Scott City Elementary School fifth graders present their Christmas concert
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Volume 21 • Number 16
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Published in Scott City, Ks.
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City may tackle airport hangar space The Scott City Airport could use additional hangars, according to local pilots and members of the city’s Airport Commission. How much pilots would be willing to pay for that space is another question. “If there were six more hangars I feel they would be filled up before spring,” predicted local pilot Randal Loder at a recent city council meeting. He said current conditions at
Council hears concerns with quality, quantity the airport are “overcrowded” and there’s no space for pilots who are passing through the area and need a place to keep their aircraft for a day or two. “The existing hangars have value to certain aircraft owners,” he said. He noted the current hangars being leased by the city are anything but air-tight, which means
Santa will be in SC Saturday The holiday season will officially kickoff for many youngsters in the area when Santa makes his first appearance in Scott City on Sat., Nov. 30. He will be in the downtown area from 3:00-5:30 p.m. at The Scott County Record. The Masonic Lodge will sponsor a soup supper and drawing starting at 5:00 p.m. at the high school commons area. Cost of the meal is a free-will donation. The fourth annual Christmas light parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. Parade entries will meet at the SCHS parking lot at 5:30. “The parade is coming together, but we welcome more entries,” says Chamber Director Brad Venters. Everyone is invited to decorate vehicles in the spirit of Christmas or watch the parade. All types of floats and vehicles are encouraged. The only requirement is that they be decorated for nighttime viewing. Individuals, organizations or businesses interested in being in the parade should contact the Chamber office. First place is $50 in Chamber bucks and second place will receive $25.
problems with birds and dirt. Loder felt that if the city were to invest in new hangars they could attract more area pilots, especially with the ability of the local fixed based operator (FBO) to conduct inspections and do mechanic work.
hangar is $30 per month and in the T-hangars is $42. It was thought that the last time the city hiked the rent was about 1999. “Why not increase rates and maintain what we have better?” asked Councilman Fred Kuntzsch. “Then maybe we can look at adding more hangar How much rent? Current rent in the roundtop space.”
Councilman Gary Eitel, who is on the Airport Commission, said he has visited with some pilots and they “would be okay with a $20 increase.” If the city were to build new hangars, he said most would be willing to enter into 3-5 year lease agreements. “Would the plane owners expect us to increase their rent enough to pay for new hangars?” wondered Kuntzsch. (See HANGAR on page eight)
Pilgrim’s party
Kaleb Beaton, a kindergarten student at Scott City Elementary School, joins his classmates in celebrating Thanksgiving during a variety of activities on Tuesday morning. (Record Photo)
Another Serendipity Christmas is on tap Regardless of the time of year, the Serendipity Singers will be a hit whenever they perform. The talented group of local vocalists will be returning to the stage on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8, for their second annual Christmas concert. Show time is at 7:30 p.m. each evening. The holiday performance replaces their popular Valentine’s concert that packed The Majestic for years. “We loved the Valentine’s program, but I think everyone was ready for a change,” says Nancy Green, who got her start with the winter program during the madrigal performances of the early 1990s. That later downsized into the production near Valentine’s Day. And, of course, there’s such a variety of music. The group tackled an a capella piece last year and it went over so well that director Joel Edwards expanded that to five selections this year. “I love a capella and this group has the talent to do it,” says Edwards, who is directing his fourth Serendipity performance. (See SINGERS on page two)
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Serendipity Singers rehearsing for their upcoming performance are (from left) Craig Ramsey, Roger Winter and Mark McCandless. (Record Photo)
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Sports • Pages 17-24 Christmas • Page 25 Farm section • Pages 26-27 Classified ads • Pages 29-31
State title run comes to an end for SCHS football team Page 17
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Income tax cuts putting pressure on communities State tax and budget policies enacted by the Gov. Sam Brownback administration are putting added pressure on already cash-strapped local governments, according to officials who gathered in Lawrence recently for the annual Kansas Economic Policy Conference. Increases in local property and sales taxes are being used to help offset
losses in state aid, they said. “This is not rocket science from my perspective: We have less money coming in from the feds, less money coming in from the state, more increased demand - where are property taxes going to go for local governments? Let’s all say it together: Up,” said Hannes Zacharias, county manager for
Johnson County, which is the state’s most heavily populated. The focus of the conference was on the sweeping tax cuts implemented by the Republicandominated state legislature and Brownback. The governor has said he wants to completely eliminate the state’s income tax as a way of promot-
ing business growth and “Diametrically employment. opposed, partisan groups from both sides of the Fiscal Experiment spectrum are able to But it remains far from produce mountains of certain whether the con- research, data and studies troversial strategy will bolstering their own prework. conceived notions as to Chris Courtwright, whether the changes are the legislature’s chief going to be deemed a suceconomist, said the tax cess or not,” Courtwright cuts have become an said. “Obamacare-like issue at “How and when and the state level.” who gets to decide the
outcome of our very interesting ‘fiscal experiment’ here in the Sunflower State?” Courtwright asked, “I don’t know.” Conference officials said they had a record turnout with about 140 people in Lawrence and 15 participating from Ulysses. About a dozen legislators also attended. (See PRESSURE on page 16)
Joel Edwards directs the Serendipity Singers during Sunday’s rehearsal. (Record Photo)
Singers “After they did such a wonderful job last year I had no hesitation about adding more this year. It’s a chance to mix things up a little.” “You really have to listen when you’re singing a capella. It’s a challenge,” adds Green. In all, the group will perform about 13 selections with The Last Rezort providing pre-dinner music. The group has been attending weekly rehearsals since September in preparation for the show. Ed-
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wards says that the group reads off sheet music rather than memorizing each piece as they did with the Valentine’s show. “When we don’t have to memorize everything it allows us to focus more on the quality of the music,” he says. Green says she enjoys the friendships that have been built over the years along with the opportunity to have fun with some of the music. “The guys have a great arrangement of ‘White Christmas’ and the la-
dies get to have fun with ‘I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,’” she adds. Members of the group are: Sopranos: Marian Nolan, Nancy Green, Linda Armstrong and Kristin Crawford. Altos: Julie Mason, Jenny Eitel and Kim Wagner. Tenors: Craig Ramsey, Ron Hopkins, Roger Winter and Mark McCandless. Baritones: Alan Graham and Scott Wagner. Bass: Dale Jessup and Adam Winter.
Resident asks council for chicken loophole Sandy Binns wants to keep chickens on his property in Scott City and he thinks he has a way for the council to allow him to do it legally. He asked the council to permit chickens if they are in an area zoned industrial. “I have trucks driving by my place all the time, there’s a packing plant a short distance away and the dog pound near by,” he told the council.
“What’s wrong with having chickens in the same area?” Binns feels that since he’s not in an area that’s zoned residential, that would allow the council a loophole for him to keep his five chickens. The council didn’t reject the suggestion by Binns. “Petition us to have (the ordinance) changed,” said Mayor Dan Goodman.
“Get signatures from your neighbors.” At one time the council had considered allowing chickens to be kept anywhere in town, but decided against the idea. Enforcement has been another issue. While some people have complied with the ordinance, others have not. “It would be interesting to know how many chickens we have in town,” said Goodman.
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The Scott County Record
Community Living
Page 3 - Thursday, November 28, 2013
Slow cooker is a good friend to have around A slow cooker is a relatively inexpensive kitchen appliance ($20 and up), but it’s like having a friend in the kitchen when it comes to getting dinner on the table in a hurry. The holidays are busy, but most people are always busy anyway, and having dinner well on its way when you arrive home after work is really nice. It takes planning. When using a slow cooker, you’ll need to read the recipe, make sure ingredients are on hand, and plan to allow
15 to 30 minutes before work to assemble recipe ingredients and start the cooking process. Doing so is time well spent when a fragrant, one-pot meal will be ready and waiting at dinnertime. Slow cookers use low, moist heat (on low, 170 degrees, and on high, 280
degrees) that can tenderize less expensive cuts of meat (a skirt steak, shoulder or leg cuts are examples) and offer a savings on the grocery bill. A slow cooker can be used for a variety of health promoting, and satisfying, recipes, including but not limited to soups, stews and pot roasts or poultry, vegetarian entrees, casseroles, desserts (fruit cobbler is an example) and specialty foods, such as mulled cider or a party dip, and basic food preparation, such as cooking
Providing the High Plains Study Club a tour of the SFEC were (from left) Brian Vulgamore, Liz Vulgamore and Andy Hineman.
Study club tours Spencer Flight Center
Spencer Flight and Education Center in Scott City hosted 19 members of the High Plains Study Club on November 21. Providing a tour of the facility were SFEC board chairman Brian Vulgamore, facility director Liz Vulgamore and board vice-chairman Andy Hineman.
The guests were greeted by an airline hostess skit by Anita Hoeme and Susie Gooden complete with beverage cart and mixed nuts. The members were also able to experience the full-motion Redbird FMX flight simulator. Some were better pilots than others.
Clarification on hike in water rates
Here is some clarification on proposed water rates that the Scott City Council will be taking action on during Monday’s meeting. Any resident or commercial account who uses less than 60,000 gallons of water during the month will see no rate change. Once they have exceeded the base rate of 2,500 gallons, they will be paying $1.70 per thousand gallons up to 40,000 gallons. The rate is $2.72 per thousand for usage between 40,000 and 60,000 gallons. The only changes in the rate structure are for the following: •The rate jumps to $3.72 for usage between 60,000 and 80,000 gallons. •Any usage above 80,000 gallons will be billed at $5.44 per thousand.
dried beans. Using a slow cooker can take the guesswork out of cooking dried beans, which makes is very convenient. There’s no need to watch the pot, and dried beans provide healthy, but bargainpriced protein that also is rich in folate and fiber. Beans lend themselves to slow cooking. In American food history, there was a time when women often chose to pair red beans with rice for slow cooking in a cast-iron pot for an easy meal on laundry day.
Times have changed, yet tasty cooked beans add protein to a soup, stew or other recipe, such as ham and beans, can be served as a side dish, or, when paired with cornbread, can be the main dish. If choosing a slow cooker, match the appliance to family size or preferred use (family dinners on week nights or entertaining a crowd are examples). If new to slow cooking, read the manufacturers’ instructions for using and caring for a
slow cooker, and following the recipes provided until familiar with the appliance and a standard product. Heat expands, which is why filling a slow cooker at least half full, but no more than three quarters full, is recommended. Here are some other basic slow-cooker tips: •Meat and vegetable(s) should be cut similar in size, so that foods will cook evenly. •Recipes typically call for arranging vegetables (See FRIEND on page eight)
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Editorial/Opinion
Page 4 - Thursday, November 28, 2013
editorially speaking
Reconciliation:
Brownback should seek forgiveness from voters
Gov. Sam Brownback, being a devout man, is urging Kansans to seek and give forgiveness from Nov. 24-30 by declaring it “A Week of Reconciliation.” “Forgiveness is a sign of strength,” Governor Brownback said. “It may be difficult to reach out to those who have hurt us or those whom we have hurt, but I encourage all Kansans to build a bridge of reconciliation.” Sounds like a nice gesture. We look forward to the governor displaying a little reconciliation to: •The 130,000 Kansas adults who are currently uninsured because of the governor’s refusal to expand Medicaid due to his decision not to participate in Obamacare. •Kansas taxpayers who have seen their local property taxes increase so that Gov. Brownback could slash income and corporate taxes as part of his “real live experiment.” •Kansas school children in grades K-12 for continuing the trend of spending less money on public education. Since 2008, state spending on education is down 16.5 percent which is the fourth most of any state during that time frame, trailing only Oklahoma (22.8%), Alabama (20.1%) and Arizona (17.2%). Granted, some of that decline started during the Great Recession, before Brownback took office, but he has shown no interest in reversing the trend. •Parents of college-bound students who continue to see higher tuition rates that ranged from three percent at Ft. Hays State University, to 6.7% at Kansas State and 8.1% at Wichita State. Gov. Brownback wanted tuition fees to remain flat, but when you cut taxes and have less money coming into the state, you have to make up for it somewhere. Yes, there’s plenty for which Brownback should seek forgiveness. We hope he’s heeding his own advice. Better yet, we hope that he sees the error of his ways.
‘Nuclear option’:
Majority rule is what our Founding Fathers wanted
When you’re located in America’s heartland far removed from Washington, D.C. - we tend to ignore as much of the political infighting as possible. Our own politicians count on a certain level of ignorance, which is why they can toss about a phrase like “nuclear option” in conjunction with a vote held by Senate Democrats to eliminate the ability to filibuster some action that comes before the Senate. “This is the law of the jungle now,” claims Robert Romano, senior editor of Americans for Limited Government, a right-wing group funded by the Koch brothers. Sorry, but “law of the jungle” is when the biggest, baddest guy on the block gets his way. We’re talking about a return to democracy - majority rule. Republicans are constantly referring to the Founding Fathers and the Constitution while being ignorant about what’s actually in the document. There is nothing in the Constitution that says it’s “nuclear” or otherwise harmful to a democracy to have decisions made by majority rule. When did it become a requirement that everything taken before the Senate requires 60 votes for passage? We don’t have a 60% threshhold for city councils and boards of education and no one is declaring them to be undemocratic. What Republicans have done over the past five years of the Obama Administration is a clear abuse of power. In the history of the U.S., the Senate has refused to confirm presidential judicial appointments 168 times - 82 of those during the Obama years. James Madison, one of the Founding Fathers, wrote that a general super-majority vote requirement reverses “the fundamental principle of government . . . . It would be no longer the majority that would rule: the power would be transferred to the minority.” Madison warned that such a minority might abuse the power to “extort unreasonable indulgences.” Alexander Hamilton, another Founding Father, described how a super-majority requirement distorts governance as “the smaller number will overrule that of the greater.” The Framers of the Constitution outlined five specific exceptions to the Senate’s simple majority rule. Those remain intact. Senate Republicans are not concerned with protecting democratic rule, but in doing anything possible to prevent this president from doing his job.
First Thanksgiving is nearly foiled
Now that the inconvenience of Thanksgiving is behind us and we can finally get onto things that are really important - like Christmas shopping - it only seems appropriate that the National Archives should release a littleknown and little-publicized chronicle of the first Thanksgiving celebration. Based on written documents from the original Mayflower passengers and Plymouth settlers it seems that history has glossed over the rough spots that led up to the original event. Here is what actually happened: It’s early November and the Plymouth colonists are feeling particularly good about their bountiful harvest. Gov. William Bradford calls a meeting to discuss plans for a feast. As he begins assigning duties to different people, one of the colonists stands up in the back of the room. “Yes, Brother Cruz,” says Gov. Bradford. “With due respect, what gives you the right to tell the rest of us what to do?” asks Brother Cruz (whose
first name has been lost to history). “I was elected,” replies Gov. Bradford. “I’d like to point out that you weren’t even born here, so do you really have the right to be governor?” demands Cruz. “We’ve been through this birther argument before,” sighs another colonist. “None of us were born here.” “That response continues to avoid my central argument that Gov. Bradford can’t legally be our governor because he isn’t an American citizen.” “Okay, Brother Cruz’s objection is duly noted,” says Gov. Bradford. “Now let’s get to things that are more important. Who’s bringing the turkey?” “I’d like to object,” says Brother McConnell. “I think we should have a vote on whether or not we really want turkey.” “Okay, those who want
turkey raise your hands,” said Gov. Bradford. Forty of the 70 men raised their hands and Gov. Bradford declared the meal would consist of turkey. “Not so fast,” said Brother McConnell. “According to my math that’s not 60 percent.” “That’s more than half so it passes,” said Gov. Bradford. “According to the Mayflower Charter, any action taken by this colony is subject to a filibuster if it doesn’t have the support of at least 60 percent of the voting colonists. Bradford looks to some of those at the table with him asking what a filibuster was and no one had an answer. “It doesn’t matter whether or not you know what a filibuster is. It’s in the Charter’s fine print and that’s final.” “If we put it in the charter then we can take it out,” said Gov. Bradford. “Majority rule should be good enough.” “Not so fast,” said Brother McConnell. “Now you’re talking about the
Blunderbuss Option and I don’t think we want to go down that road.” “What’s the Blunderbuss Option?” asks Gov. Bradford. “It says that if you eliminate the 60 percent rule and force us to live by majority rule that someday, when those of us in the minority gain power, you won’t be able to stop us from doing what we want,” says an angry Brother McConnell. “If you’re in the majority, why would I want to stop you?” asks Gov. Bradford. “When you’re in the majority you should be able to make decisions without the minority stopping you. And if the people don’t like what you’re doing, then a different majority will be elected. That’s one of the reasons we came to this country.” “Now you’re just confusing the issue,” said Brother McConnell. “Even when we’re in the minority we believe we should get our way or else.” “Or else what?” asks Gov. Bradford. (See FOILED on page seven)
Holiday shopping goes local
For those suffering from too much quality time with their families, the chain stores are poised to offer an escape by opening Thanksgiving Day. That’s just the beginning. Americans are about to drop a big chunk of change during this holiday season, (an average of $738 on gifts, décor, greeting cards and other items) and every retailer is looking for their piece. For many years, corporate chains and online giants have garnered an ever-greater share of our spending at the holidays and year-round. That means not only a greater share of revenue being funneled into fewer hands, but big challenges for our communities as downtowns struggle and opportunities for residents to run their own busi-
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ness decrease, diminishing their local multiplier effect. But evidence suggests healthy wind of change in the winter air. In a recent survey for Deluxe Corporation, 35 percent of respondents said they preferred to do their inperson holiday shopping at small businesses - up sharply from 27 percent in 2012. This reinforces a survey earlier this year by the Institute for Local SelfReliance, which found 68 percent of business owners felt more people recognized the benefits of buying locally than the previous year. More importantly, it showed concrete results in shifting consumer spend-
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ing. Independent businesses in communities with grassroots business alliances trumpeting those benefits of buying locally reported an average revenue increase of 8.6% over the previous year, compared to 3.4% among independents in other communities. More than 100 such local business alliances have formed in the past decade. Combined with the recent rise of nationwide campaigns like Small Business Saturday and Shift Your Shopping, awareness is growing rapidly about the many benefits of choosing local and independent. While some of those reasons appear altruistic, the Localization Movement is gaining momentum largely because citizens are recognizing our long-term
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self-interest involves building more self-reliant and vibrant communities from within. And those who choose to shift more of their shopping locally often report pleasant surprises from their choice. Equally important, there’s rising recognition that cheapness does not equal value. Admittedly, the big box stores and online giants usually can win a battle based on cheapness alone (though perceived differences in price far exceed reality). But that cheap table, bicycle or coffee-maker quickly ceases to be a “bargain” when it breaks down prematurely or that ski jacket rips upon its first branch-scrape. As craftsmanship has gone from an everyday value to rarity, we’ve learned low prices at the expense of reliability and (See HOLIDAY on page six)
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We should expand, not cut, Social Security The Scott County Record • Page 5 • Thursday, November 28, 2013
by Paul Krugman
For many years there has been one overwhelming rule for people who wanted to be considered serious inside the Beltway. It was this: You must declare your willingness to cut Social Security in the name of “entitlement reform.” It wasn’t really about the numbers, which never supported the notion that Social Security faces an acute crisis. It was instead a sort of declaration of identity, a way to show that you were an establishment guy, willing to impose pain (on other people, as usual) in the name of fiscal responsibility. But a funny thing has happened in the past year or so. Suddenly, we’re hearing open discussion of the idea that Social Security should be expanded, not cut. Talk of Social Security
expansion has even reached the Senate, with Tom Harkin introducing legislation that would increase benefits. A few days ago Senator Elizabeth Warren gave a stirring floor speech making the case for expanded benefits. Where is this coming from? One answer is that the fiscal scolds driving the cut-SocialSecurity orthodoxy have, deservedly, lost a lot of credibility over the past few years. (Giving the ludicrous Paul Ryan an award for fiscal responsibility? And where’s my debt crisis?) Beyond that, America’s overall retirement system is in big trouble. There’s just one part of that system that’s working well: Social Security. And this suggests that we should make that program stronger, not weaker. Before I get there, however, let me briefly take on two bad
At this point it’s clear that the shift to 401(k)s was a gigantic failure. Employers took advantage of the switch to surreptitiously cut benefits; investment returns have been far lower than workers were told to expect . . .
