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Volume 24 • Number 16

Thursday, November 24, 2016

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More risk, more reward with city’s health plan

Sales tax grant deadline nears Application deadline for non-profit organizations seeking sales tax grants through the City of Scott City is Thurs., Dec. 1 Grants are made possible by a one-half percent citywide sales tax that generates about $300,000 annually.

Nearly all of that revenue is distributed by the Sales Tax Committee.

Last year, 24 organizations received $289,000 in funding. They included Russell Child Development Committee, Scott City Stars, Scott Community Foundation (walking trail project), Scott Community Golf Course, Scott County Arts Council, Scott County Extension, Scott County Fair board, Scott County Historical Society, Scott County Indoor Arena/Activity Center, Scott County VIP Center, Scott Recreation Commission, Spencer Flight and Education Center, and Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center.

Application information is available at City Hall.

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Health Out-of-pocket costs for caregivers to $7,000 annually Page 14

Museum offers a different approach to Scott Co. history A walk through the El Quartelejo Museum is more than a chance to see artifacts that were saved from generations ago.

It’s a walk through history . . . the prehistoric age that helped make this region a rich source of fossil discoveries . . . the northern-most pueblo in North America at El Quartelejo . . . a tribute to the Plains Indians which helped to make the Lake Scott region a virtual trading mecca.

Eighty-five years after the Scott County Historical Society was first organized, the El Quartelejo Museum is a tribute to their dreams and to the vision of historical board members over the last 20 years who had the vision to make this one of the most unique museums in the region.

“It was People are flabalways the bergasted when board’s goal they come in to make this here. If it’s their museum dif- first time, it’s ferent from nothing like they so many oth- expected. And ers that you then they walk see,” says into the Jerry board presi- Thomas Gallery and it blows dent Patsi their mind to G r a h a m . see artifacts and “ T h e i r paintings of that vision was caliber. to create a Patsy Graham president of time-line Scott County of our hisHistorical Society tory rather than simply have shelves and display cases filled with artifacts.

(Photo above) Denny Siegrist points out one of the features on a display at the El Quartelejo Museum.

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“Those artifacts are all interesting, and they have special meaning to the families who donate them, but it’s always been this board’s goal to tell the story of our history . . . of the early pioneers, our agriculture and the Native Americans who were here long before any of us.”

A Long Wait Having a facility in which to tell that story didn’t happen quickly.

While the historical society was established in 1931, the museum didn’t open its doors until 2000.

“Back in 1931, people were concerned about losing our local history as people moved away and important artifacts were either sold off or were distributed among the descendants (See MUSEUM on page eight)

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Education Former SCHS grad wins entrepreneur competition at FHSU Page 9

Index Opinions...................4-7 Calendar...................... 7 Youth/education.......... 9 LEC report................. 10 Public notices.......10-11 Deaths....................... 13 Church services......... 13 Health care...........14-15 Sports...................17-24 Farm.....................26-27 Classified ads.......29-31 Pigskin Payoff............ 40

Deaths Dottie Fouquet Judith Sager

State Kansas courts seek $20 million for salary increases Page 10

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Sports Beavers will bring aggressive defense to the court Page 17

Community 4-H youth, leaders recognized during Achievement Banquet Page 25 Agriculture K-State researching weed control without herbicides Page 26 If you wish to subscribe to The Record visit

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By assuming more risk, the Scott City Council is hoping to realize a savings of nearly $33,000 in health insurance costs during the upcoming year.

At the same time, the city could see increased costs of $11,722 if employees use the maximum amount of insurance.

That tradeoff was enough to convince the council to opt for coverage changes in it’s partially self-funded policy.

Under the current plan, the city faces a maximum payout of $20,000 per employee, per year. Starting in 2017, the city’s exposure will increase to $30,000 annually.

So far this year, only one city employee has filed medical claims in excess of $20,000. However, in some years there have been as many as four employees, according to City Clerk Brenda Davis.

In order to face a payout of about $44,500, each city employee would have to reach the city’s maximum responsibility of $30,000.

“The savings would seem to justify the risk,” noted Councilman Fred Kuntzsch.

While noting that the cost figures seem to justify the gamble in the upcoming year, Councilman Everett Green cautioned that when assuming risk there is a point of “diminishing returns.”

“You have to ask if the gamble that you’re taking is worth the potential savings?” he asked.

Councilmen Bo Parkinson and Armando Tarango, who are on the health insurance committee, were asked if the city could go back to a

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Pilgrim Chaysston Anderson, a kindergarten student at Scott City Elementary School, is anxiously waiting to eat the treats in his blessings basket which was among craft stations the students took part in Tuesday morning prior to the start of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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KanCare renewal closes in anticipation of changes Anticipating significant changes in federal health care policy, Kansas officials are slowing their timeline for renewing KanCare, the state’s privatized Medicaid program.

Some of the health policy changes favored by Presidentelect Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders would significantly alter the way Medicaid is funded and relax rules that dictate who and what states must cover.

But, it isn’t yet clear which of those changes will be included

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in promised legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Given the lack of clarity, Mike Randol, director of the Division of Health Care Finance in the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, told members of the Legislature’s KanCare oversight committee on Friday that the agency intends to slow the KanCare renewal process.

A request for proposals that had been scheduled to go to managed care companies before

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$20,000 per person limit if the higher limit isn’t beneficial.

They said the city could change back to the existing plan after a year.

If the city were to make no change in its policy, premiums would decrease by four percent next year, according to Blue Cross/ Blue Shield.

Self-Insured Plan The city opted for a partially self-funded plan in 2012 in response to annual rate increases of 15-20 percent and, in

some years, about 25 percent.

By establishing it’s own pool of money to assume some of the liability, the city was able to reduce its annual premiums and the rate of those increases.

“This has worked pretty well for us,” said Green.

“There’s always a chance we’ll experience a year when our costs will exceed what we’re paying now. When that happens, we have to remember all the good years and the money we’ve saved.”

Holiday favorites . . .

Banana Sour Cream Bread

The sour cream makes this one so moist it melts in your mouth. The flavor is just wonderful. This one is great for gift giving. And the loaves freeze well.

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: one hour

Ingredients: 1/4 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 cup butter 3 cups white sugar 3 eggs 6 very ripe bananas, mashed 1 (16 oz.) container sour cream 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons baking soda 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) Directions: •Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease four 7x3 inch loaf pans. In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Dust pans lightly with cinnamon and sugar mixture.

•In a large bowl, cream butter and 3 cups sugar. Mix in eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Mix in salt, baking soda and flour. Stir in nuts.

Divide into prepared pans.

•Bake for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Recipe yield: Four 7x3 inch loaves

the end of the year is being delayed indefinitely, he said.

“We want to clearly understand what changes are going to occur in D.C. with that transition,” Randol said. “We really want to make sure we identify those opportunities that will enhance the current KanCare program and really position Kansas as a model program for the nation.” Republican Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer, a physician and the architect of KanCare, concurred in the decision to delay.

“It is only prudent to see what

changes may occur in Washington to get a clear picture of how our RFP, and the resulting bids we get from the managed care organizations, will help Kansans,” Colyer said. Despite the delay, Randol said the administration still intends to seek whatever approval it needs from federal officials to implement “KanCare 2.0” by Jan. 1, 2018.

Meanwhile, a study released this week by several Kansas provider groups said KanCare had achieved mixed results in its first four years. Done by

Nov. 30 deadline for tags

Persons whose last name begins with the letters T, V and W are reminded that license tags must be purchased by Wed., Nov. 30, to avoid a penalty.

Tags are due for autos, light trucks, motorcycles and motorized bikes.

License tags can be purchased at the county treasurer’s office.

Tags must be renewed during December for persons whose last name begins with U, X, Y or Z.

Closed for Thanksgiving

City Hall in Scott City and the Scott County Courthouse will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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a Utah-based consulting firm headed by former Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, the study found that transitioning to a managed care system had significantly reduced program costs.

But, it said that some of the reductions were achieved by cutting reimbursements and shifting costs to providers, not through efficiencies. The report said KanCare had fallen short of many of the health improvement goals that Colyer and Gov. Sam Brownback set for it.

Fenster reception is Nov. 27

A wedding reception for Kurt Fenster and Sarah Tomek-Fenster will be held Sun., Nov. 27, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

The come-and-go event will be held in the fellowship hall of the Healy United Methodist Church.

The couple exchanged vows on Oct. 1 in Manhattan.

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Keeping holiday leftovers safe for another meal I have to confess, I do not care to eat turkey, but I have decided to bake one since I haven’t done so in several years.

In my home, we always serve beef for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

After all, that is Carol Ann how we make Crouch Family and a living. Since Consumer I’m baking the Sciences bird, I want to Agent for Scott County be creative in

using the leftovers.

After you have served the most beautiful and moist turkey ever, you then have to worry about clean up and storing the leftovers. Do not leave any extra turkey, stuffing or other leftovers out of refrigeration for more than two hours.

It is not okay to leave it out and snack on it all afternoon.

Don’t set it in the back porch, utility room or garage.

Put it in the refrigerator. I don’t care if that is how you have always handled your

leftover turkey. You might be feeding people who are young, ill, or have other health issues that even a little foodborne bacteria can make very sick.

Kids today have not been exposed to some of the bacteria that we where exposed to while growing up. So take precautions. Okay, enough preaching.

To store your leftover turkey, make sure to remove any stuffing and carve the extra turkey meat from the bones.

Store leftover turkey in shal-

low containers and put in the refrigerator or the freezer.

Use cooked leftover turkey, stuffing and gravy within 3-4 days. Cooked turkey keeps for 3-4 months in the freezer.

Make sure you label what is in the container and date it.

Having leftover turkey and other dishes means you can have additional tasty meals the day after your feast. But, there are limits on how long you can safely keep leftovers.

Temperature and time cause bacteria to grow, which is why

it is so important your refrigerator be cold enough and you not keep leftovers too long.

Even when refrigerated properly (at 40 degrees), leftovers should be eaten, frozen or discarded within 3-4 days.

When heating and storing leftovers, keep the following in mind: •Refrigerate cooked leftovers promptly - within two hours. Use an appliance thermometer in your refrigerator to ensure your refrigerator is at (See LEFTOVERS on page seven)

Monday-Friday Nov. 28 - Dec. 2

in Scott City In 1976 . . .

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuntzsch

. . . and in 2016

Kuntzsches celebrate 40th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuntzsch, Scott City, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with a reception and dance on Sat., Dec. 3.

The public is invited to attend the event to be held at the 4-H exhibit building, on the Scott County Fairgrounds, from 7:00-11:00 p.m.

Those attending are to bring their own beverages.

Fred Kuntzsch and Trudi Beeson were married on Dec. 4, 1976, in Scott City.

The couple has five children: Chad and Jami Tabor, Andover; Zach and Bridget Brown, Assaria; Sage and Sheena Hemmert, Wichita; Corbin and Jenna Kuntzsch, Hays; and Levi and Erin Kuntzsch, Kansas City.

The couple requests no gifts.

Human Alpha Omega sorority to trafficking host January blood drive is program Alpha Omega chapter District G meeting in Beta Sigma Phi met March. for study club of Alpha Omega will be on Nov. 10 at the home Fifteen members of the High Plains Study Club and three guests met at the Scott County Library on Nov. 17.

President Gwen Huck opened the meeting by leading the group in reciting the flag salute and Club Collect.

Devotions were given

by Jean Hardy.

Roll call was answered with, “Advice I would give my younger self.”

Lucky Dip was won by Gwen Huck and will be brought to the next meeting by Cheryl France.

The program, “Precious Lives: Human Trafficking,” was presented by Lisa Christopherson, Ft. Collins, Colo.

Meeting ajourned after dessert was served by Karen Compton and Barbara Dickhut.

Next meeting will be Dec. 1 at the First United Methodist Church.

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of Mikayla Weichman’s house.

The meeting was called to order by President Paige Vallejo followed by opening rituals. Diana Burr presented a moment of meditation.

Roll call was answered by, “What did you do last night?” Twelve members were present.

Five members attended the District G Meeting held in Garden City on Oct. 29. Alpha Omega will be hosting the next

hosting the blood drive on Jan. 4 in honor of Brooklyn Wiechman, daughter of Brian and Mikayla Wiechman.

Kate Macy gave the educational on facts about Thanksgiving.

The meeting was adjourned by reciting the closing rituals. Pumpkin dessert was served by hostess Mikayla Wiechman and co-hostess Edith Tarango.

Next meeting is the Christmas Social on Nov. 30.

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editorially speaking

Foundation:

Scholarships, grants make this a better community

It’s almost impossible to know the many ways in which the Scott Community Foundation is making an impact on this community.

At times, the results are more tangible when grant money leads to the construction of a walking trail or assists with the purchase of a building (i.e., Hope’s Closet and Stepping Up).

At other times, the impact isn’t nearly as visible or immediate.

As Foundation supporters learned during their annual dinner, grant funding has been instrumental in establishing a digital media program at Scott Community High School. That, in turn, has made it possible for several high school graduates and future graduates to pursue careers in the media field.

This is a life-changing opportunity that may not and perhaps wouldn’t - have happened without the Foundation.

SCF scholarships have played a significant role in post-secondary education for SCHS graduates and other local residents. As one graduate who returned to Scott City and established a business commented, “People who value education and offer this kind of support (through the Foundation) aren’t something you find in many communities.”

That’s true. Each year, the Foundation offers more than $50,000 in scholarships in addition to the many grants awarded to local non-profits. Through the contributions from many individuals who are committed to our young people, in addition to a highly successful Foundation that’s dedicated to the future of this community, lives are being changed in ways we can’t imagine.

The Scott Community Foundation couldn’t ask for a better legacy.

Electoral College: It’s outdated, but it’s not the biggest problem

It’s only natural that in a democracy where we are taught that majority rules, the Electoral College should come under fire.

In two of the last five presidential elections, a candidate who received the majority of the popular vote lost the Electoral College and the general election.

And yes, it’s easy for Republicans to say “deal with it” - unless and until the tables are turned.

The purpose of an election is to assure that the wishes of the majority are heard. That’s just as true whether the race is for president of the high school Student Council or president of the U.S. If the will of the people is no longer that important, then why give people the illusion that their vote matters?

The current process already disenfranchises millions of Americans. How many people in red states such as Kansas and Oklahoma stay home on election day because their vote for President won’t matter if it’s for anyone other than the Republican? How many voters in blue states such as New York and California feel the same way if they aren’t voting for the Democrat?

Our President is now decided by voters in a handful of swing states. There is no reasonable explanation why voters outside those states should be satisfied with presidential elections in which their votes are meaningless, regardless of the outcome.

For the sake of a democracy in which every vote should count, the Electoral College has outlived its purpose.

While an election process that dates to the 1800s can be partially blamed for the result in this general election, the far bigger reason is a failure of our two major political parties. It is the failure of each to understand the level of discontent within the electorate that essentially allowed a third party candidate to become the next president. The fact that Trump ran as a Republican and Republicans spent most of the campaign arguing that he was really a Democrat reflects, to some degree, Trump’s lack of allegiance to anyone other than himself.

Trump is a byproduct of the Tea Party over which the Republican Party has little or no control. Add in the alt-right movement (KKK, neo-Nazis, etc.) of which Steve Bannon is a spokesman, along with disenchanted mainstream Republicans and Democrats, and you end up with a coalition that accomplished its goal of turning the political establishment on its head.

When the two major political parties fail to cooperate, fail to hear the anguish from middle class Americans, fail to do their jobs and fail to act in the best interests of this nation and its people, then you end up with Donald Trump.

It’s a tragedy we will have to survive for the next four years.

We’ll have to see if the leadership in both parties have come to the realization that business-as-usual is no longer good enough. A non-functional federal government is not acceptable.

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Thanksgiving as it really happened Everyone thinks they know the story about the first Thanksgiving.

History has painted a great story about how the Pilgrims were able to survive harsh conditions thanks to their Native American friends and they shared their good fortune with a huge feast.

In all honesty, the event didn’t go down quite like we’ve been told. Historians have gained a different view of the original Thanksgiving thanks to the Internet - which, as we should know by now, is never wrong. So, until the history books are corrected, here’s what actually happened.

As everyone knows, the first few months after stepping ashore at Plymouth Rock were very difficult for the Pilgrims.

Gov. William Bradford’s continual promises of prosperity and abundant food began to wear thin with the hungry Pilgrims during that first winter. Contrary to popular belief, Facebook now tells us that a coup was held by the men of Plymouth Plantation and

in a surprising election, a boastful, arrogant settler known only as Pilgrim Donald was elected to be the plantation leader.

The first thing that Pilgrim Donald did was vow to protect Plymouth Plantation from Native Americans.

“Everywhere I look, I see Indians. I don’t know how they got to this country. I sure didn’t see any on the Mayflower. At least they weren’t in the first class section,” Pilgrim Donald announced immediately after his election.

“I’ve seen how they look at our womenfolk and I don’t like it. I’m the only one who can look at our womenfolk like that . . . well, mostly the young womenfolk. You older womenfolk . . . I’m sorry, but I’m not interested.”

“What are you suggesting?” asked one of the Pilgrims.

