Anderson County Review — February 2, 2016

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School administrators
worry about state
realignment proposal
They lived:
Plan would create
only one district for each
county in local area
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
TOPEKA – Local school administrators at Crest USD 479,
Garnett USD 365 and USD 288
Central Heights are speaking
against a controversial Kansas
House bill that essentially
would redraw school district
boundaries to only one district
in each county.
One administrator estimated it would cost at least
$600,000 to consolidate the two
school districts in Anderson
County. Another worried that
taxpayers in his district would
be forced to shoulder the other
districts debt.
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Surreal survivals
In theory, the bill would
essentially combine the two
districts in Anderson County
into one district. Currently,
USD 365 covers the northern
part of the county, including
Garnett, Greeley, Westphalia,
Mont Ida, Harris and Welda.
USD 479 covers the southern
part of the county, including
Kincaid, Lone Elm and Colony.
USD 365 is a 4A school with
about 1,036 students; USD
479 is a 1A school with about
203 students. Each district
has one high school. All of
Crests schools are located in
Colony; USD 365 has elementary schools in Greeley, Mont
Ida, Westphalia and Garnett,
and junior high classes at
Westphalia and Garnett.
USD 288, Central Heights, is
in southern Franklin County
SEE SCHOOLS ON PAGE 3A
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-2-2016 / Vickie Moss
Anderson County Sheriff Vern Valentine, second from left, and firefighters survey the scene where a passenger car slid underneath
a semi-trailer.
Cole appointed Drivers escape serious
to city positon injuries in wrecks
Mayor urges those
who applied to run for
office in next election
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT – Jody Cole, a
lifelong Garnett resident, is
expected to be sworn in as the
citys newest commissioner at
the next meeting Tuesday, Feb.
9.
Mayor Greg Gwin last week
announced the appointment of
Cole to fill the unexpired term
of Preston Peine, who left the
post at the end of 2015 because
he moved out-of-state for his
job. Gwin and Commissioner
Gordon Blackie interviewed
four candidates last month,
and made their selection offi-
cial at the regular commission meeting
Tuesday, Jan.
26.
She works
at
Prairie
C r e e k
Elementary
Cole
School
in
the
Spring
Hill School
District, where she has served
as principal for the past 12
years. She began her teaching
career in Garnett.
Cole said previously that
she wanted to serve on the city
commission as a way to give
back to the community. She
and her family have supported various community events,
local sports and church events.
SEE CANDIDATES ON PAGE 3A
Wrecks hours apart
leave drivers with
only minor injuries
BY VICKIE MOSS THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT – Two people
somehow survived potentially devastating injuries
in unrelated wrecks Garnett
just hours apart Friday, Jan.
29.
In one, a vehicle slid
underneath a semi-trailer,
shearing off the cars roof
but sparing the driver from
serious injury.
A few hours later, a
motorcycle was struck at an
intersection in Garnett, but
the driver of the motorcycle apparently received only
minor injuries.
The driver of the vehicle that slid under the semi
was identified as Janet
Faye Garfield, 67 of Olathe,
according to a report from
the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Her vehicle, a 1992 Mercury,
entered the roundabout at
about 10:30 a.m. Friday at
the intersection of U.S. 59
and 169 about a mile south of
Garnett.
A 2014 semi-trailer driven by Cedric Louis Gray, 32,
of Greer, S.C., was traveling through the roundabout
when Garfields vehicle
entered the area and struck
the underside of the trailer.
Nearly all of Garfields vehicle was under the middle section of the trailer, with only
the back right side immediately visible.
Rescue crews pried open
the passenger side door
to rescue Garfield, who
was awake and talking,
Anderson County Sheriff
SEE WRECKS ON PAGE 3A
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-2-2016 / Dane Hicks
Emergency response crews tend to the victim of a car-motorcycle
wreck Friday, Jan. 29, at Sixth and Vine streets in Garnett. The driver
was treated and released at Anderson County Hospital.
50 years later: Theyre all Vikings, now
Central Heights party
shows that consolidation
wounds have fully healed
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-2-2016 / Dane Hicks
Jenna Fritz of xxx school firms her concentration during a round of
the Anderson County Spelling Bee Friday. See additional photos
Page 5B.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
RICHMOND – It was a party 50
years in the making.
On Friday, Jan. 29, current
and former students, teachers,
board members and others
gathered at Central Heights
to celebrate the districts 50th
anniversary. It was a fun, festive atmostphere.
And as current and former
residents from Richmond,
Princeton, Rantoul and Lane
came together to celebrate, it
was clear that hurt feelings
surrounding the formation of
the district have long since
faded.
The Central Heights school
district was created during the
push to consolidate schools
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-2-2016 / Dane Hicks
Eyman Cobbs, Bob Redeker, Bob Erisman, Ardyce Wilson, Gene Vining, Charlie Feuerborn and
George Snow (seated) were among those honored Friday night between basketball games at Central
Heights during the districts 50th anniversary celebration.
in Kansas in the 1950s and
1960s. The state combined the
communities of Richmond,
Princeton, Rantoul and Lane
into one district, but it was
another two years before the
district was truly unified.
In 1965, six original board
members of Unified School
District 288 met to figure out
how to combine students from
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NEWS IN
BRIEF
PET VACCINATIONS
A pet vaccination clinic will be
from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9,
at Greeley City Hall. Sponsored
by Lambda Beta Sorority.
PANCAKE TUESDAY
The Kincaid Selma United
Methodist Church is having
Pancake Tuesday from 5-7
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9. All you
can eat with pancakes, eggs
and sausage.
GUIDED AUTOBIOGRAPHY
The Guided Autobiography
(GAB) class, sponsored by
the Anderson County Historical
Society, will be Thursday,
February 4, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
at the museum. Please contact Kristie Kinney, Anderson
County Historical Society
President and class instructor, if you have any questions
at 785-304-2810. In case of
inclement weather, please contact Kristie Kinney at 785-3042810 or 784-448-5496 to see if
the class has been canceled.
PATRIOTIC ART SCHOLARSHIP
VFW Auxiliary is sponsoring
the Young American Creative
Patriotic Art Scholarship. This
scholarship is for students in
grades 9-12 to include home
schooled students. The deadline is March 31, 2016. For further information go to www.VFW
auxiliary.org/programs-page/
resources/ or contact Shirley
Roeckers, 224 E. 2nd Ave.,
Garnett, Ks. or sroeckers@
embarqmail.com. We have not
had any applications the last
couple of years, so there would
be a good chance of receiving
at least a local award.
SOUP, CHILI SUPPER
The Bulldog Booster Club will
host its annual Soup & Chili
Supper on Friday, February
19, 2016 in the ACHS commons. Vegetable Beef Soup,
Chili, crackers, carrots/celery, dessert and drink will
be served from 4:30-7:30
pm. Cost is $5.00 per adult
and $3.00 for children 8 and
under. Proceeds go to the
many events sponsored by the
Booster Club including Red &
White Games, Sports Award
Nights, Senior Banquet, team
meals, senior banners, scholarships and much more. Come
out and enjoy a warm bowl
of soup, watch our Bulldogs
& Lady Bulldogs compete
against Prairie View, and show
your support for ACHS!
PET LICENSES DUE
Dog and cat licenses are due
BEFORE March 1. The last day
to buy pet tags, without penalty, is February 29. Fees are
$7.50 for a spayed or neutered
pet and $20 for a pet that is
not spayed or neutered. As of
March 1, the fees double to $15
and $40 respectively. A current
rabies certification for each pet
must be kept on file at City Hall.
Failure to comply will result in
the pet tag being revoked and
a fine assessed.
VETERINARY FEED DIRECTIVE
Frontier Extension District will
have a meeting important to
all livestock producers. The
Veterinary Feed Directive will
be 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 18
at the Anderson County Sales
Co., in Garnett. Speaker is Mike
Apley, KSU professor of production medicine.
PRESCRIBED BURNING
The Frontier Extension District
will have a Prescribed Burning
Workshop from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24,
at the Community Building at
the Fairgrounds in Garnett.
Register by Feb. 19. For more
information, call Rod Schaub
at (785) 828-4438 or Debbie
Davis at (785) 448-6323.
Cost is $10, but the Anderson
County Conservation District
will pay the registration fee for
the first 30 people to register.
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LOCAL
ANDERSON COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS JAN. 18
Chairman Jerry Howarter called
the meeting of the Anderson
County Commission to order at
9:00 AM on January 18, 2016 at
the County Commission Room.
Attendance:
Jerry Howarter,
Present: Eugene Highberger,
Present: Leslie McGhee, Present.
The pledge of allegiance was
recited. Minutes of the previous
meeting were approved as presented.
Road and Bridge
Lester Welsh, Road Supervisor
met with the commission. Dan
Harden and Eric Hethcoat, BG
Consultants, and Alan Hire,
Triangle Builders met with the
commission.
Commissioner
Highberger moved to approve
changing the new shop building from a S2 occupancy to
a S1 occupancy (repair only).
Commissioner McGhee seconded. Approved 30. Commissioner
Highberger moved to use Andy
Frye as the code inspector for the
new shop building. Commissioner
McGhee seconded. Approved
30. Alan Hire presented a contract for Triangle Builders to act
as an agent for the shop building.
Commissioner Highberger moved
to hire Triangle Builders as the
construction manager at a cost of
$24,000 and other reimbursable
costs up to $25,000 out of the
Road and Bridge fund, to oversee
the construction of the new shop
building. Commissioner McGhee
seconded. Approved 30. Fuel
bids for 2016 were presented.
Commissioner McGhee moved to
award the dyed diesel to Leroy
Coop and the clear diesel and gas
to Lybarger Oil. Commissioner
Highberger seconded. Approved
30.
Resolution 2016,018:1
Commissioner
Highberger
moved to approve Resolution
2016,0118:1 authorizing the county counselor to conduct a tax sale
of properties for nonpayment of
taxes. Commissioner McGhee
seconded. Approved 30.
Abatements and Escaped Tax
Abatements B16182 through
B16189 and Escaped Tax
E16111 were presented and
approved.
County Counselor
James Campbell, County
Counselor met with the commission. He read a letter from Foulston
Siefkin waiving coverage for any
legal issues involved with the proposed future construction of the
wind farm as the firm is also the
attorneys for Calpine Industries.
Commissioner Highberger moved
to sign the agreement of the conflict. Commissioner McGhee seconded. Approved 30.
Appraiser
Steve Markham, Appraiser
met with the commission.
Commissioner Highberger moved
to recess into executive session
for 15 minutes for the discussion of nonelected personnel with
Steve Markham in attendance.
Open meeting to resume at 11:30.
Commissioner McGhee seconded. Approved 30. No action after
executive session. Discussion
was held on the value for the
ethanol plant. Steve is looking at
going with the $.92 per gallon of
the possible production.
Meeting adjourned at 12:40 pm
due to no further business.
LAND TRANSFERS
January 19, Jean R Dydell, Jean
Renee Dydell A/K/A To Julia M
Adams, Lot 3 Haydens Lakeview
Estates Addition (REVISED 1977)
5X7
ACH
To City Of Garnett, Less South 5
Thereof;
January 21, Rebecca S Doebele,
Richard L Doebele, Nancy Tush,
Richard P Tush, Douglas D
Adams, Dawn Adams, Sarah J
Spring, Michael L Spring, Rachel
B Adams, Rachel B Grosdidier
F/K/A, Samantha Overstreet To
Secretary Of Transportation (KS),
A Tract Of Land In Sw4 35-21-19
Described As Follows: Com At
Secor Of Said Quarter Section,
Thence On An Assumed Bearing
Of South 884218 West 745.32
Feet Along South Line Of Said
Quarter Section, Thence North
011742 West 47.95 Feet To
Pt On West Line Of A Tract Of
Land Described In Deed Book
174 Page 63 In Register Of Deeds
Office, Which Pt Is On Northerly
R/W Line Of Existing Public Road
And Pob; First Course, Thence
South 885723 West 97.88 Feet
Along Said Northerly R/W Line;
Second Course, Thence North
851301 East 98.15 Feet To Said
West Line; Third Course, Thence
South 002753 East 6.40 Feet
Along Said West Line To Pob;
Tract Contains 0.01 Acre, More Or
Less;
January 22, Luis A Lopez,
Belinda Zamora To Dennie L Kroft,
Rita M Kroft, Part Of Ne4 17-2221, Containing 40 Acres, More Or
Less.
