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Volume 24 • Number 2
Thursday, August 18, 2016
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Community Alzheimer’s walk brings awareness that disease knows no age barrier Page 11
time for action
Scott City Council takes different approach to slowing down traffic Page 2
Wichita County farmer Karlan Koehn (right) makes a point while John Simons listens during a small group breakout session at the Water Conservation Area public meeting held Monday morning in Leoti. (Record Photo)
Wichita Co. irrigators hear plans for WCA With no organized effort on the horizon to reduce irrigation pumping in the region, a number of water rights holders in Wichita County have decided to move ahead on their own. Plans were unveiled on Monday to create a Water Conservation Area that would initially call for participants to reduce pumping by 29 percent over the next seven
years. Through a series of incremental steps, the goal is to reduce water usage by 50 percent starting in 2038. That compares with a 20 percent reduction that was proposed by Groundwater Management District No. 1 as part of a Local Enhanced Management Area (LEMA). While that plan was
approved by 62 percent of the water rights voters in Wichita County, it was narrowly defeated in the GMD. In the two years since that vote, the GMD hasn’t moved forward on a water conservation plan which prompted Wichita County landowners to take action. “We are sensing more urgency from producers in the county,”
noted Matt Long, a member of the 10-person committee which has spent the last five months putting together the WCA proposal. “It comes down to necessity. Every day that goes by and we don’t do something just compounds the problem.” Long described as “shock-
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Index
Opinions...................4-7 Calendar...................... 7 LEC report................. 12 Public notices.......12-13 Deaths....................... 14 Church services......... 15 Health care...........16-17
(See WCA on page eight)
Sports...................19-26 Business news.......... 27 Farm section.........28-29
Council puts 5 sites on demo list
(See DEMO on page two)
Delinquent taxes........ 34
Deaths
Karl Jennison
Rex Buchanan, director of the Kansas Geological Survey (center) and Lake Scott State Park Manager Greg Mills (right) share information about the Lake Scott Riffle Beetle during a stop at Big Spring on Wednesday afternoon. (Record Photo)
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Health Kansas hospitals in project to reduce heart attacks Page 16
Community Dr. Hoffeker joins clinic, hospital staff on temporary basis Page 27 Agriculture Why the big spread between wheat futures, cash prices? Page 28
Area resources are showcased during Kansas Field Conference When Rex Buchanan helped organize the first Kansas Field Conference, it’s purpose was to help decision-makers become familiar with issues in different parts of the state. Twenty-two years later, the KFC is still fulfilling that purpose. Nearly 50 leaders in industry, state legislators, members of the Kansas Geological Survey, Kansas Water Office and others took part in a two-day tour that included stops
in Scott, Lane and Wichita counties on Wednesday. “The idea is to provide an educational outreach to legislators, individuals within state agencies and industry - people who influence policy on natural resources in Kansas,” says Susan Stover, a geologist with the KGS who helped organize this year’s event. One of the objectives is to give these decision-makers the opportunity to see first-hand the issues in
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a region and visit directly with the individuals involved. With water resources being one of these issues, particularly the Ogallala Aquifer, Stover says a visit to Western Kansas was timely. “And wind energy is huge in this region. There’s much more growth potential, but the bottleneck is transmission lines, so we’ll be talking with experts regarding that issue (on Thursday),” Stover said. (See RESOURCES on page 10)
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Four properties have been identified for demolition by the Scott City Council. In most instances, the property owners have approached the city for assistance in demolition of the trailer houses or homes. Sites on which the city plans to take action include: •203 Russell: trailer home. •408 W. 2nd: trailer home. •408 N. Washington: house. •603 N. Washington: trailer home. No action will be taken on a trailer house at 408 N. Washington. The city had also considered condemnation of a home at 1110 S. Main, but the owner recently put on a new roof. The owners have agreed to pay half the cost of demolition/ removal with the exception of the trailer home at 603 N. Washington. Property owners pay half the cost, or $250, if they voluntarily agree to condemnation and removal of the property. Councilman Fred Kuntzsch feels that
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Council has no plans to reduce speed limit The Scott City Council has no plans for reducing the speed limit in residential areas, but they will take steps to make motorists more aware when they do exceed the 30 mph speed limit. Jack and Crystal Ivey appeared before the council on Monday evening asking if a petition they were circulating would be enough for the council
to consider lowering the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph in residential areas that don’t have a lower posted speed. Ivey said he was told by police officers the residential streets where speeding is most common are Glenn, Russell and Elizabeth. “I’d like it to be 25 miles an hour all over town,” said Ivey. “What
will it take?” Police Chief Chris Jurgens didn’t think that lowering the speed limit another five miles per hour would slow down traffic. “It’s hard to regulate common sense,” noted Councilwoman Barb Wilkinson. Councilman Everett Green agreed that 30 mph, especially in those parts of
town with narrow streets, does present a risk. “I get your point,” he said. Councilman Perry Nowak said the most effective way of slowing down traffic is to “have a presence out there and pull people over.” Jurgens told the council that the mobile speed indicator and trailer, which is sometimes locat-
ed on US83 Highway, costs about $6,000. But, a cheaper option is to attach speed monitors to light poles at a cost of $800 to $1,200 each. Jurgens said he could purchase a couple of those each year and put them up in locations where speeding is a greater problem. The council agreed that would be an option worth pursuing.
Highway markings Demo blamed for accident
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A Wichita County woman and her two children were transported to the Scott County Hospital after a collision with another vehicle in the 1500 block of South Main in Scott City on August 11. “It was a direct result of the turning lane situation,” said Police Chief Chris Jurgens, referring to the markings on south US83 Highway that have drawn a lot of criticism from local officials. He says there have been three accidents at the US83/Glenn Street intersection since the Kansas Department of Transportation reduced that section of US83 to three lanes with a turning lane. However, a doubleyellow line strip with diaganol lines has also created a lot of confusion for drivers wondering whether or not they are allowed
to turn across the highway in that area. While there have been three accidents, there have been a number of reported close calls between Glenn Street and Albert Avenue, where people going to the hospital or Shopko turn east off US83. The latest accident occurred when there were already two vehicles in the turning lane in front of Great Western Tire and the Wichita County driver was southbound in the outside lane. A northbound vehicle was turning across the turning lane to enter Great Western Tire and didn’t see the approaching southbound car because his vision was obstructed by the other two cars. After being transported to the hospital, all three people in the Wichita County vehicle were released.
Rod Run in SC this weekend
The annual Lake Scott Rod Run will celebrate its 36th year when antiques and collectibles from throughout the Midwest converge in Scott City Friday through Sunday. Approximately 120 vehicles are expected. The public is invited to view cars which will be on display in Patton Park throughout the day on Saturday and until the noon award’s program on Sunday. The “show and shine” and Big Bucks Poker Run will be held on Sunday morning.
some property owners are taking advantage of the city. “I’m tired of taxpayers paying the cost for demolition. When this started, we were trying to do a good thing for the community, but now I think some people are letting taxpayers pick up the tab so they don’t have to do it all themselves,” said Kuntzsch. City Attorney John Shirley said the city could put the cost of demolition on the tax rolls, but there’s little likelihood they would ever recover the full cost. In order to encourage property owners to clean up sites and avoid going through the condemnation process, the council has been cost-sharing demolition. If the city is forced to go through with condemnation, the cost of demolition can be put on the tax rolls, but it is rarely paid, so taxpayers still foot the entire expense. Going through condemnation is also a more time-consuming process. The council has felt that cost-sharing demolition costs is a quicker way of eliminating the problem. “Let’s continue to assume the cost and get rid of the junk property,” concluded Mayor Dan Goodman.
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Community Living
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Saving money doesn’t mean sacrificing quality Many of us try to save money on everyday items we use by shopping sale prices and using coupons. This can be time consuming and may not always be the cheapest way to purchase what we need. Even with a coupon, the cost of a name brand item can be more expensive than a store label. When I was a merchandiser for JC Penney, many of the brands that we sold were labeled as a store Carol Ann brand. Crouch Some that I Family and can remember Consumer were brands like Sciences Agent for Cabin Creek, Scott County Arizona, Stafford
or Okie Dokie. The Stafford brand shirt is made for JC Penney by a company in Hong Kong called TAL. TAL makes one of every eight dress shirts sold in the U.S. It supplies labels such as J. Crew, Calvin Klein, Banana Republic, Tommy Hilfiger, Liz Claiborne, Ralph Lauren and Brooks Brothers. So, is the store brand Stafford any different in quality than the name-branded shirts with these more popular labels? My guess would say that it is not. There are many other types of products that are made by the same manufactures but will just carry different labels. Take the Hanes Corporation for instance. Did you know they
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manufacture lingerie under the names of Hanes, Champion, Bali, Playtex, Barely There, Maiden Form, Lilyette and Just My Size in women’s lingerie? Some of these brands are found in department stores and many are found in discount stores. Some are hanging and some are boxed, but if you look closely, the brands will all have similar styles of lingerie that may be displayed differently or have different colors. If you wear one of these brands that you purchase in a department store, you might see if a discount store has it under a different label. Here are some other manufacturers and their labels. Nike is the world’s leading
innovator in footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories. Nike also owns Cole Haan, an upscale men’s and women’s footwear, accessories and outerwear brand. Wolverine World Wide is the parent company of shoe brands Sperry, Keds and Saucony, Merrell, Cat Footwear, Hush Puppies, Chaco and Sebago, Wolverine, Bates, Harley-Davidson and Stride Rite for Children. The VF Corporation is a leader in branded apparel including jeanswear, outdoor products, image apparel and sportswear. Its principal brands include Lee, Wrangler, Riders, Rustler Rock 47, The North Face, Vans, Reef, Napapijri, Kipling, Nautica, JanSport,
Eastpak, Eagle Creek, Lee Sport and Red Kap. For the ladies, Lee jeans that are found in many department stores, and the Rider brand that can be purchased at discount stores, look just alike. JanSport and Eastpak are both backpacks, but Eastpak is considered a high-end product. Household Products Many of us use products around the house because we are familiar with them through marketing or because that is what our mothers used. Take laundry detergent for an example. Proctor & Gamble makes Tide, Cheer, Era, Gain, Ace, Biz and Bold. What is the difference? (See QUALITY on page nine)
115 attend Turley family reunion
The annual Turley family reunion was held Aug. 14 at the Wm. Carpenter 4-H Building, Scott City. There were 115 in attendance. Attending from Scott City were: Virginia Turley; Elise Wright; Laurie Chavez and Matthew; Brandon and Joan Turley; Dale and Shelley Turley; Steve and Tamela Turley; Lorena Turley; David and Evelina Turley; Penifer Keller; Marilyn Cauthon; Jim and Jan King; Bob and Neta Wheeler; Jean Ann Turley; Noel and Mel Turley. Joe Smith and Melanie Niles and Jeffrey; Lesley Joe Wright; Delmar Tur-
ley; Faye Stewart; Carol Heim; Kent Stickler; Chad and Veronica Wishon and C.J.; Desirae Honeyfield; Rex Turley; Brandy Wright, Rusty Farr, Kendal and Sawyer Farr; and Kathy Wright and Justin. Out-of-town guests were: Gary Turley, Greeley, Colo.; Willie and Cindy Graham, Strafford, Mo.; T.J. Rowe, Bashor; Franklin and Carolyn Turley, Baldwin; Roy and Tina Turley, Kurt and Ashlee Logan, Kalie and Karlie, all of Modoc; Laverl and Nancy Turley, Santa Maria, Calif.; Sandi and John Lewis, Bret and Stacey Dunn, all of Abbyville.
Cleta Engelhardt, Scott Engelhardt and Rily, all of Haswell, Colo.; Darrell and Mary Turley, and Tom Turley, all of Great Bend; Calvin and Florence Covalt, New Iberia, La.; Dillie Snodgrass and Helen Thorne, Nekoma; Chelsea Turley, Hutchinson; Gary, Jr. and Eve Turley and family, and Todd Turley, all of Cimarron; Nathan and Jackie Turley, Healy; Mary Zimbelman, Hutchinson. LaCinda Griffin, Loveland, Colo.; Wendy McCoy, Autumn Tracy and Devin Thompson, Greeley, Colo.; Linda and Gary Harkness, Larned; Shareena Turley, Park City; Marietta Wright, Wallace;
Bert Summers, Oakley; Brandy DeLoach and Jaimie Thrasher, Topeka; Sherri Turley and Steve Vayre, Bayfield, Colo.; Deon Lonnberg, Dodge City. Larry and Pam Turley and Ellan Turley, and Christy Haydan, Stratton, Colo.; Christina Turley, Jason Leiker, James and Jonathan, all of Hays; Mark Stewart, Jr. and Vayrena Hamilton, Tribune; and Jason and Lacy Stevens, Colby. Craft and gift items were auctioned off by Kurt Logan. Door prizes and gifts were given for the oldest, youngest and those who came the farthest.
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Taking the lead:
Wichita Co. pursuing its own groundwater initiative
Given the state’s unwillingness to take the lead on water conservation and a failed effort by Groundwater Management District No. 1 to form a LEMA, Wichita County irrigators and community leaders are taking matters into their own hands by organizing a Water Conservation Area (WCA). This is an interesting approach for two reasons. First of all, it’s voluntary. Unlike the Local Enhanced Management Area (LEMA) that narrowly failed to win approval in the GMD two years ago, you decide whether or not to enroll your farm in a WCA. Secondly, it’s never been attempted on such a large scale. The three current WCAs involve single water rights holders in three Western Kansas counties. But, there’s also a third aspect to this WCA which makes it even more impressive - and daunting. The 29 percent reduction in water usage that would be required within the first seven years exceeds the 20 percent target which the GMD had proposed. That increases incrementally until it reaches a 50 percent reduction starting in 2038. There will be skeptics who feel that organizers of the WCA are setting unrealistic goals. There are undoubtedly going to be producers who will question to what degree they can continue current operations with such a cutback. Credit the WCA committee with grasping the scope of the problem and understanding that without a significant reduction in groundwater usage they can’t have a meaningful impact on the long-term existence of the aquifer in Wichita County. Another reality is that the longer irrigators in Western Kansas delay these tough decisions the more severe these reductions will have to be. WCAs and LEMAs allow producers to make these reductions on their own and adapt their operations over time. The alternative will be much more harsh. That doesn’t make the Wichita County proposal a no-brainer. There were a few issues that surfaced during a meeting with area producers. Perhaps one of the biggest obstacles is the voluntary nature of the WCA. For the WCA to achieve the committee’s lofty goals there will need to be 90 percent participation by the county’s water rights holders. One local farmer was skeptical about that level of support as he observed the attendance at the public meeting. Another, who had supported the LEMA, raised concern about what would happen if he signed up for the WCA, only to learn afterwards that participation was far short of the committee’s goal. And that gets back to a central issue with the WCA or any serious effort to reduce pumping from the Ogallala. It’s not that irrigators in the region don’t recognize the problem, but there’s always the matter of self-preservation. No one wants to be put into the situation, as one area farmer observed, where “I get the warm, fuzzy feeling inside, but my neighbor gets the water.” That element is further complicated by irrigators who are fortunate to still have access to adequate water and don’t feel the same sense of urgency as irrigators who are shutting down wells and seeing their pumping ability curtailed significantly. In other words, there has to be a shared sacrifice. The WCA committee should be praised for its efforts and for taking the initiative where the state has failed its leadership role. It will be interesting to observe how many producers will voluntarily agree that continuing to put this issue on hold is no longer an option.
Potential tragedy:
Accidents reflect need for quick action by KDOT
Three accidents over the last few weeks, including one last week that sent a mother and her two children to the Scott County Hospital, further spotlight criticism with how the Kansas Department of Transportation has reconfigured south US83 Highway as traffic enters and leaves Scott City. Unfortunately, the three accidents don’t tell the full story. There have been far more numerous instances of close calls and near misses involving vehicles turning east onto Albert Avenue on their way to the hospital, or involving traffic that is confused by the double-yellow markings in the 1500 block of south US83. And there have also been reports of vehicles, especially semis, using the turning lane as a passing lane to get around slower, southbound vehicles. While that kind of action is both ignorant and reckless, it further magnifies the bottleneck that’s been created and the potential for accidents. By now, even KDOT should be aware of the mess it’s created. We’ve been fortunate, so far, only in the fact that none of the accidents have resulted in a serious injury. KDOT needs to move quickly to make sure that doesn’t happen. That’s a story we don’t want to write and publicity which KDOT doesn’t need.
Sorry, Kansas, the joke’s on us
Having eliminated the state’s cash reserves and with tax receipts falling short of projections in nearly every month over the last two years, Gov. Sam Brownback set the record straight at a hastily-called news conference earlier this week. “I think it’s time I finally came clean and told you the tax cuts that were passed in 2012 were meant as a joke,” he announced to a room full of reporters. “I don’t want to say that some of you in this room are a little slow, but I sure expected someone to see the humor in this long before now.” As he was making that announcement, Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer, deputy communications director Melika Willoughby and Senate President Susan Wagle were among those standing behind Gov. Brownback who were doubled over in laughter. Wagle could be seen mouthing “We sure fooled you” to a reporter on the front row. “When I promised that the tax cuts would bring in new industry and create
tens of thousands of jobs I was clearly being sarcastic, maybe not all that sarcastic, but I was sarcastic enough that you should have known better,” continued Brownback. “To give you another perspective of how all this came about let me bring Sen. Steve Abrams to the microphone,” says Brownback. “We call him the Gallagher of the Senate because by the time he’s done working on a budget, it’s a bigger mess than smashed watermelon.” Everyone around the podium breaks out in laughter as Abrams steps forward. “Just to give a little historical perspective, Sam and I began talking back in early 2011 about a budget that would bring the house down. At the time, we were talking figuratively, not literally,” says Abrams.
“It began as a small tax cut for only a few of the wealthiest people in Kansas. But, the more we discussed it, the more we thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be hilarious if we put together a tax plan in which more than 300,000 small business owners and corporations paid no taxes at all?’ “Of course, none of us thought it would pass at the time. We thought that most legislators would get the joke, but as it turned out, they didn’t. I guess you could say the last laugh is on them.” “Isn’t he great,” says Brownback as he steps back to the podium again. “You should be in the Statehouse when Steve does his BudgetbusterO-Matic routine. It leaves everyone in the Republican caucus rolling on the floor. “And another of our great comics in the legislature is the soon-tobe-departed Sen. Mitch Holmes, who I can honestly say never gets the credit he deserves for bringing humor to the Statehouse.” “I know a lot of you
only know me for proposing a dress code for women that banned mini-skirts and raised the necklines on their blouses,” says the dour-faced Holmes. “I was being sarcastic. And when I said that men already knew how to dress appropriately, I was also being sarcastic. “But, since everyone in the media has such a great sense of humor, I knew you’d get the joke,” said Holmes. After a moment of silence, he deadpanned, “I’m being sarcastic.” Brownback stepped to the podium again and exclaimed, “Isn’t he great? His sense of humor sneaks up on you and then hits you like a ton of bricks. “Now I want to bring House Speaker Ray Merrick up here before he slips away to perform at the Topeka Comedy Club. Ray has provided us, and the media, a lot of laughs over the last six years and we’re going to miss him now that he’s decided to retire,” says Brownback. (See JOKE on page six)
Make the most of time on earth
Life is good if you have your health and not all bad even if you don’t, which is sometimes forgotten in an election year, what with the high-pitched oratory on behalf of the embittered rich and people with ingrown toenails and what not. Apparently we are on the verge of losing our Second Amendment rights and will need to defend ourselves with tent stakes and bug spray. So I’ve heard people say. I had an uncle, a farmer, who suffered from chronic hemorrhoids, but he knew a druggist who sold an ointment made from opium and wormwood and it worked like a charm. The druggist was Catholic and we were born-again so there was moral compromise involved, but when Uncle Gene was in need,
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he eased himself into his 1947 Ford with his special doughnut cushion and drove to town and got the cure. An illegal drug sold by a man who sent money to buy golden shoelaces for the pope, but what are you going to do? Gene was a farmer and the tractor seat was hard and there were bumps. This is the amiable America I grew up in. You didn’t blame your hemorrhoids on the party in power in Washington. “There are things more important than being right,” Uncle Gene said once on his way home from the druggist. Think about that for a moment.
