September 12, 2013 by The Scott County Record

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

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Cities getting on board with conservation The concept of water conservation isn’t a problem. Putting concrete plans in black and white for community members to abide by has been the bigger challenge for area cities who agree there’s a need for more conservation efforts. Those plans will need to be put into writing if a local

enhanced management area (LEMA) is going to be approved by the state, according to Jan King, director of Groundwater Management District No. 1. King met with representatives from Scott City, Dighton, Healy and Sharon Springs in an ongoing effort to make sure cities are on board with a LEMA

if . . . or when . . . a plan is approved by water rights holders in the GWMD later this year. Most of Monday’s meeting was spent discussing steps that cities can do to encourage water conservation. Scott City Public Works Director Mike Todd went through a list of about 10 items

which have been successful in reducing consumption over the past year. City Councilman Bo Parkinson also feels that higher rates, especially for the larger water customers, has made a difference. “It caught some people’s attention, but not everyone,”

says Parkinson. When asked how much water the city was losing through leaks and other unaccounted means, Todd said it was about 4.1 percent, which is well below the state average. When losses are that small, the Kansas Department of Health (See CITIES on page 16)

$12.4M USD bond issue going to Dighton voters

Enjoying the show . . .

More energy efficiency and better security are two of the main objectives behind a $12.4 million bond resolution that will be going to voters in the Dighton school district later this fall. But they won’t be the only features. Plans also call for additional classroom space, a new weight room for the high school and a new rubberized surface for the track. Began With Energy Audit An energy audit which examined ways the district could reduce its heating and cooling costs helped jump start what has become an extensive list of improvements on the high school and elementary school campuses. The original goal was to bring our HVAC system up to date, which was estimated at $3.5 million. But that also led to a number of structural improvements, which pushed the total cost of the project to about $5 million. “That got the board to looking at the long-term facility needs on both campuses,” says Supt. Bill Morgan. School safety, in terms of people entering the building and from severe weather, would also be addressed under the expanded plans. (See BOND on page two)

Momentum is building for battle symposium

Four-year-old Rene Gutierrez, Scott City, looks skyward as he views the aerobatics show in shade provided by an airplane on the airport apron Saturday afternoon. Joining him in watching the air show are his father, Lorenzo, and 1-1/2 year-old brother, Bruno. (Record Photo)

With the first-ever Battle Canyon symposium just two weeks away, last minute details are being ironed out and arrangements are being made for a large contingent of Northern Cheyenne who will be making the trip to Scott City. “The response from Lame Deer (Mont.) has been overwhelming,” says Jerry Thomas, organizer of the event. “We’ve chartered two buses which will bring 112 people. Some people are even finding private transportation down here. “There are more people wanting to make the trip than what the buses can accommodate. But our budget is limited so anyone who wants to come here will have to make their own arrangements.” (See SYMPOSIUM on page two)

Showdown BBQ still bringing in the best When it comes to barbeque competition, Kelly Wentz has learned one valuable lesson. If you aren’t in it for the fun of cooking barbeque, then you won’t be in it for long. “We’re pretty serious about doing well, but at the end of the day it’s still up to 24 judges to decide what they like or don’t like,” says the chef behind 4 Legs Up BBQ. “You need a

pretty thick skin so that you don’t get too upset by whatever they decide.” He didn’t have to worry too much about having a thick skin last weekend after finishing seventh in the overall standings at the Showdown on the Plains BBQ competition in Scott City. Wentz says that pork and ribs are his specialties and that was evident after finishing sixth and

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eighth, respectively, in those categories. Perhaps his biggest surprise was a sixth place finish with his barbeque chicken. “The chicken is what’s been kicking me. It’s cost us a lot of wins this year because we can’t get chicken straightened out,” says Wentz. “I don’t know what it is.” The only way to find the answer is with a lot of experimen-

tation. He says you see the results from judges, but they don’t provide feedback on what could be done better. “So if you don’t do well you go in one direction and if that doesn’t work you go in another direction and see where it goes,” he says. In the Rocky Mountain BBQ Association, Wentz is among the best, currently sitting in sev-

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enth place overall, but ranked second in pork and third in ribs. 4 Legs Up was among six teams ranked in the top 15 in the Rocky Mountain group who took part in the Showdown. Travel the Midwest When you’re serious about barbeque, it can mean seeing a lot of country. (See SHOWDOWN page eight)

Beavers turn to passing attack to rip Abilene in opener Page 17

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SC to become a one grocery store town There has never been any doubt in Mark Watkins’ mind that if Heartland Foods was going to operate the kind of grocery store the company envisioned having in Scott City, renovation and expansion were the only options. Well, as it turned out, there was one other option.

As of Sept. 18, Heartland Foods will also be the owner of Denny’s Thriftway on south US83 Highway in Scott City. Heartland Foods will own and operate both stores for the next several months while the Denny’s location undergoes a major renovation. Eventually, the Heartland location on K96 Highway will be

Bond The west entrance to the high school will be reconfigured so that all visitors must pass through the office before they can enter the rest of the building. A new addition on the east side of the high school will include a weight room (3,900 sq. ft.) and a boy’s locker room (1,400 sq. ft.) The locker room, however, will also include concrete walls and ceiling that can be used as a “safe room” in the event of a tornado. It will be large enough to accommodate all students in the high school and junior high, along with about 50-75 other people, if necessary. The new track surface is in response to reoccurring injuries by track athletes who practice on the current asphalt surface. “Because of the track surface, the district made

Remodeling of the existing Heartland site, along with building a 5,000 square foot addition, were already in the planning stages when Watkins was approached by Denny Kuhn about the possibility of purchasing his store. With the planned expansion, Heartland Foods would have about 16,000

square feet of space. Denny’s Thriftway is located in a 16,800 square foot building. “His store was already the size we were looking at,” noted Watkins. More importantly, he says purchasing and renovating Denny’s Thriftway made more sense from a financial standpoint than a major investment into ex-

panding the current store. Once the paperwork is finalized on Sept. 18, Heartland Foods will waste no time with renovation of the Denny’s site, which will take between 3-6 months. The store will remain open during this time, though sections will be shut down as the remodeling takes place. (See GROCERY on page 16)

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the decision to cancel all of its track meets. If we can get the rubberized surface we’d like to bring back those meets,” Morgan says. The high school auditorium will also get new seating and better soundproofing. “We’ll also be making the stage area more functional for performances,” says Morgan. Elementary School The elementary school students would get a new cafeteria that would be added to the northeast corner of the building rather than eating in the gym. Located next to it will be a campus science lab that will include a greenhouse which would be used by the high school. The cafeteria will be reinforced as a shelter for severe storms.

Symposium The list of dignitaries who will be making the trip include a number of tribal elders and special guests who will be making presentations during Saturday’s symposium. Because of the large gathering expected for the symposium, the presentations will be held under a large canopy east of the El Quartelejo Museum and Jerry Thomas Gallery. “We have no idea how many people will be attending on Saturday. It could be 200 or 300, maybe more,” says Thomas. “There was no way we could put that many people into the gift shop meeting area and still allow access to the gallery. “But this also allows

closed. “We have always been committed to operating the best store possible in Scott City and that was difficult at our current location because we’re so limited on space,” says Watkins. Heartland added the Scott City location to its chain of grocery stores on June 29, 2011.

Regardless of what happens with the overall bond issue, Morgan says the district has little choice but to update its HVAC system. “It’s an aging system that’s getting expensive to maintain. We can’t find the replacement parts when something breaks down,” Morgan says. “Our maintenance crew has done a heck of a job keeping everything running.” The air conditioning system is operating at 40 percent efficiency, according to the energy audit, and the heating system “isn’t much better.” Morgan says that replacing the outdated units with a system that’s 96 percent efficient “would pay for itself in a relatively short time.” If the bond issue is approved in November, the district expects construc-

tion designs to be completed by February. Exterior work could begin in the spring with interior work to start as soon as classes are dismissed for the school year. “We are expecting 75 to 80 percent of the work to be completed by the time school starts next fall,” says the superintendent. Tentative completion would be in November of 2014. “The feeling is that the community wants something different, to what extent we’ll find out,” Morgan says. Members of the bond election committee are Bud Newberry (co-chair), Kiley Beach (co-chair), Dennis Dowell, Kevin Bradstreet and Ed Wiltse. Two or three public meetings to explain the bond issue are planned during September.

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people to come and go as they wish and they can also visit the cavalry encampment which will be outside the museum.” With about 20 books written about the Cheyenne trek from Oklahoma to their homeland in Montana, the events at Battle Canyon and afterwards are gaining prominence in history. At the same time, it’s a story that has largely been overlooked by many historians when they examine the Indian battles on the Plains. “The importance of what happened here and afterwards in northern Kansas and at Fort Robinson are finally being fully appreciated,” says Thomas. “It’s important to recognize the significance of

this site in the context of the entire trek. “This changed the entire tenor of what the Cheyenne were trying to do. The Oberlin incident was a fallout of what happened here.” Thomas says that bringing together historians and authors will provide a more complete accounting of what occurred and how the events have been perceived over time by the Cheyenne and others. In addition to the symposium, the Jerry Thomas Gallery has been undergoing some major work in the display area over the past few weeks as it prepares to showcase new exhibits and neverbefore-seen historical artifacts.

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Community Living

Page 3 - Thursday, September 12, 2013

High cholesterol common, but can be controlled

We hear so much about cholesterol, but what do we really know about it? And how do you know whether yours is high or in the healthy range? September is Cholesterol Month, so this would be a good time to know what our cholesterol levels are so that we can be proactive in preventing heart disease. As a risk factor for heart disease, the number one killer of women and

SCHS reunion meeting is September 27

The Scott Community High School Alumni Association is having an All-School Reunion meeting on Thurs., Sept. 27, 7:00 p.m., at the Scott County Library. All class and decade representatives are encouraged to attend. Initial planning will begin for the next reunion on July 3-5, 2015.

EMT classes to begin in SC Monday

Scott County Emergency Medical Services will be starting an emergency medical technician (EMT) class on Mon., Sept. 16, 6:50 p.m., at the county EMS building, 110 E. 4th St., Scott City. Class openings are still available. “We have a shortage of EMTs in our community,” says EMS Director Larry Turpin. “This is an opportunity for people to fill an important need.” Persons needing more information can call 872-5284.

Moonshiners at Park Lane

“The Moonshiners” will be performing at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City, on Fri., Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m., in the old dining room. Everyone is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.

men in the United States, cholesterol can be controlled. First, let us talk about what cholesterol is and then we will talk about how to be proactive in decreasing your chances of heart disease.

Cholesterol is a fat-like substance in your blood. It builds up in the walls of your arteries and, with time, can cause hardening of the arteries. When this happens, the arteries become narrow due to the blockage. When the blood can’t carry the oxygen to the heart, the result is a heart attack. High blood cholesterol itself does not have symptoms; so many people are unaware that they may

have a problem. The only way to know is to have your blood checked. This test is called a lipoprotein profile. This test is normally done after you have fasted and will tell you the numbers of your LDL and HDL cholesterol and your triglycerides. The LDL (bad) cholesterol is the main source of buildup and blockage in the arteries. The HDL (good) cho-

lesterol helps keep cholesterol from building up in the arteries. Triglycerides are another form of fat in your blood stream. The way I remember the difference between LDL and HDL is that I tell myself the H of HDL stands for Helpful and the L in LDL stands for Lower or that it needs lowered. I know its quirky, but it works for me. For most of us, we

Drought affecting food prices less than expected

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food shows food-price inflation has slowed during 2013, including prices for meat and poultry. The CPI for all food increased by 1.4 percent and USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) projects an annual increase of 1.5 to 2.5 percent for all food and foodat-home prices. That would indicate a slightly smaller increase

than in 2012, and 2013 food-price inflation would drop below the 20-year historical average of 2.8 percent. ERS notes the inflationary impact of the 2012 drought on food prices has been offset by factors such as decreased exports of many U.S. agricultural products, a stronger U.S. dollar, low energy price inflation and decreased prices for many commod-

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all-purpose flour baking soda baking powder salt bananas, mashed white sugar egg, lightly beaten butter, melted packed brown sugar all-purpose flour ground cinnamon butter

Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease 10 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers. In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Cut in 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins. Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean. Yield: 10 muffins

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ities unaffected by the drought. Price inflation for meat, and specifically for beef and veal, also has moderated this year. The 12-month increase for beef and veal prices was 1.3 percent. ERS projects an annual increase of 2-3 percent for 2013, compared with 6.4 percent last year and 10.2 percent during 2011. Pork prices increased 1.9 percent and ERS proj-

ects an annual increase of 0-1 percent for 2013, after increases of 0.3 percent in 2012 and 8.5 percent in 2011. Poultry prices increased 3.5 percent over the past 12 months, and ERS projects an annual increase of 3 to 4 percent this year. Dairy prices increased by 0.7 percent over the same 12-month period, and ERS projects an annual increase of 1-2 percent for 2013.

Births PARENTS OF DAUGHTER Dr. Corbin and Heidi Stevens, Scott City, announce the birth of their daughter, Ella Faith, born August 5, 2013. She weighed 6 lbs., 15 oz. and was 19 inches long. Ella was welcomed home by siblings Makaela, Sawyer and Brinlie. Maternal grandparents are Larry and Judi Vulgamore, Scott City. Paternal grandparents are Rick Stevens and Jim and Jan King, all of Scott City. Great-grandparents are Raymond Crist, Holcomb, and Herb Stevens, Margie Stevens and Marthanell Turley, all of Scott City.

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would like our total cholesterol (the sum of both cholesterol types) to be less than 200 mg/dl (milligrams of cholesterol per deciliter of blood). That is a desirable category. It’s best to have your LDL less than 100mg/dl and your HDL as high as they can be, but at least exceeding 40mg/dl. There are many things that affect your cholesterol levels. Diet, weight, (See COMMON on page 7)

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Editorial/Opinion

Page 4 - Thursday, September 12, 2013

editorially speaking

They have come:

Community rewarded for commitment to health care

Borrowing an all-too-familiar phrase, Scott County Hospital CEO Mark Burnett was passionate about his belief that if county voters were to approve construction of a new hospital “they will come.” That belief was not misplaced. In less than 1-1/2 years since the doors of the new $24 million hospital opened, they have come - both patients and professional staff. That’s not just rhetoric. The numbers back it up. The hospital has added 41 employees. Of those, 18 are professional medical staff and 13 are new to the community. Total employment has now reached 237. Hospital payroll for the budget year that ended June 30 reached an all-time high of $10.02 million - an increase of almost $1.4 million from the previous year. And they’re not done yet. The hospital board is still looking for ways to offer more services, which means more staff and, possibly, an expansion of its facilities. The growth of the SCH has been phenomenal. Even before the new facility, revenue was increasing by more than $1 million annually from 2008-2012. That’s the result of people who have a vision for health care that not only serves the residents of Scott County, but can reach into area counties. The new hospital has given an added boost to that growth and aided in recruitment efforts as services are expanded. It’s not as easy as it may seem. Some Western Kansas hospitals are struggling to attract physicians and to keep their facilities open. Others are forced to pump millions of tax dollars into their operations. Outside of the bond issue, taxpayer support for the hospital has ranged from a high of $721,000 in 2009, to just $327,000 in 2013. That represents just 1.4 percent of the hospital’s $22.37 million in gross revenue. Again, those are amazing numbers. The hospital’s success is a collaborative effort. It’s been made possible by a board and administration who are finding ways to adapt to the changing landscape of health care. And it’s made possible by local residents who have faith in that leadership and were willing to back it up with a $24 million investment. Health care is vital to the future of any community. When those health care services are not only paying their own way, but pumping millions of dollars into the local economy, then we all win.

Drums are quiet:

Seeking a non-military solution is not weakness

The drumbeat of war has seemingly quieted during the past week with the possibility that Syria may hand over all of its chemical weapons to Russia and the United Nations. Maybe it will actually happen, maybe it won’t. But it’s an option that’s far more desirable than charging into a civil war in which we can’t predict the outcome, the duration or the cost. As President Obama reminded us, U.S. intervention in Syria would not be a “pinprick.” Of course, our delay has been met with criticism from those in the previous administration and Congressional hawks who feel the President’s hesitation is a sign of weakness. Apparently, the lesson learned from Iraq is it’s better to be strong and wrong. At the same time, whatever the President chooses to do will be perceived as the wrong decision by many Republican critics who have the convenience of playing both sides of the issue. Even though the President seemed all-toowilling to pursue military action against Syria, at least he was astute enough to force Congress to debate the issue (as he should do) and to step back when it appeared military action may not be necessary at this time. The delay has accomplished two important goals. 1) It’s established that those who are most eager to involve the U.S. in another war are in the minority. 2) It has forced members of Congress to take a stand on the issue rather than giving them the luxury of sitting on the back row and later declaring “I told you so.” Furthermore, the delay does not mean that the use of chemical weapons will be allowed or will go unpunished. It hopefully means that the U.S. isn’t going it alone as the world’s policeman and that we are willing to work with others in finding a solution.

Obamacare is not the problem

There is a problem with health care in the U.S. today. That should be obvious to anyone who has to pay a monthly health insurance premium, or is without insurance and has seen the astronomical bills that are the result of a catastrophic illness. Obamacare, despite the best propaganda efforts of Republicans, is not the problem. Unaffordable health insurance and premium increases of 10, 20 and 25 percent annually were common occurrences long before Obamacare. Just ask city, county and school district officials who had traditionally picked up the insurance tab for their employees before it became too costly and before they began adopting less costly - but higher risk - options such as self-insurance and higher deductibles. Insurance companies, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, can try to pin their latest rate hikes on provisions contained within Obamacare, but that’s disingenuous. It may be a factor but, as history has

shown us, it is hardly the only factor. At the same time, neither is Obamacare the solution many would like to believe. It will create a system in which many people who can’t afford health insurance, or can’t get it because of pre-existing conditions, will have access to affordable coverage. What it won’t do is make health care less expensive and that, unfortunately, is the biggest failing of Obamacare. A New York Times article highlights what many have already known - that health care is unnecessarily expensive. The article noted that saline solution (aka, saltwater) is just one big ticket - and big profit - item for hospitals. IV bags, for example, are used to replenish lost fluids or to receive medication. One-liter IV bags

normally contain water blended with nine grams of salt (less than two teaspoons). While manufacturers are very protective of their charges, they are required to report this information annually to the federal government which uses the data to determine Medicare payments. The cost for one liter of normal saline is $1.07. Check your hospital bill and it won’t be anywhere close to that amount. During a food poisoning incident in which several people were treated at different hospitals, the New York Times reporter learned that one patient was charged $91 for a unit of Hospira IV that cost the hospital 86 cents. A medical professional who was a victim of food poisoning and spent three days in the same hospital, was charged $546 for six liters of saline that cost the hospital $5.16. “It’s just absolutely absurd,” said the anesthesiologist. “That’s saltwater.” A hospital spokesman defended the huge markup, saying it is “consistent

with industry standards.” Unfortunately, reports The Times, “the real cost of a bag of normal saline, like the true cost of medical supplies from gauze to heart implants, disappears into an opaque realm of byzantine contracts, confidential rebates and fees that would be considered illegal kickbacks in many other industries.” This, it would appear, is the “industry standard.” Saline is only the tip of the problem. Michael Shopenn, Boulder, Colo., was needing hip replacement surgery. Despite having health insurance, the provider would not cover the procedure since it was considered a pre-existing condition. Shopping around, he found a hospital that would provide an implant with a “list price” of $13,000, plus an estimated $65,000 in additional charges, not including the surgeon’s fee. Shopenn expanded his search and found a private hospital in Brussels, Belgium, that (See PROBLEM on page six)

Tarnishing the memory of 9/11

Here’s a hot new entry in the “Is nothing sacred?” category: Conservatives are using Sept. 11, that most somber day for the nation, as yet another occasion to condemn President Obama. Rather than join in the bipartisan ceremonies marking the 12th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, they rallied on the West Lawn of the Capitol, carrying signs that said “Impeach Obama” and, over a cartoon of the president trampling Uncle Sam, “Americans Don’t Support Terrorists or Their Minions.” On the other side of the Capitol, conservative leaders joined the eccentric Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) at what was supposed to be a “memorial service for the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 and 2012.”

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another view by Dana Milbank

But the 3,000 who perished in 2001 got just a few passing references at the 35-minute event. The “primary purpose” of the gathering, in the words of organizer Jerry Boykin, a retired Army general, was to remember the four men who were killed in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012, in an attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost there. More to the point, the conservatives had assembled to blame the Obama administration for the deaths and to demand further investigation of the resulting “scandal.” “The blood of our heroes demands an answer,” Gohmert told the TV cameras. “We’re about to the point where we’re

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just going to have to take it as a fact that the evidence they’re refusing to produce . . . supports the worst of our fears about what this administration failed to do.” Former congressman Allen West (R-Fla.), defeated in his re-election bid, said Obama lacked a sense of “moral obligation” about the events in Benghazi that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others, including security personnel who “ran to the sound of the guns while others on that night” - Obama, presumably - “ran to bed.” One might dismiss the partisan antics of those tarnishing the solemn anniversary. But some of the most prominent figures in the Republican Party joined in marring the memorials with Benghazi politics.

