October 31, 2013

Scott City Elementary School students and staff participate in the annual spook parade on Thursday

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Volume 21 • Number 12

Thursday, October 31, 2013

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DL exams in Scott City on temporary hold

Anne Shirley (Emma Price) and Matthew Cuthbert (Alex Snyder) are singing about how they are “kindred spirits” during rehearsal for the SCHS musical, “Anne of Green Gables.”

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Popular novel hits the stage in SCHS musical production

Many people have read “Anne of Green Gables” during their youth.

Now the popular novel has been put to music and will be appearing on the Scott Community High School stage with the fall musical production.

While it’s not a light-hearted musical, neither is it a musical that’s completely serious either.

“The story has a lot of drama in between the music. There are real highs and lows,” says music director Jodi Reese.

While it’s not a musical that many

people are familiar with, Reese feels the music is fun to listen to.

“You’ll walk out whistling or humming these tunes. They stay with you,” she says.

“Anne” emerged as a favorite among members of the music and drama departments after looking through 8-12 possibilities.

“This is an endearing story that has its serious moments and its light moments,” says SCHS music director Amy Norris, who is taking somewhat of a hiatus from the school musical

production. While she won’t be as involved in the actual stage performance, Norris continues to work with the lead cast members in a musical class.

“One thing that stands out to me about this musical is that it has more depth and more styles of music. It allows us to teach the kids more,” she says. “We could choose a musical with a more modern score, but I don’t think the kids would learn as much.”

Whereas they might consider cutting a song or two in order to shorten (See MUSICAL on page eight)

KDOT nixes south US83 traffic controls

With the Kansas Department of Transportation unlikely to install any type of traffic control system on south US83 Highway, the Scott City Council has decided it should pursue the possibility of purchasing additional property to complete the frontage street that extends on the east side of US83, from Nonnamaker Avenue south to Albert Avenue.

When Midwest Mixer moved its operations from the 1500 block of US83 to their current location north of Scott City, it left an open lot along the front-

age road. It’s the only section of the street that isn’t paved, but that hasn’t prevented people from using it more frequently.

Scott City Councilman Gary Eitel said that Brad Boulware, the property owner, might be interested in selling a 45x200 foot strip that could be converted to a street.

“If we can get that property, the long-term plan would be to pave it,” said Mayor Dan Goodman.

City Attorney John Shirley was instructed to negotiate with Boulware to

purchase the property.

Safety Issue Encouraging more vehicles going to businesses along south US83 to use the frontage street would help with concerns the council has regarding traffic safety.

Repeated attempts to get KDOT to initiate added safety measures - possibly a traffic light or lower speed limit - have been unsuccessful. In its latest survey of the area, KDOT reported (See TRAFFIC on page two)

Plans to have a full-time driver’s license examiner working out of the Scott County courthouse on Nov. 1 have been put on temporary hold.

The county was informed by state officials on Oct. 22 there were legal issues to be resolved before the Kansas Department of Revenue would sign off on the change.

“I’m confident that we can get things worked out, but it may take a little longer than we hoped,” says County Treasurer Lark Speer.

Kathy McMillan, a former driver’s license examiner for the state, has been hired by the county to become the fulltime examiner. In addition to providing regular driver’s license exams and renewals, plans are for McMillan to provide CDL renewals.

“It’s our understanding that she may not be able to test and upgrade to a higher level. That requires a special CDL examiner,” says Speer. “That is still up in the air.”

Speer doesn’t feel the state is opposed to the county hiring a fulltime examiner, but they are concerned about having a qualified person in that position.

“There have been instances in the past where counties have had a person who wasn’t qualified and it created some problems,” Speer says. “It helps that Kathy has a background in this.”

(See DL EXAMS on page two)

Another round of LEMA meetings in area

Groundwater Management District No. 1 will host another round of meetings regarding the formation of Local Enhanced Management Area to conserve the groundwater.

There will be discussion on voting procedures and what proposal will be put to landowners in the five-county area.

Meeting dates are: Mon., Nov. 4: Leoti Community Bldg, Wichita Co. Fairgrounds, 9:00 a.m.

Wed., Nov. 6: Lane Co. 4-H Bldg., fairgrounds in Dighton, 9:00 a.m.

Thurs., Nov. 7: Wm. Carpenter 4-H Bldg., Scott Co. Fairgrounds, Scott City, 9:00 a.m.

Fri., Nov. 8: Sharon Springs community activity building, county fairgrounds, 9:00 a.m. (MST).

Supporters optimistic about $12.5M bond election With a $12.5 million bond issue on a USD 482 (Dighton) special election ballot Nov. 5, supporters of the proposal are feeling optimistic about its approval from voters in the district.

If approved, it would represent the largest bond issue in the school’s history, surpassing a $1.5 million bond issue in 1990 which was the last time major structural improvements were undertaken.

That bond issue only addressed issues at the grade school. There haven’t been any improvements or additions to the high school since 1975.

After a 23-year gap, there’s a growing consensus in the community that “it’s

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time,” says school board member Stacey Foos.

“We’re hearing from a lot of people that it’s overdue,” says Foos.

The proposal is finding support from senior citizens during presentations at the Joy Center.

“The seniors we’ve visited with are very supportive,” says Kiley Beach, a member of the bond issue committee. “They commented that, over the years, each generation has had a responsibility to invest in the community and make it a better place.

Now it’s time to make an investment for the next generation.”

(See ELECTION on page 16)

An architect’s concept of the strength training/wellness center planned at Dighton High School if a bond issue is approved.

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Vets’ Day program at SCES

The SCORE after-school program at Scott City Elementary School will sponsor a Veterans’ Day program on Fri., Nov. 8, 8:15 a.m., in the gym.

Area veterans are encouraged to attend.

traffic volume during a 24-hour period was 5,300 vehicles that were northor southbound while less than 900 were east- or westbound at the Albert Avenue intersection.

“The intersection appeared to operate efficiently during the count periods with low delays,” according to the report.

KDOT felt that traffic flow, particularly vehicles that were southbound,

Will honor local veterans

The Scott County Record and local businesses will again be honoring the veterans who have served in the armed forces in the Nov. 7 issue of The Record.

Anyone who would like a name added to the list can contact The Record (872-2090) by Fri., Nov. 1. There is no cost.

Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 3

The annual Thanksgiving dinner will be sponsored by the Knights of Columbus at the St. Joseph Parish Center, Scott City, on Sun., Nov. 3, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Carryout meals are available by calling 8723644 on Nov. 4. There will be no meal deliveries.

Cost of the meal is $9 for adults and $4 for youth (12-years and under).

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were able to make the adjustment to slower traffic turning onto Albert Avenue to the hospital, pharmacy or ShopKo. “Typically, we observed no more than two or three vehicles that were stopped to turn left on this approach. Through traffic was able to easily pass these vehicles using the additional pavement on the right side,” the report states.

It further said that “no

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near-collisions were observed.” According to KDOT, there have been no crashes reported at the intersection over the past 65 months.

The study determined that about 85 percent of the northbound traffic was traveling 53.3 mph, which was within the 55 mph posted limit. However, 85 percent of the southbound traffic was traveling at 46 mph, exceeding the 40 mph limit.

KDOT recommended no major changes at this time.

“There isn’t enough traffic on the cross street (Albert Avenue). That’s where the problem exists,” said Police Chief Chris Jurgens about KDOT’s decision.

“It seems to me they’re waiting for an accident to happen,” added Mayor Dan Goodman. “I hope that’s not true.”

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Speer says the state is looking at the exam office in Scott County as a pilot project.

“What’s being suggested is that if a county that hires an examiner should fall out of compliance then those duties would be passed along to a third party vender,” Speer says. “We wouldn’t want that to happen because this generates money for the county.”

Until the county gets the official notification from the state that McMillan can begin giving exams, Speer advises people to call her office before stopping by to get a driver’s license processed.

Achievement Banquet Mon.

Scott County 4-H youth will be recognized for their accomplishments during the past year at the annual 4-H Achievement Banquet to be held Mon., Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m., at the Wm. Carpenter 4-H Bldg.

In addition to local youth, 4-H leaders and volunteers will also be recognized during the awards ceremony.

VIP soup supper Nov. 10

The Scott County VIP Center will host its annual soup and pie supper on Sat., Nov. 10, from 5:00 p.m. until the soup is gone.

Cost is $5 for adults (13-years and older) and $3 for youth.

Chicken noodle, vegetable beef and chili soups will be served.

What’s for Lunch in Scott City?

Sun. - Sat., Nov. 3-9

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Lunch • Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Evenings • Thurs., Fri., Sat.5:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

Tues. • Open faced prime rib sandwich with fries, $10.95 Wed. • Chicken and noodles with mashed potatoes, $6.95 Thurs. • Pork chop dinner, $6.95 Fri. • Tijuana tostada, $6.95

What’s for Supper?

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11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.

Mon. • Sat. 5:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Sun. • 5:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Mon.• Chicken fry Tues.• Hamburger steak with mushrooms and onions Wed.• Fried chicken Thurs.• Mountain oysters Fri.• Seafood specials Sat. • Prime rib

Fries, 21 oz. Drink and Small Sundae

Breakfast specials every night.

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Community Living

Page 3 - Thursday, October 31, 2013

Stretch budget by preserving perishable foods

You go to the grocery store and buy several items to make meals for the week in your home.

Your week gets hectic, and you don’t have time to cook the meals you had planned. Unfortunately, the foods you bought are now either past their peak quality or are obviously spoiled.

Food loss not only spoils your budget, but it also poses a hindrance on your time, said Mary Meck Higgins, associate professor and extension specialist in the Department of Human

Nutrition at Kansas State University.

She said when food goes bad, consumers have to spend the time to go to the store to buy more food, bring it home, put it away, prepare it and take out the trash. This adds up to be more costly in time and money than it otherwise would have been if the consumers hadn’t wasted what they bought the first time.

Making people aware of avoidable food loss and how to prevent it is a goal of World Food Day. While most malnourished

people are from developing countries, more than 49 million people in the United States alone struggle with hunger or food insecurity, and most of them are children.

Higgins said that more than one-third of the food produced in the United States is wasted, and on average, U.S. households throw away 14 percent of food purchases.

If a person didn’t waste food, she said, it would be like eating for free for 51 days, or a little more than seven weeks.

“Realizing that you can

get 51 days of free meals makes a little bit of planning worth it,” Higgins said. “It makes a big difference not only in your time and your budget on the personal level, but it makes such a big difference in terms of our natural resources.”

On the environmental level, Higgins said avoidable food loss is comparable to leaving the faucet running, since it is responsible for the loss of about 25 percent of all freshwater consumption.

Wasted food ends up as solid waste in landfills,

and as it decomposes, it produces methane that warms the climate.

Higgins said the foods most likely to be wasted are fresh fruits and vegetables, beverages, bread and bakery products, dairy products, eggs, meat and fish. Consumers can follow many tips to prevent food loss:

Smart Buying •Buy what you need, and make the most of your food dollars. If you can’t use something before it goes bad, don’t buy it.

•Buy only the amount

Water heater maintenance can save energy, money The recommended hot water temperature for a home is 120 degrees. This is the most efficient temperature when it comes to water heating costs.

Water temperature is also an important safety consideration if you have young or elderly persons living in your home.

Higher temperatures can easily scald.

If you are concerned about having hot enough water for the automatic dishwasher, remember that most dishwashers have auxiliary electric heaters that warm the water if necessary. You should set the water temperature to 140 degrees if you have an automatic dishwasher and are using natural gas for water heating.

If you have an electric water heater, it is more economical to use the dishwasher’s auxiliary heater and lower the temperature in your water heater to 120 degrees.

Again, you should keep in mind that safety issues are more important than economics if you have young or elderly persons in your home.

There are a couple of other things you can do to reduce water heating costs. First, cover the water heater with an insulating jacket if the unit is in an unheated area. These jackets are inexpensive and easy to install.

The other thing you can do is periodically drain two to three gallons from the tank drain valve. Doing this removes accumulated sediment from the bottom of the tank. Draining a portion of the water tank from gas-fired water heaters is particularly important in areas with hard water.

Even a small amount of sediment in the bottom of the heater will increase both energy consumption and the time it takes to heat up after heavy use.

To drain sediment from the heater, place a bucket under the drain valve, or use a hose and bucket if there isn’t enough space next to the heater. Slowly open the valve, drain 2-3 gallons from the heater and close the valve.

If there is a lot of sediment in the bottom of the bucket, you may need to repeat this step several times.

Unless the heater is new, the drain valve may leak after being opened, especially if it has not been used for a long time.

Use a threaded cap to stop the drip, or replace the valve if necessary.

You don’t want a leaky valve to waste all the energy you’ve saved.

If you have any questions contact a plumber or give me a call at the Extension office (872-2930).

Study club hosts birthday party, bingo The High Plains Study Club hosted the birthday/ bingo party on Oct. 17 at Park Lane Nursing Home.

The Public Affairs Committee: Madeline

Murphy, Barbara Dickhut, Treva McCandless, and substitute Ann Hawkins served as hostesses.

Cakes were donated by Barbara Hutchins, Donna Eitel, Cheryl France and

Ivadelle Cotton.

Seventeen members of the club helped with the celebration.

The next meeting will be November 7 at the home of Patsi Graham.

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Richards

Lilley-Richards exchange wedding vows in Kansas City

Craig Richards and Susan Lilley, both of Scott City, were married on Oct. 20, 2013, at the Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, Mo., with Dr. Charles F. “Chic” Shaver, Jr., officiating.

The wedding was attended by immediate family including Summer Richards, Fayetteville, Ark., Craig’s daughter; Dan and Evalyn Wright, Scott City, parents of the bride; and Dr. G. Edward and Pat Richards, Marshall, Mo., parents of the groom.

The couple works at Richards Financial Services in Scott City.

of food you will use before it spoils or by its “best used by” date.

•Buy more non-perishable foods, such as canned, frozen and dried foods. Select those with distant “best used by” dates.

•Select produce items that are slightly firm and free of bruises and decay.

•Buy fresh fruits and vegetables that don’t keep well in small amounts each time, and more frequently.

Use what you have at home.

(See FOODS on page 7)

The Scott County Record

Editorial/Opinion

Page 4 - Thursday, October 31, 2013

editorially speaking

Passing the buck: We all pay the price for state’s tax philosophy

Anyone who is the head of a household knows that if you were to experience a 10 or 20 percent cut in your income some adjustments would have to be made. You’d have to give up something. Perhaps sell off some belongings. Maybe even raid the kids’ piggy banks.

Welcome to Kansas government, but with one exception. When Gov. Sam Brownback and his Republican-controlled legislature decided to cut personal income and corporate taxes as part of a “real live experiment” they promised there would be no pain for taxpayers.

Kansans were told that more than enough money would come pouring into the state coffers to offset lost revenue which was projected at $267 million this year and, by next year, could top $700 million.

The Brownback Administration made two glaring mistakes.

First of all, it seriously misjudged the speed at which this new revenue would arrive. It’s obvious that if Brownback’s tax policy does work - and that’s in serious doubt - his timetable for success was far too optimistic.

Secondly, Brownback’s tax plan is simply Reaganomics 3.0, or maybe it’s 4.0. Whatever upgrade you choose, Reaganomics has been a 30year failure.

The big difference with the failure of Reagan’s “trickle down” economics is that the government could continue operating as the national debt kept climbing. Other than the slow disintegration of the middle class, Republicans could pretend there were no adverse consequences from Reaganomics.

Brownback doesn’t have that luxury. By state law he is required to operate within a balanced budget. So when revenue doesn’t flow into the state as expected, Brownback must look elsewhere.

We’ve already seen that over the past 2-1/2 years as budgets have been cut for various statefunded agencies from the arts to the courts to post-secondary education. Local units of government have been forced to compensate for the loss of state funding in order to continue programs such as recycling, septic field inspections and even driver’s license examinations.

Our courts are seriously underfunded and, of course, we are dealing with the legislature’s continuing reluctance to fund public education (preK through 12) at adequate levels. In fact, the state is awaiting the outcome of a lawsuit in which some $440 million in additional state funding to Kansas school districts is hanging in the balance.

Now you can add another lawsuit being filed by 52 counties seeking their share of money from the oil and natural gas depletion fund.

Lawyers for the counties say this is a slamdunk case. Even a number of legislators agree that the state owes these counties another $7.6 million.

The debate stems from compromise legislation passed earlier this year. In an effort to find additional money to compensate for lost tax dollars, the Brownback Administration declared it was keeping about $15 million from the oil/gas depletion fund. Naturally, the counties objected, but they did agree to accept half of their normal distribution as a compromise.

That apparently wasn’t good enough for Brownback. The compromise was written so that it took effect in 2014 - the Brownback Administration chose to interpret that the compromise takes effect now and, thus, has sent counties only half the money they are entitled to.

The counties and their attorney say the wording in the legislation is “plain and unambiguous.”

The Administration has no claim to the $7.5 million they are holding. But, if they don’t file legal action, then the counties will lose any future claim to this money.

Two things are likely to happen.

1) The counties will win their lawsuit and the state - faced with an additional $7.5 million hole in its budget - will simply choose to cut more programs and budgets which means pushing more cost onto local units of government.

2) The counties will lose their lawsuit and their share of money earmarked for a local fund to help offset the future and unavoidable decline in oil/ gas revenue. Without this money in the depletion fund local property taxes will rise more quickly.

Of course, part of this dilemma stems from a failed economic theory that the more taxes are cut the more revenue will increase.

And it’s the result of an unrealistic philosophy that lost revenue will have no impact on existing programs and, regardless of revenue, it will always be “business as usual.”

This isn’t a matter of politics. It’s a philosophy that lacks common sense.

House Munchkins grill Dorothy

When Kathleen Sebelius appeared before House members this week to explain the disastrous launch of the Affordable Care Act, the movie references were inevitable.

No, we’re not talking about “Gladiator,” though there wasn’t a Republican on the panel who wouldn’t have loved the prospect of turning their thumbs down in hopes someone would slay Obamacare and they could go back to pretending to govern.

We’re sure they would have found Roman debauchery much more preferable to talking about a health care system they don’t want and the technology needed to operate it on a federal level which they don’t understand.

Instead, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee couldn’t resist making repeated references to “The Wizard of Oz.” Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is a former Kansas governor and insurance commissioner so, naturally, she should feel comfortable being cast in the role of

Dorothy.

It’s unfortunate that Sebelius wasn’t a little more accommodating by wearing a blue and white checkered dress while carrying a small basket containing Toto. If you’re going to be stereotyped, why not go all the way?

There was no doubt that the panel was overflowing with brainless scarecrows.

It began with Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) who couldn’t resist making the first ‘Wizard of Oz’ reference by reminding Sebelius “while you’re from Kansas, we’re not in Kansas anymore.” This is the same Joe Barton who referred to the $20 billion fine levied against BP for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill as a “government shakedown.” Then again, intellect isn’t a prerequisite for committee membership.

The scarecrow inquisition had begun.

One can’t imagine what kept Sebelius from turning to her legal counsel (aka, the Wizard) at that point and wondering whether she should simply roll her eyes in disbelief or if there was a question hidden somewhere in the comment.

It only got worse - for those who have spent a lifetime dealing with “Wizard of Oz” stereotypes.

After hearing repeated references to the Wizard, Toto, the Emerald City and Dorothy’s traveling companions, one would have thought that, just maybe, when it came time for a Kansas Congressman to join in the questioning he would have enough restraint to avoid the alltoo-easy movie references. Rather than depart from the script, Rep. Mike Pompeo chastised his colleagues for stepping all over his lines.

“I don’t think anybody not from Kansas should be able to do Oz allegories,” said Pompeo, who is working on legislation that will give copyright protection for any

“Wizard of Oz” references to Kansas residents only.

It’s about time.

Pompeo wasn’t done, however. He still had to make his own movie reference, noting that after Dorothy and her companions had traveled down the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, “when they got there and pulled back the curtain, they found there was nothing that they didn’t already have.”

Well, not exactly.

Before pulling back the curtain, people with pre-existing conditions could be denied insurance coverage. Young people couldn’t remain on their parents’ insurance plan until they were 26-yearsold. Insurance companies were allowed to set limitation caps on health policies.

Pap smears, prostate screenings, mammograms and other health screenings were not required to be part of insurance plans.

And senior citizens had a prescription drug “donut hole” that was costing (See DOROTHY on page six)

Don’t give up on the uninsured

Obamacare is working.

True, that sentence comes with a large asterisk. It is working in states that have followed the essential design of the Affordable Care Act, particularly in Kentucky, Connecticut, Washington and California.

The law was written with states’ rights and state responsibilities in mind. States that created their own health-care exchanges - and especially those that did this while also expanding Medicaid coverage - are providing insurance to tens of thousands of happy customers, in many cases for the first time.

