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Volume 22 • Number 52
Thursday, August 6, 2015
City plans infrastructure upgrades for Love’s site
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Now that rezoning and annexation of the proposed site for Love’s truck stop has been approved on the south edge of Scott City, the city must begin planning for the extension of water and sewer utilities. The 8.5 acre tract of land is located immediately south of Shopko. A major expense will be the addition of a lift station to move sewage north to lines that connect with the city system. The council has approved the purchase of a lift pump ($21,750) as part of the project’s estimated cost of $25,000. That cost is picked up by the city. Public Works Director Mike Todd is recommending the lift station be located on the north edge of the property. There was discussion about negotiating to locate the lift station south of the truck stop and routing the line to the east and then north around the site. (See UPGRADE on page two)
New well comes with a $152,000 tag A new well that will have more production - and hopefully less arsenic - will come with a $152,000 price tag for the City of Scott City. Declining production and mounting repairs for well No. 8 have forced the city to drill a new well (No. 11). Well No. 8 is located immediately north of Park Lane Nursing Home. Well No. 11 will be moved just 75 feet in order to keep the water rights. Well No. 8, according to public works director Mike Todd, was drilled in 1938. He said the well casing and screen are in very poor condition. The screen is in such poor shape that the maximum pumping of the well has been reduced to about 265 gallons per minute. “The water is there. We can do better,” Todd advised the council on Monday. Submitting the only bid to drill the new well was Hydro (See WELL on page eight)
Scott Community High School freshman Parker Vulgamore plays the mellophone while practicing a marching routine during band camp this week. About 35 members of the high school marching band began the week with two days of practice in town before moving to Camp Christy for the final two days. They concluded the week on Thursday night with a public performance and a cookout. (Record Photo)
9% drop in county’s valuation was no surprise A sharp decline in oil and natural gas prices has led to an inevitable drop in assessed valuation of property in Scott County. After soaring to a record high of $100.48 million this past year, the county’s assessed valuation has dropped by more than $9 million in 2015. The result has been a financial squeeze on local units of government as they try to main-
Breakdown of Scott County Mill Levies Taxing Entity 2014 2015 2016 Scott City
66.217
72.950
72.853
Scott Co.
64.331
64.942
64.943
USD 466
58.529
61.300
60.847
SRC
2.250
2.250
2.250
Total
194.098
200.989
198.575
tain their budgets and services while also holding the line on the mill levy.
A single mill in Scott County, for example, will raise $91,145 in the 2016 budget compared to $100,486 in the current budget year. The huge drop in mineral valuation is something that Scott County appraiser Randy Sangster had predicted several months ago. It’s a dilemma being experienced by many counties who have a large amount of mineral production. (See LEVY on page two)
Early bond retirement a county priority Even with a 9.3 percent drop in the county’s assessed valuation, the Scott County commission has proposed a budget with virtually the same mill levy as in 2015. The proposed budget calls for a mill levy of 64.943 mills - 1/1000 of a mill higher than in 2015.
A year ago, the county raised $6.52 million through the local property tax levy. This year, that has been reduced to $5.92 million. All told, Commission Chairman Jim Minnix says the county will be operating on about $650,000 less in tax revenue in 2016 than it is in 2015.
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How can the county do that and still avoid a mill levy increase? “We were able to take advantage of the bump in our assessed valuation,” explains Minnix. This year’s budget was built on a record-high valuation of $100.4 million, with most of that boost coming from oil and
gas production. That was in increase of more than $10 million from the previous year. By using that boost in revenue to build a rainy day fund, the commission was prepared when the assessed valuation for the 2016 budget plunged to $91.1 million. “Each year we try to have
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a 30 percent carryover in each of our funds. That’s what our auditors recommend,” Minnix explains. “You have to give credit to each of our department heads for making that happen. They are very careful with how they spend money.” (See PRIORITY on page eight)
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“Scott (County) did better than a lot of counties where I’ve seen valuations decline by 20 to 25 percent,” says Sangster. Logan County, which has seen a huge spike in oil activity in recent years, saw a 17 percent valuation decline. Wichita County, where Sangster is also a county appraiser, saw little impact since it has very little oil production. When valuation figures for oil/gas production were set on January 1, a barrel of oil was selling for only $38. That’s less than half the $79 per barrel figure that was in effect the previous year. Sangster says that in conversations with oil producers that’s probably as low as prices will drop. “Any lower and they will cease production,” says Sangster.
Oil prices have currently climbed back to $48 per barrel which bodes well for next year’s assessed valuation. If that market value holds steady, or continues to rise, and production remains consistent, that means counties will recover about 25 percent of the valuation that was lost this year. As for production, Sangster says that new wells being drilled compared to those that have been taken out of production “has been a wash.” He remains optimistic that assessed valuation in Scott County won’t drop below this year’s $91 million. Ag Land Climbing While oil and gas account for the biggest share in the declining valuation, state assessed property (primarily utilities) are also down.
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Those declines were only partially offset by increases in agricultural land and real estate values. “There will be a tax shift,” notes Scott County Commission Chairman Jim Minnix. “Owners of ag land and homeowners will see a slight increase in their taxes.” That’s despite an overall reduction in the Scott County tax levy (city, county, school district) of 2.41 mills. Given the rolling eightyear period that’s used in calculating use-value for farmland, Sangster says the recent increase in values was inevitable. Ag land values climbed about 24 percent a year ago and are another 18 percent higher this year. “We’re using an eightyear period when crop prices were very good, which includes $7 corn
and $8 wheat,” notes Sangster. “Even though crop prices are down now, they won’t be part of the calculation for another two years.” There is a two-year delay in calculating data for use-value. “They’re just now starting to calculate what happened in 2013 and plugging those numbers into the formula,” Sangster says. He warns ag producers to expect use-value numbers to jump another 12-15 percent in next year’s assessed valuation calculation, and possibly another increase the following year before they start trending downward. Real Estate Values Likewise, real estate values are continuing to climb significantly and Sangster doesn’t see anything happening in the
near future that will alter that trend. “Given the cost of new construction, I can see another 10 percent increase in home values next year,” says the appraiser. “The cost of new construction and remodeling is continuing to go up. People are willing to pay more for existing homes because it’s a lot cheaper than building.” With new construction for most homes ranging from $175 to $200 per square foot, more people are looking at existing homes that will range from $80 to $100 per square foot, even if they require some renovation. “Why buy new?” asks Sangster. “That’s what’s driving the market for real estate, along with the fact a lot of these towns don’t have very many good homes ready to move into.”
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By doing so, the station could also service future needs to the south. Councilman Fred Kuntzsch asked if anyone knew of additional construction planned south of the truck stop. “I can’t imagine that the (Stacy) Hoemes are going to allow anything else to be built closer to their home,” noted Kuntzsch.
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Cross-contamination: think twice when using a kitchen towel
Morgan Huss and Cody Dinkel
Huss-Dinkel to wed in October Mr. and Mrs. Kent Huss, Hays, announce the engagement of their daughter, Morgan Elizabeth, to Cody Aaron Dinkel, son of Donald Dinkel, Hays, and Lorraine Dinkel, Scott City. The bride-to-be graduated from Colby Community College and is a juvenile correctional officer in
Larned. The prospective groom graduated from North Central Kansas Technical College, Hays, and is an automotive technician at Hays Car and Truck Alignment. An October wedding is planned at Celebration Community Church, Hays.
Recipe favorites . . .
Southern Chocolate Pie
Prep: 35 minutes
Ingredients: 1/4 cup 1/4 cup 3 1-1/3 cups 1 (12 fluid ounce) can 3 tablespoons 1 3 1/8 teaspoon 6 tablespoons
Cook: 25 minutes
unsweetened cocoa powder all-purpose flour egg yolks white sugar evaporated milk butter (9 inch) pie shell, baked egg whites cream of tartar white sugar
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together the cocoa powder and the flour and pour them into a saucepan. Whisk the egg yolks and 1 1/3 cups sugar. Gradually add the evaporated milk, whisking constantly; slowly pour the milk mixture into the saucepan, whisking until combined. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a flat-bottomed wooden spoon or spatula, until the mixture begins to thicken and coats the back of the spoon, about 15 minutes. Remove the custard from the heat and stir in the butter until melted. Pour the filling into the baked pie crust. To make the meringue topping: Combine the egg whites and cream of tartar in a clean glass or metal bowl; beat with an electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add sugar, a tablespoon at a time, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks. Spread the meringue over the chocolate filling. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until the tips of the meringue peaks are golden brown.
Tips for the kitchen If you are making gravy and accidentally burn it, just pour it into a clean pan and continue cooking it. Add sugar a little at a time, tasting as you go to avoid over-sugaring it. The sugar will cancel out the burned taste.
Although only nine percent of reported foodborne illness outbreaks occur in the home, scientists estimate the actual number of incidents is much higher. Research shows a leading cause of cross contamination within the home is actually an object associated with cleaning the kitchen towel. A recent publication highlights the work of several Kansas State University faculty and students. Lead researcher and K-State food safety specialist Jeannie Sneed said the study showed some unique observations and areas of weakness when it comes to consumers’ kitchen behavior. “First, participants were observed frequently handling towels, including paper towels, even when not using them for drying,” Sneed said. “Towels were determined to be the most contaminated of all the contact surfaces tested.” Video observation showed many participants would touch the towel before washing their hands or used the towel after washing their hands inadequately. Even after properly washing their hands, they reused the towel and contaminated themselves all over again. Researchers believe this could be one of the
most critical findings of the study, because cloth towels can quickly and easily become contaminated at significant levels, including microorganisms that potentially can lead to foodborne illnesses. Other researchers found that salmonella, bacteria commonly found in raw meat and poultry products, grows on cloths stored overnight, even after they were washed and rinsed in the sink. This is why Sneed recommends washing cloth towels after using them while preparing a meal, or using paper towels and discarding them after each use. Cell Phones in Kitchen Another observation from the study was cell phone handling during food preparation and the lack of proper sanitation afterward. While electronic devices are useful tools for communication, entertainment and a method of gathering recipes, they add another potential source of contamination. “We often take our cell phones and tablets into the kitchen,” Sneed said, “but what about all the other places we take them? “Think of how many times you see someone talking on their cell phone in places like the bathroom, where microorganisms such as norovirus (See TOWEL on page eight)
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Editorial/Opinion
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editorially speaking
At what price?
District cuts mill levy on backs of its employees
Taxpayers within the Scott County school district will see their tax levy drop by 2.33 mills during the upcoming year. Once again, it’s being done on the backs of our teachers and other support staff. More than a year ago, when the school district was staring at a $1.1 million deficit, employees within the district agreed to accept a two percent pay cut in an effort to reduce the need to eliminate staff members. That generosity, along with sacrifices made in health insurance benefits, saved the district approximately $215,000. To start the new school year, the school district has boosted carryover funds in its local option budget (LOB) and contingency fund accounts by nearly $325,000 from a year ago. This improvement in finances has contributed to a reduction in the district’s mill levy. That’s good news for property owners. But what of staff members within USD 466? Checks were written to staff members in the amount of the two percent salary cut, but their base salary remains unaffected. And while a final agreement has yet to be voted upon, teachers are being offered a pay raise of less than two percent for the upcoming year. In other words, their salary in 2015-16 will still be lower than what it was to start the 2013-14 school year. That’s in addition to higher out-of-pocket costs for health insurance. But there’s the promise . . . or hope . . . that if the school district’s financial situation continues to improve this year, the staff will get a “13th check” as they did this year which compensated them for the two percent salary reduction. That’s a great gesture, but it still doesn’t improve the salary base for teachers in the district or address the higher cost of living. Neither does it put us in an advantageous position when trying to keep staff, or attract other employees. The important thing, however, is that we’ve been able to hold down our property tax rate. Be sure to thank a school employee.
Who needs facts?
GOP eager to jump into Planned Parenthood fray
Treading into the abortion debate can be politically and socially dangerous in conservative states such as Kansas. It’s much easier to keep one’s mouth shut or go with the flow of the very vocal anti-abortion faction. Abortion foes have long had Planned Parenthood on their hit list and a recent video by an anti-abortion group with an executive in Planned Parenthood has accomplished the goal of stirring up their base. It’s no surprise that ultraconservatives such as Gov. Sam Brownback and Congressman Tim Huelskamp should call for the defunding of Planned Parenthood. Likewise, Sen. Jerry Moran is using this as a PR move to pacify the right-wing base and reaffirm his conservative credentials ahead of an election year in which he doesn’t want to be outflanked on the right by a primary election challenger. As for the facts . . . who has time for that? There is no question that the tone of senior director of medical services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, was not acceptable, for which Planned Parenthood has issued an apology. However, this was a sting operation, involving an edited video, by an anti-abortion group. The organization’s own ethical and legal conduct is irrelevant to those who agree with its intended goal. Should the practice of selling parts of a fetus be examined? Yes, in a factual manner absent from political rhetoric, if that is truly happening. To use this video as justification to dismantle a program that provides vital health care services and information to one-in-every-five American women would be reckless and irresponsible. Of course, Republicans have been just as callous in their approach to Obamacare, so why should we expect any different with Planned Parenthood? Here are some facts you won’t get from the widely circulated video: •Fetal-tissue donation has helped produce treatments for Parkinson’s, cystic fibrosis, and diseases that affect infants. •97% of the services provided by Planned Parenthood are for contraception, treatment and tests for sexually transmitted diseases, cancer screenings, and other women’s health services. It makes absolutely no sense for Republicans to claim their actions to protect the unborn are righteous, but it’s okay to put the health of mothers at greater risk who carry unborn children. The Kansas Congressional delegation and their Republican colleagues make no distinction between Planned Parenthood and abortion. To them, one equals the other. That is every bit as reckless and irresponsible as anything that Planned Parenthood is accused of doing.
Baling wire budgeting has its limits “In Kansas, we hold things together with duct tape and baling wire,” notes Jim Minnix, a parttime Scott County commissioner and a full-time farmer. That can work for awhile on a piece of farm equipment, but it’s not meant to be a permanent solution. In this instance, however, Minnix wasn’t referring to the farm but to local government. He’s seen local units of government trying to hold things together with less state money while holding the line on mill levies and continuing to provide taxpayers with the services they’ve come to expect and feel they deserve. Local government has been able to make that happen with their own form of baling wire - not filling staff positions, reducing employee benefits and holding the line on salary increases. While the governor and legislators are patting themselves on the backs for cutting taxes in Topeka and being “responsible” watchdogs of our money,
it’s a different reality where Kansans must live and adapt to these budget cuts. The budget dilemma has been most visible with public schools where the battle for state funding has regularly been fought in the courts. Even as state funding cuts earlier this year forced some schools to shorten their school year, and as we witness an exodus of teachers from Kansas to surrounding states where the money is better, most Kansans remain oblivious to the serious financial crisis facing our schools. School doors will still open in August. Teachers will still be at the front of every classroom. Football fields will still be lit up on Friday nights. Our legislators must have been right all along. Schools have been getting too much money. What other explanation is there?
Then again, if the state’s funding decisions haven’t been detrimental to education, why has the state created six “innovative” districts which can hire non-certified classroom teachers? Average teacher salaries in Kansas are the ninth lowest in the country (at least we’re ahead of Arkansas and Mississippi). That’s in addition to the legislature eliminating tenure protection. And data from the state department of education shows that 2,326 educators retired after the 201415 school year, compared to 1,260 in the 2011-12 school year. Last year, 740 teachers decided to leave the profession and 654 teachers decided to leave the state; those numbers for 2011-2012 were 491 and 399, respectively. Public schools in the state are being held together by baling wire, if a district can find the money to purchase any. Sure, public schools get the most attention, but if you don’t think that other units of government are
feeling a similar impact from the state’s fiscal policies then you need to look a little closer. Over the years, the state has eliminated some forms of funding to cities and counties, such as the local ad valorem tax reduction (LAVTR) fund. It has reduced funding for area mental health services, county health, driver’s license exams, the Northwest Kansas Regional Recycling Organization, and the Northwest Local Environmental Protection Group, just to name a few. As funding for those groups and many others have been reduced, they have turned to local counties for assistance. As the state has reduced its obligations, Minnix estimates that Scott County commissioners have seen the funding “wish list” from agencies seeking financial assistance balloon to about $750,000 annually. It’s not possible to fill that entire list - but neither can the county ignore the growing demand. (See LIMITS on page six)
Our changing fixation on greed Donald Trump alienated millions of voters with his ugly attacks on Mexican immigrants and John McCain’s war record. But he rocketed to the top of GOP presidential polls anyway. Is Trump’s racism driving this surge? Maybe. But I’d argue it’s something else: his relentless, selfaggrandizing celebration of his own wealth. Recently, Trump estimated his net worth at over $10 billion. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index pegs this fortune way lower, at $2.9 billion, while other estimates clock in at only $1.5 billion. In any case, Trump is “really rich” - as he bragged when he launched his presidential bid. I’d put Trump’s obsession with money at the root of all the ugly traits he personifies. His base desire to accumulate - and to public-
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ly display - obscene wealth divides his world into what he sees as worthy winners and unworthy losers. According to Trump’s guiding philosophy, winners like him deserve everything they have. Only losers, as he sees John McCain, get captured. Americans are winners. Mexicans and Chinese are losers - who, Trump says, must be kept away with border walls and stiff tariffs to make them “behave.” Trump’s over-the-top boasting reflects a longtrending change in how those at the very top see their own wealth. It also echoes an evolution in how the rest of us view people whose fortunes, as the playwright Edward
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Moore put it, run “beyond the dreams of avarice.” When Forbes first published its list of the 400 wealthiest Americans in 1982, many of the rich people who made the list were embarrassed at having their extreme wealth exposed. Heirs to the Dow Jones publishing empire reportedly hung up on the Forbes reporter who called them. Ken Davis, heir to a Texas oil fortune, actually sued albeit unsuccessfully - alleging an invasion of privacy. Attitudes have changed. While many super-wealthy Americans still suppress the urge to flaunt their wealth, very few of them feel the need to keep it a secret. Many take great pride in their immense fortunes. And many of us admire them for it.
