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December 5, 2024
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City to take plunge
on sales tax for pool
Decline in collections of
sales tax in Garnett may
complicate projects math
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Garnett City commissioners plan to repair the Garnett
swimming pool with a new filter
system estimated to cost $30,000
to $50,000, enroute to the investigation of a new city sales tax to
pay off a bond issue for major pool
improvements or possibly a new
City swimming pool.
City manager Travis Wilson
broached the topic to commissioners at the citys last commission
meeting in November, saying he
hoped to get direction regarding
the Aging pool facility in time to
make plans for this coming summer. Wilson brought up the topic
with three options: either doing
nothing with the facility and not
reopening it for the summer of
2025, purchasing the filtration
system and making no additional
plan, or purchasing the system to
open the pool this summer and
begin investigating bond financing
for a major project there.
Commissioner Mark Locke
made the motion to fund the
immediate repair and begin a
study of a sales tax bond to fund a
new investment there. He said he
understood the pools importance
among the citys recreational offerings but had mixed emotions
about dropping a million bucks
on it.
The fragility of the city swimming pool has been a continual
issue in the city for the past several years, after staffing delays and
concerns about social distancing
ended up shutting it down during
the Covid summer of 2020. since
then multiple City Rec directors
SEE POOL ON PAGE 9
County broaches third rail discussion to
reduce rural road grader force to save costs
Continual cost, gear
issues make county leaders
wonder if less is more
BY DANE HICKS
Sunday mornings heavy, frozen fog clings in crystals to a spiders web on the Prairie Spirit Trail south of 1300 Road. Recent
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 12-5-2024 / DANE HICKS
chilly temperatures are set to climb into the mid 50s Saturday
and Sunday with blustery winds of 14-18 mph.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Anderson County
Commissioners broached the
prickly topic at Mondays meeting of reducing the countys road
maintenance force by one driver
and one grader machine in order
to reduce costs effectively dropping the grader crew from 8 to 7
and adding miles onto those 7 new
grader districts.
That pitch, made by commission chairman and First District
Commissioner Les McGhee,
received a cool reception amid
weeks of discussions with county
road supervisor Ethan Lickteig on
what seemed like constant equipment breakdowns and costs to
repair and replace expensive road
maintenance equipment.
I know it wouldnt be popular
I understand that, McGhee told
Lickteig and commissioners Tony
Mersman and Dave Pracht during
the commissioners weekly road
department review. Ill tell you
one thing at $368,000 for a new
machine plus sitting somebody in
the seat but Pracht was quick to
break in.
Most of the time it looks like
maybe you could get by, Pracht
said but Id say, really, 70-80 percent of the time, I think theyre
all needed. Lickteig also opposed
the idea of reducing the force and
expanding the districts.
I dont know, McGhee said.
Theres got to be a more efficient
way of doing it. He said he believed
the local department did a better
job of road maintenance than most
of the surrounding countries that
were better funded and in some
SEE ROADS ON PAGE 2
ACHS student recognized for role in Honor Flight letters
BY CHELSEY DALBINI
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 12-5-2024 /
CHELSEY DALBINI
The Garnett Lions Club entry won first place in
Saturdays Garnett Area Chamber of Christmas
Parade. See more parade results on Page 12 of
todays Review.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT The sun was streaming into the windows at the Dutch
Country Cafe on a recent Thursday
morning when Leawood resident
Christopher Crowely walked in.
His white button-down shirt
was spotless, and his leather vest,
which was full of patches and his
attire stood out from the standard
attire of the other patrons. He Was
in town to give something back to
Garnett primarily his thanks to
the community and the hosts who
recently escorted the Vietnam veteran on a Heartland Honor Flight
to Washington, D.C. He was in
Garnett, adorned with all his patches and colors to give back to a school
that gave something to him and his
brothers that hell likely never forget a mail call intiated by ACHS
senior Alyssa Scott and executed
by her classmates honoring them
during the day set aside solely to
honor their service.
Scott met Crowely last May,
when he was part of the Kansas
City contingent of an honor flight
that also included Scotts grandfather Clarence Hermann of Garnett.
Crowley was so moved by the
experience he wanted to be able to
share it with all the survivors of
his old unit from Vietnam a Dust
Off flight unit hed served with in
Southeast Asia.
Crowley volunteered to serve the
Merchant Marine before the outbreak of the Vietnam War. When
American involvement became
eminent, Chris enlisted and volunteered to fly Dust-Off missions
flights into hot zones to pick up
wounded soldiers for transport
back to field hospitals. He went
to flight school at Ft. Wolters, TX,
and underwent additional training
at Ft. Sam Houston before being
deployed back to Vietnam as an
Aircraft Commander in a Huey H1
Helicopter. He would fly more than
1,000 missions before coming home.
Dust Off crews flew into the jungle, under fire, picked up anyone in
need, and flew back out. Over. And
over. And over again.
When his May 2024 Honor Flight
returned home to a raucous cacophony of sound inside the new Kanas
City Terminal, he thought of his
brothers in the 159th Dust-Off Unit
and how they needed to feel what he
had felt in being part of the honor
flight experience.
In September, Chris got the
chance to give that experience to
his brothers. Seven other men from
across the country flew into Kansas
City for the opportunity to fly back
out together as a group from the
same life-saving unit on an Honor
Flight. They came in from Utah,
Colorado, Arizona, Florida, Texas,
and even from a Washington, D.C.
suburb to experience Heartland
Honor Flight together. All of them,
in various stages of disease and
infirmity, some from apparent exposure to Agent Orange, came together in the hopes that this would not
be their last trip together but deter- the trip.
mined to experience it all together
This year, the Anderson County
in case it was.
High School Junior Class got a
That damp September day, Chris return message for all those letters
strolled through Washington, DC, sent in the form of a visit. Chris
with a group of men closer than Crowley came to see the junior class
brothers.
to offer them his
He stood in the
thanks.
shadows of the
When he arrived
Vietnam Veterans
at Anderson County
Memorial
Wall
Jr/Sr High School,
with men who he
he was greeted by
flew helicopters
a walkway adorned
with, looking at
with
American
names that were
flags set up by Paola
not able to be saved.
Legion Rider Post
He got the chance
156, set up by local
to share his Honor
volunteer Troy Hart.
Flight experience
Chris was welcomed
with men he conenthusiastically by
siders to be his
American History
heroes. He watched
Teacher Marty Alley
his best friend Honor Flight recipient Chris and escorted into the
place the wreath Crowely of Leawood pres- school by Scott, who
at the Tomb of the ents ACHS senior Alyssa also volunteers with
Unknown.
And Scott with a honorary Heartland
Honor
when it came time Congressional Medal of Flight Volunteer.
for the Mail Call, Honor for her service to vetThe junior class
Chris knew what erans.
populated the quiet
his brothers were
auditorium, anxiousin for a raft of letly waiting to hear
ters from Anderson
from the man who
County Jr/Sr High School.
helped facilitate his brothers attenIn the last several years, local dance on the September flight and
school kids have written letters for who shared their passion for others.
the veterans of Heartland Honor They learned additional informaFlight, beginning with a veteran tion about what Chris did while
who, had Anderson County High serving in Vietnam, heard anecdotSchool not stepped in to write, al stories about his brotherhood.
would have received no personal
SEE HONOR ON PAGE 3
mail during this moving segment of
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, December 5, 2024
RECORD
NEWS IN
BRIEF
VFW BREAKFAST
VFW Post 6397 will have breakfast Sunday, December 15, from
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Biscuits and
gravy, Belgian waffles, bacon,
sausage & eggs will be served.
AMERICAN LEGION BINGO
Bingo at American Legion Post
48 Garnett will be held every
Tuesday, starting time at 6:30
p.m.
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENTS
Everything Thursday their will
be a cornhole tournament at the
Garnett VFW, 1507 S. Elm St. It
is a family friendly event open to
everyone. Registration begins
at 6 p.m., tournament begins at
6:30 p.m. Entry fee is $15.
UNPLANNED PREGNANCY
Advice & Aid Pregnancy Center
in Overland Park helps women
and their families make an
educated decision about an
unplanned pregnancy by providing evidence-based, medical information about parenting, adoption and abortion. Call
(913) 962-0200 or visit www.
adviceandaid.com.
