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Volume 23 • Number 2
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Published in Scott City, Ks.
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SC teachers ratify salary agreement The Scott County Teachers’ Association and the USD 466 board of education have each put their stamp of approval on a negotiated agreement that will boost salaries in the district by an average of one percent from a year ago. The SCTA approved the salary offer by a 62-2 vote. The board added its unanimous approval during a special meeting on Tuesday morning.
Teachers and staff members in the district, however, still have a lower base salary than they were receiving in the 2013-14 school year. Due to the district’s financial troubles that surfaced in the spring of 2014, the staff agreed to a two percent salary cut for the 2014-15 year. This agreement restores half of that. A first-year teacher, for example, would have been paid
$36,425 in 2013-14. The starting salary for a first-year teacher this year is $36,060. The two percent salary cut that staff members agreed to in 2014-15 was returned in a “13th check” in June once the board of education was able to determine it had enough available cash at the end of the fiscal year. Supt. Jamie Rumford says the board is hopeful of doing
the same thing next June. “We don’t know how much that could be,” he says. “It may be two percent, maybe one percent or maybe one-half percent.” Block Grant Philosophy Rumford says the district took a “block grant philosophy” to the district’s salaries, referring to the new funding plan that was adopted this year by
Love’s, Sonic in SC by end of year
Groundbreaking on a new Love’s truck stop and Sonic drive-in combination will be taking place on the south edge of Scott City in the next couple of weeks, with construction to be completed in late December. The Love’s/Sonic business will be located on an 8.5-acre tract immediately south of Shopko. “The project has been held up for several weeks waiting for KDOT (Kansas Department of Transportation) approval,” says Ryan Roberts, one of the Sonic drive-in’s local investors.
the Kansas Legislature. “We tried to keep our salary level about the same,” he says. “Out of a $2 million payroll, we should keep our salary costs within about $10,000 of where they were last year.” The district was able to accomplish that through two means. First of all, there was a pretty significant loss of experienced (See SALARY on page two)
on a roll
KDOT is determining access to the site off US83 Highway. Love’s is also in the process of building a truck stop with a Subway franchise at Holcomb. That project is expected to get started 1-2 weeks ahead of groundbreaking for the Scott City site, but the company has said it expects both to be completed at about the same time. The Love’s and Sonic connection came about when local investors purchased a lot for construction of the fastfood franchise just south of Scott (See SONIC on page nine)
Council hires firm for water rate analysis The Scott City Council has hired an outside firm to determine whether the city’s water rates are adequate to meet its future needs. Carl Brown and Associates, Jefferson City, Mo., will gather and analyze data over the next few months which will include whether the city’s water and sewer rates are where they should be to meet future infrastructure needs. The two studies will cost $10,412. “This is a good starting point for what we want to accomplish,” said Councilman Everett Green. Councilman Bo Parkinson didn’t feel this proposed study was going to address the bigger issue of future water supply. “Where will the water come from?” he asked. “He doesn’t answer that.”
Public Works Director Mike Todd said the rate analysis offered by Brown and Associates would require input from the city regarding its future plans - the ability to purchase additional water rights, whether another treatment plant is needed, etc. “Water rights don’t mean water,” pointed out Parkinson. “Bo’s questions won’t be answered by this guy, but we have to know if our rates are adequate,” replied Green. “If he recommends raising our rates right away are we going to do it?” Parkinson asked. “We’ll vote on it,” said Mayor Dan Goodman. As the city’s water supply continues to drop, Goodman said the city will have to purchase additional water rights, (See ANALYSIS on page two)
Nevaeh Hernandez, 8, Scott City, races through the course in the tire roll competition that was held on Saturday afternoon during the Lake Scott Rod Run in Patton Park. The annual event attracted more than 140 vehicles from four states. (Record Photo)
Dighton USD seeks additional funding A 28.5 percent loss in assessed valuation has prompted the Dighton school district (USD 482) to request $182,742 in “extraordinary needs funding” from the State Finance Council. A sharp decline in oil and gas valuations during the past year have hammered a number of school districts across the state. Twenty-two of them are seek-
Valuation loss costs district $182,000 ing additional funds to offset $5.17 million in lost property tax revenue. The 22 districts are requesting $6.47 million from the state. In addition, 19 other school districts are seeking $8.59 million in funding due to higher enrollment or “special circum-
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stances.” Three districts - Garden City, South Haven and Hoisington - are seeking more funding for both higher enrollment and reduced tax revenue. Those requests total nearly $15.1 million, but the state has allocated only $12.3 million in
extra funding. “I wouldn’t say I feel optimistic,” says Supt. Randy Freeman. “I don’t know the situation in other districts, but I’d be doing our patrons a disservice if I didn’t ask.” Freeman, who assumed his duties as the Dighton super-
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intendent on July 1, says the district had little choice but to absorb the financial hit that resulted from the sharp drop in property valuation. “I’m not sure the administration or board realized what the valuation situation was going to be like when they were offering (teacher) contracts back in May,” he says. (See DIGHTON on page nine)
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SC council looks at licensing local peddlers
With the amount of traffic that flows through Scott City on US83 Highway, it’s not that uncommon to see vendors setting up shop out of a truck or van, selling anything from large rugs to fruits and vegetables. They’ve been doing so without being required to purchase a license from the city or even to show proof of a state sales tax number.
That may be changing in the future. The council is weighing the prospect of requiring a license of peddlers just as it charges a fee for door-to-door salespeople. “They are taking money from local vendors,” noted Councilwoman Barb Wilkinson. “And I don’t know that they’re paying any sales tax.”
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City Attorney John Shirley said drafting an ordinance requiring a fee would be the easy part. Enforcement would be more difficult. Police Chief Chris Jurgens said his officers are accustomed to tracking down door-to-door vendors to make sure they have purchased a license from City Hall. He said the vendors who set up on a vacant lot or parking
lot along the highway “will be easier to find.” There was concern about whether such an ordinance would have an effect on the Whimmydiddle arts and crafts show. The council also noted that many, if not all, vendors who set up outside of Patton Park during Whimmydiddle should also be required to purchase a city license.
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teachers and administrators and each of those positions was filled by an individual with less experience, meaning less pay. “With the turnover we had a significant savings,” notes Rumford. There was an added savings through a change in the health insurance plan. The district currently pays the cost of a single premium for each employee. Any employee who wants the family coverage must pay the difference out of their pocket. There were about 15 exceptions to this who had been grandfathered in by the district. For those employees, the district was paying the additional cost of insurance beyond a single plan. However, a provision in the Affordable Care Act requires employers
to offer the same health insurance option to all employees. That requirement will fully go into effect in another year. In order to “prevent some of the shock” the district has decided it will reduce the health insurance benefit by half this year for those 15 individuals and complete the reduction in the 2016-17 school year. For example, the cost of a single plan paid for by the district is $7,089. If an employee is getting coverage beyond the single plan that is costing the district $11,000 a year, the district and employee will split the difference - dropping the district’s obligation to about $9,000 - this year. Coverage will be reduced to the cost of a single plan for everyone the following year.
All classified staff - bus drivers, secretaries, paraprofessionals, custodians, etc. - get a one percent salary increase from the 2014-15 level. All fulltime classified staff also qualify for health insurApprove Salary Steps Teachers did gain addi- ance. tional salary when the board again allowed them Administration Contracts The board of education to advance on the salary has approved the followschedule after last year’s ing 11-month contracts freeze. A teacher with 10 for its administrators in years of experience at 2015-16. the end of the 2013-14 •Supt. Jamie Rumford: school year remained at $101,000. the 10-year level for the •Jana Irvin, Scott City 2014-15 school year. Middle School principal: Normally, a teacher $63,000. with a bachelor’s degree •Shawn Roberts, Scott would gain $425 - $525 City Elementary School with a master’s degree - principal: $73,171. for each additional year •Brad McCormick, of experience. The board Scott Community High allowed teachers to take School principal: $67,000. two steps on the schedule •Randy Huck, SCHS this year to compensate assistant principal: for last year. $65,116. Money that the district had been paying for the added insurance coverage was put back into the overall salary pool, says Rumford.
“We need to work with the (Alpha Omega) sorority so this doesn’t affect them,” said Councilman Everett Green. “We want to work out a way to exempt Whimmydiddle.” City Attorney John Shirley said he would research ordinances in effect at other cities that deal with peddlers and how they are licensed.
Reunion wrap-up is Monday
A final wrap-up meeting of the Scott Community High School AllSchool Reunion will be held on Mon., Aug. 24, 7:00 p.m., at the Bryan Conference Center. The meeting is open to all interested alumni, class representatives and board members. This will be an opportunity for everyone to share what worked during the reunion and what should be considered for 2020.
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“and that’s going to mean higher rates.” Todd said the consulting firm will be helpful in analyzing sewer rates. He noted that the city needs to begin addressing infrastructure needs for a sewer system that was largely constructed during the 1950s. “I don’t want to just pull figures out of thin air for the public,” Todd says. “I want to know we have rates that are fair for the city and for the public.” It was noted that the city had a rate study conducted when it put in two water treatment plants three years ago. The council agreed to a contract with the consulting firm with a rate study to be completed within the year.
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Community Living
Page 3 - Thursday, August 20, 2015
Consistent, cool temp essential for storing eggs Have you ever wondered whether an egg is still good after it’s been in the refrigerator for awhile? Well, worry no more. To tell if an egg is good, use the sink or float method. Place your egg in enough water to cover the egg. If the egg floats, toss it out. If it sets on the bottom of the bowl, it’s fresh, if it does both, use it up. The “sell by” date on an egg carton is the legal limit in which an egg can be sold after it has been
placed in the carton. But, according to the USDA, eggs are still fit to eat for an additional 3-5 weeks after that date if they have been properly stored. Properly storage means keeping eggs in their original carton in the main part of the refrigerator. Never
store eggs in the door of the refrigerator because of the change of temperature when the door is opened. Keep them in the original carton to block smells from other items. The carton also helps with keeping the humidity high which slows down the evaporation of the eggs’ contents. Maintaining a consistent, cool temperature is critical to safety. After eggs are refrigerated, it is important that they stay that way. A cold egg left
out at room temperature can sweat, facilitating the growth of bacteria. Refrigerated eggs should not be left out more than two hours. When you purchase eggs, always purchase eggs from a refrigerated case. Choose eggs with clean, uncracked shells. Choose the size most useful and economical for your lifestyle and when purchasing egg products or substitutes, look for containers that are tightly sealed.
Grading Eggs What does grading mean? Well, inspection, for wholesomeness, is mandatory but grading, for quality, is voluntary. If companies choose to have their eggs graded, they pay for this USDA service. The USDA grade shield on the carton means that the eggs were graded for quality and checked for weight (size). State agencies monitor compliance for egg pack-
ers who do not use the USDA grading service. These cartons will bear a term such as “Grade A” on their cartons without the USDA shield. Eggs in Recipes Can you use different size eggs for recipes? That depends. If it’s a recipe that calls for a certain size of egg, your best results would come from using the egg size called for. A typical large size egg has about two ounces (See EGGS on page nine)
Garden Club reviews flower show
In 1965 . . .
Mr. and Mrs. Don Whitson
. . . and in 2015
Whitsons celebrate 50th anniversary Don and Sally (Norman) Whitson, Salina, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 8 at Milford Reservoir. Hosting the celebration were their children, Ted Whitson and wife, M’Kala, Pratt, Jill Clark, and husband,
Free cancer screening in SC on Sat.
A free cancer screening will be held at the United Methodist Church, Scott City, on Sat., Aug. 22, 9:00 a.m. to noon. It is sponsored by Anthem Masonic Lodge No. 284. Medical professionals from the University of Kansas Medical Center, along with Masonic Lodge members and staff from the Midwest Cancer Alliance, will be on hand to provide services that include: •Skin cancer screenings. •Bone density screenings. •Prostate screenings with PSA test. •Breast cancer education and self-exam information. For more information on the cancer screening outreach in Scott City call (620) 214-1679.
Homer, St. Louis, Mo., and Mark Whitson, and wife, Beth, Hutchinson. They have 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Cards may be sent to the couple at: 2021 Starlight Dr., Salina, Ks. 67401.
Recipe favorites . . .
Russian Tea Cakes Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 12 minutes
Ingredients 1 cup
butter
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
6 tablespoons
confectioners’ sugar
2 cups
all-purpose flour
1 cup
chopped walnuts
1/3 cup
confectioners’ sugar for decoration
Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, cream butter and vanilla until smooth. Combine the 6 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar and flour; stir into the butter mixture until just blended. Mix in the chopped walnuts. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and place them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven. When cool, roll in remaining confectioners’ sugar. I also like to roll mine in the sugar a second time. Yield: 3 dozen
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The home and garden of Sue Pammenter was the setting for the monthly meeting of the Scott County Garden Club on Aug. 17. Members in attendance were Brenda Cejda, Jeannie Compton, Trudy Eikenberry, Betty LaToush, Linda Meyer, Sue Pammenter and Virgie Schwartz. Betty LaToush called the meeting to order. Roll call was taken with members reflecting on the
flower show held in conjunction with the Scott County Free Fair. Input and ideas were provided and discussed. Minutes of the June meeting were read, as the organization didn’t have a July monthly meeting in order to set up for the flower show. A review of the club’s finances was presented by the club treasurer, Sue Pammenter. In lieu of a monthly program, the group shared
gardening ideas and areas of expertise. A variety of flowers and plants were discussed along with “best practices” on caring for different species. Following the discussion, members toured Sue’s garden and also enjoyed a breakfast of fresh peaches, yogurt and a granola garnishment. Next meeting will be held on Sept. 21 at the home of Trudy Eikenberry. The group welcomes new members.
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Editorial/Opinion
Page 4 - Thursday, August 20, 2015
editorially speaking
Missing the point:
Rate structure connected to acquiring water rights
The Scott City Council has decided to seek input from a consulting firm to determine whether or not its water rates are adequate. For $4,690 the consultant will determine whether or not the city is charging what it should for its water. For the same amount it will offer the same analysis of our sewer rates. Those rates are also supposed to factor in our long-term infrastructure needs. By the time other fees and discounts are applied, the total cost will be $10,412. In the grand scheme of a city budget, $10,412 isn’t that significant. Then again, whether we’re talking about $10,410 or $104,000, we’d like to feel that we’re getting our money’s worth. In this instance, we have our doubts. The primary question which the council apparently wants answered is whether or not the city is charging enough for its water? Regardless of what the high-end users may believe, the answer is no. Scott City has consistently been among the municipalities in Kansas charging the lowest rates for its water. That status has changed very little since the last rate hike two years ago. If we have some long-range water infrastructure needs, that’s fine. Let’s determine the cost and adjust our rates accordingly. Councilman Bo Parkinson literally asked the $10,000 question when he wondered if the council would approve a rate hike if that was the consultant’s recommendation. While no one is willing to answer that now, the fact remains, if that is the recommendation, and the council chooses not to follow that advice, then why hire a consultant in the first place? However, the bigger issue hanging over the council isn’t water rates, which makes the decision to hire this consultant a little puzzling. The question which the council has been trying to address over the past few years - and rightfully so - is the adequacy and quality of our drinking water. This consultant isn’t addressing these most important concerns. Again, as Parkinson noted, acquiring water rights doesn’t guarantee anything. Lots of farmers are holding rights to wells they no longer pump. That makes what we’re charging for water a moot point. In a sense, we’re putting the horse ahead of the water wagon. Unless . . . and until . . . the city can be guaranteed of purchasing an adequate quantity of water that is of suitable quality, how can we possibly know what our costs will be? And without knowing our cost we can’t possibly know what our rates should be. And that advice cost a lot less than $10,000.
What’s important? The cheapest option isn’t always what’s best
Kansas lawmakers in Topeka and Washington, D.C., are having convulsions over the Obama Administration’s recently announced Clean Power Plan. Gov. Sam Brownback referred to the EPA’s effort as “overreaching regulation” (where have we heard that before?) and said it will have a “negative impact” on ratepayers. And isn’t cost what’s really important? It doesn’t matter what we’re doing to our environment as long as we can find the cheapest alternative that will yield the greatest profit for corporations. We’ve taken that same approach with our state’s water resources for decades and how is that working out? Kansas lawmakers - and most Republicans in general - would rather continue to deny that climate change is happening or that we are the ones causing that change. And even if there’s an outside chance that our actions are having an impact on the climate, do we really want to do something that would cause us to pay a little more or inconvenience us? Life shouldn’t be about doing what will cause the least disruption in our lives. It shouldn’t always be about choosing the cheapest option. And it shouldn’t be about allowing big corporations and large utilities - to do what’s best for their bottom line if it results in consequences detrimental to others. Life should be about doing the right thing. If doing the right thing means forcing coalfired utility plants to clean up their act so that our children and grandchildren can lead healthier and better lives, then we should do it without hesitation. Yes, we may have to pay a little more and it may force us to look at renewable energy options more seriously. Or would we rather be so selfish as to live only in the here and now, thinking only of ourselves and not seeing the bigger picture? If our politicians are a reflection of us, then perhaps we need to take a hard look at our priorities.
Giving definition to extraordinary We all think our kids are more special than someone else’s, whether it be as parents or as a community. Now the state is asking us to prove it - not in so many words, but that is essentially what representatives from 38 Kansas school districts will be doing next week when they travel to Topeka and make a pitch for additional money before the Senate Finance Council. Everyone making the trip to Topeka - and even those who aren’t - feel they have a legitimate need for extra state funding. It doesn’t matter whether that need is due to increased enrollment or because of a sharp drop in assessed property valuations or a district’s desire to improve its facilities. Dighton Supt. Randy Freeman feels he would be doing his district’s taxpayers a disservice if he didn’t make a pitch for additional funding after seeing property valuations slide by nearly 29 percent. Why not? The worst that can happen is the Finance Council will say
no and the district is no worse off than it is now. With more than $15 million in funding requests and only $12.3 million available, it’s obvious that some school administrators will be leaving Topeka disappointed. And this is the dismal state of education funding in Kansas today. In their never-ending quest to thumb their collective noses at the courts, Gov. Sam Brownback and conservative lawmakers in the legislature dumped a very workable and widely accepted - though somewhat imperfect school finance formula in favor of a plan that freezes education funding at the 2014-15 level for two years. The grant program only requires that operating costs remain constant, that teachers and staff members don’t get pay raises, that health insur-
ance costs hold steady and that a district’s enrollment never increase. As long as all those pieces fall into place, the grant funding concept is perfect. But, in the event this near-perfect finance plan doesn’t work for everyone, the governor and legislature have set aside $12.3 million this year to be distributed - if deemed necessary - among those who can demonstrate an “extraordinary” need. Exactly how is “extraordinary” defined? Good question. Brewster is anticipating a 12.6 percent increase in enrollment - double any of the other 16 schools seeking a share of added state funding for enrollment reasons. But that represents an increase of just 14 students in a district which is expecting 125 students this fall. Does that justify the $105,000 funding request the Western Kansas district will be making to the Finance Council? Ellsworth is projecting an increase of 19 students, Goddard expects another 175 students. Are
their needs more extraordinary? The decision doesn’t appear any less murky with respect to declining property valuations? The Satanta school district, in oil/natural gas rich Southwest Kansas, saw its property valuations plummet by $64 million, resulting in a property tax loss of $485,000. Plainville saw its valuations nosedive by $31 million, resulting in a property tax loss of $466,000. Are their needs more extraordinary than Dighton’s loss of $182,000 in tax revenue? Is a district’s “extraordinary need” to be measured strictly by dollars lost? That should make the Finance Council’s job pretty easy. Those districts with the greatest loss in property tax dollars are at the top of the list. If you’re at the bottom of the list, better luck next year. Same with enrollment. Those with the greatest increase - either by percent of total students or actual head count - are at (See GIVING on page six)
The GOP’s deeply flawed field Donald Trump continues to bring comic relief and mean-spirited bombast to the Republican campaign trail. But while Trump is a continuing spectacle, he also makes (a tiny bit) more sense than his rivals when he indicts U.S. trade policies or scorns the influence of big money that turns politicians into puppets. Nevertheless Trump, despite his current lead in the polls, isn’t likely to be the Republican presidential nominee. William Galston, the Wall Street Journal’s designated Democratic pundit, last week suggested that there were five “plausible” Republican candidates - Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Ted Cruz (Tex.), Govs. Scott Walker (Wis.) and John Kasich (Ohio) and dynast Jeb Bush. In the most recent edition of his 2016 candidate
Where to Write
another view Katrina vanden Heuvel
rankings, conservative Charles Krauthammer, while not dismissing Trump, suggests that Walker, Rubio and Bush stand in the first tier of the Republican run-off. But these “plausible” Republican candidates hold views that are dramatically at odds with interests and values of the vast majority of Americans. Take climate change. The scientific consensus that human activity is causing extreme and accelerating climate change is virtually unanimous. The Pentagon already terms it a clear and present national security threat. Yet Rubio continues to be in denial. Saying, “I am not a scientist,” he asserts,“I don’t agree with
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the notion that . . . there are actions we can take today that would actually have an impact on what’s happening in our climate.” Walker has kept his position on climate change muddy, but he has consistently opposed any effort to deal with it. He cut spending on alternative energy in Wisconsin, and he joined with other states suing to stop President Obama’s limits on carbon emissions. And he happily signed the Koch brotherssupported “no climate tax” pledge. Bush admits “the climate is changing,” but says he doesn’t “think the science is clear of what percentage is man-made and what percentage is natural.” For a solution, he essentially suggests doing nothing, noting the current trend from coal to natural gas. Then he notes with characteristic clarity, “I
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don’t think it’s the highest priority. I don’t think we should ignore it either.” On the economy, which received remarkably little attention in the first Republican debate, all order up the standard fare - less regulation (even of Wall Street), lower taxes on corporations and the rich and cuts in government spending except for the military. Walker has cut spending on education in Wisconsin, slicing $250 million out of the University of Wisconsin system even while ladling out a similar amount to help build a new stadium for the Milwaukee Bucks’ billionaire hedge fund owners (including a major donor to Walker’s campaign). All support continuing our destructive trade strategy. All would repeal Obamacare without giving us a clue of what would re(See FLAWED on page six)
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A costly love affair with ethanol Ag Secretary’s romance with biofuel industry is fleecing taxpayers It’s a timeless story of teenage romance: pledging love, abandoning reason, rebelling against authority. No, this isn’t the plot of a John Hughes movie. Instead, I’m talking about Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s love affair with ethanol. While Vilsack is tasked with representing the interests of all of taxpayers, at times he seems to have never left Iowa - where ethanol is a big business and where the secretary served two terms as governor. He regularly attends ethanol trade conferences, and he’s among the industry’s most vocal supporters. Under Vilsack’s guidance, the Department of Agriculture co-opted the Renewable Energy for America Program to support ethanol blender pumps in 2011.