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I loved the old America where children roamed the neighborhood unsupervised and you hitchhiked and got to meet strangers. You knew people’s jobs then. My Uncle Lawrence fixed cars, my dad was a carpenter: You watched him run the board through the circular saw and brace it against the joists and nail it into place, whackwhackwhackwhackwhack. Uncle Aldridge was a small-town doctor. I once watched him, at the supper table, extract a fishing lure from the eyebrow of a weeping boy while the rest of us sat and ate our meat loaf and string beans. Work was sociable: People watched you and commented. Now everybody is in media; maybe they’re in charge of plat-
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form resource imaging or program development; they work in cubicles; nobody knows what they do exactly. The old America endures, as long as baseball endures, or gardening, or joke-telling, or the state fair where people go to see pigs the size of Volkswagens and ride inside something like a salad spinner. It endures along with church suppers. They are dying out in some places because the Myrtles and Gertrudes who were the brains of the church supper movement faded away, but the suppers survive in small towns, a cultural institution. If you were a Syrian refugee resettled in Grover’s Corners, you should come to church suppers. Buy a raffle (See EARTH on page six)
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no more secrets
States must seize power to curtail ‘dark money’ in politics
If your congressman has been bought, at the very least you have a right to know who bought him. Wouldn’t you agree? With that in mind, we’re cheering for an effort in South Dakota - conservative, sparsely populated South Dakota - to put a measure on the November ballot there that would require people and groups who throw big money into elections to put their names on their donations for all to see - no more secret or “dark” money. If South Dakota can pull this off, despite an enormously expensive campaign against the measure by the very same people who should be pulled out of the shadows, we figure Illinois could be next. Which would be great. The South Dakota effort, Initiated
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Measure 22, calls for several other political reforms as well, such as a new twist on the public financing of campaigns, but we are most enthusiastic about the provision to limit dark money. The proposed reform would put no limit on how much money a corporation or individual could spend to influence any election from dog catcher to president - a right established in the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision of 2010 - but it would eliminate their ability to do so anonymously. Opponents, beginning with the billionaire Koch brothers, warn this would have a “chilling effect” on political discourse, which is exactly what internet trolls say whenever a website blocks their wretched anonymous comments. We predict it would lead to a slightly more fact-based and high-minded debate. As things go now, so many of those ugly political ads on TV, paid for by
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anonymous and supposedly independent supporters of this or that candidate, amount to little more than slick trollwork. How is a voter supposed to gauge the credibility of an ad in support of a candidate who favors burning more coal for fuel - just as an example - if he or she doesn’t know that the group paying for the ad gets its money from coal companies? Prohibiting anonymity by donors in elections, the Supreme Court suggested in the Citizens United decision, is legal and can be helpful. As Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, “Shareholders can determine whether their corporation’s political speech advances the corporation’s interest in making profits, and citizens can see whether elected officials are in the pocket of so-called money interests.” Dark money threatens to swamp our political system. According to the watchdog group OpenSecrets.org, outside spending in federal elections by groups that do not disclose their donors has gone from just $690,000 in 2006 to $51.7 million so far in 2016. (See SECRETS on page six)
When daylight robbery is not a crime by Jim Hightower
I thought Donnie Trump and his fellow Republicans were big law ‘n order politicians. So, why are they trying to kill the sheriff and unleash thousands of robbers to run wild across America? The sheriff they want to kill is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The thieves they’re out to help are corporate debt collectors who pay pennies on the dollar to buy huge data bases of overdue bills - then hound the borrowers to pay up. They profit from weak regulations that let them bully, harass, rob and run roughshod over tens of thousands of consumers every year - including peo-
ple who’ve already paid off their debt or never even incurred it. Every year, the debt collection firms routinely abuse the law and overload our courts by rotely filing hundreds of thousands of lawsuits against debtors. Masses of these suits are backed only by flimsy, out-of-date, erroneous, forged or non-existent evidence. Collectors don’t care about the evidence, however, for their intent is not to win in court, but to frighten or bamboozle borrowers into paying. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently sided with the victims of this corporate thievery, proposing new rules to stop the abuse. The Trumpist Republicans have responded
with outrage - not at the corporate outlaws, but at the sheriff! Their GOP’s 2016 party platform advocates abolishing the consumer bureau, calling it a “rogue agency” for daring to stand up to the real rogues that’re openly robbing workaday Americans. Why is the GOP so shamefully-soft on crime? Because it is not just small fry debt collectors involved in this outlandish shakedown of innocent borrowers, but such Wall Street powerhouses as JP Morgan Chase and Citibank - which are also generous political donors to Republican candidates. Daylight robbery is a crime . . . or not. Depends on who is robbing whom. Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author
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Team USA athletes demonstrate what already makes us great
Through the first week of the Rio Games, it’s been moving to see so much of what’s lately been generating anxieties at home contribute so powerfully to U.S. preeminence on the international stage. If race, gender, immigration and even our definitions of success are dividing us as citizens and voters, they’re uniting us, if only temporarily, as fans of Team USA. In the women’s gymnastics competition, our national strength comes from diversity. Reigning world champion Simone Biles, gold medalist in the individual and team all-around competitions, is African American, as is Gabby Douglas, who won gold medals in those events at the 2012 London Olympics. Laurie Hernandez is Puerto Rican, and the
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team is rounded out by two white gymnasts, Aly Raisman, who is Jewish, and Madison Kocian. This lineup stands out in a political season animated by a dark winner-takeall mentality suggesting that success for one group of Americans can come only at the expense of another. The irony is that what makes for a divisive falsehood in an election is, in fact, true of Olympic gymnastics. Only five women could make the U.S. national team. Rules preventing one country from crowding out others mean that only two U.S. women could reach the finals for the individual events. Hernandez, for example, would have competed in Tuesday’s floor exercise final if Biles and Raisman hadn’t qualified with even higher scores. If Biles weren’t so broadly dominant, and if women’s coach Martha Karolyi
weren’t known for putting together Olympic teams with a strong balance of skills, it might be easy for viewers to fragment into partisan rooting factions, cheering one gymnast over the other. Instead, their accomplishments feel collective, their individual excellence lifting the team as a whole. And, in a small way, their victories belong to all of us, putting the lie to the idea that we can’t succeed together. Over at the aquatics stadium, a different facet of U.S. achievement has been front and center. Swimmers from a number of countries spoke out against competitors caught using performanceenhancing drugs in the past, with American Lilly King’s condemnation of Russia’s Yulia Efimova attracting particular attention. Episodes of wagged fingers and splashed water have been read as the latest and wettest - if not the coldest - chapter in the fraught relationship between these two nations. (See TEAM USA on page six)
Aetna shows why we need single-payer health care by Robert Reich
The best argument for a singlepayer health plan is the recent decision by giant health insurer Aetna to bail out next year from 11 of the 15 states where it sells Obamacare plans. Aetna’s decision follows similar moves by UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest insurer, and Humana, one of the other giants. As a result All claim they’re we end up not making enough with the most money because too bizarre healthmany people with insurance sysserious health prob- tem imaginlems are using the able: One ever Obamacare exchang- more carefully es, and not enough designed to healthy people are avoid sick people. signing up. The problem isn’t Obamacare per se. It’s in the structure of private markets for health insurance - which creates powerful incentives to avoid sick people and attract healthy ones. Obamacare is just making the structural problem more obvious. In a nutshell, the more sick people and the fewer healthy people a private for-profit insurer attracts, the less competitive that insurer becomes relative to other insurers that don’t attract as high a percentage of the sick but a higher percentage of the healthy. Eventually, insurers that take in too many sick and too few healthy people are driven out of business. If insurers had no idea who’d be sick and who’d be healthy when they sign up for insurance (and keep them insured at the same price even after they become sick), this wouldn’t be a problem. But, they do know - and they’re developing more and more sophisticated ways of finding out. We’re at the point of no return. It’s not just people with preexisting conditions who have caused insurers to run for the happy hills of healthy customers. It’s also people with genetic predispositions toward certain illnesses that are expensive to treat, like heart disease and cancer. And people who don’t exercise enough, or have unhealthy habits, or live in unhealthy places. So health insurers spend lots of time, effort, and money trying to attract people who have high odds of staying healthy (the young and the fit) while doing whatever they can to fend off those who have high odds of getting sick (the older, infirm, and the unfit). As a result we end up with the most bizarre health-insurance system imaginable: One ever more carefully designed to avoid sick people. If this weren’t enough to convince rational people to do what most other advanced nations have done and create a single-payer system, consider that America’s giant health insurers are now busily consolidating into ever-larger behemoths. UnitedHealth is already humongous. Aetna, meanwhile, is trying to buy Humana. Insurers say they’re doing this in order to reap economies of scale, but there’s little evidence that large size generates cost savings. In reality, they’re becoming very big to get more bargaining leverage over everyone they do business with - hospitals, doctors, employers, the government, and consumers. That way they make even bigger profits. (See AETNA on page six)
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Lowering science standards is not a solution by John Schrock
Kansas is facing a shortage of medical doctors in rural areas. So should we drop the training of physicians to the level of nursing to solve the shortage”? Of course not. But, this is the solution that is being proposed for Kansas high school science teachers. In last week’s State Board of Education meeting, the board accepted the Blue Ribbon Task Force Report on the shortage of
teachers in Kansas. This report included 61 separate recommendations. One proposed a change from in-depth training of high school biology, chemistry, physics and earth science teachers to one watered-down science teacher. Instead of majoring in one or more of these fields, a high school science teacher would only take a few courses across all the sciences. This all-science license is what Kansas now requires of science teachers at the
Trump would only use nuclear weapons in a sarcastic way by Andy Borowitz
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report Clarifying his position on a key national-security issue, Donald Trump said on Friday that as President he would be willing to use nuclear weapons, “but only in a sarcastic way.” “People who are worried about me having the nuclear-launch codes should stop worrying, O.K.?” Trump told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “If I ever used nuclear weapons, it would be really obvious that I was just being sarcastic.” Pressed by Blitzer to explain the difference between a sarcastic and non-sarcastic nuclear attack, Trump responded, “You’d use the weapons and everything, but then you’d say, ‘Just kidding.’ ” Trump did not specify which nations he would target for a sarcastic nuclear attack. “I can’t say right now,” he said. “But ,there are a lot of countries that need to lighten up.” Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author
Secrets Dark money may even explain the presidential candidacies of both Sen. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Supporters of both anti-establishment candidates are convinced that dark money has led to a bought-and-paid-for Congress that serves only the interests of the one percent. But efforts to control dark money at the federal level have been stymied by Republicans and some Democrats in Congress who are not about to turn on their sugar daddies. The Internal Revenue Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission both have the power to require significant new campaign funding disclosure, but have done nothing. And so it is left to reformers at the level of the
Aetna But, these bigger profits come at the expense of hospitals, doctors, employers, the government, and, ultimately, taxpayers and consumers. So the real choice in the future is becoming clear. Obamacare is only smoking it out. One alternative is a public single-payer sys-
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states, as in South Dakota, to get something done, ideally in a bipartisan manner. Surveys shows that well over 60 percent of both Republican and Democratic voters favor more public disclosure of the source of money in elections. The organization pushing the measure in heavily Republican South Dakota is chaired by a Republican former state senator and a Democratic former state representative. State action will never be enough. It is unclear, for example, whether a state could impose new disclosure rules on the funding sources of federal political action committees, even if the federal PACs spent money on state races. But partly sunny beats a rainy day.
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tem. The other is a hugely-expensive for-profit oligopoly with the market power to charge high prices even to healthy people - and to charge sick people (or those likely to be sick) an arm and a leg. Robert Reich is a former secretary of labor, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, and an author
Only Kansas and 10 other states train science teachers in-depth, and it shows in higher rates of students going on to become veterinarians, medical doctors, chemists and physicists.
middle school level. This so-called “comprehensive” science teacher sounds impressive but it is a synonym for “weak.” If a student teacher completed all of the current programs to become a science teacher in all of these sub-disciplines, it would take 5-1/2 years or more. Science teacher prep-
aration in Kansas and nationwide is at an all time low, and expanding the training is not going to solve any teacher shortage. Of course, that is not what “comprehensive science” teacher means. Training a one-size-doesall science teacher in four years means cutting out the majority of coursework currently taken in
Joke “Ray, come over here and say a few words.” “Let me begin by saying that since I’ll soon be retiring from public office, that means me and government employees will be doing the same thing - absolutely nothing,” Merrick says with a laugh. A loud groan can be heard from members of the media. “It’s a tough crowd,” notes Merrick. “It was a joke when I said it two years ago and it’s still a joke. And you want to know what else is a joke? The Kansas Supreme Court telling us what we
Earth the outboard motor and sit down with a plate of beans and baked chicken, potato salad, a roll, a slab of pie and learn the art of small talk. “So how are you doing?” “Not so bad. Can’t complain.” “Drove by your house and your lawn is looking pretty good.” “Well, we’ve had enough rain, that’s for sure.” “How is your daughter doing?” “Well, we don’t hear much from her so she
The Board also asked for prompt action from the PSB. We can expect a PSB recommendation to dramatically water down science teacher training in the near future. Many Kansans are not aware of the strength of science teaching in Kansas. Go through a “Who’s Who in Science” encyclopedia and tally the state where each scientist was schooled. Then divide by state population. You discover that on a per (See SCIENCE on page 7)
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can spend on schools. Only I’m not laughing.” At that, a couple of Brownback’s aides step beside Merrick and escort him away from the podium. “Ray has been one of the great funny men of the legislature for as long as I can remember,” says Brownback. “Right now, I think he’s having a difficult time dealing with the thought of retirement, but we hope to have him back at Cedar Crest real soon and putting us all in stitches with his great sense of humor. “Now, let’s move on to the lady we like to refer to as the Queen of Sarcasm
Team USA But King’s gestures resonate for a different reason. At a moment when the authenticity of Republican Donald Trump’s business success has become an important issue in the presidential election, it’s heartening to see Americans abroad argue that when we win, we want it to be real - even if that means disavowing accomplishments we come by dishonestly, as King has done in condemning Americans who are competing in Rio
each science. The state board could have accepted 60 of the 61 recommendations and sent a signal that they were not going to water down science teacher training. They did not. Instead, they accepted all of the report and forwarded to the Professional Standards Board (PSB) just four specific items for consideration: “elementary restricted, multiyear first license, student teaching options and comprehensive science.”
in my Administration. Melika, step up here and say a few words.” “It’s great to be here with so many of my close friends in the media,” says Melika. After a long pause, she says, “That’s sarcasm. You folks really don’t get it, do you? Like when I said the legislature understands the constitution better than the Supreme Court. Sarcasm. And when I supported the idea of kicking people off welfare so they would be forced to get a job, I didn’t necessarily mean they would find that job in Kansas.” Another long pause.
“Gotcha again. Of course, that’s what I meant. I thought the liberal media had a much better sense of humor,” said Melika, handing the microphone to Brownback. “That little lady keeps us all on our toes,” said Brownback as he gave Melika a round of applause. “That’s why I love being governor of this state and working with so many people who have such a great sense of humor. “I believe I speak for all of us when I say that we see government as just one big joke.” Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com
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despite past failed drug tests. By now in this column, you’ve probably noticed another theme of the Rio Olympics: the prominence of American women. Whether it’s swimmer Katie Ledecky’s and Biles’s supremacy, or King’s emergence as a moral voice in the doping controversy, women have given U.S. audiences some of their strongest occasions to cheer. Also noteworthy are the contributions that
immigrants - including Australian-born basketball player Kyrie Irving, who in 2012 decided not to play for his country of birth so he would be eligible to compete for a spot on Team USA - are making to the United States’ medal count. In a political context, reactions to our country’s increasing diversity, the prospect of female leadership, the presence of immigrants and contested ideas about what constitutes genuine success have congealed into a
moment of extraordinary ugliness. Yet when we measure ourselves against other nations, we see the beauty and strength in inclusivity and integrity. As Rio is making unmistakably clear, the parts of American life that Trump wants to change to “make America great again” are some of the very things that make America great just as it is. Alyssa Rosenberg blogs about pop culture for The Washington Post
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must be okay.” You will find common decency here, the common crucial values which are about marriage, parenthood, friendship, work, faith and attitude. You’re surrounded by people who’ve known each other for 50 and 60 years, and decency dictates that they show you hospitality. This culture dates back to before we got so taskforced and committeed, fedback and workshopped to death, and any joyful impulse gets filtered through six layers of management until it dies a
quiet death. It happened in the 1980s. We chose lifestyle over principle and you saw vineyards cropping up everywhere. Even North Dakota has a Wine Country where people who used to care about justice sit around appreciating the bouquet of gardenias and brook trout and the long finish with overtones of particle board. Old people who are on OxyContin for their arthritis toss back a flagon of Riesling and a plate of brie.
I’m sorry but this is not good for intelligence, and so here we are in the present dilemma. Style is not what keeps us going. We survive by virtue of people extending themselves, welcoming the young, showing sympathy for the suffering, taking pleasure in each other’s good fortune. We are here for a brief time. We would like our stay to mean something. Do the right thing. Travel light. Be sweet. Garrison Keillor is an author and radio personality
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Science capita basis, Kansas is a top producer of scientists. Why are most other states lower in per capita scientist production? There are many factors but the most important is the greater knowledge of most Kansas high school science teachers. Forty states (including the District of Columbia) only train broadfield high school science teachers, similar to this proposal. Our science teachers are much stronger. When I send a student teacher to Phoenix, Ariz., or Carbondale, Ill., the immediate response of their principal is that they really know their subject. Only Kansas and 10 other
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states train science teachers in-depth, and it shows in higher rates of students going on to become veterinarians, medical doctors, chemists and physicists. Why are Kansas school administrators arguing for watered-down broadfield science teachers? There are two reasons. Kansas never fully consolidated. There are still a number of USDs graduating less than 10 students per year; the whole high school totals less than 40 students. At the state board meeting, the Task Force co-chair explained how these small schools could not afford to hire several teachers for physics and biology. A broad-
field license solves this problem - on paper. It is also true that the board has already “removed barriers” by allowing a teacher to add a second field by testout; about two-thirds of the recent new science teacher licenses have been added that way. But, the supply of current science teachers who can add other sciences is running out. And teachers who add another science endorsement without taking the coursework lack the field and lab experiences to conduct those lessons with their students. A second reason is that the majority of states,
including all four states surrounding Kansas, license broadfield science teachers. They cannot transfer their credentials if they move into Kansas. Some board members expressed concern about the four actions being sent to the PSB. But, the movement toward watering down science teacher preparation is underway in Kansas. Kansas students need well-trained biology, chemistry, physics and earth science teachers. Dumbing down science teacher training does not serve the next generation of Kansans. John Schrock trains biology teachers and lives in Emporia
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ing” some of the numbers which reflect the extent of water usage and depletion in Wichita County. In the last decade, about 100 irrigation wells have been shut down, leaving about 550 in operation. Of those, the average withdrawal rate is 160 gallons per minute, which compares to 225 gallons per minute just 10 years ago. “Yet, we’re continuing to use more water,” Long noted. In the early 2000s, Wichita County irrigators were operating their wells an average of 95 days each growing season. That’s increased to 135 days. “This is not sustainable,” said Long. Sharp Reduction in Use As proposed, the WCA will take an aggressive approach to reducing irrigation pumping. It begins with a 29 percent reduction for the first seven years, which increases to 36 percent for the next seven years. That’s followed by a 43 percent reduction (20312037) and a 50 percent reduction (2038-2044). Water rights holders will have the opportunity to “bank” water during wet years so they can exceed their annual allocation during dry years. Participation is voluntary and those who sign up will be making a seven year commitment. Committee member Lonnie Busch said a difficult challenge was striking the right balance between cutting water usage too much, which would have a negative impact on the local economy, and setting the conservation level so low that it would have little impact on the Ogallala. “We’re using a tool that the government has given us, but we get to write the rules ourselves,” said Busch. “We want water to be here in a usable fashion in 2050 and beyond.” Kevin Hazelton, Salina, who was a facilitator on the committee while it looked at different solutions, noted that the committee had considered 15 conservation plans. A locally elected board will review the plan every three years. The pumping allotment for each well will be based on usage from 2009-15. “This will cover crop rotations and weather variations for a seven year period,” noted Frank
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Mercurio, a committee member who is manager of KLA Environmental Services in Scott City. “The weather during that time was a little drier than normal, which means irrigation was a little higher.” Mercurio said the committee felt that provided a “realistic” usage base for irrigators. Level of Participation The WCA committee said there is currently 1.7 million acre feet of water storage in the aquifer under Wichita County. If the current rate of usage continues, the storage will be reduced to about 1.2 million acre feet by 2045. If 90 percent of the water rights holders in the county participate in the WCA for the full duration, it will be 56 years before the aquifer reaches the same level of depletion. “We can gain about 28 more years of usable life,” says Long. Whether the WCA can reach that level of participation is a huge question. “I worry about the level of commitment,” said Wichita County farmer John Simons, referring to the approximately 40 Wichita County residents in attendance. “When you see how many people are here today I don’t feel we’re seeing that commitment.” He also felt the idea of volunteering for the program, yet being subject to financial penalties for overpumping, might be a tough sell for some individuals. “Who wants to be fined for something they’re doing on a voluntary basis?” he asked. He supports the idea of reducing irrigation usage, but isn’t sure the committee can get the participation it’s hoping for. “I give credit to those people who have put in the work to come up with this plan. It’s been with good intentions,” he says, “but, I don’t think it’s going to work.” Bill Gerstberger remains more optimistic about the WCA, noting that more than 60 percent of the votes cast in Wichita County supported a LEMA. “I think if the program is fair enough and every-
Bill Gerstberger, Leoti, shares his thoughts during a group discussion about the proposed Water Conservation Area. (Record Photo)
one feels like they’re going to sacrifice something, that a majority of the people will probably join in,” he says. One of his concerns was enrolling in the program and then finding out afterwards that participation is well short of the committee’s goal. “I’m still thinking about it right now,” says Gerstberger, who voted for the LEMA. “(Twentynine percent) is a pretty harsh cut. But, the ability to bank water and carry savings forward does help. I’ve got the numbers and see what they look like. The first I’ve seen of any of these numbers is at this meeting.” Who Will Benefit? One concern expressed during the meeting was that conservation efforts in Wichita County would only benefit those who continue to pump from the Ogallala in neighboring counties. “What we’re doing here will affect our Ogallala Aquifer,” emphasized Long. “The water movement (in the aquifer) is so minimal that we can make a difference here.” According to Brownie Wilson, water data manager with the Kansas Geological Survey, groundwater will move about one mile over a 15-year period - or about a foot per day.
