what most people have trouble grasping about the individual mandate: As unpopular as it is, it’s necessary to sustain the most popular part of the law. Without an individual mandate, a ban on price discrimination will simply result
in insurers charging high rates to everyone, driving all but the sickest consumers out of the market. Insurers can only afford to charge reasonable rates across the board if healthy people are required to buy in. The PCEREA replaces these two provisions with two new provisions called “continuous coverage” and “auto-enrollment.” Under “continuous coverage,” Americans would be given a one-time opportunity to buy insurance at prices that aren’t based on health status. So long as they keep this insurance plan for the rest of their lives, they’ll never be discriminated against. If they miss this opportunity - say, by being born after the window passes - they can be discriminated against. If they lose their plan - say, because they change jobs - they can be discriminated against. Basically, “continuous coverage” is a con, a “first come, first serve” lottery that doles out the right to fairness like it’s a privilege, a prize in some twisted game and then snatches it out from your hands if you fall on hard times or dare to exercise your freedom of choice. (See LITE on page six)
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Kansas must take lead, not trail, in job creation by Gary Sherrer and John Moore
Three years ago, Gov. Sam Brownback announced his plan to stimulate the state’s economy and create jobs. His plan was to implement extreme state income tax cuts that benefit certain businesses and high income individuals. Recalling the promises and promotion at the time, the governor said “these tax cuts will stimulate the economy like a shot of adrenaline to the heart.” He promised they would create 33,000 new jobs and that the taxes paid by
the new job holders will make up for the revenues lost by these tax cuts. It is now clear this plan has failed. The Center for Budget Priorities recently released a study showing that Kansas ranked 46th in the country for private job sector creation. The state’s job growth rate is significantly below all our surrounding states. Job growth in Missouri is almost twice that of the growth rate in Kansas. The Kansas workforce actually shrunk from 2009 to 2013. There are several reasons this plan has failed and will never create large
Climate their denial dance, California is drying up. The higher temperatures caused by climate change has produced an ongoing drought that has, among other bad things, caused a precipitous drop in the water level of Lake Mendocino, which could come close to being a dry lakebed this summer.
should be responsible for covering only the costs associated with that part of the curriculum. If you want sports, band, home ec or a foreign language, then each district can find a way to pay for those on their own. There are also legislators who want to tie state funding to student proficiency - which means meeting the standards on state testing. Once again, state testing is only on
And the latest reauthorization of school meals only increased funding for those meals by six cents, which isn’t enough to keep pace with rising food costs and new requirements. Even worse, there was no increase for meals given to children in Head Start and child care programs. I don’t need statistics to tell me how perverse Ryan’s politics of attacking children and their parents are. I know what it’s
force available. If not, a site cannot be considered. Sadly, there is no provision to recover these funds even though the jobs they were intended to create have not materialized. The reality today is that billions of dollars have been lost and there is no plan to recover them. The Governor’s extreme tax cuts have also caused over $1 billion to be taken from the highway fund. Government officials have realized for decades the importance of an outstanding transportation system for economic growth and job cre-
excellent water the company draws from the Russian River, which presently is in danger of becoming a trickle. Can’t Lagunitas and other breweries along the river just switch to groundwater? No. The head beermaster at Lagunitas notes that
heavy minerals in that water would cause it to fizz in the brewing process, plus there are concentrations of nitrates, iron and manganese in the area’s groundwater, creating issues of odor, taste and other unpleasantries that do not add up to good beer.
What the Lagunitas experience is teaching us once again is that the nature of nature is that all things are linked together, despite the fantasies of industry shills who insist that their contaminates have no dire consequences. Mess with the global
climate and you mess with Lake Mendocino, which messes with the Russian River, which messes with the beer. And now you’re messing with me and millions of beer drinkers. Like I said: It’s personal.
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the state isn’t paying for them there would be an uproar. What community is willing to give up its football team, band program or PE? As local districts pick up the cost for these programs it will create a bigger burden on local taxpayers - which means that some districts will find it easier to pay for these programs than others. Once again, the state will have created more haves and
like to live on the margins in this country. As a single mother making far too little as a home care provider, I once relied on federal assistance programs to help feed my children. And the members of my union, AFSCME, work with children every day - in schools, in daycares, in county and state programs. We see the effects of childhood hunger. We don’t see children sent to school by parents
who don’t care about them. Unlike Ryan, we don’t obsess about cutting government at all costs even if it means children going hungry. We figure out how to make government work for everybody, not just the wealthy few. We see our own children if we’ve ever relied on help to feed them. If we’ve been fortunate to never need such help, we see - and this would really be a stretch for politicians like Ryan - our neighbor’s
have-nots because of their creative school funding formula. This hasn’t happened yet, but you can bet there are legislators who are looking seriously at these possibilities. People who care about their schools will want to pay very close attention. The school funding battle is far from over. Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com
children and act not out of our own self-interest, but out of the interest of the most vulnerable in our community. We see that a program that ensures children have full bellies is in fact the heart and soul of America on full display. To see otherwise is perverted politics. To see otherwise is soulless. Laura Reyes is the SecretaryTreasurer of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
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investors will wait it out, hoping for better deals. “The result is that money languishes on the queue, waiting for bargains to emerge,” the report explains. For instance, USB Agrivest “remains under intense pressure to acquire farmland quickly. In mid2012, the queue for the commingled fund stood at $147 million.” As Mittal sees it, “A trend is happening. If it goes unchecked, it will create a speculative bubble.” Landlords with no real investment in the future
of farming are also much more likely to use the land for other purposes, such as leasing the mineral rights to energy companies for fracking. These landowners would also be more likely to work with third party labor contractors, who make it very difficult to enforce wage and hour laws. Of course, the fact that the banks are eying farmland probably won’t surprise most small farmers, who are already up against enormous challenges caused by consolidation in the food sys-
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Land Grab But under HAIG’s management, the land is reportedly being leased to Anderson Hay and Grain, the biggest hay exporter in the country. Instead of growing alfalfa, Anderson Hay and Grain intends to grow the more lucrative timothy, a high-fiber grass exported mainly to Japan, which is favored as highquality feed for race horses and certain dairy cows. So far, a fairly small percentage of farmland has been scooped up by banks and investor groups, but the money is there, says Mittal. And as farm values go up, many
investments are public education and highways. Gov. Brownback implemented the largest cut in funding for public education in the history of the state. Workforce expansion simply cannot happen without a strong educational system starting from K-12 through technical training and higher education. Education is how qualified or trainable individuals are available to fill positions for employers growing, relocating or starting their businesses. The simplest rule of business site selection is: there must be a qualified work-
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the core subject areas and, naturally, doesn’t include physical education, choir, strength training, vocational education, art, woodworking, etc. The state, these legislators will argue, shouldn’t be responsible for picking up the tab for subject matter that doesn’t fall within the scope of state testing. Of course, if schools refuse to offer these extracurricular and elective courses simply because
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State income tax levels are rarely among the critical considerations for making the decision to locate or grow a business in a state. In fact, in the 12 years we recruited businesses to come to Kansas, the subject of the state income tax was never raised. Second, the Brownback tax plan is resulting in the loss of billions of dollars in revenues. This, coupled with other actions by Gov. Brownback, is preventing investments in infrastructure that are always essential to economic growth. Most important among these infrastructure
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What has that got to do with beer? Glad you asked. Mendocino feeds the Russian River, which flows by the town of Petaluma, home of the Lagunitas Brewing Company, which makes very fine beers. A key ingredient in the Langunitas brew is the
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numbers of good jobs. First consider companies that Kansas successfully recruited in the past, which is a process we have been personally involved with as former Kansas Secretaries of Commerce. For major companies like Amazon.com and INVISTA - not to mention Cessna’s $40 million facility in Independence - state income taxes never factored into the decision making process. Nor were they considered when one of Kansas’ great boat building companies brought work from another state back to Kansas.
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Under “auto-enrollment,” states can sign you up for insurance without your consent, but you can opt out. Basically, the Republicans are assuming that the problem with the insurance market is that Americans are so stupid that they aren’t signing up for insurance that they need and can afford. Astonishingly, the Republicans have simply taken the provisions of Obamacare and made them temporary - and called it “reform”! We’ll give you fair prices, but only for a little while. We’ll require you to sign up for insurance, but only until you back out. The third provision confirms this ploy. Just like the ACA, the PCEREA offers tax credits to Americans who purchase insurance on the individual market. The only difference is that the Republicans’ tax credits are far less generous, helping far fewer people. Finally, the PCEREA addresses Medicaid by restricting its availability to only certain types of Americans, apparently the ones whom the Republicans deem worthy: pregnant women, children, the disabled - but not, for example, working parents. It would also change Medicaid into a block grant program, where it would get a chunk of money every year regardless of how much it needs, leaving most states with tremendous shortfalls during recessions and leaving patients out in the cold when they need help the most. This last provision is just cruel, but the Republicans can slip it into the bill because the rest of the proposal looks so thoughtful and measured that they’re hoping you won’t notice that it will do almost nothing to address the serious problems ailing our health care system. It is little better than the status quo that existed before Obamacare - and in that sense, they haven’t really offered an alternative after all.
tem. And, as the USDA’s latest ag census reminds us, mid-sized farmers are already on the wane. But this trend could widen the divide even further. “These owners have no relationship to the land, which is a shame given the number of movements Anthony Orlando is a lecturer in the College of Business and out there filled with peo- Economics at California State University, Los Angeles ple who want to go back to the land but just don’t have access,” says Mittal. Twilight Greenaway is an Oakland-based freelance writer whose articles about food and farming has appeared in the New York Times, Smithsonian.com and other publications
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ation. Yet, the Brownback administration has taken a billion dollars from the highway fund to make up for lost state income due to their extreme tax cuts. Two other unintended consequences of this extreme plan need referencing. Revenue losses have caused irresponsible deficit spending and a budget shortfall currently forecasted at hundreds of millions of dollars. Also, the implementation of these tax cuts has
been so hasty that the historically sound and balanced revenue streams have been shocked. New adverse ramifications are becoming obvious every day across the state, such as higher sales and property taxes. If you are elected governor, it is to be expected that your policies will be enacted. That was the case when the governor implemented his extreme tax cut plan. It has not worked and it will not work. Economic growth and job creation are not parti-
U-Turn from globalization and technological advances more broadly? Why didn’t we invest them in superb schools, higher skills, a world-class infrastructure? Others blame Ronald Reagan’s worship of the so-called “free market,” supply-side economics, and deregulation. But if these were responsible, why did we cling to these ideas for so long? Why
san issues. The people of Kansas expect their elected leaders to work together to ensure good jobs are created and Kansans are qualified for them. We urge Gov. Brownback and the Legislature to move away from an experimental and extreme tax policy.
They must return to the proven economic growth principles of a balanced tax policy, a strong educational system that qualifies individuals for good jobs and a strong infrastructure. Kansans deserve no less.
Gary Sherrer (R-Overland Park) served as Kansas Lt. Governor under Gov. Bill Graves from 1996-2003. He was also the Kansas Secretary of Commerce, overseeing the creation of 45,000 new jobs throughout his eight years of service. John Moore (D-Wichita) served as Kansas Lt. Governor under Gov. Kathleen Sebelius from 2003-06. He was also the Kansas Secretary of Commerce, overseeing the creation of 25,000 new jobs throughout his four years of service.
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are so many people still clinging to them? Some others believe Americans became greedier and more selfish. But if that’s the explanation, why did our national character change so dramatically? Perhaps the real problem is we forgot what we once achieved together. The collective erasure of the memory of that prior system of broad-based
prosperity is due partly to the failure of my generation to retain and pass on the values on which that system was based. It can also be understood as the greatest propaganda victory radical conservatism ever won. We must restore our recollection. In seeking to repair what is broken, we don’t have to emulate another nation. We have only to emulate what we once had.
That we once achieved broad-based prosperity means we can achieve it again - not exactly the same way, of course, but in a new way fit for the twenty-first century and for future generations of Americans. America’s great U-turn can be reversed. It is worth the fight. Robert Reich is a former secretary of labor, is currently a professor at the University of California at Berkeley
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No Child Left Behind had failed students because “it forced us to teach a generation of test-takers.” The new Common Core standard, he says, will allow the district to prepare a plan based on each individual student’s needs from the time they enter kindergarten until they graduate. “I hope it works that way,” said board member Christine Cupp. “Adjustments will have to be made,” added Board President Mark Davis. “We’ve always prided ourselves on being ahead of the curve.” Cupp asked how the staff felt about the changes. “The more we have this conversation it doesn’t help,” replied Howard. Wilson said that after four years the district will have a better grasp of its academic strengths and weaknesses as a result of the changes being made. “We’ll use the data we gather during this time to drive our decisions,” he said.
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Board member Leann Wiechman said that her daughter had been in an advanced math program, but feels the math program slipped backwards when this change was adopted for the current school year. Wilson says the change was necessary in the math department because students were a year behind in their skills. He said that sixth graders had the skills of fifth graders and were suddenly expected to know seventh grade math this year. “Our math curriculum hasn’t been as rigorous as it should be,” he explained. “What happens to these kids when they hit high school? They go down in flames. We have to start giving them the skills that we thought they had.” Wilson acknowledged that as the district raises its standards “the kids will struggle a little bit.” He said parents are seeing that now and that it will likely be reflected in testing that goes along with the common core curriculum. The superintendent noted the district had to respond to concerns from parents that students were falling behind in math because the standards have become more rigorous and “now we’re hearing that they aren’t being challenged enough.” According to Wilson, if this district follows the pattern that’s occurred in other school districts across the nation, as they adopt the Common Core standards student test scores take a dive. He said a 50 percent drop in test scores haven’t been uncommon as districts adjust to the new standards. “Hopefully, we don’t see that kind of a drop,” he said. He cautioned the board not to jump to the conclusion that a drop in scores is the result of the scheduling change.
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is teaching math and science and that same approach will be extended to the English department next year. “The data supports this,” said Wilson. “There are more than 178 grade six through eight configurations in the state.” Robinson said that Class 1A schools and other smaller districts are forced to do this because of staff limitations, adding “this seems to be a step backward.” Wilson said the move met with the approval of the ELA teachers. Robinson challenged that claim, pointing out that eighth grade English teacher Jenny O’Neil and seventh grade teacher Gail Irwin have each applied for other positions within the district. She wondered why the two ELA teachers were wanting out of the program “if they like these changes so much.” Wilson said the change will provide more continuity in teaching within the middle school since teachers will have the ability to make sure that the sixth graders learn curriculum that will benefit them when they advance to seventh and eighth grades. “This is the building that (has state assessment tests) every year,” said Robinson. “Now you’re telling teachers they’ll be responsible for two grade levels.” To further compound her concern, Robinson noted that under the Common Core evaluation procedure, teachers will be evaluated on how well students perform. “Now we’re going to tell these teachers that their job evaluation, and possibly their salary, will depend, in part, upon how well their students are doing on assessment tests at two different grade levels,” said Robinson. Wilson didn’t feel too much was being expected of those staff members responsible for more than one grade level. He said that rather than preparing curriculum for several subjects, these teachers are now being asked to do just two preps (i.e., sixth grade and eighth grade math) for about 100 students. “That’s a dream job in Kansas,” he claimed. With respect to the new at-risk position that’s being created, Robinson asked if a student needing assistance would get into the program immediately. “We’ll make every effort to make that happen,” Wilson answered. He said that decision will rest with the teaching team and won’t happen only at the request of a parent.
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SCHS sophomore MacKayla Koehn works out with a special hula hoop that is designed to build core muscles at the Ladies Fit and Trim booth during the health fair. (Record Photo)
Greater awareness is primary goal of ‘Survivor Health Fair’ High school students may hear about the “freshman 15” with reference to the weight often gained during the first year of college. Scott Community High School students had the opportunity to experience what that extra “baggage” feels like during the annual Survivor Health Fair held last Friday. “Obviously, the weight will be distributed more throughout the body, but it still surprises kids what it feels like,” said Scott County FACS Agent Carol Ann Crouch as students put on the “fast vest” weighing 20 pounds. Crouch had one of several booths in the high school gym where students could get blood work, learn about physical therapy, see if their spinal column was in good alignment or learn where to turn for assistance if they are confronted with abuse. “This year the kids seemed more involved with the booths,” noted District Nurse Janette Storm. Ft. Hays State University sponsored a booth that tested the fitness of students with a plank competition - which focused on the core muscle group. “They were surprised at how well a lot of our kids did,” says Storm. “They don’t see kids perform this well in most districts.” Storm encourages students to take advantage of blood testing, though the 51 participants were fewer than she had hoped. In past years, the blood work has helped to identify some health issues which students needed to address. “There are some kids who are
Six former Scott Community High School students have earned fall semester academic honors from the University of Kansas. Honor roll criteria vary among the university’s academic units. Some schools honor the top 10 percent of students enrolled, some establish a minimum grade-point average and others raise the minimum GPA for each year students are in school. Students must complete a minimum number of credit hours to be considered for the honor roll. Area honorees include: Tyler Hess, son of Mike and Tracy Hess, Scott City. He was named to the honor roll for the School of Business. Logan Numrich, son of Skip and Tonni Numrich, Scott City; School of Pharmacy. Morgan Numrich, son of Skip and Tonni
Numrich, Scott City; School of Business. Brittany Varnado, daughter of Stephanie Varnado, Scott City; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Emily Hess, daughter of Mike and Tracy Hess, Scott City; School of Journalism. Kaleb Roemer, son of Earl and Barbara Roemer, Healy; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and in the schools of allied health; architecture, design and planning; business; education; engineering; journalism; music; nursing; pharmacy; and social welfare. Approximately 4,620 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction.
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Brett Haire wears the 20 pound fat vest while Mason Martin (far left), Andrew Burnett and Nick Storm look on. (Record Photo)
still getting blood work done on a regular basis to stay on top of things that were first discovered during this health fair, so it was a good thing,” Storm says. Storm uses the opportunity to help students become more aware of health concerns within their families they need to be thinking about, such as high blood pressure and thyroid issues. “They need to realize that some of these things are hereditary,” Storm says. “We also see more instances of high cholesterol in kids which used to be something you didn’t worry about until middle age. It goes back to the amount of time that people spend in front of a computer and the fast-food society that we’ve become.” The emphasis, says Storm, is for people to be conscious of
what they eat. “I once had a nutrition expert tell me that what you eat is more important than how much you work out when it comes to maintaining good health,” says Storm, though she recommends both. One of the objectives of the health fair is to create more awareness and help students realize different ways in which they can stay active. But there’s also a more serious side to the fair, such as physical and sexual abuse, which students were able to learn about at booths sponsored by the Family Crisis Center and Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center. “There are too many girls who don’t have a voice. They’re afraid to speak out,” Storm says. “This lets them know they have a place where they can go for help.”