January 25, Ellen Mast
Co-Trustee, Glen R Herschberger
Co-Trustee, Alma Herschberger
Trust Dated 12-3-2010 To Ellen
Mast, Norman F Mast, An
Undivided 63.5% Interest In And
To E2 Se4 15-21-18;
January 25, Ellen Mast
Co-Trustee, Glen R Herschberger
Co-Trustee, Alma Herschberger
Trust Dated 12-3-2010 To Glen
R Herschberger, Patricia E
Herschberger, An Undivided
36.5% Interst In And To E2 Se4
15-21-18;
January 25,
Ellen Mast
Co-Trustee, Glen R Herschberger
Co-Trustee, Alma Herschberger
Trust Dated 12-3-2010 To Ellen
Mast,
Norman F Mast, An
Undivided 1/4 Interest In The
Following: Sw4 Nw4 & N2 Sw4
14-21-18 & S2 Ne4 15-21-18;
January 25,
Ellen Mast
Co-Trustee, Glen R Herschberger
Co-Trustee, Alma Herschberger
Trust Dated 12-3-2010 To Glen
R Herschberger, Patricia E
Herschberger, An Undivided 1/4
Interest In The Following: Sw4
Nw4 & N2 Sw4 14-21-18 & S2
Ne4 15-21-18;
January 25, Ellen Mast, Norman
F Mast To Ellen Mast, Norman F
Mast, An Undivided 1/2 Interest
In The Following: Sw4 Nw4 & N2
Sw4 14-21-18 & S2 Ne4 15-2118;
January
25,
Glen
R
Herschberger,
Patricia
E
Herschberger To Glen R
Herschberger,
Patricia
E
Herschberger, An Undivided 1/2
Interest In The Following: Sw4
Nw4 & N2 Sw4 14-21-18 & S2
Ne4 15-21-18;
January 26, Lucille Davis To
Charles O Denny, Violet M Denny,
Lots 1, 2 & North 30 Lot 3 Blk 1
Kim Addition To City Of Garnett;
January 26, J C Cygan, Ruth A
Cygan To Luis A Lopez, Belinda
Zamora, Part Of Ne4 17-22-21,
Containing 40 Acres, More Or
Less;
CIVIL CASES RESOLVED
Russel K. Rickerson vs. William
G. Smith, et al, judgment granted
for quiet title and for damages for
slander of title.
Midland Funding LLC vs. Chris
Thornhill, judgment for 4,750.43
plus costs and interest.
DOMESTIC CASES FILED
Daniel D. Covington vs.
Stephanie L. Covington, petition
for divorce.
DOMESTIC CASES RESOLVED
Janet E. Vanderpool vs. Chuck
E. Vanderpool, divorce granted.
LIMITED ACTION FILED
Mobile Anesthesia Care vs.
Donald Zimbelman, asking for
$2,100 plus costs and interest.
Saint Lukes Hospital of Garnett
vs. Kayla R. Hermreck, Joshua L.
Hermreck, asking for $519.08 plus
costs and interest.
CRIMINAL CASES FILED
David E. Coon, Jr, criminal possession of firearm, theft, interference with officer, 4-counts drug
possession, no proof of vehicle
liability insurance or registration,
and transporting an open container.
Bonnie L Bronsert, theft, interference with officer, 4-counts drug
possession, and transporting an
open container.
Cody G. Finger, aggravated
battery.
Donnie Hill, Jr, theft, interference with officer, 4-counts of drug
possession, and transporting an
open container.
Eric I. Pappan, disorderly conduct.
Gage A. Lemons, disorderly
conduct.
Chris Leroy Laughlin, theft.
CRIMINAL CASES RESOLVED
State of Kansas vs. Roger A.
Crawford, theft. Dismissed with
plea agreement and upon payment of $1,500 restitution.
State of Kansas vs. Brenda
Long, interference with officer,
battery. Dismissed.
State of Kansas vs. Jessica
Janene Hoke, dismissed.
Speeding violations:
Judy M. Fennel, $183 fine.
Mark Anthony Hill, $222 fine.
Logan Andrew Holey, $183 fine.
Audra Kay Lenz, $153 fine.
Braden Thomas Meyer, $333
fine.
Amber Marie Munsell, $189
fine.
Cody Dean Newberry, $177
fine.
Katherine Elizabeth Sipe, $198
fine.
Seat belt violations:
Kayla M. Hubbard, $10 fine.
Other:
Patrick Wayne Bryant, driving
while a habitual violator. $143 fine.
Joshua Frank Freshour, unlawful to obtain prescription drug.
Make/alter/sign prescription. $743
fine. Diversion granted.
Robert M. Lavendusky, reckless
driving, increasing speed when
passed. $533 fine. Diversion
granted.
Jeffrey L. Thomas, driving while
suspended, no vehicle registration. $393 fine. Diversion granted.
GARNETT POLICE REPORT
Incidents
On January 18, a report of
criminal use of financial card was
made in the 400 block of South
Maple Street, Garnett. Cigarettes
and four lottery tickets were stolen
with a value of $12.20.
On January 20, a report of
aggravated battery, criminal damage to property, and drug use/possession was made at Economy
Inn of 604 North Maple Street,
Garnett. Drywall, television, front
metal door, chair, wooden table,
bathroom door, microwave, hairdryer, and smoke detector were
damage/destroyed. A pistol,
ammunition, holster, medication
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 2, 2016
bottles, adderall, pipe, metallic
rods, pen, and container were
seized. Total value of $2,998.
On January 20, a report of
theft was made in the 900 block
of West 7th Avenue, Garnett. A
1988 Chevrolet K2500 was stolen valued at $4,000. It was later
recovered that same day.
On January 25, a report of
drug/use possession was made
in the 400 Block of South Pine
Street, Garnett. A metallic pipe
with residue, lighter, and baggie
were seized.
On January 25, a report of theft
was made in the 20000 block
of NE Nevada Road, Garnett. A
2016 Chevrolet Silverado was stolen valued at $41,549.
On January 26, a report of
drug possession was made in the
100 block of North Walnut Street,
Garnett. 3 plastic baggies were
seized.
On January 26, a report of criminal damage to property was made
on South Maple Street, Garnett. A
mailbox was destroyed/damaged
with a value of $35.
Arrests
Bonnie Bronsert, Tulsa OK, was
arrested January 20, on suspicion of criminal possession of a
firearm, interference with officer,
drug possession, felony theft, and
transporting an open container.
David Coon, Tulsa OK, was
arrested January 20, on suspicion
of criminal possession of a firearm, 2-counts interference with
officer, drug possession, felony
theft, transporting an open container.
Kerry Burgoon, Kincaid, was
arrested January 20, on suspicion of 2-counts use/possession
of drugs.
Gage Lemons, Sturdivant MO,
was arrested January 20, on suspicion of disorderly conduct.
Eric Pappan, Dexter, was
arrested January 20, on suspicion
of disorderly conduct, 2-counts
drug use/possession.
Cody Finger, Dallas NC, was
arrested January 21, on suspicion
of aggravated battery, disorderly
conduct, 2-counts drug use/possession.
Donnie Hill, Welton, was arrested January 24, on suspicion of
interference with officer, felony
theft, 3-counts drug use/possession.
Tanner Vansickle, Williamsburg,
was arrested January 25 on a
warrant.
Patrick Bryant, Garnett, was
arrested January 25, on suspicion
of drug use/possession.
Colby Simon, Vassar, was
arrested January 26, on suspicion
of driving while suspended, no
vehicle liability insurance.
Edner Geer, Garnett, was
arrested January 26, on suspicion
of drug possession.
ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS
REPORT
Incidents
On January 11, a report of theft
was made in the 10000 block of
SW Scott Road, Welda. A lawn
mower trailer was stolen valued at
$500.
Accidents
On January 17, a vehicle driven
by Tyler Alley struck a deer on
Highway 31 near milepost 68.
On January 19, a Lybarger fuel
delivery truck loaded with 1000
gallons of petroleum products,
driven by Michael Fox on 1300
Road near Wyoming Road, lost
traction, slid into the ditch, and
rolled onto the drivers side. No
fuel was spilled and no injuries
reported.
On January 19, a vehicle driven by Kathy Buck on Highway
59 near 1100 Road, lost traction
and rolled several times. Driver
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RECORDS…
LEWIS
OCTOBER 8, 1933-JANUARY 29, 2016
Shirley L. Lewis, age 82, of
Garnett, Kansas, passed away
on Friday morning, January
29, 2016, at the Anderson
County Hospital in Garnett,
Kansas, with her two beloved
sons, Tony and Terry, by her
side.
She was born on October
8, 1933, in
Garnett,
Kansas, the
daughter
of Joe and
Margaret
(Schlick)
Baldridge.
Shirley met
Lewis
her
future
husband,
Fred M. Lewis, while working
at the soda fountain inside
Graves Drug Store, the cool
place for high school kids to
hang out at that time. After
graduating from Garnett High
School, Shirley and Fred married on September 15, 1951. In
1967, Shirley and Fred adopted
twin boys, Tony and Terry.
A lifelong Garnett resident,
later in life, Shirley and Fred
rebuilt the home she grew up
in, and her pride in her home
was evident until her passing.
Shirley was a member of Holy
Angels Catholic Church, and
avid reader, and a KU basketball fan. She was always quick
to help a friend or neighbor in
whatever way she could. Her
family and friends were a big
part of her life and filled her
days.
With her many grandchildren, she never forgot to send
each one a birthday card, along
with a card for each sibling
so they would not feel left out.
She also sent one a card for
every holiday.
Shirley was preceded in
death by her parents, Joe
and Margaret Baldridge; her
husband, Fred Lewis; and
her brother, John Wayne
Baldridge.
She is survived by her sons,
Tony Lewis and wife Randi of
Cypress, Texas; Terry Lewis
and wife Rosanna of Eagle
River, Alaska; grandchildren,
Gabe, Cherylanda, Chelsea,
Madison, Joseph, Halee,
Hanna, Gabriel, and Oliver;
great grandchildren, Tony and
Mirsayah; and her sister-inlaw, Helen Baldridge.
Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 10:30 AM on
Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at
Holy Angels Catholic Church
in Garnett, Kansas. Burial
will follow in the Holy Angels
Cemetery in Garnett.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Golden Heights.
Condolences may be sent to the
family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com
HOLCOMBE
FEBRUARY 15, 1922-JANUARY 31, 2016
Bobbie A. Holcombe, age
93, of Garnett, died Sunday,
January 31, 2016 at Golden
Heights, Garnett.
She was born Grace Allan
Whitacre on February 15, 1922
in Cardiff, Wales, to Herbert
and Jessica (Allan) Whitacre.
She married Paul Burdette
Holcombe in Denver, Colorado
in 1949.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; two sisters,
Jean Hasti and Betty Kerney;
and her daughter, Brenda
Holcombe Welsh.
Bobbie is survived by her
daughter, Sally Trickey of
Parker, Kansas; three grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, February
2, 2016 at the Feuerborn Family
Funeral Service Chapel, 219
S. Oak, Garnett. Burial will
follow in Parker Cemetery,
Parker, Kansas. The family
will greet friends from 1:00 to
2:00 PM prior to the service at
the funeral home.