What is a Water Conservation Area?
A Water Conservation Area was enacted into law by the Kansas Legislature in 2015 as another option to reduce irrigation pumping and extend the life of the Ogallala Aquifer. Participation is voluntary and guidelines will be established by a local committee. Once a plan is approved by the chief engineer with the Kansas Division of Water Resources, enforcement and penalties are administered through the DWR within the Kansas Department of Agriculture. Participation within a WCA may allow options that are not available to water right owners outside of a WCA or LEMA.
These flexibilities can be outlined in the WCA management plan and may include creating multiyear allocations, allowing the movement of allocations between enrolled water rights, or the allowing use of water for new uses. There are currently three approved WCAs in Kansas - one each in Finney, Stanton and Sherman counties. These, however, are limited to single operators or water rights holders. The Wichita County proposal would be the largest to date. “I don’t know if other counties will follow this route, but we are seeing large farms and groups of
farmers talking to us about it,” says Lane Latourneau, who was in attendance at the Wichita County meeting. “They are going to watch how this process works out.” He says another LEMA is being discussed in northwest Kansas. The only other LEMA is the Sheridan 6. Latourneau says the Intensive Groundwater Use Control Areas (IGUCA), LEMAs and WCAs are programs approved by the state which encourage water conservation. “It’s great to see water users taking advantage of these tools to extend the life of the aquifer,” he said.
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of the committee’s goal, “that would open the door for a LEMA to override it in the future.” “What we’re trying to do in Wichita County could provide a future road map for other groups,” added Long. “Just like (GMD No. 1) was the first in Kansas,
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this WCA would be the first on a large, countywide scale. This could pave the way for other counties to do the same thing.” Long said it is the committee’s hopes that enrollment in the plan can begin January 1.
Questions/Answers during the WCA public meeting Following are some of the questions asked by those in attendance: Q) Would an individual’s water rights be impacted if they opted out of the WCA after seven years? A) The WCA will not impact water rights. * * *
Q) Will the WCA have a multi-year flex account to allow irrigators to borrow from future usage, due to drought conditions, before they’ve had an opportunity to bank water. A) That is a provision that was discussed, and could still be included in a final plan, but it is not part
of the current proposal. * * * Q) What happens if GMD No. 1 passes a LEMA? A) If the LEMA is more stringent, than it will override the WCA. It’s also possible the GMD could decide that those already participating in
the WCA could operate independently within the LEMA. The LEMA would only affect those Wichita County operators who are not participating in the WCA. * * * Q) Could those who are participating in a WCA, who have already reduced
their irrigation usage, be further penalized by a LEMA? A) While the WCA committee said it couldn’t speak for the GMD board, committee member Matt Long said he was hopeful the conservation efforts already enacted by landowners would be taken
into consideration. * * * Q) Who would be responsible for monitoring compliance and assessing penalties? A) The Kansas Division of Water Resources. Each participant will have a signed agreement with the DWR.
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Continue benefits of vegetable gardening into fall As summer begins to come to a close, many people turn their attention to their favorite fall activities. However, even the most avid gardener may be unaware of the opportunities that await those who are willing to brave the heat. “If he or she can get out there and bear some of the heat, the cool season vegetables will still be maturing in the cool temperatures, which they don’t do in the spring time,” said Gregg Eyestone, K-State Research and Extension Riley County horticulture agent. “The soil temperature is ideal for seed germination.” Gardeners have many options when thinking of a fall garden. According to the Johnson County
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Probably the price, color, size of bottle and the smell. Look at the labels and read the patent numbers. They are all about the same except for a few numbers on the end, which I would guess to be the color and fragrance that they used differently. Look at the caps on these bottles the next time you purchase these products, they look the same except the color. P&G also makes Bounce and Downy, both fabric softeners. Do you really think there is a difference in the performance ability? I use a store brand because these are not made in the USA, but the store brands usually are. Dreft and Ivory Snow, two detergents targeted for washing baby clothes are also both made by P&G. I say buy the cheapest one. Better yet, buy a free and clear laundry detergent as it will be half the price of Dreft. Unilever, also known as the Lever Brothers, make the All, Surf and Wisk laundry detergents. Colgate Palmolive makes Ajax, Dynamo and Fab. I am all about trying a cheaper brand. I personally use Purex laundry detergent and get along with it just fine and my family can get pretty dirty riding horses and working cattle. Purex is made by the Henkel Co., which also makes Borax the 20 Mule Team cleaner, which I think is a workhorse. Unilever also makes body soap like Dove, Caress and Lever 2000. They make Suave shampoo and Nexus shampoo. If you know these two brands, you know that Nexus costs a lot more than Suave does. I could talk about several more brands and types of products, but what I am trying to share is that a name doesn’t make a better product. Try something different or cheaper. If it is laundry soap that you try and don’t like, use the left over to wash your car with or donate it to the Bread Basket. Please call me with any thoughts or questions. I would love to hear about your experiences.
Extension office, cucumbers, summer squash, beans, and transplanted broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage may be planted until early to mid-August. Carrots and beets may be planted until mid-August. Early September is when lettuce, spinach, radishes, and turnips should be planted. “The production should be just as well as in the summer, but the real advantage is the crisper, enhanced flavors,” Eyestone said. “If you’ve never tried it, I encourage you to.” He noted that fall gardening may be better for those without the land for a traditional garden. Most of the plants grown in traditional gardens can
be grown in containers on a patio or deck. The containers can be moved inside a building if wildlife or weather pose a problem. Fall gardening provides opportunities for those unable to plant a traditional garden. Think of gardening as fun and experimental. Early Fall Crops “Technically a gardener could still plant snap beans, cucumbers, and squash. Those should mature before we get into the real cold temperatures as those vegetables will die at 32 degrees,” Eyestone says. Peas may struggle to germinate in warmer soil temperatures, he said, adding that gardeners can still grow them if they
are willing to be creative. Some techniques to shade the soil include putting something such as a board over the soil to keep the sun off. If the plant needs to be protected from the cold they can be covered to allow the heat in the soil to radiate through the plant tissue. These covers can range from a floating row cover, which can be found at gardening stores, to a blanket. The main goal is to simply trap the heat - similar to the way a greenhouse would. Remember that different parts of Kansas as well as other states have different first frost dates and these “mini greenhouses” may extend the growing season.
“One thing to consider is, look at the seed packet and see how many days it takes for the plant to mature and count back,” Eyestone said. “By doing this a gardener may be able to avoid taking extra precautions to protect the plant from the elements.” Fall gardeners should be aware of the different conditions the plants will face. Transplants will mature more quickly than seeds. Johnson County extension also recommends planting seeds deeper in the fall than is recommended in the spring to allow for access to cooler soil. With new opportunities come old challenges. Unlike in the spring, pests are already active in the late summer. Tender new
growth will not be able to withstand much feeding by insects. Squash bugs, cucumber beetles, cabbageworms, butterflies, and moths may eat your plants before you do, Eyestone said. In addition, wildlife such as rabbits, deer, and others may also look to snack on your garden. Consider a cover such as a floating row cover, fencing, or netting for protection. Because soil temperatures have been warmed by the summer sun, nutrients are readily available. A light application of nitrogen may be all that’s needed as the crop progresses into fall. It is important to assess the crop before fertilizing.
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Of course, she emphasized that a tour to the region wouldn’t be complete without a stop at Lake Scott State Park “which is a beautiful gem that a lot of people don’t know exists.” “I love the open vistas, but when you can come into this area and see the outcrops of the Ogallala and this beautiful lake, it’s just something that I think everyone should experience,” she adds. Wednesday afternoon’s visit to Lake Scott included a stop at Big Springs, where tour members were informed of the Lake Scott Riffle Beetle. It’s the only place in the world where this particular beetle can be found. ‘Archeological Mecca’ While at the El Cuartelejo ruins, local artist and historian Jerry Thomas gave a brief history of the region and told of plans for construction of an interpretative center that he hopes will be completed in the next two years. The goal is for the 60x100 foot center to become a repository for artifacts discovered at the site over the past 90 years and to educate visitors about what Thomas describes as an “archeological mecca.” “This remains a sacred and spiritual place for Native Americans,” noted Thomas. However, local historians and state park personnel remain frustrated by their inability to get historical artifacts that were discovered at El Cuartelejo returned to Scott County. Park Manager Greg Mills said there are 25,000 artifacts in storage at the Kansas State Historical Society, “but I can’t get even two of them for display in a small museum we are creating at our park office,” he said. Thomas, who was asked by Gov. Sam Brownback to spearhead fundraising for the $1.2 million center, said that seeing artifacts and shards returned to the local museum and in the future interpretative center are a priority. “I agreed to take up this project only if we can get
Local historian and artist Jerry Thomas tells Kansas Field Conference participants the history of El Cuartelejo and of plans to build an interpretive center on the site. (Record Photo)
some artifacts back home where they need to be,” he explained to the conference group. Thomas and Mills acknowledged that a major concern of the KHS is security of the artifacts and their proper care if they are returned. Thomas said that’s not an issue at the museum and it won’t be a concern when the interpretative center is completed. Ehmke Playa The first stop for the tour on Wednesday was one of the area’s largest playas located on land owned by Vance and Louise Ehmke in western Lane County. The playa is currently part of a study being conducted by the University of Kansas to determine how these land depressions scattered across Western Kansas and throughout the High Plains interact with the Ogallala Aquifer. William Johnson, a professor of geography and atmospheric science at KU, is in the process of establishing a test site with multiple monitors to determine water movement and factors which can affect that movement. “Most playas are little, but big ones like this are spectacular,” said Johnson, noting that it
KU Professor William Johnson explains the unique features of playas and the research being conducted on a huge playa on the Vance Ehmke farm in Lane County. (Record Photo)
measures about one mile in length from east to west. “If there is a connection with the Ogallala, it will be through these bigger ones. “What makes this site special is that it’s never been plowed. It’s a real gem,” said Johnson, telling the gathering that the playa was more than 130,000 years old. The land on which the playa is located has been in the Ehmke family for four generations. During a huge rainfall event - 5-6
inches over the course of several hours - the playa will fill with water and it can remain that way for about a year. Vance Ehmke says he has seen that happen three times during his lifetime, most recently in 1986 and again in about 1996. “People have told me they learned to water ski out here,” Ehmke said.
feels it is still fulfilling its original goal or helping individuals become more familiar with issues affecting the state. “When this began, we originally focused the tour on a particular issue, such as oil and gas, or one on water or on urban issues. It evolved into what we’re today now,” said Buchanan. It still provides particiSeeing the State pants with the chance to After 22 years, meet directly with people Buchanan still participates involved in those issues in the conference and and to share ideas with
others while on the bus. “Just as importantly, they get the chance to visit places they wouldn’t take the time to see otherwise,” Buchanan says. “Today, for example, we took them through the Cargill feedlot (in Wichita County). That may not seem like a big deal to someone living out here, but to someone from Overland Park it is a big deal. “If we didn’t think this was a worthwhile project after all these years we wouldn’t still be doing it.”
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Deanna Kennedy, who lost her mother and two sisters to a rare form of Alzheimer’s, participates in the first fundraising walk that was held at Scott City’s Patton Park last Saturday morning. (Record Photo)
Family’s tragedy turns into opportunity to share far-reaching impact of Alzheimer’s When Carolyn Wright began showing signs of being forgetful, family members weren’t quite sure what to think. “Mom was losing her sense of balance and she was losing her vision,” recalls Deanna Kennedy. “We had no idea what could be happening.” When Dr. Robert Rosin told the family he believed their mother was experiencing dementia it was a difficult diagnosis to comprehend. “How could someone in their 40s be experiencing dementia?” wondered her oldest daughter, Deanna Kennedy. “That’s not something you’re prepared to hear when someone is that young.” The diagnosis was confirmed when an EEG conducted at the Hays Medical Center revealed that Wright had the brain of a 72-year-old. “That’s when your thinking changes about Alzheimer’s being something that only affects older people,” Kennedy said during the first Walk for Alzheimer’s that was held on Saturday morning at Scott City’s Patton Park. “We eventually had to put her in a nursing home. It was a very difficult decision, but when you have someone who can’t remember what they did five minutes ago they need 24/7 care,” noted Kennedy. Carolyn passed away at the age of 61. However, that was only the beginning. The family felt they “needed some answers” about what happened to their mother, so an autopsy was conducted at the KU Medical Center and parts of her brain were sent to Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Center at the University of Indiana. It was confirmed that Carolyn had Presenilin 1, a gene that is present with early onset Alzheimer’s. Individuals with this gene can begin showing signs of Alzheimer’s in their early 20s. Once researchers identified Presenilin 1, they contacted Kennedy and her two younger sisters and paid for them to travel to the University of Indiana for three days of rigorous testing. Sisters Diagnosed A terrible disease that had claimed their mother soon took on an entirely new dimension. Testing had revealed that Kennedy’s two sisters, Crystal Wright and Brenda Bremer, had the gene. Kennedy did not. Not only was the gene present, but a month before their mother died - in January of 2010 Kennedy had noticed symptoms of the disease in Crystal when she was in Scott City for a visit. Crystal was only 35 at the time and three years later she was admitted to Park Lane Nursing Home for care. “(Former administrator) Jerry Korbe was so good to us. He realized our only other options were to send her several hours away, so he offered to let her stay on a one month trial basis Ed and Rosemary Wasinger, Scott City, were participants in the first Alzheimer’s Walk. (Record Photo)
(See ALZHEIMER’S on page 18)
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Insurance is an important back-to-school expense Many Kansas families have students going to college this month. With the necessities of college life - clothing, electronic equipment and more don’t forget to add “insurance” to the list of necessary items. The following insurance tips for both parents and college students originate from information compiled by the Kansas
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Scott County Commission Agenda Monday, August 23 County Courthouse 3:00 p.m. Approve August 8 minutes accounts payable 3:30 p.m. Health administrator Dana Shapland request to purchase automated appointment reminders 4:00 p.m. Public Works Director Richard Cramer Agenda may change before the meeting. Contact County Clerk Alice Brokofsky for an updated agenda (872-2420) or visit www.scott.kansasgov.com
Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department July 23: Daniel Hernandez, 21, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a hallucinogenic drug and possession of a stimulant. He was transported to the LEC. July 24: Alexander Embry, 21, was arrested for domestic battery and transported to the LEC. July 24: David DeBusk, 18, was arrested for attempting to distribute a controlled substance, possession of an illegal opiate/stimulant and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was transported to the LEC. Aug. 1: Liliana Ayala, 18, was arrested for domestic battery and transported to the LEC. Aug. 1: Domestic battery was reported in the 100 block of east Park Lane. Aug. 3: Michael Lee was arrested for DUI and transported to the LEC. Aug. 9: Domestic battery was reported. Aug. 9: A biting dog was reported in the 200 block of Washington St. Aug. 10: Officers responded to a child in need of care report. Aug. 10: An accident occurred when Shae Morris was northbound on Court Street and failed to yield, striking an eastbound vehicle driven by Octavio Nolasco. Aug. 11: An accident occurred in the 1500 block of south US83 Highway when Kevin Graham, who was northbound, was struck by a vehicle driven by Nancy Koehn who was merging to avoid traffic in the center turning lane. Aug. 11: William Maclean was arrested for domestic battery and transported to the LEC. Aug. 11: Steven Turley II was arrested on an out-ofcounty warrant. Aug. 13: Rebel Booth, 25, was arrested for driving on a driver’s license that had been cancelled/suspended/revoked and transported to the LEC. Aug. 14: Matthew Spangler, 14, was arrested on an out-of-county warrant. Scott County Sheriff’s Department July 31: Rebel Booth was arrested for transportation of an open container and transported to the LEC. Friendship ‘Meals to Go’ available from the VIP Center Individual frozen/sealed trays • Good for special diets only $3.25/meal • Call 872-3501
dent is taking a vehicle to school, check with your local agent about the current vehicle insurance policy. If you ask about the rates for the college’s city, that may help you decide whether to keep the student’s car on the family’s auto policy. Look for the good student discount. Make sure your insurance company is notified each semester
if your student maintains good grades. Getting a good student discount on the vehicle’s premium saves money. Make it easier to report an accident. Installing the WreckCheck mobile smartphone application from the NAIC gives both the student and parents an outline of what to do immediately following any vehicle accident.
Public Notice (First published in The Scott 10:00 a.m. CST of said day, County Record, Thurs., Au- the following described real gust 4, 2016; last published property located in Scott Thurs., August 18, 2016)3t County, Kansas, to wit: IN THE DISTRICT COURT Lot Six (6) and the North OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS Five Feet (N5’) of Lot SIMMONS BANK Seven (7) in Block FortyPlaintiff, seven (47) in the Original vs. Town of Scott City, Scott SCOTT LANE, et al. County, Kansas. Defendants to satisfy the judgment in the Case No. 2016-CV-07 above-entitled case. Said Title to Real Estate Involved real property is levied upon (Proceedings Pursuant to as the property of defendant K.S.A. Chapter 60) Jena M. Johnson, f/n/a Jena NOTICE OF M. Lane, and will be sold SHERIFF’S SALE without appraisement, and Notice is hereby given further subject to the apthat under and by virtue of proval of the Court. Glenn Anderson, an Order of Sale issued by the District Court of Scott Sheriff of Scott County, Ks. County, Kansas, in the Attest: above action wherein the Clerk of the District Court parties above-named were KENNEDY BERKLEY respectively plaintiff and de- YARNEVICH & WILLIAMSON, fendants, to me the under- CHARTERED signed Sheriff of Scott Coun- James R. Angell ty, Kansas, I will offer for sale John F. Thompson, II. at public auction, and sell to 119 W. Iron, 7th Floor the highest bidder for cash P.O. Box 2567 in hand on the front steps Salina, Kansas 67402-2567 of the Scott County Court- (785) 825-4674 [Phone] house, 303 Court Street, (785) 825-5936 [Fax] Scott City, Kansas 67871 on Jangell@kenberk.com Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Attorneys for Plaintiff
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Aug. 4, 2016; last published Thurs., August 18, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS in the matter of the Estate of Donald D. Schleman a/k/a Don Schleman, Deceased Case No. 2016-PR-17 NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS You are hereby notified that on the 29th day of July, 2016, a Petition was filed in this Court by Linda L. Schleman an heir of Donald D. Schleman a/k/a Don Schleman, deceased praying: That descent be determined of the following described real property owned by the decedent: A strip 7 feet wide and extending from front to back along the south side of Lot Nine (9) in Block Ten (10) in McLain, Swan and Sangster’s Addition to the City of Scott City, Kansas; and,
Lot Twelve (12) in Block Ten (10) in McLain, Swan and Sangster’s Addition to Scott City, Kansas and all other real and personal property and any Kansas real estate owned by decedent at time of his death. You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 25th day of August, 2016, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., in said Court, in the City of Scott City, in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgement and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. Linda L. Schleman Petitioner WALLACE, BRANTLEY AND SHIRLEY 325 Main Street P.O. Box 605 Scott City, Kansas 67871 Attorneys for Petitioners
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Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Aug. 18, 2016; last published Thurs., Sept. 1, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the matter of the Estate of Richard D. Long, deceased Case No. 2016-PR-19 NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that on August 10, 2016, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in this court by Mitchell Dean Long, an heir, devisee, legatee, and Executor named in the Last
Will and Testament of Richard D. Long, deceased. All creditors of the above named decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within four months from the date of the first publication of this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred. Mitchell Dean Long Petitioner WALLACE, BRANTLEY AND SHIRLEY 325 Main Street P.O. Box 605 Scott City, Kansas 67871 Attorneys for Petitioners
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., August 11, 2016; last published Thurs., August 25, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the matter of the Estate of Donald Dornon, aka Donald D. Dornon, aka Donald Dean Dornon, deceased Case No. 2016-PR-16 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59) THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on the 18th day of July, 2016, a Petition for Issuance of Letters of Administration was filed in this Court by Mary Doe, an heir of Donald Dornon, aka Donald D. Dornon, aka Donald Dean Dornon, deceased.
