Several geese enjoy the dock at Lake Scott State Park
32 Pages • Four Sections
Volume 23 • Number 16
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Published in Scott City, Ks.
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Appraisal climb to offset levy decline A slight drop in tax mill levies isn’t likely to mean a lower tax bill for most Scott County property owners. A 1.2 percent drop in the mill levy for Scott City property owners will be more than offset by home appraisals that are 5-10 percent higher than a year ago. For farmland owners the impact will be even greater with land values climbing about 18
percent this year, following a 24 percent jump a year ago. There has been little change in commercial property values. The trend in rising real estate valuations is a reflection of a strong housing market, Scott City’s proximity to Garden City and a strong business environment that continues to supply a workforce for a limited amount of housing. The demand for residential housing has remained consis-
City gets tougher on temporary businesses
tent for several years. While that demand is what drives real estate values “Homes that were bought and sold again in the last three years, and there were 60 to 70, have consistently gained about five percent in value,” says Scott County Appraiser Randy Sangster. As for a “paired sale” - in which a home has been purchased and sold again within
one year - the inflation rate has been 8-9 percent. “If a vast amount of remodeling was involved, then we look at those situations differently,” says Sangster. “When looking at factors that contribute to the increased value of a home, we compare apples to apples. Are we looking at market conditions or was a lot of carpentry work involved?” Sangster says the analysis of these sales affects all housing
values in the community. Factors Driving Values One of the factors driving home sales is whether or not a property is going to require major remodeling. “People are finding that it’s better to pay someone $10,000 more for a home than it is to settle for a lower-priced home that will require $20,000 in renovation,” observes Sangster. (See CLIMB on page eight)
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Many individuals setting up a temporary business in Scott City will find themselves being monitored a little more closely. In addition, the cost of doing business will be more expensive following action by the city council. Council members had expressed concern that some vendors who were setting up temporary business on empty lots in town, primarily on US83 Highway, were getting by without background checks from local law enforcement or without paying any licensing fees. “This is a pretty big change from what we’re doing now,” noted City Attorney John Shirley when he presented the council with the new ordinance. Councilwoman Barb Wilkinson felt the change was needed in order to make sure all temporary businesses were being treated the same. Under city ordinance and the Green River Ordinance, doorto-door sales in town are regulated and licenses required. (See BUSINESS on page two)
Dec. 1 deadline for tax grants
Non-profit organizations in Scott County are reminded that the deadline to make application for sales tax grants is Tues., Dec. 1. Completed applications are due at City Hall by 5:00 p.m. Application forms and other information are available at City Hall.
Scott City Elementary School kindergarten student Camila Robles makes sure her Pilgrim cap fits properly as she and her classmates prepared for Thanksgiving during the final day before the holiday break on Tuesday. Students made caps, blessing baskets and colorful turkey handprints as part of their annual holiday celebration. (Record Photo)
USD 466 acquires land near high school When an $18 million renovation of Scott Community High School was completed and doors reopened in 2005 not all of the district’s long-range issues with SCHS had been addressed. In order to hold down the cost, little more than cosmetic work was done with the gymnasium. And the high school remains
land-locked with no room for expansion and parking a headache for sports and other events. Looking at the district’s long-range goals, board members have determined that if they are going to address the need for additional gymnasium space or relieve parking pressure around the high school more land will be required. Earlier this week, the board of
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SCMS vocalists qualify for regional, state honor choirs Page 9
education took another step in that process by acquiring 1-1/2 lots at 201 East 7th Street. The house and two additional structures cost $85,000. This now gives the school district ownership of the entire half block located in the 700 block of Washington Street. “We weren’t looking to buy property at this time. It wasn’t something we’d bud-
geted for, but when the owners approached us it was something we had to consider,” says Supt. Jamie Rumford. He said the board recently reviewed its long-range plans and space needs around the high school are a priority. “The high school is landlocked and we’re in need of gymnasium space. A competition gym is definitely some-
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thing we need to be considering,” says the superintendent. “Holcomb has five gyms with plans to build another one. We only have three.” The shortage of gym space becomes an issue during the winter months with SCHS boys and girl’s basketball teams and middle school basketball and wrestling teams practicing and (See USD 466 on page eight)
Local churches, individuals contribute to annual OCC campaign Page 32
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Kansas jobless rate falls; lags behind nation The Kansas economy added 2,500 nonfarm jobs in October, pushing the state’s unemployment rate down to 4.1 percent, down three-tenths of a point from September, and the lowest it has been since July 2001, the Kansas Department of Labor said last Friday.
The report was a rare piece of good economic news in several months for Gov. Sam Brownback, who has promised that his controversial tax policies would eventually spur economic growth in the state. Wichita continued to have the highest rate, at 4.3 percent. That was down from 4.4 per-
SCF grant reception Mon.
During the past year the Scott Community Foundation awarded nearly $53,000 in grants to organizations in the community. The SCF will be hosting a grant reception on Mon., Nov. 30, at which time grant recipients will have displays and explain their projects to interested persons. This come-and-go reception will be held at the Bryan Conference Center from 5:00-6:00 p.m. SCF staff will also be in attendance to explain the grant process to those interested.
Masons soup supper Sat.
The Scott County Anthem Masonic Lodge will sponsor a soup supper and raffle on Sat., Nov. 28, starting at 5:30 p.m., at the Masonic Lodge Hall, 600 Cedar St., Scott City. For a free-will donation those attending will be served either chili or chicken noodle soup. There will be a grand prize drawing valued at more than $500. There will also be more than 15 other prizes given away. The grand prize drawing winner must be present. Tickets are $10 each and available by contacting Neal Gamble (214-1679), Merv Poore or any Lodge member.
cent in September and 4.7 percent a year ago. But the good news was tempered by the fact that, even with the October numbers, overall job growth for the past year has been a modest 1.2 percent, ranking 41st in the nation, much slower than the national average of 1.9 percent, accord-
Business However, that hasn’t always been true of temporary businesses that sell from their vehicle on a vacant lot in town, often times on US83 Highway. The ordinance also clarifies who needs to purchase a license. The council didn’t want to create a hardship for the Alpha Omega sorority which sponsors the Whimmydiddle craft show or the many vendors who attend the annual event. An event sponsored by a not-profit organization, such as Whimmydiddle,
ing to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It was also tempered by the fact that the overall size of the Kansas labor force shrank by more than 10,000 workers in the past year. It now stands at 1.49 million, down from 1.5 million in October 2014.
The biggest job gains over the year were posted in the construction industry, which added 6,900 jobs, or 11.3 percent. The government sector lost 2,500 jobs over the year, or nearly one percent, while the manufacturing sector shed 1,000 jobs, or about half a percent.
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is exempt under the ordinance. Permit fees for a temporary business to operate within the city is $50 for a background check plus $24 for each day that the permit is requested, not to exceed $200 for a six month period. After six months, the permit must be renewed. Exempted from the licensing fees are: •Activities sponsored, in part, by the city, civic organization, not-forprofit organization, charitable organization, public or private schools or edu-
cational institutions. (This includes Whimmydiddle). •Garage sales. •Sales of agricultural or nursery products at an organized farmers’s market. •Sales conducted by commercial travelers or selling agents to local wholesale or retail merchants in the usual course of business. •Sales to a residential premises that were initiated at the invitation of the resident. (i.e., Schwan’s). Such an invitation must have been initiated within the prior 24 hours.
NWKRRO gets $19,744
Scott County’s annual dues to the Northwest Kansas Regional Recycling Organization (NWKRRO) is greater than what was stated in last week’s Record. The annual assessment is actually based on Scott County’s population of 4,936 - not the city population that was reported. Based on an assessment of $4 per person, the county has paid the NWKRRO $19,744 each year for the past several years. Had the county decided to maintain its membership at the proposed $8 rate that would have boosted the assessment to $39,488.
Monday deadline for tags
Persons whose last name begins with the letters T, V or W are reminded that license tags must be purchased by Mon., Nov. 30, to avoid a penalty. Tags are due for autos, light trucks, motorcycles and motorized bikes. License tags can be purchased at the county treasurer’s office. Tags must be renewed during December for persons whose last name begins with U, X, Y or Z.
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Community Living
Page 3 - Thursday, November 26, 2015
Slow cookers are a great time-saver for busy households A slow cooker is a relatively inexpensive kitchen appliance, $20 and up, but like a friend in the kitchen when it comes to getting dinner on the table in a hurry. The holidays are busy, but most people are always busy anyway, and having dinner well on its way when you arrive home after work is really nice. It takes planning when using a slow cooker. You’ll need to read the recipe, make sure ingredients are on hand, and plan to allow 15 to 30 minutes before work to assemble recipe ingredients and start the cooking process. Doing so is time well spent when a fragrant, one-pot meal will be ready and waiting at dinnertime. Slow cookers use low, moist heat (on low, 170 degrees, and on high, 280 degrees) that can tenderize less expensive cuts of meat (a skirt steak, shoulder or leg cuts are examples) and offer a savings on the grocery bill. A slow cooker can be used for a variety of health promoting and satisfying recipes including, but not limited to, soups, stews and pot roasts or poultry, vegetarian entrees, casseroles and desserts (fruit cobbler is an example). It’s great for specialty foods such as mulled cider
or a party dip, and basic food preparation, such as cooking dried beans. Using a slow cooker can take the guesswork out of cooking dried beans, which makes is very convenient. There’s no need to watch the pot, and dried beans provide healthy, but bargainpriced protein that is rich in folate and fiber. Beans lend themselves to slow cooking. In American food history, there was a time when women often chose to pair red beans with rice for slow cooking in a castiron pot for an easy meal on laundry day. Times have changed, yet tasty cooked beans add protein to a soup, stew or other recipe, such as ham and beans, can be served as a side dish, or, when paired with cornbread, can be the main dish. If choosing a slow cooker, match the appliance to family size or preferred use (family dinners on week nights or entertaining a crowd are examples). If new to slow cooking, read the manufacturers’ instructions for using and caring for a slow cooker, and following the recipes provided
High Plains shares the past; visit library tablescape displays Roll call for 23 members of the High Plains Study Club was interesting as each woman shared stories about items that were used by their mothers or grandmothers in the kitchen or on her table. Many of the tools are still being used today. Patsi Graham gave the devotion, “Treasures from Long Ago.” Memories are God’s most precious gift to us. Lucky Dip was won by Treva McCandless. Anita Hoeme will bring Lucky Dip to the next meeting. The meeting was adjourned so members could visit the library to view the holiday tablescapes. Next meeting will be Dec. 3 at the home of Shirley Griffith.
•Once the cooking prountil familiar with the appliance and a standard cess is started, keep lifting the lid to a minimum, as product. each time a lid is opened or lifted, the temperature Cooking Tips Heat expands, and fill- in the slow cooker can ing a slow cooker at least drop as much as 20 to 30 half full, but no more degrees and add 20 (or than three quarters full, is more) minutes to cooking recommended. Here are time. •Once familiar with some other basic slowa standard, slow-cooked cooker tips: •Meat and vegetable(s) product, it is suggested to should be cut similar in allow four hours on low size, so that foods will or two hours on high for each one hour of convencook evenly. •Recipes typically call tional oven cooking time for arranging vegetables when converting tradiin the bottom of the cook- tional family recipes. It is recommended that ing pot because vegetayou should test the workbles cook more slowly. •Most recipes also call ing order of a slow cooker. You should test older or for adding liquid (beef, chicken or vegetable bargain-priced slow cookbroth, wine or water) ers, especially if using for slow, moist cooking; an older cooker (or one about one inch of liq- that is a hand-me down or uid (in the bottom of the has been purchased at a cooker) is recommended. garage sale).
To test, the USDA recommends filling the slow cooker one-half to twothirds full with water; set the temperature on low, and, after six to eight hours, use a food thermometer to measure temperature, which should read at least 170 degrees. Plan to stay at home during the testing period in the event the slow cooker would fail to perform as expected. You should not use a slow cooker to reheat cooked leftovers, which are more likely to remain safe and retain flavor and quality if reheated more quickly in the oven, in a pan on the range top, or in the microwave. Once food is reheated to 165 degrees, it can be transferred over to a slow cooker to be kept warm.
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Editorial/Opinion
Page 4 - Thursday, November 26, 2015
editorially speaking
‘It’s hard’:
Voluntary reduction won’t solve Ogallala water crisis
“Getting this done is a hard thing,” said Gov. Sam Brownback. He was referring to water conservation, including efforts to extend the life of the Ogallala Aquifer, while addressing the audience at the state water conference in Manhattan last week. He might just as well have been describing what it takes to be a leader on tough issues such as protecting the Ogallala. In just 15 years, it’s estimated that one-third of the groundwater still remaining under the five counties that represent Groundwater Management District No. 1 will be depleted. For a number of irrigators the end has already arrived with wells shut down that can no longer pump at adequate levels. By 2080, only about 30 percent of the water we have today will still be available at the current rate of usage, according to the Kansas Geological Survey. A recent water model completed by the KGS can provide analysis as to where that depletion will hit the hardest and how the rate of water loss will be impacted if irrigators were to reduce pumping from the Ogallala. But no matter how one tweaks the model, two things are evident: •The Ogallala will continue to diminish. The only question is by how much and how quickly. •A 20 percent reduction in water usage for irrigation will have minimum impact on that water loss over the next 65 years. The water conference was another opportunity to highlight the continued loss of our state’s most valuable resource. The state water conference was seemingly another opportunity to revisit the obvious. We know the problem. We know the solution. More conferences and more stakeholder meetings aren’t going to change the answer to either. It’s time for action. Unfortunately, that’s something the governor and his team seem reluctant to provide. Kansas Ag Secretary Jackie McClaskey said her department has heard from some Kansans who want mandatory conservation targets. These are people who recognize that a piecemeal approach to reducing irrigation pumping isn’t going to get the job done. But that doesn’t fit with the governor’s plan to encourage voluntary local conservation agreements (i.e., Local Enhanced Management Areas) and what the Brownback Administration likes to refer to as market-based incentives. Apparently, that means you pump until it’s no longer economically feasible and then you “voluntarily” cut back. A voluntary approach isn’t going to be effective and it won’t happen soon enough to have the desired impact. So far, the largest voluntary cut in water usage is 20 percent for the Sheridan 6 LEMA. Another conservation unit is being formed in the Sherman County area it was announced at the recent state water conference. So far, the impact of “voluntary” irrigation reduction efforts have included a few townships, possibly a few counties. While the effort is to be appreciated, the impact on the Ogallala will be minimal. Brownie Wilson with the Kansas Geological Survey acknowledged during the recent meeting in Scott City that for conservation efforts to have any impact on maintaining the Ogallala at existing levels usage would have to be curtailed “in the area of 30 to 40 percent.” Is anyone seriously considering a 40 percent reduction in irrigation? Not hardly. As the governor said, this is a hard thing to get done. If it was easy we’d probably already have accomplished our goals. But as long as we continue to have a failure of leadership, extending the life of the Ogallala will only get more difficult. Voluntary action is the state’s way of standing aside and letting someone else make the tough decisions that - at the present rate - will never be made. Leadership isn’t defined simply by identifying a problem and then telling everyone else to solve it. Leadership is when people make the tough decisions that resolve a problem - even if that means using the power of government to do what individuals lack the will to do. It’s time for real leadership.
Who’s the greater risk to ‘safety’? To hear Sam Brownback and other Republican governors hitting the panic button these days, Syrian refugees are the biggest threat to America’s safety and well-being since the . . . well, since the horde of rapists and drug dealers began crossing the Rio Grande. It’s a pretty simple approach to governing. Stoke the level of fear to DEF CON 7 (DEF CON 5 just isn’t enough when you’re talking about terrorists) and suddenly those tax cuts that are wrecking the state’s economy fade into the background. Of course, Republicans would never want to raise the specter of fear for the sake of fear alone. “My first priority as governor is the safety of all Kansans,” assures Brownback. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, also a Republican, said in response to stopping Syrian refugees from settling in his state, he would “not stand complicit to a policy that places the citizens of Alabama in harm’s way.” That might just beg the
bigger question: Who represents the greater threat to the safety of Kansans Syrian refugees or Brownback and our Republican lawmakers? It’s much easier to put safety into the context of a terrorist threat. That’s something people can understand even if you have a greater likelihood of winning the Lotto jackpot than being confronted with a Syrian refugee wearing a bomb vest at the local Kwik Trip. Okay, you want to talk safety. We’re fine with that, but let’s do so in a much broader context. When we do that, we’ll find many of our safetyminded governors are failing their responsibility. Alabama, for example, has not expanded Medicaid coverage, leaving 389,000 of its citizens without health coverage, but that apparently doesn’t meet Gov. Bent-
ley’s definition of “harm’s way.” The same is true of Brownback and the GOPcontrolled legislature which has left 77,000 of its citizens in harm’s way by their refusal to expand Medicaid coverage. Isn’t access to health care a safety issue? These people aren’t employed in jobs that offer health benefits. If a minor health issue turns into a major health issue, not only do they risk losing their job, but they then become a greater burden on the local health care system and local taxpayers. That takes human and financial resources away from areas where they would otherwise be used. And what about the safety and well-being of children? As Brownback and lawmakers scramble to fill a $124 million budget gap of their own creation they have been taking money away from programs that benefit our poorest and most vulnerable children and their families. As a result of the state “sweeping” funds from various departments in or-
der to pay its bills, Shannon Cotsoradis, president and CEO of Kansas Action for Children (KAC), says the Kansas Endowment for Youth is “completely bankrupt.” Cotsoradis says the Children’s Initiatives Fund (CIF), which has been financed by tobacco settlement payments since 1998, has been raided by the legislature of more than $210 million since its inception. This is money that was supposed to go towards programs to benefit children. We’re talking about their health and safety. Ask any teacher and they’ll reaffirm that the earlier a child can acquire the skills to learn the better they will do throughout their years in school and, ultimately, they stand a much better chance of becoming productive adults in society. The same is true of programs that impact a child’s health and social development. It’s well-documented that early childhood programs lead to fewer young (See SAFETY on page six)
PC is an excuse to ignore facts The Republican presidential candidates and the far-right echo chamber have made “politically correct” an all-purpose dismissal for facts and opinions they don’t want to hear. Take Donald Trump’s claim that when the World Trade Center towers collapsed on 9/11, “I watched in Jersey City, New Jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering.” The Post’s Fact Checker columnist, Glenn Kessler, found no evidence to support Trump’s claim and gave him Four Pinocchios, reserved for the most baldfaced lies. PolitiFact gave the statement a Pants on Fire rating, denoting extreme mendacity. But when ABC’s George Stephanopoulos pressed
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the GOP front-runner to explain himself, noting that “police say it didn’t happen,” Trump resorted to what has become a familiar dodge. “I know it might not be politically correct for you to talk about it, but there were people cheering as that building came down,” Trump said. Ben Carson, running second in the national polls, is even more fond of the political-correctness allegation - so much so that it could be considered a central theme of his campaign. It is unclear whether he actually knows or cares what “political correctness” means. The phrase is just more verbal romaine to add to the word salad that is Carson’s
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discourse. He used it when challenged on his stance that a Muslim should not be president, even though the Constitution explicitly states there can be no “religious test” for public office. “Political correctness is imposed by the secular progressives and those who wish to fundamentally change our society,” he said. “Therefore, they make things off-limits to talk about, but you know what? I’m going to talk about it anyway.” In other words, he considers the framers of the Constitution a bunch of “secular progressives,” since they’re the ones who put a candidate’s faith off-limits. That’s not the loopiest thing Carson has said (his attempts to discuss financial reform are in a class of their own) but it’s in the top 10. The renowned neu-
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rosurgeon took the same route Sunday when Stephanopoulos - who had a busy morning - asked him to react to Trump’s call for the United States to resume harsh interrogation techniques for terrorism suspects, including waterboarding. “I agree that there’s no such thing as political correctness when you’re fighting an enemy who wants to destroy you and everything that you have anything to do with,” Carson said. “And I’m not one who is real big on telling the enemy what we’re going to do and what we’re not going to do.” But Carson is a medical doctor who took an oath to heal and alleviate suffering. Or maybe he believes that Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, was just another PC lemming, blindly follow(See FACTS on page six)
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We are responsible for thin-skinned students by Kathleen Parker
It would be easy to call protesting college students crybabies and brats for pitching hissy fits over hurt feelings, but this likely would lead to such torrents of tearful tribulation that the nation’s university system would have to shut down for a prolonged period of grief counseling. Besides, it would be insensitive. Instead, let me be the first to say: it’s not the students’ fault. These serial tantrums are direct results of our Everybody Gets a Trophy culture and an educational system that, for the most part, no longer teaches a core curriculum, including history, government and the Bill of Rights. The students simply don’t know any better.
