Scott City fans enjoy the action at YMCA football in Garden City on Sunday
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Volume 23 • Number 7
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Published in Scott City, Ks.
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Chamber at risk of going out of business Lack of financial support from the very business community it is in charge of promoting is putting the Scott City Chamber of Commerce at risk of closing its doors. In hopes of securing additional outside funding, members of the Chamber board approached the Scott City Council on Monday to ask that
the city expand its guidelines in order for the Chamber to be eligible for sales tax grant money. However, that money is not guaranteed and if the Chamber should be awarded a grant the first distribution of funds doesn’t take place until April 1. Chamber Director Juanita Myers says there is currently enough money in the Chamber’s
budget to carry it through until sometime in January and that takes into consideration the cost savings from her resignation which takes effect in another week, plus proceeds from the annual Kash Giveaway to be held in December. “We’re to the point where I’m not sure there’s enough money for me to get paid,”
says Myers, who recently completed her first year as director. “It breaks my heart to leave because I’ve really enjoyed this, but we need the paycheck in my household.” Myers says her resignation will help stretch the limited money in the Chamber’s budget and that she will continue to help the organization in the
evenings and weekends until the board is in a position to hire another director. The Chamber currently has 144 members, with membership dues down 21 percent from 2013. That’s a huge financial blow to an organization that relies almost entirely on dues to finance its operations. In addi(See CHAMBER on page eight)
Whimmydiddle craft show is this weekend
The largest arts and crafts show in Western Kansas, and one of the largest in the state, will bring thousands of shoppers to Scott City on Saturday. The show will open at 9:00 a.m. and continue until about 4:00 p.m. in Patton Park. Whimmydiddle is a premier event which features 157 exhibitors this year from across Kansas and throughout the Midwest. One unique aspect of the show is that only homemade arts and crafts are permitted. A food court will also carry a wide variety of menu items.
Doctor, hospital visits are about to get ‘intrusive’
Imagine that you’ve just had an accident in your home which requires a visit to the Scott City Medical Clinic, or possibly the hospital emergency room. You simply want someone on the medical staff to do whatever it takes to make the injury less painful and get you patched up so you can return home. It will no longer be that simple. Effective October 1, ICD-10 goes into effect. While those letters and numbers currently mean nothing to those entering the clinic or hospital they will soon become familiar to everyone. This (See HOSPITAL on page two)
Two-year-old twins Chase and Addison Dearden look over one of the storyboards that have been added to Palmer Park. (Record Photo)
A new twist to a walk in the park A stroll on the Palmer Park walking trail isn’t just good exercise, now it can be a true learning experience. The Scott County Library, with assistance from the “Happy Trails” Walking Trail Committee, has established a series of 18 story boards
along the trail that can be enjoyed by youngsters. The StoryWalk project originated in Vermont and has since expanded to 45 states. “We thought this sounded like a good project and when we approached the Walking Trail Committee with it they
were real supportive,” says Millie Dearden, the young adult librarian. With the newly established concrete trail that winds its way through Palmer Park it seemed like the ideal location. The Walking Trail Committee took on the task
of having wooden boards constructed and erected in the park. Laminated pages have been placed behind glass to protect them from the weather and they are low enough for young children to easily read. (See PARK on page nine)
you’ve been flocked
Unusual fundraiser is a real eye-catcher
Betty LaToush with some of the unexpected visitors that greeted her on Tuesday morning. (Record Photo)
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Catfish tourney lights up the night at Lake Scott State Park Page 27
Scott City residents are waking up mornings to find that they, or a neighbor, have been “flocked” by a gathering of about 50 pink flamingos. “They were here at 6:00 this morning,” said Betty LaToush, who was a recipient of the temporary lawn decorations on Tuesday. “I knew they were making the rounds, but I was surprised to see them in my yard,” she said with a grin. It’s not a prank, but a fundraiser being conducted by the youth group at the First Baptist Church. For $30, an individual can have a flock of flamingos land in a friend’s yard and remain for one or two days. Or, anyone can purchase “anti-flocking insurance” for $50. “We were looking for a fun fundraiser that was different than a hamburger feed,” says Jared Young,
406 Main, St. Scott City • 620-872-2090 www.scottcountyrecord.com Opinion • Pages 4-6 Calendar • Page 7 Youth/education • Page 9 LEC report • Page 10 Health care • Pages 12-13 Deaths • Page 14
Church services • Page 15 Pigskin Payoff • Page 16 Sports • Pages 19-26 Farm section • Pages 28-34 Classified ads • Pages 35-37
(See FLOCKED on page 8)
Scott City defense keeps Cowboys on the run Page 19
Hospital is a newly mandated process for reporting medical diagnoses and in-patient procedures that will be required of the Scott County Hospital as well as hospitals across the country. Many patients will see it as “very intrusive,” acknowledges Scott County Hospital CEO Mark Burnett. “I wouldn’t disagree with that opinion, but it’s something we have no control over,” says Burnett. In the past, if someone entered the clinic or hospital with an injury, they might have been asked a general line of questions regarding how the accident occurred. Now the questioning will be much more extensive, such as
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what time did it occur, exactly where (i.e., room in the home), who was present at the time, etc. This additional data is then used by the federal government, and even shared internationally, in order to make comparisons of health information. While all of that means nothing to people seeking health care locally, Burnett says the hospital and clinic have a more vested reason for collecting the data. “We can’t require people to share this information before they receive medical care, but if we don’t have this data then it will affect the reimbursements we receive from Medicare and Medicaid,” he says. “If a
City council OKs purchase of hangar doors
The Scott City Council has given up hope of qualifying for a Kansas Department of Transportation grant to purchase new doors for the main hangar at the airport. The deteriorating condition of the doors and the difficulty in opening it for aircraft have made it necessary to move ahead without KDOT cost-share assistance. “We’ve been waiting for funding the last three years and they need to be replaced,” Councilman Gary Eitel informed the council at Monday’s meeting. He estimated the cost at between $35,000 and $38,000. The council approved seeking bids which will be opened prior to the council’s Oct. 19 meeting.
patient refuses to answer the questions then we will have to write-off the reimbursement. That means less revenue.” Collecting Health History And it will have an impact on overall data regarding a person’s individual health history as well as an overall view of health issues within a community or region. “The more data that is available the more helpful it is in telling the story about how people live, it reveals information about our environment and the overall health of the population,” says Haley Burgess, the hospital’s corporate compliance coordinator. “For example, we have higher rates of can-
cer in Western Kansas. “Hopefully, the data that we collect here and at other hospitals can offer some explanation as to what’s happening and where.” Burgess spent her early years growing up in Scott City and returned to her hometown to accept this newly created position at the hospital. She is overseeing implementation of the ICD-10 guidelines and training the local staff. When the guidelines go into effect, Burgess advises people who have appointments at the clinic to allow more time when checking in. Everyone will also be required to fill out new HIPAA forms. “It’s going to be a lot of added work for everyone involved,” she says.
Burgess, 24, has been preparing the clinic and hospital staff for this new procedure since being hired in late June. A 2009 graduate of Manhattan High School, she attended the University of Kansas School of Medicine for two years, graduating earlier this year with a bachelor’s degree in health and management. While attending KU, she was enrolled in multiple coding classes which helped prepare her for implementation of the ICD-10. “I’ve also been doing a lot of extra research so I have a better understanding of how the new regulations will affect the billing department, the doctors and the nurses,” she adds.
Battle’s anniversary Sun.
Members of the Scott County Historical Society will gather at Battle Canyon, south of Lake Scott State Park, on Sun., Sept. 27, starting at 4:00 p.m. Sept. 27 marks the anniversary date of the Battle of Punished Woman’s Fork that involved the U.S. Cavalry and Northern Cheyenne who were fleeing from Oklahoma to their homeland in Montana. “This is something that we do every year,” says local historian Denny Siegrist. “We will tell about the history of the battle to anyone who’s interested and answer questions about the site.”
Tag renewal deadline Wed.
Persons whose last name begins with the letters P, Q or R are reminded that license tags must be purchased by Wed., Sept. 30, to avoid a penalty. Tags are due for autos, light trucks, motorcycles and motorized bikes. License tags can be purchased at the county treasurer’s office. Tags must be renewed during October for persons whose last name begins with S..
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Community Living
Page 3 - Thursday, September 24, 2015
Sweet potatoes are a healthy choice anytime Did you know that a sweet potato is not a potato at all, but an edible root? The white, harder flesh sweet potatoes from the north are different from those of the south. The southern variety is actually a member of the morning glory plant family. The northern sweet potatoes are firm to touch, yellow in color and are a drier texture. The southern sweet potato is usually a brighter orange in color, softer to touch due to a higher natural sugar content and store better than the northern variety.
A yam is not a sweet potato at all. True yams are from Africa and are not grown in the United States for commercial use. A yam’s flesh is white and they are not sweet. For the most part, you will not find yams except in a specialty market. Southern producers use the word “yam” along with “sweet potato” to
distinguish their product from those grown in the north. When selecting a sweet potato, choose a small to medium-size with no spots or extended roots. Because a sweet potato is a root from a tropical plant, storing them in the refrigerator can cause them to get a hard core and an undesirable taste when cooked. Instead, leave them unwashed until you are ready to use them. Store them in a cool, dark, dry place between 55-60 degrees. Most sweet potatoes will keep up to 6 months in the
Births PARENTS OF SON Aaron and Holly Beaton, Scott City, announce the birth of their son, Drylan Edward, born Sept. 9, 2015, at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Drylan was welcomed home by big brother, Landry. Grandparents are John and Colleen Beaton, Scott City, and Tom and Ruth Ann Bigge, Stockton. Great-grandparents are Ethel McClure and Arlene Beaton, both of Scott City.
(See POTATO on page 7)
4 medium-size 2 cups 1 teaspoon 6 tablespoons
Holiday Sweet Potatoes fresh sweet potatoes sugar cinnamon butter
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a medium size baking dish with non-stick spray. Peel the sweet potatoes. Cut into halves and then divide each half lengthwise into quarters. Cut each quarter into thin slices, about 1/4 inch. Depending on the size of the potato, the slices will be about the size of a half-dollar or quarter. Place the potatoes in the baking dish. Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and sprinkle over the potatoes. Cut the butter into small pieces and scatter over the sugar. Do not add any water. Bake uncovered 30 minutes. Stir thoroughly. Bake uncovered another 30 to 45 minutes, until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. Serve hot. To reheat potatoes prepared ahead of time, place in a 300F degree oven and bake uncovered until hot, stirring often. Leftover potatoes may be reheated in the same way.
High Plains Study Club has brunch
Flower club has year’s final meeting
Eight members of the Scott County Garden Club met Sept. 21 at the Modoc Town Hall for the final regular meeting of the year. Trudy Eikenberry was the meeting hostess. President Sherry Novak called the meeting to order and members answered the roll call to, “What’s your favorite fall flower?” Treasurer Sue Pammenter reported on club expenses. Dues for 2016 were received. Sherry reviewed the number of exhibitors and their exhibits at the county fair flower show. A few entry listings will need to be corrected in the fair book before next year’s show. The annual Arbor Day project for sixth grade students in the county was discussed along with ideas for new service activities. It was agreed to gather informally for monthly luncheons from October though March, which are not regular meeting months. Hostesses were also assigned for the April through September meetings. A slate of officers was accepted for the coming year and suggestions were given for possible meeting program topics or tours. As always the group welcomes new members.
best of conditions. If you would like to freeze your sweet potatoes, just bake or boil them until they are slightly soft. If you boil them, immediately drain the water. Cool completely. Leave the skins on and wrap each potato in freezer film or foil and place in a plastic freezer bag. Seal and label and place in your freezer. Sweet potatoes are used in many types of healthy, delicious dishes, ranging from baby food to desserts. They are a healthy alternative to other high fat dishes.
The High Plains Study Club enjoyed brunch at the home of Sue Pammenter on Sept. 17 with 22 members attending. The social committee, consisting of Ivadelle Cotton, Barb Dickhut, Marilyn Dryer and Barb Hutchins, provided the food. President Susie Gooden
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Numrich
Ryan-Numrich exchange wedding vows in California
Suzanne Ryan and Brandon Numrich were united in marriage on Sept. 5, 2015, at Hacienda Aguajito, Carmel, Calif., with Harry Wood officiating. Parents of the couple are Patrick and Barbara Ryan, and Skip and Tonni Numrich, all of Scott City. The bride wore a flowly Stella York off-white chiffon gown with sweetheart neckline and ruched bodice encrusted with crystal and lace detailing.
Her bouquet was made of white roses, hops, seashells, succulents and Kansas wheat. The groom wore a grey, three-piece suit. Photographer was Rose Wheat Photography, Otis. The bride is the international trade director with the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Manhattan. The groom is an application support specialist with Kansas State Bank, Manhattan. The couple has made their home in Manhattan.
16 attend Alpha Omega meeting Alpha Omega Sorority met on Sept. 10 at the Bryan Conference Center with 16 members present. The meeting was called to order by President Paige Vallejo. Roll call was answered by “What is a memory from your first day of school?” Edith Tarrango provided a moment of meditation. Minutes from the
previous meeting were approved. Communications were read and a report from the treasurer was given. Details were discussed for Whimmydiddle which will be held on Sat., Sept. 26. Kristi Conine presented an educational program on the thyroid. The meeting adjourned with the closing ritual.
called the meeting to order with the members reciting the flag salute. The new officers read, “Bloom Where You’re Planted,” which will be this year’s theme. The reading was followed by handing out the yearbooks. Lucky Dip was won by Jane Ann McClellan.
Celia Fouser will bring Lucky Dip to the next meeting. The morning was spent visiting and catching up with each other. Next meeting will be Oct. 1 at the home of Dorothy Hutchins. Ron Hopkins will present a program on “Bees.”
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Editorial/Opinion
Page 4 - Thursday, September 24, 2015
editorially speaking
Chamber’s value:
It serves a role in linking local business community
It could be said that financial problems being experienced by the Scott City Chamber of Commerce are a symptom of bigger changes happening in rural communities. To some degree, the role of a Chamber has been impacted by the dwindling number of retail establishments. Perhaps the growth of social media has had an effect. And there’s always the mindset that for every dollar paid in dues a business expects at least that much - and usually more - in return. In other words, a Chamber of Commerce must prove its value. That’s not a bad thing. If local merchants didn’t adopt that same criteria they wouldn’t be in business for very long. Therefore, applying a similar standard to the Chamber isn’t unreasonable. In fact, the Chamber is in the process of doing just that with a new dues structure. We commend the soon-to-be-leaving director and the board for taking this approach in establishing a more tangible way of proving the organization’s worth to its members. The Chamber provides a valuable service, and not just because there’s always been one. If we didn’t have a Chamber we would have to create something to fill the need that businesses have for organizing events, communicating with each other and helping new businesses to feel a part of the community. It’s not always easy to put a value on these benefits, but they are benefits nonetheless. We are confident the Chamber will find a way to deal with its current financial woes, build on the traditional role of a Chamber and even find ways to expand on that role.
School lunches:
Getting young people on the path to healthier diets
Remember three years ago when students at a Western Kansas school poked fun at changes in the school lunch program, saying that they were being undernourished? And remember how Kansas lawmakers such as Rep. Tim Huelskamp and Sen. Pat Roberts jumped on that bandwagon? It was all part of a push by Michelle Obama and the Obama Administration to encourage healthier eating among young people in our schools. That, of course, was at the heart of the problem. Anything Obama-related must be terrible for our kids, our state, our country and, quite possibly, world peace. Three years later, with no more political mileage to be gained by Roberts and Huelskamp, they have turned their attention to the next crisis - real or imagined. So where does that leave our undernourished school youth? Apparently, doing just fine. “The problem is that kids weren’t getting the food they wanted,” says Kathy Eaton, food services director for Scott County schools. While some options were removed from the menu, they were replaced with healthier fruit and vegetable choices. They now have more options - and more food - available through the salad bar. “Kids are eating more vegetables. I think they’re accepting their menu choices a lot better now,” says Eaton. The same is true of the free summer lunch program which had more participation than ever from June through mid-July. Some days saw upwards of 60 local youngsters taking part. “It fills a need. For some kids it may be the best meal they get all day,” Eaton says. And the healthiest. While Kansas lawmakers may try to score political points with the school lunch program, they would do well to take note of a recent report that reveals the rate of adult obesity in Kansas has increased for a fourth consecutive year. According to the report, 31 percent of Kansans are obese, which is worse than every state around us with the exception of Oklahoma. While physical activity - or the lack thereof plays an important role in obesity rates, so does diet. That means . . . you guessed it . . . making healthier food choices. By encouraging those choices at a younger age, just maybe we an establish some better dietary patterns that people will continue to follow when they become adults. Just maybe, young people will realize that there are more food choices than what comes pre-packaged or out of a microwave. Healthier eating means less obesity, lower rates of diabetes, fewer heart problems and lower medical costs. That’s not political. That’s just common sense.
Bringing the Almighty into politics It’s been a tough week for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Despite all the momentum that comes from polling one-half of one percent in the field of Republican presidential candidates, Walker surprised everyone by pulling out of the race this week. According to the candidate himself, the Almighty had “called” upon him to lead in an “unusual” way. Apparently, it took divine intervention to inform Walker that when 99 percent of the people aren’t supporting your campaign maybe it’s not meant to be. “The Bible is full of stories about people who are called to be leaders in unusual ways. Today, I believe that I am being called to lead by helping to clear the field in this race so that a positive conservative message will rise to the top of the field,” Walker explained. Bringing God into politics is certainly nothing new for Republicans. Donald Trump recently informed evangelicals that “I’m one of you” and told
those in attendance at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Dinner that he and the Lord have found each other. We have no choice but to take the word of Walker, Trump and other Republican politicians when they claim to have had some special communication with God. It’s interesting that Jackson Browne can sue the Ohio Republican Party for using his song “Running on Empty” in a campaign ad for John McCain and that a singer for the Talking Heads can sue former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for using “Road to Nowhere” in an ad for his Senate campaign, but there’s nothing to prevent politicians from hijacking God when there’s nothing to prove that any actual interaction occurred. Don’t religious leaders care enough about the
Almighty to prevent His name from being dragged through the mud of a political campaign? And if the religious establishment doesn’t find that to be offensive, then we’d like to imagine that God Himself would object. “Hello, Scott,” comes a voice from above. “Who said that?” asks Walker. “Why, Scott, don’t you recognize my voice? After all, you told everyone that you had a calling from Me to get out of the presidential race,” says God. “Well, I didn’t exactly mean that You talked to me,” says Scott. “That’s not how I read it in all the newspapers. I certainly came away with the impression that we had some type of conversation,” God says. “You know how reporters like to take things out of context,” Walker says. “I’m sure you’ve experienced the same thing.” “Sure,” says God. “That’s why I burned the Ten Commandments right into the stone tablets Myself. I didn’t want some
middle man getting My message wrong . . . you know, like the part about lying.” “I know exactly what You’re talking about,” said Walker as he wipes a few beads of sweat from his forehead. “One thing I found interesting in your decision to get out of the presidential race was your statement about wanting a positive conservative message. I’d like to think that I’m smarter than the average bear, but I have to admit I’m confused. You cut health care funding for Medicaid recipients in your state, you signed a budget into law that cut $1.85 billion for education and you attacked teacher unions and public employees,” said God. “In case you aren’t aware, I have a soft spot in my heart for the poor. Did you have a conversation with Me or someone representing Me who gave you the impression this was okay?” “It’s not easy being a governor,” Walker said nervously. (See ALMIGHTY on page six)
Pandering to anti-muslim bigotry The founders of this nation recognized Islam as one of the world’s great faiths. Incredibly and disgracefully, much of today’s Republican Party disagrees. Thomas Jefferson, whose well-worn copy of the Koran is in the Library of Congress, fought to ensure that the American concept of religious freedom encompassed Islam. John Adams wrote that Muhammad was a “sober inquirer after truth.” Benjamin Franklin asserted that even a Muslim missionary sent by “the Mufti of Constantinople” would find there was “a pulpit at his service” in this country. Indeed, the Constitution states that “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.” Some of the GOP candi-
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dates for president, however, simply do not care. Ben Carson said Sunday that he believes Islam to be inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore he could not support a Muslim candidate for president. “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” he told NBC’s Chuck Todd. “I absolutely would not agree with that.” A campaign spokesman, seeking to clarify Carson’s remarks, effectively doubled down by claiming there is a “huge gulf between the faith and practice of the Muslim faith and our Constitution and American values.” Carson is dead wrong, but at least he seems sin-
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cere about it. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said he could only support a Muslim candidate “who will respect the JudeoChristian heritage of America.” Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) said a president’s faith should be irrelevant, but he understood many people felt otherwise because “we were attacked by people who were all Muslim.” And front-runner Donald Trump, when asked about the possibility of a Muslim president, wisecracked, “Some people have said it already happened” - a reference to oft-repeated lies about President Obama’s faith. I was ready to offer rare praise for Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.), who rejected Carson’s outrageous view by pointing to the Constitution’s prohibition against religious tests. But then Cruz went on to say
Sen. Pat Roberts 109 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-4774 roberts.senate.gov/email.htm
the United States should accept Christian refugees from the Syrian civil war but not Muslims, who might, after all, be terrorists. There is an ugly undercurrent of anti-Muslim bigotry in this country, and the Republican Party panders to it in a way that the Democratic Party does not. This rancid sentiment was on display at Trump’s town hall meeting in New Hampshire last week, at which a questioner began by stating a premise: “We have a problem in this country, it’s called Muslims. We know our current president is one. You know, he’s not even an American.” The man went on to say that these problematic Muslims “have training camps growing where they want to kill us. That’s (See BIGOTRY on page six)
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When we bring racial profiling into the classroom by John Kiriakou
I worked proudly with Muslim CIA officers in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. I used to think most Americans understood that Muslim Americans are patriots, too. Ahmed Mohamed’s recent ordeal proved how wrong I was. He’s the 14-year-old who was recently interrogated, arrested, and suspended from his Irving, Texas high school for bringing a clock he made as an engineering project to class. The school said it looked like a bomb. Ahmed had wanted to impress his teachers. Instead, he exposed their racism and became an instant celebrity. Ahmed, by all accounts, is a gifted student with a flair for engineering and science. He reportedly showed the clock to each of his instructors until one
of them, his English teacher, advised Ahmed to put it away because it could “scare people.” She then said it scared her and reported the teen to the principal, who called police. The reaction around the country was swift, with President Barack Obama, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and others tweeting their support for Ahmed. He received invitations to visit the White House and MIT, and even internship offers from Twitter and Reddit. Microsoft sent him a high-tech care package. Meanwhile, even as the Texas cops announced that no charges would be filed, MacArthur High School stood by its ludicrous three-day suspension on the grounds that the clock looked like “a hoax bomb.” There are so many things wrong with this story. First, the
incident smacks of racism. It’s a cold, hard fact that in the past decade many more people have been killed in the United States by right-wing extremists than by Muslim fundamentalists. Are teachers in Irving, Tex., equally suspicious of blondhaired, blue-eyed conservative kids who have a way with wires as they are of Ahmed Mohamed? I doubt it. Remember, earlier this year near Dallas, locals tried to block the establishment of a Muslim cemetery. One local Baptist leader said he was afraid the cemetery would attract the “radical element of Islam,” as if al-Qaeda would camp out to be near the bodies. The good pastor added, “How can we stop a mosque or a madrassa training center from going in there?” That’s true enlightenment.
