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Volume 24 • Number 19

Thursday, December 15, 2016

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Sports Beavers unleash offense in final round of SW Classic Page 17 Education Students developing an appetite for healthier meals Page 14

Pilot Kyle Spencer with one of the six planes that are now grounded with suspension of the weather modification program.

Education SCMS vocalists to participate in district, state choirs Page 9

Index Opinions...................4-7 Calendar...................... 7 Youth/Education.......... 9

Sports...................17-24 Farm section.........26-27 Classified ads.......29-31 Pigskin Payoff............ 32

Deaths

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James Biel Marilee Cramer Robert Gruver Robert Vondracek

Sports SCHS grapplers bring home five golds from Ulysses Page 17

Agriculture Midnight GIPSA rules draws both praise, scrutiny Page 26

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Health Don’t let ‘growing older’ be an excuse for every health issue Page 14

Lack of financial support finally grounds weather mod For more than a hundred years, there have been those individuals who believe they can influence Mother Nature, particularly during times of drought.

Beginning in the late 1800s and into the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s, individuals would travel to communities throughout the Midwest with a promise of bringing rainfall to parched crops and desperate communities.

In some instances, these rainmakers were successful - whether by their own design or through fortunate timing with nature.

The last revival of rainmakers came during another Western Kansas drought

in the 1950s, but the need to replace Mother Nature began to diminish in the following decades with the growth of sprinkler irrigation that transformed agriculture in the region.

A more scientific approach to weather modification began in 1975 with the Muddy Roads Program under the direction of Groundwater Management District No. 1. The program initially covered all of Scott, Finney, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Stanton and Wichita counties, along with part of Wallace County.

In 1984, it evolved into the Western Kansas Weather Modification program.

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Health care...........14-15

New building permit fees in effect for SC contractors

The Scott City Council has adopted a new building permit fee schedule that will assure all fees are paid upfront before work can begin on any construction project.

The new fee structure also means that the cost of permits will increase, according to city building inspector Paul Kasselman.

The cost of a basic building permit will decrease under the new rates. However, electrical, mechanical and plumbing fees, in most instances, will increase substantially.

Under one scenario involving a 1,614 square foot home

with a basement and garage, the current fees would have been approximately $890.

Permits for that same home under the new permit schedule will increase to $1,227 or a hike of 40 percent.

“This isn’t about the money so much as it’s about safety,” Kasselman told the council at a recent meeting.

“You’d be surprised at what some do-it-yourselfers try to do.”

Kasselman said that under the old schedule some fees couldn’t be determined until after the project was completed. For example, a home-

owner may not know how many electrical outlets a project will have at the time a permit is issued at city hall.

“I’ve had to go into a house after a family had already moved in to count electrical outlets,” he said.

With the new rate structure, there will be a base fee in addition to a square footage fee which eliminates the need to recalculate final fees upon completion of a project.

Another problem that Kasselman runs into, primarily with do-it-yourselfers, is that they will be granted

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Deaths..................12-13

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Church services....12-13

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Public notices.......10-11 LEC report................. 10

(See FEES on page two)

What began more than 40 years ago as an effort to increase rainfall gradually began to see greater - and more tangible results - in its ability to significantly reduce crop and property losses from hail. Despite statistical evidence to support that effort, the weather modification program has struggled in recent years to maintain adequate funding to keep its aircraft flying.

By 2013, a program that at one time had covered all or parts of 25 Western Kansas counties had been reduced to only five counties. When Wichita and Hamilton counties decided to no longer (See WEATHER MOD on page eight)

City accepts bid for airport taxiway A bid has been accepted by the Scott City Council for construction of a new taxiway at the city airport.

Bryant and Bryant submitted the low bid of $112,000. Two other bids ranged upwards to $152,225.

City engineer Darin Neufeld said the project is to be completed by April 1.

“That will coincide with completion of the new hangar by Frontier Ag,” noted Neufeld.

The bid did not include electrical work or grass seeding. The council decided to bid those projects separately in hopes of getting a lower bid from local contractors.

Unlike most projects at the airport, there is no federal or state cost-share available with this project. The council was advised it had about $275,000 in the airport sinking fund to cover expenses.

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Fees

Permit Fees Comparison on New Residential Construction Old Fees

New Fees

Home 1: 1,300 sq. ft. (with full basement and garage). Total square footage in calculation: 2,600 Permit Type

Status of Permit

Permit Fee

Building

Calculated

$ 453

Electrical

Open (Estimate Only)

$ 120

Mechanical

Open (Estimate Only)

$

Plumbing

Open (Estimate Only)

$ 100

Sewer Tap

Calculated

$

Total

Permit Type

50

15

Status of Permit

Permit Fee

Building

Base Fee $ 100 Square Footage Fee 195 Garage Fee 100

Electrical

Base Fee $ 100 Square Footage Fee 117 Garage Fee 25

Mechanical

Base Fee $ 100 Square Footage Fee 117

Plumbing

Base Fee Square Footage Fee

Sewer Tap

Flat Fee

$ 738 100 117

$

Total

25

$ 1,096

Home 2: 1,614 sq. ft. (with full basement and garage). Total square footage in calculation: 3,228 Permit Type

Status of Permit

Permit Fee

Building

Calculated

$ 590

Electrical

Open (Estimate Only)

$ 150

Mechanical

Open (Estimate Only)

$

50

Plumbing

Open (Estimate Only)

$

85

Sewer Tap

Calculated

$

15

Total

Permit Type

Status of Permit

Building

Base Fee $ 100 Square Footage Fee 242 Garage Fee 100

Electrical

Base Fee $ 100 Square Footage Fee 145.26 Garage Fee 25

Mechanical

Base Fee $ 100 Square Footage Fee 145.26

Plumbing

Base Fee Square Footage Fee

Sewer Tap

Flat Fee

$ 890

Total

Patio/Patio Covers

$45

Residential

Sheds

$45 Residential/Commercial

Decks

$45 Residential

Carports $45 Residential

Porches $45 Residential

Windows

$45 Residential/Commercial

Fence

$45 Residential/Commercial

Ramp

$25 Residential/Commercial

Siding/Stucco

$45 Residential/Commercial

Breaker Box

$35

Residential

Breaker Box

$50

Commercial

New Electrical Service

$35

Residential

New Electrical Service

$50

Commercial

Lawn Sprinkler System

$50

Residential/Commercial

Sewer Tap

$25

Residential/Commercial

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$

100 145.26 25

$ 1,227.88

Common projects for which fees are currently based on construction cost.

These now have a flat fate if building project is less than 400 square feet.

Permit Fee

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an “open permit” - one that isn’t paid for at the time it’s issued by City Hall - and decide later they aren’t going to do the project. However, Kasselman is aware the permit has been issued and will visit the site regularly to see if work has begun so he can do regular inspections.

“They aren’t out any money because the permit didn’t cost them anything, but it costs the city time to keep checking on the site,” Kasselman says.

He says that if the individual has to purchase a permit the city can recover some of the cost.

The council wondered about including a penalty fee for those who begin construction without having the needed permits.

“If someone doesn’t get a permit, why don’t we charge them a higher fee than someone who has done it the right way?” asked Mayor Dan Goodman. “There are some people who need to be inspected.”

Councilman Everett Green said the penalty should be more than a slap on the wrist.

“Make the penalty fit the size of the project,” he suggested.

At the same time, he asked if there should be some provision for an “innocent mistake,” such as an individual who

wasn’t aware a building permit was needed for projects such as a new fence or an above-ground pool.

“Everyone who gets caught says they didn’t know they needed a permit,” replied Kasselman.

The council agreed to impose a penalty that amounts to 50 percent of all required permits if construction on a project should begin before permits have been purchased at city hall.

Community Living

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Freezing cookies, dough is a real time-saver When making your cookies, try making a double batch and freeze half. Cookie dough freezes well. Then, you are only making one mixing mess.

You can also freeze cookies after baking, too. This would Carol Ann Crouch eliminate yet Family and another step in Consumer having fresh Sciences Agent for homemade Scott County cookies in a

snap. Here’s some advice for freezing cookies.

Let’s start with the dough.

Cookie dough can be refrigerated if well-wrapped for 2-3 days or frozen for 1 month or more. Discard cookie dough that has not been refrigerated for more than two hours.

Please note that a manual defrost freezer will keep your cookies longer than the frost free type - the defrost cycle thaws small/delicate items and then re-freezes them causing ice build up.

Only freeze like cookies (by recipe or crispiness) together in one container and then combine them at serving time.

Crisp cookies, the ones with loads of butter and sugar, freeze better than soft cookies. Bars and brownies are an exception to this rule since they freeze extremely well.

The only cookies that won’t survive very well are those with fresh fruit fillings, but those with jam are fine.

First, cool the baked cookies completely before freez-

ing. Second, separate cookies by recipe, but if you can’t, separate the crispy cookies from the soft ones for storage.

Third, use airtight containers; don’t use cardboard containers because they pick up freezer odors. When doing so, first put a piece of waxed paper or foil in the bottom of the container.

Then, place the cookies so they aren’t touching and separate the layers with waxed paper or foil to protect. Seal tightly. Thaw cookies in their

Christmas Recipe favorites . . . social for Pumpkin Brownies A twist on a classic brownie recipe - perfect for fall!

Alpha Omega Rich chocolate flavors are nicely complemented by

Alpha Omega chapter members of Epsilon Sigma Alpha met on Nov. 30 at the home of Kate Macy for their Christmas social.

The Social Committee served soups, veggies, fruit and cheesecake.

President Paige Vallejo led a brief meeting which included discussion on giving to different community needs and plans for preparing and serving the meal for the annual Scott Co-op meeting.

Plans were also made for preparing and serving a meal at the January Red Cross blood drive. This will be done in honor of Brooklyn Wiechman.

Brenda Hughes led the group in singing songs reindeer style. The members then participated in a game called “Watch Your Mouth” which brought on some laughing moments.

A scarf gift exchange was held with everyone hoping to get the scarf they wanted after playing the “Right and Left” game. None of the scarves were the same so the selection was excellent as long as your favorite scarf was passed back to you.

This has been a busy year for the chapter serving many events and helping in the community.

Next meeting is Jan. 12.

pumpkin and spices.

Prep time: 20 minutes Ingredients 3/4 cup 1/2 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon 3/4 cup 1-1/2 cups 2 teaspoons 3 1/4 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 cup 3/4 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon

original container at room temperature so that condensation forms on the wrapping, not on the cookie.

With the exception of meringue based cookies or those with very thin batters, you can freeze cookie dough and it will last for four weeks.

They also keep well in the refrigerator for three days.

Freeze all dough in a heavyweight plastic bag to prevent dough from absorbing freezer odors.

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Monday-Friday December 19-23

Cook time: 40 minutes all-purpose flour baking powder salt butter, melted white sugar vanilla extract eggs cocoa powder semi-sweet chocolate chips pumpkin puree chopped walnuts ground cinnamon ground cloves ground nutmeg

Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x8 inch baking pan. Stir the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.

In another bowl, stir together the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla extract; beat in the eggs one at a time with a spoon. Gradually add the flour mixture, and stir the batter until it’s evenly moistened. Divide the batter in half in two separate bowls.

Into one bowl of batter, blend the cocoa powder and chocolate chips. In the second bowl of batter, stir in the pumpkin puree, walnuts, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.

Spread 1/2 of the chocolate batter into the bottom of the prepared baking pan, and follow with 1/2 of the pumpkin batter. Repeat the layers, ending with a pumpkin layer, and drag a kitchen knife or small spatula gently through the layers in a swirling motion, to create a marbled appearance.

Bake in the preheated oven until the brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pan, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pan, cut into squares, and serve.

Yield: 1 - 8x8 inch pan of brownies

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Editorial/Opinion

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editorially speaking

2 steps back:

State’s fiscal policy deters progress in mental health

Despite the progress that has seemingly been made in mental health care it can often feel like we’re taking one step forward and two steps back.

For example, when Area Mental Health Centers became the norm in Kansas the focus shifted to getting people out of state institutions and, when possible, putting them back in their communities. It not only made sense from a humanitarian standpoint, but from a financial standpoint. The cost of keeping someone at home is far less than the care provided at an institution such as Larned State Hospital.

It’s no different than the individual who receives in-home care as opposed to living in a nursing home.

Unfortunately, the wisdom once exhibited by the state in providing community-based services has been overshadowed by tax and budgeting policies in Kansas. Fiscal policies by the Brownback Administration and ultraconservative lawmakers have threatened the ability of mental health centers to treat existing clients and has made expansion of services nearly impossible.

When Compass Behavioral Health initiated a program to promote in-home care for persons with severe mental illnesses, regional director Kent Hill and his staff were surprised at what they found. Many of these individuals hadn’t seen a dentist or physician in years - in some cases up to 25 years. Similar programs in other states have led to a longer and better life for those receiving treatment.

The more than 450 people who were enrolled in Compass Health Connections will not see that result because, after just 18 months, the state eliminated funding. It’s not just those individuals with severe mental illnesses who suffer because of misguided state fiscal policies.

“Mental health reform dollars across the state have been decreased by two-thirds,” says Hill. But, as he added, the state’s expectations for keeping people out of state mental institutions hasn’t diminished.

This has been an all-too-familiar pattern in Kansas during the Brownback Administration. Cut funding for early childhood programs. Cut funding for families in need of assistance. Cut Medicare reimbursements for seniors living in nursing homes.

Of course, the Brownback Administration doesn’t see these as funding cuts. In their narrow view of the world, they’re teaching people to be more independent. When you spend less money on nutrition programs, it means that the beneficiaries are suddenly without need of that assistance and their children are no longer going to school hungry. Less money spent on mental health means the problem is going away.

Contrary to what those in the Brownback Administration want to believe, or want others to believe, tax cuts have not been a magical cure for poverty, mental health issues or meeting the early childhood needs of our youngest citizens.

In order to protect our wealthiest citizens - and to save face over a failed tax policy - ultraconservatives are willing to let our most vulnerable citizens suffer.

That will be the legacy of Brownback and his ultraconservative contingent in Topeka.

Measure of success:

Big money will benefit from Trump administration picks

When asked why he was appointing so many billionaires to cabinet positions and other key roles within his administration, president-elect Donald Trump said, “I want people that made a fortune!” and boasted that he was “putting together one of the greatest cabinets that has ever been assembled in the history of our nation.”

Trump equates success with money, and while that is certainly true to a degree, contrary to Trump’s thinking that’s not the only measure of success.

The individuals that Trump wants to bring into his administration include executives with Goldman Sachs, a Wall Street firm that realized huge profits for its role in the sub-prime home mortgage debacle.

Trump’s pick to head the Department of Labor is a burger magnate opposed to raising the minimum wage and, if he had his way, would automate his entire industry because robots don’t need time off and they can’t accuse you of discrimination.

Billionaire Betsy DeVos, who married into the Amway family, is Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education. But, as a strong proponent of school vouchers and faith-based education, her selection doesn’t bode well for public education.

Ben Carson made his fortune as a neurosurgeon, but has been tabbed to lead Housing and Urban Development, a department he admittedly knows nothing about.

If these, and other, members of the future Trump Administration have revealed anything it’s that the next four years could be great for Wall Street bankers, large corporations and the wealthiest one percent.

The ability to create (or inherit) a fortune doesn’t mean you understand or care about the plight of the average American.

The greatest cabinet in history will look after their own. As for everyone else, good luck. You’ll need it.

Step up to the Trump sideshow

In the wake of a presidential election that tossed conventional wisdom into the dumpster, many are still looking for an explanation as to what happened and why.

The “what” is pretty obvious.

When most people give the carnival huckster their dollar in order to step into the tent and see the twoheaded lady they expect to be fooled. They walk out of the sideshow tent generally amused at the effort to convince us we’ve just seen a genuine Spider Girl or Lobster Boy. It’s entertainment and most of us know it.

Donald Trump proved to be the master carnival barker at convincing people to suspend belief.

What may have started as entertainment - or been mocked as such - instead became a new reality for many people.

“Step this way and see the great, beautiful wall that I’m going to build.”

“Don’t look away.

You’re about to see millions and millions of jobs that I’m going to bring back to the U.S.”

Millions of people emerged from the tent convinced they had really seen the woman transform into a gorilla before their very eyes. Trump had created an alternate reality in which the impossible seems plausible in a complex world.

The extent to which Trump voters have been willing to suspend reality has been brought to light in a recent poll released

by Public Policy Polling.

It showed that: •40% of Trump voters believe that Donald Trump won the popular vote. (Fact: he lost by nearly three million votes).

•60% of Trump voters believe that millions voted illegally for Clinton. (Fact: that was a claim made by Trump. Election officials, even in red states, say that didn’t happen).

•73% of Trump voters believe that George So-

ros paid Trump protesters.

(Fact: another claim made

by Trump with no evidence. A common theme).

•67% of Trump voters believe unemployment rose under President Obama. (Fact: it dropped from 7.8% to 4.6% under the Obama Administration).

•39% of Trump voters believe the stock market declined under Obama. (Fact: The Dow average skyrocketed from 7,949.09 to 19,614.91).

•29% of Trump voters believe California vote should not be included in the popular vote. (Fact: as long as California is a state, it’s votes will count).

It must seem ironic that a reality TV star could be so effective in fostering such a high level of nonreality among his core voters.

And it’s not as though die-hard Trump supporters are just a little wrong.

In most instances they are living in an alternate universe where facts have no relevance.

Part of the blame falls upon our changing media environment. Trump, as

one example, uses Twitter because he wants to escape the “filter” of the main stream media.

For decades, that “filter” was the likes of Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw and others whom Americans trusted to deliver the news.

Today, we can choose a news source - right wing or left wing - that reinforces what we want to believe. But, those within the far right have suspended facts in a way that has Edward R. Murrow and Cronkite spinning in their graves.

The absence of that filter allows our presidentelect to say that global warming is a “hoax invented by the Chinese” and it’s accepted as fact by his true believers.

It’s allowed politicians and a soon-to-be president to have a soapbox from which to claim President Obama wasn’t born in the U.S. and that the health care law includes death panels.

People believe because it allows them to reconcile in their own minds that, (See SIDESHOW on page six)

Pentagon’s $125B coverup The brass asked for a report on eliminating waste.

When investigators found some, the military buried it.

Let’s say you ask somebody a question.

They give you an answer you don’t like, so you pretend you didn’t hear it.

Probably all of us would cop to something like this at some time in our imperfect pasts.

For most of us though, that pretending hasn’t included trying to hide $125 billion.

The Pentagon has a little image problem: Google “Pentagon waste” and you get more than 500,000 hits, including stories about $600 toilet seats and $7,600 coffee makers.

The finances of the largest agency in the fed-

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eral government are so screwed up, it’s the only one that still can’t pass an audit.

So a couple of years ago the Pentagon paid some consultants to find ways to cut down on this waste.

If some good ideas came out of this, Pentagon officials figured, they could show how concerned with efficiency they were and apply the savings to their wish lists of pet military projects.

It didn’t turn out quite that way.

In three months the Pentagon brass had on their desks a report outlining $125 billion in proposed cuts - nearly a quarter of the total budget - mostly to the workforce that manages things

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like accounting, human resources, and property management for this enormous operation. This workforce has ballooned in the last decade, even as the ranks of soldiers, sailors, and airmen and women have shrunk.

The report didn’t even get to the real waste in the Pentagon budget, like the $1 trillion it’s planning to spend to replace our entire nuclear arsenal, or the $1.4 trillion it’s shelling out on the F-35, a plane that after 19 years in development still can’t reliably beat the models we already have.

But, it still made the Pentagon leadership nervous. They’re in the midst of pleading poverty. They go around talking about a “gutted” military, even as that military sits on more money than the Reagan administration ever gave it.

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OMG, they thought: What if this blueprint for cutting waste resulted in actual cuts to their budget?

What if, instead of being plowed back into other military projects, that $125 billion were freed up for roads or schools or green energy, or applied to the deficit?

They couldn’t let that happen. So they pretended not to hear this news and buried the report.

It blew up on them when a recent Washington Post story exposed this act of suppression. Now it’s generating exactly the sort of media attention they were trying to avoid.

Members of Congress have vowed to get to the bottom of this cover-up of billions in wasted taxpayer money.

“If this is true, the Pentagon played Congress (See PENTAGON on page six)

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Trump is antagonizing intelligence community

by Michael Hayden

A month ago I wrote here about the importance and challenge of the intelligence community establishing a relationship with President-elect Donald Trump.