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I’ve seen this change firsthand. In innumerable conversations, my friends and acquaintances who mix with the very wealthy have approvingly relayed stories of huge parties, yachts, private jets, car collections and glittering mansions. The tone, typically, is one of respect and admiration. The transformation doesn’t end with the mega-rich. With displays of extreme wealth all around them, those with more modest wealth - even some in the top one percent now consider themselves middle-class. It’s a matter of perception. In the 1970s, when the ultra-wealthy concealed their wealth and lived more modestly, a person who drove a BMW, dined out often, and took European vacations could consider himself rich. (See GREED on page six)
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Million dollar question influencing U.S. politics by Dan Glickman
The candidates who were on stage in Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate represented over $200 million in Super PAC money alone. The frenetic race for money goes on in a never-ending cascade of donor calls, house parties in Hollywood or Silicon Valley or Wall Street. And no one has stopped to wonder whether or not all of this money is eroding the foundation of our democratic system of government and our deeply held belief that all Americans deserve a government that represents their interests. Never in American history has the political system endured such a tsunami of cash. Voters are frustrated, party institutions are sidelined in favor of megadonors, the political system continues to be hobbled by parti-
sanship, and with all this money sloshing around very few people believe that they are getting a fair shake from their leaders. The truth is that, even though the Republican high-end donors (the 400 or so families who have given almost half the money raised by candidates so far), are dominating the headlines this is not a partisan issue. As we get closer to Election Day both parties and their eventual nominees will likely be more and more reliant on high-end donors. There is also a strong likelihood that this money rush will spill over into congressional races on both sides of the aisle and have an enormous impact on down ballot races. More cash into more political arenas deepens and hardens public distrust in government and political leaders. Candidates are able to mystify pundits with poll numbers that belie their
Voters are unhappy, and they are not being served by a government that is paralyzed by money, money that binds politicians to the views of a handful of Americans . . .
experience and credentials, and it’s often heard that a candidate is “tapping into a vein of unhappiness and distrust in government.” But there isn’t much questioning of why such a level of distrust exists in the first place. I contend that many voters on both sides have a legitimate belief that our political system is irrelevant to the lives of everyone except those at the top. Sure, candidates offer this or that on income inequality or tax policy or social policy, but mostly the public policy we need for a better America like infrastructure investment, significant education reform and so forth
are completely stuck. Voters are unhappy, and they are not being served by a government that is paralyzed by money, money that binds politicians to the views of a handful of Americans, stokes the flames of partisanship and keeps Congress and the president from doing anything truly transformational. There is much to make us discouraged, but perhaps the most frustrating thing of all is that no one seems to want to do anything about this issue. In fact, I wonder if there will even be a question posed to the multitude of candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination about the impact of money in our political system? All of this is going on and we aren’t even having a discussion about its impact on our democracy and our country. It’s not just Republicans either; Democrats are just as
caught up in the seemingly unstoppable gravity of campaign fundraising. Voters and non-political leaders must make money in politics a much higher priority. Community leaders, celebrities, academics, members of the faith-based community, business leaders and the voters themselves must do something and speak out or this malignant money craze could consume our system of government. We don’t need to arrive at a specific legislative or constitutional solution to this problem; we just need a much more serious recognition that solving this is fundamental to the long term survival of our democratic institutions. When can the discussion or the debate begin? Our best hope to break this madness is to call on leaders outside of the political system to put their feet down and cry out, (See MILLION on page six)
Despite the promise, we still have gridlock by Lee Hamilton
Tell Obama: ‘Don’t TPP on me’ by Jim Hightower
Like some Vaudeville shtick, Barack Obama keeps blathering that a huge flaw in his global trade scam doesn’t exist - but then the flaw hits him in the face like a big cream pie. The President’s trade scam is called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and it’s a corporate boondoggle loaded with gotchas that hurt workers, consumers, our environment, and others. But its most damnable flaw is that it would allow foreign corporations to sue the US in corporate-run tribunals to make us change or even repeal any of our laws that might pinch their profits. No, no, shouts Obama, “there is no chance, zero chance” of
that happening. But . . . Splat! Splat! - reality has smacked him in the face with two cream pies. Using an earlier trade scam, the World Trade Organization has ruled not once, but twice this year that two US laws must be repealed or modified to satisfy the profit goals of corporations in Mexico and Canada. On May 12, a WTO trade tribunal ruled that our “dolphinsafe” tuna labeling law (which lets you and me know that the tuna we buy has not been fished with nets that trap and kill dolphins) violates the free-trade “right” of Mexican tuna fleets to use the cheaper, dolphinslaughtering nets. And on May 18, another WTO tribunal hurled a second cream pie. This one smacks
“COOL,” an American consumer law that requires country-of-origin-labeling on meat products, so your family and mine can know where the meat we buy comes from. Our Congress passed this sensible right-to-know law, our courts have upheld it, 92 percent of Americans support it - but a group of corporate lawyers on a WTO tribunal has overruled us. Now Obama wants to saddle us with his TPP, creating more corporate kangaroo courts that’ll have even greater power to usurp our sovereignty. To tell him “Don’t TPP on me!” go to www.TradeWatch. org. Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author
The most important function Congress serves is to debate and pass the federal budget. I know, it also levies taxes, imposes or relaxes regulations, and once in a while nudges our social, economic or political order in a meaningful way. But the budget tells the government what to do and makes it possible to do it. Everything else follows from that. Even at the best of times, passing a budget is a test of Congress’s abilities. And these aren’t the best of times. Its two houses are controlled by Republicans who don’t see eye to eye. The White House is in the hands of a Democratic president who really doesn’t agree with them. So to get a budget enacted into law, everyone involved has to negotiate seriously. They have to make realistic political judgments about what’s possible. They have to compromise. Given our divided government, you’d think that everyone would step up to these challenges. Early in the year, following the GOP’s takeover of the Senate, it seemed as though they might. Gone, at least in rhetoric, were the days of shutdowns, sequestration, and the fiscal cliff. The “regular order” of committee hearings and duly markedup appropriations bills would be restored. In the House, Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers accom-
. . . we’re approaching adjournment with no serious talks to make mutually acceptable headway on the budget - though somehow Congress has found the time to take a recess, shutting down for the remainder of the summer.
plished something that hasn’t been managed for years: all 12 appropriations bills made it out of his committee. But that’s where the good news ended. For the bills themselves were largely political statements that had no chance of being enacted, as they contained provisions that were anathema to Democrats - including President Obama, who made it clear he had no intention of signing them. What provisions? The appropriators voted to reverse the Affordable Care Act. They zeroed out family planning. They imposed strict rules on for-profit universities. They pulled back regulations on the environment. They resorted to long-practiced budget gimmicks: planning for faster economic growth than is defensible so they could increase projected revenues; boosting military spending then moving it off-budget, which allowed them to claim to support defense spending without actually counting it as spending. So now Congress is headed for partisan gridlock, and the result is predictable, because we’ve seen all this play out before. (See GRIDLOCK on page six)
Market will do what government won’t Electric vehicles on verge of loosening the grip of Big Oil Back in 1898, New York City hosted a global environmental summit. Flummoxed, the assembled experts disbanded early without agreeing on workable solutions. What daunting crisis brought about this precursor of today’s big UN climate conferences? Fast-growing cities were propelling travel via horse-drawn buggies and wagons to unprecedented and unsustainable levels. Staggering quantities of equine manure and urine made urban life hazardous and stinky,
behind the headlines by Emily Schwartz Greco
Clemson University assistant professor Eric Morris explains in his colorful essay “From Horse Power to Horsepower.” Within 20 years, the primary transportation mode since the dawn of civilization had hung up its horseshoes. Newfound businesses mass-produced affordable cars and trucks, sold vehicles on credit, and persuaded governments to build paved roadways and highways. In short, market forces prevailed. Why can’t that happen again with climate change? Replacing fossil fuels as the dominant power source - includ-
ing for transportation - should be a no-brainer. But governments won’t outlaw gasoline or diesel anytime soon. Nor will Big Brother ramp up regulations fast enough to drive Big Oil out of business. With motorized conveyances spewing more than a quarter of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, there’s one good reason to hope that drivers spurn their internal combustion engines sooner rather than later: plug-in horseless carriages. Experts expect spending on electric vehicles to top $100 billion a year by 2019, including up to a quarter of Ford’s fleet. Some 665,000 of them are already on the world’s roads. Tesla aims to sell 55,000 of its electric cars in 2015 and
500,000 per year by the end of this decade. Once its first nonluxury models hit the road, the company might make a dent in the 16 million new vehicles Americans buy every year, along with demand for gasoline. As Alberta Oil magazine puts it, the upstart’s sexy cars could “signal the beginning of the end of oil.” Tesla may lack sales volume so far, yet it’s long on cachet. Car writers are drooling over its Model X, a family-friendly seven-seater that will hit the road soon. The crossover’s James Bond-esque falcon-wing doors lift straight up. The thing looks more like a robotic bird of prey eying its next victim than a minivan. Tesla chief Elon Musk is also investing heavily in solar power
and the kind of battery storage technology that will maximize the odds that his cars will be powered by renewable energy. He and his competitors just might do to fossil fuels what Henry Ford did to the demand for horse-drawn transportation. That’s huge. Electric vehicles propelled by coal, natural gas and nuclear energy aren’t exactly green. They wouldn’t stave off a fullblown climate crisis, even if they did send the oil industry into a tailspin. But by boosting demand for localized solar power, the electric car industry could accelerate the coal industry’s demise and depress demand for electricity generated from natural gas. (See ELECTRIC on page six)
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More band-aids holding together Brownback budget cal, and wary about what other cuts or surprises might arise before fiscal 2016 ends next June. Similar caution came through in a Moody’s statement last week on its “below-average rating” of Kansas’ upcoming sale of pension bonds. Moody’s noted the state’s moderate debt, diverse economy and low unemployment rate. But it also highlighted “the structural imbalance in the state’s budget” and the use of “non-recurring budget solutions to balance the state’s budget after successive years of
by Rhonda Holman
A few weeks ago legislative budget experts said there was nothing left to cut, before handing off the necessity of shoring up reserves to the governor. But to hear state budget director Shawn Sullivan tell it last week, no children, seniors or other vulnerable Kansans or crucial spending priorities were harmed in the making of a $62.6 million budget adjustment involving highway money, federal aid and fund sweeps. Kansans can’t be blamed for being skepti-
Jindal says he didn’t want to be in lame debate anyway by Andy Borowitz
CLEVELAND (The Borowitz Report) - After being told that he did not poll well enough to participate in this week’s nationally televised Republican presidential debate, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told reporters that it was “no big deal, seriously,” because “I didn’t want to be in that lame debate anyway.” “I mean, at first it sounded like the debate might be cool, but, you know, the more I looked at it, it seemed like it was going to be pretty lame,” Jindal said. “I mean, look at some of the people who got chosen to do it - like Ted Cruz. I mean, seriously, Ted freaking Cruz? That’s going to be a lame debate.” Jindal said that, instead of participating in the debate, he was going to host a party for the other Republican candidates who were not chosen for it. “I just sent out the Evite, and it’s looking good,” Jindal said. Carly Fiorina, in. Rick Perry, in. That dude who used to be the governor of New York, in. I seriously just sent out the Evite, and all these awesome people are yeses.” “We’re going to have loads of snacks, and, yes, adult beverages will be served,” Jindal said of the festivities. “It’s going to be a righteous party, and way better than being at some lame debate.” Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author
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No longer. With the wealth of the Forbes 400 tracked daily online and countless stories about Donald Trump and other wealth-flaunting celebs in the news, even a physician who takes home $500,000 a year might not feel rich. The more the modestly rich see themselves as simply middle-class, the more they succumb to their base instinct to chase wealth far beyond their rational needs. That breeds resentment at paying taxes to fund programs for the less fortunate. And those anti-immigrant remarks? Yes, they appeal to a dark strain of nativism. But doesn’t nativism stem from a base desire not to share with those less fortunate? Trump may eventually say something so outrageous that he’s forced off the national stage. But unless we as a people re-learn that extreme wealth is better off shared than showed, there will be more Donald Trumps.
From negotiating treaties to reporting international news, getting the correct meaning across is critical. Misunderstanding can result in mistrust and unnecessary conflict.
income tax cuts.” That reality conflicts badly with the bold promises Gov. Sam Brownback and GOP legislative leaders made as they began the “march to zero” state income tax in 2012. It doesn’t even match the sunny forecast during last fall’s election campaign, when Kansans were still being told the state budget could withstand the recent loss of $1 billion in revenue with no need for tax
Limits Just because the state has reduced its subsidy for vaccines available through the county health department doesn’t mean that the need for immunizations has diminished. It’s certainly not to the benefit of the county, or the state, for more children and adults not to be immunized. So somebody - meaning local taxpayers - has to pick up the cost. And when the state closed its local driver’s license exam station, Scott County Commissioners initiated the effort which made this the first county in Kansas to independently provide that service out of the treasurer’s office at a cost to local taxpayers of about $35,000 a year. “That’s a service we
When Geoff Ralston - the guy who created Yahoo’s email in 1997 gazes at the automotive industry in his crystal ball, he sees a repeat of what occurred over the past
like Howard Beale in the movie Network, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!” And, the burden ought to be on the media to ask the right questions. They might ask the candidates, “You all, in various amounts, have received very large contributions from a very small number of individuals. How can the ‘little guy’ who cannot afford to contribute more than $100.00 ever hope to compete for your attention in such a system?” The answers might be revealing. Dan Glickman is a former Kansas Congressman and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
efits for poor and lowincome Kansas kids, not help rescue a state budget hobbled by excessive tax cuts that disproportionately favored the wealthy. Or that the administration and lawmakers otherwise continue to treat the ACA as toxic in their damaging refusal to expand Medicaid. The budget fixes also included yet another dip into highway funding seemingly a limitless source of cash with no consequences for drivers or public safety. The administration said the (See BUDGET on page 7)
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didn’t have to provide, but it’s one that we feel benefits our people,” noted Minnix. And even when the state hasn’t cut funding, Minnix says that in too many instances the amount of state money has changed little, if any, over the last 20-25 years. The state may try to pretend that costs don’t increase, but Kansans in the real world know better. In other words, it takes a little more duct tape. As the state continues to chip away at funding, cities, counties and schools have done their best to adapt ways that result in the least possible disruption of services to their constituents. That’s commendable, but it’s
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also provided cover for irresponsible legislators and disastrous state tax policies. During a meeting a couple of years ago, Minnix says it was suggested that in order to get the public’s attention the courts, courthouses and other public offices needed to close for a week . . . maybe three weeks . . . not in protest, but as a way of acknowledging the impact of state budget cuts. How else do you make the public aware of the problem? Does that seem too extreme? A governor who chooses to eliminate taxes on 281,000 business owners and 53,000 farmers that leads to an $800 million
budget shortfall . . . that’s extreme. A legislature which continues to shirk its responsibility by pushing more and more of the financial load for government to the local level - and onto the backs of property owners . . . that’s extreme. It’s up to local units of government to declare enough is enough. Taxpayers have to declare there’s a limit to the burden they can bear in a tax system that has become increasingly unfair. That’s not extreme. That’s reality. As any farmer can tell you, baling wire and duct tape will only last for so long. Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com
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decade with our omnipresent e-gadgetry. Once gas stations begin to shut down, “owning a gasoline-powered car will positively suck,” Ralston predicts. “Then, there will be a rush to electric cars
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Instead of the regular order, we’re once again pointed toward fiscal showdowns. Last week, Congress gave up on securing a new round of transportation funding for the states - at the height of the summer construction season - instead announcing a threemonth extension that saves the hard negotiating for the fall. A vote to raise the debt Bob Lord is a veteran tax lawyer who practices in Phoenix, Ariz. He’s an associate fellow of the Institute for Policy Stud- ceiling also looms in the ies fall. And, given the state of play, it seems inevitable that once again Congress will resort to the travesty (continued from known as a continuing page five) resolution, which relin-
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increases. Since then, revenue projections have been ratcheted down, transportation money further diverted, agency budgets cut and school districts roiled by new block-grant funding, followed by the spectacle of conservative Republican lawmakers voting for the largest tax hike in state history effective July 1. The revenue numbers released Friday raised the
possibility that the resulting sales tax hike may not live up to expectations, either, showing Kansas already $3.7 million behind projections just one month into the fiscal year. The administration’s latest budget Band-Aids were facilitated in part by federal funding and especially the Affordable Care Act. For example, $17.6 million through the ACA can offset a state funding cut to the children’s health insurance program. Never mind that the federal dollars were intended to increase ben-
not seen since, well, the rush to buy smartphones. “The future of automotive transportation is an electric one, and you can expect that future to be here soon.”