Those seeking a model for how the law is supposed to operate should look to Kentucky.

Gov. Steve Beshear, a Democrat in a red state, has embraced with evangelical fervor the cause

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of covering 640,000 uninsured Kentuckians.

Check out the website yes, a website - for regular updates on how things are going there.

“We’re signing up people at the rate of a thousand a day,” Beshear said in a telephone interview.

“It just shows the pent-up demand that’s out there.”

Beshear urges us to keep our eyes on the interests of those the law is intended to serve, our uninsured fellow citizens.

“These 640,000 people are not some set of aliens,” he says. “They’re our friends and neighbors. . . . Some of them are members of our families.”

As for the troubled national website, Beshear offered this: “If I could

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give unsolicited advice to the critics, and maybe to the media, it’s: Take a deep breath.”

Wise counsel. But there can be no denying the system failure that is a profound embarrassment to the Obama administration and threatens to undermine all the good the law could do, since its enemies will use any excuse to discredit it.

Much is inexplicable about how the administration blew the launch.

Everyone involved knew that this is President Obama’s signature achievement. Everyone knew that the repeal crowd would pounce on any difficulty, let alone a massive set of technical problems so easy to mock in an age when everyone has views as to what an online experience should be like.

Everyone knew going

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in that this was a complicated endeavor. It is very hard to understand how the officials in charge could risk ignoring the red flags they apparently saw before the site went live.

Some explanations, however, are obvious. The federal government was not supposed to be running this many insurance exchanges.

You might have expected that Republican governors who cherish the prerogatives of the states would, like Beshear, welcome the chance to prove that this free-market approach to providing insurance coverage could thrive.

Instead, bowing to tea party obstructionism, most Republican governors took a powder. According to the Commonwealth Fund, only 16 states, plus the District of Columbia, (See UNINSURED on page six)

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NSA’s hunt for information is out of control

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by Eugene Robinson

Let’s get this straight: The National Security Agency (NSA) snooped on the cellphone conversations of German Chancellor Angela Merkel?

Perhaps for as long as a decade?

And President Obama didn’t know a thing about it?

Either somebody’s lying or Obama needs to acknowledge that the NSA, in its quest for omniscience beyond anything Orwell could have imagined, is simply out of control.

The White House has not denied news reports - courtesy of disclosures by whistleblower Edward Snowden - that the spy agency eavesdropped on Merkel’s phone calls. Press secretary Jay Carney said that “the United States is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor,” which sure sounds like an admission that such “monitor-

ing” took place in the past.

This is a problem. Merkel is the de facto leader of Europe, which makes her, from the U.S. point of view, perhaps the most important allied leader in the world. Moreover, she and Obama have not only mutual respect but also a genuine rapport - or used to.

Her government huffily demanded an explanation and said such spying “would be a serious breach of trust.”

But there’s more: News organizations have reported that Merkel was one of about 35 world leaders whose private phone communications were intercepted by the NSA. The Wall Street Journal said Obama was unaware of this eavesdropping until an internal administration review this summer.

How on earth could that be possible?

You’d think that Obama, having been given some strikingly

. . . it . . . makes no sense that the NSA can decide on its own, with no adult supervision, to invade the privacy of even one leader of a sovereign state, let alone 35.

intimate piece of intelligence about a foreign leader’s thinking or intentions, would wonder how that information was gathered. It makes no sense that he would curb his curiosity in order to maintain “deniability,” since any president is ultimately going to be held responsible for what his spies get caught doing.

But it also makes no sense that the NSA can decide on its own, with no adult supervision, to invade the privacy of even one leader of a sovereign state, let alone 35.

What did the agency do with the secrets it learned? Is the information still being stored?

Are the foreign leaders in question - and we do not know who

they are - supposed to believe that it’s no problem if the NSA knows all about their personal conversations, just as Americans are supposed to believe it’s acceptable that the agency keeps a record of all our phone calls?

But there’s still more: On Monday, Spanish newspapers reported that the NSA compiled a detailed log of 60 million phone calls in Spain during a one-month period beginning last December.

This follows similar reports of a one-month NSA sweep of phone data in France that reportedly captured 70 million calls.

Spanish and French officials are also demanding an explanation.

The NSA does have its defenders. “I think the president should stop apologizing and stop being defensive,” Rep. Peter King (R-NY) said on “Meet the Press,” claiming that the spy agency’s snooping “has saved thousands of lives,

not just in the United States but also in France, in Germany and throughout Europe.”

Besides, King said, “the French are someone to talk” because they routinely spy on the United States. And much of the planning for the Sept.

11, 2001, attacks took place in Hamburg, under German officials’ noses. And European countries sometimes have “dealings” with hostile countries such as Iran and North Korea.

That would be one way to look at it. Another would be that alienating key leaders and broad public opinion - in friendly countries is a dumb, counterproductive way to fight terrorism.

Following these revelations, are French, German and Spanish intelligence agencies likely to be more cooperative with their U.S. counterparts? Or less?

(See NSA on page six)

Looking beyond Obamacare’s website glitches

by Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Spinning failure into gold

by Jim Hightower

What amazing alchemists Wall Street bankers are! They can turn failure into gold and reform into business as usual.

These sorcerers have pulled off both tricks right in front of us since their 2007 collapse.

They turned that gross failure into an ongoing multitrilliondollar bailout by us taxpayers to restore them to even-grosser profit levels.

Then, while the public howled for lawmakers to shackle their greed, these bewitching bankers reached into their magic hat and pulled out the massive Dodd-Frank reform law that - hocus pocus - adds up to the status quo.

As a West Texas farmer once told me, status quo is Latin for “the mess we’re in.”

Wall Street’s greatest deception is the claim that they’re brave risk takers who put their money into enterprises that create America’s economic growth.

Bovine excrement. One, as we’ve seen, they’re not investing in job-creating businesses - they’re frittering away America’s savings on ridiculous, getrich-quick gambling schemes.

Second, they’re not risking their money or that of their shareholders, but ours.

When we deposit money with Chase, Bank of America, etc., we make a practicallyzero-interest loan to them that they take to global gambling tables. Of the $2.4 trillion held by

JPMorgan Chase, for example, $2.2 trillion is borrowed from us. It’s our cash they’re risking. And when their convoluted gambles fail, as in 2007, everything collapses…and they’ll run to Washington again demanding a bailout.

So the reform that matters is to make them put, say, half of their own money into each roll of the dice, rather than piling 90 percent of each risk on our backs. But does the Dodd-Frank “reform” law do that? No - it allows these “too-big-to-fail” banks to stack 95 percent of their risks on us.

That is Wall Street’s dirtiest trick yet.

Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author

On Tuesday morning, the House Ways and Means Committee held another in a seemingly never-ending series of hearings on the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Today’s topic: problems with the launch of the healthcare.gov website. Of course, it would be incorrect to say that the launch of healthcare.gov has gone smoothly. Many Americans have faced problems in the application process, and the administration should do everything necessary to fix it as soon as possible.

However, what struck me so clearly at the hearing today was the fundamental lack of understanding about the workings and benefits of the ACA. For example, there has been talk in recent days that some people may not be able to keep their doctor or their insurance.

But the government has never had the ability to force doctors to stay with a particular insurance carrier or to prevent insurance carriers from changing the health insurance plans they offer.

Because of this, there has always been high turnover - 35 to 67 percent of enrollees in the individual market leave their plan after a year - in part because insurance carriers often cancelled plans or individuals found their plans didn’t cover all they thought it did when they tried to use it.

The open secret in Washington is that Republicans are so afraid that the ACA will succeed that they are barely able to contain their glee when talking about problems with healthcare.gov.

As insurance companies adjust to comply with the ACA, some plans may disappear, but they’ll be replaced by new plans that usually offer better benefits and services.

There is a distinction between cancelling a plan because it does not provide the necessary, mandatory, essential benefits and withdrawing coverage from someone because - as they would in the pre-Affordable Care Act days - they have a preexisting condition, or have reached their lifetime coverage limits.

The ACA will actually prevent people from getting thrown off of their insurance plans. Before the ACA, when you got sick or had a medical emergency, insurance companies would pore through your application to find discrepancies or some overlooked previous condition so they could deny your claim.

That can no longer happen with the ACA. Before the ACA, if you hit your lifetime limit for coverage, that was it. Your insurance company would not pay for any more care and you would not have insurance. Once again, the ACA put an end to this practice.

Republicans are often touting their own health care plans, but we have yet to see them bring (See GLITCHES on page six)

Virginia election should be GOP wake-up call It isn’t over yet, but a bookie today would predict a Terry McAuliffe victory in the Virginia governor’s election next week.

Washington Post polling shows the Democratic businessman and fundraiser with a double-digit lead (51 percent to 39 percent) over Republican Ken Cuccinelli II following a campaign ad blitz that shredded the sitting attorney general over his conservative views.

It’s not that voters love McAuliffe. They just don’t like Cuccinelli - and they really don’t like the Republican Party.

Partly, this is Cuccinelli’s fault. His conservative views on same-sex marriage and abortion do not resonate with many voters, especially women. He also suffered some collateral damage

behind the headlines by Kathleen Parker

from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s questionable practices in accepting gifts and cash donations for personal use.

But mostly, the polls suggest that general distaste for the GOP and the Republican role in shutting down the government has doomed Cuccinelli at a time when he ought to be celebrating his insight in leading the legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Fifty-five percent said the shutdown is very important to their vote.

For this, Republicans can thank their tea party constituents in the House of Representatives

and the singular Ted Cruz in the Senate - the latter’s Texas ovation and Iowa stampede notwithstanding. These were the actors who forced the shutdown and who, should Republicans begin losing gubernatorial and congressional races, would be the major reason. Disgust trickles down, over and out.

Seeing Virginia as a bellwether state does have certain limitations, including the fact that the percentage of registered Virginia voters personally inconvenienced by the shutdown (35 percent) was higher than the national average (22 percent).

Even so, nationally, the shutdown and the dysfunction leading up to it are blamed on Republicans more than on

Democrats or President Obama.

A recent Post-ABC poll found that 81 percent of Americans disapproved of the shutdown, and 53 percent blamed Republicans. Twenty-nine percent blamed the president.

Republicans can try as they might to dissuade voters from this perspective, but they will convince only the lead singers in the choir.

Even Republican House leaders, who never wanted to tie the ACA to funding the government, understand the damage that has been done. This includes the possibility that come 2014, Virginia’s Democratic tilt could also indicate a possible reordering of power in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Nancy Pelosi, who probably would replace John Boehner

and resume her seat as speaker should Democrats win enough seats, lately seems to have an extra spring in her step.

Whether Democrats are too soon counting their chickens depends on a few unknowns.

One is whether Republicans turn out in greater numbers than Democrats next week, the usual trend in off-year elections.

Republicans tend to be more motivated, but more voters may not be enough. Not even the fact that McAuliffe’s business dealings have raised eyebrows has been sufficient to make his opponent more attractive.

Another unknown is what happens when the next round of spending and debt-ceiling debates arise early next year.

(See WAKE-UP on page six)

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NSA

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To me, all this is consistent with the NSA’s apparent goal of knowing, basically, everything.

The agency collects information as massively and indiscriminately as possible on the theory that if you assemble a database of all the world’s communications, the few you seek - those involving terrorists - will be in there somewhere.

This is not just a massive invasion of privacy that the people of France, Spain and other countries understandably resent. It’s also a mistake.

While NSA analysts were busy sifting through billions of phone records, they were unaware that one of their own contract analysts, some guy named Snowden, was about to spill all the precious beans.

Big Data will prove more of an illusion than a panacea. The agency will learn - not the hard way, I hope - that knowing everything unfortunately means knowing nothing at all.

Veterans fall victim again to budget ‘priorities’

by John Schrock

On Friday, unless Congress acts (which would be an exception, not a norm), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or food stamps, will be cut for as many as 900,000 veterans and their families, according to a study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

We know the facts. If the boost to the program isn’t maintained, benefits will be about $1.40 per meal, per person. Veterans and their families will be forced to forgo whole

Glitches

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them to the floor for a vote or discuss any specifics.

But I seriously doubt that their plan would force doctors to work for insurance companies against their will, or address the twin specters of lifetime coverage limits and preexisting conditions.

The open secret in Washington is that Republicans are so afraid that the ACA will succeed that they are barely able to contain their glee when talking about problems with healthcare.gov.

I am struck by their rhetorical flexibility: Only a few days ago they shut down the government in an attempt to prevent anyone from signing up.

And yet, today, they are outraged that not enough people are signing up?

It’s clear to the rest of us that the ban on refusing coverage based on preexisting conditions, the lifting of lifetime limits, allowing young adults to stay on their parents care, covering preventative care at no cost, and a slew of other provisions are winning over more Americans every day.

In many respects, the Affordable Care Act is succeeding. But there are some who just can’t, or won’t, see it.

tightening our belts, we wouldn’t need to target those veterans who need help just to afford food.

Like I said, Republicans propose cutting the program by about $4 billion, on average, a year for the next 10 years.

Just this year, Lockheed Martin received a $6.9 billion contract for “modernization” of the F-22 - a fighter jet that the Pentagon has said it doesn’t want, but keeps getting money to buy.

This, on top of a $7.4 billion contract just a couple of years ago for similar

“system upgrades” to the F-22.

Over $14 billion in just a couple of years to “modernize” and “upgrade” a jet fighter that just rolled off the assembly lines eight years ago.

One jet fighter program that the Pentagon is ready to end, could erase the SNAP program cuts for a few years. That’s just one example of fat and waste that could be cut. There are plenty more.

How is this even a debate? How is it that men and women who served in uniform get smeared as lazy and unmotivated

to work, as soon as they need help feeding their families by using food stamps?

It’s way past time to say “enough” to these proposals being floated falsely under the flag of “fiscal responsibility.”

Real fiscal responsibility goes after those who least need help - not those who need help the most.

This is about priorities, and unfortunately, as a nation, we aren’t really showing any. That has to change.

Jon Soltz is an Iraq War veteran and co-founder of VoteVets.org

NSA promises to stop getting caught Wake-up

by Andy Borowitz

WA S H I N G T O N (The Borowitz Report) Responding to the firestorm of controversy over its spying on European allies, the head of the National Security Agency said today it would do everything in its power to avoid being caught doing it in the future.

“There are two important jobs for every spy Eugene Robinson is a Pulitagency: spying on people zer Prize-winning columnist and former assistant managing editor for The Washington Post

meals, or feed their kids not-fully-nutritious meals, all because Republicans in Congress are hell-bent on making their lives miserable.

House Republicans have proposed cutting food stamps by an additional $40 billion over the next 10 years. And if their bullheadedness during the shutdown is any indication, they will be less than eager to come to an agreement with the Senate that could preserve most of the program.

If Republicans were truly concerned about busting the budget, and

and avoiding detection,” said the N.S.A. chief General Keith Alexander.

“Unfortunately, at the N.S.A. we have only done the first job well.”

“We have abused the trust of some of our closest allies,” he said. “And none of this would have happened if they hadn’t found out.”

General Alexander said that the agency was instituting strict new practices

Dorothy most of them $500-$700 annually.

That scene, however, ended up on the editing room floor. It apparently wasn’t dramatic enough.

Besides, this panel of Republicans was engrossed in their own fantasy world of flying monkeys and Munchkins.

Facts are so . . . well, so boring.

In a rare departure from the movie, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (RTenn.) complained that the president reneged on his promise that everyone could keep their existing health care plans, making reference that some peo-

have marketplaces that they fully run. Among the remaining 34 states, 19 are fully in the federally run marketplace, seven states have state-federal partnerships, and seven others are helping manage federally facilitated marketplaces. Utah is running a small-business marketplace, leaving individual plans to the feds.

Needless to say, the federal government wasn’t ready for this staggeringly complex task. Consider that individual states didn’t have to worry about Rep. Earl Blumenauer is a any other jurisdiction’s insurance laws. The feds Congressmen from Oregon

gy to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a prime target of the agency’s eavesdropping.

“I know how upsetting it must be for you to know that your closest ally has been listening in on your phone conversations for the past eleven years,” he said. “I give you my solemn promise that in the future you won’t know.”

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

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ple prefer having a “red Solo cup and not a crystal stem.” That’s like blaming the President when your 2006 Ford breaks down and when you go to the car dealership wanting another 2006 Ford, they try to sell you a 2012 at a higher cost.

Insurance companies are going to sell you the plan that makes them the most money - just like car dealerships. If you want another 2006 Ford, then you’ll have to shop around.

As former insurance executive and whistleblower Wendell Potter explains, insurance compa-

Uninsured

that amounted to “a zerotolerance policy on getting caught.”

“I had a meeting with my top people today and said, ‘I want you to put the same energy you put into spying on Germany, France, and Spain into keeping them from figuring out what we’re up to,’ ” he said. “ ‘Anything less than that will be unacceptable.’ ” General Alexander also offered a heartfelt apolo-

nies have always made it a standard practice to cancel policies and force people into plans with higher deductibles or higher premiums - or both. This isn’t some strange phenomenon that suddenly occurred under Obamacare.

People will have to get educated about the insurance marketplace. They will have to shop around.

“People in the individual market are able to get better policies now for less money,” says Potter.

“Most will qualify for subsidies to bring down the cost of their premiums.

Neither the President, nor Congress, nor this law can

prevent insurance companies from cancelling policies if they choose.”

No one is happy with the insurance website problems - not Sebelius, not President Obama, not Republicans and not the public.

The difference is that this Administration wants to fix the problem so that people will have access to better health care.

Republicans are hoping a house will inexplicably fall from the sky, killing Obamacare and taking us back to 1939.

Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com

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had to deal with sometimes vast state-to-state regulatory differences.

I am told that an estimated 55 contractors and subcontractors had to collaborate on different aspects of the project.

Reportedly, they all claim that their part of the enterprise works fine. It’s the interaction with the other pieces, they insist, that’s problematic.

Let’s imagine what a functioning political system would do now. First, we’d fix the site. Beshear and other governors are showing that the law can get the job done. Federal

officials should look at the successful state exchanges and simplify the federal exchange as much as possible.

Second, Congress and the White House should use this breakdown as an opportunity to examine how the federal government acquires information technology. Are private contractors delivering what they’re paid for? Is the system biased in favor of certain big contractors with long-standing government relationships?

The feds spend roughly $80 billion on IT systems.

Are taxpayers getting their

money’s worth?

But it would be unconscionable to give up on the goal of expanding the ranks of the insured simply because of tech failures.

“They’re not going to walk away from this,” Beshear said of Obama administration officials, “and we’re not going to walk away from this.”

Thus the spirit of a country that sticks with solving a problem, even when things get hard.

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The temporary agreement that put federal employees back to work could result in a replay of the recent debacle unless Republican leaders can convince their Braveheart faction to stand down and defer to their elders.

Republicans have no other choice unless they’re ready to go back home and bore their neighbors with stories of their principled martyrdom. The alternative is for the GOP to successfully recruit strong candidates to unseat their unruly, ideologically rigid contingent, which poses a significant challenge given recent gerrymandering that secured Republican incumbency in many districts.

Some GOP strategists would argue that getting rid of tea party candidates is burning down the village to save it, given that internal disagreements are not about goals but tactics, which can be changed.

There’s obvious merit to this view, but the general view nationally of the tea party’s effect on governance has been so negative that all Republicans suffer by association.

Moreover, if the tea party members of the House have demonstrated one prevailing trait, it is that they would rather perish than surrender (i.e. change tactics).

Finally, perhaps the pivotal unknown is whether the ACA gets past the “glitches” and becomes the full-on train wreck so oft-invoked by Republicans. This seems at least a coin toss if not a crapshoot.

So it isn’t over yet, in Virginia or elsewhere, but Republicans have little time to regain the trust and confidence of the non-ideological centrist majority.

It’s time to dump the tea party in the Potomac.

E.J. Dionne, Jr., is a political commentator and long- Kathleen Parker is a Pulitizer time op-ed columnist for the Prize winning columnist who writes on politics and culture Washington Post

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Foods •Eat the food you have at home in a timely fashion, rather than buying new food for your meals.

•Refrigerate leftover perishable foods within two hours, and make a plan to use the leftovers promptly, usually within three days or less, or freeze them.

•Pack leftovers into reusable containers, chill and eat them for lunch the next day at work or school.

•Use leftovers from one meal in a different recipe the next day for a second meal.

•Place the food you need to eat first in the most readily accessible positions in your refrigerator.

•When life gets busier than you had planned, and you don’t have time to prepare what you have bought, freeze foods in a timely way for future meals. For example, preserve fresh fish, poultry, stew meats and ground meats by freezing them within two days. Cook or freeze cuts of red meats within three to five days.