arguments for cutting Social Security that you still hear a lot. One is that we should raise the retirement age - currently 66, and scheduled to rise to 67 - because people are living longer. This sounds plausible until you look at exactly who is living longer. The rise in life expectancy, it turns out, is overwhelmingly a story about affluent, welleducated Americans. Those with lower incomes and less education have, at best, seen hardly any rise in life expectancy at age 65; in fact, those with less
education have seen their life expectancy decline. So this common argument amounts, in effect, to the notion that we can’t let janitors retire because lawyers are living longer. And lower-income Americans, in case you haven’t noticed, are the people who need Social Security most. The other argument is that seniors are doing just fine. Hey, their poverty rate is only nine percent. There are two big problems here. First, there are well-known flaws with the official poverty measure, and these flaws almost surely lead to serious understatement of elderly poverty. In an attempt to provide a more realistic picture, the Census Bureau now regularly releases a supplemental measure that most experts consider superior - and this measure puts senior poverty at 14.8 percent,
close to the rate for younger adults. Furthermore, the elderly poverty rate is highly likely to rise sharply in the future, as the failure of America’s private pension system takes its toll. When you look at today’s older Americans you are, in large part, looking at the legacy of an economy that is no more. Many workers used to have defined-benefit retirement plans, plans in which their employers guaranteed a steady income after retirement. And a fair number of seniors (like my father, until he passed away a few months ago) are still collecting benefits from such plans. Today, however, workers who have any retirement plan at all generally have definedcontribution plans - basically, 401(k)s - in which employers put money into a tax-sheltered (See EXPAND on page six)
Public support for Obamacare will soon be on the rise by Wendell Potter
A cornucopia of farm subsidies by Jim Hightower
During the start of this holiday season, please join me in expressing our nation’s deepest, heartfelt feelings for an extra-special group of America’s farmers: Thbbllllttttt. That raspberry goes out to the 50 billionaires who’ve been farming the U.S. farm subsidy program for years, harvesting a cornucopia of taxpayer cash for themselves or their corporate empires. The diligent watchdogs of the Environmental Working Group matched their own farm subsidy database with the “Forbes 400” list of richest Americans to unmask these Gucci-wearing Old MacDonalds. E-I-E-I-O, what a ripoff!
Among the richest of these faux-farmers are three Walmart heirs, whose personal wealth totals $100 billion. Then there’s investment huckster Charles Schwab, sitting on a $5 billion wad of wealth, yet pumping half-a-million dollars worth of rice subsidies into his California duck hunting resort. Also, corporate take-over artist Henry Kravis, who has amassed some $5 billion in wealth, took more than a million dollars from us to subsidize safflower, sunflower, and other crops raised on two of his ranches. Especially jarring is the presence of such multibillionaire right-wingers as oil and entertainment tycoon Philip Anschutz and nuclear waste mogul
Harold Simmons. They’ve expressed disdain for government spending on poor people and other “takers,” yet they’ve gladly taken more than $500,000 each in farm payments. Actually, the Working Group’s tally understates the total haul by these mega-rich tillers of our public treasury. Many also harvest crop insurance subsidies, but Congress has dutifully outlawed disclosure of these names to the public, even though it’s our money they receive. In fact, these billionaires’ most profitable ag products are the congress critters they keep in their corrals. Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author
The latest polls on Obamacare are bleak. A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that almost half of those questioned last week had an unfavorable opinion of the law. Just a third had a favorable opinion, even less than the 40 percent support for the law in the Nov. 14 Gallup poll. But those poll numbers will change as more people like Bob Freukes of St. Louis and Donna Smith of Denver are finally able to shop for coverage on the new health insurance websites - and find coverage that is surprisingly affordable. Considering all the negative stories about the malfunctioning HealthCare.gov website and policy cancellations folks have been receiving, the steep decline in support for Obamacare shouldn’t surprise anyone. But in the very week that poll numbers reached an alltime low, people who had tried for more than a month to enroll online in a health plan were finally able to do so. Just minutes after the administration’s tech surge team said 90 percent of applicants were now able to enroll online, I started getting emails from people eager to share their success stories. “My wife and I are both self-employed small sole proprietors,” wrote Freukes, a photographer. “This will be the first time in our married lives we will have health insurance.”
Since 1988, over $100 billion have been saved by California consumers which equals an average annual savings of $345 per household, or $8,625 per family over the entire period.
Freukes said that over the course of the past year, he and his wife - married 30 years and are now in their 50s - rarely went to the doctor because of the expense. “We paid for doctor visits, prescriptions, eye glasses and everything else out of (our) own pockets, always knowing we were one major illness away from bankruptcy. “We tried to find an affordable policy, but the going rate for my wife and me was roughly $900-$1,400 dollars a month with deductibles in the $5,000 range.” Considering that their combined annual income is often no more than $25,000, health insurance was out of the question. Not only will they finally have coverage starting January 1, it will cost the Freukes less than they had expected because of the federal tax credits available to low- and middle-income individuals who buy coverage on the state exchanges. In fact, with the tax credits, the Freukes will not have to pay monthly premiums at all. “I sat rubbing my eyes in amazement as the website did the math. Our portion of the (See SUPPORT on page six)
Lasting impact of ‘get big or get out’ farm policy One of the clearest stories from the NAFTA experience has been the devastation wreaked on the Mexican countryside by dramatic increases in imports of cheap U.S. corn. But while Mexican farmers, especially small-scale farmers, undoubtedly lost from the deal, that doesn’t mean that U.S. farmers have won. Prices for agricultural goods have been on a roller coaster of extreme price volatility caused by unfair agriculture policies, recklessly unregulated speculation on commodity markets, and increasing droughts and other climate chaos. Each time prices took their terrifying ride back down, more small- and medium-scale farmers were forced into bankruptcy while concentration of land
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ownership, and agricultural production, grew. It’s hard to separate the impacts of NAFTA from another big change in U.S. farm policy: the 1996 Farm Bill, which set in place a shift from supply management and regulated markets to an accelerated policy of “get big or get out.” Farmers were encouraged to increase production with the promise of expanded export markets including to Mexico. But almost immediately, the failure of this policy was evident as commodity prices dropped like a stone, and
Congress turned to “emergency” payments, later codified as direct payment farm subsidies, to clean up the mess and keep rural economies afloat. Then, as new demand for biofuels increased the demand for corn, and investors turned from failing mortgage markets to speculate on grains, energy and other commodities, prices soared. It wasn’t only the prices of farm goods that rose, however, but also prices of land, fuel, fertilizers and other petrochemical based agrochemicals. Net farm incomes were much more erratic. In many ways, the family farmers who had been the backbone of rural economies really did either get big or get out, leaving a sector marked by
inequality and corporate concentration. Over the last 20 years, there has been a marked shift in the size of U.S. farms, with the number of very small farms and very large farms increasing dramatically. The increase in the number of small farms is due to several factors, including urban people returning to the land (almost all are reliant on off-farm jobs to support themselves) and the growth in specialty crops for local farmers markets. The number of farms in the middle, those that are small but commercially viable on their own, dropped by 40 percent, from half of total farms in 1982 to less than a third in 2007. During this process of farm consolidation, corporations involved in agriculture and
food production also consolidated. Mary Hendrickson at the University of Missouri calculates the share of production in different sectors held by just four firms. The share of the top four firms (Cargill, Tyson, JGF and National Beef) in total beef production, for example, increased from 69 percent in 1990 to 82 percent in 2012. The story is the same in poultry, pork, flour milling and other sectors, as fewer firms control bigger and bigger shares of total production, making it even harder for farmers to get fair prices or earn a living from their production. Those corporations take advantage of the rules in NAFTA to operate across borders. (See POLICY on page six)
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An expanding ‘vast wasteland’ of information by John Schrock
Generations ago, network producer Fred Friendly (later president of CBS) warned that television was becoming a “vast wasteland.” Then there were only three major network channels. Now there are hundreds of television cable channels. And millions of Americans go online weekly to share their own amateur productions. When veteran reporter Morley Safer received the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award in 2009, he took direct aim at online media. “The blogosphere is no alternative, crammed as it is with the ravings
Expand account that’s supposed to end up big enough to retire on. At this point it’s clear that the shift to 401(k) s was a gigantic failure. Employers took advantage of the switch to surreptitiously cut benefits; investment returns have been far lower than workers were told to expect; and, to be fair, many people haven’t managed their money wisely. As a result, we’re looking at a looming retirement crisis, with tens of millions of Americans facing a sharp decline in living standards at the end of their working lives. For many, the only thing protecting them from abject penury will be Social Security. Aren’t you glad we didn’t privatize the program? So there’s a strong
Policy U.S. companies grow cattle in Canada and pork in Mexico that they then bring back to the U.S. for slaughter and sale. Along the way, independent U.S. hog and poultry producers have virtually disappeared. Efforts to at least label those meats under Country Of Origin Labeling (COOL) laws have been vigorously opposed by the Mexican and Canadian governments. Meanwhile those factory farms contribute to growing environmental devastation in all three countries. There is widespread recognition among the U.S. public of the need to change food and farm policies to ensure healthier foods and more stable rural economies, but policymakers in Congress and the Obama administration continue to push hard on the same failed policies. More free trade agreements, including the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), largely cut and pasted from NAFTA, but with dangerous new ideas to limit any remaining restrictions on GMOs and questionable food additives, and to pave the way for even more untested emerging technologies.
and manipulations of every nut with a keyboard. Good journalism is structured and structure means responsibility,” he declared. This applies to education as well. The contrast between what a student can find online, and what is in school textbooks, is dramatic. And schools are abandoning textbooks for online sources at a rapid pace. Quality is a big problem. I will give examples where I visited student teachers who used online materials. In the first case, a middle school teacher in northeast Kansas downloaded a brief lesson on classification of animals from a web service for
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case for expanding, not contracting, Social Security. Yes, this would cost money, and it would require additional taxes - a suggestion that will horrify the fiscal scolds, who have been insisting that if we raise taxes at all, the proceeds must go to deficit reduction, not to making our lives better. But the fiscal scolds have been wrong about everything, and it’s time to start thinking outside their box. Realistically, Social Security expansion won’t happen anytime soon. But it’s an idea that deserves to be on the table - and it’s a very good sign that it finally is.
Paul Krugman is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University and recipient of the Nobel Prize for economics
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A “new” Farm Bill currently being negotiated shifts from commodity support to an insurance model, which still locks in place the same advantages for even bigger farms and corporations and the same willful ignorance of the devastating impacts of droughts and flooding caused by climate change. The wild ride of prices under the NAFTA roller coaster has left us with a food system that is dominated by fewer and bigger corporations. In many communities across the country, people are opting out of the existing Big Food system to rebuild smaller, healthier options that are rooted in local economies and connections between farmers and consumers. Whether those experiences can build up from the local to national agriculture and change policy is a big question, and one made harder by the huge dominance of corporate interests. But rebuilding the system from the ground up, and considering how to make fairer links to farmers in Mexico and elsewhere, is really the only path forward. Karen Hansen-Kuhn is International Program Director at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. She can be reached at khansenkuhn@iatp.org
which the school district pays a subscription. Unfortunately, the lesson was laden with errors, confusing the Linnaean ranks (kingdom, phylum, etc.) with the names (taxa) assigned to each rank (Animalia, Chordata, etc.). I counted six factual errors in the 10-minute lesson. Later that day, I e-mailed the web-based service and they promptly replied to me that they “would look into it.” The next day, they got back, indicating that they had confirmed that these were errors. They had pulled the lesson and would release it when corrected. Good. In the second case just a few weeks later, another
student teacher at a high school in south-central Kansas pulled up a lesson sponsored by a popular cable channel you would recognize. The 10-minute segment showed the natural selection of Darwin’s finch where the beak grew bigger-and-bigger to become woodpecker-like (dead wrong). This online video continued to explain the peppered moth experiment by Kettlewell and showed four pictures - one was a butterfly and three were moths, none of which was a peppered moth! The producers of this educational “lesson” had no biology knowledge. I suspect they did little more than search their video archives for any
butterfly or moth picture. I e-mailed four times and got robo-replies. They never changed their wrong online lesson. Printed textbooks are carefully reviewed by experts in the field. But the vast majority of online materials are not reviewed at all. As Safer said, the web is full of ravings by “every nut with a keyboard.” Because print libraries have limited funds, they can’t afford to buy low quality and trivial publications. Real libraries also classify science in the 500s and 600s, and place the nonsense and occult in the 100s. Online materials are neither rated for accuracy
nor classified into science or fake. Some time ago, the journal “Pediatrics” summarized a study where doctors used common search engines to research the term “childhood diarrhea.” Almost 80 percent of the websites were wrong! Some provided recommendations that would have been fatal to infants if followed. Researchers separated the university websites from the others, and “dot. edu” websites were just as likely to be wrong as “dot. com” or “dot.org.” I have had my student teachers repeat similar checks and this situation has gotten worse, not better. (See WASTELAND on page 7)
GOP unveils its own health care website by Andy Borowitz
Saying that “the American people are fed up with a disastrous website that doesn’t work and never will,” House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and a phalanx of congressional Republicans today unveiled their own health-care Web site, EmergencyRoom.gov. “At EmergencyRoom. gov, every American can
access the one tried-andtrue health-care system that has worked in this country for decades,” he said. While Healthcare. gov has frustrated many users with its difficultto-navigate design, Rep. Cantor said that at EmergencyRoom.gov, “Health care is just three easy steps away. One: enter your zip code. Two: see the list of emergency rooms. Three: get to the
Holiday durability are no bargain at all. Of course, none of this means we need to swear off shopping online or making an occasional chain store visit. But we should look for ways to integrate widely-held values into our purchasing decisions. Shifting even one more shopping trip to independent community-based businesses this season would create dramatic, positive changes in our local economies and induce many new jobs nationwide. This is partly because
premium for both plans was ZERO. No cost to us at all. I was stunned.” Donna Smith wasn’t that fortunate, but she at long last will be able to get a comprehensive policy that she can afford. Like Bob Freukes, it took Smith weeks of effort before she was finally able to enroll in a plan. Her delay, though, was caused by a different, though no less frustrating quirk in the system. Colorado is one of 13 states and the District of Columbia operating their own exchanges, which generally have experienced fewer problems than the federal website, where residents of most states have been sent. Several thousand people were able to begin
Healthcare.gov’s maze of forms, links, and phone numbers, he said, “EmergencyRoom.gov has just one phone number: 9-1-1.” In what may be the strongest selling point for the new site, Rep. Cantor said that the wait time on EmergencyRoom.gov is “virtually nonexistent,” not counting the 12 to 36 hours spent in the actual emergency room. Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author
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your local independent businesses help employ many more people than you’ll see on the sales floor. Local businesses are interdependent, using services of area accountants, architects, graphic designers, sign-makers, webmasters, suppliers and many other higher-skilled positions to help them. When sales shift from locals to chains, some of these local jobs also disappear - cloning another chain outpost requires little outside support other than construction. Similarly, local nonprofit organizations
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nearest one before you die. The Virginia Republican wasted no time touting the cost savings of EmergencyRoom. gov, comparing it favorably with the notoriously expensive Obamacare site: “Unlike Healthcare.gov, which private contractors built at a cost running into the hundreds of millions, EmergencyRoom.gov was built for nine hundred dollars by my intern Josh.” And in contrast with
depend largely on the contributions of local businesses that, in turn, depend on our patronage. If we value local business support for our kids’ sports teams or favorite charities, we must recognize they literally can’t do it without us. The long-term relationships fostered by local business also cement commitment to civic institutions like schools, churches, and fraternal leagues that aid not just economic prosperity, but community cohesion and trust. So do yourself, and your community a favor
this year by shifting a bit more spending to your local merchants, both on Small Business Saturday and beyond. Along with helping your neighbors and community, you may just find “going local” turns holiday shopping into a far more relaxing and enjoyable experience: one that rewards both you and your community. Jeff Milchen is a co-founder of the American Independent Business Alliance, which helps communities develop effective buy local/independent campaigns and many other pro-local initiatives
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the application process in Colorado but they had to wait - and wait and wait - while state officials checked to see if the applicants were eligible for Medicaid. Smith knew her income was too high to qualify for Medicaid, but she nevertheless had to fill out an extensive questionnaire and was put in what she described as a “bureaucratic black hole” for 37 days. It was an agonizing wait for Smith, a cancer survivor who - along with husband Larry - had to file for bankruptcy several years ago because of medical debt. If her name sounds familiar, by the way, it might be because you’ve seen her in the movies. When she wrote filmmak-
er Michael Moore about her plight, he included her in the 2007 documentary, “SiCKO.” Since then she has been an active supporter of health care reform. After she finally got the Medicaid denial she was expecting, Smith called Connect for Health Colorado - the name of the state exchange - and worked with an employee to complete her application. “If people can get through the Medicaid process, I think they’ll be pleasantly surprised,” said Smith, who has been paying $875 a month for an individual policy. Beginning next year, she will be covered in a better plan, but it will cost her
only $450 a month after factoring in a $72 federal tax credit. As happy as she was to discover she will soon have affordable coverage - and that it can’t be canceled if her cancer returns, thanks to Obamacare - she still believes a single-payer, Medicare-for-all type system would be better. She has a point. The Affordable Care Act is far from perfect. But in the coming months and years, millions of us who have been unable to find affordable coverage will at long last be insured. Poll numbers will eventually reflect that. Wendell Potter is former vice president of corporate communications at CIGNA, one of the nation’s largest health insurance companies
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“Or else we’ll leave,” says Brother McConnell. “If that’s what you want, then please feel free to leave. I understand Roanoke is available and it’s really cheap,” says Gov. Bradford. “Now who wants to bring the sweet potatoes?” “We need to put it to a vote,” insists Brother Cruz. The decision to have sweet potatoes also passes by a 40-30 vote and Brother McConnell threatens another filibuster.