“We need to build a

wall. A big, beautiful wall.

It will be the best wall this country has ever seen. It will be so huge that no one can ever get in,” said Pilgrim Donald.

Pilgrim Donald also announces that he’s putting Pilgrim Kris in charge of the newly created Department of Plantation Security. Almost as if on que, Pilgrim Kris shows up with a Native American.

“What’s happening?” asked Pilgrim Donald.

“I caught this man on our land and he has no papers to prove he belongs here,” said Pilgrim Kris.

“This is our land,” the Native American said through an interpreter.

“Isn’t that just like them?” noted Pilgrim Rudy. “You show them a little bit of kindness and they start to think they own the place.”

“What’s his name?” asked Pilgrim Donald.

“Some of the people call him Squanto, but he has no paperwork to prove that,” says Pilgrim Kris.

“Personally, I think he’s one of them.”

“Them?” wonders Pilgrim Donald.

“You know,” says Pilgrim Bannon. “Look at him. The color of his skin.

I’ll bet he’s the M-word.”

“A Mormon” asks Pilgrim Donald in disbelief.

“No, a Muslim,” said Pilgrim Bannon.

A hush fell over the gathering of Pilgrims.

“How did he get here?” a Pilgrim asked in the audience.

“It doesn’t matter. We have to send him back,” said another Pilgrim.

“You know how careless the shipping companies have been. They aren’t screening anyone who wants to come to this new land,” said Pilgrim Kris. “This is going to become a real security issue.”

“Not on my watch,” said Pilgrim Donald. “I say we send him back to where he came from. That should send a message to anyone else who thinks that anyone and everyone should be allowed in this new land.”

“What is the matter with you people?” asked former Gov. Bradford (See T-GIVING on page six)

Why does pet care cost so much?

Anyone who owns a pet knows that the cost of caring for old Fluffy or Fido has gone up considerably over recent years.

Economists from Stanford and MIT have just published some research that details how dramatic this increase has been. Between 1996 and 2013, they found, spending on pet health care as a share of gross domestic product rose a whopping 60 percent.

The one economic sector where spending rose nearly as fast as health care for pets? You can probably guess: health care for people. Human health care spending, as a share of GDP, has increased by 50 percent.

Who deserves the blame for this hefty hike in spending on our human health? Conservativeleaning policy wonks essentially blame people who partake in health care

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another view by Sam Pizzigati

services.

Insured Americans, the argument goes, have no sense of how much the health care they get actually costs. They go see the doctor for every little ailment they have - or think they have - because they never have to reach directly into their wallets to pay for services rendered.

Government programs like Obamacare, this conservative critique continues, just expand the ranks of irresponsible medical consumers.

And what do these critics propose as a solution? They say we need to make patients more cost-conscious. They push “health savings accounts” and other nostrums - like higher co-pays - that aim

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to make people spend more of their own money on medical care.

But, this entire approach to “fixing” health care rests on a set of assumptions that hold no water. How do we know that? Let’s just look at health care for pets.

Pets, of course, don’t pay for their own health care. Their owners do, out of their own pockets. Only one percent of pet owners hold pet health insurance policies.

Pet health care also doesn’t involve government. We have no Obamacare for dogs, no Medicaid for cats, no Medicare for aged parrots.

In other words, the basic “solutions” that conservatives push for human health care - getting government out of the picture, having patients pay for care out of their own pockets - are already operating in pet health care.

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Yet health care spending on pets, as we’ve seen, is increasing even faster than health care spending on people.

If we want to get health care spending under control, we’ll need to start looking in a different direction. We should look particularly hard at the rampant health care profiteering that’s enriching a few at the expense of the many.

Our wealthy profiteers range from the pharmaceutical CEOs who jack up drug prices a hundredfold and more to the execs of for-profit hospital chains who cut corners at every opportunity.

Doctors also benefit from this status quo.

MDs in the United States, economist Dean Baker points out, “earn twice as much as their counterparts in other wealthy countries like Germany and (See PET CARE on page six)

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A bigger AT&T bad for democracy, consumers

by Candace Clement

The American mainstream media spent the last year normalizing and propping up a racist, xenophobic, misogynist candidate whose closest advisers include white nationalists and politicians with a track record of oppressing women, people of color, and the LGBTQI community.

In the days since the election, hundreds of hate crimes have been reported. We’ve seen our friends and families living in fear. And yet the media continues to treat President-elect Donald Trump like he’s nothing out of the ordinary.

It’s never been more apparent that the corporate media has failed the people of this nation. But, the march toward centralized, consolidated media and communications platforms

pushes on.

Look no further than AT&T, which just before the election announced its plan to buy Time Warner, the owner of CNN, HBO, and TNT. If approved, it would be one of the biggest media mergers ever.

AT&T is an enormous media, telecom, and internet gatekeeper with a horrible track record of overcharging people and limiting their choices. AT&T is still trying to end Net Neutrality the fundamental protection that keeps the internet open and free from discrimination.

That’s not all: The company helps the government spy on people. For decades, it’s been profiting off the sale of our private information to law enforcement and intelligence agencies through its secretive Project Hemisphere.

AT&T has also fought to pre-

vent communities from building their own broadband networks.

And it’s a member of ALEC, the corporate-backed lobbying group that’s pushed profracking, voter-suppression, and “stand your ground” bills that disproportionately harm people of color in states all over the country.

AT&T swallowed up DirecTV in a huge merger in 2015. If it succeeds in taking over Time Warner, it’ll own multiple top cable networks, major movie franchises like Harry Potter and Batman, and more, in a deal valued at $85 billion (or $107 billion, once you factor in all the debt).

The merger would combine one of the nation’s largest phone and satellite-TV companies with a media powerhouse. With AT&T controlling mobile and wired internet connections and

a significant amount of content, its ability to crowd out new and independent voices would only grow.

This merger would turn AT&T into the ultimate gatekeeper - controlling internet access for hundreds of millions of people and the content they view.

Mergers like this increase

prices for the rest of us. That’s what happened after Comcast merged with NBCUniversal, Charter merged with Time Warner Cable, and AT&T swallowed up DirecTV. These deals also lead to job losses for working people.

Members of Congress, including Sens. Bernie Sanders (See AT&T on page six)

We can divide our assets and move on

by Garrison Keillor

makes Lincoln SUVs “in Kentucky - no (sic) Mexico.”

But, Ford had never planned to close the Kentucky plant. It was merely planning to make more Ford Escapes instead of Lincolns there - a change that would have resulted in no job losses. Ford is proceeding with its previously announced plan to build a new factory in Mexico.

We see the Ponzi scheme unraveling in the substance of what Trump is proposing, too. One of Trump’s surrogates, Carl Higbie, caused a furor this week by saying the infamous internment of U.S. citizens and noncitizens of Japanese descent during World War II provided a legal “precedent” for Trump’s plan to create a Muslim registry.

But, for all the outrage Higbie caused, the actual policy being floated - reinstatement of a George W. Bush-era policy - is far more modest than Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim immigration and threat to register American Muslims.

This is the best-case scenario that Trump’s fake-news presiden-

So we have split up. Democrats and Republicans. Mutual loathing. So Thanksgiving is ruined, maybe Christmas.

We Hillarians look at strangers in the airport and think, “You did, didn’t you? Yes, you did.”

And they know who we are. If I were drowning and calling for help, they would throw me a large rock. If they were drowning, I’d toss them an anvil. Scripture says to love your enemy but it doesn’t say exactly when or how.

Broadway shows will now feel obliged to give lectures on diversity to any prominent Trumpist in the audience. Trumpists will explain, as one woman did, “My vote was my only way to say: I am here and I count.”

(People who shoot up theaters may feel the same way.)

The Trump faction will boycott chamber music concerts, wine tastings, lectures on Byzantine art and poetry readings, and Hillarians will boycott NFL games, casinos, gun shows and demolition derbies.

I have relatives who claim to be Christians who voted for Trump, though God clearly told them not to, but my relatives aren’t good at Aramaic.

How do I feel about them? I don’t know. I’m thinking, I’m thinking. How would you feel if your favorite cousin told you he believes that white people should be able to live in all-white communities with all-white schools? (They can. Just go to North Dakota.)

President Obama, in his role as national sixth grade civics teacher, believes the office will change the man. Ha. The man is 70. He has no ideas, no beliefs. His philosophy is simple: When he itches, he scratches.

So let’s talk about dividing the country.

Why spend four years glaring at each other?

A house divided against itself cannot stand, so let’s make a duplex. The experiment lasted for 150 years after Appomattox and in the end it failed. So let’s bind up our wounds and have an amicable divorce.

Democrats get the Northeast and the West Coast, plus a few miscellaneous states, and the Democratic cities - the District, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, RaleighDurham in North Carolina, Cleveland and so forth. Call it the “Union.” Our capital will, of course, be New York City.

Trump takes the former Confederacy and the Corn Belt, and his capital is the bunker deep under the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., where the federal government planned to go in the event of a catastrophe, which is basically what we have now.

Call that country “Trump Country.” Divvy up the military. Equal access to holy sites.

They can come to Arlington Cemetery, the Reagan Library and Trump Tower. We get to go to wildlife refuges, Gettysburg and the birthplaces of authors. We’ll sell the White House for a hotel and make the Capitol a museum, and rent out the office buildings. You take your Supreme Court justices, we’ll take ours.

You can have the flag since you invested so much in flag pins and decals. We’ll make a new flag, blue, with the planet Earth on it.

This is not that hard, people. Others have done it. Pakistan split from India, Norway from Denmark, Lennon left McCartney.

(See FAKE on page six)

(See DIVIDE on page six)

Koch College for social engineers

by Jim Hightower

Breaking news: An amazing new school for political activists is training thousands of people to be community organizers. They’re using Saul Alinsky’s classic manual, “Rules for Radicals.”

The Grassroots Leadership Academy gives how-to lessons in everything from mounting successful protest actions to recruiting middle-of-the-road voters. But, wait. Who’s that hiding behind Saul Alinsky?

Good grief, it’s the Koch brothers!

Yes, this “grassroots” outfit has been set up by the gabillionaires Charles and David Koch to train cadres of right-wing corporatists

to spread their ideological laissezfairydust across the land.

The academy is run through Americans for Prosperity, the Kochs’ political wing, which put up $3 million to get it going. About 10,000 people have gone through training sessions in three dozen states. The brothers’ grandiose scheme is to take over the Republican Party and use it as a tool to rebuild America itself into a Kochlandia, ruled by the superrich.

Even their money, however, can’t overcome one huge barrier: their message.

The academy’s curriculum, for example, is loaded with such corporate nonsense as a course titled “The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels.”

Attendees are indoctrinated with two overarching lessons: First, freewheeling corporate power - unrestrained by labor, environmental, or other public protections - GOOD. Second, Social Security, unemployment benefits, and other social programs - VERY BAD. Koch Kollege for right-wing social engineers is peddling a status quo agenda of corporate elitism and trickle-down ideology, which the vast majority of Americans are now openly rebelling against.

It’s like trying to sell chicken salad made out of chicken manure.

There’s not enough sugar in the world to make people swallow that.

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

Trump’s fake news presidency Voters deceived by impossible promises and false claims A BuzzFeed analysis last week concluded that fake news stories about the election generated more engagement on Facebook than the top election stories from 19 major news outlets - combined.

And that’s not the half of it.

Not only is fake news getting more attention than actual news, but also the leading purveyor of fake news in the United States is now the president-elect.

For 17 months, Donald Trump treated the nation to a series of outlandish promises. He’ll eliminate the $19 trillion federal debt in eight years. He’ll balance the budget without cutting Social Security, Medicare and other entitlements.

He’ll bring back lost coal jobs.

He’ll make Mexico pay for a border wall. He’ll deport 12 million illegal immigrants while growing

behind the headlines

by Dana Milbank

the economy by at least six percent.

Now Trump is the president-elect, and it’s time to deliver on the impossible. No wonder his transition is racked with chaos and infighting.

Scripture tells us you can’t serve both God and mammon. Yet,Trump proposes to be served by both Reince Priebus and Stephen K. Bannon - a chief of staff who is a paragon of the establishment and a top adviser who is a leading voice for white supremacists.

The array of impossible promises and false claims has all the appearances of a Ponzi scheme, with the $18 trillion U.S. economy in the balance. Bernie Madoff’s scheme lost only $50 billion.

Early indications are that Trump plans to continue to fake it. On Thursday night, he tweeted that as a result of his work with Ford, the automaker would keep a plant that

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A Muslim registry would be un-American

by The Washington Post gest that Muslims in the Muslim countries.

A year ago, just after he said he favored requiring Muslims in the United States to register in a government database, Donald Trump was asked how that would differ from Nazi Germany’s policies in the 1930s singling out Jews, including by having them register property.

“You tell me,” he said repeatedly, then refused to answer further.

Under fire, Trump soon backpedaled to sug-

United States might be subject to “surveillance, including a watch list,” rather than a registry. That stance now seems the kernel of policy, judging from remarks by Trump’s transition team and allies.

In recent days, Kris Kobach, a prominent antiillegal immigration hardliner working on Trump’s transition, said the team was considering whether to formally recommend a national registry for visitors and immigrants from

A day later, Carl Higbie, who was spokesman for a highly visible super PAC behind the Trump campaign, said a registry for Muslims would “pass constitutional muster.”

As precedent, he cited the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II - not that he is urging prison camps for Muslims, Mr. Higbie noted comfortingly.

At the least, those incendiary remarks suggest that the transition

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team hasn’t gotten the memo from Trump, who has pledged publicly to seek national reconciliation. If the presidentelect’s camp is trying to scare the bejeezus out of America’s 3.3 million Muslims, it’s doing a fine job.

Kobach, the Republican secretary of state in Kansas, suggested that a registry might revive elements of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, a measure enacted after the

Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that required visitors and immigrants from higherrisk countries, mainly Muslims, to submit to fingerprinting, interrogations and in some cases parole-like check-ins with authorities.

That program was suspended in 2011 under criticism by civil rights groups, which said it stigmatized Muslims. Unlike the internment of Japanese Americans, it did not apply to U.S. citizens, but it certainly affected the

relatives of many citizens.

A registry for Muslims, even if masquerading as one for people from “risky” countries,” is no less odious than Newt Gingrich’s proposal this summer, after the terrorist attack in the French city of Nice, to submit all Muslims in the United States to a “test” and deport those who believe in sharia law.

Both approaches would screen people based on identity - faith or ethnic(See REGISTRY on page 7)

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Canada,” mainly because American doctors - unlike ordinary American working people - don’t have to worry about low-wage competition from abroad.

That’s because the medical profession has fashioned a classic “protectionist” squeeze.

Foreign doctors, no matter how well-trained they may be, can’t practice in the United States unless they’ve completed a residency in the United States.

This protectionism for doctors, notes economist Baker, “costs the country roughly $100 billion a year in higher medical expenses.” Profiteering by pharmaceutical executives adds another $350 billion to America’s health spending mix.

So let’s stop blaming patients for our health care mess. Let’s focus instead on the one percenters who profit royally the messier things get.

Sam Pizzigati is an Institute for Policy Studies associate fellow and a co-author

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from the back of the room.

“Squanto and his people were here before us. Without their help we couldn’t have survived our first winter here.”

“If you’d have built a wall when you had the chance we could have put an end to this before it became a problem?” shouted Pilgrim Rudy.

“We can’t completely undo the problem, but I would suggest that we start a registry for Squanto and his people,” said Pilgrim Kris. “That way we know who belongs here,

who doesn’t and where they are. It would also allow us to make sure that fraud is never a problem in our next plantation elections?”

“I didn’t know fraud has been a problem,” said Pilgrim Donald.

“My specialty is preventing non-existent problems,” said Pilgrim Kris.

“You’re really good,” Pilgrim Donald said.

“But, what about the Thanksgiving feast?” one of the Pilgrim women wondered. “We’ve been

preparing this meal for days and we’ve already invited Squanto and his people to join us.”

“We’ll have the feast and it will be the greatest, most remarkable, most wonderful and most amazing feast ever,” says Pilgrim Donald. “It will be the kind of feast they will be talking about hundreds of years from now because when I do something people remember it.”

“That sounds like a great plan,” shouted Pilgrim Rudy. “And what

should we call this greatest of all great feasts?”

“Donald Day,” said Pilgrim Donald without hesitation. “Because, without me, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“Actually, it’s been in the planning for weeks.

We planned this long before you somehow got elected governor,” said former Governor Bradford.

“I read that same thing in the Plymouth Times and, of course, they were wrong. Those people at the Times hate me and they

Trump confirms he just Googled Obamacare

by Andy Borowitz

NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) - Speaking to reporters late Friday night, President-elect Donald Trump revealed that he had Googled Obamacare for the first time earlier in the day.

“I Googled it, and, I must say, I was surprised,” he said. “There was a lot in it that really made sense, to be honest.”

He said that he regretted that the frenetic pace of the presidential campaign had prevented him from Googling Obamacare

earlier. “You’re always running, running, running,” he said.

“There were so many times that I made a mental note to Google Obamacare but I just never got around to it.”