If you don’t agree, try studying the history of urban horse manure management. It may change your mind. Emily Schwartz Greco is a former foreign correspondent and financial reporter
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quishes Congress’s power of the purse by basically extending fiscal policy as it was the year before. No member defends this way of budgeting, but they end up doing it year after year anyway, as if held hostage by their own worst inclinations. There are no serious negotiations at this point. Which is a problem. Because to prepare a budget thoughtfully - especially when it requires negotiation with the other party - demands working through literally thousands of details. Yet we’re approaching adjournment with no serious talks to
make mutually acceptable headway on the budget - though somehow Congress has found the time to take a recess, shutting down for the remainder of the summer. So with Congress having left Washington and roughly a dozen working days once it returns to put a budget together, the delay we’re seeing means that Congress won’t actually be able to resolve the issues it faces. Congressional leaders seem fine with this. They rejected early negotiations, preferring a last-minute confrontation, which will lead to another
fiscal impasse. In other words, they’re punting. I can’t predict how long they’ll make their continuing resolution last, but with presidential elections looming, it may be longer rather than shorter. Instead of turning over a new leaf, as Congress promised it would do just seven months ago, it’s once again consigning us to fiscal chaos. You should be angry. It’s a lousy way to do business. Lee Hamilton is director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University and a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years
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10-year transportation plan will not be affected by the $8 million sweep of unspent money, but industry lobbyists were critical. It was a further concern to see cuts and fund transfers from agencies responsible for veterans, corrections, wildlife and parks, aging and disabilities, and the Larned State Hospital. And the changes confirmed that any dollar not nailed down in state government, along with many that are, will be vacuumed up for other uses until Kansas’ revenue crisis eases. To their credit, Sullivan and the administration spared K-12 education and other budget areas from this round of reductions. But how long can highway dollars, federal government and one-time fixes keep saving the day? Rhonda Holman is on the editorial board of the Wichita Eagle
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Priority The county also saw some unexpected cost reductions. For example, it budgeted a 25 percent increase in employee benefits - most of that for health insurance - but insurance costs fell below that projection. Early Debt Retirement Last year’s huge jump in valuation, and the added revenue it provided for this year’s budget, will be put to good use. The com-
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mission will use a large share of that money for early retirement of bonds that were purchased for renovating the courthouse and construction of the Law Enforcement Center. The city and county share in the $2.4 million debt remaining on the LEC with the county responsible for 78% of that cost. The bonds are scheduled to be retired in 2014. The county is refinanc-
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and E. coli are commonly found.” If such devices will be used in the kitchen, Sneed recommends treating them as potential hazards and wiping the surfaces with a disinfectant solution frequently. The USDA hopes to conduct further research on the use of cell phones and tablets in the kitchen. Under the Microscope The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service funded the K-State study “Consumer Food Handling Practices Lead to Cross Contamination” to better understand the behavior of consumers with young children and observe the effects of food safety messages. The 123 participants of the study were randomly assigned to three separate groups. The first group was given an education program on the four national Food Safe Families campaign messages of clean, separate, cook and chill. The second group viewed and discussed the Ad Council public service announcements that focused on the same Food Safe Families messages, and the third group did not receive any food safety education before preparing the meal. The researchers set up a condominium on the K-State campus to reflect a home kitchen environment and videotaped the participants preparing a recipe using either raw ground beef or chicken and a readyto-eat fruit salad. Randall Phebus, K-State food microbiologist and his team of students found that more than 90 percent of the fruit salads prepared alongside the meat dish were contaminated with the tracer organism, suggesting that if the tracer represented a pathogen such as Salmonella, a high risk of foodborne illness was generated during the meal preparation.
get does reflect a shift in funding for the Scott County Hospital. The hospital board had requested $300,000 in county support for the hospital, which is consistent with what the county has provided for many years. In addition, the county was asked to provide $200,000 for emergency medical services (EMS) while eliminating Boost EMS Funding The proposed bud- nearly $92,000 in support
ing the bonds at a lower rate that will save at least $100,000, but Minnix says the commission is looking at retiring the debt ahead of the original 2024 schedule. The courthouse renovation bond issue which was scheduled to be paid off in 2018 will be retired in 2016, according to Minnix.
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for home health. The commission cut back its funding for the hospital to $200,000 while agreeing to $200,000 in funding for EMS. The county’s overall financial support for the hospital in 2016 will be $400,000 - down about $116,000 from this year. The county budget includes an overall three percent increase in employee salaries.
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Resources, Garden City, at a cost of $152,380. That was below the engineer’s estimate of $206,650. “That’s still a lot higher than some of us think it should be,” observed Councilman Bo Parkinson. Todd said that the well casing and screen are stainless steel, compared to steel materials used in irrigation wells. The big cost items are drilling the well ($75,000) and the 60 hp submersible well pump and motor assembly ($39,055). Another need for the new well is the arsenic level, at 11 parts per million, which is just above the maximum of 10 ppm allowed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Todd is hopeful that as pumping capacity in the well increases the arsenic level will decline. If not, he informed the council that “arsenic is an easy contaminant to remove compared to nitrates.” If the city were forced to blend water from well No. 11 with another site, the closest would be well No. 4, located north of 12th Street on Glenn Avenue. Todd said if drilling the new well doesn’t address the arsenic problem then the city will have to look at other options. “I hate to spend this kind of money, but it’s a necessary evil in order to maintain the quality of our drinking water,” noted Councilman Fred Kuntzsch. The well is to be completed within 120 days. Todd told the council that well No. 8 would have to be taken off line before work begins on No. 11. The council was hopeful the project could be delayed until early fall when there is less demand on the water system.
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Suggested Changes The study found that all participants, regardless of food safety message group prior to the meal preparation, made mistakes in the kitchen that could lead to foodborne illness. In addition to high levels of contamination in their cloth towels, about 82 percent of participants also left meat-originating contamination on the sink faucet, refrigerator, oven and trash container. While the study paints a picture of the objects consumers often leave contaminated, it is important to note common mistakes that occur in the kitchen, which are often difficult to change. “I think these days a lot of people learn on their own how to cook, so they may not know how to be conscious of cross contamination,” Sneed said. “People are becoming more aware of the hazards in raw meat products, but they may not know how to prevent those hazards through things like separation or raw and ready-to-eat foods and sanitation. I think it’s fairly easy to avoid cross contamination, but it’s also easy to cause it.”
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Government audit to analyze Kansas public schools School districts will be analyzed as part of a state government efficiency study, according to language approved Monday by the Legislative Budget Committee. The Legislature has set aside $3 million to hire a private company to
conduct a comprehensive analysis of state government. Budget leaders are putting together the request for proposal for contractors to bid on the project. The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) has voiced its support for
the analysis and is urging legislators to take a comprehensive look at audit recommendations. “We understand the Legislature’s interest in studying school funding as part of a study of efficiency in state government. We urge them
to focus the study on improving results, not just cutting spending,” KASB said, in a written statement. The Legislative Budget Committee, which is composed of the chairs, vice chairs and ranking minority members of the House
and Senate budget committees, met Monday to work on the RFP. State Sen. Ty Masterson (R-Andover), chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, proposed language aimed at ensuring the analysis would look into the bud-
gets and operations of school districts. “The USD’s (unified school districts) makes sense to me. It’s half our budget,” Masterson said. Masterson, one of the authors of the temporary block grant school finance (See AUDIT on page 16)
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Maci Lara, a kindergarten student this fall at Scott City Elementary School, looks on as her father, John, fills out paperwork during Tuesday morning’s enrollment session. Enrollment was held throughout USD 466 this week with the first full day of classes scheduled for August 20. (Record Photo)
Districts struggle with block grant funding Three-hundred Kansas miles separate Olathe’s suburban public schools from Ness City’s outpost in the heart of economically smitten oil country. Both of these seemingly mismatched school districts are reaching out their hands for a share of the “extraordinary needs fund” lawmakers set up to relieve stress on districts particularly aggrieved by the block grant system now funding Kansas schools. The hard times show just how alike all school systems have become in an increasingly global and digital world. “There’s not a lot of difference between Olathe and Ness City anymore,” said Ness City Superintendent Derek Reinhardt. “Education is changing, and we’ve got to change with it - with the workforce these kids
are going to enter into.” There lies the tension between backers of Gov. Sam Brownback’s 2012 income tax cuts for the as-yet-unmet promise of attracting new revenue and those who think public schools will suffer for it. The amount of state education funding per pupil is as high as it has ever been, even with the state’s revenue shortfall in 2015, Brownback says. “They have more money than last year and more flexibility,” he claimed again recently. But by shelving Kansas’ school funding formula and replacing it with block grants that freeze state aid levels for the next two years, lawmakers are actually throwing schools behind, said Mark Tallman, associate executive director for advocacy at the Kansas Association
of School Boards. This state is not keeping up with inflation, he said, and even if it did that much, it wouldn’t be enough. “Not only do costs go up, but we also add to what we expect education to do,” Tallman said. “We want reduced class sizes, full-day kindergarten instead of half-day, and new programs.” Communities want their schools competing in digital technology, advanced professional studies, and college and career prep while serving growing numbers of English language learners, poor and transient students and special education students, he said. That goes for the 28,800 students in Olathe and the 300 in Ness City. But Olathe, because its enrollment is growing over the next two years,
and Ness City, because of dramatic losses in the value of the oil-dependent properties in its district, stand with several dozen districts that will miss the compensatory increases in state aid that would have been provided by the shelved funding formula. Dale Dennis, Kansas’ deputy commissioner of education, said it’s true that state funding levels under the block grants are “very similar” to state funding a year ago, even when separating out the state funds dedicated to
the teachers’ retirement system. But he expects there will be about a dozen districts like Olathe, mostly in the Kansas City and Wichita areas, that will see enrollment increases with no increase in state aid. There may be close to two dozen districts like Ness City, mostly smaller districts in oil country, that will see painful drops in what they reap from local tax revenue without the usual state aid adjustment a year from now.
Rebekah McFann has graduated from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M., with a Masters of Science degree in physical education with an emphasis in sports administration. She had previously earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training with a minor in kinesiology in 2012 from Kansas State University. She is the daughter of Dean and Marilyn McFann, Scott City. McFann is working for the South Sound Physical and Hand Therapy Clinic, Olympia, Wash., as head athletic trainer at Capitol High School, Olympia, Wash., in addition to teaching an athletic training class.
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If you’re over age 50 and not sure whether you’re going to be able to retire, it’s time to focus, get advice and build a realistic plan. You’re not alone. The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently reported that most households approaching retirement have low savings, adding that nearly
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half of households led by individuals or couples aged 55 and older having no retirement savings accounts at all. The first step is to define where you really stand financially. Consider speaking with a qualified financial and tax advisor to define your present financial circumstances. Such a conversation should take into account your household
USD 466 Board of Education Agenda Mon., August 10 • 7:00 p.m. Administration Building • 704 College Budget Hearing •Budget presentation •Questions, responses and comments •Adjourn budget hearing Regular Meeting •Presentations •Comments from public •Recognition of persons/delegations present 1) High Plains Co-op - Eric Erven 2) NW Ks. Tech. College - Mark Davis 3) Administrative reports 4) Additional •Organization of Board 1) Election of president/vice-president 2) Designate reps to High Plains Educational Co-op; Northwest Tech board of directors; KASB Governmental Relations Network 3) Designate official newspaper •Financials 1) Bills payable •Consent agenda 1) Approve previous minutes •Consider items pulled from consent agenda New business 1) Bids for stadium project 2) Financing resolution 3) Approval of substitute handbook 4) Approve district budget •Executive session 1) Non-elected personnel (if needed) •Resignations/hires •Additions, if any
To accelerate retirement saving and investing, you need to find the money first. Non-mortgage debt is a major retirement savings obstacle. Better budgeting can help you find the money to pay off debt quicker. Adjust your spending across the board so you can accomplish this while adding more money to savings over time. •Know that you’re
Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department June 8: A burglary was reported in the 1000 block of Kingsley. July 7: Jacob Torres, 29, was arrested on a Scott County warrant and transported to the LEC. July 19: Matthew Sore, 22, was arrested for criminal use of weapons and criminal damage to property. He was transported to the LEC. July 22: A burglary and theft was reported in the 1000 block of Kingsley. July 24: Alan Bruner reported a theft. July 28: Ray Clary, 29, was arrested for disorderly conduct and transported to the LEC. August 2: An accident occurred in the 1200 block of Main St. when Jesse Cole was backing out of a parking space and struck a vehicle driven by Craig Hoeme. August 3: Christopher Hemel, 20, was arrested for interfering with parental custody and criminal damage to property. He was transported to the LEC.
Public Notice the following property: LOTS ONE (1) AND FOUR (4) IN BLOCK FIFTYEIGHT (58) IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS You are hereby required to plead to the Petition on or before September 16, 2015 in the court at Scott County, Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition. NOTICE TO BORROWER: If you wish to dispute the validity of all or any portion of this debt, or would like the name and address of the original creditor, you must advise us in writing within thirty (30) days of the first notice you receive from us. Otherwise, we will assume the entire debt to be valid. This is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Signed: Shawn Scharenborg, KS# 24542 Sara Knittel, KS # 23624 Dustin Stiles, KS # 25152 Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C. (St. Louis Office) 12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555 St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 991-0255 (314) 567-8006 Email: sscharenborg@kmlaw.com Attorney for Plaintiff This firm is a debt collector and any information we obtain from you will be used for that purpose.
going to need to accelerate your savings. Estimates vary, but generally, after age 50, it’s best to direct at least 10 percent of your gross income in savings and investments to cover living expenses when you stop working. If you are employed, review your contribution and income limits for the most popular self-directed and tax-advantaged retire-
Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Aug. 6, 2015) t1 NOTICE OF REVIEW Marshall Herndon sentenced 6-6-2011 for Rape; Sexual Intercourse with Victim <14 years old and offender is >=18 years old (X2); Aggravated criminal sodomy victim <14 years old and offender is >=18 years old (X2); in Scott County, Kansas, has applied for Executive Clemency. The Kansas Parole board will conduct a review of the application. Persons wishing to comment should send information in writing to the Kansas Parole Board, Fourth Floor, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, Topeka, Kansas, 66612, within 15 days of the date of publication. Lansing Correctional Facility Phyllis Schrick Administrative Specialist Records and Classification Dept. Phyllis.schrick@doc.ks.gov
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The governing body of VALLEY TOWNSHIP, SCOTT COUNTY, will meet on August 19, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., at the Shallow Water Community Center for the purpose of hearing and answering objections of taxpayers relating to the proposed use of all funds and the amount of ad valorem tax to be levied. Detailed budget information is available at the Scott County Clerk’s office and will be available at this hearing. BUDGET SUMMARY Proposed Budget 2016 Expenditures and Amount of 2015 Ad Valorem Tax establish the maximum limits of the 2016 budget. Estimated Tax Rate is subject to change depending on the final assessed valuation. 2014
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(First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Aug. 6, 2015; last published Thurs., Aug. 20, 2015)t3 Shawn Scharenborg, KS# 24542 Sara Knittel, KS # 23624 Dustin Stiles, KS # 25152 Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C. (St. Louis Office) 12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555 St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 991-0255 (314) 567-8006 K&M File Code: RIBJUNOR IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. Larry G. Ribbing, Judy K. Ribbing (Deceased), et al. Defendants K.S.A. 60 Mortgage Foreclosure (Title to Real Estate Involved) Case No. 15cv15 NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS to: Larry G. Ribbing, Defendants, and all other persons who are or may be concerned: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED: That a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, Case No. 15cv15 by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., praying for foreclosure of a mortgage executed by Judy K. Ribbing (Deceased), Larry G. Ribbing on 04/23/2009 and recorded in Book 228 Page 14 in the real estate records of Scott County, Kansas, related to
income, tax situation, debt and retirement assets in any form. Reviewing these factors can help shape your decisions about supersizing your retirement plan for maximum safe returns. While a customized plan is generally the best way to approach shortfalls, here are some general approaches. •Take time to reevaluate your budget.
Tax
General
11,885 1.000 44,600 0.500 43,270
4,642
0.500
Totals
11,885 1.000 44,600 0.500 43,270
4,642
0.500
Less Transfers
0
0
0
Net Expenditures
11,885
44,600
43,270
Total Tax Levied
9,933
6,696
Assessed Valuation 9,925,723
Jan. 1, Outstanding Indebtedness
13,453,424
9,283,441
2013
2014
2015
0
0
0
G.O. Bonds Revenue Bonds Lease Pur. Princ.
TOTAL
*Tax rates are expressed in mills.
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The Scott County Record • Page 11 • Thursday, August 6, 2015
Kansas not on pace for promised job growth Gov. Sam Brownback made an ambitious promise during his re-election campaign to add 100,000 private-sector jobs to the economy over four years, but six months into his second term, the governor is far off pace. Kansas gained 3,600 private-sector jobs during the first six months of 2015 - a growth rate of about 0.3 percent. At this rate, the state would add
7,200 private-sector jobs during the calendar year and a total of 28,800 over four years - about 70,000 less than the number Brownback promised. The governor has staked his legacy on private-sector growth. Last week, Brownback dismissed a study by “Governing” magazine that showed Kansas had one of the worst job growth rates during the first half of the
calendar year, because it included government jobs rather than focusing solely on private-sector jobs. “Governing” used total nonfarm jobs added since December by each state as its measurement. Kansas had a growth rate of 0.1 percent, according to that study, after gaining only 1,700 jobs during the sixmonth period. “We’ve been focused on private-sector job
growth because the public sector you’ve got to raise your taxes to pay for it,” Brownback said in response to the study. “We’re not cherry picking. This is what I told you we were going to do. This is what I ran on. It was private-sector job growth.” However, Kansas doesn’t fare much better in 2015 with a privatesector jobs growth rate of 0.3 percent during the first
six months of the year. Missouri saw a 0.5 percent private-sector growth rate during that same sixmonth period, and Colorado saw nearly 1.6 percent private-sector job growth. Brownback wants to judge the health of the Kansas economy - and the success or failure of his signature tax cuts - solely on private-sector growth. However, several economists say that creates an
incomplete picture of the job market. Ken Kriz, director of the Kansas Public Finance Center at Wichita State University, argued that to measure “the health of the overall job market, then you should use the total jobs, because to a person looking for a job, a job is a job. I don’t care if it’s QuikTrip or the highway department.” (See GROWTH on page 15)
Savings July revenue $3.7M below prediction (continued from page 10)
plus $1,000 for taxpayers aged 50 or over by yearend 2015) If after all this effort you’re still not able to find enough money to put away, consider making a greater effort on the income side. Many individuals boost their savings through a second job or freelancing from home. Consult qualified financial and tax professionals to make sure you’re handling this extra income correctly from a tax perspective and putting it in investments that make sense for you. •Downsizing to a smaller home or an apartment in a lower cost-of-living destination or deciding to move in with friends or family at minimal costs may also provide additional savings for retirement. But first, consider what you might get for your home. If you are able to sell a primary residence at a significant profit over your purchase price - above $250,000 for a single taxpayer and above $500,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly speak to a tax professional about ways to avert a significant tax liability. Finally, put proper financial safety nets in place. Make sure you have an emergency fund set up so you won’t be forced to dip into savings to cover unexpected expenses. And don’t forget insurance. Having the right amount of property and casualty, health and disability insurance can protect your retirement nest egg from significant risk. Bottom line: Building a retirement fund after age 50 is challenging, but not impossible. Get solid tax and financial advice, start downsizing immediately and don’t forget critical financial safety nets.
