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ith Halloween just around the corner, many parents are wondering what they should and should not do during the coronavirus pandemic. Cases have been on an upswing in the past few weeks across Kansas raising concerns. Many parents are torn between the need to keep their children safe from the virus while still allowing kids to enjoy the events that are considered rights of passage in America. It can feel like having to choose between physical health and mental health. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has put together a list of events that are recommended and a list of events that are not. In addition, KDHE is offering safety recommendations, regardless of how you celebrate. Information comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Los Angeles County Department of Health. See safe tips for trick-or-treating and trunk-ortreat events on Page A12
Recommended Halloween Activities • Online parties or contests (e.g., costume contests, pumpkin carving) • Car parades • Drive by events or contests where individuals dress up or decorate vehicles and drive by judges that are appropriately physically distanced • Drive through events where individuals remain in vehicles and drive through an area with Halloween displays • Drive in events where individuals receive a treat bag (with commercially packaged, non-perishable treats) or take away item from an organizer while the participants remain in their vehicle • Halloween movie nights at drive in theaters • Halloween themed meals at outdoor restaurants, complying with restaurant protocol • Halloween themed art installations at an outdoor museum, complying with museum protocol • Dressing up homes and yards with Halloween themed decorations
Not Recommended Halloween Activities • Gatherings, events, or parties with non-household members. • Carnivals, festivals, live entertainment, and haunted house attractions. • Door to door trick or treating. It is very difficult to maintain proper social distancing on porches and at front doors, ensure everyone (trick or treaters and residents of homes being visited) are properly wearing face coverings, and because food sharing is risky. • Trunk or treating. It is difficult to avoid crowding and sharing food at such events. • Traveling to a rural fall festival that is not in your community if you live in an area with community spread of COVID-19.
Personal Protection Measures Regardless of how you celebrate, there are important recommendations for how to keep yourself and your household members safe. • Correctly wear a cloth face covering to prevent disease spread when outside your home and around others who are not part of your household. • Avoid confined spaces, including indoor spaces that don’t allow for easy distancing of at least 6 feet between you and others. Practice physical distancing. Place at least 6 feet between yourself and other people who are not part of your household. • Practice routine hand hygiene. Wash your hands often, for at least 20 seconds with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol. • Clean frequently touched items regularly.
Clearwater Yvonne Coon named Citizen of the Year. A5
Cheney Relay work brings award from American Cancer Society. A4
Local golf courses see record year By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a lot of pain for a lot of different types of businesses. But as people have stayed home and their shopping habits and lifestyle choices have changed, other businesses have seen an uptick in customers. Local golf courses have been among the beneficiaries with record seasons at Cherry Oaks
Golf Course in Cheney, Tee Time Golf and Cafe in Clearwater, and Pine Bay Golf Course in Haysville. Cherry Oaks is a municipally owned course, and has reported record business month after month at each city council meeting. Tee Time and Pine Bay are privately-owned, and both courses say the successful run through the summer of 2020 has carried over into fall. Several factors have played into the successes seen this year,
but one happening maybe benefited these and other suburban courses the most – the closing of Wichita’s four city-owned courses. Wichita closed its courses early in the pandemic and stayed closed for 30 days. It reopened two courses, Auburn Hills Golf Course in far west Wichita and MacDonald Golf Course in east Wichita, in mid-April. The other courses were reopened a few weeks after that. That left a large number of
Hot air balloonists and bicyclists come together along the Prairie Sunset Trail earlier this month. The image was captured by John Ternes a little after sunrise near 215th Street West looking east. The rails-to-trails public trail is open for walking, jogging and bicycling. It runs from 295th Street West in Garden Plain eastward to Hoover Road in Wichita, passing through Goddard and the city’s Linear Park. There are trailheads in Garden Plain and Goddard, and in Wichita at Air Capital Memorial Park and at Hoover Road.
Odds and Ends Naked teen, covered in ranch dressing, crashes car in Topeka A 17-year-old teenager was arrested early Saturday morning following a situation that was, well, unique. Shawnee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at Petro Deli in Topeka around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, according to KSNT TV. The naked teen had covered himself in ranch dressing and damaged property inside. He ran outside, got in a vehicle and began to leave the scene. He did not get far, crashing into a nearby pillar.
Nobody was injured.
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Politics Drop boxes now available for local voters. A3
Authorities said the teen appeared to be under the influence of a substance. He was taken into custody and then transported to a hospital. He later was released to his parents.
golfers looking for new places to golf. Many found their way to outlying courses for the first time. What they found has them coming back again and again. Cherry Oaks director of golf Kevin Fowler said Wichita’s closures led to new customers coming to Cheney for the first time. Those who made the short trip liked what they found. “New faces became familiar faces,” Fowler said. “You can
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Obituaries
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Paul Haines
Paul Eugene Haines, 71, of Haysville, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at the Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery, 1208 N. College St., Winfield. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Oma Haines; and three brothers, James Haines, Charles Myers and Robert Myers. Paul is survived by his two daughters, Alesia Doramus (Ken) and Patricia Jordan; four grandchildren, Payton Doramus (Ashley), Brandon Doramus, Anthony Jordan (Johnna), and Samantha Jordan; three great-grandchildren; brother, Howard Haines (Norma); and sisters, Melissa Heath (Bill) and Elizabeth Shirley (David). Memorials have been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market St., Wichita, KS 67202, or Victory in the Valley, 3755 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS 67218. Leave online condolences at www.SmithFamilyMortuaries.com.
Joyce Bolinger
Joyce Aleta Bolinger passed away Oct. 15, 2020, at the Cheney Golden Age Home. She was born Oct. 12, 1934, at Kingman, and grew up on the family farm in southeast Kingman County. She attended Pleasant Valley Grade School and graduated from Cheney High School. She graduated from Southwestern College, Winfield, with a degree in music education. She began her teaching career in Kendall, Kan., and later taught in Lenora, Kan. She spent her retirement years living on the family farm. She enjoyed gardening, fishing and family events. Joyce is survived by a sister, Voncile Bolinger and many cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Anna Bolinger, and a brother, Glen Bolinger. Funeral service was 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery, Cheney. Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Christian Church and Cheney Golden Age Home, both in Cheney, in care of Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman.
Glen Bolinger
Glen Albert Bolinger, 77, died Oct. 12, 2020, in Wichita. Glen was born in Kingman, Kan., on Sept. 5, 1943, to Carl A. and Anna A. (Brown) Bolinger. Glen is survived by his sisters, Joyce A. Bolinger and Voncile A. Bolinger. He grew up on the family farm southwest of Cheney. He and Voncile retired and moved to Kingman. He attended grade school at Pleasant Valley School in rural Kingman County. It was a one-room school to which Glen rode his horse for eight years. He attended Cheney High School, graduating in 1962. Glen was a longtime member of the Trinity United Christian Church in Cheney. Glen enlisted in the Army National Guard and spent some time as a patriot. Glen farmed most of his life and was the meter reader for the rural water district. He was a 32 Degree Mason. Funeral service was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman. Friends were able to call 1-5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home and before the service Saturday. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery, Cheney. Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Christian Church, Cheney, the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society, all in care of Livingston Funeral Home.
Gary Holley
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Gary Dean Holley, 80, of Cheney, passed away Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, in Wichita. Gary was a retired farmer, mason tender, and drove for Young Construction. Gary was born in Cheney on April 12, 1940, to Levi and Ida (Klinker) Holley. On Sept. 8, 1963, he married Irene Ruebke. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his twin brothers, Lloyd and Floyd. He is survived by his sister, Nadine Grieving; his wife, Irene; his sons, Randal, Ryan and Russell, all of Cheney; daughter, Renae Van Lanen; and grandsons, Derek and Dylan Van Lanen of Bel Aire. Visitation was 1-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at Wulf-Ast Mortuary Chapel, Garden Plain, with family present 5-7 p.m. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Fairview Cemetery in Cheney. A memorial may be given to Harry Hynes Hospice. Our family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to each and every one of them for such wonderful care shown to our father.
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Argonia
Conway Springs City Council, 6 p.m., City Hall.
Saturday
Youth Titans football at Attica, 10 a.m.
Kyle Trueblood Elementary Halloween Parade, 2:30 p.m.
Cheney
Garden Plain
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Friday
Friday
Goddard
Cheney Rec yoga, 8 a.m.; instructional volleyball, 6 p.m.; tae kwon do, 7 p.m. Cheney Rec elementary dodgeball, 10 a.m.; middle school dodgeball 1 p.m.
Thursday
USD 267 end of the first nine weeks.
Friday
Sunday
USD 265 end of the first nine weeks.
Monday
Explorer Elementary picture retakes. USD 265 parent-teacher conferences.
Cheney Rec adult co-ed volleyball, 3 p.m.; wee hoopers, 5 p.m.
Monday
Cheney Rec gymnastics, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Cheney Rec yoga, 7 a.m.; instructional volleyball, 6 p.m.; tae kwon do, 7 p.m. Story time, 10 a.m., Cheney Public Library.
Wednesday
Tuesday
Advance in-person voting, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Goddard District Conference Center. USD 265 parent-teacher conferences.
Cheney Rec Coach Potter basketball clinic, 3:30 p.m.
USD 265 parent-teacher conferences. Advance in-person voting, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Goddard District Conference Center.
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Cheney Rec yoga, 8 a.m.; instructional volleyball, 6 p.m.; tae kwon do, 7 p.m.; ghosts and goblins hunt, 7:15 p.m.
USD 265 parent-teacher conferences. Advance in-person voting, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Goddard District Conference Center.
Clearwater
Haysville
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Thursday
Clearwater Rec Strong, 8:45 a.m.; Senior variety class, 9:45 a.m.; PiYo, 5:30 p.m. Clearwater High School vocal concert (two tickets per participant), 7 p.m. (no dessert).
HAC tae kwon do, 6 p.m. beginners, 6:50 p.m. advanced.
Saturday
Saturday
Craft show, sponsored by Haysville Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Riggs Park. Drug take-back day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Haysville Police Department (drive-by).
Monday
Haysville Rec Spooktacular, 3-5 p.m., Dorner Park, 400 W. 79th St. S. (free event).
Friday
Clearwater Rec Zumba 8:45 a.m.; Karate, 4 p.m. Clearwater Rec RIPPED, 8:45 a.m.; Melt, 10 a.m.; Yoga, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday
Clearwater Rec PiYo, 8:45 a.m; Senior variety class, 9:45 a.m.; Thick and fit, 5:30 p.m.; Weight training, 6:30 p.m. Clearwater High School late start, 8:30 a.m.
Monday
Tuesday
Clearwater Rec Strong, 8:45 a.m.; Zumba, 5:30 p.m. Clearwater Middle School winter sports pictures, 3 p.m. City Council, 6:30 p.m., City Hall.
Wednesday
Clearwater Rec karate, 4 p.m.; Melt, 5:15 p.m.; Yoga, 5:45 p.m.; RIPPED, 5:45 p.m. Early release day (one hour), Elementary West and Clearwater Intermediate-Middle School.
Thursday
Clearwater Rec Strong, 8:45 a.m.; Senior variety class, 9:45 a.m.; PiYo, 5:30 p.m.
Conway Springs Thursday
No school – USD 356 parent teacher conferences.
Friday
No school – USD 356 parent teacher conferences.
Tuesday
Senior chair yoga, 10 a.m., Haysville Senior Center. City Council, 7 p.m., courtroom
Tuesday
HAC tae kwon do, 6 p.m. beginners, 6:50 p.m. advanced. Advance in-person voting, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Haysville Public Library.
Wednesday
Advance in-person voting, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Haysville Public Library.
Thursday
Advance in-person voting, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Haysville Public Library. HAC tae kwon do, 6 p.m. beginners, 6:50 p.m. advanced. Haysville Library Board, 7 p.m. To submit an item for next week’s community calendar, please email news@tsnews.com by noon Monday. During COVID-19, events may change times or locations, or be cancelled on short notice. This calendar may not reflect last-minute changes or could contain inaccurate information; please check in advance on all events.
USD 356 parent-teacher conferences.
Area news Friendship Meals Menu
Following is next week’s menu for Friendship Meals and Meals on Wheels. Monday: Chicken salad sandwich, black bean soup, strawberries, milk. Tuesday: Liver and onions or beef cutlet, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, mixed fruit, bread, milk. Wednesday: Tuna bake with tartar sauce, macaroni salad, spinach, Mandarin oranges, oatmeal crispie, milk. Thursday: Scalloped potatoes with ham, broccoli, applesauce, black bottom banana bar, roll, milk. Friday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, mixed green salad, salad dressing, peaches, garlic bread, milk. Argonia: Meals are served at the Argonia Housing Authority, 110 W. Cherry. To register for a meal, call 620435-6806. Cheney: Meals are served at the Cheney Senior Center, 516 N. Main. To register for a meal, call 316-542-3721. Clearwater: Meals are served at the Clearwater Community and Senior Center, 921 E. Janet. To register for a meal, call 620-584-2332. Conway Springs: Meals are served at the Conway Springs Community Center, 310 W. Spring. To register for a meal, call 620-456-2933. Garden Plain: Delivery only. To register for a meal, call 316-640-0746. Haysville: Meals are served at the Haysville Senior Center, 160 E. Karla. To register for a meal, call 316-529-5903.
Winter weather varies across Kansas
Kansas State University assistant state climatologist Mary Knapp notes that preparing for winter weather may mean different things to different people. “In Kansas, our weather not only varies from east to west, but remember that the reported average is a composite of 30 years of data, so it can vary from year to year in the same area,” she said. In western Kansas, she said, an “average” winter will bring 15 inches of snow from December through February. In eastern Kansas, that average can be between 18-20 inches. “The thing that is interesting about our winter precipitation is that it tends not to persist very long,” Knapp said. “As you go further north, when they get snow on the ground, they expect it to stay for some time. In Kansas, it’s much more customary for that snow to be there for a couple days and then it melts away.” In the extreme, western Kansas has recorded more than 100 inches of snow in a single season; eastern Kansas has recorded as much as 50. Even so, Knapp notes that much of the snow that falls in Kansas does not translate into a liquid equivalent. “December through February corresponds with our driest time of year,” she said. “In western Kansas, you can add up the three winter months and not equal the precipitation for a typical March.” Winter temperatures in Kansas are also variable. “We can have days where our highs are in the 60s and 70s, then days when the highs are in the teens,” Knapp said. Warmer temperatures arrive when south winds bring along gulf air, she said. Sometimes, west winds also bring warm air. “What’s happening there is that the west wind is coming downslope from the Rockies,” Knapp said. “As that air compresses downslope, it tends to warm up. That’s what quite frequently is know as a Chinook, or the ‘snow-eaters,’ where you can jump 20, 30 or even 40 degrees in just a couple hours.”
Elections
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By-mail voters urged to use those ballots
Long lines were reported on Monday morning at the early voting site at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita. As in-person voting gets underway this week, Sedgwick County Election officials are “strongly encouraging” people who requested an advance ballot-by-mail to vote by
mail rather than in person. People who requested a ballot by mail but then choose to vote in person must cast a provisional ballot. Those ballots won’t be counted until canvassing after Election Day. By-mail ballots and regular advance ballots cast in-person may be counted
ahead of Election Day, helping officials provide a more timely tally of votes. Election officials must double-check all provisional ballots against by-mail ballots to make sure people do not vote twice. It is illegal to cast a vote by mail and then vote in person.
Bond questions go to USD 356 voters By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com
CONWAY SPRINGS – Voters in Unified School District 356 Conway Springs are being asked to consider a pair of 20-year bond issues during this election. The first question includes maintenance and building items plus buses. The second includes a potential new gymnasium, storm shelter locker rooms and a new weight room. In 2019, the district presented a single bond proposal to voters. It failed by 10 votes. A number of patrons asked why there weren’t two questions presented to voters. This bond does that, putting maintenance projects together on the first bond question, and the gymnasium on the second. Timing on school bonds has become more challenging for school officials, because proposed bond issues must be approved by the state. Kansas has limited how much money is available to contribute toward local bond projects, so districts must seek state approval before presenting anything to voters. A small number of projects are approved each year, essentially leaving districts competing with each other. The estimated total cost for Bond Question No. 1 is $4.39 million. Households with registered voters should have received information by mail from the district. The owner of a $100,000 home would see a tax increase of about $91.43 per year. For Bond Question No. 2, the owner of a $100,000 home would pay about $86.14 more per year. The estimated total cost is $4.135 million. The combined bond issues would be for $8.525 million. The owner of a
$100,000 home would pay an estimated $177.57 more per year. A 1995 bond was approved by voters to build the high school and for additional elementary classrooms. A 2001 bond updated Conway Springs Middle School and added the track surface and concessions, and reworked the football field. Those bonds were combined at a rate of 28.2 mills. Scheduled to end in 2022, the combined bond was paid off last year. If both current bond questions are approved, Murphy said, they would be at a mill rate of 15.44. A district presentation on the proposed bonds is available to view online. Visit the USD 356 Facebook page to find the link. Here’s a look at the two bond questions. Advance voting is underway. Election Day is Nov. 3. Bond Question No. 1
The first part of the first question includes a “building envelope.” This includes seal coating roofs, tuck painting on the bricks on the side of buildings, and caulking and window seals. It would replace two large HVAC units at Conway Springs High School and the boiler, which superintendent Clay Thompson said has had troubles the past few years. The bond also would replace the two large units on top of the middle school vocal and band classroom and the district office building. In a presentation on the bond, Murphy said maintenance on the old HVAC units is an issue and they are not energy efficient. The district should see cost savings on the operation of new units. New units would allow the district to have automated controls for each building. It also would also each room to be individu-
ally regulated. Floor coverings are part of the first bond. Carpet and tile would be replaced where needed, including the CSHS commons area. The CSHS kitchen floor needs be resurfaced. Some metals doors would be replaced, and locks in some areas would be replaced or repaired. In terms of technology, the district needs to replace its large servers. That would allow for upgraded security software. Some security cameras also need to be replaced. Some money would be used to update textbook and digital curriculum. Some companies have moved to digital-only options. Some old furniture such as students desks, chairs and cabinets would be replaced. Some fire alarm systems also need to be upgraded. The band program is in need of percussion equipment and larger brass and woodwind equipment. Some of those items can run $7,000-$8,000 each and are too expensive for individual band members to purchase on their own. Other funds would be used for sports equipments for hurdles, track and field padding and a basketball shooting machine. These would be used by sports teams and physical education classes. Old steam heat registers at Kyle Trueblood Elementary would be removed and shelving would be installed to better use space. Large panes of glass at KTE would be removed and replaced with blocks for improved safety. The district wants to put a metal roof on the wood shop, which would be cheaper than replacing the wood roof. District leaders want to build a new engine maintenance shop, which would allow for enhanced career pathway education.