WRECKS…
FROM PAGE 1A
Vern Valentine said at the
scene. Garfield was taken by
ambulance to Anderson County
Hospital, where she was treated and released. Garfield was
wearing a seatbelt, according
to the highway patrol report.
Gray, the semi driver, was
not injured.
A few hours later, at 1:47
p.m., a vehicle driven by Susan
Sherbon, 69, Garnett, was headed south on Vine. She stopped
at a stop sign at Vine and Sixth
Avenue before proceeding
through the intersection and
collided with an eastbound
motorcycle driven by Gary
Dennis, 68 of Osawatomie,
according to a report from the
Garnett Police Department.
Dennis and his motorcycle
were knocked to the ground.
Garnett Police Chief Kevin
Pekarek said he saw a helmet
near Dennis, but the report
did not indicate whether the
motorcycle driver was wearing
a helmet.
A companion, Thomas
McDaniel, was riding another motorcycle near Dennis. At
some point, he realized Dennis
was no longer with him, turned
around and saw the wreck,
Pekarek said.
Dennis was taken to
Anderson County Hospital for
possible injuries. He was treated and released.
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She said its important to teach
children to give back to their
community, and they have
volunteered at community
dinners and contributed to the
local food pantry.
Because her family has
owned businesses in the community, Cole said she understands the importance of buying locally and working to keep
businesses viable.
Garnett has provided me
with rich and varied experiences through which to develop
into a civic-minded adult, she
said.
After announcing Coles
appointment, Gwin told the
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other candidates he hopes they
consider filing to run for a
seat on the commission during
the November election, even
though his seat is the one up
for election next.
In recent elections, it has
been rare for someone to challenge sitting commissioners.
Most have run unopposed. But
in instances when someone
vacates the position and the
decision was left to the remaining two commissioners rather than voters, several people
applied.
In addition to Cole, those
who applied to fill Peines seat
included: Mike Norman, Travis
Wilson and Paula Scott.
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was taken by friend to hospital for
treatment of minor injuries.
On January 19, Kenneth
Arbuckle lost control of the vehicle
on Highway 169 near 700 Road,
and struck a vehicle driven by
John Rotterman. Both drivers and
a passenger in each car were
taken by ambulance to hospital for
treatment of injuries.
On January 20, Michael
Reichenbach fell asleep while
driving. When he awoke, he over
corrected and left the roadway.
The vehicle rolled over and came
to rest upright as it overhung a
drop-off. No injuries reported.
On January 21, Duke Dalton
lost control of the vehicle and
struck a power pole on 1400 Road
Near Highway 169. No injuries
reported.
On January 22, Daniel Martin
lost control of the vehicle and the
vehicle came to rest in the ditch
upside down on 1200 Road near
Ohio Road. No injuries reported.
On January 22, a vehicle driven by Beth Sandness struck a
deer on Highway 31 near Vermont
Road.
JAIL LOG
Gage Aaron Lemons, 21,
Sturdivant, was booked into jail
Jan. 21 by Anderson County
Sheriff on suspicion of disorderly conduct. Bond set at $500.
Released Jan. 21.
Cody Grayson Finger, 29, Dallas
NC, was booked into jail Jan.
21 by Anderson County Sheriff
on suspicion aggravated battery,
disorderly conduct, 2-counts drug
possession. Bond set at $5,000.
Released Jan. 22.
Stephanie Renea Knavel, 36,
Colony, was booked into jail Jan.
24 by Anderson County Sheriff on
a 48-hr writ.
Donnie Fariel Hill, 46, Welton
AZ, was booked into jail Jan. 24
by Anderson County Sheriff on
suspicion of theft, interference
with officer, drug use and possession, and transporting an open
container. Bond set at $25,000.
Zachary Tyler Frizzell, 24,
Greeley, was booked into jail Jan.
25 by Miami County Sheriff on
suspicion of domestic battery, battery. No bond listed. Released
Jan. 25.
Tanner Chase Vansickle, 26,
Williamsburg, was booked into jail
Jan. 25 by Garnett Police for failure to appear. Bond set at $500.
William Hunter Hamilton, 23,
Paola, was booked into jail Jan.
25 by Anderson County Sheriff
for failure to appear. Bond set at
$343.
Patrick Wayne Bryant, 33,
Garnett, was booked into jail Jan.
25 by Anderson County Sheriff
on suspicion of drug use and
possession. Bond set at $1,000.
Released Jan. 26.
Colby Blaine Simon, 23,
Ottawa, was booked into jail Jan.
26 by Garnett Police on suspicion
of driving while suspended, no
vehicle liability insurance. Bond
totals $900. Released Jan. 26.
Edner Ralph Geer, 51, Garnett,
was booked into jail Jan. 26 by
Anderson County Sheriff on suspicion of drug possession. Bond
set at $500. Released Jan. 26.
Gary Alcinio Simoes, 53,
Springhill, was booked into jail
Jan. 26 by Linn County Sheriff on
a warrant. Not bondable.
Chadley Michael Mueller, 32,
Kincaid, was booked into jail Jan.
26 by Anderson County Sheriff for
failure to appear and probation
violation. Bond totals $6,000.
Jeremy Lee Spurlock, 30,
Gardner, was booked into jail Jan.
27 by Miami County Sheriff on
suspicion of possession of drugs.
No bond listed.
Rusty Todd Roberts, 22,
Ottawa, was booked into jail Jan.
27 by Garnett Police for failure to
appear. Bond set at $600.
Joseph Daulton was booked
into jail August 15 for Anderson
County, bond set at $15,000.
Nathanael Talbert was booked
into jail August 28 for Anderson
County, bond set at $100,000.
David Gordon was booked into
jail December 11 for Anderson
County, serving sentence until
July 13, 2016
Aaron Stottlemire was booked
into jail December 11 for Anderson
County, bond set at $20,000.
Stephen Hyden was booked
into jail December 14 for Anderson
County, bond set at $10,000.
John Paul Juarez was booked
into jail December 22 for Anderson
County, bond set at $120,000.
Frederick Hackler was booked
Yates Rosendahl was booked
into jail August 27 for Linn County.
Gleif Garrison was booked into
jail November 10 for Linn County.
Jason Hutchinson was booked
into jail December 11 for Douglas
County.
Caleb Chrisman was booked
into jail December 17 for Douglas
County.
Trever Stroud was booked into
jail December 31 for Linn County.
Duane Russell was booked
into jail December 31 for Douglas
County.
Wesley Howell was booked
into jail December 31 for Douglas
County.
Scott Shay was booked into jail
January 8 for Miami County.
Kimberly Stephens was booked
into jail January 7 for Douglas
County.
Tabitha Smith was booked
into jail January 15 for Douglas
County.
Gary Smioes was booked into
jail January 26 for Linn County.
Jeremy Spurlock was booked
into jail January 27 for Linn
County.
Stephen Carson was booked
into jail January 15 for Miami
County.
Fifth District Representative
Kevin Jones, who serves on the
House Education Committee
and on the USD 289 school
board at Wellsville, said the
bill had been mis-characterized
as an effort to close and consolidate school buildings. He said
the intent was to move funding
from administrative expenses
into classrooms, but he said the
study period for the bill should
determine what other impacts
it might have. He said he was
dubious about its alleged $170
million savings.
The bill tries to get money
out of administration and into
the classrooms, Jones said. I
have questions about it. If its
the gateway to closing buildings, nobodys going to be for
it.
But despite assurances that
schools would not be closed,
many Kansas residents worry
that it would be only a matter of time before schools were
forced to close. They also worry
that smaller schools would lose
clout, as priority would be
given to schools in larger communities. A new board of education likely would be formed
to represent the new district.
USD 365 Superintendent Don
Blome argued the realignment
would cost at least $616,320.
Thats because USD 479 would
lose its low enrollment weighting, and USD 365 also would
lose some low enrollment
funds. Because of that, the new
school board likely would have
to consider closing schools.
Anytime you look at consolidation – call it what you
want – to save money you
have to reduce a number of
staff and/or close buildings to
see any significant savings,
Blome said. Not a significant
amount of money is saved in
just consolidating administration, in the big picture.
Both USDs 365 and 479
already have reduced administrative expenses in recent
years, Blome argued. USD 365
reduced two principal positions, realigned administration and reduced district office
staff. Only about 10 percent of
USD 365s budget is spent on
administrative costs, he said.
USD 479s administrator,
Chuck Mahon, also serves as
high school principal, which
saves the district money at the
administrative level.
Mahon said he is concerned that patrons in USD 479
would see their property taxes
increase if the districts were
combined. The Crest district
has no bonded indebtedness
and has one of the lowest local
option budgets (LOB) in the
state.
USD 365, on the other hand,
in recent years took on significant debt when it built a new
elementary school in Garnett
and made various improvements at all other schools. If
the districts were combined,
Crest taxpayers could be forced
to help pay that debt.
Mahon said he is concerned
that Crest patrons would suffer
unfairly under the proposal.
Our community and school
are one and the same. The damage that would result in this
realignment would be devastating to this community, he
said.
Central Heights superintendent Brian Spencer said he is
very concerned about the bill,
and said there are more questions than answers.
I spent three years as a
principal/superintendent in a
district with two towns that
were 25 miles apart, he said. I
had three offices in two towns
and it was enough to make me
vow to never work in a setting
with multiple locations again!
I was never where the fires
were, and I dont feel as if I was
giving any of my duties my best
effort. I was simply spread too
thin.
The push to combine school
districts is not new, although it
has been about 50 years since
the last time the state forced
districts to consolidate. As
of the late 1950s, Kansas had
about 2,800 school districts.
After a push toward consolidation between the 1940s and
1960s, the number of school districts in the state fell to around
300 by the end of the 1960s.
Districts recently have begun
to re-examine consolidation
based on declining enrollment
and school funding levels.
A 2010 legislative audit
found elminating 32 of the
states smallest districts would
save the state $15 million per
year. Restructuring 240 districts could save the state $111
million a year but would close
more than a fifth of the states
schools, according to the audit.
But that scenario would also
come with about $50 million
annually in local costs, the
auditors found.
Spencer said he planned to
attend Wednesdays hearing,
and a Central Heights board
member, Shawn Cardin, is
expected to testify against the
bill.
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and would be combined with
three other districts, including
the much larger Ottawa school
district.
Many questions have circled since the bill, HB 2504,
was introduced in the House
Education Committee by John
Bradford, R-Lansing, in late
January. Bradford said the
realignment would save $170
million over a 10-year period.
Public education in Kansas
consumes nearly 70 cents of
every dollar in the Kansas budget.
Under the proposal, every
county with 10,000 or fewer
students would become a single district. Districts that have
more than 10,000 students
would be realigned, too, so that
each district has at least 1,500
students. Currently, the average size of Kansas school districts is 1,719. Under HB 2504,
the average district size would
increase to 3,724. Kansas would
go from 286 districts to 132, and
only 50 districts would not be
affected.
Supporters say the proposal
is a realignment rather than
consolidation, but opponents
argue thats just a matter of
semantics.
As proposed, the plan would
combine administrative offices only and would not necessarily close any schools.
Superintendent offices would
be moved to one location; surplus property like office furniture and vehicles would be
sold with proceeds going to the
state. School funding would not
immediately change because of
HB 2504, but legislators plan to
address that issue separately,
which means funding ultimately could change.
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A cemetery is no
place for a wedding
Its worthy of applause the decision
recently made by the Lawrence Parks and
Recreation Commission to deny a local couple
permission to get married in of all places a
local cemetery.
Its even more notable nowadays, when any
traditional constraint no matter how logical
or respect-based it might be, is seen as a victimization of the oft-espoused rights of some
aggrieved minority. Its good to see public officials acknowledge that sometimes, people do
things that are just stupid and ornery just to
get a bunch of shares from their Facebook
page.