All creditors of the decendent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred. Arron Scott Dornon Petitioner JAKE W. BROOKS ATTORNEY AT LAW P.O. BOX 664 101 E. 6th SCOTT CITY, KS. 67871 620-872-7204
Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Aug. 18, 2016)1t ORDINANCE NO. 1173 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS; ADOPTING AND ENACTING THE “STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE FOR KANSAS CITIES,” EDITION OF 2016, WITH CERTAIN OMISSIONS, CHANGES AND ADDITIONS; PRESCRIBING NEW REGULATIONS WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS FOR TRUCKS OR SIMILAR VEHICLES, WITH A REGISTERED GROSS WEIGHT OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS, PARKING ON CITY STREETS AND DESIGNATING NEW REGULATIONS FOR MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS ALL ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS THIRTY-THREE AND NINETY-EIGHT OF SAID STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCES AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS: Section 1. INCORPORATING STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE. There is hereby enacted, that certain standard traffic ordinance known as the “Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities,” Edition of 2016, prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas, including those articles, sections, parts or portions that are modified or changed. No fewer than three copies of the Standard Traffic Ordinance shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 1011 with all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted or changed clearly marked to show any such omission or change and to which shall be attached a copy of this ordinance, and filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours. The Police Department, Municipal Judge, City Attorney and all administrative departments of the City charged with enforcement of the ordinance shall be supplied, at the cost of the City, such number of official copies of the Standard Traffic Ordinance similarly marked, as may be deemed expedient. Section 2. Section 33 of said Standard Traffic Ordinance is hereby amended and changed to read as follows: “MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS. (a) Except as provided
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in subsection (b) and when a special hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with Section 32, the limits specified in this section or established as hereinafter authorized shall be maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of such maximum limits unless a different speed limit is posted: (1) Twenty (20) miles per hour in any business district; (2) Thirty (30) miles per hour in any residential district; (3) Twenty (20) miles per hour in any park or school zone; and, (4) Fifty-Five (55) or SixtyFive (65) miles per hour in all other locations, as provided by law. (b) No person shall drive a school bus to or from school, or interschool or intraschool functions or activities, at a speed in excess of the maximum speed limits provided in subsection (a), except that the board of education of any school district may establish by board policy lower maximum speed limits for the operation of such district’s school buses. The provisions of this subsection relating to school buses shall apply to buses used for the transportation of students enrolled in community colleges or area vocational schools, when such buses are transporting students to or from school, or functions or activities (K.S.A. Supp. 8-1558) (c) The maximum speed limits in this section may be altered as authorized in K.S.A. 8-1559 and K.S.A. 8-1560, and amendments thereto. Section 3. Section 98 of said Standard Traffic Ordinance is hereby amended and changed to read as follows: “LOADING AND UNLOADING COMMERCIAL, DELIVERY AND OTHER VEHICLES; REMOVAL OF VEHICLE; DUTY OF POLICE OFFICER; AND PARKING OF TRUCKS, BUSES, TRACTORS, TRAILERS AND OTHER VEHICLES OVER TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS ACTUAL GROSS WEIGHT, ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS PROHIBITED. (a) Subject to any provision prohibiting parking at all times or during specified hours, vehicles used for the transportation of merchandise or materials may stand or be parked at the curb to take on or discharge loads on any street marked for parallel parking; provided that such vehicles may be backed into any curb at such times and places when and where the same may not interfere with or become a
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ers policy should check first to see if the policy includes identity theft insurance while the student is away from the family home. If a student is renting an apartment, ask if his/her renters Identity Theft Know the limits of insurance covers identity identity theft insurance. theft, or if that could be With constant cyberse- added to the policy. curity concerns, identity theft coverage is certainly Health Insurance Realize health insura consideration. Identity ance options. Nearly all theft insurance is limited, young adults up to age however. It can’t protect 26 can now stay on their parents or students from parents’ health insurance becoming victims of idenplans because of federal tity theft, and it doesn’t health laws. cover your direct financial At school, students losses. should have copies of It does provide cover- their insurance cards and age for the cost of reclaim- know how/where to seek ing a person’s financial medical treatment. identity - making phone If the student is insured calls, making copies, through a network of medmailing documents, tak- ical providers, check to ing time off from work see if he/she will be in or without pay and hiring an out of the network service attorney. area while at school. That The primary policy- will make a difference in holder of your homeown- how much you or your Finally, ask if your homeowners insurance policy will cover the belongings in the student’s car or rental trailer before he/she gets to campus.
hazard to vehicular traffic on such street within the block; provided further, that traffic may be temporarily blocked by any such vehicle backed into any curb to load or unload when the same may be necessary during such times as loading or unloading shall be undertaken in any expeditious manner without delay, upon prior notice to and under the direction and supervision of the Police Department; provided, further, that the driver or some person in charge of such vehicle shall constantly be present or available to remove such vehicle in an emergency and the vehicle shall be removed immediately upon the same being loaded or unloaded as the case may be. The Chief of Police may place suitable warning signs to direct or control traffic during the time any street may be blocked or traffic is restricted from its normal flow or course. b. It shall be unlawful to park a truck with an actual gross weight of more than Twenty- Four Thousand (24,000) pounds or a bus, truck, tractor, road tractor, farm tractor, trailer or semitrailer on any street longer than two (2) hours; except that parking longer or unloading of merchandise and a permit, issued by the traffic division of the Police Department authorizing the same, is in the possession of the operator or in the vehicle at the time the vehicle is parked over two hours. These permits shall be issued for each instance over parking is necessary. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to disconnect from a tractor designated to pull a semi-trailer, so that any part of such semi-trailer is supported by dollies or support not bearing on a tractor designed to pull such semitrailer unless the owner or person in his possession complies with the remaining provisions of this section. Any person leaving a semi-trailer disconnected from a tractor shall cause to be placed between dollies and support for trailers and pavement a wooden plank of such thickness and width, that no portion of a semitrailer other than wheels with pneumatic tires coming in contact with the pavement. Such plank shall be 3 feet in length and of such thickness that it does not break, crush or crumble and so that the weight will be distributed over the entire length of the plank. Provided however, that any semi-trailer shall not remain on any street, avenue, alley, public-way, or right-ofway, for a period of longer than two (2) hours, without obtaining a permit as herein-
student will have to pay for out-of-pocket charges. Dental and Eye Care Routine dental care and eye care generally are not included as part of a health insurance plan. Also, most health insurance plans do not cover expenses related to periodic eye examinations, glasses or contact lenses, but most will cover medical care as a result of an eye disease or injury. Preparing to go to college can be stressful for both students and parents. However, knowing that the student and his/her belongings have proper insurance coverage relieves some of that stress. For more, visit our department’s website at www.ksinsurance. org, call our Consumer Assistance Hotline at 800432-2484 or see our videos on YouTube.
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above required. c) If any such vehicle or trailer, as identified in this section, shall be so parked or placed, deposited or left unattended upon any street, avenue, alley, public-way of right-of-way, the same shall be removed by the owner within twenty-four (24) hours after a citation issued by police or law enforcement official. If such vehicle or trailer is not removed within said twenty-four (24) hour time period, the same shall be caused to be removed by an officer in the most reasonable manner. Said vehicle shall not be returned to the owner until the towage and storage charges are paid in full to the City of Scott City, Kansas. In the event said vehicle or trailer is not claimed and towage and storage charges are not paid in full within sixty (60) days from the date of the impoundment, the appropriate law enforcement official shall proceed to sell such vehicle or trailer as abandoned vehicle, pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1102, as amended, and such payment and/or sale shall not relieve the owner of said vehicle or trailer of prosecution for said violation. d) It shall be unlawful for any person, business or corporation to park or to permit any bus or truck with a registered gross weight of twenty-four thousand (24,000) pounds or more or any tractor, trailer, semi-trailer or similar vehicle or part of vehicle to be parked or to be so left whether attended or unattended at any time or for any amount of time, on the following roadways or streets in Scott City, Kansas: From the intersection of Twelfth Street and Main Street (U.S. Highway No. 83) on the east and west portions of said street or highway north to the corporate limits of the City. If any such vehicle or trailer shall be so parked or placed, deposited or left unattended on the above street(s), the same, shall be caused to be removed immediately by an officer using the same process as listed in paragraph (c). Section 4. REPEAL. The existing Title 6, chapter 1, Section 6-1-1 of the City Code of Scott City, Ordinance No. 1011 is repealed. Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Scott City, Kansas. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 15th day of August, 2016. Dan Goodman, Mayor ATTEST: Brenda K. Davis, MMC City Clerk
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(Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Aug. 18, 2016)1t ORDINANCE NO. 1174 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PUBLIC OFFENSES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS; INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THE “UNIFORM PUBLIC OFFENSE CODE FOR KANSAS CITIES,” EDITION OF 2016, WITH CERTAIN ADDITIONS; PRESCRIBING ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS; AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTION. Be it Ordained by the Governing Body of the City of Scott City: Section 1. INCORPORATING UNIFORM PUBLIC OFFENSE CODE. There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating public offenses within the corporate limits of the City of Scott City, Kansas, that certain code known as the “Uniform Public Offense Code,” Edition of 2016, prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas. No fewer than three copies of said Uniform Public Offense Code shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 1011,” and to which shall be attached a copy of this ordinance, and filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours. Section 2. Article 7 of said Uniform Public Offense Code is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following section: 7.12a INTERFERENCE WITH A SWIMMING POOL OPERATION. Interference with public swimming pool operation is intentionally or recklessly depositing or causing to be deposited any object or substance, into, upon or about any public swimming pool which results in the closing of such pool pursuant to rules of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Interference with public swimming pool operation is a Class B violation. Section 3. Article 10 of said Uniform Public Offense Code is hereby supplemented by adding the following section:
Section 10.27. UNLAWFUL STORAGE, SALE OR DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS, OR POSSESSION OF CERTAIN FIREWORKS. a. No person, firm or corporation shall store any fireworks anywhere in the city, except as necessary for the performance of a public exhibition to be held as hereinafter provided. Such storage shall be in a safe place, securely locked or guarded so that no child or unauthorized person shall have access thereto and shall be protected from fire hazards. The fire chief of the city shall inspect the storage to determine whether the same complies with the terms of this paragraph. b. No person, firm or corporation shall sell any fireworks anywhere in the city. c. No person, firm or corporation shall discharge any fireworks anywhere in the city, except: 1. At a public exhibition approved by the Governing Body. 2. Fireworks between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on June 30 through July 3 and between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and midnight on July 4, provided that the Chief of Police shall be authorized to ban such discharge if dry conditions exist and notice of such ban is published in the official city paper on or before June 20. d. No person, firm or corporation shall process or discharge fireworks commonly known and referred to as Chinese lanterns, sky lanterns, floating sky lanterns Unlawful storage, sale or discharge of fireworks is a class C violation. Section 4. REPEAL. The existing Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 5-2-1 AND 5-2-2 of the City Code of Scott City, Ordinance Number 1011 is repealed. Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication in the official city newspaper. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 15th day of August, 2016. City of Scott City, Kansas Dan Goodman, Mayor ATTEST: Brenda K. Davis, MMC City Clerk
Pastime at Park Lane Sunday afternoon services were led by the Immanuel Southern Baptist Church. Pitch and dominoes were played on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Madeline Murphy, Joy Barnett, Hugh McDaniel, Wanda Kirk, Mandy Barnett and Chelsie Rose. Residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening. Pastor Bob Artz led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Elsie Nagel and Doris Riner led the hymns. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning. Residents played bingo and pitch on Wednesday. Ladies were given manicures on Thursday.
12 celebrate August birthdays
Twelve Park Lane residents with August birthdays were guests of honor at the monthly party hosted by the Immanuel Southern Baptist Church. Celebrating birthdays are Cecile Billings, Vivian Kreiser, Gabe Lawrence, Margaret Koehn, Corrine Dean, Lela Bishop, Bonnie Pickett, Carol Auten, Melva Rose, LaVera King, Yvonne Spangler and Louise Crist. Donna Meleis and Marilyn McFann led a singa-long. Other hosts were Jennifer Murphy, Joy Barnett, Mandy Barnett and Chelsie Rose.
Craft day held at Park Lane
Craft day on Tuesday was hosted by volunteers from the Immanuel Southern Baptist Church. Residents made beaded bracelets. The Over 50 Chorus performed on Thursday afternoon. Trivia games were played on Thursday. Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday morning.
Deaths Karl Edwin Jennison Karl Edwin Jennison, 90, died Aug. 13, 2016, at the Scott County Hospital, Scott City. He was born Aug. 7, 1926, in Scott City, the son of Herlan and Katharine (Ehmke) Jennison. A lifetime resident of southwest Kansas, Karl worked as a farmer and general manager of the Healy Co-op. He was a member of the Healy United Methodist Church and American Legion. On Dec. 18, 1948, he married Mary Belle Phipps in Healy. She died Oct. 25, 2005. Survivors include: two sons, Richard Jennison, and wife, Diana, Healy,
and Robin Jennison and wife, Coleen, Wichita; one daughter, Karla Bennett, and husband, Tom, Healy; nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral service was held Aug. 16 at the First United Methodist Church, Healy. Internment was at the Healy Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Karl and Mary Belle Jennison Camp Scholarship Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 620 N. Main Street, Garden City, Ks. 67846. Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.priceandsons. com.
Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu Week of August 22-26
Monday: Chicken parmesan, squash casserole, tomato slices, whole wheat roll, citrus fruit cup.
Tuesday: Barbeque pulled pork, roasted sweet po-
tatoes, zucchini and tomatoes, yogurt parfait.
Wednesday: Chicken fajita, Spanish rice, spinach
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Wii bowling was played on Friday evening. The Blue Steele Band performed on Saturday afternoon. Band members are Daniel Dunn, Mike Steele and Keith Steele. Dottie Fouquet was
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visited by Jon and Anne Crane and Mark Fouquet. Corrine Dean was visited by Janice Drohman, Aaron and Mandy Kropp; Brandi, Sherri, Haley and Caleb Powers; Dianna Howard, John and Kylee Kropp, and Kim Smith. LaVera King was visited by Milt and Velda Riddiough, Randy and Harrison King; Shanna, Tatum and Hunter Wells; Danae, Audie and Tinley Wasinger; Gloria Gough and Carol Latham. Boots Haxton was visited by Donna Eitel and Rod and Kathy Haxton. Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton, Delinda Dunagan, Larry Billings; Roger, Toni and Emily Glenn; Wendy McCoy and Devin Thompson.
Support from children doesn’t affect eligibility Q) I saw a poster that advised people 65 or over with limited income and resources to apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Next month I’ll turn 65, and I thought I’d be eligible for SSI. I planned to apply until I was told I’d probably be turned down because I have children who could help support me. Is this true? A) Whether your children are capable of helping to support you does not affect your eligibility. SSI eligibility depends solely on your income and resources (the things you own). If you have low income and few resources, you may be able to get SSI. However, if you are receiving support from your children or from anyone living inside or outside of your home, it may affect your eligibility or the amount you can receive. Support includes any food or shelter that is given to you, or is received by you because someone else pays for it.
Social Security Q and A Q) I have two minor children at home and I plan to retire this fall. Will my children be eligible for monthly Social Security benefits after I retire? A) Monthly Social Security payments may be made to your children if: •They are unmarried and under age 18; •Age 18 or 19 and still in high school; or •Age 18 or older, became disabled before age 22, and continue to be disabled. Children who may qualify include a biological child, adopted child, or dependent stepchild. (In some cases, your grandchild also could be eligible for benefits on your record if you are supporting them.) For more information, see our online publication, Benefits For Children, at www.socialsecurity.gov/ pubs.
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Loretta Gorman was visited by Tia Heinrich, Charlene Becht, Velda Riddiough, Fritzie Rauch and Orville and Marcine Gorman. Doris Riner was visited by Ron and Sue Riner. Doris enjoyed lunch with Mary Lou, Karen, Jane and Alma on Sunday. Clifford Dearden was visited by Janet Ottaway from Hays. Lowell Rudolph was visited by Kathleen Moore, LuAnn Buehler, Tom Moore, and Rev. Don Martin. Bonnie Pickett was visited by Larry and Gloria Wright, Larry and Philene Pickett; Justin, Betsy, Ethan and Eli Wright; Josh, Jenny, Kylie, David and Aiden Wright; and Joel Wright.
Jeanie Rowton was visited by Becky Rowton, Phil and Susan Escareno, Chuck Rowton, Bentley Young and Beau Harkness. Lorena Turley was visited by LaCinda Griffin, Devin Thompson, Wendy McCoy, Emily Hess and Neta Wheeler. Arlene Beaton was visited by Albert and Linda Savolt and John and Colleen Beaton. Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Gloria O’Bleness and Larry LaPlant. Jake Leatherman was visited by Jacob, Cade and Gage Leatherman from McKinney, Tex. Yvonne Spangler was visited by Mona Spangler. Darlene Richman was visited by Carol Ellis, Robin Day, Velma Buxton and Mary Webster.
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Kansas signs $215M contract for Medicaid computer system Computer giant Hewlett Packard Enterprises has entered into a $215 million contract with the state of Kansas to upgrade a Medicaid computer system that tracks patient claims payments to providers. According to a recent news release from the California-based company, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, or HPE, will work with partners that include Kansas Citybased Cerner to overhaul the state’s Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) to meet new federal standards. “HPE will strengthen the state’s ability to manage Medicaid policies and finances across disparate programs and agencies,” the news release said. Angela de Rocha, a spokeswoman for state agencies, said the state will fund about 20 percent of the project with the federal government picking up the rest. Kansas officials signed a contract of similar value in 2011 with Accenture to replace the computer system used to determine Medicaid eligibility with an upgrade called the Kansas Eligibility Enforcement System, or KEES. That system went live last year after significant
delays. It has failed to live up to the original promises of processing speed and accuracy, which has contributed to a backlog of thousands of Medicaid applications. Developers who worked on KEES expressed concerns in emails about the program’s ability to communicate with the state’s current MMIS, which eventually will be replaced by the new HPE software. The HPE software, known as the Kansas Modular Medicaid System, will take approved applications and enter them into a database of the state’s more than 400,000 Medicaid recipients. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the three private insurance companies that administer Kansas Medicaid, or KanCare, will use it to track and pay Medicaid claims to providers. In the news release, HPE promises to deliver a product that is more flexible than the current system. It said the new system has the potential to swap out individual portions of the program and update them to interact with other software without taking down the whole system.
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Death to Life Beginnings. We have all had many beginnings. Our birth. Our first day at school. Our driver’s license. Our first job. Marrying our spouse. Seeing our first child. We have had many beginnings. How our day begins and the plans we have for that day can rapidly change without notice! Sometimes your day won’t go as you thought. Sometimes the day goes better than you thought it would. And sometimes it goes worse than you could ever imagine it would go. Sometimes our days can be really stinky! Things change so fast! One minute things are going good, no worries, no troubles. Life is good. The next minute, in just one breath, in one heartbeat, your life can be changed forever! Laughing, joking then the phone rings and what you hear turns your laugher into sorrow. Things can change so quickly and your future plans can be changed forever. Honestly, we are not promised a good life. We have no guarantee that we will always be happy. It’s a fact, things can change quickly. Not always for good. Do you ever blame God for the bad stuff in our life? Do you blame God for the bad days, when the good day you had planned turns out rotten? Do you blame
God when your laughter turns to sorrow? Yeah, it’s easy to blame God for the bad things, isn’t it? But, how many times do we thank God for the good days we have? Not so much, huh? We are quick to blame God for bad stuff and to call it good luck for the good things that happen. It says in Romans 8:28, ‘And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.’ ‘In all things…’ The good things and the bad things. Almighty God works ALL things together into something good for those who love Him and according to His purpose. In those stinky times, good things can happen. Even in death we can see life. Romans 6:23 says, ‘For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.’ Because of Adam and Eve’s disobedience, sin entered into the world and death was the result. Jesus came to Earth to make a way for us to be forgiven of our sins. Jesus became the sacrifice for our sin and He brought us life! Sin brings death! Jesus brings eternal life! It’s all about Jesus! John 14:6
Pastor Larry Taylor Gospel Fellowship Church, Scott City
Scott City Assembly of God
Prairie View Church of the Brethren
1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship • Tuesday breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m., at the church
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.
Pence Community Church
1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m. Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Community Christian Church
8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.) Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church
803 College - Scott City - 872-2339
1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264
Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor
Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Gospel Fellowship Church
1st United Methodist Church
Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 John Lewis, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services, 9:00 a.m. • Fellowship, 10:15 a.m. • Sun. School, 11:00 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
120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
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
Scott Mennonite Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.
Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m. St. Luke’s - 872-3666 (recorded message) Senior Warden Cody Brittan • (913) 232-6127 or Father Don Martin • (785) 462-3041
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.
Little change in Medicaid waiting list The waiting list for Medicaid services for Kansans with physical disabilities has dropped by more than 1,700 since last year but hasn’t budged for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities. In July, 3,450 Kansans with intellectual or developmental disabilities were waiting for home and community-based services provided through Medicaid, as were 10 Kansans with physical disabilities. The drop in the number of Kansans with physical disabilities waiting for services was substantial. In July 2015, 1,721 Kansans had been waiting for those services. The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services said earlier this month that it had cleared that waiting list. The number of Kansans waiting for services for intellectual and developmental disabilities was essentially unchanged from 3,449 in July 2015, however.
Comfort Zone family retreat at Lakeside St. Catherine Hospice is sponsoring the 18th annual “Comfort Zone” Family Retreat at Camp Lakeside in Scott City. This retreat is offered to help families who are grieving the death of a significant person in their life. Each person’s grief is unique because each person’s relationship with the person who has died was different. Grief experiences are influenced by the circumstances surrounding the death, other losses experienced, emotional support systems and cultural/religious backgrounds. The weekend is designed to help families recognize these differences and encourage them to be open and supportive. The retreat features sessions for adults, teens and children, giving the participants tools to help them and their family. The goal of the weekend retreat is to educate the participants about the grieving process and provide suggestions for coping skills. The retreat weekend is October 14-16. Cost for the weekend, which includes six meals and two nights lodging is $10 per family member. Financial aid is available to assist families. The number of participants is limited. For more information or for a registration application call Gina Cash, Comfort Zone director, at St. Catherine Hospice 620-2722519 or 1-800-281-4077.
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Kansas hospitals to participate in project to reduce heart attacks Cardiovascular risk calculator with Million Hearts initiative by Megan Hart KHI News Service
A review of health system performance nationwide shows some improvement in Kansas - but not much. The report, released last week by the nonprofit Commonwealth Fund, covers three dozen indicators of access, quality, cost and health outcomes. Most of the data used for the report is from 2011 (which is the first year the Affordable Care Act provided subsidized health insurance through the online marketplace) through 2014. The report concludes that the ACA is largely responsible for many of the health system improvements as more people gained insurance and were able to obtain and better
afford needed health care. “Largely because of the ACA’s coverage expansions, the percentage of working-age adults without health insurance fell in nearly all local areas - dropping by four percentage points or more in 189 local areas between 2012 and 2014,” the report said. “In addition, 155 local areas saw substantial reductions in 30-day readmission rates for Medicare beneficiaries, coinciding with the ACA’s penalties for hospitals that have high readmission rates.” Like the rest of the country, Kansas saw more measures improving than declining - but most of the state’s measures showed little or no change. Doug McCarthy, co-author of the report, said Kansas is doing better than average in providing patient-centered care in hospitals, preventing pressure sores in nursing home residents and limiting readmission to hospitals from nursing homes. He sees room
for improvement in access to care. McCarthy said the researchers found that states where Medicaid eligibility was expanded had greater improvement in access to care than states without expansion, including Kansas and Missouri. “In fact, we looked at communities where there’s a large proportion of individuals who are living on a low income, and those areas in particular did much better - about twice as much improvement there as similar kinds of communities with a large low-income population in states that didn’t expand Medicaid,” he said. But, improving access to care goes beyond making sure people have insurance, McCarthy said. “You have, I think, 50,000 more individuals covered through the marketplace in Kansas,” he said. “There’s still a lot of opportunity for local areas to help those indi-
viduals get connected to a primary care medical home and ensure they know how to navigate the health system, especially if they have cultural or linguistic barriers.” The Kansas suicide rate worsened, McCarthy said, and its obesity and infant mortality rates remain worse than the national average. The Kansas City region, including parts of Kansas and Missouri, had no indicators where health system performance worsened. That region had improved insurance rates for both children and adults. It also improved on several health care quality indicators for people with Medicare. Overall, the Kansas City region ranked 172nd out of the 306 “hospital referral regions” the report compared. The Topeka region, which includes most of northeast Kansas outside the Kansas City area, ranked 124th. (See HEART on page 17)
Brownback seeks hospital tax hike to restore cuts to Medicaid Jim McLean KHI News Service
Facing increasing criticism from health care providers about recent cuts in Medicaid reimbursement rates, Gov. Sam Brownback said Wednesday that he will attempt to restore the cuts by increasing a tax on hospitals. In a statement issued Wednesday afternoon, Brownback said he was forced in May to order a four percent cut in provider reimbursement
rates after efforts to negotiate an increase in the surcharge failed. The cuts took effect in July. The $56.3 million reduction in Medicaid reimbursements was part of nearly $100 million in cuts that Brownback ordered to cover a projected deficit in the fiscal year 2017 budget. Kansas is one of 49 states that levy provider assessments. The money generated by the assessments on hospitals, managed care organiza-
tions and nursing homes is used to draw down additional federal funds, which are used to increase reimbursements to providers who participate in KanCare, the state’s privatized Medicaid program. Brownback is proposing to increase only the assessment on hospitals, which currently stands at 1.83 percent of their in-patient revenues. The tax now generates approximately $40 million, which is used to leverage another $60 million in federal match-
ing funds. Federal law limits state assessments to six percent of revenue. Brownback didn’t specify how much of an increase he plans to propose. The Brownback administration has attempted to negotiate provider tax increases to address budget problems twice before. In May 2015, State Budget Director Shawn Sullivan proposed an increase to help cover what was then a projected budget deficit (See MEDICAID on page 17)
Doctors struggle with info gap as states okay medical marijuana Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News
Medical marijuana has been legal in Maine for almost 20 years. But, Farmington physician Jean Antonucci said she continues to feel unprepared when counseling sick patients about whether the drug could benefit them. Will it help my glaucoma? Or my chronic pain? My chemotherapy’s making me nauseous, and nothing’s helped. Is cannabis the solution? Patients hope Antonucci, 62, can answer those questions. But, she said she is still
“completely in the dark.” Antonucci doesn’t know whether marijuana is the right way to treat an ailment, what amount is an appropriate dose or whether a patient should smoke it, eat it, rub it through an oil or vaporize it. Like most doctors, she was never trained to have these discussions. And, because the topic still is not usually covered in medical school, seasoned doctors, as well as younger ones, often consider themselves illequipped. Even though she tries to keep up with the scientific literature, Antonucci said,
“it’s very difficult to support patients but not know what you’re saying.” As the number of states allowing medical marijuana grows - the total has reached 25 plus the District of Columbia - some are working to address this knowledge gap with physician training programs. States are beginning to require doctors to take continuing medical education courses that detail how marijuana interacts with the nervous system and other medications, as well as its side effects. Though laws vary, they
have common themes. They usually set up a process by which states establish marijuana dispensaries, where patients with qualifying medical conditions can obtain the drug. The conditions are specified on a state-approved list. And the role of doctors is often to certify that patients have one of those ailments. But, many say that, without knowing cannabis’ health effects, even writing a certification makes them uncomfortable. “We just don’t know what we don’t know. And that’s a (See MARIJUANA on page 17)
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Medicaid of $400 million. That effort failed in the face of strong opposition from Kansas hospital administrators who said they only would be willing to discuss an increase if the money was used to fund Medicaid expansion. The administration tried again the final weeks of the 2016 session. When those negotiations also failed to produce an agreement, Brownback said he had no choice but to order reductions in reimbursements paid to hospitals, nursing homes, doctors, pharmacists and mental
Caught in the Middle This medical uncertainty is complicated by confusion about how to navigate often contradictory laws. While states generally involve physicians in the process by which patients obtain marijuana, national drug policies have traditionally had a chilling effect on these conversations. The Federation of State Medical Boards has tried to add clarity. In an Aug. 9 JAMA editorial, leaders noted that federal law technically prohibits prescribing marijuana and tasks states that allow it for medical use to “implement strong and effective … enforcement systems to address any threat those laws could pose to public safety, public health, and other interests.” If state regulation is deemed insufficient, the federal government can step in. That’s why many doctors say they feel caught in the middle, not completely sure of where the line is
Heart Almost all of the rest of Kansas is included in the Wichita region, which was 184th overall. The 2016 report is a follow-up to a similar report issued in 2012. Statistics on each of the indicators from both time periods were compared to determine whether performance had improved, worsened or stayed about the same. Report highlights include: •The 2016 scorecard finds substantial differences among local health care systems, with those
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health providers. Tom Bell, president and chief executive of the Kansas Hospital Association, said his board seriously considered the proposal, but rejected it because of Brownback’s refusal to consider KanCare expansion. “Our board felt that at a time when we have seen one hospital close and others reducing services and staff it was inappropriate and unfair to balance the (state) budget on the backs of those providers and the people they serve,” Bell
Marijuana concern,” said Wanda Filer, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a practicing doctor in Pennsylvania.
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said, referring to the 2015 closure of Mercy Hospital in Independence in part because of the state’s rejection of Medicaid expansion. A 2014 study commissioned by the hospital association found that expanding KanCare to cover more low-income adults would generate an additional $2.2 billion in federal funding, more than enough to cover the state’s share of the cost of expansion for the first five years. A series of victories by moderate Republicans in
the recent primary election have Medicaid expansion advocates hopeful they can get a plan through the Legislature and to Brownback’s desk. Kansas is one of 19 states that have not expanded eligibility for Medicaid, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. The state’s rejection of expansion has so far cost the state more than $1.3 billion, according to the KHA. Rep. Dan Hawkins, the Wichita Republican who chairs the House Health and Human Services
welcome such direction. A 2013 study in Colorado, for instance, found more than 80 percent of family doctors thought physicians needed medical training before recommending marijuana. But, some advocates worry that doctors may find these requirements onerous and opt out, which would in turn thwart patients’ access to the now-legal therapy, said Ellen Smith, a board member of the U.S. Pain Foundation, which favors expanded access to medical cannabis. Science too weak? Education is essential, given the complexity of how marijuana interacts with the body and how little physicians know, said Stephen Corn, an associate professor of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine at Harvard Medical School. Corn also co-founded The Answer Page, a medical information website that provides educational content to the New York program, as well as a similar Florida initiative. The company, one of a few groups to offer teachings on medical marijuana, is also bid-
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in Hawaii, the Upper Midwest, New England and the San Francisco area generally performing better than those in the South and West. •Overall, health care systems in communities with large low-income populations generally do not perform as well as those in wealthier communities. People in poor communities are more likely to go without needed medical care because of the cost, receive a highrisk prescription drug and die early from treatable causes.
“Many communities are showing signs of getting healthier, and that is encouraging,” said Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal. “It shows that with the right policies and actions we can make our health care system work for all of us.” The report calls on the nation to invest more to address social determinants of health - including income, nutrition and environmental conditions - and improve access to mental and behavioral health services.
Or repealing the exemption given to more than 330,000 Kansas business owners as a part of the 2012 income tax cuts spearheaded by Brownback. Brownback is opposed to rolling back any portion of the tax cuts because he believes they are spurring small-business growth. But, Hawkins said he thinks the business exemption is “fair game.” “If we can get that (repeal) passed, that’s money we could also put toward this problem,” he said.
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now drawn between legal medical practice and what could get them in trouble. In New York, which legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes in 2014, the state health department rolled out a certification program last October. (The state’s medical marijuana program itself launched in January 2016.) The course, which lasts about four hours and costs $249, is part of a larger physician registration process. So far, the state estimates 656 physicians have completed the required steps. Other states have contacted New York’s Department of Health to learn how the training works. Pennsylvania and Ohio are also developing similar programs. Meanwhile in Massachusetts, doctors who wish to participate in the state medical marijuana program are required to take courses approved by the American Medical Association. Maryland doesn’t require training but encourages it through its Medical Cannabis Commission website, a policy also followed in some other states. Physicians appear to
Committee, doesn’t support KanCare expansion, but has made restoring the cuts to reimbursement rates a top priority. “My first job when I come back will be to roll back those provider cuts,” Hawkins said. But, Hawkins disagrees with Brownback on how to do it. He’s focused instead on two alternatives to Brownback’s proposal: Raising taxes paid by the three private companies awarded state contracts to manage the $3.2 billion KanCare program.
ding to supply information for the Pennsylvania program, Corn said. “You need a multi-hour course to learn where the medical cannabis works within the body,” Corn said. “As a patient, would you want a doctor blindly recommending something without knowing how it’s going to interact with your other medications? What to expect from it? What not to expect?” But, many say the science is too weak to answer these questions. One reason: The federal Drug Enforcement Agency classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug, the same level as heroin. This classification makes it more difficult for researchers to gain access to the drug to gain approval for subjects to participate in studies. The White House rejected a petition last week to reclassify the drug in a less strict category, though federal authorities say they will start letting more facilities grow marijuana for the purpose of research. (Currently, only the University of Mississippi can produce it, which advocates say limits study.)
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Alzheimer’s because he wasn’t sure they could take care of someone with Alzheimer’s, especially someone who could get around as well as she could,” Kennedy says. “I agreed that if it didn’t work out we’d find somewhere else.” For the next three years, Crystal remained a resident at Park Lane before she died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 39. When Brenda died on November 17, 2014, she was only 35. In the span of just 4-1/2 years, Alzheimer’s had claimed three of Deanna’s family members. Creating Awareness Out of that personal tragedy, Kennedy was more determined than ever to fight back and raise awareness about the disease. “There are days I want to put this all behind me, but there are other days when I realize a lot of other people are going through the same things and they need to know they aren’t going through
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this alone,” Kennedy says. She points out that dealing with this particular form of Alzheimer’s was difficult because the family dealt with it for so many years without realizing what was happening. “When we tried to find out what was happening with Mom, no one was willing to consider the possibility of Alzheimer’s because she was so young. We couldn’t get anyone to listen,” she says. “I’m thankful that Dr. Rosin was able to give us an idea what might be happening.” The walk is one way of making more people aware of the far-reaching impact of Alzheimer’s and that it’s not just a disease that can affect the elderly. “This is something I’ve always wanted to do in Scott City,” Kennedy says. “Awareness is so important.” In addition, Kennedy and friends have held bake sales, t-shirt sales, received donations for popcorn at the Scott County Hospital along
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The July meeting of the Manning Jayhawkers was held at the Scott City pool for a pool party on July 26. Congrats to the booth committee on receiving grand champion booth and to everyone on a great fair this year. Butterbraid bread fundraising was discussed and forms will be passed out at the August meeting. Everyone enjoyed swimming and ice cream sundaes. Cally Cramer, reporter
with other events throughout the year. The result was $12,680 in donations. “It’s overwhelming. There’s been so much involvement and support from the community,” she says. “It’s more than I could have imagined.” While she doesn’t have the gene that claimed her mother and two sisters, Kennedy remains in contact with Indiana University. Prior to the death of her sisters, the three of them continued to visit the university as part of their research. “I’ve been there a total of four times,” she says. In order to deter the onset of Alzheimer’s, Kennedy emphasizes the importance of staying active and keeping your mind busy. But, she also offers worthwhile advice for those who may or may not be confronted with the disease someday. “Make memories with your family. You can’t worry about what might be,” she emphasizes. “Make each day count.”
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The monthly meeting of the Manning Jayhawkers 4-H club was held on August 8, at the Scott County Library. The meeting was called to order by Acting President Chance Jones. Bennett Fredrick led us in the flag salute. Roll call was answered by “Your favorite thing you did this summer.” It was answered by 11 members. Acting Vice President Christina Tilton announced the program. Chance Jones he told us the difference between lamb and mutton. Jaden Jones told us about all the different breeds of sheep. Finally, Trevan Jones showed us how to rope. We had the project fair and had everyone tell us about their favorite project. We also received fundraising papers for the butterbraid bread. We will sell until our September meeting and every member needs to sell 10. Trevan Jones led us in a game of “4 Corners” for recreation. Christina Tilton reminded us that next month’s meeting is September 12 at 7:30 at the Wm. Carpenter Building. Cally Cramer, reporter Have questions about the Scott Commnity Foundation? Call 872-3790
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Inexperience, injuries on line a concern for SC
Less than a week into fall practices, Scott Community High School football head coach Jim Turner doesn’t have just one big concern. He has three. And all three can be found walking the sideline or spending a good deal of their time in the whirlpool. Ankle injuries - a couple of which have lingered through most of the summer - are limiting practice time for defensive tackles Garrett Osborn (sr., 6-3, 230), Jaime De la Rocha (sr., 5-9, 235) and Daniel Nolasco (jr., 6-2, 285). All three saw varsity time last season and figure prominently in what the Beavers hope to accomplish on defense this season. “We’re to the point where we may have to keep them off the practice field for a week and see if that helps. If they’re healthy, any of those three are good enough to draw double-teams and that opens things up for our linebackers,” Turner says. “If they aren’t 100 percent, it’s a problem. We don’t have any other linemen capable of playing at the level they can. “We don’t have offensive linemen capable of playing both ways.” Lacking Experience While Turner is waiting to see who will be available on the defensive line, the Beavers must overcome inexperience and youth on the offensive line. Seniors Eddie Tilton (6-1, 175, center) and Mikennon Donovan (6-0, 255, tackle) are the only two returning starters. (See INJURIES on page 24)
The Beavers go through defensive drills during the opening morning of two-a-day practices on Monday. They will be in full pads for the first time on Friday and scrimmage on Saturday morning. (Record Photo)
Depth may be a surprise for SC x-country boys Kevin Reese is rarely surprised during the opening week of cross-country practices. This year has been the exception. He’s been pleasantly surprised with the progress that several runners have made during the summer and, in particular, what appears to be the potential for depth on the boy’s squad. “There are some boys looking pretty good for this early in the season,” says Reese. Senior Drew Duff has impressed the head coach along with senior Chance Jones who missed last season due to foot surgery. In addition, junior Austin Rios is showing the late-season form that Reese saw at regional and state cross-country a year ago. “My concerns were with our four, five, six and seven runners, but if these guys can continue to improve that’s starting to look a lot better,” Reese says. Setting the pace in the top three spots are senior Jess Drohman, who was the team’s top individual finisher (9th) at the 3A state meet last fall, followed by sophomore Jack Thomas and junior Conner LeBeau. (See X-COUNTRY on page 21)
Don’t put much stock in football pre-season rankings Scott City’s Aspyn Nix digs the ball during practice drills this week.
the season. Also competing in the triangular will be Sharon Springs. “It doesn’t give us much time to prepare, but that puts us on equal footing with everyone else,” says Gentry. Given the short time frame, she will rely primarily on what
Every sports fan likes to boast that their team is No. 1. Sports rankings are a way of reaffirming whether Rod others outside our small Haxton, universe of fans feel the sports editor same way about our team as we do. Personally, we have little use for rankings. In the days before there were football playoffs, rankings may have provided a source of bragging rights, but with today’s playoff system the question of who is No. 1 and who isn’t can be settled on the field . . . as it should be. As for pre-season rankings, the only thing that’s more useless is Donald Trump’s speech writer.
(See SPIKERS on page 20)
(See RANKINGS on page 20)
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Confidence is key ingredient for spikers A year ago, it seemed the season was never going to begin for the Scott Community High School volleyball squad. They didn’t play their first match until September 10 - nearly two weeks after most teams had already started their season. “That really put us at a disad-
vantage. We started out playing teams that already had six or seven matches more than we did,” says head coach Megan Gentry. Not this year. The Lady Beavers will open their season with a triangular at Oakley on Fri., Aug. 26, which is the first possible game date of
Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland
Why not host a farm pond Olympics? When I was a kid I owned a big ole’ jumbo prehistoric aluminum canoe that looked like it would have been more at home on four big tires and pushing a snowplow. Its saving grace was that it was also extra stable on the water. This particular evening my brother-in-law and I were anchored in the middle of dad’s farm pond fishing. A boat anchor on one end and a big steel ball for an anchor on the other kept the thing from twirling around in the wind. We had multiple tackle boxes open on the seats, I guess to give the appearance that we were big-time contenders on the professional farm-pond bluegill circuit. Anyway, as it was getting dark we pulled anchor to paddle the behemoth toward shore. My anchor came up with no problems, but the steel ball on his end was stuck in the black, oozy mud bottom of the pond. Wrapping the rope around his hands a couple times, he leaned backwards to dislodge the steel ball. He was built like a dump truck and when the ball came free he hit the other side of the canoe like a rodeo bull out of the chute, causing ol’ jumbo to do the unthinkable and dump us both into the drink. There we were, bobbing around in the middle of an absolute flotilla of fishing lures; some floating and some sinking slowly toward the bottom, but all sporting at least three razorsharp hooks. Now Michael Phelps and all the star Olympic swimmers of the day could swim the length of dad’s pond as easily as the (See OLYMPICS on page 23)
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Spikers she saw from girls who participated in summer leagues and camps. Twenty-eight of the 33 team members participated in one or the other - or both - including the top nine players who will be on the varsity roster to start the season. Those nine players seven seniors and two juniors - are coming off a very successful summer league at Hays and also attended a camp at the University of Kansas. The Hays league consisted of about 56 teams with SCHS holding down a spot as one of eight teams in the top pool. “We only lost to two teams this summer. Everyone in our pool was a state qualifier last year,
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so we saw some really turn right around and look good competition,” says like a completely different Gentry. team.” With seven seniors on the roster, Scott City Mental Toughness Gentry is hopeful that will have experience and the success which the they should be stronger team had this summer at every position. While will give them added con- they lack dominating fidence and make them height, Gentry feels they mentally tougher as they can still be a strong team try to turn around a pro- at the net, offensively and gram that finished 7-25 defensively. “Macy (Berning) and last season. “We can’t be satisfied Emily (Smith) learned with just playing teams new blocking techniques close. We have to go at the KU camp. It’s into every match know- going to be tougher to get ing we can win,” says balls past them,” says the Gentry. “We have to be head coach. “Overall, our more consistent. There blocking should be much were times this summer improved.” Smith, a junior midwhen we played at a very high level and showed we dle hitter, also provides were capable of beating another key ingredient on everyone, but we could offense.
