Anderson County Review — December 31, 2013

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County leaders want
contractor
to
resolve
New hospital tops 2013 stories
jail electrical issues
The Year in Review
Early-January meeting
planned to help sides
find some resolution
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Anderson County
Commissioners are hoping they
can get the county jails original electrical contractor to take
some responsibility for what
the commissioners and local
electricians say was incorrectly
installed wiring and electrical
systems during construction of
the building in 2008.
Commissioners and their
legal representative had a conference call last week with Dan
Roe of Traenor and Associates,
the jails architects. They hope
they can set up a meeting in
early January between the
county; Treanor; McPherson
Electrical, the initial electrical
contractor; and two local electrical contractors, Lighthouse
Electric and Performance
Electric, which have reviewed
the electrical system and found
several problems. Roe suggested all the interested parties
should gather and take a look at
the site as they discuss how to
resolve the problems. Roe told
commissioners he has faith that
the contractor will step up and
fix the issues once everyone can
see the full picture.
The jails electrical problems have been an ongoing
headache for county commissioners and jail staff since the
facilitys construction. The jail
project was fraught with cost
SEE JAIL ON PAGE 3A
County employees
Hospital vote was most important story of 2013, to get 3 percent raise
Travis Pigott, left, owners representative for the Anderson County Hospital Board of Trustees, talks with Marlin McGowin of Greeley
at an informational meeting on the Anderson County Hospital bond issue Thursday, Feb. 14. Advocates for the new hospital worked
hard to see the measure pass an election, and supporters later were recognized for their efforts with industry awards.
followed by weird weather that broke drought
Impact of historic
hospital vote will be
felt for decades
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Similar to healthcares focus on the national
front this year, a 2013 election
that brought about a new, $25
million county hospital in
Garnett was a difficult, contentious vote that will impact
the community for decades to
come.
The voting publics 1,081-951
decision in April to build a new
hospital was chosen by The
Review staff as the top story
of 2013 not only because of the
controversy around it, but also
because of the historic economic impact such a move will
have on the community. The
Review staff also decided the
news impact of a wacky year
of weather that broke a twoyear drought deserved runner-up status.
The Hospital Question
It started out as a long
shot.
When
Anderson
County Hospital officials first
approached county commissioners in 2012, they hoped
to get a question on the
November ballot to build a $25
million hospital to replace a
problem-laden 1949-era facility. Instead, they got a reality
check. Rules governing county
debt and financing limited the
amount of money the county
could indebt themselves, and
the hospital question would
exceed that amount. ACH offi-
Commissioners split
on how much raise to
give for cost-of-living
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT – Anderson County
Commissioners approved a
3 percent cost-of-living raise
increase for county employees
with a split vote, with some commissioners favoring a greater
increase and some wanting to
pay less.
A salary consultant with
the Austin Peters group recommended the county give its
employees a 3.5 percent costof-living adjustment (COLA)
this year, and county commissioners had budgeted for the
3.5 percent increase. But the
recommendations from Austin
Peters are just that – recommendations, Commissioner Gene
Highberger said said. The county needs to watch its expenses,
and it is better to come in under
SEE HOSPITAL ON PAGE 3A
budget rather than spend the
max amount, Commissioner
Jim Johnson said.
In the end, both Highberger
and Johnson ended up voting
for the 3 percent raise despite
voicing concerns that it was
too high. Commissioner Jerry
Howarter voted against his fellow commissioners because he
thought a 3 percent COLA was
too low.
Commissioners and county
department heads debated
the raise increase as well as a
recommendation from Austin
Peters to increase some positions by 2 percent because they
were significantly lower paid
than similar positions in surrounding counties. Those positions included 911 director,
county appraiser, and truck
bridge and sign foreman. Other
positions, including 911 director,
mechanic, under-clerk, county
commission and sheriff were
up for regular salary increases,
SEE COLA ON PAGE 2A
Commissioners seat
up for election in April
Area residents will face another onslaught of snow, after nearly
10 inches of snow fell over the region last week, and between
6 to 12 inches could fall again this week. City road crews will
implement a new procedure for snow removal this week by closing both sides of a block while crews plow the streets within that
block.
Colony fire, painting project,
crimes also highlighted 2013
The past year was full of
heartaches and hopes, from
devastating fires to helping
hands to spruce up the community.
Fire in Colony
One community was devastated by fire that destroyed
Fire crews work to salvage nearby businesses as a diner and food much of their downtown.
store in Colony were lost to flames early Wednesday morning, Colony residents woke the
Dec. 4. The cause of the fire could not be determined because of morning of Dec. 4 to find most
the extent of the damage.
of the downtown in flames, and
two businesses were destroyed.
The Colony Community Dinner
and Convenience was gone, as
was Colony Foods. The damage
was so extensive, investigators
were unable to pinpoint where
the blaze began or what caused
it.
Owners of both businesses
said they plan to rebuild as
quickly as possible.
SEE STORIES ON PAGE 3A
No one has filed yet
for Blackies seat; up
for election April 8
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Anyone who wants
to try their hand at running the
city as a commissioner has less
than a month to decide whether
to file for election.
The deadline to file for a
position on the Garnett City
Commission is noon Tuesday,
Jan. 28, 2014. The election for
the post will be April 8, 2014.
The position currently is
held by Gordon Blackie, who
was appointed to the seat about
a year ago. Blackie has not yet
filed to retain his seat.
City elections typically do not
bring a lot of competition when
a sitting commissioner files to
retain the post. When incumbent Greg Gwin filed for his seat
last spring,
he faced no
challengers. There
have been
some recent
exceptions,
however. In
2012, political newcomBlackie
er Preston
Peine beat a
field of four, including longtime
incumbent Mike Norman.
When former commissioner
Dan Morgan resigned because
of a move out of state, seven
people applied to the post. Thats
when Blackie was tapped to fill
the seat.
For more information about
the election, contact Garnett
City Clerk Kristie Kinney at
(785) 448-5496.
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NEWS
IN BRIEF
CREATIVE KIDS CONTEST
Its time once again for the
Anderson County Reviews annual Creative Kids Creative Writing
and Advertising contest, with cash
prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places
in both creative writing and advertising design divisions for area 4th,
5th and 6th graders in USD 365,
288, 479 and St. Rose schools..
Area teachers will be receiving
contest packets in coming days.
Kids who want to participate but
whose teachers do not take part
in the contest should contact the
Review at (785) 448-3121.
COURTHOUSE HOURS
The Anderson County Courthouse
will close to the public at 11 a.m.
Dec. 31 to close out the fiscal
year but staff are unable to collect
any additional funds. The courthouse will be closed Wednesday,
Jan. 1, for New Years Day.
U, X, Y, Z TAGS DUE
License plate renewals for all individuals whose last name begins
with U, X, Y and Z are due by
Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the Anderson
County Treasurers Office.
RELATIONSHIP TRAINING
Relationship training and assessment will be available with seven
50-minute sessions beginning Jan. 12 at Trinity Lutheran
Church, 430 N. Grant, Garnett.
For more information, call the
church at (785) 448-6930.
SEVERE WEATHER ALERT
Anderson County residents who
want to get National Weather
Service severe weather warnings by phone via the countys
CodeRed system should register
online at www.andersoncountyks.
org, click Public safety/emergency management, or pick up
registration forms at the county
annex, Garnett City Hall, Garnett
Library, Welda Post office,
Westphalia Co-op, Greeley City
Hall, Kincaid City Hall or Colony
City Hall. You must be registered
to receive the severe weather
warnings by landline or cell
phone. For more information contact AC Emergency Management
at (785) 448-6797.
ANDERSON COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONER DECEMBER 16
Chairman Eugene Highberger called
the meeting of the Anderson County
Commission to order at 9:00 a.m. on
December 16 at the County Commission
Room. Attendance: Eugene Highberger,
Present: James K. Johnson, Present:
Jerry Howarter, Present. The pledge
of allegiance was recited. Minutes of
the previous meeting were read and
approved.
Road and Bridge
Lester Welsh, Road Supervisor,
met with the commission. Discussion
was held on road work being done.
Commissioner Johnson moved to recess
into executive session for 20 minutes for
the discussion of non-elected personnel
with Lester Welsh and Phyllis Gettler,
County Clerk in attendance. Open meeting to resume at 9:45. Commissioner
Howarter seconded. Approved 3-0. No
action after executive session.
County Counselor
James Campbell, County Counselor,
met with the commission. He reported
the judge granted judgment to the county
on the one property that protested the
tax sale. He will now enter a journal
entry and take the next step towards the
tax sale. Commissioner Johnson moved
to recess into executive session for 25
minutes for the discussion of attorney
client privilege with James Campbell,
County Counselor, in attendance. Open
meeting to resume at 10:45. No action
after executive session.
Emergency Management
JD
Mersman,
Emergency
Management Director, met with the
commission. He presented bids on a
new furnace for the Garnett station.
Commissioner Howarter move to
approve the low bid of $1,575.98 for a
new furnace from Plumbing and Heating
Unlimited out of the Rural Fire Fund.
Commissioner Johnson seconded.
Approved 3-0.
Sheriff
Sheriff Valentine and JD Mersman,
Emergency Management Director, met
with the commission. They presented
bids on the repeater on the RWD #5
tower at Kincaid. TFM Comm presented
the low bid of $6,915.00. They would
like to rent a TFM Comm employee for
one or two days to install the frequencies in all the radios. The cost for this
installation could come out of Rural
Fire as JD has the most trucks and
radios. Commissioner Johnson moved
to approve the purchase of a repeater
and additional equipment from TFM
Comm at a total cost of $6,915.00 out of
the Equipment Reserve Fund and Rural
Fire. Commissioner Howarter seconded.
Approved 3-0. Sheriff Valentine showed
the commission the cost of housing juveniles. He would like to see if there is any
way to get the families to pay for part of
the fees.
Addeds and Abatements
Addeds A14-101 through A14-132
and Abatements B14-117 through B14122 were presented and approved.
Meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m. due
to no further business.
LAND TRANSFERS
Secretary Of Housing and Urban
Development to Melissa Vosburg, Lot
FREE SMOKE DETECTORS
Fire departments across the county have free smoke detectors available to anyone living in Anderson
County. Contact Anderson County
Fire Department at (785) 4486797 to request one. There is a
limited number available, limit two
per household. These detectors
are available on a first-come, firstserved basis.
CARE GIVER SUPPORT
Anderson County Caregiving
Support will meet the fourth
Monday of each month from 1-2
p.m. at the Garnett Recreation
Center. For more information call
Phyllis at ECKAAA, (800) 6335621.
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12, Block 72, in the City of Garnett.
Owen E. Heck and Thelma I. Heck to
Owen E. Heck and Thelma I. Heck, S2
SW4 26-20-17 and beginning at point
217 West of SE corner 25-20-17, thence
North 208, thence West 200, thence
South 208, thence East 200 to POB;
and S2 SE4 25-20-17 less beginning at
SE corner 25-20-17,thence North 208,
thence West 417, thence South 208,
thence East 417 to POB; and E2 NE4
25-20-17; and S2 NW4 and NE4 SW4
36-20-17 and N2 S2 NW4 36-20-17 and
E2 NWFR4 1-21-17 containing without regard to the following exceptions,
111.41 acres, more or less, except a
tract beginning at point 39 chains 10 links
South and 30_ links West of quarter section stone on North line of said Section
1, thence South 1 chain, thence South
11 East 0.42 chains, thence South 21_
East 1.6 chains to intersection of r/w line
of county road, thence North along said
line to POB; said exception containing
approximately 1/8th of an acre, and also
except all county road r/w; and land in
Coffey County.
Gary L. Caton and Cheryl A. Caton to
Michael G. Hill and Monica J. Hill, Lot 5,
Block 37, City of Garnett.
Glenn A. Caldwell Jr., Glenn A Caldwell
a/k/a, and Linda J. Caldwell to Linda J.
Caldwell Trustee, Glenn A. Caldwell Jr.
Trustee, and Linda J. Caldwell Trust #1
Dated 5-1-2013, beginning at NW corner
SW4 32-20-20, thence North on section
line 3 chains, thence East parallel with
South boundary line of said section
13.25 chains, thence South 3 chains
to South boundary line of NW4 of said
section, thence West 13.25 chains to
POB; and beginning at NW corner SW4
32-20-20, thence South 175, thence
East 320, thence North 175, thence
West 320 to POB; and NW4 and W2
NE4 32-20-20, except 4 acres in SW
corner NW4, said excepted acreage
being described as beginning at NW
corner SW4 Section 32, thence North
on section line 3 chains, thence East
parallel with South boundary line of said
section 13.25 chains, thence South 3
chains to South boundary line of NW4 of
said section, thence West 13.25 chains
to POB; and beginning at NE corner NE4
5-21-20, thence West 19 rods, thence
South 24_ rods, thence East 19 rods,
thence North 24_ rods to POB.
CIVIL CASES RESOLVED
Sydney L. Amaya vs. Unified School
District #365, dismissed.
DOMESTIC CASES RESOLVED
Janon Elisabeth Gordon vs. Jonathon
L. Gordon, divorce decree granted.
SMALL CLAIMS FILED
Farmers State Bank vs. Samuel
Wayne Pitts, asking $499.39.
