Anderson County Review — December 30, 2014

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contest, advances to state.
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City considers change
in gas utility rates
Fuel adjustment fee
could help city adjust
for changing gas prices
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT City residents may
need to watch their Garnett
utility bills a little more closely
in the future, as city leaders
consider a special fee to offset
fluctuating natural gas prices.
A fuel adjustment fee for
natural gas essentially, a fee
that changes each month to
reflect higher or lower gas prices – could help city staff better
recoup costs in a volatile market. City Manager Joyce Martin
is researching the matter, she
told commissioners at their reg-
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The city purchases fuel on a
contract in order to lock in
prices, but the process is based
on estimates. Unpredictable
prices in recent years have
not worked in the citys favor,
Martin said. Some months, the
citys costs have exceeded revenue and the citys reserve funds
have declined as a result.
A fuel adjustment fee could
allow the city to adjust costs
to consumers on a month-bymonth basis, and the city could
charge a higher fee to offset
higher prices. Martin said the
process also would assure customers they are not being overcharged when prices are lower.
The city charged a similar fee
SEE UTILITIES ON PAGE 3B
A carnival returned to the Anderson County Fair for the first time in several years, and brought large crowds back to the fair.
Spring elections coming Past year saw economic success, political strife
City, school board
positions will be up
in April election
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
Anyone interested in serving
public office can give it a shot
this spring, as city and school
board positions will be up for
election.
The Garnett commissioner
seat of Preston Peine, a firstterm incumbent, will be up for
re-election April 7. Anyone who
would like to run for his seat
should contact Garnett City
Clerk Kristie Kinney at (785)
448-5496. Filing deadline is noon
Jan. 27 at City Hall.
Third class cities including
Greeley, Colony, Westphalia
and Kincaid also will elect mayors and council members April
7. The deadline also is noon
Jan. 27, but anyone interested
in those positions should file at
the county clerks office in the
Anderson County Courthouse
in Garnett.
USDs 365 and 479 each will
elect four board members in
districts 1, 2, 3 and 7.
Currently, those positions
SEE ELECTION ON PAGE 2A
Sidewalk plan reviewed
Letter from senator
leads to reviews of
longtime city project
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Continued complaints about the citys progress
on its sidewalk improvement
plan have led to more reviews
of the project.
A recent letter from U.S.
Senator Pat Roberts prompted
city officials to respond with
a request that the senator or
his representative tour the city
and see its progress on the sidewalk issue, City Manager Joyce
Martin told commissioners at
their regular meeting Tuesday,
Dec. 23. A citizens complaint
to the U.S. Department of
Justice in 2009 was forwarded
to Roberts and then to Kansas
Department of Transportation,
which kicked off a series of
events that led the city to create
a sidewalk improvement plan
to satisfy requirements of the
Americans With Disabilities
SEE SIDEWALKS ON PAGE 3A
Swimming question rises
Request brings old
issue back to citys
forefront, mayor says
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT A long-discussed
and long-denied request to
allow swimming at the Cedar
Valley Reservoir likely will pop
up again in 2015.
Mayor Preston Peine said he
wants to bring the issue back to
the citys forefront. His request
was sparked by a clause in a
contract for an annual boat race
that will be at the reservoir in
the summer of 2015. Boat race
organizers specifically mention
they want to allow participants
to swim at the reservoir during
the event. Peine said he didnt
have a problem with their
request, but he felt it was unfair
when local recreation users are
not allowed to swim in the reservoir, even if they are wearing a life jacket and swimming
off the side of a boat. Anyone
caught doing so can be fined.
SEE SWIMMING ON PAGE 3A
Tax windfalls, ethanol plant
improvements spark economy,
but politicians disagree often
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
Unlike most years, no single issue
dominated local news in 2014. Instead,
the year was marked by a number of eco-
nomic and political highlights.
The year 2014 brought several economic benefits to the area. They include
court action that resulted in a $3 million
tax valuation windfall for stored natural
gas in the county; improvements to the
East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol plant,
a long-awaited property tax sale that
brought more than 50 properties back
to county tax rolls, an initiative by the
county treasurer that brought in $350,000
in unexpected revenue, a successful
county fair after years of struggling without a carnival, and the construction of a
$26 million new hospital building that
will open in January 2015. On the downside, however, Garnett residents learned
the city would lose a major retailer with
the bankruptcy and closing of all Alco
stores nationwide.
It also was a tough year politically
for some county and city leaders. FirstSEE YEAR ON PAGE 3A
Political
challenges
Johnson Voted Out
At first, it looked
like Anderson County
Commission Chairman Jim
Johnson would cruise to victory in the November elections. No one filed to run
against him by the June 2
deadline, but the election filing rules are different for
Independent candidates. A
late filing by Independent
Les McGhee of Kincaid set
up an unexpected contest
for the District 1 seat, which
includes much of the eastern
and southeastern part of the
county, including Greeley,
Kincaid, Lone Elm, Colony
and Welda.
McGhee hardly campaigned for the position,
sending out just one flier
and one newspaper ad
while Johnson was much
more active. At a candidates forum in October,
McGhee mostly kept quiet
and let Johnson field questions from the audience. But
when the votes were counted, McGhee won 542 votes to
307. Some political watchers,
and even Johnson himself,
speculated part of the reason for his loss was fallout
from a 2013 election in which
voters approved building a
new, $26-million Anderson
County Hospital and long
term care unit. Johnson supSEE POLITICS ON PAGE 3A
East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol plant officials and other dignataries break ground on the companys
new renewable diesel facility in November.
The economic impact of 2014
Gas Storage
Anderson County will benefit from a $3 million property
value windfall related to the
storage of natural gas, residents learned in October. The
U.S. Supreme court denied the
appeal of a lower court decision, in which gas companies
claimed stored gas was tax
exempt. It effectively means
stored gas held in caverns in
the colony area by Southern
Star Natural Gas Pipeline can
be taxed at applicable local tax
rates. The issue dated back to
2004. The change will result in
lower property taxes because
the countys valuation will
increase by about $3 million.
County commissioners lowered the 2015 budget by 3.76
mills after the announcement.
Major construction on the new Anderson County Hospital was
completed in 2014. The hospital will open in January.
East Kansas Agri-Energy
After a tough couple of
years brought by drought and
high corn prices that at one
time forced the East Kansas
Agri-Energy ethanol plant to
suspend production for several months, the plant rebounded in 2014 and announced
SEE ECONOMY ON PAGE 3A
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 30, 2014
RECORD
NEWS IN
BRIEF
VFW BREAKFAST
Breakfast at the Garnett VFW will
be offered 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10. Menu includes
biscuits and gravy, Belgian waffles, bacon, sausage and eggs.
U, X, Y AND Z TAGS DUE
License plate renewals for all
individuals whose last name
begins with U, X, Y and Z are
due by Wednesday, Dec. 31, at
the Anderson County Treasurers
Office.
COURTHOUSE HOLIDAY
The Anderson County Courthouse
will close to the public at 11
a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31. The
employees will remain working
after 11 a.m. to close out the fiscal
year but are unable to collect any
additional funds. The courthouse
will be closed on Thursday, Jan.
1, in observance of New Years
Day.
GARNETT TRASH PICK UP
The City of Garnett will have a different trash pick-up schedule for
the week of New Years. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday routes
will be picked up on the regular
schedule. Thursday and Friday
routes will be picked up on Friday.
City Hall will be closed Thursday.
MEMORIAL BRICKS
Inscribed bricks are being sold
for the Anderson County Veterans
Memorial and will be used in creation of the walking area. Bricks
can be inscribed with whatever names the purchaser desires.
A minimum $100 donation is
requested. Forms for the bricks
are available in the office of the
Anderson County Clerk.
MEMORIAL NAMES
Anderson County Board Of
Commissioners Dec. 15
Chairman James K. Johnson
called the meeting of the Anderson
County Commission to order at
9:00 a.m. on December 15 at
the County Commission Room.
Attendance: James K. Johnson,
Present: Eugene Highberger,
Present: Jerry Howarter, Present.
The pledge of allegiance was
recited. Minutes of the previous
meeting were approved as pre
sented.
Road and Bridge
Lester Welsh, Road Supervisor,
met with the commission. Highway
permit 14, 1215:1 for Kranden
Cox of Burlington was presented
and approved.
Mental Health Board
Appointment
Commissioner Howarter moved
to reappoint Jo Lowe to the
SEK Mental Health Board for a
three year term. Commissioner
Highberger seconded. Approved
30.
Ag Use Valuation
Marion Johnson, Appraiser,
and Steve Markham, Assistant
Appraiser, presented the commis
sion a report on the value change
for Ag use. The report comes
from Kansas State University and
Property Valuation. The rates
for the county will be going up
1015% next year.
KCAMP
Commissioner Howarter moved
to participate in the KCAMP mem
ber contribution credit and rate sta
bilization program. Commissioner
Highberger seconded. Approved
30.
Abatements and Escaped Tax
Abatements B15152 through
B15163 and Escaped Tax
E15104 were presented and
approved.
Jail Electrical
Sheriff Valentine and County
Counselor James Campbell met
Anyone willing to donate kitty litter, canned dog food or canned
cat food, dog and cat toys, paper
towels, laundry and cleaning supplies, or newspaper to help support Prairie Paws Animal Shelter
can contact Lisa at (785) 2042148.
ELECTION…
FROM PAGE 1A
in USD 479 are held by Tadd
Goodell, Dist. 2; David Milner,
Dist. 3; Terry Ellis, Dist. 7.
District 1 is vacant.
Those positions in USD 365
are held by Gaylene Comfort,
Dist. 1; Gary Teel, Dist. 2; Dwight
Nelson, Dist. 3; and Cleon Rickel,
At-Large (Dist. 7).
Anyone interested in filing
for those positions should file at
the county clerks office at the
courthouse in Garnett by noon
Jan. 27.
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LAND TRANSFERS
Norman L. Sweet and Leeta M.
Sweet to Mark A. Stevenson and
Laura F. Stevenson, N2 SWFR4
7-21-21.
Geraldine Mikesell to Dean
C. Mikesell and Angela Mikesell,
beginning at point 313.3 East of
NW corner NE4 19-21-20, thence
East 346.7, thence South to cen
ter of creek, thence northwesterly
to highway r/w being 580 South of
POB, thence North 580 to POB.
Clifford H. Wells to Dwayne C.
Foltz and Barbara A. Foltz, Lot 5,
Block 5, Parkview Addition to City
of Garnett.
Brian R. Weller and Christin L.
Weller to Samantha A. Overstreet,
Lots 7, 8 and East 8 Lot 9, Block
25, City of Garnett.
Caldwell Enterprises Inc. to
Caldwell Farms Inc., containing
part of but not all of and beginning
at S2 NE4 and S2 N2 NE4 30-1919 and N2 15-20-20 less 1 acre
for school purposes, the r/w of
Missouri Pacific Railway Co. and
Highway 169; and except all that
part of NW4 said Section 15, lying
West of Union Pacific Railroad
r/w; and N2 SE4 7-21-21, except
a tract of land as beginning at SE
corner N2 SE4 of said Section 7,
to true POB; and N2 SW4 8-21-21
and N2 NEFR4 4-21-21 and NE4
31-20-20 less railroad r/w and
highway r/w except all that part of
SW4 Said NE4 which lies south
of Highway 169 (said exception
being part of land heretofore taken
by eminent domain by Anderson
County, for purpose of landfill-type
solid waste disposal site); and
except all that portion of NE4
NE4 of said Section 31, lying
North of centerline of Highway
169 r/w; and except all NE4 of
said Section 31 lying north of
centerline Highway 169 r/w, less
railroad r/w and highway r/w and
except all that portion of NE4
NE4 lying north of centerline of
US Highway 169 r/w; and S2 SE4
31-20-20; and SW 31-20-20, less
32.5 acres, more or less which lies
West of railroad to POB; and SE4
NE4 SW4 14-22-20.
Caldwell Farms Inc. and C3A
Inc., containing part of but not all
of and beginning at N2 SE4 7-2121 less beginning at SE corner
N2 SE4 said Section 7, thence
N885812 W For A Distance of
828.92 feet along South line of
N2 of said quarter section to true
POB; to true POB; and NW4 SW4
8-21-21 and N2 NEFR4 4-21-21
and E2 NW4 and W2 NE4 14-2120 less beginning at point 186
East of NW corner E2 NW4 of
said Section 14, thence South
830, thence East 944.7, thence
North 830 to section line, thence
West 944.7 to POB; and SE4
NE4 14-21-19.
Patricia R. Douglass to Homer
Riffey and Marilyn Riffey, South
70 Lot 9, all Lot 10, and North 60,
Lot 11, Block 6, Baileys Orchard
Park Addition to City of Garnett.
Homer Riffey and Marilyn Riffey
to Homer A. Riffey Trustee and
Marilyn K. Riffey Trustee and
Homer A. and Marilyn K. Riffey
Living Trust Dated 4-10-2007,
South 70 Lot 9, all Lot 10 and
North 60 Lot 11, Block 6, Baileys
Orchard Park Addition to City of
Garnett.
Ruby A. Bradley and Charles F.
Bradley to Christopher L. Corbin
GARNETT On Thursday,
able furnishings, and natural
sunlight to provide a warm,
inviting environment for
patients to receive the finest
health care locally.
A large parking area out
front puts patients steps away
from access to most of the hospitals services immediately
after walking through the front
doors. The front entrance will
be open to patients from 6 a.m.
to 9 p.m. daily. The information desk, located in the lobby,
will provide assistance and
directions for all visitors. The
patient registration experience
will be greatly improved with
three private bays to ensure
privacy and a streamlined process. The waiting area is spacious and beautiful with comfortable seating for patients
and families.
We are truly honored to
serve each patient who comes
to our facility, and we want
each experience to be outstanding, Margo Williams, chief
nursing officer, said. Patients
want a quiet, private setting
that provides the highest quality health care with the convenience of being close to home.
Our new facility was designed
to accomplish these goals.
Patient-friendly and quality-focused, the new Anderson
County Hospital features some
key design elements to ensure
privacy and efficiency, such as
separate staff hallways that will
minimize traffic and promote
a quieter setting for patients.
The inpatient unit is located
away from the mainstream of
the hospital, promoting a healing environment. Patients will
appreciate the large comfortable rooms with private showers and restrooms, and plenty
of natural light. They also will
benefit from an activity area
at the end of the hallway with
full-length windows providing
a great view to the outdoors.
The unit will admit patients
for observation, acute care, and
short-term rehabilitation.
The emergency department
is another area where patient
privacy was of essential importance. Located on the west side
of the new facility with its own
private parking, the emergency
department is completely separate and secure from the main
hospital. Patient registration
will occur within the department to ensure privacy for the
patient and their family. The
department also will provide a
chapel, located just a few steps
away from the private waiting
area.