Zayra Peregrino and Heath Briggs participate in the plank competition that was sponsored by Ft. Hays State University. (Record Photo)
February was a busy month for the members of the New Horizons 4-H Club! We had a display at the Scott County Library. Our members showcased their projects in a lovely display. Three of our members attended Citizenship in Action in Topeka. They were Anna Miller, Karlee Logan and Trenedy Beaton. These girls recommend all 4-Hers taking this trip. Then our club had a skit at County/Regional Club Days. Seventeen of our members worked hard on the skit that was called “What Does 4-H Say?” The club received second blue for Scott County and third blue for regional. Other members participated individually. Kylee Logan received third blue with her demonstration called “Growing Kansas Cheeseburgers.” Karlee Logan was regional champion with her senior demonstration over fabric gift bags. Abbie LeBeau was regional champion with her junior piano solo and Conner LeBeau was regional champion with his senior piano solo. Abbie and Conner also were regional champions with their piano duet. Trace Mulligan, Karlee Logan, Anna Miller and Kylee Logan also helped out at Club Days by being door monitors. New Horizons members are looking forward to spring when show season starts! Kylee Logan, reporter
School Calendar Fri., March 14: End of third nine-weeks; Class 4A-Division II state basketball tournament at Hartman Arena, Wichita; SCHS forensics at Marysville. Sat., March 15: SCHS forensics at Marysville; Class 4ADivision II state basketball tournament at Hartman Arena, Wichita. March 17-21: Spring break.
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Park Place People
by Doris Riner
Last week was pretty nice, weather-wise, but not full of activities for residents over here. Over here, means here, in the apartments. Lela Bishop left for Mexico and we are all anxious for her to get back to tell us about her two weeks there. She did have a chaparone along, Thelma Miller, to keep her out of trouble. Come rain or shine, our friends and/or family come for coffeebreak, always, always with their hands full of goodies. Sherry Barnett’s daughter, Angela Gerstner, sends some super goodies with her mother. Thank you. When Jack and Sherry Rapier come, their hands are always full, as are the hands of Bob and Georgia Plum, Mary Lou Oeser and Daren Harm. I have mentioned many others before, but Mary Plum makes nut bead and bread pudding quite often. Elvira Billinger spent one night in the hospital. How ‘bout those Beavers and Shockers! Go, Beavers! and Go, Ron Baker!
‘1 Kansas Farmer’ display at library The Dust Bowl represents an unforgettable time in the history of the Midwest. A great deal of this history was documented through the written word and photographs - much of it federallysponsored. Through the lens of research, it is possible to understand not only the lessons of the past, but also their relevance in confronting the prospective environmental disasters facing the nation today. This significant time in history - and how it shaped lives in Kansas and the Midwest - is fea-
tured in the “1 Kansas Farmer’ exhibit that will be at the Scott County Library through Wed., March 19. “1 Kansas Farmer” draws inspiration from the art, science and history of the Dust Bowl, turning to precisely these disciplines for a better understanding of the realities facing Kansas today. The six posters in the series draw inspiration from the art, science and history of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, in search for a better understanding of environmental realities facing Kansas today. “1 Kansas Farmer visually communi-
cates the research of the “Biofuels and Climate Change: Farmers’ Land Use Decisions” (BACC:FLUD) project currently being conducted by scholars at the University of Kansas and Kansas State University. The project examines how Kansas farmers make decisions about land use with a focus on the relationship of those decisions to biofuel crop opportunities and information regarding climate change. To design the panels, 24 graphic design students worked with photographs taken by Larry Schwarm,
an artist commissioned by the Spencer Museum and the BACC:FLUD team to investigate the conditions under which agriculture occurs in Kansas today. The students also incorporated artwork from the Spencer Museum of Art and Kansas State’s Beach Museum of Art, interview quotations, survey responses and other research materials. These posters - as well as the Spencer’s related Dust exhibition - are inspired by the selection of Timothy Egan’s “The Worst Hard Time” as KU’s 2013-14 Common Book.
Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu Week of March 17-21 Monday: Smothered steak, scalloped potatoes, spinach salad, whole wheat bread, citrus fruit cup. Tuesday: Porcupine meatballs, rice, hot marinated tomatoes, whole wheat bread, blueberry gelatin salad. Wednesday: Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, whole wheat roll, creamy fruit salad. Thursday: Chili, savory carrots, pineapple tidbits, crackers, cinnamon roll. Friday: Sausage gravy, mashed potatoes, capri vegetables, biscuit, strawberries and pears. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501
Attend the Church of Your Choice
Witnesses
Matthew 4:18-22 records the first four men that Jesus called to be His disciples. Jesus saw two fishermen, Simon Peter and his brother, Andrew. Jesus said to them, “Come, follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.” Then Jesus walked a little further and saw two more fishermen, James, son of Zebedee, and his brother, John. All four men left their nets and followed Jesus. Through the next 3-1/2 years these men faithfully followed Jesus all over Israel. They saw Jesus turn water to wine. They saw Jesus heal the sick. They saw Jesus heal lepers. They were there when Jesus showed His authority against the devil and drove out demons from those possessed. They saw Jesus multiply food for thousands of people. They saw Jesus bring a widow’s son back to life. They were in Bethany when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. They saw Jesus do many miracles that showed people He was something special! They spent a lot of time with Jesus through the good times, fun times, sad times and hard times. They were there with Jesus when He did what He did! They saw with their eyes, they touched with their hands. They were eyewitnesses! That’s why, in 1 John 1, John said he can testify to what happened. He can proclaim that the Eternal Life was with the Father and He appeared to them. John had fellowship with Jesus and the Father! That got me to thinking . . . Are we eye-witnesses of what Jesus does today? Huh? Do you see what Jesus does in your everyday life? Have you ever seen Jesus work in your life and the lives of those around you? Have you ever experienced a miracle from Jesus? If you answered “no” to any of these questions then I have to ask, “Do you have fellowship with God?” In this busy world of continuous motion, always on the go, no time to stop, when do you have time to have fellowship with God? We’ll never see Jesus working in our lives if we don’t take time to fellowship with Him! This may take radical decisions! We may have to give up events and activities that we love to do just so we can find time to fellowship with the Savior of the world! The last part of 1 John 1:4 says, “We write this to make our joy complete.” I don’t think our joy will ever be complete until we take time to fellowship with Jesus! Take time to be with God! Take time to read your Bible! Living in an exciting world serving an exciting God! John 14:6 - Jesus is only the Way! Pastor Larry Taylor Gospel Fellowship Church, Scott City • Scott City Teens for Christ director
Scott City Assembly of God
1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
St. Joseph Catholic Church
A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.
Pence Community Church
Prairie View Church of the Brethren
4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship • Wednesday mornings Breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m. Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Community Christian Church
8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.) Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church
803 College - Scott City - 872-2339 Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor
1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264 Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Gospel Fellowship Church 120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
First Christian Church
1st United Methodist Church
5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 Dennis Carter, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services at 9:00 a.m. • Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday casual 6:30 p.m.: “The Way” contemporary gathering Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m. Website: www.fccscottcity.org
Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666 Father Don Martin Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m. St. Luke’s - 872-5734 (recorded message) Senior Warden Bill Lewis • 872-3347 or Father Don Martin - (785) 462-3041
Scott Mennonite Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.
9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 a.m. Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m. YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
Pastime at Park Lane The Community Christian Church led Sunday afternoon services. Pastor Bob Artz led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Doris Riner and Elsie Nagel led the hymns. Residents watched the movie, “Road, River and Rail” on Tuesday afternoon. Snacks were served. Residents played trivia games on Tuesday evening. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning. Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon. Madeline Murphy, Barbara Dickhut, MaryAnn Spangler and Wanda Kirk helped. Elsie Nagel gave manicures on Thursday morning. A Bible study class was held on Thursday evening. Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday morning. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran
Hit and Miss Band performs
The Hit and Miss Band from the VIP Center performed on Thursday afternoon. Band members were Margie Stevens, Arlene Cauthon and Melody Stevens.
Residents enjoy pitch, dominoes
Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Madeline Murphy, Dorothy King and Mandy Barnett.
services on Friday afternoon. Chocolate soft-service ice cream cones were served to residents on Friday afternoon. Thanks to the Pioneer 4-H Club for the March Madness basketball centerpieces that were made for the dining room tables. Residents watched “Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki” on Saturday afternoon. Thanks to Wanda Kirk and Betty Kough for sewing clothing protectors. Dona Dee Carpen-
ter was visited by Gloria O’Bleness, Adrian Cook, Hannah Stephens, Fritzie Rauch and Billy Stephens. Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane, Mary Stormont, Ethan McDaniel Noll, Nicole Latta, Sandy Higgins, Fritzie Rauch and Donna Gaschler. Joyce Bohnert was visited by Alan and Glenda Graham. Delores Brooks was visited by David Perry, Charles Brooks and Fritzi Rauch.
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Verna Willman was visited by Bob Willman. Edith Norman was visited by Ron and Sue Riner and Sara Shane. Geraldine Graves was visited by Charlene Becht and Diane Dirks. Boots Haxton spent the weekend at McPherson with her son and wife, David and Sherri Haxton. Rod and Kathy Haxton and Melissa Jasnoch visited during the week. Bonnie Pickett was visited by Gloria Wright, Arlene Cauthon, Larry and Philene Pickett, and Margie Stevens. Albert Dean was visited by Les Spangler. Lula Dirks was visited by Willetta Payne, Darla Luebbers, and Dave and Deb Kraemer. Lorena Turley was visited by Neta Wheeler, Rex Turley, and Mike and Tracy Hess. Vivian Kreiser was visited by Sharon Lock.
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Jim and Yvonne Spangler were visited by Les and MaryAnn Spangler, Danny and Mona Spangler, Jagger Carlson, and Greg and Yvette Mills. Clifford Dearden was visited by Kirk and Janet Ottaway, Hays. Jake Leatherman was visited by Don and Judy Browning and Jeremy Fry. Lucille Dirks was visited by Floyd and Vivian Dirks, Darla Luebbers, David and Taylor Dirks, Vicki Dirks, Don and Judy Browning, Sofia and Anya Kasselman, and Dale Dirks. Earl Gorman was visited by Loretta Gorman, Charlene Becht, Jane McBroom, Lola Horner and Chuck Brobst. Ann Tedford was visited by Arlene Cauthon and Mary Plum. Harriet Jones was visited by Wes Campbell, Rev. Don Martin and Annabelle McDaniel.
Herb Graves was visited by Tina Turley, Kelsi Schwarz and Ron Hess. Mike Leach was visited by Linda Dunagan and Rev. Don Martin. Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton, Delinda Dunagan, Linda Dunagan, Larry Billings, Jason and Linda Dunagan and Brutus, and Harold and Shannon Berry. Ruth Holland was visited by Charlene Becht, Keith and Kendra Euliss, Monica Rowton and Debbie Bush. Loyd Eitel was visited by Vick and Sandy Eitel. James Still was visited by Tina Turley. Darlene Richman was visited by Darla Luebbers. Judy Redburn was visited by Inday Lehman, Mary Torson, Timothy Derstine and Debbie Bush. Jim Jeffery was visited by Wade Jeffery and Libbie Joles.
Deaths Michael Charles Barber Michael Charles Barber, 67, died March 9, 2014, at his home in Garden City. H e was born on Feb. 15, 1947, in Garden City, the son Michael Barber of Frank and Rose (Gaschler) Barber. A resident of Garden City since 1973, Michael was a regional manager for IBT. In 1964, he married Roberta Sue Anderson in Scott City. They divorced. On July 26, 2006, he married Hallie Elaine Nusser in Juneau, Aka. They both survive. Other survivors include: five sons, Michael, and wife, Michelle, Shawnee, Frank and wife, Kim, Lenexa, William and wife, Kim, Hesston, Eric and wife, Julie, Hastings, Nebr., and Kris and wife,
Elizabeth, Denver, Colo.; one step-son, Jason Porter, and wife, Jacquelyn, Garden City; one stepdaughter, Leslie Porter, Garden City; one sister, Debbie Morgan, Salt Lake City, Utah; 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Mario Barber. Vigil and rosary services were held March 13 at St. Dominic Catholic Church, Garden City. Funeral Mass will be held Fri., March 14, 10:30 a.m., at St. Dominic Catholic Church. Interment will be in the Scott County Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the University of Kansas Medical Center in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 620 N. Main St., Garden City, Ks. 67846.
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For the Record Don’t forfeit tax refunds from previous years The Scott County Record
Jason Alderman
Does this sound familiar? A few years back your yearly earnings were pretty low so you figured you wouldn’t owe any income tax. Thus, when April 15 rolled around you didn’t bother filing a tax return, knowing you wouldn’t be penalized. Big mistake. Even if your income fell below the threshold at which you’d owe any-
thing, chances are taxes were deducted from your paycheck throughout the year. (Check your yearend W-2 form). If so, you probably left a sizeable tax refund on the table. And you wouldn’t be alone. The IRS estimates that each year close to a million people don’t bother filing federal tax returns, thereby forfeiting around $1 billion in refunds they were due - refunds that average several hundred dollars
Scott City Council Agenda Mon., March 17 • 7:30 p.m. City Hall • 221 W. 5th •Call to Order •Approve minutes of March 3 regular meeting •Discussion of cost-sharing with fence • Leha Lam •City insurance renewal Rodenbeek and Green Agency •Requested dates to use Patton Park April 12: Easter egg hunt June 6: Bluegrass concert and BBQ June 6-9: June Jaunt July 6: Pence Community Church ice cream social July 26: Beefiesta tasting booths Aug. 16-17: Lake Scott Rod Run Sept. 27: Whimmydiddle •Request to use Bryan Education parking lot for June Jaunt teen dance on June 7 •Request to use Scott City Airport on Sept. 6 for Showdown on the Plains •Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested Police Department 1) Request to bid for a police vehicle Parks Department 1) Request for a full-time parks employee Public Works Department 1) Request bids for oversize rock Clerk’s Department 1) Request to bid for computers and installation at City Hall •Financial and investment reports •Mayor’s comments
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Feb. 27, 2014; last published Thurs., March 20, 2014)4t IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff v. LINDSEY N. TRESNER and SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL, INC., Defendants Case No. 13-4090-SAC-KGS Notice of United States Marshal’s Sale of Real Estate By virtue of an Order Of Sale Of Real Estate issued out of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, at Topeka, Kansas, in the above entitled case, I will, on Tuesday, the 1st day of April, 2014 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the front door of the Scott County Courthouse, Scott City, Kansas, offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all of the right, title and interest of Defendants abovenamed in and to the following described real estate, commonly known as 105 Elizabeth Street, Scott City, Kansas, and located in Scott County, Kansas, to-wit: Lot Five (5) in Block Eight (8) in the Original Town of Scott City, Kansas. Payment must be in the
form of Cash, Cashier’s Check, Money Order or Certified Check made payable to the United States District Court and will be accepted as follows: •Less than $25,000: Entire amount due at conclusion of sale; •$25,000-$100,000: 10% down with the remainder delivered to the United States Marshal’s Service Office by close of business day; •More than $100,000: 10% down with the remainder delivered to the United States Marshal’s Service Office within five (5) working days. The contact person regarding inquiries about the above property is Kent Colwell, United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, (785) 628-3081. Said real property is levied on as the property of Defendant Lindsey N. Tresner and will be sold without appraisal, subject to any unpaid real property taxes or special assessments and with a three (3) month right of redemption, to satisfy said Order of Sale. United States Marshal’s Office, Topeka, Kansas, this 10th day of February, 2014. CRAIG BEAM, acting United States Marshal District of Kansas
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apiece. Here’s the good news: The IRS generally gives you a three-year window to go back and file a past year’s tax return if you want to claim an unpaid refund. For example, to collect a refund for 2010 you have until April 15, 2014, to file a 2010 return. After that, the money becomes the property of the U.S. Treasury. You can order prior year tax forms at www.
irs.gov or by calling 800-TAX-FORM (800829-3676). If you’re missing any supplementary paperwork (e.g., W-2 or 1099 forms), you’ll need to request copies from your employer, bank or other payer. If that doesn’t work, file IRS Form 4506-T to request a free transcript showing information from these year-end documents. Keep in mind that if you file to collect a refund on your 2010 taxes but
Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department March 5: Juanita Zapata was arrested on a Finney County warrant and transported to the LEC. March 6: Roxi Smith was arrested on a Scott County warrant at the LEC. March 7: A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 100 block of East Third St. March 10: Shannon O’Dell was arrested on a warrant. March 11: David Suri was arrested for public intoxication and transported to the LEC. Scott County Sheriff’s Department March 7: Jess Cole reported criminal damage to property. March 11: Vicente Sagrero was eastbound on K96 Highway, driving a 2005 Kenworth, when strong winds caused the semi to start to tip. The semi traveled into the eastbound ditch and rolled onto its passenger side.
Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., March 13, 2014)1t BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION RE: Landmark Resources, Inc. - Application for Commingling of Production in the Krebs 1-5 in Scott County, Kansas. TO: All Oil and Gas Producers, unleased Mineral Interest Owners, Landowners, and all persons whosoever concerned. You, and each of you, are hereby notified that Landmark Resources, Inc. has filed an application to commingle the Marmaton and Cherokee producing formations at the Krebs 1-5, located 145’ from the south line and 1404’ from the west line
of SE/4 Sec. 5-T17S-33W in Scott County, Kansas. Any persons who object to or protest this application shall be required to file their objections or protests with the Conservation Division of the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas within fifteen (15) days from the date of publication. These protests shall be filled pursuant to Commission regulations and must state specific 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 foregoing and shall govern themselves accordingly. Landmark Resources, Inc. 1616 S. Voss Road, #600 Houston, TX. 77057
Friendship ‘Meals to Go’ available from the VIP Center Individual frozen/sealed trays • Good for special diets only $3.25/meal • Call 872-3501
have not also filed tax returns for 2011 and 2012, the IRS may hold onto the refund until you file those subsequent returns. Also, past refunds will be applied to any amounts you still owe to the IRS or your state tax agency, and may be used to offset unpaid child support or past-due federal debts, such as student loans. Another good reason to consider going back and filing a previous year’s tax return: the Earned Income
Tax Credit (EITC). Chances are, if the reason you didn’t file a return was because you didn’t earn enough to owe taxes, you may have been eligible for the EITC, a “refundable” tax credit for low to moderate income working taxpayers. (“Refundable” means that if you owe less in tax than your eligible credit, you not only pay no tax but also get a refund for the difference.) (See REFUNDS on page 13)
Register of Deeds MTS Partners to Kenneth and Carol Trout, Lot 13, Blk. 1, Prairie Meadows Addition. Cary Shubert to Beau and Arlene Masters, S2 of Lot 8 and N2 of Lot 9, Blk. 4, Fairlawn Addition. Richard Harroald to Beau and Arlene Masters, S2 of Lot 8 and N2 of Lot 9, Blk. 4, Fairlawn Addition. Virginia DeWitt Estate to Paul and Lee Ann Cramer, south 45 ft. of Lot 8 and N2 of Lot 9, Blk. 4, McLain, Swan and Sangster Addition. Clement and Dorothy Schowalter to Richard and Janell Dirks, a tract in W2 of SW4 of 13-16-33 and a tract in SE4 of 14-16-33. Jerry Ellis (single) to Jerry Ellis Trust, NW4 of 1-19-32; NW4 of 8-16-323; a tract in NW4 of 10-1733; a tract in W2 of 2-17-33; N2 of NE4 of 2-17-33 (except tract); S2 of S2 of 35-16-33 (except tract); SW4 of 2-17-33; and S2 of 3-17-33 (except tracts). Laurel Binns to Chad and Amanda Amerine, north 30 ft. of Lot 7 and south 30 ft. of Lot 6, Blk. 4, Fairlawn Addition. Michael and Juanita Wolf to Carey Wilken, all of Lot 3 and S2 of Lot 2, Blk. 12, Fairlawn Addition. Mary Ella Plum to Luis and Gabriela Del Socorro Reyes, Lot 2, Blk. 10, Fairlawn Addition. Scott and Louann Miller to Pete and Victoria Steffens, south 5 ft. of Lot 6 and north 65 ft. of Lot 9, Blk. 13, Webster’s Addition. George and Janet Baker to Pete and Victoria Steffens, south 5 ft. of Lot 6 and north 65 ft. of Lot 9, Blk. 13, Webster’s Addition.