behind the headlines by Ryan Alexander
Otherwise known as REAP, the government created this program to help small businesses in rural areas install renewable energy systems or improve their energy efficiency. As even ethanol producers will acknowledge, blender pumps do neither. They’re simply a method to increase ethanol’s share of the gasoline market. Currently, almost all U.S. gasoline is 10 percent ethanol, or E10. The industry obviously wants drivers to consume more ethanol, so it pushes higher blends, like E15, E30, or E85. But normal gas pumps can’t handle corrosive high-ethanol gas, or offer multiple blends. So ethanol needs a mechanism to mix it with regular gasoline. That’s where blender pumps come in. REAP’s purpose was clear, but Vilsack’s department saw an opening in the law’s failure to narrowly define “renewable energy systems.” In a 2011 rule it issued for the program, the
department declared that “flexible fuel pumps” qualified. It was a shameless attempt to use tax dollars to help the ethanol industry distribute its product. Like parents catching a teenage boy sneaking in through their window, Congress immediately objected. The House overwhelmingly passed amendments offered by then-Representative Jeff Flake - the Arizona Republican is a senator now - barring the department from spending money on the blender pumps. Then, in the 2014 Farm Bill, Congress specifically excluded blender pumps from the definition of renewable energy systems. Lawmakers stated the obvious: REAP was never meant to pay for installing pumps at gas stations. Yet being forbidden only strengthened Vilsack’s ardor for blender pumps. Within weeks of Congress passing the Farm Bill, Vilsack went on the record reassuring the ethanol industry that their love affair would endure: “This is an invitation to you to come to me, and I will help you. Make no mistake about that.” (See ETHANOL on page six)
Walmart falls short on jobs promise by Jim Hightower
Great news: Walmart is investing in American jobs! It says so right here in a colorful, full-page ad showing a very happy Walmart worker displaying more than a dozen brand-name products made in the Good Ol’ USA. The ad even gives a website (MadeWithAmericanJobs.com) and says we can learn more by checking it out. So… I did. Yikes! The website is filled with stuff not made-in-America. In the special Tips and Ideas section touting gifts for Father’s Day, Walmart promotes smart phones (none made in the US), flat screen TVs (made in Korea, Japan,
China, etc.) and other foreign-made electronic gadgets that “will leave Dad happy.” Other sections of the webstore offer a Taiwan computer, T-shirts from Fruit of the Loom (which closed its last US plant in 2014), and an imported tent bearing Walmart’s own house brand. In fact, out of some five million products available for online purchase from Walmart, less than five thousand (onehalf of one percent) are US-made. Two years ago, when Walmart’s CEO announced the dazzling “Made With American Jobs” Campaign, he pledged to create a million new jobs for American workers. Apparently, most of those are to be in advertising firms and PR agencies hired to hype the cor-
poration’s attempt to bamboozle us into thinking there’s some substance to the promise to invest in America. For example, one PR promotion touted a towel maker in Georgia as a beneficiary of the retailer’s new initiative. But a follow-up investigation by the LA Times found that the company was adding a mere 35 jobs as a result of the Walmart contract and was keeping 90 percent of its production overseas. So far, Walmart’s highly ballyhooed USA campaign has produced only about 2,000 of the million jobs promised. The ad campaign expresses a nice sentiment, but where’s the commitment? Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author
Path to instant economic growth GOP field can be even more delusional in using statistics Forget Jeb Bush’s bold promise of four percent economic growth , which Chris Christie subsequently matched. Never mind Scott Walker’s attempt to one-up them both, with a pledge of (wait for it) 4.5 percent growth. And ignore Mike Huckabee’s slightly higher ambition, recently offered in Iowa, of a whopping six percent growth. Vote for me, my fellow Americans, and I swear I’ll lavish this great nation with 100 percent growth. That’s right: Let’s double this sucker already! Some may call my promise - like those offered by other candidates ridiculous, pulled from thin air rather than from rigorous economic analysis or even kindergarten-level arithmetic. Given that annual economic growth
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has averaged just 2.4 percent over the past two decades, critics may consider my ambitions naive or disingenuous. Delusional, even. But I say dream big, America. If we’re going to delude ourselves, let’s at least delude ourselves on a higher order of magnitude. Plus, unlike other candidates, who offer scant substantiation for their underachieving economic assurances, I actually have a road map for my expansionary aims. Step one: Wage a really, really big war. Wars can be great for economic growth, and not only because they have historically required ramping up production of tanks, jets and Hershey’s bars. If we (or others) can manage to destroy the capital stock of our economic rivals while sustaining no dam-
age to our own - which is, you know, basically what happened in World War II - we’ll be perfectly positioned for another global-competition-free, postwar economic boom. This little artifact of the last postwar era, and how much it explains the robust mid-20th-century growth rates that my presidential rivals now pine for, has curiously eluded others’ policy plans. Step two: Contra Donald Trump, I say open the borders. Much of our rapid-fire postwar economic growth was also attributable to women’s rising labor force participation rates, which tapered off at the turn of the 20th century. Since there’s little appetite today for the kinds of policies that would keep more women in the labor force, we should replicate this postwar output booster by increasing the ranks of another demographic already eager to work: young, strapping, able-bodied immigrants. (See GROWTH on page seven)
Our Saudi allies are the Mideast’s real troublemakers by Madea Benjamin
Except for maybe the Affordable Care Act, nothing gets Republican politicians fired up like Iran. In the first GOP debate alone, Scott Walker promised that he’d tear up the Iran nuclear deal on day one of his presidency. Carly Fiorina blamed the country for “most of the evil that is going on in the Middle East.” Mike Huckabee vowed to topple the “terrorist Iranian regime and defeat the evil forces of radical Islam.” Oddly, when the Saudi Arabia candidates complain has one of the about the “evil forces highest execuof radical Islam” or tion rates in trouble in the Middle the world, East, they never killing scores of people seem to mention each year Saudi Arabia. for a range Iran’s no demo- of offenses cratic paradise. But including adulon many counts, tery, apostasy, drug use, and Washington’s Saudi sorcery. It’s allies are even worse. conducted The Saudi royals over 100 pubcrush dissent with lic beheadan iron fist, spread ings this year alone. extremist ideology, and invade their neighbors with impunity. Domestically, the Saudi regime oppresses women, religious minorities, and millions of foreign workers. And it brutally represses criticism from human rights activists, prompting condemnation from both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, for example, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes just for writing a blog the government considered critical of its rule. Hundreds of political prisoners languish in prison - including Badawi’s lawyer, who was sentenced to 15 years for his role as a human rights attorney. New legislation effectively equates criticism of the government and other peaceful activities with terrorism. Saudi women aren’t permitted to appear in public without adhering to a strict dress code. They need the approval of a male guardian to marry, travel, enroll in a university, or obtain a passport, and they’re prohibited from driving. The penalties for defiance are steep. Saudi Arabia has one of the highest execution rates in the world, killing scores of people each year for a range of offenses including adultery, apostasy, drug use, and sorcery. It’s conducted over 100 public beheadings this year alone. Meanwhile, the Saudi monarchy has used its military and financial might to impose its will throughout the Middle East. In 2011, Saudi tanks invaded neighboring Bahrain and brutally crushed that nation’s budding prodemocracy movement. Two years later, the Saudis backed a coup in Egypt that killed over 1,000 people and saw over 40,000 political dissidents thrown into squalid prisons. In their latest military intervention, the Saudis have used American-made cluster bombs and F-15 fighter jets in a bombing campaign over Yemen that’s killed and injured thousands of civilians and created a severe humanitarian crisis. All the while, they’ve helped export an extremist interpretation of Islam around the globe. Let’s not forget that 15 of the 19 hijackers who carried out the 9/11 attacks were Saudis, as well as Osama bin Laden himself. Despite all these abuses, Saudi Arabia has been a key U.S. ally for decades. Why? One reason is oil: Saudi Arabia is the world’s second largest producer, trailing only the United States itself. Another is the arms trade: The country is the largest purchaser of American-made weapons. In 2010, the U.S. government concluded a (See SAUDI on page six)
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College students are adapting to textbook scams by John Schrock
Students returning to fall semester classes are facing sticker-shock in college bookstores. Textbooks that formerly ran $40-to-$80 a few years ago are now costing $200 and $300 each. As a result, students’ textbook-buying behavior is changing. According to a survey of students reported in a recent “Chronicle of Higher Education,” more college students are viewing textbooks as recommended rather than required and “ . . . students are wait-
ing to see how much the material is used before they buy them.” Meanwhile, professors “ . . . almost never see the course materials as optional.” More and more, “ . . . students are waiting to see how much the material is used before they buy them,” according to the survey manager. A spring survey from “Student Watch: Attitudes and Behaviors towards Course Materials” by OnCampus Research, a research arm of the National Association of College Stores, found that student spending on class
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Most $200 textbooks could be profitably sold to students for $40 if it were not for the electronic ancillaries and support services that publishers feel they must provide to compete - extra bells-and-whistles that most students do not use.
materials dropped from $638 in the 2013-14 academic year to $563 for the 2014-15 year. In addition to students waiting to see if the materials will actually be used in class, part of this drop was a shift to cheaper textbook rental. And about 11 percent of students now have some courses that use new “integrated learning systems” where the text,
videos, quizzes and homework are delivered online. Publishers have realized that at big research universities that only value research, many instructors of large classes are glad to turn over these teaching duties to a publisher’s online system, essentially turning the lecture course into a pre-packaged online operation that is impersonal and standardized.
The production cost for a paper textbook is actually very low. Most $200 textbooks could be profitably sold to students for $40 if it were not for the electronic ancillaries and support services that publishers feel they must provide to compete - extra bells-and-whistles that most students do not use. Meanwhile, surveys of college students reveal that students continue to overwhelmingly prefer paper text over e-texts for a variety of reasons that are supported by research on deep reading, reading speed, comprehension
and skimming. Some professors are sensitive to their students’ dilemma and recognize the legalized extortion involved. They are encouraging colleagues: “Don’t require a textbook if you don’t use it!” Some make textbook adoption decisions based on the best-book-at-the-cheapest-price and only adopt a text after it has been on-the-market a semester so there are used books available. One solution that is not working is the use of “open source” online
his brother’s oxymoronic position in favor of waterboarding but against torture. On immigration, both Rubio and Walker were for a path for citizenship before they were against it. Now they have joined the clamor to strengthen the border rather than comprehensive reform. Bush is marginally better, supporting a path to “legal status, but not citizenship.” Those are the Republican “plausible” candidates: for more wars abroad, for spending more on the military and less on vital needs at home, for doing noth-
ing about climate change, for sustaining failed trade policies, for cutting Social Security and adding to the growing retirement crisis, for rolling back regulation of Wall Street, for reviving the conservative war on women, gays and immigrants. Rather than being “the future of conservatism,” they would drag us relentlessly back to the failed policies of the past.
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True to Vilsack’s word, the Department of Agriculture recently announced the creation of the Biofuels Infrastructure Project, which just finished accepting applications for as much as $100 million for blender pumps. The romance lives on, but it isn’t a happy ending for taxpayers. For more than 30 years the government has subsidized ethanol, which currently enjoys numerous tax breaks, support from Department of Energy and Transportation programs, and a renewable fuels standard that mandates its use. So $100 million to help ethanol producers pad their bottom line is icing on the cake. The Vilsack blender pump affair is fleecing taxpayers. It has to stop. Ryan Alexander is president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonpartisan federal budget watchdog
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$60.5 billion arms deal with the Saudis - the largest in history. This means that for years to come, U.S. weapons will be used by the Saudis to maintain their repressive rule and impose their will on neighboring countries. A third reason, ironically, is Iran. Since 1979, Washington’s pursued a policy of building up the Saudi military as a counterweight to Iran’s revolutionary government. For Republican presidential candidates, this primary season is all about vilifying Iran. While they beat up on the White House for making peace with America’s enemies, maybe voters should ask them more questions about America’s friends. Medea Benjamin is cofounder of CodePink and GlobalExchange. Her latest book is “Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control”
place it. All want to slash spending on shared security programs like Social Security and Medicare. Bush and Rubio have called for raising the retirement age for Social Security. Or consider foreign policy. Rubio, routinely praised for his knowledge on foreign affairs, in truth offers a simplistic collection of pro-war ideas. He opposes the Iran nuclear deal, arguing for imposing “harsh” sanctions while ignoring the reality that U.S. sanctions wouldn’t do much with our negotiating partners - China, Russia and Europe likely refusing to go along.
He opposes Obama’s opening to Cuba, without ever explaining why continuing the failed embargo policies of the last 50 years makes sense. Walker echoes Rubio without the gloss. He argues that the fact he took on 100,000 demonstrators in Madison means he can take on the Islamic State, a bizarre equating of free speech with terror. He says he’d rip up the Iran agreement on Day One of his administration and be ready for military action. He says he’d consider ground troops in Syria and against the Islamic State and wants to
Republicans defend right to be born, immediately deported by Andy Borowitz
DES MOINES (The Borowitz Report) - Eager to shore up their pro-life credentials, several Republican Presidential candidates used campaign appearances on Wednesday to assert that the babies of undocumented workers have the right to be born and then immediately deported. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee sounded that theme in a campaign appearance in Des Moines, telling his audience, “We must vigilantly safeguard the life of the unborn, and, as soon it is no longer unborn, make sure that it leaves and takes its illegal parents with it.” Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker concurred, telling a crowd in Iowa City, “Every life is precious, and we must protect that life before marching it to the border 24 hours later, at the very most.” Perhaps the most evangelical invocation of the right to life came from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), campaigning in Cedar Rapids. “Every baby is a creation of God Almighty, and as Jesus is my savior, every baby has the right to live,” he said. “Just not here.” The initial response to the candidates’ statements was somewhat mixed, with some GOP voters complaining that Walker’s 24-hour window for deporting babies was overly lenient. Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author
confront Russia, sending arms to the government of Ukraine and troops to Russia’s borders. Bush has tied himself into knots trying to answer whether he supports his brother’s decision to go into Iraq, recently saying we got a “pretty good deal” by getting rid of Saddam Hussein and then backpedalling when reporters pointed out that getting rid of Hussein destabilized the Middle East, increased Iran’s power in the region, led to the rise of the Islamic State, cost trillions of dollars and more than 4,400 U.S. lives. He’s recently adopted
Giving the top of the list and the money will be distributed until it’s gone. Or will it come down to which administrators can convince the Finance Council their needs are greater - and their students more deserving than the school district in the next town or in the next county? Administrators will be trying to say that without trying to say that. “No one wants to be in a situation where they’re claiming my kids need this money more than yours do,” says Supt. Jamie Rumford of the Scott County district. “We want the best for the kids in every school district. This puts all of us in a very uncomfortable position.” Even with its imperfections, Dighton Supt. Randy Freeman says the finance plan which was
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discarded by the legislature recognized that every district has different needs. The grant program offers a one-size-fits-all approach to funding. “Our needs in Western Kansas are different from the needs (of schools) in Wichita or Topeka,” he emphasizes. “Our kids are no more important or less, but our situation could be more extreme.” The grant program doesn’t recognize that - not that conservative members of the legislature care. Their objective is pretty straight-forward - cut funding for education by whatever means possible. These conservatives firmly believe there are no consequences to cutting education funding, no more than there are consequences to repeatedly stealing money from the Kansas Department of
Transportation, or cutting money for health care, or for children’s programs in the state or anti-smoking programs. Then again, we’ve been down this road before. The legislature cuts education funding - or sharply scales back funding increases to barely sustainable levels - but schools are still opening across the state this week, the building lights are on, the marching band is still practicing and, barring a catastrophe, students will still get their diplomas next spring - even at the 38 schools who will be making their case in front of the Student Finance Council. So what’s the problem? Perhaps the bigger question is: Do we have to hit rock bottom in order to find out? Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com
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materials. Depending upon the discipline, there can be serious concerns with quality. Copyright-free material is often outdated. Good publishers subject texts to careful peer review that is often missing in open source materials that are cobbled together from questionable sources. And online open source materials continue to have the drawbacks of e-texts and other electronic media. Royalties to authors of bonafide textbooks are rarely a factor in the high costs of textbooks. When a quality book is adopted by many universities, the royalties the author receives are in the range of a few coins. Copyright is not the problem driving up textbook costs. But thanks to the internet and predatory publishers, there are now offers to professors to send in their class notes. These can then be “published” online and required by that single instructor. The publisher will split the exorbitant price with the author-professor. Nowhere the quality to be adopted by any other instructor, this “text” can bring in more income to the instructor than their salary, especially if they are a poorly-paid part time adjunct. Honest professors, departmental chairs and higher administrators can and should bring such practices to a stop. But so far, the runaway costs of textbooks due to some inconsiderate professors, some disgraceful publishers, and some technology crazies - continues. John Schrock trains biology teachers and lives in Emporia
Step three for expanding the economy: expand what gets counted as “the economy.” Think about it. When Italy began including prostitution, illegal narcotics and alcohol smuggling in its output measure last year, its economy magically got one full percent bigger overnight. Now consider all the black market transactions that go untallied in the United States’ official economic ledger. If we also throw in non-market household production such as unpaid child-care and housework - gotta nab that homemaker vote! we can add another 26 percent or so to the size of our economy. All, mind you, instantaneously, and requiring none of the painful deci-
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sions and trade-offs usually involved in economic policymaking. Step four: Don’t just redefine the boundaries of the economy; redefine economic growth itself. In the past we’ve always focused on how quickly the U.S. economy expands over the course of a single year - that is, “annual growth rates.” I propose we instead measure how quickly we can grow over a full two decades - what I like to call “bidecennial growth rates.” For example, compare the size of our economy today to that in 1995. In raw, unadjusted dollar terms, we have already more than doubled in size over that period, if you use my innovative “bidecennial growth rate” metric.
To be precise, we’ve grown at a non-deflated “bidecennial rate” of 135 percent these last two decades, rather than that pitiful 2.4 percent real annual rate you keep hearing about. Got that America? Other politicians may promise you faster growth in the future; I alone offer you faster growth in the past. I realize my accounting may sound a little unorthodox, perhaps even a little gimmicky. But with Congress already waging war on our federal statistical agencies, by gutting funding for the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this shouldn’t be a hard sell. The United States has spoken, and it has decided that economic statistics
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‘47 Hudson Coupe was rebuilt to take on the road Attending rod runs is a way of life for Mick and Dody Franklin. The Salina couple and their distinctive 1947 Hudson Coupe traveled to 36 car shows last year. At the insistence of Lake Scott Car Club member Jake Brooks they stopped briefly in Scott City on Saturday while returning from a Hudson show in Colorado. “I’m the car show person,” admits Dody. “There’s nothing better than cleaning wheels and meeting new people. You meet a lot of great people at these shows.” With Dody as the car show person, that leaves Mick as the genius behind the Hudson that he originally bought in 1990 simply as a work vehicle. It wasn’t until 2004 that he began the restoration process with an unusual twist. He still intended to drive the coupe regularly, so he wanted something
that would be comfortable and fuel efficient. His idea was to put the body over the chassis of a 1996 Camaro with a V-6 3800 engine. The Hudson is resting on top of a Camaro transmission and rear end. He also grafted he electrical harness from the Camaro into the Hudson. The front seats came out of the Camaro. The rear seat is the original. The project took about three years to complete. “I knew this was a car that I wanted to drive a lot, so I wanted something that would be economical and durable,” says Mick. “Before this one I’d rebuilt a 1935 Terrapin, but it liked stopping at service stations too much. This one is a lot better for road trips.” On a trip to California they were able to get 29 miles per gallon. On the recent trip from Salina to Colorado Springs and back to Scott City they were averaging 26 miles. Since 2007, the couple
Mick and Dody Franklin, Salina, and their 1947 Hudson Coupe.
has put more than 58,000 miles on the car, traveling to the east and west coasts, in addition to the Gulf Coast and Canada. What gives the Hudson added eye-catching appeal is the color. Prowler orange, which was Dody’s choice, is topped by Mayan gold. The gold was picked by their son,
who also did the paint job. “I didn’t want it to be one solid color, but I wasn’t sure about the gold,” says Mick. “I’m pleased with how it turned out.” The Franklins can’t imagine having a classic car and not taking it on the road. “That’s the best car
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show ever,” Dody points out. “When a car is going down the highway that’s when you see the lines.” As for awards, that’s not high on the Franklin’s priority list. “We came here because we’ve heard so many good things about this show. It’s not about winning awards but meeting other
people who love cars as much as we do,” Mick says. “Hopefully, things will work out for us next year and we can come back here and stay for the whole weekend.” “You find out who the car people are and who the show people are,” adds Dody. “Mick and I are car people.”
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Dighton Seek More Funding Freeman will join representatives from the other 37 school districts in making their case for funding in front of the Senate Finance Council. “I’ve been told we’ll only have a few minutes to speak. My message will be very short,” says Freeman. “Our patrons have stepped forward to provide quality facilities for the future - not anticipating a 28 percent valuation reduction. We could really benefit from the money so we don’t have to spend our contingency reserve.” The Dighton superintendent says that while $12.3 million sounds like a lot of money, in terms of funding Kansas education “it’s a drop in the bucket.” “I know everyone’s not going to get everything they’re asking for. Some may not get anything, but I’d rather ask and not get anything than not ask at all,” he reasons. $15M Loss in Valuation The Dighton district suffered a $15 million loss in property valuation which contributed to a $182,742 loss in property tax revenue. As severe as that is,
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14 other school districts suffered an even bigger loss in total valuation, led by Satanta ($65.6 million) and South Barber ($40.8 million). The loss of valuation comes at a time when the Dighton district is in just the second year of paying off a $12.4 million bond for renovation of its grade school and high school. In the 2014-15 school year, the district levied 18.58 mills toward that debt. Due to the loss of valuation, this year’s levy for bond and interest jumped to 26.97 mills. The district’s overall levy has leaped from 39.6 mills in the 201314 school year to 71.146 mills for the 2015-16 school year. Freeman is offering assurances that the 201516 budget that has been approved and published by the district will look much different before property tax statements go out in December. He described the budget that was published in August as a “worse case scenario.” “It provided a maximum amount that we can levy. We can always go down, but we can’t go up,” says Freeman,
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County Lumber. For several years, Sonic has expressed interest in getting re-established in Scott City after its drive-in had closed in the mid-1990s. “Sonic had targeted Scott City as a community they were interested in returning to. There was a meeting about a year ago in which the investors were put together in order to make this happen,” says Roberts. When Love’s announced its interest in locating a truck stop and convenience store in Scott City, original plans for the Sonic were put on hold. Investors met with representatives of Love’s and presented plans for incorporating Sonic with the truck stop. “Our agreement is that they won’t put anything in the building to compete with our Sonic,” Roberts says. “I think this is a trial run for whether the Love’s and Sonic partner-
ship will work.” This Sonic will be unique in that it will include a drive-through, car hops and a sit-in dining area. “This is a win-win partnering between Love’s and Sonic. This is a great opportunity to capture even more of the traffic along (US83) highway which means more job opportunities and more sales tax revenue for the city,” Roberts points out. The Scott City council has already given approval to annexation of the property. The site plan calls for Love’s to be located on the south side of the building and Sonic on the north. Semi-truck parking will be located to the east. KDOT is finalizing plans to allow access from US83 Highway. There is also the option of the frontage road, parallel to US83, being extended to the south.