The new Residential Living
Center is likely to become a
best practice in health care
delivery design, with semi-private rooms that are designed
with separate entrances for
each resident and a bathroom
separating the two living areas.
This innovation was truly
inspired by our residents and
the need to ensure privacy
and comfort without the added
expense of a private room rate,
Mary Gedrose, Residential
Living Center director, said.
The Center will increase
by six beds and will provide
many new amenities for our
residents and their families.
Additionally, for added convenience, it has its own parking
area located directly in front of
its main entrance.
A stunning highlight of the
new hospital is sure to be the
caf. Centrally located off the
main corridor and near the
out-patient services area, the
caf will feature a natural stone
fireplace and full-length glass
walls, which will allow natural
light into the main corridor of
the hospital. Visitors will enjoy
hot meals, gourmet coffees,
and made-to-order sandwiches,
as well as many grab-and-go
items. The caf will be open
from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 1
p.m., on the weekends.
According
to
Denny
Hachenberg, CEO, The new
Anderson County Hospital plan
will allow us to significantly
change the delivery of health
care for our patients. Our team
has worked very hard to ensure
Angel L. Prather, burglary, sen
tencing set for January 26, 2015
at 11 a.m.
David Allen Engel, theft of prop
erty, sentencing set for January
26, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.
Speeding violations:
Jesse L. Jones, $189 fine.
Myranda Kristine Topp, $183
fine.
Seat belt violations:
Marcus Zwade Ferguson, $10
fine.
Other:
Caleb Dewayne Torres, DUI 1st conviction, $1,293 fine; trans
porting an open container, $200
fine.
Robert Earl Harris, DWS – 1st
conviction, $243 fine.
Kevin Quinn Fink, failure to stop
at accident and DUI 1st convic
tion, $1,593 fine.
Justine Lynn Sayles, DWS 1st
conviction, diversion no fine given.
and Julie K. Corbin, Lots 1, 2 and
13 off the East side of Lot 3 in
Block 77 in the City of Garnett.
Christopher L. Corbin and Julie
K. Corbin to Lisa M. Johnston,
Lots 1, 2, and 13 off the East side
of Lot 3, in Block 77, in the City of
Garnett.
Vicki L. Mills, Robert R. Mills,
Mary D. Gedrose and Robert E.
Powers to Vicki L. Mills and Robert
R. Mills, Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Block
1, in Highland Addition to the City
of Garnett. Subject to the rights of
Richard D. Doty, as set out in the
determination of descent decree
entered December 17, 2007 in
case 07-PR-23.
CIVIL CASES RESOLVED
Discover Bank vs. Jeri S. Crail,
$6,681.75 plus interest and cost.
DOMESTIC CASES FILED
Abbie P. Hodgson vs. Daniel E.
Waters, petition for divorce.
Alexander Patrick Compton
vs. Denise Compton, petition for
divorce.
GARNETT POLICE REPORT
Incidents
A report was made on
December 11 of criminal threat
and occurred on West K-31 Hwy.
A report was made on December
16 of burglary of U.S. curren
cy, valued at $2.50 occurred on
Sough Hays Street.
A report was made on
December 16 of burglary theft of
a 2005 Dodge, no value listed and
occurred on South Hayes Street.
A report was made on
December 19 of burglary and theft
of Dell CoreI3 lap top computer,
IPad with keyboard, RCA tablet
16GB, PayPal Card, and a trac
phone, all valued at $826.21 and
occurred on South Willow Street.
LIMITED ACTION FILED
City of Garnett vs. Stacie
McDaniel, asking $102.98.
City of Garnett vs. Shanda
L. McDaniel and Zachary Lee
Kirkland, asking $390.69.
City of Garnett vs. Los Portales
Mexican Restaurant LLC, John
Banker and Susan Loving, asking
$1,568.52.
CRIMINAL CASES FILED
Shannon Dyan Lacey, posses
sion of drug paraphernalia, no
hearing set.
CRIMINAL CASES RESOLVED
Jason Karl Stifter, burglary, sen
tencing set for January 26, 2015
at 11 a.m.
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New hospital provides ultimate
healing environment for patients
The Anderson County Veterans
Jan. 29, patients arriving at the
Memorial Committee is request- new Anderson County Hospital
ing the communitys assistance will experience a revitalized
in obtaining a precise and cor- form of health care delivery
rect list of the veterans who have in an environment specificalserved our country from Anderson ly designed with the patients
County. Lists from the different convenience and comfort in
conflicts are available in the office mind. Nearly 70,000 square
of the Anderson County Clerk for feet of space will feature newly
review and revision.
designed departments, comfort-
HELP FOR ANIMALS
with the commission. Commission
questioned if they had ever heard
from Treynor Architects about the
jail electrical. They had contacted
the company who originally put
the wiring in to come back and fix
what was wrong. That company
did come and worked for about
an hour. Nothing has been done
since that point. Commission
approved the Sheriff contacting
Performance Electrical to take
care of the electrical.
Meeting adjourned at 11:45
a.m. due to no further business.
we have designed and built a
facility that will surpass our
patients expectations. We are
looking forward to opening our
doors to our patients on Jan. 29
and Anderson County can rest
assured knowing that Saint
Lukes quality will be available
right here at home.
To find out more about
out-patient
services
at
Anderson County Hospital visit
saintlukeshealthsystem.org.
Anderson County Hospital
is a member of Saint Lukes
Health System, which consists
of 10 area hospitals and several primary and specialty care
practices, and provides a range
of inpatient, outpatient and
home care services.
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Italian Mexican Steaks Seafood Chicken Salad
Garnetts most experienced food service establishment
serving the community since 1968.
No membership required.
Restaruant opens at 11am
Bar opens at 5pm Mondays – Satudays
Hwy 59 in Garnett
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Call-ins Welcome!
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 30, 2014
BEACHY
December 27, 1920-December 27, 2014
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
Published December 30, 2014
Vernon M. Beachy, 94, died
Saturday, December 27, 2014, at
Hospice House, Hutchinson. He
was born December 27, 1920 in
rural Yoder, the son of David and
Susie Bontrager Beachy.
He attended Haven High
School, then graduated from
Hesston Academy, was a member
of Journey Mennonite Church, he
owned and operated Beachy Store,
Yoder and was general secretary
for Mennonite Hilfs-Plan Insurance
for many years.
On August 2, 1944 he married Nora M. Miller in Yoder.
She died March 18, 2013. They
enjoyed square dancing with the
Salt City Squares and State Fair
Promenaders, and volunteered
together at the Et Cetera Shop for
many years. Some of his hobbies
included fishing, pitching for his
church softball team and cheering
for the KC Royals baseball team.
He is survived by his children
and their spouses, Bill of Topeka,
KS, Susan of Yoder, Dan (Tina) of
Harrisonburg, VA, Joe of South
Hutchinson, son-in-law, Jon Felton
of Quakertown, PA, sisters, Mary
Ellen (Herman) Diener of South
Hutchinson, Nina Lee (John) Reber
of Yoder, Dave (Maggie) of Meade,
eight grandchildren, Benjamin
Beachy, Isaac
B e a c h y ,
Hannah (Ben)
Bailey, Lydia
Beachy, Cody
Felton, Torey
Felton, Burgess
Martin
and
Burgundy
Beachy
Martin. He was
preceded in
death by his parents, a daughter,
Becky Beachy Felton, a brother,
Alvin and 3 infant siblings.
A luncheon for family and
friends will be at 11:30 a.m.,
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at
Journey @ Yoder Mennonite fellowship hall.
Graveside service will be 1
p.m., Wednesday, December 31,
2014 at Yoder Cemetery followed
by a memorial service at 2:30 p.m.
at Journey @ South Hutchinson
Mennonite Church with Pastors
Eric Miller and Howard Wagler
presiding. Visitation will be 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Elliott
Mortuary with family present 6
to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Journey @
Yoder Mennonite Church fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be made to Journey
Mennonite Church, Mennonite
Central Committee or Mennonite
Friendship Communities in care
of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main,
Hutchinson, KS 67501.
BRECHEISEN
September 18, 1922-December 23, 2014
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
Published December 30, 2014
Jean Elaine Brecheisen, age 92,
of Garnett, died Tuesday, December
23, 2014, at Olathe Hospice House in
Olathe.
She was born on September 18,
1922, in Topeka, to George C. and
Lucille (Kyle) Estep.
She married Adell W. Brecheisen
November 27, 1942.
She was preceded in death by
her parents and her husband,
Adell.
Survivors include her sons and
their families, Warren of Cedar
Falls, Iowa; Kurt of North Bend,
Oregon; Mark of Parsons; 7 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
Following private family services, the family will greet friends
from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Friday,
January 2, 2015, at the Feuerborn
Family Funeral Service Chapel in
Garnett.
YEAR…
FROM PAGE 1A
term county commissioner
Jim Johnson lost his seat to
an Independent challenger who
hardly campaigned for the position. And divisions between
city and county governments
became apparent with disagreements over a neighborhood revitalization program
and whether to allow heavy
truck traffic on a city road.
FROM PAGE 1A
Im just using this as a platform to say we need to reconsider our stance on it, Peine said.
City leaders in years past have
offered several arguments
against allowing swimming,
such as the citys insurance
provider wont allow it. The
reservoir itself is not conducive
to adding a swimming beach,
because its water level changes dramatically and any beach
would be washed away over a
short period of time.
Peine said its important to
look at improving swimming
options at the reservoir, particularly in light of recent estimates that show a high cost to
improve the citys public swimming pool. City commissioners
still are continuing to research
and debate improvements to the
pool, but expensive water features could limit their options.
Peine said it would benefit the
city to better utilize other water
areas, such as the reservoir.
SIDEWALKS…
FROM PAGE 1A
Act. Roberts recently sent the
letter to check on the citys
progress.
In addition to the exchange
between Roberts and the city,
Mayor Preston Peine also had
a request for Martin. He asked
to see summaries of reports on
the project from its beginning
to the present time. Peine and
commissioner Gordon Blackie
were not in office when the sidewalk issue began; only commissioner Greg Gwin has been in
office for the duration of the
project and he has been critical in recent months about the
citys progress.
Martin assured commissioners the city has copies of anything and everything related to
the sidewalk project. She said
state officials are satisfied with
the citys progress, but the citizen who originally complained
about the citys sidewalks still
is not satisfied.
The city has made several
changes to its buildings, and
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RECORDS…
FROM PAGE 2A
A report was made on December
20 for a theft of jumper cables,
recovered on December 20, and
occurred on North Maple Street.
Arrests
Felicia Benjamin, Colony,
December 17, warrant arrest by
LEO.
Lawrence Sparks, Osawatomie,
December 19, warrant arrest by
LEO.
Dale
Collins,
Waverly,
December 20, arrest by theft of
property.
ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS
REPORT
Incidents
A report was made on
December 23 for possession of a
narcotic drug of a glass pipe with
burnt residue, and occurred on
East 4th Avenue.
Accidents
An accident was reported on
October 17 when a vehicle driven
by Scott Allen Ricter, 50, Great
Bend, was traveling southbound
on Highway 59 at Highway 169,
when the John Deere combine he
was hauling struck a bridge, caus
ing damage.
An accident was reported on
oversaw sidewalk installation
in many areas of the city including a U-shaped series of walks
between Park Road, Cedar
Street, First Avenue and U.S.
59.
Because I wasnt here for
a lot of it, I assume there were
specific goals for this plan to
accomplish, Peine said. While
we added lots of neat things and
have done lots of stuff, Id like
to see where we are at on those
original goals.
Gwin and Peine pointed to
curb cuts that still have not
been completed despite commissioners pushing for them
for about three months. Martin
said recent bad weather had
delayed their completion, and
that concrete companies previously had been too busy with
larger projects to start on curb
cuts until recently.
Commissioners said they
hoped Roberts or one of his
representatives would come
to Garnett to review the citys
sidewalk progress.
December 11 when a vehicle driv
en by Dale Leon Yoder, 32, Welda,
was driving eastbound on 1600
Road at West Kentucky, when a
deer entered roadway and could
not be avoided.
1st conviction, bond set at $700.
Frankie Lee Herod, 37, Garnett,
December 19, for a 48- hour writ.
JAIL ROSTER
Anderson County, bond set at
$2,500.
Felicia Benjamin was booked
into jail on December 17 for
Anderson County, bond set at
$1,500.
Miranda Callahan was booked
into jail on December 18 for
Anderson County for 2 warrants.
Starrett Burrough was booked
into jail on September 25 for
Anderson County, bond set at
$10,000.
George Voorhees was booked
into jail on September 18 for
Anderson County, bond set at
$100,000.
Barry Loveall was booked into
jail on December 11 for Anderson
County, bond set at $10,000.
Jacob Kratzberg was booked
into jail on October 28 for Anderson
County, 90 days + 180 days.
Felicia Michelle Benjamin, 33,
Colony, December 17, failure to
appear, bond set at $1,500.
James Allen Bradshaw, 57,
Kincaid, December 18, interfer
ence with LEO, no bond set.
Frances Lynn Bradshaw, 49,
Kincaid, December 18, interfer
ence with LEO, falsely reporting a
crime, no bond set.
Miranda Julienna Callahan, 22,
Garnett, December 18, failure to
appear x2, bond set at $15,000.
Darian Jay Nowak, 42, Colony,
December 18, possession of nar
cotic drug and possession of par
aphernalia, bond set at $2,500.
Dorothy Marie Turner, 42,
Colony, December 18, possession
of certain hallucinogenic drug and
possession of paraphernalia, bond
set at $1,000.
Heather Faye Morrison, 38,
Emporia, December 18, warrant
arrest by LEO, bond set at $5,000.
Lawrence Bruce Sparks, 58,
Osawatomie, December 19, DUI –
Barton Fromme was booked into
jail on December 2 for Anderson
County, bond set at $5,000.
Chad Mueller was booked
into jail on July 29 for Anderson
County, 236-day writ, release date
of February 22, 2015.
Brandon Dulin was booked into
jail on November 1 for Anderson
County, waiting for KDOC
Dylan Sicka was booked into
jail on December 9 for Anderson
County, bond set at $10,000.
David Gordon was booked into
jail on October 27 for Anderson
County for 12 months.
Samuel Van Patton was
booked into jail on November 21
for Anderson County, bond set at
$100,000.
Brian Gedrose was booked into
jail on December 8 for Garnett
Police Department, bond set at
$3,000.
Veronica Bostick was booked
into jail on December 6 for
Anderson County, waiting to see
judge.