Second, what teacher in his or her right mind would run screaming to the principal’s office when an honor-roll student, who’d never been in trouble, shows the teacher the invention he’d been bragging about all day? If you built a bomb, would you really show it
to every teacher in the school? The teacher knew the thing was a clock. The complaint to the principal was malicious. And what kind of principal, armed with the same information, then calls the cops? Finally, what kind of a cop would arrest (See PROFILING on page six)
When liars debate, the truth loses by Joe Conason
‘Non-candidate’ campaign donors by Jim Hightower
Once upon a time in our Good Ol’ USofA, presidential contenders and their political parties raised the funds needed to make the race. How quaint. For the 2016 run, thanks to the Supreme Court’s malicious meddling in the democratic process, corporations and billionaires have taken charge of the electoral game. These very special interests, who have their own presidential agenda, now put up the vast majority of funds and run their own private campaigns to elect someone who’ll do their bidding. So far, of nearly $400 million raised to back candidates of either
party in next year’s race, half of the money has come from a pool of only about 400 people - and two-thirds of their cash went, not to candidates, but into corporate-run SuperPACs. For Republicans, 77 percent of the funds have gone to SuperPACs. The reason is that the Supreme Court decreed in its reckless Citizens United decision that these “non-candidate” campaigns can take unlimited sums of money directly from corporations. Therefore, a very few wealthy powers can pour money into these murky political operations and gain unwarranted plutocratic power over the election process. Of the $37 million in the PAC backing Ted Cruz, for example, $36 million was pumped in by only three interests - a New York hedge
fund operator, a corporate plunderer living in Puerto Rico, and the owners of a fracking operation who’ve pocketed billions from the explosive use of this destructive drilling technology. But one of these new players assures us that they’re not buying candidates for corporate and personal gain, but “primarily (for) a love economic freedom.” Sure, sweetheart. All you want is the “economic freedom” to pollute, defraud, exploit, rob, and otherwise harm anything and anyone standing between you and another dollar in profit. Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author
Independent judiciary is at risk Republicans at state level trying to alter courts Republicans at the state level have altered their tactics from bemoaning “activist judges” to stacking the deck to make sure that any activism state judges do complies with their own political wishes. We’re seeing more examples across the country where Republican-controlled legislatures are trying to pressure the courts into adopting a more conservative ideology. What the Kansas legislature actually did pass, and Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law, is a measure to defund all Kansas courts if any state judge overturns a 2014 law removing the state Supreme Court’s authority to select 31 chief district judges. Could the message be any clearer? “Decide a legal case the exact way we want, or we’ll put you out of business.” This month, after a judge
behind the headlines by Joan McCarter
struck down the judicial-appointment law for violating the separation of powers, the court-defunding law is now facing a constitutional challenge in court. In Wisconsin, legislators pushed through a ballot initiative this year on a party line vote to amend the state constitution, laying the foundation for replacing a liberal, longtime chief justice in the middle of an elected term of office, with a conservative one. And that’s exactly what happened. The court’s conservative majority voted quickly, by email, for the change in leaders. This consolidated political clout on a court that has subsequently quashed a campaign finance probe, with several special interest groups under investigation. Finally, in North Carolina, legislators passed a bill changing the way
elected Supreme Court justices go about seeking a new term. They will have an option to run in retention (upor-down) rather than contested races. Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, signed the bill into law and it takes effect next year. That last one doesn’t sound like such a bad idea, until you find out its effect: “The first North Carolina Supreme Court member to be affected by the new law? A Republican judge now sitting in the majority in a 4-3 split on the state’s highest court. If the old law were standing and voters toppled the Republican judge in a contested election next year, the conservatives would lose their majority.” They don’t want to take a chance on a Republican judge running a contested race in a presidential year, potentially favorable to Democrats. All examples of those famous “law and order” Republicans, but since at least 2000 it’s been clear that they only respect the rule of law when it decides in their favor. Joan McCarter is a senior political writer for Daily Kos
Watching the second Republican presidential debate on CNN and its aftermath, millions of Americans learned again what we already know about the candidates: These people embellish, prettify, and fabricate their own biographies without hesitation, from Donald Trump’s much-parodied boasting about his business acumen to Carly Fiorina’s superselective accounting of her tenure at HewlettPackard to Chris Christie’s highly romanticized account of his appointment and record as U.S. Attorney to Jeb Bush’s wildly inflated claims about the Florida economy when he was governor. What But as Christie himself point- exist in ed out - in a remark targeted at reality are Trump and Fiorina - why would hundreds of thousands anybody even pay attention to the of women tall tales told by these politicians who will (or the self-styled political “out- lose access siders,” who sound exactly like to health care if politicians) about themselves? fanatics like While the bickering is some- Fiorina and times amusing and mostly annoy- her fellow ing, does anyone believe that it Republican candidates matters? ever sucFor these characters to pre- ceed in varicate endlessly about their wrecking résumés and achievements is nei- Planned ther surprising nor important. Of Parenthood. much greater consequence are the bat-winged lies they emit about issues that affect all of our lives, as well as the future of the United States and the world. Evidently all of the Republicans on the stage at the Reagan presidential library wanted us to believe that Planned Parenthood should be shut down everywhere because its clinics sell postabortion fetal body parts for profit. That is a false and outrageous accusation, disproved in the same videotapes that they cited as proof. Attacking the venerable women’s health organization, Fiorina went even further, furiously describing a scene in those videos supposedly showing a “fully formed fetus” with legs kicking and heart beating while someone prepares to “harvest its brain.” Such horrific practices, she declared, “erode the character of our nation.” What erodes the character of our nation, in fact, is Fiorina’s blatant chicanery, repeated by her the next morning on ABC News. The video she claims to have watched does not exist, according to Vox.com reporter Sarah Kliff, who viewed all 12 hours of those videos. What exist in reality are hundreds of thousands of women who will lose access to health care if fanatics like Fiorina and her fellow Republican candidates ever succeed in wrecking Planned Parenthood. Having “harvested” tens of millions of dollars from HewlettPackard for nearly wrecking the company, however, she doesn’t need to worry about medical care for other people. Nearly every Republican on that stage brayed his or her opposition to the Iran nuclear agreement - and every one of them falsely described that deal. Typical was Sen. Ted Cruz, who warned, “We won’t know under this agreement - there are several facilities in Iran they designate as military facilities that are off limits all together . . . the other facilities, we give them 24 days (See LIARS on page six)
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Denying climate change could drown Florida Emily Schwartz-Greco
The second Republican presidential debate shed light on why the GOP doesn’t want to do anything about climate change. Senator Marco Rubio led the way, misconstruing the shift toward green-energy - which even Royal Dutch Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden says is in the works - as a job-killing ideological plot.
Now for the truth behind fetal tissue research by Ian Reifowitz
Carly Fiorina is a liar. Let’s start right there. She “dared” Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to watch a video that she’s never seen. How do we know? Because it doesn’t exist. But do you know what does exist? Millions, yes millions of lives either saved or dramatically improved because of the fetal tissue research made possible by the work done at Planned Parenthood and elsewhere: Top scientists at the University of Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin have rightly warned that a ban would have a devastating effect on patients, academic researchers and the biotechnology industry. Fetal cells were used to develop the original polio vaccine and are still used to make vaccines for rubella, shingles, chickenpox and an experimental Ebola vaccine. The tissue is critical for studying conditions that affect the health of fetuses and newborn infants, brain injuries in the womb that lead to cerebral palsy, and eye conditions that lead to macular degeneration. Researchers also use it to develop treatments for H.I.V., end-stage breast cancer, diabetes, and Parkinson’s, among other conditions. Last year the National Institutes of Health, a federal agency that spends money only on the research that experts consider most promising, awarded $76 million in grants for fetal tissue research. So here’s a dare for Carly Fiorina. Do you dare watch images of countless kids who suffered from polio not that many years ago, or people today suffering from Ebola, Parkinson’s disease, or the other afflictions listed above? Furthermore, would you dare tell the families of people who might be saved by the fetal tissue research you lied about that their loved ones shouldn’t get helped? If you’re willing to do that, I’ll come shoot the video myself. Ian Reifowitz is a professor of historical studies at S.U.N.Y.-Empire State College
“We’re not going to destroy our economy the way the left-wing government that we are under now wants to do,” Rubio fumed. “We are not going to make America a harder place to create jobs in order to pursue policies that will do absolutely nothing, nothing to change our climate, to change our weather.” That kind of can’tdo attitude could drown Rubio’s home state. With scientists say-
Thousands of Americans are landing new wind and solar power jobs. This boom spans liberal places like California and Vermont and conservative bastions such as Texas, Kansas and Georgia.
ing the seas will swallow Florida if humanity burns the world’s remaining oil, gas, and coal, the dangers of doing nothing about the world’s addiction to fossil fuels should register on Rubio’s radar. What does he have against Pensacola, Naples, and Coral Gables? “America is a lot of
Almighty “And you think it’s easy being an all-knowing, allseeing, omnipotent being who is everywhere and hears everyone’s prayers?” God replies. “I didn’t mean it that way,” says Walker. “I just meant that I’m trying to do the best I can.” “I’m sure you are, Scott, but when you talk
Moderator Jake Tapper then turned to Chris Christie, who gloated about the bang-up job his state is doing to lower its carbon emissions without “massive government intervention.” The New Jersey governor called for building more nuclear reactors, which require billions of dollars in federal loan guarantees. Despite the allure that corporate welfare offers Duke Energy and the
“But I’m a conservative. You’re supposed to be on our side,” Walker pleads. “You make this very confusing.” “Actually, it’s not confusing at all,” says God. “In fact, My message hasn’t changed for more than 2,000 years. And I’m going to insist that from now on, before you or
any of your conservative friends pretend to know what I’m thinking or want to declare that we had some kind of direct communication, you first get a signed statement from Me. I deserve at least as much consideration as Jackson Browne.”
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about a positive conservative message, who are you talking to? Who are you helping?” God wonders. “Because from where I sit, it sure looks like this positive message being pushed by conservative politicians isn’t doing a thing for the poor.” “You can blame the liberal media for that. They are making us conserva-
Carson shattering stereotype about brain surgeons being smart by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) Brain surgeons, long burdened with the onerous reputation of being among the smartest people in the world, are expressing relief that the Republican Presidential candidate Ben Carson is shattering that stereotype once and for all. In interviews with brain surgeons across the country, the doctors revealed the enormous pressure they felt to live up to their profession’s inflated renown for intelligence before Carson entered the race. “When people found out I was a brain surgeon they would always assume I was some kind of a genius,” said Harland Dorrinson, a neurosurgeon in Toledo, Ohio. “Now they are beginning to understand that you can know a lot about brain surgery and virtually nothing about anything else.” Dorrinson said that acquaintances used to view him as a source of wisdom on a wide range of subjects, but added, “Ever since Ben Carson said that prisons make people gay, that’s really fallen off.” The brain surgeon said that he would probably contribute to Carson’s campaign to keep him in the race: “every time he says something, it helps bring people’s unrealistic expectations about brain surgeons back down to earth.” He said that he was cheered by Carson’s pronouncement over the weekend that Muslims should not be President. “Now you can cross politics off the list of things that people will expect me to be knowledgeable about,” he said. “I think I speak for a lot of brain surgeons when I say, ‘Thank you, Ben Carson.’” Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author
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things, the greatest country in the world, absolutely,” the candidate clarified. “But America is not a planet.” Wonderful. In addition to a neurosurgeon and a reality TV star, this GOP field includes an astronomer. Yet Rubio has a point: Despite spending more on the military than
the next nine largest powers combined, we can’t force the rest of the world to do what we say about carbon pollution, or anything else. We must cooperate. Sharing our one and only planet is why the United Nations exists. It’s why the United States is negotiating to reach a global deal in Paris in a few months that the Republicans vying for the presidency would rather ignore.
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a geeky kid for bringing a clock to school? It’s no wonder that the Mohamed family plans to transfer Ahmed to a new school after exploring all his options. This episode isn’t about how teachers should respond when their students make clocks. It’s about the fact that racism is still part of life in the United States. Many Americans like to think of themselves as belonging to a post-racial society. But we don’t. We’re still struggling with racism, including institutionalized racism. And that means against Muslim Americans, too. John Kiriakou is a former CIA counterterrorism officer and senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
tives look bad,” replies Walker. “Scott, I’m not a politician, but when I see the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer that tells Me that something’s wrong. I’m not a big Wall Street banker kind of guy. You should be very familiar with how I feel about money changers and the like,” God says.
Bigotry my question, when can we get rid of them?” Trump should have showed some backbone and told the man his worldview was based on paranoid fantasy. Instead, he made vague noises of agreement, or at least nondisagreement - “(A) lot of people are saying that. . . . We’re going to be looking at that and plenty of other things” - which kicked off a round of criticism from his campaign rivals. But where were these high-minded, all-embracing Republicans when Trump and others, with no factual support, were casting doubt on Obama’s religion and birthplace? Leaving Obama aside, since he’s in a position to defend himself, where were the wise GOP elders when their party became
Liars notice before inspecting them.” None of what Cruz said is true or relevant. All of Iran’s designated nuclear facilities will fall under continuous video and electronic monitoring in addition to physical visitation by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who will also monitor any movements of nuclear materials or equipment there. Hostile to scientific facts as they are, Cruz and his fellow Republicans are probably unaware of how easily as little as a billionth of a gram of radioactive dust could be detected by IAEA inspectors, as the Center on National Security at Fordham University noted in a factsheet. These examples represent only a few of literally dozens of mendacious statements about crucial public issues, usually bordering on absurdity,
Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com
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a refuge for extremists spouting the worst kind of anti-Muslim rhetoric? After the 9/11 attacks, George W. Bush did an admirable and important thing: He made clear that blame for the atrocity should not be ascribed to Islam itself but rather to a small group of radical fundamentalists. Going forward, however, his administration was neither specific enough nor consistent enough about culpability for the terrorist strike. Warmongers found it politically useful to suggest involvement by Iraq, which had nothing to do with the attacks. Meanwhile, officials played down the fact that most of the attackers came from Saudi Arabia, considered a valuable ally.
This fuzziness, I believe, helped give some Americans the impression that the United States was at war not with small and vicious bands of jihadists but with Muslims more broadly. Democrats almost invariably pushed back against this dangerous misimpression. Republicans far too often did not. On the campaign trail, GOP candidates are touting their own Christian faith in what can only be described as a literal attempt to be holier than thou. They should reread the Constitution, which says “no religious test” not “only the religious test that I can pass.” Eugene Robinson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and former assistant managing editor for The Washington Post
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broadcast by CNN with little contradiction. Sen. Marco Rubio insisted that we can do nothing about man-made climate change without destroying the economy, when every reputable study shows that the economy and the world will be destroyed if we do nothing. Christie promised to “save” Social Security from insolvency by denying payments to wealthy recipients, when that won’t significantly improve the system’s finances - and the “crisis” he touted is overblown anyway. Trump insisted that life-saving vaccines cause autism, complete with anecdotal “proof” from an “employee” whose “beautiful baby” contracted a fever and then “became autistic” after being vaccinated. Not only did Trump concoct that sad story, but there is little doubt that his own children, including little Barron Trump,
have received proper vaccinations. (Manhattan private schools don’t accept the unvaccinated.) Disgracefully, neither of the two physicians on stage, Rand Paul and Ben Carson, had the guts to forcefully contradict him. Try as they will to reject Trump, he fits in perfectly among Republicans - and not only because he worships money, spews xenophobic nonsense, and encourages callous bigotry. Like them, he relies on fabrications and falsehoods, manipulating the prejudices of ill-informed voters. The Republican rejection of reality - which these candidates will act out in debate after debate for months to come inflicts grave costs on this country every day. It is hard to imagine the damage that will be done if one of these deceivers comes to power. Joe Conason is a journalist, author and editor-in-chief of The National Memo
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Sweet Potato Pie sugar flour salt nutmeg half-and-half cooked sweet potato (see note) eggs butter, melted unbaked pie crust, chilled
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together the sugar, flour, salt and nutmeg in mixer bowl. Add the halfand-half, sweet potato, eggs and butter, one at a time, beating on medium speed about 30 seconds after each ingredient is added. Pour the filling into the pie shell. Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until filling is firm on the sides and just barely shakes in the middle. Cool on a wire rack. The pie may be served warm or cold. Yield: 8 servings. Note: The pie is best when prepared with a baked sweet potato. Wrap a medium size potato in foil. Bake at 400 degrees about 1 hour, or until very tender when pierced with a fork. Remove the potato from the oven and cool to room temperature. Scoop out the soft inside with a spoon and measure out one full cup for the recipe above. The potato may be cooked ahead. Remove the pulp and refrigerate for up to two days.
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other huge companies that build power stations, those beasts are a tough sell. Sen. Ted Cruz tried to butt in too, saying: “If you want a skeptic, Jake, I will happily jump into that briar patch.” Instead, Tapper launched another science-defying conversation by inviting Ben Carson to tell Donald Trump that vaccines don’t cause autism. While no anti-vaxxer, Carson is a big climate denier. California Gov. Jerry Brown personally sent him a flash drive stocked with extensive research after Carson said there was “no overwhelming science that the things that are going on are man-caused and not naturally caused.” Carson, Cruz, and the rest of these politicians will share their deep climate thoughts again as the rest of us endure the nine remaining Republican presidential debates. They’re bound to spread more lies about energy employment, so here’s a reality check: Thousands of Americans are landing new wind and solar power jobs. This boom spans liberal places like California and Vermont and conservative bastions such as Texas, Kansas and Georgia. In contrast, oil, gas, and coal companies are downsizing. A few weeks ago, ConocoPhillips sent pink slips to 1,800 workers, including 500 in Houston. Tens of thousands more Americans toiling in these industries have wound up jobless amid crashing fossil-fuel prices. Must be a left-wing conspiracy.
Sweet potatoes provide a portion of the recommended daily allowance for vitamins A and C, calcium, iron and thiamine. It is low in sodium and is a good source of fiber and it is high in beta carotene which may be a Emily Schwartz Greco is a former foreign correspondent and factor in reducing the risk of certain cancers. Sweet potatoes can be baked, fried, boiled, broiled financial reporter or cooked in the microwave. From my research, they can be prepared just about anyway a regular potato can be. So don’t wait for the holiday season to enjoy sweet potatoes, but try them throughout the year. Give me a call at the Extension office (872-2930) if you have any questions or would like more sweet potato recipes.
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Chamber tion to the $27,500 in membership dues it has received in 2015, the Chamber’s only other source of income is the Kash Giveaway which will generate between $5,000 and $7,000. With the director earning a salary of $30,000 annually, that leaves very little extra money for other services and promotions. Myers says part of the problem has been changeover in the director’s position which has been filled by three people over the last four years. “It’s just like anything. You need consistency,” she says. Chamber Restructuring Myers also hopes to assist with plans to restructure the Chamber dues process in a way that gives the members a better idea of what they’re getting for the money they put in. “A lot of people don’t understand what a Chamber is. Like any business, when the economy goes bad they are looking for places to cut. If you don’t understand what a Chamber does than it’s the first place you cut,” says Myers. The director researched what other Chambers are doing and learned that some put a “value” on the services they provide and offer packages which allow members to choose the level of service they want. Under the current structure, annual dues are based on the size of the business, but Myers says that may not reflect the benefits that a business can get from the Chamber. A business with 1-5 employees currently pays $175 in annual dues. Myers is hoping that if the Chamber can offer a package of services and benefits that exceed $175, that same business would be willing to pay the extra money. “It comes down to showing that you’re getting value for your membership dollar,” Myers says. “I’m okay with that. It holds us accountable and makes us prove to our members that the money they spend on dues is well-spent. It would be great if we could show a member that by spending $500 in dues they are getting $1,200 in value from the Chamber.”
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In addition, Myers says her research has shown that Chambers should only rely on dues for about 50 percent of their income - not 85-90 percent. “We need to be more diverse in how we earn our income,” she emphasizes. “A common complaint we hear is that we always have our hands out looking for donations. Unfortunately, that’s how we stay afloat.” Sales Tax Grant Now the Chamber plans to make their pitch to the Sales Tax Committee in hopes of getting a portion of the approximately $300,000 that is distributed annually by the city. The city council agreed on Monday to change its guidelines and allow nonprofit 501c6 organizations to apply for grant funding. Councilman Fred Kuntzsch, who is also on the committee, noted that while the existing guidelines have “served quite well,” he supports the idea of allowing additional organizations to apply for money. “There were a couple of instances in the past year when we gave more money than was being requested because we didn’t want to be banking it,” said Kuntzsch. He was referring to the council’s goal to distribute the full amount of sales tax collections rather than allowing the money to accumulate. “I think (the grants) have made it possible for some organizations to do more than they could have done otherwise on their own,” he added. Councilman Everett Green said that by changing the guidelines they avoid creating an exception or setting a precedent that could become a problem in the future. “Just because the guidelines change doesn’t mean an organization will automatically get some money,” Kuntzsch added. Myers anticipates the Chamber will apply for about $15,000 in grant funding. “We’re not asking for the moon. We’re trying to keep our doors open and do more for the membership,” she says. “We’d like to do workshops and seminars which benefit our members. That takes money which we haven’t had.”
Andrea Tucker prepares to cut the ribbon welcoming her to the Scott City business community. Chamber of Commerce members are (from left) Tyler Kough, Pam McDaniel, Chamber Director Juanita Myers, Tom Shirley, Thad Dearden, Rod Hogg and Trudi Kuntzsch. (Record Photo)
Another lending option for prospective homeowners For the past 10 years, Andrea Tucker has enjoyed helping home renters become home owners while working for a local financial institution. Her biggest frustration was seeing people denied loans because of federal guidelines. “It wasn’t the fault of the bank, but it still bothered me that I couldn’t help these people buy a home,” says Tucker. She now has the ability to help more prospective home buyers as a
representative of Primary Residential Mortgage. She is located at 105 E. 6th in Scott City. Tucker, a lifetime resident of Scott City, says PRM has had a long-time presence in the community with a representative coming from Hutchinson once a month. “They felt there was enough demand that they wanted someone who could represent them here full-time,” Tucker explains. Tucker says that while working for First National
Flocked youth pastor at the First Baptist Church. “This is the first time we’ve ever tried this and it has gone a lot better than we expected. One lady signed up three or four people right away.” The fundraiser started earlier this month and, as of Wednesday, there were just three days remaining at the end of September when the flamingos weren’t headed for a designated site. Young says flamingo orders will be
Bank she had training in processing home loans. She has also passed a state test and is licensed to handle home mortgage loans. “One thing I’m offering, which banks don’t, are FHA loans,” Tucker says. What makes them attractive to home buyers, she says, is the lower downpayment requirement and easier credit qualifications. Tucker emphasizes the loans are government backed. “I also offer conventional loans like banks,”
she says. As a representative of PRM, Tucker says she will have processors and underwriters who review the loan applications. “That allows me to concentrate on being the lender. I can do what I enjoy most and that’s working with the customers,” Tucker points out. And that means helping people realize their dream of home ownership. “A lot of people would rather own than rent. I want to help make that happen,” she adds.