CRIMINAL CASES RESOLVED
Speeding violations:
Chanae N. Williams, $219 fine.
Robert W. Kingsolver, $178 fine.
Heather M. Atwood, $219 fine.
Mary B. Erbert, $153 fine.
Ashlea D. Alloway, $246 fine.
Seat belt violations:
James Earnest Rossillon, $10 fine.
Mary E. Rossillon, $10 fine.
Ashley Hobbs, $10 fine.
Jay Dean Sloan, $10 fine.
Other:
August E. Wolken, failure to yield or
stop at yield sign, $171 fine.
Angel C. Lujan-Ramirez, no oversize
permit on 12.5 wide load, $173 fine.
GARNETT MUNICIPAL COURT
Speeding and other
traffic violations:
Lee Roy Coleman, Hephzibah,
Georgia, November 14, obedience to
traffic control device, $125 fine.
Kelly Ann Dougan, Coffeyville,
October 30, obedience to traffic control
device, $125 fine.
Brady Joseph Geist, Williamsburg,
October 13, $125 fine.
Cassandra M. Johnson, Ozawkie,
November 22, $150 fine.
Russell L. Morton, Garnett, November
7, head lamps required, $125 fine.
Shaila Anna Marie Shogrin, Ottawa,
November 24, obedience to traffic control device, $125 fine.
Carrie Marie Smith, Lawrence,
November 25, obedience to traffic control device, $125 fine.
Seat belt violations:
Robin K. Adams, Garnett, November
25, $10 fine.
Gerald Everett Bradbury, Jr., Redfield,
November 25, $10 fine.
Jack D. Carson, Garland, November
25, $10 fine.
Dick E. Davis, Rolend, Arkansas,
November 29, $10 fine.
Clint Edward Eastwood, Centerville,
November 25, $10 fine.
Mallory Elizabeth Keating, Waverly,
November 29, $10 fine.
Other:
Brittany Nichole Boothe, Garnett,
November 10, dog at large, $125 fine.
Austin T. Bruce, Garnett, November
17, possession of alcohol by minor, $200
fine, drivers license suspended for 30
days.
Vicki Ann Green, Garnett, November
4, dog at large, $100 fine.
Elsbeth E.B. Karl, Garnett, November
1, no tag issued, $200 fine, $50 suspended.
Lydia J. Miller, Westphalia, November
14, duty upon striking vehicle, $200
fine.
William Porter Scott, Ottawa,
September 1, criminal damage to property, $550 fine, $150 suspended, 30
days jail suspended, restitution ordered.
Incidents
A report was made on December
16 of burglary x2, a dwelling and a
vehicle, of a box of miscellaneous electrical breakers, a DeWalt cordless drill,
3 spools of 12 thhn electrical wire and
a spool of #10 thhn wire, a 5 gallon
red plastic gas can, and a long wooden
handled spade, all valued at $1,105 and
occurred on SW Georgia Road, Colony.
Accidents
An accident was reported on
December 14 when a vehicle driven by
Melissa Lynn Barnhart, 17, Westphalia,
was traveling northbound on Colorado
Road at 2000 Road when the vehicle hit
loose gravel and ran into the ditch.
An accident was reported on
December 19 when a vehicle driven by
Tina Marie Poe, 32, Greeley, was traveling southbound on US-169 Highway at
Nebraska Road when a bobcat ran in
front of her vehicle causing damage to
her vehicle.
An accident was reported on
December 19 when a vehicle driven by
Jerry Lynn Clay, 65, Pleasanton, was
traveling southbound on US-59 Highway
_ miles west of K-31 Highway when his
vehicle struck a deer.
An accident was reported on
December 20 when a vehicle driven by
Judy A. Worrell, 66, Garnett, was traveling northbound on US-169 Highway at
Scott Road when a deer came from the
shoulder of the roadway and into the
path of the vehicle. The vehicle struck
the deer.
JAIL LOG
John Edmund Schreiner, 30, Topeka,
December 19, warrant arrest by LEO,
bond set at $10,000.
Robert Alexander Gamberel, 42,
Colony, DUI, transporting an open container, bond set at $1,000.
Drayton Lee Williams, 18, Iola,
December 20, burglary, theft, and failure
to appear, bond set at $5,431.
James Edward Williams, 32, Buckner,
Missouri, December 20, burglary and
theft, bond set at $5,000.
Jacob Wayne Kratzberg, 21, Garnett,
December 21, probation violation, no
bond set.
Milburn Fredereick Kelley, 31, Garnett,
December 25, failure to appear, bond set
at $392.
JAIL ROSTER
Drayton Williams was booked into jail
on December 20 for Anderson County
for two Anderson County warrants, bond
set at $5,431.
James Justice was booked into jail on
November 16 for Anderson County, bond
set at $10,000 x2.
Jeremy Thomas was booked into jail
on December 9 for a 52-day writ.
David Carlson was booked into jail on
November 26 for Anderson County, no
bond set.
Aaron Stephenson was booked into
jail on October 15 for Anderson County,
bond set at $2,500.
William Travis was booked into jail on
November 30 for Anderson County, bond
set at $5,000.
Jesse Hunter was booked into jail on
August 13 for Anderson County, bond
set at $75,000 with conditions.
Scott Hobbs was booked into jail on
November 19 for Anderson County for a
90-day writ.
FARM-INS
Brian Romero was booked into jail on
December 13 for Miami County.
Rashawn Johnson was booked into
jail on November 13 for Miami County.
Benjamin Lewis was booked into jail
on December 13 for Miami County.
Randy Wobker was booked into jail
on December 13 for Miami County.
Chad Roy was booked into jail on
October 23 for Miami County.
Harry Wilson was booked into jail on
October 3 for Miami County.
John Simons was booked into jail on
October 18 for Linn County.
Steven Burton was booked into jail on
October 31 for Miami County.
Earl Bryson was booked into jail on
November 13 for Miami County.
GARNETT POLICE REPORT
Incidents
A report was made on December 19
of theft of $150 cash and a wallet with
personal identification value at $15 and
occurred on North Lake Drive.
Arrests
Dalton Clay, Garnett, December 19,
protective custody.
GUIDE
FROM PAGE 1A
and commissioners approved
those increases except county
commission, because commissioners said they did not feel
comfortable giving themselves
a raise.
Sheriff
Vern Valentine
and County Treasurer Dena
McDaniel were the most vocal in
discussions about the cost of living adjustment. Valentine pointed out that each department had
budgeted for a 3.5 percent salary
increase, and taxes would be collected for that reason. It seemed
unfair to collect taxes to pay
for something that wasnt being
used the way it was intended,
he said. County clerk Phyllis
Gettler said that any money
collected to pay for the salary
adjustment that wasnt used for
that purpose would be put into
the countys reserve fund at the
end of the year. In recent years,
the county had budgeted for
cost-of-living increases but did
not give them or gave less than
the amount budgeted. In past
years, when employees asked for
a 3 percent COLA, they received
1 or 2 percent, Highberger said.
The Austin Peters representative said the company recommended 3.5 percent because the
county has a very low turnover
rate, and salary increases are
one way to reward employees
for their loyalty. Johnson countered that because people are
happy with their jobs, they still
would be satisfied with a lower
increase like 2 percent.
After
the
discussion,
Highberger said he would not
vote for an increase of more
than 3 percent. Howarter said he
would not vote for anything less
than 3 percent. When it came
time to vote, Highberger and
Johnson voted for a 3 percent
increase with Howarter against
because he felt the increase
wasnt enough.
ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS
REPORT
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COLA…
HELP FOR ANIMALS
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 785204-2148.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 31, 2013
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 31, 2013
PEINE
October 2, 1956-December 26, 2013
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
Published December 31, 2013
Robert L. Peine, age 57,
of Princeton, died Thursday,
December 26, 2013, at Lawrence
Memorial Hospital.
He was born on October 2, 1956,
in Garnett, to Leo and Nadine
(Nelson) Peine.
He married Sandy Potter on
February 21, 1976, in Scipio.
He was preceded in death by
his father, Leo Peine; and an infant
brother, John Peine.
Survivors include his wife,
Sandy Peine, of the home; two sons,
Jeff Peine of Princeton; John Peine
of Desoto; daughter Jody Keltner
of Eudora; nine grandchildren; his
mother, Nadine Peine of Richmond;
two brothers, Jim Peine of Chicago,
Illinois; and Keith Peine of Garnett;
sister, Martha Baker of Shawnee,
Kansas.
A private family inurnment will
be held at a later date.
STORIES…
FROM PAGE 1A
Attacks
Area residents were spooked
in November after a series of
late-night attacks against local
women. One woman reported
she went outside to smoke a
cigarette, went to her car to
retrieve something, and found
a man hiding in the backseat
of her vehicle. He grabbed
her around the neck and they
struggled. The woman fought
off her attacker, and neighbors
called the police, but not before
the man fled. He has not been
located.
Another woman reported seeing a man loitering around her
place of business. She offered
to help, and he asked to use her
cell phone. She declined and
went back into the business. He
was gone when she returned.
A couple of days later, a
Caseys employee who went
outside to smoke a cigarette
said she was attacked by a man
who was hiding between her
car and a concrete barrier.
The man grabbed her, but she
struck him and he let go and
fled. Police tracked the man to
Lake Garnett, but his trail was
lost because of cold weather
conditions. That man matched
the description of the man who
was loitering outside the business days earlier, but not of
the man found hiding in the
car. The Caseys employee said
police told her they believe they
know the identity of the man,
and that he is believed to be in
Wichita.
Ethanol Returns
The East Kansas AgriEnergy ethanol plant shuttered its doors in October 2012
because of dismal corn crops
cause by two years of drought.
Although many feared the closure and loss of 35 jobs would be
permanent, EKAE officers kept
their promise to restart the next
fall. Even so, the plant faced a
different kind of threat when a
board member tried to stage a
hostile takeover of the company
in September. His efforts were
unsuccessful.
GAPP
An ambitious ministry project came to Anderson County
over the summer, bringing about
400 teenagers and adult volunteers to the area to paint houses,
build wheelchair ramps and fix
porches for people in need. The
Garnett Area Paint Project was
part of Group Workcamps, a
religious ministry that sets up a
camp environment in a community to complete service work
across the U.S. Local sponsors
worked for more than a year to
bring the project to Anderson
County, and in all more than
60 homes received improvement
work during a one-week period.
The project was so successful, it
is hoped organizers can bring it
back in 2015, organizers said.
Bank Robbery Foiled
Two would-be bank robbers
were foiled by security measures and a Good Samaritan
in Kincaid in March. A man
with a gun attempted to enter
the Citizens National Bank in
Kincaid, but was unable to get in
thanks to security measures put
in place after a robbery in 2007.
Those security measures also
helped foil another attempted
robbery in 2011.
After the man and his accomplish fled, a customer at the
bank followed them and relayed
their position to law enforcement until the would-be robbers began shooting a the Good
Samaritan. When law officers
caught up to the vehicle, the
robbers led them on a chase
into Linn County before getting
into a shootout on K-7 north of
Mound City. At one point, one
of the suspects fired a bullet
into the windshield of a Kansas
Highway Patrol vehicle. During
the shootout, one of the sus-
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pects was hit with shrapnel or
glass, ending the gunfire. The
men were arrested and were
expected to enter a plea deal in
federal court in Kansas City,
Kan.
Steroids Case Ends
An illegal steroid operation
in a Garnett martial arts studio that pitted brother against
brother ended in 2013 with plea
deals that placed both brothers on probation. Brock Moody
initially fought the case against
him, and his brother and codefendant Phillip Moody testified against him in a preliminary hearing. At that hearing,
it was revealed that the Moody
brothers procured compounds
for anabolic steroids from foreign suppliers and manufactured, packed and sold finished
drugs from the former jujitsu
academy Brock Do Jujitsu in
Garnett. It also was revealed
that Brock Moody gave his teenage son steroids for several
years by telling him they were
vitamins. The revelation of
deception regarding the drugs
led to a family feud that culminated in a police report and the
arrest of the brothers.
Brock Moody entered a plea
agreement and was sentenced
to three years probation and
shock time at the county jail
for several weekends, avoiding a lengthy prison sentence
that a conviction by trial likely
would have brought. Phillip
Moody also entered a plea deal
in exchange for probation.
Jail Electrical Issues
Ongoing electrical issues
with the Anderson County Jail
still have not been resolved to
the satisfaction of county leaders.
Electrical systems were
incorrectly installed during
the buildings construction in
2008, county leaders have said.
Several electricians have been
consulted, and outlined various
problems that will need to be
fixed. The county is considering
how to best fix the problems,
and to seek compensation for
the shoddy work by the initial
contractor.
Retirees
People retire from their jobs
every year, but its not often that
people retire from a post after
three or four decades. Yet for
two City of Garnett employees,
thats exactly what happened.
Herb Waring, the citys zoning and parks and recreation
director, retired this year after
33 years with the city.
Later in the year, utilities
director Butch Rocker retired
after 40 years and 10 months
working for the city.