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County Commission February 18, 2014 Scott County Commissioners met in a regular meeting with the following present: Chairman James Minnix, Commissioner Jerry Buxton; and County Clerk Alice Brokofsky. •Commissioners discussed the letter drafted by KNRC in response to the Stakeholder Conservation Strategy notice. Commissioner approved the letter but also agreed there would be no extra funding allowed for the Lesser Prairie Chicken Project. •Public Works Director Richard Cramer said the recycling center may need to close for a short time due to equipment problems at the regional center in Colby. This is causing recycled material to accumulate and storage is becoming an issue. •Commissioner’s agreed to waive fees for all seismograph companies that place a cable across county roads. A permit would still be required. •There was discussion on prairie dogs in the county. Commissioners agreed if landowners are attempting to maintain the population of prairie dogs then the county would not be involved. •Approval was given to the following road permits: Hartman Oil Co.: Road approach on Cherokee Road S21, T17S R34W. Shakespeare Oil Company: Permanent culvert on Road 240 S1, T17S, R34W and Eagle Road S26, T16S, R34W. Vulgamore Land & Cattle: Field approach at ScottWichita Co. line S1, T20, R35 and S6, t20, R34. •V Star Farms: Field approach at Wichita-Scott Co. line S25, T19, R35. Landmark Resources: Right-of-way on Hereford Rd. S29, T16, R33. Vulgamore Land & Cattle: Field approach at WichitaScott Co. line S30, T19, R34 and S25 T19, R35. American Warrior: Field approach Eagle Rd. S2 T18S R34W. •Cramer and the commission discussed water usage for the road department and the expense of water used to maintain county roads. Several options were discussed and it was decided to apply for a permit to drill a water well for the road department. •Approval was given to the following tax changes: Abatement Juliet Foxtrot LLC $ 13,838.22 Abatement Russell and Linda Tilton $ 131.60 Abatement Richard and Rita Buehler $ 227.58 Abatement J&R Car & Truck Center $ 2,939.68 Abatement J&R Car & Truck Center $ 1,209.96 Abatement J&R Car & Truck Center $ 1,259.90 Abatement Cecile M Billings $ 816.70 Abatement Francis and Nancy Hess $ 221.90 Abatement FIML Natural Resources $ 27,981.00 Abatement Robert & Donna Eitel Trust $ 6,457.06 Abatement Alan and Glenita Dearden Lawrence/Mildred Dearden $ 542.98 Abatement Daniel & Sara Goodman $ 231.10 Abatement Lewis/Donis Mitchell Trust $ 90.48 Abatement Lewis/Donis Mitchell Trust $ 27.08 Abatement Don and Lois Modlin Trust $ 55.56 Approval was given to budgeting $12,500 to have an architect draw plans for the Scott County Wellness Center which would be located in the former Scott County Hospital.
Refunds
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As an example, for tax year 2010, a married couple filing jointly with three or more qualifying children whose adjusted gross income was less than $48,263 were eligible for an EITC of up to $5,666. (To find out how EITC works and whether you qualify, consult IRS.gov). For the rest of us, April 15 looms as the deadline for filing our 2013 taxes. At the very least you should request a filing extension by then; otherwise the penalty on any taxes you owe increases dramatically. Typically you’ll have to pay an additional five percent of taxes owed for each full or partial month you’re late, plus interest, up to a maximum penalty of 25 percent. However, if you file your return or request an extension on time, the penalty drops tenfold to 0.5 percent per month, plus interest. Bottom line: If you skipped filing a tax return in the last three years, go back and crunch the numbers - you may be pleasantly surprised by a hefty refund.
On-line tax filing now available through WebFile
Kansas taxpayers who need to file only a Kansas Individual Income Tax can now do so on-line. The on-line filing is only effective for those using the state’s free on-line application KS WebFile found at www.kansas.gov/webfile and not a third party vendor The deadline for filing taxes this year is Tuesday, April 15.
Commissioner okays ACA delay for Ks. health insurers Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger announced today that her department will allow companies selling health insurance in the state to continue renewing policies that don’t meet the minimum coverage requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The decision is in step with an announcement Wednesday by federal officials saying they were effectively delaying for another year that portion of the 2010 federal health reform law. “We are telling companies selling health insurance in Kansas today that, at their discretion, they can renew nongrandfathered policies currently in force through the new deadline,” Praeger said in a prepared statement. “We still have concerns about the delay and the potential long-term effects on the health insurance market, but the department will give our companies and consumers the flexibility to work through the ACA changes.” Under the “transitional policy,” companies will be allowed to renew certain “nongrandfathered” plans for policy years beginning on or before October 1, 2016, according to the insurance department. Nongrandfathered plans are those issued after March 23, 2010, but prior to January 1, 2014.
Health coverage for families of EMS responders killed on duty
Kansas’s municipalities would cover the healthcare costs of the families of emergency medical workers that die in the line of duty under proposed legislation heard by a Senate committee. Senate Bill 388 would require cities and counties to pay health insurance premiums for 18 months for the surviving immediate family of emergency personnel killed in the line of duty. Those eligible for the assistance would be spouses and children under age 26. The proposal would add emergency medical technicians and paramedics to a state law that already includes the coverage for survivors of fire and law enforcement officers killed on duty. The state has 124 municipal EMS agencies that have about 1,070 employees. In the past 35 years, there have been 17 deaths in the line of duty – nine of those were EMS workers. The Kansas Association of Counties and the League of Kansas Municipalities were neutral on the bill, but said it would create a state-mandated cost to counties without state funding to cover it.
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State Senate panel endorses bill to restrict ACA navigators Dave Ranney KHI News Service
The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee has passed a bill to require Affordable Care Act health insurance navigators to undergo background checks, be fingerprinted and pay an annual $100 registration fee. The committee’s chair, Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook (R-Shawnee), an outspoken critic of the law commonly known as Obamacare, said Senate Bill 362 was designed to protect consumers from
identity thieves posing as navigators. Sen. Laura Kelly (D-Topeka), the committee’s ranking minority member, disagreed. She characterized the bill as little more than a thinly veiled attempt to undercut the Affordable Care Act’s implementation in Kansas. “Missouri passed something very similar to this and it was found basically to be illegal because it pre-empted federal regulation of the Affordable Care Act,” Kelly said.
“If we wanted to have this sort of control, we probably should have set up our own (health insurance) marketplace,” she said. “The fact that we gave that authority to the federal government means that we have to live under the federal government’s rules and regulations. We can’t pass our own because we don’t like theirs.” Kelly said she found it odd that the committee’s Republicans were getting “all twisted up” about the potential risk of navigators having access to would-be appli-
cants’ personal information - Social Security numbers, for example - when similar concerns were not raised over those who helped Kansans enroll in Medicare Part D and KanCare. ‘Fraud Safeguards’ But Pilcher-Cook said the bill was needed to protect consumers. “It is incumbent upon us as legislators to put safeguards in place so that there is no fraud and abuse that could happen.” (See RESTRICT on page 15)
BC/BS extends individual, small group plans About 11,400 policyholders will be affected Phil Cauthon KHI News Service
Officials for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, the state’s largest private health insurer, said they would continue to offer individual and small-group plans that origi-
nally were slated to come off the market because they didn’t meet the coverage standards of the federal Affordable Care Act. The announcement came after federal health officials said last week that they were extending another Obamacare deadline so that the plans could continue to be renewed for plan years starting through October 2016. Blue Cross officials said about 10,000 of the compa-
ny’s individual policyholders would again be allowed the option of continuing with the plans, if they already have them. About 1,400 smallgroup customers also will be allowed to extend their policies. “We must continue to be flexible for our members and do the best that we can to adjust to changes made by regulators,” said Mary Beth Chambers, a company spokesperson.
Window is closing for Obamacare sign-up
People who got off to a rough start with Obamacare or have yet to pick a plan still have options - but only if they move quickly before the open enrollment period ends on March 31. Those who were unable to sign up for a marketplace plan because of the glitches with federal or state websites can receive retroactive coverage to the date they originally applied, as well as retroactive premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies, the federal government announced in late February. In addition, some people who gave up on enrolling through their state’s balky marketplace and instead, bought a plan outside the exchange, may be able to switch to a marketplace plan and qualify for retroactive subsidies. The guidance leaves it up to individual states to decide whether they want to offer these options. The federal marketplace has its own process in place to bump back the effective coverage date for people who encountered
those problems, says an official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “This (guidance) raises more questions than it answers,” says Sabrina Corlette, project director at Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms. “From a consumer perspective, it says nothing about what difficulties you have to have had to qualify or what documentation you have to show.” In addition to difficulties enrolling, some consumers have been tripped up by inaccurate or incomplete information posted online about the benefits or providers available in a particular plan. They, too, may get some relief. According to federal guidance released in early February, if enrollees encounter “benefit display errors,” such as inaccurate information about deductibles or coverage, insurers are encouraged to honor the information they displayed. (See WINDOW on page 15)
“This change is actually a slight bit easier to administer - the initial extension required system changes to reinstate 10,000 individual contracts while informing those members as quickly as possible. With this change, individual policyholders in these plans are set until the end of the year.” Last week’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (See EXTENDS on page 15)
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State recoups $5.8M from managed care firm State officials are expecting a $5.8 million payback from a managed care firm whose chief financial officer was jailed for defrauding the state’s Medicaid program. The settlement is expected to generate approximately, $4.9 million for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, and $900,000 for the Kansas Department for Health
and Environment. Bob Corkins and Ken Thompson, attorneys for the Kansas Department for Children and Families, have been credited with securing the settlement. DCF handled the settlement because it was overseeing the state’s mental health programs when the embezzlement occurred. Oversight of the programs since has been moved to KDADS and KDHE.
Restrict The new restrictions and screenings, she said, were meant to be safeguards. “You would call these safeguards, and I would call them barriers,” Kelly said. The seven Republicans on the nine-member committee voted for the measure. The two Democrats voted against it. SB 362 requires navigators and their assistants to be certified by the Attorney General’s Office, disclose their credit rating, pay a $100 registration fee each year. The bill also would forbid navigators from offering “advice about
lion recovered by DCF, $1.8 million was from Kansas Health Solutions and Webb Mason, a Maryland-based printing and marketing company that was found to have assisted Sellers by marking up some of its costs. Webb Mason paid $953,000; Kansas Health Solutions paid $850,000. The remainder of the settlement - about $4 million - resulted from an
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which health insurance plan is better or worse for a particular individual or employer.” Pay for Investigations The bill would permit anyone to file a complaint against a navigator. The complaint would be investigated by the Attorney General’s Office or referred to a district attorney, but the navigator would be required to pay the costs of the investigation The committee agreed to support amendments introduced by Sen. Jim Denning, an Overland Park Republican. One would spare navigators
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In August 2012, federal prosecutors charged Jason Sellers, then-chief financial officer at Kansas Health Solutions, with embezzling more than $2 million from the state’s Medicaid-funded programs for the mentally ill. Sellers later was sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud. Of the $5.8 mil-
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If the insurer fails to do so, and the misinformation might have affected a consumer’s choice of plan, that individual will generally be allowed to pick another plan at the same metal coverage level, offered by the same insurer. If consumers can’t find a good substitute with that insurer, they’ll have 60 days to select a new marketplace plan, the guidance says. Similarly, if people have enrolled in a marketplace plan and then discovered that it doesn’t include doctors, hospitals or other providers they need, they may switch to another plan at the same metal level offered by the same insurer, according to the federal rules. However, changes due to provider network issues must be made by March 31. By the end of February, roughly four million people had signed up for a marketplace plan on the federal or state-based exchanges.
from paying any additional fees until after June 30, 2016, the other dropped a requirement that would have required navigators to maintain a $10,000 surety bond. “I don’t know that such a surety bond is even available,” Denning said. Leslea Rockers, a navigator stationed at the Ottawa-based East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging, attended the hearing. The bill’s supporters, she said, were ill informed. “They don’t know what we do. They don’t know how we operate. They’ve never walked anyone
through the process,” she said. “We don’t take down any personal information. We don’t print anything off. We don’t do any data entry. “The client does their own data entry, which, I have to say, can be quite frustrating for someone who’s never been on a computer before,” Rockers said. “We’re not allowed to even have anybody’s phone number. If someone needs follow-up, they have to call us. We can’t call them.” If SB 362 becomes law, Kelly said, its provisions likely would be challenged in federal court.
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was the second time that the agency extended the deadline for having the plans off the market. The first delay or extension was announced in November 2013. “Our biggest task” as a result of the latest extension, “is to reach out to the more than 1,400 small groups with renewals in April, May and June to let them know that they can keep their current plan, something that we had previously told them we could not,” Chambers said. The company also offers plans that meet the ACA’s coverage standards both on and off the new insurance marketplace.
audit that uncovered billing and payment errors by Kansas Health Solutions unrelated to the embezzlement scheme. The errors occurred between 2010 and 2013. Kansas Health Solutions’ managed care contract with the state began in 2007. KDADS has proposed using its portion of the settlement money to offset the recent loss of federal grant support for
mental health and substance abuse programs, underwrite technology improvements at Larned State Hospital, and cover the cost of a bone-marrow transplant for a resident of the state’s Sexual Predator Treatment Program at Larned State Hospital. The transplant, which is not covered by Medicaid, is expected to cost $1.5 million, according to officials outside KDADS.
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New list of flowers suitable for prairie climate available Angelonia made the cut. So did several cultivars of celosia, gaillardia, impatiens, lantana and petunias. Those flowers and more are on the new Kansas State University list of Prairie Star Annual Flowers. The Prairie Star program was developed to identify annual flowers that grow best in the oftenchallenging prairie climate, said Alan Stevens, horticulture specialist with K-State Research and Extension. The list, available online at http://www.ksre. ksu.edu/bookstore/pubs/ MF2769.pdf, provides the flower name, cultivar, average height and width and whether it’s best suited for sun or shade.
“The plants are rated for vigor, meaning how fast and strong they grow, as well as overall visual impact,” said Stevens, director of K-State’s Horticulture Research Center in Olathe. “High temperatures and drought conditions throughout much of Kansas particularly in 2012 were a real test.” The flower trials are conducted in Olathe, Wichita, Hays and Colby. The sites fall into two USDA cold hardiness zones (5 and 6) and two American Horticulture Society heat tolerance zones (7 and 8). Some flowers grow best in landscape beds while others thrive in containers, so the list has three categories - plants
for flower display, plants for foliage display and plants for containers. Many of the plants recommended on the list are available in garden centers and nurseries. However, because Prairie Star is not a commercial brand or product line, rather a rating system, gardeners should look for the specific variety on the list when shopping for their annual flowers. Plants may or may not be labeled Prairie Star. Stevens said all of the plants that made it onto the list have attributes, but one of his favorites is helenium Dakota (Gold) for its drought resistance and colorful blooms. The National Gardening Bureau http://www. examiner.com/article/
national-gardeningbureau-announces2014-plants-of-the-year named the petunia one of its plants of the year for 2014 and Stevens particularly likes the petunia cultivar, Supertunia Vista Bubble Gum (Pink) for the way it performed in the plant trials. Despite their longtime reputation as shade-loving plants, Stevens said nearly all of the new varieties of coleus are now adapted to sun and shade. Many show more intense colors if grown in the sun. “The lantanas have also performed well over the past two years in our trials,” he said. “They’re heat and drought tolerant and bloom like crazy, and butterflies are attracted to them.”
Steps to a better, healthier lawn throughout the year
We run on it. We play on it. And sometimes we lie down and dream on it. It’s easy to take that grass underfoot for granted, especially when temperatures are mild and rains are plentiful. A few steps through the year, however, will help fortify the green carpet we call lawns through tough times, according to Kansas State University horticulturist Ward Upham. Taking the monthly calendar approach to lawn care for cool-season grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue can help make maintaining a healthy lawn seem more manageable through the year, said Upham. He offers the following month-by-month reminders on caring for a coolseason lawn.
If there are broadleaf weeds, spot treat with a spray or use a fertilizer that includes a weed killer. Rain or irrigation within 24 hours of application will reduce effectiveness of the weed killer, but the fertilizer needs to be watered in. If you are using a product that has both fertilizer and weed killer, wait 24 hours after application before watering in.
a product containing imidacloprid during the first half of July. This works to prevent grub damage. It must be watered in before it becomes active.
Late-July through August If you see grub damage, apply a grub killer that contains Dylox. Imidacloprid is effective against young grubs and may not be effective on late grubs. June through The grub killer conmid-July taining Dylox must be Apply second round watered in within 24 hours of crabgrass preventer or effectiveness drops. by June 15 – unless you have used Dimension September (dithiopyr) or Barricade Fertilize around Labor (prodiamine) for the April Day. This is the most application. These two important fertilization of products normally pro- the year. Water in the fervide season-long control tilizer. with a single application. Remember to water it in. November March If grubs have been a Fertilize. This fertilizer Spot treat broadleaf problem in the past, apply is taken up by the roots, weeds if necessary. Apply the treatment on a day that is 50 degrees or warmer. Keep an eye on the weather forecast, as rain or irrigation within 24 hours of application will reduce the treatment’s effectiveness. April Apply crabgrass preventer in April. If you have redbud trees in your area, take note of when they’re in full bloom. That’s an easy reminder to apply crabgrass preventer. The preventer needs to be watered in before it will start to work. One-quarter inch of water will be enough to water in any of the products mentioned in this calendar. Remember that a good, thick lawn is the best weed prevention and may be all that is needed. May Fertilize with a slowrelease fertilizer if you water your lawn or if you receive enough rainfall that your turf normally doesn’t go drought-dormant during the summer.
but is not used until the following spring. Water in the fertilizer. Spray for broadleaf weeds even if they are small. Broadleaf weeds are much easier to control in the fall than in the spring. Spray on a day that is at least 50 degrees. Rain or irrigation within 24 hours reduces the effectiveness. Use label rates for all products. Remember, Upham said, these recommendations are for cool-season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue. Warm season grasses, such as zoysiagrass, bermudagrass, and buffalograss require a different maintenance regime.