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of content - egg and yolk. A medium egg has about 1.75 ounces; an extra-large has about 2.25 ounces and the jumbo have 2.5 ounces. So if the recipe calls for five large eggs, you could get away with using 4 jumbo eggs. To prevent food-borne illness, the USDA recommends cooking eggs until the whites are firm and yolks are thickened. Cook egg-containing dishes to an internal temperature of 160 degrees. Separate eggs from other foods in your grocery cart, grocery bags and in the refrigerator to prevent cross-contamination. Keep eggs in the main section of the refrigerator at a tempera-
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referring to the 12.4 mill increase in the proposed budget. “I’d be shocked if that’s where we end up.” Freeman expects the final budget to include an increase of about six mills. If the Senate Finance Council doesn’t come through with any funding at all, Freeman says the district can absorb the $182,742 in lost revenue without cutting staff or programs. The short-term fix means tapping into the district’s reserves and reducing carryover funds. In addition, the capital outlay levy will likely be cut in half, taking it down to four mills. “I’ve explained to the board these are short-term solutions and aren’t a sustainable long-term fix,” Freeman says. Should the district get all or part of the $182,000 it’s requesting from the state, Freeman says it will be seen as one-time money that will be used for general operating expenses. “It would allow us to reduce how much we have to pull out of our contingency reserve. Instead of reducing our capital outlay fund by four mills, maybe we could reduce
it by only two mills,” he suggests. Supporters and Critics The block grant plan, as expected, has both critics and supporters. “These school districts are now at the mercy of nine politicians,” said Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, of Topeka, one of two Democrats who’ll participate in the decisions. “It’s proven to be far worse than the previous formula.” The new law gives districts stable funding grants for the next two years and replaced a per-student formula for distributing more than $3.4 billion a year in state aid. Brownback and some GOP legislators argued that the old formula was too complicated and didn’t get enough dollars into classrooms. Republicans who helped write the new law said they anticipated some districts would see enrollment increases or face other problems, so they set aside the extra dollars. But Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Ty Masterson said the volume may reflect a push by edu-
District
Amount Property Mill Requested Tax Loss Increase
Assessed Valuation Loss
Western Plains
118,890
153,761
4.55
16,526,318
WaKeeney
389,870
263,963
5.98
17,383,100
Moscow
366,199
230,848
5.78
18,512,296
Deerfield
461,195
219,584
7.32
15,914,223
Rolla
189,000
188,421
5.40
16,642,094
Hodgeman Co.
195,354
195,354
4.95
15,892,746
South Barber
277,424
277,424
4.43
40,857,768
Plainville
466,466
466,466 13.30
31,539,278
Quinter
187,929
123,551
5.95
5,844,702
Ness City
274,993
294,499
7.69
22,699,227
St. John
200,000
200,212
5.77
9,210,253
Woodson
99,900
41,434
1.42
2,166,846
Burrton
57,830
57,831
3.68
2,304,292
Sublette
402,554
402,554
5.49
39,730,936
Russell
501,391
501,391
7.20
24,955,996
Hoisington
567,380
198,656
5.21
10,378,575
Stanton Co.
300,000
252,680
4.07
17,186,749
Garden City
606,977
324,972
0.99
21,103,416
Ingalls
125,000
89,695
4.21
3,782,377
Dighton
182,742
182,742
4.83
15,065,352
Satanta
485,504
485,504
7.30
65,670,751
22,106
22,106
2.44
South Haven Total
6,478,704 5,173,548
cators - many of whom don’t believe the new law adequately funds schools - to show that lawmakers were wrong to enact it. “The money is there for a truly extraordinary need,” the Andover Republican said. He is among the lawmakers reviewing the requests. According to critics, the requests for extra aid highlight a big flaw in the new funding law: It
734,229 414,101,424
doesn’t automatically increase a district’s aid when student population grows. “The old formula was more flexible in responding to conditions in the districts,” said Gail Dunbar, superintendent in the Plainville district in northwest Kansas, which is seeking $466,000 in extra funds. The new law, she said, has “taken away our flexibility.”
Uninvited guests will soon arrive
Crickets subsist on a wide range of food sources. As generalist omnivores, they are opportunistic feeders deriving nourishment wherever on whatever is available including plant, dead organic plant and animal matter, algal, fungal and bacterial sources. The mere presence of crickets can be annoying. In addition, while the chirping of male insects may be considered beautiful music-in-the-night out-of-doors, indoors it may be regarded as noisy and disruptive. Although not bona fide fabric pests, being what they are (insects with chewing mouthparts) and doing what many insects do (test/taste-their-surroundings), crickets may be responsible for creating holes in and leaving stains on light-colored fabrics (curtains/sheers the oft-cited areas showing damage). The crickets which
enter homes will likely be “field crickets.” Mature field crickets approach an inch in length. The female, is easily identifiable by the presence of her prominent ovipositor measuring another 3/4inch. Most field crickets are all black in color, but some may have a lighter appearance due to their coppery colored wings. Field crickets overwinter as eggs deposited in the soil. Currently, field crickets are now in their mid-development stages, and for the most part, go unnoticed. By the time cooler fall weather moves in, field crickets will have reached their adult stages. Before and after mating and depositing eggs, crickets move toward sources of heat such as
homes and buildings whose exteriors “soak up” the sunlight. Crickets are capable of detecting heat gradients and thus are drawn in. Once on-the-doorstep, they are a hop away from secretly moving in through any available opening. How does one go about attempting to prevent cricket “visitors” in homes and possibly business establishments? When cricket populations are large and there is the likelihood of impending invasions, reduction of their numbers may be achieved with insecticide applications as barrier treatments applied to a 6to 12-foot band around the perimeters of homes and businesses. Once inside, insecticides registered for indoor use against crickets or (in general) indoor invasive species can be applied per labeled instructions. Indoor applications may
be general surface, spot, mist or crack and crevice treatments. Perhaps a more successful approach for preventing cricket “guests” is to exclude them! Again, as previously mentioned, crickets gain entrance via any available crack/crevice/hole/gap. Thus, sealing these portals of entry is a recommended method of exclusion. Attempt to insect proof your house and buildings by thoroughly inspecting and identifying entry points. Check for cracks and gaps in structure foundations, ill-fitting doorways and garage doors, overhang louvers, chimney vents, roof ducts, soffits, air conditioner connections, outdoor faucets and siding. Use caulk to seal cracks and crevices, weather stripping to make doorways and garage doors tightfitting, and metal screening over/under/ behind other entry points.
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McCombs memorial award
‘35 Ford Coupe had special meaning for long-time club member Gina Haeffner has had a long connection with the Lake Scott Rod Run. The 1935 Ford Coupe that she and her husband, Rick, brought to this year’s show had also been entered in the original rod run and for about 10 years afterwards. That connection with the rod run took on added meaning during Sunday’s awards ceremony when the Haeffners were presented the Bucky McCombs Memorial Award in honor of the longtime Lake Scott Car Club member. McCombs had helped restore that same Ford Coupe while living in Goodland. This was the first year for the award which was presented by members of the McCombs family. “We knew the McCombs family. We lived across the street from the McCombs kids in Goodland,” says Gina. She says the coupe had always been in the family and her father, Trent Blythe, began restoring it “from the ground up”
in the 1970s. McCombs would help when needed. “Dad didn’t have much to start with, mainly the shell,” recalls Haeffner. “He would be in the shop most every evening and every weekend working on the car, along with Lonny Kear, a local body man who was rebuilding a 1936 at the time. Dad knew the electrical side of things, so they would trade work with each other.” The interior is original. The coupe took about three years to complete. Haeffner says she and her husband purchased the vehicle from him about 16 years ago. As striking as the body work is the paint job which is Chevrolet white with pearl flip-flop that, depending on the light, can give the exterior a hint of purple or a hint of blue. Haeffner says that her father was “so surprised and proud” that the car club decided to feature the vehicle on last year’s 35th anniversary commemorative t-shirts. “We have a lot of his-
Rick and Gina Haeffner, Colby, with the 1935 Ford Coupe that received the Bucky McCombs Memorial Award. (Record Photo)
tory with the rod run,” Haeffner notes. “And getting this award from the McCombs family has a lot of meaning. Buck was just like another family member. She says that McCombs always referred to her as “Willy” which he took
from the song “Little Willy.” “The song says that little Willy won’t go home so that’s why he began calling me that,” she says with a grin. “I always answered to that from him.” The Haeffners drive the
Ford Coupe everywhere “because it’s meant to be driven and Dad wouldn’t have it any other way.” “We put it on a trailer once when we went to Oklahoma to visit Dad and he wasn’t happy about that,” she says. “They are meant to be enjoyed and if
you get a paint chip, then that’s okay.” After a long absence from the rod run, the Haeffners have been returning the last 3-4 years. “This show has a lot of memories and the people here are great,” she adds.
Award Winners
There were 141 cars from Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Nebraska featured in the 36th annual Lake Scott Rod Run on Aug. 15-16. A National Street Rod Association representative was present to inspect the vehicles and he awarded two trophies. Award winners include:
Ed Milligan
(Above) Steven Olds, Scott City, buffs a 1931 Ford Roadster pickup during Sunday morning’s “show and shine” at the Lake Scott Rod Run. (Below) Looking under the hood of a car during the rod run on Saturday afternoon were Boyd Bland, Gove, and his grandson, Brandon Novak, Marysville. (Record Photos)
Participant’s Choice Highest Vote-Getter 1967 Ford Mustang
Top 20 Voted on by Participants Rod Wormington 1965 Pontiac GTO Gary McClanahan 1947 Plymouth Randy Klien 1967 Chevy Camaro Wes Bencken 1932 Ford 5 W Coupe Elmer Grett 1939 Ford LeRoy Russell 1961 Corvette Aubrey Martin 1955 Nomad Karen Livingston 1957 Thunderbird Travis Snyder 1955 Chevrolet Jack Arnold 1948 Chevrolet Ross Rodenbeek 1950 Mercury Tom Klassen 1957 Chevrolet Jay/Amy Sharp 1970 Chevrolet C-10 Mark VonLeonrod 1964 Plymouth Fury Jim Shafer 1957 Chevrolet Mark/Lena Diaz 1967 Chevy Camaro Randall Fixsen 1970 Barracuda Chucky Gill 1955 Crown Victoria Greg Berry 1969 Mustang Tribute Alvin Koenig 1940 Ford
Garden City
Dodge City WaKeeney Ulysses Rexford Lamar, Colo. Beatrice, Nebr. Lamar, Colo. Garden City Ness City Tribune Colby Garden City Sharon Springs Dighton Dodge City Ulysses Goodland Garden City Garden City Colby
Bucky McCombs Memorial Colby Rick/Gina Haeffner 1935 Ford Coupe
Zach Tucker
Young Rodder 2006 Ford Mustang
Scott City
John Fairleigh
Post-1940 Original 1971 Plymouth GTX
Scott City
Pre-1940 Original Steven/Alexi Olds ‘31 Ford Roadster PU
Scott City
Coltin Baehler
Rat Rod 1940 International PU
Sharon Springs
Mike Reystead
1990 ‘n’ Up 2013 Shelby GT500
Haswell, Colo.
Sonny Savolt
Future Classic ‘14 Stingray Corvette
Garden City
National Street Rod Association Leon Tuttle 1939 Ford Gove Greg/Linda See 1969 Ford Ranchero Leoti
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Youth/Education
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Finance Council wants schools to detail ‘efficiencies’ Four top Republican legislators who will help decide whether Kansas school districts receive extra state aid asked superintendents Wednesday to provide information about how their districts have “used efficiencies to improve outcomes in the classroom.” The GOP lawmakers sent a letter to the superintendents of the 38 districts filing applications seeking about $15 million in additional aid under
Girl Scouts sign-up begins in Scott City
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland is inviting K-12 girls to register for Girl Scouts, where they can make a difference in their community as they develop leadership skills, explore the outdoors, and create lasting friendships. Troops are forming now across the state, including Scott County, and all K-12 girls who sign up for Girl Scouts on kansasgirlscouts. org by Sept. 1 will be entered into a drawing to win tickets to Taylor Swift’s concert Sept. 21 in Kansas City. Girl Scouts is also seeking volunteers over the age of 18. Those interested can go to kansasgirlscouts.org, email info@gskh.org, or call 888-686-MINT (6468).
Rock Chalk Roadshow coming to GC The 13th annual Rock Chalk Roadshow from the University of Kansas will hit the road from Sunday, Aug. 23, to Thursday, Aug. 27, with events in Manhattan, Salina, Hutchinson, Garden City and Hays. The roadshow will be at the Southwind Golf Club in Garden City on Wed., Aug. 26, 6:00-7:30 p.m. University of Kansas representatives will visit area schools to meet with counselors and students during the day. In the evening there will be receptions with interested students and families. Current KU students who graduated from those area high schools and area KU alumni will be present to talk about their Jayhawk experiences and to answer questions. Faculty and staff will also be on hand to speak about academic and experiential learning opportunities.
an education funding law enacted this year. The law set aside $12.3 million to address extraordinary needs during the current school year. The law leaves decisions about what districts receive to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and the top eight leaders of GOP-dominated Legislature. They plan to meet Monday at the Statehouse to review the applications.
Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley (D-Topeka), who also will be involved in the decisions, said the four Republicans are injecting politics into the discussion. Hutchinson Superintendent Shelly Kiblinger, whose district is seeking an extra $461,000, said the letter implies the applicants aren’t efficient and is “incredibly offensive” for those with increases in student numbers.
The letter asked for five ways each district has “innovated and used efficiencies to improve outcomes in the classroom.” The letter was signed by House Speaker Ray Merrick of Stilwell, Senate President Susan Wagle of Wichita, House Appropriations Chair Ron Ryckman from Olathe and Senate Ways and Means Chair Ty Masterson from Andover. The law sets aside the extra funds for student
enrollment increases, to cover unexpected drops in local property tax revenues and address other unanticipated needs. Hensley said asking districts to detail past efficiencies goes beyond the law and “an implied threat.” “It’s saying, ‘You’d better come up with information that we want, or else you’re not going to get your funding,’” Hensley said.
The districts have little time to respond. The letter says the list must be in by Friday. “This information will provide valuable insight to the Finance Council as it considers you application,” the letter says. The State Finance Council makes major funding decisions for the state when the Legislature is out of session. Seven of the nine members are Republicans.
Turning lemons into a good cause
Little Missionaries of Scott County raised $322.17 with their lemonade stands during the Scott County Fair parade on July 25. They had four stands set up along the parade route and even had two mobile lemonade stands. Little Missionaries was started when Darci Berry wanted her kids to learn how to serve their community and others close to them rather than just assuming those in need are thousands of miles away in a third world country. A group of mothers came up with a few service projects that they want to do over the next year. “They decided the Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center would be a great project because the focus is teaching our kids to serve and who better to serve than an
WKCAC staff and Little Missionaries with a $322.17 check are (from left) Renee Guerrero, Vicki Hubin, Don Eves, Peyton Berry, Flor Ramirez, Austin Thon, Darci Berry, Charlee Berry and Chris Smull.
agency that serves children,” says Vicki Hubin, program coordinator with WKCAC. Those giving up their Saturday morning during the parade to help the
WKCAC were Kari, Jim and Annie Talbert; Aaron, Megan and Brogan Dirks; Kristin and Piper Jessup; Gina Ramsey; Elizabeth, Breven and Gavi Vulgamore; Mindy,
Griffin and Finley Edwards; Stefanie, Lilly and Nora Wycoff; Melissa, Shawn, Reed and Carson Batterton; Tricia, Sophia and Maddison
Goode; and Brett, Darci, Peyton and Charlee Berry. “We would like to thank the Little Missionaries and their parents for making us the recipient of their efforts,” adds Hubin.
Early childhood free screenings
nuts and bolts
USD 466 (Scott County) and High Plains Educational Cooperative are offering free early childhood screenings for pre-school children, ages 3-5. Areas screened include: •Vision/hearing •Speech/language development •Cognitive/educational skills •Social development •Adaptive/self-help skills •Fine and gross motor skills For more information or to schedule a screening contact Dana Pfanenstiel, early childhood specialist, at 872-7660, ext. 26.
Dillon Mohler, 10, Scott City, races against the clock in the “nuts and bolts” competition held during the Lake Scott Rod Run on Saturday afternoon. (Record Photo)
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For the Record Getting yourself, your home ready for a sale The Scott County Record
by Nathaniel Sillin
As the economy improves, today’s sellers are facing a very different environment than they were before the housing market stumbled in 2006. Today’s housing market features new procedures and standards, not the least of which are continuing borrowing hurdles for prospective buyers. If you are thinking about a
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home sale in the coming months, it pays to do a thorough overview of your personal finances and local real estate environment before you put up the “for sale” sign. Here are some general issues to consider: •Make sure you’re not underwater. You may want to buy a new home, but can you afford to sell? The term “underwater” refers to the
Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department Aug. 12: Irit Sanchez reported the theft of property. Aug. 12: A theft report was taken in the 1500 block of South Washington. Aug. 13: Humberto Armendariz reported the theft of property from the 1500 block of Myrtle St. Aug. 16: Kylan Stroud, 21, was arrested for refusal to submit to a blood alcohol test, no motor vehicle liability insurance and DUI. He was transported to the LEC. Scott County Sheriff’s Department July 22: A burglary was reported in the 600 block of Fairground Road. July 22: A report was taken for the attempted criminal use of a financial card in the 1700 block of South Main.
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Aug. 6, 2015; last published Thurs., Aug. 20, 2015)t3 Shawn Scharenborg, KS# 24542 Sara Knittel, KS # 23624 Dustin Stiles, KS # 25152 Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C. (St. Louis Office) 12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555 St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 991-0255 (314) 567-8006 K&M File Code: RIBJUNOR IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. Larry G. Ribbing, Judy K. Ribbing (Deceased), et al. Defendants K.S.A. 60 Mortgage Foreclosure (Title to Real Estate Involved) Case No. 15cv15 NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS to: Larry G. Ribbing, Defendants, and all other persons who are or may be concerned: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED: That a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, Case No. 15cv15 by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., praying for foreclosure of a mortgage executed by Judy K. Ribbing (Deceased), Larry G. Ribbing on 04/23/2009 and recorded in Book 228 Page 14 in the real estate records of Scott County, Kansas, related to
the following property: LOTS ONE (1) AND FOUR (4) IN BLOCK FIFTYEIGHT (58) IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS You are hereby required to plead to the Petition on or before September 16, 2015 in the court at Scott County, Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition. NOTICE TO BORROWER: If you wish to dispute the validity of all or any portion of this debt, or would like the name and address of the original creditor, you must advise us in writing within thirty (30) days of the first notice you receive from us. Otherwise, we will assume the entire debt to be valid. This is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Signed: Shawn Scharenborg, KS# 24542 Sara Knittel, KS # 23624 Dustin Stiles, KS # 25152 Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C. (St. Louis Office) 12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555 St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 991-0255 (314) 567-8006 Email: sscharenborg@kmlaw.com Attorney for Plaintiff This firm is a debt collector and any information we obtain from you will be used for that purpose.
amount of money a seller owes on a house in excess of final sales proceeds. If what you owe on the home - including all selling costs due at closing - exceeds the agreed-upon sale price, then you will have to pay the difference out of pocket. If you’re not in a situation where you absolutely have to sell now, you may want to wait until your financial circumstances and the real
estate market improves. •Evaluate your finances. Before you sell, make sure you are ready to buy or rent. Making sure all three of your credit reports are accurate is an important part of that process. •Consider “for sale by owner” vs. “for sale by broker.” “For Sale by Owner” (FSBO) signs were a
common sight in many neighborhoods during the housing crisis. Shrunken home values convinced many sellers to sell their property themselves rather than pay 5-6 percent of profit in broker commission. However, consider what a licensed real estate broker could accomplish in your specific situation. Many experienced brokers have market knowl-
edge and negotiating skills that could potentially get a better price for your property. Deciding which route to take shouldn’t be an overnight decision. Check leading FSBO and broker sites and talk with knowledgeable friends, attorneys and real estate professionals to learn as much as you can. (See HOME on page 13)
Put insurance on college checklist
Many of us have watched our children head off to college. Remembering to pack everything they need is always a challenge. This is especially true when it comes to checking off “insurance” on the needs list. Although not a physical item to be included in the packing, insurance for your student is a necessary item to consider. Our staff at the Kansas Insurance Department, as well as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), compiled the following insurance tips for both
commissioner’s corner Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer
parents and college students to consider for the Fall 2015 semester.
notified each semester if your student maintains good grades, which might lead to a good student discount on the vehicle’s premium. If your student is involved in an auto crash, the new WreckCheck mobile smartphone application from the NAIC outlines what to do immediately following the crash, taking you step by step through creating an accident report. The app is free and available in your smartphone app store.
Auto Insurance If your student is taking a car to school, check with your local agent about the current vehicle insurance policy. Ask about the rates for the college’s city and state before deciding whether to keep the student’s car on the family’s auto policy. Also, make sure your Identity Theft With the current coninsurance company is
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State’s cigarette sales steady despite new tax
On July 1, the cigarette tax in Kansas increased from 79 cents to $1.29 per pack. But it’s likely too soon to tell whether the tax increase has affected cigarette sales in Kansas. The cigarette tax increase legislators approved in June has not dissuaded many people from buying smokes in Kansas - at least not yet. The state cigarette tax climbed from 79 cents per pack to $1.29 per pack. Tax revenue from cigarette sales for July
2015 was up 64 percent over July 2014, which means cigarette wholesalers purchased about the same amount of cigarette stamps in Kansas as they did before the tax hike. Jeannine Koranda, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Revenue, said it’s too soon to identify changes in the sales of individual packs. “One would need to look at several months of receipts before any trends can be
determined,” she said. Frank Chaloupka, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago who has studied cigarette taxes in many states, also cautioned against drawing conclusions based on one month of tax receipts. Chaloupka said the July 2014 cigarette tax revenues might have been lower than normal, which would mask any reduction in smoking rates in the July 2015 receipts when the two are compared. Kansas cigarette tax
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see if your homeowners 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 insurance covers identity theft, or if that could be added to the policy. Renters Insurance Parents, check with your insurance agents to determine whether your family homeowners policies extend coverage to property taken to school. If not, consider a renters policy. Your student should realize that a landlord’s insurance policy doesn’t cover a renter’s personal belongings. Also, make sure to take photos or video of the possessions, and store an inventory list in a secure location. To print an easy-to-use home inventory checklist and get more tips about disaster preparedness, visit www.ksinsurance. org. Smartphone users can complete an electronic property inventory by using the myHOMEScr.APP.book application from the NAIC. Finally, before packing a student’s belongings into a car or rental vehicle, make sure to talk with your insurance agent about whether the contents are insured. Ask if your homeowners insur-
•Think twice before ance policy will cover the belongings in the student’s spending on improvecar or rental trailer before ments. Not every home construction project he/she gets to campus. pays off at sale time. Remodeling magazine’s Health Insurance Nearly all young adults annual Cost vs. Value (http://www. up to age 26 can now stay Report on their parents’ health remodeling.hw.net/costinsurance plans because vs-value/2015/) tracks of federal health reform both pricing and cost legislation. Marital sta- recovery for leading tus, financial dependency, remodeling projects. Before fixing up a enrollment in school, or location don’t affect that bathroom, kitchen or any other area of your home, provision. At school, students research whether the work should have copies of will actually pay for itself their insurance cards and at sale. For many sellers, it know how/where to seek might be advantageous medical treatment. If the student is insured to hire a licensed home through a network of inspector to identify any medical providers, check structural, mechanical or to see if he/she will be in major appliance repair or out of the network ser- issues that could delay or vice area while at school. That will make a difference in how much you or your student will have to pay for out-of-pocket charges. Another coverage option is a student health insurance plan purchased through the college, although not all schools offer these plans. Check with your school regarding availability, coverage and benefits for this type of plan. For more information an insurance options, as well as tips for choosing the right coverage, visit our website at www.ksinsurance.org or call 800432-2484.
collections from July 2014 were 7.3 percent lower than July 2013 despite no change in tax rates, which would support his hypothesis. The prospect of higher taxes spurring Kansans to quit was used as an argument both for and against the tax hike.