The X-Factor
A quartet of girls from
Garnett got an eye-opening look
at reality television singing
competitions when they tried
out for the X-Factor this summer.
The foursome of Miranda
Woosley, Kaylan Peine, Amber
Mauldin and Hope Theisman
traveled around the community, singing to raise money for a
trip to the X-Factor tryouts in
Denver. They passed through
three rounds of auditions, making it through 13-hour waits and
grueling interviews. They were
called back to audition in front
of a live audience, when it all
fell apart. The songs they had
prepared were not eligible for
the program, and they had to
practice a new routine in two
days. They couldnt hear themselves or each other, and the
song was a disaster. The girls
later said they were glad for the
experience, and kept busy with
performance requests throughout the local area and region.
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REMEMBRANCES
HOSPITAL…
FROM PAGE 1A
cials headed back to the drawing
board, and changed their tactics amid public outcry against
the initial bond attempt. The
large amount of the debt, combined with recent obligations
for a new county jail and new
elementary school, plus uncertainty about the local, state and
national economy made the
prospect of a new hospital even
more risky.
Hospital officials and board
of trustees members sought the
assistance of a committee made
primarily of community leaders who had helped usher in
another contentious bond vote
for a new elementary school
in Garnett just a couple of
years earlier. They echoed the
success of the schools bond,
right down to having a series
of public meetings to educate
people about the project. The
old facilitys infrastructure has
serious problems, and would
be too costly or impossible to
repair, supporters argued. St.
Lukes Health System, which
leases the building and provides health care services to
the county, agreed to more than
double its annual lease payments to about $1 million. That
money is expected to help pay
the bonds, reducing the burden
to taxpayers.
At first, the efforts of hospital advocates faced no opposition. But that changed shortly
before the April vote. A series
of anonymous robo-calls to
local residents and anonymous,
illegal postcards urged people
to vote against the hospital
issue. Review publisher Dane
Hicks cried foul, arguing the
postcards violated election campaign laws. County Attorney
Brandon Jones investigated the
matter and tracked down the
person who paid for the postcards, but because that person
said he/she did not realize his
or her actions were illegal and
because voters approved the
hospital despite the illegal mailings, Jones declined to prosecute. Hicks has continued to
press Jones to reveal the identity of the person who paid for
the illegal postcards, but Jones
has continued to withhold that
information.
About 53 percent of voters
approved the new hospital, paving the way for construction to
begin in August. The new facility is expected to take about a
year to 18 months to complete.
The new hospital and a longterm care unit are being built
on county-owned land behind
the site of the present hospital.
When construction is complete,
the hospital will move into the
new facility and the old building will be razed to become a
parking lot.
But even after the measure
became reality, controversy
continued. Some nearby landowners disagreed with a survey of the county-owned land,
which in some cases came a
little too close to what the land-
owners thought was their property. At least one landowner
protested the change and county commissioners were going to
research the deed to determine
who legally owned the property, but the outcome of that
case was not known.
Meanwhile, construction of
the new hospital facility continues.
Wacky Weather
When it came to the weather
in 2013, everything was a little
late. But when it came down to
it, what we got was a little bit of
everything.
More than two years of
drought had devastated the
local agri-business economy,
leading to a shut-down of the
East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol plant after two years of dismal corn harvests. Heading into
the early months of 2013, aboveaverage precipitation looked
slightly encouraging. But
things drastically changed with
a series of late-winter snowstorms. Two storms between
late February and early March
dumped 16.9 inches of snow on
the area, leading to snow days
and play days full of sledding
and building snow forts and
sculptures in the local area.
A third snowstorm in March
dumped another 6.8 inches of
snow. Area schools scrambled
to decide how to make up the
missed days because it was too
late in the school calendar to
make up most of the time with
built-in snow days.
Spring was anything but
spring-like, with cold, wet
weather in April, May and into
June. By the end of May, the
area had received 15.28 inches
of rain for the year. The highest reported temperature in the
month of June was 83. Farmers
were unable to get crops planted on time, leading to fears that
the end of the drought still
wouldnt lead to a decent crop.
But in the end, the delay was
about a month still plenty of
time for a good growing season for many area farmers. The
odd weather made for an oddly
spotty result in the fall harvest,
with farmers reporting widely
varied results across the county
and even within the same field.
Overall, harvest ended up with
roughly average results.
Hot summer weather didnt
hit the area until the very end
of August, when the abnormally cool, wet summer turned hot
and dry seemingly overnight.
The hot weather extended into
fall, making for an abnormally
hot, dry fall.
Cold weather hit the area a
little late too, but was closer to
being on track. Temperatures
have fluctuated wildly in
December, from unseasonably
warm to bitterly cold often,
within a 24-hour timeframe.
Forecasts call for about average temperatures and precipitation levels throughout the
winter.
JAIL…
FROM PAGE 1A
concerns from its first of three
rounds of bidding, with numerous revisions to its original
design made to keep the project under the voter-approved
$5.5 million combined property
and sales tax bond financing.
Cost and bidding issues eventually resulted in the projects
construction manager being
released from the project, and
the project overseen by the general contractor and then-county
zoning director Tom Young.
During the jails construction, electricians made changes
to the original electrical plans
but failed to provide a detailed
plan or drawing showing what
changes were made, called an
as-built plan. As a result,
when electrical problems surfaced, commissioners and jail
administrators had difficulty tracking the source of the
problems. Gordon Blackie of
Lighthouse Electric reviewed
the system and submitted a
plan to fix the problems. Blackie
showed commissioners worn
and cracked wiring that came
out of the electrical conduit at
the jail building. Blackie said
moisture seeps into the conduit
and meets the damaged wire.
This creates a spark and damages other wires in the conduit.
Although it sounds dangerous,
Blackie assured commissioners
it is not a fire hazard because it
is buried in concrete. However,
the problem does cause electrical outages, which causes problems for the jail staff.
Commissioners sought a second opinion from Performance
Electric, which found similar issues. Because of those
reports, commissioners are trying to work with the initial contractor to either fix the problems or compensate them for
the shoddy work. The system is
no longer covered by warranty, and county conselor James
Campbell told them it would
not be cost-effective to take the
matter to court to try to prove
the original contractor was at
fault in order to recoup losses.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 31, 2013
EDITORIAL
Thanks goodness for
our yearly wrap-ups
This Christmas and New Years on Wednesday
thing has kind of thrown me for a loop, and it was
really just yesterday that I realized it was just
about the end of the year- the time that I like to
sit back on my lofty editorial throne and compare
the year just passed to the Reviews goals at the
years beginning.
The problem is usually that I never can
remember what our goals were from the beginning of the year. I swear I even wrote them down
somewhere last December. Maybe I left those
notes in my other pants…
Ive admitted this before and by now youre
probably catching on the last week or 10 days of
any year, barring an alien invasion, a major planetary climactic shift or George Stephanopoulos
changing the part in his hair are pretty much
the time all us news geeks start coughing up
our recollections of the past year. The reason is
simple- most of the time the people that make
the news (that means you folks) slow down a lot
during the holidays. You dont hold meetings, you
dont announce big plans and for the most part
you dont shoot anybody. Other than reporting
how many iPhones are being sold or pictures
at some soup kitchen or the occasional scrap
between shoppers in the foyer of a Wal-Mart
somewhere, it makes for a pretty dull season in
the news business.
Hence, the look back at the year blah-blah.
The last week of the year, it is the only thing that
stands between the media and blank pages or
dead air.
But theres some value in taking a minute
at the end of the year to assess it and put it into
some historical perspective. If you dont do it,
theres a tendency to muddle it up in your mind
to forget how long ago something happened and
mistakenly think it was longer ago than it was or
vice versa. Seems like for me anything more than
four months ago starts getting kind of fuzzy. Like
what I did with those dang goals notes.
So though the end-of-the year retrospective
does indeed save newspapers from blank pages
the last week of the year, theres really some
value in looking back particularly when things
happen that mark historic milestones in the com-
REVIEW COMMENTARY
DANE HICKS, Publisher
munity.
Ive never looked back that far, but whoever
was in charge of the local newspaper in the late
1800s should have made a big deal of the year
that the railroad was built through Anderson
County. It should have been noted the year the
first-ever tornado was photographed up by the
old Presbyterian Church. The guy who traded in
his draft horses for the first tractor in the county
way back when yep, should have been a year-end
remembrance. Presidential visits, gas explosions,
the construction of the courthouse all of them
meant something and some of them would go on
meaning something for a century. Every year,
afterall, theres something that should be in the
year-end wrap-up.
Most years its easy to pick them. Big disasters, controversial issues and votes, miracle
births or crops, or the end of drought that brings
promise back to the land those most times
designate themselves. Others are more sublime:
that falls homecoming queen; a new business
opening; a pledge for street repairs. They may not
be as flamboyant but all of them are important to
somebody. Sometimes theyre happy and sometimes theyre sad. But they come every year and
one way or the other they make our community
what it is and what it will be.
Heres hoping the news we cover this coming
year is great news for our readers, our residents
and our community, and that next years recollection is a great one for us all. Happy New Year.
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Some retailers in town may not
like me but I really think our town
should be a dry town. Dont sell alcohol, dont have it in your bars, dont
have it in your stores. Im sorry but
there are so many problems with
underage drinking and the people
theyre getting it from are getting it
from you people. Thank you.
of Colony and Emerald should investigate the placement of an observatory on their high points because I
believe they are the highest elevations in the county and fit the bill as
they are far away from lights of town.
Who knows, it might turn into something. Thank you.
Hello I wanted to make a suggestion for our county or at least a
couple of our towns. It is a fairly
obscure interest but our region has
been great viewing ground in recent
months for a number of astronomic phenomena. We have relatively
clear skies and in most places are
far from obscuring lights of larger
cities. Particularly the communities
Hey good morning. Im calling about
a comment made in the December 24
issue of the Anderson County Review.
Just to let you know I am in full agreement with the comment about taking
Christianity out of Christmas. I will
support by having a Nativity Scene in
my own yard as well.
Pajama Boy: Peter Pan in Obamacare Land
Pajama Boys place in Internet infamy
was secured as soon as the insufferable
man-child was tweeted out by Organizing
for America.
He is the face of a Web ad that is the
latest effort by the Obama team to leverage the holidays for conversation about
Obamacare. Wear pajamas, the ad reads.
Drink hot chocolate. Talk about getting
health insurance. #GetTalking.
And, sure enough, Pajama Boy is wearing pajamas — a zip-up onesie in classic
Lamar Alexander plaid — and drinking hot
chocolate. He is in his 20s, sporting hipster
glasses he could have bought at Warby
Parker and an expression of self-satisfied
ironic amusement.
Pajama Boy is about as threatening as
Michael Cera and so nerdy he could guesthost on an unwatched MSNBC show. He is
probably reading The Bell Jar and looking forward to a hearty Christmas meal of
stuffed tofurkey. If he has anything to say
about it, Obamacare enrollments will spike
in the next few weeks in Williamsburg and
Ann Arbor.
Perhaps the goal of OFA was to create
a readily mockable image to draw attention to its message, in which case Pajama
Boy was a brilliantly successful troll. The
right immediately Photoshopped him into
the Mandela funeral selfie and emblazoned
his photo with derisive lines like Hey girl,
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
I live with my parents and How did you
know I went to Oberlin?
But its hard not to see Pajama Boy as an
expression of the Obama vision, just like
his forbear Julia, the Internet cartoon from
the 2012 campaign. Pajama Boy is Julias
little brother. She progressed through life
without any significant family or community connections. He is the picture of
perpetual adolescence. Neither is a symbol
of self-reliant, responsible adulthood.
Alexis de Tocqueville wrote long ago of
the infantilizing tendency of all-encompassing government. It would be like
the authority of a parent, he wrote in a
famous passage, if, like that authority, its
object was to prepare men for manhood;
but it seeks, on the contrary, to keep them
in perpetual childhood. If you wanted to
illustrate what Tocqueville was getting at
in one meme, Pajama Boy would be good
way to do it.
Pajama Boys mom probably still tucks
him in at night, and when she isnt there
for him, Obamacare will be. A less nurturing reaction is, as New Jersey Gov. Chris
Christie put it in a counter tweet, Get
out of your pajamas. Theres a reason
President Barack Obama is underwater
by a 2-1 margin among men in the latest
Quinnipiac poll.
For all the ridicule directed at Julia during last years campaign, she got at something important: Single women do look
to government as a cushion against their
economic insecurities. Pajama Boy isnt so
apt. He might be glad to pay more for his
health insurance to include maternity benefits he doesnt need as a blow against gender stereotyping, but most young people
will presumably consider Obamacare more
rationally and realize its a scheme to get
them to subsidize insurance costs for older
people.
Good luck, Pajama Boy, if you hope to
talk them out of that.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National
Review.
Its post-Christmas at the Statehouse. Whats happening?
We folk who inhabit the Statehouse even
when theres not much going on are wondering what well see in the post-Christmas holiday hallways of the newly refurbished State
Capitol.
Were figuring that lobbyistswho are
Statehouse regularsalready are aware that
they didnt get the gift theyve been wanting:
The privilege of scooching past the security
gates to save time when they whistle into the
building to do their lobbying duties. Theyll
stand in line like nearly everyone else to get
their packages and brief cases inspected and
walk through the metal detectors to go about
their business.