ARGONIA – The next free drive-thru community dinner by the Argonia Teen Center will feature breakfast. The event will be held this Sunday starting at 6 p.m. The menu will feature biscuits, sausage gravy and scrambled eggs. It is sponsored by Haviland Telephone Company. The dinner will be held in the teen center parking lot, at the corner of Argonia Road and U.S. Highway 160. Come early before supplies run out.
effort was organized by the Cheney Chamber of Commerce. In a matter of a few hours, the community came together to raise $1,125 to benefit staff and residents. “I know they will appreciate the outpouring of support from the community,” said Ryan Reynolds of Citizens State Bank.
Oxychem group to hold public meeting HAYSVILLE – The Oxychem Community Involvement Group will meet on Wednesday, Nov.
Bond Question No. 2 This proposed bond would provide for a new full-size court with 600 bleacher seats on one side of the court. It would include all the necessary equipment such as scoreboards and goals. It would be located on the southeast corner of the high school. New lockers rooms could be concrete reinforced to be used as storm shelters. Murphy said the district does not have a large reinforced area to be used in storms. There would be a small commons area, a weight room, restrooms and storage. The gym would be attached to the high school building. The gym would be used for middle school and high school PE classes daily, and for CSHS and CSMS sports practices. It also would be used for community sports programs. During volleyball, bleachers could be fully extended to increase seating capacity over the current gym set-up. Any portion of the contingency fund would be reapplied to the principal.
Voters in Sedgwick County can drop off their advanced ballots at a number of drop boxes that the Sedgwick County Election Office has set up. The boxes opened last week on Wednesday, and will be open to voters until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Following are the locations in the TSnews coverage area in Sedgwick County. • Clearwater: City Hall, 129 E. Ross. • Goddard: Fire Station No. 35, 1535 S. 199th St. W. • Haysville: Police Department-Court Services Building, 200 W. Grand. Another dropbox is located at the Sedgwick County Courthouse, 525 N. Main, Wichita. Other Wichita locations included the Boston Recreation Center, Evergreen Park Recreation Center, Sedgwick County Health Department, Orchard Recreation Center, and Linwood Recreation Center.
...and Sumner County has one in Wellington
The Sumner County Clerk and Elections Office has announced the installation of two ballot drop boxes for vote-by-mail ballots. The exterior ballot box can be accessed by entering the east drive at the Sumner County Courthouse. The box is close to the courthouse, directly southeast of the building. A second box is located just inside the sliding glass doors on the south side of the courthouse. This will allow a voter to return their ballot inside the building without needing to be screened for building access. Advance voting by mail has been an option for voters for years now. Sumner County Clerk and Election Officer Debra Norris said the county is seeing an influx of requests due to COVID. Advance by-mail ballots may also be returned via the United States Postal Service, directly returned to the election office or given to a poll worker at the polls on election day. On Oct. 14, the first date to mail ballots, Sumner County delivered nearly 1,700 ballots to the Wellington Post Office to be mailed to those voters who completed an application for advance ballot by mail form. Ballots must be returned to the election office by 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3. Ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 but received in the Election Office by Friday, Nov. 6, also will be counted. The ballot boxes were furnished by the Kansas Secretary of State from federal CARES Act funding.
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It also would provide a local space for bus repairs. New sidewalks and repairs are on the list. The bond also would provide for a new rubberized surface at the track. Two new buses for regular routes are part of the bond. About two-thirds of the costs would be recouped over eight years by the state’s depreciation program.
Sedgwick County sets up ballot drop boxes...
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18. The meeting will run 6-6:45 p.m. and by conducted by phone. RSVP by noon Monday, Nov. 16, to obtain the call-in number and access code, as well as any slides. Contact facilitator Diane Sheridan at dbsfacilitator@gmail.com or call 281-326-5253. There will be updates on plant environmental and safety, soil testing, tank car repair facility, and food safety management. The selection of a new facilitor also is on the agenda, as well as a briefing from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and a question-and-answer session on the draft of a hazardous waste permit for the plant.
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A4 | October 22, 2020
Relay work brings award from American Cancer Society By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com
CHENEY – With more than a decade of volunteering and a fundraising total approaching $100,000, one Cheney woman has made a tremendous impact in the fight against cancers. Jill Albers has been volunteering with Relay For Life since around 2008, and in that time estimates she has raised somewhere between $80,000 and $90,000. Her efforts were recently recognized by the American Cancer Society with the 2020 Pat Flynn Spirit of Relay Award for the Kansas and Kansas City area. She was surprised at home by family, friends and other volunteers. She learned about the award through a text message. “My husband (Kenneth) told me to check my messages, which I thought was weird. He was videoing me the entire time, so I knew something was up,” Albers said. She then went outside to find family, friends and people from her Relay for Life activities there to
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HAYSVILLE – It’s homecoming week at Campus High School, and events will culminate with Friday night’s crowning of the king and queen. This year’s queen candidates are Alexa Aulbach, Julia Finey, Malone Gates, Lauren Huynh, Sierra Johnson and Maycee Wolfenbarger. The king candidates are Hassan Al-Amood, Leyton Brown, Gustavo Celiz, Alec Hinojos, Dixon Janney and Tate Rico. Students have been celebrating the week with spirit days. Monday was California beach day, Tuesday was “Sleepless in Seattle” pajamas day, Wednesday was Washington Wednesday with students in red, white and blue, Thursday is “Business As Usual” dress-up day, and Friday will be Colt Spirit Day. Coronation will be held at halftime. The Colts football team hosts the Newton Railers. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
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Jill Albers was named the 2020 recipient of the Pat Flynn Spirit of Relay Award for the Kansas and Kansas City area. She has been a volunteer for more than a decade, organizing the annual Sedgwick County Relay For Life.
honor her. Albers had participated in a Relay For Life event while in high school. She became involved again
after the passing of her mother-in-law, Dorothy Albers, who died from cancer. Albers’ sister-in-law, Denise Eastman, got her active in Relay For Life. Albers found her way on the event leadership team back when the event was in Goddard. Four events were merged into one in 2015, and the event has moved around to different locations. It was supposed to be in Goddard in 2020. Her reason for her continued involvement is simple, she said: “I don’t want any kid to go without their grandma. My kids don’t have their Grandma Dorothy.” Albers was surprised by the award but said none of what she has accomplished for the American Cancer Society would be possible without the support of others. She raises more than $10,000 each year for Relay For Life. “It shouldn’t be an in-
dividual award. I couldn’t have done this without all my family and friends and community members who support me,” she said. Without the normal event in 2020, Albers decided to have a mini-relay at home. There were games for adults and children, and Albers talked about the mission of Relay For Life. They even had a home version of the luminaria, when candles in small sacks are lit and dedicated to someone who has beaten cancer, to someone battling it or a lost loved one. It is always a powerful moment. “That’s my favorite part of the night,” Albers said. She has a simple message for everyone about the importance of the American Cancer Society and Relay For Life. “Cancer can affect anybody. It could be you or your family next, so help find a cure,” she said.
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Albers is pictured with her sisters – one of whom is fighting cancer – during a “mini-relay” she held at her home since this year’s Relay For Life was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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SUMMARY OF CITY OF CLEARWATER ORDINANCE NO. 1061 Notice is hereby given that the Governing Body of Clearwater, Kansas did, on the 13th day of October 2020; pass Ordinance No. 1061, amending parts of the City of Clearwater, Kansas code at Section 34 Article IV Special Purpose Vehicles of the Clearwater, Kansas Municipal Code. The complete text of the Ordinance may be obtained or viewed free of charge at the office of the Clearwater City Clerk. Additionally, the full text of the Ordinance may be viewed on the City’s official website www. clearwaterks.org for a minimum of one week following the date of this publication. I hereby certify that this summary of Ordinance No. 1061 is legally accurate and sufficient for publication, pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-3007. /s/ Jennifer Hill Clearwater City Attorney
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This year’s Campus High School homcoming queen candidates are Alexa Aulbach, Julia Finey, Malone Gates, Lauren Huynh, Sierra Johnson and Maycee Wolfenbarger. The king candidates are Hassan AlAmood, Leyton Brown, Gustavo Celiz, Alec Hinojos, Dixon Janney and Tate Rico.
PUBLIC NOTICE First Published in The TSnews October 15, 2020 (2t)
CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 26 A CHARTER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GARDEN PLAIN, KANSAS EXEMPTING THE CITY FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 12-621 RELATING TO SEWAGE DISPOSAL WORKS IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS THEREFOR AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas (the “Act”) provides that cities may exercise certain home rule powers, including passing charter ordinances which exempt such cities from the acts of the Kansas Legislature; and WHEREAS, the City of Garden Plain, Kansas (the “City”) is a city, as defined in the Act, duly created and organized, under the laws of the State of Kansas; and WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12-621 is part of an enactment of the Kansas Legislature relating to sewage disposal works improvements and the issuance of bonds for such purposes, which enactment is applicable to the City, but is not uniformly applicable to all cities within the State of Kansas; and WHEREAS, the governing body of the City desires, by charter ordinance, to exempt the City from the provisions of K.S.A. 12-621, and to provide substitute and additional provisions threfor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF GARDEN PLAIN, KANSAS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Exemption-KS.A. 12-621. The City, by the power vested in it by the Act, hereby elects to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it, the provisions of K.S.A. 12-621 and does hereby provide the following substitute and additional provisions in place thereof: The governing body of the City may operate and maintain sewers and disposal works for the collection and purification of the sewage of the city, or of any part thereof, including joint operation and maintenance of such facilities through interlocal cooperation with another city or cities. The costs and expenses of building the same, in whole or in part, may be borne by the city as a who le , and may be paid out of the general revenue fund; or if the governing body determines, general obligation bonds of the City may be issued for such purpose. Section 2. Severability. Any provision or section of this Charter Ordinance is deemed or ruled unconstitutional or otherwise illegal or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Charter Ordinan ce. In such instance, this Charter Ordinance shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had not been contained herein. Section 3. Effective Date. This Charter Ordinance shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the official City newspaper, and shall take effect sixty (60) days after final publication, unless a petition signed by a number of electors of the City equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the number of electors who voted at the last preceding regular City election shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk, demanding that this Charter Ordinance be submitted to a vote of the electors, in which event this Charter Ordinance shall take effect when approved by a majority of the electors voting at an election held for such a purpose. PASSED with at least a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the entire governing body of the City of Garden Plain, Kansas, on October 7, 2020 and SIGNED by the Mayor. (SEAL) /s/ Kevin Hammond, Mayor ATTEST: Kimberly C. McCormick, Clerk
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October 22, 2020 | A5
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Chamber moving ahead with smaller Christmas event By Paul Rhodes TSnews prhodes@tsnews.com
CHENEY – Members of the Cheney Chamber of Commerce are ready for a little holiday celebration…with precautions. At their monthly meeting last week, chamber members discussed the community’s Come Home for Christmas celebration, and whether or not to move ahead with the event. Consensus by the Chamber’s membership was to move ahead with an abbreviated celebration, punctuated by precautions. “I feel like it could work and that we need to do something,”
said Chamber member Jami Viner, who heads the Come Home for Christmas planning committee. “And I think we could also do the tree and wreath festival, even if it needs to be virtual.” After discussing options, Chamber members agreed that the celebration could be held with a focus on the events that normally happen in the downtown area. The evening celebration will not include the bingo and dinner event that is normally held at the Farm Bureau Building on the Sedgwick County Fairgrounds. Times for events in the downtown area have not been firmed
up, but the date for Come Home for Christmas has been set for Saturday, Dec. 5. Last year, a number of events were held up and down Main Street, from 3 to 5 p.m., including food and holiday treats, shopping, wagon rides and visits with Santa Claus. The Come Home for Christmas committee will be working on a slate of events between now and December, and specific plans will be announced later, including how the tree and wreath festival will be handled. In previous years, trees and wreaths have been available for viewing, and sold through a silent auction. Proceeds benefited the new Christmas lights on
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Clearwater Mayor Burt Ussery, left, is pictured with Yvonne Coon’s children, David Coon, Belinda Coon and Donald Coon.
Yvonne Coon named as Clearwater’s citizen of the year By Michelle Leidy-Franklin TSnews mfranklin@tsnews.com CLEARWATER – After 49 years of service to the City of Clearwater, Yvonne Coon has been awarded the Mayor’s Citizenship Award for 2020. “We have looked in the community for those who have made a significant impact either in business, what they have done, how they have supported the community, or how as individuals they have supported the community,” said Mayor Burt Ussery. Ussery established the award in 2017. Coon is the fourth citizen to receive the award. “We didn’t have to look very far to realize that
probably one of the most significant people in this community that has been contributing to Clearwater for years and years was one among us,” said Ussery. Coon started working for the city in 1971 as a part-time employee. In 1976, she became the city clerk. In 1979, as a “result of her professional service and outstanding performance,” she was appointed to a joint roll as clerk and interim administrator. In 1981, she was selected by the Kansas Association of City Managers (KACM) as the first female city administrator in Kansas and served in that capacity for 20
years. That year she was appointed the first female president of the KACM. Coon retired in 2000. She was elected to the city council in 2018 and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from KACM, making her a lifetime member. “There is no question of her loyal and dedicated service to this community,” said Ussery. In addition to being given the Citizen of the Year award, Ussery announced that a new street in the Park Glen Estates Edition will be named Yvonne Drive. “Her name will forever be a part of our community,” said Ussery.
Main Street. In other business at last week’s Chamber meeting: • Chamber members agreed to make a $100 donation to help out Cheney Golden Age Home with needed supplies during its COVID-19 outbreak. Along with the Chamber’s donation, the community was able to present the Golden Age Home with a total of $1,125. • School officials announced that State Golf would be held at Cheney’s Cherry Oaks Golf Course. The tournament was a two-day event on Monday and Tuesday this week. • City officials noted that the pool survey committee is work-
Ribboncutting Anderson & Forrester held a ribbon cutting on Saturday at its new manufacturing plant in Clearwater. The locally-owned company recently relocated from Colorado, bringing 7-10 jobs to the area. The company makes orifices and tools for the natural gas and propane industry. Cutting the ribbon are Shelly Circle, left, and Roxane Metzen. Pictured in back are Christy May, Kurt May, Clearwater Mayor Burt Ussery, Michele Nordahl, Loren Elsen and Chrissy Elsen. Contributed photo
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A6 | October 22, 2020
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Haysville Public Schools announced that its Parents As Teachers (PAT) staff members have earned a Blue Ribbon designation from the Parents As Teachers National Center, Inc. The award affirms that USD 261’s PAT program is a high-quality member of the home-visiting field. PAT is a parent education and family support program serving families from pregnancy until the child reaches the age of 5. Parents are supported by PAT-certified parent educators trained to translate scientific information on early brain development into specific “when, what, how and why” advice for families. The program includes home visits, group connections, child screenings, and connections to community resources. More information is available on the Haysville Public Schools website at www.usd261.com.
COVID-19 kills 10, infects all 52 other residents at Norton nursing home By Tim Carpenter and Sherman Smith Kansas Reflector COVID-19 overran a privately owned Norton nursing home to leave 10 dead and all of the 52 other residents stricken with the virus, officials said Monday night. The Norton County Health Department spokesman said the problem surfaced at Andbe Home, which has a reported capacity of 70 residents. It’s not clear when the outbreak began or when state officials learned of mass fatalities from the cluster. One resident of the nursing home remained hospitalized. The 51 others were under quarantine at the nursing home and no visitors were allowed inside Andbe Home, said spokesman Robert Wyatt. “Some staff members have tested positive for COVID and the remaining staff are currently being tested,” Wyatt said. In May, federal records show, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services informed administrators of Andbe Home the facility was in “immediate jeopardy” for failing to to have staff wear face coverings while in the
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facility, failure to develop COVID-19 policies and procedures and failure to educate staff on how to prevent development and transmission of the coronavirus. Federal HHS records indicate the nursing home’s administrators “verified staff did not wear a mask in the facility and had not since the COVID-19 disease precautions started in March.” Andbe Home was brought into compliance within one day of the initial notice, the records said. The resurgence of coronavirus in the county prompted Norton County Hospital and Medical Clinic and the county’s health department Friday to encourage the public “to increase personal awareness and precautions.” No mandate was issued, but residents were asked to consider isolation and quarantine requirements could limit availability of health care staff. The hospital and clinic, which has a bed capacity of 25, also imposed a ban on visitors to the facility in Norton. Exceptions were made for one parent or guardian to a minor child and two people when a family was dealing with end-of-life issues.