Kaylee Schuster was booked
into jail on December 9 for
sioners and USD 365 Board of
Education members typically
have a joint meeting every few
months to apprise each other
of their activities and explore
opportunities for cooperation.
But in 2014, city leaders were
disappointed when county
commissioners rejected some
of their requests.
First, county commissioners
said no to a request to expand
the
citys
Neighborhood
Revitalization Program. The
program rewards some Garnett
property owners for making
significant
improvements
to homes and businesses in
blighted areas. Property owners dont have to pay taxes on
the improvements for a designated time, usually five or
eight years. But when city officials wanted to expand the program from blighted areas to
the entire city limits, county
commissioners balked. They
said the program was fine in
its previous state, and were
concerned that someone could
build an expensive new home
and not have to pay property taxes. While the city and
school district went forward
with the expansion, the county
bowed out. They will continue
to participate in the original
program, and people who make
improvements in the expanded area will receive tax breaks
only from the city and school
district.
Things really hit a bump
in the road when city commissioners asked their county counterparts to keep heavy
trucks off Park Road. Mayor
Preston Peine, reeling from
sticker shock on the cost of
repairs to Park Road, asked
county commissioners to help
the city prevent heavy trucks
from traveling on the road. City
leaders argued Park Road was
never designed to handle such
traffic, and it would cost more
than half a million dollars to
upgrade the road. Maintaining
the road because of damage
caused by heavy trucks could
cost hundreds of thousands of
dollars each year. Peine said
it wasnt fair to city taxpayers to pay for the costs, considering the damage was caused
by trucks coming into the city
from the county. Park Road
is a shortcut to the sale barn,
but trucks also can drive a few
miles south to U.S. 169/Sixth
Avenue or the roundabout, and
then go back north to the sale
barn. But county commissioners refused to close the road to
trucks, saying they didnt want
to inconvenience their taxpayers. At a candidates forum in
October, Peine and city commissioner Greg Gwin publicly grilled Anderson County
Commission Chairman Jim
Johnson on the issue. Since
then, the matter has been given
little discussion.
tax sale to purchase the former Arkhaven Nursing Home
building on West Seventh
Avenue for $4,516. The property was overdue $184,849.23 in
taxes. The building was razed
in September and the property will be used for the countys road department shop and
rural fire department, which
sit next to it.
Treasurers Windfall
County treasurer Dena
McDaniel saw an opportunity to fill a need in an underserved market, and brought
in a $350,000 one-time windfall for Anderson County.
McDaniel learned of an opportunity to offer special vehicle registration for fleets of
heavy vehicles that travel out
of state. Only eight counties
in the state offered the service
in 2014, which meant many
heavy truck owners turned to
Anderson County. The county
received part of the title fee for
every vehicle registered, which
brought in roughly $350,000.
McDaniel said she expected
more counties to participate in
the program in coming years,
which means the county likely
wont see much more benefit
after this year.
County Fair Carnival
The return of a county
fair paid off for the Anderson
County Fair Board, bringing
back high levels of attendance
after years of struggling to
attract people and activities.
The carnival was a bit of a
gamble, with the fair board
required to guarantee at least
$25,000 to the Fun Times carnival company. City and county governments each kicked
in $2,500 with the promise of
another $2,500 each if the fair
failed to sell enough tickets, but
the additional money wasnt
needed. The carnival brought
in more than $20,000 in private
ticket sales.
Fair officials already have
lined up a carnival for the 2015
fair, and have asked city and
county governments to help
again if needed.
Hospital Construction
Although the new Anderson
County Hospital broke ground
in 2013 and officially wont
open until January 2015, its
construction was one of the
most visible activities of 2014.
Ground was broken in August
2013 after a 1,081-951 vote to
build a new $26 million facility
to replace the aging 1949-era
hospital and long term care
facility. The building was constructed west of the current
facility, which in early 2015 will
be razed to become a parking
lot.
Steel framework for the building was completed in February,
and the interior and exterior
were deemed substantially complete in December.
Beginning in January, the
hospital will offer a series of
opportunities for the public to
see the facility before patients
move in. Patients are expected
to move in Jan. 29, and the new
hospital will be open after that.
Construction of the parking lot
and demolition of the old building will continue into the early
spring.
Alco Closing
The announcement that
Garnetts Alco store and all
Alco stores nationwide would
close hit the area just before
the holiday shopping season
kicked off. The store immediately began offering discounts
in an everything must go
going-out-of-business
sale.
The store is expected to close
in late January. It is not yet
known what will happen with
the building, but city staff said
they were working with economic development officials to
find a new use for the large
building and site. The loss of
the business is expected to cost
the city between $2,500 to $3,500
per month in utilities, as well
as the loss of sales tax and city
property taxes. The company
paid $27,147.37 in real estate
taxes and $944.12 in taxes on
personal property like office
equipment last year.
JAIL LOG
FARM-INS
Jack Niebaum was booked into
jail on December 19 for Miami
County.
Zach Johnson was booked into
jail on November 24 for Miami
County.
Brett Emery was booked into jail
on October 17 for Miami County.
Terry Ballou was booked into jail
on December 4 for Miami County.
POLITICS…
FROM PAGE 1A
ported the new hospital question, and it was approved 1,081951. But Johnsons district was
the only district where voters
rejected the hospital measure,
and some theorized they voted
against Johnson in revenge for
his support of the hospital.
City vs. County
A series of inter-governmental meetings between the
City of Garnett, Anderson
County and USD 365 officials
was aimed at improving relationships and educating each
other about the happenings of
those entities. But in 2014, it
appeared to have an unexpected effect. Divisions between
city and county leaders became
more pronounced as the year
went on, culminating in a public discussion between two city
commissioners and a county
commissioner at a candidates
forum in October.
City and county commis-
ECONOMY…
FROM PAGE 1A
SWIMMING…
3A
REMEMBRANCES
plans to expand.
The plant will add a new
renewable diesel production
facility and create between
12-15 new jobs when it goes
online next fall. The project
kicked off in November. It will
add a facility that produces diesel fuel from corn distillers oil,
which is already produced at
the ethanol plant. It also can
use other input items like soybean oil, animal fat and grease
and so-called yellow grease
– waste collected from commercial restaurants and other cooking facilities. EKAE will be able
to use whichever is cheapest at
the time to produce its diesel,
and to opt whether to sell its
own corn oil or use it for diesel
production. The company will
invest between $12 million and
$16 million in the project.
Tax Sale
Anderson County recouped
about $117,000 and moved 58
properties back onto paying tax
rolls in a long-awaited delinquent property tax sale. About
70 potential bidders took part
in the sale March 24 at the
Anderson County Courthouse.
The total unpaid property taxes
was more than $373,000, which
means the county recouped
about 31 percent of the total
owed. The last delinquent personal property tax sale was
May 2004, although the county had a delinquent mineral
rights sale in 2010.
The county also used the
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 30, 2014
EDITORIAL
We should follow 2014s direction
When your mind starts wandering as
you look back over 52 editions of newspapers and you start to wax philosophic about
time and the way it passes and your role in
helping chronicle the first draft of local history, and then MacDonald Carey from Days
of Our Lives starts to run a looping audio
in your head (Like sands through the hour
glass), its probably time to stretch your
legs and get some fresh air.
I always love our annual review of the
years news every December, but its a lot of
reading and a lot of time sitting still and
the longer I sit and the older I get the more I
realize we really dont have any comfortable
chairs in our office.
So, from my lofty position at this point in
time as the most applied general student of
Anderson Countys past year, I offer my limited but no less stimulating analysis based
on a year of reflection, all while I nurse a
kink in my lower back that will have me
walking like Herman Munster well through
New Years Eve.
Walls of Honor: I opined about this
earlier this year after stealing the idea from
Ottawa High School, because in my mind
its classic community networking at its
best. OHS each year names a graduate to
its Wall of Honor in recognition of that persons accomplishments. Nominees have to
be out of high school at least 10 years with
nominations based on outstanding professional achievement and service to society,
and selections are made by an induction
committee made up of present student leaders, teachers and alumni.
I note this again because when you skim
the Reviews various news notes, wedding
announcements and engagements, etc., and
see the mini-biographies on some of our
area alumni, you get a real feeling for just
how much some of our local graduates from
ACHS, CHHS and Crest have accomplished.
And not to sound too mercenary, but
theyre the type of people our communities
and school districts need better ties with.
Theyre folks of financial means and organizational talent; the kind of people who can
still make an impact on their hometowns
and their school districts through their
professional or social connections even
though they may live hundreds or thousands of miles away. Graduates who know
their towns and schools havent forgotten
REVIEW COMMENTARY
DANE HICKS, Publisher
them might move back to raise their kids
here; might bring business ideas with them;
might invest in local endeavors. We need a
better connection with them, and we should
follow Ottawas savvy lead.
Stadium needs name: And on the subject of schools, its become pretty clear that
ACHS stadium (I use that unofficial term for
lack of a better one it means the football
field and track facility west of Anderson
County Junior-Senior High School which is
used for track practice and track meets and
football games other than varsity level) is
going to be a happening spot in the future.
The school district is investing nearly a million bucks in it this year to add a bleacher
section, concessions and restroom facility.
The stadium needs to be named after a worthy local graduate as both an honor to that
person and an identifier to the facility that
will play more and more a roll in our school
functions in the future.
End notes: I cant close the year without
mentioning two big steps forward I think
our community made in 2014 wholly on our
own efforts: 1) the work done and the results
gained by The Anderson County Fair Board
this year to boost attendance at the fair
by ensuring a carnival offering there not
only improved our fair and engaged people
whom it otherwise wouldnt have, but it
probably went a long way toward righting
a local institution that was faltering; and
2) the decision made by East Kansas Agri
Energy to develop bio diesel production at
the companys Garnett ethanol plant, with
its expansion into a new market and job creation, was a decision that will benefit both
the company and the community. Well done.
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The City of Garnett is fortunate to have a
senior center with so many closing in the
state due to budget concerns. We not only
have a center but a board that gives back
to the community. If not for their wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners
there would be many spending the holidays alone. They are to be commended for
the selflessness.
You know it would be nice when your
town loses a big store like Alco if the local
paper would do its job and tell us whats
going on there and whats going to happen
to the store and who theyre going to get to
go in there. Its kind of a big deal. Come on
people, do your job.
I have an idea for all the smokers who
Obamas Cuban olive branch, without pretense
Candidate Barack Obama said that, as
president, he would talk to anti-American
dictators without precondition. He didnt
mention that he would also give them historic policy concessions without precondition.
His surprise unilateral change in the U.S.
posture toward the Castro dictatorship came
without even the pretense of serious promises by the Cubans to reform their kleptocratic,
totalitarian rule.
The trade of Alan Gross, the American aid
worker jailed in Cuba for the offense of trying
to help Jewish Cubans get on the Internet, for
three Cuban spies is understandable (we also
got back one of our spies, and Cuba released
several dozen political prisoners as a sweetener).
The rest of Obamas sweeping revisions
— diplomatic relations and the loosening of
every economic sanction he can plausibly
change on his own — are freely granted, no
questions asked. It is quid with no pro quo.
There is no doubt that economic sanctions
are a blunt and dubious instrument, and
reasonable people can disagree about their
wisdom (Ive gone back and forth about the
Cuban embargo through the years). But dictatorial regimes hate them for a reason. All
things considered, they want more economic
wherewithal rather than less.
Cuba is heavily dependent on the largesse
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
of its ideological partner Venezuela, whose
irrational, left-wing policies have helped
trash its economy. Just as the Cuban dictatorship faces the dire prospect of the collapse
of Venezuelas support, here comes El Yanqui
to cushion the blow. The Castro regime will
take a cut of the increased trade, remittances
and tourism that will spring from Obamas
concessions.
Consider tourism. The Cuban military
has an enormous holding company called
GAESA. One of its companies, Gaviota,
operates an extensive network of hotels and
resorts, according to the strategic consultancy Stratfor. Imagine if the Pentagon owned
the Marriott and Hilton hotel chains. That is
the Cuban tourism industry in a nutshell.
About a million Canadian tourists go to Cuba
every year. In total, more than 2 million tourists visit annually, and yet the Castro regime
is still standing.
It is true, of course, that the embargo -which Obama cant lift on his own — hasnt
ended the Castro regime. On the other hand,
there is little reason to believe that lifting the
embargo will end it, either. Our vast trade
with China hasnt yet made Beijing any less
repressive.
The Cuba embargo is condemned as a relic
of the Cold War, but it is the regime itself
that is a relic, an inhuman jackboot left over
from the era when people actually professed
to believe in workers paradises.
There are holdout believers, still. The liberal
elite has often treated Fidel Castro as a cute,
plucky figure of defiance, and even now, the
government has determined apologists in the
U.S. Congress.
If Cuba were a racist apartheid-style system rather than a communist dictatorship,
no one would be so eager to do business with
it. The great and good celebrate the Obama
changes as the end of an era. But they will
replenish the coffers of a Cold War regime
that is stubbornly still standing.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
High-anxiety legislative session is nearly here
With just two weeks before the start of
the 2015 Kansas Legislatureand the start
of the 2016 Kansas House and Senate election
cycleits like weve flipped the switch on
one of those expensive swirly neon bulbs that
take a second or two to actually start putting
out light.
Its preparing for a high-anxiety session
when the budget is under water: Nobodys
saying specifically whether Gov. Sam
Brownbacks recovery plan is a good one or
not or even venturing whether it will work.
Does it get any better than that for Statehouse
junkies?
The governor has already signaled that he
will single-handedly make about $78 million
in cuts in spending for the last six months of
this fiscal year (ending June 30), and has proposed that legislators put their fingerprints
on about $200 million in cuts, which need
legislative approval.
And, in what looks like one of those highstakes poker matches on a cable television
channel, Brownback is starting to look into
the eyes of legislative leaders and see whether theyll call his bet or fold.
The worst news came last week from
Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita, a
strong supporter of Brownback during the
2012 elections that zapped a dozen moderate
Republicans from the Senate, paving her
way to the presidency. She said shes not
ready to urge her chamber to do the $200 million in cuts until she sees what other cards
Brownback is holdinghis proposed budgets
for Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017, which include
the 2016 elections.
For the Statehouse/political crew in
Topeka, that decision by Wagle is important
STATE COMMENTARY
MARTIN HAWVER, At The Rail
because she believes there are parts of the
current year budget that need trimmingbut
not the way Brownback proposes. She wasnt
happy with increases in K-12 spending, has
some reservations about programs that agencies are running that were approved by last
years session, and wants the entire current
fiscal year budget on the table, along with the
upcoming two-year budget.
Thats cautious, and while shes waiting
for the second step in the Brownback plan,
she also has to take a close look at her Senate
flock to see whether she can herd them the
direction she wants.