Abbie Stutzer told the Lawrence newspaper that she and her fianc had requested
permission to use the cemetery because its
a pretty place. Peaceful and serene, the Oak
Hill Cemetery would have provided a colorful
backdrop to the wedding which was planned
for this fall.
But city leaders balked, even after Stutzer
said the wedding party would put up no decorations, do without music and reduce their
invitees from 80 to 30. The idea of a wedding
in a cemetery was still just a little much to get
over.
It seems odd and this is coming from a
guy who got married in a Celtic wedding in a
Garnett church wearing a pair of tights that
people would pick a cemetery as a wedding
venue unless it was for the sheer stunt value.
It forces the question that in these days when
nothing seems to matter but the rights of the
individual does the sanctity of marriage and
the hallowedness of a grave site even register with those who are steeped in the social
media generation?
Apparently it sunk in on the folks at
Lawrence city hall that they really didnt
want a wedding party pursuing such a union
in the final resting place of some of the communitys former citizens. How would you like
to be the city official who gets to explain to the
family who recently buried their loved one
maybe even a child that a wedding party is
descending on the grounds?
Somewhere, in the past several decades of
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indulgence in which a hot cup of coffee spilled
in your lap earns you a million dollars and
cops are publicly scourged for shooting thugs
who not only break the law but try to assault
or kill them, weve developed the attitude in
some quarters that, well, its all about me.
And because its all about me, whatever
I want, I should have. If I want to push the
limits of appropriateness and shove social
conventions down the throats of the stuffy,
old guard stiffs that are in charge well, I
should be able to do it. If I want to wear a
monkey wrench as my nose piercing and
tattoo obscenities on my face, how dare you
refuse to hire me? If Im a big fan of the whole
vampire/zombie/ ghost story genre that some
folks with way too much time on their hands
seem to gravitate to these days and want to
tell my friends I was married in a cemetery,
why cant you see the logic in that?
Thank heavens theres still a modicum of
basic respect and gumption out there at least
it was embraced by those Lawrence officials.
A cemetery should be a place where we commend our loved ones to eternity and where we
go to feel closer to them in prayer and meditation. Its not a place to have a wedding or a
picnic or a monster truck rally.
Some times some places should be simply what they are.
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Looks like someone needs to hop on her broomstick and ride it into retirement.
We should all do our part to help beautify and
make money for the city by building campgrounds in our front yards and letting folks stay
there for free.
Now let me get this straight. So if the elementary
school was to close down or the high school you
would list the children by their religious denominations? Also as far as the Catholic schools
concerned, theres more than just Catholics
there, so it would be nice if youre going to do it
for one school to do it to the other. Fair is fair,
and shame on that person who said that. I mean,
Id love to know the religious denominations of
everybody that goes to all the schools? Why?
The guy who is from Miami County who was in
charge at Taylor Forge out here, you know who
you are. Karmas gonna come get you for treating
your employees like crap and treating the other
ones like precious little angels. Some of those
other ones deserved jobs more than some of those
that quit and came back. You know who you are.
As a property taxpaying resident of Garnett, reading about the possible $500,000 annual payment in
lieu of taxes from the proposed wind farm project
to the county government caught my attention.
We know that approximately one half of our property tax bill is paid to the county. This should justify all city taxpayers to request their respective
county commissioner to keep an open mind as the
project is evaluated. Possibly some of most of that
half million dollars could be used to lower our
property taxes.
Abusive coaches have no place teaching our children
Dont we care whos in charge of our
children anymore? Child abuse of our
nations young athletes has been going
on forever in our country. Garnett is
not immune. How many of you have
witnessed a coach yelling and screaming or belittling a child athlete? Most
of us, though slow to admit, (possibly
only to ourselves), do agree that we
have witnessed such atrocities.
What is wrong with adults that do
nothing about this? Or even worse, we
cover up the abuse or make excuses
for the behavior. Are we ignorant on
the subject of child abuse? Do some of
us need to be educated on the subject
as well as the detrimental effects of
such abuse? Or do we just not care?
Possibly you just dont want to make
a fuss. Adults may not wish to see
their child sit on the bench the entire
game as a coach retaliation to reporting. Making excuses for such behavior
must stop. Adults it is time to stand up
and do the right thing.
A good coach is about being a good
role model, assisting in childhood self
esteem and to promote positive team
interactions. A work in progress at
every practice with the result being
progression of athleticism in the sport
and assisting growth to allow each
child to be the best that they can be.
And of course it should be fun; other-
wise no one would go out for any sport.
Back in the good old days when
kids were to be seen and not heard,
this type of abuse was okay. But not
in 2016. An abusive coach will make
excuses for his/her behavior, such as
Im only hard on him because Im
trying to make him a better player.
Or another (that Ive actually been
told) Im hard on him because he is a
leader and Im trying to set an example
for the other players. And heres a
funny one, Its a tough and competitive world and well all get stomped on
sooner or later. Im just giving these
kids a small dose of the rough world
we live in to toughen them up a bit.
And the list goes on and on…
Well Im here to say that ABUSE
IS ABUSE! Regardless of how you
try to twist it into appearing to be a
good thing for our young innocent
minds. HELLO and lets wake up from
our deep sleep people. Abuse is never
good coaching and the results of low
self esteem, depression, anxiety, and
further performance problems in life
can haunt a person for years.
Further defined in Competitive
Advantage 2015 by Dr. Alan Goldberg,
the abusive coach fits any number of
the following:
Regularly uses public embarrassment and humiliation on his/her athletes,
Is disinterested in the feelings and
sensitivities of players
Rarely uses praise or positive feedback
Is a yeller
Demeans players
Plays head games with athletes
Is personally dishonest and
untrustworthy,
Creates a team environment based
on fear and devoid of safety
Is never satisfied with what his/
her athletes do
Is overly negative and a pro at
catching athletes doing things wrong
Is more interested in his/her needs
than those of his/her players
Overemphasizes the importance of
winning
Tends to be rigid and over-controlling, defensive and angry,
Is not open to constructive feedback from players or other parents
Uses excessive conditioning as
punishment
Can be physically abusive,
Ignores his/her players when
angry or displeased
Is a bully (and therefore a real coward)
Coaches through fear and intimidation
Is a know it all
Is a poor communicator
Only cares about his athletes as
performers, not as individuals
Consistently leaves athletes feeling badly about themselves
Kills his/her athletes joy and
enthusiasm for the game
Is a bad role model
Is emotionally unstable and insecure
Earns contempt from players and
parents
Coaches through guilt
Is a master of denial
Two or three of the above constitutes abuser status by a coach.
The abusive coach is an emotionally damaged person that is immature
and selfish. This coach has low self
esteem and doesnt like him/herself,
so acts out these feelings onto our
young innocent athletes. This coach
is a famous manipulator and convinces players that his/her anger is all
their fault. A commonality among
abusers is that the victim begins to
feel directly responsible. Or the child
athlete begins to feel a lot of guilt and
Will legislators really be able to limit this session?
Several bills introduced so far this session
would limit the length of the legislative session, generally to 90 days one year and 60 days
the next.
They sound great on the heels of a record
113-day session last year that left legislators
frustrated and the public wondering why it
took their elected legislators so long to do the
states business and go back to their home
districts.
This is, after all, a part-time Legislature
and members sacrifice time with their families or working on their businesses or, well,
probably planting flowers in their yards to do
good things for their constituents and often
the entire state.
Oh, and there are those who just like the
Legislature, like strolling the halls and debating and hitting up lobbyists for lunch and
dinner.
But insiders also know while a limit on
the length of the session sounds good to many
Kansanstheres a bit of a downside, too.
Remember, its politics that they do here
at the Statehouse, and the key to successful
politics is being able to corner your opponent.
Often it can be done just with a majority of
the vote. Or a provision in a bill that you
know a member needsor would love to get
approvedto take back to constituents as an
example of their correct choice in electing
that representative or senator.
While a 90-day session one year and a
60-day session another year sounds like ample
time to accomplish the work of the state, this
is the Statehouse, and its only the last couple
STATE COMMENTARY
MARTIN HAWVER, At The Rail
days that really count.
Whether it is day 60 or 90, there are things
like the budget that have to be passed before
legislators can go home. No matter how productive the start or middle of the session, the
political keys are worked out in the final day
or two, and no matter what its number, those
final few days represent a tool for legislative
leaders.
Oh, it is a little short of, say, stop or Ill
shoot, but a hard deadline for adjournment
means that canny schedulingand those folks
are canny when it comes to looking for political leveragemight just be another tool to
push bills into law, or at least down to the
second floor where the governor sits.
Wonder why last year took 113 days to
wrap up the session? It was because, for good
or ill, it took that long for the leadership of
the Legislature to get the budget and the tax
increases necessary to fund it where they
wanted. Just how much spending could be cut,
and once that figure was settled, how to raise
the money to pay for it.
It was just that simple. If the state budget
had been bulging it wouldnt have taken that
long. Lawmakers would have just passed a
budget and gone home to enjoy the summer.
Now, thats a pretty raw-boned way to
look at what can happen with a hard lid on
the length of the session. Count on any hard
limit, whether on days or when lawmakers
stop receiving legislative pay, to be a tool for
the leaders. There will undoubtedly be a way
to extend the session by probably a two-thirds
vote in each chamberwhich at this political
point, leaders probably can summon up or
not, depending on what works out best for
them and their legislative agenda.
So while a cap on the length of the session
sounds nice, its not the end of the story or the
politicking.
Oh, and remember, that legislators cant
take campaign contributions from political
action committees, unions and such, until
final sine die adjournment of the Legislature.
Which might be as much reason for lawmakers to complete their work quickly, at least in
election years.
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responsibility for the abusive coaches
actions.
Playing for an abusive coach causes
a child to be scared of what might be
said if they mess up. This fear causes
the victim to keep things to themselves. These coaches will embarrass
the child victim in front of teammates
and spectators. Excessive worry may
develop over messing up or making a
mistake. Feeling badly about oneself
is reinforced by the coaches negative
comments. Adolescent males are less
likely to talk to anyone about what is
going on as they may feel this is a sign
of weakness. Or even worse a player
may turn the anger (of not performing
well enough) inward against himself.
Such as putting his fist through a wall
after being screamed at. If you are
noticing any red flags, by all means
take some kind of initiative to help
before any further emotional damage
is done. We as adults owe this to our
kids. Dont we?
I could go on and on… But surely
by now you are beginning to get the
message. In closing, I repeat yet again,
Dont we care whos in charge of our
children?
Sincerely,
Patty Rundle RN,BSN,B-C
Garnett
Contact Your
Legislator
Senator Pat Roberts
302 Hart Senate O.B.,
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-4774, Fax (202) 224-3514
email pat_roberts@roberts.senate.gov
Senator Jerry Moran
2202 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-6521. Fax: (202) 228-6966
www.moran.senate.gov
5th Dist. Rep. Lynn Jenkins
130 Connor House Office Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 225-6601
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Notice to sell Ahring property Notice to foreclose mortgage
(First published in The Anderson County
Review Tuesday, January 19, 2016)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Anderson
County, KANSAS
CIVIL DEPARTMENT
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
Travis R. Ahring, et al.
Defendants,
Case No.15CV48
Court No.