PANCAKES WITH SANTA
The Garnett Lions Club and
VFW Post will host Santa Claus
and area children from 9 a.m.1 p.m. for free pancakes and
one-on-one time with the Jolly
Ole Elf. A Christmas party will
also be held at the VFW Hall
at 4:30 p.m. for kids featuring
treats and gifts, with a possible
re-visit by Santa for the afternoon event. Both events are
free and open to the public.
ANDERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Chairman Leslie McGhee called
the meeting of the Anderson County
Commission to order at 9:00
AM on November 25, 2024 at the
Anderson County Commission Room.
Attendance: Leslie McGhee, Present:
David Pracht, Present: Anthony
Mersman, Present. The pledge of
allegiance was recited. Minutes from
the previous meeting were approved
as presented.
County Audit
Rodney Burns, Auditor, met with
the commission. He reviewed the
2023 audit with the commissioners.
There were no violations. Rodney
presented a 2026 budget preparation
contract for $1,400 and 2024 audit
engagement letter for $17,300. The
Commissioners signed the contracts.
Road & Bridge
Ethan Lickteig, Road & Bridge
Supervisor, met with the commission.
Greg Stiles with Scottwood Industries
was present to discuss dust control.
He would like the opportunity to bid
dust control in 2025. The county had
used Scottwood Industries in the past
but moved to a different company
in 2024. Ethan gave an update on
the equipment that is in the shop.
Discussion was held on county roads.
Economic Development
Jessica
Mills,
Economic
Development Director, met with the
commission. She gave an update on
the projects that she has going on
such as moving the Overland Park
pavilions, lighting at the go kart track
at the north lake, road projects in small
cities, and neighborhood revitalization
programs. The neighborhood revitalization program for Kincaid needed
to be finalized by the commissioners
by resolution. Commissioner Pracht
moved and Commissioner Mersman
seconded to approve resolution
2024-20 authorizing the adoption by
the governing body of the City of
Kincaid, Kansas, the Board of County
Commissioners of Anderson County,
Kansas and the Board of Education of
U.S.D. #479 of the certain plan of the
city of Kincaid, Kansas to designate
all land within said city as a neighborhood revitalization area; establishing
a neighborhood revitalization fund by
the City of Kincaid, Anderson County,
Kansas, and the Board of Education
fo U.S.D. #479; and authorizing the
city of Kincaid, Kansas, Anderson
County, Kansas, and U.S.D. #479 to
enter into an interlocal agreement. All
voted yes.
Gades Sales Inc
Nik Soto, salesman, met with
the commission. He introduced the
Commissioners to the products
Gades Sales Inc sold such as traffic
lights, lighted stop signs, and road
markers. He wanted them to have his
contact information should the county
ever decide to use that product or
need that service.
Panic Alarm System
Mark
Locke,
Emergency
Management Director, and Wes
McClain, Undersheriff, met with the
commission. Discussion was held on
the panic alarm system. The departments will work together to make sure
the distress call will go straight to the
officers radios instead of through dispatch.
Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM
due to no further business.
ANDERSON COUNTY LAND TRANSFERS
Stephen R Yutzy to Jabez
Investments LLC: A tract of land in
s2 30-21-18, described as follows:
Beg at secor 30-21-18, thence north
2520 feet to south r/w line of missouri
pacific railroad; thence in a generally
southwesterly direction along south
r/w line of said railroad 5744 feet to pt
of intersection with west section line of
said section 30; thence south 550 feet
to swcor said section 30; thence east
1 mile to pob.
Clayton Barnhardt, Brittany
Barnhardt and Brittany Flora F/K/A
to Caleb Heck and Kristina Heck: A
tract of land in w2 nw4 beg 500 feet
east of center of bridge existing on
september 20, 1983, thence east 400
feet, thence south 544.5 feet, thence
west 400 feet, thence north 544.5
feet to pob; all in 18-20-18 & com
at nwcor nw4 18-20-18, thence east
along section line on a record bearing
of south 892743 east a distance of
542.01 feet; thence south 003217
west a distance of 515.21 feet to
true pob; thence south 391723
west along an existing fence 221.50
feet; thence south 034901 west
along said fence a distance of 140.78
feet; thence south 892743 east a
distance of 546.70 feet; thence north
003217 east a distance of 284.00
feet; thence north 892743 west a
distance of 400.00 feet; thence north
003217 east a distance of 29.29
feet to true pob; said tract contains
3.34 acres, subject to all easements
and restrictions of record.
Nickole Marie Hobson, Nickole
Marie Nakonechny and Jacob Ryan
Hobson to Kelsey Miller and Lance
Miller: Beg at pt 6 rods west of swcor
sw4 sw4 20-19-21, thence running
north 194.53 feet; thence east to r/w
of hwy 169, thence southwesterly
along said r/w to south line of sw4
section 20, thence west along south
line of said quarter to pob; & also
com at nwcor 29-19-21, thence south
30, more or less to pt on line with
center of hedge fence on north side
of said quarter section; thence east
along center of said hedge fence 74
rods, thence north 16 feet more or
less, to south line of section 20-19-21,
thence west along north line of said
section 29, 74 ords to pob; & also com
at swcor sw4 20-19-21, thence east
74 rods, thence north 194.53 feet,
thence west 74 rods, thence south
194.53 feet to pob; & except: com
at swcor sw4 20-19-21, thence east
550, thence north 194.53 feet; thence
west 550 feet, thence south 194.53
feet to pob; & also except: com at
nwcor 29-19-21, thence east 550 feet,
thence south 23 feet 8 inches, thence
southwesterly to pt 30 feet south of
pob, thence north 30 feet to pob.
Charles Jordon Ward and Charles
Jordan Ward A/K/A to Charles Jordon
Ward: All lots 4, 5, 6 & 8 blk 41; & all
los 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 blk 56 City
of Colony, except that portion in blk
56 condemned for hwy r/w, being that
portion of lots 1, 2, 3 & 7 lying south
and east of line drawn from the swcor
lot 7 to necor lot 1; & lots 1, 2 & 3 blk
60 City of Colony; & beg 4 south of
necor lot 11 in blk 53, thence south
46 to secor lot 12 blk 53; thence west
30 on south line of lot 12; thence
northeast to pt 17 west of secor lot
11; thence north 21, thence east 17
to pob; together with all of lot 13 in blk
53 all in City of Colony; & lot 1 blk 36
City of Colony.
Carol Jane Hiestand to Jesse
Linzay and Lauryn Linzay: Beg at pt
2240 west & 880 south of necor ne4
25-20-19, thence east 376, thence
south 330, thence west 476, thence
north 330 to pob; being lots 100 to
107 inclusive blk 9 & lots 100 to 119
inclusive blk 20 with streets and alley
abutting thereto, in what was formerly Orchard Park Addition to City of
Garnett, together with all of grantors
interest in vacated streets and alleys
abutting thereto, except n2 lot 112 &
113 in blk 20 together with vacated
alley and street in what was formerly Orchard Park Addition to City of
Garnett, being located in ne4 25-2019.
Matthew Lutz, Matthew D Lutz
A/K/A, Melissa C Lutz, Edward B
Halstead and Carmel B Halstead to
Caleb Huff: Beg at secor sw4 33-1920, thence north 58 rods to center of creek; thence in northwesterly
direction with channel of creek to pt
55.6 rods west of east line of said sw4
section 33; thence south approximately 76 rods to south line of said quarter
section; thence east 55.6 rods to pob.
Theresa S Collins, Theresa Collins
A/K/A and Michael Huelskamp to
Bryan Collins and Crystal D Carey:
W2 se4 35-20-20 less beg at swcor
said quarter section, thence north
1037 east 160 rods, thence south
2945 east 26.60 rods, thence south
1315 east 24.60 rods, thence south
2245 east 24 rods, thence south
2730 east 21.42 rods, tehnce south
4030 east 33 rods, thence south
3130 east 40.52 rods, thence west
55.48 rods to pob; & beg at swcor
36-20-20, thence north 424 feet,
thence east 210 feet, thence south
424 feet, thence west 210 feet to pob;
& beg again at swcor said section 36,
which is identical with secor 35-2020, thence west 1016 feet, thence
north 424 feet, thence east 1016 feet,
thence south 424 feet to pob; all in
35-20-20; containing a total in the 2
sections 11.9 acres.