Which means also that House Speaker Ray
Merrick, R-Stilwell, who has his herd in pretty good shape to make budget cutspossibly
even the governors opening ante of a $200
million legislatively approved cutmay find
his chamber moving away from the Senate
for a budget fix that will require agreement.
This may be the most memorable budget
fight that weve seen in yearsand one that
has to be completed by June 30 because the
state cant spend that money that it appropriated last year if it puts the state in a deficit.
And then, there is that clock, or rather, calendar, ticking away.
A quick agreement gives agencies and the
Kansans they serve maybe five months to
readjust their business practices and such
to meet that June 30 deadline, but should the
current fiscal year fix take a month or two
or more, well, the cutbacks have to be deeper
and sharper as the fiscal year passes. You
gotta drink the milk faster as its expiration
date nears.
All that tumult will, of course, bring out
the lobbyists and agency chiefs and at some
point, the people who are looking at the cuts
and how they affect their lives and security and safety. Look for some demonstrations, look for more citizens coming into the
Statehouse, or at least E-mailing their senators and representatives as they learn just
what the cuts will mean to their lifestyles.
The effects range from maybe a delay on
building that off-ramp, disqualifying or finding reasons to disqualify recipients of welfare
and health care, or maybe just standing in
line an extra hour or two to renew your drivers license due to staff furloughs or layoffs.
To whom will lawmakers listen? Hard to
say. Probably ought to be those folks whose
I Voted stickers have by now come off in
the wash.
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have to slow down on our street and when
they do they flick their cigarette butt out
their window. You dont want the nasty
cigarette butt in your car stinking it up
but you dont mind littering. Why dont
you take a jar with you in your car and
put your butt in it and put the lid back
on so the stink dont get out and then go
dump them in your own trash. It would be
appreciated.
I hate to see the Christmas lights go off for
a year. Theyre so pretty.
Has anyone noticed how fast Garnett is
very quickly becoming a town of empty
lots? Look around you and see. How many
lots are there in the downtown where there
used to be buildings? I count at least three.
A building burns down and nothing ever
happens, just the lot remains. Look at the
old grocery store on the north side. Look
at your streets. An old house burns down
or gets torn down because its all fallen in
and nothing but the lot is left. A neighbor
might buy it and mow it but nobody ever
builds a house there, its just empty. You
need to change your zoning or something.
I would like to encourage everyone in our
community to make plans next month to
visit the new Anderson County Hospital.
So far we have only heard how much it
cost and who was against it and all that,
but when you see it and when you look at
the long, long list of specialists and doctors
from Kansas City who will see patients
here and some are already seeing patients
here, even the people who were naysayers are going to be extremely, extremely
impressed. To think that we will have
this level of quality in our local health
care right here in Garnett, Ks. it is truly
remarkable. Thank you.
Contact Your
Legislator
Senator Pat Roberts
302 Hart Senate O.B.,
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-4774, Fax (202) 224-3514
email pat_roberts@roberts.senate.gov
Senator Jerry Moran
2202 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 225-2715, Fax (202) 225-5124
www.moran.senate.gov
5th Dist. Rep. Lynn Jenkins
130 Connor House Office Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 225-6601
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1111
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 30, 2014
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Celebrate theNew Year…
Just Do It Responsibly
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The New Year is a reason to celebrate,
but not a reason to drink & drive. ALWAYS designate a driver.
These Businesses Wish You a Safe and Happy New Year!
Adamson Bros.
Ottawa
(785) 242-9273
Brummel Farm Service
Garnett
(785) 448-5720
Garnett Police Dept.
Garnett
(785) 448-1641
SJ Auto Electric & Supply
Garnett
(785) 448-6364
Anderson County Abstract
Garnett
(785) 448-2426
C.D. Schulte Agency
Garnett
(785) 448-6191
Garnett Publishing, Inc.
Garnett
(785) 448-3121
Sonic Drive-In
Garnett
(785) 448-6393
Anderson County Farm Bureau Assn.
Garnett
(785) 448-0099
Country Mart
Garnett
(785) 448-2121
Garnett True Value Home Center
Garnett
(785) 448-7106
Southern Star Central
Gas Pipelines – Welda
(785) 448-4800
Anderson County Sheriffs Office
Sheriff-Vern Valentine
(785) 448-5678
Dairy Queen
Garnett
(785) 448-5800
Natures Touch
Garnett
(785) 448-7152
Anderson County Review
Garnett
(785) 448-3121
Dales Body Shop
Ottawa
(785) 242-6225
Plaschka & Kramer Liquor
Princeton
(785) 937-2900
Bank of Greeley
Greeley
(785) 867-2010
Dornes Insurance Agency, LLC
Princeton Richmond Garnett
(785) 937-2269
Barneys Liquors
Garnett
(785) 448-3815
Farm Bureau Financial Svcs
Aaron Lizer – Garnett
(785) 448-6125
Richmond Healthcare
& Rehabilitation
Richmond
(785) 835-6135
Beckman Motors
Garnett
(785) 448-5441
Racers Lounge
Garnett
(785) 448-6800
Member FDIC – Equal Opportunity Lender.
Emergency: (800) 324-9696
State Farm Insurance
Ryan Disbrow, Agent – Garnett
(785) 448-1660
Terry Solander, Atty. at Law
Garnett
(785) 448-6131
Valley R Agri-Service, Inc.
Garnett
(785) 448-6533
Rods Auto Repair & Custom Exhaust
Garnett
(785) 448-6535
Valnet
Independence
(888) 332-1616
Sandras Quick Stop
Garnett
(785) 448-6602
Wolken Tire
Garnett
(785) 448-3212
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LOCAL
AC wrestlers have mixed results at Ottawa Dual
OTTAWA AC wrestlers had
some mixed finishes at the
Ottawa Dual wrestling tournament last week.
Pool 1 – Anderson County is
guaranteed 5th place
Match #1 Round 1:
Highland Park, Topeka defeated Anderson County 40-24
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 12-30-2014 / Photo Submitted
Brandon Hittle, Harveyville, Kansas won the All Around Saddle in
his age group in the Kansas Junior Rodeo Association this year.
He also won the all around buckles in Calf Tying and Breakaway
roping, as well as the finals average buckles in Team Roping and
Goat Tying. Brandon is an 8th grader at Mission Valley Junior/
Senior High School. He is the Son of Brent & Marlene Hittle and
the grandson of L.D. Bontrager.
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106 – Demarco Harris (Highland Park,
Topeka) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
113 – Caleb Anderegg (Anderson County)
over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 – Tanner Cornwell (Highland Park,
Topeka) over Blade Marmon (Anderson
County) Maj 14-2
126 – Cole Denny (Anderson County) over
Lazura Osayande (Highland Park, Topeka) Fall
1:10
132 – Tyler Belshe (Anderson County) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
138 – Kavshun Boykins (Highland Park,
Topeka) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
145 – Taveion Lamb (Highland Park,
Topeka) over Matt Kirkland (Anderson County)
Fall 1:19
152 – Isaiah Levy (Anderson County) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
160 – Camaron James (Highland Park,
Topeka) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
170 – Double Forfeit
182 – Double Forfeit
195 – Dylan Quinonez (Highland Park,
Topeka) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
220 – Chris James (Highland Park, Topeka)
over Ryan Gettler (Anderson County) Fall 0:13
285 – Double Forfeit
School) over Cole Denny (Anderson County)
Fall 3:18
132 – Seth Dillman (Valley Center High
School) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
138 – Tyler Boone (Valley Center High
School) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
145 – Don Boone (Valley Center High
School) over Dalton Duke (Anderson County)
Fall 0:24
152 – Jace Boone (Valley Center High
School) over Isaiah Levy (Anderson County)
Fall 0:16
160 – Sam Weldon (Valley Center High
School) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
170 – Peyton Stoffer (Valley Center High
School) over Asa Young (Anderson County)
Fall 1:11
182 – Caleb Karlowski (Valley Center High
School) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
195 – Brett Hamm (Valley Center High
School) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
220 – Adfam Hess (Valley Center High
School) over Ryan Gettler (Anderson County)
Fall 0:31
285 – Corey Sibley (Valley Center High
School) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Match #5 Round 5: Ottawa
defeated
63-12
Anderson
County
106 – Jared Parenti (Ottawa) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
113 – Landon Randell (Ottawa) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 – Blade Marmon (Anderson County)
over Issac Engelby (Ottawa) Fall 0:24
126 – Dalton Welsh (Ottawa) over Cole
Denny (Anderson County) Dec 14-9
132 – Drew Nutt (Ottawa) over Unknown
(Unattached) Forf
138 – Double Forfeit
145 – Dalton Duke (Anderson County) over
Wade Gragg (Ottawa) Fall 5:30
152 – Jayden Creach (Ottawa) over Isaiah
Levy (Anderson County) Fall 0:31
160 – Blaine Ray (Ottawa) over Unknown
(Unattached) Forf
170 – Sam Carver (Ottawa) over Asa
Young (Anderson County) Fall 0:43
182 – Braden Streeter (Ottawa) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
195 – Garrett Gross (Ottawa) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
220 – Brent Hornbuckle (Ottawa) over
Ryan Gettler (Anderson County) Fall 0:53
285 – Chandler Adamson (Ottawa) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Finals – Anderson County is guaranteed
10th place
West defeated
County 48-24
Anderson
106 – Miguel Bueno (Topeka West) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
113 – Zach Campbell (Topeka West) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 – Blade Marmon (Anderson County)
over Pete Hernandez (Topeka West) Fall 0:39
126 – Cole Denny (Anderson County) over
Caleb Schmelzle (Topeka West) Fall 1:01
132 – TJ Peterson (Topeka West) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
138 – Double Forfeit
145 – Tristan Butler (Topeka West) over
Dalton Duke (Anderson County) Fall 0:58
152 – Isaiah Levy (Anderson County) over
Nik Bowers (Topeka West) Fall 1:54
160 – Ray Felton (Topeka West) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
170 – Asa Young (Anderson County) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
182 – Gabriel Mosqueda (Topeka West)
over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
195 – Double Forfeit
220 – Estaban Tetuan (Topeka West) over
Ryan Gettler (Anderson County) Fall 0:46
285 – Dan Piland (Topeka West) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Match #1 Round 1: Topeka
YEAR END
CLEARANCE
Match #2 Round 2:
Anderson County received a
Bye
Match #3 Round 3: Prairie
View defeated Anderson
County 78-6
20%
106 – Cody Huggins (Prairie View) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
113 – Maeson Kehl (Prairie View) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 – Blade Marmon (Anderson County)
over Chris Dame (Prairie View) Fall 0:44
126 – Case Pemberton (Prairie View) over
Cole Denny (Anderson County) Fall 2:34
132 – Tanner Snow (Prairie View) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
138 – Tre Kline (Prairie View) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
145 – Joey Ewalt (Prairie View) over Dalton
Duke (Anderson County) Fall 0:42
152 – Colton Rice (Prairie View) over
Isaiah Levy (Anderson County) Fall 1:36
160 – William Holland (Prairie View) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
170 – Trey Isenhower (Prairie View) over
Asa Young (Anderson County) Fall 0:40
182 – Colton Rice (Prairie View) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
195 – Jesse Henry (Prairie View) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
220 – Cordell Dunlop (Prairie View) over
Ryan Gettler (Anderson County) Fall 0:26
285 – Dallas Henricks (Prairie View) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
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106 – Carter Noid (Valley Center High
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113 – Mike Turkay (Valley Center High
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120 – Blade Marmon (Anderson County)
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Wednesday, December 31
New Years Eve. Some events
may be canceled or postponed.
Thursday, January 1
New Years Day. Some events
may be canceled or postponed.
6 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch and
snacks at the Garnett Senior
Center
1:30 p.m. – Colony United
Methodist Women at Colony
United Methodist Church
Monday, January 5
School resumes
8:30 a.m. – GES 3rd-6th grade
awards assembly
9 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission at the Anderson
County Annex
9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Friendship
Quilters at the Kincaid-Selma
United Methodist Church
5:30 p.m. – Westphalia basketball
at Pleasanton
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Lions Club
at VFW
6:30 p.m. – Webelos 1 & 2
(fourth & fifth grades) Den Club
Scouts meeting
7:30 p.m. – Kincaid Masonic
Lodge No. 338
Tuesday, January 6
9 a.m. – TOPS at Garnett
Methodist Church basement,
2nd & Oak
Noon – Rotary International Club
at Garnett Inn and Suites
4 p.m .- ACJH boys basketball
at Osawatomie
4:30 p.m. – ACHS boys/girls
freshman/JV/varsity basketball
at Iola
6 p.m. – Crest basketball at
Northeast Arma
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Optimist
Club at Mr. Ds Pioneer
Restaurant
Wednesday, January 7
1 p.m. – Garnett Duplicate
Bridge at the Garnett Inn
2:30 p.m. – Greeley Pride
Assembly
5:30 p.m. – USD 365 Booster
Club
7 p.m. – Garnett Saddle Club
at the Garnett Riding Arena
7 p.m. – Colony Lions Club at
Colony United Methodist
Church
7 p.m. – Kincaid Lions Club at
Kincaid-Selma United
Methodist Church
Thursday, January 8
6 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch and
snacks at the Garnett
Senior Center
6 p.m. – USD 365 Endowment
Association
7 p.m. – USD 365 School Board
Friday, January 9
4 p.m. – Crest basketball at
Marmaton Valley
4:30 p.m. – ACHS basketball at
Wellsville
Saturday, January 10
9 a.m. – ACJH boys basketball at
Wellsville Tourney
9 a.m. – ACHS wrestling at
Burlington Invitational
Monday, January 12
9 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission at the Anderson
County Annex
9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Friendship
Quilters at the Kincaid-Selma
United Methodist Church
4 p.m. – ACJH boys basketball at
Central Heights
4 p.m. – ACHS Scholar Bowl at
Fort Scott
5 p.m. – Westphalia basketball at
home with Marmaton Valley
6 p.m .- Greeley PTO/Site Council
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Lions Club
at VFW
6:30 p.m. – Webelos 1 & 2
(fourth & fifth grades) Den Club
Scouts meeting
7:30 p.m. – Kincaid Masonic
Lodge No. 338
Tuesday, January 13
9 a.m. – TOPS at Garnett
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 30, 2014
LOCAL
2014 in
photos
Duke, a Great Dane owned by Amanda Miller
of Greeley, gets his vaccination shots at a pet
clinic in Greeley.
No one was injured when a demo derby car caught
fire at the Anderson County Fair in August.
Classic race cars returned to Lake Garnett Oct. 11 for the Lake Garnett Grand Prix Revival. An Timberlyn Browning makes sure a piglet doesnt get loose in the
greased pig contest at the Richmond Fair in July.
even bigger event is planned for 2015.