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taken until September 30 for dates in October. “We can’t go too long because we can’t put them into the ground if it’s frozen . . . or take them out of frozen ground,” he says. The flamingo distributors do their work at about 5:30 a.m. in hopes of surprising the recipients as soon as they look outside in the morning. However, that wasn’t early enough to keep from getting “busted” by one early riser.
“He told us we should charge $10 to tell people who paid to have their yard flocked,” Young says with a laugh. “It’s something we’ll think about. “This morning we did a house on Hillside and a little girl came to the window and yelled, ‘We’ve been flocked,’” As of Wednesday morning the youth group had flocked 17 yards. The project started as a fundraiser for the youth
group, but with all the news about the Syrian refugee crisis, Young said the group voted “to give all the money to help the refugees in any way they can, to bring people to the United States or for other relief efforts,” Young says. “I was really impressed with the kids for deciding to do that.” Anyone interested in having someone flocked can contact Young (8748065).
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Regents requesting millions more for higher ed The Kansas Board of Regents is asking the governor for nearly $30 million more to fund higher education in the state during the 2017 fiscal year that begins July 1, 2016. Regents voted to request that Gov. Sam Brownback consider adding money to his budget for higher education. More than $800 million in 2017 fiscal-year funding already has been approved
for Kansas colleges, universities and technical schools governed by the nine-member board. Regents had to submit their request to the governor by Oct. 1. Brownback has another three months to decide whether to include any or all of the additional funding requests in his next budget. The regents’ budget priorities included about $5 million for Kansas State
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Minnix is K-State Legacy Scholar
The annual College and Career Planning Conference will be held at Scott Community High School gym on Mon., Sept. 28, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. There will be representatives from about 50 colleges, community colleges, vocational-technical schools and branches of the military in attendance. A financial aid officer will also be on hand to answer questions and assist in the financial aid process. “This is an opportunity for high school students and their parents to ask meet with college and military service representatives about their career options,” says SCHS counselor Anissa Wilkinson.
A Cub Scout recruiting night will be held at Scott City Elementary School on Mon., Sept. 28, starting at 6:30 p.m. The event is open to all boys in first through fifth grades in Scott City and the surrounding area. There will be a Dutch oven cooking demonstration. Any boy that signs up for scouting and pays the $8 registration fee will receive their Cub Scout handbook at no cost.
University to help pay for a new 78,000-squarefoot, state-of-the art geoscience building on the Manhattan campus. The building’s total cost is estimated at $45 million. K-State officials said the university plans to raise half the money within the next five years through private gifts. The University of Kansas is asking for about $3.5 million that would
go toward the integrated science buildings on the Lawrence campus, and KU Medical Center wants $3.4 million for meritbased salary increases. Wichita State University is asking for $2 million to establish a department of chemical and materials engineering, a priority now because it would compliment efforts to build an innovation campus at the school, said Rick Muma,
associate vice president of academic affairs. About $10 million of the nearly $30 million budget request would go toward two-year colleges and high school students pursuing technical education, officials said. The requests on the budget priority list also included one from the Kansas Board of Regents. Because of a significant increase in rent, the board is short about $178,000 in
paying for its Curtis State Office Building space. Other priority items on the list include $2.2 million to increase retention and graduation rates at Ft. Hays State University, $500,000 to replace private funding lost at the Department of Nursing at Emporia State University and $1.5 million to establish a School of Transportation at Pittsburg State University.
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Four books have been selected for the StoryWalk and will change with the seasons. Starting the series is “Grumpy Bird,” and it will be followed by “Bear Snores On,” “Jump, Frog, Jump!” and “Ten Little Fish.” “We picked books that not only have a fun story but also have activities the kids can do if they wish,” says Dearden. A desire to promote healthier living is another goal behind the project. “This is a way to connect kids with the outdoors,” notes Stephanie Fisher, the childrens’ Standing on the StoryWalk trail along which 18 story boards have been erected for youngsters are librarian. “With all the Scott County Library staff members (from left) Stephanie Fisher, Lori Hawker and Millie Dearden, along with Mindi Edwards (second from right) of the “Happy Trails” Walking Trail Committee. work that’s been done (Record Photo) to create this trail and to improve the park, this is Park it would have been seen each of the 18 story “And you don’t have also considering the posthe perfect place to do impossible to put up story boards they will have to cross any roads,” adds sibility of establishing a this. With all the activi- boards.” walked more than a quar- Dearden. similar StoryWalk at Lake ties happening at Palmer By the time one has ter-mile. Fisher says they are Scott State Park.
Luke Minnix, Scott City, is among 133 students at Kansas State University who have been awarded Legacy Scholarships for the 201516 academic year. The $1,000 scholar-
ships were awarded to children and grandchildren of K-State alumni. Scholarships are made possible through funds generated by the K-State License Plate program, administered by the
Alumni Association for the university. The state-issued license plates with the purple Powercat logo can be found on the back of more than 7,100 vehicles in Kansas. The program, administered locally in
all 105 county treasurer offices, began in 1997, and the tax-deductible royalties paid on K-State License Plates have raised more than $2.7 million for student scholarships and recognition of achievements.
Homecoming parade Oct. 2 Shearmire earns degree
Scott Community High School will celebrate Homecoming next week with a parade on Fri., Oct. 2, at 4:00 p.m. Theme for Homecoming activities is “Decades of Beaver Tradition.” Crowning of the SCHS royalty will begin at 6:30 p.m., prior to the game against Hugoton.
Devon Shearmire, Leoti, was among more than 425 students who completed degree requirements at Wichita State University during the recently completed summer term. Shearmire earned a Master of Physician Assistant degree to become a physician assistant.
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by Nathaniel Sillin
If you’ve received a replacement for your credit or debit cards in the mail lately, take a closer look. That little gold chip on the front is going to make it tougher for thieves to steal your data. By year-end 2015, Visa estimates that 63 percent of cards in American wallets will feature this new technology aimed
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at derailing counterfeit fraud. The new chip adds a unique, one-time code that changes every time you use your card to make an in-store payment. That automatic security code change makes your data nearly impossible to use to create a counterfeit card. Counterfeit or “cloned” cards account for about two-thirds of in-store fraud to the tune of $3 bil-
Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department Sept. 17: Wyatt Burhoop was arrested for driving on a suspended license and transported to the LEC. Sept. 22: Charles Chambless, Jr., 49, was arrested for a domestic disturbance and transported to the LEC. Sept. 22: A report was received of an individual in possession of hallucinogenic drugs with intent to use. Scott County Sheriff’s Department Sept. 21: Shelby Salinas, 38, was arrested on an outstanding warrant and transported to the LEC. Sept. 21: Travis Conger, 26, was arrested on an outstanding warrant and transported to the LEC. Sept. 16: Jeffrey Murphy, 37, was arrested on a Scott County warrant and transported to the LEC.
Public Notice (First Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept. 24, 2015; last published Thurs., Oct. 8, 2015)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS (Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MERLIN GARDNER, DECEASED Case No. 2014 PR 17 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified a Petition has been filed in this Court by Diana F. Brandt, the duly appointed, qualified and acting Executrix of the Estate of Merlin Gardner, deceased, praying Petitioner’s acts be approved; her account be settled and allowed; the heirs be determined; the Will of decedent be construed and the Estate assigned to the persons entitled thereto; the Court find the allowances requested for the Executor’s attorneys’ fees and expenses are reasonable and should be allowed; that
all costs have been paid; the administration of the Estate be closed; and upon the filing of Receipts, Petitioner be finally discharged as Executor of the Estate of Merlin Gardner, deceased, and the Petitioner and the surety on his bond be released from further liability. You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 19th day of October, 2015, at 2:00 o’clock p.m. in the District Court in Scott City, Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. Diana Brandt, Executrix MARTINDELL SWEARER SHAFFER RIDENOUR LLP 20 Compound Drive P.O. Box 1907 Hutchinson, KS 67504-1907 (620) 662-3331 arlyn.miller@martindell.com Attorneys for Petitioner
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept. 17, 2015; last published Thurs., Sept. 24, 2015)2t REQUEST FOR ZONING CHANGE Notice is hereby given that the Scott City Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on October 15, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., at the Scott City Council Meeting Room at City Hall, 221 West 5th Street, Scott City, Kansas, to consider the following agenda items: 1. Application for amendment of the official zoning map by Roy M. Boyd to change the zoning from AG-Agricultural District to C-2 General Commercial District for the following described property to wit. A tract of land in the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Twenty-four (24),Township Eighteen (18) South, Range Thirty-three (33) West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Block Twelve (12) in Fairlawn Addition to Scott City, Kansas, thence South along the East boundary line of said Block 12 to the North boundary line of Ninth Street, thence East along the North boundary line of Ninth Street to the West boundary line of the right-of-way of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, thence North along the West boundary line of said right-of-way, to the South boundary line of Eighth Street, thence West along the South boundary line of Eighth Street to the point of beginning, except alley on West side of said tract, as shown by the recorded plat thereof. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at such hearing. Dated: September 15, 2015 Rodney Hogg, chairman Scott City Planning Commission
lion, according to Bostonbased research firm Aite Group. The transition to chip cards is expected to be nearly complete by year-end 2017. You’ll see very slight differences in using these cards. First, you’ll need to insert a chip card into a new slot on built for chip cards and keep it there until your purchase is complete. You won’t have to
swipe traditional magnetic strip on the back anymore. You will still be able to sign, enter a PIN or just pay-and-go for everyday transactions as before. Just remember to take your card with you when the transaction is complete. However, if you are currently using an old, but unexpired card or if the business where you’re doing a transaction
doesn’t have the upgraded chip card equipment, don’t panic. The strip on the back of your card will continue to work with all card terminals for the foreseeable future. For merchants - the collective name for the stores, restaurants and other businesses where you use credit and debit cards every day - the transition to chip cards is moving along as well.
According to a recent survey by Visa, approximately 90 percent of business owners are aware of chip technology and about 70 percent have already upgraded their equipment or have plans to do so. Current estimates show that 47 percent of U.S. terminals will be able to read chip cards by the end of the year. (See CARDS on page 11)
Claim $945,000 in unclaimed property at Kansas State Fair The Kansas State Treasurer’s office processed more than 5,000 claims totaling over $945,000 during the Kansas State Fair. “The state fair continues to be one of our best outreach events every year, providing us with
the opportunity to reach thousands of Kansas who may not routinely check for unclaimed property through our website,” says Kansas State Treasurer Ron Estes. Fair attendees were able to search for missing money in a computer-
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept. 17, 2015; last published Thurs., Sept. 24, 2015)2t Public Notice This notification is to inform all potentially concerned parties that Poky Feeders, Inc, 600 East Road 30, Scott City, Kansas, 620872-5834 plans to modify a livestock waste management facility to serve a swine operation located in S½ S18, T20S, T32W of Scott County. The property is under the ownership of Poky Feeders, Inc., and the facility is operated by Poky Feeders, Inc. A permit application, plans and specifications have been submitted to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Central Office by Joe Morgan, Poky Feeders, Inc. Contingent upon a satisfactory review of the application and supporting documents by the KDHE, a draft permit for Public Notice will be issued, after which a determi-
nation will be made to issue or deny a Water Pollution Control Permit. The Department has 180 days from the date of submittal of a complete application to make a final determination. Any persons wanting to review the application and supporting documents may do so at the Scott County Clerk’s Office, the KDHE Southwest District Office at 302 West McArtor, Dodge City, Kansas, 620- 225-0596, or the KDHE Central Office 785-296-6432 located at the address below. This information is also available on the Internet at http://www.kdheks.gov/feedlots. Any person wanting to comment during the public notice of application period may do so by submitting written comments to Jeannine Riddle, KDHE, Livestock Waste Management Section, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612-1367, within 30 days of this publication.
ized database at the fair’s unclaimed property booth. The largest claim discovered was $24,450.78. The Kansas Unclaimed Property Program has returned more than $80 million in unclaimed property since 2011. Unclaimed property comes from forgotten
bank accounts, stocks, bonds, insurance premium overpayments, refunds, abandoned safe deposit boxes and other property. People can search for unclaimed property online at www.kansascash.com or by calling 1-800-4320386.
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept. 17, 2015; last published Thurs., Oct. 1, 2015)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA LOURDES ANTILLON AND FRANCISCO ROYCE ANTILLON CASE NO. 15-DM-29 Notice of Suit The State of Kansas to Francisco Royce Antillon and all other persons who are or may be concerned: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed
in Scott County District Court by Maria Lourdes Antillon praying for Divorce, and you are hereby required to plead to the petition on or before the hearing set November 12, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., in the District Court at Scott City, Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition. Maria Lourdes Antillon Petitioner Colton D. Eikenberry Attorney at Law 310 Court St., Ste. 8 Scott City, Kansas 67871 (620) 872-0300
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Court order prevents judicial shutdown The worry statewide that courts in Kansas could suddenly close their doors for lack of funding is over - at least until midMarch. A district court judge Tuesday ordered that a law with a funding cutoff provision could not be enforced until March 15, at which time the Kansas Legislature will be in session.
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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt asked for the order to prevent a shutdown this fall, when lawmakers wouldn’t be available to deal with the fallout. “This delay should eliminate talk of any ‘constitutional crisis,’ except perhaps among outside groups itching for a fight, and will give every Kansan involved an
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There’s one more incentive for all businesses to get on board with chip card technology: Starting Oct. 1, liability for some counterfeit fraud may shift from the cardissuing financial institutions to retailers unless they are able to accept and process chip card transactions. For merchants, processing chip transactions will likely involve a hardware or software upgrade somewhat similar to upgrading a cellphone contract. In many cases, the terminal will be included in the cost of the service. About a third of merchant terminals are already chip card-capable and just need a software update to fully function. For the smallest businesses, some low-cost options for upgrading card acceptance terminals can cost $100 or less. Square https://squareup.com/ contactless-chip-reader, for example, recently announced a new $49 card reader that accepts chip cards as well as mobile
payments and they’re giving away 250,000 of them to small business customers at no cost. If you travel overseas regularly, you’ve probably already seen chip card technology in action. It’s based on a global standard called EMV and is already at work in countries moving to cashless options for private and public goods and services. One final note. While you’re waiting for your new chip cards, you’ll still be able to use your current strip-based credit cards in new machines under their zero liability fraud protection rules. However, debit card security rules are different, so it is best to check with your bank on their guidelines so you know your funds are secure. Bottom line: The move from strip to chip cards will create a more secure environment for credit and debit card users. However, consumers will still need to keep their cards safe and confirm the accuracy of all their spending data.
opportunity to thoughtfully reassess the situation,” Schmidt said in a statement. The legislature earlier this year passed a law that would stop funding for the state judiciary system if a court invalidated a change in the way chief district court judges are selected. A state district court judge ruled the change as unconstitutional, but he
County Commission September 1, 2015 Scott County Commissioners met in a regular meeting with the following present: Chairman James Minnix, Commissioner Gary Skibbe; County Clerk Alice Brokofsky and County Attorney Rebecca Faurot were present. Commissioners discussed the procedure for dispatching the fire and rescue truck for accidents in Scott County. Gary Skibbe visited with Fire Chief Vernon Storm about the procedure to dispatch the rescue truck. The dispatcher on-call at the Law Enforcement Center has been responsible for determining what emergency vehicles were dispatched. Commissioners agreed they would like the fire and rescue truck dispatched when an accident occurs in Scott County. •Health Department Administrator Dana Shapland informed the commissioner what she had learned about taking on some of the duties that were offered by home health. She told commissioners the cost of obtaining the credentials for home health would be cost prohibitive. Shapland would like to hire a Registered Nurse to provide some of the services that were offered by home health. Services would be provided on a sliding scale tied to an individual’s income. Supplies would be paid for by the individual. Commissioners allocated $20,000 to hire a RN through the end of the year. •The following change orders were approved and signed: Added Curtis Chambless $ 10.56 Added Curtis Chambless $ 17.64 Added Curtis Chambless $ 18.22 Added Terry J. West $ 9.12 Added Terry J. West $ 8.96 Added Terry J. West $ 8.94 •The following road permits were approved: Palomino Petroleum: Approach for tank battery and trenching. S21, T20S, R34W, and S28, T20S, R34W. Stelbar Oil Corporation: Access off of County Rd 210. S13, T17S, R33W. •It was agreed to lease a Bobcat Toolcat 5600 G-Series from White Star Machinery for $44,329.97 with a one year buy-back for $38,829.97.
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put his ruling on hold. The struggle between the legislature and the courts began in 2014 when legislators altered the selection process for chief district court judges, transferring the authority from the Kansas Supreme Court to judges in each of the state’s 31 judicial districts. If the clause were triggered this fall, funding
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for the state court system would end and the legislature would not be in session to respond. Such a shutdown would violate a state constitutional provision that prohibits the reduction of judges’ salaries and would “impermissibly interfere” with the functioning of the justice system, Schmidt said. The attorney general said his understanding
from discussions with key legislators was that if the statute were invalidated, the legislature would revisit the issue of judicial funding. “This delay ensures the legislature will have that opportunity next spring and will let the courts continue to function as usual until then,” he said. “I am hopeful this will calm the situation.”
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept. 10, 2015; last published Thurs., Sept. 24, 2015)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the matter of the Estate of NICK A. NOVAK aka NICK NOVAK, deceased No. 2015-PR-17 NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on September 1, 2015, a Petition for Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in the Court by Sherry L. Novak, an heir and administrator of the Nick A. Novak aka Nick Novak, deceased. All creditors of the dece-
dent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred. SHERRY L. NOVAK Petitioner - Administrator Jake W. Brooks Attorney At Law P.O. Box 664, 101 E. 6th Scott City, Kansas 67871 620-872-7204
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Proposal would create ‘receiving center’ for mental health patients Ruling could reduce services to seniors, disabled Dave Ranney Kaiser Health News
An informal coalition of Kansas mental health advocates is close to proposing legislation that could prevent hundreds of people with serious mental illnesses from ending up in jails, emergency rooms or a state-run hospital. “This has the potential to be one of those winwin-win situations that, frankly, in my 38-year career I can honestly say doesn’t come along very often,” said Bill Rein,
commissioner of behavioral health services at the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. “If this is done right, it would be better for the person who’s in crisis, better for law enforcement, better for the courts,” he said. The proposal would let Kansas communities open secure “receiving centers” that would be allowed to hold people who appear to be seriously mentally ill and in crisis for up to 72 hours. These admissions would be involuntary, and patients would not be allowed to leave early unless they are assessed as unlikely to harm them-
selves or others. Under current law, involuntary patients cannot be held for more than 24 hours - 48 hours on a weekend - without first being taken to court and having a judge decide whether they pose a danger to themselves or others. Oftentimes, the patients remain in jail or are taken to the state hospitals in Larned or Osawatomie because they are in crisis, uncooperative and have nowhere else to go. “What happens to these people now is absolutely ridiculous,” said Wyandotte County District Court Judge Kathleen Lynch, who has taken an
active role in drafting the proposal. Most people in mental health crises, she said, can be stabilized within 72 hours. Depending on their condition, they then would be released, allowed to remain at the receiving center or sent to one of the state hospitals. “The only time they would come to court would be if they were so acute, they didn’t stabilize within 72 hours,” Lynch said. ‘Out the Back Door’ In Kansas, three community mental health centers - Valeo Behavioral Health Care in Topeka, (See CENTER on page 13)
Comfort Zone retreat at Lakeside Oct. 16-18 St. Catherine Hospice is sponsoring the 17th annual “Comfort Zone” Family Retreat at Camp Lakeside, Lake Scott, the weekend of Oct. 16-18. This retreat is offered to help families who are grieving the death of a significant person in their life. Because everyone’s ability to cope with grief is different, conflicts can arise within families during the grieving process. A child understands death differently from that of a teenager and a teenager understands differently from that of an adult. “Each year thousands of teenagers experience the death of someone they love. When a parent, sibling, friend or relative dies, teens feel the overwhelming loss of someone who helped shape their self-identities. And these feelings about death become part of their lives forever,” says Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D., a nationally known grief counselor. Each person’s grief is unique because each person’s relationship with the person who has died was different. The family retreat weekend is designed to help families recognize these differences and encourage (See RETREAT on page 17)
Long-term care insurance makes sense for some Consider financial circumstances, likely lifespan Some people who bought long-term care insurance in Kansas saw large premium increases this year, but the coverage
still makes sense in some situations - though it can be difficult to figure out if yours is one of them. The Kansas Insurance Department approved rate increases as high as 60 percent for some longterm care insurance sellers to combat longer life spans and lower rates of dropping coverage than the companies had antici-
Reaching out to someone you think may be suicidal
September is national suicide prevention month. Last week I attended the state conference for Community Mental Health Centers. I was privileged to hear Kevin Hines speak Compass Corner Kent Hill, LCP for a keynote session. regional director Kevin is a young man Compass Behavioral Health who shares that he has been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. Several years ago, he attempted suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Of the hundreds of people who have jumped off the bridge, Kevin is in a very select and small group who survived. He talked about what he was feeling and thinking that led him to attempt suicide. He also shared how he has worked hard to turn his life around, effectively manage his disorder, and is a nationally renowned mental health advocate. He has written a bestseller about his experience, “Cracked, Not Broken: Surviving and Thriving After a Suicide Attempt.” Leading up to his leap from the bridge, he was feeling worthless, hopeless and hapless. He felt like a burden on those around him. While standing at the rail of the bridge, he talked about needing someone, anyone, to reach out to him - to ask if he was okay. A young woman did approach him, but she asked if he would take her picture on the bridge. He did, and she left without inquiring how he was doing. At that point, he vaulted himself over the railing. Almost instantly, he regretted his decision. When he hit the water and bones in his body were shattered, Kevin knew he wanted to live. As he struggled to the surface of the water, he was fighting for his life, which was precious to him now. As I have worked with numerous people who were suicidal, there are common themes which are similar to Kevin’s feelings and thoughts: feeling hopeless, helpless and hapless; feeling like a burden; overwhelming feelings of guilt, shame, and despair; feeling all alone, even if surrounded by others. There is a common misconception that people who attempt suicide are 100% committed to the prospect of dying. Actually the vast majority of suicidal people are like Kevin. They are ambivalent about dying. But life has become so painful and overwhelming; they see no other options. So what should you do if you think someone may be having thoughts of suicide? (See SUICIDAL on page 17)
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pated. Long-term care insurance covers nursing home care, and sometimes also home health care or adult day services. The insurance department advised people considering long-term care insurance to see whether their employer offers plans, to shop around and make sure they understand everything in the
policy before signing up and to avoid buying multiple policies. Cindy Hermes, director of public outreach for the insurance department, urged consumers to think carefully about their own situations. Buying longterm care insurance makes the most sense for people with at least $75,000 in assets and who want to
choose their nursing home instead of being assigned by Medicaid, she said. “We have never promoted this as something everyone should buy,” she said. “If you have low net worth, it’s not for you.” The insurance department’s insurance shopping guide advised potential long-term care insurance buyers to consider
how long they are likely to live, whether family members will be able to help them and their overall health. Women are more likely to need long-term care from someone outside the family because they tend to live longer than men and are less likely to have a younger spouse to (See LONG-TERM on page 13)
GC mother prepares to sue state for right to use medical marijuana Andy Marso Kansas Health Institute
Lawyers for Garden City resident Shona Banda have prepared a lawsuit against Gov. Sam Brownback and the state agency that has custody of her child, claiming she has a constitutional right to use cannabis to treat her Crohn’s disease. Banda self-published a book and posted videos online in which she says cannabis is the only treatment able to calm her condition. The national medical marijuana movement has rallied around her since March when Garden City police came to her home and confiscated her cannabis after her 11-year-old son spoke up about her use of it at a school anti-drug presentation.