“Okay, Brother McConnell, you say you don’t want sweet potatoes. Exactly what would you like on the menu?” asks Gov. Bradford. There’s silence as Brothers McConnell and Cruz and their supporters stare blankly at each other. “We don’t know,” Brother McConnell finally says. “Do you have any idea at all what you’d like to have for a Thanksgiving meal?” asks Gov. Bradford.
Brother McConnell shook his head. “Then that settles it,” says Gov. Bradford. “Now who will tell Squanto and his friends they’re invited to join us?” “Hold it right there,” says Brother McConnell. “Until Squanto and his kind can provide the documentation showing they are really citizens of this land I say we allow them only to tend our gardens. If we aren’t careful, next thing you know they’ll
want to be educated with our kids and they’ll want to start living among us. Just imagine what kind of a country this will be if that happens.” “That’s exactly what I’d like to see,” says Gov. Bradford. “Well, thank God we have the minority votes to keep that from happening,” replies Brother McConnell. “And history will be glad we did.” Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com
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Simply, there is no magic method to detect accurate from bogus information on the web. If there was, we would all be using it. That is what is so worrisome about the recent shift away from reviewed textbooks to using online materials. Even websites that provide teacher-prepared lessons are error-laden. A very few websites that channel through science organization “portals” offer anything near the quality of textbooks. Fred Friendly died in 1998. Low quality television thrives. But cyberspace has provided an even greater “vast wasteland” he did not anticipate. And across Kansas, school administrators are competing to throw textbooks in the trash can and make this wasteland available to students in handheld devices. John Schrock trains biology teachers and lives in Emporia
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The Scott County courthouse and city hall in Scott City will be closed on Friday, Nov. 29, in observance of Thanksgiving.
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The Scott County Anthem Masonic Lodge will conduct a soup supper and raffle on Sat., Nov. 30, starting at 5:00 p.m., at the Scott Community High School commons area. For a free-will donation persons can get either chili or chicken noodle soup. There will also be drawings for an Apple iPad or other prizes. Tickets are available by contacting Neal Gamble (214-1679) or any lodge member. The drawing will be held following the Christmas light parade.
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in the bottom of the cooking pot because vegetables cook more slowly. •Most recipes also call for adding liquid (beef, chicken or vegetable broth, wine or water) for slow, moist cooking; about one inch of liquid (in the bottom of the cooker) is recommended. •Once the cooking process is started, keep lifting the lid to a minimum, as each time a lid is opened or lifted, the temperature in the slow cooker can drop as much as 20 to 30 degrees and adds 20 (or more) minutes to cooking time. •Once familiar with a standard, slow-cooked product, it is suggested to allow four hours on low or two hours on high for each one hour of conventional oven cooking time as a general rule in converting traditional family recipes. It is recommended that you should test the working order of a slow cooker. You should test older or bargain-priced slow cookers, especially if using an older cooker (or one that is a hand-me down or has been purchased at a garage sale or thrift shop). Check to see if the cooker is in good working order before first time use and then annually. To test, the USDA recommends filling the slow cooker one-half to two-thirds full with water; set the temperature on low, and, after six to eight hours, use a food thermometer to measure temperature, which should read at least 170 degrees. Plan to stay at home during the testing period in the event the slow cooker would fail to perform as expected. You should not use a slow cooker to reheat cooked leftovers, which are more likely to remain safe and retain flavor and quality if reheated more quickly in the oven, in a pan on the range top, or in the microwave. Once food is reheated to 165 degrees, it can be transferred over to a slow cooker to be kept warm. More information on food, food safety, nutrition and health, and managing family meals is available at the Scott County Extension office and online: www.ksre. ksu.edu/humannutrition/ and www.rrc.ksu.edu.
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It was noted that hangar rent at the Garden City Airport is $150-$250 per month. Eitel agreed that’s about what it would take to service the debt for new construction. “For as cheap as we are, I doubt that we’re covering our expenses,” Kuntzsch said. “We need to at least be covering our costs.” With the current lease agreements due to expire on Dec. 31, the council agreed to increase monthly rental rates for the roundtop to $50 and the T-hangar to $65. The council will also begin the process of seeking bids for new box hangars, similar to the two recently constructed at the airport, which would be capable of holding eight aircraft. Little Beaver Discount Cards now on sale • $10 Cheryl Kucharik - 872-2517
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The Scott Community Foundation will be showcasing projects they have supported with funding during a Grant Exhibition to be held on Mon., Dec. 2, 5:00-6:30 p.m., at the Bryan Conference Center in downtown Scott City. Several non-profit organizations and grant recipients will have displays showing the projects that SCF grants have made possible in Scott County. “It’s a chance for people to gain a better understanding of the grant process and hopefully encourage more non-profits to come to us with grant proposals,” says SCF Director Ryan Roberts. This is a come-and-go reception.
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Health fair gives students tips for safer, better living Healy students got some good advice about steps they can take towards a better lifestyle during a Youth Health Fair last Wednesday. The event was coordinated by Dana Shay with cooperation of students from Ft. Hays State University. “Along with the booth presentations by the Ft. Hays State students we also had Lane County EMS personnel demonstrate CPR and we had a highway patrolman visiting with the students,” says Shay.
Robyn Deines, an Extension agent with the Walnut Creek district had a display on texting and driving. A physical therapist also demonstrated the importance of core lifts in physical fitness. Deines was wearing a neck brace which prompted students to ask whether it was the result of an accident that occurred while texting and driving. “No, it was from inattentive driving,” admitted Deines. The FHSU students were sophomores through seniors enrolled
in the health and physical education curriculum. “So far, this is the only time that we’re planning to go into a school district and give these presentations,” said Kaiti Dinges who, along with Alayna Bergkamp, explained the food pyramid to students. “Preparing this presentation was a class requirement,” noted Bergkamp, who is from Halstead. At the end of the day there were prize drawings for the students.
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(Top) Kaiti Dinges, a student at Ft. Hays State University, explains the food pyramid to students.
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Beckman to pursue studies in Finland Caitlin Beckman, Scott City, is one of four Washburn University students who will study for four weeks at Mikkeli University Applied Studies in Savonlinna, Finland. She is a senior pursuing a bachelor of science degree in nursing.
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Don’t let the cyber grinches ruin your holidays Jason Alderman
Last year, 89 million people took advantage of Black Friday sales (57 million of them online), while an estimated 247 million shopped throughout the four-day weekend, as stores increasingly have opened their doors on Thanksgiving itself. In addition, millions of bargain hunters spent another $2 billion on Cyber Monday, so it’s clear that online holiday shopping is here to stay.
Unfortunately, cyber criminals have zeroed in on this trend and are redoubling their efforts to separate shoppers from their hard-earned cash. Whether you’re shopping online by computer, smartphone or tablet, here are some common cyber scams to watch out for and security precautions to take: Tips for buying gift cards: •Only buy from secure websites of trusted retailers (look for an “s” in the
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Nov. 28, 2013; last published Thurs., Dec. 5, 2013)2t PUBLIC HEARING TO CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION Notice is hereby given that the Scott City Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on December 19, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., at the Scott City Council Meeting Room at City Hall, 221 West 5th Street, Scott City, Kansas, to consider the following agenda items: Consideration of amendment of the official zoning map to change the zoning classification of the following properties from Ag-Agricultural District to C-2 General Commercial District, I-1 General Industrial District or 1-2 Heavy Industrial District: 1. A tract of land beginning at a point 1830 feet South of the Northeast corner of Section Twenty-five (25), Township Eighteen (18) South, Range Thirty-three (33) West of the 6th PM, thence South along the East section line 280 feet; thence West parallel with the North section line a distance of 600 feet; thence North parallel with the East section line a distance of 280 feet, thence East parallel with the North section line a distance of 600 feet to the point of beginning. (Immanuel Southern Baptist Church, 1898 S. Main). 2. Lots Nineteen (19), Twenty (20), Twenty-one (21), Twenty-two (22), Twentythree (23), Twenty-four (24), Twenty-five (25), Twentysix (26) Twenty-seven (27), Twenty-eight (28), Twentynine (29), Thirty (30), Thirtyone (31), Thirty-two (32), Thirty-three (33), Thirty-four (34), Thirty-five (35), Thirtysix (36) in Harper Tract in Scott County, all located in the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Twenty-five (25), Township Eighteen (18) South, Range Thirty-three (33) West of the 6th PM. BK Auto Body, 1301 S. Hwy 83). 3. Lots Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine (9), and Ten (10) in Harper Tract located in the
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Scott Co. LEC Report
Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Twenty-five (25) Township Eighteen (18) South, Range Thirty-three (33) West of the 6th PM, Scott County, Kansas. (Edwards Spraying, South Highway 83). 4. Lots Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13), Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17) and Eighteen (18) in Harper Tract in Scott County, all located in the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Twenty-five (25), Township Eighteen (18) South, Range Thirty-three (33) West of the 6th PM. (Vacant lots North of BK Auto Body). 5. Lot Two (2), Block One (1), and Lot One (1), Block Two (2), Hoeme Addition to the City of Scott City, Scott County, Kansas. (ElQuartelejo Inn and Suites, 1610 S. Main; Scott City Pharmacy 102 Albert Avenue; and Scott City Eye Center, 104 Albert Avenue and Shopko, 1702 S. Main). 6. A tract of land located within the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section Eighteen (18), Township Eighteen (18) South, Range Thirty-Two (32) West of the 6th P.M., more exactly described as follows: Starting at the Southeast corner of said Section 18 and thence going West along the section line for a distance of 1022.67 feet, thence turning 90º00’ and going north for a distance of 1180.00 feet, thence turning 90º00’ and going west for a distance of 443.33 feet, thence turning 90º00’ and going south for a distance of 1180.00 feet, thence turning 90º00’ and going east for a distance of 443.33 feet to the true point of beginning of the described tract, containing 12 acres more of less. (Nu Life Market, 1202 E. 5th). All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at such hearing.
Scott City Police Department Nov. 22: Bridget Anderson was arrested for a warrant and transported to the LEC. Nov. 25: Criminal damage to property was reported in the 700 block of Church St. Nov. 25: Andres Pineda was arrested for driving while a habitual violator, possession of an opiate, opium or other stimulant; possession of paraphernalia with intent to manufacture a controlled substance; DUI of alcohol or drugs and transportation of an open container. He was transported to the LEC. Scott Co. Sheriff’s Dept. Nov. 19: Theresa Radnor, driving a 2004 bus, struck a deer on K95 Highway. Nov. 20: Gilardo Ramirez-Diaz, driving a 1996 Dodge, was eastbound on Road 270 when he struck a deer approximately 4/10 of a mile west of Indian Road. Nov. 21: Barbara Whitehurst, driving a 2007 GMC, lost control of her vehicle on an icy patch on K96 Highway (MP 65), crossing the center line in a spin and traveling into the eastbound ditch where the vehicle flipped onto the passenger side. Nov. 21: Wanda Schuhs, driving a 1994 GMC, was eastbound on K96 Highway (MP 60) and lost control of the vehicle on ice, traveling into the eastbound ditch where the vehicle flipped on impact. Nov. 21: Security State Bank reported theft and forgery of a check. Nov. 25: Julian Terrazas was northbound on US83 when he lost control on the ice, crossing into the southbound lane before his semi jackknifed in a field.
Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Nov. 28, 2013) 1t
SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S PROCEEDINGS OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL FUND SALARIES ............................................ $ 79,270.84 COMMODITIES .................................... 13,029.49 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ................. 87,440.02 CAPITAL OUTLAY.................................. 0.00 OTHER................................................... 10,305.00
3:00 p.m.
County business Approve accounts payable/minutes
3:30 p.m.
Chris Lund with City on a Hill discuss former Scott Co. Hospital
4:00 p.m.
Leann Hunt Neighborhood Revitalization plan
4:15 p.m.
County Appraiser John Reeder
5:00 p.m.
Extension Council discuss insurance
5:15 p.m.
Public Works Director Richard Cramer Adjourn
Agenda may change before the meeting. Contact County Clerk Pam Faurot for an updated agenda (872-2420) or visit www.scott.kansasgov.com
Scott City Council Agenda Mon., Dec. 2 • 7:30 p.m. City Hall • 221 W. 5th •Call to Order •Approve minutes of Nov. 18 regular meeting •Approve Ordinance No. 1149 Zoning change of ag land to industrial •Approve Ordinance No. 1150 New water rates •Approval of Dads, LLC, plat for industrial park •Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health and dental insurance renewal •Scott County Development Committee update •Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested
16,457.60 18,019.86 1,368.90 563.52 0.00
NOXIOUS WEED FUND SALARIES............................................... COMMODITIES ...................................... CONTRACTUAL SERVICES................... OTHER ...................................................
5,142.32 265.00 50.00 0.00
Parks Department 1) Misc. business
ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND SALARIES .............................................. (First published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., Nov. COMMODITIES....................................... 21, 2013; last published Thurs., Dec. 5, 2013)3t CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.................... Scott County Mill Levy Rates CAPITAL OUTLAY.................................... I, Lark Speer, Scott County Treasurer, certify that the tax lev-
32,232.64 27,624.18 4,013.77 0.00
Clerk’s Department 1) Misc. business
SALARIES .............................................. COMMODITIES ...................................... CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.................... CAPITAL OUTLAY ..................................
389.28 405.13 2,693.93 0.00
TREASURER’S SPECIAL FUND SALARIES ............................................... COMMODITIES ....................................... CONTRACTUAL SERVICES .................... CAPITAL OUTLAY..................................... OTHER .....................................................
3,016.75 54.75 314.35 0.00 24.17
Public Notice
ies per $1,000 as valuation for the 2013 tax year are as folFIRE DISTRICT FUND lows: State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.500
County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64.331
City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66.217
USD No. 466 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61.300
USD No. 466 - Scott Recreation Commission . . .
2.250
USD No. 468 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48.123
USD No. 468 - Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.000
Fire District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.084
Wet Walnut Watershed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.346
Isbel Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.227
Lake Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.000
Valley Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.000
Lark Speer Scott County Treasurer
JAMES M. MINNIX Chairman
PAMELA J. FAUROT Scott County Clerk
Support Your Hometown Merchants!
(See CYBER on page 11)
Scott County Commission Agenda Tues., December 3 County Courthouse
COUNTY HEALTH FUND SALARIES ............................................. COMMODITIES ..................................... CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ................. CAPITAL OUTLAY ................................. OTHER...................................................
November 25, 2013 Rodney Hogg, chairman Scott City Planning Commission
you to lure in your friends. Another common scam is to send an email claiming a courier is trying to deliver a package or there’s a problem with your order. You’ll be told to click on a link to get details and will likely be asked to reveal account or other personal information to verify. Unless you previously provided them your email address, this is probably bogus.
Pool Department 1) Approval of bid for security camera Police Department 1) Misc. business
Public Works Department 1) Discuss sewer funds
•Mayor’s comments
County Commission November 5, 2013 Scott County Commissioners met in a regular meeting with the following present: Chairman James Minnix, Commissioners Jerry Buxton and Gary Skibbe and County Clerk Pam Faurot. •The commission and County Attorney Rebecca Faurot discussed the applicants for indigent defense attorneys. No action was taken. •Emergency Preparedness Director Larry Turpin informed the commission that the Kansas Department of Emergency Management wants each county to go on-line and update their Emergency Management and Mitigation Plan each year. This will be a long process the first time, but Turpin is hopeful it will be easier to update in the future. •Turpin said he is working with J&R Car and Truck Center, Scott City, to put together bids for ambulances. He will hopefully have something for the next meeting. •District Magistrate Judge Jim Collins and Clerk of the Court Darlene Kohman reviewed the applications for indigent defense contracts. It was agreed to offer contracts to Colton Eikenberry and S. Phillip Stover. If either declines to enter into a contract with the county, an alternate will be selected from the remaining applications. •The commission reviewed the third quarter financial report from Park Lane Nursing Home. •Approval was given to the following road permits: Landmark Resources, Inc.: access road to tanks from Road 240 at S3, T17, R34W. Landmark Resources: access road to tanks from Road 240 at S1, T17, R34W. Shakespeare Oil Co.: access road to tanks from Cherokee Road at S27, T16, R34W and S28, T16, R34W. Wausau Development: water line in road right-of-way, Road 90 at S15, T19, R31W and S22, T19, R31W. •Assistant public works director JC Amack reported that the new grader is in Ulysses and should be delivered soon. Ulysses has to install an additional part before they can deliver it. The Commission suggested that the road department install the part themselves so the grader could be delivered sooner. •There was discussion about whether the county should keep their current mowers or let them go back to John Deere for the guaranteed buy-back and purchase new ones. Amack is to find out how much the buy-back is and report back to the commission. •Brian Vulgamore asked Amack how a new wind farm might affect his private runway. The commission advised Vulgamore to contact the FAA for more information.
DL handbooks are free The Kansas Department of Revenue has eliminated the fee to purchase driver’s license handbooks at driver licensing stations throughout the state. The handbook outlines the Kansas’ rules of the road and includes information about applying for a driver’s license. It is also available online in PDF format at http://www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/dlhb.pdf.
Cyber A few additional holiday-related security tips: •When shopping online, avoid pop-up ads touting incredible deals. If you think it might be real, log into the retailer’s website yourself to see whether the deal is posted. •Hackers create realistic-looking web addresses that, when clicked, take you to a bogus site that can infect your device with malware or install a Trojan Horse program to
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steal your personal information. To be safe, let your cursor hover over web addresses you didn’t type in yourself and look for misspelled or weird-looking sequences of characters. •Before completing an online order, visit the site’s “Contact Us” and “Terms and Conditions” pages for their phone number, mailing address,
return policies, etc. Phony sites often either don’t have such pages or they’re filled with easyto-spot errors. Don’t let the prospect of getting a great deal on Black Friday allow you to drop your guard against scammers who would love to fill your stocking with coal. Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial education programs
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End-of-life initiative is unveiled by ethics group The Center for Practical Bioethics has announced a campaign aimed at giving elderly and chronically ill patients more say in their end-of-life health care decisions. The Transportable Physician Orders for Patient Preferences campaign - or TPOPP (pronounced TeePop) - has been the subject of lengthy discussions among hospital, nursing home, and EMS officials in the Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita areas for several months. The discussions have focused on instituting policies and protocols that recognize a patient’s right to approve or refuse treatment - particularly regarding questions of resuscitation, preferred levels of care, and the use of feeding tubes to sustain life. “We’re doing this because as people near the end of their lives it becomes increasingly important that they have the opportunity to be able to marry their values and desires for treatment (with) their decisions - whatever they may be,” said Sandy Silva, the campaign’s managing director. “TPOPP will let patients have that conversation with members of their care team and let them have their wishes and decisions converted to a physician’s order.” For example, she said, it’s not unusual for healthy patients to tell family members that they would want someone to perform CPR to save their life - but patient preferences tend to change once they become chronically or terminally ill. With TPOPP, these changes would be documented, Silva said. “When you talk to healthy adults about CPR, they think about it and say, ‘Sure, sign me up,’” she said. “That’s because CPR is successful 66 percent of the time - on television. But when you’re talking about someone who’s a long-term care resident or who has an advancedstage chronic disease, it’s successful between one and two percent of the time.” “So if you’re that patient, is that what you really want?” Silva said. Initiatives similar to TPOPP, she said, have been adopted or introduced in 44 states. A patient’s TPOPP orders would be “valid” in all levels of care - in the hospital, long-term care facility, in the emergency vehicle or in the home.