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While Gohmert and friends demonstrated, House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) issued a statement saying that the “administration hasn’t been upfront with the American people or this Congress” about Benghazi. “Republicans will not stop until we get to the truth,” he declared. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, issued a Sept. 11 press release announcing that he will resume his Benghazi inquiry next week. Other officials released statements or issued tweets stirring up the scandal. “Scant justice from Obama White House one year after Benghazi attacks,” was the offering from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). (See MEMORY on page six)

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Native Americans were first to care for the land by Jill Richardson

Ten days before Christmas 2006, I moved to California, the Shake ‘n Bake State. The first friend I met in my new home was a firefighter with the Forest Service. The first gift I received was a wind-up flashlight for use in the next major earthquake. That’s our state. Hollywood, beaches, and natural disasters. Catastrophic wildfires, like this year’s Rim Fire, seem to be a more frequent problem than earthquakes. We had the 2003 Cedar Fire. In 2007, we had another round of massive wildfires. This Father’s Day, I was hiking on a popular trail in San Diego when a wildfire started within the park. The smoke grew thick and a ranger told everyone to evacuate. When I reached my car, ash was falling on my windshield like snowflakes.

That was one of thousands of small fires that break out each year but barely even make the news. The Rim Fire, on the other hand, has burnt an area larger than the size of New York City and it’s done so within Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park. It’s also endangered the water and electricity supplies of millions of people in the Bay Area. This isn’t just a problem for treehuggers. Destructive wildfires, unlike earthquakes, are somewhat preventable. I choose my words carefully when I say that, because wildfires in general are not preventable. The ecosystems native to California are designed to burn. With careful management, the burning can be done in a controlled and beneficial way. Controlled burns reduce the amount of fuel so that accidentally set fires are less likely

The ecosystems native to California are designed to burn. With careful management, the burning can be done in a controlled and beneficial way.

to reach the monster size and power of the Rim Fire. Earlier this year, I decided to learn more about my adopted home from the best experts I could find: Native Americans. They’ve lived here for 10,000 years, and for most of that time they had nothing but what came from the land. Although California Indians were hunters and gatherers, they hardly lived at the mercy of nature. We often think of Native Americans as treating the environment so gently that they made no mark on it at all, but the opposite is true. In fact, the plants, animals, and ecosystems of the state co-evolved with the

people who lived here. By tilling, pruning, hunting, fishing, harvesting, planting, and - most of all - burning, the Indians created a Garden of Eden, rich with life, to meet all of their needs. Fires set at regular intervals under favorable weather conditions burn at a low intensity. They recycle nutrients and reduce pests, disease, and the buildup of brush. They encourage grass growth, producing food for game and increased visibility for hunters. They also reduce the amount of fuel, preventing high-intensity conflagrations like the Rim Fire. Whereas low-intensity fires don’t kill many plants - in fact, they stimulate seed germination - high-intensity fires often do. The first Europeans who came to California sought to exploit it for timber, gold, furs, and anything else they could

obtain. Later, a conservation movement came about, seeking to preserve land as if it were untouched by human hands. But this is land that doesn’t have a “natural” state untouched by humans, at least not within the last ten millennia. Without human intervention, done in the right way, we stand to lose not only species but entire ecosystems. And we also place ourselves at risk of disasters like the Rim Fire. Rather than fumbling around in arrogance as we seek the best way to prevent the next Rim Fire, we should realize that Native Americans mastered caring for this land long before the first European even knew it existed. Let’s work with them for everyone’s benefit.

Jill Richardson is the author of Recipe for America: Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It

Endangered Species Act isn’t the enemy by Keith Gido/Tierra Curry

Wall Street reform disappears by Jim Hightower

What amazing alchemist Wall Street bankers are! They can turn failure into gold and reform into business as usual. These sorcerers have pulled off both tricks right in front of us since their 2007 collapse. They turned that gross failure into an ongoing multitrilliondollar bailout by us taxpayers to restore them to even-grosser profit levels. Then, while the public howled for lawmakers to shackle their greed, these bewitching bankers reached into their magic hat and pulled out the massive Dodd-Frank reform law that - hocus pocus! - adds up to the status quo. And, as a West Texas farmer

once told me, status quo is Latin for “the mess we’re in.” Wall Street’s greatest deception is the claim that they’re brave risk-takers who put their money into enterprises that create America’s economic growth. Bovine excrement. One, as we’ve seen, they’re not investing in enterprises; they’re frittering away America’s investment funds on ridiculous, get-rich-quick gambling schemes. Second, they’re not risking their money or that of their shareholders, but ours. When we deposit money with Chase, Bank of America, etc., we make a practically-zero-interest loan to them that they take to global gambling tables. Of the $2.4 trillion held by

JPMorgan Chase, for example, $2.2 trillion is borrowed from us. It’s our cash they’re risking. And when their convoluted gambles fail, as in 2007, everything collapses . . . and they’ll run to Washington again demanding a bailout. So the reform that matters is to make them put, say, half of their own money into each roll of the dice, rather than piling 90 percent of each risk on our backs. But does the Dodd-Frank “reform” law do that? No - it allows these “too-big-to-fail” banks to stack 95 percent of their risks on us. That is Wall Street’s dirtiest trick yet. Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author

Fewer than 50 years ago many Great Plains farmers could pump hundreds of gallons per minute from the seemingly bottomless aquifers hidden deep below the surface. Now some are lucky to get that amount in a year. Hardly are the farmers to blame - they’re simply doing their best to provide reasonably priced, U.S.-produced food. But we’re now starting to fully understand the cost of our water consumption choices - to humans and wildlife. Whether we’re experiencing a prolonged regional drought or flooding from prolonged downpours, the bottom line hasn’t changed: When it comes to our diminishing surface and groundwater supplies, we must face up to the fact that we’re in the midst of a conservation crisis of immense proportions. The deterioration of aquatic habitat in Kansas has been ongoing since the 19th century. By 1900, almost 90 percent of Kansas had been plowed, and some fish populations were already in danger. The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was an early signal our land use practices were not sustainable. Then in the 1960s the groundwater withdrawal started, and reservoir construction increased. Both practices reduced suffering from short-term climatic extremes, but put our native fishes in jeopardy of extinction. Many Great Plains fish species were already pushing toward extinction by the time the

To date it has prevented the extinction of 99 percent of plants and animals it protects, along with helping to preserve the health of the landscapes they inhabit.

Endangered Species Act was passed 40 years ago. Here in the plains, not everyone has positive thoughts about the Endangered Species Act. Farmers fear, unnecessarily so, that discovery of an endangered species on their land will shut them down. In fact, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service works closely with private landowners, offering incentives for conservation of federally protected species. Along with protecting our most imperiled plants and animals, the Endangered Species Act plays an important role in helping us recognize our often wasteful water-use practices. No law is perfect, but it’s clear we’re much better off with the Endangered Species Act than we’d be without it. To date it has prevented the extinction of 99 percent of plants and animals it protects, along with helping to preserve the health of the landscapes they inhabit. There’s not much doubt that the act has aided in the conservation of fishes in the Great Plains, such as the Topeka shiner and pallid sturgeon, by encouraging protection and enhancement of critical habitats and establishing captive rearing programs. It’s understandable that not everyone can fully appreciate the value of some of these now rare species. (See SPECIES on page six)

Lessons not learned over the past five years While attention is focused on Syria, the gambling addiction of Wall Street’s biggest banks is more dangerous than ever. Five years ago this September, Lehman Brothers went bankrupt, and the Street hurtled toward the worst financial crisis in 80 years. Yet the biggest Wall Street banks are far larger now than they were then. And the DoddFrank rules designed to stop them from betting with the insured deposits of ordinary savers are still on the drawing boards - courtesy of the banks’ lobbying prowess. The so-called Volcker Rule has yet to see the light of day. To be sure, the banks’ balance sheets are better than they were five years ago. The banks have raised lots of capital and written

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off many bad loans. (Their riskweighted capital ratio is now about 60 percent higher than before the crisis.) But they’re back to too many of their old habits. Consider JPMorgan Chase, the largest of the bunch. Last year it lost $6.2 billion by betting on credit default swaps tied to corporate debt - and then lied about it. Evidence shows the bank paid bribes to get certain counties to buy the swaps. The Justice Department is investigating the bank over improper energy trading.

That follows news that the anti-bribery unit of the Security and Exchange Commission is looking into whether JPMorgan hired the children of Chinese officials to help win business. The bank has also allegedly committed fraud in collecting credit card debt, used false and misleading means of foreclosing on mortgages, and misled credit-card customers in seeking to sell them identity-theft products. The list goes on. JPMorgan’s most recent quarterly report lists its current legal imbroglios in nine pages of small print, and estimates resolving them all may cost as much as $6.8 billion. That’s not much more than a pittance for a company with total assets of $2.4 trillion and shareholder equity of $209 billion.

Which is precisely the point. No company, least of all a giant Wall Street bank, will eschew a chance to make a tidy profit unless the probability of getting caught and prosecuted, multiplied times the amount of any potential penalty, is greater than the expected profits. Have we learned nothing since September, 2008? Five years ago this month Wall Street almost went under. We bailed it out. Millions of Americans are still suffering the consequences of the Street’s excesses. Yet the Street’s top guns and fat cats are still treating the economy as their own private casino, and raking in even more than before. The fact is, the giant Wall Street banks are ungovernable too big to fail, too big to jail, too

big to curtail. They should be split up, and their size capped. There’s no need to wait for Congress to do it. The nation’s antitrust laws are adequate to the job. There is ample precedent. In 1911 we split up Standard Oil. In 1982 we split up Ma Bell. The Federal Reserve has authority to do it on its own in any event. Legislation is needed, however, to resurrect the GlassSteagall Act that once separated commercial banking from casino capitalism. But don’t hold your breath. Happy fifth anniversary, Wall Street.

Robert Reich is a former Secretary of Labor and a Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California-Berkeley

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High cost of fuel, food a tough blow for the poor There was a recent editorial discussion in The Record about the minimum wage. For low skilled workers, the minimum wage does not go very far. Let’s face it, it’s expensive to live in the United States. Low income households are constantly making choices as to what to do without. For many, it means not having any life insurance,

or health insurance, or even enough food to eat. Yes, there could be arguments made that the United States has some of the wealthiest poor people. Yes, some poor people are where they are because of bad choices they made. But, the solution to the low income problem still boils down to “How do

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But the point is, not so long ago these fish could be found in great abundance through entire river systems. And their relatively quick demise is a barometer of the broader water conservation crisis that everybody should care about, if only for their own sake. Still, there’s much to be optimistic about. Many farmers are turning to promising dry-crop methods. And there are plenty of opportunities to continue the work of improving or creating passageways through dams and road crossings that block natural migrations and are critical to preserving fish populations. One of the most important ways to get funding for these kinds of improvements is through the Endangered Species Act. We still have plenty of fish, and habitats, right here in Kansas that would benefit from those protections. Although some landowners are wary, the truth is fish and wildlife officials are looking for impact, not conflict. So in the great majority of cases, officials are not cramming anything down anybody’s throat - the Endangered Species Act is just guiding how we spend a relatively tiny portion of our tax money in an environmentally constructive way. In the long run, that’s a good thing for all of us. Keith Gido is a Kansas State University professor of biology. Tierra Curry of Portland, Ore., is a conservation biologist who leads the Center for Biological Diversity’s campaign to abate the freshwater extinction crisis

editor’s mail

by Andy Borowitz

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - Secretary of State John Kerry said today that he was “shocked and flabbergasted” that the Russians heeded his suggestion about Syria’s chemical weapons, telling reporters, “After four decades in

you put more money into their pockets?” Politicians wrangle over raising the minimum wage and increased education funding to help the poor rise up. But, I haven’t heard either side of the political aisle discuss the real culprit which is harming the low income families: inflation. Specifically, high gas and high food prices. The upper income

public life, this is the first time someone has taken me seriously.” “Whether as a senator, a Presidential candidate, or Secretary of State, I’ve devoted countless hours to thunderous and droning speeches that people have consistently tuned out,” he said. “So naturally, to be lis-

Problem would do the same procedure for $13,600 - total - including a week in rehab and round-trip tickets from America. “We have the most expensive health care in the world, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best,” Shopenn said. “I’m kind of the poster child for that.” We have created a health care system in the U.S. that puts profits ahead of people. Yes, we know that the people involved in health care - the doctors, nurses, surgeons, respiratory therapists, etc. - care about the individual. But the hospital supply manufacturers, the pharmaceutical companies and the for-profit health care centers are

Important questions remain about the Benghazi tragedy, although investigators haven’t found anything that could have been done that day to save the four men. Still, even if all the allegations are true and Benghazi is a scandal waiting to explode, couldn’t the protests be held on another day? Sept. 11 is supposed to bring the nation together. The terrorists who killed Americans in Benghazi last year recognized the symbolic importance of 9/11. Can’t Americans? Apparently not - or at least not those waving tea party flags outside the Capitol on Tuesday. The Patriots4America-S.O.S. rally program listed three congressmen among the speakers. Temperatures in the 90s caused participants to seek shade away from the lectern - to the frustra-

tened to all of a sudden came as something of a shock.” But after the novelty of not being ignored wore off, Mr. Kerry said, the Russians’ assertion that he had said something worth paying attention to “seemed like a trick.” “You mean to tell me that after decades of

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about one thing and one thing only - profits. Even insurance companies, for all their faults, have little choice but to base their premiums on the cost of health care services and claims. Despite the outcry from Republicans who blame Obamacare for everything from the heartbreak of psoriasis to voter fraud, the biggest fault of Obamacare is that it doesn’t go far enough in holding down the escalating cost of health care. It doesn’t matter how many millions of people you add to the health insurance rolls if something isn’t also done to bring some accountability to the cost of providing health care. A good place to begin is with the

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group can afford it, the middle class can tighten their belts, but the poor are faced with digging deeper into debt or sacrificing a necessity. Gas prices have doubled over the last 10 years, causing other goods to be more expensive, especially food. I’ve seen cases in my career where low-income families have had to skip one of their monthly household pay-

manufacturers of medical supplies and pharmaceutical companies. That means having Congressmen who, until now, have been unwilling to stand up to the lobbying power of the health care industry and the billions of dollars in profits they are trying to protect. If you’re a politician, who are you going to listen to - the lobbyist contributing tens of thousands of dollars to your campaign or the individual complaining about a $787 bill for over-priced IV bags? Obamacare isn’t the problem. Unfortunately, it’s only part of the solution. Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com

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tion of Todd Cefaratti of TheTeaParty.net. “If you love America, come up and join the crowd here,” he called to those in the shade. About 80 did, but about 50 others remained. They must hate America. “There’s so many scandals, we can’t keep up with them,” Cefaratti lamented. “This event’s on Benghazi, but as you know there’s the NSA scandal, there’s Obamacare, the IRS scandal. . . . We’ve got petitions on all of these.” There were no petitions at the other event but participants did release a letter, signed by former George W. Bush attorney general Michael Mukasey and others, demanding a “select committee” to investigate Benghazi. Conservative gadfly Frank Gaffney declared Obama’s handling of Benghazi a “scandal” and

an “outrage” and a “political coverup.” Gohmert went further, criticizing Obama for not keeping Libyan strongman Moammar Gaddafi in power. “Without Libya falling, our four heroes we honor today would still be alive,” he reasoned. And how would Gohmert honor the four men? “It’s time to have the select committee,” he said. Fox News’s Chad Pergram asked how they would pay for the new committee. “They’ll be able to find the money,” West assured him. Right. Not enough money for food stamps or the troops, but plenty for another investigation. What a fine way to remember the spirit of Sept. 11. Dana Milbank is a Washington Post staff writer and author

ments in order to put gas in their car to go to work. This was especially true in 2005 when gasoline in the U.S. spiked to $3 a gallon for the first time. It’s my belief this was the starting point of the recession we are still working our way out of. Imagine, you are on a fixed or low income and your costs for gasoline doubles and your food costs dramatically

spewing mind-numbing rhetoric I all of a sudden blurted out an idea worth acting on?” he said. “It doesn’t pass the smell test.” At the White House, spokesman Jay Carney welcomed the Russians’ engagement in the Syria crisis, but warned that “further actions based on

increase. What would you do? Who doesn’t get paid? Both Republicans and Democrats have passionate views about the US oil policy and oil companies. But, it’s time they take a closer look at who is hit the hardest with this inflation and set a common goal to bring some relief to low income families. Craig Richards Scott City

John Kerry’s remarks will not be tolerated.” “We ask the Russians to be constructive participants in this process,” he said. “And taking John Kerry seriously is a clear violation of international norms.” Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

editor’s mail . . .

Thanks for work on ‘Happy Trails’ If you haven’t already noticed, a very worthwhile project has been accomplished at Palmer Park. The addition of a concrete walking path designated as “Happy Trails” provides an excellent, all-season exercise course. It seems this actually is just the front phase of a three-part project sponsored by the Scott Community Foundation, according to director Ryan Roberts, with construction done solely by the city crew under the direction of Mike Todd. I just want to say that not only do I enjoy walking this Happy Trails path, but wanted to take this means to thank the city employees for their hard work in making this not only available, but attractive. Pauline Baysinger Scott City

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Common and physical activity are all factors that contribute to high cholesterol that you can change and control. Factors such as age, gender, and heredity are factors that you cannot change. It all goes back to leading the healthiest lifestyle that you can. If treating high cholesterol with lifestyle changes does not work to get your level at a desirable number, it might be necessary to treat it with a prescribed drug from your doctor. You always want to take the least amount of

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drugs as possible and try to control your cholesterol with more natural means. When looking for information on diets to lower cholesterol, the TLC diet keeps showing up in the articles. To the best of my knowledge, the TLC diet is a low saturated fat, low cholesterol eating plan that calls for less than seven percent of calories from saturated fats and less than 200 mg of dietary cholesterol per day.

It recommends only enough calories to maintain a desirable weight and avoid weight gain. To find out more information on what you as an individual should be eating calorie wise, go to the government website or www.choosemyplate. gov for an individual diet program. This website is awesome for helping you determine how many calories you should eat in a day based on your physical activity, your age, gen-

der and weight. Give it a try. If you don’t have access to a computer or internet, give me a call and I would be glad to help you. Most importantly, if you haven’t had your cholesterol checked in the past year, give your physician a call to set up your lipoprotein profile soon. Everyone needs checked, high cholesterol has no symptoms and any age, gender or healthy person can have it.

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County Commission meeting, 3:00 p.m.

HS JV FB @ Colby, 5:30 p.m.

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BOE Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

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City Council meeting, 7:30 p.m.

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20 SCHS FB @ Holcomb, 7:30 p.m. Cowboy/Cowgirl Day!

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Showdown “I’ll go to 20 or 25 contests a year,” says Ryan Grob, who mans the grill for Backdraft BBQ out of Henderson, Colo. Five of those are slated for Kansas. The remainder will take him to Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada, Missouri and Illinois. Grob and Backdraft are currently ranked No. 12 overall in the Rocky Mountain Association and is No. 3 in the pork category. He finds that tastes in barbeque and how he prepares his entries are very similar in Western Kansas and Colorado. “In California and Arizona, the barbeque can taste a little fruitier. In the Midwest a little more sauce is allowed,” he says. “Out here, most people prefer less sauce and like the sweet, spicy profile.” Grob got started on the barbeque circuit 21 years ago when he was asked to travel with a team from the barbeque restaurant where he was employed. “I began to think that I could do it a little differently, maybe a little better. I don’t know about better, but I do it differently,” he says with a laugh. It would appear that no one is getting wealthy on the barbeque circuit. “It can pay its own way. It depends on the kind of year you’re having,” says Wentz. “But I do this mainly for the people.” Grob agrees. “What I enjoy is the camaraderie of the teams. We see people from all over and they’re all friends,” Grob says. “We see each other every weekend and we root for each other.” Heat Takes a Toll Barbeque Row wasn’t the only place where there was plenty of heat being generated over the weekend.

Weatherization aid available for homeowners

Residents in Scott County and throughout southwest Kansas may be eligible for assistance to weatherize their homes. The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation has awarded Interfaith Housing Services (IHS) funding to administer the Kansas Weatherization Assistance Program within a 25-county area. The weatherization program is designed to help reduce heating and cooling costs for residential units. Qualifying households are eligible for repairs that include installation of weatherstripping; caulking around doors and windows; cleaning, testing, repairing or replacing heating systems; and adding insulation to walls, ceilings and foundations. The Weatherization Assistance Program is funded by the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program. More information can be found at the website: www.ihs-housing.org., by calling (620) 662-8370 or toll-free 877-477-5927.