This isn’t necessarily to excuse them. Everyone has a choice whether to ignore a perceived slight - or to form a posse. But as with any problem, it helps to understand its source. The disease, I fear, was autoinduced with the zealous pampering of the American child that began a few decades ago. The first sign of the epidemic of sensitivity we’re witnessing was when parents and teachers were instructed never to tell Johnny that he’s a “bad boy,” but that he’s “acting” like a bad boy. Next, Johnny was handed a blue ribbon along with everyone else on the team even though he didn’t deserve one. This had the opposite effect of what was intended. Rather than protecting Johnny’s fragile self-esteem, the prize undermined Johnny’s faith in his own perceptions and judg-
ment. It robbed him of his ability to pick himself up when he fell and to be brave, honest and hardy in the face of adversity. Self-esteem is earned, not bestowed. Today’s campuses are overrun with little Johnnys, their female counterparts and their adult enablers. How will we ever find enough fainting couches? Lest anyone feel slighted so soon, this is also not to diminish the pain of racism (or sexism, ageism, blondism or whatever -ism gets one’s tear ducts moistened). But nothing reported on campuses the past several weeks rises to the level of the coerced resignations of a university chancellor and president. The affronts that prompted students to demand the resignations include: a possibly offcampus, drive-by racial epithet
Students stage a sit-in at Georgetown University in solidarity with other student protests around the country.
apparently aimed at the student body president; another racial epithet hurled by a drunk white student; and a swastika drawn with feces in a dorm restroom. Someone certainly deserves a spanking - or psychoanalysis. Sigmund Freud had plenty to say about people who play with
the products of their alimentary canal. But do such events mean that students have been neglected, as protesters have charged? Or that the school tolerates racism? Concurrent with these episodes of outrage is the recent (See STUDENTS on page six)
Dealing with the red cup holiday blues by Jill Richardson
ball after the Paris attacks. Here are the facts. (Gillian Brockell/The Washington Post) No doubt, the Islamic State poses a threat to the United States. But the chief peril does not lurk in some longterm plan to embed terrorists among refugees fleeing Syria and hope they make it through the lengthy vetting process to be resettled here. If the Islamic State wants to strike in the United States, terrorists posing as refugees would be an enormously inefficient path. There are far easier methods: either home-grown operatives or those who arrive through socalled visa waiver countries with far less intensive checking than the process for refugees. “(F)rom a threat standpoint, I’m probably more concerned with the visa waiver program today,” said Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C), chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence. “Were I in Europe already, and I wanted to go the United States . . . the likelihood is I would use the visa waiver program before I would try to pawn myself off as a refugee.”
‘Tis the season to bicker about Starbucks coffee cups. Nothing gets you in the holiday spirit like a chill in the air, Christmas songs in every store, and anger about a phony “War on Christmas.” Clearly, love for one another, world peace, and the Christian faith itself all ride on whether a chain that sells overpriced coffee prints an appropriate design on its red cups. Honestly, this griping . . . Christian over coffee cups couldn’t customers be any less in the Christmas (are) pranking spirit than the Grinch him- Starbucks by ordering cofself. If you’re living under fee and telling the barista a rock and haven’t heard their names yet, Starbucks released a are “Merry simple red cup as its holi- Christmas.” That day design this year, with way, the server nothing on it besides the will have to write company’s green and white the holiday greetlogo. A few Christians got ing on the cup. steamed because the cups don’t display the reindeer or snowmen they did in previous years. Because reindeer and snowmen are sacred religious symbols, of course. Even Donald Trump felt the need to comment on the sacrilegious design. “Maybe we should boycott Starbucks,” he suggested. “I don’t care.” (Bizarrely, he added that he has “one of the most successful Starbucks in Trump Tower.”) Meanwhile, viral videos are circulating of Christian customers pranking Starbucks by ordering coffee and telling the barista their names are “Merry Christmas.” That way, the server will have to write the holiday greeting on the cup. Good going there. Your devotion is so strong that you just splurged on a cup of lousy coffee from a corporation you believe offended your faith. If your holiday traditions must involve coffee, but don’t require downing a Peppermint Mocha, how about expressing the Christmas spirit in another way? For example, you could buy a cup of coffee and a breakfast pastry for a homeless person. Or purchase gift cards to a local coffee shop and give them to people facing economic hardship so they can order what they like themselves. Or you could give loved ones gifts of fair trade coffee, ensuring that the farmers who grew their beans were compensated fairly. Better yet, make that fair trade and organic. And for the tree hugger who enjoys a morning buzz, give them reusable mugs so they can avoid those offensive red cups altogether. Get one with any Christmas messages or symbols of your choosing, allowing you to save the earth and celebrate the season at the same time. Another alternative is to just skip the coffee altogether and focus instead on what matters most this time of year and always: family, friends, and love for one another. When all is said and done, it’s the time spent together that matters, whether your tradition is trimming a tree and eating a turkey or ham, lighting a menorah and eating latkes, or doing something else entirely.
(See THREAT on page six)
(See BLUES on page six)
Black Friday spoils Thanksgiving by Jim Hightower
Here comes Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas! It’s a month-long season of friends, family, and spiritual reflection. Good Lord, shout the corporate bosses, are you nuts? Do you think America is some kind of Norman Rockwell fantasyland? This is the Season of Mass Consumerism, Bucko, so lift your tail-end out of that La-Z-Boy and hit the malls - pronto! And if you happen to have a job in a chain store, don’t even think about taking a holiday, or you won’t have a job the next day. Let us now praise the one God we all serve: Mammon! Years ago, Macy’s started “Black Friday” as a kickoff
to this Holy Month of Frenzied Commercialization. But it produced such a surge of profit that Walmart and other chains also converted to the Church of Perpetual Selling. Black Friday used to begin the day after Thanksgiving, but, reaching for more, Walmart started desecrating Thanksgiving itself by opening their doors to the Black Friday masses at 6:00 p.m. - on the night of Thanksgiving itself. This year - with Macy’s, Target, J.C. Penney, and others also pushing the Friday Shop-A-Rama into Thursday - Toys R Us will open at 5:00 p.m., intruding even-deeper into Thanksgiving’s family dinner. And, pushing excess to a new high, Kmart is expected to once
again open its doors at 6:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning. Still, a Walmart executive said, “We thought 6 o’clock (p.m.) was the exact right time to win the weekend.” Wow! Did you ever think of Thanksgiving as something to “win”? But, then, your spiritual devotion to mammon probably isn’t as ardent as that executive’s. Meanwhile, the same guy reports that the one-million low-wage workers who’ll have to staff the Thanksgiving profit grab are “really excited to work that day.” Sure they are. “Excited” as in agitated. Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author
Refugee crisis hides real threat Bigotry is a bigger danger in the long term The political aftermath of the Paris attacks is tracing a trajectory as familiar as it is disappointing. The fundamental question - how to defeat the Islamic State - is so resistant to any simple fix that the debate shifts to subsidiary but more easily digestible topics. Republican politicians have fanned the flames of public fear and seized the tragic moment for partisan advantage. President Obama properly took them to task for this unAmerican xenophobia. But once again, as with the president’s dismissive attitude toward critics of the Iranian nuclear deal, he failed to recognize the public’s understandable anxiety over admitting Syrian refugees. The terrorist threat illustrates: The more intractable the problem, the more off-point the Washington
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discussion. One tactic, tempting but useless, is looking back and pointing fingers over who is responsible for the fill-in-the-blank mess. Is the Islamic State the outgrowth of George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq (and, by implication for Hillary Clinton’s Democratic opponents, the Senate vote she cast to authorize the war)? Is it the legacy of Obama’s lineshifting and hesitancy (and, by implication for Clinton’s Republican opponents, her responsibility as his secretary of state)? To channel Clinton on Benghazi, at this point what difference does it make? Another favorite diversionary tactic, as demonstrated by the refugee debate, is, as Obama put it, “to get worked up around issues that don’t actually make us safer but make for good political sound bites.” Syrian refugees in the United States have become a political foot-
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Brownback’s reaction to refugees is unwarranted Kansas City Star
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback acted without compassion or even a solid grasp of refugee issues when he issued an executive order directing state agencies not to assist in resettling Syrian refugees in the state. Though refugee resettlement is a federal responsibility, the assistance of state workers would be needed to sign up new arrivals for food
stamps and other forms of temporary aid. The governor’s order to prevent that is heartless and foolish. In Missouri, thankfully, Gov. Jay Nixon declined to join Brownback and other governors in the rising tide of hysteria set into motion by Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris. Nixon, a Democrat, issued a statement simply reaffirming the need for tough screening procedures of all refugees. On the national stage,
Jindal returns $70 raised for campaign by Andy Borowitz
BATON ROUGE (The Borowitz Report) Just days after withdrawing from the 2016 Presidential race, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal said that he would return the $70 raised by his campaign. Speaking to reporters in Baton Rouge, Jindal said he was proud that his campaign war chest “came entirely from small donors.” “This wasn’t a campaign financed by fat cats,” he said. “We raised all of our funds from nine small donors, for an average of $7.78 per donor.” He bemoaned the high costs of running a political campaign in the current environment, however, and acknowledged that his staff was never able to acquire the replacement toner cartridge that they needed. Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author
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The gifts you and your family give one another in unconditional love will be more meaningful and outlast any present tucked under the tree on Christmas morning - or any ridiculous fight over red coffee cups. And for the faithful, surely the strength of your belief doesn’t rest on getting validation from a corporation - which is now reaping the benefits of the extra publicity it’s unexpectedly received. Jill Richardson is the author of “Recipe for America: Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It”
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By definition, admitting any refugees poses more risk than admitting none. I’d argue that the United States bears a moral responsibility, particularly because of our role in triggering the refugee crisis, to accept some. Yes, a tiny number of refugees - the Migration Policy Institute puts the figure at three out of 784,000 resettled here since 9/11 - have been arrested for planning terrorist activities. Yet, as Paris shows, it takes only a few to cause enormous damage. Clinton properly emphasized the imperative of vigilant screening before arguing that “slamming the door on every Syrian refugee . . . is just not who we are.” Let’s hope. Donald Trump has said it may be necessary to close mosques and create a national database of Muslims. Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush called for sorting refugees by religion. Chris Christie would exclude even 5-year-old orphans. Ben Carson referred to “rabid dogs” and tried to raise money off the issue. What’s the bigger risk: that terrorists posing as refugees will slip through in a year or two, or that young Muslims here will listen to this bigotry and become radicalized? The answer seems obvious.
Americans also can take comfort in knowing that of the millions of refugees accepted into the U.S. since Congress signed the Refugee Act of 1980, not a single one has committed a known act of terrorism. The screening process works.
Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz played to people’s fears. They shamefully proposed giving preference to Christian refugees, ignoring the ideal of America as a haven for people of all faiths and nationalities. Such xenophobic reac-
tions are an ignorant and unwarranted response to the news that a suicide bomber involved in the Paris attacks may have posed as a Syrian refugee. The U.S. already is extremely cautious about admitting Syrian refugees. It has accepted only about 2,000 since the country’s
Safety adults in prison, fewer people requiring mental health services and less demand on social welfare programs. That means a safer society and less burden on taxpayers. Stealing money away from programs that can provide immediate benefit to young people is very short-sighted considering the long-term ramifications. Yet that is exactly what the Brownback Administration is doing and what state lawmakers are encouraging in order to
cover up for their own ineptitude. So what of the health and safety of our most vulnerable? Don’t they count? The biggest threat to our society and to the welfare of its people doesn’t always come from those who are of a different color, or nationality or who speak differently than we do. The biggest threat to our long-term social wellbeing and security can come from people who
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claim that our “safety” is their number one priority. Governor Brownback and about 30 of his colleagues in statehouses across the country will argue that the biggest threat to our way of life is outside our borders and wanting into this country. They’re wrong. A bigger threat to this nation is the 4.3 million uninsured Americans who are being denied access to Medicaid and the millions of Americans living below the poverty level while tax cuts
continue to benefit the wealthiest among us. How safe and secure can we honestly be when 77,000 Kansans don’t have access to the health care they need or when we take money from programs that benefit children? The prospect of Syrian refugees isn’t the real danger. It’s the misguided policies of Brownback and ultraconservative lawmakers in our state. Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com
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cally correct nonsense.” Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, after making a joke about transgender people that some found offensive, responded that “everybody wants to be politically correct, everybody wants to be loved by the media and loved by the left and loved by the elitists.” And it’s not just GOP candidates who have the anti-political-correctness bug. Many conservative commentators have been quick to condemn
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surge on campuses of “trigger warnings” in syllabuses to alert students to content that might be upsetting, and “safe spaces” where students can seek refuge when ideas make them uncomfortable. It seems absurd to have to mention that the purpose of higher education is to be challenged, to be exposed to different views and, above all, to be exhilarated by the exercise of free speech - other people’s as well as one’s own. The marketplace of Ruth Marcus is an editorial writer for The Washington Post, specializing in politics, campaign finance, the federal budget ideas is not for sissies, in other words. And it would and taxes
The U.S. government has responded to the crisis of Syrian and Iraqi refugees swamping European and Middle Eastern nations by pledging to commit more resources to screen applicants. But the rigor will remain the same. It’s important to remember that the perpetrators of the Paris attacks hadn’t been granted refugee status by any nation. If a passport found near
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Facts ing the secular progressives who are leading us to our collective doom. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, asked about his view that the United States should accept no Syrian refugees, said we should not bow to “political correctness, the elites in Washington or the editorial pages of major newspapers.” Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.), asked this summer whether he thought the term “anchor baby ” was offensive, told reporters “we need to stop this politi-
bloody civil war began in 2011. Applicants must first meet the tough standards required by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. They then undergo an intense security screening by multiple U.S. agencies. No applicant who has ever associated with or provided material support to a group deemed suspicious by U.S. authorities gets accepted.
the “politically correct” Princeton University students who demand that the school remove symbols honoring Woodrow Wilson - a onetime Princeton president because of his racism. These critics ignore the historical fact that Wilson was racist not just by today’s standards but by those of his time. He wrote that African Americans were an “ignorant and inferior race.” He lavishly praised the Ku Klux Klan and pined for the Confederacy.
As president of the United States, he ordered that integrated federal government workplaces be segregated; NAACP founder W.E.B. Du Bois wrote of one black clerk who “had a cage built around him to separate him from his white companions.” Yes, I’m being politically correct. But also truthful. Eugene Robinson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and former assistant managing editor for The Washington Post
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appear that knowledge, the curse of the enlightened, is not for everyone. The latter is meant to be an observation, but on many college campuses today, it seems to be an operating principle. A recent survey of 1,100 colleges and universities found that only 18 percent require American history or government, where such foundational premises as the First Amendment might be explained and understood. The survey, by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, assesses schools according
to whether they have at least one required course in composition, foreign language at the intermediate level, American government or history, economics, science, mathematics and literature. Coincidentally, the very institutions where students are dominating what passes for debate also scored among the worst: Missouri, D; Yale, C; Dartmouth, C; and Princeton, C - all for requiring only one or a few of the subjects. Amherst scored an F for requiring none of them. Such is the world we’ve
created for young people who soon enough will discover that the world doesn’t much care about their tender feelings. But before such harsh realities knock them off their ponies, we might hope that they redirect their anger. They have every right to despise the coddling culture that ill prepared them for life and an educational system that has failed to teach them what they need to know. Weep for them - and us. Kathleen Parker is a Pulitizer Prize winning columnist who writes on politics and culture
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a body was a suspect’s, it indicates only that he slipped into the trail of migrants fleeing Syria, hoping to find sanctuary elsewhere. Americans also can take comfort in knowing that of the millions of refugees accepted into the U.S. since Congress signed the Refugee Act of 1980, not a single one has committed a known act of terrorism. The screening process works. A much greater risk to U.S. security is the prospect of thousands of persons languishing for years in refugee camps, without hope or opportunity. That’s an extremist’s recruiting dream. Strong leaders look beyond the fears of the moment to the long-term consequences of caving in to those fears. The Paris attacks were reprehensible and frightening. But traumatized people seeking a place of safety outside of war-torn Syria should not be held responsible for the atrocities.