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Onions, broccoli on list of early-season vegetables The recent warm weather has many gardeners itching to plant something. Onions, cabbage and broccoli are cold resistant plants that can be planted now. As with other vegetables, be sure to fertilize before planting and work the fertilizer into the soil. It is best to have a soil test done to determine what is actually needed as many of our soils have enough fertility so that the only needed supplement is a nitrogen only fertilizer. If you don’t have time to test the soil, use a vegetable fertilizer at the suggested rate. Broccoli and cabbage are normally started from seed indoors and then transplanted outside at this time. Acclimated plants can take temperatures down to the mid- to low-
er 20s without damage. Plants that are coming out of a protected environment (not acclimated) will need to be gradually exposed to the wind and cold so they develop the toughness necessary to thrive in early spring. This may take as long as a week if plants start out soft. When planting, use a root stimulator or transplant solution to water in after the plants are set. About one cup of solution per plant is sufficient. Onions are normally grown from either sets (small bulbs) or plants. Plants are usually bet-
ter labeled as to variety. Onions can be planted thickly if young plants are harvested for green onions so remaining onions are thinned. Those left to develop bulbs will need to be about 4-6 inches apart. Onions are shallow rooted so be sure to water if the weather turns dry. Strawberry Production New strawberry plants should be planted early so the mother plants become established. The most appropriate planting time is late March to mid-April. Early spring strawberry plantings allow the mother plants to become well-established during the cooler spring periods when the plants grow best - when soil temperature is between 65 and 80 degrees.
What’s the best mulch?
To mulch or not to mulch? This question is probably not keeping you awake at night, but it is certainly worth considering if you have a garden. Reasons to use mulch in the summer include: •Keeps the soil cooler (and the roots) and helps plants get through the summer. •Conserves moisture. •Provides habitat and food source for earthworms (to stir the soil) and spiders (which help with pest control). •Keeps weeds under control. •Reduces/eliminates soil erosion if there is a hard rain and keeps soil from crusting when it dries out. •As mulch breaks down, it releases nutrients into the soil. •The year following a mulch crop, soil tilth will be improved because the carbon will become organic matter. There are certain situations where mulch is NOT helpful. In general, I recommend mulch except for the following: •In early spring mulching can keep the soil too cool and slow plant growth. Wait until midApril to start applying mulch to let soil warm up first. •Mulch around small seedlings can encourage sow bugs. Generally these are beneficial or neutral because they mainly eat residues. But they also eat small seedlings. Let plants get at least 4-6 leaves before mulching. •For most crops, including perennials like trees, don’t apply mulch next to the plant stem. Make a ring around the base of the plant and allow the stem to get as much air as possible. This will reduce disease possibilities.
Types of Mulches The best mulch is “whatever is readily available.” There are pros and cons to each, so consider your situation. Here’s a quick summary. Lawn clippings: Pros: most people have these unless they have a mulching mower, or mower without a bag. They are generally weed free, fine, easy to apply, and high in nitrogen. They break down quickly and don’t give long season weed control. Cons: apply fresh and not too thick or they will heat up and smell (because of the high moisture content). Don’t apply to vegetables or flowers if you’ve used a lawn herbicide because they may be toxic to your plants.
own or neighbors’ trees. These will be high in carbon, so they won’t break down quickly, and may tie up nitrogen if soil is marginal. In most gardens, this isn’t a problem. Cons: need a place to store over the winter, and some leaves may have tree seeds in them so be prepared to weed them out once in awhile.
Old hay: Pros: many farmers have old hay when they clean out the barn or stacks of hay in the spring, and may give it to you for free. Alfalfa hay, even when moldy, will have a lot of nitrogen in it, and so you are getting free fertilizer. Cons: Some hay will have weed seeds, especially wheat straw, but that is usually next year’s Leaves: Pros: most people have problem, which you can access to these from their control with more mulch.
The mother plants establish a strong root system during this cool period. Later, runners and daughter plants are formed. The earlier the mother plants are set, the sooner the first daughter plant will be formed and take root. These first daughter plants will be the largest plants at the end of the growing season and will bear more berries per plant the following spring. When planting is done later, the temperatures are higher, stressing the mother plants. This results in reduced growth, weaker mother plants and a delay in daughter plant formation. Fewer and smaller daughter plants produce fewer berries, resulting in a smaller crop.
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2014 Scott Community Grants
Scott City Stars: $12,000 New timing system for swim meets. The cost is $18,105 with the swim team providing $6,105 toward the project. The timing system will be used not only for the annual Scott City swim meet, but in other meets at which the Stars compete. In doing so, the club says it will be assisting about 630 swimmers in 14 Western Kansas teams.
The Jack Vanier family has made a gift of $60 million - the larg- Veteran’s Memorial: $27,000 An information kiosk is one of the primary goals this est private donation in the year as the memorial park committee is hoping for a Mehistory of Kansas State morial Day dedication ceremony. The kiosk will provide a University. data base detailing the military service of veterans conThe gift provides $40 nected to the Scott Community. In the past the Scott Community Foundaion has been million to benefit stuawarded grants of $71,870 (2012) and $58,000 (2013) todents, faculty, programs ward landscaping, flag poles, benches, plaques and a and facilities on both the statue. Manhattan and Salina campuses, and $20 mil- Golf Course: $50,000 The Scott Community Golf Course has a variety of lion for Phase III of projects and needs that include additional summer help the Bill Snyder Family ($15,500), fertilizer/pest control program ($15,000), tree and grounds maintenance (25,000), cart path improveStadium master plan. “This is historic in ments ($20,000), improvement to traffic area around the cart sheds ($1,500) and a maintenance shed ($15,000). our progress toward our K-State 2025 vision of Walking Trail: $27,000 So far, the Scott Community Foundation has raised moving Kansas State nearly $100,000 toward the $538,858 project to build a University into the ranks walking trail throughout the town and in the Palmer Park of the Top 50 public area. research universities in the U.S,” said Kansas Scott County Arts Council: $24,000 The council will earmark $20,000 for a director’s salState University President ary and $4,000 for programming. Kirk Schulz. “Kansas State has Scott County Extension: $10,000 The Extension department is in need of a new copier. always been a very important part of our lives,” the The cost is $15,966 minus the trade-in. Vanier family said. “We Scott County Historical Society: $49,000 Money will be earmarked toward paid staff ($34,000), feel very fortunate and are honored to be able to a new heating/AC unit ($4,500) and insurance ($10,500). make this gift to the uni- Scott County Indoor Arena: $20,500 versity. More importantly, The arena committee would like to construct a storage we are thrilled to see so and maintenance shed at an estimated cost of $68,127. many other K-Staters from The committee requested 50 percent of its annual revenue from the grant committee. across the country investing in the lives of young Scott Recreation Commission: $50,000 The SRC will make another annual payment on the people in Manhattan and lighting system at the Sports Complex ($37,915), along Salina.” with funds to improve the sprinkler system ($5,000), imPhase III of the mas- provements to the SRC office ($5,000) and clinics for ter plan includes dramatic players/coaches ($2,000). upgrades for student-athlete needs spanning the Scott County VIP Center: $16,500 Funds will go towards building maintenance, custoentire 16-sport depart- dian wages ($5,000), bus maintenanc ($4,500) and bus ment. These include a new fuel ($4,000). academic learning center, new football operations Spencer Flight and Education Center: $12,500 For marketing and fuel to provide airplane rides for offices, new sports medi- youngsters attending the Showdown on the Plains event. cine operations and new strength and conditioning Western Ks. Child Advocacy Center: $20,500 A new roof on the center’s home office ($20,000) and spaces. general operating expenses ($14,000). Basic fan amenities in the north end zone will also be enhanced as the end zone seating and ser(continued from page one) vices are upgraded. The KSU Foundation has reached record marks and received $50,000. of $99 million, $110 milGolf course funding goes toward a variety of projlion and $152 million in ects ranging from maintenance and improvements to the past three fiscal years. the hiring of additional summer labor. Most of the SRC funding is being used to retire debt on new lighting at the Sports Complex ($37,915). Walk Kansas starts The Scott County Historical Society was awarded Walk Kansas begins $49,000 while receiving $27,000 each were the Scott March 16. Registration Community Foundation for the Veteran’s Memorial information is avail- Park and the community walking trail. able at the Scott County Grant funding is generated by a one-half cent cityExtension office. wide sales tax.
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Schodorf, Sherow bring campaigns to SC on Wed. Kansas Secretary of State candidate Jean Schodorf and First District Congressional candidate Jim Sherow will be at the Scott County Public Library for a meet and greet during the “1 Kansas Farmer” event on Wed., March 19, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Schodorf will be available for questions and comments following the event. Schodorf will speak
about her campaign, current issues happening in Kansas government, her vision for the future, and the upcoming election this November. Schodorf, a former Wichita School Board member and State Senator, is challenging incumbent Kris Kobach for the Kansas Secretary of State office this November. “This race is close,” said Schodorf. “I’ve been meeting people across the state, and we are all tired
of being embarrassed on a daily basis with the mess that is going on in Topeka. It is time to take back Kansas for Kansans, and restore pride to our state.” Schodorf is running on a three-point platform of representing only Kansas as Secretary of State, simplifying the current broken voter registration system, and making the Secretary of State’s office a one-stop shop for the business needs of Kansas.
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State appearances have become routine during the O’Neil era
It could be said that the time line for Scott Community High School basketball can be divided into two segments - BGO and DGO. In other words, Before Glenn O’Neil and During Glenn O’Neil. To understand the impact that the boy’s head coach has had on building the Beavers into
a basketball powerhouse, one only has to remember that before O’Neil’s arrival SCHS had been to just six state tournaments between 1912-96 with their only state championship coming in 1958. They added state runner-up finishes in 1960 and 1979. In the 18 years since O’Neil took over as head
coach SCHS has taken the Beavers to either the Class 4A or Class 3A state tournaments 10 times, winning four state titles (2006, 2011, 2012 and 2013) along with a state runner-up finish in 2007. Four other times SCHS fell one win shy of a state trip after advancing to the sub-state finals. Scott City will be
aiming for a fourth consecutive state title and sixth overall in the Class 4A-Division II state tournament this weekend at Hartman Arena near Park City. Not bad for a team that was supposed to be experiencing a rebuilding year after graduating eight of their top 10 players from last season’s state cham-
pionship squad. The Beavers seem to be regaining the mid-season form that saw them winning 13 straight games and the Orange and Black Classic. “Are we playing as well as we were earlier in the season? That’s hard to tell because the level of competition changes so much,” says O’Neil.
“You can be playing just as well, but if you don’t knock down a couple of shots it looks like you aren’t playing as well. I think the effort has always been there from the boys, the defense is coming back and our rebounding has been better in the last four or five games.” (See ROUTINE on page 21)
taking care of business
SC boys roll over Greenbacks in state opener Prior to the first round Class 4A-Division II state tournament opener, senior guard Chris Pounds said the team was approaching it just like any other game. The Beavers took a very workmanlike approach to Thursday’s game, rolling over the Pratt Greenbacks, 71-52. They were awaiting the outcome of the Concordia-Girard game to know their semi-final round opponent on Friday at 8:15 p.m. Even though the Beavers have won the previous three Class 3A state titles, this was a new arena and an almost entirely new lineup. That wasn’t evident as Scott City played with the poise one would expect from a No. 2 seed who has been on this stage before. Scott City never trailed, jumping out to a quick 7-0 lead and stretching that advantage to an 18-6 lead early in the second quarter. Trey O’Neil and Sloan Baker carried the offensive load in the first half with 14 and 13 points, respectively. “When I hit the first trey, I was feeling pretty confident,” said O’Neil, who hit another trey later in the same quarter. O’Neil’s second trey put Scott City on top 10-2. Moments later junior guard Brett Meyer stole the ball and then finished off the fastbreak opportunity with a pass to O’Neil for a layup. Senior center Keigun Wells joined the
scoring parade with a fastbreak layup just ahead of the first quarter buzzer. Despite the early scoring burst Scott City never led by more than 12 points in the first half. The second half saw both teams exchanging baskets with the Beavers protecting a 48-40 lead late in the third quarter when they finally put together an 11-2 scoring run. O’Neil, who finished with a game high 21 points hit a three-pointer at the end of the third quarter, Chris Pounds added a basket early in the fourth quarter and two freethrows by Brayden Strine put the Beavers on top 59-42. The Beavers nailed down the win when Brett Meyer hit a trey and Chris Pounds followed with a jumper in the lane that made it a 64-44 game with 5:19 remaining. After scoring just two points in the first half, Meyer added 10 points in the second half to give the Beavers three players in double figures. It was also a solid night for Baker who finished with 18 points (7-11 FG) and six rebounds. “I felt pretty relaxed out there tonight” said Baker. “Despite the crowd, I was able to shut everything out. I was in a zone”. Defensively it wasn’t one of Scott City’s better nights. They will have to control the boards better after giving up 10 offen-
Scott City junior Chantz Yager drives to the basket to finish off a fastbreak opportunity during Thursday’s state tournament game against Pratt. (Record Photo) sive rebounds to Pratt. “I’m sure coach will have us work on some things between now and tomorrow night” said T. O’Neil.
“But that’s nothing new” said Coach O’Neil. “That’s been the story of our season.” His bigger concern was a couple of bruised knees that T.
O’Neil and Baker will have to work play through the rest of the weekend. “Anytime you can make it to the state tournament and play three games, it’s
a good weekend” said Coach O’Neil “These boys have accomplished a lot. They should feel good about winning their first round game,”
So, this is what rebuilding looks like? After whipping Goodland on their home floor last Saturday night to claim another sub-state title and their fourth consecutive trip to the state tournament one might have expected the Scott Community High School boys to do a little celebrating. There were some
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smiles and a few hugs, but the celebration was pretty subdued. The Beavers were already looking ahead to the
Class 4A-Division II state tournament. “We expected to come in here and win,” said junior center Sloan Baker. “We respected Goodland because they’d beaten us here before, but we still felt confident that we were the better team and that we’d be going to state.” Another reason these
Beavers aren’t carried away with their success is because they feel they still have something to prove. It was last year’s graduating class - with the exception of junior guard Trey O’Neil - that shared in three previous state titles. This is a chance for them to emerge from
those long shadows and prove themselves. That’s why the team is only mildly surprised at their 19-3 record and return trip to state. “Maybe I’m a little surprised considering everyone who graduated,” says senior guard Chris Pounds. “But it’s also become expected of us to
play hard and win games consistently.” So does a 19-3 record qualify as a rebuilding year?” “We knew there would be some pieces to fit into the puzzle, but we expect to be pretty solid every year,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil who has (See REBUILD on page 20)
Angry Beavers
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Outdoors in Kansas
by Steve Gilliland
Real life Pepe Le Pews
The most famous line uttered by skunk cartoon character Pepe Le Pew was “Come wiz me to ze Kasbah where we will make beautiful musicks togezzer.” Anyone who has set foot outside lately and has a nose on their face has noticed the air smells slightly more (OK, a lot more) “skunky” than usual. Also at this particular time of the year, dead skunks seem to litter the roadside. Welcome to skunk breeding season in Kansas! For our pungent friends, breeding season begins at the first sign of spring warmup, usually late February and early March. Skunks are among the most den-dependent furbearers, meaning that more than many other furbearers, their lives rely on them having a permanent den from which to come and go daily. Skunks do not hibernate, but become very inactive during the heart of winter, when a den becomes very important. Communal denning is common during this time and a dominant male will often share a den with a dozen or more females during this time of inactivity. Their breeding season is fast and furious, but very short, so keeping oneself close to as many females as possible pays big dividends for males when skunk love is in the air. All right, so this is skunk breeding season. Why does that mean we have to smell them so much more than usual? They certainly don’t spray their girlfriends do they? Maybe it’s some kind of mating dance that ends each time with a poof into the air? The answer is simple, and as a trapper I should have figured it out. (See SKUNKS on page 22)
Upset loss during season was added motivation in sub-state
There was more than a sub-state championship at stake when the Scott Community High School boys met Goodland in the Class 4A-Division II title game on Saturday night. T h e Beavers w e r e wanting to erase Goodland 45 Scott City 57 the memories of a 46-42 upset loss to the Cowboys on this same floor just a month earlier. SCHS satisfied both goals with a convincing 57-45 win that sends the Beavers to their fourth consecutive state tournament. “I came out really angry and ready to play. I wanted to beat Goodland so bad,” says junior guard Brett Meyer who scored a game high 25 points - 17 in the first half. “It was great to have another shot at Goodland, but scary at the same time. They had beaten us here before and they were in front of a big home crowd.” Meyer provided a nice jump start for the Beavers with a pair of first quarter treys. “Brett played really well. Right now he’s probably doing the best job of cutting to the basket and receiving passes,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil. While Trey O’Neil and Meyer are often the ones dishing out assists, post players Sloan Baker and
Brayden Strine were able to return the favor with a pair of assists by each. “Brayden and Sloan had assists to Brett in the first quarter and we ran a couple of sets for him to get an open look from the three-point line,” O’Neil says. “He’s a mismatch for Goodland’s smaller guards. Brett can create a problem for most teams if he can catch the ball in the right spot.” Playing Angry Angry seemed to be the theme for the Beavers who still remembered their earlier loss to Goodland. “Losing to them the first time made me angry and we didn’t play that well against them at home, so I figured we had to play well against them at least one time,” adds Baker who finished the night with nine points and 10 rebounds. Scott City (19-3) got off to a much better start against the Cowboys than in the two previous games when they trailed 11-8 and 9-5 after the opening quarter. This time around they only trailed briefly in the opening quarter at 2-0 and 4-3. Meyer provided some early long range shooting with a pair of treys and Baker’s basket late in the quarter gave the Beavers a 14-10 lead at the break. However, the Cowboys were able to keep pace through the first 13-
Rebuild compiled a 327-104 record during his 18 seasons at Scott City. “I’m not sure how you would define rebuilding or reloading. I don’t think about that. The main thing is that we have boys who compete hard and we’ve been fortunate over the years to have kids who are coachable.” O’Neil points out that many of these same players were on the football team that surprised many people by compiling an 11-2 record and advancing to the state semi-finals. It should be no surprise that they’ve enjoyed similar success on the basketball
SCHS senior Brayden Strine scores on a putback during Saturday’s substate championship game against Goodland. (Record Photo)
1/2 minutes of the game with the help of a couple of three-point baskets early in the second quarter. This game was still up for grabs after a brief four point scoring burst by the Cowboys knotted the score at 22-22 with 2:32 remaining in the first half. The Beavers followed with a 21-4 scoring run during the next seven minutes that assured them
of another sub-state title. Coach O’Neil said it was a matter of getting the team to find a way to relax a little and enjoy the moment. “We told the boys this morning that it’s really, really hard to be focused and to be loose at the same time. I think we lost a little bit of our looseness right there and probably a little bit of our focus,”
says O’Neil. “We also had some breakdowns on defense that gave them some open shots and we forced a couple of things on offense, but the boys were able to pull it back together and showed their resiliency.” Junior guard T. O’Neil, who finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, hit a basket
the Beavers a No. 2 seed in state. “It would have been easy drop games right after that to Denver South and Wichita Trinity. If that happens, we might have been looking at a 14 or 15 win season,” says Coach O’Neil. “Instead, we built some momentum and put together a pretty nice season.” Of course, the season isn’t over. Just getting to state isn’t enough for the Beavers. And they also know that what’s happened in the past doesn’t matter. “We have to act like we’ve never won a state title before and that our
record is 0-0 - just like everyone else,” says junior center Sloan Baker. “We want to play with pride.” For the only three seniors on the squad Pounds, Brayden Strine and Keigun Wells - it’s a final opportunity to make their mark as a championship caliber squad. “For us seniors, it’s our last tournament, so we want to play our game and see what happens,” Pounds says. “We are confident in our ability to win, but we know that nothing’s going to be given to us. Teams know that we’re around and I’m sure they’ll give us their best shot.”