Too Early to Assess Public health advocates had hoped for a tax increase of $1.50 per pack, saying the higher increase would reduce smoking
rates. But legislators looking to balance the budget long-term worried that driving down smoking rates too much ultimately would cost the state tax revenue. Others argued against using the tax code for “social engineering” and expressed concern that cigarette shoppers in border counties would head to Missouri. Kansas’ neighbor to the east has the nation’s lowest cigarette tax rate at 17 cents per pack, although efforts are under
way there to increase the tax. The American Heart Association’s Midwest branch was one of several high-profile health groups that pushed for the $1.50-per-pack cigarette tax hike but still hope to see some reduction in smoking rates from the 50-cent increase that passed. Kevin Walker, the association’s regional vice president of advocacy, said it was far too early to (See CIGARETTE on page 17)
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compromise a sale. •Don’t forget moving costs. According to the American Moving and Storage Association, a leading industry trade group, the average professional interstate move of 1,220 miles costs an average of $5,630; in state, the average moving cost is $1,170. After all the costs involved in selling a home, don’t forget how much it costs to relocate. Bottom line: Selling your home requires planning. Before putting it on the market, get solid, qualified advice on how to sell smart in a still-recovering housing market. Nathaniel Sillin directs Visa’s financial education programs
(Published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., Aug. 20, 2015)1t
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
The governing body of JAMES DRAW WATERSHED DISTRICT NO. 87, KEARNY COUNTY, will meet on Sept. 1, 2015, at 1:00 p.m., at the Kearny County Courthouse, Lakin, for the purpose of hearing and answering objections of taxpayers relating to the proposed use of all funds and the amount of ad valorem tax to be levied. Detailed budget information is available at the Kearny County Courthouse, Lakin, and will be available at this hearing. BUDGET SUMMARY Proposed Budget 2016 Expenditures and Amount of 2015 Ad Valorem Tax establish the maximum limits of the 2016 budget. Estimated Tax Rate is subject to change depending on the final assessed valuation. 2014
Proposed Budget 2016
2015
Current Year Actual Amount of Actual Prior Year AcBudget Est. of Actual tual Tax Tax Rate* Authority for 2015 Ad Tax Expenditures Rate* Expenditures Expenditures Valorem Rate*
Fund
Tax
General
4,716
Totals
4,716
Less Transfers Net Expenditures
5,600 0
5,600
286,650 0
286,650
0
0
0
4,716
5,600
286,650
70,412,364
39,098,115
2013
2014
2015
0
0
0
0
0
Total Tax Levied Assessed Valuation 66,691,560
Jan. 1, Outstanding Indebtedness G.O. Bonds Revenue Bonds Lease Pur. Princ.
TOTAL
*Tax rates are expressed in mills.
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Medicaid expansion would allow innovation Andy Marso KHI News Service
Tom Bell, president and CEO of the Kansas Hospital Association, has testified to legislators that Medicaid expansion would be an economic boon to the state. The head of the Kansas
Hospital Association is taking issue with comments made by Gov. Sam Brownback at a recent news conference. Asked about his continuing opposition to Medicaid expansion, Brownback downplayed the importance of the issue, telling reporters that
innovation is more important to hospital finances than the billions of additional federal dollars that expansion would provide. Bell disagreed and told the governor so late last week in a strongly worded letter which, among other things, said that expansion and innovation are
complementary goals. “Governor Brownback, the question is not whether the hospitals are looking for ways to innovate,” Bell wrote. “Rather, the question is whether the state of Kansas is doing all it can to support innovation in healthcare.” Bell said he has yet
to receive a response to the letter, which outlined a list of partnerships and advisory groups formed in part by the hospital association to help with innovation. “If you look at what’s going on in our state or even a given county or a given city, that’s what
health care people are trying to do right now, is innovate,” Bell said. Bell’s group has pushed for Medicaid expansion under the federal Affordable Care Act for years, arguing that it would provide muchneeded compensation to (See MEDICAID on page 15)
Health insurance exchange The 12th step is enrollment tops 107,000 in state good for all of us More than 11,000 people in Kansas bought health insurance through the exchange from late February through June under a variety of provisions allowing sign-ups outside the normal window. A special open enrollment period from March 15 to April 30 allowed people who didn’t buy insurance in 2014 and didn’t realize they would have to pay a tax penalty
to avoid a second one by buying coverage for 2015. Out of the 11,035 Kansans who signed up from Feb. 23 to June 30, however, only 1,182 signed up due to the tax provision, according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported 96,197 people in Kansas had signed up during open enrollment. The new
enrollments bring the total to 107,232. The majority of people in Kansas who signed up for insurance outside the normal period - 6,366 said they had lost other coverage. In most cases, that would involve losing or leaving a job and the insurance coverage that came with it. In some cases, people who were temporarily covered by Medicaid due to a medical condition or pregnan-
cy also may have had to seek coverage when they no longer qualified. Scott Brunner, a senior analyst with Kansas Health Institute, said the insurance market typically sees some “churn,” with people reporting they are uninsured at any given time because they are between jobs. “There’s going to be five or six percent of people that are between (See EXCHANGE on page 15)
Employment opportunities still limited for those with disabilities Andy Marso KHI News Service
Kansans with disabilities from across the state gathered last week in Topeka for a two-day caucus centered on employment, which many said remains hard to get and maintain. Participants in the 13th Kansas Disability Caucus split into three regional groups in the afternoon. People in the eastern Kansas group raised concerns about transportation, navigating the social services maze and the limitations of state employment initiatives. “One of the themes was just that employment in general isn’t working,” said Steve Gieber, executive director of the Kansas
Council on Developmental Disabilities, as he summed up the eastern Kansas session. Boosting the employment rate of Kansans with disabilities has been a goal of Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration for years and state funds have been funneled to provide incentives for employers. But it remains a huge challenge and as recently as last October, less than 20 percent of Kansans with disabilities were in the workforce. Participants in this year’s disability caucus said that some housing and public businesses like restaurants still aren’t accessible to people with disabilities, 25 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
the landmark federal law meant to provide access to public life. Caucus participants said the lingering problems with accessibility create barriers to employment. A shortage of networking opportunities and employers’ to provide reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities also continued to be problems. Others said they need more help navigating government programs like Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicaid because they’re afraid that earning more money could threaten their medical coverage. The meeting led to calls for more self-advocacy and more teamwork between Kansans with all
type of disabilities to fight for their rights under the ADA. Susanne Hindman, from Olathe, said she needed emotional support for her legal battle with her former employer. After she was fired, she filed a discrimination complaint with the Kansas Human Rights Commission and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an experience she called “terrifying.” “There’s really no support out there for me,” Hindman said. “I’m flying alone. We encourage each other to speak up for ourselves and advocate for ourselves and then we leave each other out to dry.”
Diabetes drug costs are climbing Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News
When it comes to treating chronic conditions, diabetes drugs aren’t nearly as sexy as say, Sovaldi, last year’s breakthrough hepatitis C drug that offers a cure for the chronic liver infection at a price approaching six figures. Yet an estimated 29 million people have diabetes - about 10 times the number of people with hepatitis C - and many of
them will take diabetes drugs for the rest of their lives. Cost increases for both old and new drugs are forcing many consumers to scramble to pay for them. “Every week I see patients who can’t afford their drugs,” said Dr. Joel Zonszein, an endocrinologist who’s director of the clinical diabetes center at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. Many people with diabetes take multiple drugs that work in different
ways to control their blood sugar. Although some of the top-selling diabetes drugs like metformin are modestly priced generics, new brand-name drugs continue to be introduced that act in different ways. They may be more effective and have fewer side effects, but it often comes at a price. For the fourth year in a row, spending on diabetes drugs in 2014 was higher on a per member per year basis than it was for any other class of tra-
ditional drug, according to the Express Scripts 2014 Drug Trend Report. Less than half of the prescriptions filled for diabetes treatments were generic. “The cost of diabetes treatment has been increasing pretty rapidly,” said Dr. Glen Stettin, senior vice president for clinical, research and new solutions at Express Scripts, which manages the pharmacy benefits for many companies. (See DIABETES on page 15)
The 12th step of Alcoholics Anonymous is about giving. Specifically, sharing what has been learned and gained in one’s recovery with others who may be much earlier in their process of recovery. As they like to say in AA, you can only keep Compass Corner Kent Hill, LCP it if you give it away regional director (which sounds very Compass Behavioral Health Zen, when you think about it). Well, this practice is not only helpful for recovering alcoholics. It’s potentially beneficent for all of us. They tell a story about the famed psychotherapist Milton Erickson. He was called upon to consult with a well-to-do lady in Milwaukee who had been severely depressed for years. Psychotherapy hadn’t helped, medications had not helped, and most, including the lady, had given up hope of her ever improving. Dr. Erickson visited with her in her home. After a lengthy interview, he too was stumped as to what would help this lady. As a last ditch effort, he asked her if the flowers he had seen in her home were African violets; to which she replied that they were. She also confirmed that this type of flower is difficult to grow. He then gave her a “prescription.” He instructed her to read the church bulletin every week. When someone had died, or had a baby, or graduated, she was to take a cutting from an African violet, put in a decorative pot, and give it to the family. The lady’s depression began to improve. Years later, Dr. Erickson took some pride in sharing a newspaper article with students. The headline read, “African Violet Queen of Milwaukee Dies; Mourned by Thousands”. A few years ago I heard a lady from Texas speak. She worked as a peer support specialist. In hearing her story, you could tell she had been through some enormous struggles in her life. She talked about her youngest son. He had been through a lot of trauma. As a result he developed significant behavioral issues. By the time he was seven he had been in so much trouble in school they held a meeting to discuss expelling him. This mother made an impassioned plea that they keep him in school. They begrudgingly agreed, but only if he was placed in a special classroom for the entire day. This classroom was for children with profound physical and cognitive disabilities. This mother was offended. She feared that her son’s self-image would be adversely affected. But the school would not budge, and she had no other option but to agree. (See 12TH STEP on page 15)
Medicaid facilities that now are unable to recoup much of what it costs them to treat uninsured Kansans. Expansion would provide health care coverage to as many as 150,000 Kansans - mostly adults - who currently do not qualify for Medicaid but make too little money to qualify for federal subsidies to buy private insurance. Brownback and the Republican-controlled Legislature have resisted expansion, saying it would be costly and that they doubt the federal government will uphold its legal obligation to fund at least 90 percent of it.
insurance destinations,” he said. Another 1,630 people in Kansas reported they had tried to sign up for Medicaid and been denied, allowing them access to the exchange. The remaining 1,857 people fell under some other provision, such as a major life event like getting married, having a child, becoming a citizen or lawful resident, moving to a new state or experiencing domestic violence. Open enrollment periods grew out of the economics of the insurance market. If a person could sign up at any time, it would create a strong incentive to wait until he or she had a serious illness to start paying premiums. If too many healthy people chose that route, the pool wouldn’t have funds to cover all of the people with serious health problems. A total of 943,934 people signed up in the 37 states that use the federal exchange under special enrollment provisions.
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Bell said the arguments against expansion keep shifting as advocates address them, but any suggestion that hospitals might not benefit financially is hard to swallow. But Bell said hospitals agreed to the ACA’s reductions in Medicare reimbursements in exchange for provisions that ensured more people would have private insurance and that many previously uninsured people would gain Medicaid coverage. Even with the ACA’s reduction in Medicare payments based on things like readmissions, Bell said data from the Kansas
Department of Health and Environment shows that all but 15 of the state’s 143 hospitals would see a net gain in revenue if the state expanded Medicaid. Bell said in meetings with the governor, Brownback has pointed to rural hospitals’ reliance on Medicare as evidence that the ACA is harming those facilities. But Bell said the same KDHE data shows that all but four of the state’s 97 hospitals classified as rural would also see a net financial gain if the state expanded Medicaid. Bell said the billions of additional federal dollars that would flow to
providers under expansion would be especially welcome at a time when hospitals are also dealing with reimbursement cuts from the federal sequester and the state’s switch to managed care Medicaid, or KanCare, which has caused payment delays and administrative hurdles. “Our point is that expansion would actually help with that innovation,” Bell said, “because it would allow us to take our KanCare program, which really is based on some pretty innovative principles and make that apply to more folks.
His patient has drug coverage through Medicare. But because of her large purchases of medications, she has reached the Medicare “doughnut hole” when many beneficiaries are responsible for paying a larger percentage of the cost of their drugs. In 2015, the coverage gap starts when both consumer and drug plan have spent $2,960 on covered drugs and ends when spending reaches $4,700, the out-of-pocket maximum. At that point, cata-
strophic coverage kicks in and the drug plan picks up nearly all of the cost of any drugs. (The coverage gap is shrinking as part of the federal health law.) Zonszein and his patient decided that because her diabetes is well-controlled on her current drug regimen and she is just two months away from leaving the doughnut hole, she would dig into her savings in order to afford her current medications. “This is becoming year over year more of a problem,” he said.
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ita spending for people without the disease. The study by the Health Care Cost Institute examined the health care claims of nearly 40 million individuals younger than age 65 who had employersponsored insurance with one of three large insurers. Higher claims costs were reflected in higher out-of-pocket costs for people with diabetes as well. They spent $1,922 on average for deductibles, copayments and coinsurance in 2013,
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Eileen Hawley, the governor’s spokeswoman, said in an emailed statement to the KHI News Service that the hospitals would be better off without the ACA. “Most of the losses to hospitals cited by Mr. Bell are directly related to reductions in federal payments to hospitals due to Obamacare,” Hawley said. “The most obvious solution would be to repeal or at least reform the ACA. We will continue working with KHA in finding a solution that truly benefits rural Kansans, while not relying on an unreliable and unsustainable funding stream from the federal government.”
Diabetes A number of factors contribute to the overall cost increase, Stettin said, including price increases for brand-name drugs, the fact that people are often on complicated treatment regimens of three or even four drugs, and that more people with diabetes are receiving treatment. An analysis of per capita health care spending in 2013 for people with diabetes found average costs were $14,999, roughly $10,000 higher than the average $4,305 in per cap-
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Data from states that run their own marketplaces wasn’t available. The data only covers plan selections, so some of the people may not actually have paid their first premium to begin coverage. Losing other coverage was the most frequent reason for enrolling outside the normal period across the 37 states with data. About 50 percent of those who signed up said they lost their coverage, with 19 percent saying they were determined ineligible for Medicaid and 15 percent saying they wanted to take advantage of the tax extension. The rest cited various other reasons. The pool of people who signed up under the special enrollment provisions skewed slightly younger than the open enrollment pool. About 47 percent of those who enrolled late were younger than 35, compared to 36 percent during open enrollment. Much of the increase was due to more children being enrolled. State-level data wasn’t available.
compared with $738 for people without diabetes. Zonszein recalled how cost played out earlier this month for one of his patients. She asked him about switching to a less expensive insulin drug than Lantus, which costs her $160 a month. In addition to Lantus, the 69-year-old woman takes the diabetes drug Janumet, which works in a different way than insulin to lower blood sugar, and she is using drugs to control her high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
A couple of weeks later she came to the school to pick her son up for a mental health appointment. She peeked in the classroom before going in to see how he was faring. She saw her son (who at times had been out of control at home, who had been a behavior management nightmare in a regular classroom) standing in front of a child with multiple disabilities in a wheelchair. The wheelchair bound child appeared to be unable to care for his basic needs. Her son was holding a box of juice so the other child could get a drink thru a straw. Her son then wiped juice from the other child’s chin, and gently patted him on the head. The now tearful mother realized that for the first time in his life, her son felt genuinely helpful to someone else. So it seems that my Grandmother’s wisdom from so many years ago has been validated: it is much better to give then to receive.
Pastime at Park Lane The Gospel Fellowship Church led Sunday afternoon services. Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Dorothy King, Wanda Kirk, Hugh McDaniel, Chelsie Rose, Joy Barnett, Madeline Murphy and Mandy Barnett. Pastor Bob Artz led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Doris Riner and Elsie Nagel led the hymns. Russel and Mary webster led Bible study on Tuesday evening. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning. Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon. Helpers were Madeline Murphy, Wanda Kirk, Barbara Dickhut and Mandy Barnett. Residents played cards on Wednesday evening. D’Ann Markel gave manicures on Thursday. Residents played trivia games on Thursday evening. Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday morning. Rev. Warren
12 celebrate August birthdays
The Immanuel Baptist Church hosted the August birthday party. Guests of honor were Cecile Billings, Vivian Kreiser, Margaret Koehn, Corrine Dean, LaVera King, Lela Bishop, Carol Auten, Thelma Branine, Melva Rose, Bonnie Pickett, Yvonne Spangler and Wanda Johnson. Everyone enjoyed root beer floats. Hostesses were Bev Nuckolls, Marilyn McFann, Sue Barber, Joy Barnett, Mandy Barnett, Bill and Jennifer Murphy and Linda Doyle.
Chorus leads sing-along
The Over 50 Chorus performed on Thursday afternoon. They led a sing-along featuring songs from the Sons of the Pioneers. Chorus members were Dorothy Milburn, Madeline Murphy, Neva Jacobus, Charlotte Utley and Irma McDaniel. Wanda Wright furnished cupcakes for refreshments.
Bookmarks are craft day project
The Immanuel Baptist Church hosted crafts on Tuesday afternoon. Residents made bookmarks and colored pictures. Helpers were Joy Barnett, Bev Nuckolls, Jennifer Murphy and Mandy Barnett. Bev Nuckolls furnished cookies for everyone. Prochnow led Lutheran services in the afternoon. Darlene Richman was visited by Tina Turley and Phebe Unruh.
Deaths L. Max Burgess
L. Max Burgess, 78, died Aug. 19, 2015, at the Scott County Hospital, Scott City. He was born on Oct. 24, 1936, at the family farm in Scott County, the son of Wade and Adalene (Phillips) Burgess. A lifetime resident of Scott City, he was an owner and operator of B&H Paving, Scott City, for over 20 years. Max was a US Navy veteran. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Scott City. On July 24, 1958, he married Glenda Messenger in Scott City. She died Oct. 25, 1987, in Wichita. Survivors include: four daughters, Dana Shapland, and husband, Keith, Dighton, Marci Fanning, and husband, Marty, Wauneta, Nebr., Toni Palen, and husband, Todd, Marienthal, and Joni Stegman, and husband, Doug,
Marienthal; two brothers, Keith Burgess, and wife, Jean, Scott City, and John Burgess, and wife, Bobbie, Scott City; one sister, Mona Jeffries, and husband, Dean, Scott City; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Kelli Skibbe; one grandson, Ryan Skibbe; one son-in-law, Greg Skibbe; one sister, Sharon Fuller; and one half-sister. A memorial service will be held Friday, Aug. 28, 2:00 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church, Scott City, with Pastor John Lewis officiating. Inurnment will be at the Scott County Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Max Burgess Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.
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James Still and Mike Leach were visited by Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church and Jason and Linda Dunagan.
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Dottie Fouquet was visited by Mark Fouquet, Jon and Anne Crane and Ethan McDaniel. Lorena Turley was visited by Neta Wheeler and Emily and Tracy Hess. Yvonne Spangler was visited by Adalei Zeller, Jerica VanCampen, Yvette Mills, and Les and Mary Ann Spangler. Thelma Branine celebrated her 98th birthday last week. Her visitors were Allen and Jackie Branine, Deb Hawkins, JoAnn Lee, David Wilson, Matt and Shawn Nabb, Jylee and Shayla Jackson; Terri, Tony and Zion Freeman; Suxtus, Xavier and Sebastian Freeman; Randy and Sue Eddy; Michelle, Mike, Austin and Ryker Flagg; Linda, Bob, Rick and Rhonda Wilson; Alden, Philip and Briston Long; Nathan and Ashtyn Kasting; Bob and Nikki Cooper; Sherri, Kendall and Hunter Smith; Chandler and Cassidy Harnbostel; Kristi, Cooper and Raelynn Keefer; Jan Williams and Sandy McDonald.
SWKAAA will honor centenarians
The Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging will be honoring those seniors who are 100-yearsold or older on “National Centenarian Day” to be observed on Sept. 22. Family members, nursing home staff and assisted living individuals are asked to notify the SWKAAA by Sept. 15. Centenarians will be recognized by the SWKAAA and sent a
commemorative certificate. Names, birth dates and addresses of centenarians can be sent to: SWKAAA Attn.: Rick Schaffer Box 1636 Dodge City, Ks. 67801 or e-mail: rick.schaffer@swksaging.org. Anyone with questions can also call Schaffer at 1-800-742-9531.
Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu Week of August 24-28 Monday: Baked tilapia or sloppy joe, sweet potato fries, spinach salad, whole wheat roll, strawberries. Tuesday: Pork roast with cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, whole wheat roll, mandarin oranges. Wednesday: Chicken and stuffing with gravy, seasoned broccoli, melon mix, whole wheat roll, ice cream with blueberries in sauce. Thursday: Barbeque beef, baked beans, potato salad, cinnamon apple slices. Friday: Turkey sandwich, pea layer salad, beets, apricots with whipped topping. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501
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LaVera King was visited by Carol Latham, Gloria Gough; Randy, Kay and Harrison King; Toni Wessel, Marsha Holloway, Shellie Carter; Jeremy, Krista, Justus, Collin and Haylie McDaniel; Shanna and Tatum Wells, Anesa Wells, and Chad, Danea, Audie and Tinley Wasinger. Corrine Dean was visited by Dianna Howard, Nikki Simmons, Kristin Reynolds, Ian Contreras and Nancy Holt. Bonnie Pickett was visited by Gloria Wright, Martha Boor; Larry, Philene and Chris Pickett; Edwin Allen and Jana Miller, Kay Schmitt; and Josh, Jeremy, Kylie and David Wright. Lowell Rudolph was visited by Tom and Kathy Moore and LuAnn Buehler. Harold and Ruth White were visited by Adalei Zeller and Jerica VanCampen. Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock, Sage Wilkerson and Lorena Turley.