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Climb With a typical home, says the appraiser, an individual will only recover about 30-40 percent of their renovation costs when they decide to re-sell. The length of time that a home remains on the market can also be reflected in the appraised value. “When the housing market is hopping and there’s a lot of activity, that’s going to drive appraised values a little higher. “Even though the market is still pretty strong, we’re seeing more housing that’s out there for six to 12 months before it sells. That tells me the market is slowing down,” Sangster says. “You might eventually get what you’re asking, but it might also take three
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months longer to get it.” With new construction for most homes ranging from $175 to $200 per square foot, more people are looking at existing homes that will range from $80 to $100 per square foot, even if they require some renovation. “Why buy new?” asks Sangster. “That’s what’s driving the market for real estate, along with the fact a lot of towns don’t have very many good homes ready to move into.” The local housing mar-
USD 466 competing at the same time. It’s become an even bigger issue now that middle school seventh and eighth grade basketball teams are competing in the same town instead of splitting them up (ie., 7th grade at Holcomb and 8th grade in Scott City). as in past years. On SCMS home game days that leaves one fewer gym for high school practices after school. In addition, current facilities are not adequate for hosting sub-state basketball or regional wrestling tournaments. Facility Audit Rumford says the district is in the process of conducting an audit of its facilities to determine long-range needs and how best to address those
2014 1.500 64.942 72.950 60.847 2.250 202.489
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ket is much stronger than in surrounding communities. In Leoti, for example, Sangster says the appraised value of homes increased by only 1-2 percent during the past year. “Being somewhat of a bedroom community to Garden City helps and you can’t underestimate the impact of the hospital and the employment it brings to town,” Sangster says. Ag Land Climbing At the same time,
owners of agricultural land will continue to see a sharp climb in values because of the rolling eight-year period that’s used in calculating usevalue for farmland. “We’re still figuring $6 wheat and $6 corn in those values,” says Sangster, who noted that the eight-year cycle does not include the two most recent market years. “It will be another two years before current crop prices are figured in the formula.” He warns ag producers to expect use-value numbers to jump another 12-15 percent in next year’s assessed valuation calculation, and possibly another increase the following year before they start trending downward.
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needs in terms of facilities. “We want to evaluate all our buildings and the football complex,” Rumford says. He says the district needs to determine whether it makes more sense to add to the existing gym, possibly closing a street, or to build a new gym. Options for new construction could include property east of the high school which the district already owns, and could possibly add to. The First Baptist Church, located southeast of the high school, also has a building and property that could be available once they move into their new church which is in the planning stages. However, when the new construction/renova-
tion was done a decade ago a geothermal unit was located under the parking lot located immediately south of the technology center. Building on that site would require relocating the geothermal system - an expense the district doesn’t want. “We may even want to look at new construction near the middle school where the district already owns land,” says Rumford. “But whatever we do, it will be a process that involves community input. We aren’t going to do anything that the community won’t get behind. “There are several scenarios to consider,” adds Rumford. “Nothing’s going to happen right away, but we need to be making long-range plans.”
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Bill could oust 40% of state’s BOE members
Forty percent of Kansas school board members would be forced to resign from office due to perceived conflicts of interest under a bill examined Friday by an interim legislative committee studying the intersection of ethics and local government. Results of a statewide survey of 1,130 of these
voluntary public servants showed 465, or 40.9 percent, would have at least one conflict as defined in a House bill introduced during the 2015 legislative session. The study indicated 175 would have multiple conflicts. The House Education Committee conducted a hearing in February on
the bill, but didn’t send the measure to the full House. At the end of the day, the panel declined to make a recommendation to the 2016 legislature on the bill. Opposition among members of the interim committee, with sentiment reinforced by the possibility of a political
bloodbath on local school boards, was on full display. “Why are we targeting the school boards? We would actually be nullifying the vote of the people,” said Rep. John Whitmer (R-Wichita). The legislation would be applicable only to the voluntary, elected school
board officials. Members of the Kansas Legislature, who are paid, encountering conflicts of interest aren’t required by state law to resign, but do have to declare a potential problem. “I think this bill is overly broad and unnecessary,” said Rep. Mark Kahrs, also a Wichita
Republican. “This legislation would have a very negative impact.” Under the proposed House bill, a person with a conflict would be disqualified from serving on the seven-member local school board or on the 10-person Kansas State Board of Education. (See BOE on page 16)
SCES, SCMS music concerts Tues., Thurs.
The Scott City Middle School fifth and sixth grade band and choir will be presenting its winter concert on Tues., Dec. 1, at 7:00 p.m. There will be two performances of the Scott City Elementary School third and fourth grade Christmas musical on Thurs., Dec. 3. A matinee performance will be presented at 2:00 p.m., followed by another program at 7:00 p.m. in the SCES gym.
Scott City Middle School sixth through eighth graders selected for the Southwest Kansas KMEA Choir are (front row, from left) Tori Ford, Payton Goodman, Brynn McCormick, Lizzy Cantaros and Chelsie Rose. (Middle row) Abbie LeBeau, Jacelynn Buffington, Jaiden Amack, Briana Amezcua and Lily Pepper. (Back row) Blake Koehn, Jimmy Wiebe, Jose Martinez and Victor Martinez. Not pictured is Andrew Prochnow. (Record Photo)
SCMS vocalists selected for honor choirs Scott City Middle School vocalists have been selected for area and statewide honor choirs that will be giving special performances early next year. Fifteen students were named to the Kansas Music Educators Association Southwest Honor Choir by SCMS vocal director Jodi Reese. The group, consisting of sixth through eighth graders, will be performing in Dodge City on Jan. 23. Local vocalists include: Sixth grade: Lizzie Cantaros, Tori Ford, Payton Goodman, Brynn McCormick and Chelsie Rose. Seventh grade: Alli Brunswig. Eighth grade: Jaiden Amack, Briana Amezcua, Jacelynn Buffington, Blake Koehn, Abbie LeBeau, Jose Martinez, Victor Martinez, Lily Pepper, Andrew Prochnow and Jimmy Wiebe. Four vocalists have been named to the Kansas Choral Directors Trebel Honor Choir based on taped auditions that were submitted to judges. They include Alli Brunswig, Lilly Cantaros, Payton Goodman and Brynn McCormick. These students will be performing in Wichita on Feb. 26.
Named to the Treble Honor Choir are Payton Goodman, Brynn McCormick, Alli Brunswig and Lizzy Cantaros. (Record Photo)
For the Record Youth drug overdose deaths spike in Kansas The Scott County Record
Incidence of drug overdose deaths among youths in Kansas quadrupled during the past decade amid growing misuse of prescription drugs and addiction to heroin, according to a national research report. An analysis by the Trust for America’s Health indicated Kansas ranked 14th lowest in the number of overdose deaths by medi-
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cation and illegal drugs with a rate of 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people aged 12 to 25. The national rate stood at 7.3. The highest was West Virginia at 12.6, while the lowest was 2.2 in North Dakota. From 1999 to 2001, no state had a youth drug overdose death rate above 6.1. In the period of 2011 to 2013, 33 states had
moved above that threshold. Researchers said the shift was largely tied to increases in prescription drug misuse and the doubling in heroin use among 18- to 25-year-olds in the past 10 years. “More than 90 percent of adults who develop a substance use disorder began using before they were 18,” said Jeffrey
Levi, executive director of Trust for America’s Health. “Achieving any major reduction in substance misuse will require a reboot in our approach.” He said states and communities must place greater emphasis on preventing use before it starts, intervening with support systems earlier and viewing treatment as a long-term commitment.
Preventive education and addiction treatment program managers at the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services said researchbased, communityfocused tactics were being emphasized to combat the state’s addiction challenges. Urging youth to “just say no” wouldn’t be sufficient against the complex problem.
5 to be interviewed for 25th district judicial opening Five people applied to the 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission seeking to fill a judge vacancy in the 25th judicial district, which includes Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott and Wichita counties. The vacancy was created by the retirement of Judge Philip Vieux.
The nominating commission will convene on Tues., Dec. 1, 9:00 a.m., in the Finney County courthouse in Garden City to interview nominees. The meeting will be open to the public. The five candidates are: •District Magistrate Judge Ricklin Pierce
Scott County Commission Agenda Tues., December 1 County Courthouse
•District Magistrate Judge Christopher Sanders •District Magistrate Judge Wade Dixon •Lara Bors •Linda Lobmeyer Kansas law requires that a judge be a resident of the district, be at least 30 years old, have actively practiced law for at least five years, and be
admitted to practice law in Kansas. Kansas law also requires the commission to submit at least two names, but not more than three, to the governor, who will choose one to appoint. The 25th Judicial District Nominating Commission consists of: Justice Dan Biles as the
Scott Co. LEC Report
Scott City Police Department Nov. 14: A report was taken for criminal damage to property in the 1100 block of Elizabeth. 3:00 p.m. County business, accounts payable, Nov. 15: The theft of property was reported in the payroll 200 block of west First Street. Nov. 16: Criminal damage to property was reported 3:30 p.m. Open bids for sheriff’s vehicle in the 500 block of York Street. Nov. 20: Troy Warta, 22, was arrested for domestic 4:00 p.m. Kent Hill and Dana Shapland: update on former medical clinic battery and transported to the LEC. Nov. 20: Samantha Warta, 23, was arrested for do4:30 p.m. Public Works Director Richard Cramer mestic battery and transported to the LEC. Nov. 21: Richard Golightly, 43, was arrested for ilAgenda may change before the meeting. Contact County legally obtaining a prescription drug on Nov. 13. Clerk Alice Brokofsky for an updated agenda (872-2420) or Scott County Sheriff’s Department visit www.scott.kansasgov.com Nov. 18: Alex Browning, 26, was arrested on a warrant and transported to the LEC. Nov. 18: Chaz Wilson was arrestsed on a warrant and transported to the LEC. Douglas N. Kildoo to Curtis Masters, Lots 13, 15, Nov. 19: John Estrada was arrested on a warrant and 16 and 18 in Blk. 1, Eastman’s Addition. transported to the LEC. K&R Farms, Inc., to Jerry and Linda Byrd, SE4 of Nov. 21: Chaz Wilson was served a warrant while 23-20-31. Surface and water rights only; E2 and SW4 at the LEC. of 24-20-31. Surface and water rights only. Curtis Simpson to Robert Harkness, south 58 ft. of Public Notice Lot 4 and north 16 ft. of Lot 5, Blk. 9, C.A. Steele and Sons Addition. (First published in The Scott ARE OR MAY BE CONMargaret Cauthon Trust to Johan and Anna County Record Thurs., Nov. CERNED: You Are Hereby Noti5, 2015; last published Neufeld, Lots 2-3, Blk. 54, Original Town. fied that a Petition has been Thurs., Nov. 19, 2015)3t Richard and Virginia Gilcrease Living Trust to C. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF filed in the District Court of Ron Turner and Teri Turner, N2 of Lot 9, Blk. 11, SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS Scott County, Kansas, by Eastman’s Addition. JOHN FAIRLEIGH, John Fairleigh of Scott City, Kansas, praying for an order Robert Harris to Lonnie and Sherri Holmes, Lots 1, PLAINTIFF, quieting all interest of the VS. 2 and 3, Blk. 3, Westside Addition. KANSAS DEPARTMENT Defendants in the following Philip and Patrisha Beaton to Grant and Afton OF REVENUE, DIVISION OF described property: Huck, south 33 ft. of Lot 8 and north 31 ft. of Lot 10, MOTOR VEHICLES, TITLE 1971 PLYMOUTH, VIN AND REGISTRATION, KAN- RS23U1G177403 Blk. 2, Thomas Addition.
Register of Deeds
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Nov. 12, 2015; last published Thurs., Nov. 26, 2015)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS SCOTT COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF Vs. HERBERT A. STEVENS, DEFENDANT Case No. 15-CV-05 NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE ON EXECUTION Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of an execution issued by the District Judge of the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, in a certain action in said court numbered 2015CV-5, wherein the parties above named were respectively plaintiff and defendant, and to me, the undersigned, Sheriff of said county, directed. I will offer for sale at public auction, and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the front door of the court house in the city of Scott City, in said county, on the 8th day of December, 2015, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. of said day, the following described real estate, situate in the county of Scott and State of Kansas, to wit: The North half (N/2) of Section Two (2), Township Twenty (20), Range Thirty-
one (31), subject to an assignment, transfer and grant of Six-sevenths (6/7) of the oil, gas and other minerals in and under the above described real estate for a term of Fifteen (15) years from the 16th day of April 1955, and so long thereafter as oil and/ or gas may be produced from said Section Two (2) Township Twenty (20), Range Thirty-one (31), Scott County, Kansas; the Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of Section Nine (9), Township Twenty-one (21), Range Twelve (12), Stafford County, Kansas; The Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Twentythree (23), Township Twenty (20), Range Twelve (12), and the West Half of the West Half (W/2W/2) of Section Seven (7), Township Twenty (20), Range Eleven (11), all in Barton County, Kansas pursuant to the provisions of a stipulation dated April 16, 1955, recorded in Book 12, Miscellaneous Records, page 585, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Scott County, Kansas. /s/ Glenn Anderson, Scott County Sheriff WALLACE, BRANTLEY & SHIRLEY 325 Main Street P.O. Box 605 Scott City, Kansas, 67871 Attorneys for Petitioner
nonvoting chair; Ralph Goodnight of Lakin; Marvel Hopkins of Scott City; Brian Reuber of Tribune; Earl Wiles of Leoti; Robert Gale, Jr. and Timothy C. Kohart of Syracuse; and Lucille Douglass, Gene Gaede, William Heydman, John Lindner, Gerald Schultz and Thomas Walker, all of Garden City.
Distribute funds to 274 crime victims
The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board awarded financial assistance to 274 victims of crime at its November meeting. Awards were made in 123 new cases. Additional expenses were paid in 151 previously submitted cases. The awards totaled $246,669. The Division of Crime Victims Compensation in the Kansas Attorney General’s office administers the Crime Victims Compensation program, which was established in 1978 to help victims of violent crime pay for their unexpected expenses such as medical treatment, mental health counseling, lost wages, dependent support and funeral costs. The state’s threemember Crime Victims Compensation Board determines claims that are eligible for payment and decides how much money will be awarded to each claimant. Awards are limited to a The Plaintiff further seeks SAS STATE HIGHWAY PATROL, 1971 PLYMOUTH, an order holding the Plaintiff maximum total amount of VIN RS23U1G177403, UN- be the owner of the above $25,000. KNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, TRUSTEES, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNS OF ANY DECEASED OWNER; THE UNKNOWN OFFICERS, SUCCESSORS, TRUSTEES, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNS OF ANY OWNER WHICH ARE EXISTING, DISSOLVED OR OF DORMANT CORPORATIONS; THE UNKNOWN EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, TRUSTEES, CREDITORS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF ANY OWNERS WHO ARE OR WERE PARTNERS OR IN PARTNERSHIP; THE UNKNOWN GUARDIANS, CONSERVATORS AND TRUSTEES OF ANY OWNERS WHO ARE MINORS OR ARE UNDER LEGAL DISABILITY OF ANY KIND; AND THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, TRUSTEES, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNS OF ANY OWNERS ALLEGED TO BE DECEASED, DEFENDANTS. No. 15-CV-31 NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS AND THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO
personal property, free of all right, title and interest of the above named Defendants, and all other persons who are or may be concerned, and that they and each of them be forever barred and foreclosed from all right and title, interest, lien, estate or equity in or to the above described personal property, or any part thereof, directing the Kansas Highway Patrol complete a MVE-1 inspection of the vehicle and that the Kansas Department of Revenue issue a Certificate of Title to the vehicle in the above vehicle identification number, naming Plaintiff as owner. You Are Hereby Required to answer the petition or otherwise plead or defend within 41 days after the date this notice was first published, in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas or the petition will be taken as true, and judgment, will be rendered accordingly. JOHN FAIRLEIGH PLAINTIFF JAKE W. BROOKS Attorney at law 101 E. 6th, P.O. Box 664 Scott City, Kansas 67871 (620) 872-7204 Attorney for Plaintiff
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“We are very much aware there’s an issue with prescription drug abuse,” said Stacy Chamberlain, who directs the state agency’s substance abuse initiatives. “We have a younger population we’re serving.” In an interview, she said some youth were obtaining powerful pharmaceutical drugs from (See OVERDOSE on page 11)
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Public Notice
Public Notice
(First published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., Nov. 19, 2015; last published Thurs., Dec. 3, 2015)3t Scott County Mill Levy Rates I, Lark Speer, Scott County Treasurer, certify that the tax levies per $1,000 as valuation for the 2015 tax year are as follows: State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.500
County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64.984
City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72.847
USD No. 466 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58.548
USD No. 466 - Scott Recreation Commission . . .
2.250
USD No. 468 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48.832
USD No. 468 - Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.996
Fire District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.311
Wet Walnut Watershed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.043
Isbel Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.219
Lake Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.500
Valley Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.500
Lark Speer Scott County Treasurer
Overdose family or friends, combining the haul in bowls at parties and then each grabbing a handful - perhaps a deadly cocktail. The addiction landscape also features expansion in Kansas methadone clinics for addicts, an increase from four to nine in the past decade or so. Sarah Fischer, the agency’s prevention program director, said the state’s prevention structure was recently redesigned to shift more money to community action. Needs of cities and counties differ, she said, but improving understanding of the danger of misusing prescription drugs is a statewide goal. The report by Trust for America’s Health indicated the death rate by drug overdose among Kansas males was 8.5 per 100,000 and 3 for females. The gap corresponds to national trends in which males overdose at a rate 2.5 times higher than females. In the past 12 years, drug overdose rates doubled in 18 states, including Colorado and Nebraska, tripled in a dozen states, including Missouri and Oklahoma, and quadru-
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pled in five states. Those states with unusually high growth in overdoses were Kansas, Montana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The report, “Reducing Teen Substance Misuse: What Really Works,” incorporated a score card on 10 key policies and programs connected with preventing and reducing substance abuse among children and youths. On that report card, Kansas scored five out of 10 points. Minnesota and New Jersey fared the best with 10 out of a possible 10 points. Four states earned three points: Mississippi, Louisiana, Wyoming and Idaho. In addition to growth in heroin usage, researchers said consumption of marijuana among youth had increased nearly six percent since 2008. More than 13 percent of high school students reported using e-cigarettes. The study noted youths from affluent families or neighborhoods reported more frequent substance and alcohol use than lower-income teenagers. That situation frequently related to youths having more resources to obtain alcohol and drugs.