Local optometrists attend conference More than 275 optometrists and 240 optometric assistants attended the 2013 Kansas Optometric Association Fall Eyecare Conference in Wichita. Optometrists attending were able to receive 13 hours of continuing education toward the 24 hours required for re-licensure. Among those attending were Drs. Josh Gooden and Jeff Heyd, both of Scott City. The seminar included sessions on collagen cross linking, ocular trauma, new technologies in refractive surgery, corneal disorders, vitreo macular traction disorder, age-related macular degeneration, contact lens complications and corneal surgery management. Attendees also had the opportunity to hear presentations on the new KanCare Program and HIPAA compliance along with visiting with representatives from the optometric industry focusing on eyewear, optometric equipment, electronic health records, patient services and practice management.
KanCare ‘mess’ puts financial pressure on state’s nursing homes Mike Shields KHI News Service
Kevin Unrein, chief executive and co-owner of a company that operates three Kansas nursing homes, said there is something he would like state policymakers to know about KanCare. “It’s a mess,” he said last week, leaving a meeting in Topeka that had brought together dozens of nursing home managers and representatives of the state’s three KanCare managed care companies. “Most of our problems with it tend to be billing issues, not getting them resolved. It’s all these little things that need to get fixed
and they never get fixed,” he said. “Things like paying the wrong rates. That’s very common. We used to bill (the state-run Medicaid program) on Thursday or Friday every week and payment hit the bank the following Friday. Now, about 20 percent gets paid by the following week.” Unrein said his company is owed an estimated $500,000 overdue from the KanCare insurance companies for services provided. “What Medicaid used to take one hour a week to do (in nursing home staff time), it now takes 40 hours,” Unrein said. “It’s basically doubled our billing costs. In the nursing
home area, it ought to be pretty basic. Most of the people are going to be with us until they die. There’s not a lot of negotiating on hours and rates. It’s routine billing” Unrein’s complaints about stalled or contested payments and added administrative burden are nothing that state and KanCare company officials haven’t heard before from Medicaid providers. Hospitals, doctors and pharmacists have all raised the same or similar concerns in recent weeks and months. Members of the Legislature’s KanCare oversight committee got earfuls at their first meeting
in October and heard more at their meeting on Monday. For months, the glitches have been chalked up by many as the inevitable consequences of sweeping system changes launched by the administration of Gov. Sam Brownback when it undertook to remake the state’s Medicaid program by turning over day-to-day operations to the for-profit companies: Amerigroup, UnitedHealthCare and Sunflower State Health Plan, a subsidiary of Centene. Administration officials said KanCare would save state and federal governments more than $1 bil(See MESS on page 13)
Not everyone is angry about cancelled insurance policies Barbara Neff of Santa Monica is one of the roughly one million Californians who recently got word that their health insurance coverage would be expiring soon. The canceled plans sparked a political firestorm as people realized President Barack Obama’s promise “If you like your plan, you can keep it” - didn’t apply to everyone. But Neff, a 46-year-old self-employed writer, isn’t outraged. She’s relieved. Even though she makes too much money to receive a subsidy to buy insurance under the Affordable Care
Act, the policy cancellation was good news for her. Neff says she’s been stuck in a bad plan because treatment for a back problem years ago red-flagged her with a preexisting condition. “The deductible has ranged anywhere from $3,000 to as high as $5,000, which means I have to spend that much each year before the insurance even kicks in,” she says. “I was rejected (from a more affordable policy) because I’d had a bout of sciatica five years previously that has never returned.”
On Jan. 1, the federal health law prohibits insurers from denying coverage or charging more for such preexisting problems. That’s opened an array of options for Neff, who has enrolled in a new plan through California’s staterun insurance marketplace, Covered California. The California exchange board voted unanimously that it would not extend canceled policies, rejecting the president’s proposed fix for the problem. Neff’s policy has a $2,000 deductible and her premium will go up by $24
KDHE issues report on health of Kansas veterans
Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has released a report on the health of Kansans veterans. Data shows many differences in health conditions between veterans and civilians and between younger veterans (18-64 years old) and older veterans (65 years and older). Veterans are defined as those who reported they had ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, either in the regular military or in a National Guard or military reserve unit. “I encourage health care providers to use the information in this report to be informed of the increased health risks for veterans and provide
appropriate advice and support to these individuals, including referrals to many of the support systems available for our veterans,” said Robert Moser, M.D., State Health Officer. The data shows that younger veterans are more diverse than older veterans. Younger veterans are less likely to be non-Hispanic white and more likely to be female. Younger veterans had a higher prevalence of having health care coverage, but also had a higher prevalence of many health issues including overweight/ obesity, disability, depression, hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes and heart attack than civilians 18-64 years old. (See VETERANS on page 13)
a month. Under the federal law, she’ll no longer have to pay for preventive care, and she figures that alone will more than make up for the additional premium costs. “I’ve been paying for my mammograms out of pocket and that’s $400 to $450 per year,” says Neff. “That type of care is 100 percent covered under this new policy.” Cutting Deductibles Huge deductibles have been the norm for Tim Wilsbach, a 40-year-old TV editor who lives in Culver City, Calif., with his family. (See CANCELLED on page 13)
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Mess lion over five years while improving the health of Medicaid enrollees and without cutting rates paid to service providers. With more than four years left to go, that remains to be seen. But top administration officials continue to paint the program in glowing terms, despite the concerns raised by frustrated provider groups. ‘Raising Hell’ Meanwhile, the clamor over the problems seems undiminished or even growing, at least among some providers.
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“We didn’t really start raising hell until June, July and August,” Unrein said of complaints his company began making then to the KanCare companies. “We thought this would all be figured out by now.” Aquila Jordan of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services told the nursing home managers at last week’s meeting that agency teams fielding questions and concerns about the program “don’t have the physical capacity to take phone calls that they need. The volume they
Cancelled Like Neff, Wilsbach also makes too much to qualify for federal subsidies, so when he received his cancellation notice a few weeks ago, he was worried his premium would go up. Wilsbach has two plans for his family. The one being cancelled is a bare bones policy with an $11,000 deductible that he has for himself and his four-year-old son. “It was not a great policy,” he says, “which is essentially why we had a second plan for my wife which we paid a little more for.” Wilsbach and his wife are planning to have a second baby, so they bought a policy for her with better coverage and
receive is overwhelming.” Spokespersons for the state’s long-term care industry said the larger nursing chains have the resources - attorneys, full-time billing staff and enough operating cash - that leave them better equipped to weather the changes, but smaller, independently owned nursing homes, which serve many of the state’s rural towns, have been particularly hard hit.
the town’s residents live at Country Care, the local nursing home. Forty of the 45 residents are in KanCare plans, according to Tammy O’Donnell, who co-owns the nursing home with her elderly mother, Marthy Hegarty. It has been the family’s business since the 1970s. “It’s like the insurance company game,” O’Donnell said of dealing with the KanCare companies. “You’ve seen movies made about stuff like ‘Insurance Game’ this. They deny claims or Easton, which is near take long enough to pay Leavenworth, has a popu- that eventually you just lation of 253 and 45 of give up and go away.”
three kids, who are 16, 21 and 23. Her policy offers low co-pays for doctor visits and a relatively low $3,000 family deductible, but she’ll shed no tears to see it go. Bradford says that’s because she’s found several plans that will cost hundreds less in monthly premiums - even though her husband’s income is too high for the family to qualify for a federal subsidy. “Saving possibly $400 or more a month is awesome, so I’m not sad at all,” Bradford says. None of this comes as a surprise to Micah Weinberg, a senior researcher at the Bay Area Council Economic
was billed. “We argued and argued with them,” O’Donnell said. “Finally, it escalated to a point where I said we were turning them into the state for Medicaid fraud. The state of Kansas was paying them their amount, but they wouldn’t pay us. Finally, that got their attention. “Basically it took weeks and weeks of talking to people. They still haven’t paid it, but now at least they talk to us about paying. That’s just been one example. There have been many, many others like that.”
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a $5,000 deductible. After getting the cancellation notice, Wilsbach checked out plans on the Covered California website and he was pleasantly surprised. He found a plan for the whole family that offers broader coverage, a much lower $4,000 deductible and a more affordable monthly premium. “Our premium went down, not quite $100, and just looking through what the plan covers versus what used to be covered, yeah, I’m quite happy about it,” Wilsbach says. Jane Bradford, 52, is a stay-at-home mom in Pasadena, Calif. She’s losing the HMO insurance she has for herself and her
O’Donnell said the nursing home recently filed a claim for 31 days of services it provided a resident, expecting it would be paid the standard, flat day rate of $140 times 31 or $4,340. But apparently a field in the online billing system was incorrectly filled so the KanCare company read it as a bill for $31, which it paid. When the error was pointed out, the KanCare company officials acknowledged it but said their contract with the nursing home only obliged them to pay what
Institute in San Francisco. “A lot of the anecdotes about people having policies cancelled and gigantic increases are real but not representative of what’s happening more broadly in the marketplace,” Weinberg says. Weinberg predicts many people who are losing their policies will come out ahead - even if their premiums go up because of lower deductibles, full coverage of preventive care and no penalties for preexisting conditions. What’s more, he says, health insurance will almost certainly be cheaper for those who qualify for subsidies. In California, that’s an estimated 1.9 million people.
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The health differences between senior veterans (65 and older) and senior civilians were much less pronounced. Senior veterans had a higher prevalence of the following conditions: cancer, coronary heart disease, diabetes, heart attack, overweight/ obesity and stroke as compared to senior civilians. More veterans 18-64 years old were diagnosed with depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as compared to senior veterans. The percentage of veterans who have received psychological or psychiatric treatment in the past year was more than three times higher among younger veterans as compared to senior veterans. “This report shows that many veterans are using the health and mental health services available to them,” said Moser. “We encourage all veterans to use these services to maintain and improve their health.” This report is a first step at describing the health of this population in Kansas. To view the full report visit http://www.kdheks.gov/brfss/PDF/Veterans_ Report_2013.pdf.
Pastime at Park Lane We offer our sympathy to the family of Brenda Bremer who passed away on Nov. 17. A memorial was held for her during morning devotions. The United Methodist Church led Sunday afternoon services. Residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening. Elsie Nagel led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Doris Riner led the hymns. Naomi Tuebner presented a music program during which she played the violin, piano and recorder. Vernita Dirks furnished cookies. Residents played trivia games on Tuesday evening. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning. Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon. Helpers were Barbara Dickhut and MaryAnn Spangler. Several residents played cards on Wednesday evening. Elsie Nagel gave manicures on Thursday.
Residents enjoy pitch, dominoes
Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Dorothy King, Joy Barnett, Arlene Cauthon and Mandy Barnett. Loretta Gorman furnished cookies.
Students read to Golden Listeners
Brian Gentry brought his Scott City Elementary School third grade students to read to their Golden Listeners on Thursday afternoon. Readers and listeners were: Golden Listener Mildred Van Pelt Carol Auten Lorena Turley Verlene Mohler Vivian Kreiser Clifford Dearden Jake Leatherman Phyllis Trembley Christine Evans Robin Day Lorine Yeager Arlene Taylor Verene Dearden
Pat Palen Cecile Billings Nella Funk Edna Uppendahl Dona Dee Carpenter
Golden Reader Montana Brinson Shelby Lisenby Aiden Miller Priscilla Peregrino Ximena Garcia Rodriguez Lana Rodriguez Natalie Rojas Tara Rose Nathan Smith Perry Wallace/Brylie Bennett Anthony Wolfe Kiley Wren Gibraham Marquez/ Joe McCleary Joan Gonzalez/Freddy Castillo Haileigh Hickert/Samantha Flores Delaney France Manrubio Rojas/Anthony Matta Leticia Gonzalez
Residents made Oreo cookie turkeys on Thursday afternoon. Russel Webster led a Bible class on Thursday evening. Fr. Bernard Felix led
Catholic Mass on Friday morning. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services on Friday afternoon. Residents enjoyed snacks and watched vid-
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eos on Saturday afternoon. Dottie Fouquet was visited by Donna Gaschler, Jon and Anne Crane, and Lil Francisco. Cecile Billings was visited by Linda Dunagan, Delinda Dunagan and Larry Billings. Ann Tedford was visited by Mary Plum. Earl Gorman was visited by Loretta Gorman, Charlene Becht and Pete Steffens. Geraldine Graves was visited by Megan Dirks, Alonna Mantzke and Charlene Becht. Jake Leatherman was visited by Preston Dunagan, Natalia Rojas; Terry Jones, Wichita; Harriet Jones, Vicki Berry and Kim Smith. Pat Palen was visited by Jack and Sheri Rapier and Jean Ludowese. Bonnie Pickett was visited by Gloria Wright, Joel Wright, Detta Hager, Larry and Philene Pickett, Jon Tuttle and Arlene Cauthon. Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock.
Deaths Matthew Merle Bender da Ford, Terri Ridder, and husband, Jeff, all of Leoti, and Bill Ford and wife, Beverly, Oakley; one sister, Doris Martin, and husband, Bill, Greeley, Colo; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents; four siblings, Ruby Schwindt, Evagene Harbach, Louise Terrell and Earl Ford; and one great-grandson, Joshua Ratzlaff. Memorial service was held on Nov. 27 at the United Methodist Church, Leoti, with Rev. Brad Kirk and Paul McNall officiating. Inurnment was at Beulah Cemetery, northern Wichita County, with military honors provided by local veterans. Memorials may be given to the Glenn H. Ford Memorial Fund for the continued restoration of Beulah Stone Church.
Melvin L. ‘Corkey’ Kirk Melvin L. “Corkey” Kirk, 74, died Nov. 22, 2013, at his home in Scott City. H e was born on Aug. 11, 1939, in Guym o n , Okla., Melvin Kirk the son of Roy Roscoe and Marguerite Lillian (Fankhouser) Kirk. Corkey was a resident of Scott City since 2003, moving from Grand Prairie, Tex. He was a US Navy veteran and a career US Army officer with the rank of Sergeant First Class. Survivors include: two daughters, Thomasiana Brown and Betsy Kirk, both of Scott City; two sons, Michael Kirk, Arlington, Tex., and Steven Kirk, Fort Worth, Tex.;
Lula Dirks was visited by Darla Luebbers, Lucille Dirks and Willetta Payne. Hilda Gruver was visited by Tina Turley Harold and Ruth White were visited by Travis Jones. Christine Evans was visited by Detta Hager and Kathleen Moore. Edith Norman was visited by Ron and Sue Riner, Sara Shane, and Doris Riner. Harriet Jones was visited by Travis Jones and Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Chruch. Ruth Holland was visited by Monica Rowton, Debbie Bush and Charlene Becht. Mike Kitch was visited by Charlene Becht. Lorena Turley was visited by Tracy Hess, Neta Wheeler, Tava See, Betty Scheuerman, Leona Logan, Rex Turley and Aiden Miller. Jim and Yvonne Spangler were visited by Les and Mary Ann Spangler, Brett Spangler and Elisa Shields, and Matt Spangler.
Clifford Dearden was visited by Lana Rodriguez. Boots Haxton and Rod and Kathy Haxton were Thanksgiving dinner guests of Boots’ niece, Janet and Butch Collins, Oakley. Herb Graves was visited by Tina Turley, Emily Wright, and Ron Hess. Visiting Darlene Richman were Tina Turley, Nevaeh Hernandez, Izabella Hernandez and Bonnie Christensen. Mike Leach was visited by Linda Dunagan and Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church. Nella Funk was visited by Sheila Boyd, Anita Funk, Kelly Funk, Kim Smith, Nikki Simmons, Pastor Dennis Carter, Lois Modlin, Monica Rowton, Charlene Becht and Sheri Rapier. Judy Redburn was visited by Debbie Holland Bush and Carol Ellis. Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Pastor Dennis Carter and Gloria O’Bleness. Jim Jeffery was visited by Pastor Dennis Carter.
Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu
Glenn H. Ford Glenn H. Ford, 94, died, Nov. 19, 2013, at the Wichita County Health Center Long Term Care, Leoti. Glenn was born on Sept. 1, 1919, in Leoti, the son of Robert Glenn Ford Earl and Hessie (Brock) Ford. A lifetime resident of Leoti, he was a farmer, stockman and John Deere mechanic. Glenn served his country during World War II in the United States Army Signal Corps in Africa and Italy. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and the American Agriculture Movement. On Sept. 25, 1951, he married Vera Faye Riddiough at Clayton, N.M. Survivors include: his wife; three children, Glen-
by Jason Storm
three brothers, Richard Kirk, and wife, Wanda, Scott City, Clifton Kirk, Milton, Fla., and Gale Kirk, Licking, Mo.; one sister, Aleece Collamore, Waxahachie, Tex; special niece, Sapphire Kirk, Dighton; four grandchildren, Sara, Amanda, Travis and Larry, Jr., and four great-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Dakota, Caleb and Justin. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and one brother. Funeral service was held Nov. 25 at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Scott City, with Rev. Kyle Evans officiating. Interment was in the Scott County Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Melvin Kirk Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.
Matthew Merle Bender, 27, died Nov. 21, 2013, in Wichita. Matthew was born on Nov. 6, 1986, in Tribune, the son of Kenneth L. and Matthew Bender Kerry (Arnold) Bender. He was a farmer and a lifetime resident of Greeley County. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tribune. Survivors include: his parents; two siblings, Mace Bender and MacKenzi Bender; grandpar-
ents, Jack and Eleanor Arnold, all of Tribune; and his girlfriend, Anna Bueker, Osawatomie. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Edward and Betty Bender. Funeral Mass was held Nov. 26 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tribune. Father Benjamin Martin officiated. Burial was in the Greeley County Cemetery, Tribune. Memorials may be given to the Matthew Bender Agriculture Scholarship Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, Tribune.