Trump also told the reporters that, now that the campaign was over, he had finally found the time to Google Mexico.

“Really eye-opening,” he said.

“A lot of the Mexicans are terrific. They do just terrific things.”

When asked if Googling Mexico had affected his position

on building a wall, Trump said, “Quite frankly, it did make me wonder a bit about that. A lot of these terrific Mexicans could come in and make a real contribution to our country and, in exchange, I think they’d really benefit from Obamacare.”

The President-elect also said that he had put Mike Pence in charge of the transition team “to give me more time for my conversion to Islam.”

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

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and Ron Wyden, are urging the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission to block the deal. And within a week of the merger’s announcement, more than 115,000 people had expressed their opposition.

And Trump, surprisingly, has spoken out against the merger too calling it “a deal we will not approve in my administration because it’s too much concentration of power in the hands of too few.” (Well, you know what they say about broken clocks.)

Whether Trump will remain opposed is an open question. But, one thing is clear: The last thing we need right now is a more powerful media gatekeeper. We must block this deal.

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tial campaign really was all a con. Preposterous promises give way to modest proposals. This would disappoint his supporters, but perhaps save the country.

Trump’s vow that Carrier would reverse its plans to move a factory to Mexico and eliminate 1,400 U.S. jobs by 2019?

Carrier is continuing with its plans.

Trump’s promise to negotiate the release of all American prisoners in Iran before taking office?

He’d better hurry: Iran continues to apprehend and imprison American dual nationals.

Trump’s bold threats to appoint a “killer” ambassador to Japan and to Candace Clement is the campaign director for Free force Japan to pay for Press U.S. military protection?

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, after visiting Trump on Thursday, thinks otherwise; he said he has “great confidence” in Trump.

Many of Trump’s absurd promises will come due soon.

Trump spoke of abolishing the Education Department and the Environmental Protection Agency, said he would rebuild American roads for one-third the current price, monitor mosques, prosecute Hillary Clinton and never take a vacation.

He said he would spend no money on space exploration before infrastructure is repaired, kill the relatives of terrorists, shut down parts of the Internet, reinstate waterboarding, dramatically increase tariffs, eliminate

Wall Street reforms, cut the budget 20 percent and end birthright citizenship.

No surprise that the transition is chaotic.

Lobbyists are in, then out. Chris Christie and Mike Rogers are in, then out. Frank Gaffney is in, or perhaps not. Jared Kushner is settling personal vendettas. Eliot Cohen withdraws his cooperation, predicting “ugly” things ahead.

And Trump says everything is proceeding “so smoothly.”

The British are fuming because at least nine foreign leaders, including Egypt’s, reached Trump before theirs. Trump plays cat-and-mouse with the national press corps and continues to tweet like an Internet troll, complete with bad spelling. His

advisers give contradictory accounts about personnel decisions. Qualified candidates are rejected in favor of loyalists. His choice for national security adviser is aligned with Vladimir Putin.

You can’t make this stuff up. Or maybe you can. Paul Horner, the leading purveyor of fake news on Facebook, told The Post’s Caitlin Dewey he was stunned by Americans’ gullibility: “I mean, that’s how Trump got elected. He just said whatever he wanted, and people believed everything.”

But, surely you can’t fool all the people all the time.

Dana Milbank is a Washington Post staff writer and author

never get a story right,” said Pilgrim Donald as a number of his supporters were pounding pitchforks on the wooden floor.

“It may be too late to name this country after me, but I can make sure the first major feast in this land is named for me,” Pilgrim Donald added.

“Someday I’ll be remembered as the Pilgrim who made Plymouth great again . . . provided the media doesn’t screw it up.”

Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com

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Our country believes in competition and free enterprise and now it’s time to create a competition between the Union and Trump Country to see which offers the better life to its people.

My money is on the young people flocking to the cities, the centers of economic hustle and bustle such as Seattle, Boston, Washington and Austin, where people seem to thrive on ferment, divergence, multiplicity and a culture of mutual respect and toleration.

But, I could be wrong about that. Hitler led Germany out of the confusion of democracy, created good jobs, built up the military and united the country as never before.

Germany had lost a war and Hitler made it great again.

When he staged Kristallnacht in November 1938 and went after the Jews, it was a huge success - on time and under budget. When he wanted to take over Czechoslovakia, he just went and did it. No problem.

Looking back, one can see that his invasion of Poland in 1939 was a bad move, but it might have succeeded. Had Britain sued for peace, the United States was in no mood to intervene. Europe and Russia might be united under one swastika today, and China and Korea united under the rising sun of the emperor of Japan. And us. Three world powers.

The United Nations could meet in a breakfast alcove. No journalists present, just three men making deals. Very simple. Tremendous efficiency. Just tremendous.

Totally. You better believe it.

Garrison Keillor is an author and radio personality

Leftovers 40 degrees or below.

•Divide leftovers into smaller portions and store in shallow containers in the refrigerator.

•Wash hands before and after handling food.

•Reheat cooked leftovers to 165 degrees.

Sauces, soups and gravies should be reheated by bringing them to a boil.

When microwaving leftovers, make sure there are no cold spots in food (where bacteria can sur-

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vive). Cover food, stir and rotate for even cooking.

Here is a quick recipe that I will be using to make turkey enchiladas with my leftovers.

This is my version (mind you I don’t cook well with recipes), so you might want to alter slightly to fit your tastes.

You can make them more spicy or add more meat to make them meatier, or less if you like them creamier.

ity - rather than deeds, and single them out for intrusive and indiscriminate government snooping.

Such a step would be a boon to extremist recruiters and fodder for the Islamic State and other radical groups, which would use it for propa-

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ganda purposes as proof of America’s hostility toward Muslims. Equally self-defeating, a religious “test” or registry would risk alienating Muslim citizens of the United States, whose assimilation and loyalty to America are a bulwark against domes-

tic terrorist threats.

In the campaign, Mr. Trump, after dropping his initial proposal for a blanket ban on Muslim immigrants, endorsed what he called “extreme vetting” specifically, an ideological test to determine whether immigrants are suitable

for entry. Rigorous immigration screening is one thing; for the most part, it already takes place. A registry of immigrants is another and would propel the United States into an era of officially induced fear and suspicion.

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Museum who didn’t live here anymore,” Graham says.

While recognizing the need, what those early board members lacked was the financial ability to build a repository for local history.

“They dreamed of a museum, but none of them ever saw it happen,” Graham says.

In the decades that followed, the historical society would languish and at other times it would be revived by board members who made its presence known again for several years. It wasn’t until the Scott County centennial in 1986, followed by the Scott City centennial, that board members again had a purpose as they assisted in the publishing of history books and other celebrations.

The board began an intense fundraising campaign, received some significant contributions, and in the late 1990s construction began on the pueblolooking structure on west K96 Highway.

Operating with a payas-you-go philosophy, board members would proceed with construction and interior work as finances allowed. They also relied on a lot of free labor.

Board member Orville Schwanke laid the patio brick near the entryway.

“This was a real passion for Orville and Louise. They wanted to see this museum up and running,” Graham says.

Graham’s late husband, Tom, who was a board member, and Marvin Turley, completed a great deal of the interior and prepared the exhibit areas.

Turley was hired by the board as funding was available and was instrumental in the construction of display areas.

Designed for Museum Unlike many museums which must adapt to whatever building happens to be available - whether it be an old school, former business building, etc. the El Quartelejo Museum was designed with one purpose in mind.

“That’s one of the things that makes this so pleasant and such a great place for tours. We have room, the lighting was designed for displays and it flows naturally,” Graham says.

Walking through the time line, there are gentle curves that take a visitor from one display to the next.

“People like that when they walk through here it tells a story, but they also comment about the layout. They don’t know what to expect around the next corner,” says Denny Siegrist, one of only two paid part-time staff members who also assists with cataloging artifacts and conducting tours.

“Someone will tell me they’ve been by here a hundred times and meant to stop. Once they do, they can’t believe that we have something like this in our small town.”

Those comments have only been heard even more with the opening of the 5,000 square foot

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Jerry Thomas Gallery and Collection in 2010.

“People are flabbergasted when they come in here. If it’s their first time, it’s nothing like they expected,” notes Graham.

“And then they walk into the Jerry Thomas Gallery and it blows their mind to see artifacts and paintings of that caliber.”

Every donation that’s accepted, however, is carefully catalogued, archived and stored away.

Earlier this week, in fact, Cat Tosie of the Picuris Pueblo in New Mexico dropped off a number of personal items.

Some of those will eventually find their way into one of the exhibits, but before that can happen, Room for Artifacts Siegrist was busy making The board does have a record of each donation. a couple of display areas which are devoted to Learning About History items of a more personal Graham says that learnnature. ing about history is a twoOne display includes way street. games and other memoThe museum board rabilia from decades ago. members share their On occasion, garments knowledge with numerthat have been donated ous school groups and to the museum will be individuals who tour the featured. facility. At the same time, “We have some beauti- the museum is often called ful, beaded items from the upon to fill in gaps for a 1800s, but we’ve learned family that is researching that you have to be very their history, or perhaps to careful with textiles,” answer questions regardGraham says. “When we ing an event or place in do put them on display it’s Scott County. usually for only a short “Every few days time in order to protect there’s something for us them.” to research. It’s so much The Heritage Room” fun because we often that can be accessed learn something as well,” through metal doors on the Graham says. “When we north side of the museum can make that connection features additional items, for someone it’s so excitincluding an antique heat- ing.” ing stove and a kitchen Graham and fellow range. staff members also like the The temporary exhibit fact that they see familiar room is also a popular faces visiting the museum stop and it often features on a regular basis, or they collections from local res- bring family members in idents. Through the holi- while they are in town day season, the room fea- visiting. tures a Raggedy Ann and “You’ll hear people Andy collection belong- say from time to time that ing to Tara Williams. they like coming back However, many, many because they see somedonated items remain in thing they missed the last storage and, except for a time,” Siegrist says. few exceptions that will Likewise, Graham be brought out for tempo- says her long-time conrary exhibit, that’s where nection with the museum, they will remain. and many years on the

board, have been a learning experience.

“I was born and raised here and I knew nothing about Battle Canyon or (Scott City founder) Maria DeGeer,” Graham notes.

“I only knew the legends and the myths because it wasn’t something we learned in school.

“I think it’s wonderful how this community has embraced its history by naming the high school auditorium for Maria DeGeer and with all that’s been done to promote Battle Canyon and El Quartelejo,” she adds.

“I would like to think that we’ve had something to do with that.”

(Top) The temporary exhibit room at the museum is currently featuring a Raggedy Ann and Andy collection owned by Tara Williams. (Above) A room in the El Cuartelejo ruins has been reconstructed as a museum display. (Lower left) An exhibit area features old cameras and photos from Scott County’s history.

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Startup winners predict millions from invention

Winners of the Kansas Startup competition on the Fort Hays State University campus think they have an idea that will make them millions. If so, the FHSU initiative will have helped make it possible.

Kansas Startup originated at FHSU four years ago. Its goal is to bring entrepreneurs together to launch new business ideas.

The competition at FHSU was the fifth event. Another is planned for February in Barton County, said event organizer Henry Schwaller IV, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at FHSU and instructor of management and entrepreneurship.

The most recent Kansas Startup was the biggest in FHSU and Kansas history, he said. There were 72 participants and 10 teams. There were about 20 pitches made on the opening night.

“There’s nothing like it,” Schwaller said. “The ideas and the work that went into the ideas were much more refined and thoughtful than in the past. It was really a great atmosphere.”

“We appreciate Startup Weekend,” said Parker Holterman, a senior business major from Scott City, who came up with the winning proposal.

“It’s an opportunity for people our age to put forth viable ideas - entrepreneurial ideas,” said Bria Carder, a senior general science major from Lawrence. “As more viable companies come out of Startup Weekend, you will only get more investors and more people interested.”

Holterman and Carder’s group, Stock Solutions, pitched to a three-judge panel an idea to replace the manufacturer’s stock on an AR-15 rifle with their modified stock that would produce both

a faster rate of fire and less recoil. After deliberation, the judges awarded the six-member team the first-place prize of $1,000 and a trophy.

“It feels very satisfying that all of our hard work and collaboration has paid off and we have been recognized for our efforts,” Holterman said.

Holterman, who is federally licensed to sell firearms, said he came up with the idea for a modified stock about a year ago. Carder, the other original team member, knows of a potential manufacturer. The other four members, who joined Stock Solutions after their winning sales pitch, did not receive enough votes to move forward.

Now, the Stock Solutions team will seek to have a prototype made.

“We’re getting the money to invest, and then we’re going straight to the engineers of these manufacturing companies who have agreed to work with

Parker Holterman (second from right) was among members of the winning team Stock Solutions at the Kansas Startup event held at Fort Hays State University.

us already,” Carder said.

“I feel our financial model (is) sound. All of our figures we came up with for revenue were very lowball figures, like only capturing one percent of the market. We’re going to be making millions with it in a few years.”

That entrepreneurial spirit on display over the weekend was what Schwaller envisioned back in 2013. It’s part of FHSU being a leader in entrepreneurship.

“It brings people

together,” Schwaller said.

“They’re able to do some pretty amazing things that they would not do alone.

That’s pretty cool.”

The runner-up team, which received $500, was Legacy Creations, a group which pitched the idea of starting a video production company that would produce short documentaries on family histories.

The third-place team, which received $250, was Nav Tag, a group which had the idea of putting GPS tags on livestock.

Receiving honorable mention recognition was 360 Gym, which pitched the idea of building an app for mobile devices which would help people find gyms to work out in.

“This is a tremendous learning experience and has spun out actual businesses,” said Mark Bannister, dean of the W.R. and Yvonne Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship at FHSU. “It raises the level of energy and focus on entrepreneurship.”

Innovative districts offer funding recommendation The Kansas Coalition of Innovative School Districts (CISD) has put together public school funding recommendations which it will present to Gov. Brownback on Nov. 30.

The coalition was established in 2012 to allow up to 10 percent of the state’s school districts to opt out of most state laws and regulations in order to improve student achievement.

The coalition is currently comprised of seven school districts:

Blue Valley, Concordia, Fredonia, Hugoton, Kansas City, Marysville and McPherson.

Coalition members reviewed a draft of the group’s position on school funding, which will be submitted to Gov. Sam Brownback at studentsfirst@ks.gov by Nov. 30.

While some wordsmithing remains to be done, the draft statement focuses on the following points: •The new school funding formula must meet

constitutional requirements for equity and adequacy.

•The new school funding formula should be based on student enrollment.

•The new school funding formula must be tied to what it actually costs to educate each student and their individual needs.

•The new school funding formula should ensure

that every public school student has an equal opportunity to be college and career ready as defined by the State Board of Education; as such, the definition of adequacy needs to be aligned to the Kansans Can vision statements.

•The new school funding formula should make early childhood funding a priority. This should

include funding for fullday kindergarten and prekindergarten programs for all students not just students who are labeled atrisk or special education.

•The new school funding formula should not diminish local board of education control over the ability to raise local revenue, appropriations and decision making.

•The new school fund-

ing formula should fully fund the excess cost of special education.

The Coalition will also recommend that lawmakers consider funding to support research, development, and pilot programs that could benefit the state and individual students and funding to support the professional growth and development of all staff.

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For the Record Kansas courts seek $20M increase for salaries The Scott County Record

The Kansas court system is seeking a $20.3 million increase in state appropriations in the next fiscal year to improve the pay of judges and court employees whose salaries are up to 22.2 percent below those of their peers in other states.

The request came Friday after two studies conducted by the National

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Center for State Courts found that every job classification in the state’s judicial system was paid below market value, many employees are earning below the federal poverty level for a family of four and nearly one-quarter of magistrate judges are seeking other employment.

“As chief adminis-

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trative officer of the Kansas judicial branch, my concern is efficient, effective management of our state courts,” Chief Justice Lawton Nuss said in a news release. “That includes making sure we are staffed to meet the needs of the communities we serve. Being able to offer pay appropriate to the market is essential to

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Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Nov. 24, 2016; last published Thurs., Dec. 8, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RONALD D. STUDLEY, deceased Case No. 2016-PR-27 NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that on November 17, 2016, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in this court by Deborah K. Studley, an heir, devisee, legatee, and

Executor named in the Last Will and Testament of Ronald D. Studley, deceased.

All creditors of the above named decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within four months from the date of the first publication of this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

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

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Nov. 9, 2016; last published Thurs., Nov. 24, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF NEMAHA COUNTY, KANSAS in the Matter of the Adoption of Baby Boy T.C.K., Case No. 2016-AD-000004 Proceedings Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59 NOTICE OF HEARING The State of Kansas to Tyus Joseph Malik Price and all persons concerned: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Nemaha County, Kansas, praying for an order allowing the

adoption of T.C.K., a male minor, and terminating the parental rights of the natural father. You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before December 16, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., in this Court, in the City of Seneca in Nemaha County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

Daniel J Coughlin Attorney for Petitioners Mishler Coughlin Law, LLC 821 Main Street, P.O. Box 283 Sabetha, Ks. 66534 (785) 284-2843

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of employee turnover and are finding it more difficult to recruit new employees,” Nuss said.