Clifford Dearden was visited by Tava See. Jake Leatherman was visited by Jeanette Crump. Emogene Harp was visited by Denise Murphy, Nancy Holt, Kay Davis, Alicia Harp, Russell Harp, Rick Harp and Margie Stevens. Nella Funk was visited by Dianna Howard, Nikki Simmons, Kristin Reynolds, Ian Contreras and Nancy Holt. Arlene Beaton was visited by Bill Savolt and Linda Savolt, both of Garden City; Bill and Melissa Savolt, Garden City; Nancy Holt and Margie Stevens. Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton, Delinda Dunagan, Owen Dunagan, Larry Billings, and Jason and Linda Dunagan. Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Gloria O’Bleness, Larry LaPlant, Bill and Kandi John, and Roger and Jackie John. Jim Jeffery was visited by Carson Gable, Jett Humburg, Bree Humburg, Nathella Humburg and Libbie Joles.
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Park Place Days Park Place welcomes Charlotte Utley, formerly of Duncan, Okla., her home for 50 years. Her daughter, Cathryn, Alliance, Nebr., has been visiting and is presently leaving for home with plans to return in the near future. Charlotte’s son, Kevin, Tucson, Ariz., will arrive August 22 for a four day visit. Charlotte also has a son, David, Columbia, S.C., Charlotte and her sisters, Madeline Murphy and Marvel HopkinsKeyse, are glad to live in close proximity. Arlene Cauthon’s daughter, Deana, Hutchinson, visited for a few days
to attend the funeral service of Arlene’s grandson, Nick Novak. Arlene’s sister, Donna Ridder, Leoti, also came for a couple of afternoons to share time with Arlene. Our prayers continue for Arlene with the loss of her grandson. Birthday celebrations marked Lela Bishop’s recent 93rd birthday with sister, Thelma Miller, and her daughter Cozette. Park Place residents and other guests were treated to delicious coffee cake. Guests Jack and Sherry Rapier were commemorating Jack’s birthday, too. Last week, Elvira Billinger’s daughter, Cindy, two granddaughters, Han-
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nah, 13, and Rachel with her two children, (Elvira’s great-grandchildren), Braely, 4, and Carlson, 1-1/2, all of Wichita, spent a special day and a half with her. Elvira’s son, Duane, and wife, Susan, also of Wichita, are anticipated visitors this weekend. July 22 was Adele Christy’s special day with daughter, Kathy, who traveled from Wichita to join Adele’s birthday celebration. Last weekend, Edith Donecker attended a 50th Russell-Koch family reunion at Orleans, Nebr., with approximately 200 in attendance.
An 87th birthday celebration for Margaret Koehn was shared with son, Gerald Koehn, and daughter, Sharon Roemer, and many other family members and friends. Edwin Allen’s daughter visited her dad. “Lunch out every Tuesday,” a special weekly occasion for Doris Riner, hosted by daughter, Trudi Eikenberry, was enjoyed again this week. Doris’ writings about Park Place were widely read and I appreciate her graciousness toward my attempt to follow her example. I appreciate the willingness of Park Place residents in sharing a part of their lives with me.
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assess whether that will happen. “It is difficult to make assumptions about the impact of the increased cigarette tax only one month into the new rate being applied,” Walker said via email. “There are many variables that can impact month-to-month reports, especially after the increase was just enacted, so it would be premature to speculate at this point.” The proposal to raise the cigarette tax by $1.50 was based on research in Kansas and other states that showed an increase of that magnitude would bring significant health benefits by dissuading smoking while still bringing in more tax revenue year after year than the state would have received if the tax had not been raised. Walker said his organization expects that to be the case in the long run with the 50-cent increase. “Many years of experience with cigarette tax increases in Kansas and other states show us that the smoking rate will decline - especially among youth and the state will benefit from increased revenue,” he said. “This is exactly what we projected would happen when discussing this with lawmakers, and we are confident our projections will play out as predicted.” Smokeless Tobacco The first month’s cigarette tax collections under the new rate were almost precisely on par with what the Kansas Department of Revenue estimated would come in. The surprise came in revenue from smokeless tobacco products. Revenues from those products - which did not see a tax increase - was 22 percent higher than predicted, at $763,000 last month. While products like chewing tobacco and snuff remain a small piece of the state’s tobacco puzzle, use of them is growing in Kansas and the rest of the country. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, use of smokeless tobacco products bottomed out in 2000 and has since been on the rise.
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Adding Quality to a Longer Life U.S. News and World Report just announced that “The person who will live to be 150 is alive today could he be you?” The issue isn’t so much as how long we will live but how well we may live; staying as healthy as possible for as long as possible. Five guidelines for living better from the article include: 1) Don’t let your brain atrophy. 2) Don’t be an all-or-nothing kind of person. 3) Get at least seven hours of sleep each night. 4) Don’t multi-task your way through life, and 5) Use the “man cave” sparingly. But the great question remains, what will we do with those years? I received a gift of a clock with the poem “Clock of life” that reads: The clock of life is wound but
once, and no man has the power to say just when the hands will stop; At late, or early hour. Now is the only time we own to do His precious will, do not wait until tomorrow; for the clock may then be still.” St. Paul says the same in Ephesians 5:15-16, “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” As believers we have a new walk to walk, having been darkness, but now light in the Lord and children of light. Even if we live to be 150 or even 1,000, the moments we have are only here for a brief time. God has given this time to you and continues to give you His grace and love through Jesus Christ to walk in His way.
Pastor Warren Prochnow, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Scott City
Scott City Assembly of God
Prairie View Church of the Brethren
1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship • Tuesday breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m., at the church
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.
1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m. Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Pence Community Church
Community Christian Church
8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.) Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church
803 College - Scott City - 872-2339
1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264
Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor
Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Gospel Fellowship Church 120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
1st United Methodist Church 5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 John Lewis, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services at 9:00 a.m. • Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.
First Christian Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m. Website: www.fccscottcity.org
Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666 Father Don Martin Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m. St. Luke’s - 872-5734 (recorded message) Senior Warden Bill Lewis • 872-3347 or Father Don Martin - (785) 462-3041
Scott Mennonite Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City
9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 a.m. Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m. YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.
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4-H Club News Jayhawkers hear about CWF trip The July meeting of the Manning Jayhawkers 4-H Club started with roll call answered to the question: “How many siblings do you have?” Jacob Fisher lead the club in the Pledge of Allegiance. Asher Huck gave the treasurer’s report. New bylaws were discuss and accepted. Asher Huck, Chance Jones, Melanie Tilton and Christina Tilton gave a talk on the Citizenship Washington Focus trip they participated in this summer. The club discuss decorating a hay bale for the fair. It was decided that Rachel Fisher will head up the hay bale decorating. Asher Huck and Chance Jones then taught the club a dance they came up with during the Washington, D.C., trip called the Cheese Curd Dance. The meeting was adjourned with the 4-H Pledge lead by Jacob Fisher. We then had an ice cream sundae bar for the snack.
USD 466 Lunch Menu Week of August 24-28 Breakfast Monday: Whole grain cereal, yogurt cups, fresh apple, fruit juice. Tuesday: Biscuit and gravy, pineapple chunks, fruit juice. Wednesday: Scrumptious coffeecake, fruit cup, fruit juice. Thursday: Breakfast quesadilla, salsa, fresh grapes, fruit juice. Friday: French toast sticks, fruit cocktail, fruit juice. Lunch Monday: Walking taco, *grilled chicken wrap, refried beans, dinner roll, cantaloupe. Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, *cheesy baked fish, tritater, choice of hot vegetables, dinner roll, cherry crisp and whip. Wednesday: Steak fingers, *chicken strips, potatoes and gravy, green peas, dinner roll, strawberries. Thursday: Chicken fajita and cheese, *egg rolls, fried rice, capri blend, bread stick, pineapple rings. Friday: Hot dog on a bun, *mighty rib, kraut, oven baked fries, pork-n-beans, pears. *second choice at SCMS and SCHS
Campaign to remind employers of role in child support law Two Kansas government agencies are teaming up on a $50,000 ad campaign urging employers to follow federal child support law. The law requires employers to report new hires to the Kansas Department of Labor so the department can begin withholding any child support the new employee owes. “Right now there are some great employers who do report their new hires but some who don’t,” said Trisha Thomas, Department for Children and Families’ (DCF) director of child support services. Thomas said about 20,000 Kansas employers currently report, but she was unsure how many do not. States set their own penalties for not follow-
ing the reporting law, with some levying fines. Right now there’s no penalty for non-compliance in Kansas. Thomas said the state is not considering putting one in place, because she believes most of those failing to report are not doing so maliciously. Missouri has traditionally levied no fines either, but the state’s Department of Social Services is in the process of implementing some. Intentional failure to report new hires in Missouri will soon result in a $25 fine. An employer who conspires with an employee to flout the reporting law faces a $350 fine. Thomas said she hopes the ad campaign will lead to “millions” in additional child support revenue.
Beaver Boosters We Need You!
Please contact a SCHS Beaver Booster Board Member to find out how to become a 2015/16 Beaver Booster. Angie Faurot 214-2441
Marci Strine 872-5520
Renee Cure 640-1316
Gayla Nickel 874-2385
Janette Storm 874-2153
Sports the wait is over
Winnie invasion Winnebago campers make a long overdue visit to Lake Scott State Park • Page 26
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Cool, wet weather contributes to rough start for Beavers
If there was a positive aspect to be found in the cool, wet weather through the first four days of football practice, it’s managed to elude Scott Community High School head coach Glenn O’Neil. Poor footing for pass routes and balls that are too slick for the quarterbacks and runningbacks have contributed to pretty inconsistent play by the approximately 45 Beavers who reported for the opening day of practice on Monday morning. In fact, a Sunday night rain forced the football team to move practice to a empty lot east of the practice fields. “We’ve worked hard over the summer to get our practice fields in good condition,” says O’Neil, who was responsible for the field maintenance. “We didn’t want to tear it up on day one.” Neither was he looking to make excuses for the sloppy play he saw during the first few days. “When you’re on a wet field and the grass hasn’t been mowed because it’s been so wet, it’s going to affect how well you throw the ball and how well you run your routes,” he said. “But if that’s the kind of fall we’re going to have, we’d better learn how to play in those
SCHS head coach Glenn O’Neil reminds a player of his defensive assignment during the opening day of fall practices on Monday. (Record Photo)
conditions now.” Not that O’Neil expected this year’s Beavers to resemble last year’s Class 3A state runner-up team. With only about a half dozen seniors and another half dozen juniors, the squad is topheavy with underclassmen. On the opening day of practice, when the team was hud-
dled, O’Neil reminded them that “every year, on the first day of practice we look like a so-so team. It’s what we do at the next practice and the practice after that which are important. Do we make progress or do we have to keep going over things again and again?” So far, there’s been a lot
a-days due to the start of school on Thursday. “It hurts not having a full week of two-a-days like we’ve had in the past,” he says. While it has helped to be practicing in cooler weather Lost Practice Time O’Neil feels the team has O’Neil, feels pressed to get a already lost ground since they lot accomplished in the limited (See BEAVERS on page 21) won’t have a full week of two-
of costly repetition which has set this team back from where O’Neil would like to be as they prepare for their first scrimmage on Saturday morning.
Scrimmages for SC v-ball, football teams
Scott Community High School football and volleyball fans will get an early glimpse of their teams during scrimmages on Friday and Saturday. The Lady Beavers will scrimmage SCHS alumni on Friday, starting at 7:00 p.m., in the high school gym. The football team will have its scrimmage on Sat., Aug. 22, starting at 10:15 a.m. If there has been rain the night before and should the main field be too wet, the scrimmage will be moved to the practice field. Fans are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
SCHS fall bash Aug. 28 Scott City’s Eli Amack wraps up a dummy on the tackling sled during the Monday evening practice. (Record Photo)
Injury already hits SCMS 8th graders Normally, a team would like to play a few games even just one game - before they have to start dealing with the injury bug. The Scott City Middle School eighth graders aren’t that fortunate. They will be missing one of their top linemen this season with the unexpected loss of Jackson Lewis to a knee
injury. “He’s had the injury since last spring, but they were hoping it would get better over the summer,” says head coach Skip Numrich. “That leaves a big question mark at (offensive) right tackle.” When two-a-day practices began on Monday, Numrich and assistant coach Brice Eisenhour combined their
squad with the seventh graders under new head coach Alex Hutchins and assistant Shane Faurot. For the most part, the two groups were limited to the “county fair” conditioning and workout drills. “It was a good start to bringing the two programs together so that we’re doing the same things,” noted Numrich, “but we’re pretty
limited on what we can do right now. Their kids have a lot of catching up to where we are. “It was a good experiment and we’ll look at other things we can do together. But right now, we have a lot of catching up to do,” says Numrich. “We have to get ready for our first game and we need to work at (See INJURY on page 20)
All SCHS fall sports teams will be featured during the annual Back-toSchool Bash to be held on Fri., Aug. 28. Action will begin with a scrimmage by the volleyball teams from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the high school gym. Activities will then move to the football complex where the SCHS Booster Club will sponsor a free hamburger feed starting at 6:00 p.m. The football teams will scrimmage from 7:30-9:30 p.m. During the evening, cross-country, girl’s tennis and girl’s golf coaches and athletes will be introduced along with members of the SCHS cheerleading squad. SCHS sports apparel will also be available.
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Outdoors in Kansas
Hunting, fishing fees could take a huge jump
Pushback Doin’ what from state’s sportsmen they are made to do is expected
by Steve Gilliland
This week I was again reminded of the problems that sometimes arise as humans and wildlife attempt to share this same planet. As proven by the slow but constant increase in their dead carcasses along our south-central Kansas roads, more armadillos are moving into our part of the state all the time. Last week I got a call from a friend who lives in the community surrounding the Highlands Golf Course northwest of Hutchinson. Something was riddling her lawn at night by digging small holes all over it and she was told it was probably an armadillo. Now armadillos are quaint little creatures that usually cause no trouble. They are especially fond of grubs and worms and are second only to badgers in their digging ability. The sandhills area around the golf course makes for easy digging; not a good combination especially in this part of the world where pristine lawns rank right up there with good fried chicken. They can hear or smell the grubs under the surface of the soil and waste no time digging them up for a tasty midnight snack. When I was a kid there was a Japanese beetle infestation in our part of Ohio and skunks, who also relish grubs, were ruining golf course greens at night by digging out Japanese beetle grubs. Both situations had the same outcomes. All involved were glad to get rid of the grubs for sure, but not for the price of their lawn and golf course greens being ruined. The armadillo and skunks were both just doin’ what they were created to do. (See DOIN’ on page 23)
TOPEKA - The cost of getting a hunting or fishing license in Kansas, as well as the cost of permits for big game such as deer and elk, is likely to go up substantially this year, and
some Kansas lawmakers are bracing themselves for push-back from their constituents. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Secretary Robin Jennison told a legislative panel that Kansas needs to modernize its fee structure. The basic rate plan, he said, has not changed much since the 1980s. But some members of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and
Regulations said they had fresh memories of one recent change, and it was one that generated a lot of criticism in their home districts. In 2012, at the agency’s request, lawmakers amended a law which had said people age 65 and over were exempt from having to buy a license. The age to qualify for a “seniors” exemption was raised to age 75, causing much consternation
among hunters and fishermen. “I took a lot of heat over that vote,” said Sen. Ralph Ostmeyer (R-Grinnell), whose huge district includes all or part of 14 counties in northwest Kansas, where many people are passionate about deer, elk and pheasant hunting. Ostmeyer said he understood at the time that the change was needed to stabilize the agency’s
budget, much of which comes in the form of federal aid from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. That aid, however, is based on a formula that includes, among other things, the number of hunting and fishing licenses sold in the state. That money comes from a federal excise tax on hunting and fishing equipment. For the current federal fiscal year, which (See FEES on page 22)
Late start to season not a worry for SC coach
SCHS junior Madison Braun passes the ball back to a teammate during practice on Monday. (Record Photo)
Injury
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a different pace than the seventh graders.” Even with the introduction of a cross-country program at the middle school this fall, Numrich has 19 boys on his roster. “We saw these boys play last year so we have a pretty good idea how they’ll fit into our system,” says Numrich. “The big question will be finding someone who can step into right tackle.” Even before the team had a chance to put on pads, Numrich liked what he was seeing. “We have some pretty decent size at the skilled positions,” says the head coach. “And (quarterback) Sterling Wright has speed and he can throw the ball well. Sometimes you just aren’t sure what he’s going to do, but he will keep things pretty interesting.” Numrich is also waiting to see what this team will be like when they get on the field. “Last year’s team was pretty emotional. This year’s team seems more laid back, but I don’t think they’ll lack intensity,” adds Numrich. “These boys have shown me good effort and they bring a good attitude.”
During most seasons, the Scott Community High School volleyball team would be looking ahead to a triangular with Ness City and Dighton in late August or the first week of September. Not this year. The Lady Beavers won’t see their first action until September 10 when they host Ulysses in a dual. It’s not an ideal scheduling change, but head coach Megan Gentry isn’t hitting the panic button either. “If we hadn’t played in the Hays summer league I’d be worried,” says Gentry. “But we had a really good summer of competitive ball and puts us in a lot better shape than we were last year.”
The challenge for Gentry will be in keeping her squad focused during this long stretch before their first competition. The Lady Beavers will have that opportunity when they play the SCHS alumni on Friday evening and then have a chance to play in front of the home fans during the Back-toSchool Bash next Friday. “We know who will be on the varsity team at this time and we know everyone’s position,” says Gentry. “What I like is that we can divide the girls into two pretty competitive teams during practice.” Gentry says having 15 girls with at least 90 percent attendance in summer weights should also be evident this fall.
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amount of practices available before the season opener on Sept. 4. “We have a ton of work to do,” he says. Perhaps reflecting the lack of varsity experience, O’Neil and his coaching staff haven’t seen the progress they were hoping to see in the first week. “We’re missing too many blocking assignments on the line, we’re putting the ball on the ground way too often, we’re not throwing the ball very well and not catching very well either,” he says. O’Neil points out that last year’s team committed just 18 fumbles in 14 games. “I’ll bet we’ve had 18 in our first five practices,” he says. “Right now we’re not a very good football team. I hope it’s a lack of concentration. That’s something we can fix.” The learning curve may also be a little greater than anticipated. O’Neil and line coach Jim Turner have just two returning starters on the offensive line and one of those (center Nick Storm) is moving to a different position.
around if we’re not doing what we’re supposed to do,” he says. “Our concentration level, giving full effort on every play, giving full effort throughout a practice - those are higher priorities right now than how hard we can hit someone. “I hate to sound like Mr. Negative, but so far I’ve been pretty disappointed in the way we’ve performed in practice. We haven’t done a very good job and we aren’t getting the leadership we need,” he says. Heading into Saturday’s scrimmage the Beavers will have just one full-contact practice under their belts. “I really don’t know what to expect,” he says. “We’d like to cover our base stuff, but we also want to cover a few things we haven’t had a chance to work on very much in practice.” Typically, the coaching staff expects most of the varsity players to execute the base plays on offense and defense by the time they head into the first scrimmage. That point has been made by the coaching staff to the players and now it’s a matter of seeing how they respond.
Learning Responsibilities While the players are anxious to get the pads on for full contact drills on Friday, and for Saturday’s scrimmage, O’Neil says the primary focus will be on everyone learning their responsibilities. “It doesn’t matter how hard we’re hitting and running
Lack of Depth Saturday’s scrimmage may also be an opportunity for someone to step up their game and show they are ready to battle for SCHS assistant coach Jim Turner looks on as linemen go through their blocking drills a varsity spot. As it now stands, earlier this week. (Record Photo) depth is a concern, says the head senior class. We have a small ing time. After that, we’re at the wondering what they might see. coach. “I’ll be curious to see what “We’re pretty thin all over,” nucleus of juniors who are ex- JV level.” That leaves the coaching staff happens,” O’Neil says. says O’Neil. “We have a small pected to get some varsity play-
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Walk-ons will play a big role in KU’s success In any human endeavor there is no substitute for the energy and enthusiasm and confidence of the young. That’s all by the 2015 KanMac sas Univer- Stevenson sity football team and their coaching staff have going for them at this point in time. Without going into boring detail, it’s obvious to qualified observers that KU is short on talented and experienced players. And that issue cannot be resolved in a short time. Rookie coach David Beaty and his staff have, however, taken a bold step to try and put an improved football team on the field this fall without sacrificing the future. Kansas had 25 prospects sign letters-of-intent during the regular recruiting season. KU’s class was rated eighth in the Big 12 by Rivals.com. It’s noteworthy that Beaty and his staff were way behind their competition when they began recruiting their first class at Kansas. KU’s coaches didn’t stop recruiting when the 2015 signing period was over; they quietly and subtly and legally convinced 24 players to become walk-ons. Their potential reward is a full scholarship and a chance to play on a Big 12 football team. Nine true freshman walk-ons are from Texas and seven from Kansas. Seven other walk-ons are either juco players or players who graduated from another school and decided to transfer. The breakdown by position of the scholarship newcomers and the walk-ons is interesting. On defense, KU has seven scholarship players and three walk-ons at DB; the Jayhawks have just one freshman DE on scholarship; one regular recruit and three walk-ons are LBs; and four walk-ons and one recruit are DL. On the offensive line, there are five scholarship players and five walk-ons; wide receivers include four recruits and six walk-ons; two recruits are RBs; two recruits and one walk-on are QBs; and one walk-on is a PK and another a punter. (See WALK-ONS on page 23)
‘Angels’ are a superfan’s greatest reward When I first became a superfan all that mattered was being wild and crazy and getting the Kansas City fans excited about their football team on game day. As a superfan, what more could you do? The answer: a lot more. I’ve learned over the years there’s much more that I can do to give back to the community and create a special experience for a lot of young superfans. That led to the start of “Tickets for the Angels” which is a sort of Make-a-Wish experience for young Chiefs’ fans who are dealing with disabilities, battling cancer or any of a number of serious health issues. This all began when I started visiting Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City and forming a connection with the kids who were patients there. Two years ago, I provided a game-day experience for seven of these kids and their families. Last year that grew to 78 kids plus family members and this year the goal is to have 50 kids attending each of the next two
Fees ends Sept. 30, Kansas will receive almost $20 million in federal wildlife and fish funding, or roughly 29 percent of the entire $69 million budget for the Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism. Ostmeyer said he was upset to learn that only three years after passing that controversial measure, the department was already gearing up for another major fee hike. But Jennison said that change was about more than just the agency’s short-term budget needs. When the exemption for people age 65 and over was first enacted, he said, the average life expectancy was shorter than it is now, so there weren’t as many people benefiting from it. Now, with life expectancy longer - about 78.6 years - and a large number of baby boomers now reaching retirement age, raising the age for the seniors exemption was a matter of long-term planning. He said it also had an impact on the state’s allocation of federal fish and wildlife funding. “We were one of only 14
Inside the Huddle
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pre-season football games in Kansas City. By the time you add in 3-4 family members for each, it will involve close to 400 people. It takes a tremendous group of volunteers and donors to make this possible. Tickets for the kids and their families are donated by Chiefs fans and everyone sits in my section at Arrowhead. For the biggest majority of these kids, this will be their first ever opportunity to attend a professional game of any kind. The KC Superfans organization, which has grown to more than 400 members, prepares an area in the parking lot so we can enjoy the tailgate experience (minus the alcohol) before the game. We provide all the food and each of the kids gets gifts. In addition, we are joined by KC cheerleaders, former football players and lo-
cal celebrities. Last year, we did the ice bucket challenge and we’ll do that again. We’ll be doing a Youtube video of the angels and myself dancing. Two fans have also written Chiefs’ songs that they will be performing while shooting a video. Our plans are to have this be the biggest pre-season tailgate party ever at Arrowhead. In addition, a friend of mine has donated two passes for an “angel” to get onto the field. “Angel Justice”, a young cancer survivor, has been telling me for a long time that her goal is to beat cancer so that she can help other angels. She has been selected as the “Fan of the Game” and will be featured in a short segment on the Jumbotron. Since starting the “Angels” program and doing other similar projects with our young fans I’ve learned that this is so much more meaningful than handing our posters and signing autographs. This is a way to connect with fans and give the kids something they will remember long after the day is over.