Collin Michael Baptist Collin Michael Baptist, infant son of Cpt. Brian Baptist, United States Army, and Erin Baptist, Las Vegas, Nev., died Nov. 23, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas. Survivors include his parents; grandparents, Michael W. Baptist, Bensalem Pa., and Keith and Sandra Cramer, Manhattan. Collin was preceded in death by his grandmother, Kathleen V. Baptist. Visitation will be Fri., Nov. 29, 1:00-7:00 p.m., with the family receiving guests from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Roselawn Heights
Memorial Chapel, 1920 East Crawford, Salina. Funeral service will be held Sat., Nov. 30, 11:00 a.m., at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kansas State University Foundation Memorial Fund for Collin Michael Baptist, 2323 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan, Ks. 66502, and/or Good Shepherd Regional Catholic School, Adopt a Student in Memory of Collin Michael Baptist, 835 North Hills Avenue, Ardsley, Pa., 19038. For online condolences contact Roselawn at www. roselawnsalina.com
Week of November December 2-6 Monday: Sloppy Joes, peas, confetti cottage cheese, tropical fruit salad. Tuesday: Sliced turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, gingered carrots, whole wheat bread, ambrosia. Wednesday: Beef stew or ham and beans, steamed cabbage, cornbread, rosy applesauce. Thursday: Creamy noodles with ham, Brussels sprouts with cheese sauce, whole wheat roll, blushed pears. Friday: Sweet and sour chicken on rice, oriental vegetables, whole wheat roll, citrus cup. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501
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Conduct quality tests of private wells If a private well is your only source of drinking water, how safe is it for human or animal use? Testing is the only way to be sure of your water’s quality. Because laws requiring water testing apply only to public water supplies, nobody is going to force you to test your water. Even though studies show groundwater is relatively safe, you need to conduct at least the bacteriological and nitrate test annually. The bacteria test determines if you have potable water (whether it’s free of bacteria that could cause disease). This test is for coliform bacteria, which is found in large numbers in the intestines and waste material of people and other warm-blooded animals. The presence of more than one or two counts of coliform in water is assumed to mean contamination from animal wastes and possibly disease causing organisms such as bacteria, viruses, cysts and worms. Although yearly testing is usually sufficient, a coliform bacteria test should be made if any of the following occurs: •You have had a recent positive bacteria test. •You notice a change in colors, odor or taste of your well water. •Your area floods. •A person or animal becomes ill from something that might be in the water. •You disassemble your water system for repairs or install a new well. It is recommended that
you test for nitrates once a year. Surveys have shown that nearly one in three private wells in Kansas exceeded the public drinking water standard for nitrates. Nitrates have been known to cause a serious health problem for infants called “Blue Baby Syndrome.” It can also affect horses and ruminant animals. You need to always keep a copy of test reports because they are a useful record. They show trends, serve as proof of good quality, and give clues to sources of contamination. You should always use certified laboratories to perform water tests. Certification is an assurance that the laboratory has the capability to do water quality tests within an acceptable range of accuracy. There are more than 30 laboratories certified by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that can analyze water samples. For more information on private well testing or to pick up a test kit, contact the Scott County Extension office. Free water testing is available by contacting the Scott County Health Department at 620-8725774. Testing is scheduled for the first Monday of each month. Call to get your name on the schedule.
Attend the Church of Your Choice
The Rebel Yell Year after year as December looms ever closer and the yuletide seems inevitable, we try to remind ourselves of what it is all about. It’s not about the gifts or the food or even the family. It’s about remembering the gift of our savior. We tell stories, quote scripture, and even sing songs in order to maintain focus on what really matters. We seek meaning and purpose in a world that seems to display its full dysfunction and selfish nature in this season of unrest. On December 24 most of us will attend some kind of service with the chance that that service will end with the carol, “Silent Night”. That is a pretty good one. In that moment, with the lights out and the glow of each individual candle, with the words “silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright.” We may have found the only place that truly reflects what Christmas is about. OR HAVE WE? The thought that the time of Christ’s birth was a peaceful and serine one is a pleasant notion, but a misguided one to say the least. In fact, it was rife with conflict. There was civil unrest with Rome occupying the region and the census/tax that was levied on the people in Luke 2, and the Wisemen were almost inadvertently involved in Herod’s attempt to kill Jesus in Matthew 2. Mary and Joseph almost called it quits, then made a long and arduous journey in her final trimester (which I have heard is not doctor recommended), and then could not find anywhere except a stable to bring God’s only son into the world. On top of that the unseen world became visible for one night with angels delivering messages. We often equate the “fight” with the return of our Lord, but his birth was no different. The battle was different, but the fight was the same. So as we come to Christmas, remember just because you are celebrating the incarnation doesn’t mean that the devil has given you the day off and that peace is only achieved through conflict. Fight the good fight and finish the race. HAPPY UNREST and MERRY CHRISTMAS! Jared Young, children’s pastor First Baptist Church, Scott City
Scott City Assembly of God
1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
St. Joseph Catholic Church
A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.
Pence Community Church
Prairie View Church of the Brethren
4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship • Wednesday mornings Breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m. Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Community Christian Church
8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.) Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church
803 College - Scott City - 872-2339 Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor
1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264 Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Gospel Fellowship Church 120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
First Christian Church
1st United Methodist Church
5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 Dennis Carter, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services at 9:00 a.m. • Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m. Website: www.fccscottcity.org
Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666 Father Don Martin Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m. St. Luke’s - 872-5734 (recorded message) Senior Warden Bill Lewis • 872-3347 or Father Don Martin - (785) 462-3041
Scott Mennonite Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.
9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 a.m. Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m. YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
Pressure One of the discussion panels included Zacharias and other local government officials. They painted a bleak picture. ‘In a Pickle’ “Local governments are in a pickle,” Zacharias said. “We are at the end of the food chain and things run downhill, and we’re the ones that have to clean up the mess. We’ve cut where we can. Most counties and most local governments have done that as well. We’ve run that out, from my perspective.” John Battin, mayor of Ulysses, said via video conference that while property values of farmland in his area have risen dramatically, the county’s revenue from property taxes has remained flat. Raising property taxes, he said, “could help a little bit.” Panelists and members of the audience repeatedly expressed concerns about inevitable debates over raising property taxes or cutting back on funding for schools, police, fire, emergency medical and other public services. Jason Gage, Salina’s city manager, said he sympathizes with county governments, and thinks the state tax cuts will be harder for them to cope with than for cities. That said, cities’ primary revenue tool - the sales tax - becomes less
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and less viable as the state relies more heavily on sales taxes to make up for income tax cuts. Maxed out? Gage said the accepted wisdom is that an overall sales tax of 10 percent is about the most citizens will tolerate. In Kansas, county sales taxes are capped at one percent, and many are already there. Cities can impose up to three percent sales tax. Salina’s total city and county take rate is 1.9 percent. But the local rates are on top of the state’s 6.15 percent sales levy, which means there’s not much room for Salina to find more revenue that way, Gage said. “We are starting to feel the repercussions of the strong dialogue around the state budget,” Gage said. “If the state begins relying more on sales tax, that takes away sales tax to a degree as a tool for cities and counties. Maybe not legally, but practically - again that’s either going to put pressure on property taxes or pressure to make service cuts. So that starts to disrupt the system.” Gage said lower income taxes can help lure businesses to relocate or spur existing ones to expand. But there are other factors that determine business growth. “Location of your community is a pretty big fac-
tor. And labor availability - that’s huge. Ask your businesses. Having people with the skill sets...if you don’t have that, you’re going to have a hard time getting a business that needs that to come to your community.” Sen. Jim Denning (R-Overland Park) was in the audience. He said it wasn’t clear to him whether raising property taxes was necessarily a bad thing. “Is there really a difference between taking Johnson County’s money and spreading it out to the state or keeping it in county? What’s better? The argument of the state has been that it’s better to spread Johnson County’s money out west,” Denning said. “But the gentleman from Ulysess admitted and I’ve heard it many times - that they’re not taxing their most valuable asset (farm land) enough. So maybe that would equalize things. Start taxing their most valuable asset to pay some of the bills. But I just don’t have my arms around that yet,” he said. Denning said he didn’t expect Johnson County would make deep cuts in public services but that other areas of the state might. “I’m walking away from this conference with more questions than answers.”
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it’s the end of the road Beloit ends SC title run with red zone roadblock Four trips inside 20 come up empty for Beavers in semi-finals “We had our opportunities,” said senior defensive tackle Matt Tuttle as the final minute was ticking off the game clock during Saturday’s Class 3A sub-state title game against Beloit. Five times the Beavers (11-2) had en36 tered the red Beloit Scott City 13 zone and they came away with just one touchdown in a 36-13 loss that ended their improbable state title run. None of those missed opportunities was bigger than Scott City’s first possession in the second half when they had second-and-five from the Beloit nine yard line with a chance to cut into a 22-13 deficit. A play had been called in the huddle, but after seeing how the defense was lined up, quarterback Trey O’Neil audibled
into a different play. There was confusion on the pitch attempt and the ball hit the ground without another Beaver back or lineman aware of the situation other than O’Neil, who was wrapped up by a tackler. That brief window was all the time that Bowe Behymer needed to scoop up the ball in stride and race 88 yards the other direction for a touchdown. “We had called a sweep but because of the crowd noise and such not everyone heard the audible,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil. “That led to a mess-up in the backfield and on the line which allowed (Bryce) Black, their defensive end, to blow the play up.” It was a huge turnaround that saw the opportunity to cut the lead to one or two points turn into a 30-13 deficit. Even with a 17 point deficit, the Beavers looked like they might climb back into the
(Top) Quarterback Trey O’Neil runs out of the pocket for a 14 yard gain during first quarter action. (Above) Seniors Keigun Wells (left) and Matthew Tuttle show their emotions after a season-ending loss. (Record Photos)
game behind a running attack that had been limited to just 23 yards in the first half. For
the second straight possession, Scott City’s runningbacks were able to slice their way through
the Trojan defense for some huge gains. (See ROAD on page 21)
SC not satisfied with just being close Short of a state championship, there is never a good time for the football Rod season to end. Haxton, Even with an improbsports able 11-2 record, no one editor on the Scott City sideline Saturday evening thought they didn’t belong in the That says a lot about Class 3A state title game this team and the coaching this weekend. staff that got to the Final
Four and within one game of their second consecutive title shot. Even head coach Glenn O’Neil acknowledged as much when he said that Beloit probably would have scored at least 50 points on them in week four or five of the season, “and still given their JV
some playing time.” By week 13, it was a different story. Beloit was the better team on Saturday. Were they 23 points better? “That’s what the scoreboard says,” noted O’Neil, who never likes to stray too far into the “what
ifs” and “what might have beens” that most fans like to indulge in. “They were more concerned with working the clock in the second half, especially after they returned the fumble (for a touchdown),” says O’Neil. “They weren’t concerned with seeing
how many plays they could run and moving the ball up and down the field. They were going to limit the risk of injury to their players, which is smart.” Maybe Beloit could have scored another touchdown. Maybe. (See CLOSE on page 19)
Outdoors in Kansas
by Steve Gilliland
A week at my brother’s deer camp Anyone who’s ever subscribed to a major outdoors magazine has seen the pictures of deer camps from years gone by. Found mostly in the big woods of the north, these “camps” were annual gathering places for diehard deer hunters in a time when opening day of deer season carried the same status as election day (it seems today, neither are very important to many people.) Deer camps could be large tents or rustic cabins buried somewhere deep within the northern woods in the midst of the best deer hunting of the time. They were hallowed places where tradition ran deep and where camaraderie was nearly as important as putting a deer on the “meat pole” out front. My grandfather was one of those diehard deer hunters and passed his love of the outdoors down to his grandsons. In 2000, my brother Joe began taking his family for a week of deer hunting to Zeleski State Forest in southeastern Ohio. His son was 12 at the time and went with them on the first trip. For the next four years they went there, but yearned to have land of their own in those beautiful rolling southeastern Ohio hills. In 2005, Joe purchased 200 acres near the town of McArthur and the Gilliland Deer Camp was born. The land is reminiscent of the big north woods that harbored the deer camps of old, with only hills and trees as far as they eye can see. The majestic views are marred only by the power line that snakes its way across the countryside. During the first couple of years his camping trailer served as the cabin, and they spent only the first (See CAMP on page 22)
Guard play, depth will be strength for Indian boys With an abundance of guards in the Wichita County High School lineup, it should be no surprise that first-year head coach Haydon Parks will find a way to utilize them this season. “Our plans are to run a four-guard offense and see how our big people develope,” says Parks. At the same time, the head coach is still developing a depth chart for a squad that includes just three players who saw much varsity court time last year. That group is led by senior guard Jantz Budde (14.3 ppg, 1.2 apg), along with senior guard Casey Day (2.0 ppg) and senior center Brock Sheppard (1.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg). The success of the Indians, however, will evolve around Budde. “Jantz can create shots off the dribble for himself and for others,” says Parks. “He’s capable of shooting the three, but he would rather drive to the basket.” Budde was just 2-of-18
from beyond the arc last season. While he’s been a hardnosed defensive player with quick feet, Day will also be expected to take on a bigger role offensively. “Casey drives to the rim pretty well. We need for him to be more consistent in finishing off those opportunities,” Parks says. Other guards in the mix will include Treven Burch (6-1, jr.) who hasn’t played for the past two years; Spenser Thurman (5-10, jr.), who saw limited playing time as a sophomore; Jacob Schumacher (5-9, soph.) and Matt Huber (6-3, jr.) who can play either guard or forward. “I think Treven will surprise a lot of people. He needs to get comfortable in the offense after missing the last two years,” says Parks. Sheppard (6-3, 270) will be in the post, but could be sharing time with Chris Wilson (6-1, sr.) and Gabe Fletcher (64, soph.).
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Leoti senior Casey Day (left) tries to get past defensive pressure from Jantz Budde during practice drills last week. (Record Photo)
“Gabe can move pretty well and is only going to get better as he sees more time on the floor. We need to see how physical he’s going to be under the boards,” says the head coach. This is a team that will emphasize patience and defense. The Indians will play in a half-court defense most of the time, but will also full-court press at times.
“Right now, we don’t have a lot of guys who can put up a lot of points, but we have a couple who should be able to score pretty consistently,” Parks says. “As the others gain more confidence and playing time that should help them offensively.” Parks says he’s been introducing the players to a lot of changes offensively “and the boys are picking it up pretty well in the first
week. They should have a good understanding of the offense by the first game.” WCHS will open its season on Fri., Dec. 6, when they host Oakley in Northwest Kansas League action. The following week they will be competing in the Bluejay Invitational at Cimarron. The boys will face Cimarron in the opening round on Tues., Dec. 10, at 8:00 p.m.
Patriots gave us Pioli . . . and another chance Four years ago New England gave us Scott Pioli. That’s something we may never forgive the Patriots for doing. But last Sunday they became the Chiefs’ Nation new BFF after their comeback win over Denver. That win kept the Broncos from opening up a two game lead over Kansas City in the division. A win by the Chiefs this week in Kansas City keeps us in the hunt for the AFC West title and possible home field for the playoffs. Unfortunately, that’s not entirely in our hands anymore after the loss to San Diego. Since Denver has yet to lose in the division they hold the tiebreaker edge. We would need some help in order to win our division.
Inside the Huddle
with the X-Factor
New England gave us a chance. But first things first. Arrowhead is going to be a 137.5-decibel madhouse on Sunday and we’re going to need every one of those decibels to help offset the growing number of players we’re losing to injuries. The good news is that we may get Tamba Hali back. What was thought to be a high ankle sprain initially has been downgraded significantly. He’s been getting around much better the last few days and could be on the field for Sunday’s game.
Justin Houston is another matter. Initial reports were that the elbow was broken, but that was false. His elbow apparently popped out of the socket and popped back in. What wasn’t known earlier this week is whether any ligaments were damaged in the process. The main thing is we aren’t losing either player for an extended period, or so it seems. That doesn’t entirely solve our problem of no pass rush and just one sack during the last three games. Without any pressure, Philip Rivers had 6-7 seconds to pick apart our defense far too many times last week. If we allow Peyton Manning that same kind of time he’ll slice us up like a Thanksgiving turkey.
Our defense relies almost entirely on pressure from our defensive ends and linebackers. When that doesn’t happen teams are exposing our secondary. Time and time again last Sunday our corners were being victimized by pick plays. They can cover the opposing receivers for a short time, but if the quarterback is allowed to stand in the pocket and survey the field for a long time then we’re in a lot of trouble. We need to hope for cold weather on Sunday (and judging by what we saw in New England, a 40 mph wind won’t hurt either). Manning reportedly has problems gripping the ball well in cold weather because of nerve damage. That might partly explain
his 2-9 record when the temperature is under 32 degrees. It also helps that Denver is coming into this game a little banged up as well. They are missing a couple of key starters on defense. In the last game, head coach Andy Reid finally opened up the downfield passing - which we needed to do. We have to stretch the field and give Jamaal Charles an opportunity to keep the defense rested with his running game. We aren’t out of the AFC West race and our playoff chances are still solid. The important thing is to get healthy and avoid a three game losing streak. And if you want to send Christmas cards to Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, that’s okay. They earned it.
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inside the numbers
Outcome rests on one or two plays, a matter of inches Forget the final score. Yes, Beloit’s 36-13 win appears convincing enough on paper. But this was a game in which the outcome was decided by three . . . maybe four plays. “One or two plays on each side of the ball. That’s the difference,” said head coach Glenn O’Neil following Saturday’s sub-state loss. That’s not just coachspeak. It’s easy to say football is a game of inches, but that was literally true on Saturday when the early momentum was still hanging in the balance. Beloit has earned a reputation as a four-down team. We saw that in last year’s sub-state game when the Trojans refused to punt, choosing instead to gamble on fourth down. Following two of those defensive stops, the Beavers had the ball in very good field position and converted them into touchdowns. SCHS goes on to win the game and, a week later, a state title. Even with that history, it was still hard to imagine Beloit going for it on fourthand-one from their own 16. Who does that? A team that never punts the ball . . . as in never. According to Coach O’Neil, Beloit hasn’t punted the ball all season. The Trojans probably don’t even know who their punter is. Nonetheless, SCHS nearly came up with a huge defensive stop, and might have if the ball hadn’t been spotted favorably for the Trojans. Beloit got a first down by half the length of a football. Vetter added another 15 yard gain from the SCHS 30 on fourth-and-10. Those were probably two of the biggest plays in the game from a defensive standpoint for SCHS. There’s no doubt which was the big-
Close That doesn’t take away from the fact that the Beavers held Beloit 19 points below their season average. Nor does it erase the possibility of the game playing out much differently had the Beavers not fumbled when they drove inside the 10 yard line to start the second half with an opportunity to cut a 22-13 lead down to perhaps a 22-20 advantage. If that happens, the game is suddenly up for grabs. That gives a burst of energy to the SCHS defense knowing that if they can make another stop their offense has shown it can run the ball against the Trojans. You know . . . one of those “what ifs.”