Tax revenue collections to the Kansas state government slipped $3.7 million below expectations during July in the first month of the new fiscal year. The report was the first of a year marked by significant increases in the state’s sales and tobacco taxes and $63 million in budget adjustments ordered by Gov. Sam Brownback to shield against potential emergence of a deficit. Information released by the Kansas Department of Revenue showed Kansas tax receipts were $417.9 million in July, which
amounted to 0.9 percent less than anticipated by state analysts. Secretary of Revenue Nick Jordan said he was “glad to see” corporate and individual income tax collections surpassed predictions by $3.8 million in July. A $6 million decline in general sales, financial institution, and oil and gas receipts during the month eroded those gains. Kansas finished the past fiscal year by falling about $30 million shy of projections that had been steeply reduced from optimistic forecasts embraced by the Brownback admin-
Public Notice (Published in the Scott County Record Thurs., Aug. 6, 2015)t1 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 Wesseler 2-28 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 Lansing “I” and Marmaton producing formations at the Wesseler 2-28, located 415’ from the south line and 1624’ from the east line of SE/4 Sec. 28-T16S34W 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 filed 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
istration and state legislators in early 2014. State tax collections were $22 million short in June. Last Thursday, the governor ordered adjustments to the $15.4 billion state budget. His plan injects federal funding to replace state dollars, makes expenditure cuts, sweeps cash from feefunded agencies and shifts resources to higher priority areas. Action by the governor followed agreement by the Legislature and Brownback to escalate the state sales tax to 6.5 percent, postponement of additional income tax
cuts and adoption of other changes to keep the budget in the black when the current fiscal year ended in June 2016. However, a revenue department spokeswoman said the latest report reflected sales taxes collected by Kansas merchants in June at the 6.15 percent rate. The typical delay in the transfer of sales tax from businesses to the state means the full impact of the rate hike won’t be acknowledged until the report on August revenue. Collapse in state tax revenue necessitated realignment of the bud-
get following decisions by lawmakers in 2012 and 2013 to eliminate the income tax on about 330,000 businesses and to reduce the personal income tax rates. Brownback answered the revenue shortfall in the 2015 fiscal year with a four percent across-theboard cut in December, as well as spending adjustments developed by the Legislature early this year. Kansas revenue crashed more than $300 million below state estimates in the 2014 fiscal year, which led to downgrading tax collection projections in November and April.
(Published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., August 6, 2015)1t
NOTICE OF 2016 BUDGET HEARING The governing body of the County of Scott will meet on August 18, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. at the Scott County Courthouse for the purpose of hearing and answering objections of taxpayers relating to the proposed use of all funds and the amount of ad valorem tax to be levied. Detailed budget information is available at the Scott County Clerk’s office and will be available at this hearing. BUDGET SUMMARY Proposed budget 2016 expenditures and amount of 2015 ad valorem tax establish the maximum limits of the 2016 budget. The estimated tax rate is subject to change depending on the final assessed valuation. 2014
2015
Proposed Budget 2016
Prior Year Actual Expenditures
Actual Tax Rate*
Current Year Est. of Expenditures
Actual Tax Rate*
Expenditures
General
4,359,086
26.690
4,258,858
29.550
4,845,108
3,439,890
37.741
Debt Service
1,549,168
7.058
1,561,427
6.103
3,638,485
299,666
3.288
Road and Bridge
1,572,560
12.300
1,226,147
11.085
1,501,364
750,987
8.239
Employee Benefits
943,826
8.894
1,328,577
9.515
1,391,488
767,578
8.421
County Health
295,835
1.151
351,427
1.023
460,006
103,290
1.133
Home Health Agency
90,000
0.962
96,328
0.879
8,155
Hospital Maintenance
300,000
3.221
304,098
2.712
203,341
176,395
1.935
Library Maintenance
275,612
3.000
244,594
3.000
517,645
273,435
3.000
92,412
1.055
124,469
1.075
131,937
108,072
1.186
5,919,314
64.943
Fund
Noxious Weed Alcohol Programs
4,220
2,834
2,588
Public Building
5,396
50,008
1,548,024
Special Parks/Rec
Est. Tax Rate*
2,705
Non-Budgeted Funds A
178,985
Non-Budgeted Funds B
173,600
Non-Budgeted Funds C
99,897
Non-Budgeted Funds D
479,305 10,419,902
COUNTY TOTALS
64.331
9,548,767
64.942
14,250,846
544,037
50,000
773,155
Net Expenditures
9,875,865
9,498,767
13,477,691
Total Tax Levied
5,789,889
6,529,394
90,006,563
100,486,158
Less: Transfers
Assessed Valuation
2013
Jan. 1 Outstanding Indebtedness
23,860,000
694,900
560,827
8,337,875
7,699,797
7,142,292
33,052,875
32,699,697
31,563,119
Lease Purch. Prin.
2014
2015
Prior Year Actual Expenditures
Actual Tax Rate*
Current Year Est. of Expenditures
Rural Fire District
36,192
1.084
51,000
Total Tax Levied
73,700
102,036
67,991,006
77,905,734
Assessed Valuation
*Tax rates are expressed in mills
Alice Brokofsky Scott County Clerk
2015
24,305,000
Other
TOTAL
91,145,213
2014
24,715,000
G.O. Bonds
Other District Funds
Amount of 2015 Ad Valorem Tax
Proposed Budget 2016 Actual Tax Rate*
Expenditures
Amount of 2013 Ad Valorem Tax
1.310
255,958
88,666
67,699,198
Est. Tax Rate* 1.310
Legislative committee rejects audit of foster care
A legislative committee has rejected a request to audit the Kansas foster care system. Two Democrats proposed the audit Wednesday, but the Legislative Post Audit Committee rejected the request on a 4-5 vote with Republican committee members voting “no.” Rep. Jim Ward (D-Wichita) said he’s been hearing more reports of problems with the system recently. In recent months, the number of children in the state’s foster care system has climbed to record levels. “Anecdotally, I’m hearing that kids are falling through the cracks, and the procedures aren’t being followed,” Ward said. “While we don’t make laws on anecdotes, let’s get some data and find out.” The Democrats referenced two high-profile cases of children dying in Kansas foster care in recent years. Rep. Peggy Mast (R-Emporia) and a former foster parent, said the system is complex and an audit won’t fix the issues. “I’m going to oppose this simply because I think that it will be a lesson in futility,” Mast said. Sen. Julia Lynn (R-Olathe,) also opposed the audit because there is another panel of lawmakers that will be studying the issue later this year.
Free cancer screening in SC on Aug. 22
A free cancer screening will be held at the United Methodist Church, Scott City, on Sat., Aug. 22, 9:00 a.m. to noon. It is sponsored by Anthem Masonic Lodge No. 284. Medical professionals from the University of Kansas Medical Center, along with Masonic Lodge members and staff from the Midwest Cancer Alliance, will be on hand to provide services that include: •Skin cancer screenings. •Bone density screenings. •Prostate screenings with PSA test. •Breast cancer education and self-exam information. This free community outreach event is one of 22 being held across the state this year by the Kansas Masonic Foundation. According to Brooke Groneman, the outreach director for MCA, more than 4,000 Kansas residents have attended the screenings since 2003. For more information on the cancer screening outreach in Scott City call (620) 214-1679.
The Scott County Record • Page 12 • Thursday, August 6, 2015
Kansas tied for lowest rate of teen HPV vaccinations Teenagers are less likely to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Kansas than they are in almost any other state - a fact that needs to change to prevent future health problems, according to a group advocating for public health. John Eplee, a physician and chair of the Immunize Kansas Coalition, said the coalition formerly focused on encouraging early childhood vaccinations, but decided to focus on vaccinations needed in adolescence because of their low rates in Kansas. Teens in
the state have the lowest vaccination rate in the country for HPV and are in the bottom quarter for meningococcal meningitis, he said. “There’s basically one way to go and that’s to improve,” he said. Only 12 percent of teens in Kansas have received all three doses of the vaccine to protect against HPV, which was tied for the lowest rate in the country in 2013, Eplee said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that boys and girls be vaccinated at age 11 or 12,
A lot of (parents), they’re not even aware there’s an opportunity and they need to get this. In a perfect world, these would be required vaccines like the pediatric vaccines. - Dr. John Eplee, chair of the Immunize Kansas Coalition
before sexual activity begins. According to the CDC, most people who are sexually active at some point in their lives contract at least one form of HPV. Most strains cause no symptoms, but others cause cancer. Some parents have concerns about vaccinating their children against a sexually transmitted disease, Eplee said, and some teens are scared
off by the discomfort from the shot. Also, not all insurance plans cover it because it isn’t legally required, he said. Vaccinating for meningococcal meningitis doesn’t raise the same concerns as HPV, Eplee said, but only about 56 percent of Kansas teens have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Teens are best protected if (See HPV on page 13)
Don’t help me, I can do this myself State refuses to apply for grants to expand services As reported last week, Kansas officials have decided to not participate in the Excellence in Mental Health Act. This Act would have paved the way for Community Mental Health Centers to become Certified Community
Compass Corner Kent Hill, LCP regional director Compass Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). Eight states are going to be selected for a two year pilot program. Goal of this program is to enhance and expand services for individuals with serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
Planning grants in the amount of $25 million have been allocated to aid states in participating in the pilot. The Act also stipulates that participating states will receive a 90% federal match for all required services provided by the CCBHCs. But the Kansas Dept. for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and the Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment (KDHE) have
chosen to not even apply for this grant. Instead, they insist that Kansas can “build capacity and improve outcomes” by utilizing the system that is already in place. Now the question that noone seems able or willing to answer is this: how are you going to fund this? And it would behoove us to consider this question from a historical perspective. (See MYSELF on page 13)
Mosquito-borne disease claims 8th Kansas victim by Bryan Thompson KHI News Service
A Lyon County resident has been diagnosed with a mosquitoborne disease that had never been seen in the Western Hemisphere before 2013. The adult patient is believed to have been bitten by an infected mosquito while traveling in Central America. The virus, called chikungunya, was first seen in Kansas last year. Sara Belfry, communications director for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said this is the eighth case of chikungunya in Kansas this year. In addition to the Lyon County case, there have been three cases in Johnson County, two in Reno County, one in Harvey County and one in Sedgwick County. While all cases in Kansas this year have been associated with travel, health officials are concerned that the virus could become established in mosquito populations here. Renee Hively, a nurse at Flint Hills Community Health Center in Emporia, said there is no evidence of direct human-to-human transmission of chikungunya in Kansas. “Now, as far as a mosquito biting her while she’s infectious, and then going on and biting someone else, I would say it’s highly pos-
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sible,” said Hively. In fact, that’s the main method of transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. But in this case, Hively said the risk that mosquitoes could transfer chikungunya from this patient to others was low. “Theoretically, I think by the time you find out that you have chikungunya virus, you’ve already passed your infectious state,” she said. The name chikungunya (pronunciation: chik-en-gun-ye) comes from a word in an African tribal language that means “to become contorted.” It describes a person whose joint pain is so severe, he or she can’t stand up straight. The disease is rarely fatal. Hiveley said symptoms typically appear three to seven days after a person is bitten by an infected mosquito. “It can be serious,” she said. “But most cases people just experience fever, some joint pain, swelling, headache, muscle pain, some rash even.” State health officials offer these tips to guard against chikungunya and other diseases that mosquitoes carry: •Use insect repellent containing Deet or picaridin. Follow label directions. (See VICTIM on page 13)
Important Information for Surgery Patients
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The Scott County Record • Page 13 • Thursday, August 6, 2015
1-in-5 adult Kansans has at least one disability One of every five Kansas adults has at least one disability, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Kansas, difficulty walking was the most common disability (13%), followed by cognitive impairment (9%); inability to live alone due to
Myself In 1990, Kansas passed the Mental Health Reform Act, designed to get people out of state psychiatric hospitals, and safely maintain them in the community by wrapping a spectrum of services around them. Monies were allocated for this and outpatient services were expanded and enhanced. In the past several years, those Mental Health Reform dollars have decreased by approximately two-thirds. Yet the expectation remains that Community Mental Health Centers are responsible for maintaining these folks in their community.
physical, mental or emotional conditions (5%); difficulty bathing or dressing (3%), and seriously impaired vision (3%). Minnesota had the fewest adults with at least one disability, at 16 percent, while Alabama had the most, at 32 percent. Kansas was near the middle at 20 percent.
The report was based on data gathered in 2013 during a CDC-sponsored telephone survey that involved roughly 465,000 respondents nationwide, including nearly 22,800 from Kansas. The calls were limited to adults who were not living in institutional settings such as nursing
homes. Respondents were not asked if they were deaf or hearing impaired. Among the report’s findings: •Southern states tend to have the highest percentages of people with disabilities. •Women tend to have more disabilities than men.
The two most frequently cited causes of immobility were arthritis and “back and spine problems.” Almost 50 percent of adults living in households with annual incomes of less than $15,000 have a disability. Nearly 40 percent of adults who did not com-
HPV
(continued from page 12)
(continued from page 12)
So where is the money expected to come from to subsidize this? If you guessed local sources (i.e. counties, charity care from local healthcare agencies, etc.) you win the kewpie doll. Then in January 2013, the State of Kansas privatized Medicaid and formed KanCare; a system operated by three private, forprofit managed care companies. Both KDADS and KDHE believe that we can “build upon the flexibility” of KanCare to increase capacity and improve outcomes. Now while it may be an overstatement to refer to
flexibility and MCOs as oxymoronic, you have to admit, those are two terms not often used together. The other glaring problem with this plan goes back to the money. The MCOs reported a loss of $110 million for 2013. They reported a $72.6 million loss for the first half of 2014. How can the MCOs afford to pay even more money to increase services? So is the State of Kansas going to budget significantly more money to subsidize this plan? If you guess the answer is no, you win another kewpie doll. If you guessed no while rolling your eyes
and/or laughing out loud, you just got closer to winning the giant stuffed panda bear. So the question remains . . . how does the state propose to fund this plan they want to implement. They have chosen not to pursue a federal grant which would have provided millions of dollars to expand and improve mental health services for Kansans. They have also chosen not to pursue Medicaid expansion; which would increase access to all types of healthcare services for many Kansans. Some of these people (and many are children)
end up not receiving the healthcare they need, or they seek out medically necessary services, but are unable to pay for them. So the state has essentially mandated that certain services will be provided, but has yet to detail how they will pay for it. Furthermore, they have rejected an opportunity to secure funds to compensate for the increased capacity. So who is going to end up paying for this, again? If you said local governments and providers, you’re taking home the giant stuffed panda. Congratulations.
Panel finds Kansas mental health system Victim inadequate; patients, public are at risk
(continued from page 12)
A special task force has concluded that Kansas provides insufficient treatment for the state’s mentally ill, increasing the dangers for patients and the public. In its report, the Adult Continuum of Care Committee said the state’s two acute care psychiatric hospitals in Larned and Osawatomie lack sufficient bed space, smaller mental health facilities are underfunded and some communities lack needed resources for crisis intervention. “An inadequate safety net jeopardizes the wellbeing of those individuals, puts communities at risk and places an undue burden on local resources, including law enforcement,” the committee found. But finding money to solve the problems, committee members conceded Tuesday, will be much harder than identifying the shortfall. “The reality is, our budget’s probably not going to get much better,” said Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore (D-Kansas City). “Where are we going to get it?”
plete high school have a disability. Though previous surveys have gathered data on disabilities, this was the first year that the survey, officially known as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), included questions to categorize disabilities.
Kansas spends about $100 million to operate the acute care hospitals. But the aging facilities are usually at capacity - or beyond. State officials began a policy of aggressive patient triage earlier this year when Osawatomie State Hospital exceeded its 206-bed capacity by 25 percent. Voluntary admissions to the facility were stopped. The hospital’s capacity was further reduced this summer as the state began a construction project at the hospital. Osawatomie is now limited to 146 beds. Some state officials have hinted at remaining at that level to save money, but the committee firmly rejected that idea. “We are desperately short of mental health beds,” Moore said. “Taking 60 beds offline permanently is just disastrous.” The report comes as the state investigates Osawatomie’s decisionmaking in the case of Brandon Brown, a patient at the facility in May. He was released after a week
of treatment and returned to Haviland where he allegedly beat a person to death three days later. Brown’s father believes his son was released from Osawatomie too early. The committee found systemwide “pressure” to discharge patients, although it reached no conclusion about Brown’s treatment. “Due to the limited capacity at the state hospitals and lack of resources in the communities, there has been increasing pressure to discharge patients quickly to make room for more,” the committee said. “Compounding this issue is a continuing challenge with staffing levels due to staff turnover, staff burnout and fatigue.” This week, state officials and Kansas City, Kan.-based Prairie Ridge Hospital announced a contract to add 12 inpatient psychiatric care beds in an effort to help patients unable to find room at the Osawatomie facility. The report does not say how much more money Kansas should spend on mental health treatment, but “the determining
factors cannot solely be financial. The risk is too great.” The group also recommended expansion of Medicaid coverage in Kansas. Lawmakers have resisted that expansion, saying it costs too much money. Committee members included mental health professionals, state lawmakers, law enforcement personnel, legal authorities and officials from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, known as KDADS. The agency oversees mental health treatment in the state. The committee recommended increased support for lower-level, community-based mental health treatment facilities and programs. Communitybased centers have seen their state funding for treating the uninsured cut in half since 2007. The state’s mental health community generally endorsed the committee’s findings and urged the state to seek additional resources to address shortfalls.
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they get their first dose at 13 or 14 and another when they are getting ready to go to college, he said. “There’s always a risk (of meningitis) when you get a high density of young people together,” he said. Meningitis is an infection of the brain and spinal cord, and sometimes of the bloodstream. Its symptoms resemble influenza, but without quick treatment it can cause brain damage, hearing loss, neurological problems, loss of limbs due to impaired circulation and even death. The coalition isn’t looking for a legal requirement to vaccinate teens, but to remind doctors why they need to discuss those vaccines with teens and parents, Eplee said. Some of the vaccines are newer, and doctors may not be accustomed to discussing them, he said. “A lot of (parents), they’re not even aware there’s an opportunity and they need to get this,” he said. “In a perfect world, these would be required vaccines like the pediatric vaccines.”
