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Odds and Ends Winner named in Fat Bear Week A bear named 435 Holly is the champion of the 2019 Fat Bear Week, an annual competitiion held by Katmai National Park and Reserve in Alaska.

There are roughly 2,000 bears in the park, which covers 4 million acres of southwest Alaska wilderness. Twelve bears were chosen for the competition, with four receiving first-round byes. Visitors to the park’s Facebook page voted for their favorites last week.

The contest does not mock the bears’ size. Instead, the fatter a bear is, the more prepared it is for the winter. The bears will lose about one-third of their body weight over the winter.

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A number of public events are scheduled in local communities to celebrate Halloween, which is Thursday, Cot. 31.

Here’s a quick look at some of what is taking place.

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Isabelle the pig cools off. Pigs at Peck Pig Palace use water and mud to stay cool, and nest together with blankets to stay warm in the wintertime.

Peck Pig Palace protects potbellies

6 p.m., 109 E. Ross Ave. See “Hocus Pocus.” Pick up a free ticket at the library. Popcorn will be provided, bring your own drinks or other snacks.

Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Haunted Stroll 7-10 p.m., Starwoods Outdoor Center, 7800 S. 103rd St. West, Clearwater

PECK – About seven years ago, Lisa Levin and her husband Johnny were living near Kansas City. They did not have any pet pigs.

Then, Lisa got what she called a “wild hair” that she would like to have one.

“Neither one of us had an experience in owning a pig, and this was before Facebook really took off, so we got on a Yahoo message board. It turned out there was actually a pig that needed adoption, just down the street,” she said. The pig’s name was Norman.

Two years later, the couple moved to Peck, and Lisa

Come enjoy some scary fun along the 16-acre “Boo Bash Trail,” where guests will encounter monsters and ghouls of all kinds. Scare scenes and frightening special effects were created by Girl Scout “spookmasters.” If the spook stroll gets to be too much, there is a bail-out trail. Family-friendly films will be playing at the campground lodge.

Tickets are $12 at the door. Costumes encouraged, hot beverages and popcorn included while supplies last. More information at kansasgirlscouts.org.

Lisa Levin started Peck Pig Palace after what she calls a “wild hair.”

Oct. 26-Nov. 2 Romesburg Haunted Maze Little Moments Big Dreams Celebrations 5:30-9:30 p.m., 810 Karla Ct., Haysville

Voting starts for local races Early voting is underway for the November general election. The Nov. 5 ballot is for city and school board positions.

Most local city elections are uncontested, although there are some where there are more candidates on the ballot than there are open positions.

School board races are much more competitive, with nearly every seat contested.

City races Clearwater’s race for mayor and two open council seats are being contested. Incumbent Mayor Burt Ussery is being challenged by former police chief Gene Garcia.

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Come see Disney’s “Frankenweenie” inside the heated pavilion. Free popcorn is available, bring your own drinks and other snacks.

Movie night at the Clearwater Public Library

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the two council seats. One of those seats is held by Laura Papish, who is not seeking another term. The other is held by William “Tex” Titterington, who is seeking re-election. Garcia is on the ballot for city council, too, as are Chad Pike, Justin Shore and Tawny Fisher.

There are three open seats on the Goddard City Council, but only two candidates are on the ballot. Sarah Polsley-Leland is seeking a four-year term, while Hunter Larkin is running for the seat being vacated by Joe Torske.

Larkin was appointed to fill an open seat on the council, and by state law would have had to stand for re-election to fill the remaining two years on that term. By running for Torske’s seat, Larkin can instead win a four-year term, and the seat that Larkin

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now occupies will be filled by appointment once the new council is sworn in at the first meeting in January.

Larry Zimmerman is a write-in candidate for his own position. Zimmerman missed the filing deadline, which is not unheard of this election cycle. For candidates like Zimmerman, this is their first election cycle since Kansas moved municipal and school elections from the spring to the fall.

Cheney will see some changes, too, although there are no contested races.

Longtime council member Phillip Mize is running unopposed for mayor. He is replacing Linda Ball, who is not running after many years as a council member and then as mayor. Greg Kam-

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This week’s Newspapers In Our Schools is sponsored by First National Bank, Goddard Location.

Haunted maze and trick-or-treat fun.

Little Heroes Big Dreams Celebrations celebrates children’s completion of chemotherapy, radiation and infusion treatments. Free event, donations accepted.

See the group’s page on Facebook for more information.

Sunday, Oct. 27 HAC Halloween Spooktacular 4-6 p.m, Haysville Activity Center, 523 Sarah Lane It’s the 12th annual Halloween Spooktacular, with games, a trunk-or-treat alley, spook tunnel, big trucks and more.

Free event. New this year is a pumpkin carving contest. Bring your pumpkin to the HAC no later than 5 p.m. Winner receives a $25 gift card. A map can be found on the Haysville Recreation Facebook page.

Tuesday, Oct. 29 City of Garden Plain Trunk-or-Treat Block Party 5:30-7:30 p.m., downtown Garden Plain Main Street will be blocked off from the bank to city hall. Any family or business

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Crossword

CLUES ACROSS 1. Type of relic 7. Type of medical program (abbr.)

10. Outer defense of a castle 12. 1,000 calories (abbr.)

13. A way of using 14. Abounding with surf 15. Expressed violently 16. Shared a boundary with 17. Swedish krona 18. Thick piece of something 19. Wreaths 21. Animated program network (abbr.)

22. Regains possession of 27. Spielberg sci-fi film 28. 2-time Super Bowl winner 33. Ice hockey position (abbr.)

34. Circulatory system parts 36. Supervises flying 37. District in Peru 38. Impudence 39. __ willikers!

40. One point east of southeast 41. Papas’ partners 44. Youngsters 45. Type of tree 48. A hazy or indistinct appearance 49. Poems with distinct pattern 50. Marketing term that denotes price 51. Fast drivers

CLUES DOWN 1. Grenade 2. Off-Broadway theater award 3. Small, immature herring 4. __-fi (slang) 5. 007’s creator 6. Liquefied natural gas 7. Cleanse thoroughly 8. Handle of a knife 9. Perform diligently 10. Drink pourer 11. Extreme greed 12. Southern Russia river 14. Type of cracker 17. Single Lens Reflex 18. Barely sufficient 20. Slick 23. Reference books 24. Federally recognized native peoples 25. Manganese 26. Senior officer 29. Atomic #18 (abbr.)

30. Tax collector 31. World wonder __ Falls 32. Origins 35. Car mechanics group 36. MMA fighter Urijah 38. Gland secretion 40. Gelatinous water creature 41. Good friend 42. Arab ruler 43. Capital of Belgian province Hainaut 44. English broadcaster 45. Soviet Socialist Re public 46. Affirmative 47. Trigonometric function (abbr.)

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Obituaries Mary Helen Fleming Mary Helen (Erwin) Fleming, age 85, of Clearwater, passed away Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Service was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Clearwater United Methodist Church.

Mary Helen was born on Monday, Sept. 24, 1934, in rural Peck to her parents, Charles Lorel Erwin and Frances Opal Freeman Erwin. She was united in marriage to Garland Dean Fleming on Oct. 17, 1951, in Clearwater.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland; daughter, Diane Holheisel; parents, Charles and Frances (Freeman) Erwin; sisters, Wanda Frost and Barbara Berger; and great-grandchild, Ethin Cotton. Survivors include her son, Ron (Sherry) Fleming of Clearwater; sister, Wilma Jean (Don) Whitesell of Wichita; brother, Charles (Bobby Sue) Erwin of Clearwater; grandchildren, Heith and Chase Cotton, Amber Fleming, and Alesha (Ryan) Martin; and great-grandchildren, Hunter and Hadley Martin, and Hayley, Kyler, Austin and Cayden Cotton.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grace Cottage, LLC, 531 N. Crestline, Wichita, KS 67212.

Webb-Shinkle Mortuary in Clearwater was in charge of arrangements.

Donald Kerschen Donald M. Kerschen, 66, Garden Plain farmer, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 at his home.

Don was born Aug. 1, 1953, in Wichita, the son of Alfred and Mardella (Cordell) Kerschen. He was a graduate of Bishop Carroll Catholic High School with the Class of 1971. On Jan. 26, 1991, he married Dana Whitaker at St. Mary Catholic Church, Aleppo.

He is survived by his wife, Dana; sons, Matthew and wife Jodie, and Chris and wife Claire; brothers, Dan, David and Mark; and sister, Jane George. Rosary was at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, with the funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, both at St. Mary Catholic Church, Aleppo, with Father H. Setter and Father Bernie Gorges co-celebrating the Mass.

Memorials may be made to the Diocese of Wichita Priest Retirement Fund and the Seminarian Fund.

Wulf-Ast Mortuary, Garden Plain, was in charge of arrangements.

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Ruth A. Walker, age 96, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m.

Monday, October 21, at First Christian Church, 7465 S. Meridian, Haysville.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Walker; daughter, Joyce Smith; parents, Maynard and Nettie Heberling; and siblings, Raymond Heberling, Rebecca Smith, and Louise Jones. She is survived by daughters, Judy Bell of Millheim, Penn., and Jan (Sean) McDowell of Haysville; step-daughter, Sherryn (Rick) Davis of Decatur, Ala.; brother, Clem (Jackie) Caster of Wichita; grandchildren, Justin (Allison) Bell, Joey (Lisa) Bell, Coby (Ronda) Cady, Jason Cady, Sheila Kough, Becky (Conrad) Wagler and Lisa Johnson; great-grandchildren, Carter, Carson, Jaden and Janzen Cady, Lindsay and Payton Bell, Darren, Hayley and Ryan Heaton, and Christian Wagler, Alexis Fischer, Zach, Zane, and Zeke Johnson.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Alzheimers Association, 1820 E. Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67214, or a donation to charity of the donor’s choice would be appreciated. Leave online condolences at www. shinklemortuary.com. Arrangements were by Shinkle Mortuary, Haysville.

Friendship Meals menu

Following is next week’s menu for Friendship Meals and Meals on Wheels.

Monday: Harvest turkey soup and crackers, tomato salad, apple slices, peanut butter cookie, milk.

Tuesday: Open faced pork biscuit with cream gravy, tater tots, pickled beets, mixed fruit, milk.

Wednesday: BBQ beef, potato salad, broccoli, banana, bun, milk.

Thursday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, mixed green salad, peaches, garlic bread, milk.

Friday: Pork roast with gravy, cooked cabbage, mixed vegetables, pears, fruit cobbler, bread, milk.

Cheney: Meals are served at the Cheney Senior Center, 516 N. Main. The center is open 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. To register for a meal, call 316-542-3721.

Clearwater: Meals are served at the Clearwater Community and Senior Center, 921 E. Janet. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. To register for a meal, call 620-584-2332.

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. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. To register for a meal, call 316-529-5903.

Gambles Store celebrates 15 years

120 Years Ago A 3-year-old son of Mrs. W.H. Brown got one of his arms broken last Friday. The little boy fell while playing with his brother.

110 Years Ago Christian Endeavor will be organized at Mt. Vernon next Sunday evening.

90 Years Ago Clyde Dieffenbacher was out from Wichita over Sunday visiting with home folks.

Dewey & Hassel, Cheney’s mercantile firm, made a deal last Friday whereby the remainder of the stock was sold to Coombs Merc. Co., of Wichita.

80 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. Keith Yoder spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Keefe.