The Legislative Coordinating Council,
which manages about everything that goes
on in the Statehouse, didnt last week go for a
proposal for some special ID tag for registered
lobbyists so they dont have to stand behind
the visiting third-grade class as its members
are put through the security check or the
delegates from the American Association of
Retired Persons as they are checked.
Were figuring, though, that many of the
in-a-hurry lobbyiststhe boys at leastwill
not grouse about delays if they are in line
behind the visiting college cheerleaders as
they are inspected for security breaches.
So, thats a group that didnt get what it
wanted for Christmas…and probably wont
until House Speaker Ray Merrick, R-Stilwell,
takes over as Coordinating Council chairman
STATE COMMENTARY
MARTIN HAWVER, At The Rail
in 2014.
We dont know what will happen if lobbyists dont get an express lane for clearing
security in a hurry. They might not have time
to take legislators to lunch…
***
But the Christmas surprise that most of
us are waiting to observe will be the red sport
coats that ultra-conservative Tea Party members are likely to get for Christmas and wear
to the Statehouse.
The concept is fairly simple, as expressed
at a Tea Party meeting last month: If political
conservatives wear red sport coats, legislators will be looking out at the audience in
committee rooms and see that if they dont
vote conservative…those red blazer wearers
are going to notice and report them back to
their home districts.
The ultra-conservatives have a relatively
novel idea: Make legislators know that they
are being watched. Were guessing those who
get red sport coats under the holiday tree
know the Christmas song: We know when
youve been sleeping, we know when youre
awake, we know if youve been bad or good,
so vote conservative, for goodness sake!
Us Statehouse folkwhose coats tend to be
camel or blue or even a few wayward plaids
will be watching Christmas-fresh red sport
coats to show up here when the Legislature
convenes and to see which legislators tend to
vote more conservatively when the room is
awash with those eye-catching coats.
What we dont know for sure and are
anxious to see is whether those folks who get
red sport coats for Christmas will get the red
slacks to go with them…
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Senator Jerry Moran
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Washington, D.C., 20515
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www.moran.senate.gov
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130 Connor House Office Building
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 31, 2013
1994: Jail ready for renovation
New Years Day has holy history
NEW YEARS DAY: Our
word holiday comes from
the Middle English halidai,
meaning holy day, for until
recently, humankinds celebrations were of a religious
nature.
New Years Day is the oldest and most universal of all
such holy day festivals. Its
story begins, oddly enough, at
a time when there was yet no
such thing as a calendar year.
The time between the sowing
of seeds and the harvesting of
crops represented a year, or
cycle.
The earliest recorded New
Years festival was staged in
the city of Babylon, the capital of Babylonia, whose ruins
stand near the modern town
of al-Hillah, Iraq. The new
year was celebrated late in
March, at the vernal equinox,
by Henry Roeckers
Contact (785) 448-6244
for local archeology information.
when spring begins, and the
occasion lasted for eleven
days.
At one time during the high
Middle Ages–from the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries- the British celebrated
New Years on March 25, the
French on Easter Sunday,
and the Italians on Christmas
Day, then December 15.
Julius Caesar was the one
who moved the holiday to the
dead of winter. Its only been
Jan. 6, 2004
Buyers were buying and sellers were selling at Tuesdays
cattle sale at Anderson County
Sales Company in front of a
standing-room only crowd at
the first local sale since the
Mad Cow disease story broke
last week. Anderson County
Sales Company president Ron
Ratliff said he was pleasantly
surprised by the sales activity at the sale. Although trading was light partially due to
the Mad Cow scare and also
due to the time of the year,
Ratliff said prices appeared to
be only about $5 to $7 per hundred weight under the previous
weeks price.
Prosecutions precede this
month against four local teenagers accused of arson and burglary in the Nov. 17 torching of
two historic county landmarks
and break-ins at two downtown
– Henry & Kay Roeckers
Garnett businesses.
Jan. 5, 1984
USD 479 board members
went to roofing school Tuesday
night, as during the board meeting sealed bids for the Crest east
roofing project were opened.
arent sure whats happening Five of the six bidders were repand wait too long before getting resented at the meeting. They
help. Here are signs that can came armed with specifications
mean a heart attack is happen- for materials, speeches, saming:
ples and video demonstrations
Chest discomfort in the cen- for the board members.
ter of the chest that lasts more
Telephone service for resithan a few minutes, or that goes dents in the southern part of
away and comes back.
Anderson County was disrupted
Discomfort in other areas until Tuesday evening because
of the upper body, such as pain of a problem with a mechanism
in the arms, back, neck, jaw or in a tower near Chanute.
stomach.
A Colony youngster, age 14,
Shortness of breath with or was injured Wednesday mornwithout chest discomfort.
ing when he slipped and fell on
Other signs may include ice and a pickup ran over his
breaking out in a cold sweat, leg.
nausea or lightheadedness.
Jan. 6, 1994
Calling 9-1-1 is almost always
The Anderson County
the fastest way to get lifesaving Commission is still waiting for
treatment. If you or someone word from the Kansas Historical
you know begins experiencing Society on plans to renovate
any of these symptoms, call 9-1- the jail facilities located in the
1 immediately.
Anderson County Sheriffs
For more information, visit Department. The commission
your physician or go online to was apprised of the delay at its
www.heart.org.
meeting Monday. The commission learned in early October
within the past 400 years that
January 1 has been enjoyed
with widespread acceptance.
Long before settlers arrived
in the New World, New Years
Eve festivities were observed
by the Iroquois Indians,
pegged to the ripening of
the corn crop.
Gathering
up clothes, furnishings,and
wooden household utensils,
along with uneaten corn and
other grains, the Indians
tossed these possessions of
the previous year into a great
bonfire, signifying the start
of a New Year and a New
Life.
May each and everyone of
you have a Blessed New Year.
How you can stay heart-healthy this winter
Cardiovascular events like
sudden cardiac arrest may
increase during cold winter
months, research shows. The
American Heart Association
says that for most people, shoveling snow may not lead to any
health problems. However, the
association warns that the risk
of a heart attack during snow
shoveling may increase for
some, stating that the combination of colder temperatures and
physical exertion increases the
workload on the heart.
Here are some tips from the
American Heart Association to
make snow shoveling safer:
Give yourself a break. Take
frequent rest breaks during
shoveling so you dont overstress your heart. Pay attention
to how your body feels during
those breaks
Dont eat a heavy meal prior
or soon after shoveling. Eating
a large meal can put an extra
load on your heart.
Use a smaller shovel or consider a snow thrower. It is safer
to lift smaller amounts more
times than to lug a few huge
shovelfuls. When possible, simply push the snow.
Learn the heart attack
warning signs and listen to
your body, but remember this:
even if youre not sure its a
heart attack, have it checked
out. Minutes matter!
Dont drink alcoholic beverages before or immediately
after shoveling. Alcohol may
increase a persons sensation of
warmth and may cause them to
underestimate the extra strain
their body is under in the cold.
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and intense, but most start
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that the renovation project
needed the approval of the
state historical society because
of its close proximity to the
Anderson County Courthouse,
which is on the Kansas Historic
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does not have the authority to
block the project. However, if
the jail renovation was seen
to alter the historic environment, the courthouse could be
removed from the register. The
jail has not been used for years
because it no longer meets state
and federal regulations.
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Expert provides tips for winterizing your home
MANHATTAN Cold winds and temperatures might have snuck up on
some people this year before they
could take appropriate measures to
winterize their homes. Making small
adjustments in the home can lead
to energy savings and lower utility bills through the winter months,
according to Bruce Snead, director
of Engineering Extension at Kansas
State University.
Finding a balance between being
comfortable and conserving energy is
key, he said. Some main areas of concentration for winterizing the home
include checking the furnace, insulation, and the windows, doors and
outlets for leaks to the outdoors. But,
having a working programmable thermostat might be the first item on the
agenda.
The thermostat setting determines
how much you will spend for heating and cooling costs, Snead said.
He recommends that people consider
setting it down when they dont need
it, perhaps when they are sleeping or
gone during the day.
Each house is unique, but generally every degree you drop on your
thermostat might save as much as 3
percent on your heating and cooling
costs, he said.
Furnace checks
Snead said that the furnace, whether it is a gas, propane, heat pump or
even geothermal heat pump, should
be operating at optimum efficiency.
This means filters should be regularly
replaced or cleaned.
The more you use the furnace,
the more important it is to check it,
certainly at least every three months
if not more often, just to make sure
that the filters are clean, he said. If
you have not had your furnace serviced in two or three years, it would
be worth having a service technician
do a standard evaluation to make sure
everything is still lubricated, operating properly, venting properly and you
are getting the most out of the fuel
that is being consumed by the furnace
to provide comfort in your home.
If people have any combustion
appliances, like a furnace, in their
home, Snead said they should have
a carbon monoxide detector. Carbon
monoxide is an odorless, tasteless and
colorless gas that can cause flu-like
symptoms or even death.
Windows, doors and outlets
Leaks to the exterior of the home
are one of the largest drains on energy
costs. Snead said it depends on how
many windows the home has, the orientation of those windows, how old
they are, how many layers of glass
they have and how tight they are.
Even if you have leaky, old windows, you can always add an interior
layer of plastica shrink-fit film,
Snead said. Just choose the propersized kit for your window. It can be
temporarily installed. Its a good way
to maintain the clarity of view of the
window, but air tightening by literally
sealing the whole window at the surface of the trim.
Another option for people is using
temporary caulks, Snead said. If the
window is not going to be used at
all this winter, the temporary caulks
dont bond permanently to the surface
but will seal around the window.
If the windows are loose-fitting or
decaying because of mold, mildew or
moisture, Snead said it is worth having them replaced.
Properly installed replacement
windows would be a significant
upgrade in the layers of insulation,
Snead said. Its not just an energy
efficiency investment, but its also an
investment in the quality and value
of the home. The appearance will be
better, and the maintenance will be
reduced.
People can take a similar approach
for maintenance on doors. Snead said
temporary caulking can be applied
to doors that are not used over the
winter, and if it is a sliding glass
door that will not be used, shrink-fit
film kits are sized to fit doors as well.
Weather-stripping doors, making sure
the doors close tightly and using temporary door sweeps might also save on
home energy costs.
Snead said if people have outlets
on the inside surface of their outside walls, air gaps in the insulation
around the electrical box in the wall
might allow cold air in and warm air
out.
Put the back of your hand up to
the electrical outlet on a windy day,
and if you feel cool air coming in, its
probably worth removing the cover
plate, placing a foam insulator on the
underside of the plate and then screwing the plate back in place, Snead
said.
Evaluating insulation
Snead said if the home has not had
updates to the insulation in more than
30 years, there is no question that
the insulation of that home should be
checked and updated.
You can evaluate the depth that is
there and whether or not it would be
warranted to add or blow additional
insulation on top of that, he said.
One of the things that may be missed
in attic insulation is the sealing of
gaps and holes in the attic floor, where
piping, wiring, and electrical, water
and plumbing lines run. Many times
this allows for air leakage.
There are two options to consider
for insulating crawl spacesinsulating the perimeter wall or insulating
the underside of the floor, he said.
Insulating the perimeter wall to make
the crawl space an insulated space is
typically easier than insulating the
underside of the floor, and is probably
a better long-term strategy. It might
keep homeowners from having to do
additional insulation around pipes
and ducts that convey heated air or
water.
Other tips
Snead recommends that people
check with their utility provider to
see if they have energy efficiency programs or equipment available to help
save costs.
Using warmth from the sun by
allowing it to shine through windows
facing south, east or west might help
with home heating, but Snead said
make sure to close those blinds, shutters or drapes at night to minimize
heat loss.
For more information about energy
conservation in the home and beyond,
log on to Engineering Extension.
Restaurant food safety takes step forward
MANHATTAN, Kan. As people
sit in a booth and gaze through
the menu at their favorite restaurant, contemplate their
orders at a local drive-in or
choose a couple of meats to
take home from their local deli,
they might not take the time to
think about the safety of the
food they are ordering or how
it was prepared.
In a recent announcement,
the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) said that
more than half of all foodborne
illness outbreaks reported each
year in the United States are
associated with restaurants
and delis. To combat this problem, the CDC plans to increase
awareness and implement
a voluntary system to better
equip state and local health
departments in surveying and
tracking foodborne illness outbreaks.
Two new tools will be provided through the CDC
the
National
Voluntary
Environmental Assessment
Information System (NVEAIS)
and an interactive e-learning
coursethat will be available
in early 2014.
Who is involved?
Kevin Roberts, associate professor of hospitality and dietetics at Kansas State University,
focuses on food safety research
in the restaurant and hospitality industry. He said while
the new CDC tools are geared
toward state and local health
officials, the data collected
would provide more insight
into food safety in the entire
foodservice industry.
It appears that the system
the CDC is rolling out looks at
all facets of retail foodservice,
Roberts said. This would be
restaurants, delis, cafeterias
and schools as well.