Title to Real Estate Involved
Pursuant to K.S.A. 60
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under
and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me
by the Clerk of the District Court of Anderson
County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of
Anderson County, Kansas, will offer for sale
at public auction and sell to the highest bidder
for cash in hand at the west side entrance of
the Anderson County, Courthouse, Kansas, on
February 11, 2016 at the time of 10:00 AM, the
following real estate:
TRACT T, IN THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER (NE/4) OF SECTION THIRTYFOUR (34), TOWNSHIP TWENTY (20)
SOUTH, RANGE NINETEEN (19) EAST OF
THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BEING
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE/4) OF
SECTION THIRTY-FOUR (34), TOWNSHIP
TWENTY (20) SOUTH, RANGE NINETEEN
(19) EAST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, IN ANDERSON COUNTY,
KANSAS, THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES
52 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST FOR A
DISTANCE OF 1327.25 FEET ALONG THE
SOUTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION
TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 52 MINUTES
05 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF
330.00 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF
SAID QUARTER SECTION; THENCE NORTH
00 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 11 SECONDS
EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 1326.53 FEET,
THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 44 MINUTES
51 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF
330.00 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES
03 MINUTES 10 SECONDS WEST FOR
A DISTANCE OF 1327.23 FEET TO THE
TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. TAX ID NO.
103001093
PROPERTY INCLUDES A MOBILE HOME
DESCRIBED AS 2003, VIN 05-03-100-07620A
& B, Commonly known as 21659 NW 1650th
Road, Garnett, KS 66032 (the Property)
MS167817
to satisfy the judgment in the above entitled
case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period
as provided by law, and further subject to the
approval of the Court.
Anderson County Sheriff
MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC
By: /s/ Chad R. Doornink
Chad R. Doornink, #23536
cdoornink@msfirm.com
Jason A. Orr, #22222
jorr@msfirm.com
8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 180
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 339-9132
(913) 339-9045 (fax)
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC AS ATTORNEYS
FOR Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC IS
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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Notice to foreclose mortgage
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, January 26, 2016)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS
GOPPERT STATE SERVICE BANK (formerly
Garnett State Savings Bank), a
Kansas banking corporation,
Plaintiff
Vs.
CHARLES E. HENDERSON, JR., et al.,
Defendant
Case No. 15-CV-56
NOTICE OF SUIT
The state of Kansas to LISA HENDERSON
and all other persons who are or may be concerned:
You are hereby notified that a petition has
been filed in the above-named court by plaintiff
praying for a money judgment for unpaid loan
principal, interest and costs including attor-
neys fees; that such sum be declared a first
mortgage lien against certain real estate and
plaintiffs mortgage be foreclosed and the said
real estate ordered sold, all as more particularly
described in said petition. You are hereby
required to plead to the petition on or before the
9th day of March, 2016, in the above court at
Garnett, Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment
and decree will be entered in due course upon
said petition.
GOPPERT STATE SERVICE BANK( formerly
Garnett State Savings Bank)
Plaintiff
TERRY J. SOLANDER #7280
503 S. Oak St. P.O. Box 348
Garnett, KS 66032-0348
785-448-6131; FAX: 785-448-2475
solander@embarqmail.com
Attorney for Plaintiff
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Notice to settle Hulett estate
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, January 26, 2016)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of
RAYMOND F. HULETT, Deceased.
Case No. 16-PR- 2.
NOTICE OF HEARING
PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY:
/s/ William C. Walker
William C. Walker,
No. 11978
112 West Fifth St.,
PO Box 441
Garnett, KS 66032
(785) 448-3747
FAX: (785) 448-5529
walkelaw66032@yahoo.com
Attorney for Petitioner
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, KANSAS
CIVIL DEPARTMENT
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
Willi Bross aka Willi L. Bross aka Willi Lanore
Bross, Jane Doe, John Doe, Gary Wayne
Glass, Meritrust Credit Union, and Wayne Keith
Pate, et al.,
Defendants
Case No. 15CV57
Court No.
Title to Real Estate Involved
Pursuant to K.S.A. 60
BEGINNING 60 FEET WEST OF THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT ELEVEN
(11) IN E. S. NICCOLLS ADDITION TO THE
CITY OF GARNETT, ANDERSON COUNTY,
KANSAS, THENCE WEST 70 FEET, THENCE
NORTH 140 FEET, THENCE EAST 70 FEET,
THENCE SOUTH 140 FEET TO THE PLACE
OF BEGINNING; TAX ID NO. 1-00206190
Commonly known as 623 E Monroe St, Garnett,
KS 66032 (the Property) MS164357
for a judgment against defendants and
any other interested parties and, unless otherwise served by personal or mail service of
summons, the time in which you have to plead
to the Petition for Foreclosure in the District
Court of Anderson County Kansas will expire
on February 29, 2016. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course
upon the request of plaintiff.
MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC
By: Chad R. Doornink, #23536
cdoornink@msfirm.com
8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 180
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 339-9132
(913) 339-9045 (fax)
NOTICE OF SUIT
STATE OF KANSAS to the above named
Defendants and The Unknown Heirs, executors,
devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of
any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers,
successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of
any defendants that are existing, dissolved or
dormant corporations; the unknown executors,
administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors,
successors and assigns of any defendants that
are or were partners or in partnership; and the
unknown guardians, conservators and trustees
of any defendants that are minors or are under
any legal disability and all other person who are
or may be concerned:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a
Petition for Mortgage Foreclosure has been
filed in the District Court of Anderson County,
Kansas by Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC,
praying for foreclosure of certain real property
legally described as follows:
By: /s/ Tiffany T. Frazier
Tiffany T. Frazier, #26544
tfrazier@msfirm.com
Garrett M. Gasper, #25628
ggasper@msfirm.com
Aaron M. Schuckman, #22251
aschuckman@msfirm.com
612 Spirit Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63005
(636) 537-0110
(636) 537-0067 (fax)
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
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Notice to foreclose mortgage
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, February 2, 2016)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, Kansas CIVIL DEPARTMENT
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
Michael J. Spellmeier; Amber M. Spellmeier
a/k/a Amber Spellmeier; John Doe (Tenant/
Occupant); Mary Doe (Tenant/Occupant);,
Defendants.
Case No. 16CV2
Court Number:
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60
Notice Of Suit
The State Of Kansas, to the above-named
defendants and the unknown heirs, executors,
administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors
and assigns of any deceased defendants;
the unknown spouses of any defendants; the
unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are
existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the
unknown executors, administrators, devisees,
trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of
any defendants that are or were partners or in
partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are
minors or are under any legal disability; and
the unknown heirs, executors, administrators,
devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any
person alleged to be deceased, and all other
persons who are or may be concerned.
You are notified that a Petition has been
filed in the District Court of Anderson County,
Kansas, praying to foreclose a real estate mortgage on the following described real estate:
Beginning 220 feet North of the center
of the North end of Oak Street in the City of
Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas, and running thence North 80 feet, thence West 24.88
Prepared By:
SouthLaw, P.C.
Mark Mellor (KS #10255)
245 N. Waco, Suite 410
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 684-7733
(316) 684-7766 (Fax)
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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NOTICE
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt
may be given without the prior consent of the
consumer given directly to the debt collector or
the express permission of a court of competent
jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to
collect a debt and any information obtained will
be used for that purpose.
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rods, thence South 80 feet, thence East 24.88
rods to the place of beginning, being a part of
the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of the Northwest
Quarter (NW/4) of Section Thirty (30), Township
Twenty (20) South, Range Twenty (20) East of
the Sixth Principal Meridian; LESS the West
140 feet thereof as described in that certain deed dated March 11, 1958, recorded in
Book 115 at page 531, wherein Charles F.
Southerland and Lottie Southerland were grantees, the division line of which has heretofore
been determined on the premises by agreement between the said Henry J. Allen and the
said Charles F. Southerland., commonly known
as 143 North Oak Street, Garnett, KS 66032
(the Property)
and all those defendants who have not
otherwise been served are required to plead
to the Petition on or before the 14th day of
March, 2016, in the District Court of Anderson
County,Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment
and decree will be entered in due course upon
the Petition.
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The State of Kansas to All Persons
Concerned: You are hereby notified that a
petition has been filed in this court by Ronnie L.
Hulett. an heir of Raymond F. Hulett. deceased.
and as the owner of an interest in the real
estate hereafter described, praying for the
determination of the descent of the same located in Anderson County, Kansas, to-wit:
Lots One Hundred Twenty-eight (128) to
One Hundred Thirty-five (135) inclusive in Block
Nine (9) in what was formerly Orchard Park
Addition to the City of Garnett, being a part
of the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section
Twenty-five (25), Township Twenty (20), Range
Nineteen
and all other property, real and personal, or
interests therein, owned by the decedent at the
time of his date of death; and you are hereby
required to file your written defenses thereto on
or before February 22nd 2016. at 9:00. a.m..
of said day, in said court, in the city of Garnett,
in Anderson County, Kansas, at which time and
place said cause will be heard. Should you fail
therein, judElment and decree will be entered in
due course upon said petition.
Ronnie L. Hulett,
Petitioner
(First published in The Anderson County
Review Tuesday, January 19, 2016)
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Position is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and
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Westphalia, KS 785-893-1620
MISC. FOR SALE
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February 19th Deadline for Auction Flyer
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 2, 2016
SPORTS
Bulldog girls winless in tourney
BY KEVIN GAINES
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
WELLSVILLE The Top Gun
Tournament wasnt kind to
the Anderson County Bulldog
girls team, which finished
tournament play losing all 3
games.
Baldwin went on to win the
championship with decisive
wins over Piper, Spring Hill
and Anderson County.
The Bulldogs opened up
play on Tuesday night against
Baldwin and were handled
with relative ease losing
63-39. Baldwin took command
in the first period, blowing
past Anderson County with a
20-point lead in the first period
before going on cruise control
to the end of the game.
Emily Fritz scored 15 for AC.
Baldwin was paced by Abby
Ogle, who finished with 19
points on 8-11 shooting.
Friday nights action against
Louisburg was a much different game, but the Bulldogs fell
just short dropping the contest
to Louisburg 40-36. AC showed
fight early taking a 14-10 advantage after the first, but quickly
lost that lead and trailed 24-21
at the halftime break. The
Bulldogs picked up the intensity defensively in the third
period and limited Louisburg
to just 5 points to knot the game
at 29 heading into the decisive
final period, but just couldnt
close the deal and let the game
slip away late. Lexi Lickteig led
all scorers with 15 points.
Saturday afternoon, in
the third and final game, the
Bulldogs dropped the game
45-35 to Lansing.
The two teams played a tight
first half with Lansing holding a slim 20-18 advantage at
halftime. A third quarter struggle offensively by the Bulldogs
would seal their fate. Being
outscored 10-4 in the period
would bury them in a hole they
couldnt get out of. Fritz would
once again lead all scorers
with 16 points for Anderson
County. Madelyn Moya scored
16 points and had 11 rebounds
for Lansing. Moya hit all 5 of
her three-point attempts on the
night.
Box Scores
Game 1
AC 4 10
13
12
– 39
Baldwin
24
15
12
14
– 63
Anderson County Fritz 15,
Scheckel 11, Ratliff 4, Rockers
3, Ratliff 2, Scheckel 2, Lickteig
2
Baldwin Ogle 19, Smith 8,
Fursman 8, Neufeld 6, Ogle 5,
Kurtz 4, Peterson 3, Lawrenz 3,
Markley 3, Cawley 2
Game 2
Louisburg
11
– 40
AC
10
14
7
8
14
5
7
– 36
Louisburg Simpson
Buffington 8, Lemke
Buffington 6, Holtzen
Overbay 3, Caldwell 2
9,
7,
4,
Anderson County Lickteig 15,
Ratliff 7, Fritz 6, Scheckel 4,
Ratliff 2, Rockers 2
Game 3
AC
6
12
4 13
– 35
Lansing
– 45
6 14
10
15
Anderson County Fritz 16,
Ratliff 6, Ratliff 4, Rockers 3,
Scheckel 3, Lickteig 3, Lybarger
2, Pedrow 1
Lansing Moya 16, Mathis 7,
Robinson 7, Fay 7, Ernzen 3,
Gatson 3, Thomas 2
Uniontown tops Crest boys
BY KEVIN GAINES
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
UNIONTOWN The Crest
Lancers battled back after a
dismal first quarter but nevertheless still came up short
against the Uniontown Eagles
49-44.