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court, despite the turnover in personnel. These Beavers never doubted themselves. Instead, they entered the season with a chip on their shoulder and they’ve fed off that “us against the world” mentality. It’s not just the winning that drives this team. It’s the opportunity to prove others wrong. “It doesn’t surprise me what we’ve been able to do as a team,” says junior guard Brett Meyer. “But it surprises a lot of people and that’s made it even more fun.” However, it appeared that those who expected the Beavers to stumble
this year were going to be proven right when SCHS was thumped in their season opener by Pueblo East, 69-51. Showing the character of this team, they quickly bounced back to win their next 13 games, including the Orange and Black Classic. “We fell down, but we were able to pick ourselves up,” notes T. O’Neil. “I knew we’d find a way to keep fighting.” The ability to recover from that season opening loss not only showed the character of this team, but was instrumental in putting together a record that was good enough to earn
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It’s all quiet on the free agency front in KC
Kansas City fans are beginning to feel like road kill on the Free Agency Highway. Teams are swooping in like vultures to pick away at our roster while we seem to be doing little to fend them off. It’s kind of a helpless feeling for frustrated fans who have watched Dexter McCluster, Geoff Schwartz, Branden Albert and Tyson Jackson signing huge free agent contracts. And who are we getting in return? Jeff Linkenbach, Joe Mays, Allen Bailey and Mike Catapano. Not exactly names which have the Chiefs Nation thinking Super Bowl. It’s even more frustrating for fans when they watch the Broncos loading up on defensive talent which has the ESPN talking heads putting Denver back in the Super Bowl for another humiliating loss. The key word right now is patience. There isn’t anything that’s happened so far that the KC front office and General Manager John Dorsey didn’t anticipate. It comes down to money. KC only had about $9 million in cap
Inside the Huddle
with the X-Factor
space and roughly $4 million has to be held back for rookies. The remaining $5 million isn’t going to buy you a whole lot when the Raiders have $60 million, the Browns $50 million and the Colts $40 million. Consequently, teams are paying way too much for free agents. Kansas City can’t afford to get into a bidding war with these teams even if they wanted to. As for the Broncos, they see the window on a Super Bowl closing rapidly. If Peyton Manning doesn’t get it done in Denver next year, chances are it won’t happen - provided he can stay healthy for an entire year. Denver is mortgaging their future on one more chance at a Super Bowl. A franchise has to determine whether it’s all-or-nothing for a single season or whether they are taking a long-term view of their organization.
Routine Despite the high level of success that the Beavers have enjoyed, neither the players nor their head coach take it for granted. “There’s no complacency with these guys. They have something to prove,” says the head coach. “We’re working every day to get better as a team, especially on defense,” says senior guard Chris Pounds. “Defense is what carries our team.” Even with almost an entirely new roster, the Beavers aren’t awed by the trip to state. “Everyone knows pretty much what to expect,” says junior guard Brett Meyer, who saw some action during last year’s state tournament. Coach O’Neil feels that
Second Tier Players Dorsey is forced to be more prudent with the money he has available and try to pick up what many would consider second-tier players. They are still very good players who can fit nicely into our system, but they aren’t the big headline stars that are getting most of the attention. The most important thing to remember is that what happens during this free agent frenzy isn’t going to determine who does and doesn’t make the Super Bowl. Nonetheless, we are picking up some good acquisitions like Jeff Linkenbach (OG/OT, formerly of the Colts). He’s a Geoff Schwartz kind-of-player. Nothing sexy, but he is versatile enough to help us all across the offensive line. Inside linebacker Joe Mays (formerly of Philadelphia, Houston and Denver) originally played for Reid out of college. This is two years, $6 million, but most of that is incentives. Mays brings a lot of attitude, which is always good on defense. He’s definitely the kind of player that Manning doesn’t want to see lined up across from him.
There are other names out there which are being linked to the Chiefs. Former punt/kickoff return star Devon Hester is a possibility since he used to play for Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub. Julius Peppers has played in a 3-4. Even though he’s long in the tooth he could be signed as a defensive end. Rumors are also circulating that the Chiefs may be interested in New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks and Julien Edelman (WR, Patriots). If that happens, I would expect them to cut Donnie Avery. Keep in mind the Chiefs are very young and our players will continue to make big strides. We saw that under Reid last year. This is where a GM does his best work in actually building a team. New England, Pittsburgh, Green Bay . . . they don’t throw $50 million at one player. They find bargains who fit their system and fill an immediate need. And they build through the draft. It’s worked for them in the long haul. It can work for the Chiefs.
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Scott City
Points Per Game
Trey O’Neil
20.8 4.4
Brett Meyer
Chris Pounds
14.0
Brayden Strine
6.0
Chantz Yager
3.0
Sloan Baker
Dylan Hutchins Team
Individual Stat Leaders 2 Pt. FG
3 Pt. FG
FG%
Reb./ Game
101-179
55-155
55%
5.5
5.0
2.3
35-69
2-15
45%
2.2
1.5
1.3
55%
6.9
1.0
83-165 48-91
53%
7-11
13-29
50%
352-672
118-326
53%
62-113
4.5
8-15
enough of the boys were connected with last year’s championship team during the state tournament that they gained a feel for what it’s like. It’s that experience . . . that knowledge . . . that tradition . . . which makes it possible for the Beavers to be a state contender from year to year. That’s why O’Neil doesn’t
50%
0-0
7.6
61.0
22-68
1-2
23-52
46%
lower the bar for the next group of players . . . or make excuses when they fall short. “This is where we expect to be in March,” says the head coach. “That’s what we expect as coaches and that’s what the boys expect. It’s a little harder in some years than others because of the experience you bring back or the depth, but
4.6
6.3 .5
1.1
28.8
Asst./ Game 3.1
1.2 .9 .4
13.4
Steals/ Game 1.5 1.9 1.4 .7 .8
10.0
that doesn’t mean we lower our expectations.” That’s why state appearances have become the norm rather than the exception - and why championship banners are filling the rafters at SCHS. This is basketball as the Beavers and their fans expect . . . DGO.
Last year’s experience is valuable for Shockers Going into the NCAA Tournament, Wichita State is on top of the world with their 34-0 record. It’s been 23 by years since a Mac team (UNLV) Stevenson was unbeaten going into the tournament. Wichita’s players and head coach Gregg Marshall are going to receive unprecedented publicity because of their improbable feat. The Shockers are a cinch for the top seed in the Midwest Regional, which begins in St. Louis. And they could end up with the number one seed in the nation. Wichita’s key players experienced NCAA pressure last season when they advanced to the Final Four. This team is better, primarily because of the marvelous play of point guard Fred VanVleet. Marshall has everything set - stellar defense, perimeter offense and talented depth. Unlike most of the major conferences, the Shockers will not have any more games before the band starts playing at the Big Dance. From here on the players can forget about their winning streak and focus on the NCAA Tournament. KU is Stumbling KU is not playing well going into the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City. KU is not the same team without freshman center Joel Embiid, who has been out with a lower-back problem. KU’s guard play has been particularly ineffective and that’s partly because of Embiid’s absence. Naadir Tharpe, Frank Mason and Conner Frankamp frequently lose their man on defense. When Embiid is healthy he covers their mistakes. Tarik Black is a valuable member of the team, but he doesn’t compare to Embiid in overall effectiveness. His athletic ability and rebounding are nothing special. If the Jayhawks are going to be a force in the NCAA Tournament, they must have a healthy Embiid. Coach Bill Self has to decide if he should play Embiid in the Big 12 Tournament or rest him. (See SHOCKERS on page 24)
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‘Long Shot’ is latest painting for turkey hunt Scott City artist Jerry Thomas has become a part of the tradition that is the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt. For the past 23 years, since 1991, Thomas has been “Artist of the Year” for the hunt. This year he has unveiled “The Long Shot” for the 28th annual event which will be held in El Dorado from April 10-12. The painting depicts a cavalry trooper and his scout as the trooper takes careful aim at a group of turkeys across the creek. The painting has historical ties to the Battle of Punished Woman’s Fork in Scott County. In 1878, Northern Cheyenne leaders Dull Knife and Little Wolf and approximately 350 of their followers, left the reservation at Darlingtion Agency, Indian Territory (Oklahoma), in an attempt to return to their native homeland in Montana, some 1,500 miles away.
Skunks At this time of the year, male skunks might roam as far as five miles in one night looking for eligible ladies, and since all male skunks are currently of the same mind, the chances are pretty good males will encounter each other on their quests. Someone’s gonna’ get sprayed! Figure this happening several times a night for a few weeks with all the male skunks in Kansas and you have the answer. With that solved, what about the reason for finding so many dead skunks along the road right now? I’m glad you asked, because I’ve found some interesting takes on that question too. First and most obvious is simply the fact that all male skunks in the kingdom are draggin’ Main Street lookin’ for girls, so the law of averages says many will get flattened. There’s possibly more to the answer though, and that calls for a little skunk psychology lesson. Skunks have few natural enemies and can turn even the biggest bully around on a dime with just the lift of their tail. This seems to create in them a certain cocky attitude that appears to be present even from birth. Skunks will not back down from anything; it’s as simple as that. Couple that with the fact that male skunks have a one-
Scott City artist Jerry Thomas with his latest painting, “The Long Shot.” As they progressed on the trail, they were followed and attacked several times by U.S. soldiers and scouts. Each time, the Northern Cheyenne were able to succeed in driving the soldiers back and they continued moving further north towards their homeland. At Punished Woman’s Fork in Kansas, Little Wolf and Dull Knife decided that they had to make a stand and sheltered the
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track-mind this time of year. If they even notice a car coming at them, they possible see it as just another bully that will turn and run with the lift of their tail. That equals a flat skunk! Another interesting suggestion says that skunks have black eyes that do not reflect light well like the eyes of most other animals, possibly making them hard to spot ahead of time. By the way, if you, your dog or your car ever happen to get sprayed directly by a skunk, here is a recipe for a deodorizer that really works, and yes, I know this from experience, and that’s another story in itself: Mix together one quart 3% hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup baking soda and one teaspoon liquid dish soap (Dawn works well.) Mix this up just before use and don’t save any leftover. Bath yourself or the dog and scrub the car with this concoction. There you have it, a little Pepe Le Pew 101 so to speak. Skunks are amazing critters that have amazingly soft, luxurious fur (once you get past the smell). Their potent, pungent essence is actually used in minute amounts in perfume. Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors! Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@idkcom.net
women, children and elderly in a cave to protect them while the warriors defended them against U.S. Cavalry and infantry soldiers led by Lt. Col. William H. Lewis, who had assumed command from Ft. Dodge a few days earlier. In the engagement that followed, Lt Col. Lewis was mortally wounded and the fighting eventually ended with the approach of nightfall.
During the night, Chief Dull Knife, Little Wolf and their followers were able to escape and evade the soldiers. The next morning, finding that the Northern Cheyenne had escaped, Capt. Clarence Mauck who had assumed the command, ordered the troops forward in pursuit of the fleeing Northern Cheyenne. (See HUNT on page 24)
Sub-state Champs
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Defense set the stage for return trip to 1A state As good as the Dighton High School girls are offensively, they know that’s not the key to a possible state title. It begins with defense. And that was on full display at the Class 1ADivision II sub-state tournament last weekend when the Lady Hornets smothered their opponents in the semi-finals and championship games to earn a second straight trip to the state tournament this week in Hays. Dighton (17-5) limited Sharon Springs to just one point in the opening period and owned a 25-9 halftime lead on their way to a convincing 49-31 win in the championship game of sub-state play on Saturday. That came on the heels of a 49-16 rout over Weskan in the semi-finals. The Lady Coyotes were limited to just two points in the second half. “We knew that Sharon Springs like to fastbreak so we wanted to take that away,” says head coach Amy Felker. “We did a great job of getting back and not giving them easy
Members of the Class 1A-Division II sub-state champion Dighton High School basketball team for 2013-14 are (front row, from left) Liz Heath, Diamond Brown, Shambrey Budd and Leslie Speer. (Back row) Alexis Peck (mgr.), Morgan Conine (mgr.), head coach Amy Felker, Tristan Wilson, Jordan Speer, Sara Cramer, Kiara Budd, Madison O’Brien, Kayla Borell, Dakota Hoffman, Regan Foos, assistant coach Rene Roberts and Jenny Parker (mgr.). layup opportunities.” The biggest question heading into state play was the offensive effectiveness of senior center Leslie Speer who has an ACL injury but is finishing out the season with a knee brace. Speer had been averaging 12 points per game, but in the substate semi-finals against Weskan scored 10 points (3-of-10) and in the championship game scored seven points (2-of-10). However, she still remained effective under the boards with seven rebounds against Weskan
and 10 against Sharon Springs. “Leslie was still trying to figure out what she could and couldn’t do without experiencing pain,” says Felker. “Plus, every time she touched the ball against Sharon Springs she had three girls all over her. She got clobbered. “Even though Leslie isn’t 100 percent she’s not playing timid.” Senior forward Liz Heath led the Lady Hornets with 12 points and three rebounds against the Lady Wildcats. Sara Cra-
Hornets slow down Wildcats; still fall in 1A sub-state finals Dighton High School head coach Dean Cramer knew his boy’s squad couldn’t outgun or outrun Sharon Springs, so he did the next best thing. H e forced the Wildcats to play Dighton’s m o r e Dighton 43 deliberate Sharon Sp. 54 style of play. It worked for most of the first half, but Sharon Springs was eventually able to string together a couple of offensive spurts and pull away for a 54-43 win that ended Dighton’s season in the finals of the Class 1A-Division II sub-state tournament at Tribune on Saturday. “They want to get out and run. Our goal was to keep the score in the 40s,” says head coach Dean Cramer. “We feel if we can keep the score in the 40s that fits or game.” Dighton (13-9) led 1110 after the opening period. “Our game plan was working well. We were swinging the ball from side to side four to six times before we started looking to score,” Cramer says.
“I thought this was one of the boys’ best defensive games this year. We played man-to-man almost the entire game,” he added. The Wildcats were able to outscore Dighton 31-19 during the second and third quarters. “We were never behind by more than six in the first half, but a couple of threes finally allowed them to open their lead to 11 points,” Cramer added. “We had boys in foul trouble and they were able to be a little more aggressive.” Freshman guard Tyler Lingg had an outstanding game with 18 points (6-of-10 FG) and a pair of blocked shots. The only other Hornet in double figures was senior forward Mathew Barnett with 10 points (4-of-6 FG), nine rebounds and three blocked shots. Senior guard Isaac Alinor closed out his high school career with seven points, four assists and three rebounds. Rally Against Weskan Erasing a 13 point deficit in the second half, the Hornets were able to escape with a 51-49 win
over Weskan in the substate semi-finals. Dighton began their surge with 2:30 left in the third period when they scored 10 unanswered points, cutting the deficit to 40-37 entering the fourth quarter. With 40 seconds remaining in the game and the score tied, 49-49, the Hornets went into their spread offense and were able to execute a backdoor cut to Alinor which gave them a two point lead with :26 on the clock. Dighton pressured the ball up the floor to force Weskan to burn time and left the Coyotes just 15 seconds to run an offensive play that failed to send the game into overtime. Lingg led all scorers with 17 points (6-of-10 FG) and five rebounds. He was joined in double figures by Alinor with 14 points and five boards while Barnett added 10 points and six rebounds. “I was proud of how well the boys played in both games,” says Cramer. “They could have folded when they fell behind by 13 against Weskan, but we fought back and kept our season going.”
mer added eight points. “One of the great things about this team is that we have several different girls capable of stepping up and having a great game,” Felker says. “Teams tend to forget about Liz because she doesn’t appear to be the most athletic player on the floor, but anytime we need a basket she’s capable of getting it done. She knows when our team needs that extra push.” Also capable of having a big offensive night is senior forward/guard Shambrey Budd who led
the team with 13 points and six rebounds against Weskan. And sophomore guard Kiara Budd provides the perimeter scoring threat. “Our girls are good about finding the person the other team seems to be forgetting about and getting the ball to them,” Felker says. “It’s nice to know we don’t have to rely on just one person; we’re seven deep.” After a first round loss in last year’s state tournament, the Lady Hornets have added motivation to stick around in Hays for
the entire weekend. Even though Dighton had been ranked as high as No. 2 in the state, they entered the state tournament as the No. 5 seed. If they defeat Argonia (19-4) in the opening round, there’s a very good chance they would see Baileyville B&B (213) - the same team which defeated them for the state volleyball championship last fall. “Last year, the girls had a lot of nerves,” Felker says. “Now they’ve been there and know what to expect.”