One study also found that nearly one-third of judicial branch employees work more than one job and about 700 entrylevel employees, such as workers in clerk’s offices and court services officers who supervise people on

probation, are paid 17.8 percent under the market rate.

A second report found it would take a more than 22 percent increase to raise district magistrate judges’ salaries to market, and the judges who say they are looking for other work cite compensation as the main reason.

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Kansas man’s homemade gun silencers clash with federal law

Scott City Police Department Nov. 6: Elliott Schuckman, 33, was arrested for domestic battery and transported to the LEC. Nov. 12: Ronald Cline, Jr., 34, was arrested for driving under the influence, transportation of an alcoholic When Shane Cox beverage and racing on highways. He was transported began selling his hometo the LEC. made firearms and silencNov. 18: Joshua Torres was arrested for public iners out of his military toxication and transported to the LEC. surplus store, he stamped “Made in Kansas” on them to assure buyers that Public Notice a Kansas law would pre(First published in The Scott 2016, at 10:00 AM, the fol- vent federal prosecution County Record, Thurs., Nov. lowing real estate: of anyone owning fireLOT TWO (2) OF BLOCK 17, 2016; last published arms made, sold and kept THREE (3) IN EAST Thurs., Dec. 1, 2016)3t ACRES ADDITION TO IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF in the state.

SCOTT CITY, KANSAS, SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS The 45-year-old commonly known as 202 CIVIL DEPARTMENT Chanute resident also Antelope Street, Scott Nationstar Mortgage LLC City, KS 67871 (the handed out copies to d/b/a Champion Mortgage “Property”) customers of the Second Company to satisfy the judgment in the Plaintiff, Amendment Protection above-entitled case.

The vs. sale is to be made without Act passed in 2013 by Lynda F. Burnett, et al. appraisement and subject the Kansas Legislature Defendants to the redemption period as and signed by Gov. Sam Case No. 16CV1 provided by law, and further Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 subject to the approval of the Brownback, and even colNOTICE OF SALE Court. For more information, lected sales taxes.

Under and by virtue of an Or- visit www.Southlaw.com His biggest selling der of Sale issued to me by Glenn Anderson, Sheriff item was unregistered gun the Clerk of the District Court Scott County, Kansas silencers that were flying of Scott County, Kansas, the Prepared By: undersigned Sheriff of Scott County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Front Door of the Courthouse at Scott City, Scott County, Kansas, on December 13,

achieve that purpose.”

Nuss also noted that court employees have received only a 2 percent cost of living increase in the last eight years and that was overtaken by increased employee contributions to benefits.

“Because pay is not keeping pace with the market, Kansas courts are experiencing higher rates

out of the shop as fast as Cox could make them, prosecutors said later.

One of those customers - 28-year-old Jeremy Kettler of Chanute - was so enthusiastic about the silencer that he posted a video on Facebook.

Last week, a jury found Cox guilty of violating federal law for the manufacture, sale and possession of unregistered firearms and silencers. Kettler was found guilty on one count for possessing the unregistered silencer.

The case could reverberate across the country because it cites the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, pitting the federal government’s right to regulate firearms

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., Nov. 17, 2016; last published Thurs., Dec. 1, 2016)3t Scott County Mill Levy Rates I, Lark Speer, Scott County Treasurer, certify that the tax levies per $1,000 as valuation for the 2016 tax year are as follows: State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.500

County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

69.188

City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

72.479

USD No. 466 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57.950

USD No. 466 - Scott Recreation Commission . . .

2.250

USD No. 468 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

51.366

USD No. 468 - Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.000

Fire District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.312

Wet Walnut Watershed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.052

Isbel Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.229

Lake Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.480

Valley Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.500 Lark Speer Scott County Treasurer

against the rights of states.

The judge overseeing the case expects it ultimately to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

At trial, defense attorneys contended their clients believed the Kansas law made their activities legal, arguing they are “caught in the crossfire” of the struggle between the state and the federal government over gun control.

Cox and Kettler were convicted under the National Firearms Act, which is a part of the Internal Revenue code enacted under Congress’ power to levy taxes. The case raises the question of whether that taxing authority can be used

to regulate firearms that stay within state borders.

Advocates for state’s rights also contend such guns do not fall under Congress’ power to regulate interstate commerce.

Kettler told jurors he bought the unregistered silencer “because of a piece of paper signed by the governor saying it was legal.” Before trial, he criticized Kansas for “setting up its citizens to be prosecuted” by the federal government.

Jim Howell, a former Republican state representative, said he physically carried the bill around the Capitol and got 55 legislators to co-sponsor the legislation, which won bipar(See CLASH on page 11)

Online concealed carry not valid for Kansas licensing

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Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Nov. 24, 2016; last published Thurs., Dec. 8, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT A. McDANIEL, deceased Case No. 2016-PR-15 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 Thomas K. McDaniel, duly appointed, qualified and acting executor of the Estate of Robert A. McDaniel, deceased, praying that his 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 he be released from further liability.

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 15th day of December, 2016, at 2:00 o’clock p.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.

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

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says that online concealed carry courses do not satisfy the legal requirements to obtain a concealed carry license in Kansas.

Schmidt’s office has recently become aware of advertising offering online concealed carry courses that appear to be marketed to Kansans. In order to qualify for a Kansas concealed carry license, Kansans must complete a training program as outlined by Kansas law.

All training classes must meet certain minimum criteria, which include, among other minimum requirements, Public Notice a live-fire demonstration of handgun proficiency. (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Nov. 24, 2016)1t TREASURER’S QUARTERLY STATEMENT The attorney general’s SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS • AS OF OCT. 31, 2016 office is unaware of any Total cash in the Scott County Treasury as of the above date online courses that meet $11,208,835.44 this “equal to or greater than” criteria established FUND FUND BALANCES

by Kansas law.

A full list of instructors General .................................................................. $ 2,211,773.18 Community Development Block Grant Loan ........

0.00 who are certified to pro- Micro-Loan Revolving Loan Fund ......................... 93,817.62 vide training in Kansas is Alcohol Program ....................................................

6,059.72 2,396.29 available on the attorney Indoor Arena Fund ................................................ general’s website at www. Special Cemetery Equipment ................................. 29,394.60 County Employee Benefits ..................................... 779,824.49 ag.ks.gov.

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tisan support. Lawmakers knew when they passed the law that there was going to be disagreement on who has authority to regulate firearms if they stay inside the state of Kansas, he said.

“I think these gentlemen understood that when they made a choice to do what they did,” Howell said.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has intervened to defend the state law’s constitutionality in the first criminal case that has used the state law as a defense. Schmidt said in a statement that buyers’ reliance on the state law as a defense is “reasonable, and it is consistent with the State’s interest in ensuring the Second Amendment Protection Act itself is defended.”

That state law says firearms, accessories and ammunition manufactured and kept in Kansas are exempt from federal gun control laws. It also made it a felony for the federal government to enforce them.

A day after it took effect, then-U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder advised Brownback that the state law criminalizing federal enforcement of gun laws was unconstitutional.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence challenged its legality in a 2014 civil lawsuit that was thrown out because a judge deemed the group did not have standing to sue.

Kansas modeled its law on the Montana Firearms Freedom Act, which the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has found to be invalid, according to court filings.

The legal maneuvering comes against the backdrop of President-elect Donald Trump’s election following a campaign that made gun rights a rallying cry for his supporters.

County Health - M. Koehn Memorial .....................

122.67 County Health - J. Binns Memorial ........................

391.99 County Health ......................................................... 180,740.36 County Health - Bio-Terrorism ................................

23,820.61 County Health - Special Assistance ........................

13,920.00 Home Health ...........................................................

7,359.33 Hospital Maintenance ..............................................

0.00 Library Maintenance ................................................ 153,576.40 Library Building ........................................................

9,663.82 Noxious Weed ..........................................................

46,047.22 Special Noxious Weed Equipment ...........................

96,817.28 Landfill Special Equipment Sales ............................

73,445.52 Road and Bridge ...................................................... 521,301.81 Fire District ............................................................... 208,538.03 County Public Buildings ........................................... 1,058,850.52 Special Highway Improvement ................................ 442,457.86 Special Parks and Recreation ...................................

1,173.48 Special Road Machinery .......................................... 321,154.85 Equipment Reserve .................................................. 609,721.50 County Bond and Interest ........................................ 1,288,552.49 Hospital Bond and Interest ....................................... 219,728.62 Sheriff Equipment Fund .............................................

294.64 Special Law Enforcement ..........................................

2,735.71 Prosecutor Training and Assistance ...........................

5,344.60 Attorney Worthless Check Fees .................................

575.25 Register of Deeds Technology Fund .......................... 44,187.72 Clerk Technology Fund ..............................................

4,119.27 Treasurer Technology Fund ........................................

3,057.69 Motor Vehicle Operating Fund ...................................

8,238.30 Zella O. Carpenter (S.A.) ............................................ 349,762.61 Zella O. Carpenter .................................................... 508,740.00 M.F. Barnhart Trust ...................................................

0.00 Oil and Gas Valuation Depletion ............................... 1,447,740.46 USD 466 Funds .........................................................

0.00 Keystone General ......................................................

13.07 Keystone Hall .............................................................

13.03 Scott Township General .............................................

537.72 Neighborhood Revitalization .....................................

0.00 Advanced Current Tax ...............................................

17.93 Current Tax ................................................................

0.00 Tax Escrow Accounting .............................................

53,495.65 Current Tax Interest ...................................................

1,628.92 Delinquent Personal Property Tax .............................

436.15 Redemptions .............................................................. 13,402.81 Commercial Motor Vehicle .........................................

62.50 Motor Vehicle Registration Tax ..................................

94,186.23 Rental and Excise Tax .................................................

0.00 Recreation Vehicle Tax ................................................

1,798.47 911 Tariff ..................................................................... 13,543.74 911 Tariff - Wireless .................................................... 217,978.46 Wildlife and Parks .......................................................

6,075.45 Judgment Fees ............................................................

72.00 Driver’s Licenses ..........................................................

130.50 Motor Vehicle ................................................................ 3,514.83 Vehicle Registration Tax Interest ...................................

830.06 Motor Sales Tax ............................................................. 25,651.41 Total All Funds $ 11,208,835.44 State of Kansas County of Scott

I do solemnly swear that the above statement is complete, true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, so help me God.

Lark Speer

County Treasurer Subscribed to and sworn to before me this 14th day of November 2016 Alice Brokofsky Notary Public

Courts (continued from page 10)

On top of the $20.3 million increase for fiscal year 2018, the court system is seeking another $20.4 million increase in fiscal 2019. That money would be used for employee raises, increasing magistrate judge pay by about 22 percent and bringing pay for district judges up to an average of states surrounding Kansas.

The judicial branch’s budget for fiscal year 2017 was $133 million.

Pastime at Park Lane The Gospel Fellowship Church led Sunday Church services.

Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Joy Barnett, Gary Goodman, Lynda Burnett, Madeline Murphy, Bert Lucas, Hugh McDaniel and Mandy Barnett.

Residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening.

Russel and Mary Webster led Bible study.

The Scott Mennonite youth sang on Tuesday evening.

Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning.

Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon.

Helpers were Madeline

Mennonite women sing Thurs.

Several Mennonite women from the Pence Community sang on Thursday afternoon. Singers were Grace Martens, Becky Koehn, Virginia Decker and Bev Unruh.

Residents make holiday treats

Residents made Thanksgiving treats on Friday afternoon. They decorated cupcakes to look like turkeys and Pilgrim hats.

Murphy, Barbara Dickhut, and Nancy Barnett.

Fourth and fifth grade students from First Baptist Church visited residents on Wednesday evening.

Thanks to the ladies from the Mary/Martha Circle of the First Baptist Church for the Thanksgiving cards they delivered to each resident.

Residents played trivia games on Thursday evening.

Fr. Bernard Felix led Cathloic Mass on Friday morning. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services on Friday afternoon.

The Wright Family performed on Friday evening. Harold and Gary

Don’t neglect watering landscape plants this winter It is important that perennial plants go into the winter with moist soil.

Even with most areas receiving adequate rainfall through most of the year, we’re in the midst of a very dry stretch.

Watering now is important to lessen the likelihood of winter damage.

Although all perennial plants benefit from moist soils before winter, it is especially important for newly planted trees and shrubs due to limited root systems. Even trees and shrubs planted within the last 2-3 years are more sensitive to drought than a well-established plant.

Evergreens are also at risk because moisture is lost from the foliage.

A good, deep watering with moisture reaching at least a foot down into the soil is much better than several light sprinklings.

A deep watering will help ensure that the majority of roots have access to water.

Roots that actually absorb water are killed when the soil temperature reaches 28 degrees. Those near the surface do not last long in our Kansas winters.

We must rely on roots that are deeper and provide moisture for them to absorb. Regardless of the watering method used, soil should be wet at least 12 inches deep.

Use a metal rod, wooden dowel, electric fence post or something similar to check depth.

Trees or shrubs planted within the last year can be watered inexpensively with a five-gallon bucket.

Drill a small hole (1/8 inch) in the side of the bucket near the bottom.

Fill the bucket and let the water dribble out slowly next to the tree. Two buckets should do the trick.

Very large transplanted trees and trees that were transplanted 2-3 years ago will require more water.

A perforated soaker hose is a good way to water a newly established bed or foundation plantings. However, soaker hoses are notorious for non-uniform watering.

In other words, you often receive too much water from one part of the hose and not enough from another.

Hooking both the beginning and the end of the soaker hose to a Y-adapter helps equalize the pres-

sure and therefore provide a more uniform watering.

It is also helpful if the Y-adapter has shut off valves so the volume of flow can be controlled.

Too high a flow rate can allow water to run off rather than soak in.

On larger trees, the soaker hose can circle the trunk at a distance within the dripline of the tree but at least half the distance to the dripline. The dripline of the tree is the outermost reach of the branches. On

smaller trees, you may circle the tree several times so that only soil which has tree roots will be watered.

If using a soaker hose, note the time watering was started. Check frequently to determine the amount of time it takes for water to reach 12 inches.

From then on, you can water “by the clock.” Use a kitchen oven timer so you remember to move the hose or shut off the faucet.

If you see surface runoff, reduce the flow, or build a berm with at least a four-foot diameter around the base of the tree to allow the water to percolate down through the soil, instead of spreading out.

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played guitars and sang and Dan played the fiddle.

Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Gloria O’Bleness and Larry LaPlant.

Yvonne Spangler was visited by Les Spangler and Mona Spangler.

LaVera King was visited by Gloria Gough, Velda Riddiough, Tatum Wells, Carol Latham and Shellie Carter.

Doris Riner had lunch Sunday at First Baptist Church with Mary Lou, Karen, Jane and Alma.

Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock.

Nella Funk was visited by Aaron and Mandy Kropp and Damian Ortiz.

Lowell Rudolph

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was visited by Tom and Kathleen Moore, Marci Knobbe, LuAnn Buehler and Rev. Don Martin.

Jeanie Rowton was visited by Phil and Susan Escareno, Becky Rowton; Betty Wilken, Derby; Lila Burnett, Josephine Jones, Chuck Rowton and Debra Eikelberger.

Boots Haxton was visited by Rod and Kathy Haxton.

Lorena Turley was visited by Neta Wheeler, Rex Turley, Tyler Hess and Emily Hess.

Clifford Dearden was visited by Kirk and Janet Ottaway from Hays.

Arlene Beaton was visited by Lila Burnett, Josephine Jones and Marvel Keyse.

Elsie Coleman was visited by Janice Lockman.

Loretta Gorman was visited by Charlene Becht.

Cloide Boyd was visited by Richard and Jackie Boyd from Montezuma.

Louise Crist was visited by Patsi Graham and Sue Rose.

Mike Leach was visited by Rev. Don Martin.

Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton, Justin Singley and Delinda Dunagan.

Corrine Dean was visited by Dianna Howard, Tava See, Carol Ellis, Ron Hess, John and Kylee Kropp, Ashley Morgan, Brian and Kalena Thompson, Jean Hardy, Beth Hess and Damian Ortiz.

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Deaths Judith Jean Sager Judith Jean Sager, 63, died Nov. 22, 2016, at Liberal.

She was born on May 16, 1953, to Wesley and Catherine (Hay) Foulke at Munich, Germany.

As an infant, Judy moved back to the states with her family. Judy lived in many different places including Guam, Ft. Lewis, Wash., and El Paso, Tex., where she graduated from high school in 1971.

Following graduation, she moved to Luray, Ks., and then Scott City, where she worked at the News Chronicle.

On Halloween of 1977 she went on her first date with Darrell Sager. The

couple married on Nov. 4, 1978, in Scott City.

In 1985, Darrell and Judy moved to Liberal.

She enjoyed sewing, knitting and crocheting.

Judy is survived by her husband; a brother, Richard A. Foulke, Lucas; and a sister, Patricia Ann Nichols, Tucson, Ariz..

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Cremation has taken place.

A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

The family suggests flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Judith Jean Sager at Miller Mortuary, 908 N. Lincoln Ave., Liberal, Ks, 67901

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Dorothy E. ‘Dottie’ Fouquet Dorothy E. “Dottie” Fouquet, 93, died Nov. 22, 2016, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City.