Pastime at Park Lane The United Methodist Church led Sunday afternoon services. Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Gary and Janet Goodman, Wanda Kirk, Dorothy King, Hugh McDaniel, Joy Barnett, Madeline Murphy and Mandy Barnett. Residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening. Pastor Jared Young led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Doris Riner and Elsie Nagel led the hymns. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning.
Moomaw and Co. perform
Max Moomaw and Company performed on Tuesday afternoon. They played a variety of country songs, folks songs and hymns.
Bingo day at Park Lane
Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon. Helpers were Madeline Murphy, Barbara Dickhut and Mandy Barnett. Several residents played cards on Wednesday evening. Elsie Nagel and D’Ann Markel gave manicures on Thursday morning. Residents enjoyed chocolate ice cream cones on Thursday afternoon. Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday
morning. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services on Friday afternoon. Residents enjoyed a watermelon feed on Friday afternoon. Nella Funk was visited by Sheila Boyd, Aaron and Mandy Kropp, and Caleb Powers.
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Delores Brooks was visited by Beth Tuck, Bonnie Stewart, Cheryl Perry, Charles Brooks and Betty Ann Baker. Pat Lawrence was visited by Marilyn Waters. Melva Rose was visited by Bob and Irma Rose and Bill and Dee Rose from Trophy Club, Tex. LaVera King was visited by Carol Latham, Shellie Carter; Randy, Kay and Harrison King; and Gloria Gough. Geraldine Graves was visited by Celina Chavez. Emogene Harp was visited by Alicia Harp, Rick Harp, Dean and Pat Burdick, and Nancy Holt.
Deaths
Rodney Buchele
Rodney “Rod” Buchele, 67, died Aug. 2, 2015, at his home in Garden City. H e was born on Aug. 17, 1947, in Waterloo, Ia., the son of Wesley F. Rodney Buchele and Mary (Jagger) Buchele. He attended schools in Michigan and Iowa, graduating from Ames (Ia.) High School in 1965. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Iowa State University in 1969 and a Master’s degree in counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Plattville in 1978. Rod worked as a 4-H Extension agent in Bayfield County, Wisc., (197078), Kenosha County, Wisc., (1979-84), Bradford County, Fla., (198693), as the Southeast Area 4-H specialist in Lamar, Colo., (1993–2003) and was the Southwest Area 4-H youth development specialist in Garden City (2003–15). He was a 40+ year member of the National Association of 4-H Extension Agents and served two terms on the Governor’s Volunteer Com-
Bonnie Pickett was visited by Larry and Gloria Wright and Josh, Jenny, Kylie and David Wright. Lorena Turley was visited by Neta Wheeler. Boots and Melissa Jasnoch were Sunday dinner guests of Rod and Kathy Haxton. Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock and Larry Wing. Lucille Dirks was visited by Darla Luebbers and Dale and Vicki Dirks. Lowell Rudolph was visited by LuAnn Buehler, Renee Suppes, Tom and Kathy Moore, Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church, and Holly Berland.
Corrine Dean was visited by Sheila Boyd, Ron Hess, Aaron and Mandy Kropp and Caleb Powers. Arlene Beaton was visited by Margie Stevens. James Still and Mike Leach were visited by Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church. Yvonne Spangler was visited by Yvette Mills and Jerica VanCampen. Albert Dean was visited by Carol Davey. Jim Jeffery was visited by Veronica and Carson Jeffery and Libbie Joles. Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane, Mark Fouquet and Jean Hardy.
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Margaret Lue Harper
Margaret Lue Harper, 94, died Aug. 2, 2015, at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City. S h e was born on Dec. 1, 1920, in Greeley, Colo., the daughter of Alpha and Edna Margaret Harper (Hale) Chamberlain. She moved with her parents to Scott City as a child and graduated from Scott Community High School in 1938. As a young woman, she was employed at the Eskimo restaurant located next to the Majestic Theater. She later worked at the First National Bank, but for most of her life she was a homemaker. Margaret was a Cub Scout den mother and a “car pool mom.” She was a member of the local band boosters, the Scott County Hospital Ladies Auxiliary and the Scott County Historical Society.
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On March 2, 1941, she married Robert Dale Harper in Scott City. He died Nov. 17, 2007. Survivors include: one son, Terry Harper, and wife, JoAnne, Neodesha; one daughter, Kathy Koehn, and husband, Gerald, Scott City; six grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren, nine greatgrandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Helen, Floy and Dorothy; and one brother, Ray. Funeral service will be held Fri., Aug. 7, 10:30 a.m., at the Community Christian Church, Scott City, with Rev. Shelby Crawford officiating. Interment will be at the Scott County Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Christian Church in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.
Steven Craig Augerot
Steven Craig Augerot, 66, died July 18, 2015, at Campbell Memorial Hospital, Gillette, Wyo. H e was born on May 7, 1949, in Dodge City, the son of Charles E l w o o d Steven Augerot and Della Elizabeth Augerot. He graduated from Dodge City High School in 1967 and went on to serve in the United States Navy. Following military duty, he attended El Paso Community College and transferred to Colorado State University in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in landscape horticulture and landscape design. In 1981, he started Cumming Landscape, Colorado Springs, Colo., which he operated until 1987 when he moved to Brighton, Colo., to become general manager for Nitro-Green. In March of 1988, he moved to Greeley, Colo., mission. He was also an to work for Alpine Garelder in the Presbyterian dens as a general manager and operations manager. Church, Garden City. He married Mary Petzold on June 14, 1986, in Selma ‘Sally’ M. the Clausing Barn at Old Selma “Sally” M. World Wisconsin. Heck, 75, died July 30, Survivors include: his 2015, at the Scott County wife; one son, Steven J. Hospital, Scott City. Buchele and one daughter, S h e Mary Lynn Buchele, all of was born Garden City; his father, on June Ames, Ia.; two sisters, 5, 1940, Marybeth Buchele, Ames, in DickIa., and Sheron Buchele i n s o n , Rowland, and husband, N.D., the Curtis, Loveland, Colo.; daughter one brother, Steven W. of Adam Sally Heck Buchele, and wife, Su- and Margaret (Weisgerzanne, Berekuso, Ghana; ber) Klug, Sr. A resident and numerous cousins, of Scott City since 1971, nieces and nephews. moving from Beach, He was preceded in N.D., she retired from death by his mother. Park Lane Nursing Home A memorial service in 1990 as a Licensed will be held Sat., Aug. 8, Practical Nurse. 2:00 p.m., at the PresbyteSally was a member rian Church, Garden City. of St. Joseph Catholic Cremation has oc- Church, Scott City. curred and interment will On June 27, 1961, she take place at a later date. married Thomas Heck at Friends may call on the the St. Joseph Catholic family Fri., Aug. 7, 5:00- Church, Dickinson, N.D. 7:00 p.m., at the church. He survives. The family requests Other survivors inmemorials contribu- clude: two sons, Marlin tions to the Presbyterian Church, Garden City, High Plains Public Radio, or to the Kansas 4-H Foundation, all in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 412 N. 7th St., Garden City, Ks. 67846.
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After six years he became the parks program manager for the City of Greeley where he worked until 2009. He then moved to Gillette, Wyo., to become parks superintendent for the City of Gillette. He finished his career as a landscape technician for G&G Landscaping, Gillette. Survivors include: one son, Jade Augerot; one stepdaughter, Arrow Augerot; one brother, William Augerot, and wife, Jayne, Scott City; one niece, Alexie Olds, and husband, Steven, Scott City; and one nephew, Andrew Augerot, Scott City. He was preceded in death by his parents. A memorial service was held on July 24 at Walker Funeral Home, Gillette, Wyo. A memorial has been established in Steven’s name. Memorials and condolences may be sent to the family in care of Walker Funeral Home, 410 Medical Arts Court, Gillette, Wyo., 82716. Condolences may also be sent via the web at www.walkerfuneralgillette.com.
Heck
Heck, and wife, Marie, Lawrence, and Wes Heck, and wife, Deborah, Ogallala, Nebr.; one daughter, Melinda Davis, and husband, Jamie, Scott City; one brother, David Klug, Meridian, Ida.; 12 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Ben Klug, George Klug, Adam Klug, Jr., and Paul Klug; and one grandson, Christian Davis. Vigil service was held Aug. 3 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Scott City, Funeral mass was held Aug. 4 at the church with Fr. Bernard Felix officiating. Memorials may be given to Park Lane Nursing Home in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.
Week of August 10-14 Monday: Smothered steak, baked potato, California blend vegetables, whole wheat roll, strawberries and peaches. Tuesday: Open face turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce-Waldorf salad. Wednesday: Tuna salad sandwich, tossed salad, peach crisp. Thursday: Barbeque pulled pork, baked beans, tomato slices, creamy cole slaw, apricots. Friday: Hot chicken casserole or beef fingers, rice, tossed salad, whole wheat bread, tropical fruit salad. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501 Visit the Scott County Ministerial Alliance at their facebook site It includes church activities, ecuminical services and functions open to the community (i.e., Vacation Bible School, concerts, etc.) See us at “Scott City Ministerial Alliance”
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Deaths Nick Adam Novak
Nick Adam Novak, 28, died Aug. 1, 2015, at his home in Modoc. H e was born in November of 1986, in Scott City, the son of D a v i d Nick Novak Frank and Sherry (Meier) Novak. A lifetime resident of Scott County, he graduated from Wichita County High School and Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in agronomy. He was a farmer in Modoc. Nick was a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Scott City. Survivors include: his parents, Modoc; two brothers, Brian Novak, Baton Rouge, La., and Matt Novak, Modoc; grandmother, Arlene Cau-
thon, Scott City; grandfather, Arvin Meier, Lincoln; seven aunts and uncles, Deana Novak, Hutchinson, Robert Novak, Modoc, William Novak, Modoc, Doug and Marci Rogers, Concordia, and Randy and Mary Meier, Lincoln; and four cousins. He was preceded in death by one grandfather, Glenn Novak, and one grandmother, Leana Meier. Memorial service was held August 5 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Scott City, with Rev. Warren Prochnow officiating. Memorials may be made to the Wichita County Amusement Association or the KSU Insect Zoo in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.
Dr. Robert W. Herron
Dr. Robert W. Herron, 72, died August 1, 2015, at Cone Hospital, Greensboro, N.C. H e was born on June 13, 1943, in Scott City, the son of Wa y n e a n d Dr. Robert Herron Frances (Krebs) Herron. Bob grew up in this farming community and attended a one-room school until he entered high school. He graduated from Wheaton College, Ill., and Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va. He was ordained a Presbyterian minister and began his ministry in Clay Center. He completed graduate degrees from Kansas State University and the University of Minnesota (PhD) in marriage and family therapy. Bob was the founding director and for 33 years the executive director of the Presbyterian Counseling in Greensboro, N.C., and was a therapist working with individuals, couples, families and clergy. He was also a clinical supervisor. Bob was a member of Salem Presbytery, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, and served a term as president of the North Carolina Association of Marriage and Fam-
ily Therapy. Following retirement, Bob completed a certificate in spiritual formation at Columbia Theological Seminary. He enjoyed teaching and leading adults at Guilford Park Presbyterian Church where he served as parish associate. Bob was a passionate member of Bread for the World, an advocacy organization for eradicating hunger. Survivors include: his wife, Judy; three daughters, Michele Herron Brandhofer, and husband, Christian, Norena, Spain, Jill Herron Moore, and husband, Scott, Greensboro, N.C., and Shana Herron Meads, and husband, Derrick, Lexington, Ky.; one sister, Barbara Herron Davis, and husband, Ralph, West Columbia, S.C.; one brotherin-law, Ronald Donelson, and wife, Lois, Hanover, N.H.; and six grandchildren. A service of resurrection was held Aug. 6 at Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, N.C. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to: Presbyterian Counseling Center, 3713 Richfield Road, Greensboro, N.C., 27410; Bread for the World, 425 3rd Street, SW, Suite 1200, Washington, D.C., 20024; or Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, 2100 Fernwood Drive, Greensboro, N.C., 27410.
Growth “They (government workers) do get paid and they do put money in the economy, so if those jobs are declining, ultimately that’s going to have an impact in the private sector also,” Kriz said. Tyler Tenbrink, a senior economist with the Department of Labor, said the two numbers provide different insights. “It depends a little bit in what you’re interested in finding out. If I’m interested in finding out how much money is floating around the economy in Kansas, how much people have to spend on goods and services, then I might look at total nonfarm. Because those government
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workers have jobs, too, and they bring home money and they spend that money,” Tenbrink said. Kriz noted that the lines can be murky between the two sectors. For example, a construction worker with a private company that is doing a building project for the state would be seen as a private-sector job. Workers for private firms that contract with the state to provide social services would also be counted as private-sector workers - even if their funding is primarily provided by state and federal money. Philippe Belley, a labor economist at Kansas State University, agreed that the
governor “should be talking about all sectors.” “He has his own reasons not to do it, but, yeah, as a labor economist, I would say you should mention the public sector as well, given that it represents a sizable share of the market,” he said. Kriz said that treating government jobs as though they’re not real jobs should be odious “to any economist with any sense of intellectual honesty.” At the end of last week’s news conference, Brownback distributed a chart showing that Kansas had 0.93 percent privatesector job growth from 1995 to 2012 and that it
saw 1.44 percent privatesector job growth between 2013 and 2015. The governor argued that this was proof that the tax cuts, which went into effect in 2013, had spurred economic growth. Kriz said in an e-mail that comparing a 17-year period to a three-year period was “incredibly problematic.” “Comparing long-term growth rates over at least two recessionary periods with a short-term growth rate over an expansionary period is worse than comparing apples to oranges,” Kriz said. “It’s comparing apples to airplanes or something equally unrelated.”
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Back to School This week marked the first signs of kids going back to school. Parents have been registering their children for classes that begin later this month. For many students this is a sad time, for some parents this cannot come too soon. Francis Keppel, former U. S. Commissioner of Education once said, “Education is too important to be left solely with the educators.” Our society puts a great deal of emphasis on the proper education of the youth of our nation, but as a society we must all remember to both value the educators and realize that education happens outside of the school hours too. Parents are responsible for the education of the children. What we model for them in our habits and conduct may support or subvert the ideals we have for our children. Psalm 127:3-5 says, “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate.”
As gifts from God, it becomes our responsibility to raise our children as best we are able and therefore parents bear the responsibility for molding and shaping our children to go out into the world. The work of our school system then is a service to our community and families, but the responsibility for education remains with parents. Therefore, when we send our kids to school, it is not to get rid of them for a bit of peace or to free ourselves for other work but to be served by those who have dedicated their lives in learning and exercising the skills of education. This means that we partner with those teachers, administrators and support staff to aid in our responsibility. Pray for and support the school and all those involved in helping us to raise our kids. Remember them when you consider the blessings that God has given to our nation. Remind your children that education is a blessing. Don’t forget to thank those teachers and ask how you can help them as they help you educate our children.
Pastor Warren Prochnow, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Scott City
Scott City Assembly of God
Prairie View Church of the Brethren
1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship • Tuesday breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m., at the church
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.
1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m. Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Pence Community Church
Community Christian Church
8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.) Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church
803 College - Scott City - 872-2339
1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264
Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor
Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Gospel Fellowship Church 120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
1st United Methodist Church 5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 John Lewis, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services at 9:00 a.m. • Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.
First Christian Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m. Website: www.fccscottcity.org
Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666 Father Don Martin Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m. St. Luke’s - 872-5734 (recorded message) Senior Warden Bill Lewis • 872-3347 or Father Don Martin - (785) 462-3041
Scott Mennonite Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City
9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 a.m. Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m. YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.
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Youngsters who have reached 100 to 1,000 book milestones in the Scott County Library’s “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” reading program are:
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Audit system, said the study may provide information needed to develop a permanent school finance system. State Sen. Laura Kelly (D-Topeka), ranking minority member on the Ways and Means panel, said she was concerned that the efficiency study would suggest cuts, but not the impact of those cuts on parents and students. But other LBC members said they wanted a wide-ranging study.
Avery Eggleston 300
Alexis Malchow 400
Billy Malchow 400
Drew Birney 700
Emme Wishon 1,000
Ava Hughes 1,800
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“I think we should cast the net very broad and winnow it down,” said Sen. Jim Denning (R-Overland Park), who is vice chair of Ways and Means. Masterson’s proposed language was approved. It says that the first objective of the study is to “conduct a comprehensive diagnostic analysis of the state’s budget, or state authorized entities’ budgets, to identify business processes, spending trends and outliers.” Masterson excluded
cities and counties from the study. The study will also exclude the legislative branch and judicial branch from the analysis. House Appropriations Chairman Ron Ryckman, Jr. (R-Olathe) said he hoped to launch the study Oct. 1 with preliminary results completed by January.
Last year, schools were analyzed by the K-12 Student Performance and Efficiency Commission and in 2012, Gov. Sam Brownback appointed a school efficiency task force. In addition, the Legislative Post Audit Division conducts efficiency audits of three school districts each year.
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hitting the links Junior golfers wrap up their summer with a junior/adult event on Tuesday • Page 24
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sweatin’ thru the summer SCHS junior Eddie Tilton tries to complete his final lift in a hang clean set during a morning workout session this summer.