Takedown Kids Club Western Kansas Classic March 8, 2014 6-Years and under 40: Kasey Rohrbough pinned by Kayden Davis (Colby), 0:42; pinned by Triston Tomlinson (Great Bend), 0:22. 40: Kirbey Rohrbough pinned by Conner Breit (Unattached), 0:22; dec. David Myers (Jr. Panthers), 9-7; pinned by Kayden Davis (Colby), 0:23. 43: Trenton Frank dec. Ethan Pfannnstiel (HWC), 6-0; pinned Colton Heronemus (SW Grapplers), 0:17; dec. by Bradlee Thompson (Ogden), 7-2. Second place 49: Brodey Rohrbough pinned by Noah Dowell (Hoxie), 0:53; maj. dec. by Skylard Buffington (MOKWC), 11-2. 7-8-Years-Old 61: Houston Frank pinned Malachi Wasson (Great Bend), 0:41; dec. by Dayton Bell (Hoxie), 7-2; dec. by Logan McCarty (St. Francis), 6-0. 61B: Kooper Wright maj. dec. by Camden Cornelius (Jr. Panther), 11-0; dec. by Ryan Loder (Smoky Valley), 6-4. 64: Collin McDaniel pinned Trenton Welch (HWC), 1:20; tech. fall Tucker Wark (Colby), 16-0; tech. fall Dylan Howell (Stockton), 15-0; dec. Matthew Montoya (SW Grapplers), 9-5. First place 88: Izak Venegas pinned Bastian Higgins (Kinsley), 0:26; pinned by Jaxon Bowles (MOKWC), 0:25; pinned Dylan Higgins (Kinsley), 0:47; dec. Will Linenberger (HWC), 9-4. Third place 9-10-Years-Old 67B: Zachery Rohrbough pinned Matthew Harder (Salina), 0:38; dec. Brody Kaup (Goodland), 1-0, 4OT; dec. Curtis Beam (Lakin), 8-4; dec. Kolton Field (Norton), 9-4. First place 70B: Conner Armendariz dec. Reece Grafel (Oberlin), 2-0; pinned by Cruz Lara (Bonner Springs), 1:39; dec. Brent Bachar (Hoisington), 7-4; dec. by Tyler Voss (Colby), 4-0. Fourth place 82: Leightyn Heim pinned Isaac Klassen (Salina), 2:37; maj. dec. by Mark Butcher (Kansas Young Guns), 13-0; pinned by Eric Cain (Oakley), 2:18. 85: Kale Wheeler pinned Brandon Jeffries (Salina), 1:23; tech. fall Chayse Gruber (Great Bend), 15-0; pinned by Daigan Kruger (Ogden), 1:17. Second place 110: Ronnie Weathers dec. by Kiefer Eberhardt (Goodland), 3-2 OT; dec. by Gavin Nutting (HWC), 9-2. 120: Lance Miller dec. Jackson Harris (Lakin), 5-0; dec. by Cyrus Green (Atwood), 6-0; dec. Luke Bates (Renegades), 2-0; dec. by Izzak Hernandez (Hugoton), 5-2. 130: Jarron Gregory pinned Brock Buresh (Phillipsburg), 0:33; pinned Thayn Walt (Hill City), 2:15; pinned Caden Reeves (Bobcat), 0:51. First place 11-12-Years-Old 88: Justus McDaniel tech. fall Chantz Vath (Lincoln Co.), 15-0; pinned George Weber (Great Bend), 0:56; tech. fall Jackson McAuthur (Bonner Springs), 18-3; maj. dec. Drew Burgoon (Salina), 13-4. First place 88: Theron Tucker dec. by Luke Richard (Riley Co.), 5-0; dec. Chantz Vath (Lincoln Co.), 6-4; dec. by Dawson Kempt (Oberlin), 10-4. 92: Kaden Wren pinned Jacob Conrad (Smith Co.), 0:59; pinned Cooper Chard (Salina), 0:39; pinned Trey Medina (SW Grapplers), 0:17. First place 96: Jordan Wagner pinned by Dayton Porsch (Hoxie), 0:46; pinned by Gabe Peter (Oberlin), 4:30. 120: Cale Goodman pinned by Treylan Gross (Phillipsburg), 2:24; dec. David Waterman (Oberlin), 3-0; pinned Chandler Blackwell (Hoisington), 2:22; pinned by Gage Fritz (Great Bend), 2:51. Fourth place 13-14-Years-Old 125: Justin Hundertmark tech. fall by Manuel Mendoza (Hugoton), 16-0; pinned by Jacob Baker (Kinsley), 0:41. 130: Wyatt Hayes tech. fall Caden Pfeifer (Russell), 17-1; tech. fall Paul Singer (Linn Co.), 15-0; maj. dec. Noah Lackey (Smoky Valley), 14-2; dec. by Devon Asebedo (Gray Co.), 9-2. Second place 205: Nic Cheney pinned Ryan Grover (St. Francis), 2:59; pinned by Collyn Auker (Norton), 1:07; dec. Grady Hansen (ECKW), 2-0; pinned by Brayden Dorzweiler (HWC), 0:10. Fourth place High School 106/113: Zachary Tucker pinned by Hunter Kiser (Abilene), 1:04; pinned Kody Lang (Hoisington), 3:42; pinned Shea Ward (Stockton), 2:45. Second place
Fishing Report Scott State Lake Updated March 6 Channel cats: fair, up to 6.5 lbs. No recent reports. Crappie: good; most up to 9 inches. Jigs fished around the fish attractors have been best. Saugeye: up to 3.6 lbs. Anglers report catching a few cigar saugeye around the fish attractors using jigs. Walleye: up to 6.1 lbs. Largemouth bass: slow; up to 5.5 lbs. Vertically jigging jigs and spoons around the fish attractors has been good for a few fish. Trout: good; 1/2 lb. average. The fourth stocking of the season occurred on February 3 with the release of about 1,000 trout in the lake and 1,000 trout in the Barrel Springs pond. Anglers report catching a few limits out of the lake, but success has been better at the pond. Still fishing salmon eggs, corn and powerbait have all been successful. Fish have typically been running in the 13-16 inch range. Sunfish: good; up to 8 inches. Vertically fishing small jig heads tipped with small pieces of nightcrawler or whole mealworms around the fish attractors.
Shockers The risk is that if Embiid doesn’t play he’ll be rusty heading into the most important part of the season. Another Top Recruit It’s an inopportune time to be talking about next year, but Kansas recruit Cliff Alexander (6-9, 245) was named the Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year. Alexander played his senior season at Curie High School in Chicago and he’s the second straight KU recruit to earn this honor, along with Andrew Wiggins. Alexander was also named “Player of the Year” by the Chicago SunTimes. He averaged 24 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks during the past
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season. Alexander and fellow KU recruit Kelly Oubre have been selected to play in the McDonald’s All-American game on April 2. Self and his coaching staff can be justifiably proud of their recruiting effectiveness year after year. Weis Steps Down When a man is in a position of leadership and he realizes that his plan isn’t working and accepts that he must make significant changes. That is a wise man indeed. It takes a person with an ego that’s well under control to admit he is part of the problem. Kansas football coach Charlie Weis proved he’s
that kind of man during the offseason. After hiring John Reagen as offensive coordinator, Weis said, “I got rid of me because we weren’t scoring enough points . . . I fired the offensive coordinator. I’ve been doing it the same way for a long, long time, so I thought the better answer was to bring somebody in who is used to scoring in the 40s.” KU started spring drills on March 6 and they will wrap up with their intersquad game on April 12. In addition to his new offensive coordinator, Weis hired Eric Kiesau, a new wide receivers coach. Reagen and Kiesau are well-regarded talents in the college coaching ranks.
Class 4A-DII State • Boy’s Division March 13-15 • in Park City 1) Andale (20-2) Thurs., March 13 3:00 p.m.
8) Iola (10-12) 4) Eudora (17-5)
Friday, March 14 4:45 p.m.
Thurs., March 13 4:45 p.m.
5) Holton (17-5) Saturday, March 15 6:15 p.m.
2) Scott City (19-3)
1st Place
Thurs., March 13 6:30 p.m.
7) Pratt (11-11) 3) Concordia (18-4)
Friday, March 14 8:15 p.m.
Thurs., March 13 8:15 p.m.
6) Girard (12-10) Sat., March 15 2:00 p.m.
3rd Place
Weis could have kept the status quo if he was just running out the clock on his coaching career, but these moves prove he is intent on bringing KU football out of the doldrums. Give Weber Credit Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber has done a masterful coaching job this season. Weber has molded a group of talented freshmen with his veterans and the Wildcats have exceeded expectations. If Weber can land a few key recruits, K-State’s basketball future is promising indeed. The Wildcats are fully capable of springing some upsets in the NCAA Tournament.
Hunt
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At Chalk Creek, Mauck would order the men to hunt for food which they did, finding livestock and some wild game in the area. This has been depicted in Thomas’s painting, “The Long Shot.” On Sept. 27, 2013, descendants of the Northern Cheyenne and U.S. soldiers celebrated the 135th anniversary of Punished Woman’s Fork and helped dedicate the battlefield as a national and state historic site.
Good Luck!
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Scott Community High School Beavers
Members of the Class 3A sub-state champion Scott Community High School basketball team for 2013-14 are (front row, from left) Chris Pounds, Dylan Hutchins, Justin Faurot, Justin Drohman, Chantz Yager, Matthew Jenkins and Drew Duff. (Back row) assistant coach Brian Gentry, assistant coach Jordan Carter, Brett Meyer, Bo Hess, Kyle Cure, Trey O’Neil, Brayden Strine, Sloan Baker, Keigun Wells, Drake McRae and head coach Glenn O’Neil.
1st Place • Orange and Black Classic in Colby Great West Activities Conference Runner-up Class 4A•Division ll Sub-State Champions Season Record: 19-3 You have done an outstanding job of representing SCHS and our community. Good luck in your quest for a Class 4A-DII championship in Park City this weekend. Scott Cooperative Association 410 E 1st St. 872-5823 • 800-931-COOP www.scottcoop.com
Scott City Chiropractic Clinic
Stevens Veterinary Services 872-2727
Eisenhour & Graff
A Prohealth Chiropractic Wellness Center 110 W. 4th • 872-2310
509 Church St., Scott City 224 N. 4th St., Leoti 872-3471 • 375-2272
Chambless Roofing, Inc.
Faurot Heating & Cooling, Inc.
1102 S. Main St. • 872-2679
910 W. 5th • 872-3508 (800) 720-5997
chamblessroofing.com
Midwest Energy
Precision Ag and Seed Services 1550 W. Rd 70 • 872-5242 www.vFFARMS.com
First National Bank 501 Main St. • 872-1143
Sourk Veterinary Clinic 1801 S. Hwy 83 • 872-7211 Fax: 872-7212
Dec-Mart Furniture
Millrod’s Rentals
408 Main • 872-2449 decmart@wbsnet.org
1941 S. Hwy 83 872-5655
J.F. Beaver Advertising
Networktronic, Inc.
MTM Siding & Glass, Inc. 1130 W. Hwy 96 872-2315
State Farm Insurance Michael Trout, agent 112 W. 3rd • 872-5374
Berning Farms 3171 W. Hwy 96, Scott City
1314 Main St. • 872-5854 www.heartlandfoodsstores.com
325 Main St. • 872-2161
D-214-0653 • M-214-0652
J&R Car and Truck Center
Spencer Pest Control
Rodenbeek & Green Agency
208 W 5th St. • 872-2103 JRCARandTRUCK.com
872-2870
601 S. Main St. • 872-5803 www.rgagency.com
Best Western El Quartelejo Inn & Suites
Z Bottling Corporation
Turner Sheet Metal 1851 S. Hwy 83 • 872-2954
620-872-5503
Norder Supply, Inc. 250 N. Pawnee Rd 872-3058
Helena Chemical 1711 S. Main 872-2156
American Implement 807 N. Main 872-7244 americanimplement.com
Richards Financial Services 411 S. Main St., Scott City 872-5949
Braun’s Butcher Block 417 Main St. • 872-7238
BK Auto Body
Wheatland Electric
Wheatland Broadband
AgMax Crop Insurance
Dairy Queen
416 S. Main, Scott City 872-0006 • 866-872-0006
815 W. 5th • 872-2900 www.hughbinns.com
HRC Feed Yard LLC
Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce
415 Main St. 872-7214
Gifts, Etc.
RotoMix
The Country Store
Tonja’s Toffee
424 Main St. • 872-2222
1451 S. Hwy 83 872-1100
323 Main St. 872-5667
874-1429 tonjastoffee@gmail.com
habiger@wbsnet.org
907 W. 5th St. • 872-0100
Bling
1104 S. Main St. • 872-2625
40 Pitman Ln • PO Box 243 872-7222
1610 S. Main • 872-7373 www.bestwestern.com
6550 W. Hwy 96 872-5328 www.hrcfeed.com
402 S. Main St. 872-1300
www.giftsetcks.com
Box 258 • 200 E. Rd. 140
1301 S. Hwy. 83 872-3722
Revcom Electronics RadioShack
Joe and Jay Beaver Scott City • 872-2340
Platinum H Insurance
Wallace, Brantley & Shirley
Heartland Foods
113 E Fifth St. • 872-3525 sccc@wbsnet.org www.scottcityks.org
Jen’s Grooming 214-0097
1211 S. Main St. 872-3215
Bartlett Grain 305 W. Bellevue 872-3456
Percival Packing 710 W. 5th St. 872-7199
Giftologists 401 S. Main 872-7100
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(Above) SCHS junior Trey O’Neil drives to the basket for two points during the sub-state semi-finals against Colby. (Right) Senior Keigun Wells battles for a rebound during sub-state play. (Record Photos)
Beavers crush Colby in sub-state opener If the S c o t t Community High 29 S c h o o l Colby Scott City 64 b o y s were feeling any side effects from the long layoff prior to the sub-state tournament it wasn’t evident last Friday. The Beavers not only looked like the No. 1 seed in Class 4A-Division II
Angry
tournament at Goodland, they looked like the team that had won 13 consecutive games at one stretch this season when they dismantled Colby, 64-29, in the semi-finals. That advanced Scott City (18-3) into the substate title game where they faced Goodland (912) which was a 59-51 winner over Hugoton in the other semi-final.
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that gave the Beavers a lead they would not give up the remainder of the night. A pair of free throws from senior Chris Pounds and a three-point play by Meyer with 31.9 seconds left in the half gave SCHS a 29-22 cushion at the intermission. Scott City was still protecting that seven point lead, 33-26, when Baker picked up his third foul with 6:28 to play in the third period. Baker stayed in the game and moments later finished off a three-point play that was part of a 10-0 scoring run. Scott City seized control of the game when Meyer scored on a steal and layup, followed by a three-point basket from sophomore guard Dylan Hutchins that stretched the SCHS advantage to 43-26 with 3:32 on the clock. Goodland would cut the deficit to 12 points, 51-39, with 5:05 remaining in the game, but the Beavers were content to control the ball and the clock the rest of the night. Strine and Meyer were on the receiving end of a passes on backdoor cuts that opened up Scott City’s largest lead of the night, 57-39. Goodland would close out the night with a couple of meaningless three-point baskets. One key to the game was preventing Goodland center Taylen Smith from becoming a big factor early in the game as he had previously when the two teams met. “The last couple of times we played them Smith was pretty hot so we wanted to keep him from getting off to a good start,” noted Baker. “Brett and I were giving Sloan a hard time this morning during practice,” noted T. O’Neil. Brett told Sloan that he bet Smith wouldn’t score on him. I told Sloan, ‘I’ll give you five points and I’ll be happy with that.” Smith finished with 12 points, but three of those came on a three-point basket in the final minute. “I don’t think (Smith) called the bank on that one, so we won’t hold that against Sloan,” joked O’Neil. Scott City senior Chris Pounds is airborne as he sails past a Goodland defender during the sub-state championship game on Saturday evening. (Record Photo)
Scott City owned this game from the opening tipoff when they scored the game’s first six points and opened up a 28-5 lead early in the second period. The 26 first quarter points was the most by SCHS since scoring 27 against Palmer Ridge in the championship game of the Orange and Black Classic. It was important that the Beavers, who have
struggled at times offensively over the past eight games, get off to a quick start. They looked like a much more confident team as they opened up a 15-4 lead following seven consecutive points by junior guard Trey O’Neil, including a three-pointer. Junior guard Brett Meyer followed with a three-point play and moments later it was O’Neil
finishing off a spin move in the paint with a short jumper that put his team on top, 20-4, with 2:24 still remaining in the period. The Beavers were also zeroed in on the basket from long range with nine treys for the night. O’Neil and junior guard Chantz Yager finished the first quarter with back-toback three-pointers for a
26-5 cushion. While the scoring pace slowed down a little in the second period, Scott City still maintained their defensive intensity as they took a 40-11 lead into halftime. O’Neil finished with a game high 22 points, including four treys, followed by Meyer (11), Yager (9) and Sloan Baker (8).
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down for the count
WWE world champ brings anti-bullying message to SC
As a WWE professional wrestling world champion what can T-Ronn Hicks possibly know about being bullied? Anyone who can wear the championship belt was probably too big and too bad to ever be a victim of bullying. Right? Not so, says Hicks. In fact, it’s because he was a victim of bullying that he became a high school wrestler which eventually led to his career in the WWE in which he was a 19-time world champion. It’s that experience which is taking him to high schools across the nation - including Scott Community - to encourage young people to take a stand against bullying. “I made a promise to myself at the age of seven that I was going to be a successful pro wrestler. After that I was going to do what I could to stop bullying,” says Hicks, who was known as Simply Badd during his wrestling career. In fact, he was originally inspired by Rocky Johnson, a former professional wrestler and the father of world champion Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, when the two met in 1974. “He told me that if I had a dream, work hard to achieve it and never stop,” Hicks says. “I took that advice, went home, continued to practice wrestling and at the age of 12 I began to fight my brothers back. You see, I was the victim of bullying by my older siblings.” Raised in a single-parent home, Hicks says his brothers resented him because they felt he got “too much TLC from Mom, so their way of getting even was to beat me up.” Take it Seriously Hicks doesn’t believe people take bullying seriously enough. “I was bullied by my brothers and they know it. One of them told me that had they known - had I fought back earlier - I wouldn’t have had to go through it for six years. “That taught me that once you start taking a stand against it people will stop.” One way to help young people deal with situations like he experienced, says Hicks, is for parents to quit trying to be their child’s best friend. “We need to go back to oldschool - not be afraid to correct
T-Ronn Hicks (standing, center) is surrounded by SCHS students following his program on bullying on Friday afternoon. Students pictured with him include (kneeling, from left) Samantha Turley, Todd Morris and Trey Loftis. (Back row, from left) Diana Garcia, Xochitl Loya, Dustin Martinez, Nathan Sams, Hicks, Gabby Verela, Stephanie Banda, Alberto Araiza, Gustavo Gonzales and Jacob Karnaze. (Record Photo)
someone or someone’s child. As an adult, as a professional athlete, as a motivational speaker, we see that the streets aren’t kind. “If we don’t prepare our young people who are in school and who are in college for what’s going on in the real world, then we’ll have society mad at us for not doing our job.” Learn to Say ‘No’ It’s pretty simple to identify when someone has crossed the line with what they consider teasing - or when teasing becomes bullying. Hicks says that when someone says to stop that should be the only verbal cue one needs. “They’re telling you ‘no’ because they don’t feel comfortable with the situation. If you’re making someone uncomfortable through harassment, intimidation - that’s bullying,” Hicks says.” I tell kids that when you say ‘no’ then mean it. Don’t say ‘no’ and then giggle. Believe in yourself.” Once someone expresses verbally they want a situation to end, that should be enough, says the 45-year-old former wrestler. At the same time, people shouldn’t be afraid to speak out. “That’s the only way that myself, through my website, parents or school administrators can help,” he said. “It’s our job
to protect these kids.” He said adults have a responsibility to keep kids from being put into situations where they lose their self-esteem, lose their confidence and, eventually, lose faith in themselves and others around them.” Happens Everywhere Even though he had high praise for Scott City, Hicks said he had young people approach him and say they were being bullied. “My first advice to these kids is to get an adult involved. That begins a trail,” he said. “Once a kid talks to us, then we can begin to help them.” Hicks is in his fourth year of a nationwide effort, including speaking engagements, to bring more awareness to bullying. “My daughter helped me to get started. She came to me and said, ‘Hey, Dad, could you come to my school and speak against bullying?’ “When Alexis came to me I knew it was time to make this happen.” The effort began in Texas but has spread across the country. Hicks is speaking at schools and other events through May 2 and will resume again next fall. He’s also associated with the WWE’s “Be a Star” program and Champions Against Bullying out of California. He plans to return to Scott
Stop Bullying Top 10
1) Believe in yourself 2) Stay positive
3) Focus on great things and not negative things 4) Strive for greatness because you are great 5) Look in the mirror and see the winner you are 6) Say ‘no’ to the bully and mean it 7) Walk with a group of winners and avoid the bully 8) Bring a lunch from home instead of buying it 9) Tell an adult about the problem; get parents involved 10) Trust and believe in your faith and self; this problem is temporary
City in the fall. Hicks says the numbers on bullying are pretty astonishing. For example: •160,000 kids daily don’t attend school because they are bullied. •Last year, 3.2 million kids did not attend school at least one day because they were bullied. •Every 90 seconds a child is being bullied in school. “I have a major problem with that. School isn’t a place where
you should be scared. You should be there learning and getting your life’s lessons together so you can live out your dreams. “School should be a refuge - not a place where you are fearful of what might happen,” Hicks emphasized. Through his bullying campaign, Hicks is confident he is making progress. “We’re going to stop bullying,” he says. “In my heart, I know we can stop it.”