You also can freeze extra portions of cooked dry beans after a meal, and excess amounts of milk or fresh bread before they go sour or mold.

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•Cook at home often instead of constantly dining out or ordering takeout food, because restaurants create a lot of food waste. Be sure to reduce at-home plate waste by serving appropriately sized portions.

•If you won’t use an unspoiled food before its “best used by” date, donate it to your local food pantry or soup kitchen.

before storing it. Excess moisture can lead to mold or rot, and mold spreads quickly. If you spot a few spoiled foods in the bunch, discard the bad ones immediately. Store berries, mushrooms and fresh herbs unwashed in moisture-proof containers and between paper towels to absorb extra water, and be sure to wash them just before serving.

•Whole and uncut pro-

duce stays fresh longer.

When any part of the plant food is cut or bruised, cells are broken and spoilage germs start growing.

Store all cut produce in the refrigerator.

•Don’t store all produce the same way. Store bananas, oranges, melons, tomatoes, white and sweet potatoes, onions, garlic and winter squash at room temperature, not in the refrigerator.

Prevent Produce Waste •Instead of peeling fruits and vegetables that have edible skins, such as potatoes and apples, scrub them to get rid of any dirt and eat them with the skins. This not only gives you health benefits from eating the extra nutrients in the skins, but it will minimize food waste going into the landfill.

You also can use them to make soup stock.

•Serve “fragile” fresh fruits and vegetables within a few days of buying them for a snack, in a salad or as dessert. For example, if you buy a carton of berries, eat them fresh the first day or two and freeze the rest for future use in a smoothie.

•Allow produce you have washed to dry well

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(From left) Mrs. Allan (Jordann Becker), Rachel Lynde (Jaylee York) and the postmaster (Andrew Burnett) gossip about the girl Matthew and Marilla have adopted during rehearsal for “Anne of Green Gables.”

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Musical a production, that didn’t happen this time around.

“Every song is crucial to the plot,” Norris says.

“They each have meaning to the story.”

Set in the early 1900s, the musical tells the story of 12-year-old Anne Shirley (Emma Price) who has been adopted by a couple - Matthew Cuthbert (Alex Snyder) and Marilla Cuthbert (Kambra Dearden) - who were expecting to receive a boy and, initially, were disappointed.

However, her free-spirited nature quickly grows on them and they decide to have Anne stay. The musical follows her life for the next four years.

“Anne is a girl who doesn’t know how to hold her tongue. She doesn’t have tact,” says Norris.

“That causes some serious moments and humorous moments.”

Price has the rare opportunity of being a freshman cast as a musical’s

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leading character.

It was a combination of her youthful appearance, her theatrical background and voice which earned her the role.

“She’s naturally brighteyed and excited, which is Anne’s personality,” says Reese. “She really is Anne of Green Gables.”

She says that after tryouts, the other parts also fell into place.

Dearden and Snyder have past musical experience and were strong choices for their leading roles. The same was true of seniors Rachel Anliker (as Diana Barry) and Lane Turner (as Gilbert Blythe) who have each gained extensive musical experience over the past three years.

Reese, who has an extensive background in theatrical and musical productions, says it’s hard not to get caught up in Anne’s always-optimistic outlook on life.

“Anne of Green Gables” Cast

Emma Price

Anne Shirley

Kambra Dearden

Marilla Cuthbert

Alex Snyder Lane Turner

Rachel Anliker Jaylee York

Macy Berning Macy Davis

Andrew Burnett Christopher Green Jordann Becker

Matthew Cuthbert Gilbert Blythe Diana Berry

Rachel Lynde Mrs. Barry Josie Pye

Postmaster/station master/doctor Mr. Phillips Mrs. Allan

School children/graduation crowd: Andrew Burnett, Megan Smith, Jordann Becker, Clarissa Ratzlaff, Jennie Erven, Keely Yeager

“One of my favorite musical lines is where Anne is excited about finding a home with the Cuthberts, but she knows they really were wanting a boy,” Reese says. “Anne says they can ‘exchange me for the boy you wanted all along . . . but it’s still a

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“That’s a great way to look at life.”

The musical will be presented Nov. 7-8. Reserve tickets are on sale at the SCHS office.

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60-Year SCHS Reunion

Fourteen members of the Scott Community High School class of 1953 met at the home of Don and Marlo Wiechman for their 60-year reunion on Sept. 14.

Classmates in attendance are (front row, from left) Johnny Rice, Bob Eitel, Barbara (Eichenberger) Delaney, Waunita (Spangler) Mumma, Shirley (Conine) Moynihan, Charlene (Sheils) Hughes, and Glenda (Cunningham) Rupp. (Back row) Bob Greenlee, Kenneth Hoover, Don Wiechman, Darrel Eastman, Kenneth Simon, Clyde Thomas and Bob Miller.

4-H Club News County 4-H Council elects new officers The newly elected 4-H Council members held their first meeting on October 28 following the annual officer training.

The first item of business was to elect new officers.

The 2013-14 officers are: president, MariKate Crouch; vice president, Karlee Logan; secretary, Megan Thornberg; treasurer, Trace Mulligan; parliamentarian, Addie Price; and reporter, Rachel Fisher.

The community is invited to a pancake feed at the Methodist Church in Baker Hall on Wed., Nov. 13, 5:30-7:00 pm. It will be a free-will donation with all of the proceeds going to the purchase of bricks for veterans at the community veterans memorial.

If you would like more information, call the Extension office at 872-2930.

Several announcements were made to remind 4-H clubs. MariKate Crouch reminded the 4-H Council of the following events: Mon., Nov. 4: 4-H Achievement Banquet.

Dec. 8: Christmas party for all clubs at the Oakley movie theater.

MariKate also reminded members to tell their clubs to sign up for 4-H Ambassadors and to write their project goals.

Rachel Fisher, reporter

New Horizons welcomes new members

Jacksons are admitted into Wyoming Bar Ashley and Ben Jackson were admitted into the Wyoming State Bar and the Bar of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming at a two-part swearing in ceremony taking place at the Wyoming Supreme Court on Oct. 11.

The ceremony consisted of taking the Oath for Admission into the Wyoming Supreme Court, administered by Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kite.

Justices James Burke, William Hill, Martin Voigt and Michael Davis presided over the ceremony.

The ceremony concluded with the Federal Constitutional Oath administered by three Wyoming federal district judges including Chief Judge Nancy Freudenthal, the

Ashley and Ben Jackson

Honorable Scott Skavdahl and the Honorable Alan B. Johnson.

Ashley and Ben met at the Washburn University School of Law in Topeka and were married March 16, 2013, in Estes Park, Colo. The couple graduated from Washburn in May. They took the Wyoming Bar exam in July in Laramie, Wyo.

The New Horizons 4-H family is growing! At our October meeting we got to welcome a couple of new families.

Jacy and Tara Rose will be joining our club this year and Abbie, Nathan and Conner LeBeau will also be joining our club. Thanks for joining us and we look forward to a fun year with you!

The New Horizons Club wants everyone to make it School Calendar to the Achievement Banquet this year. We are working really hard on getting it ready for all of you 4-Hers beFri., Nov. 1: SCES volcano eruption, 2:30 p.m.; SCMS cause we are “Hopelessly Devoted to 4-H”!!

Halloween dance for grades 5-8, 7:00 p.m.

We plan on seeing you all there on Nov. 4.

Sat., Nov. 2: SCHS in debate touirnament at Colby; Kylee Logan, reporter SCMS wrestling at Goodland tournament, 10:30 a.m.

USD 466 Lunch Menu Week of November 4-8 Lunch Monday: Chicken strips, *steak fingers, potatoes, gravy, green peas, breakaway bread, mixed fruit, milk.

Tuesday: Beef stew, *spicy chicken sandwich, cornbread muffin, peanut butter fingers, rainbow sherbet, milk.

Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, *hot ham/cheese pocket, potato salad, green beans, dinner roll, strawberry shortcake, milk.

Thursday: Enchiladas, *fish sticks, tortilla chips, salsa, peaches, milk.

Friday: Salisbury steak, *chicken fried steak, potatoes, gravy, corn on the cob, dinner roll, gelatin and fruit, milk. *Second choice for SCMS and SCHS

They recently relocated to Sheridan, Wyo., where both are practicing law.

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by Crowley Fleck, PLLP, and Ben is employed with Hoover and Stacy, Inc. Ashley is the daughter of Mike and Karen Gibbs, Scott City, and Ben is the son of Earl and Gem Jackson, Thermopolis, Wyo.

Mon., Nov. 4: SCMS in quiz bowl at Healy, 2:00 p.m.; SCES TEAM meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Tues., Nov. 5: SCHS FFA chapter in contest at Goodwell, Okla.; 7th grade girl’s basketball vs Holcomb (H), 4:00 p.m.; 8th grade girl’s basketball vs Holcomb (T), 4:00 p.m.; SCHS football vs Lakin in bi-district game, here, 7:00 p.m.

Wed., Nov. 6: SCHS musical matinee, 12:30 p.m.; SCHS Project Graduation meeting, 7:00 p.m.

Thurs., Nov. 7: 7th grade girl’s basketball vs Oakley (T), 4:00 p.m.; 8th grade girl’s basketball vs Oakley (H), 4:00 p.m.; SCHS musical, “Anne of Green Gables,” 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Nov. 8: SCHS musical, “Anne of Green Gables,” 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 9: SCHS in regional football playoff game TBA; KMEA auditions in Dodge City; SCMS wrestling at Hugoton tournament, 10:00 a.m.

SCHS Musical Dept. presents

Anne of Green Gables Thursday and Friday November 7 and 8 7:30 p.m.

Scott Community High School Auditorium $

7

per ticket

Tickets available Monday , October 28 at the SCHS office during school hours Call 872-7620 if you have questions All seating reserved

For the Record State issues fraud alert during open enrollment The Scott County Record

During the open enrollment period for Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger is urging Kansas Medicare beneficiaries to be alert to any potential scams surrounding sign-up activity.

“Unfortunately, not everyone who contacts Medicare-age Kansans about switching to a Medicare drug plan has the best intentions,” says

Praeger. “Educating yourselves is very important in fighting potential fraud and illegal sales.”

The open-enrollment period for Medicare Prescription Drug Plan and Medicare Advantage plans began Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7.

Commissioner Praeger is also reminding Medicare beneficiaries not to confuse the Medicare enrollment with the new health insurance

Scott City Council Agenda Monday, Nov. 4 • 7:30 p.m.

City Hall • 221 W. 5th •Call to Order •Approve minutes of Oct. 21 regular meeting •Approve curb/gutter cost-share application form •Discuss hangar rent on T-hangar and roundtop •Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested Police Department 1) Misc. business Parks Department 1) Misc. business Public Works Department 1) Discuss water and sewer rates Clerk’s Department 1) Misc. business •Mayor’s comments

Scott County Commission Agenda Tues., November 5 County Courthouse

3:00 p.m.

County business Approve accounts payable/minutes/ payroll Review Park Lane report

3:30 p.m.

Emergency Management Appoint Larry Turpin to regional emergency management committee Ambulance purchase report

4:00 p.m.

Review applications for indigent defense contracts

4:30 p.m.

Public Works Director Richard Cramer Report on motor grader purchase Other county business Adjourn

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

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marketplace enrollment that opened Oct. 1.

“If you are covered by Medicare, you don’t need to visit the online marketplace,” says Praeger.

Praeger offers the follow tips.

•Beware of door-todoor salespeople. Agents cannot solicit business for either Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage Plans at your home without an appointment.

Medicare has no offi-

cial sales representatives.

Beware of any salesperson who says that he/she is a Medicare representative.

•Check with the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) to make sure the salesperson is a licensed agent. Call 800-432-2484 to speak with a Consumer Assistance representative.

•No marketing in educational or care settings are allowed. Federal regulations prohibit the

Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department Oct. 25: Sarah Ramsey was the victim of a hit-andrun accident in the 1200 block of south Main Street.

Oct. 27: Rebel Booth was illegally driving a 1995 Ford when he backed over a gas meter in the 200 block of Church and Elizabeth.

Oct. 27: Sidney Smull, owner of a 2012 Subaru, reported a hit-and-run accident in the 100 block of 9th Street.

Scott Co. Sheriff’s Dept.

Oct. 17: Daniel Skibbe was westbound on the Finney-Scott Road when he left the road, entering the north ditch. His vehicle rolled one time, coming to rest on its wheels in a field.

Oct. 22: Daniel Turner was arrested on a warrant.

Oct. 22: Melanie Schreibvogel was arrested on a warrant.

Oct. 22: Lee Bollinger was arrested on a warrant.

Oct. 23: Carol Trout was southbound on US83 Highway when she swerved to avoid hitting a truck without lights. She entered the west ditch and then struck the Road 10 turnoff, becoming airborne. The vehicle came to rest on its wheels, facing south.

Oct. 24: Kelli Berry was arrested on an out-of-county warrant. She posted bond.

Oct. 24: 11:15 p.m. Douglas Unruh, driving a 2000 Ford van, struck a deer on north US83 Highway.

Oct. 25: Fidel Retamos Guzman, driving a semi, was backing up when he struck another semi at 7400 South Falcon Road.

Oct. 28: The sheriff’s department received a report about identity theft.

Oct. 28: Elizabeth Castillo-Door was southbound on Taos Road when she left the road, tried to bring the vehicle back onto the road and then drove into the west ditch, rolling the vehicle one time.

Friendship ‘Meals to Go’ available from the VIP Center Individual frozen/sealed trays • Good for special diets only $3.25/meal • Call 872-3501

marketing of Medicare products in places where health care is delivered or at an educational event.

•No free lunches, either.

Federal regulations prohibit offers of free meals for listening to a sales presentation for a Medicare product or for signing up for a particular plan.

•Do not give out personal information, such as Medicare numbers, Social Security numbers, bank account numbers or credit

card numbers to anyone not verified as a licensed agent.

Salespeople are not allowed to request such personal information in their marketing activities and cannot ask for payment over the Internet.

They must send the beneficiary a bill. Once he or she has decided to purchase a plan and has verified that the agent is licensed, the customer (See FRAUD on page 11)

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., Oct. 17, 2013; last published Thurs., Oct. 31, 2013)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES WILLIAM MAYER, deceased, Case No. 2012-PR-21 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Richard L. Mayer, duly appointed, qualified and acting executor of the Estate of Charles William Mayer, deceased, praying that her acts be approved; that the Will be construed and the Estate be assigned to the persons entitled thereto; that fees and expenses be allowed; that the costs

be determined and ordered paid; that the administration of the Estate be closed; that the Executor be discharged and that she be released from further liability.

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 14th day of November, 2013, at 11:30 o’clock a.m., of said day, in said Court, in the City of Scott City, in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

Richard L. Mayer WALLACE, BRANTLEY & SHIRLEY 325 Main - P. O. Box 605 Scott City, Kansas 67871 (620)872-2161 Attorneys for Petitioner

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may give the agent personal information to assist in enrollment and billing.

•Verify that the plan chosen is an approved Medicare plan. All of the approved plans are available at www.medicare. gov under the “Finding Plans” section, or by call-

ing 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227).

•Read and understand the plan. Be sure that the chosen plan matches the beneficiary’s needs and that the beneficiary can continue to see his or her current health care providers if desired.

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., Oct. 17, 2013; last published Thurs., Oct. 31, 2013)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOYDE A. GERBER, deceased Case No. 2012-PR-6 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition has been filed in said Court by Irene E. Huck and Chad R. Gerber, Co-Executors of the Estate of Loyde A. Gerber, deceased, praying for a final settlement of the Estate, approval of their acts and proceedings as Co-Executors, determination of the heirs, devisees and legatees en-

tact the KID Consumer Assistance Division (800432-2484) for more information about Medicare Part D. Those who have questions about the health insurance marketplace for consumers under 65 can go to www.insureKS.org.

County Commission

titled to the Estate and assignment to them in accordance with the Last Will and Testament of Loyde A. Gerber, deceased.

YOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED to file your written defenses thereto on or before November 14, 2013, at 11:00 a.m., on said day, in said Court, in the City of Scott City, in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said Petition.

IRENE E. HUCK AND CHAD R. GERBER, Petitioners MICHAEL C. DOERING DOERING & GRISELL, P.A. 124 Grant Avenue Garden City, Ks. 67846-5411 Telephone (620) 275-8084 miked@gcnet.com

Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Oct. 31, 2013) 1t

SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S PROCEEDINGS SEPTEMBER 2013 GENERAL FUND SALARIES ............................................ $ 77,581.09 COMMODITIES ....................................

14,434.58 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES .................

57,471.19 CAPITAL OUTLAY..................................

0.00 OTHER...................................................

0.00 COUNTY HEALTH FUND SALARIES .............................................

COMMODITIES .....................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES .................

CAPITAL OUTLAY .................................

OTHER...................................................

14,831.85 12,324.30 1,263.93 33.89 0.00

NOXIOUS WEED FUND SALARIES...............................................

COMMODITIES ......................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES...................

OTHER ...................................................

5,240.10 8,486.55 100.00 0.00

ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND SALARIES ..............................................

COMMODITIES.......................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES....................

CAPITAL OUTLAY....................................

29,458.14 34,946.28 1,825.50 1,063.00

FIRE DISTRICT FUND SALARIES ..............................................

COMMODITIES ......................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES....................

CAPITAL OUTLAY ..................................

389.28 483.44 4,514.23 0.00

TREASURER’S SPECIAL FUND SALARIES ...............................................

COMMODITIES .......................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ....................

CAPITAL OUTLAY.....................................

OTHER .....................................................

JAMES M. MINNIX Chairman

“With health care such an important topic in today’s society, consumers have to arm themselves with all the information they can,” says Commissioner Praeger.

Kansas Medicare beneficiaries can con-

2,788.11 158.04 0.00 0.00 446.68

October 1, 2013 Scott County Commissioners met in a regular meeting with the following present: Chairman James Minnix, Commissioners Jerry Buxton and Gary Skibbe and County Clerk Pam Faurot.

•The Commission and County Attorney Rebecca Faurot discussed the wind farm donation agreement from CPV. It was felt there were some areas that should be further defined.

•Scott Strom with 360 Energy Engineers joined the meeting. He introduced his company and offered to review any energy concerns the county may have with any of its current facilities. The commission noted that most of its facilities are new or renovated and didn’t feel they could use the company’s services at this time.

•Erik and Leann Wiechman and Tim Miller asked permission to have a haunted house in the former hospital as a fundraiser for the Scott City Middle School cheerleaders. Approval was granted.

Leann and Erik Wiechman, and Tim Miller joined the meeting.

•Approval was given to the following road permits: Landmark Resources, Inc., for an access road on County Road 240 at S3, T17 & R34.

Stelbar Oil Corporation, Inc., for an access road on Jade Road at S14, T17S & R33W. Richie Exploration, Inc., for an access road on Taos Road at S 20, T16S & R 31W. Richard presented preliminary costs for a new grader at the road department. The Commission agreed he should move forward and ask for proposals.

•The Pence School has requested a flashing sign on the county road passing by their school. It is felt that current signage isn’t enough to slow down traffic. The Commission agreed to install a new sign at the school’s expense. Public Works Director Richard Cramer was advised to see if the county is obligated to provide more than the usual school road signage.

•Cramer reported that he had received a verbal complaint about a landowner with numerous prairie dogs.

The commission agreed the county cannot ask the landowner to control his prairie dogs without a written complaint.

•Lewis Mitchell, chairman of the Scott County Solid Waste Committee, declared the annual meeting of the Solid Waste Committee was open. Other members present were Gary Skibbe, Cramer and Pam Faurot.

Mitchell presented changes to county’s solid waste plan that will be submitted to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. They were approved by the committee and the commission.

•Scott County Hospital CEO Mark Burnett asked to remove some cabinets from the old hospital to be used at one of the hospital’s current facilities. Commissioners granted the request.

•Commissioners added delinquent landfill fees in an amount of $11,541 to the 2013 tax roll.

•A check for $5,802 was issued from the Zella Carpenter Fund to Park Lane Nursing Home for August special assistance.

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TREASURER’S FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 1, 2013, THRU SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 FUNDS

General Fund Sewer Use Fee

July 1, 2013

$ 2,161,677.09 348,480.33

$

RECEIPTS

459,715.83

$

DISBURSED

Sept. 30, 2013

733,549.99

$ 1,887,842.93

52,175.22

33,562.38

367,093.17

October 24, 2013

Special Highway

127,195.53

23,689.81

155,341.30

(4,455.96)

Trans. Guest Tax

129,106.69

20,816.67

22,721.68

127,201.68

1900

1,860

Airport Enterprise

16,251.44

3,422.00

4,001.14

15,672.30

440

435

Airport Sinking

340,057.66

224,222.33

244,969.27

319,310.72

Special Parks

19,379.95

396.08

5,840.25

13,935.78

688

691

116,009.64

13,587.28

47,416.38

82,180.54

652

672

Employee Benefit Water Improv. Fund Water Utility Fire Equipment Municipal Equip.