31:09
total time of possession for Beloit SCHS had the ball for 16:51
.860
winning percentage by SCHS head coach Glenn O’Neil since taking over in 2007. 74-12 record
gest moment offensively. The fumble on Scott City’s opening drive that led to an 88 yard fumble return by Bowe Behymer. “Those are plays you’d like to have back but, of course, it doesn’t happen that way. But they definitely played a key part in the game,” says Coach O’Neil. Two or three plays in a 48-minute game. That’s all it can take. “It was a much more competitive game than 36-13,” notes O’Neil, “but you can either get the ball into the end zone or you can’t.” The Beavers couldn’t . . . certainly not near enough to keep pace with Beloit. Vetter is the Key While Behymer catches a lot of the attention because of his overall speed and physical play - as he should - it was probably quarterback Payton Vetter who was the bigger problem for Scott City. “They have the ability to run a variety of offenses, but what they do run they do very well. They force you to put so many people in the box. “Then it’s tough to match up with their receivers because Vetter gets so deep in the backfield that he’s able to avoid pressure. “Even in practice we had trouble checking all the different routes because of the run responsibility,” notes O’Neil. “They run their boot passes the way they run their sweeps. That makes it tough for the linebackers to know whether it’s pass or sweep.” In addition, when the defensive ends were able to bring pressure on Vetter he had enough speed to extend the play and
avoid the sack. And still, the Beavers only gave up four defensive scores. At the end of the day, SCHS just couldn’t find a way into the end zone. As they showed with the 67 yard screen pass to Brayden Strine, the best scoring opportunities needed to come before entering the red zone. “We knew it would be tough to score on them. We don’t have the kind of offense that’s going to score a lot of points like some of the teams they played this year,” O’Neil says. Sedgwick had the prolific passing game that put up 41 points. Even Holcomb scored 30. The Beavers were built on defense. There just wasn’t enough offense to keep pace with the Trojans - whether they were held to 36 or 66 points. For O’Neil, there are feelings of pride in what the players on this team accomplished and “being bummed about the outcome of the game.” It’s hard to feel satisfied when your goal is a state championship and you’re just one win from the title game. “You ought to feel super about a season when you go 11-2, but losing at the end always hurts,” says O’Neil. Nonetheless, he made sure the players understood their achievements this season. “What you accomplished since the start of the season has been pretty amazing,” O’Neil told the players when they huddled following the game. “You have created your own legacy,”
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Perhaps more telling was the emotion displayed by the Beavers following the game. This was a team that clearly wasn’t satisfied with what they had accomplished in getting to the sub-state game. This was a team that expected more. We can remember a few weeks ago when we brought up the word “potential” in a conversation with Coach O’Neil and he said he didn’t even consider that a word. “Either you do it or you don’t,” he summed up. We would venture to guess there’s another word that would get the same response from Coach O’Neil. We can imagine that coach cringes when he
hears “overachieve” used to describe this football team. It’s understandable why fans would use that description. Quite honestly, no one expected them to achieve success at the same level as last year’s state champions. But that’s a matter of perspective. This year’s Beavers never saw it that way. “Toward the end of the season we expected to be here,” says junior Wyatt Kropp. “We played our butts off and felt we deserved to be one of the best teams in the state.” This is a team that not only believed in themselves, but also had a deep appreciation for the tradition of SCHS football.
“We didn’t want to be that class who fell short . . . who was one and done in the playoffs,” adds junior Trey O’Neil. “We wanted to make a run at it. This team had a lot of heart and we showed that.” This is a team that didn’t care what others thought. In fact, they thrived on the opportunity to prove the doubters wrong. They came together as a team. They believed in their coaches and themselves. They didn’t overachieve. They did what SCHS teams have done and expect to keep doing. They work hard. They buy into the program. They win. That’s the foundation on which tradition is built.
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turnovers forced by SCHS defense this season; 20 interceptions and 13 fumbles
17.2
yards per catch by SCHS receivers
7
number of seasons since 2006 that the Beavers have won 10 or more games
6.7
yards per carry by Beloit in the first half
3.8
yards per carry by Beloit in the second half
Overall Pigskin title is still up for grabs Going into the final week of the Pigskin Payoff season the overall championship is still up for grabs. Ryan Roberts (138) held onto the top spot, but now he shares it with Tim McGonagle while Gary Tucker (137) is just one point behind. Adam Kadavy (135) is close behind, but would need a collapse of monumental proportions to finish in the top two spots. Gary Tucker helped his chances by winning the week No. 12 payout with 11 correct picks. That allowed him to close the gap on Roberts and McGonagle. Mandy Kropp claimed second place money this week while Chad Griffith and Barry Switzer shared third place money.
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7th grade unable to find offense
Jayhawks have been humbled by Snyder He’s a legend before his time. When Kanby sas State head Mac football coach Stevenson Bill Snyder announces his final retirement, the popping of champagne corks in Lawrence will be so widespread that it will sound like an enormous shooting gallery. In 21 games against KU, Snyder’s teams are 17-4 while outscoring the Jayhawks 771-280. That’s an average score of 37-13. That’s about as dominating as a team can be against an arch rival. Kansas still has a 65-405 lead in the overall series, but Snyder has certainly done his share to close that significant gap. The rivalry will be played for the 110th time on Saturday with the kickoff at 11:00 a.m. in Lawrence. Fox Sports1 will televise the game nationally. After last Saturday, the bloom is off the KU-K-State game. The Wildcats played competitive football against a fast-improving OU squad in a 41-31 loss. Kansas, on the other hand, showed that their win against West Virginia was fools’ gold. KU’s players acted as if they just didn’t care in the 34-0 loss to Iowa State. Their tackling and blocking and overall intensity would have been embarrassing for a Pop Warner team. Quality ball clubs are competitive at home or on the road. Kansas wasn’t ready to play against an average I-State team. The coaches and players should be thoroughly ashamed of their lackluster performance. “I’m not shocked. I’m very, very disappointed,” said head coach Charlie Weis afterwards. “There was no evidence in practice or in warm-ups that we were going to play very well and we didn’t.” Weis didn’t mention anger, which should have been his most-notable emotion. Comparing the two teams objectively has to be deflating to KU fans. On offense, Kansas State is superior at almost every position. (See HUMBLED on page 22)
The seventh grade Lady Bluejays continue to have trouble finding any offense following a 20-9 loss to Oakley on Monday. The Scott City girls were limited to a single free throw in the first half, trailing 7-1 at the intermission. They were led in scoring by Jera Drohman with four points. SCMS dropped the “B” team game, 20-4 Abbigail Orr accounted for both baskets. Nudged by Colby Scott City nearly got their first win of the season before Colby rallied for a 12-10 road win.
Scott City eighth grader Bailey Latta gets ready to pass the ball to a teammate while driving the lane during Tuesday’s home game against Goodland. (Record Photo)
8th grade rally falls short, 29-25
A second half comeback wasn’t quite enough for the Scott City Middle School eighth graders in a 29-25 loss to Goodland on the home floor Tuesday. The Lady Bluejays jumped out to a 3-0 lead and were stuck in neutral for the next 5-1/2 minutes as Goodland scored 10 unanswered points. They trailed 21-9 early in the second half when they staged their comeback bid with defensive pressure and more aggressively driving to the basket. SCMS still trailed by 10, 2717, midway into the final period, but were able to slice the deficit to four, 29-25, following a steal and layup by Bailey Latta with 1:19 remaining. Kaitlyn Roberts scored 12 of her team high 16 points in the second half with three baskets
coming off nice assists from her teammates. Latta added the other nine points. Roll Over Colby Scott City pounced on Colby early and cruised to a 24-12 win. The Lady Bluejays limited Colby to just one first half basket while building a 16-2 cushion. Roberts and Latta shared scoring honors with eight points each followed by Jalynn Habiger (4) and Katie McGonagle and Jordan Miller with two points each. In the “B” team game, SCMS was a 22-10 winner. Brenda Aguirre led all scorers with 10 points, followed by Trella Davis, Erika Blanco and Emily Smith with four points each.
Lost!
A dark blue Beaver jacket was picked up by someone in front of the grandstand following Saturday’s SCHS playoff game. The owner would like it returned. Please call 872-2090.
The game was tied 8-8 entering the fourth quarter. Molly Eikenberry and Kodi Rogers led the Lady Bluejays with four points each. Irit Sanchez added a pair of free throws. Colby coasted to a 26-12 win in the “B” team game. Kally Kough led the Lady Bluejays with six points - all in the third period. Scoring two points each were Dolce Ayala, Briane Murphy and Tatyana Castillo. SCMS will face Goodland again on Tuesday and Holcomb on Dec. 5. The Great West Activities Association tournament will be hosted by Scott City starting on Dec. 7.
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In just four plays the Beavers covered 56 yards - including a 26 yard run by fullback Wyatt Kropp that gave them a first down at the six yard line. Four plays later they were still at the six following an incomplete pass, but a holding penalty in the secondary gave the Beavers an additional down from the three yard line. Kropp was caught behind the line for a five yard loss which essentially ended Scott City’s state title hopes. Following a 54 yard drive on Scott City’s next possession that ended at the Beloit 28, the Trojans responded with their only offensive touchdown of the second half on a 56 yard pass play. “They were pretty content with working the clock in the second half,” says O’Neil. SCHS made one final trip inside the 10 yard line late in the game after stopping Beloit on downs at their own 39 with 1:21 on the clock. Three consecutive completions put the ball at the Beloit nine yard line, but the threat ended with four incomplete passes and a Scott City penalty. It marked the end of a frustrating day - particularly in the second half - for the Beavers. “They were quicker than us which was evident when we tried to get to the edge,” says Coach O’Neil. “We didn’t have the home run threat that might have scored on one or two plays. Once we got inside the 20 they were able to pack enough guys and bring a lot of pressure on our quarterback. We couldn’t find the running lanes near the goal line and they didn’t give us much time to make reads and throw the ball.” SC Takes Early Lead Even though the Beavers had much better offensive balance in the second half - 117 yards rushing and 101 yards passing all their scoring came in the first half. Scott City was able to gain the early advantage following a Beloit turnover on their opening series. A fumble recovery by linebacker Cooper Griffith gave the Beavers excellent starting field position at the 50. Against Beloit’s 10-man front, SCHS gained 14 of their 23 first half rushing yards on the first play from scrimmage when O’Neil was looking to pass and scrambled for a nice gain. Unable to establish their running game early, the Beavers found success through the air with a 29 yard completion from O’Neil to Chantz Yager that put the ball at the six yard line. Three plays later, senior wideout Chris Pounds was on the receiving end of a four yard TD pass that put SCHS on top, 7-0. Beloit’s ground game, however, was unstoppable in the first half. The Trojans rushed for 262 yards and scored on three consecutive possessions while building a 22-13 halftime lead. Beloit put together first half scoring drives of 71, 93 and 61 yards while holding a 17:15 to 6:45 advantage in time of possession. After taking an 8-7 lead and forcing a punt by SCHS, one of the key moments in the game occurred on Beloit’s following possession. They were faced with fourth-and-one at their own 16 yard line and - in typical
The SCHS defense looks on as a measurement by the officials gives Beloit a first down by half a football at their own 16 yard line early in Saturday’s playoff game. (Photo by Larry Caldwell)
A Beloit defender tries to bring down junior fullback Sloan Baker from behind during Saturday’s substate playoff game in Scott City. (Record Photo)
Trojan fashion - elected not to punt. They were able to convert the fourth down by half a football and also converted a fourthand-10 at the SCHS 30 later in the drive that eventually led to a 14-7 Beloit lead. SCHS wasted little time answering with a two-play drive that featured a throw-back screen to wideout Brayden Strine who found a wide open lane up the middle and then cut to the far side of the field for a 67 yard pass play. The failed PAT kick left the Beavers trailing 14-13 with 7:35 left in the first half. Beloit needed just six plays to extend its lead to 22-13 on a five yard run by Behymer. A quick three-and-out by the Beavers left Beloit more than enough time to drive for another score, but Griffith was able to come away with his second turnover of the game, this time on an interception which he returned to the Scott City 44 with just 44.5 seconds left on the clock. “That was a great interception by Coop,” says Turner. “Someone else was supposed to be covering that area, but he stepped in and made the play.” Back-to-back completions of 21 yards to Strine and 15 yards to Pounds gave SCHS a first down at the Beloit 20. The drive stalled at the 30 following a pair
of Scott City penalties and four incomplete passes. Once the ball was inside the red zone, T. O’Neil said the running lanes were tighter and the passing opportunities more limited. “It was a lot harder for our receivers to get open and they had a lot of speed at linebackers and safeties to keep us from getting to the edge,” says O’Neil, who finished with 258 yards passing.
ries. The difference was quarterback Payton Vetter’s ability to get to the edge for 140 yards. “With the type of offense they run you have to put so many people within the tight ends that you run out of people to protect the edges,” noted Coach O’Neil. “With Vetter’s athletic ability to beat people one-on-one to extend plays and with his ability to get to the corner he definitely made a big difference.” O’Neil said Vetter’s ability to get to the outside was a complement to Behymer on the veer option in the opposite direction. “We could have lived with what we gave up in the middle if we’d been able to control the edge,” added Turner. “It wasn’t just the speed of the guys running the ball. Their (wingbacks) were getting to our outside linebackers and blocking them.” Beloit held a big 341-140 edge in rushing yards, but only a 432-398 advantage in total offense. The Trojans’ ability to control the running game was also reflected in a 31:09 to 16:51 advantage in total time of possession.
Beloit Controls Edge The Beavers knew that Beloit relied on running between the tackles with their veer attack and SCHS countered with a five-man defensive front rather than their standard 4-4 defense. “When you play a five-man front you’re going to give up something,” noted Turner. “With us it was the runs on the edge.” Tuttle noticed a difference up front with fewer plays than expected coming in his direction. “For about the first series and a half I was barely touched,” he says. “It didn’t seem like they were going up the middle that much and there were times they doubled down on me with two big guys.” Game Summary Turner felt the defense did Scoring pretty well in limiting the Tro- First Quarter: jan running game up the middle, SC: Trey O’Neil to Chris which is where Behymer gained Pounds, 4 yds. (Tre Stewart most of his 165 yards on 27 car- kick). 7:41
Beloit: Payton Vetter, 6 yds. (Vetter run). 4:55 Second Quarter: Beloit: Vetter, 15 yds. (PAT fail). 8:00 SC: O’Neil to Brayden Strine, 67 yds. (kick fail). 7:35 Beloit: Bowe Behymer, 5 yds. (Vetter to RJ Jackson). 4:58 Second Quarter: Beloit: Behymer, 88 yd. fumble return (Vetter to Jackson). 9:47 Fourth Quarter: Beloit: Vetter to Jackson, 56 yds. (pass inc.). 5:02 Game Statistics Rushing Scott City: Wyatt Kropp 1559, O’Neil 4-39, Sloan Baker 3-32, Strine 3-10. Total: 140 Beloit: Behymer 27-154, Vetter 19-140, Jackson 8-26, Niemczyk 7-24. Total: 341 Passing Scott City: Trey O’Neil 1532-1, 258 yds., 2 TDs Beloit: Vetter 5-8-1, 91 yds., 1 TD Receiving Scott City: Strine 6-137, Chantz Yager 4-66, Pounds 3-28, Baker 2-27. Total: 258 Beloit: Jackson 3-85, Niemczyk 1-11, Behymer 1/-4
Humbled The Wildcats have two quarterbacks - Jake Waters and Daniel Sams - who are better than anything the Jayhawks can put on the field. K-State’s offensive line is far superior. And the Wildcat receivers are so much better than the Jayhawks’ iron-handed pass droppers that there’s no comparison. Tyler Lockett had an astounding 440 yards of total offense against OU. He had 12 catches for 278 yards and 162 yards in kickoff returns. Kansas has a slight edge at running back because of James Sims. K-State’s defense isn’t as far ahead of KU as the offense, but the Wildcats have a better overall group of defenders. And if that isn’t enough, Kansas State has a superior kicking game. Kansas State’s biggest edge is on the sideline.
Camp week of deer gun season down there. Joe says that in those early years they spent more time chasing off trespassers who were used to the land being vacant than they spent hunting. A cabin was built a couple years later and after several additions it is now a grand gathering place. Off seasons in the early years were spent carving out new or reopening old trails and adding deer feeders, tree stands and blinds. To date the property holds three or four deer feeders and over a dozen tree stands and blinds. Also, like the deer camps of old, camaraderie runs deep. Hunters are up and gone before daybreak. They return at midmorning or when any har-
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Bill Snyder has proven over two decades that he has KU’s number. This time around won’t be any different. If the Wildcats get it rolling and gain some momentum, it will be another rout. Down, But Not Out Turn out the lights, the party’s over. Because of brilliant coaching by head coach Andy Reid and defensive coordinator Bob Sutton, the Kansas City Chiefs football team got off to a close-to-impossible 9-0 record. That’s over. The Chiefs are now 9-2 after losing 41-38 to San Diego last Sunday. That doesn’t mean KC will go into a tailspin and lose most of their remaining games. Kansas City is missing two starting offensive linemen and three of their four defensive linemen: Eric Fisher (RT) and Jon
Asamoah (RG) on offense and Mike DeVito (DT), Justin Houston (DE) and Tamba Hali (DE). That’s five out of nine starters on the offensive and defensive lines who are out with injuries. Quarterback Alex Smith played well in the loss to San Diego. He passed the ball with effectiveness. KC’s special teams had too many penalties on kickoff returns that turned out to be costly. The Chiefs are still in an excellent position to make the playoffs and they aren’t out of the running for the AFC West title. But it’s obvious that a number of NFL teams have superior talent compared to KC. Nevertheless, Reid and general manager John Dorsey have made substantial improvements in the overall quality of the Chiefs. And the best is yet to come.
Unselfish Play KU’s basketball team is ranked second in the nation, which means nothing this early in the season. Nevertheless, the publicity helps recruiting. KU’s freshman center, Joel Embiid (7-0, 250) has improved more in four games than most freshmen do in an entire season. Embiid’s rebounding, outlet passes after rebounds and offensive play have shown significant progress. His coordination, quickness and jumping ability are atypical for a seven-footer. If Embiid keeps coming, the Jayhawks will be formidable indeed. What’s most amazing about KU’s young team is their unselfishness. Small forward and preseason All-American Andrew Wiggins has made it a point to be part of the team and that’s of utmost importance.