The X Factor (Ty Rowton) is a former Scott City resident who has been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame as a Chiefs Superfan
the cost of a basic one-year hunting or fishing license for a Kansas resident would go to $25, a $7 increase. A combination license would go to $45, a $9 increase. For hunters, though, there are other costs because in addition to an annual license, hunters also are required to buy specific permits for deer, elk, antelope and turkey. Those permits regulate how many of those animals the hunter can take during a season. Under the proposal, a basic deer permit for an adult Kansas resident using a firearm would cost $40, which is a $10 increase. Like most states, Kansas has a long list of licenses, permits and fees, the prices of which vary depending on whether the person is a resident or nonresident; adult or youth; and the type of animal being hunted. All told, the agency estimates the proposed fee plan would generate about $31.5 million a year in license fees, or $8.2 million more than it collects now.
But Jennison said those figures are based on the number of licenses the state currently sells, and he doubts the actual impact would be that large. He noted that part of the plan includes “value” options such as multiple-year licenses and combination hunting and fishing licenses, and it’s hard to predict how many people will opt to take those. Jennison said the final decision on fees will be up to the Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission, an appointed group that serves as the agency’s governing body. He said that commission may decide to reduce some of the requested fee increases. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is currently taking public comment on the proposed fee increases. A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for Oct. 22 in Burlington. Final action by the Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission is expected a few weeks after that.
Through this program, we have literally created one, huge family. Other angels and their parents have become friends. The sad truth is that we will lose some of these kids - some we already have. But we’ve helped build a support network during a very difficult time in the lives of these kids and their families. There’s no greater reward as a superfan than to see these kids laughing and having a great time . . . and for a short time in their lives giving them and their families an opportunity to forget the hardships they are dealing with. And none of this would be possible without the great support of so many volunteers and other superfans who share our passion and our vision. Next week I’ll be telling about another project in which myself and other superfans from around the NFL will be reaching out to kids throughout the nation.
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states that did not charge people age 65 and over in some form,” he said. “So we were not getting our fair share of that excise tax on hunting and fishing equipment.” At the same time, he noted, the department also began offering discount lifetime licenses to people age 65-74, which are currently $42.50. Agency officials told lawmakers Monday that the fee increases are relatively minor, and for many people they are the smallest part of the overall cost of hunting and fishing. That’s especially true for the avid sportsmen who spend upwards of $2,000 for a highquality rifle. And avid fishermen often spend hundreds of dollars on poles and equipment, not to mention the cost of their boats. But Ostmeyer and others said they were more concerned about the impact on average families who just like to go out on weekends and fish in a local lake, or go deer hunting in the fall. Under the current proposal,
Youth dove hunting in early Sept. If you’re looking to introduce a youngster to the joys of dove hunting, opportunities for youth-only hunts will be available throughout the state this season. Listed below are three upcoming youth dove hunts that are sure to provide your kiddo with plenty of action and a memorable time afield. Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area Hosted by: Smoky Hill Chapter of Pheasants Forever Hunt date: Sept. 5 Registration deadline: Sept. 1. Call to register. Age limit: 10-17 Contact: Luke Winge (785) 726-1600 A managed crop field on Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area is
reserved exclusively for this youth-only event. Hunters will meet at 1:00 p.m. at the old Cedar Bluff Fish Hatchery to receive wingshooting instruction and meet their mentors. The group will then head to the managed dove field until sunset. After legal shooting light, all participants will return for a free BBQ dinner and lessons on how to properly clean their doves. Space is limited and kids who have not hunted before will be given preference to participate. If requested, shotguns can be provided. Shot shells in 12 and 20 gauge will be provided. Hunters age 16 and older must have a hunting license and
Harvest Information Program permit prior to hunting. Wilson Wildlife Area Hosted by: Black Gold Pheasants Forever Chapter in Russell and Big Brothers, Big Sisters JT VonLintel Memorial Outdoor Mentoring Program Hunt date: Sept. 5 (with a dinner and trapshooting instruction on Sept. 4) Registration deadline: Sept. 2. Call to register. Age limit: 10-16 Contact: Scott Thomasson, (785) 726-1600, or Vickie Cikanek, (785) 501-0867 A managed crop field on the lake property will be reserved exclusively for this event, providing excellent hunting opportunities for youth hunters
and their mentors, who may also hunt. Hunters will meet before sunrise on the morning of the hunt at the Wilson Wildlife Area shop to check-in, pair up with mentors if needed, and pick up shotgun shells. Hunters are welcome to spend as long as they choose in the field. Kids who have not hunted before will be given preference to participate. Some shotguns will be available for kids without one, and non-toxic 12 and 20 gauge shotgun shells will be provided. Hunters age 16 must have a hunting license and Harvest Information Program permit prior to hunting.
Walk-ons Three vital positions draw attention: Among the newcomers are 10 defensive backs, 10 offensive linemen, and 10 wide receivers. The immediate recruiting results won’t be known until the season is well underway, but if KU develops 8-10 of these young kids to where they can help right away, it will be an encouraging start to the formidable rebuilding task. Line a KSU Strength It’s what’s up front that counts. One thing hasn’t changed in college football over the years: teams that dominate the line of scrimmage usually come out winners. Kansas State University’s preseason outlook on the offensive and defensive lines is encouraging indeed. K-State’s offensive line returns four starters: OT Cody Whitehair (6-4, 309, sr.), OT Matt Kleinsorge
Doin’ Beavers are another good example. They are engineers and dam builders deluxe, and their dams create many nice ponds when creeks and streams are dammed up. In mountain settings, in pastures or other locations where these resulting ponds are not a problem for anyone, the beavers can live their life without interruption. After all, these ponds become watering holes for wildlife (and in some situations even livestock, I suppose). They also become marvelous trout and fish ponds and they make magnificent duck and goose habitat. Problems arise when creeks, streams and rivers in farm country are dammed-up and flood
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(6-5, 306, sr.), OG Boston Stiverson (6-4, 312, sr.), and OG Luke Hayes (66, 295, sr.). That’s a lot of talent and experience and maturity. The Wildcats’ defensive line also returns four starters: DE Marquel Bryant (6-3, 254, sr.), DE Jordan Willis (6-5, 250, jr.), DT Travis Britz (6-4, 293, sr.), and DT Will Geary (6-0, 297, so.). Britz has NFL size and talent and will be one of the best defensive linemen in the nation. Coach Bill Snyder is known for his stellar offensive and defensive lines and 2015 will be no exception. Questions exist at some of the skill positions, but the men in the trenches will carry the day in many battles to come. Keeping Momentum Momentum in sports is a strange phenomenon. When you’re riding on the peak of a huge wave, the world is yours. But when
that wave dies and loses its power, you can end up with your face in the sand. When players in any sport lose their competitive edge that has carried them during the season, it is often impossible to regain it. KC is showing signs of doing just that. It hasn’t helped that left fielder Alex Gordon and catcher Salvy Perez have been out with injuries. Ben Zobrist has filled in admirably for Gordon, but reserve catcher Drew Butera weakens the Royals when he’s in the game. Yost has been treating his star relief pitchers - Wade Davis and Greg Holland - with kid gloves and that’s understandable. But not playing them regularly has also caused led to them getting hammered in a couple of games. KC’s fans don’t have to push the panic button, but it’s time for the Royals to realize that the regular season isn’t over.
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cropland, and most farmers won’t put up with that. Beavers also tend to cut down the best trees available. When I was first learning to trap beavers here in Kansas, I came upon a spot along Wolf Creek just outside our little town where so many nice trees had been felled it looked as though someone was preparing to build a log cabin. If a strain of beavers could be bred to cut only brush and unwanted intrusive timber along creeks, I could probably make my fortune by leasing herds of them to local farmers! Once again, beavers get themselves into hot water by doin’ what they were created to do. There are other examples of this dilemma -
deer/vehicle collisions in the fall because of deer following their infused desire to multiply, coyotes taking down a calf or a lamb because they were created to be a predator, etc. My wife and I are trappers and hunters, and heartily advocate the harvest of wildlife to control their numbers and the removal of problem wildlife when necessary. I’m not hinting at giving wildlife free rein of our countryside because they simply follow their instincts. It just helps me see things differently. Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors. Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@idkcom.net
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New additions at Lake Scott State Park Two donations this spring have proven to be very popular at Lake Scott State Park. A horseshoe-shaped picnic table located in the picnic area south of the Beach House was made possible with donations to the Bucky McCombs Memorial Fund. The Scott Community High School FFA chapter designed and built the parts for the table which was assembled by members of the Lake Scott Car Club. Club members also poured the 22x26 foot concrete slab on which the table is located. “You don’t see a weekend when that table isn’t being used by someone,” notes Beach House manager Larry Eberle. In addition, Bruce Wilkens built and donated a huge grill that’s available to the public. It’s been located next to the new picnic table. “Bucky was a longtime club members and this was a great way to remember him and add something special to the park,” says club member Rex Grothusen.
(Above) Members of the Bucky McCombs family and the Lake Scott Car Club with the picnic table that was built and donated to the state park as a memorial to McCombs. Family members are (front) Quenn McCombs. (Middle row) Jeris McCombs, Quigg McCombs, Monique Eves, Kammie Good, Kevin Good and Jordan McCombs. Car club members are (from left) Joe Meyer, Frank Purma, Rex Grothusen, Shorty Lara and Mark Fouquet. (Left) Bruce Wilkens cooks burgers at the grill he made and donated. (Record Photos)
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Fishing Report Scott State Lake Updated August 16 Channel cats: good; up to 6.5 lbs. Stillfishing worms, liver, shrimp, or cut sunfish off the bottom in the morning and evening. Most of the fish caught range in length from 10 to 15 inches but anglers have reported catching fair numbers of nicer fish up to 4 lbs. Walleye/saugeye: slow; saugeye up to 3.6 lbs.; walleye up to 6.1 lbs. Fishing fish imitating baits along points, dropoffs, and edges of weedbeds. Remember, all saugeye and walleye must be 18 inches or larger to be legal for harvest. Largemouth bass: fair; up to 5.5 lbs. Casting soft plastic baits, suspending jerkbaits, and swimbaits around fish attractors, rocky shorelines, or laydown trees has produced fish. Most of the fish anglers have recently reported range in length from 12 to 14 inches. Sunfish: fair/good; up to 8 inches. Fishing worms under a bobber around the fish attractors, laydown trees, riprapped shorelines, and edges of aquatic vegetation. Anglers report catching fish of all sizes, but fish up to 8 inches are not uncommon. Crappie: slow; most up to 9 inches. Minnows, mealworms, worms or small tube jigs fished around the fish attractors, off the handicap dock, and along deeper riprapped shorelines has been good. General comments: Release all walleye/saugeye 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.
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Leon Panetta periodically appears on the news channels of the television and apprises us of the greatest threat to the survival of the of the United States of America. After receiving this apprisal, I go to work. I reflect and attempt to find the best resolution to this threat. After finding the solution, i will manifest this in a newspaper. If i need more information regarding a threat, I will make this known as well. Survival of America is job one for America. I have great respect for Leon Panetta. Essentially, I’m waiting on Leon now. He is a true patriot. It’s time to go to work solving the problems of America. Admitting we have problems as a nation is the first step to solving these. Thank you, Leon for your love for our country. We need patriotism. Let’s pull together as a nation and fix what we need to. With all America pulling together, we’ll make it.
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Winnies finally pay a visit to Lake Scott For more than 45 years, the Kansas club of Winnebago owners have been meeting during the summer months throughout the state. This past weekend was their first-ever stay at Lake Scott State Park. It won’t be their last. “Every August we’ve been meeting near Beloit, but this year we changed our schedule,” says Randall Weller, Hill City. “They’re trying to talk us into hosting this again next year,” says Scott City resident Glenita Dearden. “They said if we had it out here again next week they’d be here,” added her husband, Alan. “This is a great place to camp and we really like the scenery,” said Ron Oliver, Satanta, as the group was relaxing under the trees in the main campground on Saturday afternoon. “Until you’ve been here you wouldn’t imagine that a place like this can exist in Western Kansas.” It’s not that the Kansas Prairie Winnies haven’t been to Scott City before. On that occasion it was hosted by Ronnie and Martha Eaton and held at the county fairgrounds. About three years ago, the Deardens and other members of the Friends of Lake Scott group did some major tree trimming in the main campground area at
Some of the Kansas Prairie Winnies who spent last weekend at Lake Scott were (from left) Gerald Hill, Plains; Wayne Jackson, Dodge City; Greg Schmidt, Everest; Randall Weller, Hill City; Ron Oliver, Satanta; Eva Schmidt, Everest; and Glenita Dearden, Scott City. (Record Photo)
the park. “Until then you couldn’t have pulled one of these Winnebagos in here. There wasn’t enough clearance,” noted Alan Dearden. With the added hookup sites now available, that made the decision to host the “Winnies” a lot easier. Last weekend’s excursion brought 21 people and 11 motor homes to Lake Scott. The Winnebago International Travelers (WITs) started in the 1960s and the Kansas chapter has been around since about 1970. From April through
October the group meets once each month. Several of them have also taken part in the fiveday gathering held each year at the Winnebago factory in Forest City, Ia. The annual gathering is a chance to take factory tours and attend seminars. “It’s not just for the guys,” says Glenita. “They give the women tips on driving and cooking with a convection oven.” Even the monthly campouts provide an added opportunity to share knowledge, ask ques-
tions and learn more about the motorhomes. “And we eat well,” adds Gerald Hill, Plains. For most of the Winnies, the weekend began on Thursday night when seven units were already in the park. The next two days included a trip to Monument Rocks, a historical tour of Battle Canyon and a flatbed trailer ride through the Duff buffalo ranch. The stay wrapped up with a Sunday morning church service and breakfast. “We don’t like to fill our
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schedule with too much,” said Weller. “We like to relax and visit. If you plan too much it takes away the fun.” Weller and Oliver were among the few who had previously been to Lake Scott, but that was about 30-40 years ago and not as members of the Winnies. They were impressed with the lake and ready for a return visit. “That’s why we wanted to bring (club members) to Lake Scott, so they could see what we have out here,” Alan Dearden added.
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Fyler completes ag lending school
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Steve Fyler of Scott City, a credit analyst at First National Bank of Syracuse/Johnson/Garden City, completed the fiveday Agricultural Lending School held in Topeka. The school provides bankers with agricultural lending concepts and practices to enhance their effectiveness as agricultural loan officers. Completion of this course assists bankers in developing skills which allow them to better serve their customer’s multiple financial needs. The lending school is sponsored by the Kansas and Nebraska Bankers Associations.
The Scott City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Miller Veterinary Clinic during their open house on Saturday. The ribbon cutting was held prior to a free hamburger feed. On hand for the ceremony are (front row, from left) Chamber board member Denise Strecker; Joel, Jocelyn, Jace and Dr. Calista Miller; staff members Kasey Dales, Monda Crossman, Brynan Sherwood, and Jennifer Milner; Chamber board member Justin Meireis; and Chamber Director Juanita Myers. (Back row) Chamber board members Craig Richards, Thad Dearden and Tom Shirley. (Record Photo)
Infrastructure upgrade for Wheatland Broadband Project will take about 3 years to finish Wheatland Broadband has started the process of upgrading its network infrastructure to bring faster service to its more than 3,000 residential and business members. The improved equipment is expected to yield data speeds comparable to 4G cell service. Jevin Kasselman, Director of IT/Broadband at Wheatland, said the infrastructure upgrades are expected to take about three years to complete. Among the changes is a move to new equipment that will allow Wheatland Broadband to have what’s called a “fixed LTE network” similar to that of cell carriers. That will eventually allow Wheatland to provide the new FCC standard for broadband access speeds of 25 MB download and three MB upload. Wheatland Electric formed its subsidiary, Wheatland Broadband, in 2002 to deliver high-
speed internet service to its members in rural Western Kansas that had been seemingly left behind by larger telecommunications companies. Wheatland set out to build a fixed-based, wireless network that would offer internet access to better serve its members while also serving as the backbone of its own communications system at the same time. “Before we made the decision to build our own network, we tried to work with some of the larger telecommunications companies to get the infrastructure we needed,” said Kasselman. “At one point, we even offered to pay for upgrades to existing networks that would benefit the entire community. “At that time, the larger companies just weren’t willing to invest in the infrastructure we needed. We also saw the need for access to high speed internet for our rural members
and thought, what if we can do both?” As the demand for access to reliable internet service grew, so did Wheatland Broadband. Wheatland’s internet service quickly gained interest in the local communities it served. Today, Wheatland Broadband serves more than 3,000 members across 17 southwest Kansas counties. “It’s not uncommon for a typical member to have four or five devices connected to the internet at any one time and that takes more speed,” said Kasselman. “We’re working hard to upgrade our network infrastructure to accommodate this explosive growth and stay competitive in this market.” In addition to internet service to its members, Wheatland Broadband is also involved in a variety of programs in which it gives back to the communities they serve.
A receiving dish is raised into place on a Wheatland Broadband tower.
Wind farm activity is strong in Kansas
Kansas had the thirdhighest amount of wind power capacity under construction in the country in the second quarter, with buyers including instate utilities and an internet search company. There were 1,070.75 megawatts of wind power capacity under construction in Kansas as of the second quarter of 2015, according to the American Wind Energy Association. That will add to the state’s 2,967 megawatts in existing capacity, the ninth highest in the country. Texas was leading by a wide margin, with 6,804.87 megawatts under construction, followed by Oklahoma, with 1,445.3 megawatts. Iowa and North Dakota also were hot spots for wind power so far this year.
Nationwide 1,014 turbines have been installed this year, bringing the total capacity from new and existing farms to 67,870 megawatts, according to AWEA’s calculations. Another 13,600 megawatts of capacity are under construction, with varying dates when the farms are expected to come online. While that is a significant increase compared with the same period of 2014, it makes up only a sliver of the total electricity generated in the United States. In May, the country generated about 321.9 million megawatt-hours of electricity, with coal and natural gas roughly tied as the largest fuel sources. Renewable energy
sources produced about 26.3 million megawatthours combined. Most of the wind buyers in Kansas were electrical companies, with the exception of search engine Yahoo, which agreed to buy 23.3 megawatts from a 48.3-megawatt farm. Chris Page, global director of energy and sustainability strategy for Yahoo, said the energy from its investment will feed into the larger grid, effectively offsetting what its operations in the central states use. Yahoo’s closest data center is in Nebraska. “Although we are a global company, we are deeply invested in the communities in which we live and work,” the statement said. “We are proud to support this type of
community-centric energy project through direct engagements from midsized local wind farms.” Wind farms primarily serving a company that isn’t involved in electric generation are showing up more often. IKEA is purchasing from a 98-megawatt farm in Illinois and Mars bought into a 211-megawatt farm in Texas. Mark Chesney, CEO and general manager of the Kansas Power Pool, said KPP has a contract for 25 megawatts from a larger farm near Greensburg. The Kansas renewable portfolio standard didn’t apply to the small municipal utilities that make up KPP, he said, but after the new farm is online, about 20 percent of its energy will come from wind or
hydroelectric power. The standard was made voluntary this year due to legislative revisions. Construction of the Greensburg wind farm will begin in January. “We like to have renewables in the portfolio where it makes economic sense, and this certainly does,” he said. “This price comes much closer to the market price for energy.” Kansas City Power and Light has agreed to purchase 350 megawatts from two wind farms under construction in Coffey and Sumner counties. KCPL said the move would benefit its customers over the course of the 20-year agreements and help it to meet new EPA requirements to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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Kansas water: beyond the next 50 years Sarah Green KHI News Service
What started as a charge from Gov. Sam Brownback to state agency staff to develop a 50-year plan to address water issues may now go beyond that time frame. The Kansas Department of Agriculture and the Kansas Water Office in November 2014 released a “draft vision document”
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SW Kansas field day at GC Aug. 27 Kansas State University’s Southwest ResearchExtension Center will host Field Day 2015 on Thurs., Aug. 27. The day starts with registration, coffee and donuts from 8:00 to 9:15 a.m. and features field tours, seminars and agricultural product displays. Field tour presentations by K-State Research and Extension specialists include: •Summer Annual Forage Evaluation: A Revised Program at KSU, John Holman, cropping systems agronomist, Southwest Research Center, Garden City; •Teff Forage Grass: Holman; •Managing Iron Deficiency Chlorosis in Grain Sorghum: Augustine Obour, soil scientist, Agricultural Research Center, Hays; •Mobile Drip Irrigation for WaterLimited Crop Production: Isaya Kisekka, research irrigation engineer, Southwest Research Center, Garden City; •Comparing Forage Sorghum and Corn Silage Under Full and Limited Irrigation: Kisekka; •Weed Control in Irrigated Corn: Randall Currie, weed scientist, Southwest Research Center, Garden City; and •Weed Control in Irrigated Sorghum: Currie. A complimentary lunch will be served following the morning field tours, to be followed by seminars, including: •Limited Irrigation Research Update: Isaya Kisekka; •The Value of Scheduling: Jonathan Aguilar, water resources engineer, Southwest ResearchExtension Center; •Corn and Sorghum Insect Update: Sarah Zukoff, entomologist, Southwest ResearchExtension Center; and •Corn and Sorghum Insect ID Refresher: Zukoff. More information is available at (620) 276-8286.
after about a year of public input sessions across the state. Feedback from stakeholders indicated that the plan couldn’t meet all the needs of local areas. Water issues vary widely, even within various regions of the state. New “regional planning teams” were formed to develop appropriate specific goals related to conservation, protection of water qual-
ity and education, to name a few. The latest version of the vision now focuses on “the future of water,” not just the next 50 years. The next version of this longterm plan is scheduled be delivered to the governor and the Kansas Legislature by January 2016.
cades as the state’s reservoirs continue to fill with silt and other nutrients that contribute to water quality issues such as algae blooms. Small lakes, including Mission Lake in Horton, have undergone dredging projects in recent years. John Redmond Reservoir in Coffey County is Reservoir Dredging Expect this to be an on- the most visible current going discussion for de- project, with a $25 mil-
lion, 25-year plan to remove sediment from the lake bottom in order to add storage capacity. More than 40 percent of the reservoir’s storage space has filled with silt since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the lake in 1964. The reservoir is an important source of water for the Wolf Creek nuclear generating station outside Burlington, which contributes electricity to
the state’s major urban areas. Aqueduct A coalition has formed to advocate for construction of an open aqueduct to carry floodwater from the Missouri River to southwest Kansas, where such water would supplement the dwindling supply from the state’s portion of the Ogallala aquifer. (See WATER on page 29)
Dual management of your wheat Finding the right balance when grazing your crop Dual-purpose wheat management spreads production risks by providing producers a second source of income in addition to the harvested grain. If wheat grazing is managed properly, its grain yield penalty can be minimized. If cattle are removed prior to first hollow stem, grazing wheat during late fall, winter, and early spring can reduce grain yields by up to 15% compared to wheat managed for grain only.