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With the temperature reaching 100 degrees on Saturday - and probably a few degrees hotter on the airport tarmac - it had an effect on attendance for this year’s air show. It was estimated that attendance was down about 20 percent from the past two years, according to Chamber of Commerce Board President Shawn Powelson. “From an organizational standpoint and in terms of the show itself, I think this was our best yet,” says Powelson. “From what we’ve been hearing, people really enjoyed the show and the talent. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t do anything about the heat and we feel that kept some people away.” As for the barbeque

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competition, the 28 teams participating in the Showdown was up three from last year. “The barbeque participants love it. You don’t find places that combine something as big as an air show with the barbeque contest,” Powelson says. On Friday evening, the dance and the opportunity for barbeque teams to sell food continues to be popular. There were about 10 teams participating in the event. “Those teams really liked the opportunity to share their craft,” Powelson says. He hadn’t received feedback from teams with respect to having backto-back shows during the weekend in Scott City and Garden City. After Saturday’s awards program in

Kelly Wentz of 4 Legs Up BBQ carefully prepares his chicken entry for the judges. (Record Photo)

Scott City, several teams traveled to Garden City for a cookoff that was being held that evening and on Sunday. “It sounded like a good

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Kansas State nets a record $151.3M in research funding Researchers at Kansas State University pulled more than $151.3 million into the state through funding on research encompassing all areas of faculty strength - plant and animal health, cybersecurity, cancer and more - setting a funding record. Between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013, the university submitted more than 1,300 proposals. They resulted in 880 awards, totaling $151,343,529. That included almost $106 million in federal grants, nearly $8.3 million from industry and $8.8 million of private funding. “We can’t become a Top 50 public research university by 2025 with-

out a growing and robust research base,” said Kirk Schulz, Kansas State University president. “To have set a record and surpassed our previous high of $147.6 million shows that K-State is committed to making progress on the K-State 2025 goals.” In one year the university increased its research funding by almost $14 million. In fiscal year 2012, the university received 910 awards totaling a little more than $137.4 million. “Research is inseparable from Kansas State University - it’s in our land-grant mission,” said Ron Trewyn, vice president for research. “The research we do benefits Kansans, people

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around the world and most important, our students. Many of our undergraduate students are working alongside faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and technicians on these projects, and this record amount of funding will benefit them directly.” In the last year, some of the largest grants have helped Kansas State University work to improve breast cancer survival rates and develop tests to detect cancer at its beginning stages; develop agricultural crops to withstand environmental stress; and support students pursuing careers in cybersecurity and information assurance.

SCCD tour . . .

Bill Fry, Scott City, plays taps at the Scott County courthouse early Wednesday morning to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack. Fry and Allen Hess performed at designated times when aircraft struck the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and crashed in a field outside Shanksville, Pa. (Record Photo)

Michele Witecha, a rangeland fire and wildlife ecologist with the Kansas Forest Service, visits with Scott City Middle School sixth graders about the value of all types of wildlife in creating a better ecosystem. The sixth graders were participating in their annual conservation tour that also took them to McCarty Dairy, Royal Beef Feedyard, and the city sewer ponds. (Record Photo)

USD 466 Lunch Menu Week of September 16-20 Breakfast Monday: Oatmeal breakfast round, banana. Tuesday: Whole grain waffles, sausage link, mandarin oranges. Wednesday: Breakfast sundae, raisins, fruit juice. Thursday: Whole grain cheese pizza, mixed fruit cup. Friday: Breakfast bake and salsa, whole wheat toast, grapes. Lunch Monday: Tator tot casserole, •ravioli, broccoli salad, dinner roll, rosy applesauce, milk. Tuesday: Macaroni and cheese, *chicken nuggets, fish sticks, choice of hot vegetables, breakaway bread, cherry crisp and whipped topping, milk. Wednesday: Pizza quesadilla, *tuna sandwich, sweet potato tots, green peas, pudding, banana, milk. Thursday: Salisbury steak, *chicken strips, potatoes, gravy, corn, whole wheat roll, strawberry shortcake, milk. Friday: Chicken spaghetti, *sloppy joes, french bread, vegetable blend, pears. *Second choice for SCMS and SCHS

Early childhood free screenings

USD 466 (Scott County) and High Plains Educational Cooperative are offering free early childhood screenings for preschool 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.

4-H Club News New Horizons elects new officers The New Horizons 4-H Club is getting ready for a new year! If anyone wants to have fun with us, we will be meeting this year on the first Monday of every month at the Wm. Carpenter 4-H building at 7:00 p.m. Congratulations to all of our new officers! We will be led this year by President Trace Mulligan, Vice-President Karlee Logan, Secretary Trenedy Beaton and Treasurer Brayden Strine. Our club has a busy year already because we are planning the theme for the November Achievement Banquet. I will keep it a secret for now, but you will not want to miss it. I will keep you informed of all the details. Happy fall! Kylee Logan, reporter

School Calendar Fri., Sept. 13: SCHS football vs Colby (H), 7:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 14: SCHS cross-country at Tribune, 10:00 a.m.; SCHS 9th grade volleyball in tournament at Dodge City, 9:00 a.m.; SCHS JV volleyball invitational, 9:00 a.m. Mon., Sept. 16: SCHS girl’s JV tennis at Garden City, 9:00 a.m.; SCHS 9th volleyball in quad at Garden City, 4:00 p.m.; SCHS JV football at Colby, 5:30 p.m.; BOE meeting, 7:00 p.m. Tues., Sept. 17: SCHS varsity tennis at Phillipsburg, 3:00 p.m.; SCHS varsity volleyball in quad at Leoti, 4:00 p.m. Wed., Sept. 18: SCHS FFA to host land judging at Wm. Carpenter 4-H Bldg.; SCHS junior class magazine sales begin. Thurs., Sept. 19: SCMS 7th/8th grade volleyball hosts quad, 4:00 p.m.; SCHS JV tennis at Phillipsburg, 3:00 p.m.; SCHS varsity/JV volleyball quad at Colby; SCMS 8th grade football vs Hays (T), 4:00 p.m.; SCMS 7th grade football vs Oakley (T), 5:30 p.m.; SCHS FFA work auction in high school commons area, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 20: SCHS football vs Holcomb (T), 7:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 21: ACT testing at SCHS, 8:00 a.m.; SCHS varsity volleyball in Liberal tournament, 8:30 a.m.; SCHS cross-country at Hugoton, 9:00 a.m.

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USD 466 Board of Education Agenda Mon., Sept. 16 • 7:00 p.m. Administration Bldg. • 704 College St.

Scott City Council Agenda Mon., Sept. 16 • 7:30 p.m. City Hall • 221 W. 5th

•Awards and recognition

•Call to Order

•Comments from public

•Approve minutes of Sept. 3 regular meeting

•Executive session •Recognition of persons/delegations present 1) High Plains Co-op - Eric Erven 2) NW Ks. Tech. College - Mark Davis 3) Administrative reports •Financials 1) Bills payable 2) Transfers •Consent agenda 1) Approve previous minutes 2) Resignations 3) Recommendations for hire 4) ESSDACK health insurance agreement

•Request from Josh Bailey and Rohn Shellenberger to vacate alley in Lots 1-2, Blk. 14, Steele and Sons Addition •Preliminary discussion of zoning change from R-1 (residential) to C-2 (general commercial) for Lots 11-12, Blk. 35, Original Town Addition (located at southeast corner of 5th St./Washington St. intersection. A protest petition has been filed. •Approve cereal malt beverage license for Heartland Foods •Accept bid on interest rate for temporary notes •Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested

•Consider items pulled from consent agenda

Police Department 1) Misc. business

New business 1) Misc. business

Parks Department 1) Misc. business

•Additions, if any •Adjournment

Scott County Commission Agenda Tues., September 17 County Courthouse 3:00 p.m.

County business Approve minutes/accounts payable Discuss donation to Battle Canyon Symposium

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EMS Director Larry Turpin Ambulance bids

4:00 p.m.

Elmer Snyder Fire alarm system at VIP Center

4:30 p.m.

Treasurer Lark Speer Driver’s license business

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Public Works Director Richard Cramer

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Adjourn

Agenda may change before the meeting. Contact County Clerk Pam Faurot for an updated agenda (872-2420) or visit www.scott.kansasgov.com

Register of Deeds Jack Miller Trust to Kenton and Susan Geist, a tract in SE4 of 20-19-33. Tamara Wilcoxson to Ladina Craft, Lot 6, Blk. 5, East Acres Addition. Patricia James Trust to Kenton and Susan Geist, a tract in SE4 of 20-19-33. Kevin and Cindy Strube to Brock and Megan Peters, Lot 2, Blk. 4, CA Steele and Sons Third Addition. Scott County Sheriff Glenn Anderson to Brett and Kathleen Eisenhour, Lots 7-12, Blk. 39, Original Town. Everett and Edith Norman Joint Trust to Jonathan and Carrie LeBeau, Lot 2, Blk. 18, Original Town. Lyle Barber to Joel Edwards, a tract in E2 of NE4 of 12-18-33. Tod and Nicole Depperschmidt to Cody Chapman, Lot 7 and north half of Lot 8, Blk. 5, Nonnamaker Addition. Craig Bridgeman to McKelloch Enterprises, west 60 ft. of Lot 1, Blk. 9, Original Town.

Public Works Department 1) Discuss 50/50 cost-share reimbursement on curb/gutter replacement Clerk’s Department 1) Request to attend certification institute and Clerk’s Academy in Wichita •Financial and investment reports •Mayor’s comments

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., Sept. 5, 2013; last published Thurs., Sept. 12, 2013)2t APPLICATION FOR ZONING VARIANCE Notice is hereby given that the Scott City Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on October 1, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., in the Scott City Council Meeting Room at City Hall, 221 West 5th Street, Scott City, Kansas, to discuss the following agenda items: 1. Application for variance by Don Crawford and LeHa Lam to allow a garage to be constructed with setbacks on the west side and south side less than allowed by ordinance on: Lot Fifteen (15) and Sixteen (16), and South Half (S/2) of Lot Thirteen (13), Block Sixty (60), Original Town to the City of Scott City, Kansas (819 Main) 2. Application for amendment of the official zoning map by Jack and Ann Hawkins to change the zoning from AG (Agricultural District) to I1 (General Industrial District) for the following described property to wit: A three (3) acre tract in the Northwest Quarter of Section 16, Township 18 South, Range 32 West of the 6th P.M. (Southeast of Intersection of Navajo Road and County Road 160) All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at such hearing. Dated: September 4, 2013. Rodney Hogg, chairman Scott City Planning Commission

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Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department Sept. 3: A theft was reported in the 600 block of Myrtle St. Sept. 3: David Malchow was arrested on a Scott County warrant and transported to the LEC. Sept. 9: Meredith Kitch and Carrie Osborn were each backing up at the same time when the vehicle driven by Osborn struck the Kitch vehicle on the passenger side. Sept. 10: Francisco Frances-Chino was arrested for criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct. He was transported to the LEC. Scott Co. Sheriff’s Dept. Sept. 3: Lane Turner was northbound on US83 Highway when he stopped in traffic to let another vehicle make a left turn. He was hit by another northbound vehicle driven by Oscar Amezcua. Sept. 6: Kristofer Lauber was served a warrant for his arrest while incarcerated in the LEC.

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., Sept. 5, 2013; last published Thurs., Sept. 19, 2013)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Name Change of: VICKY LYNELL FOOS, To: VICKY LYNELL NORTON Case No. 2013-CV-7 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that Vicky Lynell Foos has

filed a petition in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas requesting a judgment and order changing her name from Vicky Lynell Foos to Vicky Lynell Norton. If you have any objection to the requested name change, you are required to file a responsive pleading on or before October 21, 2013, in this court. If you fail to act, judgment and order will be entered upon the petition as requested by Petitioner. Vicky Lynell Foos Petitioner

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Our nationally-recognized website provides a valuable information source for consumers and insurance policyholders, as well as the casual visitor. It also allows insurance agents and companies to access and send documents needed by us as part of our regulation of the insurance industry in Kansas, and it helps them find current information for their clients. We have more than 600,000 “hits” on our pages every month. Some of the more popular topics for those investigations include Medicare Supplement, the proposed health benefits exchange work done by volunteers, company searches, storm damage estimates and vehicle insurance information. Our website was recently named (again) as one of the top insurance department sites in the United States. We will continue to look for ways to make it more consumer- and agent-friendly. Following is a sampling of what you will find.

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Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept. 12, 2013; last published Thurs., Oct. 3, 2013)4t IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS UNITED STATES of AMERICA, Plaintiff v. Jennifer L. May, f/k/a Jennifer L. Ramsey, f/k/a Jennifer L. Turley, Justin Wayne Ramsey, State of Kansas, Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Defendants Civil No. 12-1428-JTM-GLR NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE By virtue of and Order of Sale issued out of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, at Wichita, Kansas, in the above entitled case , I will, on Tuesday, the 15th day of October, 2013, at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the front door of the Scott County Courthouse, Scott City, Kansas, offer for sale at auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all of the right, title and interest of Defendant Jennifer L. May, f/k/a Jennifer L. Ramsey, f/k/a Jennifer L. Turley in and to the following described real estate, located in Scott County, Kansas, to-wit: Lot Five (5), Block Fourteen (14), Original Town of Scott City, Scott Couty, Kansas. Except all oil, gas, and other minerals in and under said land and

all rights incident thereto. Payment must be in the form of Cash, Cashier’s Check, Money Order or Certified Check made payable to the U.S. District Court and will be accepted as follows: •Less the $25,000: entire amount due at conclusion of sale; •$25,000-$100,000: 10% down with the remainder delivered to the U.S. Marshal’s Service Office by close of business day; •More than $100,000: 10% down with the remainder delivered to the U.S. Marshal’s Service Office within five working days. The contact person regarding inquiries about the above property is Aimee Omohundro, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agiculture, (785) 271-2726. The real property levied on is the property of Defendant Jennifer L. May, f/k/a Jennifer L. Ramsey, f/k/a Jennifer L. Turley and will be sold without appraisal, subject to any unpaid real property taxes or special assessments and with a three month right of redemption to satisfy the Order of Sale. United States Marshal’s Office, Topeka, Kansas, this 27th day of September, 2013. WALTER R. BRADLEY United States Marshal District of Kansas Craig Beam, Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal

Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept 12, 2013)t1 BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION RE: Lario Oil & Gas Company - Application for a permit to authorize the commingling of zones in the Feiertag Trust A #1-10, located in Scott County, Kansas. TO: All Oil and Gas Producers, Unleased Minerals Interest Owners, Landowners and all persons whomever concerned. You, and each of you, are hereby notified that Lario Oil & Gas Company has filed an application to commingle Oread and Morrow Sand zones in the Feiertag Trust A #1-10, located approximately S2 SW SW Sec. 10-19S33W, in Scott County, Kansas. Any persons who object to or protest this applica-

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tion shall be required to file their objections or protests with the Conservation Division of the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas within (15) days from the date of this publication. These protests shall be filed pursuant to Commission regulations and must state specific reasons why the grant of the application may cause waste, violate correlative rights or pollute the natural resources of the State of Kansas. If no protests are received, this application may be granted through a summary proceeding. If valid protests are received, this matter will be set for hearing. All persons interested or concerned shall take notice of the foregoing and shall govern themselves accordingly. Lario Oil & Gas Company 301 S. Market Wichita, Ks. 67202 (316) 265-5611 ATTN: Jay Schweikert

Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept 12, 2013)t1 BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION RE: Lario Oil & Gas Company - Application for a permit to authorize the commingling of zones in the Boulware #2-21, located in Scott County, Kansas. TO: All Oil and Gas Producers, Unleased Minerals Interest Owners, Landowners and all persons whomever concerned. You, and each of you, are hereby notified that Lario Oil & Gas Company has filed an application to commingle Lansing, Marmaton and Cherokee zones in the Boulware #2-21, located approximately SE SW NW SW Sec. 21-18S-34W, in Scott County, Kansas. Any persons who object to or protest this applica-

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(First published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., August 29, 2013; last published Thurs., Sept. 12, 2013)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VIRGINIA M. DEWITT, deceased, No. 2013-PR-19 NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that on August 19, 2013, a Petition for Issuance of Letters of Administration was

filed in this court by Shawna K. Foster, an heir of Virginia M. DeWitt, deceased. All creditors of the above named decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within four months from the date of the first publication of this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred. Shawna K. Foster WALLACE, BRANTLEY & SHIRLEY 325 Main - P.O. Box 605 Scott City, Kansas 67871 Attorney for Petitioner

E-cigarette use by young people more than doubled The use of e-cigarettes by young people doubled between 2011 and 2012, according to survey results released by the federal government. According to the National Youth Tobacco Survey, in 2011, 4.7 percent of high school students reported ever having used an e-cigarette. In 2012, the figure was 10 percent. Officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 1.78 million U.S. young people of high school age or younger had used e-cigarettes in 2012. “The increased use of e-cigarettes by teens is deeply troubling,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden. “Nicotine is a highly addictive drug. Many teens who start with e-cigarettes may be condemned to struggling with a lifelong addiction to nicotine and conventional cigarettes.” The battery-operated devices - which vaporize liquid containing nicotine - have yet to be regulated by the federal government, though officials have pledged for two years now that they ultimately will be. Because e-cigarettes are largely unregulated, information about them is scarce, such as the amounts and types of components and potentially harmful constituents they contain. Officials at the nation’s tobacco regulatory agency - the Food and Drug Administration - have said overall health risks from e-cigarettes are less than those from conventional cigarettes and could help smokers satisfy their nicotine cravings without inhaling tar and other toxins found in regular cigarette smoke. “FDA is poised to create comprehensive nicotine regulatory policy that acknowledges and recognizes that there is a continuum of risk,” said FDA chief Mitch Zeller. “People are smoking for the nicotine but they’re dying from the tar. Nicotine is not a completely safe and benign compound, so don’t get me wrong. But it’s not the nicotine that’s killing people.” All three major tobacco companies are selling e-cigarettes, as well as marketing them on TV, magazines and other media, and at sporting events. Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said the “explosion of e-cigarette marketing threatens to undo decades of efforts to deglamorize smoking to kids. “It’s no wonder youth e-cigarette use is on the rise. It’s time for the FDA and the states to take action to protect our kids.”

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Inspector general’s report has rural hospitals worried Mike Shields KHI News Service

A new report from the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services includes recommendations that - if acted upon - could undermine hundreds of small, rural hospitals across the nation including scores in Kansas, hospital officials and some rural health experts say. “It would be a matter of time before many of them (the hospitals) would have to close,” predicted Brock

Slabach, senior vice president for member services at the National Rural Health Association, which is encouraging its 20,000 members to voice alarm about the 34-page report to members of Congress. “I don’t think any senator or congressman would want to preside over the closure of hundreds of hospitals in rural communities across the United States,” Slabach said, noting that even if the report’s recommendations were to go mostly unheeded by federal officials there are other pro-

posals, including a budget plan from the White House, that could hurt the hospitals as the government looks for ways to brake Medicare spending. According to the Office of Inspector General, there are more than 1,300 U.S. hospitals designated as “critical access” facilities. Kansas has 83 critical access hospitals - more than any other state. Hospitals in Scott City, Dighton, Leoti and Tribune are critical access. The designation, created by Congress with the Balanced

Budget Act of 1997, was intended to assure reasonably close hospital access to rural residents across the country by guaranteeing that the qualifying hospitals would receive favorable Medicare payment rates. The favorable rates were to help the small hospitals stay in business despite small patient volumes compared to their urban counterparts. They were enacted in response to hundreds of rural hospitals closing their doors in the 1980s and 1990s. (See INSPECTOR on page 13)

Food stamp rules change for about 20,000 Kansans Mike Shields KHI News Service

State welfare officials have announced they will not seek renewal of a federal waiver that allows about 20,000 unemployed and childless Kansans to receive government food assistance. People in the affected group have 90 days to find work or enroll in a federally approved job training program or else they will be denied ben-

efits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. The program, which is fully funded by the federal government through the USDA, is commonly referred to as the Food Stamp program. Phyllis Gilmore, secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families, described the new policy as “help, the opposite of cruel,” for the people who might lose the food benefits because

it would push them to find employment. “The number one way out of poverty is a job,” she said. “We believe the jobs are there and these people can work. And if you can work, you should work.” But an official with the region’s major supplier to food pantries said she expected the policy change would simply turn more people to private charities for help making ends meet.