Theresa S Collins, Theresa Collins
A/K/A and Michael Huelskamp to
Jeffery L Collins: Beg at swcor se4
6-21-21, thence north 396.4, thence
east 237, thence south 119, thence
east 154.6, thence south 267.5 to
section line, thence west 373 to pob.
Donna K Hermreck, Donna K
Walker F/K/A and Ronald Hermreck to
Matthew D Lutz and Melissa C Lutz:
Lot 5 blk 1 Westwood Acres Addition
to City of Garnett.
Safe Haven Residential Center
LLC to Daniel W Vredenburg Jr: Lot 1
and 2 in block 9 in Pinegars Second
Addition to the City of Colony.
ANDERSON COUNTY ACCIDENT
REPORTS FILED
On November 10, a vehicle driven
by Joel Daniel Hoffman, Minnetonka,
Minnesota, was traveling south on US
59 Hwy near 1400 Rd when he hit a
vehicle that entered the roadway.
On November 13, a vehicle
driven by Amber Michelle Moore,
Williamsburg, was traveling north on
US 169 Hwy in the area of 2100 Rd
when a deer ran from the ditch striking
the front of the vehicle.
On November 14, a vehicle driven
by Ortiz Irving Madrigal, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma was traveling westbound on US 59 Hwy when the vehicle struck a deer causing the deer to
go into the eastbound lane.
On November 14, a vehicle driven
by Cassie Danielle Morrison, Kincaid,
was traveling south on US 59 Hwy
when she struck a deer.
On November 15, a vehicle driven
by Robert Lee Randall, Shawnee, was
traveling north on US 59 Hwy when he
struck a deer that entered the roadway.
On November 16, a vehicle driven
by Tyler Lane Lewis, DeSoto, was
traveling south on US 59 Hwy 0.5
miles north of SE 800 Rd when a deer
entered the roadway and was struck.
On November 17, a vehicle driven
by Jorge Cumplido, Kincaid, was traveling east on 300 Road near 19385
SW Missouri Road when the driver
struck a deer.
On November 17, a vehicle driven
by Kitten Marie Goodrich, Kincaid,
was traveling southbound on Osage
Rd in Kincaid when she collided with a
pedestrian that was biking eastbound
on 4th Street.
SEE RECORDS ON PAGE 8
ROADS..
FROM PAGE 1
cases even had fewer miles of
roads. Still, costs for equipment
and problems in recent years
staffing drivers were daunting.
Commissioners estimated a
reconfiguration of road maintenance districts would add 10-15
miles to each reorganized district.
Commissioners have been
hampered by increasing costs
particularly in the road department for the past several years
as inflation drove fuel, equipment and parts prices higher.
The commission approved a
$239,000 increase for the road
department in the 2025 budget,
topping the department out at a
record $3.9 million total spending outlay nearly a 30 percent
increase since 2021 and nearly
25 percent of the countys $15
million budget for next year.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, December 5, 2024
WEST
AUGUST 20, 1936 NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Loydene M. West, age 88, of
Osawatomie, Kansas, passed
away on Tuesday, November
26, 2024, at Vintage Park at
Osawatomie in Osawatomie,
Kansas.
A Celebration of Life will be
held at 2:00 PM on Saturday,
December 7, 2024, at the First
Christian Church in Garnett,
Kansas. Loydenes family will
greet friends from 1:00 PM to
2:00 PM prior to the service.
Burial will take place at 12:00
P.M. on Tuesday, December
10th, 2024, at the Veterans
Cemetery in Winfield, Kansas.
BEACHY
JANUARY 14, 1955 NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Martha Beachy, age 69,
of Garnett, Kansas, passed
away on November 25, 2024,
at Richmond Healthcare and
Rehab Facility, Richmond,
Kansas.
Funeral Services will take
place on Friday, December 6th,
2024, at 10:30 A.M., at Garnett
HONOR…
FROM PAGE 1
He told them what it meant to
have all the letters written by
their hands to be given to men
they would likely never meet.
He thanked them for thinking
of others.
The discussion turned to
the Congressional Gold Medal
he wore around his neck. The
class learned that Congress
awards it and must have a
approval of both houses of
Congress. They discovered
that the first of the less than
200 Congressional Gold Medals
ever awarded was to George
Washington for his defense of
Boston in 1776. They learned
this honor was recently given
to the Dust-Off Crews of
Vietnam per bill S.2825, which
landed on the Presidents desk
the day Chris and his brothers
were in Washington, DC, for
Honor Flight. He spoke about
it being the first given to any
military unit since the end of
World War II. He talked about
the number of volunteers who
lobbied Congress to pass the
legislation to award it. He
spoke about the importance of
receiving the medal because it
can open the door to healing for
more Vietnam Veterans. And
Church of the Nazarene.
Burial will follow at the Amish
Cemetery, Garnett, Kansas.
Marthas family will greet
friends on Thursday evening,
December 5th, 2024, from 5:00 to
7:00 P.M. at Feuerborn Family
Funeral Service Chapel,
Garnett, Kansas.
then, he got to award an honoree copy of the medal to ACHS
Senior Alyssa Scott.
While thinking of others, Chris thought about a
seventeen-year-old girl who
took time out of her last fall
Homecoming week. He thought
about all the time it took to
plan and facilitate the plane
schedules of the men scattered
across the nation. He thought
about the time she took to help
cook them dinner while they
were all in Kansas City. He and
his brotherhood, etched on the
back of one of the most prestigious honors they could have
ever received, Alyssa Scott
Honoree 159th Dust-Off.
When Chris walked out of
Anderson County Jr/Sr High
School, he smiled from ear to
ear. I cant wait to tell the guys
about this. I wish we could copy
and paste this for all of them.
Chris came to thank a group
of teenagers, who greeted him
warmly and expressed their
thanks, who left him nearly
speechless. All he could think
about was his brothers, and he
was grateful for the opportunity to cross paths with a certain
ACHS Senior.
Chelsy DAlbini is a freelance
writer for The Anderson County
Review, an Anderson County
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OBITUARIES
Colony Christian Church – Will What is awaiting you?
you say yes to Christmas?
Lexy Langworthy led worship this week accompanied by
Ben and Ethan Prasko on keyboard and percussion. Songs
were "Goodness of God," "Lion
and the Lamb," "You are My All
in All" and "Nothing But the
Blood."
Bruce Symes gave communion meditation over Isaiah 9:6
being the center of all prophecy. All of the attributes listed in this scripture were perfectly and precisely filled by
Jesus Christ. His wise counsel
never failed to provide what
was needed because He alone
knew if a tender approach was
needed or a rebuke. This time
of advent is an opportunity to
confess, repent and accept the
free gift of salvation made pos-
sible that first Noel when the
birth of Christ altered human
history.
Pastor Chase Riebel gave
a Christmas Invitation sermon titled "Will You Say Yes
to Christmas?" Gabriel invited
Mary. She said yes and brought
forth a son. An angel invited the shepherds. They said
yes and shared the message.
A star in the East invited the
wise men. They said yes and
brought gifts. We are invited
to celebrate the birth of Christ
this advent and say yes to
allowing Him to be our Savior
whose presence we will live in
forever.
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to destruction and many enter
through it. But small is the
gate and narrow the road that
leads to life, and only a few find
it. So what does the wide gate
and the broad road look like?
Jesus doesnt elaborate but
simply says, it leads to destruction. There are several levels of destruction. One might
not see a need for God in their
life, they are quite satisfied.
Destruction can come in the
form of a lust for power, alcohol
or drug abuse, pornography,
the pursuit of money and on
and on. Anything that controls
us at the expense of our relationship with Jesus is destructive. Disturbingly the passage
states many people reside in
that trap.
The Hebrew word for
destruction is Abaddon, which
is the abode of the dead or the
grave. One has to ask, how
can so many people get trapped
in this existence? The simple
answer is their mind is held
captive by one of the destructive elements above.
On the other hand Jesus
talks about the alternative to
this when he says, But small
is the gate and narrow is the
road that leads to life and only
a few find it. A misconception exists here because those
who choose this path are often
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viewed as weak, unable to
make decisions for themselves.