The win raised Uniontowns
record to (8-6) as the loss
dropped the Lancers to (8-4)
overall.
Crest scored just 4 points in
the first period yet still surged
to knot the game at 19 at halftime.
The Eagles strong third
quarter staked them to a
4-point lead heading into the
final period that they wouldnt
relinquish.
Hunter Frazell paced the
way for the Lancers and led all
scorers with 20 points. Garrett
Elder scored 15 points to lead
the way for the Eagles.
Box Score
Crest
4
– 44
Uniontown 8
– 49
15
11
14
11
16
14
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Central Heights Jasmine Clancy notched 6 points in Fridays 31-28 win over Jayhawk-Linn, after the
Vikes survived a late surge by JL that nearly cost them the game. Above, Clancy fires a jumper over
JL defender Kyra Pointer.
Central Heights girls score big win
BY KEVIN GAINES
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
RICHMOND Although poor
free throw shooting almost
dashed their hopes, the Viking
girls presented the Central
Heights School District a fine
50th anniversary gift Friday
night with a 31-28 win over
Jayhawk-Linn.
It was an exuberant occasion
with recognitions of former
and original district personnel
and alumni between the boys
and girls varsity game, and a
night-long CHHS trivia contest
with prizes. But it was made all
the better by the nail-biter win
in the girls game.
The Vikings came out and
played a stellar first half defen-
sively as they allowed just 10
first half points, staking them a
15-10 lead at intermission.
It was tight throughout the
second half as the Vikings
werent able to put much
distance between them and
the Jayhawks. At times, the
Vikings were their own worst
enemy. They finished just 9-23
from the charity strip, which
allowed Jayhawk-Linn to stay
in the game up until the final
buzzer.
Head coach Scott Lane noted
his teams free throw woes.
We did a great job of driving and getting on the line. We
just need to do a better job at
the line when there are chances to put the game away.
It was a great effort tonight
by both teams, he said. It
was great to get a win on the
50th anniversary of Central
Heights,
Box Score
Jayhawk-Linn 6
4
7 11
– 28
Central Heights
7 9
– 31
10
5
Jayhawk-Linn Broyles 8,
Coffel 7, Francis 5, Tingler 4,
Bell 2, Cotter 2
Central Heights Sheldon 10,
Markley 7, Clancy 6, Hale 4,
Bell 2, Cotter 2
Sluggish first half dooms Vikings
BY KEVIN GAINES
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
Central Heights Brown 18,
RICHMOND Central Heights
struggled horribly in the
first half of a 45-40 defeat to
the Jayhawk-Linn Jayhawks
Friday.
The Vikings were able to
muster just 5 points in each of
the first two periods as they
dug themselves a 17-10 halftime
hole.
Offensively, they fared
much better in the second half,
scoring 11 and 19 points respectively over the final two periods. It just wasnt enough to
pull off the come from behind
victory.
Brandon Gray led the way
for the Jayhawks with 23 points
and Merrick Brown paced the
Vikings with 18 points.
Box Score
Jayhawk-Linn
10
13
15
– 45
Central Heights
5
11
19
– 40
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Tuesday, February 2
9 a.m. – TOPS at Garnett
Methodist Church basement,
2nd & Oak
Noon – Rotary International Club
at Garnett Inn and Suites
4 p.m. – Crest basketball at home
with Southern Coffey County
4:30 p.m. – ACHS basketball at
home with Central Heights
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Optimist
Club at Mr. Ds Pioneer
Restaurant
Wednesday, February 3
9:30 a.m. – ACHS, CHHS FFA
at Paola
1 p.m. – Garnett Duplicate
Bridge at the Garnett Inn
5:30 p.m. – USD 365 Booster
Club
5:30 p.m. – Central Heights Middle
School PTA
7 p.m. – Colony Lions Club at
Colony United Methodist
Church
7 p.m. – Kincaid Lions Club at
Kincaid-Selma United
Methodist Church
Thursday, February 4
6 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch and
snacks at the Garnett Senior
Center
1:30 p.m. – Colony United
Methodist Women at Colony
United Methodist Church
4 p.m. – Central Heights Middle
School boys basketball at
Osawatomie
4 p.m. – ACJH boys basketball
at home with Prairie View
4 p.m. to 8 p.m. – USD 365 ParentTeacher Conferences (all schools)
6 p.m. – USD 365 Endowment
Association
7 p.m. – USD 365 School Board
7:30 p.m. – Delphian Masonic
Lodge No. 44
Friday, February 5
4 p.m. – Central Heights wrestling
at Burlingame
4:30 p.m. – Central Heights basketball at Iola
6 p.m. – Crest basketball at
Chetopa
Saturday, February 6
9 a.m. – Central Heights boys
C Team Tournament at home
Monday, February 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
4 p.m. to 8 p.m. – USD 365
Parent-Teacher Conferences
(ACJSHS)
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Lions Club
at VFW
6:30 p.m. – Webelos 1 & 2
(fourth & fifth grades) Den Club
Scouts meeting
7:30 p.m. – Kincaid Masonic
Lodge No. 338
Tuesday, February 9
9 a.m. – TOPS at Garnett
Methodist Church basement,
2nd & Oak
Noon – Rotary International Club,
at Garnett Inn and Suites
4 p.m. to 8 p.m. – USD 365
Parent-Teacher Conferences
(all elmentary)
4 p.m. – Crest basketball at home
with Olpe
6 p.m. – City of Garnett at City
Hall
6 p.m. – Alzheimers Support
at Golden Heights
Wednesday, February 10
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail
1 p.m. – Garnett Duplicate
Bridge at the Garnett Inn
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Optimist
Club at Mr. Ds Restaurant
Thursday, February 11
6 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch and
snacks at the Garnett
Senior Center
Friday, February 12
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Grand Prix Revival retro car group donates
to Big Brothers Big Sisters, food pantry
Lake Garnett Grand Prix Revival,
Inc. again has generously given back
to the Garnett Community for its support of their two-day sports car event.
LGGPR
representative
Mick
Mithelavage, and LGGPR Sponsor
Raymond Beckman recently presented $2,000 checks to Garnett
Area Ministerial Alliance to restock
their Food Pantry and to Kansas Big
Brothers Big Sisters to help cover
administrative expenses. These two
donations total four times the amount
LGGPR donated in 2014.
Mithelavage expressed the groups
satisfaction of having another successful event under their belt, Without
a strong showing of vintage sports
car enthusiasts, all the volunteers
and a huge group of sponsors, it just
wouldnt happen. Beckman Motors,
OReilly Auto Parts, Anderson County
Hospital, the City of Garnett and many
others have supported the event with
funds, merchandise and services we
need to make this work. I cant tell you
how much we appreciate it.
He also explained the purpose of
this two-day event, Our intent is to
give any adult an opportunity to feel
what it was like back in the 60s and
70s when the SCCA races took place
in North Lake Park. We have designed
a safe, family-oriented experience for
young and old, and we intend to make
it better each year. These donations
to BBBS and the Food Pantry show
our appreciation for the support weve
received from the Garnett community.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-2-2016 / Photo Submitted
Raymond Beckman of Beckman Motors (center), a primary sponsor of the Lake Garnett Grand Prix Revival, presents a $2,000
check to Patricia Hutton of Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters and another $2,000 check to Ron Jones of Garnett Area Ministerial
Alliance Food Pantry. These generous contributions are from proceeds of the 2015 Lake Garnett Grand Prix Revival held in
North Lake Park this past October.
The third annual Lake Garnett
Grand Prix Revival is scheduled for
Saturday and Sunday, October 8th and
Dynamite 4-H Club
recaps meetings
December
The Dynamite 4-H club met
on December 20, 2015. Since
it was Parents Night, they
took over the officer roles for
the meeting. The President
Kerri Nickell. Kerri led the
club in reciting the Pledge of
Allegiance. Song leader, Cassi
Hasty, led the group in singing We Wish You A Merry
Christmas. The secretary,
Tanya Ewert, took roll call by
asking each member to state
their favorite Christmas song.
14 members, 1 leader, and 14
parents were in attendance.
After roll call, Tanya read
the minutes of the November
15th meeting. The President
approved the minutes with no
corrections or additions.
The meeting business started
with reports from club officers
and leaders. Treasurer, Tanya
Ewert, gave an update on the
monthly income and expenses.
It was moved to accept the treasurers report by Curt Weisner,
and was seconded by Shandi
Andres. Tanya Ewert gave a
council report. She reminded
the club about Blue and Gold.
At the conclusion of
the meeting business, the
President passed the gavel to
Vice President, Adam Ewert,
for the presentation of a talk.
Mike Dorrell gave a leather
project talk. After the talk, the
gavel was passed back to the
President. Kerri recognized
recreation leader, Debbie
Weisner, to explain what activity would be done during recreation. Debbie explained that
she would read a left/right
story while the club did the gift
exchange. Brendon Hasty made
the motion to take a five minute
recess and it was seconded by
Adam Ewert. After the recreation activity was completed,
President Nickell announced
the next meeting will be held on
January 17, 2016, at the Greeley
Fire Station.
After the announcement, the
President asked for a motion
to adjourn. Adam Ewert made
the motion and it was seconded
by Matheu Egidy. The meeting
was adjourned by reciting the
4-H Pledge. After the meeting
the group enjoyed the potluck
dinner provided by the club.
January
The Dynamite 4-H club met
on January 17, 2016, under
the direction of President
Samantha Nickell. Samantha
led the club in reciting the
Pledge of Allegiance. Song
leader, Brodie Weisner, led
the group in singing The
Star-Spangled Banner. The
secretary, Morgan Egidy,
took roll call by asking each
member to state their favorite
color. 12 members, 2 leaders,
2 guests, and 7 parents were
in attendance. After roll call,
Morgan read the minutes of
the December 20th meeting.
The President approved the
minutes with no corrections or
additions.
The meeting business started with reports from club officers and leaders. Treasurer,
Autumn Ewert, gave an update
on the monthly income and
expenses. It was moved to
accept the treasurers report by
Morgan Egidy, and was seconded by Tristian Ewert. Club leader, Tanya Ewert, informed the
club of some upcoming events.
She noted that for the clubs
fun activity we will be going to
CoCo Keys on February 21st.
We will meet at 8:30a.m., and
be there until 6p.m. Also, she
said that we could do something
else instead of a model meeting
at County Club Days. Morgan
Egidy made the motion to do
a play and it was seconded by
Matheu Egidy. The motion was
brought to a vote and approved.
Claire Hasty gave a council report. County Club Days
will be on February 27, 2016
at 9:00a.m., in Pomona. Also,
Blue and Gold money and order
forms are due on February 29,
2016. Finally, fair ads are due on
March 9, 2016.
President Samantha Nickell
discussed some new business
about the 4-H food table and
banner. A sign-up sheet was
passed around to help with
them, and the club members
could sign up if they want.
At the conclusion of the
meeting business, the President
passed the gavel to Vice
President, Austin Ewert, for the
presentation of talks. Instead
of talks, the club went over
the play we will do for County
Club Days. After the club went
over the script, the gavel was
passed back to the President.
Samantha recognized recreation leader, Abbie Weisner,
to explain what activity would
be done during recreation.
Abbie explained that the club
would have a snowball fight
with napkins. After the recreation activity was completed,
President Nickell announced
the next meeting will be held
on February 21, 2016, at CoCo
Keys.
After the announcement, the
President asked for a motion to
adjourn. Morgan Egidy made
the motion and it was seconded
by Matheu Egidy. The meeting
was adjourned by reciting the
4-H Pledge. After the meeting
the group enjoyed the refreshments provided by the Weisner
family.