That has just gotten more important and more challenging.

In November, The intelligence comI asked: “What munity makes role will facts great sacriand fact-bear- fices, and CIA ers play in the directors send Trump adminis- people into tration? Which harm’s way to learn things of the president- otherwise elect’s existing unavailable. instincts and And directors judgments are have seen open to revision stars carved on the agenas more data is cy’s memorial revealed?” wall because I had in mind of it. If what the president- is gained is not used or elect’s confi- wanted or is dence in his own labeled as a priori beliefs suspect or and specifically corrupt - by his rejection of what moral authority does the intelligence a director put c o m m u n i t y ’s his people at judgment that risk?

Russia had stolen American emails and weaponized their content to corrode faith in our electoral processes.

The president-elect has been unmoved in his rejection of this high-confidence judgment.

In Time magazine’s article last week naming him “Person of the Year,” Trump repeated, “I don’t believe it. I don’t believe they interfered.”

Shortly afterward, The Post reported that CIA analysts now believe the Russian aim was to help Trump win.

Team Trump immediately went into attack mode, employing the bureaucratic equivalent of the ad hominems the president-elect used during the campaign (“Crooked Hillary,” “Lyin’ Ted,” “Little Marco”). “These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction,” its first salvo described the U.S. intelligence community.

Then Republican National Committee communications director Sean Spicer alleged on CNN that “there are people within these agencies who are upset with the outcome of the election.”

Incompetent.

Politicized.

No need to discuss any further.

Move on.

To be fair, the “Russia did it” announcement in October was official and well documented.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. attached their reputations to it. This new “Russians did it to help Trump” story was murky, unofficial and tied to anonymous sources.

An administration-in-waiting more confident in itself, in its own legitimacy, in U.S. institutions and in the people it will soon govern might have said, “These are serious issues. We intend to hear them out. Nothing is more precious than our democratic process. We have asked the Obama administration for details.”

The fact that that didn’t happen should invite tons of commentary. But, not from me. My narrow concerns as an intelligence officer are the questions raised above. How will this affect the new president’s relationship with the intelligence community?

A lot. And not well.

First is the question of how the incoming administration val(See INTELLIGENCE on page seven)

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‘real America’

The bubble will burst for Trump voters

by Richard Cohen

This column is for Bernard Gibson, a good man from the state of Indiana.

Late last month, NPR went out to Vigo County there to explain why it flipped from voting for Barack Obama in 2012 to Donald Trump in 2016.

Gibson was one of those interviewed, and here is what he said: “These are real people here. These are not New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles. You know, these are real people that live every day from hand to hand, just have to work to make a living and everything else.”

Oh. There are some things you ought to know, Mr. Gibson. I served in the Army.

I worked at blue-collar jobs. I washed dishes and bused tables. I went to college at night and worked during the day for an insurance company (as the legendary “Cohen of Claims”). My father was raised in an orphanage, and my mother was an immigrant from Poland whose first childhood memory was of hunger.

Somehow, despite all of that, I am called a member of the “elite.” If so, I damned well earned it.

I do not mean to pick on Gibson, a real person after all, but I am tired of being told by him and others that I am not quite a genuine American because I did not vote for Trump or because I live on one of the coasts. I want to point out to Gibson that there are more of us than there are of him.

At least 2.8 million more Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than for Trump.

Supporters listen during the pledge of allegiance before PresidentElect Donald Trump speaks at a “USA Thank You Tour 2016” event in Grand Rapids, Mich.

That does not mean Clinton won the election - she lost the electoral college, and that’s what counts - but it is nevertheless true that Clinton was the candidate not just of the limousine set, but of most voters.

After the election, I was repeatedly told that I live in something called a “bubble” and, because of that, I know nothing about my fellow Americans.

Well, in the first place, my bubble is bigger than theirs - size ought to matter in this instance - and in the second place, I know plenty.

Among the things I know is that Trump voters were played for suckers.

After lambasting Clinton as a tool of Wall Street, Trump has so far named four Wall Street figures to his administration - three from Goldman Sachs alone - and

an oilman is under consideration. And for the Labor Department, Trump has chosen Andrew Puzder, a fast-food magnate (Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr.) who is opposed to a decent minimum wage. This is fast shaping up as a Cabinet of billionaires and, just for leveling, the occasional millionaire. So far, ain’t no one who works with his hands.

Ever since the days of Jefferson and Madison and their veneration of “yeoman farmers” (some of whom owned slaves), we have been a bit gaga over our rural cousins, associating acreage with wisdom. Whatever the case, Americans have so totally fled the farm that now only two percent of us till the legendary fields. The country has not had a rural majority since 1920.

(See BUBBLE on page six)

Trump is taking on Wall Street, literally

by Jim Hightower

Actor Jack Nicholson says he finally understood the meaning of the word irony when his mother called him an SOB. So let us consider Donald Trump, who campaigned as the populist champion of the working-class, promising that - by golly - he was going to take on Wall Street and the corporate elites.

But, the bitter irony for the working class is that they now see what the SOB meant - he’s literally “taking on” the moneyed powers, by taking them on-board his administration.

(See WALL STREET on page six)

ACA repeal comes into focus GOP has no replacement plan for Obamacare

There has been a lot of uncertainty about how Republicans are going to follow through on their long-held goal of repealing the Affordable Care Act, and in a press conference, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered a little more clarity - with some frightening implications for Americans’ health care.

The press conference was a little bit confusing because McConnell kept using the term “replacement” when it was pretty plain that what he actually meant was “repeal”; for instance, he said, “We’ll move first with the Obamacare replacement resolution and then we will come with what the replacement actually will be.”

But, after saying that a few times, the message got across: Repealing and replacing are going to be separate, and repeal will happen immediately in January. In other words, the Republican Congress is going to toss millions of Americans off a cliff, then shout down to them, “Don’t worry, we’ll get you some kind of parachute before you hit the ground! Probably!”

Why are they doing it this way? The

behind the headlines by Paul Waldman

They know well the wrath of the conservative base, and they don’t want to incur it. Nothing would show their spinelessness more than failing to repeal the hated Obamacare when they have both houses of Congress and the White House in their possession.

best explanation is that after voting to repeal the law 60 times, the pressure from their base to immediately thrust a dagger into Obamacare’s heart is just too great.

As Rep. Mark Walker said: “Literally every Republican member has made this part of their platform in running for Congress.” They know well the wrath of the conservative base, and they don’t want to incur it. Nothing would show their spinelessness more than failing to repeal the hated Obamacare when they have both houses of Congress and the White House in their possession.

Yet, almost seven years after the law was passed, they still can’t agree on a replacement, and there’s also a growing realization that repeal is going to cause an absolute hurricane of disruption across the American health care system.

I want to focus on three big groups of Americans, to demonstrate the fire

Republicans are playing with when they talk about repealing the ACA: •New Medicaid recipients.

Before the ACA, each state determined who was eligible for Medicaid, and in some states (particularly those controlled by Republicans), the requirements were shockingly stingy. The law expanded Medicaid, allowing everyone earning up to 138 percent of the poverty level ($27,821 for a family of three) to join the program.

But, 19 Republican-controlled states refused to accept the expansion, leaving millions with no insurance when the federal government was basically begging to insure them. Nevertheless, Medicaid still expanded dramatically as a result of the law. According to Charles Gaba, who meticulously tracks the progress of the ACA, 12.3 million more Americans now have Medicaid because of the law.

•Those getting subsidies on the exchanges.

In its attempt to make coverage affordable for everyone, the ACA established insurance exchanges with subsidies so that those who aren’t getting coverage through their employers and aren’t poor enough for Medicaid could buy insurance.

Repealing the law snatches these subsidies away. Gaba estimates that nine (See FOCUS on page six)

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Rethink social media’s pass on responsibility

by Davis Merritt

“Let (Truth) and Falsehood grapple; whoever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?”

John Milton, 17th century poet and polemicist, wrote that in a 1644 address to the British Parliament opposing government censorship of expression.

Milton, meet Michael G. Flynn, 21st century political provocateur and

conscienceless Twitter, who wrote: “Until Pizzagate is proven to be false, it’ll remain a story.”

Flynn, son of Donald Trump’s choice for national security adviser, is, like his father, an intense social media circulator of outrageous conspiracy theories, including Pizzagate.

Both Flynns posted the bizarre claim that Hillary Clinton and her former campaign manager, John Podesta, ran a child-sex ring at Comet Ping Pong,

Sideshow “A black man was elected President, but it doesn’t really count because he wasn’t born here.”

Order in the world is restored.

However, now we’re seeing the ability to disguise the truth take another strange turn. The purveyors of fiction are now saying the burden falls upon everyone else

a pizzeria in Washingon, D.C. No, really.

With Milton and his ideals long buried and people like the Flynns having zero regard for truth, Americans need to be asking these questions: •How has our society reached the point that Flynn can say with arrogant assurance that victims of a wholly fabricated accusation are required to prove a negative or let the lie live on as faux truth

by default?

•Who do we see about this problem? Our society and politics are destabilized and imperiled by the global dissemination of lies at a volume and level of virulence unprecedented in our history and heretofore unimaginable in our darkest moments.

The answers lie in the internet world that at its conception promised to be a source of enlightenment and personal independence but, as with

many of the works of human imagination, has been corrupted by greed, immaturity, ignorance and the allure of confirmation bias.

As unmediated sources of information multiply exponentially (more than one billion websites), the digital environment becomes for many Americans not liberating but intellectually suffocating; not an enriching environment for open minds to grow but a dark, bot-

tomless bog where closed minds can find confirmation of any bias they hold, reinforcement for any preconception they value.

No critical thinking required, only a modem.

That’s how we reached this point. So who do we see about it?

Start with the lords of social media, the billionaire geniuses behind Facebook and Twitter and such whose proprietary algorithms reshape every

percent of Trump supporters actually believe it can be done.

Living in a fantasy world can’t last forever and, eventually, that will become a problem for Trump and his supporters.

How long will voters suspend belief while waiting for the big, beautiful wall to be built? How long will they wait for all

those jobs to return from Mexico? What if California votes still count in the next election?

At what point will voters realize they’ve been played for suckers?

Until now it hasn’t mattered. Maybe they will continue to hand over another dollar in order to step inside the tent again and again.

The carnival sideshow can provide a good laugh as long as we know the Cobra Girl isn’t real. But, what happens when those who were played for suckers realize the laugh is on them?

Trump is hoping to distract them long enough that they never find out.

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to prove that what they say isn’t true.

When confronted by Trump’s claim that millions of people voted illegally for Trump, Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s response was, “I don’t know that is a false statement.”

Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus echoed a similar

sentiment by declaring, “I don’t know if that’s not true.”

Yes, we do. Your decision to ignore the facts doesn’t alter reality.

Trump and his team want us to believe that, until someone proves otherwise, Wile E. Coyote can strap an Acme rocket to his back and overtake the roadrunner. Forty-two

Trump to split time between Trump Tower, Kremlin

by Andy Borowitz

NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) - Donald Trump stirred controversy on Monday by revealing that he intends to spend only half his time as President at the Kremlin - and the remainder at Trump Tower in Manhattan.

His decision to limit his time at the Kremlin reportedly stemmed from his wife Melania’s desire not to uproot the Trump family by relocating full-time to Moscow.

Focus million Americans get significant subsidies on the exchanges, and would therefore be unable to buy insurance once they’re taken away.

•Those with pre-existing conditions.

Most of this group wouldn’t lose their insurance right away if the ACA were repealed, but they would lose the security they now enjoy. If you repeal the entire law (which would require overcoming a filibuster), the provision forbidding insurance companies from denying people coverage because they have preexisting conditions would be gone.

Both Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have said that when they come up with a replacement for the ACA, they want to retain that provision. The problem is that if you keep the pre-existing condition ban but eliminate the law’s individual mandate, then people could just wait until they got sick and

and the American public for fools,” said Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill.

In a way, this $125 billion is funding a big federal jobs program - more than a million people doing jobs that a fraction of them could handle just fine. But, this is the kind

“It was part of the deal when he ran for President that he would go to the Kremlin and she would stay behind in New York,” a source close to the Trumps said.

Appearing on Russian television, Trump surrogate Kellyanne Conway said that Trump’s decision to split his time between Moscow and New York would have “no impact whatsoever” on his ability to function as an integral part of the Kremlin team.

“Mr. Trump doesn’t need to be physically down the hall from

President Putin,” she said. “When he’s at Trump Tower, they’re on the phone with each other all day.

It’s all good.”

In a televised interview later in the day, however, the Russian President expressed displeasure at the amount of time that Trump plans to be away from the Kremlin.

“This is not what Russian taxpayers paid for,” he said.

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

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then apply for coverage, which would lead very quickly to the collapse of the entire private insurance market in America.

So, Republicans are discussing a series of provisions to cover these people. One idea is a rule saying insurance companies have to cover you only if you maintain continuous coverage (i.e. not dropping your insurance and then seeking it again when you get sick - or because you lost your job and couldn’t afford it), coupled with “high-risk pools,” which are absolutely the worst way to cover those with serious conditions, because they put all the expensive patients together into one pool, which is the very opposite of how insurance is supposed to work.

The bottom line is that even in the best-case scenario after Republicans are through repealing and replacing, Americans with pre-existing conditions would be thrust into

Pentagon

(See RETHINK on page 7)

a much more complicated and uncertain situation than they enjoy right now, without the ACA’s guarantee that they can get the same coverage as anyone else without having to jump through a bunch of hoops or pay exorbitant premiums.

And how many Americans is that?

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation: We estimate that 27% of adult Americans under the age of 65 have health conditions that would likely leave them uninsurable if they applied for individual market coverage under pre-ACA underwriting practices that existed in nearly all states.

That adds up to over 52 million people. Many of them have employer coverage, so they’re fine - for now.

But, repealing the ACA takes away their security for the future. It also would mean bringing back the insurance industry practices the law banned, like yearly and

lifetime limits on coverage, and “recissions,” in which the insurance company boots you off your policy when you get sick or have an accident.

Republicans will always be caught between their anti-government ideology and the public’s demand for secure health care, and once they come up with their “replacement” plan for Obamacare, they’ll either tell all those millions of people they’re on their own, or they’ll swallow more government involvement than they’d like in order to minimize the political damage.

Either way, there’s still going to be a huge amount of human cost; the only question is whether it will be merely terrible or positively cataclysmic.

At this point, even Republicans don’t know which path they’re going to choose.

Paul Waldman is a senior writer at The American Prospect

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of make-work program conservatives have been complaining about for years.

Why not use the savings outlined in the report - and billions more, by saying no to budgetbusting weapon systems we don’t need - and put

people to work doing things our country actually needs? Like educating our children, making the transition to clean energy, and building the transit systems we need to boost the economy and avoid the worst effects of climate change.

The country is in a nomore-business-as-usual mood right now. Let’s make sure that applies to the Pentagon.

Miriam Pemberton directs the Peace Economy Transitions project at the Institute for Policy Studies

Bubble Nevertheless, our electoral system favors the country mouse. The city mouse can vote or not vote - it often amounts to the same thing.

As it happens, Mr. Gibson, I have plenty of sympathy for typical Trump voters. (I exclude the alt-right and other menaces to the public good, such as Rudy Giuliani.) I have written about cultural dislocation and I understand the corrosive effect of diminished expectations.

Clinton talked about the glass ceiling, but too many American workers - or former workers - had to contend with a cement one: jobs that were gone and not coming back. We in the bubble understand.

Truly, we do.

But, I will not concede that a greater wisdom exists in what is known as “flyover country.” It has voted for a charlatan,

Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com

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a blinged ignoramus who has promised the past as the future. Trump, who lives in a gilded bubble of his own, cannot reverse automation, replace robots with people or blunt American businesses’ compulsive search for the cheapest workforce.

Gibson is one thing. I understand. What I cannot understand is fellow bubble dwellers who tell me, with an air of impeccable condescension, that a vote for Trump was such proof of their own superior wisdom that it eclipsed all doubts about his qualifications, his temperament, his honesty in business and his veracity in speech.

These people live in a bubble of their own. It is one that excludes the lesson of history and the demands of common sense. It will burst.

Richard Cohen is a columnist for The Washington Post

Wall Street Already he’s brought in Wall Street billionaires to fill the three top economic policy positions in his cabinet.

Then there’s Betsy DeVos, the billionaire heiress to the scandalplagued Amway fortune.

Her life’s work has been trying to defund and privatize the public schools that working-class people count on, and to eliminate the working-class jobs of teachers and support staff.

Her new job with Trump? Secretary of education, where she’ll now use our public money to undermine our public education system.

And here comes Myron Ebell, honcho of the Competitive Enterprise Institute - a corporate front group funded by fossil fuel profiteers like Exxon and the Koch brothers - where he pushed relentlessly to gut the Environmental

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Protection Agency.

Where’s he now?

Heading Trump’s EPA transition team.

Also, more than half the members of Trump’s Department of Defense transition team have been executives or lobbyists for such military contractors as Boeing.

Overall, according to the watchdog group Public Citizen, three-fourths of Trump’s transition teams - which are organizing, staffing, and shaping our new government - come from corporate America.

Not a single working class populist has been allowed a seat at the table.

As America’s working stiffs know, if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu. Trump’s no populist. He’s a full-time corporatist.

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

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Intelligence ues intelligence. On Sunday, the presidentelect again rejected the Russian role, adding that he was smart enough that he didn’t want or need a daily briefing.

This creates more than hurt feelings. The intelligence community makes great sacrifices, and CIA directors send people into harm’s way to learn things otherwise unavailable. And directors have seen stars carved on the agency’s memorial wall because of it. If what is gained is not used or wanted or is labeled as suspect or corrupt - by what moral authority does a director put his people

at risk?

More immediately, what will CIA Directordesignate Mike Pompeo say during his confirmation hearings about this?

He is not yet director, so he can fairly deflect any questions on the substance of this debate, for now.

Every TV set at Langley will be turned on during his confirmation hearings, and his most important audience will not be the senators on the dais.

His future workforce will be looking for clues about his willingness to defend them against charges of incompetence and politicization simply for saying what their craft

Rethink millisecond of an informational environment where nothing lasts for long but everything stays forever.

Theirs is a business plan based on the reality that the warehousing of data attracts eyeballs, which attract advertising dollars. The revenue stream is dependent upon volume and transience:

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tells them to be true.

And, finally, how does the intelligence community break through and explain itself to the incoming team?

Can it convincingly make a case that an evidence-based description of Russian actions is not the same thing as an attack on the legitimacy of the president-elect?

Can it explain that, unlike law enforcement that seeks to prove things beyond any reasonable doubt, the purpose of intelligence is to enable meaningful policy and action even in the face of lingering doubt?

And can it demonstrate

that the incoming administration should want - rather than discourage - this to better anticipate global trends and adversarial moves in time to reflect and decide on its own actions?

As I wrote last month, intelligence should be called on to create the basis, and set the boundaries, for rational policy choices. That’s still true.

The odds that it will happen, though, seem a little bleaker after this past week. And we are moving in the wrong direction.

Michael Hayden was director of the National Security Agency from 1999 to 2005 and the Central Intelligence Agency from 2006-09

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more data, more clicks, more page visits.

Their vehicle transports lies and truth indiscriminately, and the lords of the realm insist they are not responsible for the content that enriches them.

They are not, they insist, publishers of truths or lies, just carriers of bits and bytes. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was shocked - shocked! - at the sug-

gestion social media noise had any influence on the election.

In 1996, there were no internet billionaires, only bright, mostly government-connected people exploring a promising communications idea that Congress wanted to encourage, so it declared that providers of internet service are not publishers and, therefore, not liable

for what they distribute, no matter its content.

But, that was preFacebook, et al, which cultivate content, solicit contributors, reserve the right to omit material and people, and sell advertising around the content.

It’s time to rethink that “non-publisher” free pass from responsibility.

Davis Merritt is a Wichita journalist and author

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Weather Mod fund the program, that left only Scott, Lane and Kearny in 2014.

For the last two weather mod seasons, the only participants were Scott and Lane counties. Only Scott County had committed to funding the program in 2017.

That prompted the GWMD board to decide at its November meeting to suspend the program for the upcoming year.

“As a board, we hate to say that the program’s done, but unless something changes within the next year or so, that’s probably what we’re looking at,” says GWMD manager Kyle Spencer, who has also been a weather modification pilot since 1987.

“I believe we felt we had one more year, but we’ve been saying that for the last three or four years.”