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Building character is also the goal There’s no disputing the value of a summer strength training program. That’s why attendance is “strongly encouraged” by the Scott Community High School coaching staff. While it’s an opportunity for SCHS athletes to get bigger, stronger and faster, coaches Glenn O’Neil and Jim Turner are also looking for something extra. It’s a chance for athletes to reveal their heart and desire. “We’re looking at which athletes are pushing for the extra rep on a set. Are they giving up or fighting through and trying to finish the workout?” says O’Neil, who shares summer weight duties with Turner. “We want athletes to show us they are accountable and self-disciplined. They show us that in their work ethic and attendance,” says O’Neil. Both coaches only have the athletes for June and July, but it’s an important two months in their development. Because of the hectic spring sports season it’s not an ideal time to make progress in the weight room. “It’s tough to lift the day of a track meet and a baseball game. And it seems that the tennis kids are gone about every other day,” notes O’Neil. “It’s tough to build yourself up much unless you’re a one-sport athlete, which we don’t encourage around here.” During summer weights, O’Neil says the goal is for every athlete to gain at least 5-10 pounds in the three core lifts - bench, squat and hang clean. While that may sound like modest gains, most every boy in the summer program is also in a strength training class during the school year. The seventh and eighth graders from Scott City Middle School will make bigger gains because they don’t have a strength/conditioning program during the school year. Most will show pretty good progress as they gain experience and improve their balance, says O’Neil. But even these athletes are being evaluated on more than strength. “We’re seeing most of these kids for the first time, so it’s a chance to see how well they listen to us and how coachable they are when we’re telling them how we want them to lift,” O’Neil notes. (See SWEATIN’ on page 19)
Scott Community High School senior Nick Storm was among the summer weight participants with more than 90 percent attendance. (Record Photo)
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Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland
Sweet taste, memories of bullfrogs Bullfrog season opened July 1 and that stirs up lots of fond memories. It seems bullfrogs and frog hunting were a part of my summer for many years. When I was in grade school, there was a big drainage ditch across the road from the neighbor kids’ house. The three of them had a BB gun and there was never a shortage of frogs in the ditch. Each time we finally managed to kill a frog we’d cut the thing open with our pocket knives and retrieve the BB’s. (How’s that for recycling?) After we moved away, lots of my friends were city kids so my outdoor adventures consisted of me shooting blackbirds out of trees along the creek with mom’s old fold-up .410, catching crawdads under the bridge using forked sticks as spears and learning how to trap muskrats. We moved one more time before I graduated from high school, and there all my buddies were country kids once again who trapped and hunted rabbits, deer and bullfrogs. There was a farm a few miles away with two ponds, one on each side of the road, and they both teemed with bullfrogs. Back then the hot humid summer nights didn’t bother me at all, and that was the best frog hunting weather. By then we were all in high school and one of us always had some beater of a car, so we’d don worn-out jeans and old sneakers (which was our usual attire anyway), fill the trunk with flashlights, feed sacks and frog spears and head for the ponds after dark. I figure the farmer only let our motley crew on his property hoping we’d all drown in the pond and never bother him again. (See FROGS on page 20)
Many facets to new, improved Chiefs Every NFL team wants to think they are better than the year before. With the Chiefs, there’s no doubt. In terms of experience, speed and comfort with head coach Andy Reid’s system, this team is far ahead of where it was a year ago. Let’s begin with the new additions, such as Eric Berry. Technically, Berry isn’t new to the Chiefs, but when you’ve been gone for eight months battling cancer and there were serious doubts about whether you’d ever play again, then this is like a new beginning for the free safety and Kansas City.
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It’s remarkable how well Berry looks after being treated the past eight months for lymphoma. Losing him last season was an emotional blow to this team. Getting him back should be a real inspiration for everyone. He joins a very solid secondary that didn’t allow a 300-yard passing game last season, even with Tom Brady, Peyton Manning (twice) and Philip Rivers (twice)
on the schedule. In the absence of Berry, Ron Parker emerged as an outstanding safety. In addition, defensive back Husain Abdullah is coming off a very good season. And that still leaves us with Marcus Peters, a cornerback who was our No. 1 pick in the draft. He’s getting initiated quickly in training camp by frequently being given the responsibility of covering wideout Jeremy Maclin. Offensive Line There have been lots of questions over the past couple of seasons as to whether or not lineman
Eric Fisher was a bust as a No. 1 draft pick. This will be the year that he proves KC made the right decision. During his rookie year he played right tackle and last year, even though he made the move back to the left side where he played in college, he was also slowed by an injury. This year he’ll be on the left side full-time and I expect him to emerge as a force. He’ll also be playing next to newly acquired guard Ben Grubbs (a three-time Pro Bowler from New Orleans). This will make a huge difference on the offensive line.
Upgrade in Receivers There’s fast. And there’s Jeremy Maclin fast. This could be the single biggest change that not only makes KC a threat to win the AFC West, but to possibly be in the AFC title game. Maclin’s impact goes well behind his speed and sure hands. The knock on quarterback Alex Smith is that he can’t throw deep. That’s because he’s not had a receiver like Maclin. During camp, Smith has proven the critics wrong who say he can’t throw the long ball with accuracy. (See CHIEFS on page 21)
New fish attractors for Kansas lakes Synthetic structures can last over 10 years The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) fisheries staff has launched a new program to increase the amount of fish-attracting structures in Kansas lakes. Traditionally, biologists have used cut trees to create brush piles to attract and hold fish, providing angling hotspots. However, attaching concrete blocks to trees can be labor intensive and time consuming and the trees don’t last very long once submerged in the water. KDWPT has started using specially-designed PVC structures that are in the shape of a cubes which are three feet tall, four feet wide and four feet deep.
Cost-effective, easy to place and proven in other states, the new structures not only last more than three times longer than natural brush piles, but have been shown to hold as many fish as the natural counterpart without affecting water quality. “Our goal is to produce 150 to 300 of these PVC cubes each year,” said Bryan Sowards, KDWPT fisheries programs specialist. This year, structures have gone to Milford, Wilson, Melvern, El Dorado and Cedar Bluff,
reservoirs as well as a variety of other community and state fishing lakes. Sowards says the structures will immediately attract fish for angler harvest, but the overall goal is to accumulate enough structures to improve fish populations. Known as “Georgia Cubes,” the structures were originally designed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Stacking more than 50 feet of corrugated pipe on the PVC frame, Georgia DNR staff have been able
to create optimum surface area to attract fish while still maintaining an open design. They have also found that the structures quickly accumulate periphyton a complex mix of algae, fungi and bacteria - which further attracts insects and fish. This produces an ideal result for both fisheries staff and anglers. “These cubes not only provide habitat for adult fish of all species, but also provide critical nursery habitat.” says Jeff Nolte, Conservation Director for KBN.
Wetlands center selling duck stamps
Hunters and nature enthusiasts can now purchase Federal Duck Stamps at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center gift shop. The Wetlands Center, managed by Fort Hays State University’s Sternberg Museum of Natural History, is located on K-156 Highway, on the edge of Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area about 10 miles northeast of Great Bend. Waterfowl hunters over 15 years old must purchase federal duck stamps in addition to yearly hunting licenses. Ninety-eight
percent of each $25 stamp is used to acquire and protect wetlands areas. Curtis Wolf, KWEC manager, said that more than 91 percent of the 22,135-acre Quivira refuge was bought with funds raised by Duck Stamps. The stamps are popular among bird watchers, nature-lovers and stamp collectors. Each year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sponsors the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest, and the winning design is used for the following year. The Wetlands Center also has field guides, work
from local artists and photographers. The KWEC educates the public about the importance of wetlands and the need for their conservation using
interactive exhibits and outreach programs focusing on Cheyenne Bottoms and the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, both of which are popular among waterfowl hunters.
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SCHS senior Draven McRae completes a hang clean lift while Dylan Hutchins spots. The high school boys have the 6:00 a.m. lifting session to start the day during summer weights with junior high boys and female lifters in the later sessions. (Below) Senior Cooper Griffith works out on the bench press. (Record Photo)
Summer Strength Training Attendance 100% Attendance Seniors Cooper Griffith Drake McRae Juniors Kyle Cure Justin Faurot Sophomores Reid Brunswig Freshmen Jeron Berning Wyatt Hayes Shea Morris Kyle Sherwood Jack Thomas Jose Trejo
90%+ Attendance Seniors Josh Becker Dylan Hutchins Wyatt Kropp Draven McRae Nick Storm Abe Wiebe Juniors Mikennon Donovan Jess Drohman Drew Duff Bo Hess Octavio Nolasco Eddie Tilton Sophomores Nic Cheney Dexter Gooden Jarrett Jurgens Conner LeBeau Trey Loftis Daniel Nolasco Nick Nowak Adrian Ruelas Freshmen Chase Cupp Marshall Faurot Justin Hundertmark Parker Vulgamore Remington Wright
Sweatin’ ‘Good, not Great’ O’Neil expects a lot from his athletes and the bar isn’t set any lower outside the school year. He said the recently completed summer session was “good, but not great.” He was pleased with the overall attendance. “The seniors were all there at least 90 percent of the time,” he notes. The top class in overall attendance, however, were the freshmen who had six lifters with perfect attendance and five more who were 90 percent or better. “The other two classes (sophomores and juniors) have some work to do if they expect to catch up,” said the head coach. A big question throughout the summer and this fall is the SCHS football line - how much progress they’ve made and who’s ready to assume varsity roles. That foundation was laid during the summer where senior Reid Flower (5-11, 240) and junior Mikennon Donovan (5-11, 250) put themselves in strong positions to gain starting spots. “Reid had a good summer in the weight room and Mikennon
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Scott City Middle School 100% Attendance Kevin Herman and Sam Irwin 90%+ Attendance Ryan Cure, Colton Cupp, Conner Cupp, Loren Faurot, Emanuel Francis, Parker Gooden, Harrison King, Jackson Lewis, Victor Martinez, Nate Nowak, Dutch Turner, Caleb VanDegrift, Brandon Winderlin
probably surprised us as much as anyone with how much he’s continued to improve,” O’Neil says. And while senior Abe Wiebe (5-10, 185) is the smallest prospective lineman, the effort that he brings each day in the weight room “is what we’ve come to expect from Abe,” says O’Neil. “You know that every day he’s going to give you everything he’s got.” Also in contention for starting roles on the line are junior Jaime De La Rocha (5-10, 215) and senior Nick Storm (6-1, 230). “Three of the five potential starters can squat over 400 pounds. We’ll have to see how that correlates to blocking, how well they can get out of their stance and drive back to the
linebackers,” O’Neil says. The Beavers are enjoying a short break with the completion of summer weights at the end of
July. The football players will The football season will offibegin a week of captain’s prac- cially get underway with twotices and 7-on-7 drills on Mon., a-day practices that begin on Aug. 10, starting at 7:00 p.m. August 17.
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Rumors are circulating about Big 12 falling apart Rumors of instability among members of the Big 12 are, once again, beginning to circulate. Anyone who thinks the league is all set is sadly mistaken. Recently by Oklahoma Mac president Da- Stevenson vid Boren expressed a desire to see the Big 12 expand. That’s not a suggestion that the other conference members will all agree with. Is there serious dissension in the ranks? One of the main reasons for dissatisfaction among some Big 12 schools has been caused by Baylor and TCU being left out of the first football playoff last season. That cost league members a lot of money. If the Big 12 can place a member school in the playoffs this year, the seething discontent will settle down. Since the conference has just 10 member schools, there is no Big 12 championship football game at the end of the season. Some of the Big 12 members have panicked after just one year of the playoffs; they should calm themselves and see how it all works out over time. Kansas State and Kansas fans have plenty of cause to be concerned about the current situation; the Wildcats and Jayhawks came close to being left out in the cold after the last upheaval. Kansas State needs to improve their basketball program and the Kansas football situation is in dire straits. Basketball programs can be turned around quickly, but not football. KU and K-State followers had better hope that one of the member teams makes it to the playoffs, otherwise the realignment wars could begin anew. What’s particularly troubling is the reality that another conference upheaval could happen very quickly, with the Big 12 falling apart. Loss of Poe The Kansas City Chiefs NFL team has reported to St. Joseph, Mo., for training camp. The Chiefs’ defense took a major hit when it was announced that their outstanding nose tackle, Dontari Poe, has recently (See BIG 12 on page 21)
Hunter education classes to begin PRATT - Fall hunting seasons are just around the corner. That also means school is about to start, holidays are on the way, and finding free time isn’t going to be easy. If signing up for a Kansas Hunter Education course is on your to-do list, now is the time to make it happen. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is currently offering Hunter Education classes throughout the state, providing a variety of class times, formats, and locations to meet nearly any schedule.
Frogs
KDWPT Report To view a current list of upcoming classes, visit ksoutdoors.com and click “Hunting” and then “Hunter Education.” Kansas law states that anyone born on or after July 1, 1957 must be certified by an approved course in hunter education before they can hunt in Kansas, except that anyone 15 or younger may hunt without hunter education certification provided they are under the direct supervision of an adult 18 or older. Students must be
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Anyway, we would split up to cover both ponds at once, slowly wading around knee-deep in water until a frog was spotted ahead. Putting the flashlight beam in its eyes dazzled the frog until we could spear it and add it to the feed sack hanging around our waist. I remember vividly returning home after one particular frog hunt. The night was hot and steamy and the four of us went to work butchering frogs in our driveway under the security light by the barn, using an empty hay wagon for a table. Sacks were emptied and squirming bullfrogs went everywhere. I also remember mom hollering out her upstairs bedroom window for us to be quiet. I don’t know what her problem was, it was only 2:00 in the morning! Frog meat is white and sweet, and half the fun of frog hunting is watching the legs twitch and quiver as they fry in the oil. One night, one of the guy’s girlfriend was there as we fried up a mess of legs. The experience was all new to her, so while she was out of the room, we propped up a big pair of the legs on the edge of the skillet as if they had climbed out. As I recall that was the last time she ever hung out with us. Just a few years ago, I took my dad, who was then nearly 80, frog hunting. We went just out of town to some of the McPherson Valley Wetland ponds. It was a slow night, but we got enough to fry a “small mess” to fry. The legs still twitched and quivered as they fried, and they still tasted just as sweet as I remembered them. Thankfully, some things never change! Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors! Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@ idkcom.net
11 or older to be certified. Subjects covered include hunter responsibility, ethics, fair chase, history of firearms, firearms basics, ammunition, basic gun safety, field safety, bowhunting, conservation and wildlife management, wildlife of Kansas, outdoor emergencies, Kansas hunting regulations and boating safety for hunters. Courses are offered in one of two formats: traditional and Internet-assisted. Traditional hunter education courses are 10 hours long, typically in a classroom setting, and are usu-
ally held over the course of two to three days. Internet-assisted courses are designed to meet the needs of individuals with busy schedules by providing online classwork that can be done at home. After the Internet work is completed, students must attend a field day, which often includes live-fire, trail-walk and safe gun handing exercises before final testing and certification. Students must register for an Internet-assisted course before completing the online portion.
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Chiefs Because teams will have to respect the deep ball, that’s going to prevent safeties from crowding the box and force teams to leave a safety over the top to assist in deep coverage. That’s great news for tight end Travis Kelce and last year’s No. 1 draft pick De’Anthony Thomas who has found a home as a slot back. Not only will there be a lot more space underneath to work. And, of course, that means runningback Jamaal Charles will have a
Big 12 undergone back surgery and could be lost for the season. Doctors removed a herniated disk and that isn’t going to heal quickly. It’s difficult to ascertain why Poe and the Chiefs would wait so long to conduct a thorough examination that would have revealed the problem. As it is, don’t expect Poe to play for KC this season. And that’s a devastating loss for a defense that was weak against the run last year. More NCAA Worries KU’s basketball team has another issue with the NCAA. It appears that prized recruit Cheick Diallo’s eligibility is very much in doubt. When asked about Diallo’s status, Coach Bill Self said, “I don’t know yet . . . hopefully soon.” Good luck with that “soon” when dealing with the NCAA. If Diallo is ineligible, Kansas will have a formidable, but not great, team.
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lot more room in the running game and as a receiver out of the backfield. With a more effective passing game, This could be Charles’ opportunity to emerge as one of the league’s superstars. Building a Core One of the other big off-season moves was the signing of Justin Houston to a long-term contract after the team had put a franchise tag on him earlier this year to prevent him from becoming a free agent. Houston bet
on himself by forcing the Chiefs to franchise tag on him and it paid off for a player who really wanted to stay in Kansas City. I don’t think a lot of people appreciate how great he is, even though he was just one-half sack away from the singleseason record last year. He’s expected to rush the quarterback, cover runningbacks and tight ends on passing routes and, of course, stop the run. General Manager John Dorsey has proven that the Chiefs intend to keep
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Kansas open fall football practice this week. Neither team is highly ranked by the so-called expert, however, K-State fans have heard that tune before. It seems that every year the media picks the Wildcats for the lower half of the Big 12 and Coach Snyder’s teams are usually in contention for the conference championship. Snyder’s main issue will be deciding on his starting quarterback and his pass receiving corps. The potential is there. Don’t be surprised if KState is considerably better than predicted. Kansas is justifiably picked by just about everyone to finish in the Big 12 cellar. Following the Turner Gill and Charlie Weis coaching debacles and the inept leadership of ex-AD Lew Perkins, the Jayhawks are woefully short of quality players.
Big Trades for KC Kansas City acquired two established major league players just before the July 31 MLB trading deadline - outfielder/ infielder Ben Zobrist and Fall Practices Begin What happened to sum- starting pitcher Johnny mer? Kansas State and Cueto. Both are quality
major leaguers. Zobrist hit two homers and a double in KC’s 7-6 win over Toronto on August 1. And Cueto pitched well for six innings in the 7-6 loss on July 31. Cueto will be KC’s ace pitcher for the remainder of the season. He’s a bigtime performer. Apparently Alex Gordon is making rapid progress in his recovery from a groin strain. Gordon is a solid hitter and he holds the defense together with his great play in left field. Manager Ned Yost has the luxury of bringing Gordon along slowly. When Gordon returns, Zobrist can replace the fading Alex Rios in right field and the Royals will be set for the stretch run. Even though Kansas City benefited greatly from the late trades, it’s bad for baseball. There should be no trades after June 30. Year in and year out, the money teams can buy their way into the playoffs with these late deals. Teams should have to go with what they have from June 30 to the end of the season.
a proven core of players together and build around them. It’s far better to bring players up through your system and reward those who have proven their worth with big contracts than it is to bring in players through free agency who may end up being a disruptive force. KC is building a team that can be successful in the long haul. The X Factor (Ty Rowton) is a former Scott City resident who has been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame as a Chiefs Superfan
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junior golf finale
A junior/adult alternate shot event wrapped up Scott City junior golf play on Tuesday evening at the Scott Community Golf Course. (Clockwise, from top): Denise Strecker looks on as Paige Vulgamore hits an approach shot. Joe McCleary and his father, Rod, carefully eye Joe’s putt on hole No. 4. Paige Prewit lofts an approach shot while her father, Stephen, looks on. Carson Batterton prepares to hit a tee shot on hole No. 3. Lyndi Rumford’s putt is on line at hole No. 4 while playing partner Rohn Shellenberger waits to see if he’ll have a tap in. (Record Photos)
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(Clockwise, from top): Early morning while looking north toward the lake. Three boys took advantage of calm waters to launch a sail boat. The paddle boats are always popular at the Beach House. Jon Crane, Scott City, has some success with early morning fishing. A youngster makes a big splash while running along the beach. (Record Photos)
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Disconnect: chasm between science, consumers widens Views differ on climate change, food safety by Laura Mushrush and JoAnn Alumbaugh
Climate change, genetically modified organisms, animal research and pesticides have long proven to be the center of much debate amongst the common public. Is it real? Are they safe? Is it moral? In a recent poll by Pew Research Center, distinct disconnect between public and scientists’ views on science and society came to the surface with those topics.