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vested deer are retrieved and hung on the “meat pole” out front. A wonderful porch spans the entire front of the cabin high above the driveway and creek below. Weather permitting, middays are spent there either relaxing in one of the many rocking chairs or by participating in the frequent shooting competitions held there on the porch. Targets include pumpkins, cans of shaving cream and an occasional chipmunk scurrying about by the stream. What began in the early years as a gathering of my brother’s family and inlaws for one week of deer hunting has today evolved to include our dad, sisters, sons-in-law, daughtersin-law, grandsons and
nieces and nephews from all around our family who now hunt numerous days of every deer season in Ohio. Off seasons are still spent adding and improving tree stands and blinds, sprucing up existing trails or adding new ones, keeping deer feeders full and collecting and viewing camera chips from the fleet of trail cameras on the property. There are also wild hogs and since there are no hunting restrictions on them, they are frequent targets for the freezer year round. Most recently Joe has started identifying wild ginseng patches in the woods and is attempting to get other patches started from seed he buys. I think grandpa would
be proud of the way our family has continued to pass his love of the outdoors and of deer hunting on down through the generations of our family. And I know he would be especially proud of the tradition my brother has started by opening up his hallowed spot to all our family. To date the harvest from this year’s deer camp stands at 17 wild pigs, three turkeys and 25 deer, as Joe texted me a photo of a nice young doe his young grandson harvested just yesterday. Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors . . . with your family. Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@idkcom.net
Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@idkcom.net
Ulysses Invitational Nov. 23, 2013 Team scores: Holcomb 185, Scott City 184, Hugoton 171, Ulysses 139, Oakley 95, Liberal West 79, Liberal South 44 80: Dakota Briggs fall Luis Martinez (Liberal West); fall by Cameron Newman (Holcomb); dec. Christopher Nemechek (Holcomb); tech fall by Cole Martin (Hugoton). Fourth place 86: Theron Tucker fall Juan Lucero (Liberal West); dec. Juan Urbina (Ulysses). First place 92: Jordan Wagner dec. by Alexis Peralla (Liberal South). 98a: Parker Vulgamore fall Cesar Bererra (Liberal South); dec. Max Valles (Liberal West); maj.dec. by Nathan Leininger (Hugoton). Second place 104: Kevin Duong dec. Marco Rangel (Liberal South); fall by Zac Anderson ( Ulysses); fall by Clayton Kahle (Ulysses). Fourth place 110: Jack Thomas fall Morgan Rains (Oakley); maj. dec. Dawson Kerbow (Hugoton). First place 116: Marshal Faurot fall Isaac Kuhlman (Oakley); fall Ivan Villa (Hugoton); maj. dec. Alex Chim ( Liberal West). First place 122: Wyatt Hayes fall Manuel Rivera (Liberal West); dec. Manny Mendoza (Hugoton); fall AJ Ortega (Holcomb). First place 130: Justin Hundertmark fall by Alexis Garcia (Liberal West); fall by Ricky Burrows (Hugoton). 154: Kyle Sherwood dec. Shane Pauda (Ulysses); dec. by Jaxon Becker (Ulysses). Second place 154: Chase Cupp fall by Jaxon Becker (Ulysses); fall by Shane Pauda (Ulysses). 162: Austin Turner maj. dec. Kyle Hammond (Holcomb); fall Ablelardo Sanchez (Ulysses). First place 170: Shea Morris fall Kele Eisenhart (Oakley); fall by Rocky Racette (Oakley); dec. Adrian Meza (Ulysses). Third place 182: Nic Cheney fall Javon Manzano (Ulysses); fall Misael Monnarez (Liberal South). First place
Pigskin Payoff Week 12 TieBreak Gary Tucker Mandy Kropp 58 Chad Griffith 49 Barry Switzer 49 Aaron Kropp 43 Zach Tucker 42 Hannah Tucker 36 Greg Foxx 30 Gary Cheney Chris Crocker First State Bank Adam Kadavy Jon Lippelmann Tim McGonagle David Perry Sue Rogers Clint Shapland Theron Tucker
Correct 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Overall Total Ryan Roberts Tim McGonagle Gary Tucker Adam Kadavy Barry Switzer Chris Crocker Rick Wright Steve Fenster First State Bank Walter Johnson Clint Shapland Adam Wycoff Trevor Cox Jan Tucker
138 138 137 135 134 133 133 130 130 129 129 126 125 125
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Nickel commits to HCC volleyball There’s never been any doubt in Bailey Nickel’s mind what sport she wanted to continue playing beyond high school. The decision about where to continue her career was just about as easy. The Scott Community High School senior will be a member of the volleyball program at Hutchinson Community College next fall. “Volleyball has always been my favorite from the time I was playing with the rec commission,” says the 17-year-old. “I like track and basketball, but I love playing volleyball.” Even though she didn’t compete in track as a sophomore, Nickel did return to the sport last year and qualified for state in the 100m high hurdles and as a member of the 4x400m relay, which did capture the attention of some college coaches. “I had a couple of colleges contact me. Garden City (Community College) was wanting me to compete in track and volleyball, but I wasn’t interested in that.” Hutchinson Community College head coach
Patrick Hall invited Nickel to the campus for a workout and offered her a scholarship. “I had worked with Coach Hall at a camp and I also visited with a couple of girls who said he was great to play for,” says Nickel. “I knew on the ride home that’s where I wanted to play.” Nickel has been the team leader in scoring the past two seasons with 251 kills as a junior and 234 as a senior. Defensively, she was second on the team with 30 solo blocks and 39 assists her junior year. During her senior year she was the leader with 72 blocks (37 solo). The Lady Blue Dragons (27-11) were co-champions of the Jayhawk West Conference, champions of the Region VI Tournament and advanced to the NJCAA Division I Volleyball Championships. Nickel, who is 5-foot9, will be making the transition from middle hitter for the Lady Beavers to outside hitter for HCC. However, the SCHS senior knows that will present challenges for her as she adjusts to the overall height and the level of
Bailey Nickel, with her mother, Gayla, and SCHS head coach Jordan Dreiling (standing), signs a letter-of-intent with Hutchinson Community College. (Record Photo)
play required at the college level. “There’s a lot I’ll have to do to improve my game,” she says. “I’ll need to learn how to place my shots better since I’ll consistently be going up against girls who are taller and know how to block. And I’ll need to improve my defense if I want to play back row against
some powerful hitters.” Nickel says the next couple of years will determine the next step in her playing career. “It’s everyone’s dream to play DI (Division I), but I don’t know if that’s possible. I plan to put everything into getting better while I’m at Hutch and then I’ll see where that takes me,” she says.
Firearm deer season opens Dec. 4 Dec. 4 marks the first day of firearm deer season this year and with new regulations giving hunters greater flexibility than ever before. From Dec. 4-15, hunters will have the opportunity to hunt deer with any centerfire rifle and handgun; any gauge shotgun using slugs; and any legal muzzleloading rifle, musket, or pistol .40 caliber or larger. For those who possess a valid deer permit, but have yet to fill a tag, time isn’t up yet as any unfilled permit is valid during the firearm season. However, either-species, nonresi-
KDWP Report dent and some antlerless permits are restricted to the deer management units listed on the permit. In addition to their deer permit, all hunters, unless exempt by law, must also have a Kansas hunting license. Hunters with archery permits must use archery equipment and hunters with muzzleloader permits must use muzzleloaders, crossbows are archery equipment. If you are a resident hunter and have yet to purchase a permit, you
may do so wherever licenses are sold and online. Permits aren’t valid until the next calendar day after purchase. Hunters must possess a permit that allows the harvest of a buck before they are eligible to purchase antlerless permits. Hunters should remember that all deer must be tagged before moving the carcass from the kill site. Certain permits, such as an antlerless whitetail permit, require that the head remain attached to the carcass during transport for sex identification. However, the Kansas Department of Wildlife,
Parks and Tourism offers a voluntary option that allows hunters to register their deer through the Internet, using photos taken at the harvest site. Once registered, the hunter may then transport the carcass without the head attached. If Internet access is unavailable at the kill site, the hunter can retain the photographs while in transit and a registration number can be obtained later. To access the electronic deer check-in, visit the KDWPT website, www. ksoutdoors.com, and click “Hunting/Big Game/ Deer/Deer Check-in.”
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3A Sub-State Runner-up
Congratulations on an outstanding 11-2 season. You have earned your place in the tradition of SCHS football. You have made your school and community proud!
Christmas Holiday shopping at home does make a difference The Scott County Record
Shoppers will hear throughout the year the importance of shopping at home. Perhaps at no time is that message stronger than during the holiday shopping season when it’s easy for families to pile into the car and head to the nearest shopping center or big box store. That reminder to shop local has even gone national with Sat., Nov. 30, declared Small Business Saturday. Scott City Chamber of Commerce Director Brad Venters and Scott County Development Committee
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Director Katie Eisenhour hope shoppers will spend extra time doing their gift shopping at home before they look elsewhere. “People need to remember that when they shop at home they’re also helping themselves,” says Eisenhour. For example, one-half percent of the sales tax collected locally is redistributed in the form of grants to local non-profits. That distribution amounts to nearly $300,000 annually. A portion of the local sales tax is also being used to retire the $24 million in
bonds issued for the new Scott County Hospital. Of course, there’s the more obvious benefit to what additional businesses do to expand the property tax base. “The more businesses and the more people they employ the more people we have who share in paying taxes that support our schools and our community,” she says. Venters points out that big box stores have spent millions of dollars on advertising campaigns to convince shoppers “they’re cheaper on everything all the time.”
That’s true some of the time, but not all of the time. “And there are times that prices at the local stores are closer than people might imagine if they just take the time to check first,” Venters says. But the strongest selling point is the personal service. Local merchants know their customers and they want to see them return time and again. “They’re willing to go the extra mile,” says Venters. “They may not have exactly what you’re looking for when you walk in, but most of them
can order what you want and have it in just a few days. “And if something should go wrong, they’re right here to stand behind it and make sure you’re a satisfied customer.” Ultimately, it’s a partnership. “The merchants have to show people they’re willing to be competitive on prices and that they can provide better service,” Eisenhour says. “All they ask is that shoppers give them a chance not just during Christmas but throughout the year.” Eisenhour feels shop-
pers see a difference and beginning to respond. “I honestly believe there isn’t near as much traffic going south on 83 Highway as there was just a few years ago.” According to economic studies by Kansas State University, Scott City is drawing more customers than it is losing to surrounding counties. “Shoppers also need to remember that businesses that belong to the Chamber are the ones who sponsor local events, baseball teams and are 4-H livestock buyers - not the big box stores,” she adds.
Christmas light show starts Friday
Christmas concert
The Christmas light display by Chad and Danea Wasinger can be viewed at their residence, 1204 Hillside Drive, Scott City, starting on Fri., Nov. 29, at 6:00 p.m. The light show will be on display through Dec. 25. Hours are: Sunday thru Thursday: 7:0010:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday: 7:0011:00 p.m. This year’s display has been expanded to more than 8,000 lights. Persons viewing the display can tune into the music at 88.1 FM. Wasinger also advises everyone to visit their website (wasingerlights.com) for daily updates, scheduling changes and how to deal with traffic issues should that become a problem. Scott City Middle School fifth graders (above) and sixth graders presented their Christmas vocal concert on Tuesday evening at the high school auditorium. (Record Photo)
Thrift store toy sale begins Monday The Scott Community Thrift Store and Breadbasket help individuals and families in need throughout the year. But those needs seem to be even greater during the holidays in an effort to make the season a joyful one for all residents of the community. As part of this effort, the
Thrift Store/Breadbasket will again be sponsoring the popular toy sale on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 2-3, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. No children will be allowed in the store during those hours. “This is a great chance to do some Christmas shopping and get things you might not
otherwise be able to afford,” says director Kris Fetty, who oversees both operations for the Scott County Ministerial Alliance. Most toys will range in price from 25 cents to about $1.50. Some larger toys, along with adult gift items, will naturally cost more.
Each year the toy sale brings in about $1,000. Anyone wanting to donate toys can still do so by dropping them off at the Thrift Store or calling Fetty (8727012). Thrift Store hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00-4:00 and Saturdays from 10:00-2:00.
Staying thinner during the holidays Try not to overindulge and consider healthier food options during the holiday season. Think less fat, sugar and sodium at your holiday gatherings this fall and winter to keep your health in check, advises Tanda Kidd, associate professor and extension specialist in human nutrition for K-State Research and Extension. “People need to be reminded that the choices they make during the holiday season could stick with them well after the season is over,” Kidd said. Even minimal weight gain can be damaging to a person’s health, particularly if that person doesn’t lose the weight after the holidays, Kidd said, which is why a combination of good food choices and exercise is especially important this time of year. A Healthier Feast Traditional food items that might contain more fat, sugar and sodium than the accept-
able amounts per person include turkey with the skin on, store-bought cranberry sauce, gravy, biscuits, sweet rolls, cornbread, fried foods, creamy salad dressings, eggnog and, of course, those favorite desserts and pies. Serving turkey without the skin and making many of the sides from scratch using low-fat, low-calorie and lowsodium ingredients can help make those holiday favorites much healthier. Other tips to consider for healthy eating during the holidays include: •Avoid overeating. Enjoy a small meal or snack that might include fruits, vegetables, a whole-grain sandwich or low-fat yogurt, to keep you from feeling overly hungry at mealtime. •Enjoy your favorite highcalorie foods in smaller portions. •Make time to be physically active during the holiday season to help relieve stress. Cutting Calories The cookies,
candies,
cakes and other treats in addition to the turkey or other poultry with the skin on, ham, mashed potatoes and any fried foods can make the Christmas calories add up. Meal preparers at Christmas can make simple adjustments to make foods healthier for their guests. Healthy Christmas food tips include: •Choose your favorite foods, and skip your least favorite ones. Try to fill your plate with fruits and vegetables. •Involve family members and guests in fun activities that burn calories, such as walking, biking or tossing a Frisbee. A Healthy Start Many New Years resolutions have to do with losing weight or living a healthier lifestyle, and Kidd said people shouldn’t let those beginning-of-the-year parties interfere with their health. Snack foods such as chicken wings, sour cream or mayonnaise-based dips,
chips and high-calorie alcoholic beverages are examples of popular items for New Years and Super Bowl parties. Many of these and other items can be prepared with healthier ingredients, Kidd said. Whole-grain and baked snacks are healthier options, as are items such as salsa, guacamole, fruit kabobs and vegetable platters. Kidd said there are many things to consider while eating at parties that occur at the beginning of the year: •Reduce temptations by not standing near food tables. •Watch the liquid calories by spacing out alcoholic drinks with water, club soda or other unsweetened beverages in between. •Be physically active. Kidd has developed a set of guidelines (http://www.ksre. ksu.edu/HumanNutrition/ doc14679.ashx) to help people make healthier holiday meal choices for their events surrounding Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and even the Super Bowl.
3 sites for angel trees Area residents who would like to make this a brighter Christmas for children and senior citizens in the area can stop by the Angel trees at Alco or Shopko in Scott City and the Scott County Hospital. The program is coordinated by the Area Mental Health Center. Traditional Angel Trees are available for youth who are 18-years and under. In addition, there is a Golden Angel Tree for senior citizens 55-years and older. Deadline for gifts is Fri., Dec. 13. Anyone needing more information can contact Rebecca Murphy (872-5338).
SCES music program is Thursday
Scott City Elementary School third and fourth graders will present their annual Christmas program, “It All Happened in the Country,” on Thurs., Dec. 4. There will be a matinee performance at 2:00 p.m. and another performance at 7:00 p.m. The public is welcome to attend either one.
Christmas at Lake Scott
The Friends of Lake Scott State Park will be sponsoring a “Pioneer Christmas” at the Steele homestead on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14-15, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The homestead will be decorated with lanterns and other oldfashioned decorations. There is no cost for touring the Steele home, however donations will be accepted for the Friends group.
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COOL getting attention in Farm Bill debate Consumer groups are in favor of the countryof-origin labeling requirements, but pushback from neighboring countries and meatpackers have members of a House-Senate panel reconsidering COOL in the new farm bill. Congressional lawmakers met last week to resume negotiations on the $500 billion farm bill.
The risk of international sanctions has some participants debating a repeal or revision to the COOL policy. Canada has considered substantially raising taxes on some U.S. products, including beef. “I am hopeful that working together we can prevent the imposition of tariffs on a wide array of products important to many states,” said House
ag briefs
Western Kansas farm, ranch land tops $46M The Triple Crown of auctions took place on November 7-8 when 33,667 acres of Kansas farm and ranch land were put on the market by Hall and Hall Auctions. More than 500 spectators, including 128 registered bidders, participated in a two-day auction, which totaled $46,485,770 in land sales. Included in the sales were a 160-acre Wichita County tract that fetched $3,312 per acre and ranchland south of Meade that brought $1,007 per acre. Properties were purchased by 22 individuals, including local landowners and buyers from Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska and Colorado. The three auctions brought in $31,275,300, $6,756,970 and $8,453,500.
Ag trade balance hits 7-month high
Agricultural trade was almost $800 million dollars higher in October than the previous month as export values increased for the third consecutive month and imports declined. U.S. agricultural export values in September totaled $10.7 billion while import values were $7.8 billion. The difference leads to a $2.9 billion trade balance for the month. The balance reached its highest level since February when it neared $4.2 billion. The September trade balance is almost $0.42 billion lower than the same month a year earlier when export values were higher and import numbers were lower than the most recent month on record. Agricultural exports in 2013 total $99 billion, while imports are almost $79 billion, yielding a year-to-date trade balance of $20.248 billion. The balance through September is $1.27 billion lower than 2012 figures.
Oklahoma cattle thefts hit record
High cattle prices make even a handful of cattle worth tens of thousands of dollars. The potential payoff has increased the number of cattle thefts in Oklahoma to a record high in 2013, and the year isn’t over yet. The Tulsa World reports a 16-percent increase in cattle thefts this year compared to first 10 months of 2012. A record 835 cases of cattle rustling have been reported through October of 2013. The record number of cases comes at a time when herd sizes are at a 61-year low and beef prices remain near record highs. Thefts range from a few animals to nearly triple-digits.
World Trade Organization (WTO) claiming the country-of-origin labeling rules violated the North American Free Trade Agreement. The WTO agreed and the U.S. adjusted the requirements earlier this year, but the update is again facing WTO scrutiny. U.S. meatpackers are also against COOL, viewing the requirements as
Agriculture Committee chairman Frank Lucas who chairs the farm bill talks. Sen. Pat Roberts voiced support of a House provision that was under development and expected to be a repeal clause for COOL. Soon after the regulations were mandated in 2009, Canada and Mexico approached the
an added cost with very little payoff. The policy has already led Tyson to cancel orders of Canadian cattle, citing added costs. Senate Agriculture chairwoman Debbie Stabenow identified the COOL policy as a key issue involved in farm bill negotiations. Another issue relates to funding for the food stamp program.
Lawmakers plan to complete the farm bill by the end of the year. After the government shutdown in October President Obama has identified the farm bill as one of the three key tasks to complete before 2014. Under the COOL policy, the meat label must list the country where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered.
Study looks at alfalfa returns as Kansas water supply dwindles In a perfect world, alfalfa might be considered the perfect crop. It’s packed with nutrients, is highly digestible, can use precipitation efficiently because it roots deeply into western Kansas soils, and produces high economic returns. But the semi-arid climate of Southwest Kansas coupled with a depleting Ogallala Aquifer, is not a perfect world for alfalfa because it needs more water than other annual crops. To help farmers evalu-
ate the potential economic returns of growing alfalfa in that region even as the water supply is diminishing, Kansas State University researchers conducted a five-year study to better understand how alfalfa would fare with a limited water supply. “Alfalfa creates the most economic return by far, compared with other crops for irrigators when water supplies are adequate for full irrigation,” said recently retired K-State Research and Extension water
resources engineer, Norman Klocke, who cited consistent demand from the dairy and beef cattle industries, in particular. “As water resources in this region decline, the question is whether or not alfalfa production is possible with limited irrigation - especially when the crop is stressed because of a lack of water during part or all of the growing season.” Klocke along with researchers Randall Currie and John Holman designed a field study
conducted at the Southwest Research and Extension Center in Garden City. The experiment was intended to reflect the declining ability of the aquifer to supply water for irrigation and also to reflect the constraints of water rights and irrigation management. What they found was that yield response to the same amount of irrigation was highest during 2007 when the maximum yield was nine tons per acre and lowest in 2011 when (See ALFALFA on page 27)
What next if the party is really over? According to a number of ag economists and market analysts, the high income party we’ve been enjoying for the past few years is over. And if they’re right, the next question we need to ask is: How good of a job did we do in developing farm policy to deal with the hangover that will most certainly come with sharply lower grain prices? The answer to that question is that if we’re relying on crop insurance to take up the slack, we’re going to be sorely disappointed. While a new farm bill
Wheat and more . . . or less by Vance Ehmke
hasn’t been passed yet, the majority of farm organizations and legislators strongly favor doing away with direct payments and moving almost exclusively to crop insurance. Looking ahead, that might be a bad move. The most likely reason for a decline in crop values and net farm income is the same reason why corn prices, in particular, went up so sharply a
Market Report Closing prices on November 26, 2013 Winona Feed and Grain Bartlett Grain Wheat..................