Good ideas for a
great New Year
While youre fresh and energized for the New Year ahead in
your business, lets run a few
traps and see what good ideas
we can prepare for in a few
quick motions right now.
1) Clean up your mess: You
sprinted all through the holidays dropping things where
ever they landed and telling
yourself youd tidy it up later
and then you covered up that
thing with the next thing that
you dropped where it landed.
Take an hour or an afternoon
and clean up your work area
your desk, your file cabinets,
your bills and receivables. I
hate to admit this but I find the
coolest and most motivational
things when I clean my desk
like all those little plastic calcuators Id forgotten I had!
2) Embrace tax time: Get a
jump-start compiling your
numbers and closing your
books to file your income taxes,
and do it with a special focus
determine where, what months
and why certain months were
better than others, and look for
anything thats notable. Look
for the big stuff was June this
year better than you remember
other Junes being? If so, why?
Was there a promotion you took
part in or a sale idea you did
or some particular networking
opportunity you turned into
more sales? This is the time
you can see quantitatively just
how good it was, and be sure to
carry it forward to next year.
Approach compiling your tax
data like a history analysis for
your past year.
3) Learn the future of money:
In the next week and I mean
the next 7 days investigate
two things for your business
with your professional associ-
Anderson County
news DAILY
at 8 a.m.
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Congratulations to all of the winners in
the Anderson County Reviews
HOW TO SELL STUFF
Dane Hicks
Review Publisher
ation or other colleagues, vendors, etc; a) how to update your
website to function well with
tablets and smartphones; and b)
how your company will adapt
to accept mobile payments like
Apple Pay and Google Wallet.
I predict this year will bring
the acceleration of the end for
credit and debit cards for most
of us youre going to need to
learn the next generation.
4) Make an idea vault: Its
not a system of ominous sliding bars and encrypted safe
doors like on the beginning of
Maxwell Smart its a manila
file folder you keep on top of
the pile on your desk (because
you know it will get that way
again by March). When you
see a great idea in a magazine,
a newspaper or online, tear it
out or print it and stick it in
your idea vault. Every now and
then when you have a moment
of peace and quiet thumb
through it.
A new year really is a starting point. Make the most of it so
you can sell more stuff in 2015.
Dane Hicks is president of
Garnett Publishing, Inc., and
publisher of The Anderson
County Review. Comments or
questions may be directed to him
at review@garnett-ks.com or
(785) 448-3121.
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Bill Gifford
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$50 weekly prize.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 30, 2014
2014: The Year in Review
January
The Westphalia Lions Club donated $2,000 toward the purchase of new
basketball uniforms for Westphalia
Elementary Schools teams. Early
January temperatures dropped to
minus 10 degrees. AC Bulldog golfer Bailey Rockers signs to play for
Baker University. Two fires in a week
destroy the homes of Wayne Bowman
in Westphalia and Craig and Carol
Brallier in Garnett. Saying porta-potties
are not exactly a selling point for our
school facilities, USD 365 school board
wants to look into building restroom
and concession facilities at the ACHS
track. Enrollment at the new Garnett
Elementary School is increasing. The
ACHS Scholars Bowl team wins first
place in Pioneer League tournament,
and inludes J.P Murphy, Cameron
Schroeder, Melissa Kropf, Erica
Holman, Tessa McCown and Tate Hesse,
coached by Jennifer Sibley and Dennis
Richards. Stacy Ashley is sentenced
to five years in federal prison for her
role in administering a fatal cocktail
of illegal drugs to her nephew in 2011.
Fourteen deer carcasses dumped over a
local bridge prompts a discussion about
littering and hunting ethics among
local hunters and state wildlife officials.
Country Mart is selected the Garnett
Area Chamber of Commerce Business
of the Year and the local WINGS chapter
received the George Clasen Memorial
Community Service Award at this
years GACC Annual Meeting. Local
charity Air Service Midwest Missionair
lends a wing to a local mission project
to Haiti, and includes local Christian
Church Pastor Darrel Herde, pilot
Gordon Blackie and Jason Sjorlund.
The Garnett VFW nominates USD 365
band director Jeff Russell for National
Teacher of the Year. Central Heights
graduate Eric Gordon makes his run
at being the next singing sensation
on the Fox TV show American Idol.
The Colony Community Diner owner
Brenda Dowling vows the business,
destroyed by fire on December 4, will
reopen and site work has already begun
February
Eighth grader Adina Ratzlaff of
Westphalia Elementary School wins
the local VFW and VFW Auxiliarys
Patriots Pen essay contest and 2nd
in the statewide contest. Richard and
Dorothy Miller, Ann and Tom Collins
and Garland, Brad and Greg Miller are
named soil conservation winners for
2013. Steel work is up and construction
is continuing at the Anderson County
Hospital project. Jenna Fritz of GES
is the top speller in Anderson County
and Kobey Miller of Crest number two
after the county spelling bee. Crests
Brock Ellis signs to play football for
Fort Scott Community College. ACJH
eighth grader Michael Porrett earns
his Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do from a
Spring Hill martial arts school. City
leaders look at a hike in the local
hotel guest tax to increase spending
on advertising for local events aimed
at drawing tourists. East Kansas Agri
Energy contributes $3,000 for a Wall
of Rescue unit to help county emergency responders affect grain bin rescues. Elizabeth (Blake) Alcantara is promoted to sergeant in the United States
Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Anderson County Hospital announces a
new family medical physician, Dr. Ross
Kimball, will begin seeing patients at
the local Family Care Center in April.
KDOT has announced a major highway
closing on U.S. Highway 169 between
Garnett and Welda when work is undertaken on the Kincaid turn-off in 2017.
Valentines Day is Winter Homecoming
at all three local schools, with Lee Koch
and Tara Meyers crowned at ACHS,
Jordan Horstick and Emily Holloman
winning the honor at CHHS and Brock
Ellis and Erin Steedley reigning for a
night at Crest. Lee Koch finished his
ACHS wrestling season 37-4 and makes
a trip to the Kansas 4A State Wrestling
Tournament. City leaders raise guest
tax 5 percent for more local marketing dollars. Rick and Peggy Tholen of
Garnett are named State Family of the
Year by the local Knights of Columbus.
County commissioners discuss the
options in regard to complaints about
the lack of prosecutions from Anderson
County Attorney Brandon Jones office.
A resignation and a retirement put both
Crest and Central Heights school districts in search of new superintendents.
Fifty-eight properties will be part of the
countys delinquent property tax sale
set for March.
March
Kortney Kirkland of Garnett wins
this years Daughters of the American
Revolution Good Citizen award. Alan
Quirins 6th Grade Class wins a pizza
party from The Anderson County
Review as the class that submitted the
most ad designs during the papers
recent Creative Kids writing and ad
design contest. Former East Kansas Agri
Energy board member Scott Brittenham
faces federal charges that his investment company misused investor funds
unrelated to the local ethanol plant.
Former flight students remember local
aircraft enthusiast and airport manager
Roy Baker after his passing last month.
Garnett Elementary School receives a
$2,500 technology grant from Americas
Farmers Grow Communities with the
assistance of local farmer Betsy Bunnel.
Hair stylist Casie Rohde has purchased
Salon Connections in Garnett. A lull
in cold wet weather opens the Spring
pasture season with a number of outof-control grass fires in the county. The
Central Heights team of Page Stockard,
Olivia Stockard and Riley Roll took
first place at the KU Engineering
Expo in Lawrence. A donation to the
Garnett Community Foundation from
the Goppert Foundation (GSSB) will
replace indows in the original section
of the Garnett Public Library. Glenn
and Ruth Lee Hastert are recognized by
the Anderson County Historical Society
as the organziations 2014 Outstanding
Citizens. True to its owners vow, the
Colony Community Diner re-opens to
eager customers after reconstructing
from being wiped out in a fire last
December. The Kansas Supreme Court
sides with USD 365 in an appeal by Iola
businessman Don Diebolt, who claimed
the district exceeded its authority in
seizing his land for construction of the
new Garnett Elementary Center.
April
ACHS cheerleaders perform at the
5A state basketball game in Topeka,
with members Bailey Whticomb,
Samantha Nickell, Jasmine White,
Kori Pitts, McKenzie Huettenmueller,
Bobbi Jo Rockers, Tavia Wittman,
Adriann Garbarini, Darci Maley, Tara
Meyers, Erica Holman and Madison
Martin, coached by Trish Wittman.
Tanya Wilson, daughter of James and
Karen Wilson of Garnett, will be part
of the cast for the production of Julius
Caesar at the University of Central
Missouri in Warrensburg. The third,
fourth and fifth grade students at Crest
sold cookie grams last Valentines Day
for Make-A-Wish Kansas. AuBurn
Pharmacy in Garnett received the annual Business and Professional Womens
Club Business of the Year award.
ACHS teacher Mike Sibley is selected
to attend the Choices Programs annual Geography Leadership Institute at
Brown University in Providence, RI.
The rash of spring grass fires continue to keep local fire crews busy.
Garnett city leaders examine the prospects of expanding the Neighborhood
Revitalization Program that gives tax
rebates for investing in housing, commercial and industrial structures city
wide as opposed to targeted blighted areas. Garnetts Creative Business
Partnerships Committee introduces a
plan for a Second Saturdays promotion in town to feature a cash giveaway, entertainment and local business
specials. The Anderson County Review
spearheads a community recruitment
plan aimed at having local residents
mail a coupon with their various correspondence designed to prompt interest in the community from outsiders.
Spring storms bring hail, rain and flooding to the local area. A proposal by
a Peoria, Ill., company to to provide
in-house medical care to inmates at
the Anderson County Jail could save
the county as much as $33,000. Only 86
voters turn out in city elections to vote
for a single uncontested candidate
city commissioner Gordon Blackie in
April elections. The county tax sale
generates $117,000 and puts more than
50 properties back on active tax rolls.
City commissioners vote to expand the
Neighborhood Revitalization tax rebate
program city-wide, but need county and
school district authorization to make
it whole. ACHS junior Seth Wolken is
elected to the executive board of the
Kansas Future Business Leaders of
America. Local fire crews respond to a
15-year high record of fire calls between
Jan. 1 and March 31- 298 calls at a cost of
$55,000, according to a report from county emergency preparedness director
J.D. Mersman. Chuck Mahon is hired
as Crests new superintendent and high
school principal. City commissioners
pass an ordinance making it a crime for
utility customers to plug in a neighbor who has had his utilities suspended
for lack of payment. Dry weather delays
spring planting in the area.
May
A Colony woman and two girls
ages 12 and 9 are injured in an ATV
wreck near Colony. County commissioners are advertising again for the
job of part-time county zoning director,
but nobody seems to want the job. A
new state law makes information in
probable cause affidavits up until now
sealed in Kansas open under state
open records laws. Garnetts Roadhouse
Roundabout Riders collect more than
$5,600 in a ride and auction for the
local WINGS breast cancer organization. Susan Wettstein is honored by the
Kansas Sampler Festival for her civic
efforts and accomplishments. As part
of a 5-year plan to upgrade equipment
county commissioners will spend about
$200,000 on new fire fighting equipment
this year. The ACHS FFA milk quality
team of Adam Kropf, Bailey Wolken,
Alexis Pedrow, Melissa Kropf won first
place at state FFA competitions. A tractor trailer unit looking for a place to
park near the old cheese plant at U.S.
59 and Park Road caused a chain-reaction power outage when it knocks down
a power pole and snaps a number of
power lines. Ongoing complaints about
Vyve Broadband TV cable in Garnett
make the issue once again a topic at
city commission meetings. A Colorado
couple discovers a discarded trunk they
found once belonged to Garnett native
son and first-Kansas-born governor
Arthur Capper, and they donate it to
the Anderson County Historical Society
Museum. Despite a lingering sour economy, Anderson Countys unemployment rate in April was around 4.7 percent.
June
Tristan Davis of CHHSs FFA program receives a proficiency award in
swine production placement at the 86th
Annual FFA Convention in late May.
Garnett Elementary Center awarded
two honors to students acknowledging
citizenship and academics; sixth grader
Lilly Spring won the Marie Hoffmeier
Award for 2013-2014 and first-grader
Addyson Ladewig won the Caroline
Ludolph Award. A local support group
for veterans of combat starts meeting
on Monday nights at Garnetts Trinity
Lutheran Church. A local woman complains to city commissioners about the
number of snakes at Lake Garnett, but
a local state wildlife and parks officer
says most local snakes are harmless.
ACHS 2012 graduate Miranda Rickel
files to run as a Democrat to take on
incumbent Republican Kevin Jones
for the 5th Distict State Representative
seat. Vyve Broadband says it will invest
$1.2 million in the Garnett cable TV
system in infrastructure and upgrades.
GSSBs Goppert Foundation awards
$27,650 in matching funds to Little
Peoples Learning Center day care in
Garnett to be used to install a sprinkler
system per state fire marshal mandates.
The Garnett VFW and VFW Auxiliary
each donate $100 to the Chamber
Players Community Theater building fund, and a Kansas Department
of Commerce grant through the City
of Garnett will kick in some $50,000
toward design of the new building as
well as other art and performance projects in town. Leroy Hamilton, a familiar
face with the local UPS delivery service
for more than 30 years, announces his
retirement. The National Boat Racing
Association announces its selected
Lake Garnett as the site for its Ethanol
Hydroplane Shootout races in July. The
Chamber Players Community Theater,
Country Fabrics, Front Row Sports and
Tom Adams Construction are recognized with Kansas Department of commerce Business Appreciation Awards.
Solid recent rains are faring well for
local crops. Garnetts Creative Business
Partnership Committee launches its
Second Saturdays promotion featuring live musical performances, a local
shopping promotion and cash drawings
on the second Saturday of every month.
Colonys Jeannie Ray reopens Jeannies
Colony Food Store after December fire
last year destroyed the old downtown
structure. Emporia State University
math major Taylor Huettenmueller
earns a spot on the Deans List for
the spring 2014 semester. County commissioners pick an Illinois health care
company to provide medical services to
the Anderson County Jail at a $30,000
annual savings over a previous arrangement with Anderson County Hospital.
Construction on the new Anderson
County Hospital building is expected
to be mostly completed by November,
with a January 2015 move-in scheduled.
County commissioners balk at a plan by
Garnett City Commissioners to expand
the property tax-rebating Neighborhood
Revitalization Program to a city-wide
focus instead of targeting blighted
areas. ACHS vice-principal and athletic
director Don Hilliard leaves Garnett to
take a job as Burlington High School
principal.