On the Cutting Edge It’s a disappointing conclusion for a program that was at the forefront of an effort with a goal of prolonging the aquifer.

Former GWMD manager Keith Lebbin and the board were among the first to realize that the Ogallala Aquifer couldn’t sustain the growing demand by irrigators in Western Kansas. It was hoped that by increasing rainfall, it would relieve pressure on the Ogallala while sustaining agricultural development in the region.

While the approach was far more scientific than rainmaking predecessors of the 1890s and into the mid-1900s, the results were often hard to quantify. Some areas reported a marginal increase in rainfall - 11 percent more in one test area.

The KWO determined that the “change in rainfall is well within normal precipitation variation and was determined to be of no . . . economic significance.”

What captured the interest of the GWMD was statistical data showing a significant reduction in hail that resulted from their cloud seeding efforts.

A 1994 study conducted by the Kansas Water Office put the level of hail reduction at 27 percent and it concluded that for every dollar spent on the program it returned $37 in benefits. In the 11-county area initially served by the weather mod program, the KWO determined there had been $60 million in crop savings (after weather mod expenses) from 1979-93.

A follow-up study in 2006 reaffirmed those numbers and, in fact, said the hail reduction could be as high as 35 percent.

“With a change in the formulation in the seeding chemicals, statisticians with the KWO said the reduction could be as high as 46 to 48 percent,” Spencer says.

A 1994 study conducted by the Kansas Water Office put the level of hail reduction at 27 percent and it concluded that for every dollar spent on the program it returned $37 in benefits. In the 11-county area initially served by the weather mod program, the KWO determined there had been $60 million in crop savings (after weather mod expenses) from 1979-93.

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that included all of three counties, plus parts of five other counties. In addition, it reached into the eastern 10-15 miles of three Colorado counties.

By the turn of the century a few vocal critics had begun taking aim at the program, claiming it was causing less rainfall not more.

While there was no data to substantiate those claims, counties in the northern target area withdrew. Over time, similar grumblings were being expressed to county commissioners in the southern target area.

Over the years, the target area has continued to shrink as counties have ceased providing financial support due to a combination of landowner complaints and tight budgets.

Spencer emphasizes there was never any data to show that the program was having a detrimental impact on rainfall.

“The entire area was experiencing a drought and it continued for several years. Everyone is aware of that,” he says.

“You can’t say that one area received less rainfall than another because of us. People would see a cloud or two in the area and hope for rain and if there was an airplane they assumed it was ours. If it didn’t rain, then we were to blame.

“The fact is, you can’t create rain out of thin air and that’s what we were up against a lot of the time.”

Naysayers, noted Spencer, seemed to get the most attention.

“Across our target area, I feel we’ve established a very positive perception for the weather mod program,” Spencer says.

“Unfortunately, those aren’t the people who show up at county commission meetings.”

However, in the one instance when weather modification was put to a vote of the people, it was approved. In November of 2007, Hamilton County commissioners had voters decide in the general election whether or not to continue participation in the weather modification program and voters gave their support.

Those results were measured for a two year period.

The Risk Management Agency, in 2008, conducted a separate study looking at crop insurance data and determined that the rate of hail reduction was 10 percent “at minimum.”

“Even if you look at the RMA data, which is very conservative, that’s significant,” says Spencer.

“Even if you take the lowend data from the KWO studies it still puts the suppression level at a minimum of 27 percent, and probably higher. That showed the program was having a pretty significant impact in this region.”

At its peak, the weather modification program had nine aircraft that it could send to storm cells in the target area.

“That’s why we saw an up-tick in the (hail suppression) numbers during the 1990s. It only makes sense that if you could concentrate more aircraft on storm cells that we’d have more success - and we did,” Spencer notes.

During a typical year, the program’s cloud-based aircraft would fly 250300 hours in a season, which runs from April 16 to Sept. 15. In 2011 and since, the flight time has been reduced to between 90 and 110 hours.

Again, that’s to be expected as the coverage area was reduced.

“When you go from nine planes to only two, Loss of State Funds Even with the loss of it’s going to have a pretty significant impact on your county support, the program was able to count hours,” noted Spencer. on annual allocations from the state. It received Counties On Board Whether it was because $240,000 in 2008-09, participants were hoping which was reduced to for additional rain, less $168,000 in 2011 and hail, or both, the program cut even further to about was popular for its first $100,000 in 2012 - the final year it received any 25 years.

At its peak, 15 counties state support.

Only Scott County were enrolled at one time in the program’s south- committed to funding ern target area. Seventeen the program in 2017, the different counties in the GWMD board felt it could southern region partici- possibly continue for one pated during the first 25 more year with support from the GWMD’s genyears.

From 1997-99, the eral operating fund.

Another possibility program was expanded to a northwest target area was to operate with one

plane and limit the coverage area to Scott County.

From a financial standpoint, the first option wasn’t sustainable for more than a year. Spencer felt the second option would have a negative impact on what the program has spent so many years trying to prove.

“Over the last 40 years the program’s hail suppression success has been evident. We have the statistical data,” notes Spencer. “It wouldn’t be fair to the program, or the landowners, if we couldn’t deliver at the same level of effectiveness.”

The GWMD manager says that weather mod probably gets more credit than it deserves in some instances, and far more blame in others.

“When it comes to weather, there are so many factors we can’t take responsibility for or take the blame for,” he says. “We can’t take all the credit for stopping a hail cloud, but there’s a pretty good chance we had a positive effect on the cloud.

“Those opposed to the program say they shouldn’t see another hail stone and that’s unreasonable. I see weather mod as a tool for making clouds more efficient - either in delivering rainfall or in reducing the risk of hail damage. But, you can’t do any of this with 100 percent certainty.”

A Turning Point If there was a turning point in the program’s history, it may have been in the spring of 2008.

For years, the GWMD board had been looking to insurance companies to lend their support for the program since they were a primary beneficiary of hail suppression efforts. When referring to the study that said there was a $37 return for every

dollar spent on weather modification, former GWMD manager David Brenn pointed out, “It’s the insurance companies who see the greatest benefit from this.”

The $37 in benefits was based only on the reduction in hail damage to crops. Personal property losses were not calculated in the 1994 study. The cost-to-benefit calculation didn’t include reduced crop hail insurance premiums for counties in the program.

The Alberta (Canada) Severe Weather Management Society, the first project of its kind in the world to be funded privately has used cloud seeding to reduce damage to property since 1991.

It’s been funded by insurance companies since 1996 - five years after a severe hailstorm struck Calgary, resulting in $400 million in insured losses.

It’s been estimated that crop losses have been reduced by 20 percent.

The GWMD was hoping to use Canada as a model for what could be done in Kansas. Former Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger invited the Calgary Insurance Consortium to make a presentation at a meeting attended by insurance companies that serve Kansas.

There was a glimmer of hope by GWMD representatives in attendance that an agreement might be possible.

Whether it was because of the Great Recession or some other factors, the insurance companies walked away from the table and have not returned.

That, combined with budget woes at the state level, may have spelled the beginning of the end for weather modification in Western Kansas.

At the same time, a weather modification program in North Dakota continues going strong.

Participating counties are assessed 16 cents per acre with one-third of that tab picked up by the state.

That is substantially more than the 5.2 cents per acre for farmland and 2.2 cents for grassland that was assessed to Western Kansas weather mod counties.

Likewise, weather modification is going strong in Wyoming, California and Texas, among other areas.

“There are some areas in the country, and outside the United States, who believe in weather modification. They feel the benefits are well worth the cost,” says Spencer. “It’s unfortunate that we were once a leader in weather mod and now it may be done.”

The GWMD board hasn’t completely pulled the plug on the program.

The district owns six aircraft and may sell one or two.

“After a plane’s been through what these have, there isn’t a lot of value to them,” Spencer says. “It’s not costing us anything to hang onto them for awhile longer.

Maybe there’s a chance that opinions will change.

Maybe supporters will speak up. Maybe a summer of severe hail activity will cause people to rethink the value of the program.

Any of those are possible, though Spencer isn’t overly optimistic.

“We’ve had a lot of good pilots and other people who were very committed to this program.

They went above and beyond to make it a success,” Spencer adds. “I believe we did something that provided a huge benefit to the farmers and others in this area.”

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SCMS vocalists earn district, state honors Scott City Middle School vocalists have been selected for district and state honor choirs that will be performing in January and February.

Seventh and eighth grade students submitted a taped audition to be considered for the Southwest Kansas Music Educator’s Association (KMEA) district choir. Sixth graders auditioned before SCMS vocal director Jodi Reese.

Qualifying for the seventh and eighth grade choir were Brynna Burnett, Payton Goodman, Olivia Wagner, Ashlynne Oswald (alter-

nate), Brynn McCormick, Alli Brunswig, Max Contreras, Eric Shapland and Ryne Purcell.

Elementary (sixth grade) choir members will be BreAna McPherson, Leticia Gonzales, Annie Talbert, Aiden Schwindt and Nathan LeBeau.

Both groups will perform at a concert in Dodge City on Jan. 21.

In addition, two vocalists qualified by audition for the KMEA middle level state choir which features students in grades 7-9.

“The state choir is very difficult because they’re

also competing against ninth graders and there are a lot of vocalists from larger schools,” says Reese.

Brunswig will be performing with the group and Damian Ortiz is an alternate.

The Kansas Choir Directors Association (KCDA) state choir is also by audition for students in grades 5-9. Local vocalists qualifying are Wagner, Delaney France, Bethany Prochnow, Ella Rumford and McCormick.

Both groups perform at the KMEA convention at Wichita on Feb. 24.

Qualifying for the KMEA district elementary honor choir are (from left) BreAna McPherson, Nathan LeBeau, Annie Talbert, Aiden Schwindt and Leticia Gonzales.

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K-State awards scholarships to 22 area students

Students at Kansas State University have been awarded nearly 14,200 academic scholarships for the 2016-17 academic year - 500 more than in 2015-2016 and 2,000 more than in 20142015.

Overall, Kansas State University students have earned more than $33.28 million in scholarships for the current academic year. Nearly 6,500 in-state students received $24.45 million, 1,456 out-of-state students received $8.29 million and 227 international students received more than $548,000 in scholarship funding.

Dighton: Mandie Bennett, First Scholars Program Scholarship; Regan Foos, K-State Alumni Association Scholarship; Elizabeth Heath, Achievement Award, Col. Ward K. Dodge Memorial Scholarship, David R. and Janice W. Von Riesen Scholarship in Journalism/ Mass Communications, Ernest Woodward Memorial Journalism Fund, Gayle Foster Alumni Club Scholarship, K-State Alumni Association Scholarship, Marching Pride Scholars; Ryan Kuhlman, Coonrod Memorial Construction Scholarship, Foundation

for Engineering at Kansas State University Fund, K-State Alumni Association Scholarship, Mark Nyquist Construction Science Scholarship, Mechanical Contractors Association of Kansas Scholarship; Katie Lingg, Gayle Foster Alumni Club Scholarship Healy: Mariah York, Calvin Kruse Scholarship, Foundation Scholarship, Ralph Crouch Scholarship Scott City: Aubrey Davis, Achievement Award, Dr. Bob and Bunny Broeckelman Agricultural Education Scholarship, Howard Spitzer Family Memorial Scholarship in Agriculture; Macy Davis, Arts and Sciences Fund for Excellence, Foundation Plus Scholarship; Emelie Ellis, Judith Cain Scholarship; Asher Huck, Agricultural Enhancement Fund, Medallion Scholarship; Luke Minnix, Charles W. and Lois H. Nauheim Agricultural Economics Scholarship, K-State Alumni Association Legacy Scholarship.

Addison Price, Doornbos Family Scholarship, K-State Alumni Association Scholarship, Putnam Scholarship; Brayden Strine, Arts and Sciences Fund for Excellence, (See K-STATE on page 16)

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Qualifying for the KCDA state choir are (front row, from left) Ella Rumford, Brynn McCormick, Olivia Wagner, Delaney France and Bethany Prochnow. State KMEA middle level qualifiers are Alli Brunswig and Damian Ortiz.

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KMEA district middle school honor choir qualifiers are (front row, from left) Brynna Burnett, Max Contreras and Ashlynne Oswald. (Middle row) Payton Goodman, Olivia Wagner, Alli Brunswig and Brynn McCormick.

(Back row) Eric Shapland and Ryne Purcell.

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The Scott County Record Page 10 • Thursday, December 15, 2016

Dem leader calls for Brownback action on DCF The top Democrat in the Kansas House is calling for action from Gov. Sam Brownback after it was reported that the Kansas Department for Children and Families had a backlog in processing neglect reports this fall because of a staffing shortage.

An internal e-mail from DCF’s family preservation services manager sent

Sept. 22 said the Kansas Protection Reporting Center was “currently experiencing a backlog in processing new reports of abuse or neglect, due to a severe staffing issue,” the Topeka Capital-Journal reported Friday.

Theresa Freed, DCF’s spokeswoman, said the e-mail had been sent by a DCF official but con-

Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department Dec. 9: Ty Buckner was northbound in the 1500 block of South Main when Florence Daubert, who was eastbound, turned onto the highway and collided with the Buckner vehicle.

Dec. 9: A report was taken of criminal damage to property in the 900 block of West 5th Street.

Dec. 11: A theft was reported in the 600 block of East 5th Street.

Scott County Commission Agenda Tuesday, December 20 County Courthouse 3:00 p.m. County Business 1) November accounts payble 2) Change orders 3) Discuss pest control bids 3:30 p.m. Public Works Director Richard Cramer Agenda may change before the meeting. Contact County Clerk Alice Brokofsky for an updated agenda (872-2420) or visit www.scott.kansasgov.com

Scott City Council Agenda Monday, December 19 City Hall • 221 W. 5th Executive Session at 7:00 p.m.

Regular session begins at 7:30 p.m.

•Call to order •Approve minutes of Dec. 5 regular meeting •Request for Shriner’s parade on May 6 •Discuss final plat for Jim/Beth Vincent •Scott County Development Committee 1) Update on Mesner Development project 2) Discuss Neighborhood Revitalization Plan time frame for Mesner Development •Approve cereal malt beverage licenses for the following: Casey’s General Store, Circle K Stores, Heartland Foods, La Fiesta, Love’s, Pizza Hut, Shopko, Tate’s •Mayor’s appointment to Planning/Zoning Commission •Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested Police Department 1) Request to attend ChildFirst Course training in Garden City Parks Department 1) Misc. business Public Works Department 1) Transfer from Public Works Dept. to Municipal Equipment Fund 2) Discuss street sweeper and meter reader system possibilities Clerk’s Department 1) Schedule next meeting for Tues., Jan. 3 •Financial and investment reports •Mayor’s comments

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tained inaccurate information. She said the agency wants to reassure the public that there is no backlog at the reporting center.

“There was not a backlog then and there is not a backlog now,” Freed said.

Rep. Jim Ward (D-Wichita), the newly elected House minority leader, called on Brownback to take action.

“I hope the governor after a year and a half of incredibly bad news about the conditions at the agency in charge of the most neglected children in our state, who have been physically and sexually abused, takes action,” Ward said. “You can’t read the series of things that have come out over the last year and not

say, ‘Governor, this is on you.’”

Ward has been an outspoken critic of DCF Secretary Phyllis Gilmore and was one of several lawmakers to request an audit of the agency after a Wellington boy died in 2014 five days after DCF was alerted to the problems in his home.

State auditors reported

in July that DCF failed to investigate five of 40 abuse and neglect cases surveyed in a timely manner. An additional report from state auditors is due to be released in January at the start of the legislative session.

“The governor’s got to do more than just say, ‘Everything’s fine and (See DCF on page 11)

KPERS needs another $177M next year to remain on track

Lawmakers will need to pony up an additional $177 million next year to keep the state’s pension system on track, another point of concern as the Legislature crafts a budget in the coming months after less-than-rosy revenue projections.

The rounded figure represents a $61 million employer contribution increase called for in the next fiscal year, which begins in July, combined with a $115 million payment due in June 2018 that lawmakers decided to put off earlier this year.

KPERS director Alan Conroy included the numbers on a draft graphic he shared with the pen-

sion system’s board on Monday. Board members offered suggestions on design and wording, with the understanding the visual will eventually go to lawmakers, Gov. Sam Brownback and pensioners.

The graphic includes an outlook gauge, similar to a gas tank gauge, dialed nearly into the red zone for employer contributions in the state-school group. The graphic says a $177 million increase in employer contributions is needed in fiscal year 2018 to “keep state contributions on track.”

“As we all know, the state general fund has some funding challenges.

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Dec. 15, 2016; last published Thurs., Dec. 29, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Marriage of YAMEL GARCIA, PETITIONER, and LUIS SERVANDO PENA BAYLON, RESPONDENT Case No. 2016-DM-46 NOTICE OF SUIT The State of Kansas to the defendant above named designated and all other persons who are or may be concerned: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, by Yamel Garcia, Petitioner, praying for a decree of absolute divorce from Respondent, Luis

Servando Pena Baylon. That the address of Luis Servando Pena Baylon is unknown to this Petitioner and he is a resident of the country of Mexico.

You are hereby required to plead to said Petition on or before January 27, 2017, in said Court at the Courthouse at the City of Scott City in the County of Scott, Kansas. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition.

John Shirley #8117 Attorney for Petitioner WALLACE, BRANTLEY & SHIRLEY 325 Main Street - P.O. Box 605 Scott City, Kansas, 67871 (620) 872-2161 Attorneys for Petitioner

But this, for fiscal year ’18, would be additional resources that are currently required by statute to fund the KPERS trust fund and enhance the outlook,” Conroy said.

Those challenges include a $350 million shortfall in the current year and a reduction of more than $580 million in anticipated revenue for the next year.

According to Conroy, the state’s current annual contribution into KPERS stands at about $481 million. With a $61 million increase, it rises to $542 million. Add the delayed payment into the mix and the total amount the state needs to contribute next

year is in the neighborhood of $660 million.

Given the long-term nature of pensions, delaying or reducing payments presents lawmakers with an easy way to help solve their immediate fiscal problems. And, in the short term, there are few consequences to putting off or delaying payments.

Pensioners continue to be paid.

Delayed and reduced payments damage pension systems over the long-term, however, and may require even greater investments in the future to catch up.

Rep. Steven Johnson (R-Assaria) has in the (See KPERS on page 11)

DCF (continued from page 10)

we’re working on the problem.’ He needs to send a signal to all of the agencies, providers, families and children . . . and make serious, meaningful change,” Ward said.

Brownback’s spokeswoman, Melika Willoughby, said in an e-mail that DCF “works everyday to ensure the safety and well-being of vulnerable Kansans.”

“The services provided by child welfare workers are mission-critical and supporting them is a high priority for Governor Brownback. He was pleased to support pay increases for DCF social workers last year, a measure Rep. Ward voted against,” she said, referring to a provision in the overall budget bill.

Ward said in a phone call that he voted against the budget because it was unbalanced.

Freed said the reporting center, which operates 24 hours a day, normally receives 100 calls a day.

But, during September the number of calls was about 500 a day. She attributed this to the start of the school year.

Teachers and other school staff members are mandatory reporters under Kansas law and must make a report if they suspect a student is being abused or neglected. Freed said the purpose of the e-mail was to lay out ways to streamline the handling of those calls.

In a follow-up e-mail, Freed said the agency continues “to urge anyone who suspects abuse/ neglect to call our hotline immediately at 1-800922-5330.”

DCF operates reporting centers in Topeka and Wichita. Freed said that 10 of 47 intake positions are vacant, but the agency is offering overtime to current employees while it works to fill those positions. She said four of the reporting centers’ 26 social worker positions are vacant.

She noted the high turnover rate for social workers nationwide. “It’s difficult to get people into these positions and it’s difficult to get them to stay,” Freed said.

She called the reporting centers the “front door” to the agency and said, “There’s no lack of dedication to helping kids in need, but we can always use more workers.”

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Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Dec. 15, 2016)1t RESOLUTION NO. 2016-19 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A LIQUOR LICENSE TO BELLWETHER BARN LLC WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, Scott County, (Commission) has received a request from Bellwether Barn, LLC located at 10311 Hwy 95, Scott City, Scott County, Kansas, to approve the application for a Permanent Premise Drinking Establishment Liquor License.

WHEREAS, K.S.A. 41-303 requires that no such license shall be granted to any applicant unless the board of county commissioners has adopted a resolution approving the issuance of a license to the location.