The Kansas Department for Children and Families subsequently took custody of Banda’s son, saying the home environment was not safe for him. The Finney County attorney filed drug-related criminal charges against her. A draft of the lawsuit to be filed in federal court was posted online Monday. It asks for the state to return custody of Banda’s son to her. It also names the Garden City Police Department as a defendant, claiming the search of her home was not constitutional. But what’s likely to attract the most attention from medical marijuana advocates is the suit’s claim that the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment gives her the “fundamental right” to self-medicate with can-
nabis. “Plaintiff has a liberty interest specially protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment that embraces the right to make a life-shaping decision to use medical marijuana to preserve bodily integrity, avoid intolerable pain, alleviate symptoms and ameliorate the extreme and debilitating symptoms of Crohn’s disease,” the suit states. To back up that claim, Banda’s attorneys cite the 32 states that have legalized medical marijuana in some form, a 2015 budget bill passed by Congress that instructed the U.S. Department of Justice not to spend money enforcing federal marijuana laws that conflict with state laws, and several research studies that support claims
of cannabis’ medical benefits. Marijuana remains an illegal drug at the federal level and under Kansas state law, which calls for felony charges for a second conviction of possession of any amount of marijuana. More Research Available Research on the medical benefits of marijuana was scarce until California became the first state to legalize it for medicinal use in 1996. Studies have remained limited because the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency still classifies marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance, which carries the highest level of prohibition. Initial research has shown some promise for
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Long-Term help them. Not everyone can get coverage, because companies are allowed to deny applicants based on their health. A year of nursing home care in Kansas costs an average of $60,225, according to the Kansas Insurance Department. Professional home health care costs an average of $43,426 per year. Adult day care, with the remainder of care provided by a relative or through another informal arrange-
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ment, costs an average of $20,800 per year. Medicare covers shortterm nursing home care only after a beneficiary has been hospitalized. Most people who need care pay from their savings until they have only $2,000 in assets, at which point they qualify for Medicaid. According to the insurance department, longterm care coverage usually doesn’t kick in until the beneficiary has severe
HHS vows to enroll more in Obamacare The health law’s upcoming enrollment period may be its toughest yet, with federal officials promising a vigorous outreach campaign to enroll millions of eligible yet hard-to-reach Americans who have yet to sign up for health insurance. “Those who are still uninsured are going to be a bigger challenge,” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell said Tuesday in remarks to the Howard University College of Medicine. This year’s enrollment campaign will be harder in part because officials will be pursuing those who have declined to sign up for health insurance during the two previous enrollment seasons. About half of those who qualify for coverage on the health law’s exchanges, or marketplaces, are age 18 to 34, “which means they might not think they need insurance,” Burwell said. Affordability continues to be a challenge, she said.
Even with the law’s financial help to pay for premiums and out-of-pocket costs, some uninsured simply may not have the money to pay for coverage. Almost 40 percent of the uninsured who qualify for marketplace coverage earn between 139 percent and 250 percent of the poverty level, about $30,000 to $60,000 a year for a family of four, Burwell said. Nearly 60 percent of the uninsured are confused about how the tax credits work or don’t know they are available, and about half of the uninsured have less than $100 in savings, Burwell said. To reach the approximately 10.5 million uninsured, agency officials plan to use data accumulated over the last two health law enrollment campaigns, such as information about where the uninsured live and what sorts of messages might convince them to purchase coverage.
cognitive impairment or can’t perform at least two activities of daily living, such as bathing, eating, dressing or using the bathroom without assistance. Plans can vary dramatically, based on how long you have to be in a nursing home or using home care services before they pay out; maximum payout per day; how long you can use the benefits, or the maximum amount received; whether the plans will adjust for inflation; and their tax treat-
ment. Changes in those factors can raise or lower premiums. The insurance department’s long-term care insurance shopper’s guide shows a wide variety of premiums for a plan that pays $100 per day for up to three years, with a waiting period of no more than 42 days for benefits to start paying out. A 55-year-old man could pay as little as $464 per year or as much as $1,224, and a woman of the same age would
Center COMCARE in Wichita and Wyandot Mental Health Center in Kansas City, Kan. - have overnight crisis intervention programs for patients who agree to be voluntarily admitted. But there’s nothing to stop them from leaving. “After 15 minutes, they can walk right out the back door,” Lynch said. “But they’re still in crisis, so they get arrested again, they get taken to jail where - if they haven’t already assaulted a law enforcement officer - they assault a corrections officer at the jail, because at this point they’re psychotic and everybody they’re in contact with is setting off all their triggers.” The next day, a judge is
pay anywhere from $464 to $1,278. If they wait to purchase insurance until they were 75, the man would pay anywhere from $2,187 to $4,104 per year (unless he was a member of the Knights of Columbus and qualified for their slightly cheaper plan), while the woman would pay from $2,204 to $5,832. People with more assets to protect may benefit more, because in certain circumstances they can keep assets equal to
their policy amount. For example, a person with a qualifying $100,000 longterm care policy could keep $100,000 in assets if he or she needs to go on Medicaid after the policy runs out. For more information, visit www.ksinsurance. org/documents/department/publications/longterm-care-ins. For assistance with comparing plans, call Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas, (800) 860-5260.
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required by law to rule on whether the patient should be released, remain in jail or be sent to a state hospital. “So here’s a guy who, if he could have been held for 72 hours in a receiving center, would have been stabilized, set up with a treatment plan with his community mental health center and sent home,” Lynch said. “Only now he’s racked up one, maybe two felonies before he’s hit the courthouse door.” This scenario became more challenging earlier this year when KDADS capped admissions to Osawatomie State Hospital after federal officials cited the facility for having too many patients, not having enough staff
and not doing enough to prevent suicidal patients from hanging themselves. According to KDADS officials, the mandated renovations should be completed in late October or early November, and the current 146-bed limit on admissions will return to 206 beds. “It’s been really hard for everyone,” said Julie Solomon, chief strategic management officer at Wyandot Mental Health Center. “The state hospital is supposed to be there for the worst-case involuntary commitment cases. But when you’re in an emergency room with someone who’s combative and you call the hospital and you’re told, ‘Sorry, we’re
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Pastime at Park Lane The Church of the Nazarene led Sunday afternoon Bible study. Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Dorothy King, Wanda Kirk, Joy Barnett, Madeline Murphy, Mandy Barnett, Lynda Burnett and Gary Goodman. Residents played Wii bowling on Monday. Naomi Teubner gave a musical performance on Tuesday afternoon. She played the violin, the piano and the recorder. Russel and Mary Webster led Bible class on Tuesday evening. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning. Residents enjoyed bingo on Wednesday afternoon. Helpers were Madeline Murphy, Barbara Dickhut and Mandy
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Thad Beach performed on Thursday afternoon. He sang a variety of folk songs and songs about the Dirty ‘30s. His program was sponsored by the Scott County Arts Council.
Wright family performs Friday
The Wright family performed on Friday evening. Harold and Gary played guitar and sang and Dan played the fiddle. Wanda Wright furnished treats. Barnett. Residents played pitch on Wednesday evening. D’Ann Markel gave manicures on Thursday morning. Residents played trivia games on Thursday evening. Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday morning. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services on Friday after-
noon. Everyone enjoyed vanilla ice cream cones on Friday afternoon. Jim Jeffery was visited by Lyle Barber, Hutchinson; Jimalene Haddon, Ellinwood; and Wade Jeffery, Hays. Delores Brooks was visited by Cheryl Perry, Nancy Holt, Fritzi Rauch; Tina, Raegen and Sage Wolak; and Charles
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Brooks. Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane, Ethan McDaniel and Mark Fouquet. Darlene Richman was visited by Tina Turley. LaVera King was visited by Gavin Summers, Kylan Stroud, Gloria Gough; Randy, Kay and Harrison King; Carol Latham, Velda Riddiough and Sheri Rapier. Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton, Delinda Dunagan and Linda Dunagan. Lowell Rudolph was visited by Tom and Kathy Moore, LuAnn Buehler, Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church, and Connie and Marci Knobbe. Corrine Dean was visited by Mary Lou Oeser, Karen Harms, Dianna Howard, Aaron and Mandy Kropp, Judy Kitch and
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Nancy Holt. Yvonne Spangler was visited by Jerica VanCampen, Greg and Yvette Mills, Harlen VanCampen and Adalei Zeller. Boots Haxton was visited by Rod and Kathy Haxton. Albert Dean was visited by Mary Lou Oeser, Karen Harms, Lorena Turley, Margie Stevens and Carol Davey. Harold and Ruth White were visited by Travis Jones. Lorena Turley was visited by Karen Harms, Mary Lou Oeser, Neta Wheeler, Tracy Hess and Ava Vasquez. Vivian Kreiser was visited by Sharon Lock. Bonnie Pickett was visited by Gloria Wright, Lorena Turley and Margie Stevens. Clifford Dearden was
visited by Kirk and Janet Ottaway and Pastor Warren Prochnow. Lucille Dirks was visited by Dale and Vicki Dirks and Floyd and Vivian Dirks. Geraldine Graves was visited by Elizabeth Dearden. Emogene Harp was visited by Nancy Holt. Nella Funk was visited by Karen Harms, Mary Lou Oeser, Dianna Howard, Aaron and Mandy Kropp, Judy Kitch and Nancy Holt. Arlene Beaton was visited by John Beaton and Margie Stevens. James Still and Mike Leach were visited by Rev. Don Martin and Linda Dunagan. Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Gloria O’Bleness, Larry LaPlant and Fritzie Rauch.
Deaths Lewis E. ‘Mitch’ Mitchell
Twila L. Sutherland
Glen F. Staats
Lewis E. “Mitch” Mitchell, 90, died Sept. 22, 2015, at the Scott County Hospital, Scott City. H e was born on Nov. 28, 1924, in Dodge City, the son of Walter C. Lewis Mitchell and Myrna Cleo (Henderson) Mitchell. When Mitch was five, his family moved to Ingalls and he graduated from Ingalls High School. He attended the University of Kansas in 1942 where he was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. After one year, he enlisted in the army. He was assigned to the 445th Ordinance HAM Company and served 20-30 miles behind the front lines in France and Germany where his unit serviced and repaired heavy trucks and equipment. Following the war, Mitch played the string bass with a military dance band that toured all over Europe playing American big band music for the soldiers who were still serving overseas. The band was invited to play on the Armed Forces Network and was joined by a singer named Joe Bari, who later changed his name to Tony Bennett. Mitch completed his degree in mechanical engineering in Lawrence. He farmed south of Scott City for many years. In 1972, Mitch began a new career as the general manager of Wheatland Electric Cooperative where he worked until his retirement in 1990.
Twila L. (Kruse) Sutherland, 92, died Sept. 19, 2015. She was born on Nov. 22, 1922, in Fredrick, Ks. Tw i l a graduated from Ottawa University, Ottawa, in 1944 and e n j o y e d Twila Sutherland teaching business education and did substitute teaching. Since retirement in 1987, Doug and Twila moved to Foxwood Springs Living Center Retirement Village, Raymore, Mo. On May 23, 1946, she married Douglas Sutherland. Survivors include: her husband, Raymore, Mo.; two daughters, Ann Sisson, and husband, Otis, Blue Springs, Mo., and
Glen F. Staats, 84, died Sept. 19, 2015, at his home in Cimarron. He was born on May 12, 1931, in Copeland, the son of Perry V. And Lula Belle (Clements) Staats. He was a rancher and farmer in Logan County from 1958 until he retired in 1996. He was a Scott City resident from 2001 to 2011 when he moved to Cimarron. On Aug. 6, 1949, he married Marjy L. Standley in Hutchinson. She died Oct. 21, 2010, in Wichita. Survivors include: one son, Ron Staats, Cimarron; one daughter, Glenda Staats, Kansas City, Mo.; three sisters, Elsie Trahern, Cimarron, Emma Bateman, Washington State, and Neva June Bright, Florala, Alabama.; six grandchildren and seven great-grand-
He also served as president of the Sunflower board of directors for 12 years. He was involved in building a coal-fired generating plant in Holcomb. Mitch was a member of the United Methodist Church, Lions Club, Masons, and the Scott City Investment Club, all of Scott City. He also served his community by working with the county to develop a solid waste management plan and as chairman of the board of the First National Bank. On Aug. 13, 1949, he married Donis C. Hughes. They celebrated their 66th anniversary in August. Survivors include: his wife; one son, Marc Mitchell, Lawrence; three daughters, Meredith Mitchell, San Francisco, Calif., Melanie Key and husband, Stephen, Providence, R.I., and Marci Duys and husband, John, San Anselmo, Calif.; and one granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Carroll. Funeral service will be held Fri., Sept. 25, 2:00 p.m., at the United Methodist Church with Pastor John Lewis presiding. Interment will be in the Scott County Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Scott County Hospital in gratitude for the care given to Mitch and his family by members of the staff during his illness or to the United Methodist Church, Scott City, in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871. E-condolences may be given at www.priceandsons.com.
Carole Bailey, and fiancé, Rob Sutherland, Flippin, Ark.; one brother, Calvin D. Kruse, Scott City; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Fri., Sept. 25, 6:00-8:00 p.m., at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 1111 Foxwood Dr., Raymore, Mo. Funeral service will be Sat., Sept. 26, 11:00 a.m., at the church. Burial will be at the Raymore Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church or Fellowship of John at the Foxwood Springs Retirement Community or Crossroad Hospice, 14310 E. 42nd St., South Unit 600, Marketplace Shopping Center, Independence, Mo. 64055. Arrangements were made by Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Mo.
children. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Danny Staats; three brothers, five sisters and one grandson. Visitation will be Fri., Sept. 25, from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Funeral service will be held Sat, Sept. 26, 2:00 p.m., at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Scott City, with pastor Steve Payne officiating. Interment will be at the Scott County Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the First Christian Church in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871. E-condolences may be given at www.priceandsons.com.
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Evans will celebrate 80th birthday Sept. 27
Dorothy Rose Evans, a resident at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby, will celebrate her 80th birthday with a card shower. Cards can be sent to 1625 S. Franklin Ave., Colby, Ks. 67701.
Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu Week of September 28 - October 2 Monday: Baked tilapia or sloppy joe, sweet potato fries, spinach salad, whole wheat roll. Tuesday: Pork roast with cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, savory carrots, whole wheat roll. Wednesday: Chicken and stuffing with gravy, seasoned broccoli, melon mix, whole wheat roll. Thursday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, tossed salad, garlic bread, pears. Friday: Bierocks, french fried potatoes, marinated tomatoes, whole wheat roll, creamy fruit salad. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501
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What is your legend? I have been browsing through the book Urban Legends of the New Testament by David Croteau. You know what urban legends are . . . ghost stories for those afraid to sit around a campfire in the dark. Stories like the Lizard Man reappearing in South Carolina. In the book I was browsing a couple urban legends came up about jobs. Jesus was a carpenter (Mark 6:3) and Paul was a tentmaker (Acts 18:3). Working into what those trades did in the first century, the author created a bigger picture of the skills Jesus and Paul would have had. A carpenter would have been much like a general contractor today, able to work across many materials. A tentmaker would have worked with leather in many applications. To say Jesus was a carpenter and Paul
was a tentmaker was only one application example of the work they could do. Why am I even talking about this? I think it is easy for us to make urban legends about ourselves, too. We take one part of our life and develop our whole persona around it. One series of events begins to define us. And we are so much more than those few events, even if they were key events in becoming who we are today. Jesus sees us for the entirety of who we are. No pigeonholes, stereotypes, or urban legends. I invite you today to talk with him about how he sees you. When the prophet Jeremiah saw himself narrowly as a youth unable to speak, God told Jeremiah not to go there because, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:5ff). Check with God what your legend is in his eyes. He has a bigger picture of you.
Pastor John Lewis, First United Methodist Church, Scott City
Scott City Assembly of God
Prairie View Church of the Brethren
1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship • Tuesday breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m., at the church
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.
1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m. Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Pence Community Church
Community Christian Church
8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.) Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church
803 College - Scott City - 872-2339
1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264
Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor
Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Gospel Fellowship Church 120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
1st United Methodist Church 5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 John Lewis, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services at 9:00 a.m. • Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.
First Christian Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m. Website: www.fccscottcity.org
Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666 Father Don Martin Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m. St. Luke’s - 872-5734 (recorded message) Senior Warden Bill Lewis • 872-3347 or Father Don Martin - (785) 462-3041
Scott Mennonite Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City
9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 a.m. Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m. YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.
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Marijuana treating conditions like Crohn’s disease and pediatric seizure disorders, and some drugs that contain cannabis developed by traditional pharmaceutical companies have gained FDA approval. Doug Bonney, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of
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1) Ask the question. Be direct and ask if they are having those thoughts. Many people are afraid that by doing so they may actually give a depressed person the idea of suicide. Trust me, if they are depressed they have already thought about dying. At least 80% of people who have attempted suicide have communicated their intentions in some form to others. By asking them, they may be relieved to be able to talk. 2) If they reply they are having thoughts of selfharm, don’t act shocked. And don’t be sworn to secrecy (this is especially true for the teenagers). 3) Calm down. You don’t have to have all the answers. You don’t have to have any answers. By genuinely expressing concern and a willingness to listen, you are already helping. 4) Don’t judge, lecture or preach. This just adds to the shame they feel and makes it less likely they will open up in the future. The more they talk and the more you listen, the more effective you will be. 5) If after the chat they are still feeling suicidal, assist them in getting help - now. Go with them to the mental health center, or primary care clinic. Stay with them until professionals have intervened. If you, or someone you know, are feeling suicidal, help is available. The national hotline is 1-800273-TALK. Locally, crisis services are available 24/7 at (620) 872-5338. Kent Hill, LCP, is regional director of Compass Behavioral Health in Scott City and is also a member of the Scott Community Foundation’s Healthcare Committee. For more information contact the Foundation at (620) 8723790
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them to be open and supportive. The retreat features sessions for adults, teens and children. The goal is to educate the participants about the grieving process and provide suggestions for coping skills. Cost for the weekend, which includes six meals and two nights lodging, is $10 per family member. Financial aid is available. The number of participants is limited. For more information or a registration application call Gina Cash, Comfort Zone Director, at St. Catherine Hospice, 620-272-2519 or 1-800281-4077.
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Kansas, said there’s little case law that supports a constitutional right to medical cannabis. “Their theories really stretch existing precedent on a person’s right to control their own health care,” Bonney said after reading the draft of the lawsuit.
Kansas legislators have shown little appetite for changing state marijuana law, even as neighboring Colorado has gone beyond medicinal use to allow marijuana’s recreational use. In the 2015 session, the Kansas Legislature declined to approve bills decreasing the penalties
for possession, allowing broad use of marijuana for medical reasons and permitting much narrower use of non-intoxicating “hemp oil” for childhood seizure disorders. The oil bill was the first medical marijuana bill in Kansas to clear committee. It passed the House of
Representatives, but the Senate declined to take it up. Theresa Freed, a DCF spokeswoman, said she would not comment on the suit itself but said the agency’s mission is to “protect children, promote healthy families and encourage personal responsibility.”
“Our social workers are trained to assess the safety of a home and make an appropriate recommendation to the court,” Freed said. “Marijuana is an illegal substance in the State of Kansas. It can have both direct and indirect detrimental consequences on families.”
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Kansas in top 10 for renewable energy jobs
Kansas was in the top 10 for renewable energy jobs announced in the second quarter, mostly due to plans for two wind farms. Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a group that advocates for policies that favor renewable energy, recorded 462 jobs related to that sector were announced in Kansas in the second quarter. Nationwide, about 10,500 renewable energy and “clean transportation” jobs were announced in the second quarter, according to E2. Texas had the most announcements, at 2,160. The other top 10 states were Nevada, California, Utah, North Carolina, Arkansas, Colorado, Virginia and Nebraska. The solar industry was the biggest source of jobs, followed by wind power, “advanced vehicles” and advanced biofuels, which are alternatives to cornbased ethanol. Job announcements are based on projections of the number of people needed to complete a project. Most will be in construction, which can give an area’s economy a temporary boost, but don’t often outlast the time it takes to build the project. The Kansas job projections stemmed from two wind farms. One is a 200-megawatt project planned for Pratt County, which will supply Westar Energy. The other will be in Ellis County, which will supply up to 200 megawatts to Lincoln Electric System in Nebraska. “Like lots of other states in the region, the wind resources in Kansas are huge,” said Jeff Benzak, spokesman for E2.
4-H Club News
Jayhawkers raise $2,600 to help with basketball fundraiser
Prior to the meeting, Lake Wide Awake hosted an ice cream social and served ice cream floats. We also had recreation and did the limbo. The September meeting of the Manning Jayhawkers 4-H Club started with roll call answered to the question, “What is your favorite color?” and was answered by 18 members and one leader. Jacob Fisher led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes were read and approved. Treasurer Asher Huck gave his report. Community Leader Linda Tilton reminded members that record books are due to her by October 1. Make sure we send “Thank you’s” to Scott Co-op for their generosity in doubling the fair premium checks. We will be helping with the pancake feed on Oct. 7 and we will need helpers and donations. County 4-Hers raised $2,600 with Krispy Kreme donuts to help bring Nate Nowak’s basketball team to town. In new business, the slate of officers for the next 4-H year was presented by Eddie Tilton. Four members presented programs. Gui Griffith gave a talk about the lamp he made for the fair. Kale Goodman gave a talk about how to fold the American flag. Peyton Goodman told the group about buymanship. Tressa Goodman showed how to make no-bake monster cookie balls. Vice President Rachel Fisher announced the next meeting will be October 11 at 6:30 p.m. It will be a carry-in meal with the parents of the new officers presiding. The meeting adjourned with the 4-H pledge lead by Jacob Fisher. The Goodman family were hosts and they served popsicles. Aden Frederick, reporter
USD 466 Menu Week of September 28-October 2 Breakfast Monday: Whole grain mini waffles, pineapple slices, fruit juice. Tuesday: Whole grain pancakes, sausage patty, fruit juice. Wednesday: Whole grain bagel and jelly, strawberries, fruit juice. Thursday: Breakfast pita and salsa, diced pears, fruit juice. Friday: Whole grain cinnamon roll, mandarin oranges, fruit juice. Lunch Monday: Pizza mozzarella sticks, *BBQ beef sandwich, marinara sauce, green peas, pineapple tidbits. Tuesday: Grilled chicken wrap, *taco wrap, oven fries, pork-n-beans, applesauce. Wednesday: Enchilada casserole, *burrito, cooked cauliflower, cornbread muffin, apple pie and whipped topping Thursday: Fish sticks, *corndogs, cheesy potatoes, green beans, dinner roll, strawberries. Friday: Crispitos and cheese sauce, *cheesy fish wedges, broccoli, dinner roll, pears. *second choice at SCMS and SCHS
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SCHS senior Abe Wiebe chases down Goodland quarterback Levi Archer for one of his four sacks during first half action on Friday. (Record Photo)
Defense sacks aerial assault
Scott City hadn’t recorded a single quarterback sack entering last Friday’s game against Goodland. That was a point made by the coaching staff in the Goodland 14 Scott City 42 lead up to the Great West Activities Conference game. The Beavers accepted that challenge by sacking Goodland quarterback Levi Archer 13 times which contributed to a net loss of 69 rushing yards in a 42-14 mauling on the SCHS home field.