July
ACHS 2008 graduate Tracy Rockers
is sentenced to 13 years in federal prison
for her role in a methamphetamine trafficking ring in Eudora and the 2010 death
of a Ottawa man whose body was found
stuffed in a refrigerator near DeSoto.
Former Garnett resident Ben Coltrane
and his family are rasing money to fund
a mission trip to the Phillippines. Local
businessman Don Millington rouses
three neighbors to a late night fire at
their home in Garnett, most likely saving their lives. B.J. Moody, formerly of
Garnett and recently graduated from
The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., is honored by the Corps of Cadets with the
General Douglas MacArthur Cadet of
the Year Award. AuBurn Pharmacy
wins the annual local chapter of BPWs
Business of the Year award. A negotiated rate increase settlement between
federal regulators and Southern Star
Central Pipeline could result in a rate
hike for area customers of some $12
per year. Anderson County Hospital
opens its Family Care Center South at
Colony in an expansion move to develop
a patient base in the southern part of
Anderson County. Anderson Countys
local KSU Extension District officially merged with the Frontier District
July 1 which includes Franklin and
Osage counties, a move that proponents
say will help the local offices become
more efficient and offer expanded programs and services. Optimum conditions make for a good wheat harvest
in the county, with hope that corn and
soybean harvests will be big in the fall
as well. City leaders say theyve nearly raised all of about $5,000 they want
to spend replacing tattered veterans
flags in the Garnett Cemeterys Avenue
of Flags. Beckman Ford in Garnett is
recognized for 25 years as a local Ford
dealer. Forty-seven year old James
Franklin Atkisson is sentenced to life
in prison with no parole for 25 years a
recent Jessicas Law provision in
connection with charges he had sex
with a 13 year-old girl in 2013. Initial
estimates show it may cost a half million dollars to rectify heating and cooling problems in the countys historic
courthouse. ACHS seniors Wyatt Hulett
and Bailey Rockers win scholarships
from the Garnett Optimist Club. East
Kansas Agri Energy announces its plan
to add renewable diesel fuel production at the local ethanol plant to make
use of corn oil byproducts and other
waste oils. The Anderson County Fair
Association stakes $25,000 to guarantee a carnival midway at this years
fair after years without one, aimed at
increasing traffic at the event.
August
Two Garnett businesses are some
of numerous retailers across Kansas
and the Midwest who in recent weeks
have accepted bogus $20 bills. ACHS
graduates Cody Gettler and Spencer
Walter start a Designated Driver service locally, to provide transportation
for drivers who may have had too much
to drink. The county fair associations
gamble with a guaranteed carnival a
this years county fair pays off, with
what some officials are calling record
attendance at the week-long fairgrounds
event. Political newcomer Les McGhee
files as an Independent to run against
Republican Jim Johnson for the Third
District Anderson County Commission
seat in November. Higher property tax
values in the county, primarily rooted in higher value for local oil leases
amid surging oil production, result in
county and USD 365 officials cutting
about 3 mills from their local budgets
while spending more than last year.
Anderson County Attorney Brandon
Jones throws his hat in the ring for
nomination to the Fourth District seat
of former district judge Tom Sachse,
who is retiring. Colony City Council
members are receiving applications for
the position of city clerk, as Lanelle
Knoll will resign at the end of this
month. Fourth Judicial judge nominees
have been narrowed from a field of
four to two, including Coffey County
Attorney Doug Witteman and Anderson
County Attorney Brandon Jones. Duff
Hall opens Duffys in the refurbished
Greeley building formerly occupied by
The Greeley Caf, which was damaged
by fire two years ago.
September
Trailers full of corn are running day
and night at East Kansas Agri Energy
and at Beachner Grain in Garnett as
the years huge corn harvest moves
from field to production. Garnetts
Creative Business Partnerships committee is in search of video from local
events to be used in a short recruitment
video targeted for local websites and
social media pages. After purchasing
the former Arkhaven Nursing Home
on West 7th Avenue in Garnett at the
recent county delinquent tax sale, demolition crews set to work razing the
structure. A financial report on the
Anderson County Fair shows an initial
$5,000 stake put down by the county and
by the City of Garnett as a deposit to
retain a carnival at this years midway
wasnt needed, as the proceeds more
than covered a $25,000 guarantee to the
company. City officials rewrite legal
language to allow golf kart-type vehicles
in city parks. Casey Butterfield, 19 of
Garnett, dies in a traffic collision south
of Ottawa on U.S. 59. Former Kincaid
city treasurer Joyce Sipe of Colony is
charged in district court with the misuse of some $1,400 of city funds. USD
365 hires architectural and engineering
work on its expansion project at ACHS
stadium. The USD 365 Endowment
Association and school district will
share costs of a $30,000 lighted sign
at the entrance to Anderson County
Junior-Senior High School in honor of
former district lawyer Steve Doering.
Tom and Frances Herynk are tabbed
as grand marshals of the Kincaid Fair
Parade. Miranda Rickel, candidate for
5th District Representative, bows out
of the race leaving Democrats in the
district to fill the vacancy on the ballot.
Shelby Ramsey is crowned 2014 Kincaid
Fair Queen. Colony city councilwoman Melissa Hobbs steps in as interim
mayor after the surprise resignation of
Mayor Neil Wallace for health reasons.
The local American Legion recognizes
ACHS musicians Jessica McCullar and
Stephen Callow as Young Citizens of
the Year for their work as buglers
playing Taps during veterans funerals and at other memorial events.
Brad Ruppert of Garnett is recovering
from his injuries after his van crosses the center line of K-268 in Osage
County and kills a Quenemo woman.
Cornstock marks its 10th anniversary. Radio reporter and USD 365 school
board member Cleon Rickel will fill
the bill left vacant when his daughter
Miranda resigned from the Democratic
ballot in the 5th Representative District
race. A city sidewalk reconstruction
plan mandated by federal regulators
under the Americans with Disabilities
Act, is dragging because Garnett
property owners are refusing to participate. Governor Sam Brownback
appoints Coffey County Attorney Doug
Witteman as the new Fourth Judicial
District Judge. Former school teacher, Anderson County Hospital activist
and county commissioner Ann Calahan
pass away at the age of 90. Dr. Janell
Jones joins the staff at the Anderson
County Hospitals Family Care Center.
October
Plans begin to take shape for a
veterans memorial on the Anderson
County Courthouse grounds with
designs by local artisan Leon Lickteig.
Rene Rodriguez and Emily Wyant are
crowned king and queen of Crest fall
homecoming. After final school enrollments were tabulated Central Heights
was the only local district to add students this fall. The Garnett Church of
the Nazarene spnsored a 5k Run for
Kenya with proceeds donated for a violence relief center in Kenya. In the first
half of October the county is an inch of
rain above average for the month. Tyler
Wolken and Alisha Gettler are crowned
ACHS king and queen at homecoming festivities, and Emily Miller and
Gavin Holler reign at Central Heights.
Anderson County will reap a $3 million
tax valuation windfall after the U.S.
Supreme Court denies an appeal by
natural gas companies that their gas
should not be counted on the countys
tax rolls. Don Lile is named Kansas
Hunter Educations Hunter of the Year.
A political candidates forum becomes
the scene of a vigorous debate between
incumbent commissioner Jim Johnson
and Garnett City Commissioners
Preston Peine and Greg Gwin over cost
sharing and control over Park Road
in Garnett. Alco Stores, Inc., files for
federal bankruptcy protection, leaving the future of the local store and
others across the Midwest unknown.
Garnett commissioners pass the citys
first natural gas rate increase since
2009. St. Boniface Church in Scipio
will celebrate the 150th founding of the
Carmelite order in Anderson County.
Callie Hicks of Greeley scores a 9.025
in the uneven bars and a 9.2 in vault to
help the Lawrence Free State Firebirds
win the Kansas 6A State Gymnastics
title by 47 hundredths of a point. The
Colony Lions Club sets a goal of collecting 1,000 pairs of eyeglasses by the
end of the year. Former EKAE board
member Scott Brittenham will pay $2.2
million to settle U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission charges that he
misused investor funds in other ethanol
plant investments he managed.
November
Former Kansas Senator and U.S.
presidential candidate Bob Dole pays a
visit to Garnett on his thank you tour.
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran tours the new
Anderson County Hospital construction project. Averi Wilson is the lone
ACHS qualifier in the Kansas 4A State
Cross Country meet. Fire Departments
from Franklin and Anderson County
conduct high-angle rescue practice at
the Greeley water tower. After the success of the one-day Garnett Grand Prix
Revival last month, organizers hope to
expand the event to an annual weekend long celebration. The 3rd-4th grade
division of the Garnett Youth Football
program wins the league championship. After virtually no campaign and
running as an Independent, political
new comer Les McGhee defeats incumbent Republican Jim Johnson for the
commissions Third District seat. Bids
come in too high for USD 365s original
development plan at ACHS Stadium,
forcing revised designs. Kincaid voters
decide 98-14 to start a local library board
with taxing authority. Rain delayed soybean harvests are still good with an
average of 20-40 bushel per acre reported in the county. The Kansas Hospital
Association honors Anderson County
Hospital CEO Denny Hachenberg wth
the Charles S. Billings Award for outstanding contributions to the field of
health care in Kansas. Bauman Cedar
Creek Farms of Garnett wins a $60,000
private contest loan to develop an
organic feed mill. At a cost of $200,000,
Garnett City Commissioners say its
just too expensive to add a slide to
the municipal swimming pool. Musical
performers from the past years Second
Saturdays promotion plan a group concert after the Garnett Area Chamber
of Commerce Christmas Parade. FFA
team members from ACHS win 2nd in
state milk judging. Garnetts Alco store,
along with 197 others in the chain, will
close as part of the companys bankruptcy. East Kansas Agri Energy holds
a ceremonial groundbreaking for its
new bio-diesel addition at the ethanol
plant site in Garnett. Local civic volunteers Don and Bonnie Lile are selected
to grand marshal the annual GACC
Christmas Parade.
December
The former Long Term Care section of Anderson County Hospital will
be renamed Residential Care Center
when the new facility opens in January.
Garnett city officials will conduct an
extensive review of the citys utility
systems in preparation for a five-year
capital outlay plan aimed at upgrading
local utility infrastructure. After discussion about the challenges in hiring
police officers, city leaders opt to keep a
requirement that city officers live within the borders of Anderson County. A
rash of recent suicides forces a challenging dialogue for the community, says
Doug Wright of the SEK Mental Health
Center. Following state trends of lower
unemployment, Anderson County sees
its jobless rate for November drop to
4.2 percent. The Mid-America Nutrition
Program, which administers Meals on
Wheels in the local area, gets a $32,000
grant from Wal-Mart to replace equipment. A second round of revised project
bidding saves $200,000 on the USD 365
upgrade plan at ACHS Stadium.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Remember New Years past
In just a couple of days
we will be celebrating New
Years Eve and New Years
Day, parties, parades, football games and all the other
things that take place. Also,
lets not forget all those new
New Years Resolutions for
2015.
In America, it was the
17th Century Dutch, in their
New Amsterdam settlement,
who originated our modern
New Years Eve celebration-though the American
Indians may have paved the
way.
Long before settlers
arrived in the New World,
New Years Eve festivities were observed by the
Iroquois Indians, celebrated
the ripening and harvesting
of their corn crop. Gathering
up clothes, furnishings, and
wooden utensils, along with
uneaten corn or other grains,
the Indians tossed these possessions of the previous year
into a great bonfire, signify-
DIGGING UP THE PAST
Henry Roeckers
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local archeology information.
ing the start of a new year
and a new life.
The Tournament of Roses.
This famous Pasadena,
California, parade was started
on Jan.1, 1886. They decorated their carriages with flowers an artistic celebration
of the ripening of the oranges in California. This was
similar to the celebrations of
the ancient Babylonians,who
marked the new year with
a parade and sowing of the
seeds.
The Rose Bowl football
game became part of the fes-
tivities in 1902,but the following year, chariot races provided the main sports thrills.
It wasnt until 1916 that the
football game returned, to
become the annual attraction.
Now, for all of you making New Years Resolutions,
it is nothing new. Four thousand years ago, the ancient
Babylonians made resolutions part of their
New Years celebrations.
While two of the most popular
present-day promises might
be to lose weight and to quit
smoking, the Babylonians
had their own two favorites,to pay off outstanding debts
and return all borrowed
farming tools and household
utensils.
It is only within the past
four hundred years that
January 1 has enjoyed widespread acceptance.
Happy New Year, everyone.
Henry & Kay Roeckers
UTILITIES…
FROM PAGE 1A
for electric utilities for many
years.
It allows us to stay on top
of current pricing and protect
our reserves for other expenditures, Martin said in a report
to city commissioners.
Officials
with
Kansas
Municipal
Gas
Agency
(KMGA), the natural gas consortium that sells gas to the
city, said many cities have
added a fuel adjustment fee.
Garnett Mayor Preston
Peine said he was concerned
because the commission recently voted to increase its natural gas rate, and may need to
review rates again for another
possible increase.
I guess I didnt realize our
current system is broken,
Peine said. I thought the purpose of having reserves is to
weather the volatility so the
city can absorb some of that
rather than passing it on to
individual consumers on each
bill.
Martin said that system
works well in a relatively stable gas market, but prices have
been too volatile recently. She
also said the city didnt get a
very good deal the last time it
purchased gas on contract.
She said she needs to do
more research to determine if
a fuel adjustment fee is the best
solution to the problem. She
told commissioners she should
be able to provide more details
about the issue in January, but
wanted them to think about it
until then.
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LOCAL
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we print it.
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2004: County loses money over gas storage
Dec. 28, 2004
Legal wrangling over
whether natural gas stored in
vast underground caverns in
Welda and Ozark townships
should be subject to local and
state tax may mean a budget
shortage of some $820,000 in
2005 for Anderson County, its
school districts and other taxing entities.
A year-end bank review has
shown that money raised by
Anderson County young people and sent to Americas Fund
for Afghan Children apparently never got to the program or
to the war-torn nations children. The local program was
spearheaded by The Anderson
County Review in October
2001. A money order sent to
the fund was never cashed.
Theft charges pending
against a former county
employee were dropped last
week after she reached an
agreement with the county
to repay $1,700 she allegedly
stole.
Dec. 26, 1994
Its about to be a little more
expensive to send that little
note to Aunt Bessie. Starting
Jan. 1, 1995, a first-class postage stamp will rise in cost from
29 cents to 32 cents. The Postal
Service had sought a 10.3 percent across the board increase,
but their first class increase
of three cents was found to be
enough to raise the additional
$4.7 billion required in 1995.
Its the first rate adjustment in
four years.
After weeks of indecision by
Anderson County commission-
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may have brought an end to
the argument on how to pay
his employees for holidays
when he submitted his own
proposal Monday afternoon.