Roberts said state and local
municipalities regulate and
inspect most restaurants,
delis and other retail foodservice providers. While these
same inspectors often perform
the inspections in schools,
the school lunch program is
regulated at the federal level.
Schools are usually inspected
twice per year, while restaurants and related foodservice
providers are inspected once.
Schools are the only retail
segment that must have a
Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Points (HACCP) system
in place, Roberts said. HACCP,
a food safety system, is mostly
used in food production.
How is the new system different from foodservice
staff training?
Regardless of the type of
foodservice provider, Roberts
said many of the food safety
concerns derive from three
areascross-contamination,
personal hygiene, and time and
temperature control. Helping
prevent problems related to
these concerns starts by properly training food preparers,
servers and other foodservice
staff.
Most states now have a
requirement that at least one
person in the operation at all
times has to be knowledgeable about food safety, but that
doesnt always mean that every
state and local municipality has
that, Roberts said.
Popular training programs,
such as the National Restaurant
Associations ServSafe program, target restaurant managers and employees, for example,
while the CDCs new system
is more for health inspectors.
This doesnt mean more people
cant take part in the e-learning
course, as it is open to anyone.
Roberts said he has already
signed up to participate in the
course next year.
The data that the CDC collects from the health inspectors
through NVEAIS, however,
could help in making better
training programs for foodservice workers.
It looks like they are trying
to capture the underlying environmental factors and the data
to not only trace back outbreaks
to the original source, but also
help professionals who associate with restaurants make good
decisions going forward with
training, Roberts said.
K-State is also currently
working on research that looks
at the connection between
knowledge gained from foodservice staff trainings and
actual behavior.
Weve done quite a few
studies showing that once
people go through ServSafe
training, it doesnt necessarily improve their behavior on
the job, Roberts said. In our
department, were looking at
that knowledge-to-behavior
connection and what we can
do, whether it be more training
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Consumers should be aware
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the reported foodborne illness
outbreaks were caused by the
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home, Roberts said. More tips
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For example, if they go into
a deli, are the workers wearing
gloves? Do they change those
gloves frequently? Are they
touching things while wearing
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Tuesday, December 31
New Years Eve
Wednesday, January 1
Some events may be canceled
for New Years.
7 p.m. – Garnett Duplicate
Bridge at the Garnett Inn
7 p.m. – Garnett Saddle Club at
the Garnett Riding Arena
7 p.m. – Colony Lions Club at
Colony Methodist Church
7 p.m. – Kincaid Lions Club at
Kincaid-Selma United
Methodist Church
Thursday, January 2
5:30 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch and
Carry In Supper at the Garnett
Senior Center; pitch at 6 p.m.
1:30 p.m. – Colony United
Methodist Women at Colony
United Methodist Church
7 p.m. – USD 365 School Board
Wednesday, January 3
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Optimist
Club at Mr. Ds Restaurant
7 p.m. – Garnett Duplicate
Bridge at the Garnett Inn
7 p.m. – Garnett Saddle Club at
the Garnett Riding Arena
Thursday, January 4
5:30 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch
and Carry In Supper at the
Garnett Senior Center; pitch
at 6 p.m.
Monday, January 8
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
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Lions Club
at VFW
7:30 p.m. – Kincaid Masonic
Lodge No. 338
Tuesday, January 9
9 a.m. – TOPS at Garnett
Methodist Church basement,
2nd & Oak
Noon – Rotary International Club
at Garnett Inn and Suites
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Optimist
Club at Mr. Ds Pioneer
Restaurant
7 p.m. – Legion Bingo at VFW
Wednesday, January 10
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Optimist
Club at Mr. Ds Restaurant
7 p.m. – Garnett Duplicate
Bridge at the Garnett Inn
7 p.m. – Garnett Saddle Club at
the Garnett Riding Arena
Thursday, January 11
7 a.m. to 10 a.m. – VFW breakfast
5:30 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch and
Carry In Supper at the
Garnett Senior Center; pitch
at 6 p.m.
Monday, January 15
9 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission at the Anderson
County Annex
6:30 p.m. – American Legion,
Sons of American Legion at
Garnett VFW
7 p.m. – Kincaid City Council at
Kincaid City Hall
7 p.m. – Lake Garnett Sporting
Club at the Lake Garnett
Shooting Range
8 p.m. – Westphalia Lions Club
at St. Teresa Catholic Church
1802 1/2 East St.,
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Emergency crews and law enforcement work the scene of a rollover accident on US 169 Friday afernoon. A vehicle driven by
Jeffery Schafer, of Washington, was driving southbound and was preparing to turn 2000 Road, but was improperly using his
blinker. A vehicle driven by Rhona Salazar, of Wellsville, attempted to pass but struck Schafers vehicle and flipped onto its
side. Salazar and a passesnger, Diana Gedrose, of Garnett, were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.
Donation to help Welda fire station
GARNETT – Anderson County Emergency
Management has received a donation of
$2,500 from CoBank on behalf of Scott
Whittington, a member of the cooperative
banks Board of Directors.
The contribution will be directed toward
the Welda fire station building fund.
Because the all-volunteer department in
Welda has outgrown its current building, officials are in the process of finding
property where a larger building will be
constructed.
Fire apparatuses are getting bigger
and we also want to update and expand the
fleet. And wed like to add a training room,
which is something our current building
doesnt have, said J.D. Mersman, director
of emergency management for the coun-
ty. We appreciate CoBanks generosity.
And thanks to Assistant Fire Chief Randy
Bunnel for helping to secure this funding,
which is the first hurdle we must cross in
order to build the new station.
The department consists of eight volunteers and protects an area of about 60
square miles in Anderson County.
Whittington is the general manager of
Lyon-Coffey Electric Cooperative, an electric distribution cooperative, in Burlington.
He joined the CoBank board this year and
also sits on the board of the First National
Bank of Kansas. He is a trustee and vice
president for the Kansas Electric Power
Cooperative Inc., is an alternate trustee for
the Kansas Electric Cooperatives, and is
a member of the executive council of the
Kansas Touchstone Energy Cooperative.
Nothing should compromise firefighters ability to protect and serve the community, said Whittington. This funding
will get the ball rolling on an updated
facility so that emergency responders have
the equipment and training they need to
excel.
The contribution is part of CoBanks
corporate giving program, which allows
employees and board members to direct
bank donations to their choice of non-profit organizations and programs. Through
the program, CoBank donated more than
$1.2 million last year to benefit local communities where its employees and directors live and work.
BUSINESS BEAT Part of K-31 closed until
ACH campaign
earns award
from Kansas
Association of
Health Care
Communicators
GARNETT The Kansas
Association of Health Care
Communicators (KAHCC)
recently recognized Karen
Wood, director of marketing and public relations for
Anderson County Hospital,
with an Emerald Award for
excellence in public relations
and marketing for the Well
worth it, your new Anderson
County Hospital awareness
campaign.
The Emerald Awards are
given annually to hospitals
across the state that excel
in internal communications, external communications, special events, advertising, and other categories. The Anderson County
Hospital campaign received
the award for the External
Communications
Total
Campaign category.
Judges from A. Ward
Strategic Communication in
Austin, Texas, evaluated this
years 36 entries for planning
and research, implementation, cost effectiveness, and
results.
Our entire organization
is proud of the excellent public relations and marketing
efforts that earned this outstanding recognition, Denny
Hachenberg,
Anderson
County Hospital CEO, said.
We congratulate Karen on
this well-deserved award.
T h i s
is Woods
second
Emerald
Award. The
KAHCC
recognized
her in 2012
for the 60
Wood
Days
of
Wellness
campaign, commemorating
Anderson County Hospitals
60 years of service to the community.
The Emerald Awards were
presented at the Kansas
Association of Health Care
Communicators luncheon
and meeting held on Nov. 15,
during the Kansas Hospital
Associations
Annual
Convention in Wichita.
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.
summer to replace bridge
A project that will close part
of K-31 in Anderson and Coffey
counties will be closed through
the summer of 2014.
The Kansas Department of
Transportation (KDOT) recently
began a project that will replace
the bridge over Kenoma Creek
on K-31 in Anderson County.
The bridge is located approximately seven miles southeast
of the Anderson-Coffey county
line.
The bridge is being reconstructed on the current highway alignment. KDOT closed
the work zone to through traffic
Wednesday, Dec. 11. The work
zone on K-31 will remain closed
for the duration of the project.
Westbound K-31 traffic will
follow the signed detour on state
routes: from the K-31/U.S.59
junction at Garnett proceed
north to the U.S.59/I-35 junction
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at Ottawa, then proceed west on
I-35 to the I-35/K-31 junction.
Eastbound traffic will take the
detour in the opposite direction.
The project should be finished
by the summer of 2014, weather
permitting.
KDOT awarded the construction contract of $646,391
to King Construction Company
of Hesston, Kan. This preservation project is funded under
the T-WORKS transportation
program. Those with questions
may contact KDOT Garnett
Area Construction Engineer
David Baldridge at (785) 4485446, or KDOT Southeast
District Public Affairs Manager
Priscilla Petersen, 1-877-5505368. For more information
concerning T-WORKS projects
visit the website, www.ksdot.
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book to be
discussed
The Garnett Public Library
will hold a book discussion on
Wednesday, January 22nd at 7
p.m. This time we will be discussing a book chosen for the
Kansas Reads project for 2014.
Leading our discussion will be
Paulabeth Henderson.
The Kansas Reads committee
is pleased to announce that the
2014 book is Bleeding Kansas
by Sara Paretsky. Kansas Reads
is a one-book/one-state reading
and discussion project for adult
readers. Titles are selected for
broad-based appeal to encourage spirited discussion among
readers at libraries, booksellers
and other partners statewide.
This year, our selection reflects
the 50th anniversary of the Civil
Rights movement.
Sara Paretsky, known for
her bestselling novels set in
Chicago, has turned her focus to
Kansas, her home state, for her
latest novel. Bleeding Kansas
tells the story of the Grelliers,
a farming family whose Kansas
roots extend back to the fight
over slavery. Though times have
changed many of the struggles
they face, including clashes
between neighbors over war
and religion, are just as critical. Paretskys novel paints an
intimate portrait of a family and
community dealing with each
others differences.
The books are available for
checkout at the library. The
discussions are held the fourth
Wednesday of each month at 7
p.m. in the Archer Room at the
library. Notification is posted in
case of cancellation.
Central Heights
school gets
$1,000 grant
Central Heights Elementary
School received $1,000 from a
Healthy Habits for Life grant
from the Blue Cross and Blue
Shield of Kansas Foundation.
The grant dollars will be used
in 2014 to purchase nutrition
curriculum, exercise equipment
or helathy snacks, or to organize walking programs, health
fairs and other acitvities; programs designed to help children
reduce their cardiovascular risk,
increase their physical activity
or learn healthy eating habits.
Completing its eighth giving
cycle, the BCBSKS Foundation
has distributed 760 Healthy
Habits for Life grants in excess
of $670,000.
Each year during the Healthy
Habits for Life application
process, I am reminded of the
extremely strong commitment
our school professionals have
to stemming the tide of childhood obesity in Kansas through
school-based programs, said
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Go over the bridge to 4-H Club has Christmas dinner, meeting
the side God is on
In John 1:29, John the Baptist
sees Jesus walking toward him
and says, Look the Lamb of
God, who takes away the sin of
the world. John could be referring to Jesus as the Passover
Lamb or the Servant Lamb
referred to in Isaiah 53:7. In
this text the prophet Isaiah
says, All we are like sheep
who have gone astray, we have
turned-every one- to his own
way and the LORD has laid on
him (Jesus) the iniquity of us
all.
Isaiah clearly states here
that we each are affected by
sin. Prior to accepting Jesus
Christ as our Savior we each
go our own way. What the
prophet is stating here is we
follow our own thoughts, ideas
and desires. We are only concerned with how the outcome of
any thing affects us. In Ezekiel
18:20, the following word of the
LORD came to Ezekiel. The
soul who sins shall die. That
is the sentence for choosing our
own way and has been since the
fall. God placed Adam in a state
of happiness in the Garden of
Eden and promised permanently to establish him and his
descendants in it if he obeyed
Gods command not to eat from
the tree described as the tree
of the knowledge of good and
evil. The issue came down to
whether Adam would let God
determine what was good and
bad or would seek to decide that
for himself, in disregard of what
God said. Adams decision left
man in opposition to God and in
need of a mediator between God
and man.
Calendar
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Community Church Missionary,
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ness of God. If death is the
condemnation for sin and Jesus Christian and United Methodist
was sinless there is no reason Churches cancelled services
that Jesus should die unless he Dec. 22. Christian Church
upcoming events: Mens Bible
died in the place of sinners.
In 1st Peter 2:24-25 we are Study each Tuesday, 7 a.m. at
given the answer, He (Jesus) the church; Good News Club
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ness. By his wounds you have
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For as in Adam all die, so also in Department of Health and
Christ shall all be made alive. Environment (KDHE) can help
(1st Corinthians 15:22) Jesus people keep their resolutions
bridged the gap but each of us to quit tobacco in 2014. KDHE
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Weekly
Devotional
by Mrs. Morris Luedke
Contact (620) 852-3379 or
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with Colony news.