Clearing Fund TOTALS

(163,675.77)

3,258,241.30

3,094,565.53

1,000,266.02

319,936.64

209,692.92

491,804.60

2,792.64

47,205.81

1780

1798

1,110,509.74

32

31

494,597.24

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4

10

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47,205.81

129,300.81

365,094.23

381,751.53

112,643.51

$ 4,763,059.80

$ 4,744,090.03

$ 4,933,412.37

$ 4,573,737.46

AVAILABLE CASH

$ 4,573,737.46

I, Dan Weides, hereby certify that the above statement is correct

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Healthy weight is attainable for children by the American Counseling Association

Health experts identify obesity as the number one health issue facing American children.

Statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that more than one-third of

children are overweight or obese.

It’s a condition that not only brings increased health risks, but also can subject a child to taunting and discrimination.

Dealing with a child’s weight problems is never easy, but there are a number of things that parents

can do that can make reaching and maintaining a healthy weight a more attainable goal.

A starting point is not to be the food police.

Restricting or constantly lecturing about food choices can leave a child feeling deprived, different, controlled and rebel-

lious. The result can be lowered self-esteem and eating habits that may include hiding food or binging on restricted foods.

Instead, give your child an active role in food choices. Help your child learn about healthy food choices and include him

State senator proposes ‘new tier’ of foster parents Dave Ranney KHI News Service

A state senator says he’s working on a bill that would give some foster parents more say in the legal process for determining whether children in their care should be returned to their biological parents or put up for adoption.

“It seems to me that foster parents are the ones who spend the most time with these kids, but they have no authority, no power,” said Sen. Forrest Knox, an Altoona Republican. “They’re just babysitters.”

Knox said he plans to

propose creating a “new tier” of foster parents who would be allowed to participate in the decision-making process in exchange for being better trained and taking on more difficult children.

“We’d expect a lot more out of them, but we’d pay them a lot more, too,” he said.

Knox believes more “good people” would agree to become foster parents if they knew they “would be given the tools to make a difference in kids’ lives.”

Many compassionate adults, he said, don’t become foster parents because they know they

would have little or no say in what happens to the children placed in their care.

“The kids get jerked out of their homes and they’re not told why,” Knox said.

“They have no standing.

They’re just a place to put kids.”

Knox said his proposal would not increase overall costs.

“I’m looking at spending less money total,” he said, “but spending it more effectively.”

In Kansas, foster-care decisions are the subject of court proceedings during which a judge rules on evidence presented by attorneys representing the

state, the children, and the biological parents.

Foster parents are allowed to file written reports with the court, letting the judge know how the children in their care are faring. But they are not considered an ‘interested party’ with legal standing in the case.

Decisions affecting the services children receive while in foster care are made by the Kansas Department for Children and Families, which contracts for services with two nonprofits: KVC Behavioral Health and St. Francis Community Services.

(See FOSTER on page 13)

New Labor Department rule rattles the disabled community Wage, hour obligations may undermine care Advocates for disabled Kansans say they are worried that a new set of federal regulations governing workers who provide in-home care will result in diminished services and undermine disabled persons’ ability to choose who helps them with some of the most intimate aspects of daily living.

“It appears the changes were made for fine and noble reasons, but there are potentially a lot of negative ramifications to them,” said Rocky Nichols, executive director of the Disability Rights Center of Kansas.

“This was kind of pushed for at the national level by several labor unions. But the way we’re set up in Kansas, these aren’t really labor issues.”

Spokespersons for unions and workers in the direct-care industry, say the pending changes were long overdue and will merely assure that workers in one of the fastest growing segments of the

health care industry get the basic wage guarantees afforded other people in the workforce.

“I think it’s a good thing because I believe everyone deserves a living wage,” said Harold Schlectweg, business representative for Service Employees International Union Local 513 in Wichita.

According to data collected by the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, the median wage of Kansas direct-care workers has declined in the past 10 years when adjusted for inflation.

Exemptions Ending At issue are regulations, to become effective Jan. 1, 2015, that will mostly end exemptions to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act that for decades have shielded the direct-care industry from the obligations to pay workers minimum wage and overtime.

Supporters of the new regulations say the exemptions were first put in place decades ago when home care was largely done by family members, not by hired help.

Over time, this has turned into an industry involving thousands of people.

Most Kansas directcare workers already are paid minimum wage, so it is the overtime provisions that seem to be creating the most concern in the disabled community.

This is an issue in Kansas where advocates are worried the rules will mostly undermine what is called “self-directed” care, a system that allows the disabled to hire their own workers, but farm out the administrative requirements of keeping employees to third-party agencies, many of which are non-profits.

Carol Whitehair is director of Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County, a home-care agency affiliated with Memorial Hospital in Abilene.

She said the new rules likely would have little affect on her agency because “all my people are scheduled for 40 hours or less (per week). But that’s really going to play havoc with the self-directed people that are scheduled for 60 hours a week or take care of one person.

“I would venture to guess it may make for more nursing facility admissions (due to reduced services) but it’s hard to say at this point.”

System Has Worked Mike Oxford is executive director of the Topeka Independent Living Resource Center (TILRC), a non-profit agency that serves as the payroll agent for about 1,500 “self-directed” care workers who assist about 600 disabled people.

He helped write the Kansas law governing self-directed care, which has been on the books since 1989. It was seen as a milestone because it gave disabled persons reliant on the state’s Medicaid program for long-term, in-home supports the power to choose their own assistants.

Oxford said the rule changes, among other things, will make TILRC and similar payroll agents responsible for paying any overtime incurred by the in-home workers but without giving the agents the authority to direct the care or hours that are provided the disabled clients.

(See DISABLED on page 13)

or her on shopping trips to the market. Don’t automatically say “no” to poor food choices, but instead gently teach your child how to balance less desirable food choices with healthier ones.

An overweight child doesn’t need lectures about his or her weight.

Instead, teach your child to have a realistic view of the world and himself or herself. We aren’t all supposed to look like models or movie stars. Healthy people come in a variety of sizes and shapes.

Finding a healthy weight is the goal you want.

(See WEIGHT on page 13)

Insurance dept. adds website with price info, help locator In an effort to help Kansans who are struggling to find health insurance coverage information on the federal marketplace website, the Kansas Insurance Department’s www.insureKS.org website has new features about Kansas plans, prices and assistance.

“Kansans going to the site can now get a close estimate on what plans, tax credits and rates they can qualify for on the federal marketplace,” said Sandy Praeger, Commissioner of Insurance, “and they don’t have to log on to the government site or type in any identifiable information.”

In addition to showing health plans and prices available in any Kansas county, the InsureKS.org site has a feature allowing users to locate marketplace-certified agents and non-profit organization navigators throughout the state.

“We hope the new features will give consumers a head start on the enrollment process once they can get through on the healthcare.gov site,” says Praeger.

Kansas is one of 36 states that has a federally-operated marketplace that began October 1.

Computer problems have prevented most people from completing the enrollment process through the federal site.

The new website is distinct from the department’s regular website (www.ksinsurance.org).

Consumers can also stay up-to-date with health insurance information at www.facebook.com/insureks.

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Feds: marketplace will work okay by end of Nov. Federal officials have pledged that the problem-wracked Obamacare insurance marketplace will be working okay by the end of November.

“The bottom line is that the performance of the system has been unacceptable,” said Jeff Zients, the economic advisor named by the president to lead the clean-up effort.

“It will take a lot of work and there are a lot of problems that need to be

addressed. But let me be clear: healthcare.gov is fixable. Each week, it will get better and by the end of November healthcare. gov will work smoothly for the vast majority of users.”

Zients and other federal officials held a teleconference to describe steps being taken to fix the site, which was launched Oct. 1 but has left untold numbers of Kansans and other

87% of Kansas health workers get flu shot Last year marked the fourth year of a four-year campaign by the Kansas Healthcare Collaborative (KHC) to increase the number of hospital health care personnel receiving yearly influenza vaccinations as part of the effort to decrease health careassociated infections.

Kansas hospitals continue to make progress toward this goal.

In a survey conducted by KHC in 2013, 87 percent of hospital health care personnel, including medical staff, were vaccinated against seasonal influenza for the 2012-13 flu season. This marks a 36 percent improvement in immunization rates since 2009.

Responses were received from all 125 hospitals surveyed in 2013. Immunization rates by flu season: 2012-2013: 87 percent 2011-2012: 83 percent 2010-2011: 78 percent 2009-2010: 76 percent 2008-2009: 64 percent The Kansas immunization rate for health care personnel is above the national average. In a national survey conducted during the 2010-11 flu season, the overall flu immunization among people working in health facilities was 67 percent.

The effort to reduce the spread of influenza and to protect the health of both patients and health care personnel recommends that all hospital health care personnel, including medical staff, receive the seasonal influenza vaccine. KHC established a state wide goal of 100 percent by 2014.

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It’s also important to be a positive role model for your child. Make dinner a family affair with everyone taking reasonable portions and having a choice of healthy foods. Don’t lecture about healthy snack choices, but instead set the example by reaching for that piece of fruit yourself.

Staying active should be a family goal. A family walk, bike ride or ball game works off excess calories, provides communication opportunities, and has overall health benefits for your child and the entire family.

Encourage communications. Often, we use food to make us feel calmer, to hide anger or to avoid problems. Teaching your child that there are other ways to deal with issues besides the refrigerator can help overcome the emotional eating problems so many children face.

If you feel excessive weight is a significant problem for your child, talk to his or her physician about possible options or see a professional counselor specializing in children.

“Counseling Corner” is provided by the American Counseling Association. Comments and questions to ACAcorner@ counseling.org or visit the ACA website at counseling.org

Americans frustrated by its dysfunctional enrollment interface.

The site, when it works right, is supposed to let millions of Americans find and enroll in affordable health care plans. Most who use it are expected to qualify for federal subsidies to help buy down the costs of monthly premiums.

Zients said a “push list of fixes,” dozens of them, already had been identi-

Foster ‘A lot of inefficiencies’ Kansas privatized most of its foster care responsibilities in 1996.

“I haven’t seen (privatization) really work,” Knox said. “I see a lot of inefficiencies.”

According to the latest reports on the DCF website, 5,780 children

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Oxford said the new rules were written with professional caregivers in mind, not family, and will upset a system that in Kansas has worked well for “decades.”

Kansas has about 45,000 people in the directcare workforce, according to the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute in New York City. The group was among the supporters of the new regulations.

“This change in itself will not dramatically increase wages but it provides a solid floor on which to improve the quality of these essential jobs,” said PHI President Jodi Sturgeon.

But PHI officials acknowledge that it remains unclear how the changes will play out state by state.

“In terms of the state Medicaid programs, it really depends on how the rule is implemented,” says Steve Edelstein, PHI’s national policy director.

fied and that “there will be a relentless focus on speed and execution to work through the punch list.”

Officials said the site already was working to some extent, enough so that roughly half of the 700,000 people who have applied nationwide for coverage have done so through the federal site.

The other half have applied through the various independent state

exchanges, though most states, like Kansas, have opted to have their residents use the federal marketplace.

The state-run exchanges, with some exceptions, are mostly working okay, according to various reports from around the country.

Federal officials still haven’t released numbers on how many Kansans have successfully enrolled

in coverage. They said those “metrics” and others would be made available at some point in the future.

Open enrollment on the marketplace is scheduled to continue through March 2014. Officials declined to say if that date might be pushed out due to the system’s rocky start.

Effective dates for plan coverage, for those who can get it, start Jan. 1 and thereafter.

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were in the state’s foster care system last month.

Currently, the system includes 2,546 licensed foster parents.

Knox said he hoped his proposal would be the subject of a pilot project somewhere in the state next year.

Bruce Linhos, execu-

tive director with the Children’s Alliance of Kansas, an advocacy group that helps train foster parents, said similar proposals have been tried in the past with varying degrees of success.

All of the foster care contractors and subcon-

tractors, he said, have foster parents who have more training than most and who are willing to take on children with especially difficult behaviors.

“That kind of family has always been around and they’re of huge value,” he said.

Pastime at Park Lane We offer our sympathy to the family of Vivian Sharpe who passed away on October 21.

The Community Christian Church led Sunday afternoon services.

Residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening.

Pastor Bob Artz led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Doris Riner and Elsie Nagel led the hymns.

Max Moomaw and Company provided musical entertainment on Tuesday afternoon.

Residents played trivia on Tuesday evening.

Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon.

Helpers were Madeline Murphy, Mary Ann Spangler and Barbara Dickhut.

Residents played cards on Wednesday evening.

Elsie Nagel gave manicures on Thursday morning.

Residents decorated Halloween cupcakes on Thursday afternoon.

Russel and Mary Webster led Bible study on Thursday evening.

Musical cast performs on Wed.

Scott Community High School students performed at Park Lane Nursing Home on Wednesday morning.

The Sugar and Spice ensemble sang several songs.

In addition, cast members from the upcoming musical “Anne of Green Gables” also sang several selections.

Vocal music director led the group and Beth Hess provided accompaniment.

Residents play pitch, dominoes

Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Madeline Murphy, Dorothy King, Hugh McDaniel, Joy Barnett and Mandy Barnett.

Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday morning. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services in the afternoon.

Chet Quance performed several songs on Friday afternoon.

Residents played Wii bowling on Friday evening.

Residents watched the movie “Hocus Pocus” on Saturday afternoon.

Thanks to Beth Kershner for furnishing the DVD.

Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane, Mark Fouquet, Matt and Sandra Higgins, Ellie and Bodie Higgins, Lil Francisco and Pete Steffens.

Lula Dirks was visited

by Claudia Engel.

Thelma Branine was visited by Allen Branine, Jackie Branine, Deb Hawkins, Shawn Naab, Kylee and Shayla Jackson, and Lori Vasquez.

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Pat Palen was visited

by Olivia and Margarita Prieto, Marvel Keyse, Florence Daubert, Jack and Sheri Rapier, Pete Steffens and Tina Turley.

Mike Leach was visited

by Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church.

Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton and Delinda Dunagan.

Ruth Holland was visited by Debbie Bush and Deb Lawrence.

Mary Alice Lawrence King was visited by Shorty and Deb Lawrence.

Judy Redburn was visited by Debbie Holland Bush, Carol Ellis, Elizabeth Parkinson, Mary Torson, Michael McEachern and Rich McEachern.

Delores Brooks was visited by Dave and Cheryl Perry, Charles Brooks and Fritzi Rauch.

Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Bill John; Ryan, Lisa, Ashlyn and Grant Long; and Marvel Keyse.

Jim Jeffrey was visited

by Libbie Joles, Wade Jeffrey and Hugh McDaniel.

Deaths Charles M. Morgan Charles M. Morgan, 81, died at his home in Shallow Water on Oct. 26, 2013.

H e was born on Feb. 17, 1932, in Pierce C i t y , M o . , the son Charles Morgan of Fred Franklin and Gertrude (Young) Morgan.

A longtime resident of Scott County, moving from Garden City, he was a retired mechanic working for both Fairleigh Feedyards and Crist Feedyard.

In February 1953, he married Dorothy Foglesong in Garden City. In 1962, he married Donna Brown in Garden City.

Survivors include: three sons, Charles, Garden City, James, Garden City, and Kenneth, Garden City; seven daughters, Debra Morgan, Lakin, Rebecca Morgan, Garden

City, Laura Campbell, Coldwater, Gail Cathcart, Garden City, Amy Bennett, North Platte, Nebr., Lisa Morgan, Texhoma, Tex., and Heather Morgan, McPherson; three brothers, Donald, Vancouver, Wash., Ronald, Healy, and Glenn, Vancouver, Wash; 23 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren; and longtime companion Sharlleen Swisher, Lamar, Colo.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters.

Funeral service will be Fri., Nov. 1, 10:30 a.m., at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Scott City, with Rev. Robert Nuckolls officiating.

Interment will be in the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Charles Morgan Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.

Nanon Clare

Nanon Clare, 80, died She is survived by her Oct. 24, 2013, at Terrace husband, Logan, Utah; Grove Assisted Living in three daughters, Dr. Lisa Logan, Utah.

Jolene Clare, Salem, S h e Conn., Lori Cross and was born husband, Kerry, Helena, June 16, Mont., and Linda Clare, 1 9 3 3 , Providence, Utah; two in Subgrandchildren, Molly and lette, the Eli Clare, Providence; her daughter special extended family, of RayMelody, Gary and Landon mond L. Nanon Clare Head; as well as many and Mildred L. (Black) nieces and nephews.

Bird.

She was preceded in On June 19, 1955, she death by her parents; three married Dale Lee Clare brothers, Randall, Julian in the United Methodist Lee and Donald; one sisChurch, Sublette. ter-in-law, Marjoy; and Dale and Nanon moved one nephew, Russell Bird. to the east coast in August Memorial service will of 1955. Nanon taught be held Fri., Nov. 1, 10:00 English in a variety of schools as she moved a.m., at the First Presbytearound with her husband. rian Church, Logan, Utah.

Burial will take place at Her passion was speech a later date in the Banner and drama, directing plays and coaching debate and Cemetery south of Subforensics. It was a career lette.

In lieu of flowers, the that she loved.

In 1984, Nanon and family requests memoriher family moved to Scott als be given to the PresbyCity as her husband be- terian Church Construccame pastor at the United tion Fund in Logan, Utah., Methodist Church. In in care of Price and Sons Roger Wayne Troutner 2005, they moved to Prov- Funeral Home, 401 S. Roger Wayne Troutner, Troutner, Scott City, Gay- idence, Utah, to live near Washington, Scott City, 45, died Oct. 30, 2013, at le Alexander, Almena, family.

Ks. 67871. his home in Emporia. and Dallas Troutner, Jr., He was born Oct. 8, Fairbury, Nebr.; four sis1968, in Goodland, the ters, Patricia Santillanes, Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu son of Dallas Ira and Viv- Alamogordo, N.M., Mary ian Irene (Pears) Troutner. Boyce, Lenora, Anna HatWeek of November 4-8 Roger was a field su- field, Almena, and Cindy Monday: Smothered steak with onions, mashed pervisor in telecommu- Hammond, Long Island. potatoes, gravy, marinated tomatoes, whole wheat nications for 19 years, He was preceded in bread, peaches. working for Valu-Line, death by his parents.

Tuesday: Pork roast with gravy, mashed potatoes, Birch, Stutler Technolocauliflower, whole wheat roll, blueberry dessert square.

Visitation will be Mon., gies and the Valu-Net. Wednesday: Beef stroganoff on noodles, carrots, Nov. 4, 7:00-8:00 p.m., at He served in the United Roberts-Blue-Barnett Fu- bread, mandarin oranges.

States Navy and was a neral Home, Emporia.

Thursday: Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, Gulf War veteran. Roger Funeral service will be gravy, broccoli, whole wheat roll, applesauce gelatin was a member of LowryTues., Nov. 5, 10:30 a.m., salad.

Funston VFW Post No. Friday: Beef stew or chili, green beans with pimenat the First United Meth1980. He was also a Cub tos, crackers, pears, cinnamon roll. odist Church, Emporia.

Scout leader. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501 Interment will be at MeHe married Deanna Lynn Shearer on Sept. 14, morial Lawn Cemetery, 1996, in Norton. She sur- Emporia, with military honors by Ball-McColm vives.

Other survivors in- American Legion Post clude: two sons, Jordan No. 5 and Lowry-Funston Wayne Troutner and VFW Post No. 1980.

A memorial fund will James Ira Troutner, Emporia; one daughter, Lora be designated at a later Kathleen Troutner, Em- date. Condolences can be poria; four brothers, Joe left on-line at robertsblue.

Troutner, Liberal, Lee com.

Support Your Hometown Merchants!

by Jason Storm

Joyce Bohnert was visited by Tina Turley.

Hilda Gruver was visited by Tina Turley.

Kathy McKellips was visited by Kay, Loren, Lil and Maria Gutierrez, Val Duff and Trisha Baker.

Darlene Richman was visited by Wendy Martinez and Rosa Delia Martinez.

Albert Dean was visited by Carol Davey and Nancy Holt.

Herb Graves was visited by Emily Wright, Tina Turley, Ron Hess, Michael McEachern and Rich McEachern.

Harriet Jones was visited by Nancy Holt, Dorothy Hutchins, Marvel Keyse, and Rev. Don Martin.

Ann Tedford was visited by Mary Plum and Dorothy Hutchins.

Geraldine Graves was visited by Megan Dirks, Janet Soeken and Esther Walker.