Commissioners again became
embroiled in a heated discussion concerning holiday pay
for sheriffs deputies when
they met Monday morning.
Commission chairman Dudley
Feuerborn stood by his position that deputies should be
paid only their salary and nothing more. He believed the deputies were hired at an agreed-on
salary that should not change
because a deputy works on
a holiday. Commissioner
Howard Thompson agreed,
although less fervently, that
paying deputies more than
their salary is contrary to the
salary concept. Commissioner
Ann Calahan dissented from
the other commissioners and
said deputies who work holidays should be paid time and
a half for their hours worked
as prescribed in the county
handbook. Vaughans proposal
would pay deputies time and a
half for holiday hours worked
in addition to their normal salary. Deputies that do not work
the holiday will receive a day
off that is to be used before
end of their pay period. No
agreement was made on the
proposal.
Dec. 31, 1984
The
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to $15,000 for year-end spending on items considered for
purchase but rescheduled.
City Manager Rick Doran recommended the purchase of a
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Police Department. The second
item to be considered was a
larger motorboat for the parks
service.
Bob Triplett is becoming
known as the kite man of
Garnett. Joggers, walkers
and some people just out for
a drive around Lake Garnett
talk about those fantastic
kites that man makes and
flies. Triplett was flying a
six-panel stunt kite Thursday
afternoon north of the armory
in Garnett.
The manager of Public
Wholesale water District 5
met with the Colony council to
request the city pay its water
bill. The amount of the bill he
spoke of was not acceptable to
the Colony City Council, and
the problem stems from an
alleged overcharge from the
water supplier. The contract
covers minimum and maximum amounts of water for certain prices. The council claims
they have not exceeded the
annual amount; however, the
water district claims the city
has used more than a montlhy
allocation during some summer months.
Dec. 29, 1914
In the district court this
afternoon,
Judge
Smart
approved the report of the
appraisers of the city light
plant, and also added ten percent for value. The total price
to the city is $12,967.80, and
the costs are equally divided between the city and Mr.
McAfee. McAfee is required
to convey the plant to the city
in five days, or the decree of
the court stands as a conveyance, and the city must pay
the cash. Among points Judge
Smart made was the statement
that the city has owned the
plant ever since 1913, when the
commissioners elected to buy
it, and we might as well have
had street lights all this time
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 30, 2014
LOCAL
Notice to sell Ward property Notice to sell Mead property KDOT employee
(First published in the Anderson County Review
on December 23, 2014)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, KANSAS
CIVIL DEPARTMENT
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie
Mae), a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the United States of America
Plaintiff,
vs.
Unknown Heirs of Becky E. Ward, deceased,
et al.
Defendants.
Case No. 14CV21
Court Number:
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale
issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court
of Anderson County, Kansas, the undersigned
Sheriff of Anderson County, Kansas, will offer
for sale at public auction and sell to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, at the West Door of
the Courthouse at Garnett, Anderson County,
Kansas, on January 15, 2015, at 10:00 AM, the
following real estate:
Beginning at a point 712 feet West and
60 feet North of the Southeast corner of the
Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Twenty-
five (25), Township Twenty (20) South, Range (First published in the Anderson County Review Kansas, on January 22, 2015, at 10:00 AM, the
Nineteen (19) East of the Sixth Principal
following real estate:
on December 30, 2014)
Meridian, thence running North 140 feet, thence
Lot Five ( 5 ) and the East 30 feet Lot Six ( 6
West 115 feet, thence South 140 feet, thence IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
) in Block Thirty-six ( 36 ) to the City of Garnett,
East 115 feet to the place of beginning
COUNTY, KANSAS
Anderson County, Kansas, commonly known
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CIVIL DEPARTMENT
as 226 East 3rd Avenue, Garnett, KS 66032
Beginning at a point 712 feet West and
(the Property)
60 feet North of the Southeast corner of the U.S. Bank National Association
to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled
Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Twenty- Plaintiff,
case. The sale is to be made without appraise
five (25), Township Twenty (20) South, Range vs.
ment and subject to the redemption period
Nineteen (19) East of the Sixth Principal William L. Mead and Connie B. Mead, et al.
as provided by law, and further subject to the
Meridian in Anderson County, Kansas, thence Defendants.
approval of the Court. For more information,
running North 140 feet, thence West 115 feet,
visit www.southlaw.com
thence South 140 feet, thence East 115 feet to Case No. 12CV43
Vernon Valentine, Sheriff
the place of beginning, except that part in streets Court Number:
Anderson County, Kansas
and roads, commonly known as 613 West 4th Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60
Avenue, Garnett, KS 66032 (the Property)
Prepared By:
to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled
Notice Of Sale
South & Associates, P.C.
case. The sale is to be made without appraise
Megan Cello (KS # 24167)
ment and subject to the redemption period
6363 College Blvd., Suite 100
Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale
as provided by law, and further subject to the issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court
Overland Park, KS 66211
approval of the Court. For more information, of Anderson County, Kansas, the undersigned
(913)663-7600
visit www.Southlaw.com
Sheriff of Anderson County, Kansas, will offer
(913)663-7899 (Fax)
Vernon Valentine, Sheriff for sale at public auction and sell to the highest
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Anderson County, Kansas bidder for cash in hand, at the West Door of
(147580)
Prepared By: the Courthouse at Garnett, Anderson County,
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South & Associates, P.C.
Blair Gisi (KS # 24096)
245 N. Waco, Suite 410
Wichita, KS 67202
(316)684-7733
(Published in the Anderson County Review on December 30, 2014)
(316)684-7766 (Fax)
Attorneys for Plaintiff
(168836)
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS
MICHAEL E. ROCKERS and NANCY
J. ROCKERS,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
J. C. WRAY; AMANDA LOUISE WRAY; CHRYL
DURHAM, a/k/a CHRYL PREVATTE; MRS.
KING STILWELL; a/k/a MARY I. KING;
FLOYD TO. STILWELL; RALPH CAVEN;
RALPH STILWELL; CECILE N. POWELL, a/k/a
CECILE KING; KATHLEEN KING; MARJORIES
L. DALTON; PATRICIA DALTON GRAHAM;
SUSAN E. CATRON; BARBARA K. TUCKER;
TOM TUCKER; HOUSEHOLD FINANCE
CORPORATION III; the unknown spouses of
them and any of them; and the heirs, adminis
trators, executors, devisees trustees, creditors
and assigns of such of them as are or may
be deceased; and, the unknown successors,
assigns creditors, receivers or other like agents
of such; and if such be a corporation and said
corporation or other company or entity, or any
successor be dormant, then the officers and
directors of any such corporate defendants as
have become or are dormant and, with respect
to any such officers and directors as may be
married, the unknown spouses of them and
the heirs, administrators, executors, devisees,
trustees, creditors and assigns of such of them
as are or may be deceased; and the unknown
guardians, conservators trustees or other like
representatives of such of the defendants as are
minors or are in any wise under legal disability,
Defendants.
Case No. 14-CV-49
NOTICE OF SUIT
The state of Kansas to all defendants above
named and to all other persons who are or may
be concerned:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
a petition has been filed in the above-named
court by plaintiffs praying that their title to certain
real estate, situate in Anderson County, Kansas,
and more particularly described in the said peti
tion, be quieted, and that you and each of you
be forever barred, restrained and enjoined from
setting up or claiming any right, title, interest,
estate, equity, lien, or claim in or to said real
estate.
You are hereby required to plead to the
petition on or before the 27th day of January,
2015, in the above court at Garnett, Kansas. If
you fail to please, judgment and decree will be
entered in due course upon said petition.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, KANSAS
CIVIL DEPARTMENT
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
Plaintiff,
vs.
Sarah Dionne, et al.
Defendants.
Case No. 14CV34
Court Number:
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60
Notice on Kincaid city budget
(Published in the Anderson County Review on December 30, 2014)
MICHAEL E. ROCKERS and
NANCY J. ROCKERS
Plaintiffs
TERRY J. SOLANDER #7280
503 S. Oak St. P.O. Box 348
Garnett, KS 66032-0348
785-448-6131; FAX: 785-448-2475
solander@embarqmail.com
Attorney for Plaintiffs
surer and Hilda Lankard as
vice president. A dollar was collected for the 2015 membership
dues. The annual Christmas
party will once again be hosted
by Rose Marie Miller at the
United Brethren Church at 5:30
p.m. Dec. 7. Several members
elected to bring meat dishes and
the rest will bring potluck.
Rose Dennison won the mystery gift of soap. Cindy Lowe
was the recipient of tea towels,
a decorative plate and a jar of
candy for her birthday from her
secret sister. Everyone collected a loaf of homemade bread as
a parting gift.
Hyatt Club has party
Rose Marie Miller, assisted
by Mary Ann Umbarger, hosted the Hyatt Clubs Christmas
party Dec. 7 at the United
Brethren Church. As always,
the decorations were wonderful. Dinner consisted of potdc30t3 luck dishes furnished by all
the members. The Hyatt Club
members are fabulous cooks,
so we really enjoyed ourselves.
Instead of a gift exchange,
members brought non-perishable food items to be donated to
ECKAN food pantry. Dorothy
Miller and Pat Mosher volunteered to deliver them.
Several pictures were taken
to commemorate the end of our
100th year celebration. Dorothy
spoke about all the projects
done in honor of the 100-year
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Becky created for the library
Notice on Lincoln Township budget
(Published in the Anderson County Review on December 30, 2014)
and winter storm operations on
state highways in Miami, Linn,
Franklin, Anderson and Coffey
counties and part of Osage
County.
Ryan said equipment has
become much better through
the years, thanks to advances in
technology and climate control.
He noted the many improvements KDOT crews have made
on roadways, including resurfacing and shoulder work.
Ryan especially enjoys projects
planned and completed during
the summer months.
He and his wife Yvonne live
in Garnett. The couple has two
daughters, Crystal and Lindsay.
Hyatt Social Club meets
Notice on Greeley city budget
and the presentaton we all did
for the historical society were
two of them. Janis read a brief
history of how the Hyatt Social
Club began.
Diane Hastert and Wayne
Ecclefield won the hostess gifts.
Dorothy received a plaque that
said No Place Like Home and
a hot or cold neck pillow for her
birthday from her secret sister. The 2014 secret sisters were
revealed and new ones drawn
for 2015. Then we got down to
the business of playing bingo
for the fun prizes. Everyone
won. Rose Marie and Mary Ann
handed out parting gifts of all
kinds of great things. This is
always a magical time for our
group as we share it with our
spouses, special friends and our
Hyatt Club sisters.
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Notice to sell Dionne property
(First published in the Anderson County Review
on December 23, 2014)
Kevin Ryan, area maintenance superintendent at the
Garnett office, has achieved a
career milestone and is celebrating 30 years of valued service to the Kansas Department
of Transportation (KDOT) in
January 2015.
Ryan began working for
KDOT on January 2, 1985, as
an equipment operator at the
former Burlington maintenance office. He became the
Burlington supervisor, transferring to the same post at the
Waverly office in the 1990s. In
2002 he was named superintendent for the Garnett area. Ryan
directs maintenance actions
The Hyatt Social Club met
at the home of Dorothy Miller
on Nov. 22. Dorothy, Angela
McSpadden and Nancy Klenda
were hostesses to 16 members
and three guests for brunch.
Guest Sondra Grieshaber also
became a member of the Hyatt
Club. Roll call was answered by
naming a favorite Thanksgiving
food. Sweet potatoes were an
overwhelming favorite.
The business portion of the
meeting was the election of offidc30t3 cers for 2015. Becky King and
Diane Hastert were elected as
co-president. Janis Hightower
will remain as secretary/trea-
Notice to quiet real estate title
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, December 16, 2014)
celebrates 30-years
Kansas, on January 15, 2015, at 10:00 AM, the
following real estate:
LOT SEVENTEEN (17), IN BLOCK
TWENTY-FIVE (25), TO THE CITY OF
GARNETT, ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS.,
commonly known as 217 East 3rd Avenue,
Garnett, KS 66032 (the Property)
to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled
case. The sale is to be made without appraise
ment and subject to the redemption period
as provided by law, and further subject to the
approval of the Court. For more information,
visit www.Southlaw.com
Vernon Valentine, Sheriff
Anderson County, Kansas
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale
issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court
of Anderson County, Kansas, the undersigned
Sheriff of Anderson County, Kansas, will offer
for sale at public auction and sell to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, at the West Door of
the Courthouse at Garnett, Anderson County,
Prepared By:
South & Associates, P.C.
Mark Mellor (KS # 10255)
245 N. Waco, Suite 410
Wichita, KS 67202
(316)684-7733
(316)684-7766 (Fax)
Attorneys for Plaintiff
(173007)
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ANDERSON
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Check your local area businesses first – keep your local dollars at home!
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DIGITAL COPIERS
COLOR PRINTERS
NETWORK PRINTERS
NETWORK SCANNERS
FACSIMILE
MIKE HERMRECK
Sales & Service
601 South Oak
Garnett, Kansas
(785) 448-3212
Cooper Jetzon Kumho
BECKMAN MOTORS
North Hwy. 59 in Garnett, KS
111 E. 4th
Garnett
Cooper
Jetzon
Ave.
Kumho
Current Rebate
(785) 448-2284
$2000
CARPETING
SERVICE
448-3720
See dealer for
additional rebates.
(785) 448-6122
429 N. Maple Next to Country Mart
IRAs
Mutual Funds
Investments
(785) 448-5441
Reliable, Dependable, Consistent
Always There Always Caring
Jo Wolken E.A., A.T.A.
PRIME RIB Friday & Saturday Night
On-the-Farm Service Alignments
Cooper Jetzon Kumho
Carpet – Vinyl
Laminate – Hardwood
Ceramic & VC Tile
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Aaron Lizer
Agent
E-Statements &
Online Banking
305 N. Maple PO Box 66 Garnett, KS 66032
Phone: (785) 448-6125 Cell: (785) 448-4428
Fax: (785) 448-5878
Garnett Colony Hepler
Ottawa Pomona
St. Paul Walnut
Open New Years Eve 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
DINNER: Upstairs Wed. – Thur. 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., Fri. – Sat. 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
On the Square – At the corner of 4th and Oak
Downtown Garnett
DC Solutions LLC
Foundation &
Drainage Repair
(913) 256-9163
www.facebook.com/DC Solutions LLC
www.dcsolutions@osawatomie.com
Millers Construction, Inc.
*Price good for dine-in only, offer not valid on catering.
Prime rib offer good only with purchase of drink.
Price subject to change without notice.
785-448-2616
Patriots Bank Bldg. Richmond
(785) 835-6161
Licensed & Insured
785-448-3056
www.taxtimetaxserviceinc.com
HELPING YOU PLAN
TODAY FOR TOMORROW
includes choice of side, salad and roll
Find us on facebook for more weekend specials!