WHEREAS, the Commis-

sion has inquired into the details of such establishment.

THEREFORE, the Board of Commissioners of Scott County, Kansas, meeting in regular session, does hereby approve the issuance of a liquor license to Bellwether Barn, LLC located at 10311 Hwy 95, Scott City, Scott County, Kansas as contained in the application signed 11/18/16.

ADOPTED this 6th day of December, 2016, by the Board of County Commissioners, Scott County, Kansas and shall take effect and be in full force after its passage and publication once in the official county newspaper.

James Minnix, Chairman Jerry Buxton, Commissioner Gary Skibbe, Commissioner ATTEST: Alice Brokofsky County Clerk

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Dec. 15, 2016; last published Thurs., Dec. 29, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, successor by merger to Chase Home Finance LLC, successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff, vs.

Kristan R. Smyth and Sunni R. Smyth, et al.

Defendants Case No. 16CV5 Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Scott County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Front Door of the Courthouse at Scott City, Scott County, Kansas, on January 10, 2017, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate: LOT SIX (6) AND THE SOUTH SEVENTEEN FEET (S17’) OF LOT FOUR (4) AND

THE NORTH SEVEN FEET (N7’) OF LOT EIGHT (8) IN BLOCK TWO (2) IN THOMAS ADDITION TO SCOTT CITY, KANSAS ALSO DESCRIBED AS: LOT SIX (6) AND THE SOUTH SEVENTEEN FEET (17’) OF LOT FOUR (4) AND THE NORTH SEVEN FEET (N7’) OF LOT EIGHT (8) IN BLOCK TWO (2) IN THOMAS ADDITION TO SCOTT CITY, SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS, commonly known as 804 Madison, Scott City, KS 67871 (the “Property”) to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court. For more information, visit www.Southlaw.com Glenn Anderson, Sheriff Scott County, Kansas Prepared By: SouthLaw, P.C. Blair T. Gisi (KS #24096) 245 N. Waco, Suite 410 Wichita, KS 67202 (316) 684-7733 (316) 684-7766 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff (189620)

Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Dec. 15, 2016)1t

SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S PROCEEDINGS NOVEMBER 2016 GENERAL FUND SALARIES ............................................ $ 105,353.00 COMMODITIES .................................... 18,748.11 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ................. 58,435.73 CAPITAL OUTLAY..................................

456.12 OTHER...................................................

830.00 COUNTY HEALTH FUND SALARIES ............................................. 19,118.56 COMMODITIES ..................................... 17,876.75 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES .................

920.24 CAPITAL OUTLAY .................................

397.00 OTHER................................................... 20,000.00 NOXIOUS WEED FUND SALARIES...............................................

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

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

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

5,384.16 1,198.15 100.00 0.00

ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND SALARIES .............................................. 34,039.07 COMMODITIES....................................... 194,665.98 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.................... 36,001.73 CAPITAL OUTLAY....................................

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

0.00

Support Your Hometown Merchants! FIRE DISTRICT FUND

SALARIES ..............................................

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

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

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

389.28 0.00 528.06 160.10

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

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

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

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

3,704.37 172.30 53.74 0.00 531.34

JAMES M. MINNIX Chairman

ALICE BROKOFSKY Scott County Clerk

KPERS (continued from page 10)

past chaired the House Pensions and Benefits Committee. The money just won’t be there to make the full investment in the coming year, he worried.

“People need to weigh in. Would you rather have us meet the KPERS payment at the expense of other things, and the other things we look at are generally not very good, including health care and schools, or do you let that one slide until you have the additional revenue?”

Johnson said.

Lawmakers enacted reforms in 2012 aimed at rehabilitating the state’s pension system, which had veered close to dangerous levels of underfunding. In the years since, the system’s unfunded liability has begun to shrink. The system’s funded level hovers in the mid-60s, an improvement of about 10 percentage points since 2012.

Kansas also issued a $1 billion pension bond in 2015 after the Legislature authorized the debt. Rep. John Alcala (D-Topeka,) has also served on the pensions committee. He said the state shouldn’t have issued the bonds, but more immediately, he expressed fear over future pension payments into the trust fund.

“I have concerns we’re not going to be able to make the payments,” Alcala said.

According to current law, the deferred payment must be paid back by the end of June 2018 at eight percent interest, amounting to $115 million. Of course, the Legislature could change the law if desired.

“I would love to think we could even pay the $100 million back,” Johnson said. “I’m not optimistic.”

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Dec. 1, 2016; last published Thurs., Dec. 15, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of JOAN MACDONNELL, deceased Case No. 2016-PR-09 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Connie MacDonnell, duly appointed, qualified and acting executor of the Estate of Joan MacDonnell, deceased, praying that her acts be approved; that the Will be construed and the Estate be assigned to the persons entitled thereto; that fees and expenses be allowed; that the costs be determined and ordered paid; that the administration of the Estate be closed; that the Executor be discharged and that she be released from further liability.

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 23rd day of December, 2016, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., of said day, in said Court, in the City of Scott City, in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

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

Public Notice

(First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Dec. 1, 2016; last published Thurs., Dec. 15, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59 In the Matter of the Estate of MARY ALBERTA ISEMINGER, Deceased Case No. 16-PR-10 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified a Petition has been filed in this Court by Marcia Iseminger, duly appointed, qualified and acting Administrator of the Estate of Mary Alberta Iseminger, deceased, requesting that Administrator’s acts be approved; account be settled and allowed; the heirs be determined; the Estate be assigned to the persons entitled to it pursuant to the laws of instate succesion;

fees and expenses be allowed; costs be determined and ordered paid; the administration of the Estate be closed; the Administrator be discharged and Petitioner and the surety on administrator’s bond be released from further liability.

You are required to file your written defense to the Petition on or before December 23, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. in the District Court, Scott City, Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard, Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

Marcia Iseminger Administrator Dean K. Ryan 10923 117 Grant Ave. Garden City, KS 67846 (620) 275-9614 Attorney for Petitioners

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Dec. 15, 2016; last published Thurs., Dec. 29, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of RONALD E. BERLAND, deceased, Case No. 2016-PR-28 NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS You are hereby notified that on the 8th day of December, 2016, a Petition was filed in this Court by Valerie Katich, a devisee and legatee, and Executor named in the Last Will and Testament of Ronald E. Berland, deceased, dated November 16, 2010, praying that the Will filed with the Petition be admitted to probate and record; that she be appointed as Executor without bond; that she be granted Letters Testamentary.

You are required to file

your written defenses thereto on or before the 10th day of January, 2017, at 2:30 o’clock p.m., in said Court, in the City of Scott City, in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

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

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

Pastime at Park Lane The United Methodist Church led Sunday afternoon services.

Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Bert Lucas, Joy Barnett, Madeline Murphy, Wanda Kirk and Mandy Barnett.

Pastor Bob Artz led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Doris Riner played the piano for the hymns.

Reggie Ford and Kyra Burhoop from the Justified Band sang a variety of country songs on Sunday afternoon.

Russel and Mary Webster led Bible study on Tuesday evening.

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

Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon.

Helpers were Madeline Murphy, Barbara Dickhut and Mary Lou Oeser.

11 celebrate December birthdays

Volunteers with St. Joseph Catholic Church hosted the December birthday party on Tuesday afternoon.

Guests of honor were Alvin Johnston, Ardis Rose, Roy Brandenburg, Lawana Rothers, Lucille Dirks, Barbara Bennett, Nodine Hanna, Joe Beaver, Verna Willman, Kathryn Taylor and Phyllis Rowland.

Everyone enjoyed a Christmas sing-a-long and angel food cake and rainbow sherbet.

Hosting the party were Karen Rumford, Katie Eisenhour, Fr. Bernard Felix, Susan Boulware, Cecilia Gropp and Cheryl Perry.

Park Lane hosts annual party

Park Lane hosted the annual resident Christmas party on Saturday afternoon. Everyone enjoyed punch, cookies, fruit bread and homemade candy.

Santa found time to visit and bring gifts for the residents.

Thanks to Wanda Wright, 4-H bakers and Thad Dearden for making this a special event.

Ladies received manicures on Thursday morning.

Students from SCES came caroling on Thursday afternoon.

Deaths Marilee Rose Cramer Marilee Rose Cramer, 76, died Dec. 13, 2016, at her home after her battle with cancer.

S h e was born May 23, 1940, in Rooks County, the daughter Marilee Cramer of Frank and Mary (Thummel) Mick.

A resident of Scott City since 1970, moving from Hays, she was a retired school teacher beginning her degrees at Marymount College, Salina, where she began her career as a nun teaching music.

After being a music teacher, she returned to Fort Hays State University and earned a Masters Degree in special education and added a Specialist Degree for severely handicapped at Kansas State University. She also received many endorsements during her education career.

On Nov. 24, 1971, she married Darrell Mix Cramer in Scott City. He survives.

Other survivors include: one daughter, Toni Hauser, and husband, William, Glenwood Springs, Colo.; two sons, Craig

Cramer, and wife, Karon, WaKeeney, and Paul Cramer, and wife, LeeAnn, Scott City; three brothers, Ronald Mick, Perryton, Tex., Richard Mick, Colby, and John Mick, Scott City; two sisters, Marlene O’Connor, Hutchinson, and Margaret Strouse, Ellsworth; eight grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Jeffery Wayne Cramer; and one brother, David Mick.

Visitation will be Sun., Dec. 18, 2:00-8:00 p.m., and Mon., Dec. 19, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Price and Sons Funeral Home, Scott City.

Vigil service will be Monday at 6:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Scott City.

Funeral Mass will be Tues., Dec. 20, 10:30 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Bernard Felix officiating.

Interment will be in the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Scott County Arts Council or Friends of Scott Lake State Park, both in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington Street, Scott City, Ks. 67871.

Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu Week of December 19-23 Monday: Hamburger, deli fixins, baked beans, carrot raisin salad, strawberries and bananas.

Tuesday: Salmon patty or beef fingers, creamed peas, green beans, whole wheat roll, peaches.

Wednesday: Sausage gravy, biscuit, chilled tomatoes, citrus fruit cup.

Thursday: Roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, capri vegetables, whole wheat roll, pumpkin pie cake.

Friday: Baked barbeque chicken, Romanoff potatoes, creamy cole slaw, whole wheat roll, apricots. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501

The Over 50 Chorus sang on Thursday afternoon.

Residents played trivia games on Thursday evening.

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

Jan Huck performed on Friday afternoon.

Residents played Wii bowling on Friday.

Thanks to the UMYF kids for the Christmas cards and ornaments and to Suzy B’s for the fresh flowers for the dining room tables.

Delores Brooks was visited by Fritzi Rauch, Nancy Holt, Charles Brooks, David and Cheryl Parry, and Beth Tuck.

Corrine Dean was visited by Carol Ellis, Dianna Howard, Kylee Kropp, and Aaron and Mandy Kropp.

Darlene Richman was visited by Carol Ellis.

Yvonne Spangler was visited by Les and Mary Ann Spangler, Yvette Mills and Santa Claus.

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

Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton, Lindsay and Justin Singley, Linda Dunagan, Donita Billings, Delinda Dunagan and Jed Billings.

Mike Leach was visited by Rev. Don Martin and Linda Dunagan.

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

Doris Riner was visited by Tim and Rogene Gutshall, Ron and Sue Riner, Karen Harms and Mary Lou Oeser.

Lowell Rudolph was visited by LuAnn Buehler, Tom and Kathy Moore, Jon Buehler, Rev. Don Martin, and Steve and Mary Grigg.

Boots Haxton was visited by Rod and Kathy Haxton. Kathy was a guest of Boots at the Park Lane Christmas party.

Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock.

Louise Crist was visited by Jean Burgess and Bill Beaton.

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

Arlene Beaton was visited by Ann Beaton and John Beaton.

Kathy Roberts was visited by Aaron and Mandy Kropp and Kathy Moore.

Nella Funk was visited by Sheila Boyd, Eric Russell and Kathy Moore.

Lorena Turley was visited by Neta Wheeler, Mary Lou Oeser, Karen Harms and Sheri Rapier.

Loretta Gorman was visited by Charlene Becht, Chuck and Barb Brobst, Velda Riddiough, Lyle and Leta Gillispie and Iris Neitzel.

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

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Robert James ‘Bob’ Vondracek

Deaths Robert L. Gruver Robert L. Gruver, 86, died Dec. 8, 2016, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

H e was born Feb. 21, 1 9 3 0 , in Scott City, the son of Robert Gruver Charley and Emma (Geyer) Gruver.

A lifetime resident of Scott City, he was a farmer in Manning and mechanic for Sunflower Electric, Garden City, from 1970 to 2013.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, earning the rank of corporal while serving as a medic from 1951-53.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Scott City, On Oct. 20, 1955, he married Elva L. Betzold in Manning. She died Sept.

17, 1970.

On Nov. 6, 1976, he married Connie Veach in Wichita. She survives.

Other survivors include: two sons, Rodney

Gruver, and wife, Sue Hillery, Mayette, and Steven Gruver, Scott City; two daughters, Salinda Baker, and husband, Gerald, Marienthal, and Tina Turley, and husband, Roy, Scott City; two step-sons, Steven Vredenburg, and wife, Shelli, Hays, and Joe Vredenburg, Brooklyn, N.Y.; one brother, Charles Gruver, and wife, Carol, Scottsdale, Ariz.; 14 grandchildren, 16 greatgrandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Mary Cletus Graves and Delores Haehn.

Funeral service was Dec. 14 at the First Christian Church, Scott City, with Pastor Scott Wagner officiating.

Interment was at the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Friends of Lake Scott State Park in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington, Scott City, Ks. 67871.

James Leo ‘Jim’ Biel James Leo (Jim) Biel, 79, died Dec. 9, 2016, at the Wichita County Health Center, Leoti.

H e was born April 11, 1937, at the original Biel homeJim Biel stead in Wichita County, the son of Albert Biel, Sr., and Ida Kreutzer.

Following graduation from Wichita County High School in 1955, he was a farmer and rancher in Wichita County.

He was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus, both of Leoti.

On Nov. 22, 1958, he married Judith Ann Renner at St. Mary Catholic Church, Marienthal.

She died Feb. 25, 2004.

On March 11, 2005, he married Bennie Turner at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Scott City. She survives.

Other survivors include: three daughters, Renee Geyer, and husband, Myron, Leoti, Nichole Kelley, and husband, Bill, Kingman, and Camille Biel Wiens, Grand Island, Nebr.; two sons, Kelley Biel, and wife, Christine, Lenexa, and Phillip Biel, Phoenix, Ariz.; three

step-daughters, Tammy Schlereth, and husband, Jay, Cass Mastel, and husband, Scott, and Nancy Lacy; two brothers, Albert Biel, and wife, Johanna, Leoti, and Eugene Biel, and wife, Billie, Leoti; two sisters, Marguerite Berning, Marienthal, and Kathy Berning, and husband, Edwin, Leoti; 18 grandchildren, 11 stepgrandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and 14 step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Judy; one sister, Doris Mayer; and two brothers-in-law, Charles Mayer and Eurgene Berning.

Vigil service was Dec. 12 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Marienthal.

Funeral Mass was Dec. 13, at the church with Fr. Chris Renner (nephew of Jim) and Fr. Benjamin Martin officiating.

Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Marienthal.

Memorials are suggested to the Jim and Judy Biel Memorial Scholarship or the Wichita County Health Center, both in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, Box 161, Leoti, Ks. 67861.

Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.priceandsons. com.

Robert James “Bob” Vondracek, 91, died Dec. 13, 2016, at the Harper Hospital, Harper (Ks.).

H e was born March 1, 1925, in Anthony, the son of James and Glad- Robert Vondracek ys Marie (Sullivan) Vondracek.

Survivors include: one daughter, Sue Raberding, and husband, Dan; one son, Casey Vondracek, and wife, Ashley; one step-daughter, Dana Young; one step-son, Rex Osborn, and wife, Marvalee; one brother, Paul Vondracek; and one sister, Margaret Ann Hol-

comb; six grandchildren, one great-grandchild, four step-grandchildren and several step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by parents; wife, Shirley; infant daughter, Betty Lou; one brother, Bill; one granddaughter, Traci Misak; and one sonin-law, Ray Young.

Funeral mass will be Fri., Dec. 16, 2:30 p.m., at St. Patrick Catholic Church of the St. Joan of Arc Parish Community, Harper.

Burial will be in the Harper Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the church in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Homes, 613 West 14th Street, Harper, Ks. 67058.

Attend the Church of Your Choice

Joseph’s Story: What’s in a name?

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” - which means “God with us.”

When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But, he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. Matthew 1:22-25 This story begins with: “This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.” (vs 18) This is significant because of the name Jesus Christ.

Actually, it might be better phrased, “Jesus the Christ.” Jesus is the name and Christ is his title.

The name Jesus is the Greek name for Joshua which means “God saves.” Christ is derived from the Greek word for the Hebrew Messiah, the promised anointed one of God who would be the

Savior of his people.

The prophecy from Isaiah quoted in the text says they will call him Immanuel, which means “God with us.” So in the story of the birth of a baby boy born in an obscure village over 2,000 years ago, we have the Lord himself coming as the promised Messiah as, not only the savior of his people, but as savior of the world!

The question then remains, “What will you do with this information?” Do you really believe this child born long ago is the savior of the world, your savior? The revelation of Jesus as Savior requires a response. Ignoring this truth does not make it go away. Avoiding God is a response.

I invite you to fully participate in the celebration of the coming of the Messiah by attending the church of your choice and responding to God’s call on your life.

Pastor Jon Tuttle Prairie View Church of the Brethren, Friend

Scott City Assembly of God

Prairie View Church of the Brethren

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

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

Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

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

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

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

Pence Community Church

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

Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m.

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

Community Christian Church

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

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

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

Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.

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

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

First Baptist Church

Immanuel Southern Baptist Church

803 College - Scott City - 872-2339

1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264

Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor

Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041

Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

Gospel Fellowship Church

1st United Methodist Church

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

First Christian Church

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Bill Geurin, pastor • 874-8395 Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

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

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

Website: www.fccscottcity.org

Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666

Scott Mennonite Church

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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

Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.

Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m.

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

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

Sunday School, 10:50 a.m.

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

YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.

Have an insurance conversation with family The Christmas and New Year’s holidays are family times filled with reminiscences.

B u t , commissioner’s when famcorner ily gathKansas Insurance ers, they Commissioner Ken Selzer can also be times to have good conversations about how to protect and insure families and their property.

Following are ideas for insurance discussions and considerations with your family.

•Know where insurance and legal papers are.

Policies, phone numbers, financial statements and legal documents such as Power of Attorney and home inventory checklists should all be in a safe deposit box at your financial institution or in a fire-proof location within the home.

•Know what medications are taken.

Kinds, dosage, frequency, use of generics, pharmacy information - all are important to share with close family members.

•Know what your teenagers and young adults are concerned about.

Getting them to open up might be hard, but they could have questions about life situations and insurance that are important to them and to you.

•Know a qualified insurance professional and financial adviser, and let him/her assess your insurance needs.

Just like the generations of your family, insurance needs change.

•Know when insurance premiums are due.

Keep them on a centrallylocated calendar. This idea can be truly helpful for a single adult, a young family or empty nesters on a fixed income.

•Know, in the case of older family members, what their health insurance policies contain and what their medical preferences are for providers and institutions.

ACA sign-up is still strong The number of Americans signing up for 2017 health plans through HealthCare.gov is running slightly ahead of a year ago, even as President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican Congress prepare to dismantle the law that provides the coverage.

Customers new to the Affordable Care Act marketplaces account for just 25 percent of the enrollment so far, however, compared with almost 40 percent at about the same time last year.

As of Dec. 10, four million people had chosen health plans since enrollment began Nov. 1.

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Schools find success developing an appetite for healthier meals Controversy seems to have died from nutrition changes Bryan Thompson Kansas Health Institute

School lunch has long been a target of jokes. Those jokes turned to complaints from students and parents alike in 2012 when new congressionally mandated nutrition standards took effect.

Since it was established 70 years ago, the national school lunch program has required the federally assisted meals to be nutritionally balanced. The revisions that went into effect in 2012 were the first major changes in 15 years. Based on recommendations from the Institute of Medicine and the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for

Americans, they were intended to help stem the growing problem of childhood obesity.

The new rules mandated a greater emphasis on fruits, vegetables and whole grains and less salt, saturated fat and trans fats. They also emphasized portion sizes and calorie counts designed to maintain a healthy weight.