Hundreds lose access to Head Start due to federal budget cuts As school resumes, Head Start officials in Kansas say hundreds of low-income children have lost access to the program because of federal spending cuts. According to the Kansas Head Start Association, the Sunflower State is down 440 spaces from last year, leaving a total of 8,720 statewide. Wyandotte County, which includes Kansas City, accounted for nearly 17 percent of the state’s lost slots, according to the association officials. Established in 1965, Head Start serves low-income children from birth up to five years of age. The program enrolls more than one million children each year nationwide, according to the federal Office of Head Start. According to the National Head Start Association, researchers have found that Head Start families are more likely to invest time in literacy activities with their children even after they enter school. Research has also shown that for each $1 invested, Head Start yields an annual return on investment of 7-9 percent. The federal budget cuts affecting Head Start are part of the socalled budget sequestration that began March 1. Implemented after Congress and the White House

failed to agree on a deficit-reduction plan, the sequestration cut about $85 billion from this year’s budget. The National Head Start Association estimates that the sequestration is cutting the program’s budget by about 5.3 percent, or about $450 million nationwide. Area Head Start officials also said they are worried that sequestration could continue beyond this year, requiring perhaps even deeper cuts. “It is really hard for the staff to have to make these decisions,” said Erick Vaughn, who recently took over as executive director of the Kansas Head Start Association. He said program managers were stuck between wanting to provide services to as many families as possible and the need to run quality programming. In some cases, Vaughn said, local programs absorbed this year’s cuts without reducing the number of children they serve. Further spending cuts could force some centers to close entirely, he said. “We are at the point now where people are operating on a shoestring budget given what is required of them,” he said.

“In my mind it presumes that people are not looking for work or don’t want to work and I think that’s an erroneous assumption,” said Joanna Sebelien, chief resource officer for Harvesters, which in Kansas supplies tons of groceries each year to pantries, food kitchens, homeless shelters and other private relief agencies in 16 northeast Kansas counties. (See FOOD STAMP on page 13)

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Lawmakers urged to support Medicaid expansion The chief executive of one of the state’s largest medical centers is urging Kansas legislators to consider expanding eligibility for the state’s Medicaid program. The original intent of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, was that all states would expand their Medicaid programs effective Jan. 1, 2014, to include all adults with incomes at or below 138 percent of federal poverty guidelines.

Insurance officials to explain ACA exchange Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and another top official from her agency are scheduled to tour seven cities across the state in September and others in October to answer questions about Obamacare ahead of the planned launch of the law’s new health insurance exchange. “The talk about health insurance changes coming in 2014 has increased this summer,” Praeger said, “and the Kansas Insurance Department wants to help answer your questions.” The insurance exchange is scheduled to begin accepting enrollment applications on Oct. 1 for coverage effective Jan. 1. According to federal estimates, there are 326,885 currently uninsured Kansans who could receive health coverage through the new insurance marketplace. Many, if not most, are expected to qualify for subsidies to help cover the premium costs of private health plans. Area dates and locations for the insurance department tour: Hays: Mon., Sept. 23, 2:00 p.m., at Hays Medical Center, Hadley Conference Rooms, 2220 Canterbury Road. Hays: Mon., Sept. 23, 7:00 p.m., at Ft. Hays State University Memorial Union Ballroom. Dodge City: Tues., Sept. 24, 7:00 p.m. at Dodge House Hotel and Convention Center, 2408 W. Wyatt Earp Blvd. Praeger said at each event either she or Linda Sheppard, the agency’s health policy director and special counsel, will present an overview of the Affordable Care Act and explain who will be affected by the coming changes. They also will demonstrate how the new online marketplace will work. But she said “the biggest part” of the meetings would be devoted to answering questions. An October tour is schedule for other cities.

But a subsequent U.S. Supreme Court ruling made expansion optional for states. Kansas is among the states that have shown no interest in broadening the program. Kansas currently has one of the nation’s most restrictive Medicaid programs, essentially barring all childless adults regardless how poor, unless they are elderly, disabled, or pregnant. Parents can qualify if they have income below 32 percent

of poverty guidelines, which is less than $550 a month for a family of three. Once the Affordable Care Act kicks in on Jan. 1, people with incomes between 100 percent and 400 percent of federal poverty guidelines will be eligible for federally subsidized private health coverage. But since state policymakers haven’t approved Medicaid expansion, a large number of Kansans - an estimated 58,000 - will be ineligible

Inspector Reimbursing these small hospitals at 101 percent of their costs for Medicare services helps them stay in business despite the relatively small number of patients they treat compared to their urban counterparts. In Kansas, critical access hospitals are also reimbursed on a cost-plus basis for Medicaid services. Congress authorized the higher rates in response to hundreds of rural hospitals closing their doors in the 1980s and 1990s. Sixteen years later,

Few Other States Kansas officials said the change would apply only to “able-bodied,” childless adults between the ages of 18 and 49. To keep the benefits, they would need to work at least 20 hours per week or be in approved job training. Current federal law already bars people in that category from receiving SNAP benefits for more than three months in any

figuring out how a system that assumes everybody will be insured goes about covering the costs of the uninsured,” he said. Tappan also alerted legislators to the anticipated financial impact to Wesley if there is a two percent reduction in Medicare payments as a result of the federal budget sequester. According to studies commissioned by the hospital association, Medicaid expansion would pump more than

$3 billion into the state economy and create 4,000 new jobs by 2020. But the state’s Republican political leaders have said they are unconvinced the federal government would continue to cover the costs of new Medicaid enrollees, eventually leaving the state to either pick up the tab or cut people from the program. A poll by the hospital association shows 60 percent of Kansans favor Medicaid expansion.

dards.

Those calculations are challenged by the National Rural Health Association. Officials there don’t even agree with the way the inspectors calculated the number of hospitals that would fail the distance standards, if forced to reapply. Kansas Sens. Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts have signaled they would oppose the proposed changes and a bi-partisan letter penned by two other farm state senators to HHS has picked up more than 20 signatures.

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the facilities have proliferated. Now, only five smaller states on the east coast have no critical access hospitals. Kansas has 83, followed by Iowa (82), Texas (80) and Minnesota (79). ‘Necessary Providers’ But until Jan. 1, 2006, states and their governors were allowed to also designate some hospitals that failed to meet the distance requirements but qualified as “necessary providers.” That state authority, which qualified the designated hospitals

Food Stamp The Harvesters’ network distributes food to about 174,000 needy Kansans, including in Topeka and metropolitan Kansas City. Sebelien predicted more demands on the charities though the “pantries are already overloaded,” with requests for aid.

for the program but too poor to meet the subsidy thresholds. “Even with the Affordable Care Act, we’re still going to have a lot of people who won’t be in a position to take advantage of the health insurance marketplace,” said Hugh Tappan, chief executive of Wichita’s Wesley Medical Center. “They’re still going to come to us and we’re still going to see them, regardless of their ability to pay. But we need to be

for the higher reimbursements, was widely used, Kansas being a prime example. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, then Kansas governor, signed off on the certification of 31 Kansas hospitals between 2003-06. In their report, HHS inspectors state that 849 of the nation’s critical access hospitals - nearly two-thirds of them would not meet the law’s distance benchmarks, if they were forced to reapply for the designation using the original stan-

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three-year period, but states can ask for a waiver and provide the benefits longer, which is what Kansas has been doing. Kansas had the option of extending its current waiver through 2014, but chose against it because it wanted to encourage more people to seek jobs, DCF officials said. Kansas first received a partial waiver in 2004 under then-Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and then was granted a statewide waiver in 2009 under terms of the federal economic stimulus law, DCF officials said. The only other states not using the waiver are Delaware, New Hampshire, Vermont, Wyoming and Utah, but Oklahoma and Wisconsin also have signaled they

will let their waivers lapse soon, DCF officials said. Currently, there are about 318,000 Kansans receiving SNAP benefits, or about one in nine. But about 31 percent of those who are eligible for the program don’t apply, according to 2011 USDA data. In fiscal 2013, the dollar value of the average monthly benefit received was $124.87. “Thousands of Kansans are struggling to find a way back into the workforce. Cutting off supports such as SNAP only makes it more difficult for them to get back on their feet at a time when the jobs outlook does not support a policy shift such as this,” said Annie McKay, executive director of the Kansas Center for Economic Growth.

Cutting Costs The inspectors are recommending that Congress change the law so that the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could reassess the critical access hospitals. By their estimate, pushing those hospitals out of the designation would save taxpayers $268 million a year in 2011 dollars. Medicare patients would save another $181 million thanks to reduced co-insurance payments.

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Pastime at Park Lane We welcome Arlene Taylor to Park Lane this week. The United Methodist Church led Sunday morning services and the Church of the Nazarene led Sunday afternoon services. Residents enjoyed vanilla soft-serve ice cream cones. Trivia games were played on Tuesday evening. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning. Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon. Mary Ann Spangler and Barbara Dickhut were the helpers. Residents played cards on Wednesday evening. Elsie Nagel gave manicures on Thursday morning. Russell and Mary Webster led a Bible study class on Thursday evening. Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday morning and Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services on Friday afternoon.

Gruver celebrates 98th birthday

Hilda Gruver celebrated her 98th birthday on Sept. 6. Tava See made a cake and Hilda’s greatniece, Tina Turley, served ice cream and pop. Attending the party were Herb Graves, James Still, Darlene Richman, Cheryl Keyse, Garee Geist and Kylee Logan.

Hit and Miss Band performs

The Hit and Miss Band from the VIP Center performed on Thursday afternoon. Band members were Margie Stevens, Melody Stevens, Arlene Cauthon and Retha Lemmons.

Residents played Wii bowling on Friday evening. Everyone watched, “The Andy Griffith Show” on Saturday afternoon and snacked on popcorn. Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Pastor Dennis Carter, Bill and Kandi John, Marvel Keyse, Fritzie Rauch and Donna Eitel. Jimmy Dunkel was visited by Megan Dirks. Kathy McKellips was visited by Jamie Percival, Josh Percival, Dewayne Hill, Tim and Kay Percival and Val Duff.

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Deaths Charles D. Wessel Charles D. Wessel, 74, died at the Scott County Hospital on Sept. 10, 2013. He was born June 20, 1939, in Thomas County, Ks., the son of Joseph and Mary (Mindrup) Wessel. A resident of Scott City since 1969, moving from Oakley, he was a mechanic and shop foreman at Wheatbelt, Inc., for over 35 years and Henderson’s, Inc., both of Scott City. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus, both of Scott City. On Jan. 5, 1963, he married Katherine L. Durant in Oakley. She survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Kenneth and wife, Toni, and James and wife, Amy, all of Scott City; a daughter, Barbara Wilbur and husband, Mark, Leoti; a brother, Dave, Oakley; two sisters, Bernadine Wessel, Wichita, and Rita Wessel, Hays;

seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Ambrose, Frank, Leroy, Tom and Bob; and two sisters, Helen and Mary Ann. Visitation is Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Sunday from 1:006:00 p.m., at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Scott City. Vigil service will be held Sun., Sept. 15, 7:00 p.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Scott City. Funeral service will be Monday at 10:30 a.m., at the church, with Fr. Bernard Felix officiating. Interment will be on Monday at 2:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Cemetery, Angelus. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church or the Caring Hearts Medical Travel Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 Washington, Scott City, Ks., 67871.

Alice R. Summers Alice R. Summers, 102, died at the Wichita County Long Term Care Center, Leoti, on Sept. 9, 2013. S h e was born March 28, 1911, in Wichita County, the daughter of Roy Alice Summers Ellsworth and Helen Graham Elder. A resident of Leoti since 1972, moving from Kearny County, she was a farmer, rancher and homemaker. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Pitch Club and Neighborly Neighbors EHU, all of Leoti. On March 27, 1929, she married Henry David Summers in Wichita County. He passed away on Dec. 13, 1999, in Leoti. Survivors include: four sons, Roy, Advance, N.C., Donald, Lakin, Merle,

Judy Redburn was visited by Wendy Derstine, Jim Cooley, Tina Turley and Mary Torson. Joyce Bohnert was visited by Tina Turley. Mike Kitch was visited by Charlene Becht and Don and Judy Browning. Pat Palen was visited by Nancy Holt, Linda Dunagan, Lila Carson, Dottie Fouquet and Mark Fouquet. Harriet Jones was visited by Marcia Chyba, Nancy Holt, Pete Steffens, Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church and Donna Eitel.

Verna Willman was visited by Nancy Johnson from Bossier City, La. Edith Norman was visited by Tom and Sara Shane, Ron and Sue Riner, and Doris Riner. Geraldine Graves was visited by Megan Dirks, Mindy Schrader, Charlene Becht, Diane Dirks and Susan Geist. Boots Haxton was visited by Donna Eitel and Rod and Kathy Haxton. Bonnie Pickett was visited by Gloria Wright, Arlene Cauthon, Darlene Bontrager, Edwin Allen, Patti Quakenbush, Treva McCandless, and Larry and Philene Pickett. Lula Dirks was visited by Kim Smith, Willetta Payne, Darla Luebbers, and Dave and Deb Kraemer. Albert Dean was visited by Arlene Cauthon, Carol Davey and Susan Geist. Delores Brooks was visited by Nancy Holt. Harold and Ruth White were visited by Pete Steffens, Junior and Sharon Strecker, and Donna Eitel.

Blackwell, Okla., and Howard “Dude,” Cimarron; four daughters, Helen Ridder, Leoti, Delora Stites, Midlothian, Va., Bessie Brown, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Barbara Heili, Garden City; one sister, Neva Duncan, Leoti; 35 grandchildren, 67 great grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one daughter, Dorothy Harbin; six brothers and four sisters. Funeral services will be held Fri., Sept. 13, 10:30 a.m., at the United Methodist Church, Leoti, with Rev. Brad Kirk presiding. Interment will be in the Leoti Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church or Wichita County Long Term Care Center in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 202 4th St., Leoti, Ks. 67861.

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Lorena Turley was visited by Arlene Cauthon, Neta Wheeeler, Cynthia Salinas, Tracy Hess and Max Binns. Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock, Larry Wing, and Grace, Kaleb and Spenser Beaton. Jim and Yvonne Spangler were visited by Margie Stevens, Les and MaryAnn Spangler, Greg and Yvette Mills, and Donna Eitel. Clifford Dearden was visited by Don and Judy Browning. Jake Leatherman was visited by Don and Judy Browning and Donna Eitel. Mildred Van Pelt was visited by David Van Pelt, Pastor Dennis Carter and Treva McCandless. Phyllis Trembley was visited by Marvin Greenberg and Louise Breen. Earl Gorman was visited by Pete Steffens, Loretta Gorman, Charlene Becht and Donna Eitel. Ann Tedford was visited by Arlene Cauthon and Mary Plum.

Herb Graves was visited by Mandi Osborn and Tina Turley. Darlene Richman was visited by Phebe Unruh and Tina Turley. Mike Leach was visited by Linda Dunagan and Rev. Don Martin from St Luke’s Church. Cecile Billings was visited by Delinda Dunagan, Linda Dunagan; Ken, Patti and Mandy Billings; Don and Judy Browning, and Gloria Lefort. Mary Alice Lawrence King was visited by Deb and Shorty Lawrence. Brenda Bremer was visited by Harold and Wanda Wright. Melva Rose was visited by Bob and Irma McDaniel; Rose McDaniel, Grand Junction, Colo.; and Tina Turley. Jim Jeffery was visited by Pastor Dennis Carter, Don and Judy Browning, Jett Humberg and Libbie Joles. Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane, Donna Gaschler, Mark Fouquet and Lil Francisco.

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Grant recipients . . .

Scott Recreation Commission received a $2,500 grant from the Western Kansas Community Foundation in Garden City. This grant will be used to help purchase new youth softball and baseball catcher’s equipment. The current equipment is outdated and no longer safe, according to SRC Director Lauren Robinson. Robinson and assistant director Jordan Barrett (right) accept a check from Neil Hawley, a member of the WKCF board of directors.

Park Place People

by Doris Riner

Labor Day came and went. For the residents who are lazy, like yours truly, it was just another day, but our helpers, labored as usual. Our helpers are Maria Cuierez, Philis Ruiz and Lil Francisco. You can bet they are dearly loved (and appreciated) by all of us. I don’t think you would class playing pool as labor, but Clif and Joe, our two pool players, were hard at it most of the evening. I, for one, enjoy watching them. When one gets beat, to soothe his ego he challenges me to a game. Jay was over several times, Joe said. Other pool spectators during the evenings are Margaret Lee and her caregiver. They go for a walk in the evenings and stop and watch, too. Margaret’s girls, Sherlyn and Mary, were here several times to see her. Margaret was an overnight patient in the hospital last week. She enjoyed several friends from her church coming by to see her. Betty Ohneck, who was in Colorado for a couple of weeks while undergoing surgery is back in the nursing home. She says she is glad to be home. Lou Pfanenstiel was in Hays this last Monday for a check-up with his doctor. His son, Jerry, came over one evening and played pitch with dad and a couple friends. Our newest resident, Mary Plum, has been on the run day and night, trying to keep up with everything that’s going on. She is a fast learner and a “goer.” Mary’s kids, Bob and Georgia and Lanora and Rick, stopped by several times to see her (and she was on the go). Mary, Karen Harms and yours truly enjoyed pizza at Mary Lou Oeser’s house on Sunday noon. Lela Bishop had a pretty quiet week for her, but Lela is a sports fan and you can bet she was at our high school football game Friday night. By the way, I’m not the only one in town with a big mouth. Lou P. and I rode over to the game on our scooters and sat in front of Lela and she did her share to win the game (just kidding, Lela.) Elvira Billinger’s company last week included her sister, Rita, and John Riebel, Minneola. Duane and Susan Billinger, Wichita, were here for several days. I’ve saved the best for last. All of Edwin Allen’s family members were here to see him Sunday. They included: Dave and Darline Bontrager, Harper; Greg and Patti Quance, Oakland, Calif.; Dennis and Eilene Allen, Scott City; Mike and Linda Allen, Garden City; and David and Jana Miller, Hays. A great big “thank you” to Fred and Trudi Kuntizch for more delicious tomatoes.

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How much are you worth? Last week in this section, I wrote that Christians should be inspiring. After receiving some feedback from that article, I’ve decided to backtrack a little. Not about what I wrote, but to a subject that should have been written before that article. How much are you worth? How would you answer that question? Would you take time to add up your account holdings, equity holdings, and life insurance policies? I believe that most people, if asked that question, their first instinct would be to try to put a monetary value on themselves by what they have attained and accumulated. If you do a Google search for “Who is worth the most?” your return would talk about world billionaires and celebrity bank accounts. This is what we think of when we think of worth or value. I would love to challenge this thinking. I believe something is worth what someone is willing to pay. What may be worthless to someone, is worthy to another. I find it interesting, that a Post-It note with the words “I love you” written on it, sold on ebay for $6.14. A person could buy thousands of the little, yellow, sticky notes and write the words on it themselves, but someone decided this one note was worth $6.14. It may have been worthless to most, but someone deemed it to have worth. I love the words in scripture. In them is where we should find our worth. In it, it says that we were bought at a price. It tells us why this price was paid. We find out that God, our Creator, deemed us worthy to pay the ultimate price. To sacrifice His son, to redeem us so that we could be His. Nothing greater could have been paid for you. You were worth the price Jesus paid on the cross. In scripture, we find out why God gave His son, and it was simply because He loves you. The famous passage of John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” The price that was paid for you and I was far greater than any price paid before. I hope that you see yourself as worthy. Because I believe that to be inspiring, you have to recognize your worth. If you recognize your worth, you will believe that you are worthy of doing something great and of being inspiring. I hope this week that you begin to see yourself as God sees you. Worthy! Pastor Shelby Crawford Community Christian Church, Scott City

Scott City Assembly of God

1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer

St. Joseph Catholic Church

A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.

Pence Community Church

Prairie View Church of the Brethren

4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship • Wednesday mornings Breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m. Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Community Christian Church

8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.) Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church

Immanuel Southern Baptist Church

803 College - Scott City - 872-2339 Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor

1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264 Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041

Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

Gospel Fellowship Church

1st United Methodist Church

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 Dennis Carter, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services at 9:00 a.m. • Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.

First Christian Church

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

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

701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m. Website: www.fccscottcity.org

Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666 Father Don Martin Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m. St. Luke’s - 872-5734 (recorded message) Senior Warden Bill Lewis • 872-3347 or Father Don Martin - (785) 462-3041

Scott Mennonite Church

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.

9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 a.m. Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m. YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.

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and Environment will conduct its own analysis to determine how accurate the city’s figures are. “We take pride in being investigated by the city,” Todd says. Tom Bennett, Healy, reported their unaccounted losses were about nine percent last year, “but we got that fixed.”

wells have voluntarily cut back water usage along with the city’s water customers. Generally, says Todd, the huge majority of residents have had no problem with water use restrictions being pushed by the city. “The best thing has been educating the public,” Todd says.