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Nov. 26, 2015; last published Thurs., Dec. 3, 2015)2t APPLICATION FOR ZONING VARIANCE Notice is hereby given that the Scott City Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on December 10, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., at the Scott City Council Meeting Room at City Hall, 221 West 5th Street, Scott City, Kansas, to consider the following agenda items: 1) Application for variance by Andrew Wiechman to allow construction of an accessory building larger than allowed by ordinance on: Lots Six (6), Seven (7) and North half (N/2) of Ten (10), Block Forty Six (46), Original Town, (606 and 608 Washington Street) All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at such hearing. Dated: November 23, 2015 Rodney Hogg, chairman Scott City Planning Commission
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Nov. 26, 2015; last published Thurs., Dec. 3, 2015)2t APPLICATION FOR ZONING VARIANCE Notice is hereby given that the Scott City Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on December 10, 2015, at 7 p.m., at the Scott City Council Meeting Room at City Hall, 221 West 5th Street, Scott City, Kansas, to consider the following agenda items: 1) Application for variance by Effective Images/Roserock Holding, LLC (Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores) to allow signage taller/ larger than allowed by ordinance on: Tract in Section Thirty (30), Township Eighteen (18) S, Range Thirty Two (32) W. (1720 S. Main St.) All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at such hearing. Dated: November 24, 2015 Rodney Hogg, chairman Scott City Planning Commission
Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Nov. 26, 2015)1t ORDINANCE NO. 1171 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE THREE, CHAPTER THREE, OF THE CODIFICATION OF THE ORDINANCES OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS RELATING TO TEMPORARY BUSINESSES AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTIONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS, SECTION I: Title 3, Chapter 3, is hereby amended to read as follows: 3-3-1: DEFINITIONS: The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: ITINERANT BUSINESS means any person or business engaging temporarily in the retail sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or services within the city, including any person who for the purpose of conducting such business, rents, leases or occupies any room, building, hotel, motel, structure, parking lot, vacant lot, or motor vehicle of any kind, to sell goods, wares, merchandise, or services or sell goods, wares, merchandise, or services house to house, door to door, or place to place. NONCOMMERICAL ACTIVITY means any activity conducted for personal use or enjoyment without the intent of realizing a profit or recovering costs through the sale of goods, wares, merchandise or service. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION means any entity that has a permanent physical location within Scott County, Kansas which: (1) has been certified as a notfor-profit organization under the Internal Revenue Code, and/or (2) has religious, charitable, or benevolent function. As used in this definition, a charitable organization is an organization which exclusively, and in a manner consistent with existing laws, operates to address and assist with physical, mental, or spiritual needs of persons. Commercial, for profit organizations or businesses shall not be considered charitable organizations. LOCAL ITINERANT BUSINESS LICENSE is a license for any business that has a permanent physical location of not less than 1,000 square feet of retail space within the city, and has operated for a minimum of 12 consecutive months. NONLOCAL ITINERANT BUSINESS LICENSE is a license for any business that does not have a permanent physical location of at least 1,000 square feet of retail space within the city, or has a permanent physical location within the city but has not operated for the minimum requirement of 12 consecutive months. 3-3-2: PENALTY: Except as otherwise provided in this article, a violation of any of the provisions of this article is a class C offense, punishable as provided in 1-4-1, Codification of Ordinances. 3-3-3: EXEMPTION: The following activities, businesses, organizations or persons shall be exempt from the licensing provisions of this article: A. Activities or businesses where a permit has been obtained, if applicable, or where such activity or business is sponsored in part by the city, civic organization, not-for-profit organization, charitable organizations, public or private schools, or educational institutions. B. Auctions regulated by this Code or state statute. C. Garage sales at private residences. D. Sales of agricultural products, nursery products
and foliage plants at an organized farmer’s market or other such event at a specified location; provided, that such sales of agricultural products, nursery products and foliage plants shall comply with the prohibitions listed in 3-3-5. E. Food service establishments, except as noted herein, that are otherwise regulated and inspected by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Notwithstanding the foregoing, this exemption specifically excludes mobile restaurants, mobile food service units, street food vendors, or push food carts as included in the definition of food service establishments in K.S.A. 36-501. F. Sales at wholesale to retail merchants by commercial travelers or selling agents in the usual course of business. G. Sales to the owner or legal occupant of residential premises at such premises pursuant to prior invitation by the owner or legal occupant. Such invitation shall have been issued by the owner or legal occupant at least 24 hours prior to the sale and the invitation shall not have been solicited in person, but by other means such as telephone, mailing, email, internet, or other advertisement. 3-3-4: ENFORCEMENT: It shall be the duty of any law enforcement officer to require any person engaged in activities defined in this article who is not known by such officer to be duly licensed, to produce the person’s local or nonlocal itinerant business license and to enforce the provisions of this article against any person found to be in violation. The city clerk, the chief of police, or any law enforcement officer shall have the authority to order any person or business found to be in noncompliance with the license requirements of this article, to immediately cease and desist doing business until the appropriate license is obtained. 3-3-5 PROHIBITED ACTS: It shall be unlawful for any itinerant business to: A. Conduct business or carry on activities in violations of any zoning requirements of the city, including setback requirements. B. Conduct business or carry on activities other than between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. C. Fail to provide adequate parking for customers or other persons going to and from the activity or business conducted by the itinerant business, or to allow or encourage any traffic or parking congestion which interferes with traffic flow or the use of parking facilities by permanent businesses entitled to use the parking areas. D. Use any electronic device for amplification in an outdoor area or to otherwise create, or gather people who create, noise sufficient so as to disturb the peace, quiet or repose of surrounding residential or commercial areas. E. Provide any false or misleading information in completing the license application or to fail to obtain permission of the property owner where such activity or business is being conducted. F. Fail to provide, at the request of the purchaser or customer, a written receipt for purchases exceeding $5.00. G. Fail to provide any customer, or other person, with his/her name, the name of the company or organization represented, the name of the product, or to make any representation as to identity which is false or misleading. H. Fail to allow authorized law enforcement officers or city employees to enter into
Public Notice or upon the premises or to otherwise interfere with any inspection of the premises or business. I. Fail to remove any structure, device, trash or debris caused, created or associated with the itinerant businesses’ activities in an outdoor area. J. Erect or display more than one sign or any sign greater than 16 square feet in total area. Streamers, pennants, searchlights and any device with flashing, blinking, rotating or moving actions or messages are prohibited, No signage shall be placed in a public right-of-way. K. Erect or construct any structure, tent or building greater than 120 square feet. L. Conduct business or carry on activities within 50 feet of any driveway entrance or access lane from a public street to an existing business. M. Conduct or carry on more than one itinerant business or activity on the same property at any one time. N. Conduct business or carry on activities within the public right-of-way or other publicly owned property. 3-3-6: PROTECTION OF LAWNS, YARDS: It shall be unlawful for any person engaging in an itinerant business to cut across or walk upon any lawn, front yard or courtyard, except upon sidewalks or walkways if such walkways are provided, or upon a regularly established path where no sidewalk or walkway has been provided to a house or other building. 3-3-7: FRAUD: All persons licensed under the provisions of this article shall certify that while doing business in the city they will strictly comply with all the ordinances of the city. Any licensee who shall be guilty of any fraud, cheating or misrepresentation, whether through themselves or through an employee, while doing business in the city shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this article. 3-3-8: LICENSE REQUIRED: No person not exempt by the provisions of 3-3-3 shall engage in the activities coming under this article within the city without first obtaining a license. Any applicant for a license under this article shall file with the city clerk a sworn application on a form furnished by the city clerk, which shall give information, or provide documentation, as follows: A. Name, date of birth, and permanent residential address of applicant; B. If the applicant is not an individual, the names and addresses of the officers of the corporation or members of the partnership, association, or other entity. If the applicant is a corporation, the name and permanent address of the applicant’s registered agent or office; C. Physical description of the applicant; accompanied by copy of driver’s license. D. Date(s) and time(s) for which the license is desired; E. A description of the location and nature of the business, the goods, wares, merchandise or services to be sold, and the manner in which the sales will occur; F. Description of any temporary structures to be erected, constructed and used by applicant; G. A statement as to whether or not the applicant has within two years prior to the date of the application been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor of any kind, or a violation of any municipal ordinance regulating business licenses. H. A signed statement from the applicant indicating that all of the information provided is true and correct. I. Proof of a current sales tax license from the State of Kansas or proof of exempt status from state sales tax. 3-3-9: ISSUANCE OF LI-
CENSE: The city clerk, and the chief of police when necessary, shall examine the application filed under this article and shall make, or cause to be made, such further investigation of the application and the applicant deemed necessary. A license shall be denied if the applicant has been convicted of a crime that bears a reasonable relationship to the licensed business. The licensee shall be notified by the city clerk of the decision on the issuance or denial of the license within three business days after the application has been filed. Such license, when issued, shall contain the signature and seal of the issuing officer and shall show the name and address of the licensee, the date of issuance and length of time the license shall be operative, and the location and nature of the business involved. The clerk shall keep a permanent record of all such licenses issued and submit a copy of such license to the chief of police. The licensee shall carry the license at all times when conducting business in the city. 3-3-10: FEE FOR PERMIT: Before a permit is issued, there shall be paid to the city clerk fees as herein provided for a permit which will allow a temporary business to operate within the city as specified in the application. The fee for the background check is $50 and the fee for the permit shall be $25 for each day the permit is requested but not to exceed $200 for any six month period. 3-3-11: LICENSE DENIAL; REVOCATION: A. The City Clerk and/or the Chief of Police may deny or revoke any license issued under this article, for any of the following causes: (1) Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application for license. (2) Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement made in the course of carrying on the business. (3) Any violation of this article. (4) Conducting the business in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the city. (5) Noncompliance with section 3-3-6. B. Notice of the revocation of a license shall be in writing to the applicant, at the residence address listed on the application, and the city clerk and set forth the grounds of revocation. C. Any person aggrieved by the action of the city clerk in the denial or revocation of a license shall have the right of appeal to the governing body. Such appeal shall be taken by filing with the city clerk within 14 days after notice of revocation or denial of the license has been mailed to such applicant’s last known address setting forth the grounds for appeal. The applicant or licensee may not engage in the itinerant business during the appeal process. The governing body shall set a time and place for a hearing on the appeal and provide notice of the hearing to the applicant. The decision of the governing body on such appeal shall be final. SECTION II: The existing Title 3, Chapter 3 of the Codification of Ordinances of Scott City, Kansas is hereby repealed. SECTION III: This ordinance shall take effect and be of force from and after its passage and publication in the official city paper. Passed by the council the 16th day of November, 2015. Dan Goodman, mayor City of Scott City, Ks. ATTEST: Brenda K. Davis, MMC City Clerk
Pastime at Park Lane We offer our sympathy to the family of Luella Erskin who passed away on Nov. 17. We thank Luella’s family for the flowers brought to Park Lane in her memory. We congratulate Kirk Chavez and Tami Babb who were married on November 14. Kirk and Tami work in the nursing department at Park Lane. A few residents were able to attend the wedding and they had a wonderful time. The Immanuel Southern Baptist Church led Sunday services. Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Madeline Murphy, Joy Barnett, Lynda Burnett, Gary Goodman and Mandy Barnett. A few residents played Wii bowling on Monday. Pastor Bob Artz led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Doris Riner and
Residents make Pilgrim treats
Park Lane residents made Pilgrim hat treats from cookies and peanut butter cups on Friday afternoon.
Musical groups entertain
The Wright family performed on Friday evening. Wanda Wright furnished lemon bar treats. The Blue Steele Band performed on Saturday afternoon. Members are Mike Steele, Daniel Dunn and Keith Steele. Elsie Nagel led the hymns. Residents watched Kirk and Tami’s wedding on Tuesday afternoon. We thank them for loaning us their DVD. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning. Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon. Helpers were Madeline Murphy and Barbara Hutchins. Residents played cards on Wednesday evening.
D’Ann Markle gave manicures on Thursday. Residents enjoyed chocolate soft-serve ice cream cones on Thursday afternoon. Residents played trivia games on Thursday evening. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services on Friday afternoon. Dottie Fouquet was visited by Tava See and Jon and Anne Crane.
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Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Larry LaPlant and Gloria O’Bleness. Delores Brooks was visited by Nancy Holt, Charles Brooks and Cheryl Perry. Lawana Rothers was visited by Janet Offutt. Corrine Dean was visited by Nancy Holt, Dianna Howard, Ron Hess, Margie Stevens, Damian Ortiz, and Aaron and Mandy Kropp. LaVera King was visited by Shellie Carter, Gloria Gough, Sharon Powers, Shirley Rogers, Velda Riddiough and Carol Latham. Elmer Erskin was visited by Sharon Powers, Dave Powers; Shirley Rogers from Valley Center; Eileen Powers, Sandra Kohl, Colleen Dearden; Mindy, Cole and Haley Allen; and Velda Riddiough.
June Shuler was visited by Carol Auten, Jana Brittan and Gracey, Kim Smith and baby, Darlene Richman, Madeline Murphy, Brett Cox, Jowilla Crouch, Marvel Keyse, Bob and Judy Winderlin, Vern and Paula Peontinta, and Tava See. Mike Leach was visited by Rev. Don Martin from St. Luke’s Church. Arlene Beaton was visited by Margie Stevens. Lowell Rudolph was visited by Jona nd LuAnn Buehler, Tom and Kathy Moore, Chuck and Barbara Kirk, Ron Hess and Rev. Don Martin. Kathy Roberts was visited by Nancy Holt, Tyler Roberts, Zach Roberts and Gary Roberts. Nella Funk was visited by Nancy Holt, Zach Roberts and Tyler Roberts. Emogene Harp was visited by Margie Stevens and Nancy Holt.
Lucille Driks was visited by Dale and Vicki Dirks. Boots Haxton was visited by Rod and Kathy Haxton. Clifford Dearden was visited by Kirk and Janet Ottaway from Hays. Bonnie PIckett was visited by Larry and Gloria Wright, Larry and Philene Pickett, and Margie Stevens. Lorena Turley was visited by Neta Wheeler. Albert Dean was visited by Margie Stevens. Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock. Geraldine Graves was visited by Susan Geist and Mrs. Berry. Dale Delay was visited by Nancy Holt, Dawn Hutchins, and Dan and Barb Hutchins. Jim Jeffery was visited by Brady and Veronica Jeffery and Carson G.
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Deaths Charles A. Speer Charles A. Speer, 84, died Nov. 23, 2015, at the Scott County Hospital, Scott City. He was born on June 9, 1931, in Pawnee County, the son of Lloyd Clayton and Amanda Blanche (Franz) Speer. A resident of Scott City until 1965, moving to Modoc, he was a farmer and did custom work ranging from construction to contractor and custom cutting. He was a member of the First Christian Church, Lions Club, Scott County Shriners, Masonic Lodge No. 284, and Odd Fellows, all of Scott City. On June 10, 1951, he married Marilyn Butt in Dighton. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Gaylon Speer, Overbrook, Gary Speer, Scott City, and Gordon Speer, Jetmore; one daughter, Jeanne Spradling, Baldwin City; four brothers, Gerald Speer, Garden City, and
Jarold Speer, Delmer Speer and Roger Speer, all of Dighton; two sisters, Wanda Lee King, Glen Elder, and LaVona Perkins, Blue Springs, Mo.; 14 grandchildren, 22 greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parent, three brothers, one sister and one great-grandson. Visitation will be Fri., Nov. 27, 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral service will be held Sat., Nov. 28, 10:00 a.m., at the First Christian Church, Scott City, with Pastor Scott Wagner and Pastor Steve Payne officiating. Interment will be at the Scott County Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the First Christian Church in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871. E-condolences may be given at www.priceandsons.com.
If you were a winner of The Scott County Record Halloween Costume Contest your prize money is available. Winnings can be picked up at The Scott County Record, Mon.,-Fri., 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 406 S. Main Scott City, Ks. 67871
Christmas Church Services Prairie View Church of the Bretheren
First Baptist Church
803 S. College • 872-2339 4855 Finney-Scott Road • 276-6481 December 13 • 11:00 a.m. Children’s Christmas Program November 29 • 8:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Worship Service Christmas Open House December 6 • 8:30 a.m. Worship Service (following program) 10:45 a.m. Worship Service December 21 • 11:00 a.m. Christmas Worship December 24 • 6:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service December 14 • 8:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Worship Service Holy Cross Lutheran Church December 20 • 8:30 a.m. Worship Service 1102 Court • 872-2294 10:45 a.m. Worship Service December 2 • 6:15 p.m. Supper December 24 • 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Service 7:00 p.m. Advent Service 7:00 p.m. Traditional Christmas Eve December 9 • 6:15 p.m. Supper Service 7:00 p.m. Advent Service December 25 Merry Christmas December 16 • 6:15 p.m. Supper 7:00 p.m. Advent Service First United Methodist Church December 23 • 6:15 p.m. Supper 5th and College • 872-2401 7:00 p.m. Advent Service November 29 • 9:00 a.m. Preparing the Way for Christ December 24 • 5:00 p.m. Children’s Christmas Program December 6 • 9:00 a.m. Communion and Fellowship 11:00 p.m. Candlelight Service December 13 • 8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service December 25 • 10:15 a.m. Christmas Service 10:45 a.m. Blended Worship Service 6:00 p.m. Healing Service Pence Community Church December 16 • 5:45 p.m. Dinner 8911 W. Rd 270 • 872-2854 6:15 p.m. Children’s Christmas program December 8 • 6:15 p.m. Ladies Christmas Party December 20 • 8:45 a.m. Traditional Worship Service December 20 • 7:00 p.m. Christmas Program 10:45 a.m. Blended Worship Service December 24 • 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Service 4:00 p.m. Why the Chimes Rang musical First Christian Church December 24 • 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight 701 S. Main • 872-2937 Service November 29 • 10:45 a.m. Hanging of the Greens December 27 • 8:45 a.m. Traditional Worship Service December 2 • 5:30 p.m. All Church Christmas Caroling 10:45 a.m. Blended Worship Service December 6 • 2:30 p.m. CWF Christmas Tea December 31 • 7:00 p.m. - midnight Open Communion (come and go) (Men and Women) Community Christian Church December 13 • 2:00-4:00 p.m. Christmas Open House 1201 Jackson • 872-3977 (at the Wagner home) December 6 • 9:45 a.m. Sunday School December 16 • Wed. Summit Christmas Movie Night 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship December 24 • 6:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Ladies’ Ornament Exchange Immanuel Southern Baptist Church December 13 • 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 1398 S. Hwy. • 872-2264 10:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship December 24 • 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Pastor’s Open House December 27 • 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service December 20 • 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship featuring St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Kid’s Christmas program Elizabeth and Epperson Drive • 872-3666 December 24 • 6:00 p.m. Candlelight Service with December 6, 13, 20 • 11:45 a.m. Eucharist Kid’s Christmas program December 24 • 8:00 a.m. Christmas Eve Service
A special thanks to the sponsors who made this promotion possible! AgMax Crop Insurance 815 W. 5th St., Scott City 620-872-2900 www.HughBinns.com Heartland Foods Store 1314 S Main, Scott City 620-872-5854 www.heartlandfoodsstores.com Richards Financial Services 411 S. Main, Scott City 620-872-5949
American Implement 807 Main, Scott City 620-872-7244
Faurot Heating & Cooling 910 W. 5th St., Scott City 620-872-3508 800-720-5997
MTM Siding and Glass 1103 W. K96 Hwy., Scott City 620-872-2315
Networktronic, Inc. 402 S. Main, Scott City 620-872-1300
Rodenbeek & Green Agency 601 Main, Scott City 620-872-5803 www.rgagency.com
Wendy’s returning soon to 1502 S. Main, Scott City
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Park Place Days Visitors George Evans and Jack and Sheri Rapier shared time with residents on Thursday morning. The Rapiers passed around brownie treats during their stay. Arlene Cauthon and sons, Bill and Bob Novak, Modoc, went shopping together on Wednesday. Lela Bishop’s son, Harry, and wife, Martha, Topeka, spent Sunday with Lela. Lela’s daughter, Karalea Bishop, Leoti, and sister, Thelma Miller, also stopped and shared family time. Lela and family recently attended the 4-H Achievement Banquet where Lela’s great-granddaughter, KelsiJo Crouch, received several awards. Edwin Allen’s son-inlaw, Greg Quakenbush, Los Angeles, visited on Wednesday while in the area on business. Edwin’s daughter, Darlene Bontrager, Harper, telephoned Thursday morning and reported the magnitude 4.7 earthquake in northern Oklahoma was felt in Harper. Phyllis Rowland’s son, Shane Geist, treated her and Joe Beaver to a Saturday morning breakfast outing and a pleasant visit. Phyllis and Shane also enjoyed extended social time at the Pizza Hut on Monday evening. * * * In the early ‘70s, yours truly and family were in-
vited by my parents to join them (and my younger brother) for a few days in Tucson over spring break. My daughter, son and brother were all middle school students - a perfect time for a brief getaway. The sun was lowering in the sky as we readied for a meal at a recommended restaurant, then went in search. Cruising along the boulevard watchfully and repeatedly without success, a “plan” was devised. At the next viable-looking, still-open business we’d ask directions. An opportunity presented itself and after a few moments my husband returned sheepishly subdued. It seems that not only had we stopped, by chance, at another eating place to inquire directions to a competitor, suffice to say awkward, but the restaurant we were seeking was within impossibly close proximity. We marveled at the concept of discreet signage in both instances. Soon we were settled, our preferences selected and ordered, jovially conversing, and anticipating a delicious meal and relaxing experience. Some considerable time later we were still looking forward to our meal. Inevitably, my son and brother grew restless and left the table for a brief respite. Crossing the
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room they returned, yours truly startled as “free spirit” son, unconcerned, was minus his shoes. Visualizing him in his stocking feet in the recent gender-specific environment conjured an unpleasant sensation. His logical explanation, “waiting was more comfortable without shoes”, which were safely intact under the table. Eventually our meal was served which we all strived to enjoy. Afterwards, mother, daughter and yours truly stopped for a moment to refresh before leaving the premises. Inside our gender-specific area, unbeknownst to all of us, a stray length of discarded paper became
attached to the shoe of the most strictly proper lady. With each step the attachment briefly became a low-flying “comet’s tail,” still unnoticed as we exited. As we three were crossing the lobby to rejoin our male contingent a young voice innocently inquired, “Grandma, why are you dragging this stuff with your shoe?” A glance down was followed by a horrified gasp capable of sucking air from any nearby lungs! It seemed an appropriate closure to the evening. Thank you, residents, for your gracious camaraderie and news. See you all soon!