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number of years ago. Back then driven by the desire to cut reliance on foreign oil and to move to greener sources of energy to combat climate change, the US embarked on development of such new energy sources as ethanol made from corn and other grains. The EPA mandated that fairly large amounts of ethanol were to be used so the need for corn, in particular, skyrocketed. So did prices. Corn prices easily doubled in a very brief period of time. So did the profitability of growing corn and other grains. No kidding.
The average net farm income for the top 25% in K-State’s Farm Management Association over the years ’10, ’11 and ’12 was an astounding $450,000. This year it’s going to be fairly decent, too. But after that, you’d better hang onto your hats because the EPA and US government have changed their minds about how much ethanol we need. So today, after struggling to find all those additional millions of acres to plant corn on, we’re finding that we don’t need nearly as much. And so (See PARTY on page 27)
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$1B loan program assists young Canadian farmers Farm Credit Canada is doubling the funds in its Young Farmer Loan Program to $1 billion, encouraging Canadian farmers as they enter and grow their agricultural operations. The decision extends the program that has already approved more than $500 million in
loans to farmers under the age of 40 since March 2012. Loans through the program are tailored to younger farmers to support their long-term success. The program includes variable rates at prime plus 0.5%, a special fixed rate and no loan processing fees.
Lower crop insurance guarantees for 2014
Party
Futures prices on December 2014 corn and November 2014 soybean contracts are considerably below 2013 projected prices. This suggests that crop insurance guarantees will be considerably lower in 2014 as compared to 2013. As a result, most farmers will face considerable losses before crop insurance makes payments in 2014. In the Midwest, projected prices for corn and soybean crop insurance contracts are set based on settlement prices of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) futures contracts during February. The December contract is used for corn and the November contract is used for soybeans. In recent years, projected prices for corn have been above $5.50. The projected price was $6.01/bu. in 2011, $5.68 in 2012 and $5.65 in 2013. Current futures contract levels serve as a good indicator of futures prices during February. The settlement price of the December 2014 contract was $4.51 per bushel on Nov. 18. A $4.51 projected price for 2014 would be $1.14 lower than the $5.65 projected price for 2013.
Risk assessed marketing workshop in SC Kansas State University will host a Risk Assessed Marketing Workshops to help agricultural producers navigate the uncertain business climate linked to volatile crop prices and the lack of a new Farm Bill. The workshop will be Feb. 26 in Scott City. The workshop is designed to introduce producers to an integrated marketing and production management approach that combines government programs, crop insurance and alternative marketing techniques. Among the topics addressed are: crop insurance, selling crop insurance-covered puts, futures, put and call options, forward contracts, marketing loans and basis contracts. More information and registration is available by contacting Scott County Extension Agent John Beckman at 620872-2930 or jbeckman@ ksu.edu.
the stockpiles of unsold corn will start to build. Dan Basse with Ag Resource in Chicago projects that corn prices, which have already started sinking, won’t hit bottom until 2015-16. At that point corn will be $3/bu. “But,” he adds, “harvest time lows could hit $2.75 a bushel.” Iowa State University ag economists say in the worst case, corn will average $4.27 this year, but will steadily decline to $2.89 in 2017. One problem with these low prices, according to Alan Featherstone at K-State, is that they pull crop insurance coverage down too. One of Featherstone’s concerns is if direct payments are eliminated, the only real farm safety net left will be crop insurance. “But its revenue guarantees are less than they first appear. For the 2014
Alfalfa the maximum yield was 4.5 tons per acre. These maximum yields came from 24 inches of irrigation applied in all years. Dryland yields were 4.5 tons per acre in 2007 and zero yield in 2011. The drought in 2011 certainly impacted yield, but precipitation filled the soil profile in 2006 and alfalfa benefited from this extra water in 2007 because its roots extended to a depth of at least eight feet. After that, precipitation could not fully replenish the soil. Klocke also compared alfalfa yield results from 2007-11 with results from a study conducted at Garden City from 192130. Like Klocke and the team, F.A. Wagner, a professor and early scientist with Kansas State, was also looking for the response of irrigation
Funds can be used to purchase or improve farmland and buildings and encourages new farmers in a time when the industry is aging. Canada has seen a 60 percent decrease in young agricultural producers, under the age of 35, in the last 15 years. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz supports the
program as a benefit to the country’s agricultural future. “A strong agriculture industry is vital to the long-term prosperity of the country, so it’s great to see the continuation of this financing option,” Ritz said. “The very presence of FCC provides
confidence and security for both FCC customers and non-customers to expand their operations and move the agriculture industry forward.” Qualified producers can apply for loans totaling as much as $500,000. The loan program comes at a time when entering the industry is
increasingly difficult. Farmland prices jumped 20 percent higher in 2012 and a survey by the FCC shows national prices have averaged a 12 percent increase annually since 2008. Canada’s average farmer is 60 years old and 75 percent of them don’t have successors.
total crop acres by some 20 to 24 million acres in the next five years - which USDA also suggests in their February baseline projection. Something of this magnitude has never occurred before in US farm history. Where is John Block when we need him most?,” asks Basse. “I’m not sure why or how farmers would trim that much acreage from production, but it is what’s needed to prevent a further buildup in US corn, bean and wheat stocks. Simply stated, the next five years are ugly. Somehow the US government will have to get involved to cut acreage,” Basse says. Beyond the crop insur-
ance crisis caused by low prices, Featherstone is worried by debt levels that are surprisingly similar to those of 1979. “We actually have a higher percentage of farmers today with debt-toasset ratios greater than 70% in 1979,” he says. “Farmers with debt-toasset ratios of 40% were higher in ’79 - but not that much higher. Then it was 19% and today it’s 14%.” Featherstone isn’t projecting a bust like we had in the mid ‘80s. “But if there were a bust, it would be caused mainly by a drop in revenues rather than by higher interest rates,” he concludes.
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year, the guarantee could drop by $127 per acre for corn - from $678 for 2013 to $551 per acre with 80% coverage and an APH of 120. And all that is because corn prices are dropping. Plus, the more they drop, the lower the revenue guarantee.” Featherstone says the perfect storm would be two good years back-toback resulting in very low prices which could really pull insurance coverage down. “In short, the safety net is not much of a salvation.” Basse agrees, saying, “Revenue insurance is not a safety net in these bearish times. As prices decline, so does your revenue coverage.” This is, indeed, a critical point. “The real problem facing farmers is that our cost of production has soared. Looking at just the vari-
able cost of putting in an acre of corn, that cost is now sitting at a whopping $500 per acre,” Basse says. And we all know what happened to land prices and cash rents. Land prices quickly doubled in a very short time. The bottom line for most farmers is the combination of high production costs and high land costs will drive net returns to near zero over the next one to two years. These increased costs send our profits and livelihood into a tailspin without some major adjustments. Of course, land prices will go down. In the extreme case, Basse is expecting land to drop a third. Basse thinks it will take very strong medicine to stop grain prices from stampeding over the cliff. “Our price projections assume the US will reduce
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to different amounts of water. Back then irrigation was applied to the surface before irrigation pumps were available. “The results from both experiments were similar, which tells us that conversion of atmospheric energy to plant dry matter through photosynthesis has not changed in alfalfa over all those years,” Klocke said. Results of the study have been published in Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. More information is available at: http://tinyurl.com/ kmyvaze. “The bottom line is that alfalfa produces good economic returns when it has plenty of water, but yields fall off over years when stored soil water is depleted due to less than optimum water from
irrigation,” Klocke said. “Using yield results from this experiment, producers can make comparisons of the profitability of alfalfa and other irrigated crops.” K-State’s Crop Water Allocator, which can be accessed at www. mobileirrigationlab.com, also helps producers evaluate economic returns, not only from alfalfa but also corn, wheat, sorghum, soybeans, and sunflowers getting zero to 24 inches of irrigation.
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INDIVIDUAL OFFICE SUITES from one to four rooms available for lease. Leases starting at $250/month including utilities. Common areas available for use including reception and break rooms. Perfect for quiet small business or climate controlled storage. Former location of Scott City Chiropractic, 1101 S. Main. Call 214-3040 for 27tfc information.
RENOVATED 4 BEDROOM HOUSE for sale. Brand new kitchen, new wood and tile floors, beautiful lighting throughout, french doors leading to a spacious backyard and patio, DA garage, main floor laundry, partial downstairs with half bath. Serious inquires call Dale Holterman, 620-87415tfc 1100. ––––––––––––––––––––– PRIME PRODUCTIVE cultivatied land for sale in Scott County. NW/4 of 33-20-33 and NW/4 of 3420-33. Call 620-376-4789 16t4c or 620-376-8625. ––––––––––––––––––––– STUCCO HOME 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, livingroom, den, laundry and dine-in kitchen. Covered patio off den area. Nice yard and garden area. Detached 2-car garage and extended shop. Nice corner lot. Retirement home or starter home with room to expand! Reasonably priced. Call to see 620214-1434 or 318-23016tfc 3824. –––––––––––––––––––––
WANTED TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information. 1-800-579-3645. Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– WANTED TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered. Call for contracting information. Lane County Feeders. 397-5341. 44tfc
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FOR CHRISTMAS WEEK 2+2 bedrooms brick with new carpeting and paint on main level! Full basement has familyroom and new bath! SA garage, shed and lumber for fence in back!
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There’s room to roam in this one, 3+1 bedrooms, 2 full baths, full basement, family-room down, several updates, large SA garage, double carport, shed. IT’S ALL ON A LARGE LOT IN ONE OF THE NICEST AREAS IN TOWN!
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HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available. Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 41tfc (620)874-2120. ––––––––––––––––––––– 1, 2 AND 3 BEDROOM houses available and storage units. Come fill out an application at PlainJans or 10tfc call 620-872-5777. ––––––––––––––––––––– ROOMS TO RENT by the NIGHT at The Plains Inn. We are NOT just Extended Stay! Singles, doubles and full kitchen suites with king beds. New 32” LED televisions. We are a MOTEL...so you can pull right up and park in front of your room. Microwaves, small refrigerators, coffee pots in every room. Quiet, comfortable and quite a bit cheaper than most. A NICE place at a NICE price! Call today, 11tfc 620-872-5353. ––––––––––––––––––––– NEWLY REFURBISHED HOME. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, carport, kitchen appliances included, nice yard space, quiet area. No pets or smokers. HOUSE FOR SALE Available for rent in early IN SCOTT CITY. Dec. Call Fred or Jana 620-872-2957. Well built home on dou- Brittan
Help Wanted HOUSEKEEPER parttime at Lazy R Motel. Apply in person, 710 E. 5th, Scott City, 872-3043. 10tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– DRIVERS: Home daily! Eagle Express Lines, fulltime postal route openings from Oakley to Denver, Colo., and Topeka, Ks. $20.27 plus $4.93 health and welfare. Apply: www. eagleexpresslines.com 16t2pd
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WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 87434tfc 4135. ––––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 36tfc 874-1412. ––––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tuneup and blade sharpening. Call Rob Vsetecka at 62036tfc 214-1730. ––––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, 15tfc SIDING and TRIMS at ble corner lot. 3 beddirect-to-the-public pricrooms, 2 baths. Lots of ––––––––––––––––––––– 1 AND 2 BEDROOM es. Call Metal King Mfg., built-in storage. Over apartments for rent. Please 620-872-5464. Our prices 2,400 square feet, plus 3 call 620-874-8353. 16t2c will not be beat! 37tfc
season screened porch, double attached garage. Established yard with underground sprinklers. 42eow 620-353-9933.
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Employment Opportunities
SCOTT COUNTY HARDWARE
OFFICE POSITION Scott County Appraiser’s office is looking for full-time help. This position would involve computer work, general office skills, and involves the public. Send resume to: Scott County Appraiser or come in for an application to apply at: 303 Court St. Scott City, Ks. 67871
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR The Scott Recreation Commission is seeking an Assistant Director. The position is responsible for developing, organizing and directing the programs of the commission, have the ability to prepare budgets, direct the selection, training and work of all recreation personnel, the maintenance and repairs and be responsible for improvements on a 750,000 square foot sports complex. Salary DOQ Send cover letter, resume and references to: Scott Recreation Commission 823 S. Main, Scott City, Ks. 67871 or e-mail to scottrec@wbsnet.org
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Park Lane Nursing Home
Western Cartographers Available: •Logan •Wichita •Wallace •Greeley •Kearny
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Scott County Hospital is looking for full-time Registered Nurses to join our team of dedicated nursing professionals. We offer diverse nursing opportunites, experienced nursing administrative staff, excellent ratios, competitve wages, shift and weekend differentials, flexible paid time off, call pay and excellent benefits. Pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screen, physical assessment and TB skin test required. Join us today! Scott County Hospital 201 Albert Ave. Scott City, KS. 67871 620-872-7772 and on our website: www.scotthospital.net www.scotthospital.net
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Part-time CNA Part-time LPN/RN Part-time Dietary Aide
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Western State Bank
Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts! Please apply in person at:
Is seeking a motivated, self-starter as a Teller/Bookkeeper in our Scott City Banking Center.
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210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org “Quality Care Because We Care”
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Employees in the position possess computer skills in word and excel, and demonstrate the ability to learn and adapt to changing technology. Teller/Bookkeeper must also display a strong ability to work with the public and Western State Bank customers. Applicants must have a high school diploma and the ability to pass a criminal background investigation.
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Applications can be picked up at: Western State Bank, 1425 S. Main Street, Scott City between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
406 Main • Scott City • 620 872-2090 w w w. s c o t t c o u n t y re c o rd . c o m or 620-872-2090
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RNs NEEDED $5000 SIGN ON BONUS
Applications are available through Human Resources
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Are you a self-motivated, hard working ambitious person with a positive attitude? If so, then Ace is the place for you! Must be able to stand on concrete for 8 hour shifts, work evenings and weekends. Drug testing mandatory. Apply in person at: Scott County Hardware 1405 S. Main Scott City 14tfc
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Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Western State Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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I love Christmas traditions! It is wonderful getting together with family and friends to celebrate the birth of Christ. The smell of snow and evergreens and apple cider makes me happy because it reminds me how much I have for which to be thankful. Sarah Belcher
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Christmas with family is my favorite part. Good food and rowdy pitch games are always on the agenda. This year Christmas means that I have six days to retirement! I will miss my friends at the bank, but am looking forward to the next chapter in my life. Kate Macy
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Christmas to me means love, family and faith. There is nothing more special than the miracle of Christmas and all the love that is in the air during that time. Andrea Tucker
Christmas 23 tradition for our family is to attend church on Christmas eve and open gifts and have Christmas eve dinner at the grandparents. On Christmas its tradition to get up early as possible to see what Santa has brought everyone (both stocking stuffers and wrapped packages).
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Christmas and the holiday season means spending time with family and building new traditions from a mixture of old for my children to pass on and make their own. Anne Gossman
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One of my favorite traditions is to bake and decorate sugar cookies on Christmas eve and then attend Candle Light Service as a family. Jacque Blair
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My children always rush upstairs with great big smiles on their faces to wake us up. Together we make Christmas tree pancakes before opening our gifts. Then we spend the rest of the day enjoying quality family time. Andrea Rodriguez
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My family has always started Christmas morning by reading the story of when Jesus was born found in Luke chapter two. Next we sing happy birthday to Him. After opening gifts we have a big Christmas breakfast.
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Christmas is my favorite time of the year. There is always a special feeling in the air, no matter where I go. I love the Christmas shows, music, decorations and lights. It is a time for family and above all, a time for celebrating Jesus’ birth. Sharon Powers
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What Christmas means to me; getting together with my parents, brothers and sister. Lots of cooking and laughing and passing our holiday traditions down to our children. Heather Davis
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On Christmas eve, we love to gather, play games, eat yummy food and laugh. We also watch a “Christmas Story” before we go to bed. It is our family’s favorite and most cherished time of the year! Jenny Huddy
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Christmas is all about spending time with my family. Giving and not recieving. Celebrating our Savior’s birth. Merry Christmas all! Crystal Heim
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Christmas, the warm feeling of family and friends in an atmosphere of tradition and love. Taking the time to focus on and appreciate the personal blessings that God has showered us with. Norma Fox
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After Santa’s gifts are opened the rest of the day is spent relaxing, having a Christmas lunch, enjoying relatives and taking part in an occasional pheasant hunt. Landon Frank
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We all love Christmas day. We get to celebrate the birth of our Savior by opening gifts from our family and friends. But how wonderful a Savior we have that He can allow me to recognize that every day is Christmas and my present is life. Jerry Buxton
Christmas wish: Take pride in who you are, be content with what you have. Fair winds and following seas. Skip Numrich
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Christmas is reflecting on my religious beliefs, spending time with family, and friends, enjoying the music and decorations, appreciating all of my blessings. Christmas is a wonderful time of year. Tammy Wackerla
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Christmas, when we can gather all the family around to eat, watch football, and watch grandkids playing fast and furious... we always have to watch “Christmas Vacation” and sometimes Uncle Eddie will visit us too. Sleigh rides too if we have snow. Sue Riner
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Christmas is a time to reflect on gifts. The gift of the Son to remove our sins. The gift of a sunrise beginning each day, to be followed by the sunset. The birth of a baby calf, the rebirth of the grasses and trees each spring. Clint Pearson
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The best Christmas ever is for our family to be together, laughing, sharing and making new memories. Celebrating God’s gift of His Son and the gift of family are the greatest gifts of all. Merry Christmas to all! Pat Percival
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Christmas to me means “family”. It is not what my family can do for me, but what I can do for them. I love to decorate for the holidays, and change color schemes every few years, make candy, shop and then wrap the gifts. We open gifts, play games and just enjoy each other’s company. Ann Beaton
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To me Christmas is about realizing the reason for the season and spending quality time with family; slowing down enough to enjoy the sounds and glow of a crackling fire; the anticipation of seeing loved ones open gifts you picked for them. Jordan Duff
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Christmas is my favorite time of year! Celebrating the birth of our Savior and the wonder of His life, giving thanks for our blessings and spending time with friends. Making memories and continuing traditions with our family and spreading the Love! Merry Christmas and have a blessed year. Christine Cupp
Christmas is a time for our family to get together and make new memories and remember the old ones. Yanet Contreras
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