Daelynn Peine, Club Reporter
9th of this year. For more information
on this thrilling sports car event, visit
www.lggpr.org. You can reach Kansas
Big Brothers Big Sisters at 785-221-9221
and GAMA Food Pantry at 785-4485749.
100 ways to celebrate
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-2-2016 / Photo Submitted
Students at Greeley Elementary celebrated the 100th day of school and Kansas Day on Wednesday,
January 27, 2016. There were several fun activities centered around the number 100 and the state
of Kansas. Students also brought in projects they made with 100 items. Pictured above are: (back)
Preston Kueser, 4th grade, whose project is the Royals jersey numbers that add up to 100, (middle) Rylee Wolken, 1st grade, whose project is 100 stars over a campfire, and (front) Wyatt Bryan,
Kindergarten, who made the number 100 out of pennies.
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the same old poop Chase set to to retire from SEKMHC
I have a friend whos selling
horse poop.
I love a great sales idea, but
even I had to second guess this
one. But he swears it works.
He makes money with his
stable operation near Kansas
City by renting stalls and providing feeding services to folks
who keep their horses there.
As he explained it, once the
poops on the ground it belongs
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anyway. During the recession
a few years ago he lost some clients but still had their horses
poop, so he got inspired.
He said people used to call
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but his idea was to bag the dry
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He sold the bags for two dollars
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some quick cash, he networked
two larger accounts to which
he now hauls manure, as well
as several folks who now drive
out to his location to shovel
their own.
I call it a re-introduction
strategy. Its the idea of taking
an existing product or service
maybe even one thats stopped
selling and coming up with
a new way to market it that
appeals to different values in
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Think lite. The lower fat
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but its basis is about as simple
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less product for more money.
There is no magic formula or
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nearly always sold at a premium price.
Your products or services
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You can even ask groups or
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If it can work for horse poop,
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munity treatment facilities.
That was a huge transition for
Kansas, remembers Chase, who took
over at SEKMHC not long after, in 1994.
It put in place community-based services, so people didnt have to languish
in hospitals. They could get services in
the community, preferably early.
The purpose of the state hospital,
meanwhile, was to provide treatment
for those who had no insurance and for
involuntary commitments those who
were a danger to themselves or others
and needed immediate access.
Chase served for 15 years on the citizens advisory board for Osawatomie,
whose precarious fate in the now-gaunt
network of state hospitals which today
includes only Osawatomie and Larned
is a huge issue.
I know the people who work at
Osawatomie. That hospital is not limited
by the quality of the people there. Its
limited by the fact that somebodys not
funding them appropriately or paying
sufficient wages to get the correct number of nurses and staff.
This past year, since theyve gone
into the moratorium, has been devastating. There are people in the community suffering because they cant get
adequate, immediate treatment. It puts
pressure on law enforcement because, if
someone who is a danger to themselves
or others is unable to get a bed at the
state hospital, and if theyre without
insurance, then they come under protective custody.
Chase views the inadequate attention
to the needs of the mentally ill evinced by
the state especially the decision to not
extend Medicaid as not only a failure
of policy, but a humanitarian lapse as
well.
To me, really, its a moral question. I dont understand how a so-called
Christian community can tolerate consciously withholding insurance from
people who desperately need it and who
suffer in its absence, who die early, who
develop acute symptoms as a result of the
lack of equal medical care.
I can appreciate that there is only
so much money when youre using public funds, said Chase, a self-declared
Republican, who moved into mental
health from a career in management in
the aviation industry, and who frequently cites efficiency as the vital ingredient in running a succesful organization.
But the purpose of public funds is to be
After more than two decades leading the Southeast Kansas Mental Health
Center, Robert Chase will retire as its
executive director at the end of this
month.
Established in the 1960s following
on from a nation-wide
movement away from
the mass institutionalization of the mentally
ill and toward a more
responsive, community-based approach
the center has grown
to include six counties
in this rural corner of
Chase
Kansas and, according
to Chase, today performs more than 1,200 mental health
screenings per year.
According to his colleagues at
SEKMHC, including associate director
Nathan Fawson, Chases reputation
within the network of mental health
facilities depends on an efficient management style and the consistent measure of empathy he brings to his interactions with both clients and staff.
Chase has also been a strong advocate
of viewing mental health in the context
of any number of physical illnesses.
I dont buy into the stigma. I talk
about mental health like its diabetes.
Its a health problem. Its holistic. Its as
complicated as cancer or anything else.
However, with the increasing pressure
being placed on the states mental health
system, the 72-year-olds role as a vocal
advocate for community-based mental
health and for the largely muted voices
of the population it serves, has become
more pronounced.
Top of mind at the moment for Chase,
and for the majority of his colleagues
in the field, are the challenges facing
Osawatomie State Hospital, which last
year reduced its capacity from 206 beds
to 146 to comply with demands from the
federal government; the current refusal
by state lawmakers to extend Medicaid;
the continued stigma which attaches to
mental illness; and the mostly indigestible recommendations coming out of
Topeka that the already strapped mental
health system continue to try to accomplish more with less.
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constantly be operating out of a crisis,
and right now I think Kansas is in daily
crisis mode. It just seems to me that
[state officials] are trying to take reality
and adjust it to their political ideals,
rather than be pragmatic about what we
have to do and can do and should do in
the spirit of cooperation.
Its incredible in todays world that
the governor and legislature dont extend
Medicaid. Why? We are our brothers
keeper. Is it right, for example, that we
keep our children from preventative
care?
How do we justify looking in the mirror in the morning and saying Im not
extending Medicaid to these hundreds of
thousands of people. Especially when we
could give them insurance, maybe save
their lives. Isnt it better for society to
have people productive and well than to
keep them sick?
Among its many functions, SEKMHC
provides clients with outpatient therapy,
psychiatric services and crisis intervention. The center offers alcohol and drug
counseling, too. And provides a comprehensive after-school program that serves
between 150 to 200 children year-round.
The center also recently instituted Health
Homes, a program that coordinates the
mental, dental and medical services for
the states mentally ill Medicaid recipients. Barely a year old, that program,
which Chase says is extremely effective,
was recently proposed for elimination by
an efficiency study commissioned by the
legislature.
The truth, though, explained Chase,
is that we have one of the best qualified
staffs in the state. We have really good
therapists, who are diligent and highly
productive; they overextend themselves
to meet the needs of our clients. I guess
my best skill has been choosing the right
people and facilitating an environment
where everyone is working together in
a coordinated way to accomplish their
goals and their priorities. Of course, its
very difficult when your budget collapses around you.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 2, 2016
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This little brass nutcracker was made in England and traveled by
ship to the U.S. in the 1800s. It belonged to Kay Roeckers greatgreat-grandmother.
Nutcrackers have long history
Im sure there are many of
you who can immediately identify this handy tool.
In fact many of you have
probably even used one in your
lifetime.
This is an antique solid brass
nutcracker, made in England
and came by ship to the United
States of America in the 1800s.
In fact this nutcracker originally belonged to Kays great-great
grandmother.
Many people collect the
handheld lever-action nutcrackers. Some of the earliest
ones are works of art. Many
varieties of handheld levertype nutcrackers have been
produced in the United States
and Europe over the past 200
years. Thousands of cast brass
lever were made in England
in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Some are plain, while others
are ornately decorated. You
will find cats, dogs, lions, croc-
DIGGING UP THE PAST
Henry Roeckers
Call (785) 448-6244 for
local archeology information.
odiles, skeletons, ladies legs
nicknamed Naughty Nellies
and ornate eagles like this one.
If you want to start a nutcracker collection, you can still
find them at antique stores or
shows, at garage sales, flea markets and auctions. You may
even be a lucky one and find
an old lever one in your grandmothers kitchen; remember,
nuts didnt come from the store
all shelled and packaged years
ago.
Model T Club to meet
The East Central Kansas
Model T Club chapter of the
National Model T Ford Club of
America will hold their monthly meeting at the Burlington
Library, 6:30p.m. Thursday,
February 11th. Each family
is asked to bring a snack to
share for a light meal before
the meeting. Club meetings
are always open and welcome
anyone interested in Model Ts
and Vintage Cars to join us.
Several members attended the
recent 28th Annual Mid-Winter
Model T Technical Clinic in
Hutchinson. This event is
hosted by the Sunflower
State Crankers Model T Club
in Western KS.
Demos on
Repairing the Model T Coils
and a Model TT Rear-end
were presented.
For questions or additional
information call Bud Redding
785-733-2124.
Hicks graduates from
Washburn University
TOPEKA, Kan. (Jan. 22, 2016) Washburn University released
the list of its fall graduates
which included students from
this area. The students graduated with associate, bachelors
or masters degrees in a num-
ber disciplines in the ceremony at the Topeka campus last
month.
Graduates included Barbara
K Hicks, of Greeley, who
earned a Bachelors Degree in
Medical Imaging.
The Osawatomie State
Hospital (OSH) is a vital
facility serving mentally ill
patients from over 40 Kansas
counties, including our most
populated: Johnson, Sedgwick,
Shawnee, Wyandotte, Douglas,
and Leavenworth. Hospital
resources have been depleted
for years. While OSH employees and our community have
suffered the decline, now all
Kansans are seeing the effects
of such actions. The Senate
and House health committees
held a joint hearing to question
KDADS (Kansas Department
for Aging and Disability
Services) about failed CMS
(Center for Medicare &
Medicaid Services) inspections
that resulted in a loss of federal
funding.
In December 2014, CMS
cited the Hospital for violations. KDADS began renovations to address the citations
in 2015, taking 60 beds offline
to complete construction and
ease the burden due to a shortage of staff; leaving 146 beds
available. In May 2015, the
legislature increased funding
to OSH by approximately $3.5
million for renovations and to
address staffing issues. With
all of the attempts at improvement, a later CMS review cited
egregious violations and terminated federal government
reimbursement for Medicareeligible patients admitted after
December 21, 2015. KDADS has
been reluctant to take action in
order to re-obtain CMS funding. The Department had 60
days to appeal. KDADS reported that they did not think
KANSAS
LEGISLATURE
By CARYN TYSON,
Kansas Senate
12th District
they could win an appeal and
exceeded 30 days before letting
the legislature know KDADS
is not going to appeal. Lack
of action toward an appeal
has left KDADS with only one
option to re-obtain CMS funds,
recertification. The Interim
Secretary of KDADS unveiled
a plan for recertification at
the joint committee hearing,
includes the hiring of a contractor to guide them thru the
recertification process. Why
do they need a consultant to
help pass an inspection for
something KDADS should be
knowledgeable? It will take
time to hire a consultant and
begin the process for recertification, increasing the time
OSH is without CMS funding.
The
KDADS
Interim
Secretary assured us that
work will continue in making
improvements to the Hospital,
but the improvements will not
happen immediately. I have
had the opportunity to work
with the Interim Secretary
on other issues and I am convinced he is committed to supporting OSH. However, I have
grave concern there is a push
to privatize the state hospitals.
I will be taking action to force a
financial comparison to determine if this is what is best.
Mental health is a growing
national issue that is in the
midst of crisis. The mentally ill need help. Instead of
decreasing the resources available we should be expanding.
The decreased number of beds
at OSH has created a waiting-list that admits patients
in chronological order. This
has increased the burden on
local communities, especially
law-enforcement. The mental
health system in Kansas is in
dire need.
In 2015, House Substitute
for Senate Bill (H Sub SB)
112 (which I did not support), gave the Department of
Administration (DA) authority
to demolish the Docking State
Office Building and to move
the existing Capitol Complex
power plant that is in the basement of the Docking Building
to the north lawn of the Capitol.