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Living a Life of Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is more than a special day on the calendar. The Bible urges us to live a life of thanksgiving each day. Being thankful to God for all of His blessings is truly a mark of the Christian. There are at least four ways that Psalm 100 instructs us to praise and worship God. Some may be a little scary to those who are not used to joyously expressing praise. 1) Don’t be afraid to shout praise to the Lord. The Bible says, “Make a joyful shout to the LORD” (Ps. 100:1). In the Bible, shouting is associated with great achievement or joy. Joshua told Israel to march around Jericho for six days and on the seventh day to lift a great shout. When they did, the walls fell down (Josh. 6). 2) Don’t be afraid to serve the Lord with gladness. “Serve the LORD with gladness” (Ps. 100:2). Gladness means mirth, gaiety and happiness. No service to the Lord, whether great or small, should be done grudgingly. Sincere and true delight in service to God should accompany our words and deeds of worship. When you are serving the Lord, don’t be afraid to do it with a glad heart-and don’t be afraid to smile!
3) Don’t be afraid to come into the Lord’s presence. “Come before His presence with singing” (Ps. 100:2). God calls us to come into His presence privately each day and together in worship. It was said of the fledgling New Testament church that they met daily in the temple for teaching from the Word, fellowship, worship and praise. Little wonder that Hebrews 10:25 begs us not to fail to regularly assemble with other believers in thanksgiving, hearing the Word and worship. 4) Don’t be afraid to get to know the Lord. The rest of Psalm 100:3 says, “Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.” The psalmist calls the people to recognize and “know” God’s words, works and ways. He wants us to know that He is God and we are not, that He is the Creator and we are His creatures and that we are His sheep and He is our Shepherd. The heart-longing of every godly person is to get to know God more intimately. Make it your determination to praise and worship God this holiday season!
Scott City Assembly of God
Prairie View Church of the Brethren
1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship • Tuesday breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m., at the church
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.
1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m. Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Pence Community Church
Community Christian Church
8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.) Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church
803 College - Scott City - 872-2339
1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264
Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor
Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Gospel Fellowship Church 120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
1st United Methodist Church 5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 John Lewis, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services at 9:00 a.m. • Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.
First Christian Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m. Website: www.fccscottcity.org
Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666 Father Don Martin Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m. St. Luke’s - 872-5734 (recorded message) Senior Warden Bill Lewis • 872-3347 or Father Don Martin - (785) 462-3041
Scott Mennonite Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City
9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 a.m. Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m. YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.
Moving? Contact The Scott County Record to update your address, so you don’t miss your paper. P.O. Box 377, Scott City, Ks. 67871 • 620-872-2090 • www.scottcountyrecord.com
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Lawmakers say ‘heavy-handed’ tactic won’t squash Medicaid debate Removal from committee has stirred voters Jim McLean KHI News Service
Two Kansas lawmakers who lost their health committee assignments because they support Medicaid expansion say the incident has given the issue more momentum. Interviewed over the weekend for KCUR’s “Statehouse Blend” podcast, Republican House members Susan Concannon, Beloit, and Don Hill, Emporia, said Speaker Ray Merrick’s decision to remove
them from the Health and Human Services Committee was a mistake if his goal was to shut down discussion on the expansion issue. “I think the leadership was shortsighted and illadvised,” Hill said. “The response I’ve had from my constituents has been overwhelming. There is a sentiment that they’ve been deprived a voice.” News of the purge broke just as Concannon, vice chairwoman of the committee, was sending her annual pre-session survey to constituents. “A day or two after the news hit, people were filling out the survey,” she said. “So, I am getting
I think the leadership was shortsighted and ill-advised. The response I’ve had from my constituents has been overwhelming. There is a sentiment that they’ve been deprived a voice. - Rep. Don Hill, an Emporia Republican
a lot of feedback right now and people are quite upset.” Merrick, a conservative Republican from Stilwell, issued a statement confirming he ordered the shake-up because of his opposition to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion. “Kansans oppose expanding Obamacare, a program that has busted budget after budget in states that have expanded it,” Merrick said. “I will continue to fight to
protect Kansans from the disastrous effects of Obamacare.” Merrick and other GOP leaders, including Gov. Sam Brownback, oppose expansion in part because they say it will provide coverage to non-disabled adults while Kansans with disabilities continue to wait for Medicaid support services that allow them to live independently. In a blog posted recently to the website of the House Republican cau-
Colby Med Center joins Midwest Cancer Alliance Citizens Medical Center in Colby recently became the 22nd member of the Midwest Cancer Alliance. The Midwest Cancer Alliance, formed in 2008, is the outreach network of the University of Kansas Cancer Center. The membership-based Midwest Cancer Alliance brings together hospitals, research institutions, health care professionals and patients from Kansas and western Missouri to advance the quality and reach of cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and survivorship in the region. As a member of the Midwest Cancer Alliance, the Colby medical center will be able to expand its cancer care services by: •Providing access to cancer health education programs via interactive televideo. •Offering consultation and second opinion services for cancer diagnoses through telemedicine, a technology that connects patient and doctor. •Expanding continuing professional education and access to a regional network of cancer professionals.
(See DEBATE on page 15)
No major glitches with medical billing system Bryan Thompson KHI News Service
Fears among Kansas health care providers of a billing system “apocalypse” appear to have been unfounded. Providers are saying “so far, so good” about a twice-delayed new system that went into effect Oct. 1. The new billing system
is called ICD-10. It’s the 10th version of the World Health Organization’s I n t e r n a t i o n a l Classification of Diseases (ICD), replacing a system in use since 1979. The new system has far more codes than the old one - 100,000 more. It’s meant to be more specific about diagnosis and treatment, not only for
Kansas has 57,000 fewer uninsured in ‘14 The Kansas Health Institute has released a study that analyzes the impact of the Affordable Care Act on uninsured Kansans. The data reflects changes in insurance coverage for 2014, which was the first full year of implementation of the major health insurance expansion provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Key findings include: •In 2014, the uninsured rates dropped significantly in both Kansas (12.3 percent in 2013 vs 10.2 percent in 2014) and the U.S. (14.5 percent in 2013 vs 11.7 percent in 2014). At that time, Americans with incomes between 100 and 400 percent of the federal poverty level ($11,670-$46,680 for individuals and $23,850$95,400 for families of four in 2014) became eligible to receive premium tax credits to help purchase insurance coverage in the marketplace. The increase in insurance coverage can be attributed to small increases in direct-purchase (likely through the health insurance marketplace), employment-based and public insurance. •Children and young adults in Kansas are no longer less likely to be uninsured than nationally. •The decrease in the national uninsured rate is outpacing the decrease in Kansas. The average decrease in the uninsured rate between 2013 and 2014 for Medicaid expansion states was 85.5 percent greater than non-expansion states.
billing purposes, but for medical research, evaluation of treatments and procedures, and disease outbreak tracking. Health care providers were concerned that they might choose the wrong codes and might not get paid by insurance companies - at least not promptly - as a result. But after more than a month, the new
system is working “surprisingly well,” according to Barbie Hays, coding and compliance strategist for the Leawood-based American Academy of Family Physicians. “There was a lot of talk that this was going to be a disaster, but I think that they have found that it’s not as horrible as they were thinking it was going
to be,” Hays said. “It’s not as expensive as what they thought it was going to be. The world didn’t stop, like they thought it was going to for Y2K.” Much like unrealized fears that computers worldwide would crash on the first day of the year 2000, the conversion to ICD-10 has gone better than expected.
That’s important, Hays said, because payment delays could have been a big problem. “So if you’re not receiving money within 21 days, they may not be able to make that paycheck for that nurse or that receptionist that’s working for them at 30 days,” Hays said. (See BILLING on page 15)
Law enforcement has concerns with agency handling of foster care State social workers assigned to foster care children can be difficult to contact, supervisors also are sometimes unreachable and calls to a hotline to assist with problems may go unanswered, a top Kansas law enforcement representative says. The leader of the Department for Children and Families, which oversees the state’s privatized foster care system, called the concerns raised by a Statehouse lobbyist for several law enforcement associations “very disturbing.” The issues highlighted by the lobbyist, Ed Klumpp, may draw scrutiny from lawmakers as a legislative panel undertakes a review of the foster care system. Foster care in Kansas has already drawn increased attention fol-
Where the frustration comes in for law enforcement is where we can’t get that cooperative effort, where these kids are more or less dumped on us to find a solution, and we don’t have the tools to be that solution. - Ed Klumpp, a lobbyist for Kansas law enforcement
lowing high-profile child deaths in recent years. Klumpp expressed the concerns at a recent meeting of the Foster Care Adequacy Committee. Klumpp, who represents associations for police chiefs, sheriffs and peace officers, called out law enforcement’s difficulty in reaching DCF workers. “Where the frustration comes in for law enforcement is where we can’t get that cooperative effort, where these kids are more or less dumped on us to find a solution, and we don’t have the tools to be that solution. And that’s where we get frustrated,” Klumpp said.
Klumpp stressed some municipalities and areas have great relationships with the agency, but in others the connection with DCF is not as strong. Among the issues raised by Klumpp: •A universal concern exists that it is difficult to obtain useful information or assistance when law enforcement calls a hotline number. •It is often difficult to contact the assigned social worker and is nearly impossible to reach an alternate person. •When a child is removed from a foster home after a criminal complaint, the investiga-
tion is sometimes impeded if the child is moved a long distance before his or her involvement with the investigation is over. When law enforcement officers respond, they enter a situation with limited options, Klumpp said. Those options may not be ideal. “The last resort we have is to put this child in police protective custody. I don’t believe, and I don’t think you all believe, that is necessarily the right solution in many of these cases. It happens because that’s the only solution left to us. And that’s what we’ve got to get past,” Klumpp said. Phyllis Gilmore, DCF secretary, acknowledged that Klumpp’s statements were concerning. She promised the agency (See FOSTER on page 15)
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Debate cus, Rep. Dan Hawkins, the chairman of the HHS committee, said the state has a “responsibility to provide a health care safety net to the poor, disabled and elderly.” But he added, “My concern begins when we expand that to able-bodied adults with other health care options.” The expansion issue has gained little traction in the Legislature despite a strong lobbying effort by Kansas hospitals. However, two recent
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events - the closure of a southeast Kansas hospital and a Wichita forum where Kansas lawmakers discussed a conservative expansion plan implemented by Republican Gov. Mike Pence in Indiana - have generated more serious discussion of the issue, Concannon said. The health committee changes, she said, were an attempt to blunt whatever progress expansion advocates were making and to warn House Republicans to stop “discussing these
Foster would make any corrections needed, and she indicated an email to regional directors had already gone out about providing cellphone numbers to law enforcement. “I, too, found his testimony to be very disturbing this morning. I was very concerned and made several notes to myself to follow up from that,” Gilmore said. Klumpp’s concerns with the foster care system, gathered by questioning law enforcement around the state, also extended beyond DCF. Law enforcement officers told Klumpp that they have been called to homes for a number of noncrimi-
nal events where a child isn’t in need of care. Many times, the calls stem from behavior problems that should be addressed by foster parents, not law enforcement - things like a child not returning home on time, though the child’s location is known, according to Klumpp. Reports also came to Klumpp of foster parents not being supportive of the process when a law enforcement officer takes custody of a foster child. He also indicated some foster parents and service providers, such as state foster care contractors, view law enforcement as a taxi service for foster children when transpor-
the 2016 session. “I really don’t think it’s got a prayer for this session,” Concannon said. “It will happen. It’s just a matter of when it’s going to happen.” Brownback privatized the Kansas Medicaid program in 2013. Now called KanCare, the nearly $3 billion program is administered by three managed care organizations. Expansion would extend KanCare coverage to non-disabled, childless adults with incomes up to
tation isn’t provided by DCF or its contractors. On the committee, Klumpp’s statements provoked bipartisan concern. “It’s greatly concerning to me that a law enforcement representative is saying that across the state, they’re saying that they’re unable or having difficulty getting ahold of the agency,” said Rep. Erin Davis (R-Olathe). Rep. Annie Tietze (D-Topeka) has worked as a court-appointed special advocate for children. She said she was familiar with some of the concerns. “I have heard concerns about the unavailability of help during (nights, weekends) - so I’ve heard those comments,” Tietze said.
What actions the committee could recommend remains to be seen. Legislative leaders authorized only one meeting day for the panel, though lawmakers on it will likely seek more. The committee opted not to make recommendations, for now. The comments from Klumpp were among the most critical in the meeting, which spanned the full scope of the foster care system. Lawmakers also delved, controversially, into family structures. That discussion focused exclusively on the fitness of gays and lesbians to serve as foster parents.
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she said. “But we have not had an uptick in claims that have been kicked out because of ICD-10.” Chambers said Blue Cross worked with health care providers across Kansas for the last three years to help them prepare for the new coding system. It initially was scheduled to go live two years ago but was delayed - first by the Obama administration and then by Congress. That may be one reason implementation has gone as smoothly as it has. The industry may not be out of the woods just yet, though, according to Brock Slabach of the National Rural Health Association, also based in
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developments of the 11th of November have only increased that momentum,” Hill said, referring to the date on which he and Concannon were removed from the committee, along with Rep. Barbara Bollier (R-Mission Hills) and Kevin Jones (R-Wellsville). Concannon agreed that support for expansion was building. But she said because of the state’s ongoing budget problems and election year politics, it won’t be approved in
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Billing There have been a few problems, according to Hays, but they’ve been resolved quickly. If there were any major difficulties in Kansas, the state’s largest insurance company, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, probably would be among the first to know about them. Spokeswoman Mary Beth Chambers said the company processes between 50,000 and 70,000 claims every day. “Nearly 80 percent of our claims are processed entirely electronically, and if there are errors it will kick a claim out of the system to have one of our claims processors look at it more closely,”
hare-brained ideas.” Characterizing Merrick’s actions as “heavy handed,” Hill predicted they wouldn’t work. The financial struggles of other rural hospitals, growing support from religious and business groups, and polls that show that a majority of Kansans support expansion will at some point force lawmakers to deal with the issue, he said. “The grassroots effort is building, there’s no doubt. And I think the
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it’s turkey time Kindergarten students at Scott City Elementary School prepared for the holiday break with Thanksgiving activities in each of the four classrooms on Tuesday. (Left) Teacher Denise Dreiling and students create a blessings mix. Students are (clockwise from left to right) Odessa Cline, Hudson Freely, Cooper Irvin, Karina Tuttle, Teah Butler, Bryan Ayala, Nalani Chavez and Charlee Berry. (Below left) Merrick Trotter creates a colorful turkey handprint. (Below right) Kasey Rohrbough wears his new Pilgrim hat. (Record Photos)
BOE A conflict of interest would be defined as a “substantial interest” in any business working directly or providing services to the state or the school district in which the individual resided. Also banned would be anyone holding a position of administrator, teacher or employee of any school district or the state education board. In addition, the exclusionary law would apply to people who reside in a home where an employee of a school district or the department of education lived. The mandate would extend the limit to individuals with a spouse, sibling or parent employed by a school district or the state education department. Such a reform would be applicable to Rep. Fred Patton, a Republican elected to the House in 2014 and a member of the Seaman school board since 2003. His wife has been a teacher in the Seaman district for several years. In an interview, Patton said lawmakers weighing introduction of a restrictive code for local school board members weren’t talking about implementing a comparable conflictof-interest code for themselves. “What concerns me is that you’d find the same results with city councilmen and water board members,” he said. “Everybody has conflicts. It’s important that the community knows who has conflicts and you elect
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people that don’t vote for things that benefit themselves. You don’t just exclude people from running. That’s why we vote for people.” Patton said as a Seaman board of education member, he had recused himself from voting on teacher contracts and other items that would directly benefit himself or his family. He said it was the responsibility of elected officials to make sure they keep conflicts of interest in check. Several people with experience at the local level offered testimony to the interim committee. “This bill would affect me personally because my wife is a middle school math teacher in our district,” said Greg Tice, who is school board president in the Renwick district. It has jurisdiction over Andale and Garden Plain high schools as well as K-8 schools in Colwich, St. Marks, Andale and Garden Plain. “Our school board has four other members which would be affected by this bill,” Tice said. “One thing I would like to point out is that I think one of the foundations of our society is representative government. The importance of allowing individuals to represent their communities needs to be recognized and upheld, not infringed upon.” Jeff Meyer, who was on the Stafford school board from 2000-11, said the bill would be detrimental to communities with small populations upon which
to draw school board candidates. Meyer operated an electrical, heating and air conditioning business throughout his tenure on the school board. He didn’t vote on school district projects his company bid on. “If the opportunity arose to serve again,” he said, “I would not be concerned about the effect my service on the school board would have on my business or what my business would do to the school board. “Narrowing the definition of conflict of interest is unnecessary. It will be devastating to small school boards. Schools are, in a lot of instances, the largest employer in the area, making the pool of people willing to serve that are not in some way related to the school or each other very limited,” Meyer said. Sen. Mitch Holmes (R-St. John) said several times during the hearing the interim committee’s discussion of the bill was intended “to gain a depth of knowledge that’s hard to get during the session.” In the survey conducted by the Kansas Legislative Research Department, based on language of the bill, 330 board members reported they would have a conflict based on employment, substantial financial interests or residing in a home occupied by an educator. In addition, 355 indicated a conflict would exist due to employment of a spouse, sibling or parent.