Edith Norman was visited by Mary Plum, Nancy Holt, Ron and Sue Riner, and Sara Shane.

Earl Gorman was visited by Loretta Gorman and Leta and Lyle Gillespie, Colby.

Mildred Van Pelt was visited by David Van Pelt, Carrie Murphy, Brooke Wright and Treva McCandless.

Jake Leatherman was visited by Hugh McDaniel.

Bonnie Pickett was visited by Philene Pickett, Margie Stevens, Treva McCandless and Larry Pickett.

Jim and Yvonne Spangler were visited by Les and Mary Ann Spangler, Greg and Yvette Mills, Margie Stevens, Adalei Zeller and Mona Spangler.

Vivian Kreiser was visited by Sharon Lock, Caitlin and Shannon Stromberg, Wendy Martinez, Rosa Delia Martinez, Kaleb Beaton and Spenser Beaton.

Lorena Turley was visited by Penifer Keller, Neta Wheeler, Tracy Hess and Nola Thornton.

Harold and Ruth White was visited by Mary Plum.

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Control broadleaf weeds in early November Early November is the most effective time to control broadleaf weeds in lawns.

Dandelions usually produce a flush of new plants in late September, and the winter annual weeds henbit and chickweed should have germinated in October.

These young plants are small and easily controlled with herbicides such as 2,4 D or combination products (Trimec, Weed B Gon, Weed Out) that contain 2,4 D, MCPP and Dicamba.

Even established dandelions are more easily controlled now than in the spring because they are

sold under the name of Speed Zone) contains the three active ingredients mentioned above plus carfentrazone. It will give a quicker response than the other products actively moving materials mentioned especially as from the top portion of the temperatures approach 50 plant to the roots. Herbi- degrees. cides will translocate to the roots as well and will Winterize Lawnmower If you are done mowing kill the plant from the for the year, be sure to serroots up.

Be sure to choose a day vice your mower before that is 50 degrees or high- putting it away. Make sure er. The better the weed is you drain the gas tank of growing, the more weed gasoline powered engines killer will be moved from or use a gasoline stabithe leaves to the roots. lizer.

Untreated gasoline can Cold temperatures will slow or stop this process. become thick and gummy.

A few drops of oil Weed Free Zone (also

Park Place People

squirted inside the spark plug hole (after you remove the spark plug) will help lubricate the cylinder.

While you have the spark plug removed, replace it with a new one.

If your equipment has a battery, clean the battery terminals, which usually corrode during the season. A wire bristle brush is a good tool for doing this. The battery can then be removed or connected to a battery monitor that will keep it charged over winter.

If you remove the battery, be sure to store it in a protected location for the winter (a cool basement works best).

Now is also an excellent time to sharpen mower blades so they’ll be ready next spring.

Sharpening rotary mower blades is fairly straightforward. The following steps will guide you through this process: •Check the blade for major damage. If it is damaged, replace it.

•Remove grass and debris from the blade with a moist cloth. Dry before beginning to sharpen the cutting edge.

•Remove nicks from the cutting edge, using a grinding wheel or hand file.

•If using a grinding wheel, match the existing

edge angle to the wheel.

If hand filing, file at the same angle as the existing edge.

•Grind or file until the edge is 1/32 inch, about the size of a period.

•Particularly with a grinding wheel, avoid overheating the blade as this may warp it.

•Clean the blade with solvent or oil, much like if you were cleaning a gun, for optimum winter storage. Avoid using water because it will promote rust.

Following these tips can help you better prepare your mower for winter storage and also save you some steps this coming spring.

by Doris Riner

Yours Truly was late getting out to coffee last Monday morning and I almost had to sit on the pool table. There was no room for me at “our coffee table.”

It was a great gathering this week. If you don’t believe me, come join us and see for yourself. Seeing is believing.

Speaking of joining, we at Park Place have a new resident joining us and she hasn’t wasted any time coming out for coffee. Sherree Barnett and her daughter, Angela Gerstner, joined us for a big turnout Monday morning on Sherree’s first day here.

She claims she’s like me - a “giggler” - so I envision having a lot of fun with her. Welcome to Park Place!

Mary Plum’s visitors on Monday morning were former Scott City residents Rev. Lynne and Ruth Smith, Vasser.

Margaret Lee’s daughter, Sherlyn Wilkens, and husband, Eddy, returned to their home in Texas after working and spending the summer in Scott and Wichita counties. Mary Berning stopped by to see her mother every day.

Cliff Thon and Joe Beaver continue to keep the pool table busy and their onlookers continue to be Betty Ohneck, Margaret Lee and myself.

Many residents here enjoyed the vocal music brought to us in the nursing home by the high school music department. “Wow,” they were absolutely fabulous. I, for one, hope they will come back again, soon!

Speaking of singing, Chet Quance comes once a month and gives us a wonderful program. He is tops to all of us.

But, don’t count out Max Mumma and his group, the Wright Brothers or The Blue Steele Band. All are top-notch musicians and not paid a dime.

To be real truthful, all of us listeners at Park Place, in the middle of the Wright Brothers program, begin to think about and wonder what Wanda Wright made and brought for refreshments. Wanda never leaves anyone out. Thank you, Wanda.

I don’t want to close without saying “Go, Beavers!” We just might make it to state with our football team again this year.

Attend the Church of Your Choice

The Rebel Yell

1 Peter 4:14: “if you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you . . .”

As we come to the time of year where we, as families and individuals, reflect on the things with which we have been blessed, it is easy to forget that a true thanksgiving is not easy.

Sure, the fact that we have a roof over our head, clothes on our body, and food on the table are great things, but they do not stretch the imagination. It is easy to thank God for the good in our lives, but is it the times of ease that shape us and draw us closer to God, or is it the times of strife, hardship and confusion, that drive us to become great in the sight of God? Israel, Rome, Greece, Babylon and even our own country have all lost sight of God in times of good and plenty.

In the verse above, Peter says we are blessed if we are reproached, or persecuted for the name of Christ. Earlier in the book he says, “. . . do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings . . .”

The apostle Paul wrote that we are heirs with Christ if we suffer with him (Romans 8). And Jesus tells the disciples that the world will hate them because it hated him (John 17).

So this November let’s try a paradigm shift, instead of thanking God for the things that so easily take his place (now you are saying . . . “Wait! Food doesn’t take God’s place.” When was the last time you sat in church and thought about what you were going to order at Pizza Hut instead of focusing on the Lord?) let’s try thanking God for the tough things in our lives that drive us into the arms of our God. “I have been driven to my knees many times by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.”

- Abraham Lincoln Jared Young, children’s pastor First Baptist Church, Scott City

Scott City Assembly of God

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

St. Joseph Catholic Church

A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.

Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m.

Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.

Pence Community Church

Prairie View Church of the Brethren

4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Men’s Fellowship • Wednesday mornings Breakfast at 6:30 a.m.

Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m.

Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m.

Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Community Christian Church

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

Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church

Immanuel Southern Baptist Church

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

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

Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

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

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

First Christian Church

1st United Methodist Church

5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 Dennis Carter, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services at 9:00 a.m. • Sunday School, 10:30 a.m.

All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.

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 Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.

9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School, 10:50 a.m.

Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m.

YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.

Election This bond issue will literally touch the lives of everyone in Dighton.

It includes renovations and additions at the grade school and the high school that will impact everyone who uses the school facilities.

A 2-Year Process This isn’t a decision that the board and its bond committee have entered into quickly. Discussion began about two years ago when the board and administration knew it was time to address energy inefficiencies in the buildings that were costing the district thousands of dollars annually in addition to becoming a safety issue.

“Some parts needed for the HVAC system can’t be found anymore,” says Supt. Bill Morgan.

A table in Morgan’s office has corroded pipes that were pulled off the boiler system which recently underwent about $4,000 in repairs.

“Our maintenance crew has done a heck of a job keeping this system operating, but there’s a limit to what they can do,” Morgan says. “And there also comes a point where you begin worrying about the safety of an outdated unit.”

Another growing issue has been the presence of a transformer on the north side of the high school which feeds power directly into the building. The district will have a new unit housed in its own building that will be designed to prevent power surges that are detrimental to electrical systems.

“Because of power surges we had to replace our air conditioning unit and motors and they’re also damaging our computers,” Morgan says.

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offices, band practice rooms and locker rooms.

The high school will gain 8,643 square feet of space with renovations taking place in another 12,042 square feet.

One of the major additions will be a weight room/wellness center on the east side of the building that overlooks the track, which will get a new, rubberized surface.

The modern weight faA proposed outdoor classroom to be located at Dighton Elementary School will be used by high school science students. cility will replace the existing weight area in the gym. There are also plans to make the facility open to the community.

The asphalt track has become a liability - costing about $5,000-$7,000 a year to repair. In addition, the hard surface has resulted in numerous injuries to track athletes and prompted the district to quit hosting junior high and high school track meets.

“It’s been an eye-opener. I think people have been surprised at what needs to be done,” says board member Jayrene The proposed cafeteria and FEMA shelter at the elementary school.

Coleman. “And I think they’ve been surprised at Building Upgrades •Backs will be added to 15 school year will be has listened to the public all we’re going to accomAdditions to the grade plish.” the home bleachers in the delayed until after Labor and gathered informaschool include a science gym.

Day in order to gain con- tion.” lab, cafeteria (FEMA shel- Listening to Public •There will be space for struction crews another “The safety issues are ter), a greenhouse and an Once the board and handicapped seating in the couple of weeks when the easy to defend. They need outdoor learning center. building is unoccupied. to be done and probably committee had developed gym.

Better security will be a plan that could be taken •A generator will be When school resumes, should have been done provided at the building to the public, it wasn’t purchased to provide students will have a a long time ago,” says entrance and there will set in stone. During the backup power for the high slightly longer school day Beach. be renovation of corridors course of seven public school.

But he adds that im- possibly through the first and other common areas. meetings, a number of All furniture, weights semester - to compensate provements to the track, In all, the grade school ideas have been heard and and cafeteria furnishings, for lost time. the weight room, greenwill gain 5,941 square feet incorporated into the final for example, are included It is hoped that con- house and home ec departof space. in the bond issue. There struction will be done in ments add to the quality of proposal.

Additions to the high For example, $267,000 will be no added surprises, November or December. life and education being offered by the district. school include a secure had originally been ear- says Morgan.

“We want our students If approved, bids will ‘No Frills’ Proposal entry, wellness center, marked for new cabinets to take pride in Dighton be accepted in March and Even with the $12.5 for instruments in the band concession area and an expansion of the locker room. That’s been reduced tentative plans are for million price tag, district and what this community rooms that can also serve to about $97,500 with the work outside the building officials feel they are of- is providing them,” says money to be spent else- to get started in April or fering voters a “no frills” Beach. “And we want as a FEMA shelter. our students to leave here May. Inside work will be- proposal.

Renovations will occur where, including: “This is a sound plan,” with a well-rounded edu•Repainting ceilings in gin May 22. to the auditorium, home The start of the 2014- Morgan says. “The board cation.” ec room, administrative the high school.

The district’s energy audit was a major reason for initial plans to pursue the bond issue, but the district began expanding its wish list over the last 8-9 months while meeting with architects.

The list of needs grew to include a cafeteria in the grade school that could also be used as a FEMA shelter, along with safety issues at the high school.

The front entrance will be altered so that all visitors in the building must pass through the office.

In a sense, those were the easy issues to address.

“As we began looking at this, we didn’t want to spend $9 million or $10 million without giving the kids something,” says Beach. “Upgrading our energy system and school safety are important, but will they make the kids feel better about going to school here every day?”

That’s when the board and committee began looking at other improvements which would enhance athletics and classroom instruction.

Youngsters who have reached 100 and 200 book milestones in the Scott County Library’s “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” reading program are:

Piper Jessup • 200

Sophia Goode • 200

Brogan Dirks • 100

Madison Goode • 200

Emme Wishon • 100

Anesa Wells • 100

Sports

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Scott City senior fullback Paco Banda finds a huge hole as he rushes for a career high 153 yards against HaysTMP during district playoff action last Friday.

(Record Photo)

Beaver stampede

SCHS rushes for season high 457 yards against TMP Scott Community High School has been waiting all season for an offensive night like they saw at Hays-TMP on Friday.

Paco Banda has been waiting his entire career.

TMP was buried under a 457 yard rushing stampede by the Beavers - 153 from Banda - as SCHS rolled to a lopsided 51-7 win in Class 3A district play.

With the win, Scott City (7-1, 2-0) nailed down Scott City 51 the district tiHays-TMP 7 tle and a home game for the first round of the playoffs.

More importantly, it was a chance for the Beavers to establish that they can run the ball effectively.

“Our linemen were doing

their job and everyone was on the same page tonight,” says Banda, who has had the team’s only two 100 yard rushing performances this season.

The first didn’t come until two weeks ago when he rushed for 104 yards against Goodland.

“I believe we showed what we can do with our running game when we put our minds to it,” says Banda.

Sophomore Wyatt Kropp

finished with 84 yards on the ground including first half touchdown runs of 12, 38 and 26 yards.

“The line, from tackle to tackle, did a nice job on the traps - making the blocks up front and getting to the linebackers,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil. “Wyatt had a nice run on a trap play and Paco had three or four nice runs on the trap.”

After a couple of miscues on their first two plays, the Beavers quickly turned things around with a 19 yard pass to senior wideout Chris Pounds followed by Banda’s 42 touchdown yard burst up the middle which is the longest running play of the season for SCHS. That was the start of a big offensive night for the Beavers who had 17 plays of 10 yards (See STAMPEDE on page 20)

Making the mental, physical adjustment to 4A Scott Community High School’s move Rod to Class 4A Haxton, sports struck home last editor Saturday at the regional crosscountry meet.

A year ago the SCHS boys finished second in Class 3A and two Lady Beavers also earned a trip to the state meet.

This year, the boys and girls were shutout.

Yes, athletes change from year to year and making it to state one year is no guarantee that you can make it the next. That’s the uncertainty of sports on any given day.

Bottom line is that competing in Class 4A is an entirely different monster than 3A. Of course, that’s no surprise to those of us who have seen the results as SCHS bounces back and forth between the ranks of 4A and 3A. It’s part of the frustration

SCHS sophomore Heath Briggs in competition at the Class 4A regional crosscountry meet in McPherson last weekend.

(Record Photo)

(See MENTAL on page 22)

SCHS close, but unable to advance anyone to state x-country It was no secret that if Scott Community High School was to qualify individuals or teams for the Class 4A state crosscountry championships a few things would have to fall their way during Saturday’s regional.

As it turned out, events didn’t fall quite the way the SCHS boys and girls had hoped after no one was able to make it past the McPherson regional.

“For the most part, we competed well,” says head coach Kevin Reese. “But

today we saw the difference between (Class) 3A and 4A. This should have opened some eyes about where we need to be if we hope to get to state, let alone think about being a medalist or getting a team plaque.”

Edi Balderrama (18th, 18:30) was the top SCHS runner in the boy’s division, finishing 14 seconds out of the final individual qualifying spot.

In the girl’s division, Jade Wren (22nd, 17:34)

missed qualifying for state by 38 seconds.

As a team, the Scott City boys (5th, 139) finished behind Hugoton (69), Goodland (77), Clay Center (93) and Ulysses (136). Only the top three teams advanced to state.

Balderrama, a junior, and sophomore Heath Briggs set the pace for Scott City. Briggs was running in about 16th place throughout most of the race with Balderrama settling in 3-4 spots (See X-COUNTRY on page 21)

statebound spikers

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Outdoors in Kansas

by Steve Gilliland

Everyone can use wildlife education For some time now the Hutchinson Zoo has been raising money to build a new otter exhibit, and last spring Joyce heard they were looking for an otter pelt to become part of that exhibit.

I contacted the president of the Kansas Fur Harvesters who got them a pelt, but perhaps just as important, I managed to get myself invited to an event where I could display one of the collections of Kansas furbearer pelts owned by the Fur Harvesters.

The event was a Halloween trick-ortreat bash/fundraiser for the otter exhibit.

For three hours, hundreds of kids and parents dressed in Halloween garb flowed through the zoo, ending up where I and other volunteers were set up for face painting, etc.

I had the pelts laid out on a long table, making them available for everyone to see and touch.

In their defense, I figure most people attending were from Hutchinson and there were probably not a lot of hunters and trappers among them, but I heard some interesting and telling questions from the kids.

I heard, “Are these real?” or “Where are their eyes?” Several wondered, “You found these already dead, right?”

But perhaps the most pointed inquiry came from a girl of 10 or 12 who stared intently into my eyes and asked, “So how did you feel after you shot these?”

I suppose I should not expect much serious conversation about hunting or trapping at an event like this. But I used to think that one would have to go somewhere (See WILDLIFE on page 22)

Dighton makes return trip to 1A volleyball tournament

Dighton High School entered the Class 1A-Division II sub-state tournament as the No. 1 team and they left no doubt they were deserving of that seed.

The Lady Hornets swept past Pawnee Hts. and Otis-Bison without dropping a game to earn their second trip to the state tournament in the past three years.

“To win as convincingly as these girls did, I believe, shows that these girls deserve to be in the state tournament,” says head coach Whitney Linenberger.

As expected, Dighton (27-12) rolled to an easy win over Pawnee Hts. (25-8, 25-10) in the semifinals.

Number three seeded Otis-Bison (15-18) pulled off a mild upset over Western Plains (17-17) in

Dighton High School volleyball team members who were Class 1A-Division II sub-state champions are (front row, from left) Kiara Budd, Sara Cramer, Jordan Speer, Dakota Hoffman, Destiny Popp and Tristan Wilson (mgr.). (Back row) Head coach Whitney Linenberger, Madison O’Brien, Kayla Borell, Shambrey Budd, Leslie Speer, Liz Heath, DIamond Brown, Regan Foos and assistant coach Makenzi Johnson.

the other half of the bracket, 25-18, 25-14.

The Lady Cougars were a concern to Linenberger.

“We saw in their first match that they were capable of defending the court well and keeping the ball in play,” says the head coach. “And they had a freshman middle hitter we had to shut down.”

The job of control-

ling their middle hitter fell upon senior middle Leslie Speer. Linenberger feels that one sequence of events in the opening game may have turned the match in favor of the Lady Hornets.

“There was a long rally and Leslie got a block, they saved it, she blocked it again, they saved it, and she blocked it a third time for the point,” Linen-

berger says. “That was a turning point. I think we started getting into their heads at that point.

“We dominated them in the first game. I knew the second game would be a battle. There were moments when we should have put the ball away and taken control, but didn’t.

But the girls never got down,” she says. “It was great to take care of busi-

ness in two games.”

She also credited her team’s continued improvement in passing as another key to their success. Without good passes she says they can’t get into their offense.

Linenberger says the service game - hitting and receiving - have become strengths for the Lady Hornets.

(See SPIKERS on page 22)

Cowgirls oust SC in sub-state opener

It was a brief Class 4A sub-state volleyball tournament for Scott Community High School which fell to No. 1 seeded Goodland (25-18, 25-17) to end their season on Saturday.

In three previous matches against the Cowgirls, SCHS (6-27) was able to win the opening game and appeared in position to repeat that scenario with the score tied 13-13 during the substate semi-finals. Goodland scored the next four points and pulled away for the win.

“Goodland’s blocking and their power at the net were the big difference,” says head coach Jordan Dreiling.

The SCHS coach was hoping to neutralize Goodland’s powerful middle hitter Tarryn Bedore by matching her up with senior Bailey Nickel across the front row.

“Tarryn is always an offensive threat, even as a setter. We weren’t very effective at blocking her,” says Dreiling. “And Bailey was so focused on trying to hit around her that she ended up making more hitting errors than

normal.”

As a result, senior Krissa Dearden responded with a team high five kills to go along with nine serve receptions and five digs.

Nickel and senior outside hitter Kelly Wycoff each had four kills, but combined for 10 errors..

Nickel added a team high 11 digs and Wycoff had nine assists, followed by Taylor Goodman with six.

Junior Kristi Faurot had an effective night at the service line with back-toback aces on two different occasions in the first game, along with another ace in the second game.

“We’d had some great rallies, but Goodland was able to outlast us.

They have girls who can end points and we don’t have that,” says Dreiling.

“When Tarryn (Bedore) can leap over Taylor’s (Goodman) block by a foot, we can’t stop that.”

Turning It Around The Lady Beavers will lose three seniors from a squad that saw a number of freshmen and sophomores getting a lot of court time.

SCHS spikers during the 2013 season were (front row, from left) Cami Patton, Kylee Trout, Esmeralda Hernandez, Kaylene McGonagle and Desirae Honeyfield.