Private Wells In some cities, residents are drilling private wells to avoid higher rates and water restrictions. Todd reported that hasn’t been a problem yet in Scott City with only five private wells. According to Eugene Wilson, Dighton, they had three private wells drilled in the past year, bringing the total within the city limits to about 20. Todd said that the local residents with private

A Collective Target Bob Willman, Scott City, expressed concern that he would be asked to cut his usage by 20 percent if the LEMA is approved. “I’m down to (using) 77 gallons a day now. How do I cut another 20 percent?” he asked. “The city won’t be cutting you off,” assured Parkinson. King explained that usage by each person isn’t

Grocery The entire facelift will include installation of new display cases, refrigeration equipment, expansion of the deli/bakery, an European-style meat case, cake decorating and more. “When we’re done we want to have a supermarket where people will be proud to shop and that has just about everything they could want,” says Watkins. When renovation of the Denny’s site is completed, the north location will be closed and only the one Heartland Foods store will remain. Jobs Won’t be Cut Watkins has already heard concerns being expressed about the impact of closing a grocery store - from lost jobs to higher prices. There are currently 22 employees at Denny’s and 25 at Heartland. Justin Meireis, who is currently manager of Heartland Foods, will continue as manager of the new site. “Everyone who wants a job will keep their job,” assures Watkins. “In fact, we’ll probably need to hire more people. They have strong people. We

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have strong people. I feel that by putting everyone together we can have a strong team. “From the conversations we’ve had with employees in both stores, everyone’s excited about the change. When this is done they’re going to have one very, very nice store to work in.” Watkins also understands concern about prices in a one-store town. “But the fact is, we’re not that far from Garden City,” he emphasizes. “In every community where we have a store we try to be as competitive as possible. “Our goal when we complete the renovation and the move will be the same as it’s always been. We want to offer competitive prices and quality products in a clean store. If we continue to do that, we feel everything else will be okay.” As for the current Heartland Foods store, Watkins says he has no immediate plans for the building but that he has already begun receiving inquiries from persons interested in the property.

going to be monitored and that everyone will be asked to cut 20 percent from what they’re using now. “That’s an overall goal for each city,” said King. “Some people will be able to cut more than 20 percent. There will be some people, like yourself, who won’t be cutting much at all because you’re already doing what you can to conserve.” Todd pointed out there are instances where water users are already cutting far more than 20 percent. According to Todd, when grass died on the football field last fall, in the previous month 96 inches of water had been pumped on the turf. He says more than 150 inches of water was put on the field in a year’s time. “Today, they’re averaging two inches a week,” he

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state stepping in and telling us what to do,” she emphasized. Todd said that given the city’s existing efforts to reduce consumption, he questions whether they can cut another 20 percent from the five-year average. “Show me what you can save,” King told representatives from each of the cities. “Is it 10 percent? Twenty percent? Put it in black and white and I’ll take it to the (state water office) chief engineer. King will be working with the cities to arrive at specific proposals and the amount of water that each will save. She said a vote on a LEMA in GWMD No. 1 is tentative planned for late October or early November.

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says. “And I think they’re planning to cut back on that in another week.” He says a residential customer had been using 500,000 gallons a month with most of that going on their lawn. “We visited with him and today he’s not even among our top 25 users,” Todd says. Even with those instances of large water users, the cities within GWMD No. 1 account for less than one percent of all groundwater usage. “Even if they all cut 20 percent, how much of a difference is it really making?” Willman asked. King noted that if the LEMA is adopted, everyone within the district will have to participate. “We’ve been given the opportunity to control our water usage without the

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Sports

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aerial attack Beavers pass for 223 yards in first half against Cowboys

Brayden Strine isn’t certain his first pass reception of the season was even meant for him. With Scott City quarterback Trey O’Neil scrambling from pressure inside Abilene 13 his own 20 yard line, Scott City 40 he tossed a short pass over the middle that went through the hands of Chantz Yager and into Strine’s hands. “It looked like Chantz might have tipped it. I was shocked that I got the ball,” says the senior runningback. He wasn’t so shocked that he couldn’t turn up the field and outrace the Abilene secondary for a 75 yard touchdown on Scott Community High School’s third offensive play of the season. The Beavers would score 34 unanswered points to start the game and roll to a surprisingly easy 40-13 nonleague win over Abilene in Friday’s season opener on the home field. (See AERIAL on page 23)

SCHS senior defensive end Warren Kropp sacks Abilene’s quarterback and forces a fumble during first quarter action last Friday evening. Scott City took possession at the Abilene 16 yard line and quickly scored for a 20-0 lead. (Record Photo)

QB injury forces the Beavers to make adjustments It’s natural that a team will make adjustments between the first and second games of the football season. They just don’t plan on the quarterback position being one of those. But that’s the situation the Scott Community

Week 2 High School football team finds itself in as they prepare for Friday’s Great West Activities Conference opener with Colby. SCHS quarterback

Trey O’Neil was sidelined early in the second half of the Abilene game with a persistent knee injury that he had to deal with during football and basketball seasons as a sophomore. While running the speed option, O’Neil was tack-

led from behind on a play that didn’t appear serious at the time. “It turned out to be pretty costly,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil. The junior will miss this week’s contest and his return for the Hol-

comb game the following week will be evaluated on a day-to-day basis. In the meantime, junior quarterback Brett Meyer will be taking most of the snaps with senior runningback Brayden Strine, who is recovering from

Indians miss early chance for momentum

Looking at Friday’s 57-15 loss, Wichita County High School head coach Faron Kraft doesn’t feel the score reflects what might have happened had the Indians been able to convert a couple of key plays early in the game. What it does reflect is too many missed tackles, Cimarron 57 dropped passes Leoti 15 and an inability to stop Cimarron on third down. “It was a frustrating night,” says Kraft. “We didn’t make defensive stops when we should have and when we had a chance to get the momentum, we didn’t capitalize.” The WCHS defense knew it would face a big challenge in stopping Cimarron runningback Ty Clark who rushed for 1,312 yards last season. Poor tackling didn’t make the job any easier as Clark scored on TD runs of 45 and 69 yards to give the Bluejays a 14-0 first quarter lead. “On both touchdowns we had Clark stopped in the backfield and he was able to break loose (See INDIANS on page 18)

a hyperextended elbow, also available if needed. In fact, Strine may even be quarterback in certain situations. “Without Trey it will limit our play calling,” says Coach O’Neil. “At (See INJURY on page 19)

SCHS x-country

Wren sets the pace in opening meet at Goodland

SCHS senior Aubrey Davis holds off a challenge from a Colby runner at the finish line during the season opening meet at Goodland.

After missing an entire year of cross-country and track due to medical issues, the Scott Community High School cross-country coaching staff wasn’t sure what to expect when Jade Wren competed in the first meet of her high school career. “We knew she had a lot of potential given how well she ran in junior high, but that was more than a year ago,” says head coach Kevin Reese. Wren showed no signs of rust from her long layoff, leading the SCHS girls with an eighth place finish (18:39) at the opening meet of the season in Goodland last Thursday. “She ran a terrific race for her first meet,” Reese says. “Other than the Rim Rock course (at Lawrence) this is probably the most challenging course we will run on all year and the heat made it even more challenging.” Wren and senior state qualifier Taylor George crossed the mile mark in 7:11, but then Wren began pulling away over the next 1-1/2 miles. George (19:00) finished in ninth place, followed by Aubrey Davis (14th, 19:51), Macy Davis (22nd, 22:32) and Riley Hawker (25th, 22:56). “Given how hard Jade works in practice, I’m not completely surprised at how well she ran. Now that she has some idea what she’s capable of doing, I’d be shocked if we don’t see some dramatic improvement over the next few weeks,” Reese says. (See WREN on page 22)

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Outdoors in Kansas

by Steve Gilliland

Not your ordinary flower

Have you noticed the wild sunflowers? They are as thick as stars in the sky with blooms as plentiful as the zeros in America’s debt. And what better timing than for the 100th anniversary of the Kansas State Fair. Did you know that the sunflower is the only crop grown for seed that was domesticated right here in the USA? Sunflowers were a common crop among Native American tribes throughout North America, and Spanish explorers took the exotic plants back to Europe in the 1500s. Sunflowers were first grown for food in Russia. By the early 19th century, Russian farmers were growing over two million acres, and by the late 19th century, Russian sunflower seed had found it’s way back to North America again. Though different from domestic sunflowers in many ways, wild sunflowers are the genetic basis of today’s commercially grown crop. Domestic sunflower blooms appear to follow the sun across the horizon each day, but once the radiant flowers open, they actually face east for the rest of their lives. This is possibly a defense mechanism, as facing any other direction could scald the seeds before they ripen. Wild sunflowers don’t seem to care which direction they face. According to my research, last year the U.S. had just over 1.8 million acres of sunflowers planted commercially. Approximately 81,000 of those acres were planted here in Kansas. Russia and the Ukraine combine to grow more sunflowers than any other country, nearly 15 times more than the US. (See FLOWER on page 20)

Hornets play giveaway in loss to Wildcats Five turnovers inside their own 25 yard line were Sharon Sp. 51 disastrous Dighton 0 for the Dighton High School football team in a 51-0 season opening loss to Sharon Spring that ended at halftime. “It was a combination of things,” says head coach Ken Simon. “My two quarterbacks are young and neither were ready for a game like this. And we got outmanned up front. They were more physical than us.” Those factors contrib-

uted to three lost fumbles and two interceptions that gave the Wildcats a short field most of the night. Those turnovers led to five of their seven touchdowns. They also added a 55 yard punt return. Great starting field position meant that Sharon Springs was able to score six touchdowns with just 143 yards of offense - 121 rushing and 22 passing. “Their defense was good, but our lack of experience was obvious, especially with our quarterbacks,” says Simon. The Hornets were limited to 41 yards total offense, led by sophomore quarterback Marcos Cruz

with 18 yards on seven carries. “We had a hard time executing our plays, staying on blocks and holding onto the football,” Simon says. “When we were in the gun, the center did a great job of snapping the ball, but the ball would go through the quarterbacks hands.” It comes down to gaining experience and learning to play at game speed. “It’s the same situation we were in last year when there aren’t enough boys to scrimmage against in practice,” Simon says. “We can’t practice against only dummies or air. It makes it pretty tough

when you get into a game situation. We weren’t ready for game speed. That was really evident on defense. We weren’t making tackles and we weren’t getting into position.” Simon looks for a better outing this week as the Hornets prepare for Tribune, a 54-6 loser to Hoxie last week. “They like to spread the ball in a pro formation. They’ll run some option and throw out of that,” says Simon. “They also will run their quarterback with keepers and read options.” The key will be to contain senior Elijah Stone

(5-5, 140), who is listed as a quarterback and runningback. “He’s quick and we have to be in position to contain him and make tackles. We can’t let him get into the open field,” emphasizes Simon. At the same time, the Hornets will need a much bigger game from senior runningback Isaac Alinor who was limited to just 17 rushing yards and coughed up the ball twice against Sharon Springs. “Getting a W would do a lot for our confidence,” says Simon. “We need to focus on taking care of the ball and playing more physical.”

Chiefs are hoping to feast on the East When Andy Reid left Philadelphia he just thought he was putting the NFC East in his rear view mirror. Instead, what some say is the toughest division in the NFL, is like a semi-truck barreling down the highway for a head-on collision with Kansas City. The Chiefs play Dallas at home this Sunday and then have just four days to prepare for the fastest show on turf in Philadelphia. Winning both games would stamp Kansas City as a legiti-

Indians after we had him wrapped up. We did a terrible job of tackling,” says Kraft. WCHS cut the deficit to 14-7 late in the opening period, and on their next possession had a chance to tie the game, but the scoring opportunity slipped away with a dropped pass in the end zone. “If we could have scored that touchdown and tied the game, we felt things would have been a lot different. We had the momentum and Cimarron was getting a little rattled,” Kraft says. “Af-

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mate playoff contender. Splitting the games - as long as we’re competitive in a loss will still be okay. Losing both wouldn’t deal a major blow to our playoff chances, but it could be a blow to our

psyche. Kansas City shot up the NFL power rankings into the No. 15 spot - just one behind the Cowboys who showed last week that if a team commits six turnovers even Tony Romo can’t give the game away in the final period. Nonetheless, Romo is going to give the defense opportunities for some takeaways. That’s even a greater probability with a KC defense that could finish the season among the top five in the league. It begins up front where Don-

tari Poe could be the nose tackle that we’ve been waiting for. Against Jacksonville he had six tackles, 1-1/2 sacks and a batted ball, all while drawing doubleteam blocking. That’s got to be a major concern for rookie center Travis Frederick who’s going to need help from his offensive line to keep Poe from pressuring Romo up the middle. That said, the Cowboys will have to find an answer for rising superstar Justin Houston. The outside linebacker had a monster (See FEAST on page 20)

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ter that touchdown slipped away from us our confidence took a hit.” Instead, Cimarron regained the momentum and scored five unanswered touchdowns over the next two quarters while building a 57-7 lead. Leoti fullback Colton Northrup had a big game with 163 yards of total offense - 139 on the ground and 24 receiving. “And it could have been even better if he wouldn’t have been dealing with cramps. He probably missed at least 10 of-

JV volleyball invite Sat.

Scott Community High School will be hosting a junior varsity volleyball tournament on Sat., Sept. 14, starting at 9:00 a.m. Eight teams will be divided into the following pools at the high school and elementary school: SCHS: Scott City, Lakin, Liberal and Colby. SCES: Holcomb, Garden City, Ulysses and Great Bend. Quad at Leoti The SCHS varsity and JV girls will compete in a quadrangular at Leoti on Tues., Sept. 17. The varsity girls will play Goodland (5:00 p.m.), Leoti (6:00 p.m.) and Lakin (7:00 p.m.).

fensive snaps,” says Kraft. “It also hurt us on defense. I don’t feel they’d have scored a couple of their touchdowns if Colton was 100 percent.” Northrup still averaged 6.62 yards on 21 carries. While senior quarterback Jantz Budde was just 2-of-13 passing for 32 yards, Kraft feels those numbers are misleading. “The passing game was there. We had three passes in the end zone that were on our fingertips but we couldn’t bring them in,” he notes. “We need to work on our timing.”

Defensively, Kraft says the team consistently made stops on first and second downs, only to give up a big third down play to keep a drive alive. “We had our moments when we looked really good and played really well. There were other times when we struggled,” he says. Stanton Co. Friday The Indians will face Stanton County (0-1) in a non-league game Friday. Under a new head coach, the Trojans have dropped some of their op-

tion game in favor of a Pro-I set. “They like to run behind some very big linemen, but they also like to pass,” Kraft says. WCHS will need to adjust to a possible seasonending injury to offensive tackle Brock Sheppard (64, 280). “If we lose him for the season to a torn ACL it will really hurt us,” he says. Also questionable for Friday’s game is tight end Chris Wilson who was slowed by an ankle injury.

Bluejays roll up 273 yards rushing You can’t create speed. Either you have it or you don’t. The Scott City Middle School backfield is loaded with speed and they put it on display in a 40-6 season opening win over Holcomb last Thursday. The Bluejays rolled up 273 yards on the ground and added touchdowns by the defense and special teams as they jumped out to a 34-0 lead through three quarters. “We have some very good kids at the skilled positions and they’re all football smart,” says coach Larry Fox. Running a number of counter plays, SCMS was able to capitalize on their speedy backfield that includes halfbacks Wyatt Hayes, Marshall Faurot and Jack Thomas. Even though the Bluejays scored only two first half touchdowns, they were in control of this game from the opening kickoff. Faurot scored on an eight yard TD run in the opening period while Hayes added a 21 yard run early in the second quarter. Faurot, who finished with 85 yards on just six carries, collected most of those with a 52 yard scoring run just 20 seconds into the third period. Quarterback Parker Vulgamore finished off a scoring drive on their next possession with a three yard run that extended the lead to 28-0. Even though Hayes was limited to just 43 yards rushing, he scored a pair of touchdowns on a 41 yard interception return in the third period and an 80 yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter. Thomas led the Bluejays with 104 yards rushing on just seven carries. Defensively, inside linebacker Kyle Sherwood had a team high eight tackles, followed by Faurot and Hayes with five tackles each. “Kyle played a real physical game. He put a lot of hard hits on boys,” says Fox. The Bluejays added just three yards passing which is an area that Fox says they will need to develop. “Teams are going to figure out that we can run pretty well. We need to show that we can pass the ball in order to keep teams from overplaying the run,” says Fox.

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Untypical defense leads to untypical stat line for SCHS It’s been said that numbers don’t lie. Perhaps not . . . but they can fib a little. Take Scott City’s season opener against Abilene, for example. Anyone who saw Scott City’s first half rushing stats would assume that the Beavers’ running game had left town wearing a cap and gown along with last year’s graduating class. The first half would have appeared to be a disaster . . . on paper. For example, SCHS had: •Only one first down. •Of the seven first half possessions, the longest consisted of just five plays and that one ended with a punt. •Five yards rushing. •Only four of eight total rushing plays in the half were for positive yards. •Time of possession was just 5:37. Oh, but those numbers don’t tell the whole story. Scott City had a very untypical 223 yards passing in the half and a very typical 27-0 halftime lead. But, when you’re up against a nontypical defense, non-typical things will happen. Abilene had adopted Beloit’s defensive philosophy of what it calls a 10-man front. They line up eight players in the box with linebackers charging the line. Cornerbacks are playing the receivers tight on the line - giving the appearance of a 10-man front. “It was a double-edged sword. It blew up our running game in the first half, but it sure opened up opportunities for big plays in our passing game,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil. “I think it showed that we’re a more athletic team than what some may have been expecting.” “They were doing a lot of bump-andrun to stop the short routes. So we faked the short route and turned it up deep and we were open,” says senior wideout Chris Pounds who finished with a career high three TD receptions and 118 yards on just five catches. In the second half, Abilene abandoned their stacked front and the result was a

Injury the same time, the plays that we do run we need to execute them better than we did last week. Then again, I don’t expect to see another 10-man (defensive) front. That’s not something you prepare for from a team that’s never done it.” Instead, the SCHS offense

more typical SCHS line score with 198 yards rushing. While the Beavers found success with their quick pitches, O’Neil didn’t want to give up on the inside running game. “We were still trying to be stubborn and run between the tackles. We wanted to try to build confidence with our interior blocking and running game,” he says. “We popped a couple, but still didn’t do a very good job.” Bend But Don’t Break Even though the defense shut Abilene out for three quarters, the report card was mixed. The defense got high marks for allowing just 54 yards rushing when they had 11 men on the field. They gave up 84 yards with nine players on defense. How’s that? In the fourth quarter, there was a lot of confusion as junior varsity players were being hustled onto the field for Abilene’s second possession of the quarter. In that confusion, SCHS didn’t have any inside linebackers as Abilene stepped to the line. “I said this isn’t going to turn out well,” noted Turner as he saw the interior gap. He was right as Abilene busted a play up the middle for an 84 yard score. An 80 yard TD pass on the Cowboy’s previous play accounted for nearly half

of their 342 yards of offense. The bend-but-don’t-break defense allowed 204 yards passing on 14-of-26 attempts. “The most disappointing thing was the fact they threw the ball more than 20 times and we didn’t get one deflection or an interception. We need to get a hand on at least one out of every five or six passes. Our goal is to pick off one out of every 10 passes,” O’Neil says. “Our defensive backs did what we wanted in that they didn’t get beat deep. At the same time, we have to start breaking on the ball quicker and get a hand on the ball which may lead to an interception.” SC Has Field Position Special teams play was a key factor in Scott City enjoying better field position. Kickoff and punt team coverage limited the Cowboys to very little return yardage. The average starting field position for Abilene was their own 21 yard line. Only once did Abilene start a drive from beyond their own 30. Aided by a forced fumble and recovery at the Abilene 16, the average starting field position for Scott City was their 42 yard line. “A good thing about our punt return team is that we didn’t let the ball bounce around for another 10 or 15 yards,” says O’Neil.

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expects to see Colby line up in a 4-4 or 5-2 defense which they’ve done the last 3-4 years. A young and inexperienced Colby squad is coming off a 26-0 loss to Oakley in their opener. Even with the quarterback change, O’Neil expects to see

a better performance from his squad. “We took a step in the right direction this week with our effort and knowledge. And we definitely benefitted from a full game of experience. It will be like this all year. We’re not near the team right now that I ex-

pect us to be by game seven or eight,” says O’Neil. “The first six games you’re playing for a league title, but you’re also preparing yourselves for the playoffs. If we can stay injury-free and the boys continue working like they are, we have a chance to be pretty competitive.”

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You can bet that Arrowhead will be rockin’ on Sunday with a chance to prove we are a playoff caliber team.

game with five tackles and three sacks against the Jaguars. Right side linebacker Tamba Hali added the second interception of his career for a pick six. Our defensive line finished with 2-1/2 sacks which is almost a year’s worth of production for most teams. Kansas City finished with six sacks in game one - a year after they had the third worst sack total (27) in the NFL. With four Pro-Bowlers, the Kansas City defense is as talented as any in the league. Our secondary is better than Dallas saw against the Giants and our special teams are better than the Cowboys’.