Wrestling coach wants firm guidelines for mat care Having gone through a season in which some of his wrestlers were unable to compete because of a wrestling mat that wasn’t being cleaned properly, Scott Community High School head coach Jon Lippelmann is asking the district to help establish better guidelines for maintaining cleanliness in his practice room. “I thought we had an agreement about getting the mats cleaned. We had two cases of staph infection and three cases of skin fungus,” Lippelmann said during a recent board of education meeting. The agreement was that the
mats would be cleaned once each day before the wrestlers begin practice. If it can’t be taken care of then I need to know.” Lippelmann said it hasn’t been an issue in past years, but the problem became worse after Christmas. “I talked to my administration about how to deal with it. I was informed it’s our (coach’s) responsibility to take care of it - 100 percent. If we’d have known that was the situation I have an assistant who would have taken care of it during his planning period.” Lippelmann said that because the practice room isn’t
locked down he can’t keep traffic off it when strength and conditioning classes are in session. Though he did acknowledge that strength coach Neil Baker has restricted his kids to two sections on the mats and he helps to clean them. The wrestling team and the Takedown Kids Club share the cost of antiseptics and cleaning equipment. These are made available to the district at no cost. “It’s our program, but we need help,” said Lippelmann. He asked why the custodial staff isn’t responsible? “I don’t understand why we
can’t continue with what had been our understanding about who was responsible for cleaning the mats. We’d been doing it that way for all these years,” he said. “I don’t believe the wrestling room should be locked down, but I would like to know what the policy is and why it’s being done one way for half the year and then changed in the middle of the year. I want to know what we can to do make it better so we don’t have to go through what we experienced with some of our kids.” Through the first two months of the season the custodial staff
took responsibility for cleaning the mats “just like they have for the past 29 years,” noted Lippelmann. But starting in mid-January he says they became less reliable and weren’t cleaning the mats properly when they did get into the wrestling room. Shortly after the Garden City tournament (Feb. 1) that there was an outbreak of staph infection and MRSA (MethicillinResistant Staphylococcus aureus) - a serious skin infection. Consequently, assistant coach Aaron Dirks took responsibility for cleaning the mats the remainder of the season.
SCHS dodge ball tournament • Sat., March 22 • 9:00 a.m. • Shallow Water School
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Water officials report strong response to 50-year planning Trevor Graff KHI News Service
Kansas water officials already have had nearly 100 public meetings involving more than 4,500 people and dozens more sessions are scheduled as they continue to collect information for Gov. Sam Brownback’s 50-year water plan. “The vision is intended to address a reliable water supply sufficient to meet the needs of a growing Kansas population and economy through actions to conserve and extend the useful life of the Ogallala Aquifer and actions to secure, protect and restore reservoir stor-
age,” Earl Lewis, assistant director of the Kansas Water Office, told a legislative panel in Topeka. Officials from the Kansas Water Office updated legislators last week on the public response to to the proposed 50-year plan. “Primarily, folks still want to maintain an agricultural based economy in Western Kansas,” Lewis said. “They want irrigation to be a player in that, to be the foundation.” But, he said, “I think there’s growing recognition - based on our meetings that the path that we’re on isn’t going to be sustainable for that purpose, so we’re
going to have to make some changes.” Lewis said the overriding concerns of people involved in the meetings have been conservation of Kansas reservoirs and the Ogallala Aquifer, the source for most western Kansas irrigation. Lewis said the KWO is hearing growing interest in finding ways to decrease the amount of water consumed in Western Kansas, ranging from the use of different crops to improving access to more efficient irrigation technology. Currently the water office is implementing its Local Enhanced Management
Area program. The LEMA program has one functioning district in a 99-square mile patch of Sheridan and Thomas counties. Irrigators there have decreased water usage by nearly 20 percent. A second LEMA is in the works for Groundwater Management District No. 1 (Scott, Lane, Wichita, Greeley and Wallace counties). Lewis said conserving water storage in Kansas reservoirs is another concern heard at the meetings. The state’s reservoirs are fighting a battle with growing levels of sediment and declining storage space.
Ag Secretary at GWMD annual meeting Tuesday
Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1 will hold its 41st annual meeting on Tues., March 18, 1:30 p.m., at the community building on the Wichita County Fairgrounds, Leoti. Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Jackie McClaskey and Tracy Streeter, director of the Kansas Water Office, will be in attendance and gather input for Gov. Brownback’s “Vision for the Future of Water in Kansas.” Jim Butler from the Kansas Geological Survey will provide an update on the district’s static water level measurements. Other business will include activities in the district, presentation of the 2015 proposed budget and election of the Wallace County board member. Members of the district and the general public are invited to attend.
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Quick! What the heck are Americans eating? Before you feed another calf, plant another row of corn or wonder about the wisdom of winter wheat, maybe you should think about what your fellow citizens are really eating. Forget all that nonsense about natural, organic, GMO’s and the rest of the trendy meal time issues that the gen-
Ag Commentary Chuck Jolley
contributing columnist
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eral press loves to follow. They get those things right almost as often as they get modern American politics right. The NPD Group has just reported that we spent
$254,541,589,000 on fast food in 2012. It’s a segment that really hates that term, preferring to be called “quick service restaurants (QSRs).” Mostly it’s food consumed on the run, in the car, at your desk; the last-ditch dinner when you’re too tired to cook or just don’t wanna. It
was once a lunch-almostonly option that did a little business later in the day and expanded into breakfast when it thought the noon time business was saturated. It’s hand-held food often served in containers designed to fit into your car’s cup holder. In fact,
Everest maintains hold as number one wheat in Kansas
Everest continues to be the leading variety of wheat seeded in Kansas, accounting for 14.3 percent of the state’s planted wheat acres during 2014 - unchanged from the previous year. Everest, a variety developed by Kansas State University and released in 2009, was the most popular variety in the eastern two-thirds of the state. Everest was “It is more resistant to developed by Allan Fritz, in Manhattan, who said tral and eastern Kansas K-State Research and the high-yielding variety with a strong combination barley yellow dwarf than Extension wheat breeder provides producers in cen- of traits. (See WHEAT on page 29)
Court clouds small UA legality A National Transportation Safety Board judge has thrown out the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s $10,000 fine against the operator of a small unmanned aircraft, prompting a fresh look at the FAA’s authority to regulate small UAs as well as some celebratory flights around the country. The FAA will appeal the decision. “The agency is concerned that this decision could impact the safe operation of the National
Airspace System and the safety of people and property on the ground,” the FAA said in announcing the appeal. The case is Huerta v. Pirker, and it revolves around a 2011 action by Raphael Pirker, who flew a RiteWing Zephyr aircraft to collect images for the University of Virginia for pay, which the FAA said was illegal. NTSB judge Patrick Geraghty ruled that the FAA has historically not treated model aircraft as
USDA raises corn export forecast
regular aircraft. He also noted that the flight took place before the 2012 FAA reauthorization, which requires the agency to integrate UAs, including small ones. Because of that language, he concluded that at the time of Pirker’s flight, “The legislators were of the view there were no effective rules or regulations regulating model aircraft operation.” While some UAS enthusiasts declared the skies to be open for small UAS based on the rul-
In their latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report, the USDA reduced U.S. feed grain ending stocks for 2013-14 on projected increase of corn exports and lower oats imports. The report, released on Monday, projected corn exports to be 25 million bushels higher “on stronger world imports and the rising pace of shipments in recent weeks. Continued strong export sales also support the higher figure.” The USDA narrowed its season-average farm price for corn by five cents on both ends to $4.25 to $4.75 per bushels.
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ing, AUVSI also urged a focus on safety, while noting that FAA delays have contributed to an urgent desire for commercial use. “Our paramount concern is safety,” AUVSI President and CEO Michael Toscano said. “We must ensure the commercial use of UAs takes place in a safe and responsible manner, whenever commercial use occurs. The decision also underscores the immediate need for a regulatory framework for small UAs.”
it’s the major reason your cup holder exists. So McDonald’s is solely responsible for one of the most important automotive designs of the past half century? Maybe the 7-11 Slurpee had something to do with it, too. Just over a decade ago, drinking (a Slurpee) while driving was thought to be
as dangerous as today’s texting while driving. NPD confirmed that McDonald’s is still the top ‘quick service’ food chain in America, making the standard hamburger our staple food. But before you beef boys get all giggly about dominating the menu, let’s look at it (See EATING on page 34)
Market Report Closing prices on March 11, 2014 Winona Feed and Grain Bartlett Grain Wheat..................
$ 7.08
Milo ....................
$ 4.55
White Wheat ......
Corn ...................
Soybeans ...........
$ 7.23 $ 4.78 $ 13.33
Scott City Cooperative
ADM Grain
$ 4.78
Weather March 5
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March 6
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March 7
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$ 16.90
March 8
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March 9
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March 10
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$ 13.33
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$ 13.41
Sunflowers..........
$ 17.45
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Snow: March 5 March 2014 Total
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Rains not enough to overturn California drought
Rain finally has returned to some parts of California, but will it be enough to stop the drought? California received several inches of rain and a few feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains - thanks to a pair of back-to-back storm systems. However, neither are expected to provide enough precipitation to
Water In one of the state’s more extreme cases, sediment has filled an estimated 42 percent of the storage capacity at John Redmond Reservoir near Burlington. In March 2013, the water office sought proposals for plans to dredge the reservoir. The first phase of the project would remove 3 million cubic yards of sediment at a cost of $13.2 million. Lewis said dredging would provide the most
Wheat most varieties, as well as more resistant to Fusarium head scab than most varieties,” Fritz said. “These two diseases can be serious problems in central and eastern Kansas, and there are few other varieties on the market with very good resistance to either one of those diseases.” Everest also has Hessian fly and leaf rust resistance, he said. TAM 111 also retained its position as second in Kansas with 11.6 percent of the acreage and is the leading variety in all three of the western districts. T158 jumped to third place from seventh with
Extend LPC sign-up period
The deadline for enrollment in the Lesser PrairieChicken Initiative has been extended through April 18. Sign-up takes places through the NRCS. Kansas NRCS will fund this initiative through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and provide producers an opportunity to improve the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (LPC) habitat while promoting the overall health of grazing lands and the longterm sustainability of Kansas ranching. Expired or expiring Conservation Reserve Program fields in permanent cover that may benefit LPC habitat may also be eligible for funding. All applicants must meet EQIP eligibility requirements. In Kansas, socially disadvantaged, veteran, limited resource, and beginning farmers and ranchers will receive a higher payment rate for conservation practices implemented through the LPCI.
overturn the oppressive drought conditions. “It’s not going to be enough, but it’s better than not having it at all,” Gov. Jerry Brown said. The latest “Drought Monitor” report shows California cloaked in deep hues of red, indicated the spread of the most intense levels of drought. Threequarters of the state is in extreme or worse drought.
And according to the report’s author, Brad Rippey, the outlook doesn’t bode well for long-term relief. “This year, California is on track to complete one of its driest years on record; the period from July 1, 2013, to January 31, 2014, broke an all-time record for dryness. Heat has certainly not helped
California’s drought situation,” he said. California’s drought impacts continue to mount, with one of the most recent blows to agriculture being that the Central Valley Project plans to deliver no water to many growers in 2014. The end of water allocation to most droughtstricken farms have dealt a significant blow to
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efficient expansion of water storage in the area. “We’re not that far from being able to meet our needs at John Redmond,” Lewis said. “So we don’t need necessarily another John Redmond. We just need a little bit more than what we have today.” Rep. Tom Sloan (R-Lawrence), chairman of the House Vision 20/20 Committee, said he was concerned the state wouldn’t be able enforce whatever 50-year plan is developed or wouldn’t
have the money to execute it. “Now that we really have heard from folks that conservation is something they want,” Metzger said. “We can be more deliberate in asking the question. What do you think the state’s role is in that and what can we do to help?” said Susan Metzger, chief of planning and policy at the water office. For more information on the upcoming planning events visit the Kansas
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five percent of the state’s acreage, whereas TAM 112 maintained its position in fourth place with 4.6 percent of the acreage. Armour dropped two places to fifth with 4.2 percent. Winter Hawk jumped five places to sixth with 2.9 percent. Duster dropped one spot to seventh place with 2.7 percent of the State’s acreage. WB Cedar, new to the top 10, tied with Postrock for eighth place with 2.2 percent. Endurance dropped one place to tenth with 1.8 percent. Area planted with blended varieties was not included in the rank-
ings by variety. Blends accounted for 10.4 percent of the state’s planted acreage and were used more extensively in the northcentral, east-central and central areas of Kansas. Hard White varieties accounted for 2.8 percent of the state’s acreage, up from 2.1 percent in 2013. Danby was the leading Hard White variety, accounting for just over 50 percent of the State’s white wheat. The majority of the white wheat was planted in the southwestern portion of the State. There were 3,412 positive reports summarized for this year’s wheat varieties survey.
Water Office’s calendar site. A summary of the public feedback on the plan is scheduled to be presented April 11 at a joint meeting of the Kansas Water Authority, officials from the state’s natural resource agencies and other interested parties in Manhattan. The 50-year plan will be finalized at the Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas on Oct. 23 in Manhattan.
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farmers and ranchers in many parts of the Central Valley. “The state has failed to insulate itself from the effects of drought,” California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger said. “As the saying goes, you reap what you sow, and our state and federal governments have failed miserably at providing the resources and infrastruc-
ture needed to adapt to changing climatic conditions.” Wenger called the cutbacks “just the tip of the iceberg of devastation” that faces farmers, ranchers and consumers. “The extensive investments farmers and urban residents have made to increase water efficiency have not shielded us from this disaster.”
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Dirks Earthmoving Co.
Preconditioning and Growing
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Jerry Doornbos, DVM Home - 872-2594 Cell - 874-0949 Stuart Doornbos Home - 872-2775 Cell - 874-0951
Richard Dirks • Scott City, Ks.
• 45 Years Experience • Managed and owned by full-time DVM • 2,000 Head capacity Office - 872-5150 • Scott City
(Home) 872-3057 • 877-872-3057 (Cell) 872-1793
Medical
Sager’s Pump Service • Irrigation • Domestic • Windmills • Submersibles
Cell: 874-4486 • Office 872-2101
ELLIS AG SERVICES
Charles Purma II D.D.S. P.A.
• Custom Manure Conditioning • Hauling and Spreading • Custom Swathing and Baling • Rounds-Net or Twine • Gyp and Sand Sales • Pickup or Delivery
General Dentistry, Cosmetics, and Insurance Accepted
We welcome new patients. 324 N. Main • Scott City • 872-2389 Residence 872-5933
Call Brittan Ellis • 620-874-5160
Automotive
Horizon Health
Willie’s Auto A/C Repair
For your home medical supply and equipment needs!
Willie Augerot Complete A/C Service Mechanic Work and Diagnostics Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
We service and repair all that we sell.
404 Kingsley • Scott City • 874-1379
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1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232 Specializing in all coatings
Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center
or any other color Paint inside and out residential, commercial, and industrial. Free estimates and 16 plus years of experience.
(Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”... Technology Lead Chiropractic
PC Painting, Inc.
Dr. James Yager • Dr. Marlyn Swayne Dr. Robert Fritz
Paul Cramer 620-290-2410 620-872-8910 www.pcpaintinginc.com
Pro Ex II
Over 20 Years Experience
Professional Extermination Commercial & Residential
110 W. 4th St. • Scott City • 872-2310 Toll Free: 800-203-9606
• Termites • Rodents • Soil Sterilization • Pre Treats • Lawn Care • Fly Parasites
John Kropp, Owner • Scott City 874-2023 (cell) • 872-3400 (office) • prox2@live.com
Landscaping • Lawn/Trees
Scott City Myofascial Release
Berning Tree Service
Sandy Cauthon RN
David Berning • Marienthal
620-379-4430
105 1/2 W. 11th St. Scott City 620-874-1813
Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal
Call me to schedule your Myofascial Release
Fully Insured
SPENCER PEST CONTROL RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870
Call today for a Greener Healthier Lawn
Dr. Jeffrey A. Heyd Optometrist 20/20 Optometry
Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses
Complete family eye center! 106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 872-2736
Turner Sheet Metal
Heating & Air Conditioning
Heating & Cooling Systems Since 1904 Commercial & Residential Owner, Chris Lebbin • 620-214-4469
Construction/Home Repair
CHAMBLESS ROOFING Residential
All Types of Roofing
Commercial
Cedar Shake and Shingle Specialists Return to Craftsmanship Attention to Detail and Quality Guaranteed 620-872-2679 • 1-800-401-2683
1851 S. Hwy. 83 • Scott City 872-2954 Shop • 1-800-201-2954
Ron Turner Owner
Walker Plumbing, Inc. Backhoe & Trenching services • Irrigation & gas leak repairs • Full-line irrigation parts T-L center pivot dealer Floor heat systems Pump & install septic systems Boring equipment
423 S. Mesquite Rd. • Scott City • 872-2130
Scott City Clinic Daniel R. Dunn, MD Family Practice
872-2187
Matthew Lightner, MD Family Practice
Christian E. Cupp, MD William Slater, MD Family Practice
Libby Hineman, MD Family Practice
Josiah Brinkley, MD Family Practice
General Surgeon
Megan Dirks, AP, RN-BC Ryan Michels, PA Mindy Schrader, PA
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Sporting Goods Truck Driving GUN SHOW. March 15-16. Sat. 9:00-5:00; Sunday 9:00-3:00. Cessna Activity Center (2744 George Washington Blvd.), Wichita. Buy-SellTrade. For info call (563) 927-8176.