(Second row) Kaely Zilla, Zayra Peregrino, Brooke Dillinger, Kristi Faurot, Krissa Dearden, Tyler Vondracek and Taylor Goodman.(Third row) Madison Orr, Madison Braun, Paige Eggleston, Brandi Shearmire, Alysan Buehler, Amanda Kough, Stephanie Banda, Nicole Latta and Kelly Wycoff. (Fourth row) Katie Nowak (mgr.), Macy Berning, Clarissa Ratzlaff, Lizzy Eikenberry, Bailey Nickel, Paige Winderlin, Kiana Yager, Haley Allen and Kiara Gallegos (mgr.). (Back row) Ashley Geyer, assistant coach; Jordan Dreiling, head coach; and Kelli Eisenhour, assistant coach.

“We can’t use the excuse that next year is another rebuilding year,” says Dreiling. “We need girls at every position who are willing to raise the level of their play. Just because someone played varsity this year doesn’t mean they can’t lose that job.”

That means a lot of club volleyball and strength

training during the offseason.

“We brought Taylor up as a setter at mid-season and she did a real nice job. The night before substate she stayed late after practice to continue working with Coach (Ashley) Geyer. We need a lot more girls willing to put in that kind of effort.”

Dreiling is optimistic about the strides that the

team made this season and the potential she sees in the freshman class.

But they also have some huge holes to fill.

“Bailey, Kelly and Krissa accounted for 85 to 90 percent of our offense during the season. That’s a big hole to fill,” Dreiling says. “Unfortunately, we’re still going to be counting on some pretty young girls.”

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inside the numbers

42

yard TD by Paco Banda was longest run from scrimmage this season for the Beavers

12

SCHS running plays of

10 yards or more against TMP. That’s more than they had in the previous five games (10) combined.

7.88

yards per carry by the

Beavers during the Hays-TMP district game

5

consecutive district

football titles won by Scott City

2.67

yards per carry allowed by SCHS defense against the Monarchs

Powder puff game Friday Scott Community High School will be sponsoring a powder puff football game on Fri., Nov 1, 7:00 p.m.

Admission price is a canned food item to be donated to the Community Breadbasket.

Lippelmann is Pigskin top winner With just two incorrect picks, Jon Lippelmann was the top winner in this week’s Pigskin Payoff.

The Scott City resident’s only misses were Hutchinson’s loss to Garden City and Oakland’s win over Pittsburgh.

The only players with 13 correct picks were Chris Rodriguez and Clint Shapland. Rodriguez won the tie-breaker, predicting 46 points would be scored in the SCHS-TMP game. The final total was 58.

Shapland predicted 45 points.

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Scott City finally showed their running ‘potential’ Yes, the Beavers do have a running game.

At least they did for one night at the expense of Hays-TMP. Granted, they aren’t Phillipsburg, or Beloit or even Hoisington, but after spending most of the season trying to reestablish our identity as a running team, the Beavers showed their . . . dare we say, potential.

“Is potential even a word . . . really?” asks head coach Glenn O’Neil.

Well, according to Merriam-Webster it is.

But we like where O’Neil was taking this discussion.

“Either you do it or you don’t,” O’Neil explains. “Potential is a word that’s tossed out there when people have question about whether or not you can do it. I hate the word. Either you can do it, you do it or you fail to do it.

“The other night we did it. That means for one Friday night we were capable of doing what we’re supposed to do.”

How can you argue with that?

Not Just the Line As any football coach will tell you, at the risk of sounding cliche, the success of the running game begins up front with the line.

“The (varsity) line, from tackle to tackle, did a nice job on the traps - making the blocks up front and getting to the linebackers.

“Wyatt (Kropp) had a nice run on a trap play and Paco (Banda) had three or four nice runs on the trap,” says O’Neil.

The head coach says the biggest problem with the line this season hasn’t been with their ability to get the job done physically.

It’s been the lack of communication.

“A lineman will feel positive about

who to block and make a line call and from there it’s passed down the line, from inside out or outside in,” he explains.

But there are occasions when that communication is lacking “because they lack confidence in their knowledge.”

That leads to confusion.

“They did a better job this week, especially with the sweeps. But the decisions have to be made quicker. They don’t have a lot of time,” says O’Neil.

“You basically have from the time you walk to the line and a second or two (once you get into your stance) to think about your blocking assignments.

If the ball is snapped and the line call is echoing through your ears, then it’s too late,” he says. “We’re getting better, but this is something we should have been more efficient at in weeks two and three.”

But it’s unfair to say that the success of every play rests with the offensive line.

Typically, toss sweeps have been the bread-and-butter of the SCHS offense and they’ve had the speed to get to the edge for big gains. While the backfield doesn’t have the speed it’s enjoyed in recent years, a bigger problem has been stringing a play to the sideline rather than hitting the gap when it develops.

While Kropp had a 26 yard TD run, he added another 58 yards on four sweeps an average of 14.5 yards per carry.

That, says O’Neil, is why the sopho-

more got a couple of extra carries against the Monarchs.

“We didn’t take the ball all the way to the outside and that’s where the better communication was evident,” he says.

The linemen blocked down on the man they were supposed to and communicated that the ball was “going to be run a little bit tighter.”

Communication, emphasizes O’Neil, isn’t just between linemen.

“The backs need to be listening to the line calls as well and hit the gaps where they are being created,” he says.

KISS Philosophy In football, as with most things in life, it’s always a good idea to keep it simple.

“Brayden (Strine) is one of the smartest players on the team and he made the comment the other day that, ‘Coach, there are times that I overthink things so much that I mess up.’

“There are times when the boys are making it harder than it actually is,” says O’Neil.

Communicate. Know your responsibilities. Keep it simple.

And play to your . . . play to your . . .

There’s a word that we’re fumbling for, but we can’t seem to find it in the dictionary.

Let’s put it another way.

As long as the players on this team do their job, they’re going to surprise people at just how far they can go.

SCHS will face Lakin in playoff opener Scott Community High School will renew its rivalry with Lakin when they host the Broncs in the bi-district playoff game on Tues., Nov. 5.

Kickoff will be at 7:00 p.m.

From 2004-11 the two teams met nine times during the regular season or playoffs with the Beavers holding an 8-1 edge in that series.

Lakin failed to make the post-season in 2012, losing to Holcomb and Cimarron in district play.

This year, Lakin (5-4, 2-1) avenged the Cimarron loss by trouncing the Bluejays, 41-0, but lost the district title when they fell to Holcomb (41-26).

The Broncs have a ground-

bi-district oriented offense that centers around senior Gage McAtee (5-9, 175) who has rushed for 1,113 yards and 13 touchdowns through the first eight games.

He is averaging 9.12 yards per carry.

“They move him around in the wing-T. He’ll be the runningback on a sweep and a few plays later he’ll be the fullback on a trap,” says SCHS head coach Glenn O’Neil. “They’re going to get the ball in his hands because he’s their best runningback.”

Outside of Ulysses, O’Neil says Lakin has probably the

only true wing-T offense in Western Kansas.

The Broncs are coached by Jeff Fuss who had been at Lakin for a number of years before becoming the head coach at Pratt (2004-10). Since his return to Lakin in 2011, the Broncs have compiled a 14-14 record.

“Coach Fuss has run the wing-T for a long time and made adjustments as he’s needed for the personnel he has,” says O’Neil. “They’ll run the sweeps and traps, but their quarterback also has a nice arm and there are a couple of kids who can catch the ball.”

Through eight games, junior quarterback Caleb Seeger (6-0, 185) has passed for 758 yards,

completing 52-of-115 attempts.

He has six touchdown passes and six interceptions.

His top receivers are junior Matt Armstrong (6-1, 160) with 365 yards (16.6 yards per catch) and McAtee with 179 yards (8.95 ypc).

“Their line is a little bigger than what they’ve been for the last couple of years,” says O’Neil.

The Broncs are capable of putting up some big offensive numbers, having scored more than 40 points in three of their first eight games - including 55 against Sublette and 46 against Ellinwood.

(See LAKIN on page 22)

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or more - 12 on the ground.

Kropp scored the next three touchdowns to finish off quick drives of 47 and 52 yards that lasted just two and five plays, respectively.

Perhaps the most impressive drive of the night began from the SCHS 14 following a TMP punt.

Quarterback Trey O’Neil, who was 8-of-10 for 109 yards passing, had completions of 11 yards to senior Brayden Strine and another nine yards to Pounds, but this was primarily a drive that saw the Beavers relying on their power running attack.

Eight rushing plays were capped by Kropp’s 26 yard scoring run on a trap play just 1:33 into the second period that extended their lead to 28-0.

The Beavers added a nine yard pass completion from O’Neil to Brett Meyer for a touchdown on the next possession.

Following a TMP fumble that was recovered at the SCHS 33 yard line, the Beavers needed just one play and seven seconds for Strine to reach the end zone and give the Beavers a 41-0 halftime advantage.

Freshman Tre Stewart’s 27 yard field goal late in the third period put the Beavers on top, 44-0.

After TMP was able to turn a SCHS fumble into a score early in the fourth period, Scott City returned the favor following an interception. With the junior varsity offense on the field, the Beavers were able to move the ball 96 yards and take nearly 7-1/2 minutes off the clock before junior James

SCHS junior quarterback Trey O’Neil avoids a TMP defender for a 16 yard gain during a district playoff win in Hays.

(Record Photo)

Jurgens scored on an 11 defense in order to get him yard run. healthy for the playoffs.

“During practice, we Sharing the Wealth made adjustments where Ten Beavers shared in the (linemen) were going the offensive wealth that through their blocking saw them averaging 7.88 assignments against difyards per running play. ferent defenses,” says T. “When we work hard O’Neil. “But it’s not just and concentrate in practhe linemen knowing their tice and know who we’re assignments. It’s also a blocking I think our backs can be very explosive,” matter of our backs knowsays T. O’Neil, who added ing their assignments. We he was glad to be back on need everyone to underthe field after missing the stand what they’re supHoisington game due to posed to do.”

That begins by the linean injury.

The junior quarterback men doing a better job of only played the first half communication, says seand didn’t play at all on nior center Keigun Wells.

“TMP was aggressive on defense, but we were able to overpower them,” he says.

Kropp gave the Beavers another player with speed to the outside that they have been looking for this season. In just five carries he had three touchdown runs and averaged 16.8 yards per carry.

“Wyatt got a couple more carries the other night because he’s not stringing a sweep out to the sideline,” says Coach O’Neil. “He’s seeing the gaps and he’s cutting up the field quicker which is what we’ve been wanting

to see from our backs all we caught just about evseason.” erything.”

There was little doubt the Beavers could have Balanced Offense It was also one of the rolled up even more yards most efficient passing with the passing game, but games of the season with this was a night in which quarterbacks O’Neil and they were focusing on the Meyer combining for run. It’s an area where the 9-of-11. Strine had three Beavers - at least when catches for 56 yards and compared to SCHS teams over the years - have Pounds two for 27.

“Any time a receiver struggled with putting gets two hands on the ball up big numbers. In four they need to make the games they have had less catch. And it’s up to the than 130 yards rushing.

In the TMP game the quarterback to put the ball in the right place where Beavers had nearly half they can get two hands on as many rushing yards as it,” says Coach O’Neil. they did in the first seven “That was happening and games combined.

Last minute TD ends Dighton playoff hopes One had the feeling that Friday’s district showdown between Dighton and Sylvan-Lucas would come down to which team had the final possession.

Sylv a n Lucas wasn’t the last t e a m Dighton 42 to have Sylvan 48 the ball.

But their touchdown with just 15 seconds remaining in the game was enough to give the Mustangs a 48-42 win over Dighton.

It would take a major upset of Sylvan-Lucas by Otis-Bison in the regular season finale for the Hornets (4-4, 2-2) to have any chance at a post-season playoff berth.

“It was a real tough loss,” says Dighton head coach Ken Simon. “We knew that Sylvan was a better team than their record indicated, but it was still a game we could have won.”

The difference was Sylvan’s big-play offense that resulted in touchdown passes of 43 and 42 yards to go along with TD runs of 55 and 56 yards.

“We knew there would be some matchup issues in the passing game. The fact that we gave up some big running plays was uncharacteristic for our team,” says Simon. “We’ve been hanging our hat on our run defense.”

The Mustangs opened up a 22-6 lead in the sec-

ond period with Dighton’s only points coming on a 59 yard run by Isaac Alinor on the team’s first play from scrimmage.

The Hornets appeared to be back on track when they rallied with 20 unanswered points.

Matthew Mulville’s six yard scoring run cut the lead to 22-12 at the half.

The Hornets scored on their first two possessions of the second half to open a 26-22 lead in the span of about five minutes.

Quarterback Tyler Lingg connected with Alinor on an out-route and the senior runningback was able to turn it into a 61 yard touchdown run along the sideline.

Moments later, the Hornets were able to recover

a fumble that set up a one yard keeper by Lingg.

“We had the momentum and we had a chance to take control of the game,” says Simon.

Instead, Sylvan-Lucas answered with a five-play scoring drive and regained the lead, 28-26, entering the final quarter.

Both teams traded touchdowns in the final period.

Alinor, who finished with 179 yards rushing, tied the game, 34-34, with a 20 yard run and a PAT conversion. Dighton fell behind again following a 42 yard scoring pass by the Mustangs, but tied the game at 42-42 when Lingg and freshman Dylan Foos connected on a 32 yard

pass and Alinor converted the PAT run.

Unfortunately, that still left 1-1/2 minutes for Sylvan-Lucas to complete their comeback bid.

“We were in a prevent defense (cover three), but one of our guys got confused on coverage and left their third of the field, leaving it wide open for them to convert on thirdand-long,” Simon says.

Sylvan-Lucas completed another pass to the 12 yard line and two plays later a six yard completion was good for a touchdown with just :15 left to play.

After a slow start that saw him complete just 2-of-7 passes for 13 yards in the first half, Lingg finished the night 8-of-16 for 156 yards.

“We weren’t giving (Lingg) good protection in the first half. He got sacked three times,” Simon says. “We provided better protection in the second half. We were also rolling him out of the pocket and hitting shorter routes which helped.”

The Hornets even used Alinor in a wildcat formation in the second half.

“It was effective. I wish I would have done it even more in the second half,” adds the head coach.

“The big surprise was giving up so many points, especially after the strong defensive game we played against Victoria,” Simon says. “They were a good team, but we didn’t play the way we were capable of.”

Patsies about to end for the Chiefs In a 16-game schedule, all the talented NFL teams are going to have a few games when they don’t play their best, but still find a way to win. by Kansas Mac City had Stevenson that type of game last week when they defeated Cleveland (23-17) to move their record to 8-0.

KC’s improvement over last season’s dismal ball club is miraculous. Most of the credit belongs to the Chiefs’ President Clark Hunt who hired head coach Andy Reid and general manager John Dorsey.

It’s been a wonderful season for long-suffering Kansas City fans. However, a bit of caution may be in order.

The Chiefs’ schedule has been fairly easy by NFL standards. The combined record of KC’s opponents so far this season is 18-37.

They play another team with a losing record when they travel to Buffalo (3-5).

In addition, the Chiefs have had good fortune in avoiding season-ending injuries that plague so many NFL teams.

KC needs to get win number nine because it starts getting tougher real soon.

Following a bye week, the Chiefs play Denver in two of the next three weeks.

Quarterback Peyton Manning will present the KC defense with its most daunting challenge of the season.

That game will be on the NFL’s center stage.

Big Win for Wildcats Kansas State had a mustwin football game last Saturday and the Wildcats came through against West Virginia (35-12).

K-State (3-4, 1-3) kept alive their hopes for a bowl game.

K-State plays Iowa State in Manhattan this Saturday before traveling to Lawrence on Nov. 30. The Wildcats must - and should - win both games.

That leaves Texas Tech on Nov. 9 and home games with TCU (Nov. 16) and Oklahoma (Nov. 23). If they defeat I-State and KU, (See PATSIES on page 23)

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behind him over the challenging 3.1 mile course.

“When the race started I saw all the people in front of me and I told myself that I’m better than them,” says Briggs about his charge toward the front. “I picked up the pace and started passing them.”

Despite the difficulty of the course, Briggs was just nine seconds off his fastest time of the season.

On the other hand, Balderrama had to avoid going out too fast and burning out too quickly, which has been a problem for him in some races this season.

“I’ve been running too hard, too early in a lot of my races, but today I ran smart,” said Balderrama. “I found my pace and was able to stay with it.”

His goal was a top 15 finish which Balderrama hoped might be good enough to slip into the state meet.

“I didn’t start my kick early enough, but I’m happy with how I ran in my last race of the season,” he says.

“Heath and Edi didn’t have their best times, but they ran well,” says Reese.

Freshman Chance Jones (28th, 18:55) and sophomore Irvin Lozano (30th, 18:59) were just two and six seconds slower than their season bests, respectively.

Miguel Chavez (44th, 19:24) finished well off the kind of race that Reese was expecting from the junior who had earned AllLeague honors only a week earlier.

“As a team, we finished about where I expected,” says Reese.

Perhaps the most shocking result of the day was Goodland’s climb into the No. 2 spot.

The Beavers had beaten them in their last two meets.

“Credit Goodland for finding a way to turn in a great performance when it mattered most.

I really feel there’s no reason why we couldn’t have been right there with them,” says Reese. “It shows that we have a lot of work to do if we want to get back to state again and that has to begin during the off-season.”

Balderrama agrees.

“None of us really put in the miles this summer so we were trying to get in better shape during the season. You can bet that next summer we’re going to put

SCHS senior Aubrey Davis competes in the Class 4A regional cross-country meet in McPherson last Saturday.

(Record Photo)

in the miles so that we can go to state,” he says. “We have fast guys on our team and we need to work out together and have that bonding time as a team. I think we can surprise some people next year.”

Even with the entire roster returning, Reese says next year promises to be challenging for the Beavers.

“Hugoton, Ulysses and Goodland have young teams and we’re going to see them several times next year,” he says. “The good news is that should give us some idea of what it’s going to take to get to the state meet.”

Girls Finish 7th Even though the Lady Beavers (160) finished seventh in the team standings, they were actually closer to qualifying for state than the SCHS boys.

The girls were only 21 points behind third place Buhler (139).

Clay Center (46) easily won the team title, followed by Hugoton (116), Pratt (140), Goodland (143) and McPherson (150).

“I felt like the girls ran over their heads. I don’t know that we could have gotten much more out of them,” says Reese.

Wren and senior teammate Taylor George (30th, 17:47) ran

side-by-side for most of the race while senior Megan Thornburg (32nd, 17:56) was close behind.

Rounding out the SCHS squad were Aubrey Davis (35th, 18:08), Macy Davis (59th, 18:08) and Riley Hawker (73rd, 20:47).

Wren, Thornburg and Davis each ran their fastest times of the season.

Winning the girl’s division was Pratt freshman Halle Helfreich in 15:49.

“We were real competitive as a team. It was good to see the seniors run so well in their final race,” says Reese.

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They also played well in a close loss (47-35) and were tied with Holcomb at halftime, 14-14, before losing in the district title game, 41-26.

Lakin had more offense than the Longhorns - 348 to 323 yards - with 184 on the ground and 164 passing.

“You know that when Lakin has a chance to play Scott City we can expect their best effort,” says O’Neil.

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“We allowed very few aces and, on the other side, we were able to score quite a few ace points,” she says.

“We emphasize aggressive, smart serving. Sometimes those can be easy points.

State Begins Friday Perhaps the biggest match of the state tournament will be in the opening round on Friday when the No. 5 seeded Lady Hornets face No. 4 Beloit-St. Johns/Tipton (28-8).

That will be followed by matches against No. 1 seeded Baileyville B&B (37-3) and No. 8 seeded Ingalls (18-18).

Getting off to a quick start will be critical. Linenberger feels her squad won’t be overwhelmed by the experience since three of the girls were on the floor when they qualified for state in 2011.

“Shambrey (Budd) and Diamond (Brown) had key roles on that team and Leslie (Speer) was one of the first girls off the bench,” says the DHS coach. “The girls know what to expect. We aren’t content with just showing up.

“I feel our girls are mentally tough. There are times when we’ve been behind by eight points and I don’t call a timeout because these girls are capable of turning it around on their own,” says Linenberger.

“A couple of my seniors have made big strides with responding to pressure. They know mistakes will be made. What’s more important is how you come back from those mistakes.”

Mental and difficulty that comes with being a “bubble team.”

You either take advantage of being one of the largest schools in Class 3A or deal with the challenges of being one of the smallest schools in Class 4A. The Beavers are coming off a terrific three-year sports run during which teams earned five state championships (three in basketball, one in football and one in wrestling) and added a state runner-up (boy’s cross-country).

Would SCHS have enjoyed the same level of success in Class 4A. In a word: no.