In response, students at Wallace County High School in Sharon Springs, with the help of some of the school staff, produced a music video parody that quickly went viral. The video portrayed student athletes collapsing from hunger.

Elaine Fischer heads the school nutrition program in the small northwest Kansas town. She sympathizes with the students’ complaints, but only to a point.

Fischer plans meals care-

We serve them enough here that, if they take everything off of our main line, and then they have access to the fresh vegetables and the fruit and stuff off the garden bar, they shouldn’t be hungry.

Elaine Fisher director of school nutrition for Sharon Springs

fully to give teens the calories they need to pay attention in the classroom and push themselves in sports - even after some start the day with chores on the farm.

“We serve them enough here that, if they take everything off of our main line, and then they have access to the fresh vegetables and the fruit and stuff off the garden bar, they shouldn’t be hungry,” she said.

The students must have come to the same conclusion, Fischer said, because the controversy has died.

Everyday Nutrition Lessons Three hours to the south, at Liberal High School, students haven’t produced any protest videos. But, they’re also not ready to give their cafeteria a five-star rating.

During a recent lunch period, the hot lunch included five chicken nuggets, a serving of potatoes and gravy, a whole wheat roll and milk.

But, the cafeteria also offered a salad bar stocked with a colorful variety of fresh vegetables and a prepared fruit salad of strawberries and bananas.

The salad bar is available every day, and students are allowed to take as much as they like of anything on it.

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‘Growing older’ isn’t a cause for every health issue in your life When Dr. Christopher Callahan examines older patients, he often hears a similar refrain.

“I’m tired, doctor. It’s hard to get up and about. I’ve been feeling kind of down, but I know I’m getting old and I just have to live with it.”

This fatalistic stance relies on widely held but mistaken assumptions about what constitutes “normal aging.”

In fact, fatigue, weakness and depression - among several other common concerns - aren’t to-be-expected con-

Navigating Aging Judith Graham Kaiser Health News

The Navigating Aging column focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, helping America’s 45 million seniors and their families navigate the health care system.

sequences of growing older, said Callahan, director of the Center for Aging Research at Indiana University’s School of Medicine.

Instead, they’re a signal

that something is wrong and a medical evaluation is in order.

“People have a perception, promulgated by our culture, that aging equals decline,” said Dr. Jeanne Wei, a geriatrician who directs the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

“That’s just wrong,” Wei said. Many older adults remain in good health for a long time and “we’re lucky to live in an age when many remedies are available.”

Of course, people’s bodies

do change as they get on in years. But, this is a gradual process.

If you suddenly find your thinking is cloudy and your memory unreliable, if you’re overcome by dizziness and your balance is out of whack, if you find yourself tossing and turning at night and running urgently to the bathroom, don’t chalk it up to normal aging. Go see your physician. The earlier you identify and deal with these problems, the better.

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Interstate health insurance has tryout in Georgia, but no takers Andy Miller Kaiser Health News

Among the Republican ideas to transform the health care system is a proposal to allow health insurers to sell their policies across state lines.

President-elect Donald Trump and Rep. Tom Price, the Georgia congressman picked by Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, have backed the proposal. They and other advocates see it as a way to boost competition. The interstate sales idea is part of a general GOP blueprint to replace the 2010 Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare.

In Georgia, the interstate sale of health insurance has

been legal for five years.

The state Legislature in 2011 passed a bill letting insurers sell any policies in Georgia that they offer in other states. The legislation was hailed by supporters and business groups as a way to skirt the state’s required benefit coverages - such as screenings for cervical, prostate and colorectal cancer, along with mammograms - and thus lower the sticker price of insurance.

The law is still in effect.

But, since it was passed, no health insurer has taken advantage of it.

And since January, an obscure provision of the ACA has been in effect, letting individual states agree among themselves to allow sales by

one another’s health insurance companies. Although several states have passed laws to move toward such a compact, none has made any deals to sell across state lines.

Each state has its own set of health insurance regulations, though large employers that self-insure (those that use their own funds to cover employees’ health expenses) are exempt from these state rules.

Currently, the idea of eliminating barriers to interstate sales is drawing some opposition from state insurance regulators and insurance industry officials, The Wall Street Journal reported last week. “That sounds like a silver bullet to solve a major

problem, and there are no silver bullets,” said Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. “There are no simple answers.”

Some Democrats have voiced concern about the erosion of state consumer protections.

Graham Thompson, executive director of the Georgia Association of Health Plans, an industry group, says that the GOP proposals aimed at helping health insurers are “a positive change in tune’’ after industry losses suffered under the ACA. A federal law allowing interstate sales across the country “could be different’’ from the more lim(See INTERSTATE on page 15)

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Older Here are four common concerns that should spark attention - only a partial list of issues that can arise: Fatigue. You have no energy. You’re tired all the time.

Don’t underestimate the impact: Chronically weary older adults are at risk of losing their independence and becoming socially isolated.

Nearly one-third of adults age 51 and older experience fatigue, according to a 2010 study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. (Other estimates are lower.) There are plenty of potential culprits.

Medications for blood pressure, sleep problems, pain and gastrointestinal reflux can induce fatigue, as can infections, conditions such as arthritis, an underactive thyroid, poor nutrition and alcohol use.

All can be addressed, doctors say. Perhaps most important is ensuring that older adults remain physi-

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cally active and don’t become sedentary.

“If someone comes into my office walking at a snail’s pace and tells me, ‘I’m old; I’m just slowing down,’ I’m like no, that isn’t right,” said Dr. Lee Ann Lindquist, a professor of geriatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

“You need to start moving around more, get physical therapy or occupational therapy, and push yourself to do just a little bit more every day.”

Appetite loss. You don’t feel like eating and you’ve been losing weight.

This puts you at risk of developing nutritional deficiencies and frailty and raises the prospect of an earlier-than-expected death. Between 15 percent and 30 percent of older adults are believed to have what’s known as the “anorexia of aging.”

Physical changes associated with aging - notably

Meals One young man put everything from the hot line into the large compartment of his food tray.

The other four sections were overflowing with strawberries and bananas.

But, some kids, like wrestler Chris Boman, would rather have less from the salad bar and more from the hot line.

“It’s great that we can get as much as we care on vegetables and fruits and stuff, but I guess me personally, I like to have a little more meat and stuff,” Boman said.

Across the table, football player Jesse Navarrete - who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 280 pounds - said he doesn’t always get enough to eat.

“Sometimes I do get filled up by it, but sometimes if I don’t like it then I just eat the main course or a side,” Navarrete said.

It’s not just hulking defensive linemen who complain about not getting enough to eat. Bailey Crosier is on the golf team. She’s less than half Navarrete’s size, but her

for weeks or months at a time.

Depression in later life has profound consequences, compounding the effects of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, leading to disability, affecting cognition and, in extreme cases, resulting in suicide.

A half century ago, it was believed “melancholia” was common in later life and that seniors naturally withdrew from the world as they understood their days were limited, Callahan explained. Now, it’s known this isn’t so.

Researchers have shown that older adults tend to be happier than other age groups: only 15 percent have major depression or minor variants.

Late-life depression is typically associated with a serious illness such as diabetes, cancer, arthritis or stroke; deteriorating hearing or vision; and life changes such as retirement or the loss of a spouse. While grief

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complaint is similar.

“Like, there’s no flavor or anything, and, like, I feel there’s not enough food,” Crosier said.

Likewise, Shay Wiltshire said she brings snacks from home to supplement her lunch.

Otherwise, she’d be hungry at basketball practice.

And she thinks the flavor of the meals suffered when the new standards went into effect.

“It was nasty. It just didn’t taste as good,” Wiltshire said.

Connie Vogts, nutrition services director at Liberal High School, suspects the complaints about flavor are probably mostly due to the reduction in salt.

She takes critical reviews like these in stride.

“It always amuses me to hear the kids say the food is nasty,” Vogts said.

“But, you look down at clean plates. So what does that tell you?”

It tells Vogts that, while it may not be McDonald’s or Pizza Hut, the food is acceptable.

“Our goal is to teach

Interstate ited Georgia experience, Thompson said. “We’ll have to see the details.”

He said that one obstacle to insurers selling out-of-state policies in Georgia is that “all health care is local - and all health care costs are local.” So insurers would still have to strike con-

a reduced sense of vision, taste and smell, which make food attractive - can contribute. So can other conditions: decreased saliva production (a medication-induced problem that affects about one-third of older adults); constipation (affecting up to 40 percent of seniors); depression; social isolation (people don’t like to eat alone); dental problems; illnesses and infections; and medications (which can cause nausea or reduced taste and smell).

If you had a pretty good appetite before and that changed, pay attention, said Dr. Lucy Guerra, director of general internal medicine at the University of South Florida.

Treating dental problems and other conditions, adding spices to food, adjusting medications and sharing meals with others can all make a difference.

Depression. You’re sad, apathetic and irritable

kids healthy eating habits, to put nutritious food in front of them, and hopefully if you put it in front of them day after day, you know, they learn to respect and appreciate what healthy and nutritious food is,” she said.

Breakfast On the Go Vogts isn’t just any school nutrition director. She’s one of a handful recognized by two national foundations for her innovative approach to getting students to eat healthier.

Stephanie Scarmo is the lead researcher for a school nutrition project funded by Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She said Vogts was recognized for a program she launched two years ago called Second Chance Breakfast. It operates from a kiosk in the commons area between the first and second class periods.

“As the bell rings and kids get out of class, they can grab a healthy break-

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tracts with local hospitals and other providers.

A handful of other states have passed interstate insurance laws similar to Georgia’s, but the effect has been the same.

State insurance regulators told the Wall Street Journal that in states requiring locally licensed

insurers to offer extensive coverage, healthy people might abandon those companies to buy barebones policies from out of state. That, in turn, would leave local plans insuring mostly people with health problems, who need broader, more expensive coverage.

fast and take it to their next classroom,” Scarmo said. “And she told us during her participation in our expert panel that she’s able to serve over 400 kids in five minutes with this type of grab-and-go option.”

Eating breakfast improves academic performance, according to Cheryl Johnson, who oversees nutrition and wellness programs for the Kansas State Department of Education.

“When the students eat breakfast then the calories in the lunch, it fills them up because they’ve had breakfast,” she said.

Johnson said when she visits school cafeterias across the state, she sees kids - especially the younger ones - eating more fruits and vegetables, but the amount of food thrown away has not increased.

Those are signs, she said, that the changes that sparked so much controversy in the beginning are now working without much fanfare.

is normal, sadness that doesn’t go away and that’s accompanied by apathy, withdrawal from social activities, disturbed sleep and self-neglect is not, Callahan said.

With treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy and antidepressants, 50 percent to 80 percent of seniors can expect to recover.

Weakness. You can’t rise easily from a chair, screw the top off a jar or lift a can from the pantry shelf.

You may have sarcopenia - a notable loss of muscle mass and strength that affects about 10 percent of adults over the age of 60. If untreated, sarcopenia will affect your balance, mobility and stamina and raise the risk of falling, becoming frail and losing independence.

Age-related muscle atrophy, which begins when people reach their 40s and accelerates when they’re in their 70s, is part of the problem.

Muscle strength declines even more rapidly - slipping about 15 percent per decade, starting around age 50.

The solution: exercise, including resistance and strength training exercises, and good nutrition, including getting adequate amounts of protein.

Other causes of weakness can include inflammation, hormonal changes, infections and problems with the nervous system.

Watch for sudden changes. “If you’re not as strong as you were yesterday, that’s not right,” Wei said. Also, watch for weakness only on one side, especially if it’s accompanied by speech or vision changes.

Taking steps to address weakness doesn’t mean you’ll have the same strength and endurance as when you were in your 20s or 30s. But, it may mean doctors catch a serious or preventable problem early and forestall further decline.

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KU Senate opposes campus carry in ‘strongest terms’ Elected representatives of faculty, staff and students at the University of Kansas are now formally on the record opposing campus carry. KU’s full University Senate this month approved a resolution, first crafted by the University Senate executive committee, stating that the body opposes “in the strongest possible terms” allowing concealed weapons on the KU campus.

State university campuses currently prohibit guns, but Kansas law requires them to allow lawful concealed carry beginning July 1, 2017.

KU and the other universities have been prepping for that date by crafting policies for implementing the new concealed carry law. The Kansas Board of Regents is expected to approve draft policies from KU and the other schools on Wednesday.

Understanding that at this point the Board of Regents and individual universities are not in charge of the law but rather drafting policies to comply with a law that others made, the University Senate’s statement directly addresses the state Legislature. It says:

Freezing Don’t even bother thawing the dough before baking, because frozen cookie dough will not flatten as easily when baked, especially a problem for chocolate chip cookies. But, if you choose to, defrost in refrigerator prior to baking.

For cookies, such as sugar and butter cookies, before freezing, first divide dough into small sections (to allow for quicker defrosting) and form each into a log.

Then, double wrap it with plastic wrap to prevent freezer odors.

When you are ready to use the dough, simply slice off the dough about 1/4 inch thick (thinner for crispier cookies, a meat slicer works well) with a serrated knife or a really sharp knife, so it won’t pull through the dough.

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so it’s easy to roll out when thawed. Or, if you have the time, precut the cookies and place them on cookie sheets to harden.

After that, double wrap the shapes and place them in an airtight container in layers with waxed paper placed in between them (just like frozen ravioli).

No need to thaw before baking.

When baking, make sure you pre-heat your oven for best results.

Don’t open the oven door; the escaping heat will make your cooking time longer. When cookies are done, let them sit on the pan a few minutes, but then move to a rack to cool.

If cookies are stored properly they will retain their freshly baked taste and texture. Always store cookies after they have cooled completely, if they are still warm, they will get too soft and moist from the condensation and you’ll wreck them.

Always separate soft and crisp textured cookies before storing. If you mix the two, the soft cookies will make the crisp ones soft. Crisp cookies should be stored in a cookie jar or container with a loose fitting lid in a dry climate so any excess moisture can escape.

You can also “recrisp” cookies in a cool oven.

Cookies with very moist fillings should be stored in a loose covered container.

Refrigerate if desired.

If fillings contain dairy products, they must be refrigerated. Cover with foil before doing so.

Drop Cookies For drop cookie dough, freeze it in an airtight container. If you have the time, drop the actual cookie dough in spoonfuls or a cookie scoop to portion balls of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place the baking sheet in the freezer for about an hour, or until the dough balls are frozen.

Place them into a resealable plastic freezer bag. When you want fresh-baked cookies, all you have to do is bake the frozen dough balls without thawing, at the usual temperature, adding a few minutes to the baking time.

For cookies that require rolling, freeze the Storing Fragile Cookies Store fragile cookies dough in a flattened disk,

K-State

“The University Senate of the University of Kansas is composed of the elected representatives of staff, students and faculty at the University and is charged with acting in behalf of the staff, students, and faculty.

“Eighty-two percent of the KU staff, students, and faculty who participated in the January 2016 Docking Institute survey expressed opposition to allowing concealed weapons on campus.

“Moreover, current research indicates that the net effect of campus carry on the safety of college students, faculty, and staff

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in a shallow tin instead of a deep cookie jar or crock as extra weight will break the delicate treats.

Refrigerate cookies if they contain cream cheese, cream frosting or custard, and other dairy products.

Cookies will last for up to 3-5 days there, loosely wrapped in foil.

Most baked cookies and brownies can also be frozen, well sealed in airtight containers.

Decorated cookies or those low in fat, unfortunately, do not freeze well.

Cookies with a high butterfat content will usually stay fresh for a week or longer in a tightly covered container.

To ship cookies, keep in mind that it is not a good idea to send perishable food. Durable foods that ship well include baked goods that are moist and firm or hard, but not brittle. These travel well and should arrive whole, not in crumbs. Examples are pound cakes, cookies, fruitcakes, brownies and fudge. If you’re not sure how well a food will ship, test it.

Place the food in a container and shake it a few times. If it holds its shape, it should mail well.

For more information, visit the www.baking911.com or stop by the Extension office.

is likely to be more death, more nonfatal gunshot wounds, and more threats with a firearm that are traumatizing to victims.

“Therefore, the University Senate wishes to express its opposition, in the strongest possible terms, to allowing concealed weapons on the University of Kansas campus.

“On behalf of our constituencies, we urge the Kansas State Legislature: 1) to respect local control by continuing the exemption to the Personal and Family Protection Act and 2) to allow our campus communities to choose whether or not weapons are allowed on our KU campuses.”

In true academic fashion, faculty members from the six state universities are already discussing possibilities for studying effects of the law - whether they want it to become reality or not.”

The Regents Council of Faculty Senate Presidents is working on a survey to measure university faculty, staff and students’ anxiety about campus carry, according to a report at last month’s Board of Regents meeting.

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offensive explosion

Horn scores 26 in win over Purcell

SCHS sophomore Justin Hundertmark drives for a takedown against a Ulysses opponent during tournament action on Saturday.

(Record Photo)

Matmen collect 5 golds at Ulysses Saturday involved a lot of sitting, watching and waiting for the Scott Community High School wrestling team.

Then again, that happens when you take care of business on Friday and have only a championship match on the final day.

The Beavers took only eight varsity wrestlers to the Ulysses Invitational and put six of them into the finals. Of those finalists, five came away with gold medals.

There was just one disappointment for head coach Jon Lippelmann.

“I don’t know what more some of these boys had to do to be considered for ‘Outstanding Wrestler,’” said Lippelmann.

“They beat the kids they had to and most of them were pretty impressive in getting it done. I’d like to think there was a chance the top wrestler in the tournament was in that mix.”

The Beavers (139) finished second in the 13-team field behind Garden City (149.5) and ahead of Ulysses (123.5) and Cimarron (114).

Defense will always be the primary focus for the Scott City boys, but there will be some games where defense alone won’t be enough.

Against a Purcell (Okla.) team that likes to put up big offensive numbers, the Beavers were able to step outside their comfort zone with a 75-66 win in the final round of the Southwest Classic on Saturday afternoon.

In a game where the opponent was wanting to force the pace and was looking for the three-point shot, SCHS head coach Brian Gentry says the key for his team was patience as they turned a 32-31 halftime deficit into a 51-44 lead after three quarters.

“We came in here averaging 54 points, so to put up 75 points on a night when we had to was huge for us,” says Gentry. “No matter what we do defensively, (Purcell) is going to put up big numbers because that’s how they play. They shoot the ball extremely well.”

It appeared the Beavers would have trouble with the Dragons’ pace and their ability to shoot from (See HORN on page 24)

Sophomore Marshall Faurot scores a basket between two Purcell defenders during Southwest Classic play in Garden City on Saturday.

(Record Photo)

Close no longer good enough for SC

(See MATMEN on page 21)

DHS whips Hoxie for title at Castle Rock

For years, Hoxie has been the nemesis for the Dighton High School girls.

Despite some outstanding games in which the Lady Hornets had threatened to end Hoxie’s dominance during regular season games and in tournament play, Dighton Dighton 40 Hoxie 28 came up frustratingly short time and again.

That came to an end on Saturday.

With a dominating performance from start to finish, DHS ended Hoxie’s streak of four consecutive titles in the Castle Rock Classic with a 40-28 win.

“We haven’t won this tournament or beaten Hoxie in a long time,” noted senior guard Sara Cramer, who finished with 12 points and five steals. “This was a big win (See DHS GIRLS on page 22)

Scott City senior Nancy Wiebe drives the lane against a Purcell defender during Saturday’s tournament play in Garden City.

(Record Photo)

The frustration was clearly evident in Sarah McCormick’s voice following Scott City’s 38-36 last-second loss to Wichita Trinity last Friday.

“I’m tired of losing these tight 38 games and Trinity Scott City 36 I hope the girls are, too,” said the Lady Beavers head coach just one day after her team lost in overtime to Palmer Ridge in the Southwest Classic.

“I believe we’re going to be in a lot of games like this and we need to develop the mental toughness to win them.”

The Lady Beavers did show some character in the fourth quarter when they were able to erase a five point deficit, 32-27.

Junior guard Macy Price, who led the team with 13 points, jump started a 7-1 scoring burst with a threepoint play at the 5:20 mark.

Nancy Wiebe added a free throw and Price drained another three-pointer with 2:44 remaining that gave the Lady Beavers their first lead since the opening moments of the first half.

Wichita Trinity recaptured the lead with a three(See CLOSE on page 19)

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Even a wild goose chase is never a wasted day The one winter hunting sport I rarely get to enjoy is waterfowl hunting.