S h e was born on July 28, 1923, in Seattle, Wa s h . , t h e daughter Dottie Fouquet of Lester Silas and Jessie Elinor Judd Dean, Sr. A resident of Scott City since 1946, moving from Seattle, she was a homemaker.

She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Third Order of St. Francis, Altar Society and Scott County Historical Society, all of Scott City, and National Right To Life.

On January 15, 1946, she married Chester M. Fouquet in Seattle, Wash.

He died on Oct. 15, 2006, in Scott City.

Survivors include three sons, Mark Fouquet and wife, Terri, Scott City, Dean Fouquet and wife, Kim, Montrose, Colo., and Joe Fouquet and wife, Brenda, Oklahoma City, Okla.; two daugh-

ters, Ronna Cunningham and husband, Ron, Black Diamond, Wash., and Ann Crane and husband, Jon, Scott City; a sister-in-law, Dailene Dean, Vashon Island, Wash.; 19 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, one great-greatgrandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one daughter, Mary Terease Fouquet; and one brother, Lester Dean, Jr. Visitation will be Mon., Nov. 28, 2:00-8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 29, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Scott City.

Vigil service will be held on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Funeral service will be held on Wed., Nov. 30, 2:00 p.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Scott City, with Fr. Bernard Felix officiating.

Interment will be at the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Catholic Church or Kansans for Life in care of the funeral home, 401 South Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.

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An Eternal Kingdom The Bible is a very unique book in that it covers a wide spectrum of subjects ranging from historical accounts dating back to the beginning of the world to matters concerning how to treat our neighbors.

The Bible also contains important information regarding the end of time as God gave the prophets of old special abilities to foresee future events involving our world.

Daniel 7 is one of those parts of the Bible that gives us a future look into what will take place in the coming days as we move towards what the Bible refers to as being “The Day of The Lord” - which refers to the end of time. What we discover in this chapter regarding future world events is that all of the kingdoms/nations of the world will one day be disarmed and face their end, which will then give way for a Kingdom, the Kingdom of God, to be fully established where King Jesus will reign forever, for this Kingdom is like no other Kingdom. It is an eternal Kingdom that has no end.

This is one of the aspects of the Bible that is so amazing, because we get to look into the future and see how it all ends even before the end comes. There is going to be an epic battle between Satan and Jesus

where Jesus will defeat him in this final battle which will give way to the Kingdom of God being fully established. This Kingdom will be made up of God’s holy people along with other heavenly beings.

I want to ask, are you one of God’s holy people who will be a part of this eternal Kingdom? Of course, when we think of ourselves being holy, it sounds a bit far stretching, but when you consider God’s holy people did not and will not achieve that status within themselves - they are made holy or righteous through the holiness of Jesus.

We cannot in any way achieve the status of holiness within our own good efforts. We can only be declared holy and righteous when we come by faith to Jesus Christ and accept His forgiveness for our sins. It is coming by faith to Jesus that we are declared righteous through the blood of Jesus that was poured out for the forgiveness of our sins.

Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved! Will you turn to Jesus today or will you go and talk to your neighbor or friend or family about getting their life right with God? There is no better time to turn to Jesus than today, because you have today.

Pastor Kyle Evans First Baptist Church, Scott City

Scott City Assembly of God

Prairie View Church of the Brethren

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

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

Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Men’s Fellowship • Tuesday breakfast at 6:30 a.m. will be held at the church Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m., at the church

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

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

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

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

Pence Community Church

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

Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m.

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

Community Christian Church

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

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

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

Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.

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

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

First Baptist Church

Immanuel Southern Baptist Church

803 College - Scott City - 872-2339

1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264

Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor

Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041

Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

Gospel Fellowship Church

1st United Methodist Church

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 John Lewis, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services, 9:00 a.m. • Fellowship, 10:15 a.m. • Sun. School, 11:00 a.m.

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

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.

First Christian Church

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

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

701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m.

Website: www.fccscottcity.org

Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666

Scott Mennonite Church

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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

Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.

Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m.

St. Luke’s - 872-3666 (recorded message) Senior Warden Cody Brittan • (913) 232-6127 or Father Don Martin • (785) 462-3041

9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 James Yager • 620-214-3040 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School, 10:50 a.m.

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

YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.

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Out-of-pocket expenses for many caregivers tops $7,000 annually Rachel Bluth Kaiser Health News

Denise Sleeper has sold her home, spent most of her retirement savings and quit her job to care for her husband since his Alzheimer’s disease struck two years ago.

“It’s been like a tsunami in my life,” said Sleeper, of Gilford, N.H. She’s drained $168,000 from the couple’s retirement account since her husband, Scott, was diagnosed with the degenerative illness. At first, she cared for him at home, but he’s in a nursing home now. Sleeper gets by on his disability checks and the $32,000 left in their 401(k) account.

Stories like those are common among the nation’s 40 million family caregivers whose outof-pocket costs are underrecognized, according to an AARP survey released this week.

More than three out of four caregivers absorb outof-pocket costs currently averaging nearly $7,000 a year, AARP found. Those costs consumed the equivalent of a fifth of caregivers’ incomes on average - and the burdens were even greater for those with lower incomes, the group reported. The most financially strapped caregivers tap savings or take out loans to meet expenses.

AARP conducted its

survey of 1,864 family caregivers in July and August. Participants also kept diaries tracking their personal spending.

“As technology increases and people live longer and live with more complex care needs, the family has been picking it up, not the formal health care system,” said

Susan Reinhard, senior vice president and director of AARP’s Public Policy Institute.

Patients with dementia such as Scott Sleeper make the heaviest claims on caregivers’ personal resources. Annual expenses are almost $10,700 for someone with dementia

Trump, GOP can’t make ACA disappear quickly While millions of people have gained coverage through the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 28 million Americans remain uninsured. And preliminary data shows that about 5.6 million paid a tax penalty rather than buy health insurance in 2015.

Now, amid the uncertain future of Obamacare in a Trump administration, some resisters don’t see the need to sign up. Still others, according to ACA advocates, are eager to take advantage of what will likely be at least one more year of subsidized coverage.

Getting rid of the ACA in its entirety on day one of the Trump administration is practically impossible, said Erin Trish, an assistant research professor in public policy at the University of Southern California. Although Republicans to date have offered no official replacement plan, what’s expected is a different approach with a less regulated health insurance market.

(See ACA on page 15)

(See EXPENSES on page 15)

Report: KanCare delivered on cost, not quality Andy Marso KHI News Service

An analysis of KanCare performed by a former Republican governor’s think tank found that the switch to managed care Medicaid in Kansas has delivered on cost-cutting promises but not on quality of care.

Leavitt Partners, a

policy consulting shop founded by former Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt, performed the analysis between May and October by interviewing KanCare providers and reviewing federal and state data.

“Across the providers that we interviewed and surveyed, there was general agreement that KanCare has not met its

original rationale and commitments,” Robin ArnoldWilliams, a principal at Leavitt Partners who specializes in Medicaid, said in a written summary of the analysis. The Kansas Hospital Association, Kansas Medical Society and Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved sponsored the analysis.

Arnold-Williams, a former executive director of the Utah Department of Human Services, testified at a meeting of the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight.

She told legislators that better communication among state officials,

Lawsuit against state a failure of Medicaid verification system Andy Marso KHI News Service

A nursing home chain’s lawsuit against the state of Kansas hinges largely on the state’s failure to implement an electronic system to verify the assets of people applying for Medicaid.

But, Kansas is far from the only state to fall short on that score.

“It is a nationwide issue - from Maryland to Alabama to, you know, Texas,” said Chad Bogar, a managing partner at the firm that is handling the lawsuit on behalf of the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society.

Some states are still able to get applications processed within the 45-day CMS limit. But for more than a year, Kansas has had a backlog of thousands of applications delayed months past that deadline.

“The one state that I know which is doing a really good job with it has been Florida.”

In an effort to curb Medicaid fraud, Congress passed a law in 2008 requiring that every state set up such a system by 2013 and providing federal funds for half of the cost, with states covering the rest.

But, barely any states have been able to do it, and some in Congress are voicing frustration about

it.

A U.S. Government Accountability Office report from May 2014 found that states were short on the money, staff and time needed to put verification systems in place, and only two of 12 states surveyed had done so.

Leaders of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and U.S. Senate Finance Committee sent a letter in December 2015 to a

top administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services asking why CMS was not enforcing the law.

The administrator, Andy Slavitt, wrote back in February that his agency was “working with states to move toward full implementation” but identified “a number of barriers,” including a lack of companies that states could contract with to build the software.

In his response, Slavitt said that 31 states had at least submitted implementation plans to CMS as of October 2015. The (See MEDICAID on page 15)

KanCare companies and Medicaid providers is key.

“Providers are not saying, ‘We’re fed up.

We don’t want to help improve this,’” ArnoldWilliams said. “They’re saying, ‘We’re ready to improve this system. We want it to be the best it can be for Kansans who are on Medicaid.’”

The committee of leg-

islators is in the midst of a review of KanCare to seek input from providers about how the system should change as the state pursues permission from the federal government to extend the program after 2017.

“We all know we have problems,” said Rep. Dan Hawkins, a Republican (See KANCARE on page 15)

KanCare from Wichita who chairs the KanCare oversight committee. “The frustration level across the health care system in Kansas is immense right now.”

Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration started KanCare in 2013, placing all of the state’s 400,000plus Medicaid recipients under the administration of three private insurance companies.

Brownback said the program would save the state $1 billion in Medicaid costs over five years without reducing eligibility, covered services or provider payment

ACA

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Even before the election, health policy experts believed the 2017 enrollment, which ends Jan. 31, would be key to determining the future of ACA. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, more than 100,000 people signed up for coverage the day after the election.

daily support services for people with disabilities or met targets for improved health outcomes.

Hawkins said the four percent cut has caused a provider outcry across the Medicaid system and restoring it would be one of his top priorities.

Any problems within KanCare will be worsened by the cut, Hawkins said, if it causes providers to drop out of the system.

“We’re going to get into an access problem really quick if we’re not already in an access problem,” he said.

More Cuts Ahead Rep. Jim Ward, a Democrat from Wichita, said providers should brace for more cuts.

The state has to close a $350 million budget hole in the next six months, he said, before moving on to addressing a projected $600 million hole for the fiscal year that starts in July.

“I don’t think there’s any question that more is coming,” said Ward, who favors reversing a 2012 income tax plan spearheaded by Brownback that reduced state revenue by about $700 million.

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room grab bars; assuming a loved one’s mortgages and other household payments; buying specialized equipment including wheelchairs, scooters and beds; covering insurance premiums; and paying for home care aides or respite services.

Costs vary depending on the recipient’s age, independence and relationship to the caregiver, according to AARP. For example, attending to someone older than 50 costs more than assisting someone between 18 and 49, and caring for spouses leads to more out-

Medicaid agency requested that the remaining states - including Kansas - submit plans

by Dec. 31, 2015, that included “a detailed work plan and timeline for full implementation.”

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment agreed to a plan, effective Sept. 1, 2016, to “hire a contractor to develop an AVS (asset verification system).”

There was no timeline for Kansas in the documents CMS provided.

A state spokeswoman said last month that KDHE was still seeking a contractor to develop the asset verification system,

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rates. The cost savings would instead be realized by coordinating care to improve Medicaid clients’ health.

However, payment rates for most providers were cut by four percent this year as Brownback and the Legislature struggled to keep the state budget balanced.

Arnold-Williams said the Leavitt Partners analysis determined that although cost-control benchmarks have been reached, KanCare has not delivered on coordination of physical health, behavioral health and

Expenses - nearly twice what caregivers spend for someone without dementia, AARP reported.

“I had hoped and I had planned that I would be able to provide that care for Scott until he died. I thought our retirement was going to be enough to carry us at least two or three years, and lo and behold it didn’t,” Denise Sleeper said.

Among the expenses caregivers cover are covering relocation costs for a caregiver or recipient; renovating homes with safety features such as wheelchair ramps and bath-

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of-pocket expenses than caring for friends or relatives. Household expenses account for the largest share of personal costs: 41 percent.

AARP found generational differences in caregivers’ financial burdens, too. Older caregivers from age 71 to 91 spent the most in dollars - $13,875 a year. Millennials, those between ages 18 and 34, spent the largest share of their incomes - 27 percent - helping loved ones.

The demands lead to life adjustments for caregivers: 45 percent reported they stopped taking vaca-

tions and 45 percent said they ate out less often to compensate for their extra costs.

Many sacrificed personal essentials as well: 19 percent scaled back on their own doctor visits, 18 percent bought fewer groceries and 5 percent spent less on their children’s education.

Caregivers reported that the time and energy they devoted to the task also affected their work lives. Nearly one in three reported changing hours, almost 30 percent took paid time off and 22 percent took unpaid time off.

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but could provide no fur- taken a financial hit as they wait for applications ther update. to clear because their resiEffect on Nursing Homes dents often rely on longWithout an electronic term care Medicaid coversystem to automatically age that requires extensive check bank records, real documentation. estate holdings and other Jennifer Sourk, an assets, states must collect attorney for Midwest documents from appli- Health which operates 38 cants to ensure they aren’t facilities in Kansas, was too wealthy to qualify for unaware of the federal law mandating an elecMedicaid.

Some states are able to tronic system that could get applications processed automatically pull bank within the 45-day CMS records. limit. But, for more than “It would be tremena year, Kansas has had dous,” she said. a backlog of thousands of applications delayed The Lawsuit months past that deadline.

The Good Samaritan Nursing homes have Society, a South Dakota-

based nonprofit that operates 32 nursing homes in Kansas, filed its federal lawsuit in September on behalf of 21 plaintiffs who live in its facilities. The suit alleges that the 21 have applications pending more than 45 days and the nursing homes have provided more than $800,000 in uncompensated care while they wait for Medicaid applications to clear.

“A lot of these facilities operate on really thin margins,” Bogar said. “What are they supposed to do?”

Bogar said his firm has filed a similar suit in Illinois.

Amy Campbell, a lobbyist for the Kansas Mental Health Coalition, told the committee that the four percent cut and other funding reductions have caused the state’s mental health system to become increasingly frayed.

Rachel Monger, a lobbyist for LeadingAge Kansas, which represents nonprofit providers of aging services, said nursing homes are absorbing people with mental health problems who have nowhere else to go.

“It is an extremely poor fit, on both sides,” Monger said.

The Leavitt Partners report said KanCare providers already were feeling strained by the managed care switch and the reimbursement cut could be a last straw for some.

“While cost-control benchmarks appear to have been met, providers question whether some of the ‘savings’ resulted from shifting costs to them,” Arnold-Williams said.

“Recent provider rate reductions, running contrary to original KanCare commitments, have escalated these concerns and are causing some to assess their ability to remain Medicaid providers.”

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‘No limits’ for SCHS boys as they prepare for Gentry era If there’s one message that Brian Gentry has been preaching to his players throughout summer MAYB tournament play and with the start of basketball practices it’s been not to put limits on themselves.

“That’s why we haven’t talked about what each player’s role is on the team,” says the first year Scott Community High School head coach. “You’re a basketball player first. You’re not just a shooter or a defender.

“Getting them to step outside their comfort zone and expand their game is something we worked on this summer and have continued with the start of practices.”

Even with a senior dominated team, it’s going to take that kind of mindset for the Beavers to contend for a Great West Activities Conference title in a league where Hugoton is coming off a state runner-up season in Class 4A-Division II and Holcomb still returns a core group of players from a team that’s just two years removed from a state title.

The Beavers certainly belong in that conversation after earning a berth in the state tournament last spring for the sixth consecutive season. But, last year’s trip was in Class 3A and this year the Beavers will likely have to go through Holcomb if they want to make

Dighton sophomore David Cramer makes an over-the-shoulder catch near the goal line for a 22 yard touchdown that tied the game 14-14 in the second quarter in Saturday’s state championship game.

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Turnovers, red zone stops doom Dighton in title game Too many turnovers and too many missed opportunities.

When you’re playing the topranked team in state you can’t afford either.

Dighton (12-1) committed far too many of both in their firstever state title appearance, losing to Hanover, 68-22, on Saturday.

“It was going to take a near perfect game on our part in order to keep pace with their offense,” noted Dighton head coach Ken Simon.

And it was going to take a similar effort by the DHS offense against a Hanover (12-0) defense that had allowed just 50 points through their first 11 games.

The Hornets had no answer for the Wildcats’ defense, committing seven turnovers - six interceptions

and a fumble. Five of the seven turnovers led to touchdowns.

“Their defense was flawless,” said senior receiver Dylan Foos who had 10 receptions for 101 yards. “With a team that good, you can’t let them win the turnover battle.”

Dighton had a great start on a perfect fall day when Foos returned the opening kickoff to the Hanover 31 yard line and was also on the receiving end of three Tyler Lingg passes for 24 yards.

On fourth-and-goal from the five, Lingg initially looked to his right, didn’t find an open receiver so tucked the ball and ran to his left. As he neared the goal line he dove into the end zone to give Dighton an early 6-0 lead.