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Workers recently were seen on the water tower in Argonia. The tower has received exterior and interior maintenance. The tower was drained and sandblasted, and the interior painted and sealed. Holes in the roof were selded, and a new gasket seal was installed on the roof hatch. The exterior was painted silver from the legs to the lid, and the lid painted red. The work was done by Maguire Iron of Sioux Falls, S.D.
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October 22, 2020 | A7
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Honeymooners return to their farm 100 Years Ago The Cheney teachers were delightfully entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Mahin Monday evening at a 6 o’clock dinner. Those present were: Dr. and Mrs. A.R. Dildine and daughters, Mrs. Glenna Arthur, Misses Bloesser, Markley, Andrews, Watson, Entz, and Bunker. Theo Ryniker spent Tuesday evening at the Sweet home where they celebrated Theo’s birthday. Present were Misses Helen Adams, Ruth Krase, Dorothy Sweet, Ethel Foster, Maybelle Peters and Theo Ryniker. Mrs. Adams was chaperone. 90 Years Ago Ben Carlson has been appointed treasurer of the Cheney school board taking the place of I.L. McHenry, who resigned on account of going to California. Seventeen recent car sales are reported by McAlister Motor Co., Cheney. Of that number, nine were new sixes and eight were used cars. Visitors at the Sam Bolinger home Sunday were Fred Gosch and family, Dallas Moorhouse and family, Mrs. Carrie Beck and Caroline Tompkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boilinger and daughter, Freda. 80 Years Ago Bill Blakey, son of Mrs. Pauline Adkins of Cheney, is now with the U.S. Marines, Kodiak, Alaska, working in the Geodetical Survey out of the Naval Air Base at Kodiak. Mr. and Mrs. Elvyn Guetschow returned to Cheney from their twoweek honeymoon trip through the southern states. They are at home on their farm one mile east of Cheney. 70 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Brasfield returned home Sunday from Pierre, South Dakota, where they have been farming. The Youth Fellowship of the Evangelical and Reformed Church enjoyed a chili supper at the Elwood Yoder home recently. Wednesday evening the group met at the church to re-paint the furniture in
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IN THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT, SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LEON E. JELINEK, deceased. CASE NO. 2020-PR-001335DE Pursuant to K.S.A. Ch. 59 ORDER FOR HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS This matter comes on for hearing. The Court find the Petition for Probate and Issuance fo Letters of Testamentary filed by Petitioner, Sharon Jelinek, should be heard on November 9, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in this Court, notice of time and place of hearing to be given pursuant to KSA 592209 and 59-2210, and notice to creditors be given pursant to KSA 59-709 and 59-2236. All instruments required by KSA 59-2209 to be included with the notice shall be served on all interested parties, and the Affidavit of Service shall so reflect, provided however, the Petitioner shall be excused from physically attaching to the Affidavit of Service copies of all instruments other than notice. IT IS SO ORDERED. /s/ Mark Sevart, Attorney for Petitioner Mark Sevart #12503 Attorney At Law 111 N. Baltimore Derby, KS 67037 Office: (316) 383-1519 Fax: (316) 788-7437
Yesteryears From the archives of the Cheney Sentinel, Clearwater Times and Goddard News Sentinel the primary department. The moderate fall weather has been ideal for the street improvement project now underway in Cheney. This week forms are being set on Fourth Avenue for the first curb and gutter. 60 Years Ago Leon Haden of Dewey Produce has had a new front added to his business at 107 North Main. The upper section has been covered with a dark gray vertical aluminum siding and Silverdale stone has been laid on the lower area. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon East and family have moved to Kingman where they operate their photography business, Evelyn’s Studio. 50 Years Ago Geraldine M. (Deanie) Bolinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K.E. Bolinger of Cheney, begins working today as assistant professor of physical therapy at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine at Omaha. Miss Bolinger spent a year with Project HOPE, being assigned to Leon, Nicaragua. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pipkin of Cheney are leaving today for an eight-day Southern Europe tour, which Howard won for outstanding sales of Chevrolet cars and trucks in May and June of this year. 40 Years Ago Students enrolled in mathematics in Cheney Elementary and High School are getting a little help from an apple this year, an Apple II computer. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Heimerman of Cheney celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 5 at St. Rose Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Henry will host an open house for their son, Steve and his bride on Sunday in the undercroft of the United Church of Christ. Mrs. Pat Coyne, Shane and Shannon of Woodard, Okla., spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Dale Shite. 30 Years Ago Keith McMahan opened a used car dealership in the front of the building on Main Street recently vacated by Lubbers Ford. McMahan has over 14 years’ experience with Ford Motors. Justin Bolinger and Shelley Gegen were named Homecoming King and Queen at the game Friday night. 20 Years Ago For school districts in Clearwater and Maize, campaign activities to pass multi-million dollar school bond issues that will build and improve school facilities will soon be moving into their final phases. With the Nov. 7 target date for the election less than three weeks away, volunteer committees are busy educating patrons and registering voters. 10 Years Ago The Clearwater Area Chamber of Commerce is going through a transition this month, but the changes won’t impact the role the chamber plays in the Clearwater community or its ability to meet immediate needs involving the chamber. Roberta and Ramona Lampe of Garden Pain will be doing a book signing event at the St. Anne Crafts Fair this weekend. High school bands from all over the Midwest will be marching their way to Kansas State University to perform at the 24th annual Central State Marching Festival this Saturday. The Goddard Pride Marching Band will be among the participating bands.
Your Church Directory ARGONIA Argonia Baptist Church 201 S. Plum • P.O. Box 177 • Argonia, KS 67004 • Pastor Kyle Carlson 620-446-2200 • Sun. Worship 1:00 p.m. Argonia Cornerstone Church 103 S. Elm • Argonia, KS 67004 620-435-6267 Pastor Charlie Jenkins, 620-440-0876 Sun. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Sun. Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Wed. Bible Study 5:30 p.m. See us on Facebook! Argonia Friends Church 202 N. Pine • Argonia, KS 67004 620-435-6622 • Pastor Eric Linville Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. • Wed. High School Youth 7 p.m. Wed. Middle School Youth 4 p.m. www.argoniafriends.org • Facebook Argonia United Methodist Church 307 N. Main Street • Argonia, KS 67004 620-435-6431 Rev. Val Warman Sun. Worship 9 a.m. • Coffee Fellowship 10 a.m. • Sun. School 10:15 a.m. Facebook & Twitter • www.argoniaumc.com argonia-umc@havilandtelco.com Plains Church 102 N. Argonia Rd. • Argonia, KS 67004 620-435-6744 • Pastor Kirk Taylor • Bible Study 10 a.m. • Worship Service 11 a.m. Nursery available • Wed. JH Youth 4 p.m. and HS Youth 7 p.m. www.plainschurch.org • Facebook Zion Lutheran Church 102 E. Cherry St. • Argonia, KS 67004 • Sun. School 9:30-10:30 a.m. • Worship Service 10:45 a.m. • Wed. Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Facebook CONWAY SPRINGS Conway Springs United Methodist Church 411 S. 8th St. • Conway Springs, KS 67031 620-456-2300 • Pastor Jacob Maforo Worship 9:00 a.m. • Sun. School 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays Together, Meal 6-6:45 p.m. Small Groups for Kids & Adults 7-8 p.m. Find Us On Facebook
First Christian Church Disciples of Christ 112 N. 7th St. • Conway Springs, KS 67031 620-456-2242 • Sun. School 9:00 a.m. Church Service 10:00 a.m. Nursery available St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 217 N. 6th, Conway Springs, KS 67031 Rev. Stuart M. Smeltzer • Masses weekdays 8:10 a.m., Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 8 & 10:30 a.m. St. Joseph’s School K-6th grade 620-456-2276 •www.stjoecs.org MILTON Milton Baptist Church 1213 N. Sycamore Rd. • Milton, KS 67106 620-478-2486 • Pastor Mike Justice Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sun. School 11 a.m. • Family Ministry Wed.: Light Dinner 6 p.m., Bible Study 6:45 p.m. Wed. J.H. & H.S. Youth Group 6:45 p.m., Round Up Kids 6:45 p.m. Milton United Methodist Church 1378 N. Argonia Road • Milton, KS 67106 620-478-2668 • Pastor Mike Howard Sun. School for all ages 9:30 a.m. Sun. Morning Worship 10:40 a.m. miltonumc@havilandtelco.com See us on Facebook! VIOLA Viola Baptist Church 105 N. Grice • Viola, KS 67149 Rev. Marc Neussen • Sun. School 9:00 a.m. Morning Worship 10:00 a.m. Sun. Evening Bible Study 5 p.m. Viola United Presbyterian Church 304 S. Grice • Viola, KS 67149 Pastor Craig Mead • Worship 9 a.m. Sun. School 10 a.m. • 620-584-6652 The Conway Springs Star and Argonia Argosy encourages you to attend the church of your choice! To place your church into the Conway Springs Star & Argonia Argosy Church Directory, call 316-540-0500.
From the Star Files From Ocgtober 1940 The Busy Hill reports that their staff for the year is Lucille French, Shirley Jeanne Cline; Feature, Lawrence Bennett; News, Lois Grimm, Marvin Somers, Ray Burnett, Ray Paul Meyers; Sports, Jack Harper, Society and Personals, Virginia Crites and Maybelle Clark; Grade News, Marjorie Brown, Valetta Cline and Mildred Small. Good eating and cooking apples for sale. Call 27F22 Shetlars. Do you want a refrigerated Locker Plant in Conway Springs? If so, register at the First National or State Bank immediately. For details call at the office of Frantz Ice Company.
See sample Lockers on display at the gym during the fair and register there. Plant will be put in as soon as there are 100 signers. Miss Elaine Oliver became the bride of Emil Hartman, Jr. at nine o’clock. The Rev. J.J. Greliner officiating. Mr. Hartman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hartman, Sr., of Conway Springs. He graduated from the Military Academy at Hays, Kansas, and for several years has been the manager of the Woolworth Store at Lawrence. Journalism class visited the STAR office. The trip was made especially to see the Linotype machine and to learn how it operates.
From the Argosy Files From October 1960 A meeting for organizing an Historical Society in the Argonia community was held Tuesday evening at the VFW hall. Jibo Hewitt, staff representative of the Kansas Centennial was on hand to assist with organizational duties. The main object of the Historical Society is two-fold. To preserve the history of the community and provide for its accessibility as far as may be feasible to all who wish to examine and study. Officers elected were President, Esther Wulf; first vice president, Orie Cleous; second vice-president, Hardy Herst; treasurer, Margaret Rust; treasurer, Kenneth Briggs; corresponding secretary, Grace Handy, coordinator, Etta Le Ford. The Argonia Raiders journeyed to Viola
to play a very thrilling game last Friday night. Although the Raiders won the game 59 to 18, they lost their starting left guard, Dick Birkholz with a cracked collar bone for the remainder of the season. All 27 boys got to play. The Raiders will host Bluff City for the homecoming. Each class has elected one girl for queen candidate. They are as follows: senior, Trina Tracy; junior, Carolyn Grim; sophomore, Billie McDaniel; freshman, Carol Ann Medlam. The junior play directed by Glen Ford and Celia Pearce will be presented Nov. 18. The cast includes Earl Johnson, Dick Birkholz, Carolyn Grim, Judy Ann Stephens, Ruth Hodson, Judy Moyer, Karen Barton, Jerry Tracy, Diana Thompson, and Rick Jones.
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607 Washington St., Cheney 316-542-1008 • 10:30 am Sun. Worship Pastor Aaron & Glenda Rustl
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, School & Preschool
639 Lincoln, Cheney • Church: 540-0115 School: 542-3584 • St Paul’s Preschool, 302 W. 6th, 542-5060 • Sun.: 8:00 am Contemporary Worship • 9:15 am Sun. School/Bible Classes 10:30 am Traditional Worship Joseph Seifert, pastor
Trinity United Christian Church 416 N. Washington, Cheney • 540-6161 9:45 am Praise & Worship Service Rev. Travis Smith McKee Wed. 6:00 pm TOWN Meeting Trinity Learning Center Preschool
Clearwater Churches Clearwater Church of Christ
13900 Diagonal Road, Clearwater 584-6301 • 9 am Sun. School 10 am & 6 pm Worship • 7 pm Wed. Service Lyle Hinsdale, Minister
Clearwater Evangelical Free Church
450 N. Fourth, Clearwater • 584-2367 9:15 am Sun. School • 10:30 am Worship Sun. 6 pm Youth Activities • Joe Eash, Pastor www.clearwaterefree.com
First Baptist Church
306 E. Ross, Clearwater • 584-2058 9:45 am Sun. School • 11 am Morning Worship • Wed. Ministry Night – 6 pm meal, 6:30 pm Kids for Christ, Youth Groups, and Adult Bible Study • Keith Kelley, Pastor
Clearwater United Methodist Church
Christian Chapel Foursquare 5828 S. Broadway, Haysville • 524-0908 9:45 am Sunday School; 11 am Morning Worship; 6 pm Evening worship 7 pm Wednesday activities for every age John Meadows, Pastor
River Church & Academy
529 E. Ross, Clearwater • 584-2452 Sun. School 9:30 am • 10:45 am and 6 pm Worship • Chris Griffin, Pastor
(Formerly River of Life Worship Center & Kiddie Kollege) Day Care Since 1968 1100 E. Grand, Haysville • 316-524-5800 9:45 am Sunday School; 11 am Morning Sunday service times 10 am & 6 pm; Wednesday 7 pm rivercurchks.com & Facebook: riverchurchks Loving God • Loving People • Loving Life Monte Leichner, Senior Pastor Chris Banks, Youth Pastor
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130 N. First, Clearwater • 584-2456 Worship 9:30 am • Sun. School 10:45 am cumc@sktc.net • www.clearwaterumc.com Kendal Utt, Pastor
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Goddard United Methodist Church
300 N. Cedar, Goddard • 794-2207 10 am in-person service & Facebook live Jordan McFall, Pastor Eric Shumaker, Worship Leader goddardumc.com
Pathway Church
Goddard Campus: Sun at 9 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 pm & 5:30 pm, 18800 W. Kellogg, Goddard • Westlink Campus: Sat at 5 pm, Sun at 9 am & 10:30 am, 2001 N. Maize Rd. (21st & Maize), Wichita • Valley Center Campus: Sun at 10:30 am, 800 N. Meridian Ave. (Valley Center Middle School), Valley Center • 316-722-8020 www.pathwaychurch.com
Haysville Churches Resurrection Lutheran Church, ELCA
3850 W. 71st S0., Haysville • 522-1091 In-Person service or tune in Sunday mornings for Facebook Live virtual service at 10:00 am • Holy communion offered weekly and masks are required if attending in person • Elizabeth Cummings, Pastor www.rxluth.com
Milton Baptist Church
1213 N. Sycamore Road, Milton 620-478-2486 • Pastor Mike Justice Morning Worship 9:30 am Sunday School 11 am • Family Ministry Wed.: Light Dinner 6 pm, Bible Study 6:45 pm Wed. J.H. & H.S. Youth Group 6:45 pm, Round Up Kids 6:45 pm
St. John’s Catholic Church
18630 W. 71st St. S., Viola, KS • Mass: 8 am Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri; Wed: 7:35 pm, Sat: 5:30 pm; Sun: 8 am & 10:30 am Confessions: Wed. 6:30 pm, Sat. 4:30 pm
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church St. Joe Road & 37th N., Ost (St. Joe) 444-2210 • 9 am Sun. Mass Mon.-Fri. Mass 8 am Sat. Mass 4 pm Fr. Daniel Duling
St. Rose Catholic Church
Mt. Vernon Road & 21st N., Mt. Vernon 444-2210 • 11 am Sun. Mass Fr. Daniel Duling
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Community
A8 | October 22, 2020
Sidewalk café permit discussed in Clearwater By Michelle Leidy-Franklin TSnews mfranklin@tsnews.com
CLEARWATER – The Clearwater City Council discussed a possible change to regulations to allow restaurants to extend their seating area to adjacent sidewalks. City council member Justin Shore brought the idea to city administrator Ron Marsh, and after discussing the idea they believed it had merit. They worked quickly with city staff to bring an ordinance before the city council during its last meeting on Oct 13. “I originally raised the idea of a sidewalk café due to the ongoing virus mitigation efforts. A little extra space to spread out implicitly provide for more social distancing options. Embracing safety precautions stemming from the pandemic has become part of our everyday lives,” said Shore. “Outdoor seating serves not only a functional purpose, but also adds a welcoming element to our attractive city center.