Patriots Bank Bldg. Princeton
(785) 937-2269
Garnett, KS
Since 1980
Delden Doors & Openers
We sell & service these
brands & more.
Call for quotes & details.
Everett Miller (785) 448-6788
Rodney Miller (785) 448-3085
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 30, 2014
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MOBILE HOMES
Dietary Aide
Lenders Offering Special
Government Programs for
manufactured homes. $0
down for Land Owner. FHA
for first time buyers. VA- $0
down for Veterans. Section 184
for Fedearl Tribe members.
Lenders accepting less than
perfect credit. 866-858-6862.
Richmond Healthcare &
Rehabilitation Center, LLC
CARS & TRUCKS
Wanted – unwanted cars,
wrecked, running or damaged. Cash for your car today.
Fast, friendly service. Cash 4
Cars. (913) 594-0992. www.cashforcars-junk.net
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2005 Pontiac Montana, elec. doors,
leather, low miles…..$6995.00!
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2004
Chevrolet Impala, full power, auto,
NEW YEAR SPECIALS!
FOR RENT
Small 2 bedroom – very clean,
garage, $400/month. (785) 4185435.
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Houses for rent – 2 bedroom,
1 bath, $400; 3 bedroom, 2 bath,
newly remodeled, $600. (785)
204-1585.
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2 bedroom – 1 bath ranch, nice
location, 4 references a must.
(785) 448-5893.
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REAL ESTATE
great family car…..$5995.00!
2002 Ford Focus ZX3, auto, CD player, very
sporty…..$4995.00!
2000 Lincoln Town Car, lots of options, low
miles….$4995.00!
2000 Ford Taurus SES, raven black, chrome
wheels, sharp….$4995.00!
1998 GMC SLE Pickup, absolutely beautiful,
very clean, 122K……CALL US!
1997 Toyota Camry, leather, sunroof, great
gas mileage…..$4995.00!
1996 Pontiac Firebird, auto, full power, low
mileage, reduced…..$3995.00!
Wellsville, KS (785) 883-2913
www.breeautosales.com
HELP WANTED
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CDL-A Truck Drivers Dedicated HOGAN IS HIRING!
Up to $75,000 annually, $4,000
sign on bonus! Home weekly
guaranteed, Roundtrip Miles,
Great benefits. Call 866-284-3594
Butler Transport Your
Partner In Excellence. CDL
Class A Drivers Needed. Sign
on Bonus. All miles paid. 1-800528-7825 or www.butlertransport.com
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Apply in person at:
340 South St.
Richmond, KS
Your Needs, Our Passions…Every Day!
SERVICES
Alcoholics Anonymous Garnett: Tues. & Thurs. 7 p.m,
510 South Oak, (620) 228-2597 or
(785) 241-0586.
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Hope Unlimited offers services to victims of domestic
violence and sexual abuse. call
(620) 365-7566 or Kansas Hotline
(888) END-ABUSE (select local
option) for free, confidential
assistance.
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Garrison Concrete Inc
Work Done Right
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Replacement Repair Brand New
Dave Garrison Jr. Dave Garrison Sr.
Estimator/Supervisor
Owner
785-393-0806
785-393-2833
www.garrisonconcreteinc.com
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express
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SERVICES
MISC. FOR SALE
NOTICES
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For Sale – pool table, rack,
cues, balls, $900. 211 N. Lincoln,
448-5486. nc18tf
Social Security Disability
Benefits. Unable to work?
Denied benefits? We Can Help!
WIN or Pay Nothing! Contact
Bill Gordon & Associates at
1-800-737-4275 to start your
application today?
COMPUTER EXPERTS
GARNETT
785.304.1843
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ADOPTION
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Available from $199.95 & Up
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Jonsered Full Line Servicing Dealer
CALL US FOR A WINTER SERVICE!
MOST ALL MAKES!
Chain Sharpening Chain Repair
Hecks Small Engine Repair
Westphalia, KS 785-893-1620
OPEN MON. – FRI. 8 A.M. – 6 P.M.
Sat. By Appt. Closed Sunday
MISC. FOR SALE
Hecks
Storage Buildings
448-0319
or
204-0369
Delivery Available
Full-Time Transportation Coordinator/Driver
Lifecare
CDL required or the ability to obtain
ADCDL within 30 days. CNA preferred.
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Thursday, Jan. 8
4pm9pm
Friday, Jan. 9
12pm9pm
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Saturday, Jan. 10
12pm6pm
Sunday, Jan. 11
Kansas Coliseum Pavilions I-35 & 85th St N., Exit #17
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Registered Shih Tzu – shots
and wormed. Male, $250; female,
$300; older males, $200. (785) 7332699.
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A childless married couple
seek to adopt. Love, Happiness
and Bright Future. Financial
security. Expenses paid. Lets
help each other. Lisa and Eric
1-855-983-3121
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Card of Thanks
I want to thank everyone
who came to my 80th
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party. Thanks for the cards
& gifts and especially my
children who put it on. The
OK Welding Shop in Greeley
closed its doors on Dec. 15.
Thanks to all my customers
that did business with
me all these years.
Clyde Katzer
Looking for an experienced cleaning person
2 times/month to mop, dust & clean bathroom
at the Anderson County Landfill scale house.
Please apply at landfill located at 25404 NE
Nebraska Rd., Garnett, KS, between hrs. of
7:00 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Monday – Friday.
For questions, please call Scott @ 785-448-3109.
Anderson County is an EOE and position
is VPE, State Law – K.S.A. 73-201.
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JB Construction
Decks
Siding
Pole Buildings
(785) 448-8803 joeborntreger@yahoo.com
of Osawatomie
Wichita RV SHOW
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Fast, friendly service. Cash
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Apply online at www.lifecarecenterofosawatomie.com
American Walnut – buying
standing timber. Must have 25
or more trees. Call (816) 2326781 in St. Joseph for details.
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FARM & AG
FARM AND AG
The Miami County Newspapers and Read It Free Shopper
are looking for an outgoing, self-motivated, salesperson
with time management skills to take over an established
sales territory. Duties include prospecting new accounts,
providing existing accounts with marketing strategies beneficial to their businesses and designing advertising for
clients to be placed into the Miami County Republic, the
Louisburg Herald, Osawatomie Graphic newspapers and
The Read It Free Shopper, plus their websites. These
newspapers have a combined paid readership of 15,000
and Shopper distribution of 5,000. Join an experienced
team of advertising sales executives to help businesses
market their services and products. Sales experience or
aptitude essential, but will train the right person.
Send resume to:
Miami County Republic
c/o Teresa Morrow, Advertising Manager
P.O. Box 389, Paola, KS 66071
or email: teresa.morrow@miconews.com
Now Hiring
Gates Corporation is a worldwide leader in the production of
hydraulic hose. We are a growing company and are looking
for only the finest employees for our manufacturing operation.
Full-Time & Part-Time
Positions Available On 2 nd & 3 rd Shift.
Please apply in person. Applications will be taken Weekdays 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Applications must be completed in the facility.
GED or high school diploma required.
Pre-employment background checks & drug screen required.
Gates Corporation
1450 Montana Road
Iola, Kansas
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Dump Truck Driver for project in
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Operators must have experience on
skid steers, rubber tire loader,
backhoe, tractor or compactor. Dump
truck driver must have a valid Class B
or better drivers license. Must be drug
free. Hours, Mon. – Sat., 7-Dark.
Minimum $12/hr. to start, negotiable
based upon experience. 316-648-5024.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Powls wins Kansas Lions district City to bid on 6-person teeter totter
competition in peace poster contest
April Powls, a 6th grade student at Westphalia Elementary
School, has taken the first step
to becoming an internationally
recognized artist by winning a
District competition sponsored
by the Kansas District 17 N
Lions Clubs. April won her
local competition sponsored by
the Westphalia Lions Club.
Aprils poster was among
more than 450,000 entries submitted worldwide in the annual Lions International Peace
Poster Contest. Lions Clubs
International is sponsoring
the program to emphasize the
importance of world peace to
young people everywhere.
Peace, love and understanding soothes the soul and hugs
the world, the 12-year-old from
Garnett, Ks. said. The poster
was selected by Larry Cannon,
Baxter Springs Middle School
Art Instructor for its originality, artistic merit and portrayal
of the contest theme, Peace,
Love and Understanding. The
judging was held on Nov. 25,
2014 at Baxter Springs. Lion
Sue Gast of Baxter Springs,
Dist. N Peace Poster
Chairperson collected the posters and arranged for the judging.
District Governor Gene
Allen said he was impressed by
the expression and creativity
of the students of District 17
N that submitted posters for
the contest. It is obvious that
these young people have strong
ideas about what peace means
to them. Im so proud that we
were able to provide them with
the opportunity to share their
visions.
Aprils poster will advance
to the state level of competition
to be judged along with other
district winners from across
the State of Kansas. The winner of the state competition will
advance to the international
April Powls winning entry.
levels of competition if (he/she)
is declared the Kansas 1st place
winner. As a District winner
April will be invited to attend
the Mid Winter Rally in Salina
Ks. in January 2015 to be recognized.
Also placing in the District
competition were: 2nd Place,
Audrey Ni, sponsored by the
Wichita East/SE Lions and 3rd
Place, Aricah McCall, sponsored by Humboldt Lions.
All three District N winners will be invited to attend
the Dist. N convention in
Pittsburg Kansas in March
2015 and all posters entered in
the district competition will
ESU students earn degrees
EMPORIA — Hats off to the
more than 500 candidates
for December graduation at
Emporia State University.
Students could graduate
with these distinctions:
With Honors: completed
at least six honors courses or
activities through participation in the University Honors
Program and had an overall
grade point average of 3.5 out of
4.0.
Cum Laude: overall GPA of
3.5 out of 4.0.
Magna Cum Laude: 3.7 GPA
Summa Cum Laude: 3.9 GPA
Area students who were candidates for degrees:
Kristen Nicole Thweatt of
Westphalia, with a Bachelor of
Science in Biology with a concentration in Pre-Dental
Elaine Marie Tastove of
Westphalia, with a Bachelor of
Science in Psychology
Chelsei R. Weimer of
Garnett, Cum Laude with
a Bachelor of Science in
Recreation
Commencement speakers
included Kenny Wilk, chair of
the Kansas Board of Regents,
who encouraged all graduates
to consider giving back through
public service of some kind. Dr.
Charles Brown, professor of
philosophy and the 2014 Roe R.
Cross Distinguished Professor,
urged graduates at the baccalaureate ceremony to consider
what it means to be an Emporia
State Hornet.
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You will forever be Emporia
State University graduates and
alumni, Brown said. I only
hope that what being a Hornet
means to you is something that
you will happily and wisely discover for the rest of your lives.
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be on display. Posters will be
released at the end of the district convention to the respective clubs/students.
Congratulations to all three
girls on their accomplishment!
One international grand
prize winner and 23 merit
award winners will be selected.
The grand prize includes a cash
award of US$5,000, plus a trip
for the winner and two family members to a special award
ceremony. The 23 merit award
winners will each receive a certificate and a cash award of
US$500.
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Calendar
Dec. 31-Official End of World
War II, 1946; New Years
Eve; Jan. 1-New Years Day,
all offices and bank, closed;
Colony Community Diner and
Convenience and Jeanies,
OPEN
School Calendar
Jan. 5-No School (Professional
Day); middle school basketball
at Crest, 5 p.m.; 6-high school
basketball at Northeast Arma,
6 p.m.
Meal Site
Dec. 31-turkey roast, baby bakers, winter blend veggies, roll,
sunshine fruit; Jan. 2-hot dog,
cabbage, orange juice, bun,
cookie; 5-chicken patty, baked
potato, broccoli, wheat bread,
plums
Phone 620-852-3459 for reservations.
Christian Church
Scripture presented at the
Dec. 21 morning service was
Luke 2. Pastor Mark McCoys
sermon was entitled Are
You KID Enough..to CHOOSE
JESUS? Kloma Buckle and
Melissa Hobbs sang a special Christmas song titled
Hallelujah by Cloverton. .
Topic for Celebrate Recovery
Sunday evening was Turn;
Trust, Understand, Repent,
New Life. Dec. 21-Gifts for
Cookson Hills are due; Dec.
24-Christmas Eve services, 5:30
p.m.; Jan. 4-breakfast at church,
9:30 a.m. Julie Hartman recently gave a good report on their
missionaries.
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Scripture presented at the
Dec. 21 service of the United
Methodist Church was Romans
16: 25-27 and Luke 1: 26-38.
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Pastor Dorothy Welch presented the sermon, Who, ME?.
Christmas Eve service at 5:30
p.m.
New Years
Colony Community Diner
and Convenience will be open
and Jeanies also. All offices,
bank, and clinic all closed.
Pop Tabs
The last day for those collecting pop tabs – they must
be turned into Denise King
Thursday, Jan. 8. They will
be taking them to McDonald
House on Friday, Jan. 9. Thank
you to all who save them.
City Council
At the October meeting it
was decided to make a bid on
a six-person teeter totter not to
go over $1,000. Usual business
of past due water bills, rescheduling November and December
meetings due to holidays and
paying of bills was the remainder of business.
Jolly Dozen
Jolly Dozen Club met for
their Christmas party at the
City Hall community room Dec.
15 at 6 p.m. Eight members and
five guests, Jay Dutton, Gene
Anderson, Leonard Wools,
Wallace Strickler and Dennis
Allen were present. Phyllis
Luedke decorated the tables
with the Christmas theme. A
carry-in dinner was enjoyed.
A Christmas gift exchange followed dinner then a fun game
of dirty bingo. The next meeting will be hosted by Claudette
Anderson on January 19.
January Celebrations
Anniversaries-Jan.
19-Richard and Kloma Buckle;
25-Kendall and Christy McGhee.
Birthdays-Jan. 5-Doris Church;
7-Phyllis Goodell; 8-Phyllis
Luedke; 13-Haley Freelove;
16-Jeff McAdam; 17-Braden
McGhee; 19-Bruce Beeman;
20-Ethel Beckmon; 24-Mary
Scovill; 25-Jay Dutton; 26-Trewit
Luedke;
27-Wayne Luedke;
29-Evelyn Bunnel, Charlotte
Swift, Donna Westerman.
90th Birthday
The 90th birthday of Doris
Church will be celebrated
Sunday, Jan. 4 at the Colony
City Hall community room. An
open house will be held 2-4 p.m.
Family, friends and relatives
are invited to join in the celebration. Those unable to attend
may wish to send a card to
her home at 18953 SW 350 Rd.
Colony, KS 66015.
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