Rankings In far too many instances, some sports writer in a cubicle far removed from the football field is looking over last year’s records, last year’s playoff brackets, perhaps last year’s roster and trying to decide who the best team will be this season. Somehow, all of that added up to Scott City being the number one ranked team in Class 4A-Division II, according to the staff at Catch It Kansas. Which leads us to conclude the folks at CIK are smoking something and it ain’t natural turf. Obviously, Scott City’s reputation as a football powerhouse year after year is one reason for the lofty ranking. We’re proud that the Beavers can command such respect. The same can also be said year-in and yearout with teams such as Collegiate, Holton, Silver Lake, Topeka-Hayden, Norton and others. But, we’re also realists. Here’s what the writers at CIK might have noticed had they bothered to check the football landscape a little more carefully. 1) We’re no fans of Holcomb, but they’re still the defending champions and they had an unusually good recruiting year.
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They’ve added at least four players - possible starters - who weren’t on the team last year. 2) Topeka-Hayden (with former SCHS coach Bill Arnold) advanced to the 4A-Division I semifinals last season. They are a perennial power and have dropped down to Division II this season. 3) Wichita Collegiate has moved up from 3A, with Scott City. The Spartans are always a contender, regardless of what division they’re in. 4) The Beavers have a lot of questions regarding personnel on each side of the ball. SCHS is good . . . and by the end of the season we believe we can be very good if we stay healthy. But, to be ranked in the pre-season ahead of Holcomb, Hayden, Collegiate and even Holton is a little premature. And to see CIK ranking perennial power Collegiate behind Hugoton is a real headscratcher. Hugoton has the potential to be a very good team this year, but they still have a lot to prove before they should be ranked above the Spartans. None of this is to say we can’t beat any of the
teams ranked in Division II. We certainly have faith in the Beavers every time they take to the field. And they believe just as strongly in themselves. That is what makes them one of the premier programs in the state. But, giving too much weight to rankings is never a good thing. Our best advice for the Beavers when it comes to the CIK rankings - or any rankings for that matter is to ignore them. We’ll have the opportunity to prove every Friday night how good we are. Everything else, as they say, will take care of itself. Turmoil in Cimarron It was announced earlier this week that Cimarron head coach Jason Stithem was asked to resign by the school board because of some disagreement over his teaching license. Stithem was about to begin his second year as head coach after taking the team to the playoffs last year and posting a 6-4 record. Assuming that responsibility now is assistant coach Chuck Dirks. Dirks becomes Cimarron’s fifth head coach in the last four years - never a good formula for success.
SCHS Volleyball Returning Varsity Players Macy Berning Taylor Goodman Cami Patton Clarissa Ratzlaff Brandi Shearmire Tyler Vondracek Kiana Yager Jalynn Habiger Emily Smith
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“She’s the spark we didn’t have last year. When she gets a kill she shows her emotions and that gets the rest of the team going,” Gentry says. “We didn’t have girls who showed their emotions like that last year and that’s important in volleyball.” However, for Smith and the other front row hitters to be effective it all
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begins with passes from the back line. “If we can get our back row to pick up passes, we can put the ball down every time,” says Gentry. “Everyone across the front line is capable of delivering a kill, but it begins with the initial pass. If we can’t control the ball and make the good pass then everything else falls apart.”
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Golfing for Grants tourney
The Scott Community Foundation will have a Golfing for Grants tournament on Sat., Aug. 20. Teams can sign up by contacting Ryan Roberts (2143537). A four-ball benefit golf tournament will be sponsored by Compass Behavioral Health on Sat., Aug. 27. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. Entry fee is $240 per team.
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SCMS eighth grade head coach Skip Numrich looks on as his Bluejays run through the offense during practice on Tuesday. (Record Photo)
8th grade Bluejays making good progress in first week “And they’re a pretty intelligent group,” adds Numrich. Of course, there are always adjustments. Some players are learning new positions. Gabe Bowers played tight end last year and is making the transition to right guard. It’s not just because of his size, but Numrich likes his footwork and quickness. With Connor Cupp at the other offensive guard spot it gives the Bluejays two good pulling guards. Blaine Culp is moving from wideout to tight end. “I thought of moving Sawyer Stevens to tight end, but he’s gained size and speed, so I’m
keeping him at fullback,” Numrich says. Isaac Tarango, the Great West Activities Conference 100m champion, will be a runningback. Numrich is also in the unique position of having more linemen (12) than runningbacks (eight). “I really like what I’m seeing from our line, but I’ll get a better idea of what we have when we put on pads Friday,” Numrich said. “I think this offensive line can be very good.” Numrich feels that the overall depth will allow him the luxury of platooning.
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In just one week of practices, SCMS eighth grade football coach Skip Numrich likes the progress that his team has made. In fact, they’ve already begun working on special teams - a rarity this early in the season. “As a team, we’re well ahead of where we usually are. We were working on our defense Wednesday, which is good for only the sixth practice,” says Numrich. “The boys are getting a good grasp of the offense.” It helps that the eighth graders are running the same offense that they saw as seventh graders.
“I could see rotating five or six different boys on the field at a time which will help with our conditioning, especially in the second half,” he says. The Blujays will open their season on Sept. 1 with a home game against Ulysses - the first of two games with the Tiger Cubs. In week two they will host McCook (Nebr.), which is a team they’ve never played before. “We have no idea what to expect from them, so we’ll have to plan for a little bit of everything,” says Numrich. “On the other hand, they don’t know what to expect from us either.”
Thomas is a newcomer to the squad, but is coming off a gold medal performance in the Class 3A state 3200m run last spring. “Conner has put in the effort this summer. He’s logged more miles than anyone,” says Reese. “If he can perform with more consistency that will be huge.” Girls Lack Depth Senior Paige Winderlin had a very good season in track and is carrying that momentum into cross-country. “Paige is showing the most improvement of all our girls and that’s going to be a big asset. She’s still in the number five spot, but I could see her moving up to number four or three spot.” The Lady Beavers return all five girls from the team that placed fourth at state last year, including juniors Makaela Stevens, Trella Davis and Olivia Prieto, along with sophomore Dulce Ayala. Depth is going to be a concern. “Everyone has to stay healthy and we have to avoid injuries,” noted Reese. Reese is hoping that sophomores Kodi Rogers and Aly Tarango can give the Lady Beavers some strength in the number six and seven positions. “Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be stepping up the intensity in practice. We’ll see how some of these kids respond,” says Reese.
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can limit out quicker and with fewer shots. Clay pigeons and lead shot aren’t expensive elements of marksmanship practice, so there’s no excuse. Also spend some time patterning your gun to determine the right choke for the right distance, and ensure your plug fits and nothing hinders your gun’s performance or affects your swing. Some ranges even have some great trap throwers which will fire random angles and speeds of pigeons, which is great preparation for the quick reaction needed for dove season. 3) Get the Right Ammo This is a common mistake for dove hunters, especially beginners facing the overwhelming choice of shot available for dove hunting. Every hunter has their preference, but for a good middle ground consider a number 7-1/2 or number 8 shot in 1-1/8 ounces. Take your ammo to the range and see what best works for you, and if you’re running a semiautomatic shotgun, ensure that your gun ejects what you put in it easily. And while this should go without saying, make sure you’re picking up your spent shells as you
go along. 4) Rehearse Gun Safety I know all hunters are reminded of this all the time, but one more time won’t hurt if it keeps from hurting you. In the madness of opening season and the erratic flight of doves, it’s unfortunately too easy to get tunnel vision and pop off a shot in the wrong direction. Always be aware of your surroundings, and keep your shots as high as possible. While “snapshooting” makes up a large portion of dove hunting, stay committed to keeping your safety on while waiting for an overpass and immediately flicking it back on after your shot. Retaking a firearm safety class is never a bad idea. 5) Learn to Clean a Dove Granted this is a hard thing to learn without an actual dove in your hand, but it’s better to be prepared ahead of time than to learn on your own with several dove sitting in your cooler. There’s some great online guides to help you with this. Also be sure to know how to preserve or marinate your dove breast filets and have a great recipe ready.
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Gordon has become a liability for the Royals Kansas City left fielder Alex Gordon has become a major liability. by He’s batMac ting only .203 Stevenson through 82 games with eight home runs, 18 RBIs and a teamleading 95 strikeouts. Most of the everyday regulars had played more than 100 games, making the strikeout figure even more embarrassing. Gordon, 32, recently signed a guaranteed fouryear contract worth $72 million. This wasn’t one of GM Dayton Moore’s finest moves. Gordon has suffered several serious injuries during his career and they’ve taken a toll. Whit Merrifield and Jarrod Dyson should be sharing time in left field and Gordon should be sent to Omaha to try and recapture his former ability. Whoever makes the final decision as to who plays and who doesn’t has made a mistake that has been costly for the Royals. Gordon should have been replaced in April or May, before KC dug themselves into such a deep hole. Another question that deserves an answer is why have the Royals been hiding their 24-year-old lefthander Matt Strahm? Strahm has been more than effective in a few relief appearances. He’s been terrific. Strahm’s pitched four seasons in the Royals’ farm system and his 8-18 record is deceiving. Strahm has pitched 246 innings and given up just 206 hits. He’s also walked just 81 hitters and struck out 297. When a pitcher at any level gives up fewer hits than innings pitched, it’s a telling stat that indicates a great, young arm. KC’s personnel directors need to reassess their decision making. The Royals’ franchise is in a dangerous situation with a number of key players due to become free agents after the 2017 season. Despite all the current shortcomings, the feeling here is that the Royals are poised to make a late-season run at a playoff spot. They have a steep hill to climb; KC was three games under .500 through the August 12 games and a number of their (See GORDON on page 25)
Olympics rest of us could walk across the kitchen, but how about swimming it through a scum of floating fishing lures. Welcome to the first event in the 2016 Farm Pond Olympics - the freestyle lure swim. The swimmers can choose their stroke, but they have to stay on top of the water. We’ll divide the pond into lanes with bailer twine tied to electric fence posts on each side of the pond. All shapes and sizes of floating fishing lures will be scattered over each lane beforehand, and at the crack of the starter’s pistol, the swimmers simply swim to the other side of the pond as quickly as possible. The event can be scored a variety of ways - most lures on their body, fewest lures on their body or certain lures
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could be given a point value and the winner would be the swimmer with the most points when the point value of the lures clinging to their body is tallied. The diving board at dad’s pond was an old, steel frame with a big old barn plank for a board. We welded the frame from stuff dug out of the usual farmer’s scrap pile and carried it to the pond with the tractor and manure loader. One end of the old barn plank lay across the steel frame and hung out over the water and the other end rested on top of the dam and was held there with a huge rock. It did little good to bounce on the board when diving because the old plank had zero spring to it. I remember going to a nice swimming pool once with
the church youth group and running out onto the diving board and pouncing on it like I did at the pond. The thing flung me so high I had a nose bleed when I hit the water! I once watched my buddy Ralph bounce off the end of the board as usual, then looked-on as the plank followed him endover-end into the pond ‘cause the rock had somehow gotten moved. Anyway, the next event in the Farm Pond Olympics would be farm pond diving. The degree of difficulty will always be high no matter what dive they choose, and the chunkier divers will have a definite advantage in the event. Dad’s pond was chock full of pesky little bluegills and each tiny one we caught found its way into the nearby fencer-
ow as a way to weed them out of the pond. We found out that smacking them with a canoe paddle was a pretty novel and effective way to get them to the fencerow, so the third event in the Farm Pond Olympics would be bluegill batting. The event will be divided into two categories - land batting in which each contestant will bat his or her bluegill from the bank, and water batting where the batting will take place from a canoe. The batters can choose to have their bluegills pitched to them or they can choose the freestyle delivery where they throw it up in the air themselves before whacking it. I’ve made my pitch. I figure we have ranch rodeos so why not Farm Pond Olympics.
Thank You I want to express my appreciation to the Scott County Shriners for the opportunity to play in the Kansas Shrine Bowl and to the community for your support throughout my sports career. It’s been an honor to play for Scott Community High School and to represent my school and community one final time in the Shrine Bowl.
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Injuries Battling for three open spots on the line are juniors Nic Cheney (5-11, 245) and Baron Strine (6-0, 210) and sophomores Kyle Sherwood (5-10, 210) and Chase Cupp (6-0, 220). “Our older boys on the line have retained things very well. In some cases, they look like they’ve stepped in where they left off last year,” Turner says. “The biggest thing for the new boys is figuring out the blocking schemes, which is pretty typical. “The line is the biggest concern for me . . . and probably for the backs, too,” Turner says. “They’re so inexperienced and we’re throwing some untested guys into varsity action.” Linebackers/Ends A number of changes are also taking place among the linebackers and at both defensive ends. Even when the Beavers have some experience the players are having to learn new positions. Kevin Lozano (sr., 5-9, 180) and Reid Brunswig (jr., 5-11, 175) were backup linebackers last season and are making the switch to defensive ends. “That was a big ques-
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tion mark over the summer and I’m pleased with how both of them are adjusting,” says the head coach. Another possibility at defensive end is Sherwood. “Those spots aren’t secure by any means, but they’re looking a lot better now than they did on paper when we started,” Turner says. There is a lot of competition for the two inside linebacker positions. Seniors Trey Loftis (5-5, 170) and Tilton saw some playing time there last season. Sophmore Wyatt Hayes (5-11, 175) may have earned one of those spots. Another strong possibility for the other is senior Jess Drohman (5-10, 150) who didn’t play last year. What both lack in size they make up for in quickness and their ability to attack. Also prospects for the inside spots are Brunswig and Cupp. Outside linebacker prospects include junior Jarret Jurgens (5-11, 165), Kyle Cure (sr., 6-2, 180). Cure emerged as a very reliable starter last year. Jurgens looked ready to step into the other spot following an injury to
Wyatt Kropp, only to see his season end with a broken ankle in the opening round of district play. Senior Justin Faurot (5-10, 150) will return as one of the starting cornerbacks. Battling for the other spot are senior Kevin Aguilera (5-8, 160) and sophomore Marshall Faurot (6-0, 155). Quickness in Backfield Quickness is the one word that Turner uses a lot when describing his backfield and that will be a necessity without a tough, bruising fullback to replace Shrine Bowl selection Cooper Griffith. “We don’t have the 205-pound fullback who can get tough yards and can be our big lead blocker, but we have other things which can be our strength,” Turner says. “Instead, we have boys who are quick and will be looking for the open lane and the cut where Cooper was usually looking to run over someone.” The likely candidates to split time at fullback are Hayes and Lozano. “We have good depth in the backfield which should keep us fresh and help us in the long run,” Turner adds.
SCHS junior Nic Cheney goes through conditioning drills on the opening day of practice Monday. (Record Photo)
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Gordon wild card competitors are six to eight games ahead of them in the standings. It will take an amazing August and September for Kansas City to get close. They are far behind and the clock’s ticking. Coach Snyder Mum It’s quiet time in the Kansas State football camp. Coach Bill Snyder doesn’t have much to say as the season draws closer and closer. If the Wildcats can avoid the injury bug, they will be much-improved over the 2015 team. The troubling issue is the inexperience of the offensive line. If K-State is effective on the line, they could be competitive against all comers. Snyder’s Wildcats will find out where they stand on September 2, at Palo Alto, Calif. That’s when they open the season against highly regarded Stanford and it’s less than three weeks away.
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Kansas is a mystery team in the Big 12. The Jayhawks are picked to finish last in the Big 12 and are regarded as one of the worst ball clubs in the country. Those predictions are based primarily on the dismal, recent past, including last year’s 0-12 record. Second-year coach David Beaty thinks KU will be better. “The biggest difference in our team right now and a year ago is that we have real competition . . . we have some depth,” he says. KU is much like KState in that the Jayhawks can’t sustain a number of key injuries. They have better depth, but it’s not that much better. KC is a Contender Kansas City Chiefs’ fans shouldn’t be disheartened at all by the last-second loss (17-16) to Seattle in KC’s first NFL exhibition game of the 2016 season. In fact, the
Fishing Report Scott State Lake Updated August 16 Channel cats: fair/good; most in the 13 to 18 inch range. Fishing prepared baits over shallow flats has been best. Crappie: fair; most up to 10 inches. Minnows and small tube jigs under a bobber around the fish attractors and along deeper shorelines, or drifting the same as above baits/lures from a boat on the main lake. Largemouth bass: fair; up to 5.5 lbs. Fishing soft plastics around shoreline structure is usually best. Sunfish: fair; up to 8 inches. Fishing worms or small jigs under a bobber along the edges of the cattails has been best. Saugeye/walleye: slow; up to 7 lbs. Fish imitating baits along drop-offs and points early and late. General comments: Release all walleye/saugeye less than 18 inches and largemouth bass less than 15 inches. Please discard all leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water.
Chiefs’ established players controlled their part of the game against Seattle’s starters. These exhibition games are a farce. They mean nothing and are no more than a glorified scrimmage in which the regulars play about one quarter at the most. KC has a solid team that has improved its depth every season since GM John Dorsey and Coach Andy Reid came on the scene. During the 16-game regular-season schedule, the most successful teams are usually those that have sustained the fewest serious injuries. Kansas City is capable of dethroning the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos in the AFC West; Denver has a major QB problem with the retirement of Peyton Manning. But it won’t be easy. Denver had a superb allround ballclub in 2015 and they won’t give up their championship without a fight.
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7th graders adapting quickly to familiar system When seventh graders begin fall football practices there’s usually a huge learning curve as they learn a new system in middle school and as the coaches become familiar with new personnel. That isn’t true of this year’s Bluejays. Shane Faurot became familiar with many of these players while coaching YMCA football the last couple of seasons. And as a sixth grade coach last season, he incorporated an offense very similar to what the Bluejays are using and what they will continue to see over the next five seasons. “Last year, the seventh grade began using the same offense as the high school,” says Faurot, who coached the team with Alex Hutchins. “We took that a step further and used it at the sixth grade level in YMCA league. “That’s given these boys a nice head start in knowing what we expect, just like this year’s eighth graders were able to get
SCMS seventh grade coach Shane Faurot goes over offensive plays with his young squad during Tuesday’s practice. (Record Photo)
a jump on the season because they’re seeing the same offense that they ran last year,” says Faurot. “We call the plays a little different, but they are picking up things well.”
Jordan Carter a glimpse of their personnel and their skills. “I’m in a unique position in that I’ve helped coach these boys for the past couple of years in the YMCA league, so I had some idea where we could Familiar With Personnel play a lot of these kids. And When they held camp in Coach Carter has also given July that gave Faurot and coach good input on where we can
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move some boys. We’ll continue to make some changes over the next few days,” says Faurot. Offense has been the major focus during two-a-days until the team can participate in full contact with pads on Friday. That’s given the coaches time to work with their quarterback prospects - Ronnie Weathers
and Conner Armendariz. “This class is loaded with big linemen who can move well. We’re kind of short in our skill positions, so we’re trying Ronnie in the backfield,” says Faurot. “We’d like to see how Ronnie adapts. Time will tell whether we can make that happen.”