I f Down c a t t l e on the are not Farm removed Chris Long Walnut Creek p r i o r Extension to first Agent hollow stem, greater grain yield reductions can occur. In years when early spring conditions are not favorable wheat that has been grazed may even outyield ungrazed wheat. That’s because moderate to heavy grazing will typically delay maturity a bit in the spring. Overall, wheat pasture can provide high-quality forage when other forage sources are typically low in quality and quantity, and its management
requires a few distinct considerations. First off is, seeding date. Early-planting is essential to ensure good fall forage production as long as soil moisture and temperature allows. Wheat grown under dual-purpose management is usually sown in September, at least 2-3 weeks earlier than wheat sown for grain-only. Research performed in north-central Oklahoma indicates that wheat fall forage production decreases approximately 1,000 pounds per acre for each two-week delay in planting in. The next item to consider is seeding rate.
Dual-purpose wheat management requires seeding rates 1.5 to two times greater than that for grain-only management. Also, seeding depth might need adjusted. Shallow Seeding Earlier planting date results in wheat planted into hotter soils. Increased soil temperature decreases the coleoptile length of germinating wheat, which can affect emergence of deep-planted seeds. Therefore, if moisture is not available in the top inch or inch-and-a-half of the soil profile, it is preferable to seed shallower and hope for rain (See WHEAT on page 29)
State’s corn crop up slightly from ‘14 The government’s first corn production forecast of the season released last week anticipates a good 2015 harvest in Kansas. The National Agricultural Statistics Service projected the state’s corn production to come in at 570 million bushels, based on Aug. 1 crop conditions. If realized, that would be one
Record yield for world sorghum crop The USDA released the August World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report, which projected a yield record for grain sorghum at 74.6 bushels per acre. The previous record was 73.2 bushels per acres set in 2007. The report also projects this will be the second most valuable sorghum crop in U.S. history valued at $2.23 billion, just behind the 1985 crop valued at $2.24 billion. American sorghum farmers are projected to harvest 573 million bushels, the largest grain sorghum crop since 1999. USDA indicates sorghum production in Arkansas more than tripled to 50.4 million bushels, up from 16 million bushels in 2014. Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois and Nebraska are also projected to have large production gains, while Illinois and Arkansas lead the nation with projected record yields at 109 and 105 bushels per acre, respectively. WIN CASH!! Play the Pigskin Payoff each week in The Record
percent above last year’s production. Industry officials look forward to the agency’s August report because as the season’s first official estimate of the size of the crop. It gives them a chance to see if the government confirms what they have been thinking, says Greg Krissek,
CEO of the Kansas Corn Growers Association. And so far the growing season in Kansas has been “pretty good” with excellent planting opportunities and mostly good weather across the state. “Our feeling is (this crop) is in line pretty similarly to where we were last year, especially on production, and that
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Closing prices on August 18, 2015 Bartlett Grain Wheat.................. $ 4.26 White Wheat ....... $ 4.31 Milo .................... $ 3.41 Corn ................... $ 3.71 Soybeans (new crop) $ 8.14 Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 4.26 White Wheat ....... $ 4.31 Milo (bu.)............. $ 3.41 Corn.................... $ 3.66 Soybeans ........... $ 8.36 Sunflowers.......... $ 15.40 ADM Grain Wheat.................. Milo (bu.)............. Corn.................... Soybeans............ Sunflowers..........
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is what this report says,” Krissek said. The government’s upbeat forecast comes despite one percent fewer anticipated harvested acres than a year ago in Kansas. The agency estimates 3.75 million acres will be harvested, but higher yields will more than make up for the lower acreage.
Corn yields in Kansas are forecast at 152 bushels per acre, up three bushels from a year ago. Nationwide, corn production is forecast to be at 13.7 billion bushels. That is down four percent from the nation’s record production a year ago, but is still the third largest U.S. corn crop on record. (See CORN on page 29)
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Water The Kansas Aqueduct Coalition points to a 1982 study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that laid out a preliminary concept for such a project. It would require the construction of a reservoir in the very northeast corner of the state, adjacent to the Missouri River, into which floodwater would be stored. The water would then flow through a series of canals meandering 360 miles across the state - uphill, with the assistance of a series of pumping stations to account for rising east to west elevations. It would then be deposited into a reservoir near the town of Utica, about 80 miles north of Dodge City, according to the study. The Kansas Water Office and the Army Corps of Engineers released an updated version of the original study earlier this year. It estimated the cost at more than $18 billion for the project, which could take 20 years or more to build. It would cost more
Wheat than to try to reach moisture deeper in the profile. Variety selection is going to be another topic of discussion. Wheat varieties grown under dualpurpose management should germinate well under high soil temperatures, should have excellent grazing potential in the fall, and recover well from grazing. Genetic resistance to barley yellow dwarf,
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than $395 million each year for the electricity to operate the system. Staff from Groundwater Management District No. 3, the water management district that oversees a portion of the Ogallala (or High Plains) aquifer in southwest Kansas, are the biggest public supporters of the Kansas Aqueduct Coalition, which continues to push for study of the feasibility of the plan. State officials indicated this spring that the project’s high costs could hinder its implementation. Urban Areas Worried Mandy Cawby, a spokesperson for WaterOne, a water utility that covers a large swath of Johnson County, said her water district is concerned about the possibility of statewide water restrictions. Water issues in Johnson County are very different than those in Western Kansas, she said. WaterOne has made strategic investments in infrastructure over many years to
ensure that its customers have “ample” access to water, Cawby said. The district pulls water primarily from the Kansas and Missouri rivers and serves about 400,000 people in all or part of 17 cities in the Kansas City area. Cawby said she would like to see education efforts related to who uses water in Kansas so that conservation programs can be targeted proportionally to those who use the most water. “Eighty-five percent of the water is used for irrigation and 10 percent is for people in town,” she said. “Only about two percent of municipal water use is for watering lawns. That seems to be the beef if there is one, that it’s not productive to be a turf farmer. I think we are wasting time focusing on lawn-watering, especially when it doesn’t come at the sake of agricultural use.” An area where she and Western Kansas irrigators might agree is their belief
that any decisions regarding water use and conservation should be made at the local level. “It’s not a one-sizefits-all solution, because it’s not a one-size-fits-all problem,” she said. “We can conserve here, but it wouldn’t help do anything for those who need the water. If the state does do something, we want it to be meaningful and we want it to be effective.” Some cities, such as Hays and Ellis, have made water conservation a priority for years. Those two cities, for example, have made low-flow water fixtures available to residents for free or at low cost. Agricultural producers also are making vast investments in technology to use water more efficiently, including refitting massive center-pivot irrigation systems with hoses to drip water onto fields rather than spray it into the air, and sensors implanted into the soil to gain more accurate information about moisture levels.
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wheat streak mosaic, and Hessian fly are also valuable traits as early planted wheat is at greater risk of damage by these diseases and pests. So a question might be, when should they start grazing? Winter wheat should not be grazed before the secondary root system has developed enough to anchor the plant, which generally occurs with a minimum of 6-8 inches of
Cool fall, wet winter is forecast Week of August 15-21 A fairly aggressive chance for elevated precipitation through the early part of 2016 is still in the long-term forecast according to outlooks provided by the Climate Prediction Center. El Nino conditions WKWMP are now expected to Update persist into the early Walt Geiger spring of 2016 which meteorologist factors into the optimism expressed in the continuation of a slightly wet long-term weather pattern. Western Kansas stands at least a 30% chance of above normal precipitation out to May of 2016 while the period January-March of 2016 stands a 40% chance of above normal precipitation. The optimism of these long-term prognostications is as robust as this area has seen in at least a decade. Along with an increased chance of precipitation, a slightly cooler fall is expected as Western Kansas stands a 30% chance of below normal temperatures through December. According to the Weather Prediction Center, the southwest and west-central Kansas forecast total precipitation out to August 23, shows a modest accumulation of rainfall over mainly the Kansas/ Colorado border areas of about 0.50 to 0.75 inches from storm chances due to a cold front. Lower amounts are anticipated over the eastern portions of Western Kansas where generally less than a half inch might occur for the period. Climatology of Hail A few years ago, the National Weather Service in Dodge City prepared some very interesting data on the climatology of hail, particularly large hail, events in the United States with a focus on the southwest Kansas area. The amount of information and findings are fairly lengthy to be displayed in this newsletter but very interesting. For those who would like to read these findings please insert the following link into your internet browser, the information is in MS Word format: www.crh.noaa.gov/Image/ddc/News/hail50.docx
top growth. If the grazing process is started before the wheat plants are well anchored, cattle will pull the whole wheat plant with its rooting system and decrease plant population. The final item to consider is stocking rates. Climatic conditions such as precipitation and temperature will influence the optimum stocking rate, which will vary from year to year. Generally for fall
Corn
grazing, the recommendation is 250 to 500 pounds of animal per acre. Spring stocking rates are 1.5 to two times greater than that for fall due to the lush vegetative growth. Usually 0.75 to 1.3 acres per stocker, although rates as high as 1,400 pounds of animal per acre have been noted in some research trials during late spring graze out.
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The report’s production estimates for other major Kansas crops include: •Sorghum production in Kansas is anticipated to be up 15 percent to 229 million bushels. •This year’s soybean crop is forecast to come in at 133 million bushels, down seven percent in Kansas. ºWinter wheat production in Kansas is estimated at 334 million bushels, up 36 percent from last year’s drought-plagued crop.
Farm Equipment
Wednesday, August 26 • 1:00 p.m.
Location: From Dighton, 2 miles E. to Mustang Rd., 3 mile S. to Rd. 120, 1 mile E. and 1 mile S. Sunday, February Lewie Bosley Estate 2 • 11:00 Truck a.m. and
Tractors 1980 Chevy C60 truck, 4x2 spd. trans.,V8 motor, 20ft. bed and hoist, cargo doors, 40,000 miles with Westfield hydraulic auger 2007 JD 8130 tractor, 3,588 hrs., 480/80R46 duals, mfw, RC,Ser. # RW8130P013233 (clean unit) 1956 Cockshutt Model 50 tractor, gas, restored
Farm Equipment 3-JD 9400 hoe drills, 10x12 with transports, shedded JD 1700 Max Emerge planter, 8-row, monitor, markers,shedded Sunflower 7x5 sweep plow with new style pickers Krause 20ft. chisel Krause 8-row cultivator 2-JD DRB disc drills 10” Miller F406 rod weeder 42 ft. Shop Items
2-10-drawer mechanics tool chests Hand tools 3/4” drive socket set Craftsman shop vac Pickup tool box Bench grinder Cutting torch with cart Metal shop table Ingersoll Rand air compressor, 5hp, vertical Marquette 290 amp welder Hydraulic floor jack Log chains 15 gal. spot sprayer Handy man jacks
1-ton chain hoist Grease guns Hydraulic jack Used tires 16.9-34 rear tractor tire Aluminum ramps Live traps 2-“L” shaped fuel tanks Space heater, gas 500 gal. propane tank 4-Wheeler Kawasaki Bayou 300 4-wheeler PJ 10ft. trailer with ramp gate
Terms: Must show valid ID to register. Cash or approved check day of sale. Everything sold as is. No warranties expressed or implied. Not responsible for theft or accident. Announcements day of sale take precedence over printed material. Check us out: www.berningauction.com and facebook
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Walker Plumbing, Inc.
Agriculture
Preconditioning and Growing
Backhoe & Trenching services • Irrigation & gas leak repairs • Full-line irrigation parts T-L center pivot dealer Floor heat systems Pump & install septic systems Boring equipment
• 45 Years Experience • Managed and owned by full-time DVM • 2,000 Head capacity Office - 872-5150 • Scott City Stuart Doornbos Home - 872-2775 Cell - 874-0951
423 S. Mesquite Rd. • Scott City • 872-2130
Construction/Home Repair
Sager’s Pump Service • Irrigation • Domestic • Windmills • Submersibles
Cell: 874-4486 • Office 872-2101
ELLIS AG SERVICES • Custom Manure Conditioning • Hauling and Spreading • Custom Swathing and Baling • Rounds-Net or Twine • Gyp and Sand Sales • Custom Harvesting Call Brittan Ellis • 620-874-5160
Automotive
Custom Steel Buildings, LLC All steel and metal building system 26 GA R-Panel and 4" R 14 insulation standard
We can build your building to meet whatever specs you may have. Call today for your free quote.
Brandon Dirks • 620-874-5083 Justin Koehn • 620-214-3550
RTRex Turley, Plumbing Master Plumber Residental and Commercial Plumbing
Water Systems, water lines, sewer cleaning faucets and fixtures, garbage diposals and more
Marienthal, Ks.
620-909-5014 (H) • 620-874-4128 (C)
SPENCER PEST CONTROL
CHAMBLESS ROOFING Residential
All Types of Roofing
Commercial
Cedar Shake and Shingle Specialists Return to Craftsmanship Attention to Detail and Quality Guaranteed
RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870
620-872-2679 • 1-800-401-2683
Dirks Earthmoving Co. Precision Land Forming of terraces and waterways; feed lot pens and ponds; building site preparation; lazer equipped
Richard Dirks • Scott City, Ks. (Home) 872-3057 • 877-872-3057 (Cell) 872-1793
Medical
Landscaping • Lawn/Trees
Charles Purma II D.D.S. P.A.
Berning Tree Service
General Dentistry, Cosmetics, and Insurance Accepted
David Berning • Marienthal
620-379-4430
Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal
Fully Insured
We welcome new patients. Contact:
SCOT AYTES • 874-1646
Red
324 N. Main • Scott City • 872-2389 Residence 872-5933
Specializing in
all coatings t Paint i or any other color
Paint inside and out residential, commercial, and industrial. Free estimates and 16 plus years of experience.
PC Painting, Inc. Paul Cramer 620-290-2410 620-872-8910 www.pcpaintinginc.com
Pro Ex II
Over 20 Years Experience
Professional Extermination Commercial & Residential
• Termites • Rodents • Soil Sterilization • Pre Treats • Lawn Care • Fly Parasites
John Kropp, Owner • Scott City 874-2023 (cell) • 872-3400 (office) • prox2@live.com
Horizon Health For your home medical supply and equipment needs! We service and repair all that we sell. 1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232
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Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center
Services
Dr. James Yager 110 W. 4th St. • Scott City • 872-2310 Toll Free: 800-203-9606
Berning Auction “Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”
For all your auction needs call:
(620) 375-4130
Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti
Optometrist 20/20 Optometry
Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses
Complete family eye center! 106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 214-1462
Scott City Myofascial Release Sandy Cauthon RN
Bolen Enterprises Prairie Dog Control
1101 S. Main, Scott City 620-874-1813
Call me to schedule your Myofascial Release
Homes
Truck Driving
BUTLER TRANSPORT. Your partner in excellence. Drivers needed. Great hometime. $650 sign-on bonus. All miles paid. 1-800-528-7825. www.butlertransport.com. ––––––––––––––––––––– NEEDED CLASS A OTR drivers. Regional, local end dump drivers for newly expanded business. Help Wanted Late model equipment. Vacation pay. Health EARN $500 A DAY. insurance. 401K. Call Insurance agents need- (800) 776-5672. ed. Leads. No cold calls. Commissions paid daily. Lifetime renewals. For Sale Complete training. Health and dental insurance. Life 150 PIANOS on sale startlicense required. Call ing at $688. Everything from beginner pianos to 1-888-713-6020. concert grands. Yamaha, Steinway, Baldwin and more. Financing availEducation able. Sale ends August CAN YOU DIG IT? 29. Mid-America Piano, Heavy equipment opera- Manhattan. 800-950-3774, tor career. We offer train- piano4u.com. ing and certifications run- ––––––––––––––––––––– ning bulldozers, backhoes S T O R A G E and excavators. Lifetime CONTAINERS. 20 ft., 40 job placement. VA bene- ft., 45 ft., 48 ft. and 53 fits available. 1-866-362- ft. centralcontainer.net or 6497. 785-655-9430. ––––––––––––––––––––– ALL NEW. Happy Jack TRITICALE Whether you’re looking DuraSpot. Kills and repels for a hay, silage or fleas, ticks and larvae. graze-out variety, we Repels mites, lice and have an award-winning mosquitoes. Contains solution to your forage Nylar IGR. Orschlen Farm need. At 21.7 tons/acre, ThunderTall topped the & Home. www.happyjackinc.com. 2015 NMSU irrigated
CLAYTON HOMES. National open house. Your first year utilities are on us up to $3,000. Down payments reduced for limited time. Lenders offering $0 down for land owners. Special gov’t programs for modular homes. 866-8586862.
(Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”... Technology Lead Chiropractic
Dr. Jeffrey A. Heyd
Kansas Classifieds Ad Network
The classified ads below are appearing in 147 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 500,000 the classified display ads appear in 142 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 457,000. KCAN line ad is $300 for up to 25 words and $12 each additional word. A 2x2 display ad is $800 per insertion and a 2x4 display ad is $1,650 per insertion. To find out more, contact The Scott County Record at 872-2090.
•34 years experience •Bonded/Licensed
Bob Bolen 785-821-0042 • Fax 785-852-4275
dairy variety trials. For grazing, reputation cattlemen say ThunderGraze Extra doubled their production. Ehmke Seed, Healy Ks. 620-397-2350 52tfc
ES N JO UB S CL B Driving M A L
for the PURPLE!
Retail
Jeremy • 620-397-1638 Stefanie • 620-397-8075
Gene’s Appliance Over 200 appliances in stock! COMPARE OUR PRICES!
We have Reverse Osmosis units in stock. Remember us for parts in stock for all brands of all appliances. Sales and Service Days • Mon. - Sat. Deliveries • Mon.-Sat.
Largest Frigidaire appliance dealer in Western Ks. 508 Madison • Scott City • 872-3686
Networktronic, Inc.
Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers! Networking solutions! Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300
Brent Rogers
Sales Consultant b.rogers@officesolutionsinc.biz
Office (620) 276-3131 Toll Free 1-800-794-9052 Cell (620) 874-0014 Fax (620) 276-8876 1007 N. 8th, Garden City, KS 67846 www.officesolutionsinc.biz
Northend Disposal A garbologist company. Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371
All Under One Roof
Revcom Electronics
Your RadioShack Dealer Two-way Radio Sales & Service Locally owned and operated since 1990
1104 Main • Scott City • 872-2625
Dining Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
www.reganjewelers.com
412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142 Support your hometown merchants who back your school and community activities throughout the year!
Classifieds
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Buy, sell, trade, one call does it all 872-2090 ot fax 872-0009
Classified Ad Deadline: Monday at 5:00 p.m. Classified Ad Rate: 20¢ per word. Minimum charge, $5. Blind ad: $2.50 per week extra. Card of thanks: 10¢ per word. Minimum charge, $3. Classified Display Ad rate: $6.00 per column inch. Classified advertising must be paid in advance unless business account is established. If not paid in advance, there will be a $1 billing charge. Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.
Brick beauty in great west location. 3+1
bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, nice familyroom with
wood burning fireplace in full basement. Covered
Card of Thanks
patio and DA garage.
We would like to say thank you for all of the kind thoughts, endless prayers, the delicious and comforting food, memorials, flowers, the hugs and shared tears, memorial service and luncheon. Thank you for sharing your time with us during our time of sorrow and for all the help on the farm. All of your kindness will be remembered. The family of Nick Novak
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NEW LISTING!
WHY RENT...
Most items under $2.
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MISSING CATTLE 450-500 lbs. heifers missing, lot tag in one ear, fly tag in other. S bar brand on left hip looks like a number five. Missing from northeast Scott County, near Logan, Gove and Scott County lines. Call 620-874-4285 with any information.
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. 44tfc 397-5341. ––––––––––––––––––––– TRITICALE whether you’re looking for a hay, silage or graze-out variety, we have an awardwinning solution to your forage need. At 21.7 tons/ acre, ThunderTall topped the 2015 NMSU irrigated dairy variety trials. For grazing, reputation cattlemen say ThunderGraze Extra doubled their production. Ehmke Seed, Healy, Ks. 620-397-2350.
HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available. Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, (620)874-2120. 41tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– ALL BILLS PAID VALUE RENTALS. 2-3 bedroom houses available. Stop by PlainJan’s to pick up an application or call 620-872-5777. 43tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– PLAINJAN’S WILL HAVE 30x50 ft. metal insulated shop for rent. Building will include electricity. $350 per month. Reserve yours today. Call 39tfc 620-872-5777. ––––––––––––––––––––– THREE-BEDROOM house on Highway 96 country living close to town. $750 a month please call 620-384-4360. 02tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– AVAILABLE AFTER SEPT. 1. House for rent in Scott City. 3+1 bedrooms, 2 baths, basement, and single attached garage. Central heat and air. NO SMOKING and NO PETS. Water, trash, and lawn paid for. Must have references. $900 a month. Call 620-874-8014 for 02t2p more information. ––––––––––––––––––––– CURRENTLY HAVE two 10x10 units available. The Storehouse 620-87202tfc 2914.