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Developing leaders is top priority for Beavers
Over the last five seasons the Scott Community High School boy’s basketball has put together an incredible run. They’ve appeared in five consecutive state title games, winning four. But this year’s SCHS squad may be the least experienced that head coach Glenn O’Neil has put on the floor during that stretch of title appearances and it marks the first time since the 2010-11 season that the starting lineup hasn’t included a Baker (Ron or Sloan), an O’Neil (Brett or Trey) or a Meyer (Joey or Brett). The one constant remains the SCHS head coach who has compiled a 352-106 record in 19 seasons, including five state titles and two runner-up finishes. Coach O’Neil doesn’t gloss over the fact this will be a much different team than SCHS fans have seen in the past. There are some significant holes to be filled in the starting lineup, (See LEADERS on page 19)
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filling the void
Glenn O’Neil watches team members go through drills as he begins his 20th season as head coach of the SCHS boy’s basketbll program. (Record Photo)
Consistency will be essential for DHS boys
Returning state champion Zach Tucker works for a takedown against Alex Depperschmidt during practice earlier this week. (Record Photo)
Experience, plus youth, bring high hopes for SC mat squad Jon Lippelmann finds himself in a rare situation just a week ahead of Scott City’s first wrestling action of the season. He has a team that will enter the Hoxie Invitational with nearly three weeks of practice. “I’m always glad to see the football team play as long as they can, but it sure does help us out to have this extra time in the practice room,” says the SCHS wrestling coach. “Technique will come with mat time, but the big differ-
ence will be our conditioning. We might actually be able to wrestle three periods.” With a mix of experience, along with young boys to fill in some weight classes, Lippelmann feels he has “a good 3-2-1A squad.” The Beavers, however, may be more than just good. While their ability to compete in duals remains to be seen, this has the potential to be a strong tournament squad. They return three state med-
alists from a team that finished fifth in last year’s state tournament. That trio is led by Zach Tucker, a state champion at 106-pounds last year who will be moving up to the 113pound division. Senior Cooper Griffith will return to the 195-pound division where he was a third place medalist last season. Sophomore Jarret Jurgens, who was fourth at 132-pounds a year ago, won’t get back on the mat again until late
January when the cast is finally removed from the broken ankle that occurred during football. Lippelmann is hopeful of seeing Jurgens wrestle at 138-pounds, “but given the short time that he’ll have to lose weight we’ll have to wait and see,” says the head coach. The lineup also features four other experienced grapplers who have yet to taste state experience, but have the potential to be qualifiers. (See SQUAD on page 22)
There’s no question the Dighton High School boys can be a good team. In fact, they would have to be considered among those teams expected to earn a trip to the Class 1A-Division II state tournament by season’s end. But for that to happen the Hornets have to find the one ingredient that was missing too often from last year’s 12-9 squad. “We need to be more consistent,” says head coach Dean Cramer. “That was an issue last year and we still saw that during summer league. We have the ability to play at a high level. Learning to play at that level every night is something we have to figure out.” The Hornets showed they could be among the top Class 1A programs a year ago when they strung together a seven game win streak a year ago, including a 61-51 win against state-ranked Hoxie on the Indians’ home floor. Losing just one starter to graduation, the Hornets figure to build on that experience. They will be one of the teams favored to win the Northwest Kansas League and are the No. 2 seed in the pre-season Castle Rock Classic at Quinter. “How well we handle adversity will be the key to how successful we are. When things are going well that’s the easy part. Championship teams know how to handle adversity,” Cramer says. “We can give them the plays and explain how to execute, but eventually it’s up to them,” Cramer says. “Good teams never believe they’re out of a game. Teams like Scott City, Sharon Springs and Hoxie never believe they’re going to lose. We need that same level of mental toughness.” (See DIGHTON on page 18)
the streak ends
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Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland
Colby rallies Becoming late to hand a falconer Lady Jays isn’t for first loss
everyone
The pile of trash and junk contained remnants of what had once been a vulture nursery. There were also a couple old car bodies, a pile or two of pallets and whoknows-what else. Much of it was concealed by headhigh weeds. An ancient, rusted windmill tower stood smack in the middle of it all, and that’s where the young, female red tail hawk named Drea chose as her vantage point to watch for bunnies running for their lives while the rest of us waded into the mess like so many beagle hounds. Just as we began to stomp through the weeds a young cottontail darted out from somewhere. In a flash, the young hawk was off her perch and with deadly aim had the rabbit pinned to the ground amidst the trash and weeds. A few years ago, Stephanie and Caroline Thomson, two young sisters from Indianapolis, Ind., who I met at the recent falconry field meet in Hutchinson struck up a conversation with a falconer from their church about the unique sport. One must complete an intense apprenticeship program before becoming a licensed falconer, and becoming an apprentice is by invitation only. Once the girls understood the process, their friend agreed to mentor them and got them hooked up with another falconer. Besides the coursework and tests that must precede having one’s own hawk or falcon, an outside pen for the birds called a mew must be completed. Falconer’s birds are not pets, but are kept and used as actual hunting raptors, so they live in (See FALCONER on page 22)
To say that Colby’s pressure defense had an impact in Saturday’s game against Scott City would be an understatement. Y e t even with a season high 32 turnovers Colby 41 the Lady 8th Grade 40 Eagles needed a free throw with 4.5 seconds remaining to hand the Scott City Middle School eighth graders their first loss of the season, 41-40, on the home floor Saturday. Colby’s pressure defense allowed them to erase a 36-30 deficit with an 11-4 scoring blitz during the final 2-1/2 minutes. “Colby forced the action in the second quarter and again late in the game and we didn’t respond well,” says head coach Shelby Crawford. “It’s pretty amazing that
SCMS eighth grader Madison Shapland brings the ball up the floor against full-court pressure during Saturday’s game against Colby. (Record Photo)
even with 32 turnovers we still had an opportunity to win.” This was expected to be a clash of the two best teams in the Great West Activities Conference and
it lived up to expectations. SCMS (8-1) took control of the game early, jumping out to a 10-1 lead after just four minutes. However, the offense ground to a near halt dur-
ing the next eight minutes and Colby grabbed a 1916 lead at the half. “We didn’t respect their ability to penetrate against our defense. They were able to get to the second
layer and that got our post players in foul trouble,” says Crawford. “Our guards have to do a better job of stopping penetration.” (See STREAK on page 20)
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As for talent, the Hornets will be as good as anyone in the NWKL, led by 6-foot-5 junior Tyler Lingg (15.6 ppg, 9.4 rpg). The only senior on the roster is Marcos Cruz who may not see his first time in action this season until the Castle Rock opener because of a broken wrist. He’s currently limited to conditioning drills. Sophomore Jordan Horn (5-9, 9 ppg, 2.3 assists) will run the offense at the point. Two other juniors expected to be major contributors are Dylan Foos (5-11, 6 ppg, 2.8 rpg) and Lake Lewis (6 ppg, 2.1 rpg). Lake Lewis and Isaac Torson (6-4) will give the Hornets aggressive play in the paint. Cramer says there are also three freshmen who are battling for court time on the varsity roster. “I expect us to be eight or nine players deep,” says the head coach. “We have a good mix of boys who can play inside or outside. We can be a threat from the three-
Dighton head coach Dean Cramer explains what he wants to see from the defense while going through drills in practice last week. (Record Photo)
point line and we can take it to the basket,” he says. “What we’re stressing in practice is understanding
how a team matches up Looking at his roster, “Barring sickness and with us and taking advan- Cramer makes no secret injury, and with a little tage of the mismatches that “expectations are luck, the sky’s the limit,” which are going to occur.” very high.” he says.
Pigskin Payoff Overall Totals thru Week 13 Barry Switzer
132
Gary Tucker
128
Ryan Roberts
127
Clint Shapland
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Brent Rogers
124
Jon Berning
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Keith Shapland
122
Gary Shapland
122
David Perry
120
Chad Griffith
118
Tim McGonagle
118
Emberton is top winner in Pigskin Payoff Four misses was still good enough for Annie Emberton to claim top prize this week in the Pigskin Payoff. Even with 12 correct picks, Emberton easily claimed first place money ahead of five other contestants who picked 10 correct games. Collecting second place money on the tie-breaker was Gary Tucker while Emersyn Tucker was third. Also finishing with 10 correct picks were David Perry, Gary Cheney and Amelia Ramsey. With only one week remaining in the contest Barry Switzer (132) still has a comfortable four point margin over Gary Tucker (128), followed by Ryan Roberts (127).
Wrestlers open at Hoxie The Scott Community High School wrestling team will open its season at the Hoxie Invitational on Sat., Dec. 5, starting at 9:00 a.m. Teams participating include Cimarron, Oberlin, Lakin, Oakley, Plainville, Sublette, Scott City and Hoxie.
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Leaders starting with Trey O’Neil who was an all-everything player on last year’s title team. O’Neil had the ability to challenge any player one-on-one, drive the ball to the rim and either draw fouls or create scoring opportunities for his teammates. While O’Neil’s 22.3 points and six assists per game can’t be replaced by one person, Coach O’Neil needs someone capable of filling that role. But that isn’t at the top of O’Neil’s list as the Beavers prepare for their season opener on Dec. 8. “The biggest thing that we’re missing right now is the leadership,” says O’Neil. “When you look at the threeheaded monster that was last year’s senior class, Brett (Meyer) was a great partner for Trey. Brett was also a shooter, driver who could hit the mid-range floater. Along with Trey’s ability to drive, that gave us two
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boys who could pass outside if the shot wasn’t there. “Sloan (Baker) was the third piece to that offensive puzzle and Chantz (Yager) was a great role player.” Those four boys also accounted for 78 percent of Scott City’s offense. That was last year. Finding not just players, but leaders, to fill those roles isn’t going to happen overnight. “Justin (Faurot) is probably ahead of everyone else in his verbal communication,” notes O’Neil. “Bo (Hess) and Dylan (Hutchins) both need to step up in that respect, but neither of them have been very vocal in the past.” Another player with varsity experience who should figure in that leadership mix is senior Drake McRae. McRae has the athletic ability to play taller than his 6-foot1 frame. However, his season is off to a slow start as he waits for
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clearance after suffering a concussion in Scott City’s football playoff game against Norton. Until now, McRae has only been able to participate in nonscrimmage drills. Need Time to Jell The team has made strides during its first week of practice and they’re ahead of where they’ve been at this point of the season compared to the last four years, “but that’s because we’ll have two more weeks of practice compared to last year,” O’Neil says. “But when we get to the point where we began practices last year, then we’re going to definitely be behind.” O’Neil knows that time is the one thing this team needs most time on the floor and time working together. “I don’t expect us to be super before Christmas, but I expect us to play hard,” he says. “After Christmas, I expect us to jell and get better.”
O’Neil notes that the Beavers have a tough pre-Christmas schedule that includes Wichita Trinity, Randall (Tex.) and Garden City in the Southwest Classic, followed by a league game against state-ranked Hugoton just before the break. “Without some luck we could be 1-3 or even 0-4,” says the head coach. “To be better than 2-2 we’ll definitely need a few breaks to go our way.” Randall, for example, will enter the tournament having played eight games (including two inter-school scrimmages) while Class 6A Garden City will be a difficult team to match up with physically and also bring back the majority of their varsity players from a year ago. “Trinity is a team in transition, a lot like we are,” says O’Neil. With a strong core of returning starters, Hugoton will be one of the top teams in Class 4A-Division II.
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Could this be Snyder’s final game against KU? Kansas and Kansas State will play football for the 118th time on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence. KU leads the overall series 65-47-5. This could be the last game in which KSU head coach Bill Snyder stands on the opposing sideline against KU. If that happens, the celebration will be huge in Lawrence. Coach Snyder began his K-State era in 1989, when the cupboard was bare indeed. Snyder’s Wildcats lost three of their first four games against the Jayhawks. Since 1992, Snydercoached teams at K-State have gone 18-1 against KU. That’s an incredible feat. Most of the 117 games played between the old rivals have been emotional affairs. Despite the disappointing records of both teams, the competition this Saturday will be fierce. Kansas State is coming off a marvelous and miraculous comeback win (38-35) win against Iowa State that the Wildcats needed to remain bowl eligible. They still need to close out the season with wins over KU and West Virginia. K-State will be heavily favored, but beating KU won’t be as easy as it would have been seven or eight weeks ago. Even though KU was flat against West Virginia last week, the ultra-young Jayhawks have improved under their new coaching staff headed by David Beaty. Kansas (0-11) hasn’t tossed in the towel. Their young players have played hard all season. There’s motivation for both teams. K-State wants to qualify for another bowl game and a KU win would salvage some pride and be a springboard for the 2016 season. Kansas State has the edge in overall talent and experience, but the difference isn’t as great as it has been in recent years. K-State’s biggest advantages are their offensive and defensive lines, which are superior to KU’s. You couldn’t tell it from the West Virginia game, but the Jayhawks have made significant strides on defense. Neither team has much quality depth on their offensive or defensive lines. (See SNYDER on page 23)
Defense leads KC into playoff hunt
How good is the Kansas City defense? Just ask likely Hall of Fame quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers. On back-toback weekends, neither quarterback was able to engineer a touchdown drive. Even more impressive, KC shut down both quarterbacks in their own stadiums. As a result, the Chiefs have now won four consecutive games and, despite a five game losing streak before that, are now in the AFC wild card hunt. The Chiefs made some history last Sunday and, if things continue the way they are, they could make even more history. As for last Sunday’s history: •Dontari Poe (346 pounds) became the heaviest player in the NFL ever to score a touchdown, topping William “The Fridge” Perry (335) who twice scored touchdowns for the 1985 Chicago Bears. Head coach Andy Reid said this had been in the playbook for more than a year. The play
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has been run once or twice before, but each of those times Poe was used as a blocking back. •This was the first time since 1995 that we beat both San Diego and Denver on the road in the same season. This current streak has put the Chiefs into a four-way tie for the last wild-card spot in the AFC. And we have to be considered a favorite to get a wild-card spot based on the remaining schedule that includes Buffalo, Oakland (twice), San Diego, Baltimore and Cleveland. None of them have a winning record and three of them (San Diego, Baltimore and Cleveland) are the worst teams in the NFL. The only team
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As a result, Lyndi Rumford and Shelby Patton got into early foul trouble and both picked up their fifth fouls midway into the fourth quarter. The Lady Bluejays switched to a 1-3-1 zone defense in the second half which limited Colby’s ability to drive the lane. As a result, Scott City regained a 29-26 lead at the end of the third period and extended that advantage to eight points, 36-28, following a three-point play by guard Madison Shapland with 3:09 remaining. Colby answered with an 8-0 scoring run that tied the game, 36-36, with 1:11 remaining. Shapland hit a free throw with 1:01 to play and added another with 43.5 seconds that tied the game at 38-38. When Emily Weathers connected on two more free throws with 42.8 seconds on the clock it appeared the Lady Bluejays might escape with their win streak intact. Colby tied the game with 25.4 seconds to play and then hit the second of two free throws with 4.5 seconds on the clock that proved to be the game winner. Weathers, who was 5-of-9 from the field, finished with a team high 14 points. Shapland was 4-of-7 from the field for 13 points to go along with three steals. Before exiting the game with their fifth fouls, Patton and Rumford pulled down eight and seven rebounds, respectively. “I was pleasantly surprised at how well we shot from the field. It’s the best we’ve done all season,” said Crawford of his team’s 15-of-36 performance from two-point range. “Several of those were catch-and-shoots from 12 to 15 feet. We’re getting better with our outside shot.” SCMS was also 9-of-15 from the charity stripe. “It’s a tough loss, but in order to know how to win tight games you have to experience this kind of pressure. Any adversity will make you a better team if you are willing to learn from it,” Crawford says. “Until now, I don’t think the girls have understood that every possession, every pass, every rebound matters - not just the ones that occur in the final minute or two. Everything you do can be the difference between winning and losing. Hopefully, we learned that.”