Know this, it takes no strength
to give into a destructive force,
however, a tremendous amount
of strength is required to resist
this kind of temptation. The
Apostle Paul addresses this in
2 Corinthians 12:10 when he
says, That is why for Christs
sake I delight in weakness, in
insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For
when I am weak, then I am
strong. Living a destructive
lifestyle will leave us searching
at the end of our life, however
we will never find what it is
we are searching for because
God does not exist on the broad
road. The best we can do is to
try to be happy with the choice
we made instead of Jesus. Not
surprisingly many people are
happy with their decision, not
realizing that only destruction
awaits them.
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GRACE & TRUTH BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday Service 10:00 am
Wednesday 7pm
East 6th & Hwy 169, Garnett, KS
Pastor – Joshua Ford (785) 448-3908
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Sunday Connect Groups 9 am
Sunday Worship Service 10:00am
Bible Studies Sunday 5:30pm
258 W. Park Road, Garnett, Ks.
(785) 448-3208
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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday School 9am
Sunday Worship 10am
Bible Study – Wednesday 7pm
(785) 448-6930
Hwy 31 & Grant, Garnett, KS
KINCAID SELMA
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Worship 9am
Sunday School 10:15 a.m.
709 E. 5th St., Kincaid, KS
Church Office (620) 439-5773
ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Worship Service Saturday 5pm
Richmond, KS
Fr. Gerald Williams
(785) 835-6273
NORTHCOTT CHURCH
Sunday Morning Bible Study 9am
Sunday Worship 10am
12425 SW Barton Rd., Colony, KS 66015
(620) 228-9324
BEACON HOUSE OF WORSHIP
Sunday Worship Service 10:00 am
23031 1750 RD Garnett
(785) 229-5172
ST. JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Mass Sunday 8am
Greeley, KS
(785) 448-3846
Pastor Fr. Daniel Stover
COLONY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Cross Training 9:45am
Sunday Worship 10:45am
306 Maple, Colony, KS 66015
(620) 852-3200
Pastor – Chase Riebel
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
www.fccgarnett.org
Early Worship 8am
Sunday School (All Ages) 9:15am
Second Worship Service 10:30am
Childrens Church 11am
Nursery Provided
Second & Walnut, Garnett, KS
(785) 448-3452
Chris Goetz, Pastor
Brianna Wilson, Youth Minister
brianna@fccgarnett.org
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
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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
Pastor Fr. Daniel Stover
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ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday Worship 9am
(785) 835-6273
Scipio, KS
Fr. Gerald Williams
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ST. TERESA CATHOLIC CHURCH
Westphalia, KS
Mass: Sunday 10 a.m.
Fr. Colin Haganey
(620) 364-5671
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10:30am
Bible Study Wed. 10am
Chancel Choir Sun 9am
(785) 448-6833
2nd & Oak, Garnett, KS
NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School 10am
Sunday Worship 11am, 1:30pm
705 S. Westgate (end of 7th St.)
Garnett, KS
(785) 204-1769
Pastor – Chadd Lemaster
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School (All Ages) 10:00 am
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00am
116 N. Kallock, Richmond, KS
(785) 835-6235
ST. PATRICKS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Emerald (Hwy 31 West of Harris, KS)
Mass: Saturday 4:00 pm
Fr. Colin Haganey
(620) 364-5671
WELDA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday Church School 9:45am
Church Services & Childrens Church
11am
Nursery Available
(785) 448-2358
Welda, KS
Pastor – Bill Nelson
COLONY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Church Services 9:30am
Colony, KS
Parsonage (620) 852-3103
Church Office (620) 852-3106
Pastor – Dorothy Welch
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From Garnett – 7th St, W 7 miles, S 3 miles
Pastor – Vernon Yoder
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OPINION
Kellys PAC spends more, wins less
Governor Laura Kellys celebrated Middle Of
The Road political action committee, christened with the mission to support moderate
candidates for Kansas office in last months
election, raised more money, spent more money,
and lost more races than any other filers among
last-minute campaign reports released recently.
While moderation was the operative theme
in Kellys campaign support effort, campaign
finance reports filed by candidates for Kansas
office showed those donations only went to
Democrats and without much success overall
in an election that saw Republicans strengthen
their veto-proof majority in the Legislature.
Regular Political Action Committee (PAC)
campaign finance reports were due on Oct. 28
covering activity through Oct. 24, but any contribution to a PAC of $300 or more, or any independent expenditure of $300 or more, for the period
Oct. 25 through Nov. 3, had to be part of a last
minute filing before the Nov. 5 election.
Considerable money was reported this year in
last minute reports. How might these reports
reflect what happened in the overall Kansas
Senate and House races? Per election, Kansas
Political Action Committees can give up to $1000
to a Senate candidate, but only $500 to a House
candidate. But PACs have no limits on their
independent expenditures to support or oppose
candidates.
Kellys Middle of the Road PAC spent $89,518
in last minute expenditures in losing five senate
contests, while Keep Kansas Red PAC spent
$7,353 to win all five of those.
Huge amounts of money were spent earlier in
these contests by these and other PACs, which
will be the subject of a future article.
The Senate District 5 race was very close
in unofficial results but the Sunflower State
Journal reports Klemp emerges victorious in
narrow District 5 race.
Other Senate contests above were in Johnson
County where official final results are available
online.
The State of Kansas certified statewide election results on Monday but has not posted them
online as of this writing.
In three contests PACs spent money for and
against candidates. In two of those cases the Lift
Up Kansas PAC spent money both to support
the winning candidate and to oppose the losing
opponent.
In House District 102 incumbent Jason Probst
saw two PACs spend money supporting his opponent and one PAC spending on a negative ad
against him.
KANSAS COMMENTARY
EARL F. GLYNN, WATCHDOG LAB
Negative ads worked in all three cases.
Republicans prevailed in 17 of the 18 contests.
Only Democrat Nikki McDonald won a last
minute battle. But she won Johnson County
House District 49 by a mere 148 votes.
Three Johnson County Commissioner candidates benefited from last minute independent expenditures by the Amberwave PAC. JoCo
Board Chair of County Commissioners Mike
Kelly is the spokesperson for this PAC even
though he is not the PAC chair or treasurer. These last minute expenditures were to
help the slate of Democratic candidates running
for county commission seats. In the regular
PAC report filed on Oct. 28 Amberwave reported spending over $30,000 on each of the three
Democratic candidates, which dwarfed the last
minute expenditure. Incumbent Republican
County Commissioner Charlotte OHara blamed
her loss on the Amberwave expenditures to help
her opponent, Julie Brewer.
Republicans PACs faired well in their last
minute expenditure performance based on election results. The Lift Up Kansas PAC and the
Right Future for Kansas PAC won 100% (6 of 6
and 5 of 5) of the contests they made independent
expenditures in, while Keep Kansas Red PAC
was close behind with 85% (12 of 14). The Kansas
Chamber PAC won 83% (5 of 6). Yes We Kansas
PAC won 14% (1 of 7) of its contests.
Gov. Laura Kellys Middle of the Road PAC
did not win any contests; MOTR was 0 of 9.
Not a year for moderation, I guess.
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The extra large American flag flying in front of
Patriots Bank on Maple Street is a beautiful site.
Thank you Patriots Bank. God bless America.
For the folks who voted for Trump and were so
glad that he won, at the end of his term of office
will they question what they had done?
So let me get this straight: The dust control company hired to do the countys work stiffed the
county for two years costing the county thousands and now they say Im sorry and the commissioners are letting them bid again? Does this
Earl Glynn is a political pundent, retired data mean that us landowners cannot pay taxes for
scientist, and publishes the online two years and then say Im sorry and everything
Substack WatchDog Lab. will be okay? Im glad we are getting new blood
in the commissioners office come January.
Tired of woke mush, parents seek classical education
The growth of classical education schools is
astonishing.
The numbers keep rising; there is no sign that
the movement is beginning to plateau. Schools
open, networks are created, charters are authorized, and kids fill the seats. One would think
that as more spaces are available the (supposedly)
small number of parents who favor the classical
way would be satisfied and demand would diminish.
How many Americans want their children to
study Latin, read the Old and New Testaments,
and appreciate the High Art of the Renaissance?
Couldnt be too many, say intellectuals and educators on the left. Those enlightened practitioners
cant help assuming that a classical curriculum
should turn people off, given the half-century of
multiculturalist criticism of Western civilization
and American exceptionalism, but apparently the
long campaign to kill respect for the old lineage
hasnt succeeded.