70 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lorenz, Darlene and Junior, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Lorenz, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lehner, Richard and Kathleen and Mr. and Mrs. O.W. Lehner drove to Ness City Sunday to attend the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Lehner.

60 Years Ago Edwin Berg, who has been section foreman in Cheney for many years, has been transferred to Rago and Juan Ruiz, who had been working with Mr. Berg, now works out of Goddard. The section crew at Cheney has been discontinued. The men reside in Cheney and drive to their jobs.

50 Years Ago This weekend Cecil Brown’s Gambles Store in Cheney will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a special birthday sale.

40 years Ago Kathy and Martha Spainhour, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Con Spainhour, Cheney, are members of the Wichita State University band and flag groups.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Souders went to Topeka Oct. 15, to attend the 104th Annual Meeting of Kansas State Historical Society held Oct. 16.

30 Years Ago Whether a farm has 1,000 acres in Kansas or 50 acres in Japan, their concerns are much the same, said Terry Kohler,

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From the archives of the Cheney Sentinel, Clearwater Times and Goddard News Sentinel manager of Garden Plain Farmers Cooperative, after spending 12 days visiting agricultural business enterprises in Japan.

In an effort to clean up the environment, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is sponsoring a trash cleanup at Cheney Reservoir Nov. 4, 1989.

Jerry Schmidt, Cheney Unit Supervisor, asks local residents to cooperate.

20 Years Ago Asphalt construction workers ran into something they did not expect while digging into the underlying dirt on the West Side of Main Street in Cheney. A little bit of digging, this time through old photographs provided by former Cheney Newspaper publisher and local historian Norma Souders, gave the foundation an identity. Located on the spot in question, built in the late 1880s, was a hotel, which was called the Grand View.

10 Years Ago In a short statement given by Renwick superintendent Dan Peters at the regular October school board meeting, he gave his resignation effective at the end of his contract June 30, 2010. “I don’t believe I am the person who can best work with this board,” Peters said. “We are on different pages, and the best thing for both parties is for me to resign.”

Several Cheney eighth grade students have been accepted into the South Central Kansas Music Educators Association Honor Choir. The students selected to the choir are Ariel Abbott, Matt Brand, Samantha Everitt, Carlea Holt, Austin Jantz, Kallie Lampe, Zack Miller, Jacob Walker and Sarah Zerger.

Country singer Marla Ratliff performed for a packed house during Clearwater First Christian Church’s recent 125th Anniversary celebration.

She passed up an awards ceremony in Texas to perform at the celebration.

Denise Scribner, a biology and environmental science teacher at Goddard High School, recently received the Wendell G. Mohling Foundation Scholarship Award.

Haysville News Resource fair is this Thursday

HAYSVILLE – The Haysville Resource Fair will be held 4:30-7:30 p.m. this Thursday at The Learning Center, 150 Stewart Ave..

Free pizza and backpacks will be offered while supplies last.

Assistance is available for medical needs, dental needs, food, rent and utilities, mental health, parenting support and child development.

Participating organiza-

tions include GraceMed, Haysville Parents As Teachers, Haysville Early Childhood Center, Child Start, Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center, Mental Health Association, private clinicians Lee Herring and Seth Bremeyer, Haysville Healthy Habits, Friends of the Haysville Library, Haysville Senior Center and more.

For more information, contact Brandi Burkett at 316-554-2240.

Items for the Transitions page – obituaries, card showers and wedding, engagement, anniversary, birthday and birth announcements – are due by noon Monday for each week’s paper.

Call 316-540-0500 or email classifieds@ tsnews.com to submit your item.

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Thursday

ABOVE: The Cheney Middle School football teams are league champions. The Cardinals seventh and eighth grade players posted a combined 12-0 record with their A team and B team to win the Central Plains Middle School League title.

Saturday

Students named KU Honor Scholars

This fall, the Kansas Honor Scholar Program, a longstanding tradition of the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment, will honor more than 3,600 high school seniors throughout Kansas for their academic excellence and achievement.

Since 1971 the program has honored more than 140,000 high school seniors – from all 105 Kansas counties and approximately 360 high schools – for ranking academically in the top 10 percent of their class.

Local honorees include: • From Campus High School, Katrina Avery, Alex Barnett, Blake Bohanan, Bella Caudell, Emily Cruz, Sofia DeFever, Kevin Do, Katelynn Funck, Maria Gonzalez, Eleanor Groh, Jessica Hernandez, Kelsey Huggans, Cameron Huntoon, Daniel Binh Huynh, Allena Kates, Michelle Kha, Olivia Larson, Keryn Lee, Rhylee Morgan, Hannah Nelson, Nalin Ngo, Deenal Patel, Amanda Phanivong, Jasmine Rattanathongxay, Zachery Ritter, Alexis Rogers, Linda Sanchez,

Michael Sen, Kelie Stanley, Emily Tandy, Kayleen To, April Treto-Castillo, Chloe Ward, Haley Ward and Ricky Wu. • From Cheney High School, Hayden Dewey, Ashlynn Fairall, Sara Krueger, Seth Teague and Sabrina Vieth.

• From Clearwater High School, Alexis Cash, Christine Cleary, Audra Jacobs, Shaylee Kirby, Taylor Klausmeyer, Gavin Mount, Jennifer Pero, Zachary Randolph, Nicole Robinson and Nolan Streit.

• From Eisenhower High School, Makaela Bucl, Kelsey Butler, Cassidy Caffin, Alyson Chapman, Talley Cole, Garrett Crites, Menolly Crossett, Nicholas Dang, Rylan DeGarmo, Sarah Fawcett, Sabrina Flint, Austin Fullerton, Micayla Gutierrez, Malia Haught, Carl Jacobsen, Dominic Licastro, Spencer Maley, Austin Stiffler, Kevin Ta, Kelly Truong, Richard Whitehill and Zachary Zahner.

• From Garden Plain High School, Sydnee Becker, Abigail Gordon and Tanner Rockers.

• From Goddard High School, Paige Albert, Jonah Astegiano, Tyler Brooks, Kaitlyn Burris, Taylor Clary, Gabrielle Dextradeur, Abby Eck, Cole Gordon, Kade Hackerott, Hunter Howery, Jadyn Hurst, Caeleigh Lancaster, Abbie Medbery, Paige Parry, Kora Taylor, Amy Thimmesch, Brenden Tran and Preston Wentz.

Scholars and their families are invited to attend any of the 13 regional ceremonies, including Oct. 23 or Oct. 28 in Wichita.

Ceremonies will include speakers, recognition of the scholars, and a reception for scholars, families, school administrators and alumni.

During the ceremony, students will receive distinctive Kansas Honor Scholar medallions that can be worn at their local graduations or recognition events. In addition, the Alumni Association will mail certificates to all high schools for distribution to all 3,600 Kansas Honor Scholars.

For more information and to register online, visit kualumni.org/khs.

Drug take back in Cheney, Haysville

A drug take back event will be held this Saturday, and it will include two local spots as well as others around Sedgwick County.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Cheney Police Department will be collecting unused drugs at the Cheney Fire Department, 525 N. Main.

The Haysville Police Department will be collecting drugs at the police department building, 200 W. Grand.

The Sedgwick County Sheriff ’s Department will have collection locations at the household hazardous waste site, 801 W. Stillwell in Wichita; at the Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 W. Zoo Blvd. in Wichita; and at the Oaklawn Activity Center, 4900 S. Clifton, Wichita.

This national program aims to provide a safe and convenient means of disposing of prescription drugs while informing the

public about the potential abuse of medications.

Drugs that are disposed of improperly may wind up in drinking water sources. Unused medications should never be flushed down the toilet or dumped down sinks. Most

water treatment facilities are not designed to filter out medicines.

For more information, contact the Haysville Police Department at 316529-5912 or the Cheney Police Department at 316542-3173.

Knights of Columbus

31st Annual Chicken Fry and

St. Cecilia Altar Society

21st Annual Turkey Bingo Desserts will be available for an additional charge sponsored by the CYM.

Saturday, November 3, 2018 1912 W. Grand- Haysville Chicken Fry 4-7 p.m.

Thursday Oak Street Elementary parade of costumes, 2:15 p.m., Main Street.

Goddard High School trunk or treat, 5 p.m.

Cheney Rec tae kwon do, 7 p.m.

Haysville

Cheney Rec youth volleyball, 8 a.m.

Cheney Rec soccer, 9 a.m.

Drug take back, 10 a.m., Cheney Fire Department.

Thursday

Monday

Cheney Rec gymnastics, 6 p.m.

Tuesday

Cheney Rec Coach Potter basketball clinic, 5:30 p.m.

Cheney Rec tae kwon do, 7 p.m.

Wednesday

Cheney Rec pickleball league, 6 p.m.

Thursday

Cheney Elementary Halloween parade, 2 p.m., Main Street.

Cheney Rec tae kwon do, 7 p.m.

Clearwater Thursday Clearwater High School vocal concert with dessert, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Clearwater Rec youth volleyball, youth football.

AYSO soccer.

Thursday

Clearwater City Hall closed 8-11 a.m. for training (also closed 8-11 a.m. Friday).

Chamber of Commerce Downtown Trunk or Treat, 5:30 p.m.

Garden Plain Sunday Garden Plain Community Library board meeting, 7 p.m.

Wednesday

Garden Plain Planning Commission, 7 p.m.

Goddard

Story time, 10:30 a.m., Haysville Community Library.

Grandparents lunch, Ruth Clark Elementary (kindergarten, 1st and 3rd grades), 11:30 a.m.

Haysville Resource Fair, 4:30-7:30 p.m., The Learning Center, 150 Stewart Ave. Freeman Elementary PTA meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Tae kwon do beginner, Haysville Activity Center, 6 p.m. beginner, 6:50 p.m. advanced.

Haysville Community Library board meeting, 7 p.m.

Friday

Grandparents lunch, Ruth Clark Elementary (2nd, 4th and 5th grades), 11:30 a.m.

Haysville Mystery Dinner Theater, 6:30 p.m., Haysville Community Library.

Saturday

Friends and family breakfast, 8:30 a.m., Haysville Senior Center.

Drug take back, 10 a.m., Haysville Senior Center.

Meeple Mayhem, 10:30 a.m., Haysville Community Library.

Haysville Mystery Dinner Theater, 6:30 p.m., Haysville Community Library.

Sunday

Campus High Project Graduation meeting, 2 p.m., Haysville West Middle School.

Halloween Spooktacular, 4-6 p.m., Haysville Activity Center, 523 Sarah Lane.

Monday

Senior chair yoga, 10 a.m, Haysville Senior Center.

Cooking with Kim, 12:30 p.m., Haysville Senior Center.

Book discussion, “A Separate Peace,” 7 p.m., Haysville Community Library.

Tuesday

Thursday Playground expansion ribbon cutting, 6:45 p.m., Linear Park.

Explorer Elementary fourth grade music concert, 7 p.m.

Goddard Middle School orchestra concert, 7 p.m., Goddard High School auditorium.

Friday

Challenger Intermediate first quarter awards ceremony, fifth grade at 12:45 p.m., sixth grade at 1:45 p.m.

Goddard Middle School after-school fun night, 3-5 p.m.

Goddard Gathering Halloween movie night, 6:30 p.m., Linear Park Pavilion.

Tuesday

Apollo Elementary third grade music concert, 7 p.m.