Offensive Zoo in Philly Win or lose, we won’t have much time to think about the Dallas game before we have to get ready for Michael Vick and the high-octane Philadelphia Eagles. They had 53 offensive plays in the first half alone. Minnesota and San Diego had 53 and 51 plays, respectively, for the entire game. Following the Jacksonville game, Kansas City players were commenting about their conditioning

Kadavy wins Pigskin Payoff Adam Kadavy, Scott City, was the winner of the season’s first Pigskin Payoff. Kadavy and Tim McGonagle each had 13 correct picks, but Kadavy won the tie-breaker by predicting 64 points would be scored in the K-State/LouisianaLafayette game (actual total was 75). Jon Berning claimed third place money with 12 correct picks and 72 points in the tie-breaker. Also with 12 correct picks were Ryan Roberts, Jan Tucker, Chris Rodriguez, Adam Wycoff and Shea Morris.

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in the Florida heat and humidity. They said the game was slower than practice. We’ll see if they feel the same way following this Thursday night’s game against the Eagles. Even with the up-tempo offense, Philly head coach Chip Kelly felt they were “too slow.” That may just be his way of getting into the heads of opposing defenses. It’s not like the Eagles were able to run away and hide from Washington. The Redskins found success by blitzing and Vick didn’t seem like he was able to make adjustments. It remains to be seen whether the Eagles

Flower

The sunflower, by the way is the national flower of Russia. Now for a little “sunflower trivia,” all according to the Guinness Book of World Records. •a sunflower grown in Germany holds the record for the tallest ever grown, at 26 feet, four inches; •a sunflower grown in British Columbia boasts the widest head ever reStrk corded at over 32 inches across; and 1W •a sunflower grown in 1L Michigan claims the most 1W heads with 837 sunflower 1W heads on one plant. 1L In 1903 the sunflower 1L became the state flower of Kansas. As history has it, in 1901, George MoreStrk house, a state senator from

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offense is a novelty or whether teams will eventually figure out a way to slow down or stop Philadelphia as they get more game film. Just like most everything else in the NFL, when something new comes along teams learn to adjust. Statistical Oddities If you like stats, here are a few that you may find interesting: •Kansas City’s 28-2 win over Jacksonville was the first time in NFL history that a game ended with that score. •The 28-2 score line is the 19th NFL score combination involving a team only scoring a safety.

•The most common score combinations are 2-0 and 14-2, which have happened five times each. Those 2-0 games? The Akron Pros over the Buffalo All-Americans in 1923, the Kansas City Cowboys over the Buffalo Rangers in 1926, the Frankford Yellow Jackets over the Green Bay Packers in 1928, the Packers over the Chicago Bears in 1932, and the Bears over the Packers in 1938. •That 1993 game was a 7-2 win by New England Patriots over Cincinnati. •The most lopsided win involving a lone safety was by the Los Angeles Rams over the Baltimore Colts, 45-2.

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Council Grove, attended a rodeo in Colorado Springs where all the Kansas folk in attendance wore sunflowers identifying them as Kansans. So moved and inspired by the Kansas spirit was he, that upon returning home, he drafted the bill naming the sunflower as our state flower. In this original bill, Morehouse stated “This flower has to all Kansans an historical symbolism which speaks of frontier days, winding trails, pathless prairie and is full of the life and glory of the past, the pride of the present and richly emblematic of the majesty of the golden future, and is a flower which has given Kansas the world-wide name

“The Sunflower State.” The last couple years we’ve been dried and roasted, then flooded and now are turning a little crispy again, but like the mailman, those Kansas wild sunflowers don’t seem to care. They fill the ditches and pastures of our state with a gazillion gleaming jewels fit for any king’s crown. So take a lesson from the wild sunflower and when life deals you adverse conditions . . . turn them into sunflower seeds! (I know that doesn’t make sense but it sounds cool). Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors!

Week 1 TieBreak Adam Kadavy 13 Tim McGonagle 13 Jon Berning 12 Ryan Roberts 12 Jan Tucker 12 Chris Rodriguez 12 Adam Wycoff 12 Shea Morris 12

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Fishing Report Scott State Lake Updated August 22 Channel cats: good; up to 17 inches. Cut bait, shrimp, worms, and prepaired baits fished around the fish attractors and other structure has been best for fish up to 8 lbs. Crappie: fair/good; most up to 9 inches. Minnows or jigs around the fish attractors has been best. But drifting jigs or small crankbaits over the deeper part of the lake in a boat, fishing minnows under a bobber along rip-rapped shorelines in the evening, or fishing minnows under a bobber up in the creek can all be productive methods/locations. Anglers report catching good numbers of fish most days with the majority of the “keepers” running in the 8-9 inch range. Walleye/saugeye: slow; up to 8 lbs. Casting and slow-retrieving jigs tipped with nightcrawlers or minnows or fishing various fish imitating jigs and crankbaits along drop-offs and points should be best.

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Big 12 openers daunting for ‘Cats

Even though Kansas State is back on track after their win against UL Lafayette, the Wildcats are on a collision course with a daunting Big 12 opening. K-State by will handle Mac MassachuStevenson setts this Saturday in Snyder Family Stadium, but then they open Big 12 play on the road at Texas and then at Oklahoma State. Something’s way out of whack at Texas. The Longhorns were manhandled by BYU last week, losing 4021. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. BYU rushed for an astounding 550 yards and passed for 129 against the Texas defense. There’s big trouble in the Texas football program and AD DeLoss Dodds is going to have to fire Mack Brown after the season or Dodds himself will be run out of Austin. After last Saturday’s win, Coach Snyder said, “You can’t just play a half, or a quarter, or three quarters. That’s always been the case. We do not have the consistency right now and the ability to play a solid four quarters.” Kansas State isn’t as talented as their fans have come to expect; nevertheless, neither are most of the other teams in the Big 12. The league is way down as a whole and there are no contenders for a national championship. It’s impossible to gain an accurate assessment of Big 12 teams in these early season games, but don’t count out Snyder’s Wildcats. They aren’t as capable as the 2012 team, but K-State will be competitive in the Big 12. Special Teams Shine Kansas football coach Charlie Weis has a brand new football team and it’s much better than the 2012 team. It was obvious in the 3114 win against South Dakota that the Jayhawks have a lot of fine tuning to do, but there’s much to be optimistic about. (See BIG 12 on page 22)

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Scott City ‘C’ falls to Garden City The Scott Community High School “C” football team was unable to capitalize on good field position in the second half in an 18-14 loss at Garden City. With a stiff wind to their backs, the Beavers were able to march the ball 59 yards on their first possession of the second half to pull within a point, 1514, with 5:36 remaining. SCHS chewed up big chunks of yardage on the six-play drive, including a 15 yard pass from quarterback Bo Hess to Drake McRae to open the series. Jess Drohman, who was a workhorse throughout the game, added runs of 15, 7 and 1-1/2 yards while freshman Trey Stewart rambled 20 yards. With the ball at the 1-1/2 yard line, a motion penalty pushed the Beavers back to the seven where Hess connected with Kevin Aguilar for the TD pass. The PAT run failed. Scott City had an opportunity to take the lead on their next two possessions when short punts into the wind put them at the Garden City 27 and 38 yard lines. They were unable to convert either into scores.

Freshman Jess Drohman breaks loose for a nice run during first half action at Garden City on Monday. (Record Photo)

The Buffaloes would tack on a 44 yard field goal early in the fourth period. Garden City opened the game by scoring on their first possession. The Beavers answered with a 67 yard drive that primarily featured Drohman on trap plays. The only non-running play was a 15 yard pass from Hess to McRae. Stewart’s PAT conversion

gave SCHS an 8-7 lead with 2:54 remaining in the first period. Garden City regained the lead, 15-8, with a 64 yard scoring drive in the second period. “It was pretty much what you’d expect for our first game. There were too many penalties and we had boys who weren’t lining up in the right spots on offense,” says coach Brian Gentry.

“Overall, I felt the line did a pretty good job of blocking.” Abe Wiebe, who normally plays defensive end, had a big game at inside linebacker. “He covers a lot of ground and he provides good leadership,” says Gentry. He also saw good defensive games from outside linebacker Kyle Cure and defensive end Tre Stewart.

Penalties are costly in SCMS loss to Holcomb With a schedule that’s frontloaded with perhaps their toughest games of the season, it doesn’t allow the Scott City Middle School eighth graders much opportunity to ease into their season. Neither does it allow the squad an opportunity to gain some much needed confidence following a 20-6 loss to Holcomb last Thursday in their sea-

son opener. “It’s one of those games you wish you could play at the end of the season,” says head coach Skip Numrich. “I feel like we’re going to be a much better team after we’ve played two or three games. “On the other hand, when you play a good team like this, you find out right away what your weaknesses are and what

you need to work on.” Put penalties at the top of that list. It was a pair of costly penalties late in the first half which allowed Holcomb to keep possession of the ball and eventually score a touchdown for a 12-0 lead. SCMS had Holcomb pinned inside their 10 yard line and made a couple of defensive

stops, only to commit penalties that kept the drive alive. Scott City avoided the shutout when Austen Turner scored on an 18 yard sweep in the fourth quarter. “Everyone has to learn their offensive assignments so we can play well as a team. There’s no single player that’s going to bail us out,” said Numrich. Next game is at Hays.

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Scott City senior Cole Allen (front) and teammate Isaac Evans in competition at the Goodland Invitational last week.

Wren The head coach looks for a stronger outing from George this weekend when the Beavers compete at Tribune. “Taylor is a competitor. Now that she has someone on the team who can push her even harder, I look for Taylor to start bringing her times down,” he says. Eye-Opener for Boys Reese had concerns when the season started about the lack of off-season conditioning by the SCHS boys. Those concerns proved

Big 12 One of the most striking improvements is the kicking game. Punter and kickoff specialist Trevor Pardula had an excellent debut for KU, booming his kickoffs into the end zone and doing an effective job of punting. And the new extra point and field goal kicker, Matthew Wyman, was dead center on all of his extra points and added a 45-yard field goal. In addition, punt returner Conner Embree had a superb game and the kickoff and punt coverage was excellent. All in all, the play of the special teams was encouraging indeed. South Dakota is the weakest team on KU’s schedule. “I’d say it was a typical first game and I think everyone will be able to learn a lot from this game,” said Weis. “It’s been a long time since they’ve won a game here. We do have a lot more ceiling . . . there’s zero doubt in my mind. We’re not close to where we can be.” KU’s players and coaches aren’t going to have much time to savor their first win in a long time; they face a stiff challenge this coming Saturday against Rice in Houston. Rice is no South Dakota. In their first game of the

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to be justified. The Beavers (72 points) finished a distant third behind Ulysses (24) and Goodland (43). While two starters didn’t make the trip because they hadn’t competed in enough practices, Reese felt that the team should have had a better outing. “Bottom line is that we didn’t have enough boys who put in the miles during the off-season,” says Reese. “These boys had some pretty big hopes of returning to state and

maybe doing even better than we did last year, but we’re a long way from that. Sophomore Irvin Lozano (14th, 21:02) led Scott City, followed by Dylan Hutchins (16th, 21:11), Chance Jones (17th, 21:17) and Miguel Chavez (18th, 21:28). “Hopefully, this was an eye-opener and the boys realize how much work is ahead of them. We have time, and these boys have the ability, but it’s going to take a lot of hard work,” adds Reese.

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season, Rice played Texas A&M tough all the way before losing 52-31. The Owls put up 509 yards total offense against the Aggies in College Station. In fairness to Texas A&M, they suspended six defensive starters before the Rice game for team infractions; that skews the statistics. Rice defeated KU in Lawrence last season (2524) on a last-second field goal. The Owls are lead by senior QB Taylor McHargue (6-2, 220) and their big, strong running back, Charles Ross (6-1, 235). Against Texas A&M, McHargue completed 18of-29 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw two interceptions. McHargue is also a running threat, gaining 78 yards on nine carries. Ross had a game-high 107 yards and two TDs on 19 attempts. Last year in Lawrence, McHargue passed for 236 yards while completing 23-of-35 passes with one interception. Ross rushed for 94 yards on 14 carries and scored one touchdown. KU’s defense missed a lot of assignments against South Dakota, especially in the running game. And they missed a lot of tackles. If the Jayhawks are going to beat Rice, the Jayhawk defenders will

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have to show marked improvement. Going to a bowl game is the most realistic goal for this Kansas team. Because of that, this week’s game at Rice is vital. KU is capable of winning all three of their nonconference games, but Rice will be the most formidable early foe. Coach Weis is just getting a good start, but he has the Jayhawks going in the right direction. Weis and his excellent coaching staff have made significant improvements in the talent level in just two years. It’s too early to tell how much better KU is, but the game with Rice will be an indicator.

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The first half numbers were anything but typical Scott City football. The Beavers were limited to just five yards rushing and had the ball for just 5:37 compared to Abilene’s 18:23 time of possession. Yet it was SCHS that owned a 27-0 halftime lead. “It’s a strange game when you can have less than 10 yards rushing in the first half and still be up 27-0,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil. What the Beavers couldn’t do on the ground they made up for with 222 yards passing in the half. Credit those lopsided numbers to Abilene’s defensive scheme that had 8-9 boys playing in the box with the corners crowding the line - leaving only a safety to cover the secondary. “It was the same defense we saw against Beloit last year,” says O’Neil. “They’re crowding nine guys on the line with the cornerbacks on the wide receivers and the linebackers coming. After the first half they went back to their base defense. They still had seven or eight guys in the box and the corners were playing a little looser, so it was a little more manageable.” By then, the damage was done. A Rough Start Scott City’s first offensive possession looked like it would be a disaster. After losing eight yards on their first two plays of the game, Scott City was simply hoping to get out of their shadow of their goal posts when faced with third-and-18. On a certain passing down, the Beavers had two receivers run curl routes with the tight end breaking into the flats. “When Trey got pressured, Brayden broke off his route and started running back to Trey, which the receivers are supposed to do,” says Coach O’Neil.

SCHS senior receiver Chris Pounds hauls in a pass along the sideline for a 39 yard touchdown during first quarter action against Abilene. (Record Photo)

“Brayden ended up in the right spot and was athletic enough to finish it.” “It really helped our confidence,” says Strine. “We didn’t know what kind of a team we could be. After that we began to believe that we could get it done.” The scoring possession took 1:01 off the clock, which turned out to be the longest of Scott City’s four touchdown drives in the first half. The Beavers didn’t have an offensive possession that lasted more than 1:04 in the first half. SCHS was stopped on their next offensive series, but then followed with three consecutive TD drives that required just one play, three plays and two plays. Big Night for Pounds Taking advantage of great field position following an Abilene punt, the Beavers began their third possession at the Cowboys’ 42.

After a five yard Abilene penalty, O’Neil connected with senior receiver Chris Pounds on a perfectly thrown 37yard scoring pass that hit Pounds in stride as he was streaking down the left sideline. “We had Chris run a takeoff fade (route) because we felt he could beat the defensive back,” says O’Neil. Moments later the Beavers again enjoyed outstanding field position at the Abilene 16 after defensive end Warren Kropp forced a fumble by the quarterback on a sack. Three plays later, from the 21 yard line, O’Neil again looked over the middle and sent a pass just beyond the safety’s outstretched arms whose back was turned to the play, and into the hands of Strine who was a yard deep in the end zone. Scott City extended its lead to 27-0 early in the second quarter on a 66 yard reception by Pounds who was four yards be-

hind the defensive back when he pulled in the catch. “We didn’t know the passing game would be as good as it was,” says Pounds, who finished the night with three touchdowns and five catches for 118 yards. “They were doing a lot of bump-and-run to stop the short routes, so we faked the short route and turned it up deep and we were open.” Find Running Game The second half was a reversal of the first. After Abilene had controlled the ball for 18:23 in the first half, it was the Beavers who owned the ball for 19:07 of the second half. The difference was Scott City’s ability to establish their ground game with 198 second half rushing yards. Abilene abandoned its nine and 10-man front and went to a base defense which allowed the Beavers to break off five runs of 13 or more yards

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in the third period. “We tried quick pitches instead of the sweep,” says Coach O’Neil. “We were wanting to give our offense and our line more reps in the second half. When they changed their defense to something more typical, we were able to have more success with our running game and keep our offense on the field a little longer. “Of course, when you’re up 34-0 you’re not going to throw the ball around like we did in the first half.” A balanced running game was led by fullback Paco Banda with 52 yards on 13 carries, followed by senior runningback Martin Gough (5 carries, 43 yards), Chantz Yager (4 carries, 37 yards), Wyatt Kropp (32 yards) and Strine (31 yards). Despite struggling to find a running game in the first half, SCHS finished the night averaging 5.2 yards per carry, compared to Abilene’s 3.8 yards.

Scott City’s average was aided in the second half by a 29 yard run by Banda and runs of 25 and 22 yards by Strine and Yager. “Chantz had a nice run where he cut across the grain and Paco did a good job of breaking through three or four tackles for a big gain,” says O’Neil. Abilene was held in check by a bend-but-don’t break defense until the fourth quarter when the Cowboys scored on backto-back one-play drives with an 80 yard pass and an 84 yard run. Until he left the game with an injury early in the third quarter, T. O’Neil was 7-of-10 passing for 213 yards. The Beavers finished with 448 yards of total offense. “I feel we showed that we can be a pretty good passing team, but we have work to do in order to improve our running game,” says Pounds. “We have to be able to run the ball better.”

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Rohrbough has defensive, offensive scores in shutout

plays later, Jace Thomas finished off the short drive with a five yard run. Following a fumble recovery at the Midwest 11 yard line, Scott City Zach Rohrbough closed out the game with opened the game with a a 10 yard TD run by defensive score and closed Rohrbough. it with a touchdown. In between, his American Fairleigh/Zoetis Rolls Conner Armendariz Implement/Seminole scored a pair of touchEnergy teammates added downs and Fairleigh two more touchdowns Feedyard/Zoetis went as they rolled to a 24-0 win over Midwest Well on to defeat Pepsi, 20-0, in the opening weekend in the other third/fourth of YMCA tackle football grade division game for Scott City. action at Garden City. Lawson Bailey’s two Competing in the third/ yard run gave Scott City a fourth grade division, 7-0 first quarter lead. American Implement Scott City enjoyed dominated the game defengreat starting field posisively with Rohrbough tions on their next two making a tackle for a safety on Midwest’s first scoring drives. Following a punt return to the Pepsi possession. The day didn’t get any 20 yard line late in the easier for Midwest which first half, Armendariz finished the day with slipped a tackle behind minus-18 yards of offense the line of scrimmage for a 15 yard TD run that put and a turnover. Scott City scored on its his team on top, 13-0. Scott City forced a first two offensive posfumble on Pepsi’s first sessions, including a 40 yard run by Kale Wheeler possession of the second on their first play of the half, taking over at the Pepsi 11 yard line. On game. Scott City’s next pos- the next play, Armendariz session started at the scored on a sweep to the Midwest 12 yard line fol- right side for the final lowing a punt return. Four score.

SC teams allow just one TD in weekend sweep

FNB/SSB has Shutout Outstanding defensive play continued with the First National Bank/ Security State Bank’s 28-0 shutout of Western Steel in the fifth/sixth grade division. Parker Gooden scored on touchdown runs of 31 and 11 yards on Scott City’s first two possessions for a quick 12-0 lead. Just before halftime, Kaden Wren returned a punt to the one yard line before he was forced out of bounds. On the next play, Wren finished off the short drive and Gooden added the PAT for a 20-0 halftime edge. Western Steel’s deepest drive of the game stalled at the eight yard line late in the fourth quarter. Brandon Winderlin was the workhorse on the 42 yard drive that followed, including an 11 yard run and an impressive 26 yard scoring run in which he slipped three tackles before breaking loose for the end zone.

Scott City’s Kale Wheeler slips away from a tackler during a 24-0 win in YMCA action on Sunday. (Record Photo)

Faurot Ag Services/Scott County Record defeated Wendy’s, 22-6. Cale Goodman had a powerful 21 yard run up the middle in which he slipped away from five SC Completes Sweep tacklers for his team’s Scott City completed a first touchdown. sweep of its Sunday games Scott City extended its when Western State Bank/ lead to 13-0 on its next

possession when Justus McDaniel finished off a 43 yard drive with a seven yard scoring run. WSB added a safety in the second period when a punt bounced back into the end zone and was blown dead. Wendy’s only score was set up by a fumble

recovery at the Scott City 15 with just :49 left in the first half. Scott City put the game out of reach with a 45 yard scoring drive that ate up most of the fourth quarter clock. Gooden finished off the 10-play drive with a two yard run.