A prime example: Valor Education is a network of five schools in Texas. The first one
opened in Austin in 2018, a charter school
squarely in the classical mode. Two years later,
school leaders saw enough local interest to open
another school in Austin, then in 2022 a school
in Kyle, and in 2023 schools in Leander and San
Antonio. The numbers now: 4,200 enrolled in the
five campuses and 5,500 on the waitlists.
Part of the attraction of Valor campuses is the
free tuition, to be sure, but public schools are
free too. Valor doesnt screen students for background or ability, so anyone can apply and have
an equal chance of admission. The real draw,
however, is the curriculum, which is certainly
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
MARK BAUERLEIN EMORY UNIVERSITY
not geared to a no-child-left-behind attitude that
ends up lowering standards so that, indeed, no
child is left behind.
Valor speaks forthrightly of Great Books.
It requires students to memorize poetry, learn
Latin, and study the fine arts. In 8th grade,
students read Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass, Tom Sawyer, and The Merchant of
Venice. Two years before, they read William
Shakespeares Julius Caesar. In 12th grade, its
Dante and Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Another example is Alberta Classical
Academy in Calgary, which was authorized as
a charter school in January 2022 and started
in August of that year. Caylan Ford, one of
the founders, says that they had to pass out
fliers, circulate at the Calgary Stampede, and
reach out to local churches in order to recruit
because the idea of a charter classical school
was unknown in the region. The building could
handle 280 kids, and in the spring Ford worried
that they wouldnt reach nearly that number.
But on day one, 294 students had signed up, many
of them Nigerian Christians worried about safety and wokeness in the public schools. In its
second year, a campus opened in Edmonton
and enrollment tripled, with 2,000 kids on the
waitlist. This year, Alberta Classical has 1,300
students. The curriculum shows the same rigorous classical focus as Valor. Mandatory Latin
begins in 5th grade, theres an Ancient Greek
Club and a Mandarin Club, and 9th grade readings include Shakespeare, George Orwell, and
Marcus Aurelius.
The readings are daunting, especially in an
age of screen-induced aliteracy, but its exactly
what thousands of parents want for their kids. If
we showed the Valor and Alberta curricula to a
public school instructor not long out of ed school
and well-trained in leftist dogmas, that teacher
would shake her head in disbelief.
To ask kids to memorize classic poems and
speeches is to turn youths into automata, she
believes. Rote memorization has no place in
active learning, shes been told. And Great
Books are wholly age-inappropriate few kids
can handle them. The list is too dead-whitemale, Eurocentric, and obsolete. Why sink kids
into writings with no relevance to contemporary affairs and 21st-century identities?
Its a tiresome response that has prevailed
in orthodox education spaces for 50 years.
Conservatives and traditionalist liberals, however, have struggled to refute it. I have sat
in many education meetings and witnessed a
SEE MUSH ON PAGE 5
Lets face it: Elon and his rockets are so amazingly cool
At his Madison Square Garden event a week
before the election, Donald Trump went on
an extended riff about the famous chopstick
maneuver of Elon Musks Space X.
In describing his slack-jawed amazement at
watching the feat — the first stage of a Starship
rocket returning to the launch tower upon coming back to Earth — Trump spoke for all us.
The various videos of the operation that witnesses have posted online never get old. Its not
just the technical achievement — the joyous awe
of spectators is itself wonderful to behold.
The other day, President-elect Trump took
time off from forming his new administration
to travel to South Texas with Musk to observe
another test launch of Starship, and why not?
Rockets are an enduring object of human fascination, and Space X is bringing an appropriate
sense of brio to one of mankinds coolest ventures.
Modern rocketry is the product of a couple of
centuries of human thought and ingenuity, from
the 13th century when the Chinese used arrows
of flying fire to fight the Mongols, to Newtons
16th century work on laws of motion, to the
experiments of Robert Goddard early in the 20th
century, to the advances driven by World War II
and the Cold War, to, of course, the Apollo missions to the moon.
A rocket launch is literally spectacular. It is
a feast for the eyes and an assault on the ears, as
a tall, thin projectile is, after a controlled explosion, propelled upward on a raging plume of fire.
The iconic 1969 launch of Apollo 11 on the
sleek, instantly recognizable Saturn V rocket
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
emblazoned with the words United States in
red lettering remains a thing of beauty, and an
unmatched symbol of 20th century technological
achievement.
A rocket is otherworldly in more than one
sense. A car can be analogized to a horse. A
plane can be analogized to a bird. A rocket is like
nothing in nature. And it promises to take us to
worlds beyond our own, whether outer space, or
the moon, or, if Musk can achieve his ambitions,
Mars.
There is an inherent risk to the enterprise,
making it even more compelling. The countdown of mission control always holds a certain drama, and the announcement of liftoff!
always carries a justified tone of triumph.
Space Xs chopstick operation had a little of
all of this. The returning rocket stage looked
like a Roman candle flying in reverse, and it
created visible — and then audible — sonic booms
as it descended. It represented a new frontier
in human achievement, since such a thing had
never been done before. And, as it hovered
above the tower, the success of the test remained
in doubt, until it nestled in the metal arms of the
tower.
In engineering terms, it was a virtuoso performance — like watching a skater land a quadruple axle.
It looked and felt like the future.
When Musk was with Trump in Texas and
demonstrated how the latest Starship test would
work with a model in his hand, he looked every
bit a boy smitten with the adventure of rocketry
and eager to share his enthusiasm.
That, in large part, is what Musk is, but
no one should mistake the seriousness of his
achievements. For all that rockets are supposed
to be cutting edge, there was a decades-long
period of stagnation in launch costs until Musk
came along and revolutionized the business
with his entrepreneurial mindset. Now, launch
costs have radically diminished and Musk alone
operates 10 times more satellites than any other
country or company, according to Ars Technica.
The tests of Starship, the worlds largest and
most powerful rocket, are the latest iteration of
Musks approach of rapid innovation toward
the goal of sending men to the moon again, and
then Mars. It is an expression of a basic human
instinct for exploration and adventure, with the
rocket as its symbol and vehicle.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
Word of warning to the Garnett council after
their meeting with the NextEra fellow selling 30
year contracts for electricity to the Ninnescah
solar farm. Theyre pushing to get you signed
up by the end of the year because they know
Trumps going to lower the boom on wind and
solar when he takes office and projects that
arent locked down are probably not going to
get any more tax credits, and if that happens
you can kiss wind and solar goodbye. Dont
support a company thats so destructive to the
communities of Kansas and dont sign up for 30
years for anything. Thank you.
Id like to suggest a replacement yard sign for
the Harris Walz Obviously one. Hunter
Pardoned Obviously would be perfect.
Congratulations to the Garnett Lions Club on
their parade winning float! We are so blessed
to have a wonderful club like this in our small
town. Your hard work contributing so many
things that we use in our community over the
years deserves a great big thank you as well!
If youre surprised Hunter got a pardon from
daddy going all the way back to 2014 to cover the
whole Burisma influence buying scam in order
to protect Joe, Ive got a bridge in Brooklyn I
want to sell you.
Contact your elected leadership:
President Joseph Biden
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1111
Governor Laura Kelly
300 SW 10th Ave #241s,
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3232
email form:
www.governor.kansas.gov
Senator Roger Marshall
Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-4774
Senator Jerry Moran
2202 Rayburn House Office
Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-6521
3rd Dist. Congressman
Sharice Davids
1541 Longworth House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C., 20515
(202) 225-2865
12 Dist. Sen. Caryn Tyson
300 SW 10th St. Rm 236-E
Topeka, Ks. 66612 (785) 296-6838
P.O. Box 191 Parker, Ks. 66072
(913) 898-2366
caryn.tyson@senate.ks.gov
9th Dist. Rep
Fred Gardner
State Capitol Room512-N
Topeka, KS 66612
Office: (785) 296-7451
fred.gardner@house.ks.gov
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, December 5, 2024
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HISTORY
Final finds from Capper site
On Oct. 3, 2024 I spent my last
day of metal detecting at the
Arthur Capper boyhood home
site. As a matter of fact I spent
a portion of my morning and
my afternoon there. The first
three artifacts I found in the
morning.