Goddard High School fall vocal music concert, 7 p.m.

Story time, 10:30 a.m., Haysville Community Library.

Halloween bingo, 12:30 p.m., Haysville Senior Center.

Simple support, 12:30 p.m., Haysville Senior Center.

Tae kwon do beginner, Haysville Activity Center, 6 p.m. beginner, 6:50 p.m. advanced.

Freeman Elementary 2nd and 3rd grade music program, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday

Preschool Adventure Club, 10 a.m., Haysville Activity Center.

Thursday

Freeman Elementary PRIDE assembly, 10 a.m.

Story time, 10:30 a.m., Haysville Community Library.

Trick or Treat on Main Street, 4:30 p.m.

Sign up for Gobble Wobble

HAYSVILLE – Sign-up is underway for the annual Gobble Wobble 5K run/ walk, which will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 in Haysville.

Pre-registration price is $40, and ends at 5 p.m on Nov. 1. Sign-up the day of the event is $45. For those who pre-register, packets may be picked up beginning at noon on Nov. 1.

No registrations will be accepted after 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 2. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. that day.

The race will begin and end on the bike path by Haysville Public Works, 401 S. Jane, and it begins at 9 a.m. The race will be chip-timed by Timerguys, and the race will run on roads and bike paths. All participants will receive a custom tech shirt and a custom medal.

Sign-up online at https://runsignup. com/Race/KS/Haysville/GobbleWobbleRunWalk or visit the Haysville Recreation Facebook page.

Partnering with local farmers from the word “Go.”

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Large Dinner $7.50 · Small Dinner $6.50

Save 50¢ on each meal by buying your tickets early!

For Advance Tickets Call Jack or Barbara Reeb at 524-6709

Turkey Bingo Sponsored by St. Cecilia Altar Society Begins @ 7 p.m.

-Goes until all turkeys are gone!-

Play all night for a $5 donation.

Clearwater Fall Festival 2020 Invites you to join us!

We are always looking for new members and volunteers.

“Come on over” and see where you can be part of this great community event!

Call or stop in and see our Loan Officer, Ryan Runnells for your commercial loan needs!

Open the door to a better banking experience today!

MEETING: THUR., NOV. 7, 2019

When: 7:00 p.m.

Where: Clearwater United Methodist Church Agenda: Election of Officers and Welcoming of New Members and Volunteers

306 N. Main | Cheney, KS | (316) 542-3142 www.csbcheneyks.com

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Donations for homeless needed by Friday

GARDEN PLAIN – Members of the National Honor Society at Garden Plain High School are seeking donations to help the homeless.

NHS members are wrapping up a drive this week. They are seeking new or gently used clothing, shoes, socks, coats, hoodies, gloves, scarves, blankets, pillows and hygiene

items. Items most needed at this time are adult coats and hoodies, hats, socks, gloves and blankets.

Items will be given to From the Ground Up, a ministry that will distribute items to those in need in Wichita.

The last day for collections is this Friday. Items may be dropped off at the Garden Plain High School and Garden Plain Elementary offices.

Locals exhibit at state livestock show

Terry Chard shows off his T-shirts from the Walnut Valley Festival, including the shirt that marks the time when he got No. 1 during the 2001 Land Rush.

Remembering the year he was first in line

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CHENEY – The dust has long settled on this year’s Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, but each year as the festival comes and goes, Terry Chard of Cheney remembers the festival fondly.

Chard and his wife Thalene attended the nationally known music festival for nearly two decades, starting back in the 1990s. And Chard’s biggest and best memory of the festival was the year that he and his wife were first in line for the event’s infamous Land Rush.

For regular attendees of the Walnut Valley Festival, Land Rush is a right of passage that simply has to be done – at least once, or over and over again every year. The purpose of Land Rush is simple…to claim a good camping spot for the annual bluegrass and folk music festival, which runs five days over the third weekend in September.

Getting a low number for Land Rush, however, is not a simple thing. It takes planning, determination, and a fair amount of cash.

“The second year we went to the festival, we wanted to do Land Rush,” said Chard. Those first

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few years, they got numbers ranging from 150 to the low 200s, but Chard wanted to get more serious about the whole thing.

In 2001, the 30th anniversary of the festival, Chard showed up for the Steam and Gas Engine show at the Cowley County Fairgrounds in Winfield, which also is home to the Walnut Valley Festival.

That show was held more than a month before the bluegrass festival.

“I asked where I could park, and I started a line,” said Chard. The process was a little less formal back then…more of an honor system, according to Chard.

Today, Land Rush for the Walnut Valley Festival starts with an online process, and then moves to the physical lineup process as the festival approaches.

A week before the festival, the actual Land Rush happens, and campers claim their spots, in order of their number in line.

This year, more than 1,200 camper units took part in Land Rush Day. Back in 2001, Chard simply announced his presence, stuck around for a few days to make sure a proper line formed behind him, and paid a lot of camping fees.

“That’s why I only got No. 1 for one year,” said Chard. “It gets expensive.”

But that one experience gave Terry and Thalene Chard the perfect camping spot they wanted down along the Walnut River.

They made fast friends with other campers near them, and Terry made several “improvements” to their campsite.

He dug steps down the bank of the river so folks in canoes could come visit.

He laid a steel pipe under the road so he could run water and electricity to their camping area. And, he brought in a pallet of sod so their campsite could have perfect grass for years after that.

“All I had to do was mow it every year,” Chard said with a laugh. “You know, you tell people things like that and they look at you like you’re crazy.”

Even through the Chards haven’t attended the festival in a few years, Terry keeps up with the annual bluegrass bash by reading the papers produced by Times-Sentinel Newspapers. The group’s owner and publisher attends every year, and writes regularly about the festival.

“I’m starting to get the itch again,” said Chard.

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Winning exhibitors at the 87th Kansas Junior Livestock Show (KJLS) earned auction premiums, while others were presented scholarships for excelling academically, in community service and in 4-H/FFA. The largest youth livestock show in Kansas featured 644 youth from 94 counties showing 1,396 head of livestock. The statewide event was held Sept. 27-29 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson.

Sedgwick County winners included: • Sadie Baird of Clearwater: third in class 34, blackface market lamb; fifth in class 4, Hampshire breeding ewe; seventh in class 2, Dorset breeding ewe.

• Travis Scheer of Garden Plain: first in class 49, commercial breeding heifer.

• Ashton Stull of Viola: fifth in class 25, blackface market lamb.

• Averie Stull of Viola: fifth in class 14, blackface market lamb.

The Kansas Livestock Association and Kansas State University serve as major show sponsors.

In addition to Cargill, Merck Animal Health and Seaboard Foods, other sponsors included Kansas Farm Bureau and Farm Bureau Financial Services, Friends of KJLS, the Kansas Department of Agriculture and American AgCredit. In addition to these supporters, numerous volunteers from across the state help organize and put on the show.

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GODDARD – Bling N’ Things Boutique recently opened at 204 N. Main Street in Goddard. The store offers a wide variety of inexpensive clothing, jewelry and gifts.

Jamie Mertens and her stepdaughter, Alisha Loehr, opened the store together.

“We were selling jewelry, and it just kind of came to us one day: Why not open a store and sell jewelry and clothes? So we did it – found the building, rented it and opened it up,” Mertens said.

The store features a “bling room” that is full of jewelry in many shapes, sizes and colors. Prices range from $5 to $13, and play jewelry for girls is $1

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Jamie Mertens, left, and her stepdaughter, Alisha Loehr, recently opened a new clothing boutique in Goddard.

per item.

“We have statement pieces, dainty pieces – lots of earrings, rings and bracelets,” Mertens said. “Our earrings have nickel- and lead-free posts, so they don’t make your ears break out.”

For the clothing side of

things, Mertens and Loehr focused on keeping prices low and having fun stuff in stock.

“We have a lot of football stuff, in different colors, and then we have the more dressy stuff. When we can get them, we do order plus

sizes,” Mertens said.

Bling N’ Things is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; closed Sundays. For more information, call the business at 316-339-7046, or visit www.facebook.com/ BlingNThingsGoddard.

TV episode shot here to air this week

A television episode shot in and around Clearwater and in rural Sumner County airs this week.

Part three of the four-part “Best of America

by Horseback” focusing on the Chisholm Trail will air at 1 p.m. this Thursday on RFD-TV. In this episode, the riders head toward Clearwater, where they are escorted through town by the Cowskin Creek Clydesdales, visited some of the special folks at the Clearwater Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and take part in a rodeo event hosted by the Chisholm Trail Saddle Club including performances from Del Shields Cowboy Music and Poetry and the Rockin H Drill Team out of Haysville.

Episodes also are posted on the “Best of America by Horseback” YouTube channel.

As of Monday, the first episode was available, featuring the start of the journey in Caldwell, on the Kansas-Oklahoma border. The journey then continued through the heart of Sumner County. The trek ends in Wichita.

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E-bicycles now legal at state parks

In a 5-1 vote, Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KWPT) Commissioners approved the use of electric-assisted bicycles, or e-bikes, at Kansas state parks.

The decision was made during the Commission’s Sept. 19 public hearing at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center in Great Bend.

E-bikes, also referred to as pedal-assist bikes, have a small motor that engages when a rider pedals. Once engaged, the motor provides a “boost” of acceleration, allowing

CLEARWATER – Students at Clearwater Elementary West are taking part in a fall fundraising campaign to benefit veterans taking part in Kansas Honor Flights.

The effort began Oct. 1 and students will wrap up their fundraising this Friday, according to Elementary West principal Mike Welty. He said this is the first time the school has been involved with Kansas Honor Flights.

“We’ve done other community outreach. We were looking for a way to help our kids understand the big picture...to be good citizens,” he said. While looking for an organization to get involved with, school officials got connected with people at Kansas Honor Flights. That group raises funds and organizes threeday trips to Washington D.C. for veterans of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The cost of the veterans’ trips are completely covered.

The trips visit various memorials, Ft. McHenry and Arlington National Cemetery.

“We teamed with them and turned it into a class competition,” Welty said. A total of 17 classrooms are competing. The top fundraising classroom at each grade level will go to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport on Nov. 1 to welcome home veterans on a Kansas Honor Flight. More than 80 students are expected to participate.

Welty said all students wrote thank-you cards and notes of appreciation to the veterans. They will be given to the veterans in Washington as a surprise mail call, similar to when they were in the service years ago.

As of last Friday, students had raised more than $1,800. That’s more than enough for two full flights, which are $800 each.

“It’s a neat thing for these veterans, for some it’s the trip of a lifetime,” Welty said.

Donations will be tallied a final time this Friday.

Community members are welcome to bring donations to the school, or call 620-584-2081.

the rider to more easily maneuver hills and rough terrain. Only e-bikes that cease to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a maximum of 20 miles per hour may be used at Kansas state parks. E-bikes will also only be allowed on trails already approved for bicycle use.

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LEFT: The Classy Colts dance team wraps up its Halloween performance. The girls performed at halftime of the Campus High School football game against Derby on Friday night. RIGHT: The Campus Colts marching band takes to the field for the last time during the regular season.

Pregame entertainment

ABOVE AND LEFT: Mini-flag corps members helped the Cheney High School band with its performance before last Friday’s home game against Trinity Academy.

BELOW: Cheney Middle School band members joined the CHS marching band for its pregame show.