with a .500 record is Buffalo who comes into Arrowhead on Sunday after a short week and with the possibility that starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor won’t play because of an injured shoulder that occurred during Monday night’s loss against New England. If things continue to fall into place, the Chiefs could make history by being the first team since Cincinnati in 1970 to make the playoffs after starting the season 1-5. The Bengals were 1-6 before winning their final seven games that season. Analyzing Talent A lot of emphasis is put on building teams through the draft - which is natural. But that’s not the only way that winning teams are built. Three players who have been making significant contributions last season and this season were picked up off waivers. Interestingly, all three - Ron Parker, Jaye Howard and Spencer Ware - came via the
Seattle Seahawks. We picked up Parker from the Hawks a couple of years ago and he’s fit nicely into our secondary. Howard, a defensive tackle, has become a force and could be getting a big payday if he enters free agency. Kansas City is hoping that doesn’t happen. They’ve made a contract offer to Howard, but have yet to get his response. And Ware has emerged as a very solid runningback in the absence of Jamaal Charles (injury) and Knile Davis (apparently in the doghouse). Ware had 96 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns against San Diego. Credit General Manager John Dorsey for constantly scouring the landscape for players and having success in finding those who are the right fit in KC. The X Factor (Ty Rowton) is a former Scott City resident who has been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame as a Chiefs Superfan
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Squad Lippelmann has high expectations for junior Trey Loftus (152/160), senior Abe Wiebe (170), junior Tre Stewart (182/220) and junior Garrett Osborn (220). “Each of them had success last year and were close to qualifying (for state),” says Lippelmann. “Another year older, another year of experience and I don’t just expect them to get to state, but I think they each have the ability to medal.” A newcomer to the team is sophomore Alex Depperschmidt (120) who
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was a 113-pound state qualifier while wrestling at Sublette last season. “I like what I’m seeing from Alex. He’ll be a help in the practice room because he matches up well with a couple of lighter weights and that’s going to make all of them better,” says Lippelmann. Two freshmen who are expected to make an immediate impact at the varsity level are Jack Thomas (132/138) and Wyatt Hayes (152). “Both have some bad habits to break, but they’re very competitive
Falconer the mew when not hunting. In their first summer as apprentices, the girls built the mew for their birds. In 2013, both became licensed falconers and that same year they were each able to trap a wildraised red tailed hawk, which their falconer’s license allows them to do. Today, Stephanie, 18, has a three-year-old male red tail named Criere. Caroline, 16, has a threeyear-old female red tail named Drea. During hunting season they hunt with their hawks two days a week. Caring for the birds takes about an hour each
and they hate to lose,” says Lippelmann. “They aren’t typical freshmen.” At the present time the only open weight classes are 126 and 285. It’s likely the Beavers will fill in the 126-pound class later in the season, but each of the possible grapplers are underclassmen with limited experience. “I want them to gain some confidence at the JV level first,” says Lippelmann. Depending on how much weight some wrestlers are able to lose prior to Hoxie, the head
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day, every day of the year. Lots of time is spent in the off-season exercising the hawks and the weight of each bird is monitored very closely, even during hunting season. Stephanie says that looking back she doesn’t think their friend from church thought they were serious enough to complete all it took to become licensed falconers. Today though, he feels quite differently and is one of their biggest supporters. Caroline shared with me how amazed she was from the start how willing and excited veteran falconers have been to teach
the girls everything they know, and to take them “under their wing” so to speak. The girls are homeschooled and when most girls their age are practicing volleyball or soccer, they are out hunting or exercising their hawks. Stephanie and Caroline Thomson are yet another example of today’s youth putting down their cell phones for awhile to enjoy the outdoors. Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors! Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@idkcom.net
coach says it’s likely the team will have three open weight classes. And some will be competing at heavier weight classes than is expected after the Christmas break. “I don’t push the weight loss too hard before Christmas. I’ve been here long enough to know that kids often rebound (regain weight) over the break and then it’s harder to get back down the second time,” Lippelmann says. “It’s a long season. Eventually, everyone will get to the weight where they belong.”
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Both linebacker corps and defensive backfields are mediocre. The quarterback positions are harder to analyze because K-State’s Joe Hubener has the better line ahead of him. KU starts freshman Ryan Willis and he’s shown a lot of promise in the second half of the season. The quarterbacks are close to even and their pass receivers are also similar in ability. The weather and crowd will be factors. If it’s a nice day, KU’s students should turn out in force, but the alums may or may not. It’s going to be embarrassing for Jayhawk followers if K-State has more fans in the stadium than KU. Regardless, it’s going to be an exciting game. State pride is at stake. If Snyder’s going to step down, it will be interesting to see if he does it before or after the KU game. The guess here is that it will be after. As for KU, it’s no secret that the coaching staff has been pointing to this game just like they would for an important bowl game. The prediction: K-State 28—KU 10. Running Out of Patience Patience may be a virtue, but it has its limits. Kansas basketball coach Bill Self’s patience regarding the NCAA’s handling of the Cheick Diallo eligibility case hit a dead-end Saturday in Hawaii. The NCAA’s conduct during the Diallo eligibility case has been inexcusably inept and unfair. Coach Self expressed his frustration publicly for the first time, saying, “Needless to say, we’re very upset . . . the NCAA was given a list of 19 things 11 days ago on discrepancies or missteps or things that we really struggled with, and they said they would respond to us in writing and they have yet to do that. “So we decided to go ahead and take matters into our own hands. And we have found out that everything they have told us in why he wasn’t eligible - they even brought up class attendance, which wasn’t true, they brought up curriculum changes that weren’t true - they brought up several things that weren’t 100 percent accurate.” Congratulations to Self. The inflexible attitudes of many members of academe don’t have to be unreservedly accepted by those affected by the NCAA. Self has shown great restraint in not making public statements about the situation. But patience has its limits.
SCMS Wrestling Kepley Invitational November 18, 2015 • at Ulysses Varsity 92: Easton Lorg dec. Keylan Jones (Liberal); dec. by Jagger Reese (KMS); dec. Aaron Barboza (Liberal West); dec. by Wyatt Tubbs (Colby). Fourth place 104: Braylin Heim dec. Raymond Rios (Horace Good); dec. Trey Stramel (Colby); dec. Alexander Lopez (Liberal South); dec. by Jared Arellano (Horace Good). Second place 110: Loren Faurot dec. Alex Medina (Holcomb); pinned Andrew Wood (Goodland); dec. Cade Lanning (Colby); dec. Rowdy Martin (KMS). First place 116: Justus McDaniel pinned David Wood (Goodland); pinned Malcolm Wiltshire (Liberal West); pinned Konnor Griffin (Colby). First place 116: Christian Wright pinned by Edgar Castro (Liberal West); defeated by Erik Archuleta (Liberal South). 122: Alan Yeager pinned Brady Franklin (B Ranch); dec. by Jose Beltran (Liberal South); forf. Jonathon Hazle (B Ranch); pinned Jackson Daise (Goodland); pinned Benjamin Porras (KMS); dec. by Jose Beltran (Liberal South). Fourth place 130: Sawyer Stevens pinned Aden Basgal (Colby); pinned by Weston Maravilla (Hugoton);pinned by JD Robson (Hugoton). 130: Kaden Wren pinned JD Robson (Hugoton); pinned Jacob Sims (Horace Good); dec. Elijah McCarter (Liberal West); dec. Weston Maravilla (Hugoton). First place. 138: Frenando Enamorado pinned by Dawson Holub (Goodland); defeated Abraham Garcia (Hugoton); defeated by Isaiah Urias (Horace Good). 138: Eli Amack pinned Jeremy Ross (Goodland); pinned Kysten Morrison (B Ranch); pinned by Michael Mendoza (Hugoton); dec. Ryan Fife (Goodland); de-fault Isaih Urias (Horace Good). Third place 146: Caleb Vandegrift pinned Keifer Smith (Goodland); pinned Koy Kenny (KMS); dec. Tony Rivero (Liberal West); pinned by Hagan Booi (Colby). Second place 154: Cale Goodman forf. Allen Hinostoza (KMS); pinned Michael DeSantiago (Holcomb); dec. Syris Dunlap (Liberal West). First place 170: Taylor Heili pinned by Jace Garrison (KMS); pinned Christian Hernandez (B Ranch); pinned by Alex McMilan (Horace Good). 265: Luke Wright maj. dec. by Will Craggett (B Ranch); defeated Juan Salais (Liberal West); defeated by Josue Evans (Hugoton). 265: Emmanuel Frances dec. by Zeth Mansell (Liberal South); defeated by Jacob Alvarez (Horace Good).
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Scott County 4-H youth winners recognized during the Achievement Banquet were (from left) Danean Metheney, Jennie Erven, Chase Rumford, Trace Mulligan, Nick Storm, KelsiJo Crouch, Aden Frederick, Addison Price, Emily Glenn and Dallie Metheney. (Record Photo)
Scott County 4-Hers, leaders honored at Achievement Banquet Scott County 4-Hers and adult leaders were honored during the annual 4-H Achievement Banquet held Nov. 8 at the Wm. Carpenter 4-H Building. Danean Metheney and Nick Storm were two of the big honorees as recipients of the 4-H Watch Award. “This is one of the most prestigious awards in 4-H,” said Dorothy Hutchins who sponsors the annual Watch Award. “It recognizes those 4-Hers who are a model for others through their involvement in the community, school and their church.” Receiving the prestigious “I Dare You Award” was Addison Price. The award recognizes service to community and character. Key Award winners were KelsiJo Crouch, Macy Davis, Jennie Erven, Trace Mulligan and Addison Price. The award honors those youth who have been in 4-H leadership for at least four years for service to their club and community. Other award winners include: Achievement Pins Member pins: Ella
Frank, Trenton Frank, Bennett Frederick, Mckenzie Metzger, Jace Miller, Brodey Rohrbough. Bronze pins: Jacob Fisher, Houston Frank, Dylan Metzger, Jace Miller, Kamdyn Moore, Avry Noll, Waylon Ricker, Hailey Shapland, Brody Strine, Megan Trout, Max Tuttle, Baylor Vasquez. Clover pins: Cally Cramer, Paige Hoelting, Eva Kliesen, Nathan LeBeau, Wyatt Ricker, Kate Rogers, Brinlie Stevens. Emerald pins: Abbie Dart, Hailey Dart, Alivia Noll, Zach Rohrbough, Claire Rumford, Eric Shapland, Brooke Strine, Hope Wiechman. Silver pins: Aden Frederick, Chelsie Rose, Sawyer Stevens, Landon Trout. Silver Guard pins: Madison Shapland. Leadership pins: Kylee Logan, Alyssa Storm. Gold pins: Trella Davis, Emily Glenn, Chase Rumford, Eddie Tilton. Gold Guard pins: Rachel Fisher, Karlee Logan, Danean Metheney, Emma Price, Kylee Trout. Key Award: KelsiJo Crouch, Macy Davis, Jennie Erven, Trace Mulligan, Addison Price.
Judging Teams Livestock judging team: Emily Glenn, Chance Jones, Karlee Logan, Trace Mulligan. Meats judging team: Emily Glenn. KSF inter. photo judging: Alivia Noll, Eric Shapland, Madison Shapland. Jr. consumer judging: Jacob Fisher, Bennett Frederick, Avry Noll, Megan Trout. Inter. consumer judging: Aden Frederick, Chelsie Rose, Annie Talbert, Landon Trout. Sr. consumer judging: Macy Davis, Trella Davis, Emily Glenn, Karlee Logan. Camp Counselors Rock Springs: Rachel Fisher. Lakeside: KelsiJo Crouch, Jennie Erven, Emily Glenn, Austin Rios, Kodi Rogers, Kylee Trout. Day camp: KelsiJo Crouch, Macy Davis, Trella Davis, Emily Glenn, Makaela Stevens, Baron Strine. 2014 4-H seniors: Emily Buxton, Macy Davis, Chantz Yager. Club Seals Purple Seals: Country Cousins, Lake Wide Awake, Manning Jayhawkers, New Horizons, Pioneers.
Adults who were recognized for their contributions to the Scott County 4-H program were (from left) Millie Dearden, 4-H Volunteer Award; Roger (not pictured) and Toni Glenn, Extension Appreciation Award; and Charlie Moore, 4-H Alumni Award. (Record Photo)
Electricity Awards Phase 2: Gui Griffith. Phase 4: Aden Frederick. Horse Awards Level 3 award: Kylee Logan. First year members: Tressa Griffith, Mckenzie Metzger, Jace Miller, Brodey Rohrbough, Izaac Rowton. Year Awards 12 year award: Macy Davis. Friends of 4-H Midwest Mixer and State Farm Insurance 4-H Alumni Award Charlie Moore
4-H Volunteer Award Millie Dearden Extension Appreciation Award Roger and Toni Glenn International 4-H Youth Exchange Jim and Eilene Minnix Wm. Carpenter 4-H Watch Award Danean Metheney and Nick Storm Historian Award Alyssa Storm Lake Wide Awake 4-H Secretary Award Chase Rumford Country Cousins 4-H
Treasurer Award Dallie Metheney Pioneers 4-H Club Reporter Award Aden Frederick, Manning Jayhawkers 4-H Club Larry Hendrix Award Emily Glenn I Dare You Award Addison Price 4-H Foundation Trip Winners National Western 4-H Roundup: Rachel Fisher, Emily Glenn, Karlee Logan, Dallie Metheney. NW Adventure Trip: KelsiJo Crouch, Rachel Fisher.
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Drought deepens across the Midwest The latest Drought Monitor report shows 72 percent of Kansas and 91 percent of Missouri are currently in the early stages of drought including abnormally dry (D0) and moderate drought (D1). Drought in these stages are also seen in other key agricultural states, including Nebraska (20 percent), South Dakota (24 percent), North Dakota (37 percent), Oklahoma (52 percent) and Texas (10 percent). While drought continues to grow slowly, these conditions still pale in comparison to the drought that has dominated the West since 2013. The Ag in Drought report says the drought across the entire country now impacts: 11 percent of corn 13 percent of soybeans 17 percent of hay 17 percent of cattle 23 percent of winter wheat
Farmer to consumer beef sales growing
Local food continues to be a growing segment and beef is part of that trend. Between 2007 and 2012, the number of livestock producers reporting directto-consumer (DTC) sales increased by 1.2 percent. This despite the fact that the number of livestock farms declined during the same time period by 18.6 percent. In 2012, U.S. livestock farms reported $648 million in DTC sales. That number could well be even higher were it not for one major bottleneck for producers hoping to sell locally: slaughterhouse access. The lack of meat-processing options has become the single biggest hurdle between the farmer and the would-be customer. Under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, all meat slaughter and production for interstate commerce must be inspected by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service or by cooperative state inspection programs. Meat may be processed at “custom” facilities that are not certified by the USDA, but the sale of that meat is restricted.
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Farmers paying the price of ‘free’ trade The Trans Pacific trade pact promises us cheaper food with sketchier ingredients. American farmers will face upheaval and more dislocation, while corporate agriculture thrives. If China assembles my Apple iPhone with its global mixture of ingredients, shouldn’t Asians at least eat Washington apples? Maybe not while China produces nine times as many apples as the U.S. And if my chore tractor
on the farm Richard Oswald, president Missouri Farmers Union
came from Italy, (Europe is where most small farm tractors are manufactured today) shouldn’t Italians buy my corn?. Probably not, while they’re the eighth largest corn grower in the world. That brings U.S. farmers to another crossroads, having bought into the idea that to be successful and make a lot of
money, we need full unfettered access to consumers around the world. But those consumers, almost without exception, would rather have food grown at home. Their farmers want it that way too. Maybe that’s why we’ve been told the answer to consumer resistance is trade agreements like Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) that lock trading partners into commitments to buy stuff no matter what. Those agreements always seem to come with a few years of doing busi-
ness the old way, giving our best new buddies protection and a chance to adapt to doing business the new way. But, as is too often the case, by the time new markets are phased in, they’ve already disappeared via geopolitical corporate hustles and revalued currencies. It’s pretty nigh onto impossible to pick up the family farm and move it one piece at a time, the way industry seems to do. (See TRADE on page 27)
Brownback urges action now on protecting water resources MANHATTAN - Gov. Sam Brownback implored hundreds of Kansans gathering to confer on water conservation policy not to wait until the well was dry to properly value nature’s refreshing compound of oxygen and hydrogen. After 500 special-interest group meetings, vetting of 15,000 public comments and development of a 50-year vision of Kansas water usage, Brownback said the moment had come to make changes to extend life of the underground Ogallala Aquifer and to rehabilitate silted reservoirs to preserve the state’s water resource for future generations. “There are going to be disputes. There’s going to be some pushing back and forth. There’s going to be some people not so happy,” Brownback told participants at the state’s annual water conference. “We know
this aquifer. We know these reservoirs. You can’t say, ‘No, we need to study it more.’ Now is the time.” He said the 600 people who expressed enough interest in water to attend the two-day conference at a Manhattan hotel had to be a force for reform at the local level. “At the end of the day, it’s going to be people in this room deciding to do the right things to conserve and extend our Ogallala, to conserve and extend our reservoirs in the state of Kansas,” Brownback said. “It’s one of those fundamental resources that we’ve got to have. If you don’t have it, you don’t have a future.” Brownback, who vowed to make water preservation part of his legacy as governor, said the state had formalized the first voluntary water conservation area created under a law adopted in April by the 2015
Legislature. The process allows holders of water rights to collaboratively set a target for water consumption. For example, a unit could strive to cut usage 20 percent by 2025. This volunteer approach is a central tenet of the Brownback administration’s plan to restrain the draw on the Ogallala. “What we’re talking to people about is if you save this water, it’s the water under you. You’re conserving and extending your water. This is a great bank account for you to save,” he said. He said wells that enable irrigation of crops, withdrawal for business use and pumping for the drinking supply were depleting the aquifer at an unsustainable rate. “We’ve just got to use a lot less of it, but still maintain the economic activity and viability of western Kansas,” Brownback
U.S. feedlot placements tumble to 20-year low
The number of cattle placed into U.S. feedlots during October declined four percent from a year ago to their lowest level for October since the government began tabulating the data in 1996. October’s placement results nearly matched forecasts by analysts, who cited burdensome supplies of heavier animals that weighed on cattle prices and eroded profit for feedyards. Abundant grazing pasture and affordable feed also allowed ranchers to grow cattle outside of feeding pens longer as leverage against lower prices for their animals. USDA’s data indicated the number of cattle placed on feed by weight class continued to decline year-over-
year for all categories except those above 800 pounds Cattle that were put in feedlots in October should begin showing up at packing plants in the spring of 2016, which could exert modest price pressure at that time, the analysts said. The USDA report showed October placements at 2.281 million head, down from 2.368 million last year. USDA put the feedlot cattle supply as of Nov. 1 at 10.794 million head, up from 10.571 million a year ago. The government said the number of cattle sold to packers, or marketings, declined three percent in October from a year ago, at 1.63 million head.
said. In addition, the governor said dirt work would begin last week on a $25 million project to dredge the John Redmond Reservoir in Coffey County. The lake has lost about 1,000 surface acres and nearly half its total volume since it opened in 1964. Heavy silting also occurred at Tuttle Creek Reservoir north of Manhattan and Perry Lake northeast of Topeka. The state-financed dredging at the Redmond reservoir had to be approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “The project has taken a lot longer to get going than we had hoped,” Brownback said. “Implementation of these intensive water conservation areas has taken longer than we thought, but we’ve now got the first one started.”
Market Report Closing prices on November 24, 2015 Bartlett Grain Wheat.................. $ 3.95 White Wheat ....... $ 3.95 Milo .................... $ 3.02 Corn ................... $ 3.56 Soybeans (new crop) $ 7.73 Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 3.95 White Wheat ....... $ 4.00 Milo (bu.)............. $ 3.02 Corn.................... $ 3.56 Soybeans ........... $ 7.73 Sunflowers.......... $ 14.05 ADM Grain Wheat.................. Milo (bu.)............. Corn.................... Soybeans............ Sunflowers..........