#1 – A brass button, missing its back plate. This button
shows signs of being gold gilded at one time
#2 – This a really nice early
military brass button shows. It
was manufactured in Scoville,
N.Y.
#3 – Someone lost their brass
boot or shoe heel cap.
The next 4 finds were from
my afternoon search.
#4 – A very large hand
wrought square nail.
#5 – Isnt this a very ornate
#1
DIGGING UP THE PAST
Henry Roeckers
Call (785) 504-4722 for
local archeology information.
brass buckle. It is from the late
1800s-early 1900s.
#6 – This is a brass reed from
an early harmonica.
#7 – This quite large brass
artifact, still has everyone
guessing as to what it is or was
used for. Any ideas?
Respectively submitted by:
Henry Roeckers. 25Nov2024
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Circa December 2011 – Pictured are 4th grade students from Garnett Elementary performing their winter concert. Pictured front row, from
left: Amber Clark, Jesse Odom, Kristen Simpson, Jacob Trumbley, Macy Davison, Parker Griffin. Second row: Bailey Whitcomb, Ashley
Kaufman, Joanna Read, Brandy Grimes, Natalie Battenfield. Third row: Cheyenne Meineke, Kevin Weirich, Lauren Egidy, Lane Logan,
Merrick Brown. Fourth row: Holly Magee, Catherine Miller, Kacey Coffelt, Makenzie Lutz, Cassidy Lutz.
MUSH…
#3
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#4
#5
few dissenters, myself included, attempt a reply and persuade nobody.But times have
changed. We no longer have
to argue against the leftist outlook in order to justify Valor
education and other classical
initiatives. The parents do
that for us. They have voted
with their feet. To educators
who object to the conservative
thrust of classical education,
we can say, Dont criticize us
blame the parents.
We are in a happy situation,
a stronger one that followed
the inauguration of charter
schools and Washington-led
efforts such as No Child Left
Behind. Classical education
isnt a logistical innovation or
a testing regime. Its a positive
vision of the past, challenging
and rigorous, but constructive
and inspiring.
Its a sad feeling for the educators, though, and not just
#7
#6
OPEN
FOR
because of the loss of students.
The reason for the loss cannot
be ignored; the departure is an
indictment of leftist theories
of learning. Classical schools
treasure precisely what leftist principles reject: old books
and Great Books, Western
Civilization, memorization,
religion, dead languages, high
art.
During the so-called Canon
Wars of the 1980s and early
1990s, multiculturalists believe
that they had defeated Western
Civ for good. Multiculturalism
conquered schools of education and district offices, and it
eradicated Western Civ courses from general education
requirements at colleges across
the country, tarring traditions
such as the Great American
Novel as racially, sexually, and
politically suspect.
Now, to the lefts dismay,
Western Civ is back. Valor
and Alberta are two of many
extraordinary success stories.
What is likewise becoming
clear is the trend at classical colleges with a forthright
conservative orientation. The
Cardinal Newman Society has
a small network of colleges
that it recommends because
they adhere strictly to Catholic
identity and Catholic tradition. It grants a gold rating, for
instance, only if a school never
gives honors or tenders speaking invitations to individuals
who question Catholic moral
teaching. It praises the old general education model that set
classical works and the ideas
that shaped Western civilization and Christianity at the
center of the curriculum.
Schools in the network
Ave Maria in Florida,
Belmont Abbey in North
Carolina, Benedictine in
Kansas, Franciscan in Ohio,
Christendom in Virginia,
Thomas Aquinas in California
and Massachusetts, University
of Mary in North Dakota,
University of St. Thomas in
Texas, and Walsh University in
Ohio have seen record entering classes and total enrollment.
Every shift of public school
children to classical schools
erodes the authority of progressive schooling. Traditionalists
are still vastly outnumbered
by progressives, but their popularity among a growing population of parents gives them
confidence.
Mark Bauerlein is emeritus
professor at Emory University
and an editor at First Things
magazine. This article appeared
at thefederalist.com.
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CALENDAR
Thursday, December 5, 2024
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch & Snacks
at Garnett Senior Center
6:30 p.m. – USD 365 Endowment
Association
7:00 p.m. – USD 365 BOE Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday, December 6, 2024
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
Saturday, December 7, 2024
6:00 p.m. – Colony Christmas
Parade
Monday, December 9, 2024
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
9:30 a.m. – American Legion
Auxiliary Meeting
12:00 p.m. – GACC Board Meeting
5:30 p.m. – TOPS Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with Jenelle
6:00 p.m. – Library Board Meeting
7:00 p.m. – American Legion Mtg
7:00 p.m. – Garnett Housing
Authority Advisory Board Mtg
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
10:00 a.m. – Storytime For
Preschoolers
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International
Club Meeting
5:30 p.m. – Garnett Community
Foundation Board
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – City Commission Mtg
6:30 p.m. – American Legion Bingo
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
7:00 p.m. – Garnett Optimist Club
Meeting
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
10:00 a.m. – Remember When
Wednesday
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
4:30 p.m. – Tourism Advisory
Committee
5:30 p.m. – Zumba Class
6:00 p.m. – Friends of the PSRT Mtg
6:00 p.m. – VFW Auxiliary Meeting
6:00 p.m. – VFW Post 6397 Meeting
6:30 p.m. – Shotokan Karate
Training
Thursday, December 12, 2024
8:00 a.m. – Morning Mingle
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch & Snacks
at Garnett Senior Center
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
7:30 p.m. – Delphian Masonic
Lodge Meeting
Friday, December 13, 2024
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
Sunday, December 15, 2024
9:00 a.m. – VFW Breakfast
Monday, December 16, 2024
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
5:30 p.m. – TOPS Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with Jenelle
6:00 p.m. – Garnett Lions Club Mtg
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
10:00 a.m. – Storytime For
Preschoolers
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International
Club Meeting
3:30 p.m. – Bricks & Books @
Garnett Library (3rd grade and up)
5:00 p.m. – ACDA Advisory Board
Meeting
The Decendants of Leo and Elizabeth Katzer sharing their annual
Thanksgiving celebration at the Kirk House. Activities during the
three day gathering included many pitch games, bowling, watching
football and basketball, a white elephant exchange, the annual
pumpkin roll with prizes and more. They also shared a wonderful
Thanksgiving feast together. This years activities included a special
birthday celebration for Bill Katzers 80th birthday. Pictured, front
row from left: Grace Platt, Sonia Kettler, Caroline Platt, Janie Platt,
Emma Platt, Tim Platt, Sam Platt, David Platt, JoAnne Platt. Second
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row: Suzzane Platt, Carly Gatlin, Stacey Oldfield, Libby Platt, Olivia
Platt, Mari Platt. Third row: Ronda Katzer, Melissa Gatlin, Brian
Kute, Ellie Platt, Bill Katzer, Sonia Katzer. Fourth row: Jerry Katzer,
Linda Umbarger, Caleb Kettler, Kate Kettler, Sawyer Kettler, Levi
Kettler, Charlie Platt. Fifth row: Jim Katzer, Luke Kettler, Luke Platt,
Will Platt, Kelly Katzer, Henry Katzer. Sixth row: Sara Nelson, Sean
Platt, Chris Katzer, Lisa Walters-Piska, Ray Katzer. Seventh Row:
Jeff Gatlin, Hayes Gatlin, Ryan Platt.
Chapter Y P.E.O. met 12/2
Chapter Y P.E.O. members met December 2, 2024
at 6:30 p.m.to celebrate their
Christmas social in the festive
decorated home of President
Alice Anderegg.
The members enjoyed a delicious catered dinner.
Hostesses for the event
were Becky Solander, Donna
Benjamin, Stacy Gwin, Denise
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Traffic was flowing unfettered again early this week on U.S. 169 just north of 1900 Road after work
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that dropped crossing traffic to one lane since work began there in late September.
hands with three and Karen
Register won the least number of games.
We decided to forgo
Halloween at home and
instead played cards. Phyllis
Gordon won the top spot
winning 8 of 10 games; Paula
Walter won the 50/50; Dorothy
Spencer had the most perfect
hands with 2 and Ron Walter
captured the least number of
games.