8th grade spikers are 4th in JV division

The Scott City Middle School “B” team girls finished fourth in the Ulysses volleyball tournament on Sept. 7. The Lady Bluejays were undefeated in pool play with wins over Colby (17-15, 15-11), Liberal South (15-11, 15-13) and Dodge City (11-15, 15-7, 15-8) in the 16-team field. Against Colby, Alexis Mendenhall led the team with 10-of-10 serving while Trenedy Beaton was 3-of-4. Emily Glenn was 15-of-15 at the service line against Liberal South and followed with a 14-of15 performance against Dodge City. Beaton was 4-of-4 serving against Dodge City while Mendenhall was 3-of-3. In bracket play, the Lady Bluejays fell to Kenneth Henderson Middle School (10-15, 10-15) and in the consolation finals were defeated by Hugoton (9-15, 6-15). In the consolation finals, Glenn was 4-of-5 serving, giving her 37-of41 for the day. The SCMS varsity girls finished pool play with a 13-15, 15-10, 15-12 win over Liberal South. They dropped their first two matches to Colby (8-15, 8-15) and Dodge City (15-10, 9-15, 11-15). Against Colby, Gracy Chambless led SCMS with 6-of-6 at the service line, including three aces. Jalynn Habiger was 4-of-7 and Chambless was 5-of-7 against Dodge City. Each had three aces. In the Liberal South match, Habiger served 7-of-8 with four aces and Chambless added 5-of-6 with three aces.

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freedom to fly Accident can’t keep hang gliding pro grounded Flying can offer a freedom that many people never experience. That’s particularly true with Dan Buchanan. A hang gliding professional, Buchanan was one of the featured attractions during the air show held at the Scott City Airport last Saturday. Not only is he a hang glider, but Buchanan is a licensed pilot, competes in long-distance desert racing on ATV and flat-water river kayaking. He’s also a paraplegic. “It was one of those flukie things that happened when I was flying when I shouldn’t have,” says the 56-year-old. “I was landing the glider in a storm when it hit me hard on the helmet.” Buchanan was determined not to let the accident change his life. “I was determined to get back to scuba (diving), kayaking and

flying,” says Buchanan. “It was five months before I was back in the air.” Buchanan’s flights over the western deserts and mountains can last three to six hours, using the thermal currents to soar as high as 18,000 feet. He was flying at about 2,300 feet over the Scott City Airport. “Conditions need to be perfect,” says Buchanan, who has been gliding for 33 years, the past 23 as a professional entertainer. “I’m working under the watchful eye of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). In fact, they’re here right now. There are guidelines we have to follow for public safety. “Because I’m in such a light aircraft - it’s like an umbrella. Any kind of wind or dynamic weather is a big concern,” he says. “I have to learn to deal with it or not perform. Today was right on the edge. The reason I was able to per-

(Top) Dan Buchanan sails high over the airport during Saturday’s performance. (Above) Buchanan comes in for a landing following his aerial show. (Photo by Larry Caldwell)

form in the wind today is because I knew it was smooth. It wasn’t gusty or rough. I didn’t expect anything unexpected.” With more than 2,900 hours in hang gliders and sailplanes, there’s little that Buchanan

hasn’t come to expect as he performs throughout the world. During the summer months he’s in North America and when it’s summer in the southern hemisphere he heads in that direction.

“This keeps me busy the year round,” he adds. “I don’t fly for recreation anymore because I don’t have the time. I’m in shows four days a week and the other three days I’m driving to the next one.

(Left) A member of the K-State Parachute Club lands with the American flag during the pre-show ceremony. (Above) Members of the Rocky Mountain Renegades fly in formation. (Photo by Larry Caldwell) (Below) Brock Koehn, 10, of Pence checks out the cockpit of an airplane. while Col. Bill Lindsay, Jr., of Wichita, looks on. (Photo by Larry Caldwell)

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Variety in wheat seed size may have impact on fall planting rates As farmers prepare to begin wheat planting across the state, seed size is a vital variable to take into consideration. Seed size traditionally varies with variety and type of seed but this year the range is wider. Producers will have to plant with extra care as the varying seed size and other issues can impact the average seeds per acre in planting rate calculations. “Seed size depends on variety and where producers are located. There is a wide range in seed size this year and producers will have to know the number of seeds per pound that they have when planting,” said Jim Shroyer, Extension

agronomist at Kansas State University. Shroyer encourages producers to pay attention to seed counts and adjust rates accordingly. He advises farmers to not adjust too heavily in either direction especially if the number of seeds per pound is close to the average when planting. On average, the number of seeds per pound is about 15,000 seeds. If planting 60 pounds per acre, producers can often assume that they are planting around 900,000 seeds per acre. However, Shroyer cautions producers to not automatically adjust seed volume as the excess seeds may be necessary and help-

ful in producing a good stand. “You have to know the seeds per pound of the variety that you are planting. This year we had a lot of wheat with many more seeds per pound,” Shroyer said. Seeding rates will also vary depending on the type of operation. For a no-till operation Shroyer recommends increasing the seeding rate to get better seed soil contact especially in the first few years of no-till. In a recent article about planting rates, Shroyer suggests that no-till producers should increase their seeding rate by about 15 pounds per acre.

If planting wheat in a rotation after corn or beans it is suggested to bump up the seeding rate as the crop may not have enough time to tiller. Producers can compensate for lower expected yields derived from late planting and less tillers by raising their seeding rate. K-State agronomy Extension data recommends that seeding rates be increased by up to 50 percent if planting on or after Nov. 1. Rainfall determines seeding rates for different areas of the state. Regions that receive heavy rainfall will plant more volume per acre

Deadline nearing for DCP sign-up Producers who have either not yet enrolled in DCP or have not yet signed their DCP contracts must do so by the close of business on Mon., Sept. 16. Contracts filed after this date will be elevated from the county office to the state office and will require State Committee action. In addition, any succession-in-interest changes made to an operation that affect interest in base acres since the current DCP contract was signed must be reported to the local FSA office by Sept. 30. Changes that qualify as successionin-interest include: •Sale of land; •Change of operator or producer, including an increase or decrease in the number of partners; •Foreclosure, bankruptcy or involuntary loss of the farm; or (See DCP on page 27)

(See SEED on page 28)

Ag research funding yields a high return In the early 1800s, the world population for the first time reached more than a billion people. In 2010, the population reached 6.8 billion. Based on prior trends, the population is expected to reach 8.9 billion by 2050, and in 2150, the projection is 9.75 billion people living worldwide.

“We’re going to have to feed them somehow, and we also want to increase the general standard of living,” said Julian Alston, agricultural and resource economics professor at the University of California-Davis. According to Alston, the solution to feeding more than nine bil-

lion people in the future is more public funding for agricultural research. The availability for safe, affordable food for a growing world population is important, as is the need to preserve natural resources used for farming. Alston said future challenges agriculture

face include competing demands for land and water, competing demands with biofuels, a changing climate, and co-evolving pests and diseases. All of these challenges require continued ag research that in the past has shown a great return on investment.

Analyst says ethanol rush over, corn may drop to $3.25

Livestock producers are likely to see shrinking feed costs ahead with one market analyst forecasting lower corn prices as ethanol demand will be “flat-lining” into 2022. Dan Basse, AgResource Company, told the news to cattle producers at the annual Feeding Quality Forum. After grain producers saw higher profits last year, Basse says it’s time for livestock producers to have their turn. “You have been fighting ethanol for corn these past six or seven years,

but the biofuel rush is over, and the aftereffects have reshaped the market,” Basse said. The swing in ag markets leads Basse to forecast $4 corn this fall and a range from $3.25 to $6 over the next decade. Low feed costs will boost producer margins and may finally help feeders dig themselves out of negative margins which USDA Market News reporter Corbitt Walls says have steadily been between -$75 and -$200 per head for nearly a full calendar

year. More affordable feed paired with falling beef production is expected to lift cattle prices. Basse expects cash cattle prices to push higher to reach between $134 and $138/ cwt. in the fourth quarter of 2013 and higher prices aren’t unreasonable. While the lowered beef production figures will test the retail market, Basse says a shift in U.S. oil production takin, it from the leading net importer of energy to the leading exporter within

Mexico cattle imports sliced in half for July U.S. beef exports to Japan during July were at their highest level since October 2003. During August, the U.S. exported 11.5% of production, the

second highest percent ever. During the first seven months of 2013, beef exports to Japan are up 51.6% compared to a year ago. Total beef exports are

ahead of year ago levels by 2.8%. Russia’s ban on meat containing ractopamine has basically brought a halt to all shipments there, (See CATTLE on page 28)

seven years, will reduce oil prices below $70 per barrel. “That will put more discretionary income in consumer pockets, and they will buy more beef,” Basse said. Corn prices sinking below production costs will encourage crop producers to shift land back to grazing pastures. “We may see three to five million acres go back into pasture in this country,” as farmland prices undergo a 5-35% downward price correction.

Alston has researched the impact public research funding has had on U.S. agriculture. The findings were published in a 2010 book he co-authored titled, “Persistence Pays: U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth and Benefits from Public R&D Spending.” He found that $1 invested in agricultural

research has a return of about $33. “That’s a fantastically good investment,” Alston said. “There’s nothing I know that is as good an investment as that. It’s not just a monetary payoff, but in addition to that, it’s an investment in preserving resources. (See RESEARCH on page 29)

Market Report Closing prices on September 10, 2013 Winona Feed and Grain Bartlett Grain Wheat.................. $ 6.80 Wheat.................. $ 6.80 White wheat ....... $ 7.10 White Wheat ....... $ 7.10 Milo .................... $ 5.07 Milo (bu.)............. $ 5.07 Corn ................... $ 5.34 Corn.................... $ 5.34 Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 6.80 White Wheat ....... $ 7.10 Milo (bu.)............. $ 4.97 Corn.................... $ 5.04 Soybeans ........... $ 14.25 Sunflowers.......... $ 18.05 ADM Grain Wheat.................. Milo (bu.)............. Corn.................... Soybeans............ Sunflowers.......... Royal Beef Corn.................... Milo ....................

$ 6.75 $ 4.99 $ 5.19 $ 13.50 $ 18.65

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KSU team takes step in managing wheat disease is always concern around the state that there is more of the disease than expected despite that we never saw plants covered with aphids,” said Jeff Whitworth, K-State Extension entomologist. “However, it only takes one infected aphid to infect one or possibly more plants.” Barley yellow dwarf can cause serious problems in wheat, including death, especially if young plants are infected in the fall.

Tour to focus on short grass prairie grazing

Crop prices drive CRP enrollment to 25-year low

Kansas ranch managers and livestock producers can learn about Short Grass Prairie Grazing Basics during a tour on Tues., Sept. 17, at the K-State Research Center in Hays. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the field day from 9:00 a.m. through mid-afternoon. Cost is $20, which includes lunch. Keith Harmoney, KSRE Range Research Scientist, and John Jaeger, KSRE Beef Cattle Scientist, will be hosting the tour, which will show producers ways they can cope with two of their greatest challenges: drought and input costs. For producers who would like to have some early season grazing, but not annual cereal crop, the perennial cool-season grasses can fill that niche. Because of the long drought that has been prevalent in the western and southwestern part of the state, many producers are interested in the effects of early weaning. Recent rains have provided some relief, but most areas of Western Kansas are still well below average rainfall for this growing season, not to mention still coping with the deficits from the prior two growing seasons. “This field day will help producers see what they might expect from implementing early weaning in their operation and how young calves respond to early removal from the cow. Early weaning is one of the most practical ways to lighten the pressure on native pastures that need to gain some vigor,” said Harmoney. For more information, and to register, visit kansasgraziers.blogspot. com. For questions contact Mary Howell at kfu. mary@gmail.com or call 785-562-8726.

Ag Calendar Beef Stocker Field Day at Manhattan, www.KSUbeef.org or call (785) 532-5427.

The Conservation Reserve Program will soon protect the smallest amount of land in a quarter-century, the result of several years of sky-high commodity prices that have encouraged farmers to plant as much as possible. The CRP will hold roughly 25.3 million acres on Oct. 1, down in size by one-third from its peak of 36.8 million acres in 2007. It would be the smallest area in the long-term setaside since 1988, when the program was two years old. Some 26.9 million acres is enrolled at pres-

As part of the threeyear project, which began in 2012, the team has already developed procedures to collect live aphids in wheat fields and test to detect BYD. Collecting and transporting the aphids live is important, Whitworth said, because the virus degrades too much to be detected in dead aphids. Many species of aphids may vector BYD, but in Kansas it is most commonly attributed to bird cherry-oat aphids or

greenbugs, the two most common wheat aphids in the state. Both over-summer in grasses including corn, sorghum and volunteer wheat, and also migrate into the state from southern states in fall, late winter and spring. “These aphids suck juice from plants and, under stressful growing conditions, can be detrimental just due to their feeding,” he said. “However, this is rare in Kansas, because lady beetles and parasitic wasps

A team of researchers, Extension specialists and agents at Kansas State University are working with wheat producers to determine what percent of the aphid populations in Kansas have the potential to transmit yield-robbing barley yellow dwarf (BYD) into wheat. The project is a step toward ultimately improving management options for BYD. “Every spring when the BYD symptoms start to show up, there

ent. Contracts on 3.3 million acres expire at the end of this fiscal year and 1.7 million acres are approved for entry on Oct 1. Enrollment has fallen during the agricultural boom that began when global demand for crops surged. Market prices for U.S. corn and soybeans have more than doubled since the 2006 harvest. Keen for profits, owners returned land into production. “Prices have been high, obviously,” said Pat Westhoff of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute.

He said the lower prices expected to follow this year’s harvest could make the annual payment from the reserve more attractive. The farm bills pending in Congress would lower the cap on enrollment to 24 million or 25 million acres later this decade. It has been as high as 39 million acres and was set at 32 million acres in 2008. Lawmakers expected to get credit for saving money by lowering the CRP ceiling. But the savings will be smaller if enrollment drops on its own and if the new farm law is not passed soon.

6 Scott County youth to compete in KJL Show The annual Kansas Junior Livestock Show (KJLS) promises to be a big event this year, with 795 youth from 92 counties entering 1,817 animals. This is the largest number of livestock entered in 25 years. The total includes 148 market steers, 354 breeding heifers, 325 market hogs, 103 breeding gilts, 301 market lambs, 246 breeding ewes, 249 meat goats and 91 commercial doe kids. The statewide event will be held September 20-23 at the Kansas Pavilions in Wichita. The grand and reserve steers, hogs, lambs and goats will be sold dur-

DCP

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•Changes in the producer’s share of the crop(s) that were originally approved on the contract. Failure to report a succession-in-interest can result in contract termination and a loss of program benefits for all producers involved. Further information on DCP is available at local FSA offices or on FSA’s DCP website at: www.fsa. usda.gov/dcp.

Scott County KJLS Entries

Aubrey Davis: meat goat (2) Emily Glenn: market barrow (2) Chance Jones: market lamb, breeding ewe and sheep showmanship Jaden Jones: market lamb, breeding lamb, sheep showmanship Trace Mulligan: market barrow (2), swine showmanship Amelia Vasko: market lamb (2), sheep showmanship

ing the KJLS Auction of Champions on Sept. 23. KJLS will present a number of scholarships ranging from $750 to $2,500 to exhibitors who have excelled academically, in community service and in 4-H/FFA. Last year, a total of $23,000 was awarded to 13 exhibitors. The top showman in both the junior and senior divisions of each species

will receive a silver belt buckle. Prizes also will be awarded for second through fifth place in each division. The Mid-America Classic Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest also will be held in conjunction with KJLS. More than 300 students representing 20 junior and senior colleges from across the U.S. will be participating on Sept. 21.

usually control aphid populations before they stress wheat plants.” Aphid problems come mainly from their ability to transmit BYD. Aphids become infected with the virus by feeding on an infected plant. Once the aphid is infected, it becomes a carrier and can potentially infect other plants that it feeds on. Infected plants then become the reservoir and other aphids feeding on those plants can become

infected. While it’s too soon to draw conclusions from the project, the team is putting together information that will be educational to growers and researchers alike about aphids and barley yellow dwarf in Kansas. The next step is for growers to submit samples of live aphids once wheat fields have been established enough to attract them. More information about that will come out this fall.

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Another farm bill extension isn’t enough by Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture

In just a few days, Congress will come back to Washington, D.C., and Rural America is counting on passage of a comprehensive, multiyear Food, Farm and Jobs Bill as soon as possible. In January, Congress extended some of the 2008 Farm Bill programs for nine months. This didn’t include important disaster assistance programs

Seed because the extra moisture will sustain more plants. Areas that get less rainfall will have lower volume seeding rates as there is less moisture for the plants to utilize. When multiple factors occur that call for adjusting seeding rates, continually increasing the rate for each issue will not result in the desired outcome. The maximum seeding rate that Shroyer suggests under all conditions requiring increased seeding is 120 pounds per acre.

for farmers and ranchers. On September 30, many of these programs will expire, leaving producers and rural communities without a wide variety of Farm Bill programs. While Congress has already extended these programs once, another extension of current law isn’t common sense and it won’t solve this challenge. An extension won’t provide the certainty that has for so long been a

cornerstone of the Farm Bill. It would deny farmers and ranchers the ability to plan their operation around a predictable, long-term farm safety net. For rural communities, it would provide little certainty with regard to economic development programs. It would set no long-term standards for conservation or renewable energy programs. And failure to pass a comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill would

do nothing to solve the Brazil cotton trade dispute. Left unresolved, this situation threatens producers and small businesses in America with hundreds of millions of dollars annually in tariff penalties against U.S. agriculture products and other American-made goods. All of this uncertainty would diminish the positive impacts that Farm Bill programs have in rural America. Another exten-

seed variety a producer can have confidence that seed will be more uniform as it has been cleaned and smaller seeds will not be present. If using bin-run seed it is very important that the seed has been cleaned or it can lead to a lower quality stand establishment,” Strouts said. In order to calculate the most accurate and specific rates producers can consult the Kansas Crop Planting guide available on the Kansas State University extension agronomy website.

Extension agronomist Shroyer is also available as a resource for any producer in need of assistance deciding on planting rates. Shroyer recommended several other planting techniques to use in addition to calculating proper seeding rates. Other planting advice includes; using the proper tractor speed, planting at a uniform depth, planting into a firm seedbed, planting during optimum times and ensuring adequate soil fertility.

A reason behind ‘Farm Safety Week’ Each year since 1944, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety and Health Week. It’s no coincidence that national attention turns to safety during the busiest season of the year for agriculture. “Each of us, whether we work on the farm or not, has a responsibility to work safely and this is especially true as farm vehicles share the road with other motorists during the busy fall farming season, says John Slocombe, farm safety specialist with K-State Extension. Most crashes involving farm equipment on public roads involve a passenger vehicle and a farm implement. Too often these crashes result in fatality and most are preventable. Tips for motorists: •Be alert for agricultural equipment with slow moving vehicle (SMV) emblems, reflectors, or flashing lights. •Be extremely cautious when passing equipment because the operator may

Cattle Health insurance important for farmers

Small farm businesses are plentiful in Kansas. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) improves health insurance options for small businesses, employees, and their communities, according to Roberta Riportella, Kansas Health Foundation Professor of Community Health at Kansas State University. Kansas residents can begin enrolling in the health insurance marketplace on Oct. 1 for coverage that will begin Jan. 1, 2014. For more information about the Affordable Care Act contact your local K-State Extension office or visit the K-State Research and Extension website: www.ksre. ksu.edu/issuesinhealthreform/. not see or hear you. Be patient; do not pass the slow moving equipment unless it is absolutely safe to do so. •Be aware of possible left hand turns by farm equipment into fields. Watch for signal lights and hand signals. Scan your surroundings for the location field driveways before beginning to pass. Tips for farmers: •Use SMV emblems on all farm equipment traveling 25 mph or less. •SMV emblems must be clean, unfaded and visible. New SMV emblems can be reflective up to

1,200 feet. Replace faded and broken SMV emblems. •Use reflective marking tape to show the size of farm equipment. •Pull over and allow traffic to pass, when it is safe to do so and you can pull off the road entirely with your equipment. •Use an escort vehicle when moving large equipment on the road. One final tip for farmers - never transport extra passengers on a tractor designed for one person. It’s unsafe for the passenger and is a distraction to the tractor driver.

tainty and predictability that producers and rural communities deserve. It would put our farmers and ranchers in a position to continue a period of strong growth and growing exports, while providing a leg up for rural communities and working families. Rural America is counting on Congress to get their job done as soon as possible on a new Food, Farm and Jobs Bill - not another extension.

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Shroyer also believes that planting with certified seed can reduce some of the risk of seed size variety this year as certified seed will have any smaller seeds removed. Daryl Strouts, President of the Kansas Wheat Alliance believes that seed uniformity and cleaned seed is more important than seed size. He suggests farmers look at seed test weight as it is a good indicator of quality. “By planting a certified

sion would not accomplish the many important goals that would be achieved through passage of a comprehensive, longterm bill. In many respects, it would simply reward failure on the part of Congress. However, Congress has the opportunity to tackle this challenge and get a comprehensive bill done for rural America. A multiyear Food, Farm and Jobs Bill would lend the cer-

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and beef exports to South Korea are down 27%. Cattle imports from Mexico during July were down 51% while imports from Canada were up 12%. July live cattle imports totaled 90,731 head, down 30% compared to July 2012. Crop growing conditions are deteriorating but are still far better than last year. As of September 1, 56% of corn acres were rated in good or excellent condition. That is down three points from the week before, but up 34 percentage points from a year ago. On September 1, 34% of pastures were rated poor or very poor. That is up three points from the week before, but down from 59 percent poor or very poor a year ago.