Lingg, however, had to rely on

his legs a lot more than usual - 15 carries for 25 yards - against a stingy secondary that was focused on taking away the Lingg-Foos combination which had been so effective all season. Foos saw a steady diet of double coverage with one defender on the line and another a few yards off, but who was responsible for covering him.

Early Turnovers Dighton’s defense forced a three-and-out on Hanover’s first possession, but that momentum quickly disappeared with turnovers on back-to-back plays.

An interception was returned for a touchdown, but was called back because of a penalty. Three (See DIGHTON on page 22)

(See LIMITS on page 19)

3 SCHS spikers are All-League Two Scott Community High School underclassmen earned first-team AllLeague volleyball honors in balloting by coaches in the Great West Activities Conference.

Juniors Emily Smith and Jalynn Habiger were among six players named to the first team while senior Macy Berning was a second team selection.

All three athletes were a force at the net for the Lady Beavers who finished the season 27-10.

Smith had 479 kill attempts during the season and finished with 199 kills - a success rate of 41.5 percent. She committed just 39 errors.

In addition, she led the Lady Beavers with 59 blocked shots.

Habiger finished with 112 kills in 460 attempts. From the service line she had 34 aces and she was the team leader with 488 digs and only 15 errors.

Berning led Scott City with 207 kills and the middle hitter was No. 2 on the team with 51 blocked shots. Berning had just 22 errors on 273 serves - a success rate of 92 percent.

GWAC All-League Volleyball

Dighton head coach Ken Simon reacts after Hanover scores a touchdown in the third quarter of Saturday’s game in Newton.

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First Team Eboni Sapien Jr. Molly Harrington Sr. Emily Smith Jr. Jalynn Habiger Jr. Jen Garza Sr. Riley Oglevie So.

Holcomb Holcomb Scott City Scott City Ulysses Ulysses

Second Erin Krannawitter Kora Schindler Ali Meng Megan Roth Jayden Korf Macy Berning

Team Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr.

Colby Colby Holcomb Holcomb Hugoton Scott City

Honorable Margaux Thompson Demi Mitchek Brooklynn Harper Kali Kenny

Mention Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Goodland Goodland Hugoton Ulysses

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Filling the holiday wish list for the outdoorsman Ho Ho Ho. It’s Christmas shopping time again, and having been christened by the North Pole as a certified outdoor gift advisory elf, I’m here to tip you off about what’s new and what’s hot this year for the outdoorsmen and women on your list.

Ozone is the naturally occurring gas found in earth’s atmosphere that cleanses the air we breathe and is used commercially to sanitize hospital rooms and to purify drinking water.

Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland

The Ozonics Company located in Mason City, Ia., makes small portable battery powered ozone generators to hang in hunting blinds.

About the size of the old clock radios, they work by producing ozone that cleans the air around the hunter, helping to eliminate human scent.

They also make a garment bag to hold your hunting clothes that eliminates human odor by placing the generator inside and sealing the bag.

They are a bit pricey.

Generators star at $369 and the garment bag is $129, but Brandon at Smoky Valley Shooting Sports near Lindsborg who uses one himself, says they are flying off the shelf and the company is struggling to keep up with orders.

Check them out at

www.ozonics.com.

No diehard trophy deer hunter is complete without a fleet of game cameras. The latest and greatest development in trail camera rigs transmit photos to a PC or mobile device in real time.

As with anything else, the quality increases with the price. If you already happen to have a Moultrie brand camera made in 2015 or 2016 you can purchase just a transmitter for $200. The next step up is a Covert Blackhawk for

$359, and then a Spartan for $329-$429.

Since Verizon is the dominant cellular company in these parts, most cameras will operate on their plans which range from $5 to $30 extra monthly.

Action Cameras For the outdoorsman who likes to film their adventures, Go Pro cameras have been very popular.

Brandon showed me a new outfit called Tactacam

Height is added luxury for Indians Familiarity with system also favors WCHS boys There are two important elements that give the Wichita County High School boys added optimism as they prepare for the upcoming basketball season.

This will be their third year under head coach Haydon Parks, so everyone is familiar with his system.

“And this is the first time since I’ve been here that we have size and multiple people with size that we can rotate into the lineup,” says Parks.

The Indians return about a half dozen players who saw quite a bit of varsity playing time on a team that finished 7-15.

That group is led offensively by senior guard/ forward Juan Alvarado (5-11) who led the team in scoring (17.1 ppg) and rebounding (5.8 rpg). He had six games in which he scored 20 or more points with a season high of 27.

Another key returning starter is senior point guard Jorge Gallegos (7.5 ppg, 2 apg).

A third guard/forward in the mix is senior Kolton Sheppard (5-10) who averaged 2.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg. A foot injury late in the football season will keep Sheppard sidelined until after Christmas.

However, Parks is looking to generate more

WCHS junior Edgar Chavez drives around senior Michael Tucke during practice on Tuesday morning.

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offense in the paint this season.

“We have boys who have length inside and can finish at the basket,” says Parks.

While none of the players who fit that description averaged more than a point per game last year, Parks is looking for much larger contributions.

John Bierman (6-3, jr., forward) is expected to be a big contributor at both ends of the floor.

“I think he’s going to surprise a lot of people.

He didn’t play a lot as a sophomore, but he’s gained some height and he’s playing more physical,” noted Parks. “I think

he’s going to make an impression on people.”

Ron Michel (6-1, soph.) saw limited varsity time a year ago, but he’s gained about 30 pounds and should give the Indians an added physical presence in the paint.

“He’s really improved his game over the summer,” Parks says. “Hopefully, on defense, our length will create problems.”

Offensively, Parks expects his team to be effective in the half-court and to create scoring opportunities in transition.

“Our offense has been looking sharp. This is the third year for running the

system, so it’s clicking with them. We should be able to execute well in the half-court,” he says.

With the added size inthe lineup, he expects to generate more scoring opportunities in the post.

“I want the ball into the post as much as possible.

The more inside-out you get the better the offense works. The more the defense has to worry about the post players the more scoring opportunities it will create for our guards,” emphasizes Parks.

The head coach is hoping that some newcomers to the varsity roster will provide the depth to rotate eight or nine players.

“Once we get Kolton back, we should have a solid 10 players,” Parks says.

After an absence of several years, Scott City is back on the WCHS schedule in the season opener on Dec. 2.

“It’s a great measuring stick for us. They went to the 3A state tournament last year and they return a lot of seniors, so they should be a tough team.

We’re anxious to see how we can play against them,” says Parks.

“It will be a chance to see what we need to work on in order to play at the level we want to be.”

which he says is fast overtaking Go Pro’s popularity. Its claim to fame is that videos taken with its new “True Vision” technology appear as actual distances, whereas Go Pro’s videos always seem to distort distances, often making images look much farther than what they actually are.

Tactacam also boasts a feature which automatically keeps images in focus. Each kit contains a camera and all neces(See HOLIDAY on page 20)

Free park entrance on Black Friday PRATT – The best deals in stores can usually be seen on Black Friday, but the best price of all will be seen at Kansas State Parks: free.

Spend Black Friday outdoors, hiking, biking, or just relaxing at a Kansas state park and you’ll not only find yourself a little happier and healthier, you’ll also be able to give your wallet a rest. That’s a winwin.

Kansas state park daily vehicle permits are not required on Nov. 25, Black Friday, as Kansas joins REI in celebrating “OptOutside.”

REI, a Seattle-based outdoor recreation and sporting goods giant, is going to close on Black Friday and encourages everyone to spend the time outdoors. Be a part of this movement by posting a picture of you or your family at one of the 26 Kansas state parks on Black Friday to Instagram or Twitter with the hashtags #myksstatepark and #optoutside and be entered into a drawing for a free cabin stay.

Learn more about Kansas state parks at ksoutdoors.com/ State-Parks, including information on facility updates, directions and how to make reservations.

Kansas state parks are open year-around, though water is available only at camping areas with frost-free hydrants during winter.

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yet another state appearance.

Scott City has the core group of players capable of being a contender with three returning starters, led by senior forward/ post Bo Hess (14.7 ppg, 8 rpg), senior post Kyle Cure (3.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg) and senior guard Justin Faurot (4.3 ppg, 2.3 apg).

Also seeing considerable varsity time were senior guard Drew Duff (8.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg) and senior guard Jess Drohman. Sophomore guard Marshall Faurot saw his varsity minutes increase as the season progressed.

A newcomer to the squad is junior guard Jordan Horn (10.1 ppg, 2.7 apg) who was a point guard at Dighton last season.

Gentry says the players have responded well to the opportunity to expand their game.

“In the first week (of practice), the guys have definitely taken a step forward, whether it’s as a vocal leader or taking the open shot they might not have taken a year ago,” he says.

He emphasizes that with the additional freedom comes more responsibility on each player to “gain a greater understanding of the game, knowing when it’s time to shoot and what’s expected of you at certain times during a game.”

Aggressive Play Beaver fans may be wondering what to expect when they see the Beavers in their season opener at Wichita County on Dec. 2.

Perhaps the most noticeable change will be on defense.

SCHS isn’t abandoning their trademark matchup zone defense, but they will also blend intense man-to-man pressure.

“Anyone who would have seen us practice last week would have seen boys getting after each other with an inyour-face, aggressive defense,” Gentry says. “I think that’s something our fans and our players take a lot of pride in.

We expect to outhustle and outwork the other team.”

Gentry believes that an aggressive mindset on defense puts the players into more of an attack mode under the basket.

“We had a rebounding drill the other day and we had three

Scott City senior Kyle Cure (right) muscles his way under the boards to go after a rebound during Tuesday’s practice.

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guys who were bleeding all over the place, but that’s because they were getting after it,” says Gentry, who was pleased with the effort. “There were a lot of fouls involved, but that’s not all bad. We can always take it back a notch or two if we have to.”

Pressure Defense Full-court pressure will also be a key ingredient to Scott City’s success at both ends of the floor.

“If we can play defense the way I feel we’re capable of, without getting into foul trouble, that should give us the opportunity for easier baskets off turnovers,” notes Gentry.

The ability to play fullcourt for extended periods will depend, in large part, on whether team depth unfolds as Gentry hopes it does.

“We’re counting on some boys making the move to varsity and giving us quality minutes, but that’s only going to happen if they can adjust to the speed of the game,” he says.

“If so, I like the speed we have with our guards and also the length we can put on the floor.

“The more time we have to work on it the more we’ll sharpen our rotations coming out of the traps.”

That should contribute to the team’s ability to top their 54 points per game average from a year ago, despite losing 21 points per game to graduation.

“It will take a collective team effort, but there’s no reason to think we can’t score better than that,” Gentry says.

But, it’s not just the ability to score points in transition which has the head coach looking forward to watching this team on the floor.

“Justin (Faurot) and Jordan (Horn) can be very good at getting other people open shots, driving the gaps on defense and, when another defender slides over to help, dumping (the ball) to another player for an easier shot,” he says.

With little more than a week of practice behind them, Gentry likes what he sees.

“The big thing is that each day in practice we’ve improved,” he adds. “The energy, the effort and the attitudes have been great. This is going to be a fun team to coach.”

Head coach Brian Gentry shows some defensive pressure against Drew Duff while the team was going through fastbreak drills.

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The Scott County Record • Page 20 • Thursday, November 24, 2016

The late great hunting season Despite the anticipation, weather may not have cooperated to make for a great openign weekend of pheasant season.

Hunting can actually be better later when winter weather arrives and fewer hunters are in the field.

The big groups of hunters are usually gone after the second weekend of the season, leaving only dedicated bird hunters, who have Walk-in Hunting Access tracts and other public lands to themselves. And it’s often easier to get permission on private land after opening weekend, especially after the firearm deer season, which ends on Dec. 11 this year.

Colder weather and a little snow on the ground can dramatically improve hunter success because pheasants often congregate in heavy cover in these conditions. The cool air temperature and moisture will also help bird dogs find more birds.

And while it’s easier to predict where you’ll find late-season pheasants, you can’t pull up to a likelylooking weed patch and start slamming doors and hollering at dogs. Late-season birds didn’t survive a month of hunting season by being stupid, and success requires some strategy and stealth.

In fact, a single hunter quietly following a closeworking dog in heavy cover may have the best chance of surprising birds for close flushes. A small group of hunters will increase their odds of success if they park some distance away from the heaviest cover and approach quietly.

Strategically-placed blockers will also add birds to the bag on late season hunts.

Hunting birds on a crisp morning in fresh snow is every pheasant hunter’s dream. New snow provides great tracking conditions, providing signs of not only where birds are located, but also of where other hunters have already been.

(See ANSWER on page 23)

Holiday sary accessories to mount it to a gun or bow. Kits are $189.

Check them out at www. tactacam.com.

Crossbow Hunting If you’ve been considering buying a crossbow but can’t justify the often exorbitant price tags, have I got a deal for you! Crosman, famous for their pellet rifles and BB guns now offers their Center Point line of quality economical crossbows.

The Center Point XR 175 recurve crossbow shoots at 245 feet per second (fps) with a draw weight of 175 pounds and costs $189. Their Center Point Sniper 370 has a 185 draw weight and shoots at 370 fps and can be taken home for $299.

These are great crossbows for young or beginning hunters and Crosman is another old standby American company headquartered in New York. See more at www.crosman.com.

For you preppers and survivalists, Utah based Augason Farms, leaders in the prepackaged meal and food storage

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industry has a line of prepackaged dehydrated meals called Grizzly Ridge. Housed in a sealed plastic five gallon bucket, the pail contains dehydrated apple slices, honey coated banana slices, orange delight drink mix, creamy potato soup mix, stroganoff and pasta alfredo; six varieties of food to make 86 meals.

Inside the sealed pail, the meals will keep 20 years.

Once the pail is opened, they will keep for five years and an opened pouch will still be good for up to one year; at $89 that seems like a fill meal deal.

See all their products at www. augasonfarms.com.

Hunting Vests New for 2016, Drake Waterfowl Systems offers a line of polyester fleece vests, their claim-to-fame being a newly designed pocket with a special magnetic closure made for carrying duck calls, rangefinder etc. Jenny at Heartland Outdoor says they sell more of them to carry a concealed weapon than for anything else.

They come in 3 colors; camo priced at $119, black for

$109 and heather (olive green) for $89. Check out www. drakewaterfowl.com.

Now for my personal favorites, gadgets and stocking stuffers. Every hunter uses optics of some sort, whether a scope, binoculars or a range finder, and it seems the lenses are always dusty or they fog up on cold days, making them useless.

Eyes It Inc. from Florida makes a kit called Fog Zero Clear Optics Treatment and Cleaning Kit to solve those problems. It’s about the size of a large felt marker with a clip to carry it in a pocket. It contains a brush to remove dust, an applicator to apply the antifog solution to the lens and a small buffing pad and polishing cloth to clean the lens.

At a cost of $11 it seems like a great price to help put meat in the freezer.

As the owner of a few trail cameras I know the routine of removing SD cards from them, then going home to view photos on my PC. A Wisconsin company called Bone View makes a slick little SD card reader that plugs into the charging

port of any Android devise or iphone. Simply remove the SD card from the camera, plug it into the card reader and views photos there in the field standing right beside the trail cam.

The app for viewing the pictures is free and the reader costs $20 for Android devises and $30 for iphones. They also make a cool adaptor that allows you to mount a smart phone to binoculars or a spotting scope and take pictures or make videos of what you see through the optics.

More than once I’ve wished I could take photos of what I witnessed through binoculars.

The cost for this adaptor is $30. Find all their products at www.boneview.com.

Well there you have it, a few suggestions to make Christmas shopping for your outdoorsman a little less painful. If you have questions or need more suggestions, please contact me and I’ll be happy to help you find something a little nicer than their usual lump of coal.

Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors!