29 for food box for a cancer
patient; Jan. 8-Working Wonders
Christian Womens Council at
the church, 7 p.m.
Community Church held
their Dec. 22 church services.
Library
Library board members met
Dec. 17. The Southeast Kansas
Library System allocation was
paid. A donation was received
in memory of Delene Lindberg
and members decided to purchase childrens books with the
donation. Old magazine cleanouts were discussed.
4-H Club
Seekers Not Slackers met Dec.
14 for their Christmas dinner.
Prior to the dinner, a foods meeting was held to make Christmas
candy for fruit baskets.
Members also made Christmas
cards to accompany fruit bas-
kets. President Dal Lacey called
the meeting to order by saying
the flag salute and 4-H pledge.
Flag salute leaders, Maegyn
LaCross and Austin Louk, led
the club. Karson Hermreck and
Jerrick Jones led the club in
singing Frosty the Snowman.
President Dal Lacey presented community leader Kathy
LaCross with a card. The club
will deeply miss the LaCross
family when they move.
Community leader C.J. Lacey
announced the club should be
thinking about model meeting. Community leader Stacy
Sprague informed the club about
K-State 4-H day. For $18.00, club
members can get a ticket to the
K-State game, a t-shirt, hotdog,
and a drink.
Members
sang
Happy
Birthday to Austin Louk,
Jerrick Jones, Brooklynn
Jones and Maegyn LaCross.
Vice president Kaitlyn LaCross
announced next meeting is Jan.
20.
Following adjournment by
saying the 4-H motto, all enjoyed
playing bingo. -Makayla Jones,
reporter.
January Celebrations
Anniversaries-Jan.
19Richard and Kloma Buckle; 25Kendall and Christy McGhee.
Birthdays-Jan. 5-Doris Church;
7-Phyllis Goodell; 8-Phyllis
Luedke; 13-Haley Freelove; 15Zona Wiley; 16-Jeff McAdam;
17-Braden McGhee; 19-Bruce
Beeman; 20-Ethel Beckmon;
24-Mary Scovill; 25-Jay Dutton;
27-Wayne Luedke; 29-Evelyn
Bunnel, Charlotte Swift, Donna
Westerman.
Around Town
Mary Clemans son Arvin
and wife Kathy held an ice
cream and angel food cake
party following lunch at Iolas
Guest Home Estates for her 91st
birthday. During the day the
rest of her children, Dwight,
Marvin and Bonnie phoned her.
That evening Arvin and Kathy
took her to Yates Center where
they dined on fried catfish.
The community is saddened
at the sudden death of Vivian
Barnett, 82. She died instantly
in a car accident Dec. 18 two
miles north of Colony on highway 169. Sympathy is expressed
to her children, families and
many friends. Funeral services
were held Dec. 23 at Feuerborn
Family Funeral Services,
Colony; burial followed at
Colony Cemetery.
Happy New Year to readers
and contributors of the Colony
News!
KDHE helps tobacco users quit, keep resolutions
The Anderson County Review
online at www.garnett-ks.com
Secretary and State Health
Officer. Quitting isnt easy, but
its worth the reward of a longer and healthier life. Working
with a Quit Coach at the Kansas
Tobacco Quitline can make quitting easier.
Quitline enrollment is free
and available 24 hours a day,
seven days a week (except
on major holidays). A Quit
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or one-on-one phone calls to
prepare for a quit date and create a plan to fight cravings and
face other challenges. Studies
have found that using a tobacco
Quitline can more than double a
persons chances of successfully
quitting tobacco.
Some people fear their resolution to quit tobacco use will hurt
their resolution to lose or maintain weight, but planning ahead
can help people avoid weight
gain. Exercise can be an effective tool in quitting tobacco use.
When the urge to use tobacco
hits, people can take a walk,
go for a short run or participate in another physical activity
they enjoy. Instead of replacing smoking or chewing tobacco
with sweets or fatty food, people
can try chewing sugarless gum
or snacking on carrots, celery,
other vegetables, air-popped
popcorn, dried fruit or nuts.
KDHEs
Tobacco
Use
Prevention Program manages
the Kansas Tobacco Quitline and
provides resources and technical
assistance to community coalitions for development, enhancement and evaluation of state
and local tobacco prevention
initiatives. For additional information on the Kansas Tobacco
Use Prevention Program, visit
www.kdheks.gov/tobacco.
Anderson County Area
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BECKMAN MOTORS
See Us For All Your Building Supplies
Paint & Supplies
Paneling
Hardware & Moldings
Lumber
Roofing Materials
& Shingles
Greeley Hardware & Lumber
Downtown Greeley (785) 867-3540
Garnett Publishing, Inc
112 W. Sixth Ave., Garnett
(785) 448-3121
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday 9am
Wednesday 7:30pm
East 6th & Hwy 169, Garnett, KS
Pastor – Joshua Ford (785) 304-6581
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Sunday School 9am
Morning Worship 10:00am
Evening Worship 6:30pm
Wednesday Service 7pm
(785) 448-3208 258 Park, Garnett, KS
Pastor – Phil Rhoades
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
Sunday School 10am
Sunday Worship 11am, 6pm
Wednesday Bible Study 6pm
Park Road, Garnett, KS
(785) 448-3558
Pastors – William & Judy Brown
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday School 9am
Sunday Worship 10am
LWML 2nd Sunday 11:30am
Bible Study – Wednesday 7pm
(785) 448-6930
Hwy 31 & Grant, Garnett, KS
Pastor – Ervin A. Daugherty Jr.
KINCAID SELMA UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Worship 9 am
Sunday School 10:15 a.m.
709 E. 5th St., Kincaid, KS
Pastor – Bill Nelson
Church Office (620) 439-5773
ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Worship Service Saturday 5pm
Richmond, KS
Fr. Gerald Williams
(785) 835-6273
NORTHCOTT CHURCH
Bible School 9am
Morning Worship 10am
Childrens Church 10:30am
Evening Worship 5pm
12425 SW Barton Rd., Colony, KS 66015
Pastor – Sharon Voorhees
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School 9:30am, Morning Svc. 10:30am
Evening Svc. 6pm, Youth Mtg. 7pm
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30pm
Transportation – Call before 8:30
(785) 448-5749
417 South Walnut, Garnett, KS
Pastor – Ron Jones
BEACON OF TRUTH
Saturday Sabbath Worship 9:30am
Saturday Evening Service 6pm
(except 4th Saturday)
Wednesday Evening Prayer Svc. 7:00pm
Hwy 59 & Allen Rd., Richmond, KS
(785) 229-5172
Pastor – Reuben Esh
COLONY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Adult Sunday School 9:45am
Sunday Worship 10:45am
306 Maple, Colony, KS 66015
(620) 852-3200
Pastor – Mark McCoy
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
www.fccgarnett.org
Early Worship 8am
Sunday School (All Ages) 9:15am
Second Worship Service 10:30am
Childrens Church 10am
Nursery Provided
Second & Walnut, Garnett, KS
(785) 448-3452
Pastor Darrel Herde
Youth & Childrens Pastor – Chris Goetz
COLONY COMMUNITY CHURCH
Sunday Worship 9:30am
Sunday School 10:30am
Risen & Rockin Sunday School Service
10:35am
(620) 852-3237
Colony, KS 66015
Pastor – Steve Bubna
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH KINCAID
Sunday School 9:30am
Church 10:45am, Eve Worship 7pm
Wednesday Bible Study 7pm
3rd & Osage, Kincaid, KS
(620) 439-5311
Pastor – Murl McKibben
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School 9:15am
Sunday Worship 10:30am
Bible Study Wed. 10am/Thurs 7pm
Chancel Bells Wed 6pm
Chancel Choir Sun 9am
Jr. & Sr. UMYF Sundays
U.M. Women 1st Wednesday
(785) 448-6833
2nd & Oak, Garnett, KS
Reverend – Bill Driver
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School (All Ages) 9:45am
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00am
116 N. Kallock, Richmond, KS
(785) 835-6235
Pastor – Butch Ritter
WELDA UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Sunday Church School 9:45am
Church Services & Childrens Church 11am
Nursery Available
(785) 448-2358
Welda, KS
Pastor – Bill Nelson
GREELEY UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Morning Worship 9am
Bible Study (Teens, Adults) 10am
Sunday School (Children) 10am
204 N. Main, PO Box 37, Greeley, KS 66033
(913) 755-2225
Pastor – Bill Driver
MONT IDA CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
Sunday School 9:30am
Church 10:40am
(785) 489-2440
RR 1, Welda, KS 66091
Garnett – 7th St, W 7 miles, S 3 miles
Pastor – Kenneth Davidson
ST. JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Mass Sunday 8am
Greeley, KS
(785) 448-3846
Fr. Matthew Schiffelbein
KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAHS
WITNESSES
Sunday Public Meeting 10am
Sunday Watchtower Study 10:50am
Tuesday Ministry School 7:30pm
Tuesday Service Meeting 8:20pm
Thursday Congregation Book Study 8pm
704 Westgate – Garnett, KS
(785) 448-6755
HOLY ANGELS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Mass: Saturday 5:30pm, Sunday 10am
(785) 448-3846
514 E. 4th, Garnett, KS
Fr. Matthew Schiffelbein
ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday Worship 9am
(785) 835-6273
Scipio, KS
Fr. Gerald Williams
ST. TERESA CATHOLIC CHURCH
Westphalia, KS
Mass: Sunday 8:30am
Fr. Marianand Mendem
(620) 364-2416
NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School 10am
Sunday Worship 11am, 6:30pm
705 S. Westgate (end of 7th St.)
Garnett, KS
(785) 418-2735
Pastor – Rick R. Randall Sr.
ST. PATRICKS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Emerald (Hwy 31 West of Harris, KS)
Mass: Saturday 5pm
Fr. Marianand Mendem
(620) 364-2416
GEM Farm Center
Garnett Publishing, Inc
112 W. Sixth Ave., Garnett
(785) 448-3121
Wilson Chiropractic Clinic
Lynn A. Wilson D.C., P.A.
Treatment For Your Back & Joint Pain
Sports, Auto and Work Injury Care
414 W. First Garnett
(785) 448-6151
Heating &
Air Conditioning
(785) 448-3235
519 W. First Ave. Garnett
UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST
Sunday School 9:30am
Worship Service 10:30am
2nd & Pine, Garnett, KS
Pastor – Cody Knapik
COLONY UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Church Services 10:30am
Colony, KS
Parsonage (620) 852-3103
Church Office (620) 852-3106
Minister – Rev. John G. Sheehan
For additions, subtractions or changes to your
church information, a church official may
contact the Review at (785) 448-3121.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 31, 2013
3B
LOCAL
2013: A look at the years news stories
January
Garnett Rec Centers AfterSchool program signs up only
12 kids which has placed its
long-term viability in question.
Longtime school nurse in USD
365 Marcia Peine passes away
suddenly. Newly appointed
Garnett City Commissioner
Gordon Blackie uses his first
meeting to assert his views
against local alcohol sales.
Descendants of Greeley founder Jacob Benjamin: Mark and
Tracey Martinez and their aunt
Becky Duchense of Dayton,
Ohio, plan a trip back to
Anderson County to research
their family roots. Greeley
Grade School is recognized for
outstanding performance on
the states standardized tests
for 2012. Henry Morgan and
family was awarded the 2012
Extension Appreciation Award
from the Anderson County
Extension Agency. Fifty-three
year-old Dale Kratzberg completes his first marathon after
training as a part of the G-Town
Running Club. Eric Tastove and
Annsley Graham are crowned
king and queen of ACHS winter
homecoming. An anonymous
donor pays for supplies to help
ensure the Garnett afterschool
program gets off the ground.
A plan by Garnett city staff
and the citys tourism committee to spend nearly $9,000
with a Salina firm to print a
local tourism brochure sparks
controversy after Review publisher questions why local
printers werent considered
for the job. GSSB in Garnett
is recognized by the Garnett
Community Foundation for its
continued support of the local
rec center. Stephanie Skedel,
Katelyn Wolken and Alen
Troyer of Garnett and Paige
Rockers of Greeley make the
Deans list at Baker University
for the past semester with a
3.5 GPA or better. City officials in Colony negotiate a
million dollars in loans and
government grants to rebuild
the citys sewer system. Fifth
Grader Ben Reese is Garnett
Elementary Schools spelling bee champion. Westphalia
Elementary School students
are recognized for exemplary
performance on their math and
reading state assessments from
2012. Garnetts VFW post goes
on tour to area elementary
schools teaching U.S. Flag history and proper flag etiquette.
A continuing debate over tourism spending from the recently
increased transient guest tax in
Garnett
February
Garnetts First Christian
Church kicks in $1,000 toward
the Garnett Area Paint Project,
a local charity program aimed
at renovating and repairing
homes and structures for people
in need. County commissioners
agree to place a bond election
to fund a new $26 million hospital project on the ballot for
Aprils election. Former Colony
city councilman Steve Wallace
is disqualified from seeking a council post this spring
because hes still on probation
as part of a 2011 sentence for
distributing marijuana. Jordan
Morton and Callee Calloway
are crowned king and queen
of Crest winter homecoming,
and Drew Beckwith and Sam
Stegner are crowned winter
royalty at Central Heights.