We’d have been competitive. We’d have made a deep run in the football playoffs, most likely would have been in the state basketball tournament each of the past three years and perhaps placed among the top five in wrestling. But there’s

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out to all of them how soft and luxurious the skunk fur was, asking them if they had any idea that something so feared could feel so soft.

The badger pelt has the claws still intact and I also made it a point to show each person those claws, explaining to them what good diggers badgers are.

Most wanted to know what animal each pelt came from. Some knew several of them but many

hadn’t a clue, calling the coyote pelt a beaver, the beaver pelt a mink and so on. I rattled off the past owner of each pelt so many times I did it that night in my sleep. Next year I’ll make labels.

I guess my point to all this is that you really don’t have to go far from home to find people who have no understanding of the merits of hunting and trapping. If we are to see hunting and trapping

passed on to our grandchildren and in turn to their kids and so on, we need to make a concerted effort to educate the people around us.

There is absolutely no better way to do this than to take non-hunters and trappers along with us on our adventures as we continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors!

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a very good chance that we wouldn’t have won a single state title - let alone five.

We’ve been down this road before.

There’s no doubt, for example, that had SCHS been a Class 3A team in 2009 and 2010, we’d have claimed at least one state wrestling title, if not two.

Instead, we were in Class 4A and had to work hard just to place among the top 10.

Yes, the degree of difficulty is that much different.

We’ve seen the same thing in track where it’s been a huge challenge just advancing beyond regional.

That’s the reality.

There’s also another reality.

We can win state titles in Class 4A as well. We’ve done it before in football (3), boy’s track (4), girl’s track (3), wrestling (3),

boy’s basketball (1) and boy’s cross-country (1).

In fact, we have more state championships in Class 4A than we do in 3A. Being a 4A school simply means we have to work a little harder to achieve our goals. It means we have to be more dedicated during the offseason in order to elevate our game.

And we have to be mentally tougher.

As cross-country coach Kevin Reese noted, when his athletes learned in early October we were going to be a 4A school “they were deflated.”

“You could sense a difference,” he said.

Sure, it’s disappointing.

But that’s where it has to end.

You have to make the decision to prove that you’re the best athlete, or the best team, among an entirely different group of athletes.

In that respect, there’s no difference between being in 2A, 3A, 4A or any other classification. The athletes who work the hardest and are the most committed to developing their talents will rise to the top and step on the podium.

The fact that we’re competing against schools more than twice our size (i.e., track, wrestling and x-country) makes the challenge greater, but not insurmountable.

Our cross-country team saw the gap that exists between themselves and the top teams in 4A. It’s up to them to begin closing that gap.

Whether or not we’re 3A or 4A is beyond our control (unlike some private schools). Let’s get mentally tough, make the commitment to succeed and then proceed to add to the championship banners already hanging in our gym.

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Sainty pulls away late for district win over Wichita Co. Even though Wichita County High School only trailed St. Francis 8-7 with less than six minutes remaining in last Friday’s district game, there was a sense of frustration on the sideline.

T w o scoring opportunities had Wichita Co. 7 slipped St. Francis 22 a w a y from the Indians (1-7, 0-4) in the first half and another opportunity to take the lead in the final period was turned back - not by the St. Francis defense, but by WCHS penalties.

After driving to the Indians 24 yard line, Wichita County was pushed back to midfield following three consecutive penalties.

“Anything that could go wrong seemed to go wrong,” says head coach Faron Kraft.

That frustration was compounded in the final four minutes when St.

Patsies K-State would have to win just one of those other three games to qualify for a bowl game.

That’s a significant challenge, but attainable.

Coach Bill Snyder’s team is improving as normal, slowly but surely.

His two-quarterback system worked well against West Virginia. It looks like that’s here to stay for the rest of this season.

Jake Waters had an excellent passing game against West Virginia, thanks in large part to some great catches by Tyler Lockett who had three touchdown passes.

Kansas State is a completely different football team with Lockett and Tramaine Thompson healthy at the wide receiver positions. Effective passing opens up the running game and makes the entire offense function smoothly.

After the game, Coach Bill Snyder said, “Just based on their performance and the catches that they made that it was significant for us . . . it was very beneficial that they are back.”

Iowa State, like Kansas, is going the wrong direc-

Francis (3-4, 3-2) scored a pair of touchdowns to hand WCHS a 22-7 loss.

“I have to admit that we lost our cool during the final four minutes and things fell apart,” says Kraft. “That’s unfortunate because we were still in the game. We had our chances, but it comes down to being a team that expects to win and knowing what it takes to finish a game.”

This was a game WCHS knew it was capable of winning and they had opportunities to take early control of the game.

However, they missed out on two touchdowns when a pass was dropped in the end zone in the opening period and a second period touchdown was called back because of a penalty.

Leoti was finally able to put points on the board with quarterback Jantz Budde’s touchdown run in the second period that cut the lead to 8-7.

WCHS had success moving the ball on the ground with 186 yards on 44 carries, led by senior Colton Northrup with 130 yards. They were unable to complement that with a passing game that was just 8-of-21 for 61 yards.

“Most of those passes came in the second half following penalties and long yardage situations,” says Kraft. “We had receivers open, but couldn’t keep the pressure off long enough.

“Our Achilles heel all year has been our inability to hit the big play in the passing game. You need to hit the pass in playaction to keep the other team from blitzing against our wing-T offense,” says Kraft.

“Without play-action we can’t slow down the defense and they were bringing pressure all night.

“It’s not that the opportunities aren’t there,” he adds, “but we’re strug-

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tion as the season moves into the homestretch. The Cyclones have big problems on defense and the improving Kansas State offense will have a big game Saturday.

Making it to a bowl game would make the 2013 season a success for the Wildcats.

Hoops Relief for KU The overall effort by KU’s football team during the 59-14 shellacking at the hands of Baylor was unacceptable. Their blocking and tackling was substandard to say the least.

When the much-heralded basketball team took to the floor against Pittsburg State this week it was a sight for sore eyes for Jayhawk fans. KU has two exhibition games before the regular season begins.

Little or nothing will be gained except for fans to get their first look at some exceptional freshmen. But it will be a welcome relief

from watching the football team.

Before major league baseball goes into hibernation for the winter, one rule is badly in need of change before the 2014 season. When relief pitchers come in from the bullpen, there should be no practice pitches. The relievers should warm up in the bullpen and be ready to go when their manager hands them the ball.

Reserve basketball and football players don’t take practice shots or throw warm-up passes while the game is held up.

Managers may change pitchers seven or eight times a game. It’s not unusual for a pitcher to see just one hitter before they’re replaced. This ancient tradition of warm-up pitches slows down play and kills excitement and shouldn’t be allowed.

“We’ve always done it this way” is the worst possible defense for this antiquated ritual.

gling with our blocking and hitting the guys who are open.”

Injuries and other factors have contributed to constant changes in the offensive line. Kraft says they have pieced together four different starting lines during the season.

“Our overall blocking is pretty good. That’s evident when you look at Northrup’s (rushing) yards,” says the head coach. “But it seems we can’t block for more than two seconds in our passing game. That’s why we’ve shortened the routes to allow Jantz to get rid of the ball quicker.”

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Providing the personal touch for a bride’s big day

There’s probably no bigger moment in a woman’s life than her wedding day.

Dani Heinrich wants to make sure it measures up to their dreams.

The owner of Bridal and More in Scott City will help the bride find or create the perfect dress for herself and her bridesmaids.

“For as long as I can remember I’ve always loved fashion and dresses,” says Heinrich. “I used to design dresses when I was young.”

Now she’s taken that passion to another level in her store at 306 W. 5th.

“I can help a bride find the perfect dress,” says

Heinrich, who has a variety of sample dresses for brides, prom or other special occasions on display in the showroom. “If we don’t have what someone is looking for, then we can work with designers who can create a dress that will fit any budget.”

Typically, a custom-designed dress will arrive in 8-12 weeks, but it is possible for a dress to arrive in less than a week if it’s in stock.

“Last week I had a lady come in here with a picture of three dresses she had been looking for and we had all three - and in her price range,” she points out.

“Most women have

Dani Heinrich (center) cuts the ribbon for Bridal and More in Scott City. Welcoming her to the business community are Chamber of Commerce members (from left) Chamber Director Brad Venters, Pam McDaniel, President Shawn Powelson, Frank Mercurio, Avie Barmann and Tom Shirley.

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had an idea of what they want their dress to look like from the day they first think about getting married,” Heinrich says. “It’s my job to help make the dress they’ve envisioned

become a reality. Plus, I can offer suggestions about the latest styles.”

Bridal and More also has tuxedoes, jewelry and other accessories. They can even offer decorating

SC holiday open house is Nov. 10

Scott City merchants will sponsor their annual Holiday Open House on Sun., Nov. 10, from 1:005:00 p.m.

Many merchants will offer drawings, sales and refreshments.

Participants include: Alco, Bling, Gifts Etc., Giftologists, Networktronic, Revcom Electronics, Scott County Library, Scott County Hardware, Shopko, Suzy B’s Flowers and More and The Scott County Record.

Check next week’s Record for open house details.

day through Friday, 3:007:30 p.m., and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Heinrich is also available by appointment seven days a week at 8744340.

AgAuctions brings together tradition and technology

Gooden completes certification Dr. Joshua Gooden, Scott City, is among about 1,700 optometrists nationwide who are board certified by the American Board of Optometry (ABO).

Dr. Gooden completed an accredited residency or a series of post-graduate activities. He then passed a computer-based examination on issues spanning the scope of optometry.

Dr. Gooden has now enrolled in the ABO’s Maintenance of Certification program.

Goal of the 10-year certification process is for the optometrist to remain current in the field and deliver quality patient care.

assistance for the wedding, reception or other special event.

“We are a one-stop shop for all your wedding needs,” says Heinrich.

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Blas (left) and Noe Rodriguez of R Brothers Auto Scott City.

Southwest Kansas auctioneer Scott Brown has launched a new approach to agricultural auctions.

He and his son, Jamie, have founded AgAuctions to combine traditional farm sales with the technology of internet based auctions.

“There’s been several timed internet auction firms spring up over the country the last few Body and Mechanic in years. We still like the excitement created by the auctioneer’s chant,” says Brown, whose auction business is based in Greensburg.

AgAuctions has taken the traditional auction and added the capabilities for live, simultaneous interand Fender in Scott City net bidding. Bidders can before becoming an over- preview the items in perthe-road trucker.

“My brother and I have talked about having our own business. When we heard that Gary was interested in selling his business we thought this was our chance,” says Noe. “This shop is a perfect situation for us. Blas can do the mechanic work and I can do the body work.”

“Things are changing, but they aren’t,” says Miller. “People can still get everything done out here like before, but now there’s a mechanic.”

R Brothers fulfills a business dream

Things are changing at Millrods in Scott City . . . sort of.

People can still contact Gary Miller for equipment rentals and to purchase pre-owned vehicles and motorcycles.

However, the body shop business has been sold to Noe and Blas Rodriguez who are the owners of R Brothers Auto Body and Mechanic located at 1941 South US83 Highway.

While Millrods and R Brothers are separate businesses, both will be operating under the same

roof.

Noe Rodriguez is the body and repair specialist while Blas Rodriguez is the mechanic.

Blas has previously worked at Burtis Motors, Garden City, for a year before being employed for the past six years with Spangler and J&R Car and Truck Center in Scott City.

Noe attended Southwest Kansas Technical School, Liberal, where he earned a degree in collision repair in 2007. He spent the next 1-1/2 years working for Lou’s Body

son prior to the sale and attend the auction. Others can participate from their computer.

“We think this is the best of both worlds,” Brown says.

AgAuctions will be concentrating their efforts heavily on the Western two-thirds of Kansas.

“This will allow all bidders in that area to be within a reasonable distance from any items listed for sale on their website,” says Jamie Brown.

AgAuctions plans to conduct around four sales per year, with the first being held Dec. 17. They are taking consignments for that sale. They may be contacted at (620) 2822226 or on the web at www.agauctions.com.

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USDA trying to make up for lost grain samples The USDA is working to find the best way to compensate for samples of corn and soybean crops it was unable to collect during the partial U.S. government shutdown.

USDA enumerators, who gather crop samples nationwide to help determine harvest estimates that can jolt grain prices, were among the government workers sidelined by the shutdown that began on Oct. 1.

When they returned to work last week, some of the crops had already been harvested, meaning they lost the opportunity to make final physical assessments of some of the country’s agricultural production.

The USDA knows some samples are missing and is working “to try to understand what we have and where we have it,” said Joe Prusacki, director of the statistics division for USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

The USDA must determine how to compensate for the missing samples before a widely followed grain production report is released Nov. 8. The department canceled the monthly report for October because of the shutdown.

Banned additive found in US beef

Taiwan detected the cattle feed additive zilpaterol in U.S. beef, the third such incident in less than a month in Asia, heightening concerns over banned animal growth drugs.

South Korea suspended some U.S. beef imports after detecting zilpaterol in meat earlier this month.

Authorities in Taiwan found U.S. meat with the same drug.

The detection of the additive has raised concerns that it may still be in the supply chain despite drug maker Merck & Co. halting sales of Zilmax, the top-selling zilpaterol-based additive, on August 16.

Zilpaterol is a kind of feed additive that can add as much as 30 pounds of saleable meat to an animal in the weeks before slaughter.

Originally developed as asthma drugs for humans, beta-antagonists - in a decade of use - have helped bolster the ability to produce more beef with fewer cattle in the United States.

COOL leads Tyson to close Canadian plant

The Canadian cattle industry is losing business from a major purchaser as Tyson Foods won’t accept cattle directly from the country to avoid added expenses associated with country-of-origin labeling rules.

The decision is likely to increase feeder-cattle exports. Tyson will continue to purchase Canadian-born cattle sent to U.S. feedlots, however the decision removes the third largest buyer from the Canadian fed cattle market.

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Midwest rural economy improves; regional issues cause for concern Slow growth was observed in Midwest rural economies, but political uncertainty, low grain prices and cattle losses resulting from the unexpected winter storm prevented substantial improvement.

The monthly survey of community bank presidents and CEOs in the 10-state area shows growth for the Rural Mainstreet economy remains positive. The October Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) improved 1.9 percent to 54.3%, signifying slight economic growth.

Reaction was not severe towards the government shutdown. Of the bankers and CEOs surveyed, only 25.9 percent saw a negative impact from the furlough while 74.1 percent saw little or no impact.

Many categories influencing the rural economy are declining, however many remain above 50, pointing to continued growth.

Lower grain prices are affecting land values and farm equipment sales. The farmland price index has fallen lower in all but

one of the past 11 months. The index, which fell 3.1 lower on the index to 50.9, is weakened by lower agriculture commodity prices and poor weather conditions.

Farmland cash rent prices are also forecast to increase over the next year, but at a much lower increase compared to six months earlier.

Farm equipment sales were down slightly, which is part of a continued decline.

Cattle producers in South Dakota and Nebraska continue

to tally losses from the early October blizzard. While the House and Senate consider a new farm bill that could possibly cover those losses with a retroactive Livestock Indemnity Program.

Ernie Goss, economist at Creighton University, expects economic growth to continue in rural communities, but also recognizes the significant decline of some agriculture commodity prices. Goss expects the rural economy to be slower in the months ahead.

Kansas State will lead effort to develop climate-resilient wheat

Kansas State University has been chosen to lead a new effort focused on developing wheat varieties that are resilient to the warming effects of climate change. The initial focus will be on wheat in South Asia, which typically produces 20 percent of the world’s wheat crop.

“Globally, wheat production is increasing at a rate of 1 percent annually, but there is evidence of yield stagnation in some regions, including South Asia,” said Jesse Poland, research geneticist with the USDA and a K-State adjunct assistant professor of agronomy.

“In fact, climate models predict that in tropical and subtropical regions such as South Asia, yield will decrease by 10 percent for every one degree

rise in temperature. Given current cultivars and production practices, this would likely reduce production levels by 30 percent in these regions.”

Poland will lead the team, which includes researchers from K-State, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Cornell University and the USDA. The five-year $5 million project, which creates the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Applied Wheat Genomics, is funded by the United States Agency for International Development.

A 30 percent production cut in wheat could prove devastating for people in South Asia and other developing regions, which rely on the wheat crop for not only a source of income,

but also their own food, Poland said.

And the effects wouldn’t end there. Wheat provides 21 percent of the food calories and 20 percent of the protein for more than 4.5 billion people in 94 developing countries.

“In the developing world, wheat is the primary staple for more than 1.2 billon and an important food source for 2.5 billion living in poverty, many of whom are living on less than $2 (U.S.) a day,” he said. “And wheat is the primary income source for some 30 million poor wheat farmers and their families.”

The demand for wheat, he said, is projected to increase 60 percent by the year 2050. At the same time, rising temperatures induced by climate change are

K-State expert examines effectiveness of state GWMDs

Farmers know the importance of water. Water is a necessary component to raising the crops and livestock to feed the world, and it will continue to play a major role in production well into the future.

In Western Kansas, the depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer, an underground water resource that is vital to agricultural production, has many people talking about water management.

Producers in Western Kansas who use water from the aquifer for crop irrigation and livestock production are looking at all possibilities to reduce water use today and extend the economic life of the aquifer, while remaining economically viable, said Bill Golden, natural

resource economist for K-State Extension.

Local Enhanced Management Areas (LEMAs) are publicdriven and allow irrigators and other water users in Kansas’ groundwater management districts (GMDs) to establish their own groundwater conservation policies. LEMAs were made possible by a bill passed in the Kansas Legislature last year.

“I think (LEMAs) will be the future of groundwater management in Kansas,” Golden said.

“It gives producers the flexibility to say, ‘We want water for our grandkids and our greatgrandkids.’”

The LEMA process, Golden said, transfers authority from the GMD to local producers.

Each LEMA has to be approved by the GMD and the chief engineer, but it provides flexibility to local producers by allowing them to decide the future of the aquifer under their property.

Water Policy Differences Because they are publicdriven, LEMAs are different than another water regulation program called Intensive Groundwater Use Control Areas (IGUCAs). The 1978 Kansas Groundwater Management District Act passed by the Kansas Legislature made IGUCAs possible.

IGUCAs give power to the state’s chief engineer to implement provisions if groundwater (See GWMD on page 27)

expected to cut wheat production in developing countries by 20 to 30 percent. The combined factors are expected to double wheat prices, pushing it beyond many consumers’ reach.

The team will use what is called “genomic selection” to boost genetic gains in wheat targeted to future warmer climates with a goal to develop heat-tolerant, high-yielding, and farmer-accepted varieties for South Asia, Poland said.

“The work will benefit wheat growers around the world, including right here in Kansas and other parts of the U.S. ,” Poland said. “Over the past two years we have already begun implementation of these advanced breeding methods in the KSU wheat programs (See WHEAT on page 27)

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Sustainable ag, marketing on KRC conference agenda Kansas Rural Center’s Farm and Food Conference, “Farming as if People Matter: How to Feed Ourselves, Build New Farms and Adapt to a Changing World,” will feature a host of local, regional and national experts to present information on a wide variety

of farm and food related topics.

Wes Jackson, founder and President of the Land Institute in Salina, will be the keynote speaker at the conference, which will be held at the Meridian Center, 1420 E. Broadway Ct., Newton, on Sat., November 2, from 9:00

Farm Bureau hopes for constructive debate on bill

GWMD

“Kansas farmers and ranchers need the certainty of a completed farm bill in order to make business decisions for next year,” said Kansas Farm Bureau President Steve Baccus.

“A strong, affordable crop insurance safety net will help crop producers develop individual risk management plans.

Reauthorizing livestock disaster programs will protect Kansas ranchers from catastrophic losses such as those suffered by our South Dakota friends after the recent blizzard.”

Baccus said Congress must fund all titles in the new farm bill to avoid abandoning important conservation, research and trade programs to the mercy of the appropriations process. He also called on lawmakers to preserve traditional rural-urban cooperation on nutrition issues.

“A farm bill without a meaningful nutrition title will make it difficult, if not impossible, for the House and Senate to reach agreement on a bill that can be signed by the President,” Baccus said.

“Congress must pass a unified farm bill that continues the partnership between the nutrition and farm communities and their constituents.”

October wheat prices climb, corn declines Preliminary prices received by farmers for winter wheat for October 2013 averaged $7.33 per bushel, an increase of 35 cents from the September price according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

The preliminary October corn price, at $4.45 per bushel, is down 68 cents from last month.

The preliminary October sorghum price averaged $7.34 per cwt, a decrease of $1.36 from September.

The preliminary October soybean price, at $12.10 per bushel, is down $1.00 from last month.

The October alfalfa hay price, at $198 per ton, is down from $225 last month. The other hay price, at $109 per ton, is down from $119 last month.

levels are declining excessively in certain areas.