For years I’ve looked for someone who wants a dependable partner for several goose hunts each season, but so far I only get to scratch my goose hunting itch perhaps once each year when I can find a couple guys who will let me tag along.

Last summer I developed a friendship with Jason Austin and his son Jared from McPherson.

Both are goose hunting

Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland

enthusiasts who are partners in a waterfowl hunting lease near Little River.

The warm fall kept the geese up north longer this year than most, but nasty weather in the Dakotas the past 2-3 weeks have finally brought them south. Jason had been checking with other local waterfowl hunters and

watching the skies and felt Saturday was going to be good hunting at their lease, with seemingly lots of birds around, so an early Saturday morning hunt was planned.

Saturday morning dawned cloudy and frigid, but was supposed to be the warmest day of the week. Their lease is on a big lake, well off the road and out in the middle of rolling farm country.

The dam itself is over 200 yards long and driving across it places you are

over 50 feet above the water’s surface.

The field drive snaked around through hayfields and across the dam where we hooked sharply around the fence in a wheat field and drove down to the water. The headlights revealed a dandy duck blind tucked into the six foot tall brown grass at the water’s edge. Excitement and anticipation dropped several notches to disappointment as the beam from Jason’s headlamp shone across a lake frozen

solid from end to end.

Both he and Jared agreed they had never seen that lake frozen solid, as there always seemed to be a good big spot of open water a ways in front of the blind. Friday night, Jason had talked to another of the hunters on the lease and they were certain the lake was not frozen.

Yet here we stood wondering if we should have left the shotguns at home and brought ice skates instead.

Short bench too much to overcome in loss to LaCrosse A depleted bench was more than the Dighton boys could overcome in a 45-41 non-league game at LaCrosse on Tuesday.

It was the second consecutive o v e r time loss Dighton 41 for the LaCrosse 45 Hornets.

DHS was already facing a shortage of players with Logan Lingg and Lake Lewis still benched because of pre-season injuries and junior forward Isaac Torson added to that list due to a wrist injury in the finals of the Castle Rock Classic.

When senior center Tyler Lingg picked up his fifth foul with 1:14 still remaining in regulation, head coach Ben Wilkens found himself in a difficult situation.

Dighton’s limited offensive firepower was led by Lingg and senior guard Dylan Foos who accounted for 14 of the team’s 18 first half points.

Foos scored the team’s final seven points of the half which tied the game at 18-18 before three free throws by LaCrosse in the final four seconds.

The Hornets had difficulty generating any second half offense, falling behind 35-24 early in the fourth quarter before they climbed back into the game from long range.

Sophomore guard David Cramer knocked down a trey and Foos followed with back-to-back threepointers that cut the deficit to 35-33 with 4:03 left in the game.

Shortly after Lingg fouled out, Foos drained a pair of free throws that pulled Dighton to within a point, 36-35, with 1:00 to play.

LaCrosse missed the front end of a one-andone with :39 on the clock and with only :22 to play, Cramer went to the line where he hit one of two free throw attempts to tie the game.

The Leopards had a final opportunity to win the game in regulation, but a putback for the Dighton freshman Kaden Bradstreet battles for a rebound during Tuespotential game-winner day’s non-league game at LaCrosse.

(Record Photo) was waived off by the officials to the objection lead, 38-36, since owning the 1:24 mark to make it a play and LaCrosse closed a brief 11-10 advantage 42-41 game. The Hornets out the game at the free of the home crowd. early in the second period. had an opportunity to throw line.

Following four consec- regain the lead following Foos led the Hornets Overtime Lead with 17 points followed A steal and layup utive points by LaCrosse, a LaCrosse turnover.

Cramer missed the by Lingg and Cramer

by Foos in the opening senior guard Gage Barton moments of overtime gave Dighton renewed front end of a one-and- with nine and eight points, gave the Hornets their first life with a three-pointer at one with 28.6 seconds to respectively.

The Austins have some goose decoys they call “feeders” which appear to be a group of geese with their heads down feeding, also giving the appearance to geese passing overhead that they are at ease and all is well. Jason said they have used those successfully on the ice a time two before, but of course the “feeders” were snug and warm in the shed at home.

Jason and friend Pete began breaking the two inch thick ice from a spot (See GOOSE on page 21)

Indians win final two in Sagebrush Shootout

With an offensive attack that was finally showing signs of life, the Wichita County High School boys were able to claim a pair wins to close out the Sagebrush Shootout.

Led by a 24 point outing from senior Juan Alvarado, the Indians defeated Golden Plains, 48-36, in the fifth place tournament game on Saturday.

With a lopsided 38-14 scoring edge in the first and third quarters, WCHS built a 47-22 lead entering the final period.

“Our offense looked a lot better, but I was really pleased with our defense,” says head coach Haydon Parks after his team forced 27 turnovers. “It was our best defensive game of the season.”

“In the third quarter we really put it to them.

We had several steals that we were able to turn into layups,” he said. “In about a 30 second span we had thre steals that we turned into baskets.”

WCHS (2-2) outscored the Bulldogs 20-7 in the quarter.

(See WCHS on page 23)

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pointer and junior guard Kaitlyn Roberts tied the game at 36-36 when she hit a baseline jumper with :47 remaining.

Trinity played for the final shot and they made the strategy pay off when they connected on a 10-foot jumper with only 3.5 seconds on the clock.

Despite the loss, McCormick felt her squad “played smart and executed well” down the stretch.

She said it’s all about sticking with the game plan.

“I told the girls, ‘Why don’t we try doing what we talk about in the huddle instead of going back on the floor and then forgetting what we’re supposed to do?’” said McCormick. “When everyone’s doing their own thing we aren’t going to get good results.”

The head coach said the team also needs to learn how to play with the lead and put a team away when they have the opportunity. SCHS led by as many as eight points in the first half and took a 17-15 lead into halftime. However, Trinity put together a 9-0 scoring run to start the second half.

“When you’re a team that has experience having the lead you understand that you can’t take your foot off the gas. I think we tend to relax a little with the lead,” McCormick says.

The head coach was impressed with the ability of Price to expand her role on the team, particularly on offense.

“She wasn’t expected to score when she played at Dodge City.

They wanted her to be a ball handler. I need her to be both,” McCormick says. “That’s a new role for her and she’s making

the adjustment.”

In addition, freshman pivot Emily Weathers came off the bench to score five points and was aggressive under the basket.

“She gave me a spark and that’s what we needed,” McCormick says.

Fall to Purcell The tournament came to a disappointing conclusion for the Lady Beavers with a 45-27 loss to Purcell (Okla.) in the final tournament game on Saturday afternoon.

SCHS (1-3) struggled from the outset, hitting 1-of-10 from the field in the first quarter and committing eight turnovers while digging themselves into a 45-27 hole.

“Bailey (Latta) and Kiana (Yager) had really big defensive assignments against their two best players. When you have to guard someone like that it’s more difficult for you at the offensive end, so the other girls have to pick up the slack,” says McCormick.

Weather was able to pick up part of the load with a team high eight points while Latta added five.

The head coach says part of their offensive struggles came with an inability to finish strong in the paint.

“We don’t have to do anything complicated. We have to get stronger in the post and finish shots,” she emphasizes. “We can have the best plays in the world and create scoring opportunities, but it eventually comes down to us making the shots.”

With a long break until they return to action on Tuesday at

Scoring on a putback is SCHS freshman Emily Weathers during tournament action last Friday against Wichita Trinity.

(Record Photo)

Colby, McCormick says a lot “Girls are having a difficult of time will be spent reviewing time getting open, particularly film and working on offensive on the perimeter, and that makes sets. it more difficult to get the shots

we want,” she says. “With the post players we’re going to go back to basics and learn to shoot over defensive players.”

Beavers slow down to pull away from Bears Speed isn’t everything.

That’s a message Scott Community High School head coach Brian Gentry frequently has to give his players.

The Beavers responded with a 55-42 win over Palmer Ridge (Colo.) in the opening round of the Southwest Classic on the home court last Thursday.

Protecting a 24-23 lead midway into the second quarter, the Beavers opened up a 31-21 lead at the end of three quarters and then relied on clutch free throw shooting down the stretch.

The key to a strong start in the second half was adjusting their tempo, says Gentry.

“We slowed things down

in the third quarter and ran our offense,” he says. “It’s not about how fast we can make a pass, but running our offense and giving it a chance to work.”

Scott City put together a 10-0 scoring run in the third period that included three-point baskets by senior guard Justin Faurot and junior guard Jordan

Horn, sandwiched around a pair of free throws from the same duo.

With 2:22 left in the period, they had opened up a 41-27 cushion.

A very athletic Palmer Ridge team, who came into the tournament with a 4-0 record, answered with a 13-2 scor-

ing run of their own that cut the deficit to 43-40 with 3:38 remaining.

Ten of Scott City’s final 12 points in the game came at the charity stripe. They connected on 14-of-14 in the second half.

“For about a four or five minute stretch in the fourth quarter (See BEARS on page 24)

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7th grade Bluejays are league champions Scott City Middle School seventh graders wrapped up league championships in the “A” and “B” divisions with a sweep of Ulysses on the home floor Monday.

The “A” and “B” girls were each 14-1 overall and 10-0 in the Great West Activities Conference.

SCMS had no trouble rolling to a lopsided 37-12 win in the “A” division after jumping out to a 14-0 first quarter lead.

Brynn McCormick and Kennedy Holstein shared game scoring honors with 12 points each. Tori Ford and Amber Latta added six and five points, respectively.

In the “B” game the Lady Bluejays ripped Ulysses, 37-14.

Eight players made the scoring column, led

by Ashleigh Hickert with 10 points. Sadie Hermosillo, Alivia Noll and Brooklynne Zielke each scored six points.

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Payton Goodman (23) and Kennedy Holstein (right) chase down a loose ball during Monday’s win over Ulysses on the home floor.

(Record Photo)

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Loss of Johnson is costly for the Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs football team won the battle against Oakland (21-13) last Thursday night, but they might have lost the war. Middle linebacker Derrick Johnson was lost for the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Before he by went down, Mac Johnson was Stevenson having a great season.

Kansas City’s defense was superb against the Raiders, holding them in check time-after-time. However, there was a noticeable letdown when Johnson left the lineup. Without Johnson, whether or not the Chiefs’ stout defense can hold the fort for three more regularseason games is open to conjecture.

Even though the loss of Johnson is a significant setback, it should be noted that DE Justin Houston has returned from his knee injury and is playing exceptional football. Houston is so talented that he changes the strategy that opposing offenses use against the Chiefs.

One factor is clear: rookie Tyreek Hill has become a major player on KC’s offense; he’s getting better and better as the regular season moves toward a conclusion. Hill is reputed to be the fastest player in the NFL. Coach Andy Reid is using Hill perfectly. The rookie is returning punts and kickoffs. He’s also playing split receiver and is becoming effective at this position.

It’s a certainty that Reid has been tempted to insert Hill as a running back, but that would be a major mistake.

Most runningbacks last for just three or four years before their careers conclude because of injuries.

Hill can be a long-term offensive star for KC if Reid continues to use him as a kick returner and pass receiver.

Kansas City is well-positioned for either a division championship or a wild card berth in the playoffs.

After the win over Oakland, KC was tied with the Raiders at 10-3 in the AFC West Division. But KC won both of their games against Oakland, which means the (See CHIEFS on page 23)

DHS falls in OT to Hoxie When Dighton freshman Kaden Bradstreet hit a pair of clutch free throws with in the finals of the Castle Rock Classic it appeared that the Hornets would come away with a big come-from-behind win over Hoxie on Saturday night.

All they had to do was protect a three point lead for the final 8.9 seconds.

Hoxie’s Latham Schwarz spoiled Dighton’s title hopes with a three-pointer that sent the game into overtime and the Indians were able to hang on for a 58-56 win.

“When you look at how young and inexperienced we are right now, I think it says a lot about these boys that they were able to come back from a 12 point deficit in the second half,” says head coach Ben Wilkens.

“We handled their press well for this early in the season,” he said, referring to their 13 turnovers.

It looked like Hoxie had taken control of the game with a 10-1 scoring run to open the second half while building a 35-23 lead.

Bradstreet provided a huge offensive spark when he scored seven consecutive points, including a trey. Sophomore guard David Cramer added a three-pointer to make it a 35-33 game.

DHS carried their momentum into the fourth quarter when they scored 10 unanswered points in the first 4:12.

Dylan Foos finished off the scoring blitz with a shot off the glass to give Dighton a 43-38 lead.

Hoxie regained the lead, 46-45, on a three-pointer, but the Hornets converted 6-of-7

DHS senior Dylan Foos drives the lane for a layin during first half action against Hoxie on Saturday.

(Record Photo)

free throws down the stretch.

Bradstreet’s pair at the line gave them a 51-48 lead with 8.9 seconds to play.

In the extra period, senior center Tyler Lingg hit a free throw and a basket for a 54-51 lead and he later added a pair of free throws that put Dighton back on top again, 56-55, with 1:25 remaining.

The Indians grabbed the

Matmen

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Freshman Justus McDaniel (113) earned his first high school championship with first period falls in each of his three matches, including a pin in just 49 seconds of the title match against Diago Hernandez (Garden City).

McDaniel had opened the season at 120, but made the move to 113 in the absence of Theron Tucker who didn’t compete because of an injury.

Lippelmann expects this to be a permanent move for the freshman.

“We’d thought of having him wait until the Abilene tournament this weekend or maybe after Christmas, but the timing worked out well for him. It was a chance for him to gain some early experience at 113.

“Justus is a competitor and I think losing a match at Hoxie last weekend motivated him,” added Lippelmann.

Kaden Wren (126) was matched a Garden City varsity wrestler in the finals and pinned Andres Sanchez in only 1:38 for his second tournament title of the season. He pinned his two earlier opponents to advance into the finals.

“He’s fairly strong for a freshman and his technique is pretty good,” says Lippelmann.

“He needs to work on setting up his takedowns, but that’s not unusual for a freshman.

Until now, his strength and quickness have been enough, but that’s going to change as we see tougher competition on down the road.”

Also claiming the first varsity title of his career was sophomore Kyle Sherwood (195) who pinned his first two opponents before winning by a 5-2 decision in the finals over Ayston Perez (Ulysses).

Perez had pinned top-seeded Derek Bogner (Cimarron) who had defeated Sherwood in the semi-finals of the Hoxie tournament a week earlier.

Sherwood won the championship match on his feet where he was able to execute a pair of single leg takedowns.

“Kyle’s gaining confidence and he’s willing to try the things we’re teaching him in the practice room,” Lippelmann says.

“We were wanting another shot at Bogner, but we’ll see him again down the road.”

Also turning in dominating performances on their way to gold medals were Jarret

lead moments later with a three-point basket. Hoxie missed the front end of a oneand-one with :13 to play, giving Dighton a final opportunity to tie the game or win, but a long range three by Lingg missed at the buzzer.

Lingg finished with a game high 21 points and Cramer added 15.

“David is getting more com-

fortable on offense, but his defensive improvement has been greater,” says Wilkens. “I’m real pleased with the confidence that Kaden’s shown. He played well in a pressure situation, which isn’t something you expect from a freshman.

“To be in a game like that was a great situation for the kids and something we can learn from,” Wilkens added.

Grapplers to Abilene on Saturday SCHS will get a glimpse of some Class 4A competition from eastern Kansas, including possible opponents in regional action, when they travel to Abilene on Saturday.

The rugged tournament field includes regional teams Abilene, Smoky Valley, McPherson and Buhler.

“That’s why we travel this far. We want to see some teams we don’t see anywhere else during the (regular) season,” says head coach

Jon Lippelmann. “Hopefully, they’re looking forward to seeing us, too.”

Even though the Class 4A regional tournament isn’t for another 2-1/2 months, the outcome of matches this weekend could be important in determining regional seeds.

“This is a chance to get some head-to-head wins or to get wins over common opponents which will help us later,” Lippelmann says.

Jurgens (152) and Wyatt Hayes (160).

Jurgens, a junior, pinned his first opponent and won by a technical fall in the semi-finals before pinning Dalton Barker (Ulysses) in 4:25 of the championship match.

“The semi-final match (a 16-0 win over Josiah Temple of Boys Ranch) was probably his toughest match of the weekend,” says Lippelmann.

“He got some tilts, which is Jarret’s style, but he also looked good on his feet, which is what we’ve been wanting to see.”

Hayes, a sophomore, barely

broke a sweat with all three of his matches lasting a combined time of 1:53. His longest time on the mat was a 59 second fall over Dylan Newton (Cimarron) in the finals.

“Wyatt understands how to scramble on his feet and get takedowns. He pretty well crushed his kid in the finals,” Lippelmann noted. “It’s only the second tournament of the season, but he’s wrestling with a lot of confidence.”

Alex Depperschmidt (132) advanced into the finals where he was pinned by Malachi Salas (Garden City) to finish second.

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DHS Girls for us tonight.”

The Lady Hornets (4-0) jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first period and by the end of the third quarter had extended their advantage to 34-17.

Despite some early foul trouble for post players Jordan Speer and Ella Roberts, head coach Amy Felker decided not to pull them out of the game.

“Their big girls got into foul trouble and our big girls picked up a couple of early fouls, but I left Jordan and Ella in the game because I knew we couldn’t win without them,” says Felker.

The head coach was very pleased with how disciplined the girls were on defense, even when Hoxie made a fourth quarter run, led by some threepoint shooting.

“Hoxie was able to hit some threes and cut into the 17 point lead, but we were able to stay relaxed and under control. Even though Hoxie made some shots from the outside, we were defending them well. They were making good shots with a body near them, so give them credit.”

The Lady Indians were able to cut the deficit to 10 points in the final period, but could get no closer.

Speer, who was 7-of12 from the field for a team high 16 points, also grabbed eight rebounds and handed out three assists.

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“We were able to keep them off the boards and get second-chance scoring opportunities,” Speer said. “Coach keeps telling us that with good defense the offense will come and we made that happen.”

Roberts added eight points and six boards.

As one of the two senior leaders on the team, Speer understands that the first few games have been an opportunity for their younger teammates to gain valuable playing time. Saturday’s championship atmosphere was a big test.

“The young girls were able to control their emotions pretty good. They’re stepping up and doing their jobs,” Speer said.

“They grew up tonight.”

Likewise, Felker reminded her younger players that “I wouldn’t put them into a situation they couldn’t handle.”

The win over their long-time rival accomplished two of Dighton’s early-season goals - to defeat Hoxie and win the Quinter tournament.

“Even though Hoxie isn’t the team they’ve been in the past, they’re still a good team. This gives us that much more confidence that we can accomplish what we put our minds to,” added Felker.

“When we play good defense and get rebounds we’re going to do a lot of good things this season.”

Champions of the Castle Rock Classic are (front row, from left) Kenadee O’Brien, Jordan Speer, Sara Cramer and Trenedy Beaton. (Back row) head coach Amy Felker, Gentry Shapland, Marissa Villarreal, Emily Sheppard, Ella Roberts, Mallory Dowell, Trinity Pierce, Melanie Whipple, Delainey Marsteller and assistant coach Kelsey Hubin.

Coast Into Finals Dighton had no trouble earning a spot in the championship game with a 59-26 win over Quinter in round-robin action last Friday.

The Lady Hornets pounced on the host team, 31-9, at halftime and owned a 51-15 cushion heading into the final quarter.

Four DHS girls reached double figures, led by Speer with 19 points and nine rebounds.

She was joined in double figures by Cramer with 13 points and six assists, Emily Sheppard with 11 points and Roberts added 10 points. Sheppard was 3-of-5 from three-point range while Roberts hit 5-of-8 from the field.

Lady Hornets declaw Leopards, 59-29 Behind a stifling defense that held LaCrosse scoreless in the second period, the Dighton High School girls were able to roll to a 59-29 non-league road win on Tuesday.

Dighton (5-0) siezed control of this game quickly when they jumped out to an 18-5 first quarter lead and they erased any doubt about the final out-

come with a 17-0 scoring advantage in the second period.

Despite some foul trouble with their big girls, and giving up three treys in the third period, the Lady Hornets never saw their lead shrink to less than 23 points.

Senior guard Sara Cramer led the Lady Hornets with 27 points (10-of-19 FG), including

3-of-6 from beyond the three-point line. She also contributed nine assists and eight steals.

Senior center Jordan Speer added 17 points (7-of-9 FG) and seven rebounds.

Dighton will play their final game before the holiday break on the home floor against Sharon Springs on Friday.