“The coaches had told us during the week we hadn’t gotten any sacks and I guess we took it kind of personal,” says Abe Wiebe who finished with a team high four sacks and spent most of his night in the Goodland backfield. It also helps playing a team that wants to throw more than it runs, notes head coach Glenn O’Neil. “When you’re playing a team that wants to throw the ball as much as Goodland does, you hope that your defense can have this kind of game,” says O’Neil.
SCHS switched from its traditional 4-4 defense to a 3-5 with Wiebe moving from defensive end to outside linebacker from where he frequently blitzed to bring pressure on Archer. “I don’t think they saw it coming. I felt we did a pretty good job of hiding (the blitzes) which allowed me to make those tackles,” says the senior. Wiebe said Coach O’Neil reminded the defense prior to the game they had yet to get a quarterback sack. “It motivated us,” says Wiebe. “We knew we needed
to step it up.” It began with the first play of the night when defensive end Draven McRae dropped Archer behind the line for a one yard loss. Goodland was able to regroup and complete their next four passes before the drive stalled at the Scott City 40. “It takes time to figure out how to cover someone in space who runs this type of offense well. We don’t have scout team guys who can match that,” says O’Neil. (See SACKS on page 26)
Netters win home invite The Scott Community High School tennis team didn’t have any gold medalists on Monday. As it turned out, they didn’t need any. The Lady Beavers finished fourth or better in all four divisions and were able to win their own invitational title by a single point. Competing in a roundrobin format, SCHS led the way with 19 points, followed by Ashland (18), Tribune (17), Liberal (16), Colby (12) and Ulysses (6). The top medalist for Scott City was Ximena Ayala who finished second in No. 2 singles. Claiming third place was Emma Price in No. 1 singles and the No. 2 doubles team of Melanie and Christina Tilton. “We competed well against some very good players,” says coach Steve Kucharik. “We aren’t real flashy in how we play, but we have girls who just keep battling for points. I think that a lot of the time (See TENNIS on page 22)
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Physically, Makaela Stevens feels that she’s closing the gap between herself and the state’s elite runners. Now comes the mental part. For one mile, the Scott Community High School sophomore ran stride for stride with Stanton County’s Rebeca Avelar during the Hugoton Invitational on Saturday. It wasn’t until the second mile that Avelar, a seventh place finisher at last year’s Class 2A state meet, began pulling away and claimed the individual title among a tough field of 66 runners. Avelar (19:52) was the only female to break the 20-minute. Stevens (20:54), who finished fourth, made it her goal to challenge herself early. “Her strategy is to get out fast and wear down the opposition. I tried to stay with her as long as I could, but she ran a really great race,” says Stevens. “I don’t think I could have stayed with her the whole race, but I’ll get to that eventually.” Now that she knows the kind of pace it takes to stay with Avelar, Stevens says the bigger challenge isn’t physical, but mental. “I just have to get my mind in the right place. I’m in better shape than I was last year. Now it’s all in my head and I have to work through that,” she says. Head coach Kevin Reese liked that Stevens was willing to get out of her comfort zone and keep pace with the Stanton County standout. “Makaela ran the race that she had to. She had to challenge herself to see how long she could stay (See MENTAL on page 21)
Unofficial 2015-16 Enrollment for Class 3A-4A Schools School Hays-TMP Marysville Hesston Chaparral Halstead Nemaha Central Hiawatha Hoyt-Royal Valley Perry LeCompton Larned Scott City Frontenac Colby Haven Burlington Kingman Rock Creek Concordia Hugoton Goodland Smoky Valley Wichita Collegiate Holcomb Pratt
2014 265 245 255 246 255 249 245 283 268 272 259 269 287 264 255 250 272 283 274 275 292 262 281 291
2015 235 242 242 ??? 246 248 249 259 261 262 263 265 265 267 271 271 274 275 276 279 284 288 289 301
SCHS once again on the 3A bubble
Scott City’s Alma Martinez reaches for a return while playing at the net during No. 1 doubles action on Monday. (Record Photo)
Scott Community High School finds itself in a familiar place when it comes to classification for sports and other extra-curricular competition - on the bubble. The high school’s official enrollment is 263 students in grades 9-12, which is used to determine the school’s classification for all activities but football in 2015-16. During the 2014-15 school year, 264 students was the top enrollment to remain in Class 3A. If that is once again the breaking point, as some are projecting, Scott City would be at the top of Class 3A this year. (See BUBBLE on page 21)
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Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland
Raptor mania is coming to Kansas I love watching hawks hunt and I love observing how they’ve learned to interact with farm equipment as it rolls across fields and stirs up rodents and small birds that scurry about and often end up as a snack for the hawk. I’ve been helping a local farmer prepare wheat ground, and today a couple red tail hawks joined my progress across the field. As the giant field cultivator rumbled past they would fly or hop just out of reach, all the while watching intently for any movement behind it. I found it interesting that they were actually hunting from the ground rather than from a lofty seat atop a power pole along the road. A couple years ago, not far from where I was working today, I happened by a big field of soybeans being cut. What caught my eye was the enormous number of hawks all around the field, I counted to 30-some then lost count. I rolled into the field and talked with one of the combine drivers about the hawks. He said they had suddenly appeared as if from nowhere when they started cutting and had been there since. The soybean plants were extra tall and thick that year, and as they ripened and dropped their foliage, it left several inches of duff covering the ground between the rows; perfect cover for field mice and rats looking for warm concealment. As the combines lumbered through the field, they forced all those rodents from their cozy quarters and the hawks were feasting. (See RAPTOR on page 25)
Goal line stand preserves win over Cubs With h i s defense backed u p 7th Grade 24 against Ulysses 22 the goal line and protecting a two point lead, Scott City Middle School seventh grade coach Alex Hutchins was faced with
a dilemma. After all, Ulysses had three more downs to score from the three yard line and there was just under three minutes remaining in the game. “It crossed my mind to let them score so we would at least have some time left to score again,” says Hutchins.
Instead, he and assistant coach Shane Faurot decided to give their defense a chance to win the game. That proved to be a good decision as the Bluejays (3-0) refused to budge on the next three downs and were then able to run out the clock in a 24-22 road win last
Thursday. “It was a great defensive effort by the boys,” says Hutchins. “The boys played aggressive and that was the difference.” After moving the ball to the three yard line where they had second and goal, the Tiger Cubs were stuffed by the SCMS defense on three consecu-
tive plays. On fourth down they attempted a sweep to the right side which had been successful on a couple of other occasions in the game. This time, however, linebacker Loren Faurot shot across the line and hit the ball carrier square in the chest and dropped (See GOAL LINE on page 26)
Hunter safety course in Leoti Sept. 29-30
Scott City’s Madison Orr (left) and Madison Braun combine for a block during action against Meade on Saturday. (Record Photo)
Win over Colby salvages tough week A win over a league nemesis helped to salvage what was otherwise a very tough week for the Scott Community High School volleyball team. In a triangular on the home court, the Lady Beavers slipped by Colby 25-20, 26-24. Earlier in the evening they fell to powerhouse Hoxie (1825, 15-25). “The key for us was not digging ourselves into an early hole. What’s gotten us into trouble in so many matches is allowing a team to score five, six or eight straight points and we can’t break the
short-lived as the Lady Beavers dropped all four matches at the Liberal Invitational on Saturday. In a rematch against Colby they were swept in two straight (12-25, 18-25), followed by losses to Dodge City (23-25, 14-25), Hugoton (12-25, 20-25) and Meade (16-25, 25-17, 20-25). “We looked like a team that had played matches on three days earlier in the week,” Gentry says. “It’s too bad, because we were very capable of beating Hugoton and Meade.” Scott City had perhaps Liberal Tournament That momentum was their best match of the rotation,” says head coach Megan Gentry. “We saw our potential when we play well together as a team,” she said. After winning the first game, Scott City fell behind early in the second game to Colby, “but we recovered right away and got back into the match,” says Gentry. “It was a big, big win for the girls. You’d have thought they’d won a national championship, but I was okay with that. They haven’t had that feeling very often.”
weekend against Dodge City, grabbing an early eight point lead and still owning a 22-16 advantage before the Lady Red Demons rallied. “There are moments when we look like we’re playing better, but it’s hard to tell if we’re making progress,” Gentry says. “I felt we took five steps forward against Colby and then we gave it all back and more at Liberal. “It’s a mental thing. When we start to doubt ourselves then we quit hitting, we quit swinging, we quit passing and you can’t win like that.”
A hunter safety course will be offered at the community building in Leoti on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 29-30, starting at 6:00 p.m. Anyone with questions can contact the Wichita County Extension office (375-2724). The course consists of subjects covering hunter responsibility, ethics, fair chase, history of firearms, firearms basics, ammunition, basic gun safety, field safety, bowhunting, conservation and wildlife management, wildlife of Kansas, outdoor emergencies, Kansas hunting regulations and boating safety for hunters. By law, the course must be a minimum of 10 hours in length. Most courses average 12 hours of instruction over two or more days. Anyone born on or after July 1, 1957, must be certified by an approved course in hunter education before they can hunt in Kansas, except that anyone 15 years and under may hunt without hunter education certification provided that they are under the direct supervision of an adult 18 years old or older. Hunters turning age 16 must have completed a hunter education course before they may purchase their first hunting license.
Foos throws for 6 TDs against Moscow Putt i n g Dylan Foos under center was Dighton 64 the backMoscow 16 up plan when starting quarterback Tyler Lingg had to miss last week’s game due to a concussion. That’s not a bad backup plan. Foos passed for 212 yards, including six
touchdowns, and added another 138 yards rushing in Dighton-Healy’s 64-16 non-league win at Moscow last Friday. “Dylan definitely stepped up,” says head coach Ken Simon. “In the past, when he’s played quarterback Dylan has been a little anxious. This time he was calm and under control. “He hit some shorter routes and gained confidence. He also threw the
ball deep for a couple of completions.” The game opened with each team putting together long drives that took a lot of time off the clock, but neither could get into the end zone. Moscow’s opening drive stalled on fourth down at the Dighton-Healy 15. The Hornets responded with a long drive of their own that ended with a fumble inside the 10 yard line. “Overall, we played
pretty uninspired ball in the first quarter,” says Simon. That changed in the second period when the Hornets scored four touchdowns and they added three more scores in the third period. Runningback Lake Lewis started the scoring parade with an eight yard run and then was on the receiving end of touchdown passes from Foos that covered 10 and 39
yards. He added a five yard scoring pass to Max Cummins late in the first half. “They were in a 5-1 defense so we were able to sneak Lake through the line and into the flats. Dylan hit him on the same play four or five times for big gains,” Simon says. Lewis finished the game with 139 yards on just nine catches that were good for four touchdowns. (See FOOS on page 25)
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Youth day at Lake Scott on Sunday
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with the leaders and see at what point is she unable to stay with them any longer,” he says. “That’s where she has to focus on pushing through practices a little harder and gaining that ability to bring her times down in the later stages of a race. “It’s mental,” he agrees, “but we also have to do more work in practice.” The Lady Beavers were bunched near the top of the field with three more runners in the top 15 - all breaking 22 minutes. That group included Trella Davis (11th, 21:37), Olivia Prieto (12th, 21:48.2) and Dulce Ayala (13th, 21:48.8). Paige Winderlin (34th, 23:59) was the fifth place runner contributing to the team score. Liberal (52) won the eight team field, followed by SCHS (61), Hugoton (69) and Stratford (86). “We saw the gap between our No. 5 and No. 4 runners close a little and that’s what we need. The pressure is on our No. 5 and No. 6 runners to keep improving more than everyone else,” says Reese. “As a team, if we want to be competitive at the next level, then one of those girls will have to step it up.” Blistering Pace for Boys With five SCHS runners breaking the 18:30 mark - and two under 18 minutes - it was an outstanding day against a quality field. “The times were great. The challenge with this course is that it’s possible to get out a lot faster than normal. Then it comes down to maintaining that pace for the entire race,” Reese notes. “That’s when you rely on your conditioning and the work you’ve put in during the past summer. Those who did that work are going to have success and those who didn’t are going to struggle.” Junior Jess Drohman (9th, 17:27) showed no signs of struggling as he again led the Beavers, followed closely by senior teammate Dylan Hutchins (12th, 17:46). “Jess has established himself
The annual Southwest Kansas Youth Day will be held at Lake Scott State Park on Sun., Sept. 27, form 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Activities are open to all boys and girls 16-years and younger. Participants will have the opportunity to shoot shotguns, BB guns and archery equipment, as well as enjoy live snake presentations, courtesy of Ft. Hays State University. Lunch will be provided, and all registered youth will receive an event t-shirt. Youth age 9-16 will have a chance to win giveaway items including mentored hunts, shotguns and pellet guns. Giveaways will also be available for youth nine-years and under. For more information, or to register, contact Manuel Torres at (620) 966-8570, or by e-mail at manuel.torres@ksoutdoors. com.
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SCHS sophomore Makaela Stevens (center) has the lead during the one-mile mark at the Hugoton Invitational on Saturday. (Record Photo)
as the team’s number one runner and I have no problem with that whatsoever. That’s going to challenge everyone else to step it up a little bit,” Reese said. “Obviously, Dylan wants to compete for that spot, too, and that’s great. What you need for a team to be the best it can be is competition for those spots. “I’ve seen Jess run in track and I know how competitive he is. The surprise has been how successful he’s been at this distance.” The remainder of the team continued to run well as a pack, with sophomore Conner LeBeau (22nd, 18:10), cross-
Bubble Some preliminary numbers indicate that Hays-TMP (235), HoytRoyal Valley (259) Perry LeCompton (261) and Larned (262) will be dropping from Class 4A to 3A. In addition, it appears that Colby (265) may barely miss the 3A cutoff. As it now stands, they might be one of the smallest schools in 4A, along with Frontenac (265). Making the possible leap from Class 3A to 4A are Haven (267), Burlington (271), Kingman (271) and Wichita Collegiate (288). 4A in Football It would appear almost a certainty that the Beavers will climb into Class 4A-Division II for
ing the finish line just ahead of teammates Drew Duff (24th, 18:16) and Seth Cardenas (27th, 18:24). “Seth (Cardenas), Drew (Duff) and Angel (Rodriguez) are bringing their times down. Ultimately, that’s going to be the key to this team - how competitive we are for those fourth and fifth spots,” Reese says. “It’s also important to have strong runners in the sixth and seventh spots who can push other teams a little farther down (in the standings).” As a team, the Beavers finished in third place with 89 points behind Liberal (55) and
Hugoton (56). Reese wasn’t too upset with the team’s finish after winning their first two meets. “You want to get knocked off your pedestal occasionally. It’s good for your team. The goal is to get as far as we can at the regional and state levels and these are teams we may or may not see depending on our classification. “This gives us motivation to see someone ahead of us that we know we’re capable of beating. The good news is that we still have time to improve and to show that we’re the better runners.”
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism has teamed up with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) to offer Healthy Fun at the State Parks Day on Sat., Sept. 26. There will be free admission to all state parks in Kansas. In recognition of the day, BCBSKS has produced a coloring book featuring illustrations that highlight outdoor activities in eight of the Kansas state parks and a map of all 26 state park locations. Coloring books will be available across the state at state park locations, rest stops and tourism offices. Kansas state parks include 32,200 acres of land; more than 500 miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails; more than 280 miles of roads; 10,000 campsites, many with utility hookups; more than 120 rental cabins; and access to more than 130,000 acres of water.
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football in 2016 and 2017. SCHS has 217 students in grades 9-11 which are the classes used to determine football classifications for a two-year period. The Beavers have leapfrogged a number of Class 3A teams and will join Holcomb (224) in the smaller 4A division. Enrollment numbers for grades 9-11 were not available for Goodland and Colby. Hugoton (204) will likely remain in Class 4A-Division II. The biggest concern for Scott City will be how the Kansas State High School Activities Association decides to split up Great West Activities Conference teams when assigning districts.
“We hope they won’t assign more than two league schools to the same district,” says Activities Director Randy Huck. Even then, it will be difficult to find teams to fill the schedule. SCHS is looking for a game to open the season. While it’s not official, Clearwater has not expressed interest in having another home-andhome arrangement. There will also be another opening in the first six dates if Scott City and a league school are assigned to the same district. Huck and head coach Glenn O’Neil have been in conversations with Wichita Collegiate and Hays to possibly fill two openings on the schedule.
Cheney wins weekly Pigskin Payoff
Gary Cheney dusted off the crystal ball and had an outstanding week in the Pigskin Payoff with 14 correct picks to claim top prize. During a week in which many contestants were only getting 9-10 picks correct, Cheney’s only misses were the Alabama loss to Mississippi and Stanford’s win over USC.
Second and third place money goes to the Rogers household where Sue and Brent each had 13 correct picks. Bragging rights this week go to Sue who claimed second place money on the tie-breaker. Finishing just out of the money with 12 correct picks were David Perry, Michael Fullmer and Anissa Wilkinson.
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KC Chiefs gift wrap a win for the Broncos The Kansas City Chiefs’ football team has their seasons mixed up. KC’s playby ers acted like Mac the Christmas Stevenson holidays were already here last Thursday against division rivals Denver. The Broncos’ coaches and players won’t get any nicer gift-wrapped presents on December 25 than they received from the Chiefs’ players and coaches. It’s old news now, but KC lost a game they should have won. Coach Andy Reid said, “We had five turnovers. Everybody had a little piece of that, in all five of them . . . we could have all done better, head coach included.” That quote sums it up. Turnovers and dropped interceptions by KC’s defensive backs were the main culprits. Some questionable play calling by the coaching staff didn’t help. And the whistle-happy officiating crew didn’t help either; they called nine penalties on KC and eight on Denver. That takes the fun out of the game for all involved. In a 16-game schedule, NFL teams are going to win games they should lose and vice versa. KC used up a vice versa. It was just one game. Nevertheless, losing like that at home is a negative harbinger. Denver’s win, however, doesn’t make the Broncos a heavy favorite to win the AFL West. KC CEO Clark Hunt made some costly mistakes early in his career as head of the Chiefs. But he didn’t make any when he hired Andy Reid as head coach and John Dorsey as general manager. They have quietly but effectively improved KC’s roster; the Chiefs have quality talent and depth that wasn’t there when Reid and Dorsey took over. In assessing Kansas City after two games, several factors are clear: the Chiefs’ offensive line is mediocre at best, partly because of injuries; KC’s defense is firstclass - the offense gave up two of Denver’s TDs with RB Jamaal Charles’ fumble and QB Alex Smith’s inexcusable interception that was returned for a TD. (See GIFT on page 25)
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Soon we will again be seeing an extraordinary number of hawks of all varieties as they migrate south toward warmer climates. The extent of our Kansas winter will largely determine whether they stay here for a spell or move on south, and our milder-thannormal winters of late have been a huge draw to migrating hawks. The hawks I observed hunting the soybean stubble field that year were obviously migrants that were getting a good meal whether they stayed or not. The vast acreages of new wheat fields are a huge draw too, as mice, voles and insects become vulnerable to the hawk’s keen eyes in the short new wheat. Another plus is the type of air currents and thermals that blow through the plains states. North winds coming down from Canada are utilized by all types of hawks, saving them
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precious energy by being able to soar. So in summary, the mild winters, the open fields and the beneficial wind currents all make Kansas a popular place to see hawks of many varieties this time of year. One common hawk we see here every winter is the Northern Harrier. They are large hawks with broad, square tails and are often seen gliding effortlessly mere feet above CRP fields and pastures. We also get an influx of Red Tails from northern states as they come here for our milder winters. Swainson Hawks on their way to Argentina stop in Kansas by the thousands. Mississippi Kites can be seen as they make their way to Mexico and South America. Rough-Legged Hawks migrate from Canada to the western US, including Kansas. Ferruginous Hawks may be
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we frustrate our opponents.” Price was locked in one of those frustrating matches against Ashland’s Maeghan Matson during the opening round of play. A huge game in the match saw the girls play eight deuces before Matson was able to get the win and eventually claim the match, 8-6. Price bounced back with wins over Ulysses (8-4), Liberal (8-2) and Colby (8-0), along with a tie-breaker loss to Tribune (10-8). “Emma had a couple of tough losses, but she’s playing with more consistency,” says Kucharik. Ayala had a huge day with wins over Tribune (8-4), Liberal (806), Colby (8-4) and Ulysses (8-3). Her only loss came in the fourth round of action against Ashland (8-5). After dropping their first two matches of the tournament by identical 8-5 scores to Liberal and Colby, the Tilton sisters closed out the day with strong wins over Ulysses (8-3) and Tribune (8-2). The No. 1 doubles team of Krystal Appel/ Alma Martinez finished in fourth place with wins over Ulysses (8-0), Liberal (9-7) and Ashland (8-5). They dropped a heartbreaker to Liberal (9-7) and a tie-breaker to Colby (7-3). “I think we’re pretty well settled on who our top six players are. There may be another challenge, but this is probably how the team will look at regional,” Kucharik says.
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seen here as they travel from Western Kansas to parts of the South Eastern US and Florida. As a rule-of-thumb, the bigger bodied the bird, the less likely they are to migrate. ll these truly make for a kaleidoscope of raptors in our Kansas sky. This article could not be complete without emphasizing the important role raptors play in our agricultural environment. Raptors get blamed for everything from low pheasant and quail populations to stealing chickens and everything in between. Yes we all know that hawks and especially owls will steal a chicken or two given the chance, but in actuality, hawks prey on mice, rats, snakes and possums that eat quail and pheasant eggs and newly hatched young. (FYI, feral and stray cats are the worst predators alive for killing young game birds and song birds.)