$ 3.98 $ 3.04 $ 3.64 $ 7.69 $ 14.55
(See WATER on page 27)
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Food Facts Occasionally, a hen will produce double-yolked eggs throughout her egg-laying career. It is rare, but not unusual, for a young hen to produce an egg with no yolk at all.
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Extension poster identifies sorghum growth A new poster, titled Sorghum Growth and Development, has been published by K-State Extension. It is available online at: http://www. bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/ pubs/MF3234.pdf The poster is 20x30 inches, and describes nine stages of growth of the sorghum plant. The author is Ignacio Ciampitti, Crop
cialist; Richard Vanderlip, professor emeritus, and Vara Prasad, professor of crop physiology. Print versions of the poster are available at no charge, as long as supplies Production and Cropping last. The Scott County Systems Specialist, Extension offices can with input from Curtis order copies by request. Thompson, Extension agronomy state leader and Winter Housekeeping As autumn turns to weed management spe-
Trade
Who Benefits? Farmers are no strangers to market access. Over the years we’ve seen markets come and go via embargoes, farm programs, or transformed into world trade deals more about whipping us than helping us. That’s the way it’s gone for poultry and hog farmers in America as corporations have cemented themselves into virtually every aspect of production from eggs and artificial insemination, chicks and pigs, all the way up to fresh wrapped meat in the grocer’s case.
Monopolies like those have come to be viewed by leaders (who most of us unenthusiastically refer to as politicians) as just another cost of doing business for highly efficient “agriculture.” But here lately, one of the biggest costs to one efficient branch of U.S. “agriculture” has been a virus called PED, short for porcine epidemic diarrhea. First discovered in Europe, PED spread through Asia mysteriously finding its way to America and Canada. After years of searching for the source, USDA now attributes PED’s origins, responsible for killing eight million baby pigs in the U.S., to contaminated shipping bags used to deliver bulk commodities to the U.S. from - take a wild guess - our trading partners in Asia. That’s where avian flu originated, resulting in the destruction of close to 50 million U.S. chickens and turkeys this year costing close to $1 billion and driving up the price of eggs. Now USDA has approved chicken imports
Water He said water policy was a subject that most lawmakers and their constituents pushed aside to consider more pressing issues. “People really don’t get too fired up about it,” Brownback said. “It’s kind of hard to get people interested in it. It’s hard to get re-elected off of
from China. And beef from South America, even though parts of countries there still harbor the scourge of cattlemen everywhere, hoof and mouth disease. That one microscopic bug can wipe out an American beef herd faster than you can say “shipping container.” Time for Honesty But, we’re told, it will be good for “agriculture.” Instead of facing the truth of policies favoring cheap commodities and cheaper food ingredients for corporate processors, “agriculture” as a whole talks about broad benefits to America and rural communities through profitable farms with access to global markets. More times than not we’ve seen rural population centers, those clusters of agrarian association that once served as our support group, eroded by indifference or failure to understand the real meaning of the words “sustainability” and “community.” These days instead of coming from Main Street, most of the things big
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this topic. Most people are interested in what’s happening now. There’s just not as big a constituency for the future as you might think.” One of the state’s challenges will be to convince people of the importance of conservation, said Tracy Streeter, director of the Kansas Water Office.
“When we faced the historic droughts in 2011 and 2012, many of the unknowns became clearer,” Streeter said. “We continue to ask ourselves how can we help change habits going forward that encourage conservation and best practices from all sectors.”
Antique and Household Thursday, Dec. 3 • 10:00 a.m.
Location: Wm. Carpenter 4-H Building at fairgrounds, north edge of Scott City Sunday, February Unruh, Koehn, and Others - Owners ances Blonde dresser with mirror and matching chest of drawers 2-Door book case Blonde china hutch Several oak dining chairs Brown floral loveseat GE washer and dryer End tables Antique and Collectibles 5-drawer dresser Walnut writing desk Oak parlor table with glass claw and ball feet Brass spittoon
Also be sure to attach SMVs to any farm vehicle or trailed implement that doesn’t already have one. SMV emblems should be displayed on any tractor, self-propelled piece of equipment, trailed implement, and animal-drawn vehicle designed to operate at a speed of 25 miles per hour or less when
traveling on public highways. The emblems should be located on the rear of farm equipment, as near the center of mass as possible and 2-6 feet above the ground. Checking equipment while there is time means one less thing to worry about during the rush of spring farm activity.
farms buy come from tens or hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away. Communities have gotten smaller, farms have gotten bigger, and the roads that hook us all together have gotten longer. So when we hear that global corporate aggregators of all things bought and sold are good for “agriculture,” we farmers tend to think that means us. The problem is that we are only one small step, the bottom rung, of a long and torturous climb to consumers everywhere. Calling us “agriculture” is a little like calling an engine the whole car. But it’s the engine that makes the whole thing go. And when we consider money collected along the way, the best any farmer can hope for is maybe 15 cents on the dollar. That leaves a lot of benefit to “agriculture” up for grabs. Many times it is actions by agriculture as a whole that leads to problems on the family farm when trade and other government deals hurt us through importation of disease, contaminated food, or
perhaps just a market manipulating higher corporate power holding no compassion for us, our consumers, or perhaps the world in general. That’s what happens when everyone forgets that the agriculture we hear so much about in America isn’t always family farms, but all the gigantic corporations surrounding us, doing what they do for better or sometimes worse. When billion dollar trade deals are at stake, it’s that blurring of the line between us and them that
makes it difficult for family farmers to be heard. So when agriculture and unfair free-trade deals are debated in Congress later this year or the next, keep in mind that most importantly to us, family farmers feed America. The “Agriculture” they’ll all be talking about isn’t who we are, but it’s certainly what we do.
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We’ve already seen how easy it is to set up manufacturing plants in Asia or Mexico for everything from cars and washing machines to cotton T-shirts. And while benefits to farms are always touted, most of the trade agreements we farmers are exhorted to support are already designed to aid floating factories around the world owned by shadow companies looking for cheap labor and ingredients, a tax break, and easily adjustable money.
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winter and farm field work slows down for a few months, it’s a good time to do a little farmstead housekeeping. One housekeeping task that is relatively simple, but very important, is to inspect equipment and farm vehicles for faded, damaged or missing Slow Moving Vehicle (SMV) emblems.
Wooden butter mold Wash boards Wagon wheel hub lamps Horse collar Lots of antique glass, pressed glass, depression glass China and pottery Crock 30-Cast iron toys (Kenton) and (Vindex) 25-Cast iron mechanical banks 60-Cast iron still banks 50-Franklin Mint cars 22-Pewter steam engines 150-Decanter bottles, Elvis and others
30-Glass candy containers Matchbox and Hot wheel cars Very large marble collection including: Clay Benington, cat eyes, swirls, cork screws, agate, shoot ers, sulphide, newer and older, some neat ones Household Items Pots and pans Humidifiers Kirby Vacuum sweeper Quilt rack Telephone stand 4-drawer file cabinet Kitchen items
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HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available. Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 620-874-2120. 41tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– PLAINJAN’S RENTAL houses and duplexes. Stop by the office or call 620872-5777. 05tfc
USD 466 NEEDS s u b stitute route bus drivers. For applications and additional information contact Lance Carter at 620-87202tfc 7655. ––––––––––––––––––––– DRIVERS: HOME DAILY, Wakeeney. Earn 55k+; Benefits. Hauling fuel. CDL-A, HAZMAT, Tanker endorsement, safe driving history. Jeremy: 785-823-7839 ext.101. 16t2p
COMMERCIAL BUILDING for sale a 133x45 ft. (approx.) round top building. Serious inquiries only. Seller is a real estate agent selling own property. 874-5109 26tfc or 874-2124.
Pine Village Apartments 300 E. Nonnamaker
Apartments available for qualifying tenants 62+ or disabled with rental assistance available. Hours: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. by appointment Call Steve 872-2535 or (620) 255-4824.
AVAILBLE NOW:
Parkview Apartments offers housing with affordable rents based on 30% of your monthly adjusted gross income. This is a 24-unit property located in the community of Leoti. Our apartments are maintained to insure that every tenant has an affordable, clean and safe place to live. Call and learn how you can move to an exceptional place to call home. 620-375-2244
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Owner 4% financing, Taco Grande Bldg.
Roof has been resurfaced,
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
interior ceiling panels
IT’S A GREAT ONE!
posts sealed and new replaced. Call for appointment.
NEW LISTINGS
3 bedrooms, 1 bath, full
basement, SA garage, DD garage, fenced yard,
south location. $79,900.
Let us build you a new home!
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Agriculture WANT TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information. 1-800-579-3645. Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– WANT TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered. Call for contracting information. Lane County Feeders. 44tfc 397-5341. ––––––––––––––––––––– DAMAGED GRAIN. We are buying damaged grain. Grain vacs available for loading. Call 31615t8p 640-3203.
Services WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 87434tfc 4135. ––––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices 37tfc will not be beat! ––––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 4015tfc 874-1412. ––––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tuneup and blade sharpening. Call Rob Vsetecka at 6204515tfc 214-1730.
District 11 AA Meetings
Scott City
EVERYONE, HOPE
Unity and Hope Mon., Wed. and Fri. • 8:00 p.m.
Lawrence and Associates
807 Kingsley Last Sat., Birthday Night, 6:30 p.m. All open meetings, 874-8207 • 874-8118
Deb Lawrence, GRI Broker Shorty Lawrence, Sales Assoc. 513 Main • Scott City 872-5267 ofc. 872-7184 hm. lawrenceandassocrealty.com Sheila Ellis, Broker Assoc. 872-2056 Kerry Gough, Sales Assoc. 872-7337 Russell Berning, 874-4405 www.berningauction.com
Dighton
Thursday • 8:30 p.m. 535 Wichita St. All open meetings, 397-2647
5 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths, S/A garage, full basement, newer windows, paint, and flooring! Located in a nice neighborhood with low traffic!
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Employment Opportunities SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS
PARK LANE NURSING HOME Has openings for the following positions: Part-time CNA/CMA Part-time LPN/RN Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts! Please apply in person at:
Park Lane Nursing Home
210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org “Quality Care Because We Care”
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Full-Time Forensic Interviewer/ Advocate
Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center This position works with childern that may have experienced abuse. Must have good communication, computer and writing skills. We travel though Western Kansas so you must have a valid Kansas license and a flexible schedule. Position is located in Scott City. Salary depends on education and experience. Preference given to related degree and bilingual. How to apply: Call 620-874-2272 or send resume to wkcac@pld.com 15t2c
PATIENT CARE Acute Care RNs Emergency Department RN Float RN C.N.A.s - FT and PT Outreach/Specialty Clinic RN Housekeeping Aide FT ROI Specialist/Transcriptionist Physical Therapist Respiratory Therapist Outreach C.N.A Applicants for these positions are required to be able to read, speak and understand English. Pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screening, immunization titer, physical assessment and TB skin test required. We are a tobacco free campus. We offer competitive pay and great benefits. Applications are available on our website at www.scotthospital.net or call 620-872-7772 for more information.
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CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTIVE
Available:
Are you looking for a challenge?
Scott Ness Gove Lane Logan Finney Wichita Wallace Greeley Kearney
Wheatland Electric is looking for a person who has a positive customer-centric attitude to fill the Customer Service Representative position at the Scott City office. Knowledge of the electric cooperative programs and activities preferred. This position ensures the accurate and timely processing of the member’s accounts, answering the phone, and greets members, and visitors. Must have knowledge of office equipment and have advanced computer skills. We offer competitive wages and excellent benefits. Please send cover letter and resume to: resumes@weci.net.
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OPEN INTERVIEWS FOR ALL POSITIONS
Pick them up today at:
Monday, December 7 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Bryan Conference Center 416 S. Main Scott City, Ks 67871
406 Main • Scott City 620 872-2090
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Equipment Operator Trainee
Position located in Scott City, KS. Candidate must possess a valid driver’s license. On the job training is provided. Duties include highway repairs, resurfacing, mowing and snow and ice control. For additional requirements and complete job duties see job requisition # 182322 at the website below. APPLY ONLINE NOW at www.jobs.ks.gov Or Contact Kelli or Tamara at 620-276-3241
Applications accepted until filled.
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GRAPHIC DESIGNER
OFFICE MANAGER
Weekly newspaper seeks full-time graphic designer. Applicant must be computer literate, detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to work with the public. On-site training is available. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekly hours range from 40-43 hours with paid overtime. Fill-out the online application at www.scottcountyrecord.com or call 620-872-2090 to have an application mailed or stop by 406 Main St., Scott City, Ks and pick one up.
Weekly newspaper seeks full-time office manage. Position available immediately. Duties include: bookkeeping on Quickbooks, customer service and ad design. Proofreading skills and attention to detail are essential. Applicant must: •Be proficient in typing skills. •Computer skills are helpful - Macintosh for typesetting and ad design; PC for bookkeeping. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekly hours range from 40-43 hours with paid overtime. Fill-out the online application at www.scottcountyrecord.com or call 620-872-2090 to have an application mailed or stop by 406 Main St., Scott City, Ks and pick one up.
The Scott County Record
Christmas 2015
Page 32 - Thursday, November 26, 2015
You can enjoy the holidays without the stress
Glittery images of picture-perfect holiday gatherings rarely match real life. Too often, the holiday season can be unnecessarily stressful, says Charlotte Shoup Olsen, Kansas State University Extension family systems specialist. To reduce stress - and aim for a happier holiday - let go of the idea that
everything has to be perfect, Olsen advises. “Time together is precious. Children grow quickly and family structure evolves as parents and grandparents age,” said Olsen, who urged compromise to reduce stress. The ages and stages in a family member´s life may dictate whether or not attending a family
holiday gathering is doable, she said. It’s natural for parents to want to share holiday celebrations with their children, but not always practical. If, for example, an adult child is scheduled to work the holiday, choosing another day when everyone can get together, may be the best option. The larger the family, the greater the number of
compromises that may be needed, said Olsen, who offered these stress-reducing tips: •Be creative and plan early, to make sure everyone is considered - and on the same page. The holiday season is not the best time to surprise people or add more work to already busy schedules. •Learn from the past, but don’t relive it.
•Share the work - consider a potluck meal or eat out. •Celebrate traditions, but don’t let them rule. Be open to new activities and ideas that may develop into future traditions. •Blended family? Blend traditions, including favorite menu items, by inviting everyone to participate, even if it may
Hope’s Closet toy sale starts Mon.
Hope’s Closet/Breadbasket will again be sponsoring the popular toy sale on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. No children will be allowed in the store during those hours. “This is a great chance to do some Christmas shopping and get things that will help you to stretch your holiday budget,” says director Kris Fetty, who oversees both operations for the Scott County Ministerial Alliance. The price of most toys will start at 50 cents. Some larger toys, along with adult gift items, will naturally cost more. Tough economic times have continued to put demands on Hope’s Closet/ Breadbasket this year, and requests for assistance always increase during the holiday season. Anyone wanting to donate new or like-new toys can still do so by dropping them off at Hope’s Closet or calling Fetty (8727012). Store hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The store will be closed from Nov. 23-29 to prepare for the sale. Hope’s Closet will accept assistance from any volunteers who would like to help clean and sort toys. The store is also in need of toys, kids’ clothes and gift items which are in good condition. In addition, financial donations toward the purchase of new items are also appreciated. Christmas items will remain on sale through Mon., Dec. 21. The annual sack sale will be held in January.
not be the way you might have done it previously. •Let go of some of the extras. If mother or grandmother used to make six different kinds of pies, choose one or two recipes and go with it. “Successful relationships take work, and that includes being polite, thoughtful and respectful to family and friends,” Olsen said.
Bell ringers will be out on Saturday
Becky Nowak (left) and Jodi Patton help unload a pickup load of shoeboxes on Monday which were filled and donated by local churches and individuals. (Record Photo)
Area churches continue OCC tradition
Churches in Scott City, Dighton and Leoti, in addition to a number of individuals in the area, donated 503 gift boxes for the annual Operation Christmas Child campaign. Shoeboxes filled with supplies were loaded into a trailer at the First Baptist Church on Monday morning and taken to the regional collection site at Dodge City. From there, all boxes packed in Kansas and the Panhandle region are sent to Denver for processing before they are shipped to
Mexico for distribution. Since 1993, OCC has delivered gift-filled shoe boxes to over 124 million children affected by war, poverty and natural disasters in more than 150 countries. OCC has more than 4,000 collection sites around the country. This year also marks a changing of the guard with the local OCC program. Elsie Nagel is stepping down as a local coordinator after seven years. “I first became involved with this after be-
coming chairman of the missions board with the Baptist Church,” says Nagel. “Even though I won’t be in charge anymore I still plan to be involved as a volunteer.” Jody Patton, who started Scott City’s involvement in OCC about 16 years ago, will again assume duties as local chairman. “When we started this nobody had heard about Operation Christmas Child,” says Patton. “It’s pretty exciting to see how this has grown over the
years.” The local dropoff site will be relocated to the United Methodist Church. Area churches who organized collection efforts and donations include: Dighton: First Baptist Church. Scott City: United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church and Gospel Fellowship Church. Leoti: Christ Covenant Church and First Baptist Church. Sunny Plains School at Pence also contributed boxes.
The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign in Scott City will begin on Sat.., Nov. 28, and continue through Dec. 19. Churches in the Ministerial Alliance are responsible for providing volunteers who will be bell ringers each Saturday until Christmas. They will be located at Dollar General, Heartland Foods and Shopko from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eighty-five percent of all funds collected by bell ringers or through donations placed in counter kettles remain in Scott County to help needy individuals and families. Churches assigned as bell ringers on Sat., Nov. 28 are: Heartland Foods, St. Joseph Catholic Church; Dollar General, First Christian Church; and Shopko, Gospel Fellowship Church. The remaining schedule includes: Dec. 5: Heartland Foods, Southern Baptist Church; Dollar General, Holy Cross Lutheran Church; Shopko, First Baptist Church.
Record will print 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. 17. Letters should be sent no later than Mon., Dec. 14, to:
The Scott County Record Box 377 Scott City, Ks. 67871 or drop off at 406 South Main Street
CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND SAT., DEC. 5, 10:00 A.M.-2:30 P.M. 4-H BUILDING, DIGHTON Lunch served
Craft items, baked goodies, candles, jewelry, Peppermint Shoppe, holiday plates, table runners, coasters, stockings, stocking stuffers, baby gift items, lap quilts, fleece throws, animal drawings, pillowcases and more.
The Holiday Express Train will be running for all to enjoy!