Dighton senior Jordan Speer drives to the basket during Tuesday’s action at LaCrosse.

(Record Photo)

SCHS Wrestling Ulysses Invitational December 9-10, 2016 Team scores: Garden City 149.5, Scott City 139, Ulysses 123.5, Cimarron 114, Lakin 101.5, Boys Ranch (Tex.) 94, Hugoton 67, Bushland 49, Dodge City 47, Baca County 44, Greeley County 32, Sublette 31, Wichita County 21 106: Brandon Roberts pinned by Brayden Lynn (Cimarron) 0:39; pinned by James Ricke (Wichita County) 0:56.

113: Justus McDaniel pinned Joe Ridder (Wichita County) 0:30; pinned Coltin Savage (Boys Ranch) 1:19; pinned Diago Hernandez (Garden City) 0:49. First Place 126: Kaden Wren pinned Jared Arellano (Garden City) 2:48; pinned Garrett Edwards (Dodge City) 1:04; pinned Andres Sanchez (Garden City) 1:38. First Place 132: Alex Depperschmidt tech fall Josue Castillo (Dodge City), 16-0; dec.

Juan Carlos Terrazas (Ulysses), 12-6; pinned by Malachi Salas (Garden City) 2:56.

Second Place 138: Justin Hundertmark pinned by Levi Bjorland (Greeley Co.) 3:13; dec. by Alonso Martinez (Ulysses), 7-3.

152: Jarrett Jurgens pinned Coy Christian (Lakin) 0:51; tech fall Josiah Temple (Boys Ranch), 16-0; pinned Dalton Barker (Ulysses) 4:25.

First Place 160: Wyatt Hayes pinned R. Garetson (Sublette) 0:17; pinned Zak Anderson (Ulysses) 0:37; pinned Dylan Newton (Cimarron) 0:59. First Place 160: Caleb VanDegrift pinned M. Barrientos (Garden City) 2:56; dec. Levi Self (Boys Ranch) 2-0; dec. by Josh Gillardo (Wichita County), 3-1.

170: Izak Miller pinned by Ramiro Rodriguez (Garden City) 2:24; pinned by Luis Ruelas (Ulysses) 3:39.

195: Kyle Sherwood pinned Dylan Palmer (Boys Ranch) 5:52; pinned Cade Sires (Baca County) 0:37; dec. over Ayston Perez (Ulysses) 5-2. First Place

WCHS (continued from page 18)

Whip the Coyotes The Indians picked up their first win of the season in the consolation semi-finals, 55-43, over Weskan.

Wichita County held only a 20-17 edge at halftime, but built a 32-23 cushion after three quarters.

“Our offense was a lot better - shooting and passing - compared to our first two games,” Parks said.

Fifteen assists and 48 percent shooting from the field (20-of-42) were “both positives,” he said.

While Alvarado led the team with 22 points, there was much more offensive balance. Sonnie Altman added nine points, Michael Tucke finished with seven and scoring six points each were John Bierman and Bradley Huber.

“We’ve been needing more players to contribute. If we can score 55 points that’s going to make us a pretty tough team on most nights with our defense,” Parks said.

The only disappointment was their ability to handle the 1-3-1 zone which contributed to 24 turnovers.

In addition, the Indians were only 11-of-19 at the charity stripe.

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Goose in front of the blind large enough to float a few decoys so we could be situated in the blind when the sun came up and hope for lots of geese flying overhead to make it all work.

A beautiful sunrise greeted us and as we optimistically listened for the honking of geese overhead. Quiet talk in the blind turned to storytelling and good-spirited ribbing.

Jason and Pete are both parents of teenagers so I’ll guess their ages to be

Chiefs Chiefs win the division if they end up tied for first with Oakland.

KC has a decided edge in the remaining regular-season schedule.

The Chiefs play at home against Tennessee on Dec. 18. Then the most formidable remaining challenge will be Denver (8-4) on Christmas night at Arrowhead Stadium.

KC will close the regular season at San Diego on Jan. 1.

Denver has the most challenging road to the finish line. They play New England at Denver on Dec. 18; and then the Broncos finish at KC and at home with Oakland on Jan. 1.

Oakland has three games left: at San Diego on Dec. 18, at home against Baltimore on Dec. 24, and at Denver on Jan. 1.

Among the three AFC West contenders, KC has an obvious schedule advantage. However, one upset can dissolve that quicker than an early morning fog. There aren’t any easy games in the

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mid-40s, I’m 65 and Jared is 16 so there was quite a mix of ages. Stories were spun about shots made and shots missed, about how much we’d like to hunt certain ponds that are always full of geese but are off limits, about how warm or how cold we each were as the heater was passed around, and about what was in the jerky we just ate.

All got quiet and somber in a heartbeat as the first and only wedge of geese passed high overhead. Shotguns were

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NFL. If the Chiefs’ offense stays healthy the rest of the way, that might make up for the loss of Johnson at LB. With Hill’s emergence, the other key receivers (Travis Kelce, Chris Conley, and Jeremy Maclin) will get more single coverage on their passing routes.

Kansas City has been a consistently formidable defense before the loss of Johnson. KC’s offense has been up and down, but overall the Chiefs’ offense has been productive.

Quarterback Alex Smith has been the key player.

Smith’s main attribute is his quick delivery. He throws his passes before the defenses can overwhelm him with their rush. KC’s veteran QB is 32 and he’s starting to show his age, but Smith is calm and competitive during the deciding moments of close games.

If Kansas City can stay healthy for the rest of the regular season and the playoffs, a run to the Super Bowl is certainly a possibility.

grabbed as Jason did his best to convince the birds that the ice was merely an optical allusion and to get them to swing by for a visit, but they weren’t buyin’ it and continued on.

Each of us in our own time stood to stretch our legs and to poke our head out of the blind to survey the morning around us. I don’t know if dogs pray, but if so, God was getting’ an earful from Ross the Labrador retriever as he paced from one end of the blind to the other beggin’

for some action.

Finally as the morning waned with not another goose in sight, and as the strawberry Danish was about gone, Jared, like an emergency room physician pronouncing a patient deceased and documenting time-of-death, called the hunt over and began the task of packing up.

It was a strange morning. Despite the frozen lake, geese should have been crowding the sky above us, lining up to swoop by for a closer look.

The old adage “the right place at the right time” really does play a part in goose hunting, as one day they’re flying over and feeding nearby and the next day they aren’t.

I didn’t come home and unplug the freezer, as Jason and Jared have promised me their blind will become the right place at the right time sometime soon. Until then, I’ll remember the Danish, the jerky and the tales.

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Scott City 75 • Purcell (Ok.) 66 Player

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Kyle Cure Justin Faurot Drew Duff Jess Drohman Bo Hess Jordan Horn Marshall Faurot Totals

2 7 12 2 20 26 6 75

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the perimeter when they opened an early 12-4 lead.

The Beavers answered with their own long range attack during an 8-0 run that included consecutive three-pointers from guards Jordan Horn and Drew Duff.

Scott City’s biggest lead of the half was 25-19 following a pair of Duff free throws, but Purcell closed out the final 3-1/2 minutes with a strong run that put them on top, 32-31 at the break.

SC Owns 2nd Half SCHS (3-1) took control of the game in the opening moments of the second half and never looked back. Horn, who finished with a game high 26 points, opened the half with a three-pointer that triggered a 9-0 scoring run.

Sophomore guard Marshall Faurot followed with a reverse layin, Horn added two more with a steal and layup while Bo Hess chipped in a basket that gave the Beavers a 40-32 cushion.

Just as they had done earlier in the game, Horn and Duff drained back-to-back treys to give Scott City its largest lead of the game, 50-40.

Purcell was able to cut the gap to 60-56 on a three-pointer at the 3:03 mark, but the Beavers showed their poise and patience down the stretch scoring 16 of their final 18 points in the last four minutes at the charity stripe.

SCHS was 29-of-33 at the free throw line for the game, led by Hess (8-of-9) and Faurot (7-of-10).

Horn, who was 4-of-6 from beyond the three-point arc, finished with a team high 26 points - 16 in the second half.

“Coach said if you’re in rhythm and you’re in range then shoot. I think that let every-

one know they had a green light before the game,” says the junior guard.

He emphasized that the shooting success on the perimeter begins with getting the post players involved in the offense.

“Coach told us that if we could see the numbers of our players on the inside that we needed to try and get them the ball. We were able to do that more in the second half and when we relocated they kicked the ball back out to us and we had an open shot,” Horn says.

Hess, who finished 6-of-8 from the field, added 20 points while Duff hit a pair of treys and added 12 points.

“Our guard play wasn’t necessarily more aggressive in the second half, but they played smarter. They played with poise and slowed down enough to read the defense,” Gentry says.

“The guards led the way in making plays for other people and for themselves. We have guards very capable of doing good things, but they can’t try to do too much,” notes the head coach. “There are times when the shot is there and we need to take it and there are times when we need to make a couple more passes.”

Of course, Gentry was also pleased with his team’s play down the stretch when they were able to get to the free throw line and convert those opportunities.

In addition to the outstanding performance against Purcell, the Beavers were 14-of-14 at the free throw line in the second half against Palmer Ridge in the tournament opener.

“We’ve been very, very clutch at the free throw line Scott City junior Jordan Horn finishes off a steal with a layup against Palmer Ridge in in two of our three games this tournament action last Thursday.

(Record Photo) week,” he noted.

Following Friday’s disap- team to get a win in the final until our next game. It would two game losing streak,” he have been tough to practice for noted. “Luckily, we don’t have pointing loss, Gentry says that round of action on Saturday.

“We have a 10 day break that many days coming off a to worry about that.” put even more pressure on the

Trinity inside game overpowers SC boys In the aftermath of a disappointing 48-41 loss to stateranked Wichita Trinity, Scott Community High School head coach Brian Gentry was hoping his team walked away with one valuable lesson.

“We’d better learn that when it comes to defensive intensity we can’t take a night off. We came out flat tonight and they took it to us,” said Gentry following the team’s first loss of the season in the Southwest Classic.

Wichita Trinity had a big size advantage in the paint and

Bears we weren’t executing offensively. Fortunately, we were able to knock down free throws,” says Gentry. “You can shoot free throws all day in practice, but it’s entirely different when you’re put into a pressure situation when a game’s on the line.”

Faurot, who finished with a career high 20 points, was 4-of-4 from the field and 11-of-11 at the line.

His two biggest free throws may have been the one-and-one at the 3:20

that was a huge factor at both ends of the floor as the Knights jumped out to a 9-2 lead and never trailed.

Scott City’s biggest deficit was nine points, 26-17, early in the second half and again at 35-26 with 6:09 remaining in the game.

SCHS put together a brief 6-0 scoring burst, which they managed to do just one other time during the night. Sophomore guard Marshall Faurot, who finished with 10 points, collected four during that stretch with a bucket and two charity tosses

that cut the deficit to 36-34 with 3:07 to play. A basket by senior guard Justin Faurot again made it a two point contest, 37-35, with 2:10 left, but that’s as close as the Beavers would get.

Trinity’s final 12 points came at the free throw line.

Bo Hess, who found it difficult to slice through the paint against Trinity’s size, was limited to 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting while junior guard Jordan Horn added 11 points (5-of-9 FG).

Gentry emphasized that his team has to look for other ways

“We don’t have the luxury of a big guy who can match up with that size,” Gentry says.

“We’ve got to create our success in other ways. One of those is to put pressure on the guards, which we weren’t able to do without fouling. We weren’t mentally tough enough to battle through their physical play.

“We’ve got to bust our butts on defense and be patient enough to execute on offense,” he added. “Neither of those happened tonight and we got what we deserved.”

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mark after Palmer Ridge had pulled to within three.

“That was huge, because if you miss the front end and they come back and hit a three you’ve got a whole new ball game.

You can’t practice those under pressure,” said Gentry.

Gentry felt his team did a good job of handling Palmer Ridge’s defensive intensity and size advantage.

“At one time, Palmer Ridge had four 6-3 guys and a 6-7 guy on the floor.

That’s a lot of length

to score and win when the opponent has such a size advantage.

“Bo’s ability to drive to the basket as taken away by a (6-foot-7) kid who made that difficult. When that happens we’ve got to execute our offense,” noted Gentry. “We need to learn from this game and it needs to eat at the boys a little bit. Wichita Trinity is a good ball club and they’re a difficult team to match up with, but we let one slip away.”

Gentry said that their success on most nights will begin with defense.

you’re trying to pass around,” he noted.

“We don’t just talk about turnovers. I talk about limiting deflections.

I don’t like when a ball gets deflected, let alone commit a turnover. With a lot of length like they were able to put on the floor, that makes the passing angles more difficult.”

Jordan Horn was also in double figures with 13 points (4-of-7 FG) and a team high five steals. Senior Bo Hess added 12 points and a team high 11 rebounds.

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Tips for safe and delicious holiday meals Unless they look that way because of food coloring, you generally want to steer clear of green eggs and ham.

And even normal-looking ham and eggs might contain an unpleasant surprise without proper attention to food safety, says Londa Nwadike, Extension food safety specialist for the University of Missouri and Kansas State University.

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, foodborne illness strikes almost 50 million people in the U.S. each year, resulting in 128,000 hospitalizations and about 3,000 deaths.

“Foodborne illness is especially a concern for people with weak immune systems, including the

very young, the elderly, pregnant woman and anyone with a condition that weakens the immune system,” Nwadike says.

She offers some tips to ensure that the holiday ham and eggnog are safe as well as delicious.

Ham Because ham is typically preserved through some combination of curing, smoking and salting, some holiday hosts and hostesses may not practice the same vigilance they do with their holiday turkey.

But, there are many different kinds of hams, Nwadike notes. Some you can store at room temperature for months. Others have shorter shelf lives and require refrigeration.

Some you can eat cold

right out of the package; others need to be cooked thoroughly first.

“It’s important to know what kind of ham you have to know the safe storage, cooking and handling of that ham,” she says.

If you are buying ham from a store, read the label, which will tell you what kind of ham it is and provide safe-handling instructions.

As with any meat product, check the internal temperature at the centermost part of the ham with a food thermometer to make sure it has reached a safe temperature.

Cook-before-eating cured and fresh (uncured) hams should reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees before serving.

Fully cooked hams can be eaten cold or reheated to 165 degrees.

Eggs Your holiday eggnog recipe may have been in the family for generations, but you’re still taking a chance if it counts on alcohol to kill salmonella and other harmful bacteria.

“Any recipes that include uncooked or lightly cooked eggs, such as eggnog or mousse, should be modified so that the egg mixture is cooked to 160 degrees. Or use pasteurized eggs.”

Once your egg mixture reaches 160 degrees, cool it quickly by setting the pan in a bowl of cold water, she says. To speed cooling, stir occasionally for about 10 minutes.

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•1 quart 2-percent milk •6 eggs •1/4 teaspoon salt •1/2 cup sugar •1 teaspoon vanilla •1 cup whipping cream, whipped •Ground nutmeg Heat milk in a large saucepan until hot. (Don’t boil or scald.) While milk is heating, beat together eggs and salt in a large bowl, gradually adding the sugar. Gradually add the hot milk mixture to the egg mixture while stirring continually.

Transfer the mixture back to the large saucepan and cook on medium-low heat. Stir constantly with a whisk until the mixture thickens and just coats a spoon.

Check with a food thermometer to ensure the temperature reaches 160 degrees. Stir in vanilla. Cool quickly by setting pan in a bowl of ice or cold water and stirring for about 10 minutes. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, several hours or overnight. Pour into a bowl or pitcher. Fold in whipped cream. Dust with ground nutmeg and enjoy.

Bacteria can quickly multiply in moist desserts containing egg and dairy products, so you should refrigerate them if they will not be eaten within

two hours of cooking.

This includes eggnog, cheesecake, cream pies and cakes with whipped cream and cream cheese frostings.

Record will print Santa letters

The Scott County Record has made special arrangements again this year to print letters to Santa from area youngsters. They will appear in the issue of Thurs., Dec. 22.

Letters should be sent no later than Fri., Dec. 16, to: The Scott County Record Box 377 Scott City, Ks. 67871 or drop off at 406 South Main Street Santa also has a mailbox in front of The Record office during December.

Christmas fun facts . . .

Scott City Elementary School fourth grader Eli Lisenby plays the role of Frosty the Snowman during the Christmas musical “Jingle Bell Jukebox.”

(Record Photo)

Holiday Events Dec. 16

Deadline for Santa letters to The Record

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SCES Kindergarten ‘Spirit of Christmas’

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•Norwegian scientists have hypothesized that Rudolph’s red nose is probably the result of a parasitic infection of his respiratory system.

•The Germans made the first artificial Christmas trees out of dyed goose feathers.

•Each year more than three billion Christmas cards are sent in the U.S. alone.

•The “true love” mentioned in the song “Twelve Days of Christmas” does not refer to a romantic couple, but the Catholic Church’s code for God. The person who receives the gifts represents someone who has accepted that code. For example, the “partridge in a pear tree” represents Christ. The “two turtledoves” represent the Old and New Testaments.

•According to data analyzed from Facebook posts, two weeks before Christmas is one of the two most popular times for couples to break up. However, Christmas Day is the least favorite day for breakups.

•In A.D. 350, Pope Julius I, bishop of Rome, proclaimed December 25 the official celebration date for the birthday of Christ.

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Praise, scrutiny for midnight GIPSA rule Seeks to level playing field against packers At midnight on December 14, the USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) announced an update in regulations that “protects the rights of farmers,”

according to the agency.

The Farmer Fair Practices Rules falls under the Packers and Stockyards Act and seeks to level the playing field for farmers who have been retaliated against by meat packers.

“Poultry growers in particular are vulnerable to market risks and concentration in the processor market. All too often, pro-

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26,000 cattle quarantined in Canada

The discovery of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in a Canadian cow slaughtered in the U.S. back in September has led to the quarantine of approximately 26,000 cattle.

After the initial case five more cattle from the herd of origin in Alberta tested positive for bovine TB, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Canadian government officials have placed quarantines on 50 farms and ranches primarily located in Alberta, with a few in neighboring Saskatchewan. This impacts at least 26,000 head of cattle.

On-farm testing is expected to take place into early January 2017. The Canadian Press reports, an estimated 10,000 cattle are expected to be slaughtered for the testing procedures.

CFIA veterinarians and compensation teams are working directly with impacted producers.

The strain of bovine TB is closely related to a similar outbreak in 1997 from Central Mexico.

Montana beef checkoff is in jeopardy

A magistrate judge in Montana has ruled in favor of the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA) in their suit against the USDA on the use of beef checkoff funds in Montana.

On Dec. 12, U.S. Magistrate John Johnston recommended U.S. District Judge Brian Morris grant a preliminary injunction. The injunction would halt the Montana Beef Council from using beef checkoff funding without prior consent from individual producers.

R-CALF USA filed a lawsuit on May 2 against the USDA and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack alleging the use of government mandated beef checkoff money by private beef councils fund private speech some producers oppose.

A hearing was held on October 25 for the U.S. Magistrate Judge to review the allegations and then make recommendations to the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana.

The USDA has until December 26 to file an objection against the recommendations.

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cessors and packers wield the power, and farmers carry the risk,” says Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture.

The Farmer Fair Practices Rules consists of an interim final rule and two proposed rules GIPSA sent to be published in the Federal Register. The interim final rule reinforces the USDA’s position “that it is not necessary to

demonstrate that an unfair practice harms the entire market in order to prove a violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act.” One of the proposed rules regards which practices GISPA deems as unfair under the Packers and Stockyards Act and establishes criteria to protect farmers’ legal rights.

The other proposed rule establishes GIPSA’s cri-

teria when a “live poultry dealer has engaged in a pattern or practice to use a poultry grower ranking system unfairly.”

Scrutiny Some industry groups and policy makers have been vocal in their dissatisfaction with the move.

House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Michael Conaway (R-TX)

is disappointed by the last minute rule changes because he was assured these decisions would be left up to the next Administration.

“It is particularly troubling given Congressional disapproval with the overreach of these costly rules dating back to their original proposal in 2010,” Conaway says.

(See GIPSA on page 27)

Why are bean futures above $10?

As 2016 comes to a close, many fundamental aspects of the soybean market are very similar to one year ago - large crops, large carryout, and robust demand.

But, the market is behaving as if this year is vastly different. Today, funds hold a net long soybean position of 122,000 contracts against 11,000 short one year ago, and January soybean futures are up 18 percent over the same time frame.