Owls are huge rat and mice hunters and also eat skunks that carry rabies. If not for these raptors in our midst, rodent populations would devastate farmer’s crops and our environment as a whole. And for the record, killing a raptor of any kind is illegal in Kansas! You can’t go afield this time of year without seeing hawks silently hunting low over patches of CRP and milo stalks or putting on shows of acrobatic excellence as they soar above us on the November breezes. I once overheard a raptor rehabilitator tell someone “We as humans have encroached on them, so the least we can do is let them live with us.” Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors! Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@idkcom.net
Bluejays roll over Ulysses; still unbeaten
After cruising through their first two games, the Scott City Middle School eighth grade coaching staff was looking forward to being tested at Ulysses last Thursday. Despite a seemingly lopsided 37-14 win by 8th Grade 37 the Beavers, Ulysses 14 head coach Skip Numrich felt his team did see their toughest opponent yet this season and he liked the way they responded. “The talent on the field was a lot closer than the final score indicates,” says Numrich. “We had to work hard for this win and that was good.” In fact, SCMS (3-0) held only a 22-14 lead midway into the third period following Ulysses’s first possession of the half. Cale Goodman, who finished the day with three touchdowns, followed with scoring runs of 20 and 55 yards in the fourth quarter that allowed the Bluejays to pull away. “It was nice to play a team that pushed us to play well. This was our best game, by far,” says Numrich. “We played with enthusiasm and effort. “If we hadn’t played so well we could have easily lost this game. The Bluejays jumped out to the early lead on a 25 yard scoring pass from Sterling Wright to Brandon Winderlin. That was followed by a 35 yard run by Cale Goodman that extended the halftime lead to 14-0. Ulysses cut the lead to a single touchdown when they took the opening kickoff of the second half and scored on fourth-and-goal from the 10. Winderlin quickly answered by returning the following kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown and a 22-8 lead. Just as quickly, Ulysses returned the next kickoff for a touchdown and the margin was narrowed to 22-14. SCMS put the game beyond reach with a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns. Goodman reached the end zone on a 20 yard trap and later scored on an 85 yard run on the first play following a Ulysses punt. “This was the most physical game we’ve played,” noted Numrich. “A couple of our linebackers got knocked back. “But I also felt that we stepped up our hitting. It was a tough game and the boys responded.”
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What works for one game may not for the next The sackless SCHS defense is sackless no more after dropping Goodland quarterback Levi Archer behind the line of scrimmage 13 times. Part of that success was due to a Goodland offense that likes to pass and a Scott City defense that knew it. They took advantage with a three-man front against the Cowboys and were able to bring a steady dose of pressure from off the edge. The 3-5 defense is rare for the Beavers, but it has been used before. “We played a three-man (front) against Collegiate last year,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil. He also recalls using it in a 28-22 playoff win against Southeast of Saline back in 2006. Obviously, the coaching staff doesn’t depart from their 4-4 defense very often. With Abe Wiebe moving from defensive end to outside linebacker and Kevin Aguilera (normally a quick-footed defensive tackle) playing end on the threeman front, the Beavers were able to get up close and personal with Archer the entire game. When the Goodland quarterback wasn’t getting sacked for 112 yards in losses he was forced to dump some quick attempts to avoid a sack. “The (opposing) personnel kind of dictates what we can and can’t do,” says O’Neil. In other words, what worked last week doesn’t necessarily translate well into this week’s game. “There’s a big difference between Goodland and Holcomb in terms of the passing game and the number of offensive weapons that each team has,” notes the head coach. “What we did was good for that game on that night.” Secondary Responds As expected, the Cowboys did pro-
vide a good test for the SCHS secondary as the coaching staff expected - and were hoping to see. It was a possible preview of what to anticipate over the next couple of weeks against Holcomb and Hugoton. While Goodland piled up 262 passing yards, more than half of those (132) came against the JV defense in the final period. Another 43 came on a perfectly thrown pass between Archer and senior wideout Luke Avila. Cornerback Drake McRae had near perfect coverage on Avila . . . almost. “Drake opened up a little early when he should have run for probably another 5-7 yards before looking back for the ball,” notes O’Neil. “It’s a little thing in terms of technique, but it was something we could visit with the boys about afterwards and they can learn from that. Drake knew what we were talking about and he’ll make the adjustment.” A small detail? Sure. But it’s the attention to small details that separate championship teams from those who aren’t. Big Rushing Attack The 278 yards on the ground was, by far, Scott City’s most effective rushing game of the season. This was the smallest and most inexperienced defensive line the Beavers had faced this season, which helps. Hopefully, it’s an indication that Scott City’s own inexperienced line is starting to jell. “This definitely was a good game as we get ready for Holcomb,” says senior
Kids Klassic at Kinsley October 3 PRATT - The 23rd Kinsley Kids Klassic, an annual trapshooting event, will be held Saturday, October 3. The event is open to youth shooters through high school age, including 2015 graduates. Participants will first shoot 50 16-yard targets at the Dodge City Gun Club, then 50 handicap targets at the Kinsley Gun Club. Every shooter will get a door prize, including a chance to win one of four guns, which will be awarded by drawing. Cabela’s gift cards and trophies will be awarded to the top individuals in each age group and to the top three teams. Special awards will also be presented to 4-H members and young ladies. The cost to attend is $25 per youth and includes 100 targets, lunch, event t-shirt and door prize. Registrations must be received by Sept. 28 at noon. For more information on this unique event, or to register, contact Frank O’Brien, toll free at (888) 324-5445, or by e-mail at franko@gbta. net.
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runningback Wyatt Kropp, who had 86 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns. “I have confidence in the line. Those guys worked hard in the weight room all summer and they’re getting better every week.” While O’Neil agrees the offensive line is making gains, he’s taking a more measured outlook. “We aren’t going to put a whole lot of stock into last week until we show that we can do it two weeks in a row,” he says. “If we see that same kind of play for a second week, then we’ll consider it progress. If it doesn’t, then we’ll chalk it up to the competition.” This week’s game will tell a lot about the Beavers - how far they’ve come since week No. 1 and how much farther they still have to go in order to make a deep run into the state playoffs. From a rivalry standpoint, the Holcomb game is huge for both teams. Though the rivalry has been very onesided with SCHS winning 11 of the last 12 games. O’Neil, however, likes to keep it in perspective. “Win or lose, it’s one game. It means a lot in terms of a league championship, but it has no bearing on the post-season,” he points out. “You learn from it. You see what you need to do better and then you prepare for the next week.” But make no mistake about it, from a player’s standpoint and that of the fans, it’s a loss that no one wants to live with for a full year.
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Vance, Ivey are in top 10 at Hugoton Megan Vance and Lisa Ivey set the pace for the Scott City Middle School girls with top 10 finishes in the seventh grade division at the Hugoton crosscountry meet on Saturday. Vance (5th, 6:40) had a very strong performance against the largest field of runners the Bluejays have seen this season. There were 98 runners in the seventh grade girl’s division. Ivey (9th, 6:45) was just off the pace set by Vance over the hilly Hugoton layout. Also turning in a solid performance was Taia Waldrop (18th, 6:59). “We’re seeing the kids getting more confident with each race and they’re running more aggressively,” says head coach Jay Tedder. “Most of the kids are continuing to bring their times down with each meet.” Roberto Apodaca (15th, 5:58.21) broke the sixminute mark for the first time this season. The eighth graders competed at a distance of two miles for the first time. That confusion resulted in 31 runners making a wrong turn and getting disqualified. That benefited Scott City’s Fernando Garcia (2nd, 13:47) and Johnny Lara (8th, 14:09) who each claimed medalists for being in the top 10. Ulysses Invitational SCMS traveled to Ulysses on Tuesday where they earned seven medalists who were top 15 runners in their age groups. Vance (1st, 6:55.69) was a gold medalist in the seventh grade division, followed by Ivey (3rd, 7:20.67). “There was a pretty tough hill to start the race and I think that may have been a little intimidating for the kids,” says Tedder. “Plus, it had just finished raining.” Apodaca (5th, 6:28) was the lone Scott City medalist in the seventh grade boy’s division. Eric Francis (8th, 14:41), Fernando Garcia (13th, 15:35) and Lara (14th, 15:54) were all medalists in the eighth grade division. Leading the way for SCMS in the eighth grade girl’s division were Kylee Logan (11th, 17:48) and Samantha Aguilar (12th, 18:12).
SCMS seventh grader Roberto Apodaca competes in the Hugoton Invitational last Saturday. (Record Photo)
Defensive TD the difference in win over Holcomb In a defensive standoff, it only seems fitting that a defensive touchdown decided the outcome in two of the top teams in the sixth grade division in YMCA football action on Sunday afternoon. Trailing 6-0 late in the first half, Scott City finally got on the scoreboard after recovering a Holcomb fumble at their own 10 yard line. Three plays later they were staring at fourth-and-goal from the 15 when Quarterback Carson Faurot connected with Austin Thon on a 15 yard scoring pass that tied the game at 6-6. The Scott City defense continued to dominate in the second half, forcing a fumble on the second place from scrimmage. Zach Rohrbough recovered the loose ball in the end zone to give Scott City a 12-6 lead which would hold up the rest of the game. Scott City also had an interception and another fumble recovery in the third period which prevented Holcomb from getting any offensive momentum.
Fourth Graders in Rout Scott City’s fourth graders rolled to a 45-0 win over Leoti. Collin McDaniel put Scott City on the scoreboard early in the first quarter when he scored on a 13 yard run immediately following a fumble recovery. The quick strike Scott City defense stretched their lead to 14-0 on the first play from scrimmage following a punt. Cooper Wright raced 27 yards for the score. McDaniel added a three yard TD run and a nine yard interception return for touchdowns that put Scott City on top, 29-0, at the half. Another Shutout Scott City’s third graders also pitched a shutout with a 34-0 win over Commerce Bank of Garden City. Scott City jumped out to a 22-0 first quarter lead on a pair of touchdown runs by Brody Strine sandwiched around a 26 yard scoring run by Alex Tarango. Strine broke loose for
Austin Thon races toward the end zone to score on a 15 yard pass play during sixth grade YMCA action on Sunday afternoon. (Record Photo)
a 44 yard touchdown run late in the second period that extended the lead to 28-0. They added another score in the fourth quarter.
Fifth Graders Tumble Scott City’s only loss on the day came in the fifth grade division where Scott City fell to
Holcomb, 19-6. The team trailed 13-0 at halftime, but climbed back into the game in the third period on a 19
yard touchdown run by JP Harris. Holcomb put the game out of reach with a TD late in the fourth quarter.
Scott City JV rips Goodland
Overcoming a sluggish first half, the Scott Community High School junior varsity eventually rolled to a 36-0 win at Goodland on Monday. “We squandered several opportunities in the first half,” says coach Brian Gentry. “We seemed pretty lifeless at times.” One of those missed opportunities was a fumble inside the five yard line. Freshman Marshall Faurot jump-started the Beavers when he returned a punt to the 10 yard line which resulted in the team’s first touchdown. Freshman Wyatt Hayes added the second touchdown run that put SCHS on top, 16-0. Goodland opened up some big running lanes for the Beavers when they would shift their defense to Scott City’s strong side. “We’d run to the weak side and we had a lot of success,” says Gentry.
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Foos and Lewis connected on a 43 yard scoring pass early in the second half and he also found Marcos Cruz open for a 39 yard touchdown late in the third period. When he wasn’t shredding the Moscow secondary, Foos was pounding the ball at the defense for another 138 yards, including touchdown runs of 312 and 58 yards. “Most of his rushing came on straight quarterback power runs. He read the blocks well and got into space,” Simon says. Cruz, who plays a cornerback and free safety, had a monster game on defense with a game high 11 tackles (nine solo). Lewis and Logan Lingg each added nine tackles. Tyler Lingg is expected to be back in the lineup this week when the Hornets face Tribune. “We’ll probably start him, but his time will be limited,” says Simon.
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Gift The receiving corps is improved and Smith will be an adequate QB. Kansas City is a young team and that’s an advantage in the brutally physical NFL. Barring a number of severe injuries to key players, the Chiefs will show progress as the season moves forward. KC plays at Green Bay on Monday Night Football on September 28; that will be a daunting challenge. The Packers are just as tough at home as the Chiefs. Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers will be more of a test for KC’s young defensive backs than Denver’s Peyton Manning was. Father Time has taken the upper hand in his battle with Manning, who has lost his arm strength and quickness. OT Eric Fisher (6-7, 306) has some proving to do when he returns from injury. Fisher has been a stunning disappointment for the number-one choice in the 2013 NFL Draft. It’s easy to understand how a rookie can have a substandard first year, but this is Fisher’s third sea-
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son with KC and he’s been a flop so far. Green Bay will be favored on MNF at historic Lambeau Field. This game will give us a better feel for what kind of team the Chiefs are going to be. Hubener Showed Poise Kansas State’s football team, coaches, and fans earned a bye week with the scintillating three-OT win (39-33) against Louisiana Tech. It’s still very early in the season and difficult to determine how formidable K-State will be. But the next three games - at Oklahoma State on October 3, and at home against TCU and Oklahoma - are going to end the speculation. That’s as tough as it gets for a threegame series. QB Joe Hubener’s clutch passing in the second half and during overtime play is most encouraging for everyone associated with KState football. Hubener shows great promise as a passer and he’s poised under pressure; however, Hubener is just an average
runner. Coach Bill Snyder said, “I’m proud of them. This group of young guys has not been in that situation before. Through heck and high water, they managed to carve their way through it . . . I’m not sure exactly how, but they did. At least we are 3-0.” Wide receivers Kody Cook and Deante Burton showed significant improvement with their pass catching; Cook made two second half TD catches that were crucial for the Wildcats. Kansas State needs to use the bye week to heal injuries and make progress on both offense and defense. Safety Dante Barnett’s injury remains Top Secret, but the Wildcats’ defense will be better if he returns - whether or not that’s a possibility is anyone’s guess. K-State’s 3-0 start just about insures Coach Snyder of guiding his team to another bowl game. If the Wildcats defeat O-State in Stillwater, that will be a shot that’s heard throughout the Big 12.
Fishing Report Scott State Lake Updated September 12 Channel cats: good; up to 6.5 lbs. Stillfishing prepared bait, worms, liver, shrimp, or cut sunfish off the bottom in the morning and evening. Most of the fish caught range in length from 10 to 15 inches, but anglers have reported catching fair numbers of nicer fish up to 4 lbs. Walleye/saugeye: slow; saugeye up to 3.6 lbs.; walleye up to 6.1 lbs. No reports. Largemouth bass: fair; up to 5.5 lbs. Casting soft plastic baits, suspending jerkbaits, and swimbaits around fish attractors, rocky shorelines, or laydown trees has produced fish. Most of the fish anglers have recently reported range in length from 12 to 14 inches.
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Clash of state powers is SW Kansas game of the week
Any time that Scott City and Holcomb meet - whether it’s on the football field or the basketball court - it’s an intense rivalry. Week This rivalry Four will take on added significance as the top game in Western Kansas when the Beavers travel to Holcomb on Friday. The Beavers (3-0) are ranked No. 1 in Class 3A while the Longhorns (No. 2, Class 4A-Division II) are coming off a 34-20 loss to Ulysses last week. The Longhorns (2-1) feature an outstanding squad - perhaps even better than last year’s team which advanced to the state semi-finals before losing to Andale. They feature a balanced offense led by senior quarterback Trey Teeter who has passed for 788 yards (45-of-73)
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in just three games while junior runningback Dillon Williams (6-0, 215) leads Holcomb with 241 yards rushing (8.9 ypc, 3 TDs). Does that mean they prefer to pass rather than run? “They’re a team that’s going to do what the (defensive) numbers allow,” says SCHS head coach Glenn O’Neil. Put five defenders in the box with four linemen and the Longhorns will run. Put 6-7 defenders in the box and Holcomb will spread the field and throw the ball. Holcomb has 81 passing attempts compared to 73 rushing attempts. That’s understandable when one looks at their receiving talent. “I thought Goodland’s wide receiver (Luke Avila) was the best in the league until I saw (Christian) Merz on film,”
says O’Neil, referring to the Holcomb senior. “I think he’s even better when you factor in his added speed.” Merz leads the Holcomb receiving corps with 339 yards and an average of 21.2 yards per catch. Brandon Stegman (jr., 6-0, 170), who plays out of the slot, is another deep threat with speed, averaging 18.4 yards per catch. And the SCHS defense must also be aware of junior tight end Conner VanCleave (6-7, 215). “They like to throw deep and let Merz and Stegman go get it. But they also have a lot of routes of 10 (yards) and under where a receiver will break it off when the coverage is soft,” notes O’Neil. While Williams is a threat to get to the outside with his speed, the defense can’t overlook Teeter who had 62 yards
rushing against Ulysses. Teeter will get some of those yards in a zone read and an occasional quarterback draw. Against Ulysses, the Longhorns even showed a shotgun power run with two blocking backs for Teeter. “He’s a strong kid who can run the ball when they need him to and he can scramble if necessary,” O’Neil says. Add in a large front line that is 230-pounds and bigger and the Longhorns can put together a serious ground game. “We have to win the battle up front and force them to keep someone in to help block (for Teeter),” emphasizes O’Neil. SC Needs Passing Attack While the Beavers finally had success last week with their traditional power game, the key for Scott City could be in their passing attack. If Holcomb is
allowed to load up the box on defense it could be a long night for the Scott City running game. “They have big defensive ends and their corners are quick. They’re going to make it difficult to get to the outside,” O’Neil says. That will put more responsibility on Hess who enters the game with 324 yards passing (22-of-47). More importantly, he will need to be careful with the ball after throwing four interceptions in the first three games. Senior wide receiver Drake McRae (10 catches, 134 yards) has been his favorite target, though Kropp and Justin Faurot each have four catches. “Teams have been able to throw the ball with some success against Holcomb,” says O’Neil. “We need for them to respect our ability to throw.”
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Defense Takes Over The next 30 minutes were dominated by the SCHS defense which allowed just 10 complete passes and 27 yards of total offense during that time. In fact, Scott City’s first score came on a 36 yard interception return by Kevin Lozano with 3:57 left in the first quarter - the second consecutive game in which the Beavers had a pick six. “I was just reading the quarterback’s eyes. I saw my guy go out and the quarterback led me to it,” says the junior linebacker. “Kevin read the pass real well and made a nice break on the ball,” notes O’Neil. “That’s one reason he was out there instead of one of the two starters, because he plays better in space and he’s a little quicker.” That set the stage for touchdowns on Scott City’s next three possessions as they built a 28-0 lead with three second quarter touchdowns. Senior runningback Wyatt Kropp finished off a 65 yard drive with a one yard run over the middle in the first minute of the second period. One minute later, senior fullback Cooper Griffith took a handoff to the right side and kept picking his way to the outside, slipping away from two tacklers before racing down the sideline for a 44 yard touchdown. Kropp scored the second of his three touchdowns midway into the period and finished off an impressive 90 yard drive with a 17 yard pass reception on a crossing route. SCHS chewed up big chunks of yardage on the six play drive with five plays good for 12 yards or more. Kropp had two runs on the drive
of 17 and 12 yards. After being limited to 103 yards in the first two games, Kropp finished with 86 yards on 13 carries. He entered the game averaging just 3.7 yards per carry, but averaged 6.6 yards against the Cowboys’ defense. “It’s a start,” says O’Neil. “With everyone keying on Wyatt and Cooper, it seems that teams are loading up to stop the sweeps, which has helped Cooper some on the inside. We have to establish a passing game to get those extra guys out of the box.” Kropp credited his offensive line and better decision-making by himself for improvements in the running game that saw Scott City finishing with a season high 278 yards. “The line played really well. It’s a learning process for the younger guys and myself,” he says. “We were looking at film (of the first two games) and seeing things that I needed to do better. I was cutting things up too early when there were opportunities for me to bounce to the outside and actually get more yards. I’ll take responsibility for that.” Keep Momentum Unlike the previous week when the Beavers played flat in the second half against Colby, failing to add to their halftime lead, SCHS was able to maintain momentum coming out of the locker room. The Beavers scored on their first two possessions of the half. Kropp opened the scoring with a 15 yard touchdown run and Griffith added his second TD of the night on a four yard run that extended the lead to 42-0 with
Goal Line him straight to his back for no gain. “Earlier in the game they had lit up our outside linebacker on the sweep. Loren had a good idea that the play was coming his way and he was ready,” says Hutchins.
SCHS junior Kevin Lozano steps in front of a Goodland receiver for an interception that he returned 36 yards for a touchdown during Friday’s game. (Record Photo)
6:04 remaining. For the second consecutive week, quarterback Bo Hess connected with senior receiver Drake McRae on a fly route down the sideline, this time covering 60 yards, which helped to set up the second TD. That was the end of the night for the SCHS varsity offense and defense. Goodland’s varsity offense would prevent the shutout with a pair of fourth quarter scores. Griffith had his third consecutive 100-yard rushing game, finishing the night with 155
yards (10.3 ypc) and two touchdowns. The Cowboys’ passing attack accounted for 262 total yards, but 132 came in the final quarter against the junior varsity defense. “Goodland completed a lot of passes (21-of-38), but nine of those were for gains of less than five yards. I think that shows we had boys flowing to the ball pretty well,” O’Neil notes. Wiebe was the defensive standout with 10 tackles (eight solo) followed by sophomore
on top, 16-14. Fullback Sawyer Stevens scored on an 11 yard run in the third period which extended Scott City’s lead to 24-14. Scott City’s only second half touchdown was set up by a kickoff return by Lorg to the five yard line. Stevens scored following a Scott City penalty. “I felt that our defense had an off game. Our offensive execu-
tion was the difference,” says the head coach. The Bluejays gave up 185 yards rushing. Stevens again led the ground game with 71 yards on 12 attempts. Faurot added 32 yards. King was 5-of-8 passing for 70 yards and a touchdown. The defense was led by Faurot, Blaine Culp and Colton Cupp with seven tackles each.
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night with Ulysses taking an early 6-0 lead. SCMS responded late in the first quarter on a 10 yard scoring run by Easton Lorg. A PAT pass from Harrison King to Gabe Bowers proved to be the difference with SCMS taking an 8-6 advantage. Exchange Scores King and Lorg connected on a The two teams exchanged 25 yard pass in the second quartouchdowns throughout the ter that again put the Bluejays
free safety Nick Nowak with eight (three solo). Junior Kevin Aguilera had a huge defensive game when he lined up as a defensive end in the 3-5 to provide some quickness off the edge. He responded with a career high six tackles, including three quarterback sacks. “When you’re matched against a defensive tackle in space, the quick guy should have an advantage,” says O’Neil. “Kevin gave us what we felt he was capable of doing.”
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fishing all night long Daniel Kroeker, Dighton, competes in the catfish tournament at Lake Scott on Saturday evening while campsites across the lake are lit up from other fishermen in the tournament. (Record Photo)
Experience paid off in Lake Scott tourney When a catfish tipping the scales at nearly nine pounds was pulled out of a burlap bag shortly before midnight on Saturday, it drew some “oohs” and “aahs” from the handful of people gathered at the weigh-in station. The least impressed person witnessing the weigh-in was the fisherman who landed what would be the biggest fish of the weekend. “There was a time when these were pretty common out here,” claims Kent Landon, Deerfield. “Years ago, I used to come out here all the time and catch fish like this.” Landon not only had the largest fish in the first-ever Scott City Catfish Tournament - weighing 8.76 pounds - but he was easily the overall champion with 28.04 pounds during the two days of competition. “I used to fish here a lot with my uncle,” says Landon, who noted this was only his second trip to Lake Scott this summer. “This is a great lake. I love it here.” Landon wasn’t quite sure what kind of success he’d have. “This was the first time I’d fished for catfish at night. Usually, I do my fishing during the day,” says Landon, who needed only about two hours of drifting and trolling to catch his limit. Each contestant was allowed to weigh in just five fish. If they weren’t going to keep a catfish as part of their five fish total it had to be released. “In other words, they couldn’t bring us six or seven fish to be weighed and then enter the five that weighed the most,” explains Chamber Director Juanita Myers. Landon was nearly faced with that decision late Saturday evening when he was reeling in a catfish that got away just before he could get it in his net. “It was a three-pounder. I probably would have kept him,” says Landon. Shortly afterwards, he caught the 8.76 pound winner to complete his limit for the day. “I’m glad the other one got away,” he said with a grin. 56 Fishing Entries The first catfish derby attracted 53 adults and three youth from throughout the area. They caught 133 catfish which weighed 201.83 pounds and measured 185.9 feet. They were caught between 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday. Derek Brau, Scott City, finished out of the money with five fish totaling about seven pounds on Sunday morning. Brau joined a number of fishermen who said that temperatures dipping down into the mid-40s on Friday evening had an effect on the weekend’s success.