I believe having sidewalk café capabilities already on the books may serve as an incentive for future restaurants that might be considering Clearwater as a place to set up shop.” The city’s ordinances for obstructions on city sidewalks did not have a provision for outdoor seating. Shore’s proposal would allow local restaurants to purchase a $25 permit fee to allow for outdoor seating. The only businesses that would be able to take advantage of the sidewalk café permit would be restaurants. Other businesses wishing to use sidewalks for their business would be required to submit for a special event permit. Armando’s Mexican Grill would be the only restaurant right now affected by the possible change. The council did not take action on the matter. The language of the proposed ordinance is being changed to make sure it complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Property issues on Goddard agenda By Nancy D. Borst TSnews GODDARD – Two property issues comprised the bulk of the Goddard City Council’s action items at Monday’s meeting. The first issue was an unfolding possible condemnation of a residential property in the Seasons subdivision. The city conducted a preliminary investigation of the property in March. That investigation determined that the property is unfit for human habitation. The council was told that no sewer or water service has been on at the home since January, despite the fact someone continues to live in the home. The violations of the city’s code at the property constitute “blight.” The property owner has been allowed time to remedy the violations but an outside visual inspection indicates no serious attempt has been made to comply. The council voted to hold a formal condemnation hearing at its Dec. 7 council meeting. In the meantime, all parties with interests in the property will receive written notice and a public notice will be published twice in TSnews. If the council condemns the structure at the hearing, the council will have the option to give the homeowner additional time to comply or the council may evict
the homeowner from the property. The second property matter was a request for annexation for a property located on the northwest corner of US-54 Highway and 215th Street West. The property currently is zoned “general commercial” in the county. This classification prohibits potential buyers from acquiring a mortgage. Annexation into the city defaults the property’s zoning to R-1, single family, without a zoning hearing. The property meets the criteria for annexation: it is in the city’s growth area and it touches on the city boundary. The council approved the ordinance to annex the property. The council continued its discussion of city water rates by examining how the city’s water and sewer rates compare to other similar cities in the county. Goddard’s water rates are comparable but its wastewater rates are the highest. The meeting began with the swearing in of two new police officers, Christian Carrillo and Tyler Priddle. Carrillo formerly was with the Los Angeles Police Department. He is moving to Goddard to be nearer to family. Priddle is a Goddard native and graduate of Goddard High School. He comes to the city from the Sedgwick County Sheriff ’s Department.
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Haysville council rejects zoning change By Nancy D. Borst TSnews
HAYSVILLE – The Haysville City Council unanimously denied a request to rezone a lot so duplexes could be built in a single family residential neighborhood. The council met on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The council’s action disagreed with the city’s planning commission, which had unanimously recommended the change be approved. The area in question is legally described as Reserve A, Paradise Valley Addition and the east half of the vacated portion of North Jane Street. A protest petition filed by neighborhood homeowner O’Dell Harper contained signatures representing 40 percent of those living within a 200-foot radius of the proposed construction. Council members took note of the petition, citing concerns that the neighborhood did not want duplexes. Harper spoke at the council meeting and said every-
one was “overwhelmingly against” the zoning change. The lot owner, Bryan Lagaly of Wichita, said the duplexes would be valued at around $250,000 and would be built to a high standard, with professional landscaping and fenced yards. However, the council expressed concern that the lot had never truly been marketed for its current zoning of single family housing. It was suggested that the lot, which has been split into two parcels, could be the site of single family housing. Approval of the zoning change, due to the valid protest petition, would have required seven affirmative votes. Denying the request required only a simple majority. The council also approved a motion to give the city authority to spend up to whatever is allocated from Sedgwick County to the city from the CARES Act. Previously the city had been told it would receive
$236,698.42. CARES Act funds must be spent on coronavirus pandemic-related expenses. But chief administrative officer Will Black said the county subsequently decided to allocate funds on a per capita basis. Black said his calculations estimate the city will received closer to $350,000. The city will use the initial funds for current remodeling and expansion of the city council room and public works, both to promote social distancing and lower the risk of spreading the coronavirus ($177,250). Other planned uses for the funds: hazard pay, $37,064.89; personal protective equipment, $5,713.45; facilities, $6,861,51; remote work, $9,600; other, $1,200. These total $237,689.85. Black said the city likely would spend additional CARES Act funds from the county for mobile computers to allow more staff to work remotely if necessary and also for devices to check temperatures of individuals entering facilities such as the senior center and the
Haysville Activity Center. In other business, the council also approved two purchases recommended by public works. The first will pay for installation of 10,418 linear feet of sanitary sewer pipe (cured-in-place pipe) at a cost of $266,471.60. The winning bid was submitted by Insituform Technologies. This is a budgeted expense. The second involves repairs to a used excavator purchased by the city in October 2019. The excavator had more than 5,000 hours on it when the city bought it. The city has only put fewer than 200 hours on the machine. Repairs and diagnostics were done and Murphy Tractor and Equipment recommended the city install a remanufactured engine. Due to the city’s low usage of the machine, Murphy Tractor agreed that the city’s share of the cost would be only one-half of the total. That means the city will pay $20,569.29. Council members praised staff for working with Murphy Tractor to achieve this result.
Cheney approves changes to curfew, ball field By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com
CHENEY – Changes to the city youth curfew and a new ball field were approved by the Cheney City Council. The council held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 8. As reported in last week’s TSnews, the council laid the groundwork for a possible new swimming pool. A community group will be put together to offer guidance.
Council members approved changes to the curfew, which now extends to midnight. The new curfew hours run from midnight to 6 a.m. daily, and apply to youth. Fines were increased from $25 to $100, and Cheney police can now write tickets on a first offense if they choose. Council members spent considerable time discussing a requested change at the Cheney Sports Complex on South Main Street. Cheney Recreation
Commission director Brent Peintner had requested that field No. 4, in the northwest corner, be moved to allow 75 feet between it and field No. 3. By moving the the field, additional dirt work is required to provide sufficient playing space in right field. The council received a bid of $6,000. Council member Greg Kampling expressed strong feelings against the cost. “If the rec wants to move it north, they can pay the six grand extra,” Kampling said.
Council member Jeff Albers offered a different perspective. “If it’s going to make it a better complex, $6,000 doesn’t sound like a bad investment,” he said. The council decided to hold a special meeting at the complex the following day to view the field, and at that meeting approved the $6,000 expenditure. During Thursday’s meeting, the council also approved spending up to $21,215 for a 40-foot backstop similar to the one on field No. 3.
Conway Springs takes action on Halloween items By Paul Rhodes TSnews prhodes@tsnews.com
CONWAY SPRINGS – The city of Conway Springs won’t be stepping in to put any limits on Halloween activities around the community, but it did provide direction for local EMS personnel to hand out candy on Halloween. The Halloween discussions at last week’s regular meeting of the Conway Springs City Council started with the request from Spring View Manor to have the street in front of the nursing home facility closed for a Trunk
or Treat event on Halloween. The facility wants to be able bring residents outside to view the event, which will take place 6-8 p.m. on Halloween. Council members agreed to close the street as requested, and then discussed the city’s stand on Halloween trick or treating. The council agreed that the city really could not step in and implement any restrictions on trick or treating, unless it involved city personnel in some way. EMS noted that it is planning on handing out candy on Halloween, so the council agreed that EMS personnel must
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wear masks and gloves to hand out candy. In other business, the council: • Agreed to review examples of utility shutoff policies from other communities. The city is looking to change its shutoff policies to a simpler format. • Discussed a box truck that is being parked regularly near the intersection of Parallel and Viola roads. The city is working on a solution with the owner. • Approved purchasing
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Salute to 4-H
October 22, 2020 | A9
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Goddard 4-Her enjoys woodworking By Sam Jack TSnews Through 4-H, and thanks to her father, Mike Reilly, Goddard 4-H Club member Hannah Reilly has developed a passion for the craft of woodworking. At this year’s (remote) Kansas State Fair, Reilly won a purple ribbon for her woodworking project, and another purple ribbon for a recorded talk about how to get started in 4-H woodworking. For her woodworking entry this year, Reilly went small, making a set of wooden drink coasters. “They were very fun to make,” Reilly said. “Not really simple, but the smallest project I’ve done for a few years. It was different, because I was putting different woods together, instead of just making joints. It was a very different technique. I got to use a planer, which is a tool you can use to remove a very thin layer of wood and even out your project.” For each coaster, Reilly cut and planed five pieces of wood, to precise measurements. She then glued them together and clamped them to dry overnight. Normally, 4-Hers sit down with a woodworking expert to talk over their projects and get feedback. This time around, Reilly and others in the project had to settle for sending photos and receiving their judgment remotely. The same applied to her presentation. “I have given demonstrations and project talks
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Hannah Reilly earned a purple ribbon at this year’s Kansas State Fair with this set of wooden drink coasters. Reilly belongs to the Goddard 4-H Club.
in person, and I definitely prefer it over making a video,” she said. “I feel more connected to the audience, because I’m actually there in the room with them; they’re not just watching me do it on video.” On the plus side, the video format means others can view Reilly’s talk, online at youtu.be/w9QwGJNR3Tw. Reilly has served as a junior project leader, helping younger members get into woodworking. “I showed them how to build the very picture frame I demonstrated in my demonstration. We went over measuring, sanding, finishing, and how to cut the pieces,” Reilly said. Reilly, a homeschooled sophomore high school student, has been in woodworking ever since she joined 4-H. Her two favorite projects from past years are a custom-built media shelf made to hold laptops and tablets, and a barbecue cart with a tile top. “My dad taught me how to woodwork; he’s taught me almost all the skills I know,” Reilly said. “It’s really fun to come out in the shop and work with him, building projects and things.” In addition to woodworking, Reilly took a crocheted cardigan to the state fair and won a blue ribbon. She is serving as president of the Goddard 4-H Club this year. She is the daughter of Mike and Julie Reilly and has two younger sisters, Larissa and Brianna.
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Cardinals elect new 4-H officers By Samuel Meyer
Cardinals 4-H Reporter
On Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, the Cardinals 4-H group of Conway Springs met and new Cardinal officers were elected to serve for the 2020-21 4-H year. Leaders Mary Stefffen and Sheila Beesley led the meeting which took place at the Benders’ home. This year’s officers are: president Lucy Boyles, vice president Molly Bender, secretary Anna Bender, treasurer Grace Bender, recreation Wyatt Harlan, council Aidan Beesley, historian Paisley Haskin, council Ashton Stull, and reporter Samuel Meyer.
Pictured back row from left: Anna Bender, Grace Bender, Molly Bender, Lucy Boyles, Wyatt Harlan and Aidan Beesley. Front row: Samuel Meyer and Paisley Haskins. Not pictured: Ashton Stull.
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A10 | October 22, 2020
Cheney 4-Her recognized for geology project By Sam Jack TSnews The Kansas State Fair was not held this year, but that did not stop 4-Hers from preparing projects and submitting them for (remote) judging. Cheney Middle School student and Cheney Challengers 4-Her Rozi Moore won a purple ribbon for her geology project. Moore traveled to geologically rich sites around the state of Kansas, hunting for examples of different rocks, minerals and fossils to add to her display case. “You have to find these specimens within Kansas,” Moore explained. “You can’t just buy them, because the judges will be able to tell. We’ve been to the Flint Hills, northwestern Kansas and western Kansas, so far.” In the geology project, 4-Hers enter their collection in a county fair and the state fair each year, growing the number of specimens as they make more finds. Moore’s collection currently includes a good number of minerals and fossils, including a few teeth from the jaws of ancient sharks. “Surprisingly, rocks are going to be the hardest ones to find, just because most of them are going to be a mineral or fossil,” Moore said. “I have a very few sharks’ teeth that I just got recently. I also
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Cheney Challengers 4-Her Rozi Moore tries to keep cool at a geological site in Kansas. Moore won a state fair purple ribbon for her geology project this year. INSET: Rozi Moore’s state fair entry.
have some fossilized plant stems, and some animal fossils.” Fossils need to be accurately labeled with the scientific name of the fossilized plant or animal, which can be very challenging to pin down. The best spots to hunt for samples are mostly well-known within Kansas’ geology community. Current rivers are problematic for 4-H geology purposes, because often what you find will have washed down to Kansas from elsewhere. Now-dry
beds of past rivers are a better bet. “You want to try and get to a spot where, if other people have gone before, you can go near them. If not that, you want to try to look for some of the bigger rock formations,” Moore said. “Before you ever start searching, we tend to meet up at one designated location to have a look at some of the previously-found specimens in that area, and there’ll be a book of some other fossils that are there but that we don’t have on hand.”
Kansas has a distinct geological footprint. “You find out that very few places are like Kansas. It has one type of mineral that, say, Colorado, may not. They may be similar, but even if you found it near the state border, you can usually find out that it is more common over here,” Moore said. This was Moore’s fourth year in the geology project, and she is planning to continue. “My fascination with science did help. When I was much younger, I just decided to look around at whatever rocks, to please my interest,” she said. “I would pick it up and just look at it, for 25 minutes or so.” Moore is currently club secretary for the Cheney Challengers. A sister, Bella Collins, is also a challengers member. In addition to geology, Moore participated in the baking project. She is also planning to train her puppy, Ghost, and enter Ghost in 4-H obedience competitions.
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Lucy Boyles and Gavin Beesley, members of the Conway Springs Cardinals 4-H Club, represented the club at the Kansas State Fair. Both had visual art entries qualify for the State Fair, and both earned a multi-color ribbon. The visual arts category at the Kansas State Fair does not give purple, blue, red and white ribbons, but some entries receive a multi-color ribbon. Boyles’ entry is pictured above, and Beesley’s is below.
Meat judging team named state grand champion By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com
The Sedgwick County Senior Meat Judging Team brought home the recent State Grand Championship. Seventeen teams and 180 individuals participated in the contest. The team members and their individual placings were: Katrina Turner (fourth), Connor Collins (fifth), Travis Scheer (11th) and Tyler Hommertzheim (12th). Turner is a member of the Derby 4-H Club, Collins belongs to the Peck Ramblers, Scheer is a member of Ninnescah Valley in Garden Plain, and Hommertzheim is an Andale Jet.
Additional individual competitors were Tanner Hommertzheim of Andale, who placed 15th, and Brady Hoffman of Derby, Carly Collins of Peck, and Ty Scheer of Ninnescah Valley. The team was busy competing this Tuesday at the national competition, held annually at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Results were not known at press time. This is the second Sedgwick County team that has been named State Grand Champion, according to coach Chancie Rose. She has coached the team for a dozen years. Team members learn terminology and cuts of meat, such
as prime versus top choice versus select. They must know different cuts and classes. While many of the participants come from farm families, it is not a requirment. The senior team has to be able to orally give reasons for the answers to judges. A huge component is retail identification. Think about going to the grocery store and figuring out what kind of meat is in a package without any tags or stickers. The 4-Hers must identify the species, whether it is beef, pork or lamb. Next, they must now the “primal,” such as rib or round or chuck. After that comes the cut name, such at T-bone, porterhouse, rib chop or
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Salute to 4-H
TSnews October 22, 2020 | A11
4-Her cares for, exhibits lots of animals
By Sam Jack TSnews
Your average 13-yearold might think of a pet dog as a big responsibility. But Ninnescah Valley 4-H Club member Brooke Wilkinson goes way beyond a single animal. The Hadley Middle School student takes care of dozens of goats and chickens at her grandparents’ rural home south of Haysville. At this year’s Sedgwick County 4-H livestock show, held at the Sedgwick County Fairgrounds in Cheney, and again at the Kansas State Fair’s 4-H livestock show, held on the fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Wilkinson’s hard work paid off. At the State Fair show, she won two first blues and three regular blues in various dairy goat categories;
and she won three blues in chicken categories. Wilkinson has been raising and working with dairy goats since age 7. “My first show was at county fair. I brought one of my older does there, named Gracie, and she is a very big doe, but thankfully, she was very calm and collected, and just was easy to handle,” Wilkinson said. “I brought another doe, named Beauty, to State Fair. She was also a big doe, but she was very calm too, thankfully, because with me being so short, it was very difficult.” Goats are known for having minds of their own, so judges are understanding when things don’t go exactly right in the show ring. “If a doe does not want to do what you want her
to do, she will fight, and some goats will give out a pretty good fight,” Wilkinson said. Milking the dairy goats is a never-ending chore. Some need to be milked twice a day. Wilkinson and her family members do not let kids nurse directly from their mothers. Rather, they milk the does and then bottle-feed the kids. This ensures that the goats are used to being around and working with humans. Wilkinson entered about a dozen chickens in the county and state 4-H shows. Back on her grandparents’ farm, she has too many chickens to count. The chickens require quite a bit of care. “You’ve got to have plenty of water and enough food for them to eat, for them to be strong and
healthy,” she said. “You’ve got to take a lot of safety precautions on what type of food you give them.” Wilkinson has four enclosed yards, each with multiple chickens. Some yards have stakes in the ground as a deterrent to hawks. “The hawks basically need a runway to get onto the ground, so just having those stakes helps out a lot,” she said. Wilkinson was glad that 4-H livestock shows went forward in modified form, despite the cancellation of county and state fairs. “I was really happy we did have it this year, because we worked so hard, trying to get all the animals ready. When we thought there was going to be no fair, I was pretty disappointed,” she said.