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Lawrence and Associates
Clothing, misc. items, Scholastic books.
SALON BUSINESS AND EQUIPMENT. Located in Leoti. Call Nancy Berning for more details, 620-214-3064. 02t4p ––––––––––––––––––––– J-M 1326 GRAIN CART, 1,200 bushel. Call Roger Cooley 620-874-0381.
Only $65,000!
central heat and air.
1612 Church St., Scott City Sat., Aug. 29 • 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Rentals
included, steel roof,
When you can own this
corner lot! All appliances
Garage Sale
Agriculture
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS for sale. 40x60 ft. metal shop building and a 133x45 ft. (approx.) round top building. Serious inquiries only. Seller is a real estate agent selling own property. 87426tfc 5109 or 874-2124.
nice 3-bedroom home on
GARAGE SALES Saturday, Aug. 29
For Sale
Deb Lawrence, GRI Broker Shorty Lawrence, Sales Assoc. 513 Main • Scott City 872-5267 ofc. 872-7184 hm. lawrenceandassocrealty.com Sheila Ellis, Broker Assoc. 872-2056 Kerry Gough, Sales Assoc. 872-7337 Russell Berning, 874-4405 www.berningauction.com
WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 87434tfc 4135. ––––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices will not be beat! 37tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 4015tfc 874-1412. ––––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tuneup and blade sharpening. Call Rob Vsetecka at 6204515tfc 214-1730.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Tuesday nights at 8:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church basement (use west door). 412 College, Scott City.
Pine Village Apartments 300 E. Nonnamaker
Al-Anon at same time and location. Contact: 874-0472 or 872-3137. 30t52
Apartments available for qualifying tenants 62+ or disabled with rental assistance available. Hours: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. by appointment call Steve: 872-2535 or 620-255-4824.
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––––––––––––––––––––– CUSTOM HARVESTING, wanting corn, milo and soybeans, etc. Qual- Help Wanted ity work since 1960. Call USD 466 NEEDS substiDave 402-641-0503. 02t5p tute route bus drivers. For Classifieds...They work! applications and additional Let them work for you. information contact Lance Carter at 620-872-7655.
NEW LISTINGS
3 bedrooms, 1 bath, full
basement, SA garage, DD garage, fenced yard, south location.
Daylight Donut Shop with refurbished building inside and out. All equipment, very clean established
business on Main Street.
Very Nice East location
brick with 2 + 1 bedroom,
3+1 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths, full basement, family room down, enclosed back porch, storage shed, wood fenced in yard on a large lot.
4 bath, 2-car garage.
Underground sprinklers.
Great Central Location
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––––––––––––––––––––– SILAGE TRUCK DIVER needed. 1994 Peterbilt with 32’ end dump, CDL required, in Scott City and Leoti area. $18 per hour. 49t6p Call 620-874-8101. ––––––––––––––––––––– RETAIL MERCHANDISERS needed for weekly service work in Scott City. Knowledge of POG’s preferred. This position is as an Independent Contractor. Contact Rienette at 52t3p 405-285-2075. ––––––––––––––––––––– TRUCK DRIVER/ FARM LABOR, SILAGE PIT DRIVER, needed for fall starting Sept. 1. CDL required or able to obtain one. Possible full-time employment after fall. Please call Jason 01t3c 620-874-1160. ––––––––––––––––––––– FARM HELP, for dryland/irrigated farm. No livestock, no hay. Vehicle provided. Experience preferred, but will train the right individual. $50K up depending on qualifications. Email gordon. drees@gmail.com or call 620-275-6927 after 7:00 01t2 p.m.
Brick with 2 + 1 bedroom,
1 3/4 bath, single-attached garage.
Let us build you a new home!
Thomas Real Estate
www.thomasreal-estate.com
914 W. 12th Scott City, Ks. 67871 (620)-872-7396 Cell: (620)-874-1753 or Cell: (620)-874-5002
County Plat Maps Scott
Logan
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Wallace
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Greeley
Finney
Kearney
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Employment Opportunities Moving? Remember to contact The Scott County Record with your new address.
PO Box 377, Scott City, Ks. 67871 620-872-2090 • office@screcord.com
DELIVERY DRIVER
SERVICE TECHNICIAN
The Scott City Healthmart Pharmacy is looking for a part-time delivery driver for the Scott City location. Duties include: In-town deliveries, mailing prescriptions, cash register duties, daily delivery trip to Garden City. Store hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Must have: Valid driver’s license and clean driving record, good personal relations and strong work ethic. Contact Jon at 620-872-2146 for application or stop in the pharmacy.
American Implement, Inc., a progressive John Deere agricultural dealership in Southwest Kansas, is experiencing significant growth and is currently seeking qualified individuals to fill the position of Service Technician in the Leoti location.
MAINTENANCE WORKER
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The City of Scott City is accepting applications for a maintenance worker in the street, water and sewer department. Benefits include: BC/BS, vacation and sick leave. Applications may be obtained at City Hall, 221 W. 5th St. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
EOE Employer
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SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA-PROFESSIONAL Do you enjoy working with kids in an educational setting? Would you like the working hours of a school day? Unified School District No. 466 is seeking HPEC Special Education Para-Professionals in the elementary, middle and high school. Scott Community High School is also in need of an ESL ParaProfessional. All positions work with students. The positions are available for the beginning of the 2015-16 school year. For more information and applications please contact: Susan Carter Board of Education Building 704 College, Scott City, KS 67871
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SECRETARY Scott City Middle School is looking for a Secretary. Applicant must have a High School Diploma, be organized, dependable, have good computer skills, positive attitude, good communication skills, and willingness to work with students and the public. Responsibilities include answering the phone, monitoring student attendance and data, and duties assigned by the principals. Job will start immediately. For more information contact: Jana Irvin • 872-7640. Applications may be picked up at: Scott City Middle School 809 W. 9th Street Scott City, KS 67871 02t1c
PARK LANE NURSING HOME Has openings for the following positions: Part-time/RN/LPN Full-time/part-time/CNA/CMA Part-time Housekeeping Aide Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts! Please apply in person at:
Responsibilities are to analyze, troubleshoot and perform electrical and mechanical repairs on agricultural equipment. Experience in maintenance and repair of automotive, diesel or heavy equipment required. Qualified applicants must own a set of tools to perform the functions of the job. American Implement offers competitive wages and an excellent benefits package, which includes life, health and supplemental insurance, 401(k) plan and a quarterly incentive bonus program. Interested applicants may send a cover letter and resume to: Brad Schields Location Manager 232 E. Hwy. 96, Leoti, Ks. 67861. or Call: (620) 375-2621.
Park Lane Nursing Home
210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org “Quality Care Because We Care”
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SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS PATIENT CARE Acute Care RNs Physical Therapist Respiratory Therapist C.N.A.s - FT and PT Float RN Emergency Department RN Outreach/Specialty Clinic RN Lab Tech - Night Clinic Medical Assistant Clinic RN/LPN CLERICAL HIM Coder HIM Transcriptionist/ROI Clinic Receptionist Applicants for these positions are required to be able to read, speak and understand English. Pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screening, immunization titer, physical assessment and TB skin test required. We are a tobacco free campus. We offer competitive pay and great benefits. Applications are available on our website at www.scotthospital.net or call 620-872-7772 for more information.
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The Scott County Record
Delinquent Tax List
(First published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., Aug. 13, 2015; last published Thurs., Aug. 27, 2015)3t NOTICE OF DELINQUENT REAL ESTATE AND MINERAL TAXES FOR 2014 Notice is hereby given, that on the 1st day of September, 2015, 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 2014 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.
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SCOTT CITY 813 W. 4th Street, Lot 17, Blk 1, Church Addition, Vivian I. Voth $ 69.90 809 W. 4th Street, Lots 18, 19 & W. 20’ of Lot 20, Blk 1, Church Add’n, Bob and Debra M. Farr $ 261.09 1107 S. Washington Street, Lots 11 and 14, Blk 12, Cases Add’n, Paul & Peggy D. VanWey $ 97.08 602 S. Antelope Street, Lot 2 & N 14’ of Lot 3, Blk 18, Cases Add’n, Manuel R., Jr. & Virginia Rios Good faith payments are being made $ 595.90 202 S. Antelope Street, Lot 2, Blk 3, East Acres Add’n, Lynda F. Burnett, Good faith payments are being made $1,032.24 302 S. Antelope Street, Lot 11, Blk 3, East Acres Add’n, Eric C. & Lori R. Vasquez $1,679.80 409 S. Downing Road, Lot 9, Blk 4, East Acres Add’n, Scot D. Aytes $ 748.16 504 E. 5th Street, Lot 15, Blk 4, East Acres Add’n, Mark A. Johnson $ 547.53 403 Manor Drive, Lot 1, Blk 5, East Acres Add’n, Linda Marie Park, Good faith payments are being made $ 743.30 409 Manor Drive, Lot 8, Blk 5, East Acres Add’n, Frank R. and Pamela K. Rebarchek $ 824.92 1011 S. Kingsley Street, Lot 12, Blk 5, Eggleston Add’n, Jamie R. and Amanda J. Martinez $2,888.28 1008 Santa Fe Avenue, S. 45’ of Lot 4 & N. 32’ of Lot 5, Blk 7, Eggleston Add’n, Chad D. and Rochelle Irwin $2,176.92 704 W. 5th Street, E. 5’ of Lot 10 & all of Lots 11, 12 & W 5’ of Lot 13, Blk 14, Eastmans Add’n, Cynthia A. Geist $ 607.48 510 W. 8th Street, Lot 3, Blk 7, Fairlawn Add’n, Nella G. Funk $ 342.60 702 S. Jackson Street, Lot 2 Blk 8, Fairlawn Add’n., Oscar Manuel Flores Martinez and Elva Pinedo Lerma, et al $ 409.32 413 E. Bellevue Avenue, Lots 14 through 20 & Lot 21, Blk 11, Halls Add’n, Veronica and Jose Manuel Garcia $ 899.62 921 S. Main Street, Lots 16 & 18, Blk 1, McLain, Swan & Sangster, Felix and Debbie A. Oronia $ 714.16 912 S. Court Street, Lot 20 & S/2 of Lot 17, Blk 1, McLain Swan & Sangster, Paul L. Binford Good faith payments are being made $1,788.36 901 S. Church Street, Lot 1 & N. 40’ of Lot 4, Blk 3, McLain, Swan & Sangster, Allen Osborn $ 895.36 908 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 10, Blk 3, McLain, Swan & Sangster, Thomas Matthew and Tammy Lynn Jenkins $ 978.60 1001 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 1, Blk 5, McLain, Swan & Sangster, Jimmy Dunkel, Good faith payments are being made $ 228.48 1002 S. Glenn Street, Lot 2, Blk 5, McLain, $ 389.68 Swan & Sangster, Renee G. Johnson 1011 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 12, Blk 5, McLain, Swan & Sangster, Enrique G. Martinez $ 117.25 1002 S. Court Street, Lot 2, Blk 8, McLain, Swan & Sangster, Lendol G., Jr. and Heather L. Corter $1,618.70 1112 S. Church Street, Lot 11 & S. 20’ of Lot 10, Blk 10, McLain, Swan & Sangster, Randy G. and Victoria Ann Wells $ 565.46 108 S. Myrtle Street, Lot 10, Blk 1, Original Town, Brad Leatherman and Everett Wayne Sanders Good faith payments are being made $ 605.40 101 S. College Street, Lot 1 & N/2 of Lot 4, Blk 3, Original Town, Elmer P. & Lillian E. Tittel, Good faith payments are being made $ 659.48 108 S. Washington Street, Lot 7, Blk 3, Original Town, Lyle D. Barber and Marian Elaine Williams & Bruce Kendall Barber $6,983.34 109 S. Church Street, Lot 9, Blk 7, Original Town, Faye L. Stewart $ 574.28 111 S. Church Street, Lot 12, Blk 7, Original Town, Faye L. Stewart $ 68.08 304 S. College Street, Lot 3 & N 20’ of Lot 6, Blk 18, Original Town, Robert L. and Nikki J. Cooper $1,902.96 308 S. College Street, Lot 10, Blk 18, Original Town, James R. & Sandra Smith Good faith payments are being made $1,000.86 309 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 9, Blk. 24, Original Town, Troy S. and Robin L. Marsh, $ 231.04 311 S. Elizabeth Street, Lot 12, Blk 24, Original Town, Troy S. and Robin L. Marsh, $ 291.26
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412 W. 5th Street, Lots 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16, Blk 25, Original Town, Robert L. and Nikki J. Cooper $1,351.62 405 S. College Street, Lot 5 & S. 6’ of Lot 4, Blk 30, Original Town, Matthew A. and Karyn R. Hendrix Good faith payments are being made $ 567.24 612 S. Glenn Street, W 40’ of Lots 10 & 11, Blk 41, Original Town, Margarito Tarango $ 456.40 605 S. Main Street, Lots 4, 6, 7 & 9, Blk 44, Original Town, Bernardo P. Cuevas $ 905.90 606 S. Main Street, Lot 4, Blk 45, Original Town, Mario E. Ortega $2,251.10 207 E. 6th Street, W. 50’ of Lot 1 and W. 50’ of N/2 of Lot 4, Blk 46, Original Town, Bryan W. Voth Good faith payments are being made $ 957.32 801 S. Church Street, Lots 1 & 4, Blk 58, Original Town, Larry G. and Judy K. Ribbing $2,149.58 808 S. Church Street, Lot 7, Blk 59, Original Town, Steven C. Gruver $ 828.01 1514 S. Myrtle Street, Lot 4, Blk 1, Southview 2nd Add’n, Tom and Virginia E. Proctor $ 460.86 1513 S. Myrtle Street, Lot 5, Blk 2, Southview 2nd Add’n, Noel L. Turley $ 203.30 1524 S. College Street, Lots 16 through 20, Blk 2, Southview 2nd Add’n, Noel L. Turley $ 777.92 1208 Santa Fe Avenue, S 55’ of Lot 4 & N 21’ of Lot 5, Blk 10, C.A. Steele & Sons Addition, Shane E. and Melisa M. Wells $2,317.66 507 N. Washington Street, S. 50’ of Lot 3, Blk 2, Starr Suburb, Xochitl Cruz and Eufemiz Cruz Ayala $ 252.69 501 N. Washington Street, E 50’ of Lot 4, Blk 2, Starr Suburb, Marvin Turley, Good faith payments are being made $ 749.72 110 Starr Avenue, W 50’ of E100’ of Lot 4, 66.44 Blk 2 , Starr Suburb, Chester Fairchild $ 907 Jefferson Street, Lot 7, Blk 3, Thomas Add’n, Carl and Jean Stiffler $ 306.10 Public Drive, a tract in SE4 of Sec. 13, Twp. 18, Rng. 33, Bryan & Karen Gunther $ 210.96 503 E. 11th Street, a 1.7 acre tract in Sec. 13, Twp. 18, Rng. 33, Heather A. Holstein $4,611.46 1001 W. 5th Street, Lots 1 & 4, Blk 3, Websters, Add’n, Marcia K. and Craig D. Matthies $2,295.82 203 S. Russell Street, Lots 1, 2 & 3, Blk 3, Westside Add’n, Robert G. Harris $ 278.30 BEAVER TOWNSHIP 171 Buffalo Trail, Lots 23 through 26, Blk 2, Broadview Cabin Site, Robert and Brenda Schulz $ 367.84 N Lariat Road, 10 acres in SE corner of Sec. 24, Twp. 17, Rng. 33 Turnage Holding, LLC $ 9,060.88 Severed minerals in NE4 of Sec. 9, Twp.16, Rng. 33, 1/192 Interest, John L. Pratt, III $ 0.65 Severed minerals in SE4 of Sec. 31, Twp. 16, Rng. 33, 28.25% of 6.64062% of 1/2 Interest, Spreading Adder Oil Company, L.L.C. $ 0.65 ISBEL TOWNSHIP 450 Modoc Lane, Lots 5 through 10, Blk 61, Modoc, Michael Colbary $ 227.64 Modoc Lane, All Block 88, Modoc, Dale R. and Brenda J. Farr and Kenneth Fairchild $ 97.72 2551 S. Cherokee Road, SE4 of Sec. 33, Twp.18, Rng. 34, Richard D. West $ 685.40 KEYSTONE TOWNSHIP Main Street (Grigston), a .26 acre tract in 0.40 Sec. 14, Twp. 18, Rng. 31, Anthony Ivey $ 71 Grigston Lane, All Blks I & P, Lots 6 through 18, Blk J, Lots 1 & 2, Blk O, Anthony Edward Ivey $ 575.84 10250 + E. Highway 96, Lots 1 through 5, Blk J, Grigsby, Anthony E. Ivey $ 934.94 4971 N. Venison Road, Lots 1 through 5, Blk 23, Manning, Ralph Derstine $ 226.44 4991 N. Venison Road, A small tract in Sec. 27, Twp. 17, Rng. 31, and Tracts 2 and 5, Manning, Ralph & Wendy Derstine $ 107.34 4993 N. Venison Road, Tract 4, Manning, Kari Sherd $ 286.38 E Road 190, S/2 of Sec. 29, Twp. 17, Rng. 31, Less 2 Tracts in SW4, Robert D. Huck $1,942.38 E Road 190, A 48 acre tract in the W/2 SW4 of Sec. 29, Twp. 17, Rng. 31, less a tract, Robert D. Huck $ 82.07 Good faith payments are being made 10250 E. Highway 96, A 19 acre tract in SW4 of Sec.14, Twp.18, Rng.31, Anthony E. Ivey $2,572.66 4050 E Highway 96, a 2 acre tract in SW4 of Sec.14, Twp.18, Rng. 32, Gloria J. O’Bleness $1,014.64 S. Rodeo Road, S2 NE4 & S2 N2 NE4 of Sec.12, Twp.19, Rng. 32, Janet M. Cohlmia $ 608.46 E. Road 110, N2 N2 NE4 of Sec.12, Twp.19, Rng. 32, Janet Cohlmia $ 203.34 Several Minerals in SE4 25-17-32, 1/2 Interest, Marvin W. and Marcine Dawn Durrant $ 31.40
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Severed Minerals in NE4 35-17-32, 1/3 of 1/2 Interest, Lysle Elbert and Letha Crowell $ 10.48 2-K01240 Several Minerals in NE4 of Sec. 35, Twp.17, Rng. 32, 1/30 Interest, Sandra Lee Crowell $ 1.96 2-K01270 Severed Minerals in NE 4 of Sec. 36, Twp. 17, Rng. 32, 1/2 Interest, Marvin W. and Marcine Dawn Durrant $ 31.40 LAKE TOWNSHIP LA0272 E Road 150, NE4 of Sec. 17, Twp. 19, Rng. 32, Daniel J. Huslig $ 808.86 LA0274 E Road 90, SE4 of Sec. 17, Twp. 19, Rng. 32, Daniel J. Huslig $ 833.62 LA0344 E Road 70, NW4 of Sec. 34, Twp. 19, Rng. 32, Michael and Linda Allen $ 812.12 MICHIGAN TOWNSHIP MI0287 E. Logan-Scott Road, 5 acres in NW4 of Sec. 5, Twp.16, Rng. 32, Sandra Sue Gaona $ 792.94 MI0407A E. Road 250, NE4 of Sec. 33, Twp.16, Rng 32, Sandra Sue Gaona $ 831.92 2-M00630 Several Minerals in SE4 of 8-16-32, 1/32 Interest, Helen Pritchard Estate $ 1.96 2-M09550 Several Minerals in NE4 of Sec. 4, Twp. 16, Rng. 31, 28.25% of 6.6406% of 1/4 Interest Spreading Adder Oil Company, L.L.C. $ 0.65 SCOTT TOWNSHIP ED0001 N. Highway 83, Lot 1, Blk 1, Edwards Addition, Joel Lynn Edwards $ 69.14 SC0046A 901 E Road 180, A 6 acre tract in NE4 of Sec. 6, Twp. 18, Rng. 32, Bryan and Latisha R. Burnett $2,565.96 SC0392 1961 S Highway 83, A 1 acre tract in SE4 of Sec. 25, Twp. 18, Rng. 33, Scott E. Andrews & Lindsay A. Miller $3,117.80 VALLEY TOWNSHIP VA0160 Highway 83, N2 SE4 in Sec. 13, Twp. 20, Rng. 33, Jean Stiffler D/B/A Southwest Wrecking $1,408.60 VA0407A 10731 S. Cherokee Road, SE4 of Sec. 9, Twp. 20, Rng. 34, less a tract, Charles H. Moore, Jr. Trust $1,076.30 VA0407B 10541 S. Cherokee Road, A 24 acre tract tin NE4 SE4 of Sec. 9, Twp. 20, Rng. 34, Charles H., Jr. and Darla Sutor Moore $ 744.19 VS0052 390 N. Lovers Lane, W. 145.5’ in Tract 9, Shallow Water, Lori Michelle Green, et al $1,280.34 VS0056 210 E. Main Street, Tract 14, Shallow Water, Cristobal Amezcua $2,298.80 2-V00336 Severed Minerals in 5 acre tract in SE4 of Sec. 34, Twp. 19, Rng. 33, (1/2 Interest), Bryan and Karen Gunther $ 1.31 2-V00550 Severed Minerals in E2 SE4 of Sec. 8, Rng. 20, Twp. 33, (1/16 Interest), Paul M. Starr $ 1.97 2-V02360 Severed Minerals in SE4 of Sec. 4, Twp. 20, Rng. 34, (1/32 Interest), Madge Havenstein $ 6.57 2-V02410 Severed Minerals in SE4 of Sec. 4, Twp. 20, Rng. 34, (1/3 of 1/24 & 1/3 of 1/32 Interests), James Scott Blair $ 1.97 2- V02420 Severed Minerals in SE4 of Sec. 4, Twp. 20, Rng. 34, (1/3 of 1/24 & 1/3 of 1/32 interests), Robert Rush Blair $ 1.31 2-V02440 Severed Minerals in SE4 of Sec. 4, Twp. 20, Rng. 34, (3/24 Interest), Blanche Stapp Estate $ 7.88 2-V02460 Severed Minerals in NE4 of Sec. 9, Twp. 20, Rng. 34, (1/32 Interest), Madge Havenstein $ 1.97 2-V02470 Severed Minerals in NE4 of Sec. 9, Twp. 20, Rng. 34, (3/24 Interest), Blanche Stapp Estate $ 7.88 2-V02520 Severed Minerals in NE4 of Sec. 9, Twp. 20, Rng. 34, (1/3 of 1/24 & 1/3 of $ 1.31 1/32 interests) James Scott Blair 2-V02530 Severed Minerals in NE4 of Sec. 9, Twp. 20, Rng. 34, (1/3 of 1/24 & 1/3 of 1/32 Interests) Robert Rush Blair $ 1.97 Grand Total $ 91,283.54