The poll states, “Despite broadly similar views about the overall place of science in America, citizens and scientists often see sciencerelated issues through different sets of eyes. There are large differences in their views across a host of issues. “Scientific innovations are deeply embedded in national life - in the economy, in core policy choices about how people care for themselves and use the resources around them, and in the topmost reaches of Americans’ imaginations,” notes the report. “New Pew Research Center surveys of citizens and a represen-
tative sample of scientists connected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) show powerful crosscurrents that both recognize the achievements of scientists and expose stark fissures between scientists and citizens on a range of science, engineering and technology issues.” Here’s what the poll found: •Only 37 percent of the general public feel it’s safe to eat genetically modified foods, compared to 88 percent of scientists. This was the largest gap of the poll with a 51-point gap. •47 percent of the public
are in favor of using animals for scientific research, compared to 89 percent of scientists, making a 42-point gap. •When it comes to deciding whether it’s safe or not to eat food grown with pesticides, 28 percent of the public felt it was acceptable, compared to 68 percent of scientists, with a 40-point gap. •The hot topic of climate change was viewed mostly due to human activity by 50 percent of the public, compared to 87 scientists, for a 37-point gap. •Only 59 percent of the public population believe
Sign-up underway for ARC, PLC plans
Eligible producers may now formally enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2014 and 2015 program years at their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office. The sign-up period will end Sept. 30. The new programs trigger financial protections for agricultural producers when market forces cause substantial drops in crop prices or revenues. Nationally, more farms have elected ARC or PLC than were previously enrolled under the 2013 Direct and Counter Cyclical (DCP) farm program. Nationwide, 96 percent of soybean farms, 91 percent of corn farms, and 66 percent of wheat farms elected ARC. Covered commodities under ARC and PLC include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, rapeseed, safflower seed, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat.
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Banning GMO labeling in states is poor strategy
An attempt to pass a new law preempting efforts in several states to mandate GMO labeling is not only doomed to failure, it’s exactly the wrong strategy industry needs to prevail. Last week, the House of Representatives voted 275-150 in favor of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, which would block states from passing mandatory
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GMO labeling laws. The bill would also establish rules for marketing foods under a national nonGMO certification program. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) is expected to introduce a companion bill in the Senate after
senators return from their August recess. The bill would face hearings before the Senate Agriculture Committee, and it will be much more difficult to garner the necessary 60 votes in the Senate to defeat a potential filibuster. Nevertheless, there is growing momentum for a federal response to the groundswell of state efforts to impose manda-
tory GMO labeling. But this proposed law won’t deal with the fundamental issue - a deep distrust of genetic engineering as a science and its application as a complex technology. All that H.R. 1599 would do is further polarize the controversy, further obscure the confusion and further alienate consumers suspicious of the entire rationale underlying genetic modifica-
Judge strikes down law banning documentation of animal abuse
A federal judge on Monday struck down an Idaho law that banned documentation of animal abuse at livestock operations, ruling that it violated freedom of speech and other constitutionally guaranteed rights. The measure, approved by the Republicancontrolled state legislature and signed into law by Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter in 2014, was crafted in response to a video released by animal-rights activists showing workers at an Idaho dairy dragging
a cow across the floor by a chain on its neck and repeatedly beating, kicking and otherwise abusing other cows. But U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and other groups that sued to overturn the statute in finding that the so-called ag gag law violated protections of free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “The effect of the stat-
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ute will be to suppress speech by undercover investigators and whistleblowers concerning topics of great public importance: the safety of the public food supply, the safety of agricultural workers, the treatment and health of farm animals, and the impact of business activities on the environment,” Winmill wrote. The judge rejected arguments by attorneys for the state and Otter suggesting the statute was designed to protect
private property and the privacy of agricultural facility owners and not to suppress free speech. Winmill also found that the law violated the constitutional guarantee of equal protection since it was substantially motivated “by animus towards animal welfare groups,” according to the decision. The judge noted that the Republican state senator who was a sponsor of the measure likened undercover investigations of livestock operations to “terrorism.”
tion. No doubt, there are credible, scientifically sound arguments in favor of deploying biotechnology in agriculture. The Coalition for Safe and Affordable Food, a group of food-industry trade groups, has done a solid job of detailing those benefits, noting that GE crops allows farmers to employ no-till practices that greatly reduce erosion and
irrigation runoff, not to mention that the use of pre-emergent herbicides reduces overall application of such chemicals in controlling weeds. What the coalition hasn’t been so successful in selling is the claim that biotech will reduce food costs and help alleviate world hunger. Those benefits may indeed be realized someday, but as of
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Closing prices on August 4, 2015 Bartlett Grain Wheat.................. $ 4.35 White Wheat ....... $ 4.40 Milo .................... $ 3.54 Corn ................... $ 3.74 Soybeans (new crop) $ 8.52 Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 4.35 White Wheat ....... $ 4.40 Milo (bu.)............. $ 3.54 Corn.................... $ 3.74 Soybeans ........... $ 8.74 Sunflowers.......... $ 15.80 ADM Grain Wheat.................. Milo (bu.)............. Corn.................... Soybeans............ Sunflowers..........
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Ag Facts Popcorn’s nutritional value comes from the fact that, like other cereal grains, its primary function is to provide the body with heat and energy.
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‘Ideas into Action’ workshop is coming to Colby
An “Ideas Into Action” workshop will be held in Colby on Wed., Aug. 12, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Colby Community Building. Organized by the Kansas Rural Center, the free, non-partisan workshop “aims to inspire and activate public action around issues that matter to Kansans.” Lunch will be provided. This is one of four workshops in KRC’s “Feeding Kansas: Ideas Into Action” series. Each workshop will feature
presentations and an opportunity to dialogue with guest speakers working on the frontlines of positive change, for the good of the Kansas food system. Morning presentations and panelists include: •Nadine Sigel, Community Vitality Specialist at K-State Extension, and Chris Sramek, agricultural meteorologist and a V.P. with the High Plains Food Co-op: to provide an overview of the healthy food access environment in northwest Kansas and
Strategy now, whatever favorable economics are associated with the cultivation of GE crops are going to growers and processors, not consumers. Claiming cost savings isn’t deliberately misleading, but it’s a proposition that has zero traction with typical shoppers in the supermarket, who see their weekly grocery bills going in one direction only: upward. As for feeding the world, that’s a wonderful sentiment and a mandate likely to become a serious priority a lot sooner than we might suspect. But all reputable studies to date have not demonstrated that GE crop varieties generate any significant
Public versus Private A paradigm shift has taken place in terms of where research is conducted, particularly ani-
goals a reality. A summary of the report will be provided. The full report can be found at: kansasruralcenter.org/FeedingKansas. Afternoon concurrent sessions include: •How to Have a Voice in Politics: Leveraging Local Coalitions to Bring about Change. Misty Lechner of the Kansas Alliance for Wellness will share information on what it takes to pull together a task force or council to empower community members to shape local policy.
• S t r a t e g i c Communication with Decision-Makers. Participants will learn to identify which decisionmaker(s) have power to change a particular issue, and how best to persuade them. •Communicating with the Media. Editor Kevin Bottrell, Goodland Star News, will guide participants through major points of communicating with reporters so that the intended message comes across clearly. Participants will receive information on how to get the media to cover an important issue
or event, tips for writing an impactful “op-ed” and more. Another workshop will be held on Aug. 13 in Dodge City at the Western State Bank Expo Center, Questions about KRC’s “Ideas Into Action” workshop series may be directed towards Natalie Fullerton, KRC Program Director, at nfullerton@ kansasruralcenter.org or (866) 579-5469. An agenda and registration information is available online at: kansasruralcenter.org/ideasinto-action-registration.
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the debate over biotechnology, the rationale used by House Republicans to support the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act is totally wrongheaded. Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Ks.), the sponsor of HR 1599, argued that the legislation was needed to prevent a “patchwork of state labeling laws” that would drive up consumer costs. C’mon, really? This from the party that rarely misses a chance to bear hug the concept of states’ rights? It’s about the worst possible argument to supA Softball Pitch port federal preemption, Even worse, given the and provides anti-GMO controversial nature of activists with the PR increase in yields, nor any significant improvement in overall food productivity. Now, there is lowhanging fruit to be captured in terms of ramping up global food production without sacrificing more forest land or pouring more non-renewable resources into agriculture, but it has to do with implementation of agricultural basics - modern irrigation systems, hybrid seeds and efficient harvesting, storage and distribution systems - as opposed to cultivating genetically engineered crops.
Science the growing world population will be a major problem, in a 23-point difference with 87 percent of scientists agreeing. “The largest differences between the public and the AAAS scientists are found in beliefs about the safety of eating genetically modified (GM) foods,” says the report. “Nearly nine-in-ten (88 percent) scientists say it is generally safe to eat GM foods compared with 37 percent of the general public, a difference of 51 percentage points. One possible reason for the gap: when it comes to GM crops, two-thirds of the public (67 percent) say scientists do not have a clear understanding about the health effects.”
share stories and lessons learned from their work pioneering the development of a multi-county food and wellness council; •Sen. Tom Hawk, Colby native and lead author of the Local Food and Farm Task Force Bill: to discuss the Task Force and how the public can get involved in shaping its recommendations to the legislature; •Cole Cottin, Kansas Rural Center: to discuss the goals outlined in KRC’s Feeding Kansas report and how participants can help make those
equivalent of a hanging curve over the heart of the plate they can hammer out of the park. Not to mention that on so many other issues, there is broad bipartisan acceptance of a “patchwork” of varying state regulations that nobody in Washington is rushing forward to preempt. From regulation of health insurance companies to driver’s licensing rules to control of liquor sales to management of worker’s compensation programs, there is a crazy quilt of different regulations across all 50. Dan Murphy is a food-industry journalist and commentator
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mal research. Twenty years ago, land-grant colleges and Extension specialists performed most of the research. Now, private companies are involved in research, either exclusively or in partnership with university experts. All forms of research are important, regardless of whether or not it takes place in a university or company setting, and animal research lags far behind human scientific research. Research funding, particularly government funding, is going to be even more challenging in the future. The report says, “There are a number of possible reasons for scientists’ less optimistic assessments over this period including the different economic and political contexts, heightened concerns among scientists about the research funding environ-
ment, and, perhaps, what scientists see as the limited impact their work is having on policy regulations. “Fully 83 percent of AAAS scientists report that obtaining federal research funding is harder today than it was five years ago. More than four-in-ten say the same about industry funding (45 percent) and private foundation funding (45 percent) compared with five years ago. Further, when asked to consider each of seven potential issues as a “serious problem for conducting high quality research today,” fully 88 percent of AAAS scientists say that a lack of funding for basic research is a serious problem, substantially more than any of the other issues considered.” About 70 percent of the adults surveyed believe that government investments in engineering and
technology and in basic scientific research usually pay off in the long run. Some 61 percent say that government investment is essential for scientific progress, while 34 percent say private investment is enough to ensure scientific progress is made. Laura Mushrush is associate editor of Drovers Cattlenetwork. JoAnn Alumbaugh is editor of PorkNetwork
Camper, Boat, Pickup, Tools and Household Saturday, August 15 • 10:00 a.m.
Location: Wm. Carpenter 4-H Building, north edge of Scott City Sunday, February Bud Weems Etal. - Owner 2Boat, • 11:00 a.m. Camper
and Pickup Lite Craft pop-up camper on trailer, AC, sleeps 4 Anker Craft 18-ft. boat and trailer, tri-haul with Mercruisin inline motor 1996 Chevy pickup, auto., high mileage Pickup bed trailer Mowers, Lawn and Garden JD LA115 tractor mower, 36” cut, 19.5 hp motor, rear bag, 80-hrs. Snapper selfpropelled mower, rear bag Mantis tiller/edger combo Furniture and Appliances Mauve wing back chair Olive color divan with matching occasional chair Regular-size bed with bookcase headboard and matching dresser with mirror (white)
Queen size bedroom suite, mission style, chest of drawers and night stand Glass top dining table with 4-matching chairs 3-drawer dresser with hutch Oak computer desk and 2-drawer file cabinet China hutch Corner cabinet Small floral loveseat 2-Mauve recliners Drop front desk Oak entertainment center 2-5-drawer chests 4-drawer chest Armoire Small chest type deep freezer Maple dining table Oak end and coffee table Single bed Oak buffet Shop Items Sears 12” bandsaw Craftsman 10” table saw/router table combo
Craftsman 10” compound mitre saw Craftsman belt sander Craftsman bench model drill press Lee bench model sander 135-psi portable air compressor Bar clamps Craftsman shop vac Hand tools Wood working supplies Honda 1,000 watt por table generator B&D 10” table saw Router table Shovels, rakes, hoes, etc. Propane heaters Camping items Household Items Small appliances Sylvania 36” flat screen TV Nic Nac shelf Small apartment size refrigerator Floor and table lamps Book shelves Pots and pans Glass mixing bowls Hoover vacuum sweeper Pictures Utility cabinet
Antiques and Collectibles Small round curio cabinet Frankhoma various colors Pyrex bowls 6-place setting of Pfaltzgraff dishes Kerosene lamps Tonka toys McCoy Green and pink depression glass Hull pottery Apple and Red Riding Hood cookie jars Head vase Pressed glass Shawnee corn pattern salt and pepper, creamer, covered dish Art glass Green canister jars Lots of figurines Cast iron dog bank Fire King Jadeite butter dish Hobnail tooth pick holders Crock bowls Oak secretary Lots of glassware
Terms: Lunch Served. Must show valid ID to register. Cash or approved check day of sale. Everything sold as is. No warranties expressed or implied. Not responsible for theft or accident. Announcements day of sale take precedence over printed material. No pets allowed in the building. Check us out: www.berningauction.com and facebook
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Walker Plumbing, Inc.
Agriculture
Preconditioning and Growing
Backhoe & Trenching services • Irrigation & gas leak repairs • Full-line irrigation parts T-L center pivot dealer Floor heat systems Pump & install septic systems Boring equipment
• 45 Years Experience • Managed and owned by full-time DVM • 2,000 Head capacity Office - 872-5150 • Scott City Stuart Doornbos Home - 872-2775 Cell - 874-0951
423 S. Mesquite Rd. • Scott City • 872-2130
Construction/Home Repair
Sager’s Pump Service • Irrigation • Domestic • Windmills • Submersibles
Cell: 874-4486 • Office 872-2101
ELLIS AG SERVICES • Custom Manure Conditioning • Hauling and Spreading • Custom Swathing and Baling • Rounds-Net or Twine • Gyp and Sand Sales • Custom Harvesting
Custom Steel Buildings, LLC All steel and metal building system 26 GA R-Panel and 4" R 14 insulation standard
We can build your building to meet whatever specs you may have. Call today for your free quote.
Brandon Dirks • 620-874-5083 Justin Koehn • 620-214-3550
RT Plumbing Rex Turley, Master Plumber
Residental and Commercial Plumbing Water Systems, water lines, sewer cleaning faucets and fixtures, garbage diposals and more
Marienthal, Ks.
620-909-5014 (H) • 620-874-4128 (C)
SPENCER PEST CONTROL
CHAMBLESS ROOFING Residential
All Types of Roofing
Commercial
Call Brittan Ellis • 620-874-5160
Cedar Shake and Shingle Specialists Return to Craftsmanship Attention to Detail and Quality Guaranteed 620-872-2679 • 1-800-401-2683
Automotive
Dirks Earthmoving Co.
RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870
Precision Land Forming of terraces and waterways; feed lot pens and ponds; building site preparation; lazer equipped
Richard Dirks • Scott City, Ks. (Home) 872-3057 • 877-872-3057 (Cell) 872-1793
Medical
Charles Purma II D.D.S. P.A. General Dentistry, Cosmetics, and Insurance Accepted
We welcome new patients. 324 N. Main • Scott City • 872-2389 Residence 872-5933
Landscaping • Lawn/Trees
Berning Tree Service David Berning • Marienthal
620-379-4430
Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal
Fully Insured
Contact:
SCOT AYTES • 874-1646
Red
Specializing in
all coatings t Paint i or any other color
Paint inside and out residential, commercial, and industrial. Free estimates and 16 plus years of experience.
PC Painting, Inc. Paul Cramer 620-290-2410 620-872-8910 www.pcpaintinginc.com
Pro Ex II
Over 20 Years Experience
Professional Extermination Commercial & Residential
• Termites • Rodents • Soil Sterilization • Pre Treats • Lawn Care • Fly Parasites
John Kropp, Owner • Scott City 874-2023 (cell) • 872-3400 (office) • prox2@live.com
Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center (Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”... Technology Lead Chiropractic
Dr. James Yager 110 W. 4th St. • Scott City • 872-2310 Toll Free: 800-203-9606
Horizon Health For your home medical supply and equipment needs! We service and repair all that we sell. 1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232
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Berning Auction
Optometrist 20/20 Optometry
“Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”
Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses
Complete family eye center! 106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 214-1462
For all your auction needs call:
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Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti
Kansas Classifieds Ad Network
The classified ads below are appearing in 147 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 500,000 the classified display ads appear in 142 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 457,000. KCAN line ad is $300 for up to 25 words and $12 each additional word. A 2x2 display ad is $800 per insertion and a 2x4 display ad is $1,650 per insertion. To find out more, contact The Scott County Record at 872-2090.
Auctions
Truck Driving
KSU ATHLETICS. Sat., Aug. 8, 10:00 a.m., 1800 College Ave. Manhattan (KSU Brandeberry Complex). Like new furniture, office equipment, KSU football collectibles, jerseys, posters, signs, exercise and weight equipment. Jeff Ruckert, auctioneer, 785-565-8293. ruckertauctions.com.