Grandmother’s recipe good for state fair purple By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com
Argonia Hilltopper 4-H member Kaylee Lamb brought home a purple ribbon from the Kansas State Fair this year. She told TSnews in August, when she won purple at the Harper County Fair, that she turned to her grandmother for help. “My grandmother was going through all her old recipes and found one,” Lamb said after the county fair. “I was not expecting to get a big ribbon.” The Harper County Fair was her first attempt with the recipe and was the one she entered in the 4-H competition. Lamb proved that her success was not a one-time occurrence. Lamb also competed in the state fair with a color photo for 4-Hers in the project three years or less. She won a red ribbon. The photograph was a picture from her grandmother’s cactus garden. Fellow Argonia 4-H member Lincoln Warner won blue for his color photos (4-7 years) and earned a red ribbon for a non-perishable food entry (age 12-14).
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1. Find a club in your area. There are 15 clubs in Sedgwick County and six clubs in Sumner County. The Argonia Hilltoppers are part of Harper County 4-H. 2. Visit 2-3 clubs to find one that fits your family. 3. Enroll online at www.4honline.com. For further information, make an online visit to your county’s K-State Extension office or make a call. 4-H clubs are open to all youth who are residents of Kansas and between the ages of 7 and 19. The 4-H year runs from Oct. 1 until Sept. 30. Youth who turn 7 before Jan. 1 of the current 4-H year may enroll. Youth who turn 19 before Jan. 1 of the current 4-H year are ineligible to enroll. Returning members should re-enroll by Dec. 1. If you miss this deadline, you will not be able to compete in the county fair and other competitive events. New families should visit the 4-H club at least once before joining to make sure that the club is a good fit for their family. In order to meet the March 1 enrollment deadline, you must visit no later than the January or February club meetings. New members must join by March 1 of the current 4-H year.
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A12 | October 22, 2020 Safer Trick-or-Treating and Trunk-or-Treating
treats for choking hazards or tampering before eating them.
• Wash hands regularly or keep hand sanitizer available.
Although KDHE does not recommend trick-ortreating or trunk-or-treat events as ways to celebrate Halloween, there are some recommendations and guidance to consider if you make these choices for yourself or members of your household.
• Accept only commercially packaged, non-perishable items.
• Regularly clean and sanitize frequently touched items such as door handles, door bells, and door knockers. Consider having sanitizing wipes by the door for quick access between trick or treaters.
• Correctly wear a cloth face covering to prevent disease spread when outside your home. • Incorporate face coverings into costumes. Face coverings should not be worn by children younger than 2 years old, anyone who has trouble breathing, and anyone who is otherwise unable to remove their cloth face covering without assistance. • Carry hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol and use at regular intervals while outside your home. • Consider carrying sanitizing wipes to disinfect candy or other items accepted from homes. Or, sanitize items individually when you get home before consumption. Remember to also examine
Golf From Page 1A do all the advertising you want but word of mouth is the best.” Fowler said golfers discovered Cheney is not that far from Wichita, and that Cherry Oaks is a good course. Cherry Oaks started seeing a record number of golfers at the end of March. That trend was matched in Clearwater and Haysville. “Our golf season is the best we’ve ever seen,” said Vernon Underwood, who with his wife has owned Tee Time Golf and Cafe for eight years. “They’ve found us and they’ve been coming back.” Underwood said March, April and May were really good. “It’s carried on ever since. Our weekends, we’re at our max,” he said. They went so far as the purchase extra golf carts and equipment. “It’s been great. We can’t complain.”
• Practice physical distancing. Always leave at least 6-feet of space between yourself and people not in your household. • Do not crowd sidewalks, driveways, or porches. Wait until a porch or doorway is empty before approaching a home. Move aside on sidewalks and driveways to allow space between yourself and other trick or treaters. Keep a safe distance from cars - do not walk in the street. • Wait for others to depart a car/trunk before approaching at trunk-or-treat events. Do not congregate at a car/trunk with other attendees unless they are members of your household.
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• Distribute only commercially produced, non-perishable items to trick or treaters. • Do not use “grab bowls”, where trick or treaters reach into a communal bowl to retrieve candy. • Practice one-way trick or treating, Consider spacing items 6-feet apart on your porch, in your yard or on a table in your driveway with a sign advising trick or treaters to “Take 1”. Watch from a safe distance and replenish items as needed. • Alternatively, make individual goodie bags for trick or treaters to pick up as they walk by. If your home has a fence, consider hanging individual goodie bags on the fence for trick or treaters to take as they walk by.
• When answering the door or coming into contact with trick or treaters, correctly wear a cloth face covering.
Their cafe saw business drop off precipitously early in the campaign. They have since reopened, with some seating either closed or removed so that diners may socially distance. They also have a patio. Business for the cafe has not come all the way back, but it is much closer to normal now that it was a few months ago. Ron Meyer, owner of Pine Bay in Haysville, said many factors are in play but that the coronavirus outbreak is the main one. “People needed something to do,” he said. “It’s by far the best year we’ve ever had.” Meyer said another factor in the continuing success has been great fall weather. That has helped keep the numbers good at all three golf courses. Meyer said Pine Bay also has benefitted from the permanent closure of LW Clapp Golf Course, a Wichita-owned course in the southeast part of the city that shut down for good in 2019. With so many other entertainment options
shut down – or people unwilling to return to them – golf became an option for many. “I think people pick up golf who hadn’t played in a while,” Meyer said. He said in one month he had roughly 600 people play at Pine Bay who had not played there before. Fowler said Cherry Oaks saw “crazy numbers” in April and May. The numbers have come down some, but it continues to be a record year, aided by good weather. “It’s a crazy year,” he said. Just as an example, Fowler said, there were more than 50 rounds played by noon last week on Tuesday. People are playing more frequently, too. One of the biggest challenges at Cherry Oaks has been regular maintenance. With so many more people on the course during traditional down times, Fowler said his mowing employees were complaining they could not get anything done. They found ways to become more efficient to accommodate the in-
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creased number of golfers. “It’s been trying at times, but our staff has embraced it,” he said. The courses have made other adjustments, including adding golf carts, limiting the number of people in the clubhouse, and establishing new cleaning procedures to get carts back on the course. With so many people cancelling summer vacations and other activities, they have both time and money available. “They’re spending their money differently,” Fowler said.
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Banana cinnamon rolls aren’t monkeying around
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Banana Cinnamon Rolls Filling Ingredients 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup sugar 4 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped 1 tablespoon butter, melted
My parents recently gifted me with bananas – a lot of bananas. So, looking at the bunches lining my countertop, I decided it was time to try every banana recipe on my Pinterest board. As I perused the large number of recipes I’d set aside, one popped out at me for banana cinnamon rolls. Not only did they look amazing, but there was no yeast to wait for, so I was excited to try it. Plus, it got rid of a banana. Yeah, just one banana. But, hey, at least that’s one fewer banana on my countertop, and these rolls were phenomenal. This comes from the blog “Inside Bru Crew Life.” You can find the original at https://in-
Roll Ingredients 2-3/4 cups flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 large, ripe banana, mashed 7 tablespoons butter, divided 3/4 cup buttermilk (or use regular milk with a touch of vinegar) Frosting Ingredients 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped Frosting Ingredients 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped Directions Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Butter the inside of an 8-by-8-inch baking pan, and set it aside. In a small mixing bowl, combine all
of the ingredients for the filling until well combined, and set it aside. In a separate bowl, for the rolls, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt and stir with a fork to combine. Add the banana, two tablespoons of the butter, melted, and the buttermilk. Mix by hand until the dough comes together. Dump the dough onto a floured workspace and begin kneading with floured hands. Once the dough is together (it will likely still be a bit sticky), spread it out with your hands into about a 10-by-14-inch rectangle. Spread two more tablespoons of the butter, melted, on the dough. Sprinkle on all of the filling, evenly, leaving about one-half inch empty around the edges. Starting on the long side (so you create a nice, long tube), start rolling the dough. (I had to use a flat, bendy spatula to help mine along, because it was firmly stuck to the counter. It also tore as I went, but don’t worry if that happens. Baking will cover all your sins.) Cut the tube into nine slices and place them, spiral side up, in your prepared pan. Go ahead and crowd them together. Melt the last three tablespoons of butter and drizzle it over the top of the rolls.
Banana cinnamon rolls have great banana flavor, paired with warm cinnamon, walnuts and a delicious cream cheese frosting.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until the tops of the rolls look golden brown.
Despite only using a solitary banana, the flavor really came through in these rolls. They were soft, gooey and so, so good. If you’re looking for a good fall recipe to get cinnamon in your life, I highly recommend giving this a try. And be prepared for
While the rolls bake, combine all the frosting ingredients, except the walnuts, until it is smooth. Spread the frosting over the warm rolls and sprinkle the walnuts on top. Serve warm and store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
some more banana recipes from me over the next few weeks. I have to do something to reclaim my countertop, and unless I get a visit from a troupe of monkeys, it looks like it’s all up to me. Spice Up Your Life is sponsored by Main Street
Co. & Kitchen Corner in Newton. Find them at shopmainstco.com and get an offset icing spatula to make frosting your rolls super easy. Lindsey Young is an enthusiastic amateur cook and can be reached through her website at spiceupkitchen.net.
Business owner encourages towns to ‘grow your own entrepreneurs’
Deb Brown believes many of the best business ideas are already stewing in small communities across the country. They just need a little urging to come about. “You already have 99 percent of everything you need,” said Brown, co-founder of Save Your Town, a consulting business that guides people toward making their small towns a better place to live. Brown was the featured speaker recently during K-State Research and Extension’s monthly online series, First Friday e-Calls, which helps to nurture small businesses and inspire entrepreneurship in Kansas. Her talk was titled Growing Your Own Entrepreneurs. “This is not a time where you need saving,” Brown told the online audience. “It’s a time to be creative, to work with each other and kick your community into ‘Idea Friendly’ gear.” The concept, she notes, goes beyond a few members of a local board gathered in a room to make economic development decisions for the community. Instead, “it can now
be everyone making your town even more special,” Brown said. “You start with a big goal for your community, then use that goal to gather your crowd. Build connections to turn the crowd into a powerful network. Then work toward accomplishing that goal by taking small steps.” Brown shared several stories of small communities across the United States that developed big ideas from modest starts. Some of those include: • A group of retired farmers in Akron, Iowa, that started a business in a hospital basement to teach others how to use tools. Today, their work includes providing funds to youth who has an interesting business idea. • Residents in Columbiana, Ohio, who are recruiting local artists to create beautiful murals of boarded up buildings or vacant areas. The idea helped lead to a community festival that brings dozens of visitors to town. Residents in Concrete, Wash., used an empty lot for a community garden. They are now helping to
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feed hungry people, supply food for local restaurants and provide training for aspiring gardeners. Numerous other ideas take advantage of empty buildings, vacant lots, green space, tiny market villages, tiny houses and other areas of town that may be abandoned but could adequately host a business idea. Existing business owners may be willing to provide unused space – perhaps even on the walls – where local entrepreneurs can display handmade or other items that they have for sale. “What we don’t do is wait for somebody to tell us what to do,” Brown said. “We have this idea that
your town’s leaders are the venture capitalists of ideas. City councils have told us they get tired of people coming to them for money that they just don’t have. So, what if we flipped that
idea on its head?” “Your group, town council or others could come together to hear ideas from residents. Host this idea session at the local coffee shop or in
the park, or maybe even at the local bar. Instead of offering money or telling them no, offer to give them connections that can help make their idea a reality.”
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Cheney wins pool at Goddard Invitational By Michael Buhler TSnews
The Cheney Cardinals volleyball team tuned up for the postseason and also lived up to its No. 3 ranking in the Kansas Volleyball Association Class 3A State by winning its pool at the Goddard Invitational last Saturday. The Cardinals won against a trio of larger schools at Goddard, downing Class 6A Campus 25-23, 25-22, Class 5A Andover 25-23, 25-22 and Class 4A Winfield 25-9, 25-19 to sweep through the early pool at Goddard. “We really played pretty well all day and carried some of our scrappy play into the day and really competed hard,” Cheney coach Sara Walkup said. “We realized we could play with Andover – our girls had it in their minds that we could come away with a win, and we did. It was cool to see us be confident, and be able to take the ups and downs and continue pressing forward. I am proud of how we competed, and I’m excited for our team with substate coming up.” Meanwhile, Campus had a more mixed day at Goddard. Besides falling to Cheney, the Colts downed Winfield 25-14, 25-17 but fell to Andover 19-25, 15-25. Taryn Kondo had 21 kills on the day last Saturday, while Mylana Moore added 11 kills and four blocks and Mak O’Bryan had 10 kills and seven blocks. Reece Likes had 28 assists, while Kondo had 29 digs, Ashlynn Creighton added 13 digs and the duo of O’Bryan and
Moore finished with 10 digs apiece.
Owls win two of three at Goddard; Tigers and Lions struggle The Garden Plain Owls tuned up for the home stretch of the season by winning two of their three matches against larger schools in pool play at the Goddard Invitational last Saturday. The Owls downed the Eisenhower 25-20, 21-25, 25-22 and host Goddard 25-17, 25-20 before falling to cross-district rival Andale 15-25, 19-25. Meanwhile, the Eisenhower Tigers and Goddard Lions had their share of struggles at the Goddard Invitational last Saturday, with both schools losing to State-ranked smaller schools Garden Plain and Andale in pool play. The Tigers lost to Garden Plain and also dropped a 9-25, 19-25 decision to Andale, while Goddard fell to Garden Plain and lost 15-25, 7-25 to Andale. When Eisenhower and Goddard faced each other, Eisenhower won 25-12, 25-15. “We had really great moments and really bad moments last Saturday,” Eisenhower coach Shelby Allee said. “We have so much potential but can’t seem to string together a solid day. Anicia Tyson-Salas had another great day for us. I was also really pleased with how well they served.”
ABOVE LEFT: Campus High’s Mylana Moore (16) and Bailey Pearce (12) attempt to block Cheney’s Lacy Luehrs during their match at Saturday’s Goddard tournament. ABOVE RIGHT: Alyssa Amick of Goddard defends a kill attempt by Eisenhower’s Isabel Trometer. Eisenhower beat Goddard, but both the Tigers and the Lions had trouble on Saturday. RIGHT: Garden Plain’s Madysen Zoglman, left, Sophie Smith and Brooke Hammond defend against a kill during the Owls’ crossdistrict game with Andale. The Indians gave the Owls their only loss of the day at Goddard. Jean Nance and Travis Mounts/TSnews
Indians win pool at own invite, Conway Springs third
The Clearwater Indians got a bit of momentum heading into the postseason by winning their pool at their own Clearwater Invitational last Saturday. The Indians swept their pool Saturday morning, downing Hesston 25-16, 25-16, then beating Conway Springs 25-19, 25-6 and South Haven 25-10, 25-16. Brynne Noland had 10 kills against Conway Springs, while Carlee Lill added eight kills and three aces. Kenzie Haslet had four aces and 24 assists against Conway Springs, while Parker Stevens added three aces against South Haven and Haslet had 22 assists in that match. “This weekend we saw solid performances from our outside hitters Carlee Lill and Brynne Noland,” Clearwater coach Adrienne Noland said. They both hit for .475 and put up 23 and 24 kills respectively. Setter Kenzie Haslett also had a strong weekend with 70 assists and six aces, and Laurel Streit led defensively with 20 digs and five aces.” The Conway Springs Cardinals started strong at the Clearwater Invitational last Saturday by winning their opener, but ended the day 1-2 in pool play at the tournament, which is annually a tuneup for the postseason. The Cardinals downed South Haven in three sets 25-12, 12-25, 25-22, but fell to host Clearwater as
well as Hesston 14-25, 17-25. “South Haven plays a much slower game speed than what we’re used to in our league,” Conway Springs coach April Zoglmann said. “After a few adjustments in defense and blocking, the girls were able to practice a few of their plays and serve receive was fairly good. “The first set against Clearwater was really neck and neck until the last server. We struggled with their outside hitters, but kept in the game until the very end. We always seemed to stay within 2-3 points of Hesston, but let it slip away once they hit point 15. The effort was there, but we just couldn’t finish.” Melainy Kennard had 13 assists against South Haven, while Kyla Echelberry had 10 kills and Lizzy Curry and Tatum Wykes each had six kills. Karlie Biehler had three blocks and Lauren Mercer had 14 digs.
Cardinals continue run through CPL The Cheney Cardinals also continued their undefeated run in Central Plains League play, sweeping a triangular at Medicine Lodge last Tuesday. Cheney rolled past the hosts 25-10, 25-14 and held off Wichita Trinity 25-12, 22-25, 25-12. “We’ve been trying to work on a few individual skills in practice, and I think focusing on those things maybe helped us out in different situations with ball control,” Walk-
up said. “We were able to grab two more league wins over Medicine Lodge and a good Trinity Academy team, and I know it helped our girls with confidence.” Olivia Albers had 19 kills in last Tuesday’s triangular, while Kylee Scheer added 12 in the two wins. Brooklyn Wewe had five aces and 38 assists on the night, while Camdyn Pipkin added three aces. Lacy Luehrs led Cheney with six blocks, while Albers added three. Lexi Cline had 30 digs, while Korri Lies added 27, Scheer had 19 and Albers finished with 13. Cheney took on Belle Plaine and Garden Plain in a CPL triangular earlier this week that decided the league title. The Cardinals will host a Class 3A substate tournament Saturday, where Cheney will be joined by Chaparral, Douglass, Halstead, Haven, Kingman, Wichita Trinity and 10th-ranked Wichita Collegiate. The winner of that substate will travel to the winner of the Smoky Valley substate on Tuesday for a quarterfinal contest. The Smoky Valley substate includes the host school (No. 4 in Class 3A).