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Mitten tree offers holiday assistance

GODDARD – For more than 28 years the Goddard Lions Club, with the help of the community’s churches, schools, businesses and individuals, sponsor Goddard Mitten Tree to provide food, clothing and gifts to families in our community who need assistance during the holiday season.

The need in the community is greater than ever, according to organizers. Last year, the project served more than 125 families, including more than 275 children.

A family that completes a Mitten Tree application receives food at both the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday, and receives Christmas gifts and a new outfit of clothes for children ages 15 and under.

If your family is in need of assistance and lives in the Goddard School District, fill out an application by Thursday, Nov. 7. An application can be found on The Times-Sentinel website at www.tsnews.com. Click on the “Community” tab. Print it off, fill it out

and return it to Goddard Public Schools Administration Center, 201 S. Main St., Goddard. Or you can fill it out digitally and email to eschulte@ goddardusd.com.

Be sure to confirm that all clothing sizes and information stated on the application are accurate.

Do not fill out an application for anyone other than your immediate family. Applications will only be accepted for children ages 15 and under.

The head of the household of each family needing assistance must fill out the application.

All information collected is kept confidential.

Thanksgiving food distribution will be 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at Goddard United Methodist Church, 300 N. Cedar.

Christmas food and gift distribution will be Dec. 15 at 1-4 p.m., at Apollo Elementary School, 16158 W. Apollo St., Goddard.

For additional information, contact any Goddard Lions Club member or call Lion Dan Funke at 316-650-0737.

Volunteers wrap gifts during the 2017 Mitten Tree effort.

Schools observe bus safety week

The Sedgwick County Sheriff ’s Office in conjunction with the Haysville Police Department, Wichita Police Department and Maize Police Department is working a special bus stop sign violations project, in Sedgwick County, Kansas.

The enforcement is taking place during National School Bus Safety Week, which runs through Friday.

During the school bus

safety campaign, deputies are riding school busses that have been designated as having the highest recorded violations on its route. Deputies assigned to a school bus are communicating to law enforcement personnel positioned in the area. Any person observed committing a traffic violation will be cited.

Drivers are asked for the public’s assistance with this safety campaign. Be

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Halloween

Goddard to build new ‘north park’

will see students trick-or-treat to downtown businesses. Establishments are encouraged to have treats for the kids.

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By Nancy D. Borst The Times-Sentinel

Haysville Trick-or-Treat on Main Street

willing to set up a trunk is asked to arrived by 5 p.m.

4:30-6:30 p.m., downtown Haysville.

There will be a costume parade, music and dancing, games, popcorn and drinks, trunk-or-treating and a costume contest.

Thursday, Oct. 31

More than 40 businesses and civic groups provide a safe, fun trick-or-treat event. Free hot dogs and chips provided

by Golden Plains Credit Union, while supplies last. There will be a free concert by Tequila Ridge in the parking lot at The Passage Salon, 240 N. Main St. Hosted by HelloHaysville and City of Haysville.

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Clearwater Chamber of Commerce Trunk-or-Treat

2 p.m., Main Street, Cheney

5:30 p.m., Downtown Clearwater

For more information, email Mayor Kevin Hammond at kevin.hammond@gardenplain.com.

The annual CES Halloween parade will go up one side of Main Street and down the other. Businesses are encouraged to have treats for the students.

Oak Street Elementary parade of costumes 2:15 p.m., Main Street, Goddard This annual Halloween event

Vote From Page A1 pling is seeking another four-year term, and Ryan Graf is running for the council seat currently held

by Mize.

In Garden Plain and Viola, only incumbents filed for the mayoral seat and two open council seats in each city.

School board races Seven names will be on the ballot for four open seats in USD 261 Haysville. Seeking four year terms are Jennifer Bain, Wade Buller, Greg Fenster, Mike Fussell, Tom Gibson, Mitch Lindsay and Susan Norton. Fenster and Gibson are seeking re-election. Norton is currently on the board, too. She was appointed to the board to fill the unexpired term of Forrest Hummel, who had stepped down. Instead of running for the final two years of that term, as required by law, Norton chose to run for one of the open four-year terms.

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The Chamber invites the public to bring their vehicles or tables downtown and set up for trick-or-treaters. There will be a prize for the best decorated trunk or table. A hot dog feed will be held, with canned food donations accepted as payment. The feed also begins at 5:30 p.m.

Jerome C. Crawford will be the only candidate on the ballot for the unexpired two-year term, and will stand for re-election to a four-year term in 2021.

In Clearwater USD 264, two current BOE members are seeking re-election while two have decided not to run again. Jodi McBee and Jason Martin are on the ballot for another term.

Also on the ballot are Maranda Pike, Ruth Welters-Smith, Richard Owens and Layne Pike.

Stephanie Carlson and Steve Babb are not running again.

In Goddard, five people are in the running for four seats. Incumbents Nicole Hawkins, Jenny Simmons and Sara P. McDonald are joined by challengers Gail A. Jamison and Elliott Adams.

Bob Merritt did not file for another term.

In Renwick USD 267, Rhonda A. Rau of Andale

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IN THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT, SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD D. EGGLESTON, deceased.

CASE NO. 2019 PR 000312DE NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed on the 3rd day of October, 2019, in said Court by Roger B. Eggleston, executor of the Estate of Richard D. Eggleston, deceased, praying for a final settlement of the estate, and approval of his acts and proceedings as executor, approval of accounting, allowance for attorney’s fees and expenses, executor fees, determination of the devisees and legatees entitled to the estate and assignment to them in accordance with the Will of Richard D. Eggleston, deceased. You are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before November 8, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., on said day, in said Court, in the City of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition.

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A long-held goal of providing a city park north of U.S. Highway 54 in Goddard took a big step forward Monday.

The Goddard City Council authorized a real estate purchase and “land swap” that will add approximately 50 acres, including a water feature, for a public park. The site is located southwest of the intersection of 183rd Street West and Maple Street. Sellers of the property are Jim & Sherri Fouts, owners of Tanganyika Wildlife Park, which is located southwest of the new park site.

The Fouts also own the land to be “swapped” with the city, which is located east of 199th Street (Goddard Road) and north of the city shop and wastewater treatment facility.

The Fouts will give the city an 18.5-acre tract that adjoins current city land around the lagoons and is bordered on the west by Goddard Road. In turn,

and Bradley E. Scheer of Garden Plain are running for the at-large seat that has been held by Joe Camp.

Incumbent Joanna Fair is being challenged by Jonathan R. Braaten for District 1 Position 1, which covers the Andale area.

Two other incumbents are running unchallenged.

They are Chris Heimerman of Garden Plain in District 3 Position 3, and Greg Tice of Colwich in District 2 Position 2.

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IN THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT, SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT IN THE MATTER OF STOVER RESTORATION, INC., Plaintiff v. EUGENE PARK; HEY PARK HOLDINGS, L.L.C., ET AL.; DEFENDANTS. CASE NO. 19-CV-1897-OT NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS TO: EUGENE PARK; HYE PARK HOLDINGS, L.L.C., a Georgia Limited Liability Company domesticated in Kansas under Kansas Secretary of State ID#507-288-9; HYE PARK HOLDINGS, L.L.C., a Kansas Limited Liability Company under Kansas Secretary of State ID#848-780-3; the COUNTY TREASURER for Sedgwick County, Kansas; STATE OF KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; STATE OF KANSAS; BANK OF LAS VEGAS; LAS VEGAS BANCORP, INC.; METRO CITY BANK; the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of the persons, if any, alleged herein to be deceased; the unknown spouses of any of the defendants herein; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendant herein that is an existing, dissolved or dormant corporations or limited liability companies; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of and defendant herein that is or was a partnership; and the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendant herein that is a minor or is under any legal disability.

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in the District Court of Sedgwick County, Kansas by plaintiff, Stover’s Restoration, Inc, praying for foreclosure of its Mechanic’s Lien against real property located in Sedgwick County, Kansas, and particularly described in said Petition, and to bar all defendants from claiming any interest in said real property; and you are hereby required to plead to said Petition on or before the 5th day of December, 2019, in said Court at Wichita, Kansas.

Should you fail therein judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said Petition.

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the city will swap a 27.5 acre tract east of the lagoons that will allow future expansion of Tanganyika Wildlife Park.

City administrator Brian Silcott said the city has been trying to acquire a site for a “north park” for several years. He said contacts with other landowners were unsuccessful because of the high asking price for land (in excess of $1 million per parcel). Negotiations for the deal approved Monday have taken much of 2019. The city will pay $200,000 for the park land, with the purchase and swap scheduled to close by Dec. 1.

“We feel like we’re getting a good deal,” Silcott said, especially when looking at comparable appraisals in the area.

The purchase will be paid for from the city’s capital improvement program, which has $250,000 in encumbered funds for this purpose. Silcott said the other $50,000 will go toward the first phase of the improvements.

That will include constructing a faux wrought iron fence around

Three incumbents and one challenger are on the ballot for four seats in USD 268 in Cheney.

Brandt Ditgen, Marcia Kampling and Matt Voth are seeking re-election, while Carla Ewy hopes to join the school board. Jason Gregory is not seeking another term.

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a home being retained by the Fouts. There is no set timeframe for developing the park.

“Next year compared to this year, we will take our breath, then move forward,” Silcott said.

In other business, the council: • Rescinded a bid award made at the Oct. 7 meeting because it did not follow the bid specifications for improvements to the Clover Leaf Farms subdivision.

The council then reissued a bid award to Mies Construction, which presented the best overall bid of $1,010,650.

• Approved a request by Dove Estates to conduct a 5K walk/run on April 25, 2020 to raise awareness for Parkinson’s Disease. The event route will be along 183rd Street West and Maple Street and will involve temporarily limiting access to subdivisions in the area.

• Heard that the playground expansion in Linear Park is complete. A ribbon cutting is planned at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 to celebrate the new equipment. The public is invited.

When to vote Advance voting at the Sedgwick County Election Office, in Wichita at 510 N. Main, Suite 101, is underway. The election office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The deadline for advance voting will be at noon Monday, Nov. 4.

Advance voting in person will be held at 15

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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. On Election Day, voters must cast ballots at their assigned polling places.

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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

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3850 W. 71st S., Haysville • 522-1091 Education Hour 9 am • Service 10 am Nursery Available • Elizabeth Cummings, Pastor • www.rxluth.com

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Pig From Page A1 started to think that Norman needed some porcine companionship.

She bought a second pig named Oliver.

“The people who sold me that pig knew that I was at home, and they asked me to help them with two baby piglets that were ill. So I rehabilitated them, with Gatorade and peanut butter, and those two pigs are 70 pounds apiece today,” Lisa said.

The pig count had risen to four. Word started to get around that the Levins were good with pigs. After one pet pig’s owner died, his family got in touch with Lisa on Facebook and asked for her help.

“They needed to find someone that the pig would like,” she said.

“Potbelly pigs are about

like 3-year-old toddlers: very smart, very emotional, and very good readers of people. This family had two people come to meet Emily, and she was not having it. I went into her cage, and I rescued her.

“Then we got another one – and here we are, 16 pigs later. It just snowballed.”

The Levins’ rural home near Peck now hosts the Peck Pig Palace Rescue and Sanctuary. Its mission is to save pet pigs, whether that means fostering them until a new owner can be found or giving them permanent homes. As far as Lisa knows, the Pig Palace is the only rescue specifically for pigs in this part of Kansas.