Education
Gene’s Appliance Over 200 appliances in stock! COMPARE OUR PRICES!
We have Reverse Osmosis units in stock. Remember us for parts in stock for all brands of all appliances. Sales and Service Days • Mon. - Sat. Deliveries • Mon.-Sat.
Largest Frigidaire appliance dealer in Western Ks. 508 Madison • Scott City • 872-3686
Networktronic, Inc.
Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers! Networking solutions! Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300
Brent Rogers
Sales Consultant b.rogers@officesolutionsinc.biz
Northend Disposal A garbologist company.
Office (620) 276-3131 Toll Free 1-800-794-9052 Cell (620) 874-0014 Fax (620) 276-8876 1007 N. 8th, Garden City, KS 67846 www.officesolutionsinc.biz
Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371
PC Cleaning Services, Inc. We'll clean your home, business or do remodeling clean-up Available seven days a week! Paul Cramer, Owner
620-290-2410
NEED CLASS A CDL training? Start a career in trucking today. Swift Academies offer PTDI certified courses and offer best-in-class training. New Academy classes weekly. No money down or credit check. Certified mentors ready and available. Paid (while training with mentor). Regional and dedicated opportunities. Great career path. Excellent benefits package. Please call: (602) 714-9455. ––––––––––––––––––––– HEATING AND AIR conditioning technician jobs available. Fast track, hands-on. Certification training provided. GI Bill eligible. 1-877-994-9904. ––––––––––––––––––––– BECOME AN EXPERT in HVAC installation and repair. Pinnacle Career Institute Online HVAC education in as little as 12 months. Call us today: 1-877-651-3961 or go online: www.HVACOnline-Education.com ––––––––––––––––––––– CAN YOU DIG IT? Bulldozers, backhoes and excavators. Three weeks hands-on program. Local job placement assistance. Become nationally certified. GI Bill eligible. 1-866-362-6497.
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TRAINING. Class ACDL. Train and work for us. Professional and focused CDL training available. Choose between company driver, owner/ operator, lease operator or lease trainer. (877) 3697885. www.centraltruckdrivingjobs.com. ––––––––––––––––––––– PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE. OTR drivers. APU equipped PrePass EZ-pass passenger policy. 2012 and newer equipment. 100% notouch. Butler Transport, 1-800-528-7825. www. butlertransport.com ––––––––––––––––––––– EXPERIENCED FLATBED drivers. Regional opportunities now open with plenty of freight and great pay. 800-277-0212 or primeinc.com. ––––––––––––––––––––– TANKER DRIVERS. Up to $5,000 sign-on bonus! Up to 51 cpm plus additional pay for HazMat loads, pump offs, mileage bonuses. One-year OTR. Call 877-882-6537. www. oakleytransport.com
For Sale QUALITY PIANOS. Hand-selected, affordably priced, ready to enjoy. Call 800-950-3774 today or view our online gallery: www.piano4u.com. MidAmerica Piano. We have a piano for you. ––––––––––––––––––––– HAPPY JACK SKIN BALM. Stops scratching and gnawing. Promotes healing and hair growth on dogs and cats suffering from grass and flea allergies without steroids. Orscheln Farm and Home. www.happyjackinc.com.
HAPPY JACK SKIN BALM. Stops scratching and gnawing. Promotes healing and hair growth on dogs and cats suffering from grass and flea allergies without steroids. Orscheln Farm and Home. www.happyjackinc.com.
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412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142 All Under One Roof
Revcom Electronics
Your RadioShack Dealer Two-way Radio Sales & Service Locally owned and operated since 1990
1104 Main • Scott City • 872-2625 Find us on Facebook
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Services
Dining
District 11 AA Meetings
Berning Auction “Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”
Scott City
Unity and Hope Mon., Wed. and Fri. • 8:00 p.m.
For all your auction needs call:
(620) 375-4130
Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti
C-Mor-Butz BBQ
Barbecue, the only sport where a fat bald man is a GOD...
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Kyle Lausch 620-872-4209
Bryan Mulligan & Chris Price 620-874-8301 & 620-874-1285
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807 Kingsley Last Sat., Birthday Night, 6:30 p.m. All open meetings, 874-8207 • 874-8118
Dighton
Thursday • 8:30 p.m. 535 Wichita St. All open meetings, 397-5679 • 397-2647
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Classified Ad Deadline: Monday at 5:00 p.m.
Classified Ad Rate: 20¢ per word. Minimum charge, $5. Blind ad: $2.50 per week extra. Card of thanks: 10¢ per word. Minimum charge, $3. Classified Display Ad rate: $5.50 per column inch. Classified advertising must be paid in advance unless business account is established. If not paid in advance, there will be a $1 billing charge. Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.
Card of Thanks To the class of 1974. Thank you for your prayers and support. Ken and Kris Bollinger We would like to send out our appreciation to all our neighbors, friends, and family who so graciously sent cards, food and especially their prayers this past week as we experienced the death of my brother, Rick. The outpouring of love and strength from this community is truly a blessing. Randy, Karma, Grant, Garret and Rachel Huck From the families of Lonnie W. Pedersen, your presence, caring, thoughts and prayers will always be with us. Not one precious person or moment will be forgotten. May you each be blessed. A special thank you to Don and Tara Williams who spent many many hours with Lonnie and with me; to Dr. Cupp and the “special nurses”, and all of the Prices for their professional and lovingly kind care. Husband, Dad and Grampa will be missed. Carol June, Caryn, Craig, Ann, Jean, Junior and their families
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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
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In Healy: 3+1 bedrooms, 2+1 baths, dining room, family room in basement, has lots of storage in basement, D/A garage, lovely patio and landscaping, lots of extras, must see to appreciate.
3 bedrooms with 1 3/4 baths up. Full basement open floor plan (1,642 sq. ft.), on corner lot with new streets and 24’ x 24’ garage.
Agriculture WANTED TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information. 1-800-579-3645. Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– WANTED TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered. Call for contracting information. Lane County Feeders. 397-5341. 44tfc
Business INDIVIDUAL OFFICE SUITES from one to four rooms available for lease. Leases starting at $250/month including utilities. Common areas available for use including reception and break rooms. Perfect for quiet small business or climate controlled storage. Former location of Scott City Chiropractic, 1101 S. Main. Call 214-3040 for information. 27tfc
Rentals HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available. Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, (620)874-2120. 41tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– 1, 2 AND 3 BEDROOM houses available and storage units. Come fill out an application at PlainJans or call 620-872-5777. 30tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– 2 BEDROOM trailer. $400 per month, $350 Dep. No indoor Pets. 2142677. 31t2p
Pine Village Apartments 300 E. Nonnamaker
Apartments available for qualifying tenants 62+ or disabled with rental assistance available. Hours: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. by appointment Call Steve 872-2535 or (620) 255-4824.
5 Lots in Webster addition $ 35,000 for all 5 lots.
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PART-TIME COOK RENOVATED 4 BEDwanted. Apply in person ROOM HOUSE for sale. at The Broiler, 102 Main. Brand new kitchen, new 25tfc wood and tile floors, beau––––––––––––––––––––– tiful lighting throughout, NEWS PAPER CARRIfrench doors leading to ER needed. Approximatea spacious backyard and ly 130 papers. Must have reliable vehicle. Seven patio, DA garage, main days a week for Hutchin- floor laundry, partial son paper and six days a downstairs with half bath. week for Garden City pa- Serious inquires call Dale Holterman, 620-874per. Contact Artie 1100. 15tfc 620-655-1197. 28t6c ––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––– PART-TIME maid ser- FOR SALE BY OWNER vice needed at the Lazy R 5 bedroom, finished baseMotel. 30tfc ment, SA garage, 3000+ ––––––––––––––––––––– sq.ft. living space. 402 S. INDIVIDUAL NEED- College, Scott City. Call ED in farrowing division. for appointment, 620-214Candidate will be caring 3103 or after 5:00 p.m. for the needs of newborn 620-874-1005. 11tfc piglets and their mothers. ––––––––––––––––––––– We will train a person with 903 MYRTLE, GREAT a sincere desire to learn. FIRST HOME 2+2 The position has opportu- bedrooms, 2 baths. Just nities for advancement for remodeled with a new a career minded individu- kitchen and stainless steel al. Send resume to: Poky appliances. All new winFeeders, Inc., 600 E. Road dows, doors, flooring, 30, Scott City, Ks. 67871, insulation, plumbing and apply at the office, or call roof. Close to elementary Connor at 620-872-7046. school, which is a plus. 31t2c ––––––––––––––––––––– Call for appointment: F A R M W O R K E R , Clinton Constuction (Dar4/19/14-11/30/14, Jeff ryl or Virginia) 620-872Compton Farms, Texoma, 5494 or cell 620-21424tfc Okla., one temp. job. 1456. ––––––––––––––––––––– Drive trucks, tractors to REFURperform crop raising du- NEWLY BISHED HOME. 3 bedties. Field ready implements, equip. Harvest rooms, 2 baths, walk-in crops. Plant, cultivate closets, open kitchen/dincrops using tractor drawn ing/living area. New carmachinery. Tend irriga- port, kitchen appliances tion engines, center pivot are included. Can also sell sprinklers. Operate, repair furnished or unfurnished, farm implements. Three nice yard space, large cormo. exp., clean MVR, em- ner lot, quiet area. Call ployment ref., driver’s liFred Brittan 620-214cense required. $10.86/hr., 1434 or 620-872-2957. ¾ work guarantee, tools/ 30tfc equip./housing provided, trans. and subsistence exp. Services reimbursed. Apply at Kansas Works, 620-227-2149. WANTED: Yards to mow Job #898452. 31t1c ––––––––––––––––––––– and clean up, etc. Trim ATTENDANT CARE smaller trees and bushes GIVER to provide part- too. Call Dean Riedl, time in home care for el- (620) 872-5112 or 87434tfc derly women. For more 4135. ––––––––––––––––––––– information contact Carolyn West 620-872-3583 or FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn 620-872-2506. 31t2p 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 62036tfc 214-1730. ––––––––––––––––––––– 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!
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Employment Opportunities CARETAKER Scott County Free Fair Board is accepting applications for the caretaker position at the Scott County Fairgrounds. Caretaker is required to live on the grounds in the provided residence. Applications and job description available: in the Scott County Extension Office, Courthouse basement. 30t2c
STAFF CLERK
INVITATION TO BID 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 2014 CMA Sand Bid. Bids will be accepted at City Hall until: Monday, April 7, 5:00 p.m. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
The City of Scott City is accepting applications for staff clerk. Benefits include: BC/BS, vacation and sick leave. Applications may be obtained at: City Hall 221 W. 5th, Scott City Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2014.
Needing drivers and yard help. Scott City, 872-3485 or 1-800-942-7411 29t3c
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CLINIC RECEPTION POSITION Scott County Hospital is currently seeking a motivated, hard-working individual for our Clinic Reception position. This is a full-time position, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. This opportunity provides interaction with patients in the clinic setting. Scott County Hospital is looking for team oriented individuals who excel in Multi-tasking, written and oral communication skills, and customer service excellence. Medical background is a plus, but not required. Scott County Hospital offers competitive pay and benefits including health, dental, vision and life insurance, paid time off and cafeteria plan.
EOE Employer.
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SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Scott County Sheriff’s Department is accepting applications for: Jailor Corrections Officer Applicants must possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent, a valid driver’s license, and must be 21 years of age. Special consideration for male-bilingual applicants. Scott County offers BCBS health insurances, retirement plan, vacation, sick leave and uniforms.
To apply, visit our website www.scotthospital.net and click on “careers” to find an online application or call 620-872-7772.
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DISTRICT TREASURER
Duties include: Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable, electronic construction of budget, and production of monthly financial and state reports. Position requires: The preferred candidate will be well-versed in basic accounting and be familiar with Microsoft Work, Microsoft XL spreadsheet and related experience with in-house accounting programs. The district uses the MAPP accounting system. Knowledge and skills with basic business machines is necessary. A business degree is preferred.
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL STAFF Clinic Physician’s Assistant or Nurse Practitioner PATIENT CARE Acute Care RNs CLERICAL Clinic Insurance Billing Clerk Clinic Receptionist HIM Clerk HIM Transcriptionist
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The USD 466 Board of Education is seeking applications for the position of District Treasurer.
SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS
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 through Human Resources at Scott County Hospital 201 Albert Ave. Scott City, Ks. 67871 620-872-7772 or online at www.scotthospital.net
Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts!
“Quality Care Because We Care”
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The Scott County Record • Page 34 • Thursday, March 13, 2014
Don’t graze cattle too long on winter wheat With all of the ups and downs of the weather we’ve seen this latter part of winter, the wheat in our area probably doesn’t know what to do. However, one thing producers can be thinking about is when to take their cattle off of their winter wheat. As wheat greens up and begins growing with warmer temperatures, producers should start thinking about when to pull cattle off pasture to protect grain yields. After greenup is underway and before the wheat has reached jointing, it is important to scout fields closely for signs of the “first hollow stem,” or FHS stage. This stage occurs as
Down on the Farm Chris Long Walnut Creek Extension Agent
the wheat switches from the vegetative stage to the reproductive stage of growth. When the leaf sheaths become erect, the developing growing point, which is below the soil surface, will soon begin to form a tiny head. Although the head is quite small at this point, it has already established some important yield components. At this stage, the maximum potential number of spikelets is determined. Sufficient nitrogen should
already be available in the root zone at growth stage in order to affect the potential number of seeds per head. Once the embryo head has developed, the first internode will begin to elongate, pushing the head up through the leaf sheaths. This first internode will be hollow. This will be visible before you can actually feel the first node, or joint, located just above the first internode. Prior to this stage the nodes are all formed but tightly packed together and hard to see. When FHS Occurs 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. Yield losses from grazing after FHS may be up to 1.25 bushels per day according to research data, although losses may not be this great 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 or some of the florets on each head. Finally, if there is not enough photosynthate during grain filling, the seed size will be reduced and if the stress is severe enough, some seed will abort.
It’s COOL to be a U.S. cattleman Brandy Carter, CEO Kansas Cattlemen’s Assn.
Did you know that in January, the European Parliament called for stricter labeling rules for fresh and frozen meat within the European Union? Parliament is demanding that the place of birth be added to the current labeling system of indicating where goats, swine and sheep products are raised and processed. In Europe, beef already has COOL labeling indicating where it is born, raised, and processed. The British Labor MEP, Glenis Wilmott stated that it is not acceptable for consumers to not know where their food comes from. Other countries around the
Eating from a packaging pointof-view. Labeling laws demand that ingredients be listed in order of content - the ingredient that makes up the most of a food product has to be listed first with all other ingredients in descending order. Maybe the bun is first followed by “two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on that sesame seed bun?” McDonald’s sold us more than $35 billion worth of burgers and fries in 2012, close to tripling the runner-up in this culinary beauty contest; Subway, at $12 billion. The real shocker on the NPD list, though, was No. 3 - Starbucks. In an era when cash-strapped people were abandoning mid-range restaurants like
world understand the importance of such a program. Yet, the United States cattleman continues to struggle to get COOL implemented. There was a tremendous push by big money and corporate interests to kill COOL in the 2014 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill did pass with COOL unscathed, but those special interest groups are already on the attack to find other ways to kill a program that would benefit U.S. beef production and help consumers to make more informed decisions. Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran voted in favor of the Farm Bill, but in a statement right after the vote he said, “. . . the fight is far from over when it comes to regulatory reforms. As a member of the Senate
Appropriations Committee I plan to keep COOL and GIPSA front and center this year. I am committed to working with my colleagues to complete the work still needed on these issues . . . .” Why are some members of Congress so opposed to COOL? What ever happened to “proud to be an American”? What about working for the U.S. citizen? What about representing the people that voted you into office? The United States of America is a “for the people, by the people” country. Big business only wins when we, as citizens, give them the power. It is up to each individual to have his or her voice heard. As
U.S. citizens, it is our right, our first amendment right. If you are proud of where you come from, and you are proud to be from our great country, take the time to call your congressmen. They should hear from you. We know they hear from big business. Take the time to call their office. If you want to speak to your legislator directly, ask for them to personally return your call if they are not readily available. Tell them why you support COOL. It’s your family, your business, your children’s future. Let your legislators hear your story. COOL is not about politics. It’s about you. Let’s spread the word and take our power back.
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Ruby Tuesday, Friday’s and Outback for cheaper foods, a $5 latte made economic sense to millions of consumers. Stack that staggering fact next to Micky D’s dollar for any size cup of coffee (small, medium or large) and their ever so slightly more expensive lattes and you have an interesting point to ponder. Wendy’s and Burger King stand next in line and the purely chicken shacks; Chic-fil-A and KFC, bring up the rear. Of course, Mickey, the King and that red-haired vixen, Wendy, sell their own versions of the Colonel’s best, too, raising the specter that the chicken sandwich is actually on a par with the Big Mac and its cousins. Poultry has just sur-
passed beef in total consumption so there is no reason to suspect it isn’t kicking beef’s butt at QSR’s as well as in the supermarket meat case. Here’s the list of top QSR’s in 2012. Parsing the ingredient list says wheat is where it’s at buns, taco shells, donuts, pizza rounds - followed by beef and chicken in a probable statistical tie, coffee beans, produce, cheese, pizza sauce and various condiments including McD’s special sauce. And if you’re thinking about selling the farm and getting into this business, take a look at Chic-filA’s average sales per unit. From a business point-ofview, S. Truett Cathy is the real genius at feeding Americans on the run.
the latest in agricultural technology Thursday, March 27 6:00 p.m. Spencer Flight and Education Center
We’ll offer an entire buffet of technology topics:
• Pioneer’s new crop scouting and weather platform: ENCIRCA!
• Utilizing soil moisture probes - new web inter-face/intuitive data! • Personal weather stations - benefit from a larger weather network! • Pivot monitoring systems - control well and pressure! • UAVs - unmanned aerial vehicles and their fit in your operation! • Update on Mapshot’s AgStudio - software brings it all together!
Dinner provided • RSVP for dinner count
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