Owls sweep CPL triangular Last Tuesday, the Owls swept through a CPL triangular, downing Kingman 25-20, 27-25 and Wichita Independent 2510, 25-7. Garden Plain took on Cheney, Wichita Trinity and Belle Plaine earlier this week to end the season and decide the CPL
title. The Owls host a Class 2A substate on Saturday, where they will be joined by Belle Plaine (ranked sixth in Class 2A), Conway Springs, Cedar Vale/Dexter, West Elk, Bluestem, Medicine Lodge, Sedan and Wichita Independent. The winner of that substate will host the winner of the Inman substate on Tuesday in a quarterfinal contest. The Inman substate includes second-ranked Hillsboro and No. 8 Sedgwick.
Clearwater splits triangular Last Tuesday, the Indians split a triangular, downing Wichita Collegiate 25-21, 14-25, 25-23 but falling to Augusta 2510, 25-16. Brynne Noland had 17 kills and three aces last Tuesday, while Lill added 15 kills and Tess Winter had three blocks. Ariah McCoy had 19 digs, while Brienne Noland added 14, Hayley Gerberding had 12 and Haslet finished with 10. “We struggled to stay in rhythm against Augusta last week, and it definitely cost us the match,” coach Noland said. “We made some adjustments for Collegiate and got the win there.” Clearwater headed to Andale earlier this week to wrap up the regular season against the host school and Wichita Collegiate. The Indians head to Wellington for a Class 4A substate on Saturday, where they will
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Cheney rallies to take fifth at State golf tourney By Michael Buhler TSnews
The Cheney Cardinals girls golf team used a strong performance on Tuesday at the Class 3-2-1A State tournament to finish fifth overall at the two-day event at Cherry Oaks Golf Course. The Cardinals shaved 29 strokes off of their first-day total to leapfrog over Silver Lake and Hoisington and move from seventh to fifth. Cheney shot 384 Tuesday – the third-best total of Day 2 – after shooting 413 and sitting in seventh at the end of
May takes 5th at State tennis CSHS, Campus doubles teams compete By Sam Jack TSnews Conway Springs High School tennis player Loren May competed in singles in the Class 3-2-1A State Tennis Tournament on Friday and Saturday, finishing with a fifth-place medal. After a first-round win over WaKeeney-Trego’s Caroline Brungardt, 6-0, 6-2, May faced eventual tournament runner-up Keira Knoflicek, losing 6-1, 6-1. That was her only loss of the tournament. She went on to beat Shea Kramer of Marysville, 9-3, Olivia Favero of Shawnee Maranatha, 9-2, and Hannah Pearce of Kingman, 9-4, to win the back side of the bracket and take fifth. The finish represented an improvement over May’s sophomore State outing in 2019, when she took ninth. Conway Springs also sent the doubles team of Lucy Boyles and Hayley Osner to State. In the first round, the Cardinals beat a pair from Hillsboro in a match that was decided in an extended third-set tiebreak: 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(10-5). After losing their second-round match, Boyles and Osner won one match on the back side of the bracket to finish eighth. The Campus Colts doubles teams of Logan Johnson/Taylor Rardin and Erin Jackson/Savanna Schmidt each qualified for 6A State. The two duos made the trip to Olathe, but were unable to get any match wins.
the day on Monday. “The girls played with confidence Tuesday,” Cheney coach Tim Hiebert said. “After a not-so-good first round, they were determined to play better the second day. They knew they were better than the score they shot Monday. I was very proud of the confidence they showed the second day.” Jalyn Turner sliced 12 strokes off her Monday total to tie for 13th overall with a score of 188. Her score of 88 on Tuesday was the sixth-lowest score of the the tournament’s second day.
Halley Jones shot a 194 to tie for 18th and join Turner in the top 20, while Morgan Sutter finished 34th after carding a 204, Kaitlyn Fowler placed 44th after finishing with a 211 and Natalie Burdick came in 56th after shooting a 236. Four of the Cardinals’ five golfers lowered their scores on the State tournament’s second day. “I was very proud of all of them,” Hiebert said. “It took some resolve to play as well as they did Tuesday. Jalyn played with a lot of confidence Tuesday, getting off to a hot start on
the back shooting 42. Kaitlyn dropped her score 13 strokes, finishing with a 99, while Morgan shot six strokes better and Natalie improved by four strokes. Tuesday was a good indication of what this team was capable of.” Three other local golfers also finished their seasons by playing in a State tournament. Garden Plain sophomore Jaycee Brown tied for 26th in Class 3-2-1A at Cherry Oaks after shooting a 200 over the two days of the tournament. Brown’s second-day score of 93 – which was also a personal best score for the soph-
omore – tied for 13th on the day as she shaved 14 strokes off of her Monday performance. Meanwhile, Eisenhower senior Hannah Schaffer placed 31st with a score of 177 at the Class 5A State tournament at Salina Municipal Golf Course. She shot a 90 on Monday and lowered her Tuesday total by three strokes. Campus golfer Kiley Maier made it to the Class 6A State tournament at Hesston Golf Course and took 53rd after shooting 205 over the two days of the event. She shot a 100 on Monday and a 105 on Tuesday.
Soccer teams harbor league title hopes By Sam Jack TSnews
As the Goddard Lions, Eisenhower Tigers and Campus Colts boys soccer teams entered their final week of play before regionals, all three still harbored hopes of a league title, or at least a share of one. Much depended on Tuesday, Oct. 20, games, which were played after this issue went to press. After going 1-1 in two league games last week,
the Eisenhower Tigers needed a win over Salina Central on Oct. 21 to clinch at least a share of the AVCTL Div. II league title, which would be their fourth straight. The Tigers lost at Andover, 5-1, on Oct. 13, then won at Andover Central two days later, 3-1. In the earlier game, “We just didn’t play well,” Tigers head coach Roger Downing said. “Didn’t pass the ball well, didn’t mark well.” The Tigers were down
2-1 at halftime, and Andover extended the lead to 3-1 about 15 minutes into the second half. That led Eisenhower to take more risk on offense in an attempt to make up the deficit. “We tried pushing some numbers forward later on in the game, and they got two goals late, so it kind of looked worse than what it was,” Downing said. “But they did a good job of exposing us and finishing their chances, and we did not.”
Ivan Mena-Rivera scored Eisenhower’s sole goal, on an assist from Isaac Shumaker. The Tigers turned things around at Andover Central, after spending some time Wednesday evening analyzing game film from their losing effort at Andover. “The loss turned out to be a good thing, especially moving forward,” Downing said. “We learned more than we would have from a win.” With the score tied 1-1
about 15 minutes into the second half, Eisenhower scored two goals within two minutes to put the game away. Carlos Vidrio scored all three EHS goals, with assists from Mena-Rivera, Cory Gleason and Mason Lill. The Tigers will play at Derby this Thursday, Oct. 22. The Goddard Lions went into this week with a chance to split the league title with the Tigers – if
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Tigers sweep league, Clearwater boys and Cheney girls win titles Trotter, Hudson win individual championships By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com The Eisenhower Tigers cross country teams are the boys and girls champions of the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division II last Saturday in Newton. Meanwhile on Thursday, the Clearwater Indians won the boys team title and Hayley Trotter won the girls individual title at El Dorado, and the Cheney girls won the Central Plains League title and Abbye Hudson won the girls race at Cheney State Park. Campus and Goddard also raced Saturday at Newton. The Campus boys were fourth in AVCTL-I, while the girls seventh took as a team. Goddard saw three individuals run but the Lions did not enter full teams.
Both of the Tigers’ teams scored 40 points. The girls edged Andover by just 4 points, while the boys had a more comfortable 15-point advantage. Both teams placed three runners in the top seven. Jacob Fawson was second overall for the boys, while Logan Libel and Preston Hawkins took sixth and seventh. Jadyn Pavlik paced the girls with a fourth-place finish. Teammates Kennedy Nicholson and Nina Nelson were sixth and seventh. Campus’ Paul Sevart had the best individual performance for the Colts, taking fifth in the Division I boys race. Maddie Carpenter just missed a top-10 finish, coming in 11th in the girls race. The Clearwater boys repeated as AVCTLIV champions as they grabbed three of the top six spots. Zach Trotter was third. Mason Seither and Colton Ohlde finished fifth and sixth. The Indians’ Hayley Trotter, a sophomore, won
the girls race by more than a minute and was the only girl under 20 minutes. There were only two full girls teams at the CPL meet on Thursday, but it was a battle as Cheney scored 28 points to beat Wichita Trinity by a single point. Cardinals’ sophomore Hudson finished 18 seconds ahead of the field, and Cheney had four runners in the top 10. The boys were third out of three teams. Jackson Riggins took second in the boys race, finishing less than a second behind Trinity’s Ian Carroll. Regional cross country meets will be Saturday. For Classes 6A to 4A, the top three teams will advance to State along with the top 10 individuals. For Cheney in Class 3A, there are six regionals instead of the normal four. The top two teams at each regional go to State, along with the top 10 individuals. Here’s a list of race locations and times. Campus (6A): Cessna
Activities Center, girls 10:30 a.m., boys 11:05 a.m. Eisenhower and Goddard (5A): Brown Thrush Park, boys 9:30 a.m., girls 10:05 a.m. Clearwater (4A): El Dorado State Park, boys 10 a.m., girls 10:40 a.m. Cheney (3A): Louck Park in Lakin, girls 12 p.m., boys 12:35 p.m. Due to COVID-19 mitigation procedures, the Kansas State High School Activities Association is allowing only four spectators per runner. In some cases, spectators may not be allowed per local directives. AVCTL-I Boys: Maize South 42, Maize 46, Derby 76, Campus 104, Newton 109, Salina South 159, Hutchinson 193. Campus: Paul Sevart, 5th, 17:25.7; Jeremiah Whitson, 19th, 18:23.4; Kaiden Pearce, 21st, 18:25.9; Ethan Denning, 28th, 18:48.0; Ailin Snodgrass, 31st, 19:27.3; Sebastian Baker, 35th, 19:57.8; Christopher Guanche, 38th, 20:15.9. AVCTL-I Girls: Maize South 21, Derby 69, Salina South 88, Hutchinson 112, Maize 123, Newton 134, Campus 154. Campus: Maddie Carpenter, 11th, 20:54.4; Adela Gonzalez, 27th, 23:36.7; Jenna Manganiello, 37th, 24.50.7; Victoria Taylor, 28th, 25:12.7; Emily Stock, 31st, 26:36.4. AVCTL-II Boys: Eisenhower 40, Andover 55, Arkansas City 90, Salina Central 94, Andover Central 115, Valley Center 127.
Eisenhower: Jacob Fawson, 2nd, 17:01.03; Logan Libel, 6th, 17:44.97; Preston Hawkins, 7th, 17:45.53; Kael Pavlik, 12th, 17:59.74; James Richburg, 13th, 18:10.09; Max Santillan, 14th, 18:14.93; Dawson Williams, 20th, 18:48.03. Goddard: Mason Lubbers, 22nd, 18:49.63; Landon Lickly, 27th, 19:37.07; AVCTL-II Girls: Eisenhower 40, Andover 44, Valley Center 54, Andover Central 95. Eisenhower: Jadyn Pavlik, 4th, 20:19.75; Kennedy Nicholson, 6th, 20:39.19; Nina Nelson, 7th, 21:32.13; Bella Molina, 11th, 21:52.17; Kiara Pavlik, 12th, 22:05.10; Mackenzie Popp, 14th, 22;15.19; Brooklyn Freund, 20th, 22;41.40. Goddard: Leah Martyn, 34th, 26:01.64. AVCTL-IV Boys: Clearwater 39, Andale 47, Collegiate 54, Mulvane 95, Wellington 113. Clearwater: Zach Trotter, 3rd, 17:23.45; Mason Seiter, 5th, 17:32.51; Colton Ohlde, 6th, 17:33.46; Owen Wells, 12th, 18:47; Cade Smith, 13th, 18:49.08; Joshua Younger, 23rd, 19:31.91; Logan Patrick, 24th, 19:34.05. AVCTL-IV Girls: Andale 38, Rose Hill 43, Clearwater 64, Mulvane 78. Clearwater: Hayley Trotter, 1st, 19:54.23; Briona Woods, 4th, 21:08.83; Abbey Freeman, 19th, 24:06.19; Ava Hanes, 20th, 24:08.98; Maggie Bielefeld, 23rd, 25:01.29; Audrie Garrison, 24th, 25:53.767; Corrigan Zbielefeld, 25th, 25:53.91. CPL Boys: Trinity 19, Chaparral 55, Cheney 59. Cheney: Jackson Riggins, 2nd, 17:43.8; Ethan Albers, 12th, 18:34.5; Christopher Clear, 17th, 18:46.0; Christian Presley, 19th, 19:53.0; Mason Schneider, 22nd, 20:07.0; Elijah Judd, 23rd, 21:02.0; Mason Albers, 28th, 22:00.8. CPL Girls: Cheney 28, Trinity 29. Abby Hudson, 1st, 21:09.0; Lakin Green, 6th, 22:22.0; Kinslee Ingram, 8th, 22:37.0; Tatum Ingram, 9th, 22:48.0; Reagan Ayres, 16th, 26:01.0; Ada Meyer, 17th, 26:56.0; Grace Beavers, 19th, 28:05.0.
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Eisenhower wins shootout in Dodge City By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com
After leading most of the game, the Eisenhower Tigers found themselves trailing the host Dodge City Red Demons in last Friday’s football game. Time was running short, with just over six minutes to play. That was enough as the Tigers scored twice for a 37-30, last-minute comeback victory. The Red Demons had just scored and made a 2-point conversion with
6:17 to play for their first lead of the game. The Tigers did not panic. “We stuck to the same game plan. We continue to run plays and make high-percentage passes,” said Eisenhower head coach Darrin Fisher. Owen Rush scored on a play-action pass that tied the game at 30 with 3:03 to play. The defense then held. A crucial sack forced the Red Demons backward, and a shanked punt gave the ball right back to the Tigers at the Dodge City 35-yard
line. After a couple of passes, quarterback Ben Hogan scored on a 21yard end-around run with 1:11 to play. Two touchdowns in under two minutes, and the Tigers had their first win in three games. Outside linebacker Cody Hawks made a big impact on defense, with a huge third-down sack and nine tackles. Safety Cody Hauser knocked down two key passes in the fourth quarter. Seth Volker had a team-high 10 tackles. “Those guys had a big impact,” Fisher said.
The Tigers lost the turnover battle 3-0, a stat that normally signals bad news. But the defense kept Dodge City in check much of the game, allowing just a handful of big plays including a punt return for a touchdown. Eisenhower had success moving the ball, rushing for 214 yards. Rush gained 167 of those yards. The Tigers interceptions came on tipped balls. “Guys were in the right spot, we just had a couple of bad breaks,” Fisher said. Dodge City scored on all three turnovers. Take
those away, Fisher said, and it’s a different game. Eisenhower built a 9-0 lead on a 22-yard field goal by Bradyn Ritchie and a 3-yard run by Hogan. Dodge City scored early in the second quarter to make it 9-7, but Eisenhower answered with a 21-yard touchdown by Rush to go up 16-7. Dodge City made it 16-14 at halftime with a score with 2:01 left in the half. Mason Turney scored on a kick return midway into the third quarter for a 23-14 Eisenhower lead. Dodge City cut the Tigers’
lead down to one point following an Eisenhower fumble late in the quarter. Eisenhower (3-4) goes to Valley Center this Friday to face the Hornets (4-3), who have won four of their last five games. Valley Center has switched to an old-school i-formation scheme, but they run it at a fast tempo and can score a lot of points, Fisher said. The keys for Eisenhower will be to play assignment-sound defense and not allow big plays. The offense will need to play turnover free. Game time is 7 p.m.
Big second quarter boosts Garden Plain to win By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com
A 20-point second quarter helped the Garden Plain football team take over in the Owls’ 55-24 homecoming win over the Belle Plaine Dragons. Friday’s win improves the Owls’ record to 6-1, and 5-0 in Class 2A District 6. Garden Plain is one game ahead of Kingman, which the Owls beat a couple of weeks ago. The Owls are in a good position to win the district outright in this week’s regular-season finale, as they travel to Leon to play the Bluestem Lions, who are winless and just lost to Kingman last week 81-0. Bluestem, a former mem-
ber of the Central Plains League with the Owls, has lost six games by 56 or more points. The Dragons led the Owls twice early in the game, taking a 3-0 first-quarter lead on a 22yard field goal. The Owls responded while still in the first quarter, capping a scoring drive with a 9-yard rush by Reed Adelhardt, his first of three touchdown runs. Belle Plaine regained the lead, 10-7, in the second quarter on an 11-yard pass. But Jeb Nowak’s 53yard scoring run put the Owls’ ahead 14-10, and Garden Plain would not trail again. “They did a nice job early moving the ball,” Garden Plain head coach
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Garden Plain’s Reed Adelhardt breaks free for a touchdown during the Owls’ win over Belle Plaine. Adelhardt picked up 191 rushing yards.