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Boot Hill Distillery has local connection
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The Scott City Chamber of Commerce was on hand for Great Western Tire’s grand opening and ribbon cutting last Friday. Chamber members and GWT employees are (from left) Tom Shirley, Brad Venters, co-owner Ryan Thompson, manager Dan Carter, Thad Dearden, co-owner C.J. Thompson, Melvin Murphy, Avie Barmann, Justin Meireis, Chamber Director Lindsay Singley and Tyler Kough. (Record Photo)
Dr. Hoffecker gets initial intro with Scott City clinic, hospital Scott City’s medical staff will get some needed assistance with the addition of Dr. Brett Hoffecker. While Dr. Hoffecker has signed a contract to become a fourth family practitioner at the Scott City Clinic and Scott County Hospital, he’s joining the staff on a part-time basis for the next six Dr. Hoffecker months while completing a fellowship. “We were fortunate that he could arrange to do his fellowship in Wichita which allowed him to work here parttime,” says hospital CEO Mark Burnett. For about one week each month through December, Dr. Hoffecker will be able to see people in the clinic and cover the emergency room on weekends. From January to June he will be taking part in a mission trip to Zambia, Africa, where he will gain further training in international tropical medicine while working at a hospital. “My time in Wichita over the next few months will prepare me for that mission trip,” says Dr. Hoffecker. “I’ve
always been interested in international travel, and overseas mission work in particular.” He’s hopeful of being able to continue doing overseas mission work for a couple of weeks each year after joining SCH. Until then, the next few months will allow him time to become familiar with the hospital, its staff and the community. “Practicing full-scope medicine has been part of my dream, including obstetrics and clinical work,” says the 30-yearold. “Scott County Hospital is giving me the opportunity to do all those things.” Dr. Hoffecker is getting the opportunity to perform all the duties of the current staff with the exception of obstetrics over the next few months. Once he’s on staff full-time, he will put SCH in the unique position of having four obstetricians/gynecologists. “I covered the hospital ER (emergency room) last weekend. This week I’m working in the clinic and covering call shifts,” says Dr. Hoffecker. He is joined by his wife, Felishia, and eight-week-old son, Timothy. Dr. Hoffecker is scheduled to join SCH on a full-time basis in September
2017. More Interviews Burnett isn’t satisfied with having just one additional doctor under contract. Two more third-year residency students will be visiting the hospital on Friday. Both are females with one interested in being on the staff full-time and the other part-time. “This will be their first visit to the hospital and to meet the staff,” says Burnett. If both are interested, Burnett says the final decision rests with the three physicians already on staff. “If I hire someone and it’s not a good fit with everyone else, I’ve created more problems than I’ve solved,” Burnett says. “If they give me the go-ahead, then I’ll do everything I can to make it happen.” Should those pieces fall into place, they would also be joining SCH in about September of 2017. “There are never any guarantees until you get the papers signed, but we continue to draw interest. If we can add two, or 2-1/2, more family doctors that would put us in a terrific situation to grow even more than we have been.”
Building on the history of Dodge City, and on high quality grain grown in Western Kansas, Boot Hill Distillery began selling spirits locally on July 30. Located on the ground of the original Boot Hill Cemetery, it is the first craft distillery to be built in Western Kansas. Boot Hill Distillery is owned by Roger and Hayes Kelman, Sublette, and Chris Holovach, Scott City. The three farmers produce every single grain that the distillery uses to craft their world-class spirits. After harvest, the grain is then stored on-site. Every piece of grain is milled, mashed, fermented, distilled, filtered, proofed and bottled at the distillery. “We have complete control over our product,” says Mark Vierthaler, distiller. “We like to call our spirits ‘soil-to-sip’ spirits. From the moment that seed goes into the soil to the moment you pour that spirit into your glass, we have oversight on the product.” In an effort to make the production process as transparent as possible, each Boot Hill Distillery label includes the name of the county where the grain was grown, which owner grew and harvested the grain, the batch and bottle number. Because the distillery grows its own grains, Vierthaler said you can expect each spirit to have slight variances from year-to-year, much like wine. “You hear the term ‘terroir’ thrown around a lot - how the soil, topography, climate can affect the taste of wine,” he said. “We take great pains to make our products consistent, however you will be able to taste subtle changes between the harvest years.” Boot Hill Distillery will produce vodka, gin, and white whiskey at the start of their run. Part of their white whiskey run will go into white oak barrels and age for several years to eventually be sold as bourbon. Boot Hill Distillery is located at 501 W. Spruce St. on top of Boot Hill in Dodge City.
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Why the big spread between wheat futures, cash prices? COLBY - This year’s abundant hard red winter wheat crop, slow export demand and ample supplies of low-priced feed grains available to compete with wheat for livestock feeding have combined to pull Kansas wheat prices lower this summer. Anticipated large harvests of corn, grain sorghum, soybeans and other crops this fall are likely to further clog the state’s grain storage and handling systems, according to Kansas State University associate professor Dan O’Brien. One apparent result of the tight grain storage situ-
ation is that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange July Kansas hard red winter wheat futures contract did not converge with the actual cash price being paid for wheat at designated delivery elevator locations in central Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri as it normally would. The disconnect between futures and cash prices could have implications for crop insurance programs, O’Brien said. For example, on July 1, at the beginning of the delivery period for Chicago Mercantile Exchange July 2016 Kansas hard red
winter wheat futures, the contract closed at $3.94 a bushel, down from $4.61 on May 2 – the price of May 2016 wheat futures at the beginning of its delivery period. Also on July 1, cash prices for wheat truck bids in Kansas City, Missouri were $3.66 per bushel. On Aug. 8, cash basis levels had fallen further to $0.58 per bushel under Sept. 2016 CME Kansas HRW wheat futures. Basis levels had fallen 80-85 cents per bushel under designated delivery locations in Salina/Abilene, Hutchinson and Wichita.
“The current wide wheat basis situation in Kansas seems to be the result of large inventories of wheat in combination with other grains accumulating in Kansas grain elevators across the state in general, and at designated delivery elevators in particular,” said O’Brien, an agricultural economist with K-State Extension. Basis is the difference between a local cash price for a commodity and the price of a specific futures contract of the same commodity and any given point in time.
Irrigation science at Colby field day
Efficient use of water resources will be in focus at the K-State Northwest Research-Extension Center Fall Field Day on Tues, Aug. 23 in Colby. Registration is from 8:30-9:00 a.m. at the American Legion, 1850 W. 4th St. Transportation will be provided to the research station for field tours and returning to the American Legion for presentations indoors and a complimentary lunch. Field tour topics and indoor presentations by K-State extension agronomists, engineers and entomologists include: •Drought-Tolerant Corn Hybrids and Timing of Water Deficits: Rob Aiken •Managing Irrigation of Modern Corn Hybrids under Institutional Constraints: Freddie Lamm •Soil Water Sensors: Lessons from the Field: Jonathan Aguilar
(See FUTURES on page 29)
(See IRRIGATION on page 29)
Horton shatters record in wheat yield contest Jordan Hildebrand Ks. Wheat Commission
Alec Horton, a Wichita County farmer, shattered the state record for wheat yields in competition sponsored by Kansas Wheat. Horton, the Western Region winner, planted a 7.82 acre plot with Joe, a white wheat variety from the Kansas Wheat Alliance. His yield of
121.48 bushels topped the all-time record of 108.48 bushels set last year. The 2016 Kansas Wheat Yield Contest was the most competitive in Kansas Wheat’s history with a record number of entries, as well as 11 entries that broke the 100 bushels an acre ceiling. Best management practices are key for winners of the Kansas Wheat
Eastern winner: Spencer West, LeRoy. Plot size: 16.83 acres planted with Redhawk (WestBred). Yield: 87.46 bushels. Central winner: Doug Keas, Plainville. Plot size, 8.25 acres planted with SY Wolf (Syngenta). The yield of 109.38 bushels was the largest in central region history.
Yield Contest. Disease took its toll on the Kansas wheat crop in 2015, so applied fungicide was a recurring theme for the regional winners. The eastern and central winners used treated certified
seed, while Horton used treated foundation seed. “We’re proud to recognize farmers across the state for their dedication to good management practices and celebrate their successes,”
Red meat is on the rise
The year was 1971. President Nixon (and Vice President Spiro Agnew) had yet to descend into scandal. In fact, Nixon was widely lauded for encouraging “ping pong diplomacy,” as the U.S. table tennis team became the first American athletes to visit Mao’s Red China. The World Series ended in a thrilling seven-game victory by the Pittsburgh Pirates, whose star outfielder Roberto Clemente and Series MVP would be killed in a plane crash just months later. In entertainment, despite competition
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from such classics as “A Clockwork Orange,” “The French Connection” and “Fiddler on the Roof,” the coveted Best Picture Oscar went to “Patton”, in which George C. Scott set the standard for trueto-life portrayals of historical figures. And the Grammys were swept by Simon and Garfunkel and their iconic song, “Bridge Over Troubled Waters.” Although that was 40 years ago, it sometimes
Fall field day is Aug. 25 in GC Corn and sorghum will take center stage at the K-State Southwest ResearchExtension Center’s Fall Field Day Thurs., Aug. 25. The center is located at 4500 E. Mary St. in Garden City. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. The program, followed by field tours, begins at 9:15 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon with seminars to follow at 1:00 p.m. One field tour includes: summer annual forages; iron chlorosis in grain sorghum; weed control in irrigated corn; and weed control in irrigated sorghum. Another field tour includes: mobile drip irrigation for corn production; soil water sensors and plan canopy temperature sensors for irrigation scheduling; and a corn and sorghum insect update. Seminar topics include: •Limited Irrigation Research Update; •Beneficial Insect Blitz (including information on laws, safety labels and environmental concerns); and •Occasional Tillage in WheatSorghum-Fallow Continuing education credits are available for attendees. More information is available by contacting the Research-Extension Center at 276-8286.
doesn’t seem so long ago or all that different from contemporary America. But, there were substantial differences between then and now. The U.S. population then was only 207 million, and as I like to remind my teenaged son, there was no Internet, no cable TV, no CDs, no iPods, no iPhones, no digital cameras and no cellphone videos. Heck, there were no VCRs and those bulky video cassettes, much less DVDs or streaming video. There was one other distinct difference: 1971 was, by most analyses,
the peak year for domestic consumption of red meat. In 1971, per capita beef consumption was 83.9 pounds; pork consumption was 60.6 pounds; and “other” red meat (lamb and veal, primarily) was 5.1 pounds. By comparison, 40 years later the comparable figures in 2011 were beef, 57 pounds per capita; pork, 45.1 pounds; and other red meat was only 1.2 pounds per person. That means that total red meat consumption has declined by nearly onethird in just four decades. (See MEAT on page 29)
said Justin Gilpin, CEO of Kansas Wheat. Winners of the contest receive a $1,000 prize that will be awarded on September 15 by Gov. Sam Brownback at the Kansas State Fair. Each winner will also receive a $500 prize, awarded by the company whose variety they planted. In addition, the contest also has the optional Quality Initiative.
Participants collect a sample of their wheat which will then be graded and analyzed for various quality components. The sample with the highest overall quality, mill and bake scores will receive $250. This winner will also be announced at the State Fair.
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Closing prices on August 16, 2016 Bartlett Grain Red Wheat............ $ 2.89 White Wheat ....... $ 2.89 Milo .................... $ 2.22 Corn ................... $ 2.79 Soybeans (new crop) $ 9.07 Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 2.89 White Wheat ....... $ 2.89 Milo (bu.)............. $ 2.26 Corn.................... $ 2.85 Soybeans ........... $ 9.07 Sunflowers.......... $ 14.65 ADM Grain Wheat.................. Milo (bu.)............. Corn.................... Soybeans............ Sunflowers..........
$ 2.91 $ 2.45 $ 2.88 $ 9.27 $ 15.15
For more agronomic information on this year’s winners, visit kansaswheat.org
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Food 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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Futures “These large inventories have resulted in greater demand for grain storage, and raised the true value of physical grain storage space above the rates of storage written into the CME Kansas hard red winter wheat contract for delivered wheat. “As a result, a positive ‘wedge’ has formed between the true value or ‘price’ of physical grain storage space and the futures contract storage rate on delivered hard red winter wheat.” Because of this, long futures position holders who have been delivered upon by short position holders have an incentive
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to continue to pay storage and “store” the warehouse receipts they have been forced to take rather than to “load out” or actually sell the wheat in the cash market, he said. This incentive to hold and store the delivered wheat rather than move it into the cash market is a major contributing factor in the widening of wheat basis levels during delivery periods for CME Kansas HRW wheat at delivery locations in Kansas and at Kansas City, Missouri. The impact on wheat basis levels at these key locations filter out to other grain elevators across the state.
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One solution to the formation of such positive “wedges” between the value of physical storage space and lower futures contractual storage rates on delivered wheat, O’Brien said, would be to raise the contractual storage rates to a level as high as the value of physical storage space is likely to ever be in the foreseeable future. Such action by the CME on the Kansas HRW wheat futures contract would help to solve the problem of non-convergence between cash wheat prices and wheat futures in Kansas wheat markets that occurs at designated
grain elevator delivery locations, and that affects grain elevators across the state “If these periods of non-convergence for CME Kansas HRW wheat were eliminated, it would benefit Kansas farmers in terms of more effective and efficient crop revenue insurance programs and wheat marketing strategies,” he said. “It would also help Kansas farmers and agribusinesses make more accurate and profitable decisions in regards to crop enterprise selection, as in making profit maximizing decisions in regards to use of farm assets.”
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For many industries, losing a third of total market share would be catastrophic. Of course, it’s no mystery what has happened since 1971. Thanks to a concerted campaign by dietary and medical experts to dissuade people from consuming too much “fat,” millions of Americans switched to poultry (ie, chicken), while avoiding so-called “unhealthy” beef and pork. It didn’t matter that much of that chicken consumption was in the form of nuggets, breaded patties and fried chicken, hardly a lower calorie, lower fat alternative. White was right, and red meat was dead meat. Meat-Eating Data But, enough of a trudge through history. Now, in 2016, there is good news in the meat sector. According to data compiled by Rabobank, the financial giant many consider one of the world’s most authoritative predictors of economic trends in agribusiness and commodity markets, per-capita meat consumption in the United States appears
to be increasing at the fastest rate since that vaunted year of 1971. Americans now consume about 193 pounds of beef, pork and chicken per person per year, which represents an increase of five percent versus an average of 184 pounds per capita just four years earlier. And according to William Sawyer, Rabobank director of food and agricultural research, total per-capita meat consumption will reach record levels of more than 200 pounds/year by 2018. Among the reasons Sawyer cited in an article on the MarketWatch website are a stronger dollar and, more importantly, significant increases in the domestic supply of pork and poultry. The increased consumption of those two meats is less about health and environmental concerns (despite mountains of activist arguments to the contrary) and more about the ultimate driver of consumer preference: Price. Chicken is popular because it’s cheaper, not because people consider it tastier or more nutritionally valuable. So while the beef indus-
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try faces continuing challenges in pushing back against the (alleged) ecoimpact of cattle production and the controversies swirling around studies suggesting that processed meats increase the risk of cancer, the good news is that the vegetarian option is nowhere near displacing the traditional animal foods that have sustained Americans for centuries. Yes, red meat consumption has declined, but in recent years, more so as a function of comparative pricing, not from fear over health or environmental
concerns. And if we’re to believe the predictions made by analysts who get paid big bucks to figure out where food trends are heading, vegetarian activists might as well sit back and console themselves with a hearty meal of tofu and tomatoes. Because America’s not going full veggie. Not now, not ever.
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•Soil Water Sensors: Lessons from the Field: Jonathan Aguilar •Ear Feeding Pests on Corn: Is Resistance on the Horizon?: Sarah Zukoff •Nitrogen and Phosphorus Management for Irrigated Corn: Sustainability and Profit: Lucas Haag •Mobile Drip Irrigation: Hybrid Hardware for Hybrid Corn: Isaya Kisekka •ET-Based Irrigation Scheduling: Danny Rogers More information is available by calling 785-4626281.
Thank You for Another Year!
Miller Vet Clinic would like to thank our clients for their business and support as we celebrated our one year anniversary in May! We now have three veterinarians and a full time groomer to continue to serve you. We are excited about the many upgrades we have made to offer your animals the highest quality of care, whether large or small.
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BECOME A DIETARY manager (avg. annual salary $45,423) in eight months. Online program offered by Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton. Details www.tcatelizabethton.edu. 423342-3977; email Lisa. Blackburn@tcatelizabethton.edu. ––––––––––––––––––––– TRAIN AT HOME NOW. Begin a career in health care, computers, accounting and more. Online career training. HS Diploma. GED and computer/internet needed. 1-888-926-6058. TrainOnlineNow.com
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Garage Sales ANTIQUES AND GARAGE sales. 11th annual US36 treasure hunt, Sept. 16-18. St. Francis to Elwood, 400 miles across Kansas. Details about maps and listings. www. ushwy36.com.
Homes LENDERS OFFERING $0 down for landowners. Roll your new home and land improvements into one package. Discount national pricing on Breeze II doublewide and our 60th anniversary singlewide. Trade-ins welcome. 866-858-6862.
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Classifieds
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Buy, sell, trade, one call does it all 872-2090 ot fax 872-0009
Berry Realty • 872-5700
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.
1102 S. Main, Scott City, Ks 67871 www.berryrealtyonline.com
Charles Berry, Broker • 874-0738 Brett Berry, Sales Assoc. • 316-258-3387 Tracy Chambless, Sales Assoc. • 874-2124
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.
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I would like to thank all my clients over the last 45 years-plus who patronized The Hair Cottage. I enjoyed doing your hair and getting to know you. A special thank you to my daughter, Tina, my friend, Kate, and niece, Debbie, for my retirement/birthday party. Cheryl Perry
Real Estate 3 BEDROOM, 2+ BATHROOM HOUSE! Corner lot, spacious family room with wood burning fire place. Open kitchen with reverse osmosis water filtration system, large mud/laundry room with storage. DD garage with work area, storage and driveway space for four. Shady front yard with sprinkler system. Ramps leading to house and off large back deck. In a quiet neighborhood near the middle school and Maddux Park, Scott City. Asking $125,500. Call 0116tfc 874-0880.
Agriculture WANT TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information. 1-800-579-3645. Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc ____________________ WANT TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered. Call for contracting information. Lane County Feeders, 397-5341. 44tfc ____________________ CERTIFIED SEED WHEAT: TAM 204, TAM 112, Oakley Cl, Byrd, T158, Mint, Joe, Antero, Turkey Red. Also, top grazing and hay/silage triticale varieties. Vance Ehmke, Healy, Ks. Call 620-397-2350. 5216t9 ____________________ CERTIFIED SEED WHEAT FOR SALE! Byrd; T158; Mint; KanMark. We have brand new 80 ft. scales to weigh out. Lundgren Seed and Supply, Gove, Ks. 67736. Cell-785-673-9047 or home-785-938-4404. 0216t7
Services COMPUTER SERVICES for PC and Mac computers. Computer repair and virus removal. Call or email Josh at OsComp to schedule an appointment. 24-hour help line 620-376-8660 or email josh_4974@hotmail.com. ––––––––––––––––––– WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 874-4135. 34tfc –––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 874-1412. 4015tfc –––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Rob Vsetecka at 620-214-1730. 4515tfc Support Your Schools
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FARM/CATTLE HELP NEEDED! Cattle work, tractor driving, truck driving, fence reparing, and general farm labor. CDL preferred, or willing to get one. Call 620-874-1160. 0116t4 _________________________________
HARVEST HELP wanted! Grain cart or semi driver. Call Todd at 62001164 397-6501. –––––––––––––––––––--FA R M W O R K E R , 9/1/16-11/30/16, Troy Kuck Silage Harvesting, Bertand, Neb. 2 temporary jobs. Operate harvesting machines to harvest crops. Adjust speed of cutters, blowers, conveyors, and weight of cutting head. Change cutting head. Drive truck to transport produce and haul harvesting machines between work sites. Service machinery/make in-field repairs. $13.80/ hr-$1800/mo, ¾ work guarantee, tools/equip/ housing provided at no cost, transportation and subsistence expenses reimbursed. Apply at Kansas Works, 620-227-2149. 0216t1 Job #368880.
Rentals HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available. Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 620-874-2120. 41tfc ________________________________
PLAINJAN’S RENTAL houses and duplexes. Stop by the office or call 620872-5777. 05tfc
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 8:00 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. 25tfc GARAGE SALES 1204 Santa Fe Scott City Fri., Aug. 19 • 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sat., Aug. 20 • 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. Enter through the alley 3 Party Yard Sale 202 E. 4th Scott City Sat., Aug. 20 • 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Boy and girl clothes (size 12 months up to 14 months), Adult clothing, Toys, Vera Bradley, Outside stuff, Craft supplies, Lots of misc. items Garage Sale/Estate Sale for Bucky McCombs 785-728-7118 507 N. College Scott City Sat., Aug. 20 • 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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PLAINJAN’S RENT-ASHOP New Introductory Pricing! We can build an office to suit your needs. This includes AC and heat if wanted. Each Rent-AShop comes with 110 and a 220 electric, overhead lighting, full concrete floor, exterior dawn-dusk lighting, insulated roof and exterior walls. ONLY 2 LEFT! Call today at 620-872-5777. 4516tfc
Livestock REGISTERED, ANGUS BULLS for sale. Yearling and 2-year old bulls. Crooked Creek Angus, St. Francis, Kansas. Call 785-332-6206 or www. crookedcreekangus.com. 3716t19
District 11 AA Meetings
Scott City
Unity and Hope Mon., Wed. and Fri. 8:00 p.m. 807 Kingsley Last Saturday of the month Birthday Night • 6:30 p.m. All open meetings 214-4188 • 214-2877
Dighton Thursday • 8:30 p.m. 535 Wichita St. All open meetings 620-397-2647
We have room for you!