Nagging electrical problems
from the 2008 construction
of the Anderson County Law
Enforcement Center will mean
a $3,800 expense for new electrical drawings. Fouth grader Rayna Jasper, 5th Grader
Mercedes Nolan and 4th grader
A.T. Rues win top honors in the
Reviews annual Creative Kids
writing contest. Crest senior
Brytton Strickler wins county
Daughters of the American
Revolution Good Citizen Award.
Iconic U.S. 169 image, the
Welda Steakhouse, is destroyed
by fire. Local hay costs soar
as a result of the continuing
drought. BCI Broadband purchases Allegiance Cable and
pledges better service and quality under Garnetts franchise
agreement. Central Heigts
Trevor Burkdoll signs a letter
of intent to play baseball at
Neosho County Community
College. Beth and Jason Moss
reopen Star Video after the
local store closes. Local attorney Steve Doering passes away
suddenly. Ronald Crawford of
Garnett buys a $10,000 winning Powerball ticket. Two big
winter snows dump nearly 17
inches of snow on Anderson
County.
March
ACHS powers through to
a 64-56 substate tourney win
over Fort Scott to make it
into the 4A state tournament.
USD 365 and Neosho County
Community College will partner to offer a certified welding program in Garnett. Both
ACHS and Crest boys fall in the
first round of substate play. A
Kincaid-area Good Samaritan
follows attempted Kincaid bank
robbers and leads authorities
to the suspects arrest in Linn
County. USD 365 scores high
in a financial efficiency study.
Crest parents pitch a 4-day
school week idea during a district brainstorming session on
cost cutting. ACHS sophomore
Eliza Sibley earns a superior
rating during the state piano
contest at Tabor College.
Newly appointed commissioner Gordon Blackie asks that
each Garnett commission meeting be started with a prayer.
Another 6.8 inches of snow
falls in Anderson County the
third week in March, further
chipping away at the countys
lingering 2012 drought status.
Kim Spencer wins the Garnett
Community
Foundations
Grocery Grab promotion. Lakin
Katzer, Nicole DuPont, Malcolm
Guilfoyl, Kyle Brown, Harley
Maley, Kalyn Bell, Damone
Kueser and Chase Long in
Mrs. Weirichs 6th grade class
at Greeley Elementary win a
pizza party for submitting the
most ad designs in the Reviews
recent Creative Kids contest.
Over the objections of Garnett
commissioiner Preston Peine,
commissioners raise the fees
for Garnett building and zoning
permits. Longtime city parks
and recreation director Herb
Waring retires. Colony doctors office closes when Osborn
Clinic move to Iola.
April
ACHS drama students will
produce a play written by
Garnett playwright Gary Stapp
as their spring production.
Garnetts largest voting wards
carry the $26 million hospital
bond issue after it struggles in
the rural townships. Officials
in USD 365 boost the school
day by 15 minutes to cut down
the number of make-up days
students will face due to heavy
snows last winter. County
attorney Brandon Jones opens
a probe into illegal mailers and
robo-calls made by opponents
of the county hospital bond
issue prior to the April 2 vote.
Local development officials
announce a groundbreaking
for Hurricane Services, Inc.,
an oilfield service firm, which
will construct a large new facility in Garnetts Prairie Plaza.
Brandon Jones counters criticism over his $10,000 office
This giant igloo on Oak Street brought lots of interest from passersby and was big enough to fit several people, a recliner and tables
inside. It was built by, from left, Heather Jennings, Larry Jennings,
Max Hopkins, and in front, Chris Kirkland, with help from several
others. Wintry weather provided the perfect snow for sculpting.
Kansas Trooper Dan Wills, right, watches as U.S. Marshals adjust the handcuffs on Dylan Ivey, who was arrested on a state warrant for
parole violation Thursday, June 13, in the 300 block of West Second Avenue, Garnett. Authorities say U.S. Marshals attempted to arrest
Ivey Wednesday, June 12, but he fled. They later learned he was in Garnett, and found him at the residence on Second Avenue.
furniture purchase for the
county attorneys office, saying the upgrades are for aesthetics of the office. Most of
April ranks among the coldest
on record for the month and
rain continues. Frank Trumbly
catches a 10-pound striped
bass at Lake Garnett. Dick
Bardsley of Garnett heads to
Washington D.C. with an Honor
Flight group from LeRoy to see
the National WWII Memorial.
Defrocked dojo master Brock
Moody pleas to felony charges
after 2012 incident in which
his son was injected with steroids. ACJH 7th graders Eddie
Gruver, Garrett Mills, John
Rundle, Katelyn Phelps, Gabby
Spring, Averi Wilson and Nate
Gainer are nominated to the
National Young Leaders State
Conference in Wichita.
May
Nurse practitioner Adreiane
Barrett has joined the staff of
Anderson County Hospital.
Rain, snow and cold temperatures have delayed the onset
of spring as farmers and
gardeners wait for warmer
weather to move in. ACHS students Miranda Woosley, Hope
Theisman and Amber Maldin
perform as the vocal group
4Bella and take aim at a tryout
on the hit teleivion show The XFactor. USD 365 says it will save
$100,000 annually by starting
its own bus service and ending
its contract with Apple Bus, but
officials say that savings will
likely be eaten up by hikes in district health insurance. Master
Trooper Wesley Ludolph with
the Kansas Highway Patrol has
been promoted to Lieutenant.
ACHS seniors Garrett Benton
and Brytton Brownrigg win
Anderson County Farm Bureau
scholarships for 2012. County
commissioners opt for second
opinion on continuing electrical problems at the Anderson
County
Jail.
Alexandra
Garbarino from ACHS tops her
opponents time by less than a
half second in the 200 meter at
the 4A Regionals at Iola to quality for state in the event. Callee
Calloway and Jesse Boone
are awarded Crest Alumni
Association scholarships during the May 10 school awards
assembly. Dudley Feuerborn
is installed as the presidentelect of the Kansas Funeral
Directors Association. Garnett
churches agree to become open
shelters in a new storm shelter
plan in the city. The Richmond
Community Museum receives
a grant form $1,139 form the
Franklin County Community
Foundation. Former ACHS
coach Culley Seymour and
family are unhurt by tornado
in Moore, Okla., but the see the
damage first-hand. Former public safety director Dave Yates
passes away in Linn County.
The EKAE ethanol plant plans
to reopen with the fall harvest
in 2013.
June
The Leading Losers won
the Anderson County division
of the Governors Weight Loss
Challenge. Garnett city commissioners Preston Peine and
wife Ericka, Greg Gwin and
wife Stacy and Karlyn Hulett
dropped 11.71 percet of their
total body weight as a team.
Katy Ludwig, formerly the
manager of the chamber of
commerce office in Woodson
County, is named director of the
Garnett chamber. Contractor
meetings are planned in order
to inform local contractors how
to make bids and participate
in the upcoming construction
of the new Anderson County
Hospital. Anderson County
is not growing in population
between 2003 and 2011, according to the Kansas County
Fiscal Conditions and Trends
report, though its per capital
percentage of county tax collections is higher. Central Heights
students Michael Olson and
Sabrina Carlson take part in
the State FFA Band project.
Jordan Miller of Garnett wins
six tickets to Schlitterbahn
water park in a special contest
on the Reviews Facebook page.
Neighbors on Cleveland Street
are protesting an ACHS plan
that would build an alternate
parking lot exit and vent traffic
onto Cleveland. Beset by budget
cuts, the area Meals on Wheels
program is reaching out to area
churches to support. Local real
estate agents say area homes
and properties are beginning
to show signs of better sales.
Garnetts Phillip Proctor is
arrested and jailed in Topeka
after a 3-county chase beginning with a pickup truck stolen in Garnett. Dustin Duncan
of Garnett takes part in relief
efforts in Shawnee, Okla., after
devastating tornadoes.
The City of Garnett
and
Anderson
County
Commissioners are reviewing
an overturned state statute that
allows those with permits to
carry concealed weapons on
formerly banned government
properties. In order to promote
harmony after the divisive
hospital bond election, county
attorney Brandon Jones says
he will not prosecute nor identify the person responsible for
an illegal ad campaign against
the bond issue, or force the individual to file legally required
campaign forms with the county clerks office. Garnett post
office readies for new reduced
service hours beginning in
July as part of USPS budget
cuts. Wheat harvest has been
delayed by three weeks but is
now underway in the county in
late June.
July
The Colony Coachs Pitch
boys team wins first place in
their league tournament. City
leaders in Garnett are struggling to find a way out from
under a new state law that would
allow concealed carry permit
holder to carry their guns on
city property. The local heavy
metal band Ashes of Tyranny
is headed for the wild card
round of Metal Wars competition at the Voodoo Lounge in
Kansas City. The local wheat
crop was late but worth waiting for, as local farmers bring
in yields of 85-100 bushel per
acre- about twice the average
yield. Tim Starr is charged with
brandishing a shotgun in his
wheat field after a contracted
hauler dumps the wheat on the
ground over a pay dispute near
Welda. Local athletics officials
say the split of the states 4A
schools into an upper and lower
division based on enrollment
might make competitive pairings more equal. Teens from
across the country taking part
in a special mission trip form
the backbone of the Garnett
Area Paint Project, helping
with fix-up projects on local
properties owned by those in
need. Garnett city commission-
a $1,000 grant through the
Federal Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act. The recent heat
wave is broken by five inches
of rain in the past two weeks,
probably saving the area corn
crop. Fewer property owners
owe fewer dollars in delinquent
taxpayer report released by
the county treasurers office.
The Prairie Spirit Trail State
Park is awarded $62,000 for a
mini excavator and equipment
Young competitors try to catch a greased pig during the Richmond
Free Fair Saturday, July 13.
ers discuss new procedures for
awarding Transient Guest Tax
funds. Both USDs 365 and 479
say they expect to need a property tax increase in their 2014
budgets. State sales tax reports
show the impact of a two-year
drought on local retail sales,
including those in Anderson
County. Anderson County
Review publisher Dane Hicks
asks county commissioners to
sue county attorney Brandon
Jones under the Kansas Open
Records Act to force the release
of the identity of the person
responsible for illegal campaign
activities in the April hospital
bond vote. Thieves steal DVDs,
arrowheads from the Garnett
Public Library. Former Crest
math teacher and technology
director Phil Moody pleads to a
count of unlawful distribution
of steroids. Former Garnettian
Jaime Rockers capitalizes on
her yen for travel across Asia,
Mongolia and Mozambique and
Russia by writing a travel book.
Former local music teacher
Paul Massey passes away and is
remembered as a teacher who
prepared his students for musical challenges. The Anderson
County Fair concert features
Susie McEntire, sister of
country music superstar Reba
McEntire.
August
Jeff Oestmann joins East
Kansas Agri Energy as the
companys new CEO as the
company readies itself for a
September restart. Anderson
County Fire Department gets
storage facility through the
state department of wildlife,
parks and tourism. Fire guts
the Central Street Bar & Grill
in Richmond, closing the business. Plans to bring a veterans memorial to the Anderson
County Courthouse lawn have
stalled over debates on just who
should be recognized. County
KSU Extension staff say they
favor a plan to merge territories
with neighboring offices under
a cost cutting plan by the extension service. New hospital project breaks ground hailing commitment and collaboration that
brought about winning bond
vote. Commissioner Preston
Peine brings the possibility of
allowing swimming at Cedar
Valley Reservoir. 4Bella falls
short of X-Factor appearance
but says the experience was one
theyll never forget. East Kansas
Agri Energy shareholders vote
down a takeover attempt by an
Arizona-based equity firm and
announce the plants reopening. County commissioners say
they want to know who circulated illegal campaign materials opposing the hospital bond
issue, but wont file suit against
the county attorney to find out.
County taxes will increase by
6 mills to pay for countys portion of new $26 million hospital
project. Anderson Countys jobless rate jumps from 6.2 percent
in June to 7.0 in July, a state
report says.
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LOCAL
2013…
FROM PAGE 3B
September
County
sheriff
Vern
Valentine proposes a county resolution that requires
inmates in the county jail to
reimburse the county for the
cost of their personal medications. Decreasing donations
to the citys rec center mean
the city will boost membership
fees effective October 1. Big
Brothers/Big Sisters in Garnett
expands to offer matches in the
Crest school district. Cornstock
organizers are preparing for the
Phil Vassar, Gloriana concert.
County officials are nearing a
date for a new delinquent tax
sale after target property information is published. Cleveland
Street residents say they may
take legal action to stop USD
365s new ACHS exit plan. 2nd
District Congresswoman Lynn
Jenkins hosts her 4th annual
district jobs fair in Topeka.
Cartson Cooper of Garnett,
presenty president of Tau
Kappa Epsilon fraternity at
Kansas State University, has
been awarded three scholarships, including highest GPA
in his fraternity. Emily Frank
and Clayton Miller are crowned
as Crest homecoming royalty.
Former county commissioner
Dean Register is remembered
on his death for his stalwart
community service and variety of local interests. Longtime
Garnett optometrist Jerry
Padfield sells his practice to
Spring Hill-area eye doctor Bill
Whitesell. Christine Teagarden
of LaCygne takes over Archer
Insurance after the agencys
sale by Doug Archer and Diane
Doran. Garnett city commissioners say they hope to hold
the line on the citys 2014 budget
with no planned tax increase.