Dan Adelhardt said of the Dragons, adding the penalties on the Owls helped. “They have some nice receivers. They were challenging our safeties.” The Owls followed up with 27 more unanswered points in the second and third quarters. Reed Adelhart scored on a 32-yard run, and Kade
Colby Haukap makes an interception for the Owls in the end zone during Friday’s homecoming win over the Dragons. Stephanie McKennon/ TSnews
Rockers threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Colby Haukap for a 27-10 halftime lead. Tranden Daerr made his return to the lineup known with a pair of touchdowns to start the third quarter. He ran 10 yards for one score, and passed 26 yards to Travis Scheer for the other, giving
the Owls a 41-14 edge. Anthony Hays scored on a 6-yard run in the fourth quarter, and Adelhardt added a 1-yard score as the Owls extinguished the Dragons. Coach Adelhardt said the coaches challenged the players to put together a more complete game against Belle Plaine.
“I felt like we did that... and avoided some of the needless mistakes,” he said. Good kick returns helped the offense, as did Daerr’s return although Rockers took all the snaps at quarterback. “Kade and Tranden are capable of leading the team. It’s not always in the stats. They do a great job of supporting each other,” Adelhardt. That, in turn, sets the tone for the rest of the team. Garden Plain gained 468 yards to 356 for the Dragons. The Owls got a career game from Adelhardt, who ran for 191 of the Owls’ 346 rushing yards. Nowak nearly hit the century mark as well, with 96 rushing yards. Daerr added 38. Rockers was 4-for-6 passing for 96 of the Owls’ 122 passing yards. Daerr completed his only pass attempt. Haukap had two catches for 67 yards, and Scheer gained 55 yards on three carries. Haukap added an interception on defense. This week practices are about maintaining focus and continuing to challenge themselves, Adelhardt said.
Titans get rude welcome at ranked Clifton-Clyde By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com
After six weeks of football, the Argonia-Attica Titans football team was a perfect 6-0 but none of the half-dozen teams they had beaten had a winning record. Last Friday’s 64-16 loss at the Clifton-Clyde Eagles brought the Titans back down to earth. The level of competition increased dramatically last week after the Titans’ original opponent, the Medicine Lodge Indians, were replaced with the Clifton-Clyde Eagles, who had just one loss.
The game was scheduled just the day before, leaving little time to prepare. The change was necessitated after Medicine Lodge schools cancelled all activities through Oct. 30 as coronavirus cases spike in that community. “They’re big and physical, probably one of the biggest, most physical teams we’ve played in my time here,” said Titans’ co-head coach Luke Greenwood. The Eagles were able to control both sides of the line of scrimmage. The Titans’ Xander Newberry threw a pair of scoring passes to
Noah Phillips in the first half, but it wasn’t nearly enough. The Eagles took a 22-8 lead after one quarter, and led 38-16 at halftime. Running the ball was a chore for the Titans, who managed just 14 yards on 20 carries. Phillips had 15 of those yards. The Titans threw for 245 yards, as Newberry went 12-for-22. Phillips was the top target, with five catches for 167 yards. Conner Harnden had 39 receiving yards, and Cooper Topinka had 21 yards. Blake Goodman was the top tackler with 15, and Adam Blanchat had 14 tackles.
Argonia-Attica’s troubles can be summed up briefly – they couldn’t get defensive stops, and they struggled to maintain drives. As they started losing the field position battle in the second half, the Eagles were able to pile on points and make the final score look worse than the game was. The Titans are spending this week on improving their execution. Greenwood said they were hurt last Friday on passes that just missed and on missed blocks. “We have to capitalize on the opportunities that teams
give us,” he said. “If you have a chance to make a play, you’ve got to make it.” The Titans visit the Fairfield Falcons this Friday. The Falcons are looking for their first win of the season and have struggled to be competitive. For the Titans, this week’s focus is on themselves. They want to reduce mistakes and penalties, especially heading into the playoffs where those things can quickly end your season. “We haven’t played a clean game all year. And honestly, we need to bounce back,” Greenwood said.
Campus Colts fall short against Salthawks
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The Campus Colts football team had a good first half at the Hutchinson Salthawks last Friday, but second-half struggles led to a 42-28 loss in Gowans Stadium in Hutchinson. The Colts struck first and found themselves in a close game, tied at 14 with halftime on the horizon. But an interception with 30 seconds left in the half set up Hutchinson for a quick score and a 21-14 lead over Campus. A third quarter touchdown gave the Salthawks a 28-14 lead with 6:38 to
play in the third quarter. The Colts gave up the ball on their next possession, and the Salthawks capitalized with another touchdown that put Campus behind by three scores. The teams then traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter. “Our offensive line played well. We were able to do some things on offense,” said Campus head coach Jamie Cruce. He said that the Colts ran their scheme well and did a good job of protection in the passing game. “Our kids played like they believed they could win,” he added. “We competed well.”
A 63-yard scoring run by Christian Sicard gave the Colts an early 7-0 lead. Hutchinson answered with two scores, tying the game at the end of the first quarter and taking a 14-8 lead about four minutes into the second. Campus tied the game with 6:19 left before halftime when quarterback Braelyn Jay rolled out left and connected with Jacob Rymer on an 8-yard touchdown pass to even things with the Salthawks, 14-14. Jay ran for a 14-yard touchdown with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, going through the line and carrying a tackler into the end zone. The
score capped a 78-yard drive by the Colts. Campus added another score with 1:37 to go when Jay ran in for his second touchdown of the half. The score was set up on a great play by Garrett Denning. An option pitch from Jay to Denning went through Denning’s grasp and hit the ground but bounced right into Denning’s hands. He then sprinted up the right sideline past the first-down marker before cutting back inside to reach the 1-yard line and gaining 34 yards. Jay scored on the next play. The defense showed some good things, Cruce said, but they need to do
a better job of getting off the field. “If you get a team in third down, you’ve got to get off the field,” he said. The Colts allowed 497 yards to the Hutchinson offense. “We’ve got to play a complete game on both sides of the ball.” Campus (1-4) will have an opportunity for further improvement at home this Friday as the Colts’ host the Newton Railers (1-6) for homecoming. Both teams are looking for their second win of the season. The Railers are coming off their first win of the year, a 42-41 victory over Salina South. Five of their losses have been against
teams that were ranked in the top 10 of one class or another this season. Newton might be the toughest one-win team in the state. Cruce said the Railers have a good running back and offensive line. Their quarterback is bigger than three of the Railers’ linemen and bigger than all of the Colts linemen. “They can really score. They throw well, a lot more than they run,” Cruce said. The Colts’ will try to limit Newton’s number of drives to give the Campus offense a little more breathing room. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. at Colt Stadium.
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Early scores help Cards tame Panthers By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com
The Cheney Cardinals football team scored on five of its six first-half possessions as they cruised to a 42-6 road win against the Nickerson Panthers. The victory keeps Cheney undefeated this season, as the Cardinals improved to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in Class 3A District 8. The Cardinals are in the playoffs and will host a first-round game. They hold the first tiebreaker over the No. 2 team, Holcomb. The Cardinals continue to put up points while their defense shuts down opponents. The Cardinals have given up 12 or fewer points in five of the past six games, including one shutout and keeping four of those foes to 7 or fewer points. Meanwhile, the offense is averaging more than 43 points per game. Last Friday, Cheney put up 35 points before halftime, including scoring 21 unanswered points to start the game and all on big plays. Harrison Voth found Logan Bartlett for touchdowns of 35, 40 and 37 yards. “I thought Bartlett did a great job of making catches. Harrison did a great job of scrambling and keeping plays alive,” said Cheney head coach Shelby Wehrman. “The offensive line settled in during the second quarter and we got the run game going.” Nickerson managed just four first downs on offense, all on the Panthers’ second drive of the game. They moved the ball into Cardinal territory just that one time, but gave it up on a fumble. Trailing 21-0, Nickerson got its only score on an 84-yard run on the first play after Cheney’s only punt of the first half. “Defensively we played
well. Nickerson has a good line,” Wehrman said. Touchdown runs by Brody Hillman and Quincy Thomas put Cheney ahead 35-6 at halftime. Cheney had just three drives in the second half, as Marcus Peintner took the second-half kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown. That also brought a running clock to the second half. “That was pretty exciting. We were wanting that all season,” Wehrman said. Voth completed just 3 of 11 passes, but gained 112 yards and all three went for touchdowns. Cheney’s running game piled up 208 yards. Hillman led the way with 73 yards, Thomas added 57, and Voth had 49. The Cardinals’ defense gave up 151 rushing yards and minus-3 passing yards, as the Panthers punted four times, fumbled once and gave up the ball once on downs. This week, Cheney has a chance to secure its first-ever perfect regular season. The Cardinals will host the Larned Indians, who are coming off two straight wins after starting the season 0-4. Larned’s first game was cancelled as its opponent, Lyons, lost its first three games of the season. The only other undefeated season for Cheney came in 1991, when the Cardinals went 9-1 overall. Cheney started 7-0 in Wehrman’s first season with the Cardinals. Wehrman said the Cardinals have grown together as a unit over the season. They play unselfishly, he said, and have done well handling virus protocols. “That’s one of the things I love about football, you have so many groups coming together,” he said. Game time Friday is 7 p.m.
Lions shake off slow start vs. Mustangs By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com
The Goddard Lions found themselves down 12-0 early in the second quarter at home last Friday against the Salina Central Mustangs. It was the biggest deficit the Lions have had in a football game this season. Three touchdown passes from Kyler Semrad to Jake Shope turned things around before halftime, and the Lions went on to a 36-18 win. “The teams in our league are under-appreciated. Salina Central is a solid team,” said Goddard head coach Tommy Beason. “I was happy we got out of there with a ‘W.’” Central scored its second touchdown of the game less than a minute into the second quarter but missed the extra point
on its first two scores. The Lions got the offense rolling on their next possession, scoring on a 15-yard pass play. They made the 2-point conversion. They then scored on their next two drives as Semrad and Shope connected on scoring passes of 32 and 18 yards, the last score coming with 22 seconds left in the half. The slow start was long forgotten by halftime, as the Lions passed for 186 yards in just two quarters. Semrad went 11-for-14 in the half, and Shope had 144 yards on eight catches. Goddard scored again coming out of the break as Semrad threw his fourth touchdown of the game, this time to Soren Carr for 4 yards and a 2912 lead. Central scored on a 61yard pass, but an 18-yard scramble by Semrad late in the third quarter sealed
the win. One of the top highlights came on a broken play. A bad snap after the Lions’ first touchdown forced holder Lake Hamilton to pick up the ball, and he ran it in for the conversion. Hamilton plays a key role on kick returns as the “pooch” guy, who handles short kicks. He’s also a free safety who turned in two interceptions against Newton. “He’s a really good player,” Beason said. “That play got us some momentum.” That’s a bit of an understatement as Goddard scored touchdowns on its next three possessions to take over the game. The Lions (6-1) go to Andover this Friday to face a solid Trojans team (4-3). Beason called the Trojans unique on both sides of the ball. They are run-heavy with a lot of
misdirection. “They are scary if you don’t stop the run,” Beason said. The Lions are now the No. 3 team in the 5A West standings. With a win at Andover, Goddard will finish no lower than third and could move up to No. 2. A loss could drop them all the way down to sixth, although that’s a worstcase scenario. The Lions piled up 416 total yards, including 271 passing. Semrad went 20for-30 with four touchdowns. Shope caught 11 passes for 200 yards. Carr added 45 yards, and Bo Bantz made six catches for 24 yards. Dylan Reese was the top rusher with 83 yards, and Semrad added 56. Logan Davidson led the Lions with 13 tackles, Braydon Wickliffe had 12, and Christian Palmer added 11.
Conway Springs, Sedgwick to battle for district title By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com
The regular football season comes down to one game for the Conway Springs Cardinals, who play this Friday at the Sedgwick Cardinals. On the line is the Class 1A District 4 title and a firstround bye in the playoffs. Conway Springs stands 6-1 with a 5-0 district record. A single point in a 1413 loss to open the season is the only thing separating Conway Springs from a perfect record. No win has been closer than 24 points. Five of the wins have been by 45 or more points, and Conway Springs recorded three shutouts. Sedgwick is 7-0 and 4-0 in district games. They had to schedule an extra non-district game after Stanton County cancelled a game due to coronavirus precautions, and Independent had to forfeit its Week
2 game against Sedgwick because of injuries. Conway Springs head coach Matt Biehler said the Cardinals continue to play well. There have been few hiccups so far in the adjustment to Class 1A. “We’ll see it more next season with the travel,” he said. Other teams in the district have lost games due to the coronavirus, either on their teams or their opponents. “We’re fortunate we’ve played all our games. We’re just happy to be where we’re at.” Conway Springs pounded visiting Stanton County 57-0 last Friday, putting up 51 points in the first half. The Cardinals led the Trojans 30-0 after one quarter. Health Hilger ran for a pair of 6-yard touchdowns, and then the defense made it 16-0 on a Stanton County safety with 2:49 left in the first quarter. The Cardinals scored two more times
before the quarter ended, first on a 23-yard pass from Hilger to Jonathan Wright and then on a Wright touchdown run of 7 yards. Schulte added a pair of scoring runs in the second quarter, and Wright ran 51 yards for his second rushing touchdown and third overall touchdown of the game. Kutter Barnes of Conway Springs added a fourth-quarter score on a 10-yard run. The defense overwhelmed Stanton County, allowing just 51 yards of total offense. The Cardinals recovered a fumble and forced an interception, and stopped the Trojans three times on fourth down. The Trojans were just 3-for-11 on third down. The Cardinals gained 382 yards, with 359 rushing. They only attempted two passes. Wright led all players with 129 rushing yards, and Hilger added
86. Seven other Cardinals ran for positive yards. Logan Warren led the defense with 8.5 tackles plus a sack. Wright had 7 tackles and an interception. Seventeen different Cardinals recorded tackles. Sedgwick will bring the toughest challenge since the first game of the season. But the pressure is not too great, said Biehler. Both teams are assured of playoff spots. “The neatest thing is, it doesn’t matter who gets the No. 1 or No. 2 seed. Some people don’t like a bye. But if you’re beat up, it’s good to have,” he said. “The last four to six teams standing will be very tough.” Conway Springs is looking forward to Friday. Conway Springs has never played at Sedgwick, and Sedgwick last played at Conway Springs in 2001. Friday’s game at Sedgwick kicks off at 7 p.m.
Clearwater can’t crack Andale, falls 40-21
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There’s not a lot of shame in losing to Andale, a team that has won every regular-season game going back to the start of the 2017 season. But it can still be frustrating, as it was for the Clearwater football team in last Friday’s 40-21 road loss. There’s also little consolation the Clearwater gave Andale its toughest challenge of the season. Andale’s next-closest game was a 30-point win over Halstead. “The kids played really hard and we did some good things,” said Clearwater head coach Jeremy Scheufler. But to beat a team like Andale, you can’t make mistakes and you need to get every break, and that did not happen. A Clearwater fumble at is own 18 helped Andale get its first score, and Andale scored again for a 14-0 lead. Clearwater cut Andale’s lead to 14-7 on a 6-yard run by Brock Toothaker in the second quarter. Clearwater was poised for a defensive stop late in the quarter when it forced Andale into fourth-and-9 at midfield. Clearwater got the stop, but a pass interference call that Clearwater fans felt was questionable gave Andale new life. Andale scored moments
later for a 20-7 lead. “If that doesn’t get called, we have the ball and a short field,” Scheufler said. Clearwater was able to move the ball some. The teams were close in first downs, and Clearwater won time of possession, 29 minutes to 19. Clearwater needed only 2-1/2 minutes to go 75 yards to score early in the third quarter. Clearwater kept running Tanner Cash at Andale, and that paid off with an 8-yard touchdown that made it 20-14. But things turned in Andale’s favor. Clearwater just missed breaking up a third-and-12 pass, and
Andale scored a few plays later. Clearwater’s next drive ended on a fourthand-6 thanks to a diving deflection by an Andale defender, and it was just enough to keep Toothaker from bringing in Cash’s pass. Four plays later, Andale found the end zone again for a 34-14 lead. Andale scored again early in the fourth quarter. Clearwater’s last score came with 4:44 left in the game as Cash threw a 12-yard pass to Trent Hastings. “We really weren’t that far off. They’re good and they’re really fast, faster than everyone we play,” Scheufler said.
Cash ran for 125 yards and Toothaker added 38 more. Clearwater had just 60 passing yards, as Cash went 7-for-17. Hastings had two catches for 25 yards and Lane Pierce had 23 yards on two catches. Toothaker added 14 yards on three receptions. Clearwater gave up a pass and a fumble, and Pierce grabbed an interception on defense. On Friday, Clearwater (5-2) will host the Hesston Swathers (4-3). While Hesston won’t be as tough as Andale or Collegiate, Scheufler said the Indians know they will have another tough fight. The Swathers are a
different type of team than the Indians have seen the last two weeks. They will want to throw 35 to 40 times, and have many of the same players as Clearwater saw during last year’s playoffs, a 35-28 Clearwater win. Hesston will be motivated. Scheufler said Hesston’s freshman quarterback is the best thrower the Indians have seen so far, and he has three legitimate targets. “I think they feel they should have beaten us in the playoffs. I’m sure they’ll be primed for a war,” he said. “We like our chances and we like our team.”