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Employment Opportunities
The Scott County Record
Delinquent Tax List
(First published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., Aug. 18, 2016; last published Thurs., Sept. 1, 2016)3t NOTICE OF DELINQUENT REAL ESTATE AND MINERAL TAXES FOR 2015 Notice is hereby given, that on the 6th day of September, 2016, I, Lark Speer, as County Treasurer of Scott County, Kansas, in accordance with K.S.A. 79-2306 will bid in for Scott County, Kansas, at the County Treasurer’s office in the City of Scott City, Kansas all the following described Real Estate and Severed Mineral properties for the delinquent taxes for the year 2015 and the charges thereon. No individual bids will be received. It is possible that some properties have been paid, but were not paid in time to change the publication. A current list is available for public inspection in the Scott County Treasurer’s office during regular office hours. SCOTT CITY CH0017 813 W. 4th Street, Lot 17, Blk 1, Church Add’n, Vivian I. Voth $ 62.06 CH0018 809 W. 4th Street, Lots 18,19, and W. 20’ of Lot 20, Blk 1, Church Add’n, Bob and Debra M. Farr $ 342.09 CS0063 1005 S. Myrtle Street, S. 10’ of Lot 4 and all of Lot 5, Blk 7, Cases Add’n, Malinda L. Allen $1,561.62 CS0105 1107 S. Washington Street, Lots 11 and 14, Blk 12, Cases Add’n, Paul and Peggy D. VanWey $1,353.70 CS0151 602 S. Antelope Street, Lot 2 and N. 14’ of Lot 3, Blk 18, Cases Add’n, Manuel R., Jr. and Virginia Rios, Good faith payments are being made. $ 626.24 EA0018 608 York Street, Lot 11, Blk 2, East Acres Add’n, Brent M. Smith $ 866.28 EA0022 204 S. Antelope Street, Lot 3, Blk 3, East Acres Add’n, Clifford Lynn and Lea Mae Dean $ 1,930.20 EA0030 302 S. Antelope Street, Lot 11, Blk 3, East Acres Add’n, Eric C. and Lori R. Vasquez $ 1,711.22 EA0052 403 Manor Drive, Lot 1, Blk 5, East Acres Add’n, Linda Marie Park Good faith payments are being made $ 780.94 EA0059 409 Manor Drive, Lot 8, Blk 5, East Acres Add’n, Frank R. and Pamela K. Rebarchek $ 1,046.20 EA0067 397 Hunter Road, Lot 4, Blk 6, East Acres Add’n, Eddie L. and Donna M. Meador $ 456.41 EA0085 394 Hunter Road, Lot 3, Blk 7, East Acres Add’n, Jeanne R. Howard amd Jonathan F. Howard $ 937.04 EG0086 1008 Santa Fe Avenue, S. 45’ of Lot 4 and N. 32’ of Lot 5, Blk 7, Eggleston Addition, Chad D. and Rochelle Irwin $ 2,462.90 EM0066 704 W. 5th Street, E. 5’ of Lot 10 and all of Lots 11, 12 and W. 5’ of Lot 13, Blk 14, Eastmans Add’n, Cynthia A. Geist $ 300.20 FL0009 509-1/2 Kingsley S. Street, W2 of Lot 8, and W2 of N2 of Lot 9, Blk 2, Fairlawn Add’n Luis Enrique & Eufemia Medellin $ 250.98 HL0035 204 E. 1st Street, W. 90’ of Lots 1 through 4, Blk 6, Halls Add’n, William H. and Sharon D. Fry on contract to Norse Electric $ 43.24 HL0049 310 N. College Street, Lots 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, Blk 9, Halls Add’n, Arturo Ayala $ 524.66 HL0052 301-1/2 N. Myrtle Street, Lots 24 thru 30, Blk 9, Halls Add’n, Arturo and Graciela Ayala $ 212.85 HL0052A 306 E. Bellevue Avenue, Lots 16 thru 23, Blk 9, Halls Addition, Arturo and Graciela Ayala $ 100.87 HL0055 301-1/2 N. Antelope Street, S2 of Lot 19 & Lots 20 thru 30, Blk 10, Halls Add’n, Luis Enrique & Eufemia Medellin $ 126.99 HL0061 413 E. Bellevue Avenue, Lots 14 through 20 & part of Lot 21, Blk 11, Halls Add’n, Veronica and Jose Manuel Garcia $ 846.86 IO4650 608 York Street, Improvements only, Brent M. Smith $ 49.18 MC0005 906 S. Court Street, Lot 11, Ex. S. 2’ of E. 25’, Blk 1, McLain, Swan & Sangster, Jose and Sandra Aguilar $ 495.16 MC0009 912 S. Court Street, Lot 20 and S2 of Lot 17, Blk 1, McLain, Swan & Sangster, Paul L. Binford, Good faith payments are being made $ 1,999.20 MC0013 905 S. Court Street, Lot 5 & S. 5’ of Lot 4, Blk 2, McLain, Swan and Sangster, Allen Bretz $ 2,561.06 MC0022 901 S. Church Street, Lot 1 & N. 40’ of Lot 4, Blk 3, McLain, Swan and Sangster, Allen Osborn $ 931.72 MC0028 907 S. Church Street, Lot 8, Blk 3, McLain, Swan and Sangster, Liliana Ayala Varela $ 131.77 MC0030 908 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 10, Blk. 3, McLain, Swan and Sangster, Thomas Matthew and Tammy Lynn Jenkins $ 1,357.50 MC0045 1002 S. Glenn Street, Lot 2, Blk 5, McLain, Swan and Sangster, Renee G. Johnson $ 366.62 MC0054 1011 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 12, Blk 5, McLain, Swan and Sangster, Enrique G. Martinez $ 103.49 MC0083 1002 S. Court Street, Lot 2, Blk 8, McLain, Swan and Sangster, Lendol G., Jr. and Heather L. Corter $ 1,846.50 MC0121 407 W. 11th Street, E2 of Lots 2, 3 and 6, Blk 12, McLain, Swan & Sangster, Jimmie L. and Betty L. Bailey $ 664.79 MH0074 1207 S. Glenn Street, S. 30’ of Lot 3 and N. 30’ of Lot 4, Blk G, Manor Heights, Glenna M. Strickler and Lee Strickler $ 587.40 NN0060 1401 S. Court Street, Lot 1, Blk 6, Nonnamaker Add’n, Leo L. & Ilene Wren $ 362.14 NN0080 1207 S. Court Street, Lot 6 & S. 25’ of Lot 5, Blk 8, Nonnamaker Add’n, Jamie C. Beeson $ 942.04 OT0017 109 S. Myrtle Street, Lot 9, Blk 2, Original Town, Galen Rohrbough $ 368.55
OT0028 104 S. Washington Street, Lots 2, 3 and 6 Blk 3, Original Town, William H. and Sharon D. Fry on contract to Norse Electric $ 5,030.48 OT0029 108 S. Washington Street, Lot 7, Blk 3, Original Town, Lyle D. Barber and Marian Elaine Williams and Bruce Kendall Barber $ 450.88 OT0053 103 S. Court Street, Lot 4, Blk 6, Original Town, Edelmira Neiruby Mendoza Nava $ 210.88 OT0064 103 S. Church Street, Lot 4, Blk 7, Original Town, Liliana Ayala Varela $ 249.28 OT0126 222 S. Main Street, Lots 15, 16 and 18, Blk. 13, Original Town, Jimmy L. Wilcoxson $ 1,011.26 OT0158 304 S. College Street, Lot 3 & N. 20’ of Lot 6, Blk 18, Original Town, Robert L. and Nikki J. Cooper $ 1,087.96 OT0164 308 S. College Street, Lot 10, Blk 18, Original Town, James R. & Sandra Smith Good faith payments are being made $ 1,042.20 OT0190 300 S. Court Street, Lots 2 and 5, Blk 21, Original Town, William A. Wright $ 201.74 OT0204 304 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 3, Blk 23, Original Town, James L. and Susan K. Smith $ 45.40 OT0208 308 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 7, Blk 23, Original Town, Alan D. and Maria Cecilia Bruner, good faith payments being made $ 785.42 OT0211 312 W. 4th Street, Lots 10 & 11, Blk 23, Original Town, Douglas and LeeAnn Osborne (a/k/a/ Osborn) $ 693.36 OT0215 303 S. Elizabeth Street, S. 40’ of Lot 4, Blk 24, Original Town, Arturo and Graciela Ayala $ 88.09 OT0219 307 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 8, Blk 24, Original Town, Kent Wade and Bina Bernice Wishon $ 546.74 OT0220 309 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 9, Blk 24, Original Town, Troy S. and Robin L. Marsh $ 230.44 OT0221 311 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 12, Blk 24, Original Town, Troy S. and Robin L. Marsh $ 304.60 OT0231 412 W. 5th Street, Lots 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16, Blk 25, Original Town, Robert L. and Nikki J. Cooper $ 672.24 OT0233 401 S. Church Street, Lot 1, Blk 26, Original Town, Doug & LeeAnn Osborn $ 311.50 OT0290 405 S. College Street, Lot 5 and S. 6’ of Lot 4, Blk 30, Original Town, Matthew A. and Karyn R. Hendrix Good faith payments are being made $ 562.24 OT0312 409 S. Antelope Street, Lots 17 and 18, Blk 32, Original Town, Eufemia Medellin $ 229.37 OT0397 509 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 15, Blk 40, Original Town, Lavera King $ 260.59 OT0464 207 E. 6th Street, W. 50’ of Lot 1 and W. 50’ of N2 of Lot 4, Blk 46, Original Town, Bryan W. Voth Good faith payments are being made $ 980.16 OT0479 606 S. College Street, Lot 6 & N. 5’ of Lot 7, Blk 47, Original Town, Jena M. Johnson $ 713.32 OT0482 612 S. College Street, Lot 11 and S2 of Lot 10, Blk 47, Original Town, John Mark Weinmann $ 743.34 SII0011 1513 S. Myrtle Street, Lot 5, Blk 2, Southview 2nd Add’n, Noel Turley $ 185.00 SII0023 1524 S. College Street, Lots 16 through 20, Blk 2, Southview 2nd Add’n, Noel Turley $ 645.94 SII0044 1510 S. Washington Street, Lots 19 and 20, Blk 3, Southview 2nd Add’n, Claudia Astudillo-Aguirre $ 379.90 ST0011 501 N. Washington Street, E. 50’ of Lot 4, Blk 2, Starr Suburb, Marvin Turley $ 4,017.44 ST0012 110 Starr Avenue, W. 50’ of E. 100’ of Lot 4, Blk 2, Starr Suburb, Chester Fairchild $ 64.68 ST0016 603 N. Washington Street, Part of Lot 4, Blk 3, Jerrie Taylor Suri $ 289.72 TH0023 906 Madison Street, S. 4’ of Lot 4 and N 34’ of Lot 6, Blk 3, Thomas Add’n, Artura Ayala $ 64.76 TH0024 907 Jefferson Street, Lot 7, Blk 3, Thomas Add’n, Carl and Jean Stiffler $ 418.12 TH0026 908 Madison Street, S. 6’ of Lot 6 and N. 32’ of Lot 8, Blk 3, Thomas Add’n, Artura Ayala $ 60.44 TH0028 910 Madison Street, S. 8’ of Lot 8 and all of Lots 10, 12, 14 & 16, Blk 3, Lloyd A. and Shawna K. Foster $ 588.54 TR0003 311 N. Main Street, A 300’ by 100’ tract SE4 Sec. 13, Twp. 18, Rng. 33, Lucas Matthies $ 946.04 WB0032 1001 W. 5th Street, Lots 1 & 4, Blk 3, Websters Add’n, Marcia K. and Craig D. Matthies $ 2,284.08 BEAVER TOWNSHIP BB0016 171 Buffalo Trail, Lots 23 through 26, Blk 2, Broadview Cabin Site, Robert and Brenda Schulz, Good faith payments being made $ 381.66 BV0279 N. Lariat Road, A 10.10 acre tract in SE/4 Sec. 24, Twp. 17, Rng. 33, Turnage Holdsin, L.L.C. $ 8,905.78 2-B00180 Severed minerals in a 1 acre tract in NW4 of Sec. 21, Twp. 16, Rng. 33, Wilbur C. and Virginia Koehn $ 0.64 ISBEL TOWNSHIP IM0020 Modoc Lane, All Block 88, Modoc, Dale R. and Brenda J. Farr and Kenneth Fairchild $ 48.21 IS0226 9591 W. Highway 96, N2, NE4, NW4 of Sec. 21, Twp. 18, Rng. 34, Randall Keith Shearmire $ 1,149.58 IS0262 W. Road 140, NE4 of Sec. 30, Twp. 18, Rng. 34, Douglas A. Sutherland $ 983.26 IS0264 W. Road 140, NW4 of Sec. 30, Twp. 18, Rng. 34, Douglas A. Sutherland $ 958.44 2-I00020 Severed Minerals in NW4 of Sec. 5, Twp. 18, Rng. 33, 1/2 of 1/4 interest, Morgan V. and Rebecca L. Mulch $ 7.73 2-I00050 Severed Minerals in NE4 of Sec. 6, Twp. 18, Rng. 33, 1/2 of 1/4 interest, Morgan V. and Rebecca L. Mulch $ 7.73
Page 34 - Thursday, August 18, 2016 KEYSTONE TOWNSHIP KG0008 Main Street (Grigston), a .26 acre tract in Sec. 14, Twp. 18, Rng. 31, Anthony Ivey $ 0.39 KG0009 71 Grigston Lane, All Blks I & P, Lots 6 through 18, Blk J, Lots 1 & 2, Blk O, Anthony Edward Ivey $ 567.00 KG0010 10250 + E. Highway 96, Lots 1 through 5, Blk J, Grigsby, Anthony E. Ivey $ 889.86 KM0001 4971 N. Venison Road, Lots 1 through 5, Blk 23, Manning, Ralph Derstine $ 222.16 KM0016 4991 N. Venison Road, A small tract in Sec. 27, Twp. 17, Rng.31, and Tracts 2 & 5, Manning, Ralph and Wendy Derstine $ 110.62 KM0018 4993 N. Venison Road, Tract 4, Manning, Scott and Kari Sherd $ 281.86 KS0111A 10250 E. Highway 96, A 19 acre tract in SW4 of Sec.14, Twp.18, Rng.31, Anthony E. Ivey $ 2,530.94 KS0279A 2381 N. Rodeo Road, SE4 of Sec. 1, Twp. 18, Rng. 32, Jimmy L. Wilcoxson $ 921.72 2-K00211 Severed Minerals in SE4 of Sec. 33, Twp. 17, Rng. 31, 48% Interest, Detta Lou Heitschmidt Trust $ 14.79 2-K00212 Severed Minerals in NW4 of Sec. 33, Twp. 17, Rng. 31, 48% Interest, Detta Lou Heitschmidt Trust $ 14.79 2-K00213 Severed Minerals in SW4 of Sec. 33, Twp. 17, Rng. 31, 48% Interest, Detta Lou Heitschmidt Trust $ 12.54 2-K00280 Severed Minerals in E2 of Sec. 4, Twp. 18, Rng. 31, 1/2 Interest, Detta Lou Heitschmidt Trust $ 36.33 2-K00281 Severed Minerals in N2 of Sec. 4, Twp. 18, Rng. 31, 48% Interest, Detta Lou Heitschmidt Trust $ 15.76 2-K00300 Severed Minerals in SE4 of Sec. 4, Twp. 18, Rng 31, 48% interest, Detta Lou Heitschmidt Trust $ 7.72 2-K00360 Severed Minerals in SE4 of Sec. 9, Twp. 18, Rng. 31, 1/2 Interest, Detta Lou Heitschmidt Trust $ 15.43 2-K01200 Severed Minerals in SE4 of Sec. 25, Twp. 17, Rng. 32, 1/2 Interest Marvin W. and Marcine Dawn Durrant $ 30.86 2-K01230 Severed Minerals in NE4 of Sec. 35, Twp.17, Rng. 32, 1/3 of 1/2 Interest, Lysle Elbert and Letha Crowell $ 10.30 2-K01240 Severed Minerals in NE4 of Sec. 35, Twp.17, Rng. 32, 1/30 Interest, Sandra Lee Crowell $ 1.93 2-K01270 Severed Minerals in NE4 of Sec. 36, Twp. 17, Rng. 32, 1/2 Interest, Marvin W. and Marcine Dawn Durrant $ 30.86 2-K01490 Severed Minerals in SW4 of Sec. 36, Twp. 18, Rng. 32, Full Interest Daniel Alan and Rebecca Sue Lewis $ 5.14 LAKE TOWNSHIP LA0344 E. Road 70, NW4 of Sec. 34, Twp. 19, Rng. 32, Michael and Linda Allen $ 946.12 2-L00830 Severed Minerals in S2 of Sec. 8, Twp. 20, Rng. 32, 1/9 Interest, O. F. Neuenschwander $ 13.56 MICHIGAN TOWNSHIP MI0019 E. Logan-Scott Road, NW4 of Sec. 5, Twp. 16, Rng. 31, Flying M Ranch, Inc. $ 29.32 MI0024 E. Road 290, S2 of Sec. 6, Twp. 16, Rng. 31, Flying M Ranch, Inc. $ 58.83 MI0028 E. Road 280, N2 NW4, SW4 NW4 and SW4 of Sec. 7, Twp. 16, Rng. 31, Flying M Ranch $ 222.21 MI0287 E. Logan-Scott Road, 5 acres in NW4 of Sec. 5, Twp.16, Rng. 32, Sandra Sue Gaona $ 930.12 MI0407A E. Road 250, NE4 of Sec. 33, Twp.16, Rng. 32, Sandra Sue Gaona $ 972.78 2-M00630 Several Minerals in SE4 of 8-16-32, 1/32 Interest, Helen Pritchard Estate, under contract to Wanda Morse Exec. $ 15.44 SCOTT TOWNSHIP SC0046A 901 E. Road 180, A 6 acre tract in NE4 of Sec. 6, Twp. 18, Rng. 32, Bryan D. and Latisha R. Burnett $ 2,513.98 2-S00430 A 130 acre tract in SE4 of Sec. 4, Twp. 18, Rng. 33, 1/2 of 1/2 interest, Morgan V. & Rebecca L. Mulch $ 15.44 2-S00440 SW4 of Sec. 4, Twp. 18, Rng. 33, 1/2 of 1/4 interest, Morgan V. and Rebecca L. Mulch $ 7.72 VALLEY TOWNSHIP VA0160 Highway 83, N2 SE4 in Sec.13, Twp. 20, Rng. 33, Jean Stiffler D/B/A Southwest Wrecking $ 1,385.60 VA0176 11251 S. Indian Road, A 17 acre tract in E2 of Sec. 16, Twp. 20, Rng. 33, Flying M Ranch, Inc. $ 1,249.73 VA0283 S. Cherokee Road, A 90 acre tract in NW4 of Sec. 15, Twp. 19, Rng. 34, Rodric and Jill Berning $ 3.87 VS0052 390 N. Lovers Lane, W. 145.5’ in Tract 9, Shallow Water, Lori Michelle Green, et al $ 1,345.56 2-V00332 Severed Minerals in SW4 of Sec. 28, Twp. 19, Rng. 33, 1/2 interest, Flying M Ranch, Inc. $ 15.49 2-V00550 Severed Minerals in E2 SE4 of Sec. 8, Rng. 20, Twp. 33, 1/16 Interest, Paul M. Starr $ 1.94 2-V00591 Severed Minerals in SW4 of Sec. 10, Twp. 20, Rng. 33, 1/4 interest, Everett E. and Rochelle E. Miller $ 7.75 2-V00812 Severed Minerals in E2 of Sec. 16, Twp. 20, Rng. 33, 1/2 interest, Flying M Ranch, Inc. $ 29.05 2-V00848 Severed Minerals in NE4 of Sec. 19, Twp. 20, Rng. 33, 1/2 interest, Flying M Ranch, Inc. $ 15.49 2-V01130 Severed Minerals in SE4 NW4 of Sec. 22, Twp. 20, Rng. 33, 1/48 of 1/20 interest, Clara Beth Henry $ 0.65 2-V02010 Severed Minerals in SE4 of Sec. 1, Twp. 20, Rng. 34, 1/40 interest, J. D. Van Antwerp, under contract to Dr. J. D. Van Antwerp Jr. $ 2.58 2-V02190 Severed Minerals in SE4 of Sec. 1, Twp. 20, Rng. 34, 1/48 of 1/20 interest, Clara Beth Henry $ 0.65 Grand Total $ 83,654.73