Pet pigs often need rescuing because owners don’t know what they’re getting into.

“There is no such thing as a mini, micro, or teacup pig,” Lisa said. “You do get some that stay smaller, but

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BELOW: Lisa Levin gives a belly rub to Charlotte, one of the pigs that live at the Peck Pig Palace rescue.

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on the average, a potbelly pig is considered ‘mini’ anywhere from 60 to 250 pounds. Sows can get up to 700 pounds, so that’s still quite a small pig, comparatively speaking, but it might be too big for where a family is living.”

Some pigs suffer abuse.

One named Charlotte was thrown off the side of a bridge in a dog crate; she suffered a broken pelvis but has recovered.

Pigs also need to be rescued because people’s living arrangements or personal circumstances change. Many homeowner’s associations don’t allow them because they are categorized as farm animals.

It is true that they can live like farm animals without a problem. The Pig Palace pigs happily live outdoors year-round, nesting with blankets under the Levins’ back porch to stay warm in the winter-

time. Still, they are very sensitive animals.

“If they get in trouble, they know it, and they can get so upset that they can actually give themselves a stroke,” Lisa said. “We’ve had some that have come here that have wanted nothing to do with us, and it can take a while for them to adjust to living with other pigs.”

One new pig at the sanctuary was unhappy about the humans and other pigs on the premises, but got along fine with the chickens. Levin let him sleep in the chicken coop for several weeks until he

adjusted.

The pigs eat mostly corn and Purina pig and sow food, but they are omnivores and will happily eat almost anything.

“This year, I’m going to be doing a pumpkin drive again, which we did after Halloween last year. Pigs love pumpkins; they eat everything but the stem.

We wait for the pumpkins to get mushy before we throw them out there, and they go nuts. We fed them for a good month on pumpkins last year. In the summer, a lot of people bring us watermelon and cantaloupe rinds.”

In addition to food, the Levins appreciate donations of money and volunteer labor. Near term, they are still trying to clean up damage from storms earlier this year. Longer term, they would like to clear land toward the rear of their property and expand their electric fence so that their pigs and horses have more room to roam.

The Peck Pig Palace, 207 W. 111th Street S., welcomes visitors. The best way to get ahold of the Levins is via the rescue’s Facebook page, www. facebook.com/peckpigpalacerescue.

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Lions wins own invite; Cards, Owls take 3rd and 4th

By Michael Buhler The Times-Sentinel

There are arguably few better places to tune up for postseason play than the Goddard Invitational volleyball tournament.

Five local teams — Campus, Cheney, Eisenhower, Garden Plain and host Goddard — competed in the tournament last Saturday, with Goddard defeating Andover in the championship and Cheney edging out Garden Plain for third place.

In Pool A, Garden Plain won the pool on a tiebreaker, as the Owls, Cheney and Andale all tied at 2-1. Garden Plain downed Andale 25-20, 25-21, while Cheney beat the Owls 2517, 21-25, 26-24 and Andale defeated Cheney 25-19, 21-25, 25-20. Campus went 0-3, losing to Andale 16-25, 4-25, Cheney 7-25, 18-25 and to Garden Plain 15-25, 23-25.

In Pool B, Andover defeated Goddard 2518, 19-25, 25-11 to win the pool. Goddard also defeated Eisenhower 25-16, 25-19 and Wichita West 25-3, 25-8. Eisenhower went 1-2 in pool play, losing to Andover 14-25, 1825 but beating Wichita West 25-8, 25-9.

In the tournament semifinals, Andover downed Cheney 25-16, 25-16, while the host Lions edged Garden Plain 25-19, 25-17, setting up the championship and third-place matches.

Cheney coach Sara Walkup was pleased with how her team did over the weekend.

“Saturday tournaments are such long days and I always feel like we are fighting our own selves in going through the motions,” Walkup said. “We had some ups and downs all day and even had some sluggish points where we had to regroup and find a spark, but I was definitely proud of the way we battled with some good teams and finished playing well in our fifth match of the day against Garden Plain.”

By contrast, Eisenhower coach Shelby Allee had hoped her team would have performed better in the weekend before the substate tournament.

“I was disappointed with their play,” Allee said. “They lacked energy and were very complacent. We are excited to take advantage of the full week before substate and break down every aspect of the game.”

Cardinals win two more league matches The Cheney Cardinals stayed hot in Central Plains League play last week, downing Chaparral 25-6, 25-17 and Belle Plaine 25-12, 25-17.

Against Chaparral, Kylee Scheer had seven kills and three aces, while Olivia Albers added five kills and Brooklyn Wewe had 13 assists. Cierra Harrison had five kills against Belle Plaine, while Albers had three aces and Wewe had 16 assists.

“I thought the girls all played well together last Tuesday as a team,” Walkup said. “It was senior night, so I thought my seniors did an awesome job of stepping up and leading us to two more league wins.”

Cheney finished the regular season earlier this week at Wichita Trinity, battling the hosts for the CPL title and also taking on Wichita Independent. The Cardinals head to Haven Saturday for the Class 3A substate, where they will join the hosts, Chaparral, Halstead, Hesston, Kingman, Wichita Collegiate and Wichita Trinity.

“I think the girls feel confident that we

ABOVE: Goddard’s Kade Hackerott and Sydney Morrow defend a kill by Garden Plain’s Claire Clark.

LEFT: Kelsey Huggans attempts a kill against the defense of Cheney’s Cierra Harrison and Olivia Albers during a pool play match Saturday.

BELOW: The Eisenhower Tigers celebrate a point during their match against Goddard.

More photos will be posted online at tsnews.com.

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are playing well and they know they can compete with the best teams in the state,” Walkup said. “It comes down to executing in the end, so we will see how we fare this week.”

Owls go 1-1 at CS

The Garden Plain Owls split a CPL triangular last Tuesday at Conway Springs, downing the hosts 25-18, 25-8 but falling to Wichita Trinity 14-25, 22-25.

Against Conway Springs, Alli Puetz had eight kills, while Natasha Dooley added five and Kennedy Horacek had 12 digs. Madysen Zoglman had nine assists and Claire Clark had eight. Dooley had six kills against Wichita Trinity, while Zoglman added 11 assists and a pair of aces and Horacek had 18 digs.

Garden Plain headed to Kingman earlier this week to conclude the regular season, taking on the hosts, Douglass and Belle Plaine in a CPL quadrangular. The Owls head to Sterling for the Class 2A substate on Saturday, where they will join the hosts, Inman, Conway Springs, Sedgwick, Moundridge, Hutchinson Trinity and Wichita Independent.

Eisenhower wins two The Eisenhower Tigers picked up a pair of wins in a triangular last week, downing Arkansas City and Valley Center.

“They got a bit complacent during the second game against Valley Center, but I was really impressed with them other than that,” Allee said. “They were focused and played a pretty consistent game.

Hannah Weber had a really good day on Tuesday and has grown a lot this season.”

The Tigers head to the Class 5A substate at Andover on Saturday and will take on McPherson in the semifinals. The winner of that match will take on either Andover or Arkansas City for the substate championship and a trip to State.

Lions split triangular Last Tuesday, the Goddard Lions took on Andover and Andover Central in a triangular, downing Andover Central 25-20, 25-13 and falling to Andover 19-25, 2025. However, Goddard would get revenge on Andover in the championship game of the Goddard Invitational four days later.

Goddard heads to Great Bend on Saturday for the Class 5A substate, where the Lions will take on Valley Center in the semifinals. The winner of that match will play either Great Bend or Salina South for the substate championship and a trip to State.

Colts drop pair of league matches

Before heading to Goddard last Saturday, the Campus Colts lost a pair of games in an Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division I triangular at Salina South last Tuesday, losing to Derby 9-25, 4-25 and to Salina South 19-25, 13-25.

The Colts finished the regular season against Newton and Andover earlier this week and will head to the Class 6A substate on Saturday at Garden City, where they will take on Topeka in a quarterfinal match. The winner will take on host Garden City in the semifinals, with the winner of that match battling either Wichita Southeast or Manhattan for the substate championship and a trip to State.

Hesston wins Clearwater Invitational, Indians go 1-2

By Michael Buhler The Times-Sentinel

Clearwater was not at the Goddard invite because it was hosting its own tournament last weekend, the Clearwater Invitational.

Hesston won that tournament, downing Wichita Trinity 25-19, 14-25, 26-24 in the finals. Meanwhile, Wellington beat Rose Hill 19-25, 25-20, 25-23 to claim third place.

Clearwater went 1-2 in pool play at its own tournament, downing South Haven 259, 25-10 but falling to Wichita Trinity 18-25, 22-25 and to Rose Hill 25-20, 22-25, 20-25.

Lexi Cash was named to the all-tournament team for the host Indians.

Last Tuesday, Clearwater fell to Andale 16-25, 11-25 and to Wichita Collegiate in three sets. Clearwater closed the regular season earlier this week against Mulvane and Wellington and will head to the Class 4A substate on Saturday at Andale. The Indians will play Mulvane in the quarterfinals, with the winner taking on Andale in the semis.

The winner of that match will then play Augusta or Wamego for the substate championship and a trip to State.

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ABOVE: Briona Woods goes up for a block during the Clearwater Invitational on Saturday.

LEFT: Bethany McGuire gets a kill during a match against Rose Hill. See more photos at tsnews.com.

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Ike’s Truong medals at State tennis

By Sam Jack

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On Saturday at Pittsburg High School, Eisenhower Tigers senior Kelly Truong became the first girls tennis player in Eisenhower High School history to medal at a State tournament. She took 10th in the Class 5A event.

In her first round on Friday, Truong defeated a St. James Academy player 7-5, 6-2. She then faced Salina Central’s Callie Sanborn, losing 6-0, 6-0. Sanborn went on to place fourth.

On Saturday, Truong first played Merritt Ellis of Blue Valley Southwest, winning 9-3. She then battled Emma Sinclair of Andover for ninth place, but lost 9-7.

Truong finishes her season with a 19-10 win-loss record.

Rachel Davis also represented the Tigers at State, qualifying as a freshman. She lost two straight to exit the tournament, finishing the season with a 12-9 record.

Two girls from Campus High School – seniors Venus Thanasouk and Hannah Wood – represented the Colts at the Class 6A State tournament, held at the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka. Both lost back-to-back matches on Friday and missed the cut to continue playing on Saturday.

Thanasouk finished the season with a 16-8 record, while Wood finished 14-11.

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LEFT: Eisenhower’s Kelly Truong placed 10th at State tennis, becoming the first girl in school history to medal at the tournament. ABOVE: Venus Thanasouk and Hannah Wood competed at State for the Campus Colts.

Owls declaw Panthers, get ready for Cardinals

By Travis Mounts

The Times-Sentinel news@tsnews.com

This Friday will be a battle of top 5 teams as the Garden Plain Owls host the Conway Springs Cardinals in a Class 2A District 6 battle that will determine the district championship.

Both teams come into the game healthy and playing well.

The Owls are undefeated and really haven’t been tested since Week 1. Garden Plain took advantage of multiple Cheney turnovers to jump out to a 28-0 lead and won 35-19. The game was more even after the first quarter, and Cheney went on to win its next six games.

Meanwhile, Conway Springs’

only loss was in Week 2, a 39-19 loss at Cheney. Conway Springs was short-handed in that game, and has since won five straight games in convincing fashion.