On the 7th of November the
top spot again went to Phyllis
Gordon winning 8 of 10 games;
Rachel Trendel Burgio won
the 50/50; John Walter had
the most perfect hands with
4 and Karen Register won the
least number of games;
On the 14th of November
Paula Walter took the top spot
winning 7 of 10 games; Jackie
Waddle captured the 50/50;
Don Smith had the most perfect hands with 4 and Glenda
Stanley won the least number
of games.
Winner for the 21st of
November was Pat Uhlenhake
with 7 of 10 games; Jan Wards
had the most perfect hands
with 4 and Glenda Stanley
won the least number of
games.
We invite you to join us
on Thursday evening promptly at 6 o'clock at the Senior
Center. We range in ages from
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Weber and Rita Boydston.
The next regular P.E.O.
meeting will be January 20,
2025 in the home of Becky
Solander.
Jessica Klein and Becky
Solander will serve as hostesses. The Founders Day program will be given by Angela
McFadden.
Ben Yoder, Your Kansas Realtor/Auctioneer
Senior Center pitch results from October 24 November 21 – Group sadly loses a longtime player
First and foremost I want
to acknowledge the loss of one
of our longtime pitch players,
Martha Beachy. She could bid
on very little and come out
a winner. We will miss her
approach to playing pitch and
her wit.
I must apologize for
neglecting my duty of reporting the winners and losers for
13-point pitch. Hopefully this
will get me caught up and on
the path to consistent reporting.
On the 24th of October
Glenda Stanley won the most
games winning 8 of 10; Ron
Walter took the 50/50; Kyle
Trendel had the most perfect
The Frontier Extension
District will host a free educational opportunity titled
Backyard Poultry 101." This
public meeting will be held
Tuesday, January 7, 2025,
beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the
Overbrook Public Library in
Overbrook.
Dr. Scott Beyer, Kansas State
Extension Specialist – Poultry
Nutrition and Management,
will highlight many aspects of
owning and raising poultry,
including having a biosecurity
plan in place to protect flocks
from the Highly Pathogenic
Avian Flu. Other topics he will
discuss include poultry housing and management, selecting
the best breeds for production,
getting the most eggs from a
flock, molting a flock, and vaccinations and health care. Dr.
Beyer will have something of
interest for everyone, said
Rod Schaub, Frontier District
livestock agent.
With the demand for poultry products on the rise, and
a dozen eggs currently fluctuating significantly, it is a real
treat to be able to grow your
own broilers and eat fresh
eggs, Schaub said. Fresh
eggs are tastier than those you
purchase from the grocery
store, they have increased
nutritional benefits and they
are great when used for baking.
If you have questions or
need more information about
the Backyard Poultry 101 meeting, contact Rod Schaub at 785828-4438 or at rschaub@ksu.
edu. See you at the meeting!
52 to 90+ so you need not be a
senior to play. We have a lot of
fun, many laughs and always
good snacks.
Monday: Tacos & chicken enchiladas
Tuesday: Open-face roast beef
Wednesday: Fried chicken
ALL AVAILABLE
Thursday: Meatloaf
FAMILY-STYLE!
Every Sunday
Friday: Chicken fried steak
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
or chicken fried chicken
Saturday: Wings- EVERY Saturday!
Homemade
1st Saturday:
Ribeye Steak
PAN-FRIED
2nd Saturday:
Chicken Enchiladas
CHICKEN
3rd Saturday:
Boiled Shrimp
4th Saturday:
Fried Catfish
5th Saturday:
Sues Choice
Sunday: Homemade
pan-fried chicken w/sides
We have
pizza!
Jan Wards reporting
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RECORDS…
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ANDERSON COUNTY ARRESTS FILED
On November 22, Shawn Paul Ishmael,
Kansas City, Missouri, was arrested for
failure to appear.
On November 22, Rodney Ray Clark,
Piqua, was arrested for a probation violation and indirect contempt of court.
On November 22, Wyatt Anthony
Tummons, Garnett, was arrested for DUI,
transporting an open container, liquor;
consumption/sale minor and speeding.
On November 22, Matthew Ryan
Browning, Kansas City, was arrested for
possession of drug and possession of
drug paraphernalia.
On November 23, Jiyanlamir
Thompson, Kansas City, Missouri, was
arrested for an outstanding warrant.
On November 24, Reuben Gene
Payne, Garnett, was arrested for an outstanding warrant.
On November 24, Donald Ray Carriger,
Garnett, was arrested for driving while
suspended.
On November 25, Rodney Ray
Clark, Piqua, was booked as a hold for
Greenwood County as he was arrested for
failure to appear.
On November 25, Jennifer Rae Jenkins,
Garnett, was arrested for failure to appear.
On November 26, Brandon Lee
Cearnal, Garnett, was arrested for criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and inter-
ference with law enforcement.
On November 26, Tyler Westley Hoke,
Garnett, was arrested for an outstanding
warrant.
On November 27, Tessa Jean Thomas,
Garnett, was arrested for violation of protection order.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL ROSTER
(as of November 27, 2024)
Joseph Wilper was booked into jail on
October 20, 2023.
Chester Casida was booked into jail on
April 5, 2024.
Kevin Labelle was booked into jail on
April 25, 2024.
Shawn Harris was booked into jail on
May 23, 2024.
Jason Boothe was booked into jail on
June 26, 2024.
Chad Kammerer was booked into jail
on July 5, 2024.
Stuart Wieland was booked into jail on
July 21, 2024.
William Vandenberg was booked into
jail on July 25, 2024.
James Chambers was booked into jail
on August 15, 2024.
Stephen Putthoff was booked ito jail on
August 30, 2024.
Hollis Grewing was booked into jail on
October 6, 2024.
Porfirio De La Cruz-Cantu was booked
into jail on October 10, 2024.
Carlos Marquez-Mejia was booked into
jail on October 14, 2024.
Jennifer McSwane was booked into jail
on October 21, 2024.
Joshua Lohff was booked into jail on
October 22, 2024.
Erika Bond was booked into jail on
October 31, 2024.
Jennifer McBrearty was booked into jail
on November 8, 2024.
Brandon Cearnal was booked into jail
on November 26, 2024.
Tyler Hoke was booked into jail on
November 26, 2024.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL FARM-INS
(as of November 27, 2024)
Dawson Peine was booked into jail on
July 12, 2024.
Christomer Hassell was booked into jail
on September 12, 2024.
Doyle Stryker was booked into jail on
September 14, 2024.
Jesse King was booked into jail on
September 30, 2024.
Joseph Steinke was booked into jail on
November 9, 2024.
David McGinn was booked into jail on
November 9, 2024.
Allen Bailey was booked into jail on
November 9, 2024.
Julio Casanovavega was booked into
jail on November 9, 2024.
Edward Hunter was booked into jail on
November 9, 2024.
Jeremy Lankard was booked into jail on
November 18, 2024.
Notice of county budget amendment
State of Kansas
Amendment
2024
Notice of Budget Hearing for Amending the
2024 Budget
The governing body of
Anderson County
will meet on the day of December 23, 2024 at 9:05 AM at Anderson County Commission Chambers for the
purpose of hearing and answering objections of taxpayers relating to the proposed amended use of funds.
Detailed budget information is available at Anderson County Clerk's Office
and will be available at this hearing.
Summary of Amendments
Fund
Solid Waste
Noxious Weeds
Actual
Tax Rate
1.099
2024
Adopted Budget
Amount of Tax
that was Levied
Expenditures
464,250
151,485
164,100
0
0
0
0
2024
Proposed Amended
Expenditures
614,407
242,705
0
0
0
0
Julie Wettstein
Official Title: County Clerk
Page No.
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Dieker graduates KLA Young
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POOL…
FROM PAGE 1
have worried they may not be able to
reopen the pool each spring due to various
problems associated with its 8 decades of
service.
In July of this year Commissioners committed $7,000 to an engineering study of
the facility, which revealed the citys failure to meet low to moderate income population requirements most likely would
prevent it from receiving grant assistance
for construction of a new facility. Former
city recreation director Phil Bures commissioned a review of the facility by a St.
Louis commercial pool company in late
2022 that estimated a new pool would cost
from $2.5 to $3.5 million. Those estimates
were made before the worst was seen of
spiking inflation the past two years. Locke
previously said even those 2022 costs were
too much to commit.