“I was out here a couple of weeks ago and I had good luck catching catfish,” says Brau, who has fished regularly at the lake for about 25 years. “The (barometric) pressure changes have an effect. Fish tend to bite less when there’s a change like we’ve seen in the last couple of days.” Perry McKoy, Great Bend, had only a bluegill to show for his effort on Sunday morning. An oil company employee, McKoy tries to visit the lake on weekends to fish. “A couple of weeks ago the fishing was better,” he said. “But I still enjoy coming out here. I plan to be in the tournament again next year.” Likewise, Dewey and Zach Huber, both of Garden City, had moderate success. Dewey had caught four fish on Saturday weighing close to five pounds. “I’m a tournament fisherman. I like to fish for walleye,” said Dewey. “But we wanted to come up here this weekend and give it a try.” Enjoying the weekend with his brother, Daniel of Dighton, was Peter Kroeker, Arapahoe, Colo. The Kroekers had only three catfish in their gunnysack late Saturday night, but they weren’t too concerned. “I’m having a good time with
my brother,” said Peter, who once won a salmon tournament in Vancouver, Canada. However, he felt he had a chance of winning a prize. “I’m aiming for the smallest (catfish). I have one that barely fits in my hand,” he said with a laugh. As it turned out, Kroeker did have the smallest fish which weighed just 12/100 of a pound and barely met the minimum size requirement. That earned him a $50 cash prize. “Everyone we talked to seemed to have a great time and they wanted us to do this again next year,” says Myers. “We expect to have even more fishermen.”
(Middle) Chamber director Juanita Myers wrestles an 8.76 pound catfish to the scales that was caught by Kent Landon (background). (Above) Zach (standing) and Dewey Huber of Garden City fish on Sunday morning. (Below) Camper lights reflect on the lake Saturday night. (Record Photos)
The Scott County Record
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Page 28 - Thursday, September 24, 2015
Days of Western Ks. irrigation numbered The prairie wind buffeted Brant Peterson as he stood in a half-dead field of winter wheat. In front of him, a redwinged blackbird darted in and out of a rippling green sea of healthy wheat. Behind him, yellowed stalks rotted in the ground. The reason for the stark contrast was buried 600 feet under Peterson’s dusty boots: Only part
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U.S. Senate passes MPR for livestock The U.S. Senate has passed the Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015. The legislation reauthorizes Mandatory Price Reporting (MPR) and the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA). H.R. 2051 reauthorizes MPR for livestock through 2020. MPR requires meat packers to report to USDA the prices they pay for cattle, hogs, and sheep purchased from farmers and ranchers for slaughter, as well as the prices they receive for the sale of wholesale beef, pork, and lamb. MPR requires USDA to issue daily, weekly, and monthly reports that detail the various transactions occurring in livestock and meat markets. This information provides producers and entities in the livestock industry a more transparent view of market conditions, allowing them to make informed decisions when negotiating the sale of their livestock.
Management less effective with bean cyst
A common tool used to manage a destructive soybean pest is losing its effectiveness, warned a Kansas State University nematologist. Scientists have observed a steady decrease in effectiveness of PI 88788 resistance against the soybean cyst nematode. “This is becoming a serious concern for Kansas producers,” said Tim Todd, research nematologist in KSU’s Department of Plant Pathology. PI 88788 is a common source of genetic resistance to the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) that was introduced into many soybean varieties to counter the pest. The nematodes cost U.S. soybean producers more than $1 billion each year in lost yields.
of the field - the thriving part - had been irrigated by water pumped at that depth from the ancient Ogallala Aquifer, one of the largest underground sources of fresh water in the world. “If not for irrigation, that whole field would look like this,” Peterson said, nudging the dead wheat with the toe of his boot. But irrigation soon
could end on Peterson’s Southwest Kansas farm. The wells under his land in Stanton County are fast running dry as farmers and ranchers across the Great Plains pump the Ogallala faster than it can be replenished naturally. Three of his wells are already dry. Within five years, Peterson estimates, he likely won’t be able to irrigate at all.
‘Greedy farmers’ Brant Peterson, a fifth generation Kansas farmer, responds to those who accuse him and his neighbors of squandering water. Peterson and other western Kansas farmers pump water from an underground aquifer to irrigate his crops, but their wells are drying up. The depletion of groundwater stores also is a problem familiar to
farmers struggling with drought in California, where pumping for irrigation has put the state’s Central Valley Aquifer under the most strain of any aquifer in the U.S., according to NASA satellite data. But California also has surface water: reservoirs, lakes, streams, rivers, snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada and a water transportation system.
Western Kansas’ only significant water source is the Ogallala. Unlike in California, where national headlines, severe water use restrictions and images of cracked earth bear testament to the ravages of drought, the crisis unfolding on Peterson’s farm and others like it across western Kansas is mostly invisible. (See IRRIGATION on page 33)
Why fix what ain’t broken? Finland wants to reduce meat in dietary guideline Dietary chutzpah isn’t limited to the self-proclaimed ‘experts’ who mangled the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Check out what their colleagues are recommending for Finland. What do we know about Finland? Other than the fact that their national sport is ski jumping and their national beverage is vodka, that is. Well, did you know?
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That Finland is the most sparsely populated country in the European Union - only six people per square mile? That the Scandinavian country holds a couple of major geography records? Minnesota might be the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but Finland has 187,888 lakes. Not to mention 179,584 islands - both world records. That Finnish athletes have won more Summer Olympic medals per capita than any country in the world? Despite a
population of only 5.4 million, Finland has won 302 Olympic medals (including 101 gold). That the country hasn’t even celebrated its centennial? Finland only became independent in 1918. Now here’s a fact likely to sound far more familiar to Americans: According to Finland’s National Nutritional Council, the protein intake of Finns (allegedly) exceeds dietary guidelines. Red meat, the council claims, is consumed considerably more than what health authorities recommend, according to a report in the Helsinki Times. So what is the council recommending? Get this:
According its latest dietary revisions, fewer than three meals a week with red meat. Uh, “fewer than three” is either two or one. That means that the National Nutritional Council is suggesting that out of a total of some 21 meals a week, only one or two should contain red meat. And you can guess what the guidelines propose as substitutes: legumes and tofu. “Children’s intake of vegetables is rather modest as well as narrow,” Arja Lyytikäinen, the National Nutritional Council secretary general, told the newspaper. “Increasing the number of warm vegetable (See BROKEN on page 38)
Fed to the farm: a look at interest rates Brent Gloy/David Widmar ag economists
There has been widespread speculation about whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Regardless of whether they decide to raise rates or not, it cer-
Beef exports take another hit in July Economic headwinds continued to slow U.S. pork and beef exports in July, according to data released by USDA. July pork exports totaled 166,604 metric tons (MT), down four percent from a year ago and the smallest since January. For U.S. beef, July exports totaled 91,955 mt, down 10 percent from a year ago and the smallest volume since 2010. Export value was $555.7 million, down 11 percent. For January through July, beef export volume was down 10 percent to 619,064 mt. Export value was $3.8 billion, 2 percent below last year’s pace. “Market access issues and the sustained strength of the U.S. dollar continue to make 2015 a very tough year for red meat exports,” said Philip M. Seng, USMEF president and CEO. “On the beef side, exports are also constrained by lower production, but the herd rebuilding that is currently limiting our beef supplies is overdue, and will pay dividends in 2016 and beyond.”
tainly been some time since rates have risen. In fact, the Fed Funds rate has been held near zero since late 2008 when the financial crisis was in full swing. One has to go back even further, 2006, to observe the last time that the Fed raised the target rate. A long time indeed. The impact of low
interest rates on agriculture has been debated quite widely. We have argued for some time that low long-term interest rates have played a supporting, if not key, role in the dramatic rise in farm real estate values and we’ll provide some perspective on longer term rates in a subsequent post. While the Fed’s deci-
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The Long Road Down While businesses and farmers pay rates well above the Fed Funds rate, the interest rates they pay have declined considerably over the years. Today, that value stands at 4.1%. While not the absolute lowest in the past 40 years shown on the chart (that was 3.72% in the
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sion won’t necessarily impact long-term rates, any decision to increase rates may impact the shorter term borrowing rates faced by farmers. In honor of the Fed’s big decision we decided to take a look at historic farm interest rates and think about how changes in interest rates might impact the farm sector.
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Interest the second half of 2014), for practical purposes it is not much higher. To find the last time that rates were even above 6% one must go back to 2008. To further make the point about how low rates have been in recent times, since 2002, the only time rates were above 6% was from early 2005 to 2008. The recent decade has been unusual in a historical context. From 1977 to 2000 (an admittedly arbitrarily selected period), farm interest rates averaged 10.5%. Similar to most goods, as prices fall, more is demanded and credit appears to be no exception. We pointed out in this post that the use of agricultural credit has expanded substantially over the last decade. However, in real terms it is still below the all-time peak reached in 1980-81. Farmers use non-real estate credit for a variety of purposes. These include securing the inputs (seed, fertilizer, crop protection, labor, feed, feeder livestock, etc.) necessary for agricultural production. These inputs are typically financed with operating credit and are paid back in less than a year. Other non-real estate credit needs include loans for machinery and equipment which are typically financed on a slightly longer term. When profitability in agriculture is high, the need for operating and other short term credit typically falls as farmers finance a larger portion of these needs with cash flow from operations. However, now that profitability is slowing, it appears that credit demand is rapidly increasing.
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Impact on Producers As the Fed considers increasing interest rates it is important to think about what rate increases might mean for agricultural producers. Because most non-real estate credit is financed with floating rate loans, one should expect that increases in rates would impact many of those borrowing operating credit. After a slight decline in the late 1990s the share of loans with floating interest rates has held relatively steady near 75%. This means that roughly 75% of non-real estate loans are subject to adjustment. While the actual intervals for adjustment can vary significantly from loan to loan, it is clear that many producers should expect their interest rates to increase if rates increase. Potential Impacts If interest rates were to rise, the farm-level impacts would ultimately depend on the magnitude of any increase. At the June meeting FOMC participants were asked about their individual expectations of appropriate targets of the federal funds rate in 2016 and beyond. These results are available here. While there is a wide range of expected outcomes for 2016, and will likely be different when asked at the upcoming meeting, our take is that an increase of 100 basis points into 2016 is a possible scenario. To consider the farmlevel impacts of such a change, consider a corn farmer that finances $400 per acre of operat-
ing expenses. A 100 basis point increase in interest rates would mean an additional $4 per acre of costs. If they were currently borrowing at 4%, the interest bill would increase from $16 to $20 per acre. Certainly not a welcome increase, but far from the end of the world. Another area to consider is agricultural equipment. Spending on capital inputs is already under significant pressure. Increases in interest rates will only add to the price of equipment. A 100 basis point increase would add $3,000 to the price of a $300,000 tractor. Something that is not likely to sit well with potential buyers who are already under significant financial pressure. As the Fed ponders increasing short-term interest rates, many agricultural producers are increasing their use of credit. If rates increase, it will mean higher costs for many producers. The practical issue is whether this increase is enough to make a large difference in the profitability. Our view is that rates are not likely to rise enough in the short-term to cause large decreases in profitability. Overall, it is not likely interest rate increases on non-real estate loans will place a huge financial burden on agricultural producers in 2016. However, it adds another cost increase to the ledger in a period where significant cost reductions are needed. The bigger question will likely be how many producers can remain credit worthy in a period of rapidly declining profitability.
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He’s not ready to compete against Stan Herd as a field artist, but Terry Berning had pretty good success with his first-ever attempt. “It turned out really good for not knowing how to do it,” says the Scott County farmer who plowed his name into a field about one mile south of the Scott City Airport. “I made the B and tried to keep everything in line with that. I had no idea what it might look like until I was shown the aerial photo.” The lettering is about 1/4 mile long and can be seen from 24,000 feet. “When I started I thought it would be pretty simple, but after the first couple of letters it got harder because I wanted to keep everything in line,” he says. “Someone said it would be easy to do with GPS,” he added. “Maybe so, but if there’s a way of doing it (with GPS), I don’t know how it’s done.”
Stable fly control starts in winter The stable fly is the most concerning pest for producers of both pasture and feedlot cattle, according to Ludek Zurek, Kansas State University professor of entomology. Because stable flies are difficult to control, especially around pastured cattle, he encourages producers to be proactive and begin controlling stable fly populations even when they cannot be seen. “Stable flies to some degree can actually survive winter here in large piles of manure and spoiled feed around feedlots,” Zurek said. “The maggots dig deeper and deeper into the area that doesn’t freeze. Most of them still die, but we have evidence that some of them make it through the winter and emerge as adults in the spring.” Ranchers may not be thinking about fly control when temperatures drop, because they can’t see the flies. But, Zurek’s research shows the time to
be aware is when ranchers start feeding hay in the winter, especially large round bales. On pastures, cattle waste some hay when they feed, because it drops from their mouth and then mixes with the manure. When this mixture starts to accumulate in one area, Zurek said, it becomes perfect ground for stable flies in the spring. “When feeding these large hay bales, what needs to be done is move the feeders to a new feeding site at least several feet every time, so that the manure and hay do not accumulate in the same place,” Zurek said. “If it accumulates, it retains moisture, and in the spring, stable flies start developing. Then that one site can produce thousands of stable flies.” In southern parts of the United States, the climate allows for stable flies to live year-round. Many migrate north to Kansas in the early spring, where
they find areas with accumulated hay waste and manure from winter feeding. Zurek said Kansas typically experiences two peaks for stable fly populations throughout the year. The first and largest peak starts around the end of April and usually lasts until the early weeks of June. Due to the summer heat quickly drying the manure where maggots live, the population will decline during the summer and rebound around the end of August for a second shorter and smaller peak. The economic effects of stable flies are indirect; while these blood-sucking insects do not transfer any pathogens or parasites to the cattle, the bites are painful. When the pests bite the legs of the cattle, it can be distracting and may cause the herd to bunch for protection. The cattle will even stand in water to escape the annoyance if water is available.
All of these reactions lead to a decreased time grazing or eating, which in turn reduces weight gains. “Unfortunately, in pastures there is nothing that can be done for stable fly control, except controlling the sites where they develop as maggots,” Zurek said. “The ear tags don’t work for stable flies, and insecticides sprayed on the cattle are often brushed off too quickly by the grass.” Control is easier for feedlots, he said, because they have structures such as buildings, feed bunks and fences that can be sprayed with residual insecticides and will kill the flies when they come in contact with the surface. Because pastures do not have such structures, Zurek encourages producers to be proactive by taking away the moist manure and hay mixture that creates the flies’ habitat.
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Seven keys in farm, ranch succession planning
“Where do I start?” is the million-dollar question when it comes to putting together a succession plan for any family business. We’ll answer this question with seven themes of business transition as we continue our journey, breaking down the intimate details of ranch succession planning. We’ll also uncover the importance of aligning the many facets of family businesses with the people to perpetuate family operations. 1. Write a plan “The first things I want to know when working with business owners are, ‘Is there a plan?’ and if so, ‘Where is it?’,” says Dave Specht, founder of Advising Generations, and author of the new book, “The Farm Whisperer Secrets to Preserving and Perpetuating Farms.” While this seems very simplistic, a written docu-
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ment with directions to be carried out in the future is often overlooked. “Sometimes when there is a document, only the senior generation knows about it,” Specht explains. “And when it is found and reviewed, the relationship statuses and involvement have changed since the document was created.” Once this critical document of business guidelines is updated, it is time to bring an advisory team together to help execute the plan. According to Specht, it is essential that key advisors, such as bankers, accountants and insurance agents, work together to create a cohesive business plan. “When an advisor works on his own, gaps are going to show up in
the succession-planning process. Get your CPA, banker and any other professional help who is involved in putting the business plan together in the same room and collaborating,” Specht says. “For example, a wellmeaning insurance professional sells them an insurance policy that will help cover estate taxes, or maybe create liquidity to give money to a non-operating child. But the way that the policy is owned may create more of an estate-tax issue for the farmer or rancher. “So if that is not coordinated with the attorney on how assets should be owned, a bigger problem has been created. “
2. Critical communication Plain and simple - open communication between the younger and senior generations is absolutely essential in the success of a family-business transition.
Memories of the red barn When I was a youngster, one of my favorite places to play on a cold winter day was my Uncle Joe and Aunt Anna’s weathered red barn. Uncle Bernie had one too and it was also a must stop when we went to see our cousins. This warm, cluttered sanctuary served up a smorgasbord of playing opportunities. It was also a relaxing place, especially if it was raining or snowing outside and the weather was too bad to work. During winter, time usually wasn’t as pressing as it was during fall or spring planting, wheat harvest, haying or crop cultivation time. About the time I was growing up, the popularity of tractors marked the end for many barns. Some were taken down while others were abandoned or replaced with Quonset huts made of plywood and galvanized steel. We didn’t have a beautiful red barn on our farm in Sheridan County. Instead, my dad built a machine shed and what we called “The Big Shed.” It was 90-feet long and housed our tractors, grain drills, trucks and other farm equipment. When we had a bumper wheat crop, all the machinery was cleared out and it was filled with golden grain.
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Why were so many barns painted red? Probably the biggest reason was the ferric oxide, which was used to create red paint. It was cheap and the most readily available for farmers. The wooden barns that dotted the prairie countryside weren’t generally a good example of housekeeping. In my uncle’s barn, old, dusty horse blankets and cobweb-covered horse collars hung from wooden pegs or rusty nails. Hay tongs also competed for space. Here and there a busted plow stock leaned against a wooden wall. Some barn corners were crowded with pitchforks and an occasional come-along. Tangled, broken bailing twine littered the damp dirt floor mingling with the smells of rusting iron, manure and mildewed leather. As youngsters the hay mow (rhymes with cow) or hayloft was where our parents searched for us when we were hiding in the barn. While there were always wooden steps or a ladder to crawl up to this upper floor, we’d try to find new routes to the top. We’d risk life and limb crawling up the side of the
barn grabbing onto anything that would hold our body weight or lassoing a post or board above and climbing the rope, hand over hand, to the loft. Once inside this cavernous space, we’d marvel at the wooden pattern of the rafters high over our heads. We’d yell out at the pigeons or starlings who tried to invade our private world of kid adventures. If there were bales or scattered hay outside one of the two large doors at either end of the hayloft, we’d often make the 15-20 foot plunge into the soft landing. Hay was hoisted up and into the barn through these doors by a system of pulleys and a trolley that ran along a track attached to the top ridge of the barn. Trap doors in the floor allowed animal feed to be dropped into the mangers for the animals. As youngsters of nine, 10 or 11, these doors also made a perfect getaway during hide and seek as we jumped through and made our escape. Exploring the tack room with all of the bridles and saddles was my favorite. Before I could ride, I’d struggle to take one of the saddles off the wall so I could place it on a sawhorse and pretend to ride like my hero, Roy Rogers. (See BARN on page 38)
over into the day-to-day grind of keeping a family operation going, from the way the younger generation and senior generation handle work-related notes to laying out expectations and growth of individual roles. “It’s important to find out if the senior generation is willing to delegate meaningful responsibility to the younger generation,” Specht explains. “Say I ask that in a question to the younger generation and then ask it to the senior generation, having them give me a score on a scale from 1 to 10 on how strongly they agree with the statement. When the scores come back with the younger generation at a 2 and the older generation at an 8 then we know there is a disconnect we need to address. “A classic scenario is the younger generation wanting more responsibil3. Develop leadership Communication carries ity in the business but the “There is a huge discomfort in not knowing how things would be taken care of if something unexpected happened,” Specht explains. “Everyone wants to know the same information, but no one wants to bring it up. “The younger generation wants to know if they can count on the business being part of their future, supporting their family. The older generation doesn’t want to put added pressure on the younger generation to stay.” One step Specht suggests family-business stakeholders should take is the implementation of family meetings. According to him, it’s best to keep meetings in a neutral space, like a nonhome-based ranch office or community center, and limit the agenda to just a couple of items.
senior generation holding back because they don’t feel they are ready,” Specht adds. “The worst thing that can happen is either the younger generation gets frustrated and decides to leave, or the younger generation doesn’t receive proper guidance in a gradual transition and is set up for failure when it comes time for them to take over.” While it’s not always easy, one of the best ways to pull off a generational transition is for the senior generation to gradually hand the reins over to the younger generation, giving them “just enough rope to choke, but not enough to hang themselves.” This allows the younger generation to learn from minor mistakes and handle crucial management decisions under the guidance of the senior generation.
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Frankenmeat: there’s no subsitute for a real burger Amazing that one of the New York Times’ most ‘all natural, organic only’ foodies would devote a column in praise of test tube meat; the kind of curious, chemicallyderived, mad-scientist manufactured sustenance that can only come from deep within the most advanced laboratories. None of it can come from contented cattle, allowed to roam freely, eating only the freshest grass until moments before it entered the knocking pen. None if it came from free-roaming chicken flocks, dining on bugs and enjoying dust baths and gloriously carefree days basking in bright sunshine. Why would he heap praise on such an unlikely product? He suffers from a moral dilemma and needs to apply some artificial salve to his soul. He really would prefer that no animal had to give up its life for his dining pleasure. He’s a culinary backslider, though, a closet carnivore who wrote an agonized, “IF only meat weren’t so delicious!” He’s got that part right but he prattles on with some long-dismissed nonsense about how meat reaches his fine China and silver spoon. “Sure,” he writes, “meat may pave the way to a heart attack. Yes,
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factory farms torture animals. Indeed, producing a single hamburger patty requires more water than two weeks of showers.” That hamburger patty, he says, takes 450 gallons of water to reach your plate, the equivalent, according to his math, of 14 showers at 32.15 gallons each. Better data comes from HomeWaterWorks. org and they think he’s spending way too much time on his morning routine, though. They say, “In an average home, showers are typically the third largest water use after toilets and clothes washers. The average American shower uses 17.2 gallons and lasts for 8.2 minutes at average flow rate of 2.1 gallons per minute.” If Nick is one of those daily shower guys, he needs to be more ecologically aware and cut his shower time in half. And then, he goes back to the truth behind his love letter to frankenmeat. “But for those of us who are weak-willed, there’s nothing like a juicy burger.” For those of us with strong wills, there is still nothing like a juicy burger, except maybe a
juicy cheeseburger with a couple strips of bacon on the top. His comment about veggie burgers tasting of a blend of tofu and cardboard was generous. I’ve sampled a few and the best part of them was the mustard/ketchup topping. The last one I tastetested, I gave the highest marks to the pickle slices; crunchy and adding a pleasant tang to a taste-free (tasteless?) slab of an otherwise realistic appearing patty. The bun was pretty good, too. The current problem is the manufacturers’ insistence on trying to pass off whatever it is they’re making as an acceptable substitute for beef or chicken. It’s not. They might be better off marketing their test tube extrusions as food-like substances with a relatively decent nutritional profile. “Best used by” dates could be far, far away. Making them part of the food package for the first Mars excursion might give them some veritas. “Best served” suggestions could include ‘Tastes best with generous applications of mustard, ketchup and other condiments.’ It will take a long time for frankenmeats to be cost competitive with real meat, even longer before (See BURGER on page 38)
3 county youth to compete in KJL Show Three Scott County youth are among a record number of entries who will be competing in the 83rd annual Kansas Junior Livestock Show (KJLS). The statewide event will be held Oct 2-4 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. The show will feature 738 youth from 87 counties who will be entering 1,861 animals. This is the largest number of livestock entered in more than 25 years. The total includes 147 market steers, 338 breeding heifers, 244 market hogs, 194 breeding gilts, 305 market lambs, 261 breeding ewes, 229 meat goats and 143 commercial doe kids.