So as Friday’s game approaches, both teams are 4-0 in district play with the maximum 84 district points. The winner claims the district title, but both teams will host playoff games next week. And since teams aren’t seeded 1-16 in the playoffs, a district title does not necessarily guarantee an easier playoff path.

That said, this is a big rivalry game that both teams and both communities look forward to. It will be the toughest test for both squads since district games began. The Owls are ranked No. 3 in 2A, and the Cardinals are No.

4, according to kpreps.com.

“They key for us is to be able to hold our own on the line of scrimmage,” said Garden Plain head coach Ken Dusenbury.

“They do a good job of penetrating, and their linebackers run to the ball very well.”

He said the Cardinals once again are a strong running team.

Both squads have worked this year to improve their passing games. So will this game be an aerial assault, or a traditional ground-and-pound game?

“It’s going to be a huge challenge because they have gotten a lot better as their season has gone, like they always do.

They’re throwing the ball more.

It compliments their style.”

Dusenbury said it is tough

to evaluate the Cardinals’ pass defense. They haven’t shown any weakness, but their front seven makes it tough for other teams to have time to pass.

Independent offered little resistance last Friday as the Owls won 64-8. Garden Plain scored 30 points in the first quarter and led 57-6 at halftime.

Jeb Nowak started things off with a 44-yard punt return for a touchdown early in the game.

Black Long scored the first of three touchdowns on a 34-yard run. He also had second-quarter scores of 42 and 56 yards.

Matt Pauly had two first-quarter touchdown passes to Jordan Thomas and Trey Smith. Those were their only catches of the night.

The Owls defense also recorded a first-quarter safety.

Long led the running game with 155 yards and three touchdowns. Will Tice had 64 yards and a score, and Tranden Daerr added 44 yards and a touchdown. Nine runners had positive yards. Pauly finished 3-for-5 for 57 yards.

Francis Stuhlsatz provided the biggest second-half highlight, returning the opening kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown. Independent’s only points after halftime came on a Garden Plain safety in the game’s final minute.

The Owls had 384 total yards to just 23 for Independent. Garden Plain ran for 327 yards, and the Panthers were held to minus 19 yards rushing.

Cardinals find new kicker in win over Knights

By Travis Mounts

The Times-Sentinel news@tsnews.com

The Cheney Cardinals were a heavy favorite in Friday’s home game against the Trinity Academy Knights. The fact that the Cardinals took a 35-7 first-quarter lead and won 55-14 was no surprise.

However, the Cardinals were pleasantly surprised in their new kicker, as Hunter Ivory went 7-for-7 on extra point kicks and made field goals of 29 and 40 yards.

The Cardinals’ kicking game has been a bit of an adventure since they lost the very reliable Logan Bartlett to injury early in the season.

“It was a nice surprise,” said Cheney head coach Shelby Wehrman.

After struggling with extra points at Haven the week before, the Cardinals reopened the kicker competition. Several players tried out, including Ivory, who used to play soccer.

“He wasn’t that impressive on the first three kicks. The next three were better,” Wehrman said.

Then the team had players kick until they missed.

“Hunter then made 10 in a row and I said, ‘You’re hired.’”

Against Trinity, about the only negative was when the Cardinals allowed a 66-yard kickoff return. Cheney had already scored on its first three possessions and led 21-0.

The Cardinals blocked Trinity’s point-after kick.

The Cardinals then scored on their next possession, finding the end

zone just four plays later.

Quarterback Zac Block ran for 18 yards, and then handed off to Luke Wewe for runs of 26 and 4 yards.

Block then connected with Riley Petz for a 32-yard touchdown pass.

The Cardinals ran all over the Knights, gaining 355 yards. They passed for 194 more yards, for 549 yards of total offense.

Cheney’s defense held Trinity to zero rushing yards for the game. The Knights threw for 72 yards and had just five first downs, and struggled to move the ball all night.

Block was 5-for-7 passing for 116 yards and two touchdowns, and Harrison Voth went 2-for-6 for 28 yards. Caden Sowers took over from them and was 3-for-5 for 61 yards and a touchdown.

Petz was the top receiver with 62 yards and two TD catches from Block.

Dayton Higgs had 43 receiving yards plus a score, and Luke Grace added 37 yards. Garret Jacobs, Mason Schneider and Quincy Thomas also had catches.

Ten Cardinals ran for positive yards. Block, Wewe and Petz each ran for a touchdown. Voth was the top rusher with 88 yards, Block added 80 and Petz had 66 yards. Wewe finished with 47 yards.

Quincy Thomas highlighted the defensive effort with a third-quarter interception that he returned for a touchdown.

The starters came out after the first quarter, and then played one series in the second half. “I thought it was good experience (for the bench players).

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Hunter Ivory connects on a 40-yard field goal. The new Cheney placekicker debuted last Friday, making two field goals and not missing an extra point.

Whenever possible, we like to get the young players in. I thought they did pretty well.”

Expect the starters to stay in for four quarters this Friday against Andale.

The Indians are the top team in Class 3A and have not lost a regular-season game since 2016. Both the Cardinals and Andale are undefeated in 3A District 6, and both have 84 district points. In addition, both teams are guaranteed home playoff games in Week 9. The district title is on the line, but whatever the outcome, both teams are expected to make playoff runs.

“We need to play the mistake-free football that won us the Clearwater and Collegiate games,” Wehrman said. That means no turnovers and no kick returns. “Andale plays with a high level of intensity. We know they’re really good.

There’s hardly a weakness.”

Christian Presley pressures the Trinity quarterback during the first quarter of Cheney’s win. The Cardinals jumped out to a 35-7 early lead and won easily.

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No losses for local soccer teams last week

By Sam Jack

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No local boys soccer teams experienced the sting of defeat last week.

The Eisenhower Tigers and Goddard Lions got two wins apiece, while the Campus Colts had to settle for a tie and a win.

The highest-profile game of the week was at Eisenhower on Oct. 15: a battle of undefeateds versus Maize South.

The Tigers managed to stay undefeated, winning 6-4.

Both teams showed their quality. The Tigers’ Christian Raffinengo had a hat trick, which was matched by a hat trick from Maize South’s Landon Eskridge.

To make the score 2-2, Raffinengo controlled the ball with his chest, then lanced a kick into Maize South’s goal from 30 yards out. A video clip of the shot, posted on Twitter by the Wichita Eagle’s Hayden Barber, has been viewed more than 3,000 times.

“He’s pound for pound our best player, and the kids would even tell you that,” Tigers head coach Roger Downing said of Raffinengo. “He’s a quiet

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ABOVE: Yoseph Espinoza takes a shot on goal during the Lions’ home win against Winfield last week.

BELOW: Aidan Haislett gets by a Winfield defender during Goddard’s home game last Thursday.

kid, so he doesn’t get as much attention, but he’s scored great goals for us all year.”

With under a half hour left in the game, Eisenhower and Maize South were tied 4-4. Eisenhower got the better of their opponent in the final minutes.

“I think it was our first real test all year,” Downing said. “We haven’t been tested all that much, and we got exposed in a couple

spots. At halftime, I told the kids that I’m glad it happened now rather than once the State tournament hits. I was pleased that we could get exposed like we did and still come away with the win.”

In addition to Raffinengo’s hat trick, Carlos Fernandez, Max Raffinengo, and Isaac Shumaker scored for the Tigers. Fernandez had four assists, and Ethan Doud and Dominic LiCastro each had one.

The Tigers played Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Derby; look for results in next week’s paper.

Across Highway 54, Goddard got wins at Arkansas City, 4-3 on Oct. 15, and versus Winfield, 4-1 on Oct. 17. Goddard hosted Valley Center on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

Campus High School played at Salina Central last Tuesday, and the game finished in a 2-2 tie.

Hassan Al-Amood and Alaa Al-Amood were the scorers for the Colts; Erick Rojas had an assist.

Two days later, the Colts found themselves in overtime again, but this time they came away with a win, 1-0 at Andover.

Hassan Al-Amood scored the winning goal.

On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Colts played at Maize.

All three teams will be playing their final regular-season games simultaneously, starting at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday.

Eisenhower is at Andover Central, Goddard is hosting Andover, and Campus is hosting Hutchinson.

Regional play begins on Monday. Opponents and game times will not be released until after seeding meetings, which are to be held Saturday morning.

Tigers fall victim to Railers’ comeback

By Travis Mounts

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A back-and-forth game last Friday ended with a 15-13 Newton Railers win over the visiting Eisenhower Tigers.

A 61-yard touchdown pass with 5:57 to play gave the Railers the go-ahead score, and two Eisenhower drives came up short after that, including one that ended in a Newton fumble recovery.

The Tigers, who have dealt with injuries all year, suffered more this week. They lost one player to a concussion during the game, and had other injuries occur during the week prior to the game.

“We had seven guys playing positions they didn’t the Friday before, or who didn’t play the game before. We had some obstacles,” said Eisenhower head coach Darrin Fisher.

Despite the injuries, the Tigers nearly got the win.

Newton took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter on a 42-yard field goal. Eisenhower answered with a 60-yard scoring pass from Chance Omli to Mason Turney.

Omli is one of four different players to be at the quarterback position this season. He finished the night 10-for-30 for 167 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The 60-yard score was the Tigers’ longest pass play of the game.

The Railers added a field goal

in the second quarter, as the Tigers led 7-6 at halftime. A third-quarter field goal of 33 yards gave Newton a 9-7 lead.

The Tigers regained the lead on an 11-yard pass from Omli to Jordan Vincent. The point-after kick failed, and Eisenhower led 13-9 with 7:12 left in the game.

But the Railers’ big fourth-quarter score gave them the lead for good.

“The guys played hard. They did everything we asked them to,” Fisher said. “We couldn’t execute as good as we needed to.

But the guys had a lot of fight.”

Fisher said the Tigers were able to match Newton’s speed and physicality, but a lack of repetitions at practice and lack of experience were factors.

“It was still a game we could have won. I tip my cap to the guys,” he said.

The Tigers hope to get at least one linebacker and one defensive end back for this Friday’s home game against Valley Center. The Tigers are 4-3 while the Hornets come in at 2-5.

Eisenhower is currently No. 7 in Class 5A West and in position to host a playoff game, but it all depends on Friday’s game and how other teams do. The Tigers are the lowest ranked of three teams at 4-3, and four teams are a game behind at 3-4. Fisher said the Tigers could finish as high as No. 5, or fall to No. 9 or 10.

“There’s a lot on this game.

And Valley Center is a quality team with several close losses,”

he said. “This win would mean a lot to us and would secure a winning regular-season record.”

Eisenhower has just one regular-season winning record since the Tigers’ first season in 2013. In 2015, EHS was 5-4 in the regular season and finished 7-5 overall.

Valley Center runs a spread offense. The Hornets have a mobile quarterback and a talented running back, Fisher said. The defense is fast and physical. He said the Hornets are a lot like the Tigers, who Fisher said could be 6-1 or 1-6 this season.

“The league is more even than I’ve seen it,” he said.

Friday’s game kicks off at 7 p.m. at Goddard District Stadium.

Andale hands Clearwater its second loss

By Travis Mounts

The Times-Sentinel news@tsnews.com

The Clearwater Indians dropped just their second game of the year, falling 50-12 at the Andale Indians last Friday.

Andale is the topranked team in Class 3A and has not lost a regular-season contest since the 2016 season.