Steve can be contacted by email at stevenrgilliland@gmail.com

Pigskin Payoff Only 1 Week Left Individual Standings

Clint Shapland Tim McGonagle Barry Switzer Rick Wright Keith Shapland Jon Berning Ryan Roberts Walter Johnson Jan Tucker Larry White Lance Tucker Gary Tucker Rondo Switzer

Total 139 139 138 137 136 135 134 134 134 133 133 133 132

Week 12

Correct Tie Breaker Shayla Tucker 12 63 Rick Wright 12 53 Landon Tucker 12 49 L. McGonagle 12 49 David Perry 12 48 Tom Shirley 12 48

Week 11

Correct Tie Breaker Annie Emberton 12 54 L. McGonagle 11 31 Gary Shapland 11 35 Gary Tucker 11 41 Amy Norris 11 41 Jacob Rios 11 45 Sue Rogers 11 46 Mandy Kropp 11 52 Courtney Berning 11 56 Craig Richards 11 60

Week 10

Correct Tie Breaker Rondo Sweitzer 13 72 Morgan Vogel 13 70 Lyn. McGonagle 12 49 Julia Cheney 12 48 Lance Tucker 12 45 M. Lippelmann 12 42

Week 9

Correct Tie Breaker Tim McGonagle 14 42 Larry White 14 49 Adam Kadavy 14 49 Gary Tucker 13 Jan Tucker 13 David Perry 13 Gary Shapland 13 Anissa Wilkinson 13 Chris Cupp 13 Barry Switzer 13

Week 8

Correct Tie Breaker Clint Shapland 15 54 Ryan Roberts 15 48 Amy Norris 14 54 Lance Tucker 13 36 Chris Rodriguez 13 54 Morgan Vogel 13 35 Jon Berning 13 49 Chad Griffith 13 52 Barry Switzer 13 42 Keith Shapland 13 45 Jan Tucker 13 45 Tim McGonagle 13 47

Week 7

Correct Tie Breaker First State Bank 14 40 Barry Switzer 14 38 Rick Wright 13 48 Rondo Switzer 13 45 Lance Tucker 13 45 Keith Shapland 13 42 Jan Tucker 13 41 Preston Wright 13 38 Morgan Vogel 13 35

Week 6

Correct Tie Breaker Jacob Rios 15 40 Larry White 15 56 Preston Wright 14 35 Rondo Switzer 14 43 Adam Kadavy 14 52

Week 5

Correct Tie Breaker Barry Switzer 14 49 Clint Shapland 14 41 Jon Berning 14 40 Walter Johnson 14 39

Week 4

Correct Tie Breaker Rick Wright 12 42 Tom Shirley 12 42 Amelia Ramsey 11 42 Landon Tucker 11 39 Mandy Kropp 11 36 Larry White 11 35 Walter Johnson 11 44 David Perry 11 47 Jon Berning 11 47 L. McGonagle 11 47 Tim McGonagle 11 49 Bob Blair 11 51 Sue Rogers 11 58

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Fishing Report Scott State Lake Updated November 17 Channel cats: fair; most in the 13 to 18 inch range.

Fishing prepared baits or cut bait over shallow flats and backs of coves has been best.

Crappie: fair to good; up to 13 inches. Minnows and small tube jigs fished around the fish attractors or drifting jigs in deeper, open water from a boat.

Largemouth bass: fair to good; up to 5.5 lbs. Fishing soft plastics, swimbaits, and crankbaits around shoreline structure or brushpiles is usually best.

Sunfish: fair to good; up to 8 inches. Fishing worms or small jigs under a bobber along the edges of cattails, along rip-rapped shorelines, and brushpiles has been best.

Saugeye/walleye: fair to good; up to 7 lbs. Casting crankbaits or swimbaits around points and shelves can be productive.

Rainbow trout: excellent; 1/2 lb. average. We stocked approximately 1,046 trout in Barrel Springs Pond late last week. The season opened November 1 and a valid trout permit must be possessed by anglers 16 years and older to fish for and harvest trout.

Anglers are catching limits using powerbait and corn.

Worms, marshmallows, and artificial lures such as in-line spinners can be effective, too.

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Players and coaches on the 2016 Dighton Hornets who finished as state runner-up in Eight Man-Division II are (front row, from left) Seth Rupp (mgr.), Reid Felker (mgr.), Trystan Seifried, Kaden Bradstreet, David Cramer, Dalton Hoffman, Blair Hoffman and Garrett Keal. (Back row) assistant coach John Payne, assistant coach Chris Fullmer, Logan Lingg, Isaac Torson, Max Cummins, Dylan Foos, Lake Lewis, Tyler Lingg, Gage Barton, Gunther Shull and head coach Ken Simon.

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Dighton plays later, the Wildcats were in the end zone again on a 26 yard pass play when blown coverage left the receiver wide open for an easy score that tied the game.

On the next Dighton possession a fumble on the first play from scrimmage gave Hanover excellent starting field position from the Hornets’ 16 yard line.

It looked like the Hornets might escape further damage when Hanover was facing third-and-eight. A pass over the middle was tipped by safety Dalton Hoffman, but it landed in the hands of Hanover’s Adam Zarybnicky who was just inside the back of the end zone.

After giving up two touchdowns in less than two minutes, the Hornets put together their most impressive offensive series of the day. Starting from their own 15, Dighton blended their running and passing attack into a 13 play drive that included a 28 yard completion to Foos on third-and-nine.

Faced with third-andseven from the Hanover 22, Lingg dropped a perfect over-the-shoulder pass to sophomore wideout David Cramer who caught the ball at the two yard line and easily scored.

With the score tied 14-14 at the 10:13 mark of the second quarter, Dighton had already scored more points than any other Hanover opponent this season.

Despite the early success, Dighton’s running game was limited primarily to Lingg who had 12 carries in the first half.

And Hanover’s defense had Foos well covered for most of the day.

“I was just trying to make plays and help my team,” said Lingg about his first half carries. “With Foos in double coverage, we had to try to make plays any way we could.”

“They were doing a great job in coverage on Dylan,” said Simon.

“When we split him out on the single receiver side, he was double-covered. We tried to work the other side, but we didn’t have quite the fire power.

We had some boys step up and make some nice catches, but (Hanover) was able to make more plays than we could.”

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How they scored: 1st Quarter: Digh: T. Lingg 5 yds. (run failed). 8:40 Han: W. Bruna to Diederichf, 25 yds. (pass failed).

5:44 Han: W. Bruna to Fritschi, 13 yds. (A. Zarybnicky pass from W. Bruna). 3:47 2nd Quarter: Digh: Lingg to Cramer, 22 yds. (Lingg to Foos). 10:13 Han: C. Bruna, 2 yds. (run failed). 8:38 Han: C. Bruna, 3 yds. (run failed) 2:47 Han: W. Bruna to Diederich, 7 yds. (C. Bruna to W. Bruna). :36 3rd Quarter: Han: Diederich, 8 yds. (W. Bruna run). 10:47 Digh: Lingg to Foos, 30 yds. (Foos to Lingg). 5:10 Han: Diederich, 9 yds. (run failed). 2:45 Han: C. Bruna, 1 yd. (run failed). 1:12 4th Quarter: Han: C. Bruna, 1 yd. (W. Bruna to Cohorst). 7:49 Han: Diederich, 11 yd. interception return (No PAT).

7:35 Individual Stats Rushing: Hanover: C. Bruna 11-87, W. Bruna 1251, Diederich 7-43. Dighton: Lingg 15-25, Lewis 5-5, Hoffman 2-3, Foos 2-1 Passing: Hanover: W. Bruna 13-19-2, 234 yards; Stallbaumer 1-1-0, 33. Dighton: Lingg 26-44-5, 286; Foos 1-2-1, 3.

Receiving: Hanover: Diederich 3-93, A. Zarybnicky 3-69, Atkins 1-47, Stallbaumer 5-25, B. Zabokrtsky 1-20, Fritschi 1-13. Dighton: Hoffman 11-124, Foos 10101, Cramer 3-45, Lewis 2-16.

Unable to Stop Cats The Hornets didn’t have a defensive answer for the Wildcats who scored on four of their next five possessions to break the game open.

With the score tied, Hanover’s next possession covered 65 yards in just five plays, highlighted by a 61 yard pass play, to regain the lead, 20-14.

The Wildcats’ ability to convert short routes under the secondary coverage into big plays was a common theme throughout the day. Hanover had five completions of 20 or more yards in the first half.

“They had so many athletes on the field that it was creating difficult matchups for us,” noted Simon. “They were able to hit passes underneath our coverage and turn (See STATE on page 23)

(Above) Senior Dylan Foos opens the championship game with a kickoff return to the Hanover 31 yard line. (Below) Sophomore Dalton Hoffman makes a 15 yard reception during Saturday’s game.

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State

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them into big plays after the catch.

“We made some adjustments, but nothing we did seemed to be the answer.”

Missed Opportunities Dighton had opportunities to retake the lead late in the first half, but were unable to finish off drives into the Wildcats’ red zone.

Following Hanover’s go-ahead score, Dighton again put together a good offensive series that included a 10 yard completion to Dakota Hoffman. That was soon followed by an 18 yard forward pitch to Hoffman as Lingg was being tackled, giving Dighton a first down at the nine yard line.

On fourth-and-goal from the 10, Hanover stopped the drive with an interception in the end zone that was brought out to the one yard line.

Dighton returned the favor three plays later when Blair Hoffman leaped in front of a receiver for an interception at the Hanover 20.

That drive also ended with an interception at the Wildcats’ 11.

Four plays later including pass completions of 46 and 20 yards - the Wildcats extended their lead with a three yard touchdown run for a 26-14 score.

Perhaps the big blow came just over two minutes later when Hanover finished off a 48 yard drive with a seven yard pass from quarterback Will Bruna to Kevin Diederich that opened up a 34-14 cushion with only :36 remaining in the half.

“That one hurt. We were hoping to go into halftime without any further damage and give ourselves a chance to regroup,” Simon says.

Hanover also had the ball to start the first half and needed only four plays to cover 57 yards, including a 32 yard run by W. Bruna, that stretched the Wildcats’ lead to 42-14.

Red Zone Stops The Hornets had yet another scoring threat end in the red zone on their next possession. They drove to the nine yard line before the series ended with an interception at the two yard line.

Yet another trip into the red zone on Dighton’s next possession ended with an incomplete pass on fourth down at the Hanover 11. However, nose guard Logan Lingg - even with his right arm heavily padded because of a broken hand - was able to engulf a pass attempt near the line of scrimmage for an interception at the 14.

Following a penalty that pushed them back to the 30 yard line, the Hornets were finally able to reach into their playbook and convert a successful hook-andlateral from Lingg to D. Hoffman to Foos who ran untouched down the sideline for the final 14 yards.

The Hornets added another twist on the PAT

conversion with a Foos to T. Lingg completion.

That cut the deficit to 42-22, but that would be the final offensive highlight for the Hornets who abandoned their ground game. Of 25 offensive plays in the second half, 23 were passes.

“They’re a very stout defense and we knew that running the ball would be very difficult. We knew we’d have to do a better job with our ground game than what we did,” Simon says.

Dighton had just 29 yards rushing in the first half and added only five more in the second half.

“Our run game was basically non-existent for the majority of the game.

Once we got down by a couple of touchdowns, we became one-dimensional and that wasn’t going to be successful,” added the head coach.

Hanover was able to flip the table with their offensive strategy.

The Wildcats passed for 229 yards in the first half while rushing for just 10 yards. In the second half, Hanover was able to control the game with 174 yards rushing and only 40 passing.

“They were more physical than us. They were more sound than we were and it showed,” said Simon.

Missed opportunities inside the red zone weighed on the Hornets afterwards. Five times they were stopped inside the 20 with Hanover taking possession at the one, 11, two, 11 and three yard lines.

“We had success moving the ball, but you can’t make the turnovers we did against a team of this caliber or get shut down inside the red zone. If we finish off those drives, I don’t know if it’s enough to win the game, but it sure makes the game a lot more interesting in the fourth quarter,” the head coach said.

While he was aware of the lopsided turnover margin, Simon was a little surprised to hear afterwards that his team had given the ball away seven times.

“That’s more turnovers than we had all season,” said Simon.

Lingg was under pressure from the defense during most of the game, being tackled five times for losses.

“They had a pass rush on every single play,” said Lingg. “Still, we had our chances. We left quite a few points off the board.”

While huddled with his players immediately following the trophy presentation, Simon reminded his team of how special this season had been.

“There’s nothing to be ashamed of,” he said while holding the runnerup trophy. “You did something that’s never been done before in school history. We won 12 games as a team and we lost today as a team, but I couldn’t be more proud of you and what you’ve accomplished.”

(Top) Dighton fans support the Hornets during Saturday’s state championship game. (Above) Senior quarterback Tyler Lingg scrambles for a short gain. (Below) Junior noseguard Logan Lingg brings pressure on Hanover quarterback Will Bruna.

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Our Community

Section D Page 25 Thursday, November 24, 2016

Scott County 4-H youth winners recognized during the Achievement Banquet were (from left) Dallie Metheney, Secretary Award; Cally Cramer, Reporter Award; KelsiJo Crouch, Wm. Carpenter 4-H Watch Award; Karlee Logan, Wm. Carpenter 4-H Watch Award, I Dare You Award, Key Award and state record book winner in fiber arts; Trace Mulligan, Larry Hendrix Award; and Rachel Fisher, Key Award.

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Scott County 4-Hers, leaders honored at Achievement Banquet Scott County 4-Hers and adult leaders were honored during the annual 4-H Achievement Banquet held Nov. 6 at the Wm. Carpenter 4-H Building.

Karlee Logan and KelsiJo Crouch were two of the big honorees as recipients of the 4-H Watch Award.

The award recognizes those 4-Hers who are a model for others through their involvement in the community, school and their church.

Logan was also a recipient of the prestigious “I Dare You Award” which recognizes service to community and character.

Logan added yet another major honor when she was presented the Key Award, along with Rachel Fisher. The award honors those youth who have been in 4-H leadership for at least four years for service to their club and community.

The Larry Hendrix Award was presented to Trace Mulligan in recognition of his public speaking skills.

Other 4-H youth winners included Dallie Metheney, Secretary Award; Nick Storm, Historian Award; Cally Cramer, Reporter Award; and Katie Nowak, Treasurer Award.

Recognized as “Friends of 4-H” were Dr. William and Lori Slater and Dale Dickhut.

“We are so blessed to have individuals and businesses who give us the level of support they do,” noted Extension Agent John Beckman.

The City of Scott City was presented the Extension Appreciation Award in recognition of a grant awarded by the city so the Extension department could purchase a new vehicle.

Jim and Eilene Minnix eceived the International 4-H Youth Exchange Award for their second year of participating in the exchange program.

Bryan Mulligan was recipient of the 4-H Alumni Award. A former member of the Manning Jayhawkers, Mulligan is always available to help 4-Hers with projects throughout the year and volunteers many hours during county fair week.

Kevin Deniston was presented the 4-H Volunteer Award in recognition of his many years as swine superintendent and on the William Carpenter board.

It was also noted that the Denistons have opened their home to summer interns working with the Extension program.

Other award winners include: Achievement Pins Member Pins: Peyton Berry, Marly Kay Cramer, Treyten Eitel, Drew Metzger, Addison Noll, Belle Trout, Jessica West, Matthew West, Rylan Wilkinson.

Bronze Pins: Peyton Berry, Marly Kay Cramer, Ella Frank, Bennett Fredrick, Mckenzie Metzger.

Clover Pins: Jacob Fisher, Dylan Metzger, Kamdyn Moore, Avry Noll, Waylon Ricker, Hailey Shapland, Brody Strine, Megan Trout, Baylor Vasquez, Matthew West.

Emerald Pins: Cally Grace Cramer, Houston Frank, Paige Hoelting, Wyatt Ricker, Brinlie Stevens, Jessica West, Corbin Wilkinson.

Silver Pins: Abbie Dart, Hailey Dart, Eric Shapland, Brooke Strine.

Silver Guard Pins: Aden Frederick, Alivia Noll, Chelsie Rose, Sawyer Stevens, Landon Trout.

Leadership Pins: Madison Shapland, Makaela Stevens.

Gold Pins: Kylee Logan, Dallie Metheney, Alyssa Storm.

Gold Guard Pins: Trella Davis, Emily Glenn, Eddie Tilton.

Key Awards: Rachel Fisher, Karlee Logan.

Judging Teams Livestock Judging Team: Emily Glenn, Chance Jones, Karlee Logan, Chase Rumford.

Meats Judging Team: Emily Glenn, Karlee Logan, Kylee Logan, Dallie Metheney.

KSF Inter. Photo Judging: Alivia Noll, Zach Rohrbough, Eric Shapland, Brinlie Stevens.

KSF Sr. Photo Judging: Madison Shapland, Kaitlyn Roberts, Kylee Trout.

Camp Counselors Lakeside: KelsieJo Crouch, Trella Davis, Jennie Erven, Emily Glenn, Asher Huck, Danean Metheney, Christina Tilton, Melanie Tilton.

Day Camp: Jennie Erven, Connor LeBeau, Karlee Logan, Dallie Metheney, Addie Price, Christina Tilton, Eddie

Adults who were recognized for their contributions to the Scott County 4-H program were (from left) Bryan Mulligan, 4-H Volunteer Award; Kevin Deniston, 4-H Volunteer Award; and Jim and Eilene Minnix, International 4-H Youth Exchange recognition.

(Record Photo) Tilton, Melanie Tilton, Kylee Trout.

2016 4-H Seniors: Cooper Griffith, Asher Huck, Danean Metheney, Addie Price, Nick Storm, Christina Tilton, Melanie Tilton, Zach Tucker.

4-H Ambassadors KelsieJo Crouch, Trella Davis, Jennie Erven, Rachel Fisher, Emily Glenn, Asher Huck, Connor LeBeau, Karlee Logan, Dallie Metheney, Danean Metheney, Trace Mulligan, Katie Nowak, Addie Price, Emma Price, Clarissa Ratzlaff, Kodi Rogers, Chase Rumford, Makaela Stevens, Alyssa Storm, Nick Storm, Christina Tilton, Eddie Tilton, Melanie Tilton, Kylee Trout.

Club Seals Purple Seals: Country Cousins, Lake Wide Awake, Manning Jayhawkers, New Horizons, Pioneers.

Electricity Awards Phase 1: Baylor Vasquez Phase 4: Gui Griffith Phase 5: Aden Frederick Year Awards Friends of 4-H Dr. Slater, Dale Dickhut.