CONVOY SYSTEMS is hiring Class A drivers to run from Kansas City to the west coast. Home weekly. Great benefits. www.convoysystems.com. Call Lori at 1-800-9266869, ext. 303. ––––––––––––––––––––– BUTLER TRANSPORT. Your partner in excellence. Drivers needed. Great hometime. $650 sign-on bonus. All miles paid. 1-800-528-7825. www.butlertransport.com. ––––––––––––––––––––– NEEDED CLASS A OTR drivers. Regional, local end dump drivers for newly expanded business. Late model equipment. Vacation pay. Health insurance. 401K. Call (800) 776-5672.
Homes CLAYTON HOMES. National open house. Your first year utilities are on us up to $3,000. Down payments reduced for limited time. Lenders offering $0 down for land owners. Special gov’t programs for modular homes. 866-8586862.
For Sale Scott City Myofascial Release Sandy Cauthon RN
1101 S. Main, Scott City 620-874-1813
Call me to schedule your Myofascial Release
Bolen Enterprises Prairie Dog Control •34 years experience •Bonded/Licensed
Bob Bolen 785-821-0042 • Fax 785-852-4275
Retail
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
S T O R A G E CONTAINERS. 20 ft., 40 ft., 45 ft., 48 ft. and 53 ft. centralcontainer.net or 785-655-9430. ––––––––––––––––––––– ALL NEW. Happy Jack DuraSpot. Kills and repels fleas, ticks and larvae. Repels mites, lice and mosquitoes. Contains Nylar IGR. Orschlen Farm & Home. www.happyjackinc.com.
Sports/Outdoors OUR HUNTERS will pay top $$$ to hunt your land. Call for a free base camp leasing info packet and quote. 1-866-309-1507 www.BaseCampLeasing. com
TRITICALE
Whether you’re looking for a hay, silage or graze-out variety, we have an award-winning solution to your forage need. At 21.7 tons/acre, ThunderTall topped the 2015 NMSU irrigated dairy variety trials. For grazing, reputation cattlemen say ThunderGraze Extra doubled their production. Ehmke Seed, Healy Ks. 620-397-2350 52tfc
ES N JOLUB S B C Driving M A L
for the PURPLE!
Jeremy • 620-397-1638 Stefanie • 620-397-8075
Networktronic, Inc.
Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers! Networking solutions! Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300
Brent Rogers
Sales Consultant b.rogers@officesolutionsinc.biz
Office (620) 276-3131 Toll Free 1-800-794-9052 Cell (620) 874-0014 Fax (620) 276-8876 1007 N. 8th, Garden City, KS 67846 www.officesolutionsinc.biz
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
www.reganjewelers.com
412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142
Northend Disposal A garbologist company. Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371
C-Mor-Butz BBQ
Barbecue, the only sport where a fat bald man is a GOD...
& Catering
Kyle Lausch 620-872-4209
Bryan Mulligan & Chris Price 620-874-8301 & 620-874-1285
www.cmorbutzbbq.com • cmorbutzbbq@gmail.com
Support your hometown merchants who back your school and community activities throughout the year!
All Under One Roof
Revcom Electronics
Your RadioShack Dealer Two-way Radio Sales & Service Locally owned and operated since 1990
1104 Main • Scott City • 872-2625
Dining
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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: $6.00 per column inch. Classified advertising must be paid in advance unless business account is established. If not paid in advance, there will be a $1 billing charge. Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.
MAKE YOUR FAMILY HAPPY
Great home for your
family! Newer 3/4 bath (1 3/4 baths), 3 bedrooms, office, familyroom in
GARAGE SALES Friday-Saturday, Aug. 7-8 Garage Sale 1105 Court St., Scott City Fri., Aug. 7 • 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sat., Aug. 8 • 7:00-11:00 a.m. Crib mattress, maternity pillow. Lots of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and shoes. Purses, belts, kitchen utensils and misc. Garage Sale 1010 Cedar Dr., Scott City Fri., Aug. 14 • 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Sat., Aug. 15 • 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Furniture, décor, kitchen items, lots of men and women’s clothing. New, current, clean items!
Remember to call us! 620-872-2090
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So we can make sure your paper makes the move too.
basement and gorgeous deck! Price reduced to only $ 85,000.
Lawrence and Associates
Deb Lawrence, GRI Broker Shorty Lawrence, Sales Assoc. 513 Main • Scott City 872-5267 ofc. 872-7184 hm. lawrenceandassocrealty.com Sheila Ellis, Broker Assoc. 872-2056 Kerry Gough, Sales Assoc. 872-7337 Russell Berning, 874-4405 www.berningauction.com
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Services WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 87434tfc 4135. ––––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices will not be beat! 37tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 874-1412. 4015tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tuneup and blade sharpening. Call Rob Vsetecka at 620214-1730. 4515tfc
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. 19tfc
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www.scottcountyrecord.com 406 Main • Box 377 Scott City, Ks. 67871
SILAGE TRUCK DRIVER needed through fall harvest. Travel mandatory. Pay based on experience. Potential for position to work into year-round employment. Call 78550t3p 672-8469. ––––––––––––––––––––– USD 466 NEEDS substiAgriculture tute route bus drivers. For applications and additional WANT TO BUY. Stored information contact Lance corn. Call for basis and Carter at 620-872-7655. 02tfc contract information. ––––––––––––––––––––– 1-800-579-3645. Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc TEMPORARY CLERK/ ––––––––––––––––––––– SCALE help for Cargill WANT TO BUY. Wheat Cattle Feeders, Leoti. straw delivered. Call for Duties will include operacontracting information. tion of the scales and samLane County Feeders. pling the trucks for silage 44tfc and HMC harvest. Must 397-5341. be 18 years of age or older. If interested please call Rentals 620-375-3105 and talk to HIDE AND SEEK STOR- Linda or pick up an appliAGE SYSTEMS. Vari- cation eight miles north of ous sizes available. Vir- Leoti on Hwy., 25. 45t11c gil and LeAnn Kuntz, ––––––––––––––––––––– (620)874-2120. 41tfc SILAGE TRUCK DIV––––––––––––––––––––– ER needed. 1994 Peterbilt ALL BILLS PAID VAL- with 32’ end dump, CDL UE RENTALS, 2-3 bed- required, in Scott City and room houses available. Leoti area. Call 620-87449t6p Stop by PlainJan’s to pick 8101. up an application or call ––––––––––––––––––––– 43tfc RETAIL 620-872-5777. MERCHAN––––––––––––––––––––– DISERS needed for weekPLAINJAN’S WILL ly service work in Scott HAVE 30 X 50 metal City. Knowledge of POG’s insulated shop for rent, preferred. This position is building will include elecas an Independent Contricity $350 per month. Reserve yours today, call tractor. Contact Rienette at 52t3p 39tfc 405-285-2075. 620-872-5777. ––––––––––––––––––––– FA R M W O R K E R , 8/10/15-11/1/15, Anderson Harvesting, Bridgeport, Nebr., one temp job. Operate harvesting machines. Adjust speed of cutters, blowers, conveyors, and weight of cutting head, using hand tools. Change cutting head. Drive truck to transport produce to storage area. Drive truck to harvesting machines NEW LISTINGS haul b/w worksites. Service machinery, make in-field repairs. English, clean MVR, 3 months experience, employment references. CDL required. $13.59/hr, ¾ work guarantee, tools/ equipment/housing provided, transportation and Daylight Donut Shop with subsistence expense reimrefurbished building inside bursed. Apply at Kansas Works, 620-227-2149. Job and out. All equipment, 52t1c #293099. very clean established COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS for sale. 40x60 ft. metal shop building and a 133x45 ft. (approx.) round top building. Serious inquiries only. Seller is a real estate agent selling own property. 87426tfc 5109 or 874-2124.
business on Main Street.
4-bedroom, 2-bath home all on one level! One of the bathrooms has been completely remodeled, has a very large family room, nice updated kitchen, S/A garage, wood privacy fence, shed, enclosed back porch, covered front porch and even has a horse shoe pit in the backyard. Call for your private showing today!
Help Wanted
Very Nice East location
brick with 2 + 1 bedroom, 4 bath, 2-car garage.
Underground sprinklers.
Great Central Location
Brick with 2 + 1 bedroom,
1 3/4 bath, single-attached garage.
Let us build you a new home!
Thomas Real Estate
www.thomasreal-estate.com
914 W. 12th Scott City, Ks. 67871 (620)-872-7396 Cell: (620)-874-1753 or Cell: (620)-874-5002
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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Employment Opportunities JONES CLUB LAMBS
MAINTENANCE WORKER
Raising excellent quality show lambs. Winning genetics!
Jeremy • 620-397-1638 Stefanie • 620-397-8075 113 W. Hwy 4, Healy, Ks bustn2kick@st-tel.net
ASSISTANT AND RECEPTIONIST Our growing dental practice has an opportunity for a full-time assistant and part-time receptionist. Dental experience is preferred but we are willing to train the right person. Billingual is a plus, right person must be a non-smoker, have a professional appearance, confidence working in a fastpaced environment, outstanding communication and customer service skills, a commitment to set and exceed expectations. Please send resume to: Dr. E. J. Brown, DDS, 201 W. Broadway, Leoti, Ks. 67861.
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR The Scott Recreation Commission is seeking applications for a part-time or full-time Assistant Sports Director position. The position is responsible for developing, organizing, and running the programs of the commission, have the ability to assist in preparing the budget, direct the selection, training and work of all recreation personnel, and the maintenance, repairs at the sports complex and soccer fields. Salary will be based on qualifications and experience. Send cover letter, resume and references to: Scott Recreation Commission 823 S. Main, Scott City, Ks. 67871 or e-mail to scottrec@wbsnet.org
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SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA-PROFESSIONAL Do you enjoy working with kids in an educational setting? Would you like the working hours of a school day? Unified School District No. 466 is seeking HPEC Special Education Para-Professionals in the elementary, middle and high school. Scott Community High School is also in need of an ESL ParaProfessional. All positions work with students. The positions are available for the beginning of the 2015-16 school year. For more information and applications please contact: Susan Carter Board of Education Building 704 College, Scott City, KS 67871
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The City of Scott City is accepting applications for a maintenance worker in the street, water and sewer department. Benefits include: BC/BS, vacation and sick leave. Applications may be obtained at City Hall, 221 W. 5th St. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
EOE Employer
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PARK LANE NURSING HOME Has openings for the following positions: Part-time/RN/LPN Full-time/part-time/CNA/CMA Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts! Please apply in person at:
Park Lane Nursing Home
210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org “Quality Care Because We Care”
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SERVICE TECHNICIAN American Implement, Inc., a progressive John Deere agricultural dealership in Southwest Kansas, is experiencing significant growth and is currently seeking qualified individuals to fill the position of Service Technician in the Leoti location. Responsibilities are to analyze, troubleshoot and perform electrical and mechanical repairs on agricultural equipment. Experience in maintenance and repair of automotive, diesel or heavy equipment required. Qualified applicants must own a set of tools to perform the functions of the job. American Implement offers competitive wages and an excellent benefits package, which includes life, health and supplemental insurance, 401(k) plan and a quarterly incentive bonus program. Interested applicants may send a cover letter and resume to: Brad Schields Location Manager 232 E. Hwy. 96, Leoti, Ks. 67861. or Call: (620) 375-2621.
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SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS PATIENT CARE Acute Care RNs Physical Therapist Respiratory Therapist C.N.A.s - FT and PT Float RN Emergency Department RN Outreach/Specialty Clinic RN Lab Tech - Night CLERICAL Risk Manager HIM Coder HIM Transcriptionist/ROI SERVICE Cook Applicants for these positions are required to be able to read, speak and understand English. Pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screening, immunization titer, physical assessment and TB skin test required. We are a tobacco free campus. We offer competitive pay and great benefits. Applications are available on our website at www.scotthospital.net or call 620-872-7772 for more information.
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Spider mite infestation is common in August
Spider mites and August tend to go together through much of the Northern Hemisphere including Alaska. Spider mite control has never been easy, says Ward Upham, horticulturist with Kansas State University Extension. The pests can feed on almost all landscape and garden plants - from shortest lawn to tallest tree. Some of their favorites are garden staples, including tomatoes and cucumbers; many ornamental flowers, ranging from marigolds to roses; and the evergreens, including spruces. In effect, however, spider mites are invis-
Arbor Day Foundation is offering 10 free spruce
Spruce up your landscape by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August. Everyone who joins the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees through the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign. The trees will be shipped postpaid between October 15 and December 10, depending on the right time for planting in each member’s area. The six- to 12-inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge. “Colorado blue spruce trees provide homeowners with numerous benefits,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “They can be used as an energy-saving windbreak, for privacy, as ornamental trees, and even as living Christmas trees out in the yard. They truly provide yearround beauty for any landscape.” New members of the Arbor Day Foundation will also receive “The Tree Book,” which includes information about tree planting and care, and a subscription to Arbor Day, the Foundation’s bi-monthly publication. To receive the free Colorado blue spruce trees, send a $10 membership contribution to: Ten Free Blue Spruces, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410, by August 31, or join online at arborday. org/august.
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ible through much of the growing season, he said. They pierce through and suck the juices from plant cells, killing them one by one. “Spider mites are almost too small to see, and they tend to gather and spin their webs on the undersides of leaves. At first, their damage looks like tiny pale spots usually starting with the lower leaves of the plant,” Upham said. In good-for-gardening years, hard rains, cool temperatures and natural predators can keep the mites in check. Unfortunately, two popular insecticides -car-
baryl/Sevin and malathion (which often is listed as a mite control) - can counter the natural predators. The chemicals won’t necessarily hurt the spider mites, because mites aren’t an insect. But, they’ll effectively kill predator insects, the horticulturist said. Under the hot, dry, August-like conditions some species prefer, spider mites can complete their entire life cycle in less than a week, with each female laying more than 100 eggs. They can rapidly achieve huge populations - killing leaves, sections of plants and sometimes whole plants. “Homeowners need to
be on the watch so infestations don’t get to such damaging levels. Their first clue may be leaves that look stippled or plants that seem stunted or offcolor,” Upham said. The next check is to shake a potential infestation site over a white piece of paper. That will knock any mites onto the paper. They’ll look like tiny specks, slowly moving around on the white. For years, the standard spider mite control was Kelthane, which now is legal to use only on certain vegetable, fruit and nut crops. It’s effective, but cannot be used on ornamentals.
Other alternatives now include: •Bifenthrin - for ornamental plants but NOT edible crops; will kill predatory mites, as well as spider mites; packaged for homeowners as Ortho Rose and Flower Insect Killer and for commercial applicators as Talstar and Capture. •Lambda cyhalothrin for a wide range of ornamental plants and a few edible crops; will kill predatory mites, as well as spider mites; packaged for homeowner use as Spectracide Triazicide and for commercial use as Scimitar.
•Horticultural oils - for moderate infestations on many types of plants; require contact with the mites or their eggs and more frequent follow-up sprays, but will not harm predatory mites. “You have to ensure that you cover every leaf, top and bottom. Spider mite control also requires that you apply a follow-up spray in 3-5 days - especially to the underside of leaves,” Upham said. “Don’t make more than three sequential applications, though. If you’re doing it right, that’s easily enough, and you want to avoid building up resistant populations.”
needs is to 1) dig a hole deep enough for the roots, 2) create a firmed mound in the center of the hole to hold the rhizome near surface level, 3) drape the roots over the sides of the mound as you position the rhizome on top, 4) fill the hole and 5) water thoroughly. “Unless you really like dividing iris every year when the weather’s hot, don’t put the plants too close together,” Patton said. “A nice size for a new clump is a circle of
three to five divisions, with their leaves pointed toward the outside. Iris are good at reproducing, so you’ll want them growing away from, not toward each other.” Transplanted iris that have the fall season to settle in should be safe from winter’s freezethaw cycles - which can heave less secure perennial plantings from the ground. They also should be ready to bloom by next May, along with their more established kin.
it’s hot, it’s humid Now is the time to move or divide iris Gardeners who love iris often have to prove it yearly, just when summer can be at its scorching worst. The best time to plant, move or divide iris is late July through August, said Dennis Patton, horticulturist with Kansas State University Extension. “Iris provide pleasure for many years with remarkably little care. Even so, periodic dividing is important for maintaining their health,” Patton said. “Without timely divisions, the plants simply outgrow their allotted space in the garden. If they become overcrowded, the bloom quality of the clump decreases, and they become more likely to develop other problems.” He recommends that, on average, gardeners divide iris clumps every three to five years. “If conditions are dry, be sure to water one or two days before digging. There is no simple way to approach a clump of overgrown iris, other than to just jump in and tackle the problem. But, since your first step is to dig out the entire clump, having moist soil will make the job easier,” he said. Fortunately, iris have a fairly shallow root system; so, deep digging isn’t necessary. Plus, the partially
buried rhizomes - the part from which the iris leaves grow - are “vigorous and almost indestructible,” the horticulturist said. “You can start dividing the plants as soon as they’re out of the ground,” Patton said. “Knock the soil off the roots. Break or pull the rhizomes apart. You’ll have more divisions than anyone could possibly use, so discard any small, damaged or sick-looking pieces. Then trim off any damaged parts from the roots growing out of the rhizomes.” Iris rhizomes grow “out,” which means their newest rhizomes are the ones that produce the leaves. “You can discard the oldest rhizome - the one that’s the longest distance away from the leaves. Just cut or break it off,” he said. “In fact, all you’ll really need is the last knee or bump that’s growing leaves.” To make the new divisions more manageable during replanting, many gardeners also cut the leaves themselves back by about one-half. “Just make sure you dispose of all the debris you’re creating. Put it in the trash, or compost it far away from where you’re growing iris. Old pieces of rhizome, in particular,
can be an open invitation for iris borers,” Patton said. The best preparation for a new iris bed is to break up the soil and spade in an ample supply of compost or peat moss. The plants’ actual roots must go down into the soil, to anchor each iris. But their rhizome must only be about half-buried, so its upper surface is exposed to the sun, Patton said. The traditional way to handle these planting
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