For Clearwater, 2019 is already one of the best seasons in recent history, despite last Friday’s loss.

The Indians are 5-2 and have already secured their first winning regular season since 2013, when they went 5-3. Clearwater has just three winning seasons since 2008, including going 8-2 in 2011.

Head coach Jeremy Scheufler said Clearwater has not seen a team with Andale’s speed and ability to get off the ball.

“The kids worked real hard in practice and we felt we had a good game plan,” he said.

That showed as Clearwater was able to contain Andale’s running game to 183 yards. However, Andale was able to throw for

310 yards, and the aerial attack opened up the game in the second half.

With Tanner Cash back from injury to start the game, Clearwater took an early lead. He handed off the Brock Toothaker for a 27-yard first-quarter score and a 6-0 lead.

But Andale had its starting quarterback returning from injury, too, and Easton Hunter led Andale to three straight scores.

Clearwater continued to fight, and a 16-yard touchdown pass from Cash to Taylor Currie pulled Clearwater to within 10 points at 22-12 at halftime.

Andale took to the air in the second half, scoring three times in the third quarter and adding an insurance touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Clearwater was able to throw for 159 yards and rush for 63 more. Cash went 9-for-26 with a touchdown and no interceptions. Toothaker was Clearwater’s top runner with 43 yards. Many of Clearwater’s running gains were offset by tackles for loss.

“They’re a good football team with good players at

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The Clearwater defense stuffs an Andale runner during last week’s game. Andale remained undefeated with a win over Clearwater.

every position. They were everywhere. They’re everything they’re advertised to be,” Sheufler said about

Andale.

Still, he was pleased with Clearwater’s ability to slow down Andale’s

runners, something that other teams haven’t done this year. He noted that roughly half of Andale’s

rushing yards came on two big plays.

And Clearwater had several potentially big plays that just missed, either on throws that were just off or due to dropped passes.

“Andale makes you play a little faster than you were expecting,” Scheufler said.

Another big game awaits this Friday as Clearwater hosts Collegiate. The teams have had very similar seasons.

The Indians and Spartans are both 5-2 overall, and 2-2 in district games with losses to Cheney and Andale. Collegiate is 1-2 in its last three games, but shutout Haven 49-0 last week. Both teams will play road playoff games next week.

This Friday’s winner will finish third in 3A District 6. Collegiate won last year’s game 35-28 on a Hail Mary pass. Two red zone fumbles hurt, too.

Scheufler said the Indians are more physical this year, and would like to make up for last year’s game.

“I think it will be a really good football game,” he said.

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Indians win league cross country title

By Michael Buhler The Times-Sentinel

The Clearwater boys cross country won the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Div. IV title last Thursday. Cole Bixler-Large and Zach Trotter led the way, taking the top two positions.

Hayley Trotter was the girls individual champion and helped the Indians to fourth place in the team standings.

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Mekhi Collins goes up and over a defender during Goddard’s home game against Maize South.

Lions battle hard in 7-0 loss to Maize South

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A strong defensive effort kept the Goddard Lions in the game against undefeated Maize South last week, but the visiting Mavericks escaped with a 7-0 win.

Goddard drops to 2-5 this season.

“We didn’t play well enough offensively but we played well enough to win. It was our best game defensively,” said Goddard head coach Tommy Beason.

The Lions’ defense gave the offense a couple of first-quarter opportunities, with a fumble recovery and interceptions by Nalell Kapten and Kade Schulz.

The defense produced two more interceptions in the third quarter, one by Carter Morrow and the other by Lake Hamilton.

“We’re pretty confident on one side of the ball,” Beason said, adding that special teams play is looking good right now.

Maize South’s only score came in the second quarter on an 11-yard touchdown pass. The Mavericks were threatening late in the game, driving to the Goddard 1-yard lane. But a fumble was recovered by the Lions in the end zone, ending the Mavericks’ scoring threat.

Injuries have really challenged the Lions’ offense, especially after the loss of quarterback Kyler Semrad, a two-year starter who led the Lions’ to the State title game a year ago.

“We’re having to reinvent who we are offensively, and we play some teams who are pretty salty defensively,” Beason said.

“We’ve had to overhaul our offense a couple times.”

That said, Beason still has high expectations for the offense and for himself as offensive coordinator.

Goddard closes out the regular season this Friday at Andover. The Trojans also are 2-5, having lost their last two games.

Andover has wins over Kapaun-Mt. Carmel and beat Valley Center 127. Goddard opened the season with a win over Wichita East and then beat Valley Center 48-0, but the Lions are on a five-game skid.

The Lions are the No. 8 team in Class 4A West and in position to host a playoff game next week.

But a win this week is a must, and the bigger the win, the more helpful it will be for Goddard. The Lions are one of seven teams with 2-5 records, and leads those teams in district points at minus 22. Independence is right behind at minus 25.

Beason is looking forward to the playoffs despite the do-or-die nature of each game.

“We do pretty well in those situations,” he said.

“It’s hard. We’re not afraid of it. We just haven’t pulled it off yet. We’re still confident.”

Andover also lost its quarterback and is dealing with other injuries. The Trojans also were better on offense early in the season.

Beason said Andover has a very aggressive defense that will bring one, two or even three blitzers on nearly every play.

“They’re not very big, so they try to make up for it with risk-taking,” he said.

Boys: Cole Bixler-Large, 1st, 17:12.1; Zach Trotter, 2nd, 17:30.9; Mason Sieter, 6th, 18:05.7; Logan Patrick, 12th, 18:44.4; Colton Ohlde, 13th, 18:46.6; Cade Smith, 24th, 19:40.8.

Girls: Hayley Trotter, 1st, 20:38.5; Abbey Freeman, 23rd, 25:009.1; Ava Hanes, 24th, 25:12.4; Audrie Garrison, 32nd, 27:21.4; Channing Riggins, 34th, 28:50.5; Emma Willis, 35th, 28:56.7.

Ike, GHS run at league meet Eisenhower’s Austin Fullerton and Jaydn Pavlik finished second in the boys and girls divisions, respectively, at last Saturday’s Ark Valley

Chisholm Trail League Division II meet at Salina South, leading the Tigers to a pair of third-place finishes in the team standings.

On the boys side, Eisenhower was third with 64 points, while Goddard was seventh with 185. Maize South won the meet with 39 points, while Andover was second with 44.

On the girls side, Eisenhower was third with 59 points, seven behind second-place Andover.

Maize South won the meet with 24 points, while Goddard did not field a full team.

Boys Eisenhower: Austin Fullerton, 2nd, 16:07.81; Jacob Fawson, 10th, 17:04.62; Preston Hawkins, 15th, 17:30.24; Dawson Williams, 17th, 17:45.81; Logan Libel, 20th, 17:58.36; Kael Pavlik, 28th, 18:23.12; James Richburg, 30th, 18:27.67.

Goddard: Mason Lubbers, 26th, 18:14.15; Landon Lickly, 35th, 19:09.18; Jackson Baldwin, 37th, 19:24.50; Jason Henschel, 43rd, 20:14.68; Braxton Summers, 44th, 20:37.17.

Girls Eisenhower: Jaydn Pavlin, 2nd, 20:00.82; Kaitlynn Hayes, 9th, 21:08.78; Jorah Reynolds, 10th, 21:27.48; Lainie Burkhart, 17th, 22:31.78; Abby Bachman, 21st, 22:53.30; Mackenzie Popp, 22nd, 22:55.92; Brooklyn Freund, 26th, 23:30.45.

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Top-ranked and undefeated Derby left Haysville with a 54-27 win over the Campus Colts last Friday.

But the Colts can take some positives out of a game in which they were a decided underdog.

One highlight was the final score. Campus’ 27 points were the most given up by Derby this season. And while the Panthers may have pulled their starters out of the game, that’s been the case in nearly all of their games this season. And most coaches will tell you that the Panthers’ second string is as formidable as most teams’ starters.

Big plays were a big part of Campus’ success. The Colts’ firsthalf touchdown came on a 73-yard touchdown pass from Brylee Cotton to Tate Rico.

Campus got the ball courtesy of a Derby fumble that the Colts recovered. That late first-quarter score cut Derby’s lead to 28-7.

By halftime, Derby had upped its lead to 54-7.

All second-half scoring belonged to Campus. The Colts opened the second half with a 93-yard kickoff return.

Cotton scored on a 74yard fourth-quarter touchdown run, and the Colts added one more score before the game ended.

“Our kids played hard regardless of the score,” said Campus head coach Jamie Cruce. “They were excited. They continued to be coached. We executed some things well in the second half.”

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Boys: Isaac Oquendo, 2nd, 16:49.80; Paul Sevart, 10th, 17:34.99; Jeremiah Whitson, 11th, 17:43.10; Tate Shelman, 14th, 17:59.80; Kaiden Pearce, 20th, 18:05.21; Peyton Letterman, 28th, 18:37.24; Ailin Snodgrass, 39th, 19:38.75.

Girls Maddie Carpenter, 9th, 20:37.38; Adela Gonzalez, 19th, 22:02.32; Jenna Mangianello, 22nd, 22:24.53; Elle Groh, 27th 22:35.43; Addison Roberts, 31st, 23:21.19; Anna Corbett, 32nd, 23:21.98; Victoria Taylor, 46th, 26:17.93.

Boys: Ethan Albers, 2nd, 18:38.7; Jackson Riggins, 3rd, 18:44.4; Christopher Clear, 5th, 18:42.5; Elijah Jdd, 21st, 23:02.8; Hunter Maass, 22nd, 23:09.2; Mason Albers, 26th, 24:36.6; Aris Papathanasziu, 28th, 25:57.8.

Girls: Mollie Reno, 2nd, 21:56.0; Abbye Hudson, 6th, 23:00.5; Laren Wood, 15th, 27:10.1; McKenzie Robertson, 18th, 29:09.7. Brianna Little, 22nd, 30:39.0; Aubrey Strodtman, 23rd, 30:42.0.

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to see better execution on special teams. Derby recovered back-to-back kickoffs in the first quarter, scoring touchdowns on both drives.

But he said several Colts played well, and that Campus has a chance to pick up a win this Friday at Hutchinson. The Salthawks have had their own struggles. They are 2-5 overall, but are coming off a big win against Salina South.

“They took care of business versus South. They ran really well, and the offensive line plays well,” Cruce said. “We have a chance to win if we play

really well and don’t turn over the ball.”

In addition to similar seasons, the Colts and the Salthawks also have similar schemes.

The Colts will likely finish as the No. 15 team in Class 6A West, which means a road game in Week 9. Chances are Campus will visit either Lawrence, or have a rematch with the Dodge City Red Demons. The teams faced off in the season opener, with Dodge City winning 34-12.

Friday’s kickoff at Hutchinson is at 7 p.m. at Gowans Stadium.

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Led by a second-place finish from Isaac Oquendo, the Campus Colts took third in the boys division at the AVCTL I meet at Salina South last Saturday.

On the boys side, Campus scored 57 points.

Newton won the meet with 43 points, while Maize was second with 45.

On the girls side, Campus finished fifth with 108 points, while Derby won the meet with 46.

The Cheney boys and girls cross country teams both finished in second place at last week’s Central Plains League meet, hosted by Douglass.

Ethan Albers and Jackson Riggins were second and third in the boys race, while Mollie Reno was second in the girls race.

The Colts’ defense tackles a Derby runner. Campus managed 27 points against the Panthers but Derby got the victory.