Golden said IGUCAs are a top-down process for groundwater management, while local agricultural producers can define LEMAs - what the rules are and how much water use they want to reduce - and can reverse a particular LEMA if it isn’t helping the water issue.

Golden said this is why he is watching the economics of the first LEMA in Kansas, the SheridanThomas County LEMA, or Sheridan 6 LEMA, in the northwest part of the state.

“We are going to track to see what kind of cropmix changes they make,” he said. “Do they change irrigation equipment? Do they change other cultural practices?”

A Look at the Past A reduction in water can result in losses to a producer in the area, Golden said, but prior case studies have shown that farmers have been able to deal with less water very well, because they are innovative and are able to figure out ways not to lose revenue.

Prior to the implementation of LEMAs, Golden examined the economic impact of IGUCAs, par-

am to 5:00 pm.

Jackson is an internationally recognized leader in sustainable agriculture and author of several books, and will speak on “When Ecology Replaces Agronomy for Food Production.”

Workshops focusing on Farm Transitions, Farm

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ticularly the Walnut Creek IGUCA in Barton, Rush and Ness counties. He said producers there lost 15 to 50 percent of their water, which translated to less irrigated acres in that west-central area of Kansas.

“In west-central Kansas, we have seen a quick shift to no-till,” Golden said. “We have surprisingly seen major changes in crop mix.

Producers who quit irrigating wheat and grain sorghum, which are typically viewed as low-profit crops, focused more on their corn and alfalfa acreage.”

Golden said in the more than 20 years he has looked at the impact of IGUCAs, he has seen more farmers who have used flood irrigation converting to center-pivots and making other longterm decisions to help reduce water while generating profits.

In the short term, Golden said the Walnut Creek IGUCA caused some struggle among producers, which brought significant revenue losses on crops. The problem was that the implementation of the IGUCA was so rapid.

“It was today you have your water, and tomor-

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row we’re restricting your water,” Golden said. “We have learned from that.

The results of the study went to the state, and that is one of the reasons I believe that the state now is going to be doing more phased-in water reduction.”

Future Application LEMAs are helping with the phase-in, Golden said, because instead of an annual allocation, LEMAs allow for a fiveyear allocation. Producers are allowed to use that water anytime during that five-year period, which gives them flexibility to decide what crop-mixes and other changes they might want to try with less water availability.

With less irrigated acres, producers might think about how this would affect crop insurance programs, he said. The USDA’s Risk Management Agency has offered a limited-irrigation crop insurance policy for corn.

The Kansas Farm Service Agency also provides accounting services for producers. That financial information will be helpful as the economic assessment of the Sheridan 6 LEMA moves forward.

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through support from the Kansas Wheat Commission and Kansas Wheat Alliance.

This new project will expand this work on a global scale. The improved lines developed through CIMMYT could be brought back to Kansas as parents with good heat tolerance and the prediction models developed will further our understanding of selecting for yield under heat stress.”

The project builds on research already done at CIMMYT, where scientists have established a framework that identifies traits that limit wheat performance under heat stress, he said.

“We will incorporate genomic selection into CIMMYT’s bread wheat

breeding pipeline, with the specific target of increasing yield potential under extreme heat. Genomic selection, already used in animal and some crop breeding, has the potential to greatly decrease the length of breeding cycles in wheat, through prediction of yield and other complex traits.

“This leads to identifying and releasing better varieties faster,” he added.

Field evaluations will take place at the Borlaug Institute for South Asia sites in India, as well as sites in Pakistan.

“This project signifies a new era of ‘big science’ for international wheat development,” Poland said. “The team will generate the largest public resource of elite candidate

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“The wheat varieties generated by the project will have enhanced climate resilience, combining heat tolerance with heat avoidance (earliness), and maximized yield potential.”

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210 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-5338

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

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

We welcome new patients.

Call Brittan Ellis • 620-874-5160

324 N. Main • Scott City • 872-2389 Residence 872-5933

Horizon Health For your home medical supply and equipment needs!

We service and repair all that we sell.

Automotive

1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232

Willie’s Auto A/C Repair

Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center

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

(Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”...

Technology Lead Chiropractic

Dr. James Yager • Dr. Marlyn Swayne Dr. Robert Fritz

404 Kingsley • Scott City • 874-1379

t Paint i

Red

Specializing in all coatings

or any other color Paint inside and out residential, commercial, and industrial.

Free estimates and 16 plus years of experience.

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

Landscaping • Lawn/Trees

Berning Tree Service David Berning • Marienthal

620-379-4430

Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal

Fully Insured

110 W. 4th St. • Scott City • 872-2310 Toll Free: 800-203-9606

Dr. Jeffrey A. Heyd Optometrist 20/20 Optometry

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

Complete family eye center!

Pro Ex II

Over 20 Years Experience

Professional Extermination Commercial & Residential

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

106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 872-2736

John Kropp, Owner • Scott City 874-2023 (cell) • 872-3400 (office) • prox2@live.com

Scott City Clinic Daniel R. Dunn, MD Family Practice

872-2187

Matthew Lightner, MD Family Practice

Christian E. Cupp, MD William Slater, MD Family Practice

Libby Hineman, MD Family Practice

Josiah Brinkley, MD

Call today for a Greener Healthier Lawn

Family Practice

General Surgeon

Megan Dirks, AP, RN-BC Ryan Michels, PA Mindy Schrader, PA

SPENCER PEST CONTROL RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL

Owner, Chris Lebbin • 620-214-4469

Construction/Home Repair

Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870

Turner Sheet Metal

Heating & Air Conditioning

Heating & Cooling Systems Since 1904

Sandy Cauthon RN

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

Scott City Myofascial Release

Ron Turner Owner

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

Call me to schedule your Myofascial Release

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Professional Directory Continued

Retail

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

www.reganjewelers.com

412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142

Sporting Goods Truck Driving

Northend Disposal A garbologist company.

Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371

LM Wild Animal Eviction Service Control, capture and removal of nuisance animals.

out !

Coyotes, pigeons, Let’s BOOcT ters it r y k raccoons, skunks, them pes snakes, rabbits and more.

Lee Mazanec (620) 874-5238

lmwildanimaleviction@gmail.com

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

Brent Rogers

Sales Consultant b.rogers@officesolutionsinc.biz

Office (620) 276-3131 Toll Free 1-800-794-9052 Cell (620) 874-0014 Fax (620) 276-8876 1007 N. 8th, Garden City, KS 67846 www.officesolutionsinc.biz

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.

Networktronic, Inc.

Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers!

Networking solutions!

PC Cleaning Services, Inc. We'll clean your home, business or do remodeling clean-up Available seven days a week!

Paul Cramer, Owner

620-290-2410

Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300

Services

Fur-Fection

WORLD’S LARGEST gun show. Nov. 9-10.

Tulsa (Okla.)Fairgrounds.

Sat. 8:00-6:00; Sunday 8:00-4:00. Free appraisals. Bring your guns.

Wanemacher Productions. www.tulsaarmsshows.com

Auctions 4,000+ COLLECTIBLE and vintage toys. Nov 15-16. Wellington. United Country Theurer Auction/ Realty, 800-207-6830.

UCTheurerAuctions.com.

Bid live or online.

––––––––––––––––––––– TWO-DAYS. Nov. 9-10.

Manhattan. Four semi loads of new building materials. Kitchen cabinets. Granite countertops.

Doors. Flooring;.2 Large estates - vehicles, tools antiques and collectibles and much more. For more info visit TotallyAuction. com ––––––––––––––––––––– S T R U C T U R A L LY ARTISTIC house built in 1999 by KSU professor of interior architecture. 3,755 square foot, 2-story residence with a basement in Manhattan.

RuckertAuctions.com for more information.

For Sale

Gene’s Appliance

508 Madison • Scott City • 872-3686

Kansas Classifieds Ad Network

The classified ads below are appearing in 147 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 500,000 the classified display ads appear in 142 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 457,000. KCAN line ad is $300 for up to 25 words and $12 each additional word. A 2x2 display ad is $800 per insertion and a 2x4 display ad is $1,650 per insertion. To find out more, contact The Scott County Record at 872-2090.

Dining

C-Mor-Butz BBQ

Barbecue, the only sport where a fat bald man is a GOD...

& Catering

Kyle Lausch 620-872-4209

Bryan Mulligan & Chris Price 620-874-8301 & 620-874-1285

www.cmorbutzbbq.com • cmorbutzbbq@gmail.com

HAPPY JACK SKIN BALM. Stops scratching and gnawing. Promotes healing and hair growth on dogs and cats sufferHelp Wanted ing from grass and flea allergies without steroids. DRIVERS NEEDED Orscheln Farm and Home. immediately. Haul railroad www.happyjackinc.com. crews throughout Kansas.

21+ years old. Valid driver’s license.Clean MVR. Education Drug and background NEED CLASS A CDL checks. Apply online at: training? Start a career www.Renzenberger.com. in trucking today. Swift Academies offer PTDI certified courses and offer best-in-class training. New Academy classes weekly.

No money down or credit check. Certified mentors ready and available. Paid (while training with mentor). Regional and dedicated opportunities. Great career path. Excellent benefits package. Please call: (602) 714-9455.

––––––––––––––––––––– HEAVY EQUIPMENT operator training. Three weeks, hands-on program.

Bulldozers, backhoes, excavators. Lifetime job placement assistance.

National certifications.

GI Bill benefits eligible!

1-866-362-6497.

Get an on-line subscription for your college student

District 11 AA Meetings

Scott City • Unity and Hope

Berning Auction “Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”

For all your auction needs call:

(620) 375-4130

Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti

TRANSFER DRIVERS. Need CDL A or B contract drivers, to relocate vehicles from local body plants to various locations throughout U.S. No forced dispatch. 1-800-501-3783 or www.mamotransportation.com under Careers.

1-800-528-7825.

––––––––––––––––––––– TRAINING. Class ACDL. Train and work for us. Professional and focused CDL training available. Choose between company driver, owner/ operator, lease operator or lease trainer. (877) 3697885. www.centraltruckdrivingjobs.com.

––––––––––––––––––––– PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE. OTR drivers. APU equipped PrePass EZ-pass passenger policy. 2012 and newer equipment. 100% notouch. Butler Transport, 1-800-528-7825.

––––––––––––––––––––– EXPERIENCED FLATBED drivers. Regional opportunities now open with plenty of freight and great pay. 800-277-0212 or primeinc.com.

––––––––––––––––––––– TRANSPORT AMERICA has dedicated and regional openings. Variety of home-time options.

Good miles and earnings.

Enjoy Transport America’s great driver experience. TAdrivers.com or 866-204-0648.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday • 8:00 p.m.

807 Kingsley Last Saturday, Birthday Night, 6:30 p.m.

All open meetings, 874-8207 • 874-8118 ________________ A.A. • Al-Anon • Tuesday • 8:30 p.m.

United Methodist Church, 412 College 872-3137 • 872-3343

Dighton • Thursday • 8:30 p.m.

535 Wichita St. • All open meetings 397-5679 • 397-2647

Classifieds

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Buy, sell, trade, one call does it all 872-2090 ot fax 872-0009

TRUCK DRIVER Experienced Feed Truck Driver wanted.

Experience in natural rations helpful.

Competitive pay and benefits based on experience.

Cattleman’s Choice Gage, Okla.

Call: 580-698-2271 or 580-254-4908 11t2

Want to Buy

Real Estate

Agriculture

Wanted a 356 Porsche project, speedster, cabrio, roadster or coupe. Also looking for a 1950s Jaguar Project, also looking for an old 1930s, 40s, 50s car that has been stored in a barn, shed or old building for several years.

12t4 580-595-1401.

903 MYRTLE, GREAT FIRST HOME 2+2 bedrooms, 2 baths. Just remodeled with a new kitchen and stainless steel appliances. All new windows, doors, flooring, insulation, plumbing and roof. Close to elementary school, which is a plus.

Call for appointment: Clinton Constuction (Darryl or Virginia) 620-8725494 or cell 620-21406tfc 1456.

––––––––––––––––––––– FOR SALE BY OWNER 5 bedroom, finished basement, SA garage, 3000+ sq.ft. living space. 402 S. College, Scott City. Call for appointment, 620-2143103 or after 5:00 p.m.

11tfc 620-874-1005.

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WANTED TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information.

1-800-579-3645.

Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– WANTED TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered.

Call for contracting information. Lane County Feeders. 397-5341. 44tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– FARM HIRED LABOR needed in diversified crop and cattle operation. Full time position. Agriculture experience is preferred but not required. Pay based on experience. Contact Earl at 620-397-3932.

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www.scottcountyrecord.com

BRING THE KIDS, DOGS AND HORSES

Great place for everyone!

4-bedroom home with lots of upgrades in Shallow Water!

NEAT AND TIDY! HOUSE FOR SALE

This lovely home has had lots of TLC! Many nice features including steel siding with the eaves wrapped, newer roof, central heat and hot water heater! Full basement, SD garage, shed and nice neighborhood!

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

Classifieds work!

Rentals

HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available.

Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 41tfc (620)874-2120.

––––––––––––––––––––– 1, 2 AND 3 BEDROOM houses available and storage units. Come fill out an application at PlainJans or 10tfc call 620-872-5777.

––––––––––––––––––––– AVAILABLE IN SEPT. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath Help Wanted Help Wanted home. Trash and water paid. Laundry hookups.

HOUSEKEEPER parttime at Lazy R Motel. Ap- No pets. Call Clinton ply in person, 710 E. 5th, Development at (620) Scott City, 872-3043. 10tfc 872-5494 after 6:00 p.m.

07tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––– PERSONAL CARE ATTENDENT needed ROOMS TO RENT by for disabled man. Care in- the NIGHT at The Plains cludes lifting, transfering, Inn. We are NOT just Exlaundry, housework, and tended Stay! Singles, dousome cooking. Shifts are bles and full kitchen suites 4:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. and with king beds. New 32” over nights.

LED televisions. We are a Call 872-5291 from MOTEL...so you can pull 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. if in- right up and park in front 12t1 of your room. Microterested. waves, small refrigerators, coffee pots in every room.

For Sale Quiet, comfortable and KELVINATOR UP- quite a bit cheaper than RIGHT 21 cubic ft. freez- most. A NICE place at a er in good condition. Call NICE price! Call today, 12t2 620-872-5353.

872-5454.

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IN SCOTT CITY. Well built home on double corner lot. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Lots of built-in storage. Over 2,400 square feet, plus 3 season screened porch, double attached garage.

Established yard with underground sprinklers.

42eow 620-353-9933.

Classified Ad Deadline: Monday at 5:00 p.m.

Classified Ad Rate: 20¢ per word. Minimum charge, $5.

Blind ad: $2.50 per week extra. Card of thanks: 10¢ per word. Minimum charge, $3. Classified Display Ad rate: $5.50 per column inch.

Classified advertising must be paid in advance unless business account is established.

If not paid in advance, there will be a $1 billing charge.

Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.

Services

Business

WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 87434tfc 4135.

––––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 36tfc 874-1412.

––––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tuneup and blade sharpening.

Call Rob Vsetecka at 62036tfc 214-1730.

––––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices 37tfc will not be beat!

INDIVIDUAL OFFICE SUITES from one to four rooms available for lease. Leases starting at $250/month including utilities. Common areas available for use including reception and break rooms. Perfect for quiet small business or climate controlled storage.

Former location of Scott City Chiropractic, 1101 S. Main. Call 214-3040 for 27tfc information.

Classifieds work!

Deadline for Classified ads is Monday, 5:00 p.m.

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Employment Opportunities

CLASS A CDL DRIVERS

County Plat Maps Scott

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Wichita

Gove

Wallace

Lane

Greeley

Finney

Kearney

HEAD COOK

Needed Mon.-Fri. 35 hrs. a week. Would prefer experience with meat slicer, commercial mixer, steamer and convection oven.

406 Main • Scott City 620 872-2090

HHELP WANTED

Scott County Public Works: Truck Driver Equipment Operator Must have or be able to obtain a Class A CDL. Drug and alcohol testing required. Must be able to lift 50 plus pounds.

Must be able to work some weekends.

Pick up an application at: Public Works Office 481 East Road 160 Scott City, Ks. 620-872-2202 12t2

E.O.E

Apply in person at Scott City VIP Center 302 Church Scott City, Ks. 67850 12t2

FirstFleet Inc. is looking to hire Class A CDL drivers for our Garden City location.

Two years minimum experience along with clean safety/driving record required.

Applicants with less than one year will be considered for our training program.

Great pay, benefits and people.

Please contact: Matt Fisher 816-214-2132 for more information.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Seeking Administrative Assistant 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily. Will also accept applications for two part-time positions.

Send resume to:

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ACE HARDWARE Are you a self motivated, hard working ambitious person with a positive attitude?

If so then Ace is the place for you!

Must be able to stand on concrete for 8 hour shifts, work evenings and weekends.

Drug testing mandatory.

Apply in person at: Scott County Hardware ACE 1405 S. Main Scott City

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Park Lane Nursing Home Has openings for the following positions:

CUSTOMER SALES AND SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Coming Soon to Scott City MoKan Communications, Verizon Authorized Retailer is accepting applications for customer sales and service representative.

Computer skills and basic office skills required. Monday-Friday and some Saturdays.

Email: mokan5@pld.com for an application Mail application to: MoKan Communications PO Box 775 Lakin, KS. 67860

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Full-time CNA/CMA Part-time Dietary Aide/Cook (experience preferred) Full-time LPN/RN Part-time Laundry Aide Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts!

Please apply in person at: Park Lane Nursing Home 210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org “Quality Care Because We Care”

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LOOKING FOR A CAREER? WANT A STABLE, SECURE JOB IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES? A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE KIDS? Sharp Brothers Seed Company is looking to fill the following positions. Positions require a physical, pre-employment drug testing, valid driver’s license, and residence in Healy. If you are self-motivated and willing to work as a team you will reap the benefits!

1) Farm Hand Position: Irrigation/machinery operation and spraying.

2) Carpenter Assistant: all aspects associated with basic carpentering.

3) Full-Time Warehouse/Seasonal CDL Driver: truck driving duties during harvest.

4) Full-Time Warehouse/Seasonal Combine Operator: combine operation during harvest.

NOW THE BEST PART! Incentive bonuses and benefits for those that qualify! These may include partial or fully-paid rent on a family residence, work vehicle, partial or full-family health insurance, and performance bonuses, depending on qualifications.

We want to fill these positions immediately!

Send your resume today to: Sharp Bros. Seed Co. PO Box 140, Healy, KS. 67850 No phone calls please.

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Dean, Santorum to kick off policy issue series at FHSU

Two former front-running candidates for president from the Democratic and Republican parties will take the stage at Ft. Hays State University’s Beach/ Schmidt Performing Arts Center on Mon., Nov. 4, 7:00 p.m.

It will be the inaugural event in the university’s Sebelius Lecture Series on public policy and issues.

Howard Dean, former Vermont governor, and Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, will debate “The Proper Role of Government in a Free Society.”

Tickets are $20 for reserved seating and $16 unreserved for the general public; $15 reserved and $13 unreserved for senior citizens, age 65 and older, and those aged 5-17; and $10 reserved and $5 unreserved for FHSU students with valid student ID. Season tickets for both the fall lecture and the

spring semester event, featuring Republican political strategist and former deputy White House chief of staff Karl Rove, are also available.

Rove’s appearance will be Feb. 4.

The new lecture series is named for former U.S. Rep. Keith Sebelius, who graduated from FHSU in 1941. In 1968, he ran as a Republican and won the U.S. House seat previously held by Bob Dole.

He served for 12 years.

His son K. Gary Sebelius is a federal magistrate judge and the husband of former Democratic Kansas governor and current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.

His son R. Douglas Sebelius is Norton County attorney.

For more information or to reserve tickets, call the Student Service Center at 785-628-5306.

More than 170 musicians to perform in youth symphony The talent of more than 170 young area musicians will be on display at the Salina Youth Symphony Fall Concert on Sunday, Nov. 10, 4:00 p.m., at the Stiefel Theatre, Salina.

The concert will feature members of the Salina Youth Symphony, Junior Youth Symphony and Preparatory Orchestra.

The Salina Youth Symphony features a full orchestra of advanced string, wind, brass and percussion musicians under the direction of Ken Hakoda. The Junior Youth Symphony is full intermediate orchestra performing under the baton of Henry Littich. The Preparatory Orchestra, a beginning string orchestra, will be conducted by Lindsay Modin.

The Salina Youth Symphony Program offers area youth the opportunity to participate in professionally directed youth orchestras with peers from more than 30 different schools.

Single admission is $15 for adults and $8 for students. Tickets may be purchased at the Stiefel Theatre Box Office, 151 S. Santa Fe, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Monday-Friday, by calling (785) 827-1998 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

For more information visit www.salinasymphony. org.

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