Im not in favor in any shape or form
of spending $3 million for a new pool,
Locke said during an April 2023 discussion. Weve got more important things to
deal with than building a new swimming
pool.
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and maintaining the city swimming pool
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have always outpaced the fees it generates
during its summer use. In 2023, Wilson
said the city budgeted $6,750 annually for
pool maintenance although actual costs
had exceeded by $1,000 in recent years.
Other figures reviewed at that April 2023
meeting revealed pool revenues that came
in around $25,000 year for fees, memberships and party rentals, and operating
costs that ranged $65,000 to $75,000 annually.
The City of Garnett presently taxes
retail sales at .5 percent, which when
combined with county and state sales tax
adds 7.5 percent to most retail sales made
in the city for a total of 8 percent. Sales
tax impacts higher ticket purchases like
vehicles, furniture and major appliances
and equipment most.
Sales tax is seen as a regressive tax by
most economists one that draws a higher
percentage of income from poorer income
earners than from the more wealthy.
Garnetts November 2024 sales tax dipped
to $26,000 from $29,000 the same month in
2023 and dropped from $332,000 to $315,000
year-to-date from January.
In other business from the meeting:
Commissioners heard a presentation
from Sam Mills with the Kansas Municipal
Energy Agency proposed a peak electrical power contract with the Ninnesca
Flats Solar project under development
by NextEra Energy. Mills said tightened
deadlines for city participation in the project meant the company hoped to have cities locked into 30 year agreements by the
end of December. Commissioners took no
action on the proposal and referred it for
future discussion.
Commissioners offered generally negative opinions on the city allowing cargo
containers for various uses within in the
city limits for debris or storage.
Commissioners declined a request
by Anderson County Review publisher
Dane Hicks to be provided draft copies of
city commission meeting minutes prior
to their approval at two-week delayed followup meetings. Hicks had requested the
copies saying he hoped to be able to publish them in the newspaper to make them
available to the public on a more timely
basis.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, December 5, 2024
LOCAL
MISSION:
Make Christmas a little brighter.
Please help out by dropping off a new,
unwrapped toy at Garnett Publishing, Inc.,
112 W. 6th, Garnett, by the end of the day
December 9, 2024.
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Tracy Modlin, parade Grand Marshal along with his wife Charlotte and granddaughter Charlotte during
the annual Christmas Parade on the downtown square in Garnett on Saturday.
Annual Christmas parade announces float
winners as well as top business window displays
The Greeley Elementary 5th and 6th graders were the first place winners in the 2024 Quiz Bowl
Competition held Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at Garnett Elementary. Quiz Bowl is the elementary version of Scholar Bowl, an academic competition made up of a team of five players. Greeley, Westphalia,
and three Garnett Elementary teams competed against each other in a battle of math, science, social
studies, language arts, fine arts, and sports questions. Pictured are the Greeley team members, from
The 54th Annual Garnett
left: BrecKyn Kueser, Colton Nelson, Brinnley Callahan, Bryson Stinnett, and Brenton Moody. Their
Chamber
of
Commerce
teacher is Mrs. Tami Carver.
BBB investigation: Scammers target "viral"
items, pet sales online over holidays
With more than $240 billion
in U.S. online sales and almost
$15 billion in holiday retail
expected in Canada, shoppers
across North America need to
be alert to tactics used by scammers, such as fake advertisements to offer deep discounts
and hard-to-find popular items.
Scammers found new targets
on social media with popular
items such as beauty products
and viral tumbler mugs, which
contributed to a 125% rise in
reports to BBB last year. In
this BBB scam study update,
which builds upon the work of
a 2021 investigation and 2022
update, BBB examines that rise
in reports, reviews the amount
of money lost and shares stories from those caught up in
the scams so the public knows
what to avoid this holiday season.
Key findings
With the ubiquity of online
shopping, nearly everyone is at
risk of running into an online
shopping scam.
Pet scams make up a large
portion of the reports; rare
animals like lizards and sugar
gliders are used to lure in consumers.
Online purchase scams are
international in scope, with
nearly every country in the
world losing large amounts of
money because of fake and misleading online purchase offers.
Over 80% of reports to BBB
indicated that they lost money,
making online purchase scams
one of the most common scams
the public encounters.
Online purchase scam reports
across North America
(2021-2023)
59,428 BBB Scam Tracker
1,200,940 Federal Trade
Commissions
Consumer
Sentinel Network
Scam survivor stories
Rylee in Moline, Illinois told
BBB she encountered an ad on
social media for clothes at a
deep discount. She paid nearly $100 for the set but things
started to go wrong from the
moment she sent her money.
The shipping confirmation was
suspicious, and she began to
worry. When her items didnt
come, she went back and forth
with the company, which promised her items would be delivered. After a couple months,
she realized nothing was coming to her home and that she
had been scammed.
Mark in Cave City, Arkansas
told BBB he found work shirts
for sale on Facebook. The product was supposedly shipped
through USPS, and he tracked
the product as it made its
way toward him. However, it
appeared to be stuck at several
locations for weeks, before the
company claimed it had been
delivered. Mark went to the
postal service office near him,
and they told him the shipping
number was fake, and he had
been scammed.
Red flags
Items offered at a deep discount
Deals too good to be true
Popular items sold by
unknown retailer
Seller asks for payment
through a payment app
Unprofessional web pages
Long shipping windows
Tips to Spot This Scam
Research a seller before
purchasing
Compare item to a trusted
retailers' prices and shipping
windows
Dont trust a social media
advertisement outright
Be extra alert when buying
a viral item
Avoid sales offering multiple items for the price of one
Use a credit card
Utilize BBBs scam survivor toolkit
For more information
If youve been the victim of a
scam when you made an online
purchase, please report it to
BBB Scam Tracker at bbb.org/
scamtracker. Your report can
help expose scammers tactics
and prevent others from having a similar experience.
Christmas Parade and Lighting
Ceremony Toy Trains and
Candy Canes took place on
Saturday evening and featured
a vibrant display of community
spirit with 23 entries participating in the event.The parade
followed a newly established
route, beginning at the Ray
Meyer Gym and proceeding
down Oak Street to the town
square, providing a festive
atmosphere for both participants and spectators.
Thank you to Archie Welsh,
son of Dakota and Bailey
Welsh, for creating our theme
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WASHINGTON, D.C. This ering commitment to protectweek U.S. Senator from Kansas ing children from transgender
Roger Marshall, M.D. intro- activists twisted and criminal
duced the Safeguarding the agenda.
Overall Protection of Minors
The law would prohibit any
Act, new legislation to protect person, or the minor in quesAmericas children from irre- tion, from engaging in interversible physical and emotion- state commerce to perform, or
al harm caused by transgender attempt to perform such activiprocedures pushed by the rad- ties.
ical Left.
U n d e r
Senator
Marshalls
legislation,
restrictions
would
be
placed
on
mutilating
procedures
aimed
at
Marshall
minors and
impose strict
financial penalties on physicians who perform these proFridays 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
cedures.
Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Americans resoundingly
Sundays Noon-5 p.m.
rejected the Lefts dangerous
(limited supply of choose & cut)
transgender agenda. Lets
call it exactly what it is: child
abuse, Senator Marshall said.
The days of demented doctors
and activists getting rich off
Evenings 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
of mutilating, sterilizing, and
castrating children are over.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
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conspiring to give these irresupport
versible therapies and proceFrom Garnett:
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just the beginning of whats to
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Drive-thru
Light Display
ond, while KS Property Place
rounded out the top three in
window display awards. The
overall event fostered a sense
of community engagement and
holiday joy, marking another
successful year for the Garnett
Chamber of Commerce.
The Garnett Chamber of
Commerce would like to thank
all participants as well as the
City of Garnett, the Garnett
Police Department and many
many others that helped create
this wonderful evening. But a
special thank you to Santa for
making the long trip to Garnett.
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Marshall forwards bill against transing kids
Christmas Tree Farm
this year. In the competition
for the best floats, the Garnett
Lions Club secured first place,
showcasing creativity and holiday cheer. Easdon Technology
earned the second-place accolade, followed closely by The
Grimes Family, who achieved
a commendable third place.
These floats contributed significantly to the celebration,
highlighting local talent and
festive enthusiasm.
Furthermore, recognition
was also given for the best
window displays, with Donna's
School of Dance taking home
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