So what gives?

Unfortunately the answer is not entirely clear. Comparisons

of current supply and demand estimates against those from one year ago look all too similar and do not seem to justify soybeans above $10 a bushel - especially if the price was below $9 last year But, there may be some explanation for the price and position disparities in weather outlooks and recent trends in supply and demand forecasts, as the market looks to avoid getting caught off guard.

Is it 2015-16 in disguise?

At the broadest level, the USDA’s December soybean

balance sheet for 2016/17 does not look much different than it did for 2015/16.

In its monthly update last Friday, USDA made no changes to 2016-17 domestic soybean ending stocks, which stands at 480 million bushels.

The agency slightly increased world soybean carryout to 3.05 billion bushels).

One year ago, USDA had 465 million bushels of soybeans slated for U.S. carryout in 2015-16.

But, perhaps USDA has conditioned the market to behave like Pavlov’s dog when

it comes to soybean carryout.

In the past three years, final U.S. soybean ending stocks came in at less than half of what the highest estimate had been - meaning that traders and analysts may already be baking in a lower year-end supply.

However, overall demand for soybeans may not necessarily be better than last year despite the larger numbers, and this could end up being reflected in the stocks-to-use ratio.

Global use of soybeans is projected to increase 6 percent on the year, but last year’s (See BEANS on page 27)

Evaluating potential wheat loss We are in dire need of moisture of some kind, especially our growing wheat.

D u e Down to the on the dry con- Farm ditions, Chris Long Walnut Creek t h e Extension Agent wheat in much of our area never really had a chance to develop much of a root system. Combine that with the cold temperatures and things aren’t looking real swell.

The extent of possible winter damage to the developing wheat crop during the fall will depend on several variables.

Minimum air temperatures achieved are the leading factor in any possible winter injury, as is the duration of the mini-

mum temperatures. However, it is important to remember that the crown is protected by the soil during this stage, so factors other than air temperature also need to be considered.

The first questions is, how cold did it get?

Minimum air temperatures reached very low levels on Dec. 8 and 9 across Kansas, especially in the northwest portion of the state. Most of the state was exposed to minimum temperatures below 20 degrees on both days.

While minimum temperatures in the eastern half of the state never reached single digits, the northwest portion of the state was exposed to negative temperatures. Temperatures in

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Closing prices on December 13, 2016 Bartlett Grain Red Wheat............ $ 2.76 White Wheat ....... $ 2.76 Milo .................... $ 2.46 Corn ................... $ 3.03 Soybeans (new crop) $ 9.23 Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 2.75 White Wheat ....... $ 2.75 Milo (bu.)............. $ 2.46 Corn.................... $ 3.03 Soybeans ........... $ 9.23 Sunflowers.......... $ ADM Grain Wheat..................

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our district ranged from minus4 to six degrees, for lows.

The next question is, how long were those low temperatures sustained? The risk of freeze damage to wheat is a function of the minimum temperature and duration of time spent potentially damaging temperatures. During Dec. 8 and 9, the number of hours below 12 degrees varied according to geographical location within Kansas.

Counties in the northwestern portion, neighboring Colorado and Nebraska, were exposed to as many as 17 hours below 12 degrees during Dec. 8 and 18 hours during Dec. 9. Minimum temperatures below 12 degrees were registered throughout the half western portion of the state

during December 8, and across the entire northern two-thirds of the state on December 9.

For our district, the minimum temperatures below 12 degrees ranged from nine to 13.8 hours on Dec. 8, and from five to 7.6 hours on Dec. 9.

Another aspect to consider is soil temperature. As freeze damage potential is a result of many interacting variables, evaluating only air temperatures may not completely reflect the conditions experienced by the wheat crop.

In this situation, soil temperatures can help determining the extent of the cold stress at crown level. While air temperatures reached critical levels, soil temperatures at 2-4 inch (See WHEAT on page 27)

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GIPSA The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) officials believe these rules could jeopardize the livestock industry across the country.

“As we have consistently stated, if adopted, this rulemaking will drastically limit the way our producers can market cattle and open the floodgates to baseless litigation,” says Tracey Brunner, NCBA president. “In a time of down cattle markets, the last thing USDA needs to

Wheat depth were above 29 degrees within our district. During the fall, most of the wheat winterkill occurs when temperatures reach single digits at the crown level.

Higher soil temperatures may have helped buffer the cold air temperatures experienced, minimizing possible injury to the wheat crop.

All of this makes us wonder what affects will we actually see?

Northwest Kansas

Beans numbers were a 10 percent increase above the year prior, suggesting that last year’s demand estimates were relatively more impressive.

World soybean stocksto-use in 2016-17 is estimated at 18 percent against the forecast of 19 percent one year ago. The actual figure for 2015-16 landed at 17 percent.

U.S. stocks-to-use ended up at five percent in 2015-16, but last December it was projected to be about 12 percent - the same ratio slated for this year.

Still, many analysts cite strong demand for the U.S. product as a key supporter of soybean prices - which is not necessarily untrue – but the recent numbers may not exactly be stand-out.

Year-to-date, the United States has shipped over four million tonnes more soybeans compared with the same point last year. But, the annual export target is nearly 20 percent higher, so the relative impact on supply is roughly the same.

And the United States needs to use up its product at a record pace, especially with more soybeans predicted to flood the U.S. market in 2017.

USDA’s long-term projections pegged 2017 soybean acreage up 2 percent at 85.5 million acres, but many market-watchers

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do is limit opportunity.

The fact of the matter is, we don’t trust the government to meddle in the marketplace.”

The rule changes could open up the pork industry and other livestock segments to even more vertical integration because of the costs of more regulation, says Neil Dierks, CEO of National Pork Producers Council.

“I can’t imagine a more devastating regulation on an industry,” says Dierks.

“The rule, which creates

legal uncertainty, will destroy opportunities for many in the U.S. pork industry, with no positive effect on competition, the regulation’s supposed goal.”

Praise The Farmer Fair Practices Rules could be all for not as a new Secretary of Agriculture will be appointed by the Trump Administration and they could remove the temporary rules.

However, several indus-

try organizations are optimistic the regulations will stay in place.

“These rules are a critical step in providing some basic fair business standards to govern how poultry companies treat the contract farmers that produce the chicken,” says Steve Etka, Policy Director for the Campaign for Contract Agriculture Reform.

Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA)

at the crown level.

The circumstances in which I would be concerned with the crop’s ability to make it through these recent cold days include: •Fields without substantial snow cover •Extremely dry soils with poor root development •Late-sown crops with delayed development •Shallowly-sown fields where the crown is closer to the soil surface

•Heavy-residue situations which may have precluded good seed-soil contact Other than the above circumstances, most of the damage at this stage should only involve leaf tissue, which might give the crop a rough look for a few weeks.

Provided that the growing point is not damaged, the wheat will recover from this damage in the spring with possibly little yield loss.

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are discussing figures in the upper 80s instead – certainly not a bullish factor considering yields north of 50 bushels per acre are now apparently possible.

South American hype?

Parallels between 2015 and 2016 also extend into South America, which along with the United States supplies the world with soybeans.

Together, Brazil and Argentina are projected to harvest a record 159 million tonnes of soybeans in 2017, compared with last December’s expectation of 157 million tonnes in 2016.

According to the latest figures, last year’s harvest fell short of this target by four million tonnes due to late-season weather issues.

But, the United States had enough supply to pick up its competitor’s slack at the tail end of 2015/16.

And following this year’s landslide-record U.S. harvest of 4.36 billion bushels, there are plenty of beans to satisfy the appetite of primary buyer China, whose projected demand in December was

up seven percent compared with a year earlier.

This year, the market may have a different take on South America’s weather outlook than it did last year.

One year ago, we were amid a powerful El Niño.

Meteorologists rightfully reminded the market that these incredibly warm waters in the equatorial Pacific were likely to bring ideal growing conditions to much of South America - which they did, until about February or March when dryness settled across Brazil’s center.

But, this year, El Niño’s cool-natured counterpart, La Niña, is hanging on in the Eastern Pacific and has historically suppressed rainfall in South America during the height of the growing season, particularly in Argentina and Southern Brazil. And market participants certainly want to be on the ball should the crop come under stress this time around.

Dryness in Argentina has already captured the market’s attention lately, as it has delayed the country’s second round of corn planting. However,

increase competition to the benefit of producers and consumers.

“While the Farmer Fair Practice Rules do not fix all of the fraudulent practices in the livestock and poultry industries, these rules are certainly an important step in the right direction,” Johnson says.

According to USDA, the Farmer Fair Practices Rules came into place after receiving more than 60,000 comments and economic analysis from GIPSA.

JONES CLUB LAMBS

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recorded the lowest temperatures for a longer period of time compared to other areas. In addition to the low temperatures, northwest Kansas is also under moderate drought, without significant precipitation for weeks. The lack of soil moisture decreases the capacity of the soil to buffer temperature changes. As a result, a dry soil will cool down faster than a moist soil will, increasing the chances of lower temperatures

believes the rules could help increase competition within the beef, pork and poultry markets.

“The Tr u m p Administration should support these rules because they are vital to reversing the ongoing decline of our U.S. cattle industry,” says R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard.

Echoing those sentiments was National Farmers Union president Roger Johnson, who thinks the Farmer Fair Practices Rules will

forecasts are calling for a string of rainy days to arrive next week, which should at least temporarily sideline soybean concerns.

But, on the global scale, it seems awfully hard for soybean prices to sustain through at least early 2017 without adverse weather to spoil what so far appears like a promising South American crop.

But, that has happened in the past - last year.

Raising excellent quality show lambs. Winning genetics!

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Professional Extermination Commercial & Residential

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

John Kropp, Owner • Scott City 874-2023 (cell) • 872-3400 (office) • prox2@live.com

Stuart Doornbos Home - 872-2775 Cell - 874-0951

Walker Plumbing, Inc.

Sager’s Pump Service

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

• Irrigation • Domestic • Windmills • Submersibles

Cell: 874-4486 • Office 872-2101

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

Construction/Home Repair

RT Plumbing Rex Turley, Master Plumber

Residental and Commercial Plumbing Water Systems, water lines, sewer cleaning faucets and fixtures, garbage diposals and more

Marienthal, Ks.

620-909-5014 (H) • 620-874-4128 (C)

ELLIS AG SERVICES • Custom Manure Conditioning • Hauling and Spreading • Custom Swathing and Baling • Rounds-Net or Twine • Gyp and Sand Sales • Custom Harvesting Call Brittan Ellis • 620-874-5160

CHAMBLESS ROOFING Residential

SPENCER PEST CONTROL All Types of Roofing

Commercial

Cedar Shake and Shingle Specialists Return to Craftsmanship Attention to Detail and Quality Guaranteed

RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870

620-872-2679 • 1-800-401-2683

Automotive

Faurot Electric, Inc. Office • 620-872-5344 Jeromy Lisenby • 620-214-3247

P.O. Box 14 • Scott City

Landscaping • Lawn/Trees

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Medical

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We service and repair all that we sell.

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Sales Consultant b.rogers@officesolutionsinc.biz

Office (620) 276-3131 Toll Free 1-800-794-9052 Cell (620) 874-0014 Fax (620) 276-8876 1007 N. 8th, Garden City, KS 67846 www.officesolutionsinc.biz

1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232

Education

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––––––––––––––––––––– HAPPY JACK SKIN BALM. Stops scratching and gnawing. Promotes healing and hair growth on dogs and cats suffering from grass and flea allergies without steroids.

Orscheln Farm and Home. www.happyjackinc.com.

Health

Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center (Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”...

Technology Lead Chiropractic

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

Kansas Classifieds Ad Network

The classified ads below are appearing in 147 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 500,000 the classified display ads appear in 142 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 457,000. KCAN line ad is $300 for up to 25 words and $12 each additional word. A 2x2 display ad is $800 per insertion and a 2x4 display ad is $1,650 per insertion. To find out more, contact The Scott County Record at 872-2090.

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Misc.

Your RadioShack Dealer Two-way Radio Sales & Service SELL YOUR structured Locally owned and operated since 1990

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Services

Optometrist 20/20 Optometry

Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses 106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 214-1462

201 Albert Avenue (620) 872-2187 • www.scotthospital.net

Christian Cupp, MD

Thea Beckman, APRN

Elizabeth Hineman, MD

Megan Dirks, APRN

Matthew Lightner, MD

Joie Tedder, APRN

William Slater, MD FACS

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Melissa Batterton, APRN

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Berning Auction “Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”

For all your auction needs call:

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Retail

Gene’s Appliance Over 200 appliances in stock!

COMPARE OUR PRICES!

We have Reverse Osmosis units in stock.

Remember us for parts in stock for all brands of all appliances.

Sales and Service Days • Mon. - Sat. Deliveries • Mon.-Sat.

Largest Frigidaire appliance dealer in Western Ks. 508 Madison • Scott City • 872-3686

Networktronic, Inc.

Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers!

Networking solutions!

Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300

Northend Disposal A garbologist company.

Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371

Dining

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

www.reganjewelers.com

412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142

LENDERS OFFERING $0 down for landowners.

Roll your new home and land improvements into one package. Discount national pricing on Breeze II doublewide and our 60th anniversary singlewide. Trade-ins welcome.

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––––––––––––––––––––– A PLACE FOR MOM. The nation’s largest senior living referral service.

Contact our trusted, local experts today. Our service is free. No obligation. Call 1-800-735-9914.

Homes

OUR HUNTERS will pay top $$$ to hunt your land.

Call for a free base camp leasing info packet and quote. 1-866-309-1507. www.BaseCampLeasing. com.

––––––––––––––––––––– WESTERN KANSAS hunters and trappers.

Petska Fur is running weekly routes. Currently seeking: cats, coyotes, fox, deer hides and antlers.

Coyote market exceptionally strong. 308-750-0700. www.petskafur.net.

County Plat Maps Scott

Logan

Ness

Wichita

Gove

Wallace

Lane

Greeley

Finney

Kearney

406 Main • Scott City 620 872-2090

Classifieds

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Buy, sell, trade, one call does it all 872-2090 ot fax 872-0009

Classified Ad Deadline: Monday at 5:00 p.m.

Classified Ad Rate: 20¢ per word. Minimum charge, $5.

Blind ad: $2.50 per week extra. Card of thanks: 10¢ per word. Minimum charge, $3. Classified Display Ad rate: $6.00 per column inch.

Classified advertising must be paid in advance unless business account is established.

Berry Realty • 872-5700 1102 S. Main, Scott City, Ks 67871 www.berryrealtyonline.com

Charles Berry, Broker • 874-0738 Brett Berry, Sales Assoc. • 316-258-3387 Tracy Chambless, Sales Assoc. • 874-2124

If not paid in advance, there will be a $1 billing charge.

Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.

For Sale

FRIGIDAIRE STAINLESS STEEL REFRIGERATOR for sale. Tradition top freezer, bottom fridge. Purchansed Fall of 2013. Has been in storage for two years. Works perfectly. $500. Call 3161716tfc 259-4150. ____________________ LG TROMM BLANK FRONT LOAD WASHER AND ELECTRIC DRYER for sale. Comes with pedestals and stacking kit. Purchased in 2006. Main water pump in washer replaced this year. Sold as set for $600.

Call 316-259-4150. 1716tfc

Help Wanted FARMWORKER 2/1/17-11/21/17, Acadian Family Farm, Ft Cobb, Okla. Five temp jobs.

Prepare plants in greenhouse. Work on vegetable transplanter.

Cultivate with tractor and use hand tools. Haul potting soil, fertilizer, wash, pack produce. Load produce on pallets. Drive truck to haul produce. Operate forklift. Repair equipment. Clean work areas, store materials. Non smoking/tobacco/drug environment. Employment ref, lift and load 80 lbs, 3 month experience, driver’s license, clean MVR. $11.15/hr, ¾ work guarantee, tools/equip/housing provided at no cost, trans and subsistence exp reimbursed. Apply at Kansas Works, 620.227.2149. Job #OK1258923.

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Services COMPUTER SERVICES for PC and Mac computers. Computer repair and virus removal. Call or email Josh at OsComp to schedule an appointment. 24-hour help line 620-376-8660 or email josh_4974@hotmail.com.

––––––––––––––––––– WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc.

Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 874-4135.

34tfc –––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 874-1412.

4015tfc –––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Rob Vsetecka at 620-214-1730.

4515tfc

Livestock

REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS. Crooked Creek Angus, St. Francis, Ks. Call 785-332-6206. www. crookedcreekangus.com.

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If you want to drink, that’s your business.

If you want to stop, that’s ours.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Tuesday nights at 8:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church basement (use west door).

412 College, Scott City.

Al-Anon at same time and location.

Contact: 874-0472 or 872-3137. 25tfc

Rentals

HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available.

Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 620-874-2120.

41tfc

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PLAINJAN’S RENTAL houses and duplexes. Stop by the office or call 620872-5777.

05tfc

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ALL UTILITIES PAID! Grow Healy has a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house for rent with central heat and air, off street parking and storm shelter access.

Section 8 applicants welcome. $550/month, $550 deposit, pet deposit re________________________________ quired. Call Terra Sunley FA R M W O R K E R , at 620-398-2231.

1816t2 2/1/17-11/15/17, South________________________________ wood Landscape and FOR RENT IN SCOTT Nursery, Tulsa, Okla.

CITY. Newly remodeled Five temp jobs. Assist in 3-bedroom, 2 bath, 1 car caring for plants , i.e. pott, attached garage and extra tag, harvest, etc. Move storage shed. NO PETS container, wrap, load/unload on truck. Routine and NO SMOKING. Call 1916t4 maintenance on struc- 620-397-8075. tures, equip. Farm, field, greenhouse sanitation duAgriculture ties. Wash produce. Operate farm equip. Non WANT TO BUY. Stored smoking/tobacco/drug corn. Call for basis and information. environment. Emplymnt contract 1-800-579-3645.

Lane ref, 3 mo exp. $11.15/hr, ¾ work guarantee, tools/ County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc equip/housing provided ____________________ at no cost, trans and sub- WANT TO BUY. Wheat sistence exp reimbursed. straw delivered. Call for Apply at Kansas Works, contracting information.

620.227.2149.

Job Lane County Feeders, 44tfc #OK1259078.

1916t1 397-5341.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

District 11 AA Meetings

Scott City

Unity and Hope Mon., Wed. and Fri. 8:00 p.m.

807 Kingsley Last Saturday of the month Birthday Night • 6:30 p.m.

All open meetings 214-4188 • 214-2877

Dighton Thursday • 8:30 p.m.

535 Wichita St. All open meetings 620-397-2647

We have room for you!

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Indiana vs. Utah

Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin

Pick the Winning Team

AgMax Crop Insurance

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Bartlett Grain

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Chambless Roofing

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Faurot Heating & Cooling

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Heartland Foods

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Iron Horse Tavern

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Leoti Ag, Inc.

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Pioneer Communications

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Richards Financial Services, Inc.

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Spencer Pest Control

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State Farm - Michael Trout

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The Green Haus

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Penn State

Florida vs.

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Auburn vs.

Oklahoma

LSU vs.

Louisville

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Washington vs.

Alabama

Ohio State vs.

Clemson

Nebraska vs.

Tennessee

Michigan vs.

Florida St.

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Western Kansas Chiropractic

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Boise St. vs.

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West Virginia vs.

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Colorado Virginia Tech Georgia vs.

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Fertilome Winterizer - Two bags for $3499 Texas A&M vs. K-State

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(Guess the combined score of the game)

Washington vs. Alabama

Ohio State vs. Clemson

Nebraska vs. Tennessee

Name: ____________________________________ Address: __________________________________ Phone: ____________________________________ Email: ____________________________________ Contest Rules 1) Entry forms must be left at The Scott County Record or postmarked by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 23. Entry forms can be clipped from The Scott County Record, or a copy of the entry form can be made.

2) Only one entry per person.

Georgia vs. TCU

3) Entries with the highest number of correct picks will be awarded first, second and third place prize money. Prize money can be picked up at The Scott County Record office any time after Tuesday. In case of ties, the tie-breaker will be the closest to the total score without exceeding the total.

Michigan vs. Florida State

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5) The judge’s decision will be final.

Go Beaver s!

Boise State vs. Baylor Arkansas vs. Virginia Tech

Michael Trout, Agent 112 W. 3rd St., Scott City 620.872.5374 Oklahoma St. vs. Colorado

West Virginia vs. Miami (Fla.)