Entering from Scott County are: Chance Jones: market lamb and sheep showmanship. Jaden Jones: market lamb, commercial ewes, and sheep showmanship. Treven Jones: market lamb. New this year to KJLS will be cash awards for the top five in both market and breeding shows in all four species. The show is replacing the premium auction event with direct cash payouts ranging from $4,000 to $500 for steers; $1,000 to $300 for heifers; $2,000 to $500 for market hogs; $750 to $250 for breeding gilts; $2,000 to $400 for lambs and market goats; and $750 to $200 for ewes
and commercial doe kids. Separate from the selection of species champions, a showmanship contest will be held. 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 take place October 3 in conjunction with KJLS. This event, which has been held for more than 30 years, provides college teams the chance to compete in a quality, collegiate-level livestock judging contest earlier in the season.
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Irrigation It’s taking place underground, in a sparsely populated rural area - out of sight, out of mind for most Americans. The vast freshwater reservoir beneath the prairie formed five million to 10 million years ago as streams draining from the Rocky Mountains deposited water in the clay, sand and gravel beneath the Great Plains. The water lay there undisturbed for epochs until enterprising homesteaders who settled the West discovered the liquid bonanza that would make their arid land bloom. Now, in a geological blink of an eye, the Ogallala, which made the Great Plains the nation’s breadbasket, is in peril. The disappearing water supply poses a twofold danger. It could end a way of life in a region where the land and its bounty have been purchased by the toil and sweat of generations of farmers. It also threatens a harvest worth $21 billion a year to Kansas alone and portends a fast-approaching, and largely unstoppable, water crisis across the parched American West. The End is Near With water levels already too low to pump in some places, Western Kansas farmers have been forced to acknowledge that the end is near. That harsh reality is testing the patience and imagination of those who rely on the land for their livelihoods. As they look for survival, farmers are using cutting-edge technologies to make the most efficient use of the water they have left. They’re contemplating something almost unimaginable just a generation ago: voluntary pacts with their neighbors to reduce irrigation. And many are investing their long-term hopes in an astronomically expensive water transportation project that isn’t likely ever to be built. The Arkansas River, which once flowed out of Colorado into western Kansas, is nothing but a dry ditch now, its riverbed reduced to a rugged obsta-
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cle course for all-terrain vehicles. Average rainfall here is just 14 to 16 inches a year, nowhere near enough to replace the water that farmers draw from the Ogallala. Kansas enjoyed a rainier-than-normal spring this year, easing several years of drought conditions throughout the state. But the relief is temporary. Rains that soaked the state in recent months won’t alter the Ogallala’s fate, experts say. “I feel hopeful for California. If it starts raining and snowing, their problem may somewhat take care of itself until the next drought,” said Daniel Devlin, director of the Kansas Water Resources Institute at Kansas State University. “Our problem is going to be here rain or shine.” That’s because the recharge rate for the Ogallala in this part of Kansas is less than 10 percent. So for every 10 inches pumped out a year, less than one inch is replaced, even in the best conditions. Once emptied, it would take 6,000 years to refill the Ogallala naturally. Evident for Decades Kansans have known this grim math for decades. They use the term “mining water” to describe pumping the aquifer for irrigation, a term that equates water - its value and its finite supply - with oil and precious metals. But for a growing number of farmers and ranchers in this part of the state, the consequences of mining water no longer exist far off in some hazy future. They are already here. “It’s not that I can say, ‘Oh, this is the next people’s problem,’” Peterson said. “No, this is my problem. It’s happening now.” Peterson has seen his own well yields drop by more than half since 2009. Back then, he could pump 5,400 gallons per minute from 15 wells. But Peterson had to rely heavily on the aquifer during the recent drought, when his farm received
less than seven inches of rainfall a year for four years. Now those wells pump just 2,600 gallons per minute for the same acres, and the water must be drawn from ever deeper underground, driving up the cost of running electricor gas-powered pumps. “The only thing I can do to conserve is to cut back acres,” Peterson said. “So my revenue stream, my whole operation, has been dinged pretty hard, and then drought on top of that. It’s been brutal.” Essential for Ag The Ogallala Aquifer supplies water for 20 percent of the corn, wheat, sorghum and cattle produced in the U.S. It sprawls 174,000 square miles across eight states, from South Dakota to Texas, and can hold more than enough water to fill Lake Huron and part of Lake Ontario. But for every square mile of aquifer, there’s a well. About 170,000 of them. Ninety percent of the water pumped out is used to irrigate crops. Peterson’s great-grandfather helped drill one of the first wells for irrigation in Stanton County in 1939. At first, farmers used flood irrigation, but that method wasted a lot of water through runoff and evaporation. By the 1970s, selfpropelled “center pivot” irrigation had revolutionized agriculture across the High Plains. These giant wheeled sprinklers rotate in a circle, converting once-square fields of flood-irrigated crops that appear to air travelers from above as a quilt of green circles on a sepia backdrop. With widespread irrigation, farmers were able to grow more water-intensive crops, such as corn. Much of the corn grown in Western Kansas goes to fatten cattle on feedlots scattered across the prairie. The corn also goes to ethanol plants that process it into fuel. The economy grew as prices and production
went up, but water levels dropped. Over the years, there have been multiple attempts to address the rapid decline of the aquifer. Water rights holders in much of western Kansas had to install flow meters in all their wells starting in the mid-1990s. Soon all wells in Kansas will have to be metered. The state government has stopped issuing new permits to pump water from the Ogallala in areas of western Kansas where water levels have dropped the most. Now Gov. Sam Brownback has pledged to make water policy a central pillar of his administration. The final draft of his 50-year “water vision” for the state, released in January, outlines an incentive- and educationbased approach focused on encouraging voluntary, coordinated conservation efforts by the farmers who have the most to lose by the aquifer’s decline. The state would have to cut its irrigated acres in half today to get anywhere close to sustainability, said Bill Golden, an agricultural economist from Kansas State. But it isn’t as simple as turning off the sprinklers. “People survived out here on dryland farming. I can do it,” Peterson said, using the term “dryland” to refer to growing crops without irrigation. “Here’s the cost: My community is going to wither away.” An irrigated field in southwest Kansas produces more than eight times as much corn per acre on average than a field that isn’t irrigated, According to the Kansas Department of Agriculture. Land values would drop. The loss of equity and tax base would mean fewer farmers and bigger farms, consolidated school districts and impoverished towns with declining populations. Like any economy dependent on mining a finite resource, this one is headed for a bust, and the farmers know it. “We can’t wait another 30 years to get our policy right,” Scott said.
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Agriculture
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• 45 Years Experience • Managed and owned by full-time DVM • 2,000 Head capacity Office - 872-5150 • Scott City Stuart Doornbos Home - 872-2775 Cell - 874-0951
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Construction/Home Repair
Sager’s Pump Service • Irrigation • Domestic • Windmills • Submersibles
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ELLIS AG SERVICES • Custom Manure Conditioning • Hauling and Spreading • Custom Swathing and Baling • Rounds-Net or Twine • Gyp and Sand Sales • Custom Harvesting
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RT Plumbing Rex Turley, Master Plumber
Residental and Commercial Plumbing Water Systems, water lines, sewer cleaning faucets and fixtures, garbage diposals and more
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SPENCER PEST CONTROL
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All Types of Roofing
Commercial
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Cedar Shake and Shingle Specialists Return to Craftsmanship Attention to Detail and Quality Guaranteed 620-872-2679 • 1-800-401-2683
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Dirks Earthmoving Co.
RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870
Precision Land Forming of terraces and waterways; feed lot pens and ponds; building site preparation; lazer equipped
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Medical
Landscaping • Lawn/Trees
Charles Purma II D.D.S. P.A.
Berning Tree Service
General Dentistry, Cosmetics, and Insurance Accepted
David Berning • Marienthal
620-379-4430
Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal
Fully Insured
We welcome new patients. Contact:
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Red
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Over 20 Years Experience
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Berning Auction “Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”
For all your auction needs call:
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Dr. Jeffrey A. Heyd
Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti
Optometrist
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BUTLER TRANSPORT. Your partner in excellence. Drivers needed. Great hometime. $650 sign-on bonus. All miles paid. 1-800-528-7825. www.butlertransport.com. ––––––––––––––––––––– CONVOY SYSTEMS is hiring Class A drivers to run from Kansas City to the west coast. Home weekly. Great benefits. www.convoysystems.com. Call Lori at 1-800-9266869, ext. 303. ––––––––––––––––––––– GREAT PLAINS Trucking of Salina is looking for experienced OTR tractor-trailer flatbed drivers or recent driving school graduates. Our drivers travel 48 U.S. states as well as the lower Canadian provinces. We offer excellent compensation, benefits, home time and equipment. Please contact Brett or Randy at 785-823-2261 or brettw@ gptrucking.com, randyl@ gptrucking.com.
Education CAN YOU DIG IT? Heavy equipment operator career. We offer training and certifications running bulldozers, backhoes and excavators. Lifetime job placement. VA benefits available. 1-866-3626497.
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Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses
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Jeremy • 620-397-1638 Stefanie • 620-397-8075
Gene’s Appliance Over 200 appliances in stock! COMPARE OUR PRICES!
We have Reverse Osmosis units in stock. Remember us for parts in stock for all brands of all appliances. Sales and Service Days • Mon. - Sat. Deliveries • Mon.-Sat.
Largest Frigidaire appliance dealer in Western Ks. 508 Madison • Scott City • 872-3686
Networktronic, Inc.
Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers! Networking solutions! Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300
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Sales Consultant b.rogers@officesolutionsinc.biz
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Northend Disposal A garbologist company. Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371
All Under One Roof
Revcom Electronics
Your RadioShack Dealer Two-way Radio Sales & Service Locally owned and operated since 1990
1104 Main • Scott City • 872-2625
Dining Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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www.scottcountyrecord.com GARAGE SALES Wed., Sept. 30 - Sat., Oct. 3 Garage Sale 1409 Church, Scott City Wed., Sept. 30 • 5:00-7:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 3 • 9:00 a.m.-?? Kids and baby toys, books, movies, misc., household, baby items, bookcase, toy boxes, Vera Bradley purses, girl’s clothes (size 9 - adult small), holiday decor and much more.
Pine Village Apartments 300 E. Nonnamaker
Apartments available for qualifying tenants 62+ or disabled with rental assistance available. Hours: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. by appointment Call Steve 872-2535 or (620) 255-4824. 19tfc
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Pheasant Cove Apartments • Apartments available. • Rental assistance available. Open to general public, singles and couples. Housing project is now taking applications for apartments. Equal opportunity housing project.
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Real Estate
TWO CEMETERY PLOTS for sale in Scott County Cemetery. $150 each. Call Mattie 817925-8492. 04t4c
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS for sale. 40x60 ft. metal shop building and a 133x45 ft. (approx.) round top building. Serious inquiries only. Seller is a real estate agent Rentals selling own property. 874HIDE AND SEEK 5109 or 874-2124. 26tfc STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available. Services Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 41tfc WANTED: Yards to mow 620-874-2120. ––––––––––––––––––––– and clean up, etc. Trim PLAINJAN’S RENTAL smaller trees and bushes houses and duplexes. Stop too. Call Dean Riedl, by the office or call 620- (620) 872-5112 or 87405tfc 4135. 872-5777. 34tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––– T W O - B E D R O O M METAL ROOFING, TRAILER for rent. On SIDING and TRIMS at corner lot, no pets. Call direct-to-the-public pric07t2c 620-872-3621. es. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices will not be beat! 37tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 874-1412. 4015tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tuneup and blade sharpening. Call Rob Vsetecka at 620214-1730. 4515tfc
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Great home for your
family! Newer 3/4 bath (1 office, familyroom in
basement and gorgeous deck! Price reduced to only $ 85,000.
3 bedrooms, 1 bath, full
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south location. $89,000.
Lawrence and Associates
Deb Lawrence, GRI Broker Shorty Lawrence, Sales Assoc. 513 Main • Scott City 872-5267 ofc. 872-7184 hm. lawrenceandassocrealty.com Sheila Ellis, Broker Assoc. 872-2056 Kerry Gough, Sales Assoc. 872-7337 Russell Berning, 874-4405 www.berningauction.com
5 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths, S/A garage, full basement, newer windows, paint, and flooring! Located in a nice neighborhood with low traffic!
Daylight Donut Shop with
Al-Anon at same time and location. Contact: 874-0472 or 872-3137. 30t52
WANT TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information. 1-800-579-3645. Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– WANT TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered. Call for contracting information. Lane County Feeders. 397-5341. 44tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– TRITICALE whether you’re looking for a hay, silage or graze-out variety, we have an awardwinning solution to your forage need. At 21.7 tons/ acre, ThunderTall topped the 2015 NMSU irrigated dairy variety trials. For grazing, reputation cattlemen say ThunderGraze Extra doubled their production. Ehmke Seed, Healy, Ks. 620-397-2350.
USD 466 NEEDS s u b stitute route bus drivers. For applications and additional information contact Lance Carter at 620-87202tfc 7655. ––––––––––––––––––––– SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL INC. - Medical Laboratory Technologists in Scott City. Perform all tests offered by Scott County Hospital; maintaining quality control standards with each test, with responsibility of recording Quality Control Data; and recognizing common technical problems and methods to correct them. May work weekends or evenings depending on staffing needs. Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Medical Technology or related clinical degree. Must hold or be eligible for registration (ASCP, AMT, MLT or equivalent) as a medical technologist, with demonstrated ability in laboratory procedures and instrumentation. Pre-employment physical, drug, physical assessment, immunization titer and TB skin test are required. Applications are available on our website www.scotthospital.net or call 620872-7768 for more information. 06t2c ––––––––––––––––––––– SCOTT COUNTY FITNESS CENTER is looking for part or full-time Assistant Manager position. Must have basic computer skills and be familiar with gym operations and equipment through past experiences either by work or having been a member of one. Please apply in person at the fitness center or contact Chris Stamey or Debbie Weaver at 620-87206t2c 3807.
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Remember to call us! 620-872-2090
*with your new address*
So we can make sure your paper makes the move too.
refurbished building inside and out. All equipment, very clean established
business on Main Street.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Tuesday nights at 8:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church basement (use west door). 412 College, Scott City.
Help Wanted
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3/4 baths), 3 bedrooms,
Agriculture
*Please note: Change of address cards at the Post Office DO NOT apply to newspapers and magazines.
Very Nice East location
brick with 2 + 1 bedroom, 4 bath, 2-car garage.
Underground sprinklers.
Family business, building and equipment.
Let us build you a new home!
Thomas Real Estate
www.thomasreal-estate.com
914 W. 12th Scott City, Ks. 67871 (620)-872-7396 Cell: (620)-874-1753 or Cell: (620)-874-5002
406 Main • Box 377 Scott City, Ks. 67871
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Employment Opportunities PARK LANE NURSING HOME
SERVICE TECHNICIAN
Has openings for the following positions: Part-time/RN/LPN Full-time/part-time/CNA/CMA Part-time Housekeeping Aide
American Implement, Inc., a progressive John Deere agricultural dealership in Southwest Kansas, is experiencing significant growth and is currently seeking qualified individuals to fill the position of Service Technician in the Leoti location.
Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts! Please apply in person at:
Responsibilities are to analyze, troubleshoot and perform electrical and mechanical repairs on agricultural equipment. Experience in maintenance and repair of automotive, diesel or heavy equipment required.
Park Lane Nursing Home
FULL/PART-TIME CMA Diamond View Estates, Dighton, is now taking applications for one fulltime CMA and one part-time CMA. Applications can be picked up at: Diamond View Estates, 775 E. Diamond View Dr., Dighton, Ks., or call 620-397-5111 and ask for Deb or Melanie. 03t4c
SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA-PROFESSIONAL Do you enjoy working with kids in an educational setting? Would you like the working hours of a school day? Unified School District No. 466 is seeking HPEC Special Education Para-Professionals in the elementary, middle and high school. Scott Community High School is also in need of an ESL ParaProfessional. All positions work with students. The positions are available for the beginning of the 2015-16 school year. For more information and applications please contact: Susan Carter Board of Education Building 704 College, Scott City, KS 67871
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Position located in Garden City. Candidate must possess a valid driver’s license. This position does highly skilled mechanical work in the maintenance and repair of heavy gasoline and diesel powered heavy equipment. Applications accepted until 10/05/2015. For additional requirements and complete job duties see job requisition # 181837 at the website below. APPLY ONLINE NOW AT: www.jobs.ks.gov Or call Tamara Venturi at: 620-276-3241
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210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org “Quality Care Because We Care”
Qualified applicants must own a set of tools to perform the functions of the job.
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Executive Director Position Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking an Executive Director.
Position offers flexible hours. New director will report to a 12 person Board of Directors.
American Implement offers competitive wages and an excellent benefits package, which includes life, health and supplemental insurance, 401(k) plan and a quarterly incentive bonus program. Interested applicants may send a cover letter and resume to: Brad Schields Location Manager 232 E. Hwy. 96, Leoti, Ks. 67861. or Call: (620) 375-2621.
Requirements include: excellent customer service and communication skills, must be a self-starter with good work ethic. Proficiency in QuickBooks is a plus. Email or mail resume and cover letter to Shawn Powelson at: directorposition@wbsnet.org, 416 S. Main, Scott City, KS 67871.
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SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Scott County Sheriff’s Department is accepting applications for: Jailer Applicants must be 21 years of age with a valid driver’s license and clean driving record. Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Looking for someone who is a team player. Must be willing to do shift work including days, nights, holidays and weekends. Background checks and UA’s completed on all prospective applicants. Applicants must not have any felony or misdemeanor charges or convictions. Scott County offers an excellent benefit package that includes BCBS health, KPERS, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays and furnished uniforms and equipment. Applications may be obtained at and returned to: Sheriff Office 602 W. 5th, Scott City • (620) 872-5805
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SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS PATIENT CARE Acute Care RNs Physical Therapist Respiratory Therapist C.N.A.s - FT and PT Float RN Emergency Department RN Outreach/Specialty Clinic RN Lab Tech - Night Housekeeping Aide - FT Cardiac Rehab Night Supervisor HR Benefits Specialist Clinic Receptionist Applicants for these positions are required to be able to read, speak and understand English. Pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screening, immunization titer, physical assessment and TB skin test required. We are a tobacco free campus. We offer competitive pay and great benefits. Applications are available on our website at www.scotthospital.net or call 620-872-7772 for more information.
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Broken meals would be an improvement. Beans, soy and tofu are examples of ingredients that would make children’s diet more diverse and healthy.” Um, aren’t “beans, soy and tofu” basically the same food group? I thought the goal was to make Finnish diets more diverse. The Data Don’t Lie Advocating only one or two meals a week with red meat, while encouraging people to load up on beans, soy and tofu - for “diversity” - is bad enough. But here’s the real irony of such misguided advice: Finland is among the healthiest countries on Earth. I mean, consider these data, which are traditionally used to measure a country’s overall health status: Life expectancy in Finland is 80.7 years on average, according to the World Health Organization. That ranks them fourth in the world behind Japan, Iceland and Switzerland.
Barn And finally, who could forget the many idioms we heard about barns as children. You remember, “You couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn.” “Were you born in a barn?” and “Your barn door is open.”
Burger they have any chance of passing the sniff and taste tests. Kristof got this interesting comment from Joseph D. Puglisi, a Stanford University professor working on meat alternatives: “The true challenge will be to recreate more complex pieces of meat that are the pinnacle of the meat industry. I believe that plausible, good-tasting steaks and pork loins are only a matter of time.”
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Infant mortality is only 2.3 deaths per 1,000 births (fifth lowest in the world), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, versus 6.1 per 1,000 in the United States. Their national obesity rate among adults is only 15.8%, less than one-half of CDC’s comparable estimates for U.S. adults. Not only that, but according to a 2007 UNICEF survey, Finland had the highest level of academic achievements of all surveyed countries for reading, mathematics and sciences. According to a World Audit study in 2012, the country is the least corrupt and most democratic nation in the world. And the country ranks first among in the world on the Environmental Sustainability Index developed by Yale and Columbia Universities. Somehow, it doesn’t feel like there’s a desperate need to make wholesale changes in any aspect of Finnish lifestyles. Look, I’m not suggesting I’m ready to move up near the Arctic Circle,
thank you. But when a bunch of so-called nutritional experts in any country starts in on fixing dietary choices that aren’t broken, that’s a huge problem. The Helsinki Times story reported that the new guidelines warn that “an excessive intake of protein appears to be linked with childhood obesity. In addition, it puts a strain on the kidneys and increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.” That is just pure, unadulterated . . . well, you know. Protein intake is not the cause of obesity, nor does it lead to diabetes. In fact, when a person is diagnosed with type II diabetes, they’re told to cut down on starch and sugar and eat more protein! So Finland: Don’t listen to the National Nutritional Council. Whatever you’re doing, keep doing it, because it’s workin’ just fine. Dan Murphy is a food-industry journalist and commentator
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Today, many of the old fashioned barns we knew as children are gone. They’re mainly memories when folks with farming backgrounds visit at reunions or weddings. Still, these memories provide a warm glow of yes-
teryear. Remember that bitter cold day in January of ’61 when the winter winds whistled under the eaves of Aunt Anna’s barn and the icy rain played tictac against the cobwebblotched windows
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First, Puglisi will have to work on producing convincing replacements for heavily-flavored products such as jerky and sausages that start with tougher cuts of less naturally flavorful meats. Creating a prime faux filet with the aroma, mouth feel, taste and texture of real beef might have to wait for scientific advancements not yet known to mankind.
If I were a cow, I might be a bit embarrassed by Beyond Meat’s meatballs and Beast Burger.” And if I were a real meat-eater, which I am, I would be embarrassed if any attempt at mocking Mother Nature was discovered at the center of my plate. If it comes from a cow, I’ll call it beef. If it comes from soy or pea protein, I’ll pass.
We’re here for you and ready to handle your Fall harvest needs!
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