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Soccer From Page B2 they were able to beat Arkansas City on Oct. 20 and follow up it up with a win over Andover Central this Thursday. Arkansas City has struggled this season, so Lions’ head coach Josh Hansen views Andover Central as the real test. “Last year, we went 1-5 (in league), and if we win Thursday, then we go 5-1,” said Hansen. “That’s a big turnaround for us. It’s Andover Central, so they’re not going to be easy. They’re not going to roll over and let us win.” Hansen felt good about his team’s competitiveness after two wins last week: 5-0 over league rival Salina Central on Oct. 13, and 11-1 over Winfield on Oct. 15. Winfield was simply overmatched, but Hansen liked what he saw from his players in the Salina Central game. “We started off strong right from the start. I think we got our first goal in the first five minutes, and it was just all us from then on,” Hansen said. “The kids are playing real simple right now. They’re playing team soccer; it’s not individuals. They’re playing selfless, finding the right passes and the right guy that’s open to score for us. It’s been fun to watch this last week.” Campus Colts head coach Casey Reece said Monday that his team still has a path to a league title, but it’s somewhat tenuous, requiring a win over undefeated Maize South on Tuesday, Oct. 20. “Our only loss in league so far is to Maize, so there is mathematically a way that we can still win, but we have to beat Maize South tomorrow,” Reece said Monday. “We’re going to have to play out of our minds. ... We’ve got the ability to do it, but we’re going to have to put our best foot forward.” The Colts got two wins last week, beating league rival Valley Center 6-0 on Oct. 13, and winning a blowout over Mulvane, 12-0. In the game at Valley Center, Roman Mendez and Alaa Al-Amood scored two goals apiece; Hassan Al-Amood and Gustavo Celiz each scored one. Alaa Al-Amood, Celiz, Jeremiah Whitson, Alec Hinojos and Aiden Hess had assists. “We came out and played one of our better, more complete games,” Reece said. “Guys were passing and moving with each other. I’m just really happy with the way that we moved the ball. It was a fun game to watch.”
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LEFT: Conway Springs hitter Kyla Echelberry gets a kill during the Cardinals’ match against South Haven at the Clearwater tournament. RIGHT: Brooke Berlin of Clearwater blocks a Hesston play. The Indians hosted their annual tournament on Saturday.
Volleyball From Page B2 be joined by Mulvane, Winfield and the host school. “We’re hoping to carry the momentum from our last three wins at home with us into the postseason,” coach Noland said. “It’s an exciting week where everybody is fighting to continue their seasons just a little longer. Our practice intensity increases, everybody gets a little more focused on skill work, and we’re going to do everything we can to make sure we get to play one more day.” The winner of that substate will host the winner of the Pratt substate on Tuesday in a quarterfinal matchup. The Pratt substate has three ranked teams in it, including top-ranked Andale, No. 5 Buhler and 10th-ranked Nickerson.
Raiders stay hot heading to postseason The Argonia Raiders ran their winning streak to 19 matches in a row and their overall record to 25-4 as they finished the regular season last Tuesday by
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sweeping a triangular from Sunrise Christian and South Haven. The Raiders, ranked fourth in Class 1A Division II, downed Sunrise Christian 25-15, 25-2 and defeated South Haven 259, 25-20. “We had a great regular season,” Argonia coach Kim Quinn said. “But I really wish we had some games between then and substate, but that is something to fix for the future.” The Raiders head to South Barber on Saturday for a Class 1A Division II substate, where they will be joined by Ashland, Attica, South Central, Cunningham, South Haven and the host school. Attica (which Argonia split a pair of matches with this season) and South Central are ranked fifth and sixth in Class 1A Division II, respectively. The winner of that substate will host the winner of the Otis-Bison substate on Tuesday. “We are in a pretty tough substate once again, but I feel like if we play our game and play smart, we can finish on top,” Quinn said. “We are playing really well together and seem very hungry at practice, so I’m expecting good things for this team.”
Tigers, Lions have different results in league play The Eisenhower Tigers swept an Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division II triangular against Valley Center and Arkansas City last Tuesday, downing Valley Center 23-25, 25-13, 25-19 and Arkansas City 25-20, 20-13. “The triangular went fairly well overall last Tuesday,” Allee said. “They struggled serving during the first set against Valley Center, but played well the rest of the day. Hannah Weber and Peyton Winter both hit well.” The Goddard Lions had a bit less luck last Tuesday in their own AVCTL II triangular at Andover, falling to Andover Central 14-25, 18-25 and to Andover 1425, 11-25. Eisenhower finished the regular season earlier this week against Hays and Salina Central. Goddard and the Tigers both head to Maize South on Saturday for a Class 5A substate, where they will be joined by the hosts (ranked 10th in Class 5A) and Maize. The winner of
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Conway Springs falls to Belle Plaine The Conway Springs Cardinals dropped a bestof-five match to CPL rival Belle Plaine last Tuesday, falling to the Dragons 1525, 22-25, 12-25. “I thought the girls adjusted well against Belle Plaine,” Zoglmann said. “We hadn’t played them yet this season and didn’t know what to expect. We struggled stopping a couple of their better players, and not finishing on our blocks.” Kenzie Wenke paced Conway Springs with five kills, while Echelberry and Biehler had three blocks each and Mercer added a dozen digs. The Cardinals head to Garden Plain for a Class 2A substate on Saturday, where they will be joined by Belle Plaine (ranked sixth in Class 2A), Cedar Vale/Dexter, West Elk, Bluestem, Medicine Lodge, Sedan, Wichita Independent and the host Owls (No. 3 in Class 2A).
Colts drop tri to Derby, Maize The Campus Colts continued to find the going tough against AVCTL Division I foes, dropping both matches in a league triangular last Tuesday to Derby (15-25, 17-25) and Maize (19-25, 16-25). Campus concluded the regular season earlier this week at Newton against Andover and the host Railers. The Colts head to Wichita Southeast on Saturday for a Class 6A substate, where they will join Derby (ranked ninth in Class 6A), Wichita South, Wichita West and the host Buffaloes. The winner of that substate will host the winner of the Dodge City substate in a quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday. The Dodge City substate includes Hutchinson (No. 10 in Class 6A).
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A&A Titans Football Sept. 4 ............. at Norwich .................................................. 7 p.m. Sept. 11............ vs. Udall (at Argonia) ................................. 7 p.m. Sept. 18 ........... vs. Oxford (at Attica) .................................. 7 p.m. Sept. 25 ........... at Goessel ................................................... 7 p.m. Oct. 2 ............... vs. Pretty Prairie (at Argonia) ..................... 7 p.m. Oct. 9 ............... at Moundridge ............................................ 7 p.m. Oct. 16 ............. vs. Medicine Lodge (at Attica) ................... 7 p.m. Oct. 23 ............. at Fairfield................................................... 7 p.m. Oct. 30 ............. Playoff Game .................................................TBD
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The members of the boys and girls cross country teams at Eisenhower High School are this week’s TSnews Athletes of the Week. The Tigers went to Saturday’s Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division II meet on Saturday, and both squads brought home league titles.
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On 9/6/2020 at 3:57pm, a traffic stop was made on 295th. The driver was cited for speeding and no proof of insurance. On 9/11/2020 at 7:40pm, police and fire responded to the 400 block of Loomis for a possible gas leak. Black Hills investigated and did not find a leak. On 9/11/2020 at 9:30pm, a vehicle was stopped in the 29000 block of West Harry. The driver was cited for running a stop sign. On 9/11/2020 at 9:40pm, a vehicle was stopped in the 29000 block of West Harry. The driver was cited for speeding. On 9/11/2020 at 10:58pm, a vehicle was stopped in the 1300 block of 295th. The driver was cited for running a stop sign. On 9/12/2020 at 5:23pm, a vehicle was stopped on 295th for speeding. The driver also had a suspended license. The driver was cited for those violations. Goddard Police Report Sept. 28 – Narcotics Violation - Felony, 1 p.m., 1400 blk S 183rd St W. Disturbance Misc, 3:26 p.m., 18400 blk W Kellogg Dr. Sept. 30 – Mental Health, 5:13 p.m., 0 blk W Cedar Pointe Ct. Miscellaneous, 9:50 p.m., 200 blk S Cedar St. Oct. 1 – Accident Non-Injury, Property Damage Only, 12:28 p.m., 700 blk N Goddard Rd. Trespass, 4:50 p.m., 1900 blk N McRae Ct. Oct. 4 – Assist Other Agency, 2:40 a.m., 300 blk Pine. Oct. 7 – Assist Other Agency, 7:09 p.m., 20700 blk W US54. Oct. 12 – Assist Other Agency, 5:15 p.m., 18600 blk W 31st. Oct. 17 – Theft - Misdemeanor, 5:35 a.m., 19200 blk W 6th. Oct. 19 – Alarm at Residence, 10:10 a.m., 0 blk N Hopper.
Law enforcement officers at locations across the state will be collecting unused medications for safe disposal this Saturday, Oct. 24. The collection events are part of a nationwide effort to safely dispose of leftover medications to prevent accidental or intentional misuse. Since the Drug Take-Back Day program began in 2010, more than 95 tons of unwanted medications have been collected and destroyed in Kansas alone. “Unused medications are dangerous for kids, pets and the environment,” said Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt. “Diversion of opioid painkillers, in particular, can contribute to the misuse of these drugs that has become a serious nation-
wide problem. Getting leftover medicines out of the medicine cabinets and safely destroyed keeps them from falling into the wrong hands and makes our communities safer.” Drop-off sites across the state will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Locations throughout our area that will be accepting unwanted or unused drugs include: • Haysville Police Department at 200 W. Grand in Haysville. • Two Sedgwick County Sheriff ’s locations, including the Sedgwick County Zoo at 5500 W. Zoo Blvd. in Wichita, the Sedgwick County Household Hazardous Waste site at 801 W. Stillwell St. in Wichita, and at the Oaklawn Activity Center at 4900 S. Clifton Ave. in Wichita.
• Belle Plaine Police Department at 419 N. Logan in Belle Plaine. • Wellington Police Department, 200 N. C St., No. 100, Wellington. The National Drug Take-Back Day is coordinated by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, which collects and safely destroys the medications. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates opioid overdoses kill nearly 130 Americans every day. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, pharmaceutical opioids are a leading cause of drug poisoning deaths in Kansas.
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During this coronavirus pandemic, we’ve all learned to adapt to difficult situations. We went weeks and weeks without haircuts, creating a society-wide pro-hair look the likes of which we haven’t seen since the 1970s. Many of us relearned how to cook at home, or maybe to cook for the first time. Graduation ceremonies were unlike anything we’ve seen before, with car parades, drive-up diplomas and graduates sitting all over football fields. We’ve turned guest rooms into home offices and closets into study spaces. Many of us took up gardening and golf, starting new hobbies or picking up old ones. “How are you doing?” I frequently ask a person, or am asked by someone I see or talk with. “I’m doing the best I can,” is the answer, or some variation of that. I say all of these to explain why, the other day, I had a chair sticking out of my car’s sunroof. A friend was getting rid of some household items from free. She posted the items on a local community social media page. Recently I bought a new couch for myself. To make room, I donated my old couch and chair – hand-me downs from my brother that I’ve had for nine years – to my son, Aaron. He and his roommate, both students at Wichita State, used them to help fill up
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the new apartment they are sharing. That left me with a hole in my living room. The couch I bought is nothing grand; it was a bargain purchase that was delivered and required some minimal assembly. It has a slim design, so while the seating area is a little larger than my old couch, it actually takes up less of the room. That made the space where the chair used to sit seem incredibly large and empty. So when I saw a chair that looked comfortable enough, and roughly matched the colors and style of my living room, I
jumped all over it. Quickly I raced over there to get the chair. But I drive a four-door sedan. Rarely do I need to haul anything large. It did not take long to realize I had an issue. Popping the trunk open, I realized that the chair would not fit at all. I couldn’t even wedge it a little. There was no way I would make it more than 15 feet before it rolled out. Next I tried the passenger seat. Nope, that wouldn’t fly...not unless I drove with the door open. That seemed like a bad decision, both in terms of safety and police-issued citations. The back door opening on my car are even smaller, so that was not an option. But...it was a nice day and my sunroof was already open. And that’s when inspiration struck. I put the back of the chair through the sunroof. It wasn’t a great fit, but the chair was pretty light so it was easy to hang on to with one hand. And I only
needed to go a few blocks. After putting the chair into the hole, I went to get into my car for the drive home. That’s when another neighborhood resident and owner of the truck I parked behind came out of his house, heading to an unknown destination. He saw this scene and started laughing. He tried to ask a question, but seemed to struggle with his words. His face seemed to say, “What the *#$&?” So I answered his expression. “It’s the only hole in my car that’s big enough. I’m doing the best I can,” I said. That answer seemed to work, explaining both the ridiculous sight and my situation in general. He laughed some more, climbed in his truck and motored away. And as I drove away, potentially giving other people a chuckle, I thought about my chair and life in general. Hey, we’re all doing the best we can.
A chair in a sunroof might be a metaphor for life in general during the pandemic – we’re all doing the best we can.
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Dear Savvy Senior, What is the best way to find online therapy services for my anxiety and depression? I just turned 63 and have become increasingly hopeless since the COVID pandemic hit and cost me my job. I need to get some professional help, but I’m also high risk for illness and very concerned about leaving the house. Need Help
Dear Need, I’m sorry to hear about your job loss and the difficulties you’re going through right now, but you’re not alone. Because of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic downturn, fear, anxiety and depression are being reported by 45 percent of Americans, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll. To help you through this difficult time there are a variety of therapists, psychologists, and other men-
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tal health providers you can turn to. And because of the pandemic, most of them are now offering counseling to their clients online through teletherapy services. This will allow you to interact virtually with a therapist from the comfort of your home using only a smartphone, tablet or computer. A good first step to locating a therapist is to ask your primary care provider or family and friends for a referral. You can also look on your insurer’s website for a list of therapists covered under your plan. But be
aware that some insurers have limited, or even no coverage for mental health, and many mental healthcare providers don’t participate in insurance plans. (Medicare does cover mental health services.) Other resources to help you find a good therapist include online finder tools at the American Psychological Association (locator.apa.org) and the American Psychiatric Association (finder.psychiatry.org). If you want some help, there are also online platforms that can help match you with a licensed mental health provider. For example, Talkspace (talkspace.com) and BetterHelp (betterhelp.com), are virtual services you can access through your phone or computer, that contract with thousands of licensed and credentialed therapists. The process starts with a few questions to assess
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After years of work to keep my garage cleaned up and available for parking vehicles inside, you would think that I’d have this all under control. But, of course, I don’t. The goal is simple: If you have a two-car garage, you should be able to park two vehicles in it. If you have a threecar garage, then you should be able to park three vehicles inside on any given day. Or, if you have a single car garage, get out the grease and see if you can at least squeeze one vehicle into that space. The problem, as I’ve experienced it in the past, is when you’ve got…let’s say for argument…a three-car garage and you don’t have a single vehicle parked in the garage. They’re all in the driveway or the street in front of your house. Once I resolved that situation several years ago, I told myself – and the whole world, in fact – that I would never do that again. Those were famous last words. For me, filling a garage space with stuff that doesn’t look anything like a vehicle comes naturally. Kim and I are weekend “pickers” and it’s not out of the question for us to come home with a pickup load of goodies on a Saturday morning that we’ve culled from estate sales. From there, items need to be repaired and cleaned up, and eventually moved into one of our antique mall booths in Wichita. My garage in Goddard is a good holding spot during the spring and summer months, and during that time someone’s vehicle ends up outside. And that’s not really a problem, as long as the weather is nice. This summer I really complicated things by getting new appliances for my kitchen, and then I kept the refrigerator and stove to take to my office. A couple of
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weekends ago, that finally happened, and now we have a full-size refrigerator and a working stove in the kitchen at Times-Sentinel Newspapers. Potluck lunches will never be the same again. Getting those appliances moved to Cheney started the process of cleaning out my garage in Goddard for fall and winter. Like a bear picking the perfect cave for hibernation, I always want my garage cleaned out for winter. So this past weekend, all the projects and all the other stuff accumulating in my garage had to go. It took three pickup loads, but the job is now done, and my garage holds the appropriate number of vehicles for the slots available. And what did I do with all that stuff? Well, I certainly didn’t get rid of any of it…I can tell you that! No, I packed it up and hauled it to my garage in Cheney, which is huge in comparison to my garage in Goddard. My Cheney garage normally holds one of my campers, an extra car I sometimes use for work, and my junk. And this space can hold a lot of junk. The camper is still in the Cheney garage, although it does have some of my junk piled on top of it. But that’s not an issue right now, since I probably won’t use the camper until next summer or fall. The car can pull in and out, but just barely. And that’s okay, too. The important thing is that my garage at home is cleaned out and ready for winter. And we’ll be diligent about keeping it that way until spring coaxes us into collecting more treasures in that garage. But until then, we’ll be hibernating.
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ABOVE: The fall 2020 homecoming court at Garden Plain High School poses for a photo at Friday’s coronation at Gard Field. BELOW: The candidate couples were, from left, Alli Puetz and Travis Scheer, Madysen Zoglman and Tranden Daerr, Christia Rose Gorges and Zachary Miranowski, and Kennedy McReynolds and Colby Haukap. The king and queen were Tranden Daerr and Alli Puetz.
ABOVE: The GPHS dance team performs at halftime. BELOW: The Owls take the field to play the Belle Plaine Dragon. Read about the Garden Plain win in Sports.
ABOVE AND TOP: Garden Plain cheerleaders and band members help make a memorable homecoming last Friday. LEFT: The mini-attendants are ready for their roles at the homecoming coronation.
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