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The Clearwater Middle School volleyball teams are league champions. Both the eighth grade and seventh grade teams won the Patriot League Volleyball tournament championships on Saturday, Oct. 19.

Fall Fest photos

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ABOVE: The Campus High School marching band takes part in Saturday morning’s Fall Festival parade down Grand Avenue in Haysville.

BELOW: The Classy Colts dance team from Campus High tosses out candy during the parade.

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Madison Hooper performs acrobatic tricks, drawing the interest of at least one budding gymnast. More photos will be posted online at tsnews.com.

Halloween Safety Trick-or-Treating

• Children should not walk alone in the dark. Try to go as a group, in a familiar neighborhood, with at least one adult chaperone.

Seek organized festivities (schools, churches, etc) if possible.

• Bring flashlights. Visibility is important even at dusk, and its especially important to remain visible to cars.

• Stay on the sidewalks when walking at night. If you must cross the street, obey all traffic signals.

• Discuss how to interact with strangers. Make sure your child knows to never accept rides from people they don’t know.

Candy

• Avoid candy that is not wrapped in its original wrapper.

• Don’t eat too much. Children (and adults) can get sick from over-eating candy.

• Pay attention to labels. Edible marijuana and related products are becoming more common and can resemble food that looks harmless.. You don’t want to accidentally ingest, or let a child ingest, something with a harmful substance in it that could easily be mistaken for a common cookie or brownie.

• Know which candy contains common allergens, such as peanuts. Be prepared with allergy medication, if necessary.

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Avoid costumes that are hard to walk in or could cause a child to trip (baggy pants, oversized shoes, etc).

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• Dress appropriately for the weather. It could be cold or damp and you’ll want to avoid slipping and falling, or putting a child at risk for hypothermia.

• Avoid masks if possible. If your child must wear one, make sure it is well-ventilated.

• Make sure costume fabric, wigs and beards are made of flameresistant materials.

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Film Festival was another great local adventure

The 2019 Tallgrass Film Festival is now in the rearview mirror, but the memories are still wonderfully fresh.

Wichita is blessed to have such a well-recognized and well-attended film festival to attend every year. This past week marked our 17th annual Tallgrass Film Festival.

I still encounter lots of people in our area who’ve never heard of the film festival, and I suppose that’s not surprising. But this year, after many years of attending the festival, I learned that a lot of people do know about it, and do attend its huge array of independent and foreign feature films and shorts.

Kim and I got a little more exposure to the full depth and breadth of the film festival this year by acquiring full weekend passes to the event. We had purchased them at a charity auction earlier this year, and were determined to use the passes to their fullest during this year’s festival.

We did that by consciously blocking off an

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entire weekend for the festival – which in actuality is only about half of the festival’s offerings. The festival classically starts on Wednesday night and then runs through four full days of movies and events.

Even at half of that overwhelming schedule, two full days of films is still… well…overwhelming.

Kim and I found ourselves running back home for afternoon naps so that we could have the stamina to get through a full day of movies. I think the sitting part is the biggest obstacle, even with relatively comfortable chairs at some of the venues.

With our weekend passes, we had access to the VIP lounge, which was ac-

tually amazing. Numerous sponsors helped provide free food, beverages and even an oxygen bar. We tried the oxygen bar a couple of times, and it actually did perk us up a bit.

The overriding joy of the festival, though, is its films. And with just a little effort to be sociable, you can meet the people behind many of those films.

One of our favorites over the weekend was “Hudson,” a beautifully woven story of reunited cousins who hit the road to scatter some family ashes. This was a story of acceptance, self-examination and forgiveness, delivered in a simple way that left you laughing and nodding in complete understanding.

The film’s young director and one of its main characters were on hand for the screening, and we were able to meet them there, and at one of the after parties – we even got a paparazzi-style picture taken with them.

Their energy and enthusiasm was infectious, and made the movie even

more of a treat.

We also got to meet Bobcat Goldthwait, who is now pouring his energy into independent films.

Two of his movies were screened this past weekend, and he also received the film festival’s Ad Astra Award.

You might remember Bobcat as a standup comedian who’s dark humor made him famous years ago. His interview before the showing of his film “World’s Greatest Dad” staring Robin Williams was hilarious, and he shared how lucrative the independent film industry can be: He’s “literally made hundreds of dollars.”

And in addition to meeting the people behind these films, we also got to meet the people who love watching these films. We ran into fans we knew from Cheney, Goddard and Wichita, and made several new friends, as well.

As one of the hosts for the festival so aptly noted, they wouldn’t have been there if we, the audience, hadn’t been there.

Guest Column

Red state, blue state, big state, little state

For at least a generation, segregationists invoked states’ rights to tell the feds to buzz off. But both red and blue parts of the country play the states’ rights card, and the 10th Amendment when it’s convenient.

States’ power may prove more influential in this age. And Kansas scores pretty low on clout.

Consider just two issues bubbling up from the Left Coast and what they say about the small role of small states like Kansas.

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California finds itself at war with the Trump administration over the state’s fuel efficiency standards. Because automakers sell so many cars and trucks in the Golden State, Sacramento can force them to meet the state’s higher limits. Those rules, driven partly by concern about air pollution and partly to combat climate

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change, became de facto national standards because it costs too much to make different versions of a vehicle.

More recently, California declared that college athletes can’t be stopped from picking up endorsement money. Expect court battles with the NCAA on that one.

Sure, we can joke that the University of Kansas has found ways to funnel money to college athletes (and to thumb its nose at the NCAA by having

Adidas pitch man Snoop Dogg shoot fake Benjamins at the KU varsity).

But it’s hard to imagine Kansas forcing large industries to bend their manufacturing standards to meet some rule hatched in Topeka.

Likewise, the state’s mostly powerless to drive much in its own economy. Buy into supply-side, trickle-down economics or not, Sam Brownback’s efforts to turbo-charge the business sector with tax cuts never stood a chance.

In a global economy, Kansas simply can’t move the needle. California can.

And that leaves lawmakers in Topeka with far less control over their economy, the environment and the fate of flyover country.

Editor’s note: Scott Canon is managing editor of Kansas News Service.

Taking a bite out of Facebook Facebook is one of best/worst things ever invented. It has become the world’s frenemy.

(I can’t believe “frenemy” isn’t flagged by spellcheck.)

I’m a pretty active user on Facebook. I have reconnected with many old friends, and have stayed connected with other friends who used to be physically close and no longer are.

I could go on and on about the role social media have played in the dumbing down and dividing of America.

Facebook and Twitter especially help people of all political persuasions live in a bubble, reinforcing their existing beliefs rather than challenging them.

All beliefs should be inspected and re-evaluated. Those beliefs worth keeping will stand up to scrutiny.

Rather, I’d like to complain about Facebook as an advertising entity, and then share why I love it.

Like all media, social media and the internet have taken a bite out of the advertising pie.

Simultaneously, media like ourselves continue to explore social media as a way to expand our revenue and better connect with our audience.

But I disagree with the idea that Facebook is all a business needs, especially by folks who love it because it’s “free.”

I follow a number of restaurants and grocery stores, for example.

Many put out daily specials, especially for lunch. Most of the time, I see the daily lunch specials sometime after dinner, or even the next day – if I see them at all.

Why? Because Facebook wants to make money, and they make way more money than any newspaper.

Our newspaper posts normally get this prompt: “Would you like to boost this post?”

That is followed by a dollar amount and the number of people to be

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reached.

Most business posts reach a fraction of your total followers, and that’s by design. A few will gain traction and really take off as people share them.

That’s how the algorithms work – you go viral or reach virtually nobody.

If you’re running a business, just be aware of that.

Facebook wants to make money off you. We want to make money as well, which is probably the goal of your business, too. Just know that you get what you pay for.

That said, I love how Facebook helps me stay better connected with family and friends, many who are quite distant. It’s easy to share a quick note or a photo.

I really look forward to my daily memories, because I’m often reminded of things that have slipped my mind.

Too often, I laugh at a joke or funny comment I made several years back.

I chuckled out lout at one post that popped up recently: “Being a dog owner means saying things like, ‘Stop chewing your butt, I can’t sleep.’”

Maggie, our basset hound, has been gone for several years. It was a warm memory that is much funnier now than it was at 2 a.m. that morning.

Then there was this nugget: “My work day included a bobcat on the loose and an interview with the Playmate of the Month, and now I’ve got 8-man football on tap. Just another day...”

Yep, just another day, brought back to mind courtesy of Facebook.

Which I hate. Except for when I’m laughing at my own jokes.

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Fall fest finale

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Last weekend’s Haysville Fall Festival was the final fall festival in our coverage area. The weather was a picture perfect snapshot of autumn, and large crowds enjoyed three days of activities.

ABOVE LEFT: Jaxson Fitzgerald acts like a natural as he enjoys a horse ride in Riggs Park. The rides were among many fun activities for kids at Haysville Fall Festival. ABOVE RIGHT: Haysville resident Gabriella Miller, 4, has fun on one of the many Ottaway Amusements carnival rides.

LEFT: Two children slip down the super slide on Saturday afternoon. See more photos on Page B5.

Gavin Zimmerman, age 4, and sister Gracyn Zimmerman, 2, show off their decorated pumpkins.

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ABOVE: For this custom bathroom project, Gross Tile removed an old, small shower and a never-used soaker tub. In it’s place, a large walk-in shower was created. The new bathroom space has a “retro” spa feel to it, including art deco accents and a new black onyx countertop.

RIGHT: This luxury shower by Gross Tile and Custom Remodeling showcases the latest ideas in style and functionality. The shower features contrasting oversized subway tile areas, set of by a band of glass tiles, and both hand-held and rain can shower systems.

This west Wichita master bathroom combines the best of what Gross Tile has to offer: New design elements that mesh well with a home’s existing style, and quality craftsmanship. This renovated bathroom features a beautiful free-standing tub, enlarged custom walk-in shower, a new quartz countertop and heated floors.

When it comes to custom bathroom remodeling projects, Wichita’s proven leader is Gross Tile and Custom Remodeling.

For more than three decades, owner Mark Gross has taken clients’ ideas and turned them into modern and appealing bathroom spaces. Mark says it’s a challenge he loves facing every day.

“Our clients always have great ideas that turn out really cool,” said Mark. “I really enjoy taking a client’s vision and turning it into something beautiful and functional.”

Owners Mark and Cathy Gross are native Wichitans, and they are known across the city as leaders in their industry. They take great pride in every job, and work with the newest and best materials, and the latest technological advances.

“We’ve got a lot of satisfied customers, and we want to continue to focus on our remodeling work, especially with bathroom renovations and custom showers,” said Mark. “I love it when I can share my ideas with clients and help them create exactly what they’re looking for.”

Those amenities, like heated bathroom floors and “curbless” custom showers, don’t have to be an expensive venture. That’s where Gross Tile can show clients just how to get the most out of their project budget.

With the holidays fast approaching, now’s the time to discuss your remodeling dreams with the experts at Gross Tile and Custom Remodeling. Just pick up the phone and call 316-7731600, or come visit the Gross Tile showroom at 1528 W. Douglas in the Delano District. You can also visit the company’s website, www.grosstileremodeling.com, or find Gross Tile on Facebook.

Showroom hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays by appointment. You can also reach Mark on his cell phone, 316-806-9725, or Cathy on her cell phone at 316-651-6545.