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Cheyenne escape ‘certain death’; charges dismissed With lack of eyewitnesses prosecutor lost heart’ Bob Campbell staff writer

In a story as involved as the Northern Cheyenne trek through Kansas in 1878-79, a legal drama was probably inevitable. After battles with the cavalry, killing settlers in northwestern Kansas and an escape and virtual annihilation at Ft. Robinson, Nebr., authorities identified seven Cheyenne who they thought had killed settlers. Murder charges were filed against them in a case styled “State of Kansas vs. Wild Hog et al.” Led by the imposing stature of 6-foot-5 Wild

Hog, the defendants were arrested at Ft. Robinson and brought by train through Leavenworth, Lawrence and Topeka to the Ford County Jail in Dodge City. Sheriff W.B. “Bat” Masterson and his deputies were determined to keep Wild Hog, Old Crow, Tangle Hair, Strong Left Hand, Porcupine, Noisy Walker and Blacksmith from being taken away from them and lynched. So when they got off the train briefly at Lawrence, Masterson felt it necessary to quiet a large, unruly crowd by hitting the city marshal. This was according to historians who say “hard feelings between Masterson and Lawrence officials remained for some time.” Old Crow was eventually released when it was ascertained that he had not

Research “It’s assuring food security of the world. It’s assuring competitiveness of American farmers in a world where other countries are trying very hard to do better than we are.” Alston said the benefitto-cost ratio is so high because the United States is not spending enough on agricultural research. If the United States spent more, eventually it would drive the benefit-to-cost ratio down to 1:1 - the point at which it will have done the socially optimal amount of research. Funding Declines The U.S. Food, Conservation and Energy Act, otherwise known as the Farm Bill, budgets about $150 billion in spending per year, but only $3 billion is allocated for agricultural research. Ag research is the part of the Farm Bill budget that has the biggest payoff to society, yet it is an area where funding is shrinking. Not only is public funding shrinking, but U.S. agricultural productivity relative to other countries has been on the decline. Countries such as China, Brazil and India

killed any settlers. But the others, who were returned to Lawrence for trial on a change of venue after five months in Dodge City, had no expectation other than to die, legally or illegally, says Topeka historian Ramon Powers, who has extensively studied and written about this aspect of the story. Salina attorney Jeremiah G. Mohler had volunteered to defend the Cheyenne before they left Nebraska. His subpoenaing of a host of high officials and other trial preparations helped persuade Ford County Attorney Mike Sutton that convictions were unlikely. “Today we’d call Mohler a civil rights lawyer,” Powers said. “He had a sense that these Indians had gotten a bad deal and immediately offered his services, insisting to Darlington Indian

Agency Superintendent John D. Miles that he’d take care of them. “Sutton needed a specific settler who saw a murder and could identify the Indian. I think that as the case developed, the prosecutor lost heart. Through the summer of 1879, the case fell apart.” Just married and still honeymooning, Sutton was not on hand when court convened on Oct. 13, 1879, and in a “nolle prosequi” or “unwilling to prosecute” ruling, Judge Nelson Timothy Stephens dismissed all the charges. Powers said there had been a negligible crowd at Dodge City when Masterson and his deputies got off the train with the defendants, possibly because Ford County had seen many residents among 1,000 Cheyenne who were on their way to Indian Territory in Oklahoma in 1877.

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are becoming more efficient and productive. Alston called this a big change in the world table and said if the U.S. does not increase public funding for ag research to help boost productivity, it will be importing more food. “I think over time progressively we (U.S.) are going to be less competitive,” Alston said. “Our agriculture sector is going to become less important relative to the rest of the world. When you combine our slowing investment in productivity-enhancing technology with our propensity for regulating production, it’s going to be increasingly difficult for the United States to compete in agricultural production.” There are reasons why public funding for ag research has declined, he said, adding that more people need to lobby for the cause. One reason people push aside the need for such funding might be the delay in payoff, maybe 25 or 50 years after that first dollar is invested. Most people want to see a quicker payoff. Alston said the idea is that agricultural research

and development is “slow magic.” The research can be subtle, he said, likening ag research to drilling for oil. Drilling can lead to many dry wells, but every now and then, the drillers hit a gusher. “Agricultural research is like that, and on average, it’s been a complete bonanza,” Alston said. “Looking forward, we don’t know where the next bonanza is going to be. We just know in the past it’s been a very good investment, and there’s every reason to think in the future it will continue to be one.” Alston said doubling the public funding for ag research is a good start to helping the United States remain productive and a player in feeding the world in the future. Doubling public funding, to more than $6 billion, is a small amount in the scheme of things, considering how much it could benefit the United States in agricultural productivity, natural resource preservation and staying competitive globally. Many private groups have stepped up to assist in ag research funding,

which has helped as public funds diminish. But Alston pointed out that a lot of agricultural research and development is necessary simply to prevent yields from falling, given the competition from ever-evolving pests and diseases and changes in climate. More state and federal dollars for research might also help make agriculture research more attractive for undergraduate and graduate students who want to pursue careers in science and prepare to take over for the majority of scientists who are retirement age and older. The world will depend on the availability of public funding and knowledgeable scientists to carry the agricultural industry forward. That investment will help the billions of people around the world who suffer from malnutrition and live in poverty to become more productive, modernize and have access to markets, Alston said. Every dollar spent can help the United States continue to be a leader in this effort and stay at the forefront in feeding the world.

More schools add ‘pink slime’ to menu More than a year after lean finely textured beef, also known as “pink slime,” initially made headlines yielding consumer outrage, the product has been added to 2013 school lunch menus in four more states. National media attention put the beef product in a negative spotlight last March, prompting the USDA to give schools the choice to order LFTB or beef without the filler for the 2012-13 school year. While most schools participating in the National School Lunch Program chose beef without LFTB, three states continued to order the BPI product Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Four more states have purchased LFTB for the Support Your Hometown Merchants

2013-14 school year. Counting orders completed before Sept. 3, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Texas joined the other three states to order about two million pounds of

LFTB. The LFTB product produced by Beef Products Inc. is a budget-friendly option for school districts facing financial worries. The “pink slime”

debate led to the closure of three of BPI’s four plants, resulting in the loss of about 650 jobs. BPI saw business drop by 80 percent in just 28 days in early 2012.

Dodge City residents went to the Indians’ camp outside town and interacted with them, in some cases holding their papooses (children). They enjoyed seeing a number of the Indians come to town and dance. Powers said that while Wild Hog and the others were incarcerated, they made 200 black and white and color drawings in pencil, crayon and paint of animals and of themselves riding horses and hunting, cannily omitting depictions of attacks on settlers and soldiers. Two ledgers of the drawings are with the Kansas Historical Society and the other two are owned by a collector in Norway. “There were parallel stories of two cultures that clashed on the Plains,” Powers said. “Each side had its own sense of how and why it happened.

(Editor’s note: This is the ninth in a series of stories about the Northern Cheyenne exodus from Oklahoma to their homeland in Montana that began in late 1878. The Battle of Punished Woman’s Fork took place on Sept. 27, 1878, in northern Scott County. A two-day Battle Canyon Symposium will be held on Sept. 27-28 to commemorate the 135th anniversary of the battle. Saturday’s events will be held at the El Quartelejo Museum and Jerry Thomas Gallery.)

What has really mattered to people is not what actually happened but how they perceived it.”

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Agriculture

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t Paint i

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PC Painting, Inc. Paul Cramer 620-290-2410 620-872-8910 www.pcpaintinginc.com

Pro Ex II

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Professional Extermination Commercial & Residential

Medical

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Area Mental Health Center SERVICES PROVIDED:

Marriage and Family Therapy • Individual Psychotherapy Psychiatric Evaluations • Drug and Alcohol Counseling Mediation • Child Psychology • Psychological Evaluations • Group Therapy Pre-Marital Counseling

24-hour Emergency Answering Service

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• Termites • Rodents • Soil Sterilization • Pre Treats • Lawn Care • Fly Parasites

Charles Purma II D.D.S. P.A. General Dentistry, Cosmetics, and Insurance Accepted

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• Custom Manure Conditioning • Hauling and Spreading • Custom Swathing and Baling • Rounds-Net or Twine • Gyp and Sand Sales • Pickup or Delivery

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

Call Brittan Ellis • 620-874-5160

Automotive Willie’s Auto A/C Repair

SPENCER PEST CONTROL

Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center

RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL

(Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”... Technology Lead Chiropractic

Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control

Willie Augerot Complete A/C Service Mechanic Work and Diagnostics Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Dr. James Yager • Dr. Marlyn Swayne Dr. Robert Fritz 110 W. 4th St. • Scott City • 872-2310 Toll Free: 800-203-9606

Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870

404 Kingsley • Scott City • 874-1379

Turner Sheet Metal

Heating & Air Conditioning

Heating & Cooling Systems Since 1904

Optometrist 20/20 Optometry

Commercial & Residential 1851 S. Hwy. 83 • Scott City 872-2954 Shop • 1-800-201-2954

Dr. Jeffrey A. Heyd

Ron Turner Owner

Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses

Complete family eye center! 106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 872-2736

Construction/Home Repair

CHAMBLESS ROOFING Residential

All Types of Roofing

Commercial

Cedar Shake and Shingle Specialists Return to Craftsmanship Attention to Detail and Quality Guaranteed 620-872-2679 • 1-800-401-2683

Walker Plumbing, Inc. Backhoe & Trenching services • Irrigation & gas leak repairs • Full-line irrigation parts T-L center pivot dealer Floor heat systems Pump & install septic systems Boring equipment

423 S. Mesquite Rd. • Scott City • 872-2130

Doctor of Chiropractic • Insurance Accepted 115 N. 4th Street • Leoti, KS 67861 Office: (620) 375-5222 • Fax: (620) 375-5223

Daniel R. Dunn, MD Family Practice

872-2187

William Slater, MD General Surgeon

Christian E. Cupp, MD Ryan Michaels, PA Family Practice

Precision Land Forming of terraces and waterways; feed lot pens and ponds; building site preparation; lazer equipped (Home) 872-3057 • 877-872-3057 (Cell) 872-1793

Brent Porter, D.C.

Scott City Clinic

Dirks Earthmoving Co.

Richard Dirks • Scott City, Ks.

Family Dynamics

Libby Hineman, MD Family Practice

Certified Physician Assistant

Megan Dirks, AP, RN-BC

Josiah Brinkley, MD Family Practice

Landscaping • Lawn/Trees

Berning Tree Service David Berning • Marienthal

620-379-4430

Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal

Fully Insured

Scott City Myofascial Release Sandy Cauthon RN

105 1/2 W. 11th St. Scott City 620-874-1813

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Retail

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Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

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out ! Coyotes, pigeons, Let’s BOOcT ters it r y k raccoons, skunks, them pes snakes, rabbits and more. Lee Mazanec (620) 874-5238

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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.

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Computer Sales, Service and Repair

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Custom computers! Networking solutions! Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300

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Truck Driving

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Education

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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.

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Services

Fur-Fection

Dining

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District 11 AA Meetings

Scott City

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Northend Disposal A garbologist company. Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371

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Tuesday • 8:30 p.m. United Methodist Church, 412 College A.A. • Al-Anon, 872-3137 • 872-3343

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school diploma/GED and valid drivers license required. Applications and complete job description: w w w. a n t h o n y k a n s a s . org. 620-842-5434. EOE. Open until filled. –––––––––––––––––––– TRY SOMETHING NEW. Positions open now to travel U.S.A. Earn great $$$ and have fun. All training, travel and hotel paid. $350-$800/week. 1-877-261-0592. –––––––––––––––––––– NOW HIRING. Truck driving school instructors. JOIN CRST’s brand new training school in Cedar Rapids, Ia. Relocation assistance provided. Call 866-397-7407; email: sandersen@crst.com.

Homes BRANSON MISSOURI foreclosures: Maintenance free, great location, perfect second home. 1, 2, 3 bedroom condos off Hwy. 76. Starting at $69,500. For info packet: 417-243-2210; dfast@ bransonUSArealty.com Get an on-line subscription for your college student

EXPERIENCED FLATBED drivers. Regional opportunities now open with plenty of freight and great pay. 800-277-0212 or primeinc.com. –––––––––––––––––––– TRAINING. Class ACDL. Train and work for us. Professional and focused CDL training available. Choose between company driver, owner/ operator, lease operator or lease trainer. (877) 3697885. www.centraltruckdrivingjobs.com. –––––––––––––––––––– NEED CLASS A CDL training? Start a career in trucking today. Swift Academies offer PTDI certified courses and offer: • Best-in-class training • New academy classes weekly • No money down or credit check • Certified mentors ready and available • Paid (while training with mentor) • Regional and dedicated opportunities • Great career path • Excellent benefits package. Please call: (602)

Legal Aid ARE YOU A 45-79-yearold woman who developed diabetes while on Lipitor? If you used Lipitor between December 1996 and the present and were diagnosed with diabetes while taking Lipitor, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Charles H. Johnson Law, toll-free, 1-800-535-5727.

Classifieds

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Card of Thanks

Price Reduced

In Healy: 3+1 bedrooms, 2+1 baths, dining room, family room in basement, has lots of storage in basement, D/A garage, lovely patio and landscaping, lots of extras, must see to appreciate. $279,000.

We would like to thank everyone for their acts of kindness expressed to us during our recent loss. Your kindness will always be remembered. The family of Pat Lewis Thank you to John and Joan Shirley and the wonderful staff at the Majestic Theatre; Julie Faurot and Jill Gwartny-Culp at Cakery Bakery; Kay Harkness; Pastor Dennis Carter, First United Methodist Church and Susie Berning, Suzanne Beaver and David Holdbrook at Susie B’s Flowers and More for the help at our August 31 wedding. Travis and Addie Fulton Sincere Thanks to all who supported stroke victim Shareena Turley with prayers and donations during the past several months. The winner of the AR-15 rifle that was raffled was Brent Crossman. We appreciate all of you who were able to support this cause and those of you who helped sell tickets. We were able to raise over $4,000 because of all of your efforts. Carolyn West

Business

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INDIVIDUAL OFFICE SUITES from one to four rooms available for lease. Leases starting at $250/month including utilities. Common areas available for use including reception and break rooms. Perfect for quiet small business or climate controlled storage. Former location of Scott City Chiropractic, 1101 S. Main. Call 214-3040 for information. 27tfc

HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available. Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, (620) 874-2120. 41tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– PLAINJANS has houses and storage units available to rent. Call 620-872-5777 or stop by PlainJans at 511 Monroe. 28tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– HOUSE FOR RENT. Two bedroom. Clean, nice neighborhood, sprinkler system. No pets. Call 8722894 or 214-1820. 04tfc

WANTED TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information. 1-800-579-3645. Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– WANTED TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered. Call for contracting information. Lane County Feeders. 397-5341. 44tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– CERTIFIED SEED WHEAT. Byrd, Brawl Cl., TAM 112, TAM 304, T158, T163, T153, Duster. Also triticale and blends. Vance and Tanner Ehmke, Amy, Ks. 620-397-2350. 51t13c

For Sale BEAUTIFUL, LIKE NEW floral divan. Less than 1/4 the price of new. $250. Corinne Krebs, 872-3103. 52tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– FUEL TANKS two 1,000-gallon tanks with pumps and one 240-gallon pickup tank with pump. Call Jay Hillery, 2140775. 04t2

STARTER!

Move in condition! This home has been remodeled with tons of updates, 2 bedrooms, 11/2 baths, office, newer FA-CA/ waterheater/ water softner, partial bsmt., all appliances, shed, fence, approx. 1,320 sq. ft. 2 SD garages, 1 car port, large lot (room to expand). ONLY $78,900

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And waiting! 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, steel siding, some newer windows, SA garage. Lots of updates since approx. 2010! PRICED RIGHT! $65,000.

Lawrence and Associates Deb Lawrence, GRI Broker Shorty Lawrence, Sales Assoc. 513 Main • Scott City 872-5267 ofc. 872-7184 hm. lawrenceandassocrealty.com Shelia Ellis, Broker Assoc. 872-2056 Kerry Gough, Sales Assoc. 872-7337 Russell Berning, 874-4405 www.berningauction.com

Services WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 8744135. 34tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 874-1412. 36tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tuneup and blade sharpening. Call Rob Vsetecka at 620214-1730. 36tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices will not be beat! 37tfc –––––––––––––––––––– MARY MAID CLEANING service has one opening left for the Scott City area. Call 620-8741486. 04t2

Classified Ad Deadline: Monday at 5:00 p.m. Classified Ad Rate: 20¢ per word. Minimum charge, $5. Blind ad: $2.50 per week extra. Card of thanks: 10¢ per word. Minimum charge, $3. Classified Display Ad rate: $5.50 per column inch. Classified advertising must be paid in advance unless business account is established. If not paid in advance, there will be a $1 billing charge. Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.

Help Wanted PERSONAL ATTENDANT to care for an elderly woman in her home. 620-872-2506 day and night hours available. 05t1 ––––––––––––––––––––– PART-TIME HOUSEKEEPING for Marz Hotel. For more information contact Roy after 1:00 p.m. at 872-2164 or stop by in person. 04t2 ––––––––––––––––––––– NORSE ELECTRIC is looking for an experienced office assistant. Must be able to multitask, knowledgeable with Excel. Knowledge of Access a plus. Bookkeeping experience a must. Please contact our office at 620872-7123. 04t1 –––––––––––––––––––––

Notice LOST 10 HEAD brahman cross heifer calves, brand capital A on right hip, ear notch. Mostly red, few yellow and blacks. Seen 1 mile south of Tom Yager, also Dodge Rd. north of 96, and also county line 96. Call Irvin Yeager, 402-990-2014 . 04t2

Real Estate RENOVATED 4 BEDROOM HOUSE for sale. Brand new kitchen, new wood and tile floors, beautiful lighting throughout, french doors leading to a spacious backyard and patio, DA garage, main floor laundry, partial downstairs with half bath. Serious inquires call Dale Holterman, 620-8741100. 01tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– FOR SALE vacant lot (60’x 140’ ). 1105 Church St. Call 874-4401 for more information. 05t3

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Garage Sales Friday/Saturday, Sept. 13-14 Huge Sale

210 W. 9th, Scott City Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Furniture, crafts and lemonade too!

Moving Sale

802 Russell Friday: 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m.noon

Christmas decor, 5 sets of dishes, furniture, clothes, coats, books

Yard Sale

1506 Myrtle Saturday: 8:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.

Just moved in some things need to go. Baby items, clothes, shelves, patio table, toys, kitchen stuff,lots of misc.

Back Yard Sale

1105 S. Washington Friday: 4:00 p.m.-? Saturday: 8:00 a.m.-?

Garage Sale

Well-built home on double corner lot, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, lots of built-in storage, over 2,400 sq. ft., plus 3 season, screened porch, DA garage. Established yard with sprinkler system. Call 620-353-9933. 41eow

1011 Santa Fe Friday: 3:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday: 8:00 - noon

Kids, mens and womens clothig, household misc., knick-knacks, bedding and more.

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Just Updated County Plat Maps • • • • •

Logan Wichita Wallace Greeley Kearney

Pick them up today at:

406 Main • Scott City 620 872-2090

Employment Opportunities CONSTRUCTION HELP WANTED Looking for dependable construction workers, experienced in pre-engineered building erection.

Please contact Eric: 402-610-6425 or Don: 402-610-2611

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Park Lane Nursing Home

J&R

Car and Truck Center, LLC

A progressive growing GM Dealership in Scott City is seeking applications to add one experienced Service Technician to our team and one Light Duty Technician. Must have own tools. We offer a great working environment, benefit package and pay plan. Scott City is a great place to live and raise your family. Contact Rod Eitel at 620-872-2103, stop by the dealership or send your resume to Rod@ JRCARandTruck.com or to J&R Car and Truck Center, P.O. Box 583/208 West 5th, Scott City, Ks 67871

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“Quality Care Because We Care” Has openings for the following positions: Part-time Housekeeping Part-time CNA/CMA Part-time Dietary aid/ Cook Shift differential offered for evening and night shifts! Please apply in person at: Park Lane Nursing Home 210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org Fill out application and return to human resources.

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Needing drivers and yard help. Scott City, 872-3485 or 1-800-942-7411

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FRONT DESK Part-time front desk person for ALL shifts. Great job for a mature person who would like to learn about the hospitality industry and make money along the way! Interested persons can pick up an applications at: Best Western El Quartelejo Inn and Suites 1610 S. Main St. Scott City, KS 67871 • 620-872-7373 Best Western El Quartelejo Inn and Suites is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 05t3

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