4-H Alumni Award Bryan Mulligan 4-H Volunteer Award Kevin Deniston Extension Appreciation Award City of Scott City International 4-H Youth Exchange Jim and Eilene Minnix Wm. Carpenter 4-H Watch Award Karlee Logan, KelsiJo Crouch Horse Awards First Year Members: McCall Miller, Kate Rogers, Brody Rohrbough, Paige Ryan, Rylan Wilkinson, Tina Wilson.

Historian Award Nick Storm, Lake Wide Awake Secretary Award Dallie Metheney, Pioneers Reporter Award Cally Cramer, Manning Jayhawkers Treasurer Award Katie Nowak, Pioneers Larry Hendrix Trace Mulligan I Dare You Award Karlee Logan State Record Book Fiber Arts Karlee Logan 4-H Foundation Trip Winners Denver Educational Trip: Trella Davis, Emily Glenn, Karlee Logan, Kylee Logan, Trace Mulligan.

NW Adventure Trip: Emily Glenn, Makaela Stevens.

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ag briefs

10.7M cattle on feed Nov. 1 USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report estimated 10.7 million head on Nov. 1, one percent below the same total a year ago.

Cattle placed on feed during October totaled 2.17 million head, down five percent from last year.

Net placements were 2.11 million head.

Placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 610,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 525,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 471,000 head, and 800 pounds and greater were 565,000 head.

Marketings of fed cattle during October totaled 1.71 million head, five percent greater than October, 2015.

NRCS is processing CSP applications

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program.

Sign-up continues through Feb. 3.

NRCS recently completed an overhaul of the CSP program. Changes included an updated evaluation tool similar to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, increased transparency on decision-making and added enhancements available for funding.

Find more information on the new CSP portal at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ csp.

EPA again recommends pulling chlorpyrifos

The EPA has released an updated assessment for chlorpyrifos. While the EPA did propose modifying the scientific analysis used, the agency continues to recommend chlorpyrifos be pulled from the market.

This update was not a final decision and comments will be accepted until Jan. 17 at https://goo.gl/ PmIuCZ. Under a court order, the EPA has to issue a final decision on chlorpyrifos by March 21.

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Controlling weeds without herbicides?

I hate this time of year.

Every November and December I find myself sitting at the kitchen counter figuring up all the untold thousands of dollars I’m going to spend on herbicides for the coming year.

Isn’t there another way, an easy way out? Why do we have to spend so much money on herbicides?

The recent glory days in farming are gone. We were making so much money not all that long ago that we actually looked forward to expenses.

Just think of all the money we saved on income taxes!

Yes, those days are dead

Wheat and more . . . or less by Vance Ehmke

and gone. We are now back to normal . . . or worse. We are now seeing expenses for what they have always been - a living nightmare.

So is there another way to control weeds . . . without expensive herbicides or with less of them?

As a matter of fact, there is. There’s an entire frontier out there just waiting for us.

The early American pioneers saw the same thing and termed

it: “Everything west of the Mississippi.” This is a pretty big deal.

We farmers have exactly the same kind of potential today, only it’s not with geography.

Instead it’s biology, as in biological control of weeds.

Many of you have already seen it. You just didn’t know what you were looking at.

Years ago we started growing triticale on our farm in Lane County. Right off the bat, we noticed there were no weeds in the fields after harvest. Same thing the next year and the next year.

Then it finally dawned on me. There’s something going

on out there that is really different. It’s not like our wheat fields. They turn green after harvest and we have to go spray them. And that takes money.

But, even worse today, we’ve got a little problem with herbicide resistance.

Many weed species, including kochia, have developed resistance to multiple classes of herbicides.

Some years ago, KSU weed scientist Phil Stahlman put in some post harvest weed plots on our farm and concluded the only way we could kill the weeds in our (See WEEDS on page 32)

Now there’s another side to the vegan vs beef ‘choice’ We’re constantly presented with stories that tug at the heartstrings about dedicated vegans who give up on all animal foods in a noble quest to protect Mother Earth and the human race from total planetary destruction at the hands (hooves?) of the world’s livestock.

And the horrid creatures who slaughter them.

But, how about the reverse?

Surely there are plenty of people who went the full veggie route, then at some point decided for various reasons that such abstinence was neither necessary nor natural.

Of course there are. We just haven’t heard about them.

Meat of the Matter Dan Murphy

contributing columnist Drovers CattleNetwork

Until now.

Thanks to the miracle of streaming video, we can witness one such conversion, a woman named Stephanie Potakis, who became a vegetarian in the fourth grade to “save the planet” (sound familiar?).

After 22 years, she allegedly became so enamored of the sights and smells at one of Chicago’s justifiably famous ribfests that she decided to reintroduce meat to her diet.

Publicly. On camera. At one

of the city’s trendiest steakhouses, Swift & Sons, an upscale “rustic but refined” eatery in equally trendy Bucktown. This is an area I know well, having spent some years living just south of that North Side neighborhood in an ethnic enclave known as Ukrainian Village.

Let’s just say that if you’re interested in picking up a nice one-bath, one-bedroom condo in Bucktown, make sure you’re packing about $350K, because that’s the low end of such housing.

Now, I previously noted that Potakis “allegedly” decided to end her vegetarianism.

Why? Because she works as a casting director for The

COOL comeback not likely under Trump The U.S. livestock industry was up in arms late last week when it was reported that support for countryof-origin labeling (COOL) may be a point of discussion by the new administration, as part of a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

However, an article on Politico states, “COOL will not be making a comeback under a Trump administration, and that’s apparently thanks to Trump’s Agriculture Advisory Committee. “…They were quick to mobilize and inform Trump’s transition team that such a policy - which has been litigated in both the U.S.

court system and the World Trade Organization - is a non-starter for most farm groups,” the news report stated.

The news site suggested two sources for the misleading information. The Coalition for a Prosperous America advocates for trade policies that promote domestic manufacturing, and its advice to the Trump team supported COOL, according to Michael Stumo, the group’s CEO. The other source may have been former Ohio Rep. Robert McEwen, who attended the August convention of the R-CALF USA as a surrogate for the campaign, said Bill Bullard, R-CALF’s CEO.

Onion, the satirical publication that regularly runs wild, madeup stories and spoofs of current events that sometimes require a second take to make sure they actually are satire.

However, her video clip filmed at Swift & Sons is apparently genuine, as were her reactions to sampling some of the restaurant’s meatier entrées.

Make Mine Marrow Potakis started with something called “crispy chicken thigh,” which she described enthusiastically.

“Wow, now I get what ‘juicy’ means,” she said. “And this crazy skin. The flavors are just (See CHOICE on page 27)

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Food Facts Occasionally, a hen will produce double-yolked eggs throughout her egg-laying career. It is rare, but not unusual, for a young hen to produce an egg with no yolk at all.

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KSU animal science dept. launches VFD site Antibiotics are critical tools for control of diseases in livestock. Antibiotic resistance threatens the use of antibiotics in livestock for two important reasons. If resistance develops, the antibiotic may not be effective in treating the disease.

Increased antibiotic resistance could lead to policies limiting access to antibiotics for use in live-

Choice oozing out! That doesn’t happen with vegetables.”

No, it doesn’t.

She then moved on to bone marrow, saying, “I’ve always wanted to try bone marrow.

I watch cooking shows, and they’re always talking about bone marrow and its flavor.”

When presented with a hollowed-out beef bone filled with a spicy marrow mixture, she said it was “the weirdest part of the animal,” but after a few bites proclaimed, “This is my new favorite meal: bone marrow.”

“This isn’t good, this is stupid good,” she said.

“It’s like a butter I didn’t

Looking for information about antibiotic use in livestock or the new veterinary feed directives (VFD) set to go into effect? Check out KSUantibiotics.org for resources to answer your questions.

stock.

“KSUantibiotics.org was created as a launching point to find information about antibiotics,” said Mike Tokach,

The website, at www.

KSUantibiotics.org also includes links to sites that provide an overview of antibiotic resistance, mechanisms, the current knowledge about resistance in livestock production, the USDA and Food and Drug Administration action plans concerning resistance, and news feeds with the latest information on the topic.

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know existed, only it tastes like meat.”

Potakis’ reactions in the video are revealing, and no doubt there would be many other vegetarians with a similar response to a Wagyu beef filet - if they were willing to try a taste.

That’s because our brains are wired to crave what our physiology needs. We crave sweet foods - usually to our undoing - because our ancient ancestors needed to eat the wild berries and fruits that were one of their few sources of vitamin C. Likewise, early humans

Innovator award for SW Ks. water research The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, a nonprofit organization that supports innovative science addressing food and agriculture challenges, has named Kansas State University assistant professor Isaya Kisekka a “New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research.”

As one of nine recipients, Kisekka will share in a $4.8 million award over five years. Matching funds from each awardee’s respective institution will reinforce the foundation’s investment of as much as $300,000 per recipient.

This is the first year for the FFAR New Innovator award.

Kisekka’s award supports his work in improving water-management strategies on farms. The agricultural engineer is based at Kansas State

Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry distinguished professor.

“The new site includes a section on antibiotic resistance, featuring new K-State fact sheets about how antibiotic resistance occurs and why livestock producers should care about antibiotic resistance.”

University’s Southwest Research and Extension Center in Garden City, Kansas.

He and a team of researchers are working to find the best ways to maximize the use of irrigation water on crops in Western Kansas. The work has implications for any region in the world and is especially important where water supplies are limited.

The New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award is designed to provide the early investment needed to launch new faculty members into successful scientific careers in food and agriculture.

Applicants were required to demonstrate a commitment to mentoring, supporting the foundation’s interest in inspiring future agricultural and food scientists.

needed the fat found in animal foods, because minus the supermarkets and drive-thru restaurants we take for granted, they would often go for days without food during winter storms or periods of famine.

Try toughing it out for a couple days on nothing more than a bowl of quinoa or a couple of glutenfree biscuits.

Which they didn’t have, because farming hadn’t been invented yet!

Granted, we can always make a conscious choice and suppress our natural instincts; heck, look at the monks, priests and even regular folks who choose

celibacy as their lifestyle.

But, in the end, the reactions displayed by Potakis come from a visceral place, a primordial recognition that we evolved on meat, and we crave meat because it uniquely suits our human physiology.

Vegetarians can pretend they’re beyond all that, but the evidence on this video suggests that being a vegan is less about enjoyment, and more about self-sacrifice.

Nothing wrong with that, but let’s be honest about why veggies choose the diet they do.

Dan Murphy is a veteran ag journalist and columnist

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Besides information on resistance, the site includes links to the rules concerning the FDA’s Veterinary Feed Directives (VFD) for livestock producers and other antibiotic regulations. Links to videos created by the Beef Cattle Institute at K-State can be found under the VFD section.

Another section leads the user to reviews on

the main alternatives to antibiotics that have been tested. The last section provides links to information on management practices that can reduce the need for antibiotics.

“We encourage producers to visit this site to learn about antibiotic resistance and alternatives to antibiotics,” said Tokach, who is a swine specialist with K-State Extension.

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Weeds wheat stubble was with our undercutter and mechanical tillage.

But, with triticale - and rye - we didn’t have a weed problem after harvest or not nearly to the degree we did with wheat.

Initially I thought it was because triticale is so much more competitive in plant and root growth rates. In addition, it’s taller, leafier and produces two to four times more stubble.

A later explanation was the concept of allelopathy - the plant itself producing chemicals which are secreted into the ground which inhibits growth and development of weeds. Or it could be a combination of physical suppression and competition combined with allelopathy.

Bottom line is that this means I can save one or two expensive herbicide applications.

Weed Resistant Wheat While this is common with triticale and rye, you occasionally see it in wheat. One of the most spectacular cases I’ve ever seen occurred a number of years ago when I planted three different wheat varieties on the same field.

Everything was the same except for variety - planting date, seeding rate, fertility rate, date of harvest.

Then at some point after harvest, as I was driving around looking at fields to see which ones I needed to spray for control of post harvest weeds, I came to this field.

The first third was green as Ireland - weeds, weeds, weeds. But, the next third was nothing but beautiful clean stubble - no weeds whatsoever, right to the line. I was absolutely shocked.

Then I kept driving until I hit the last third of the field and it was green as Ireland - weeds, weeds, weeds. Right to the line.

Later, I was talking with Gail Wicks at the University of Nebraska’s North Platte Experiment Station and he mentioned that they used to rate wheat varieties on this characteristic just like we do today with a whole range of things like how resistant varieties are to wheat streak mosaic or leaf and stripe rust or how drought hardy the varieties are.

He also told me about another spectacular case where a farmer in western Nebraska was spraying post harvest weeds.

As he was going around and around the field, he came to an area where the

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weeds just stopped. No weeds whatsoever. The rest of the field was nothing but beautiful clean stubble. It was like he hit a force field.

As he sat there stunned, trying to figure out what happened, it finally dawned on him.

“Oh, that’s where I ran out of wheat and had to switch varieties.”

This past year we had CSU’s Byrd planted on a field beside CSU’s Antero. Same thing. We had hardly any weeds where we had the Byrd and clearly had enough on the Antero to warrant a herbicide application.

This year we had Byrd planted beside KSU’s Joe. Lots of kochia in the Joe. None in the Byrd. We also had TAM 112 planted beside TAM 204. Lots of kochia in the 204. None in the 112.

What’s it worth?

So what’s it worth to not have to spray a field?

From a farmer’s point of view, it would be really nice to know which wheat varieties were very competitive or had the ability to control weeds through allelopathy. Further, I think it would be even better if wheat breeders were selecting varieties with these abilities.

While discussions are in their early stages in the U.S., researchers around the world have also become aware of the new frontier. Australian researchers have found certain wheat varieties, like Tasman, are strongly allelopathic and can seriously inhibit ryegrass root growth. They also say if we had more such varieties, we’d be able to cut back on herbicide use the extensive use of which has resulted in rapid development of herbicide resistant weeds.

Cutting back on herbicides would have a very desirable environmental impact.

University of Nebraska researchers say probably the main reason why we haven’t crossed the Mississippi River yet to develop biological controls is because we didn’t need another strategy since herbicides were working well and they provided economical weed control.

Ironically, one of the reasons why we now need to cross the Mississippi again is because of herbicides - not because they’re working so well, but because they’re not working. Or because of expense.

Increased Vulnerability The Nebraska researchers, along with Australians, say because of herbicides, we started selecting for wheat varieties that were less and less competitive. That means we have become more and more vulnerable to weeds and the likelihood of needing to spray has increased. In short, modern wheat varieties are much less competitive with weeds than older types.

Obviously, some of the most competitive wheat varieties have been taller, like Turkey Red which did a good job of shading the ground. Canadian and British agronomists agree the most competitive plant characteristic is height which helps limit light penetration to the soil surface.

But, over time, taller varieties have been selected against because they were lower yielding and lodged. Still, some shorter wheats have also been competitive because they had a high tillering ability.

Other ways of restoring competitive ability is to select wheat varieties for early vigor and leaf size.

Swedish agronomists say that besides selecting for fast shoot growth rates, it’s very important to have rapid initial root growth rates in order to outcompete weeds for nutrients, water and space. This early vigor may replace the need for taller varieties.

The Swedes say the best breeding program is to select for a number of competitive traits as well as allelopathy.

At the vegetative stage, crop seedling allelopathy could be used to suppress weeds. At the post harvest stage, crop residue allelopathy could be used for weed suppression. The Australians say, however, that biological methods are the least exploited area in weed management and that is in large part because of the limited knowledge about the genetic control of crop allelopathy.

Genetic Resistance They also point out that while crops have been made resistant to insects, pathogens and herbicides through genetic engineering, biotechnology has not produced crops that control weeds with allelochemicals again because of limited knowledge in the area.

One of the most exciting of these areas involves inserting genes to produce

allelochemicals that are not found in the crop. For instance, for years people noticed there were no weeds living under eucalyptus trees in California and it was just assumed that was because tree roots were drying out the soil and weeds couldn’t germinate. Only later was it found that the tree was secreting a toxic material that kept weeds from germinating.

How exciting would it be if that gene were inserted into wheat or corn. Those crops could now control their own weed problems and herbicides would no longer be needed.

Back here in Kansas, KSU wheat breeder Allan Fritz has been working with the Australian variety Tasman which has strong allelopathy. Using it in crossing programs, he has developed decent allelopathy, but crosses have poor agronomics.

However, he is now crossing them with some elite materials.

KSU agronomist John Holman, Garden City Experiment Station, has been doing research to see if certain cover crops grown during fallow could reduce kochia density and biomass. While he looked at a number of cover crops, he found winter triticale alone or in

mixtures reduced kochia density by 78 to 94 percent and reduced kochia biomass by 98 percent compared with kochia in chemical fallow.

He concluded fall-sown cover crops that produced more biomass were most effective at suppressing kochia. However, his research does not point out whether the kochia suppression is due to allelopathy or plant competition/suppression.

Nonetheless, his work supports the role that biological control can play and that it can be used in an integrated weed control program.

Vance Ehmke farms and lives in Lane County

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