Taylor Porter and Garrett
Redifer are crowned queen and
king of Garnett homecoming.
Another late-season dry spell
may have cost some damage
to a corn crop not yet harvested and to soybeans com-
ing on, local ag officials say.
James Harland Kerr of Garnett
is charged with the rape of an
unconscious woman.
October
All three local school districts enroll more kids this
fall than they expected, which
means additional dollars in
state per-pupil funding. Local
retail sales tax appears to be
on the upswing after a drop
during recent drought years.
Longtime Garnett utilities
director Butch Rocker retires.
The Walker Art Committee
plans another Garnett art tour
this year. Garnetts Nazarene
Church will sponsor its 3rd
annual clothing giveaway.
Local NAPA auto parts dealers
Mike and Marilyn McDonald
sell their dealership to Rod and
Kim Wittman. A Kansas City
sports car club plans a nostalgic event in Garnett with 60
British Sports cars cruising
here in honor of the Garnett
Grand Prix racesof the 60s and
70s. ACHS seniors are improving in their ACT scores but still
lag behind the state ACT score
average. Garnett City Manager
Joyce Martin apologizes to city
commissioners after a delay in
notices for sidewalk repair gets
commissioners in hot water
with city residents. The ACHS
girls golf team of Samantha
McCullough, Sydney Holloran,
Katie Lybarger, Bailey Rockers,
Miranda Akes and Abbey
Barnes qualifies for the Kansas
4A golf tournament. Former
resident Jace Hastert is promoted to Chief Petty Officer
in the U.S. Navy. An investor group led by the Bank of
Greeley hopes to refurbish the
fire-damaged Greeley caf and
find a buyer or lessee to operate it again. City drivers are
dodging street contractors in
town recently as Garnett finishes up some planned street
repairs as part of the 2013 work
plan. Crest High School band
announces a 2016 performance
at Disney World and several
upcoming fundraisers to fund
the trip. ACHS and Crest stu-
Garnetts 5th-6th grade youth football team beat Iola 25-6 to remain undefeated and take the city league championship title in November.
Front row from left: Chance Cobbs, Hunter Hill, Nick Lybarger, Ryland Wright, Jay Robbins, Lane Freeman. Back row: Jayden Jarett, Josh
Stifter, Bronson Sparks, Justin Stifter, Corbin Danner, Colton Palmer.
dents with the help of school
and county staff have revived
the county government day.
Paranormal
investigators
scheduled to give a program
at the Garnett Friends of the
Library annual meeting dont
show up and are never heard
from again.
November
A year after Sunday liquor
sales is approved locally, sellers
say theyve not noticed a large
increase in sales but believe
its been more convenient for
customers. At 6.53 inches, rainfall in October is nearly double
the months annual average.
Anderson County Hospital
announces plans to staff an
on-call chaplain. A spat over a
boys suspension for carrying a
purse at ACHS goes viral. The
Garnett Bulldogs youth football
team of 5th and 6th graders goes
undefeated for the season to
win the league championship.
Truckloads of
stolen property
is recovered
by local cops
from a Garnett
residence,
with charges
pending. Jewel
Armstrong
was the winner
and Camryn
Strickler the
runner up in
the
Colony
Lions
Club
Peace Poster
contest.
A
drug bust in
We s t p h a l i a
nets
five
arrests
and
recovers methamphetamine,
marijuana and
$3,800
cash.
City leaders
The burned out metal frame of the 1950s diner moved from Thayer to Welda is all take the first
that remains of the former Circle B Steakhouse that served Welda and other area step toward a
residents for many years until it was sold a couple of years ago. FIre officials say program that
the cause of the February fire is not determined, but may have been caused by would allow
lightning.
utility customers loans to
install energy-efficient lighting
and pay it off through their
monthly utility bills. ACHS
drama department presents
Nunsense for fall production.
The Dynamite 4-H Club adopts
a local family for Christmas.
State fire investigators look into
the cause of a vacant house that
caught fire in Garnett. A local
woman in Garnett is frightened
but escapes a serious assault
when she finds a man hiding
in the back seat of her car in
her driveway. City leaders are
considering upgrades to the
Garnett swimming pool.
December
A Caseys General Store
employee was accosted by a
man waiting near her car when
she took a smoke break, but
authorities arent sure the incident is connected to one that
took place in late November.
Anderson County Fair Board
announces a proposal to make
an upfront payment to a carnival company to be at this
years county fair and solicits
Garnett and county sources
for the funds. A local forum is
planned by the East Central
Kansas Area Agency on Aging
to answer questions about the
new Obamacare law. Bella
Dunkin is the winner of the
Garnett Librarys Kansas
Reads to Preschoolers prize.
Crest seniors Emily Frank,
Erin Steedley and Paige Tush
win respective places in the
Kincaid Masonic Lodges essay
contest. Richmond natives Todd
Mildfelt and Pamela Peters sign
copies of their historical novels
at the Richmond Community
Museum. A devastating chimney fire destroys the home of
Barb Watkins east of Garnett,
though there are no injuries.
City officials say theyll wait
to see what the outcome is
regarding a second DUI charge
against city recreation coordinator Brad Yeubanks. ACHS
Justin Masri of Indiana screws in a wood plank for a wheelchair
ramp at the home of Chris and Diana Bowen on Sixth Avenue in
Garnett. Masri and his fellow workers were part of a home repair
mission trip that spent a week in June in Anderson County. About
400 volunteers painted houses, repaired porches and built wheelchair ramps.
switches from block scheduling back to a 7-hour class
day for next year due to staff
cost savings. Fire destroys the
Colony Community Diner and
Convenience Store, but its owners vow to rebuild. The Kansas
Hospital Association honors
ACH operating board chairman
Dave Lybarger and Board of
Trustees chairman Bill Barnes
with inaugural KHA Trustee
of the Year awards. Cynthia
and Willie Fletcher take over
Garnetts Star Video store. The
Bank of Greeley celebrates its
125-year anniversary. Longtime
Garnett grocer John Marmon
passes away after a lingering illness. Former Crest High School
Notice to settle Marmon estate Notice to inject saltwater
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, December 31, 2013)
In the Matter of the Estate of
JOHN E. MARMON
Deceased.
Case No. 13-PR-34
NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS
CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a petition has
been filed in this court by John M. Marmon and
Milissa Marmon, heirs at law and devisees and
legatees under, and co-executors named in, the
first codicil to the last will and testament of the
above-named decedent dated November 18.
2013, praying such be admitted to probate and
record as and for the last will and testament of
the decedent, and that petitioners be appointed
Terry J. Solander #07280
503 So. Oak St. P.O. Box 348
Garnett, KS 660320348
785-448-6131; FAX: 785-448-2475
solander@embargmail.com
Attorney for Petitioners
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(Published in the Anderson County Review on
December 31, 2013)
Before the State Corporation Commission of
the State of Kansas
Notice of Filing Application
RE: McGown Drilling Inc. Application to
amend injection permit E-24.705 for the injection
of saltwater into the Eastburn lease located in
Anderson County , Kansas.
TO: All Oil & Gas Producers, Unleased Mineral
Interest Owners, Landowners, and all persons
whomever concerned.
You, and each of you, are hereby notified
that McGown Drilling Inc. has filed an application to commence the injection of saltwater
into the Squirrel formation on the Eastburn
Lease in wells 50i located 1980 feet North and
990 feet from the SE corner of Sec. 27 T21S
R21E and 47i located 1650 feet North and 660
Feet West from the SE corner of Sec. 27 T21S
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Anderson
County Planning Commission will hold a Public
Hearing on January 20, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. in
the Anderson County Annex, 409 South Oak,
Garnett, Kansas to consider:
Special Use Permit application #SUP1302 (Verizon) to install a 400 self-supporting
communications tower with a 100×100 fenced
compound in an A-1 agriculture district. Said
property is located in the Northeast Quarter
(NE/4) of Section Thirty-two (32), Township
Twenty-two (22), Range Nineteen (19) East of
the 6th P.M. in Anderson County.
Any person concerned with this request may
attend the public hearing or submit written comments, opposed or in support, to the Planning
Commission. The Planning Commission may
continue this hearing date to a future date, if
necessary, without further notice.
/s/ Dale Prince
Planning & Zoning Director
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McGown Drilling Inc.
PO Box K
Mound City, Kansas 66056
913-795-2259
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Notice for permit to install tower AD
(Published in the Anderson County Review on
December 31, 2013)
R21E Anderson County, Kansas, with maximum
operating pressures of 400 PSI and maximum
injection rates of 400bbls per day per well.
Any persons who object to or protest this
application shall be required to file their objections or protest with the Conservation Division
of the State Corporation Commission of the
State of Kansas within (30) days from the date
of this publication. These protests shall be filed
pursuant to Commission regulations and must
state specific reasons why granting the application may cause waste, violate correlative rights
or pollute the natural resources of the State of
Kansas.
All persons interested or concerned shall
take notice of the foregoing and shall govern
themselves accordingly.
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785-448-3121
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS
co-executors thereof without bond as therein
provided.
You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 23rd day of January,
2014, at 9:00 a.m. in the District Court, Garnett,
Anderson County, Kansas, at which time and
place the cause will be heard. Should you fail
therein, judgment and decree will be entered in
due course upon the petition.
All creditors are notified to exhibit their
demands against the estate within four months
from the date of the first publication of this
notice, as provided by law; and if their demands
are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever
barred.
JOHN M. MARMON
MILISSA MARMON
Co-petitioners
principal George Ferguson
dies in Girard at the age of
83. County commissioners opt
to allow concealed weapons on
county property rather than
engage the expense of providing metal detectors and other
security features at county
buildings. A long-awaited tax
sale of delinquent tax properties is expected in the county
in January 2014. Garnett salon
owner Linda Miller wins the
Reviews Great Christmas
Giveaway prize of $1,000.
Eighty-two year-old Vivian
Barnett, a former Crest school
secretary, dies in a car accident
north of Colony.
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NOTICES
Card of Thanks
Stay in the loop
with daily news
updates and breaking
news from the
Anderson County area.
To our many friends who
sent us cards, e-mails,
phone calls and personal
congratulations on our
60th Wedding Anniversary,
we say Thank You!
You are all a great
and true blessing to us.
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112 W. 6th Garnett, KS (785) 448-3121
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Registered Shih Tzu – shots and
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Chain Saws Trimmer Sales & Repair
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PO Box 222
Mound City, KS
(913) 390-5362
(816) 509-6945
JB Construction
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Pole Buildings
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(785) 448-8803 joeborntreger@yahoo.com
ECKAN is seeking a Head Start part-time
Family Service Worker in Anderson County.
This position is responsible for the recruitment
and enrollment of Head Start children.
Person must engage in a process of
collaborative partnership-building with parents
to establish mutual trust and to identify family
goals, strengths, and necessary services and
other supports. Degree or experience in human
services or social work preferred. Postion open
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Celebrate theNew Year…
Just Do It Responsibly
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 Monument & Glass
Garnett
(785) 448-6622
Rods Auto Repair & Custom Exhaust
Garnett
(785) 448-6535
Anderson County Abstract
Garnett
(785) 448-2426
C.D. Schulte Agency
Garnett
(785) 448-6191
Garnett Police Dept.
Garnett
(785) 448-1641
Sandras Quick Stop
Garnett
(785) 448-6602
Anderson County Farm Bureau Assn.
Garnett
(785) 448-0099
Country Mart
Garnett
(785) 448-2121
Garnett Publishing, Inc.
Garnett
(785) 448-3121
SJ Auto Electric & Supply
Garnett
(785) 448-6364
Anderson County Sheriffs Office
Sheriff-Vern Valentine
(785) 448-5678
Dairy Queen
Garnett
(785) 448-5800
GSSB
Garnett
(785) 448-3111
Sonic Drive-In
Garnett
(785) 448-6393
Anderson County Review
Garnett
(785) 448-3121
Dales Body Shop
Ottawa
(785) 242-6225
Garnett True Value Home Center
Garnett
(785) 448-7106
Southern Star Central
Gas Pipelines – Welda
(785) 448-4800
Bank of Greeley
Greeley
(785) 867-2010
Dornes Insurance Agency, LLC
Princeton Richmond
(785) 937-2269
Natures Touch
Garnett
(785) 448-7152
Terry Solander, Atty. at Law
Garnett
(785) 448-6131
Barneys Liquors
Garnett
(785) 448-3815
Farm Bureau Financial Svcs
Aaron Lizer – Garnett
(785) 448-6125
OMalley Equipment
Iola
(620) 365-2187
Valnet
Independence
(888) 332-1616
Beckman Motors
Garnett
(785) 448-5441
Garnett Inn
Garnett
(785) 448-6800
Plaschka & Kramer Liquor
Princeton
(785) 937-2900
Wolken Tire
Garnett
(785) 448-3212
Member FDIC – Equal Opportunity Lender.
Member FDIC – Equal Opportunity Lender.
Emergency: (800) 324-9696