This could only occur with
available funds. So with no
budget and no bonding authority to pay for the destruction
of the Building or to move the
power plant, the DA entered
into a contractual relationship
for the construction of a new
power plant, the New Energy
Service Center. The bond principal and interest payments are
estimated to be $19.9 million
over 15 years. The bill blocked
the DA from selling, leasing, or
transferring the land on which
the Docking Building sits. The
remodel of the Capitol started
out as an underground parking
garage for less than $20 million and ended up costing over
$330 million by the time the
project was complete. How
can moving the power plant
and demolishing the Docking
Building be prudent in spending Kansas taxpayer money?
In my attempt to improve
the Kansas budget process, last
year I asked the Department
of Agriculture (KDA) Secretary
to present to the Natural
Resources Committee their
budget in the form of a zerobased budget. The Chairman,
committee members, and the
KDA Secretary embraced the
idea. Most governments do a
base-line budget, which begins
with current year budget and
makes adjustments accordingly for the next years projections. A zero-based budget process starts from scratch, basing
the budget on need, not on what
happened in the previous year.
It helps improve efficiency and
decreases operating costs by
requiring expenditures to be
ranked in order of priority and
it requires all expenditures to
be tracked. The KDA Secretary
said that the committee would
receive a copy of the Fiscal
Year (FY) 2016 and 2017 budgets for review. What we got
last week was the FY 2018 budget. It seems that we may not
get the 16 or 17 budgets. I
applaud the Secretary of KDA
for being on the forefront of
all departments and agencies
in an attempt to improve our
budget process and to make our
government more efficient.
Please contact me with
any questions or comments
via phone 785.296.6838; email
Caryn.Tyson@senate.ks.gov;
or by mail, at Kansas State
Capitol, 300 SW 10th St.,
Topeka, KS 66612.
ing. The circular structure set
it apart from other schools in
the state. Even now, the unique
construction of the school
remains somewhat rare.
I thought, this was such a
big ole building. Back then, it
was, Welch said. It was different. Its still different.
Attending school with so
many unfamiliar students
from other towns was an
adjustment, but it didnt take
long for the kids to get to know
each other, Welch said. Even at
that age, he knew some parents
were not happy about the consolidation.
Welch graduated from the
school in 1977, but returned
after college as a physical education and drivers education
instructor. He has been an
administrator for the past 20
years and currently is the middle school principal.
Of the 50 years, Ive been
here 46. The only four years
I havent spent at this school
was for college, he said.
Nowadays, most people associated with Central Heights
probably dont know the districts history, Welch said.
Students no longer recognize
divisions between towns.
Theyre all Vikings, now.
At the anniversary celebration Friday, three of the
original six board members
were in attendance, including
Vining, Ardyce Wilson and
George Snow. The other three
are deceased: Victor Montague,
Hobert Betz and Raymond
Wagner.
Seven original staff members also attended. They were:
Bob Erisman, Bob Redeker,
Eyman Cobbs, Donna Morgan,
Mary
Gibbons,
Charlie
Feuerborn and Dot Detweiler.
The school recognized about
a dozen returning members
of the first official graduating
class, the Class of 1966.
Also during the event, members of The Lost Class of 1965
officially were recognized as
Central Heights graduates.
That was a transitional year
during the consolidation process. That year, high schools in
Rantoul and Lane were closed
and students were allowed to
choose where to attend high
school, either at Richmond
High School or Princeton
High School, but they were
not members of those classes.
Instead, their diplomas read
Joint District 10 Graduate.
Two members of The Lost
Class, Lyle Brown and Fran
Weiderholt, accepted a plaque
on behalf of those graduates.
Tom Horstick, principal at
Central Heights High School,
said the anniversary celebration proved the district truly
is unified. The early years
may have been difficult, but
ultimately the four communities came together to ensure
the best education possible for
their youth.
We are pretty proud of our
heritage, he said.
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Richmond, Princeton, Lane
and Rantoul. To be fair, they
pulled out a map and drew a
large X between the four
towns. At the center of that
X was a 40 acre field with no
buildings, and the owners were
willing to sell. Thats where the
new school would go.
But it wasnt quite that simple.
On Oct. 16, 1965, voters narrowly approved a bond issue
to build a new school complex
that would combine all grade
levels, kindergarten through
12th grade. Central Heights
was thought to be the first of
the unified districts to build
a new school for all students.
Most of the other districts built
new schools, but left some
schools in various towns.
Some patrons opposed the
plan. They filed injunctions
and lawsuits, delaying construction of the new school.
The matter wound up in the
Kansas Supreme Court, which
ultimately decided in favor of
USD 288.
People didnt want to see
schools leaving their small
towns, said Gene Vining, who
served on USD 288 Board of
Education during its first eight
years, including as president
the first four years. They
didnt think it would work,
having all those kids together.
Initially, the board met
every Monday to hash out various issues surrounding the
matter. The districts attorney,
Orville Cole, helped them navigate the legal matters. Some
patrons on the edge of the district petitioned to join other
school districts. Eventually,
though, the patrons of the various communities came together.
Because of the lawsuits,
a groundbreaking for the
school was delayed until 1967.
Between approval of the bond
issue in 1965 and construction
that stretched to the end of
1968, building costs had risen.
A copper shortage caused by
the Vietnam War also added
to their woes. In the end, the
board had to forego some items,
like carpeting throughout the
building, to meet the budget as
approved by voters.
Despite the school boards
plans to combine all grades
under one roof, students continued to attend separate
schools until 1969. Elementary
school children continued to
go to school in the various
communities. Junior high students attended school at the
old Princeton High School
building. High school students
attended school at the old
Richmond High School building.
Students finally moved to
the new school building in
January 1969.
Buddy Welch was in fourth
grade at Princeton when his
class was moved to the new
Central Heights school build-
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Calendar
Feb. 2-Ground Hog Day; 3-Lions
Club, United Methodist Church
basement, 7 p.m.; Feb. 3-Lions
Club, United Methodist Church
basement, 7 p.m.; 4-County bus
to Garnett, phone 24 hrs. before
you need a ride, 785-448-4410 any
weekday; Community Church
Missionary, Church Annex,
1:30 p.m.; United Methodist
Women, United Methodist
Church Fellowship Hall, 7 p.m.
School Calendar
Feb. 4-high school basketball,
boys only at Pleasanton; 5-high
school basketball, girls only, at
Chetopa; Regional Scholarship
Bowl/ 6-Forensics at Iola;
8-middle school scholarship at
Uniontown, 4 p.m.
Meal Site
Feb. 3-ham, sweet potatoes,
winter mix, roll, peanut butter pie; 5-beef lasagna, Italian
veggies, wheat bread, apple
pie bites; 8-sloppy Joe, macaroni salad, pickled beets, bun,
peaches. Phone 602-852-3470 for
meal reservations.
Christian Church
Jan. 24 scripture was John
2:1-13. Pastor Andrew Zolls sermon was titled Jesus First
Miracle. Sign up for small
COLONY NEWS
Mrs. Morris Luedke
Contact (620) 852-3379 or
colonynews@ckt.net with Colony news.
groups which will start the first
week of February. Mens Bible
Study Tuesday morning, 7 a.m.;
Cross Training Classes at 9:24
a.m. each Sunday. Classes for
all ages. Let Pastor know if
you are interested in starting
Financial Peace University.
Feb. 14 -Sweetheart Supper;
Men meet 2 p.m.- Supper served
at 5 p.m.
UMC
Jan. 24 scripture at the
United Methodist Church was
Psalm 19:1-14, Nehemiah 8: 1-3,
5-6, 8-10, 1 Corinthians 12:1231 and Luke 4:14-21. Pastor
Dorothy Welch presented the
sermon, Faith-full or Watereddown?
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Ever wonder about the little
How to receive the power
of the indwelling holy spirit
In the gospel of Mark, chapter 4:35-41 we read how Jesus
had been teaching the people
by the lake and when evening
came he said to the disciples,
Lets go over to the other side.
They got in a boat and leaving
the crowd behind headed for
the other side. A storm came
up and the waves were breaking over the boat so that it was
nearly swamped. During this
time Jesus was in the front of
the boat asleep. The disciples
woke him and said, Teacher
dont you care if we drown?
Jesus got up and rebuked the
wind and said to the waves,
Quiet! Be still! Then the wind
died down and was completely
still. Jesus then asked the disciples why they were afraid and
questioned their faith. They
were terrified and asked each
other, Who is this? Even the
wind and the waves obey him!
Isnt it interesting how the
forces of nature obey Jesus. It is
hard to find anything more violent than wind. Man through
technology has learned how
to predict when the wind will
blow and even pinpoint where
a tornado will strike. However
we are helpless to prevent it.
This is true for all forces of
nature. The best we can do is
predict the event.
The forces of nature however
do not have the free will that we
as human beings have, however
they are much more powerful.
As powerful as the wind is it
does not have free will. It does
not have the ability to choose
whether to blow harder or to
lighten up. The wind is totally
under the control of God and
the atmospheric conditions
God creates to facilitate the
wind.
Human beings on the other
hand had the ability to choose
from all of the moral options
offered in a given situation.
Saint Augustine taught that
this ability was lost in the Fall.
Our natural hearts are not
inclined toward God; they are
in bondage to sin and cannot be
Duplicate
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Steve Brodmerkle and Anita
Dennis won the duplicate
bridge match January 27 in
Garnett. Lynda Feuerborn and
Faye Leitch came in second.
Charles and Peggy Carlson
were in third place.
The Garnett Duplicate
Bridge Club welcomes all
bridge players Wednesdays at
1:00 at the Garnett Inn.
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freed from this slavery except
by the grace of regeneration.
If we go back to original sin,
the issue Adam was faced with
in the garden was whether he
would let God determine what
was good and bad or would seek
to decide that for himself, in
disregard of what God had said.
We are faced with the same
issue today. God has placed
certain limits on us. Those
things that are off limits we
need to avoid.
The regenerated person can
understand and obey Gods
commands. Not from their
own power but from the power
of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
The un-regenerated person has
no such power and will decide
for themselves the best option.
Jesus makes a very important
statement concerning this in
John 14:23, when he says, If
anyone loves me he will obey
my teaching, my Father will
love him, and we will come to
him and make our home with
him. That is when we receive
the power of the indwelling
Holy Spirit.
David Bilderback: A Ministry
on the Holiness of God.
box building on the triangle of
Pine and Cherry Street? That
was placed by the Colony Lions
Club so community residents
may donate pop tabs which
will be delivered to the Ronald
McDonald House in Kansas
City. Everyone is encouraged
to participate by dropping off
cans and/or tabs in this little
building. Your efforts will be
much appreciated. It is another good thing our Lions Club
members do for our community and others.
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Another good cause for community members to assist is the
Parents-Teacher Organization.
There are tiny Box Tops for
Education (small squares)
found on cereal boxes, pizza
boxes, and much much more if
you just look as you open something to eat or cook which you
purchase. These can be saved
throughout the year and during
school terms may be delivered
to the desk of Gerri Godderz,
Elementary and Middle School
secretary. Parents of school
children may send the box tops
with their children to school.
Jolly Dozen
The Jolly Dozen met on
Jan. 25 at
the City Hall
Community
Room. Roll
call
was
answered
by
telling
of a memorable snow
event. Nine
members
were present.
Debbie Wools
read a thank
you
card
from Virginia
Weatherman.
Jane
Ward
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ess gift, a magnetic notepad Seventeen youth group members of the Colony Cumin Minute Youth Group attended
and a note- the Julianna Zobrist concert in Chanute at the Fire Escape Coffeehouse Sunday,
book.
Jane Jan. 24. Eight adults driving the group were Paula Decker, Andrea Adams, Seth and
and
Dixie Angie Black, Gerald and Stacy Jones, Abigail Hermreck and Henry Womelsdorf. All
Easley served report a very uplifting concert.
angel
food
cake, lemon
sherbet, nuts and M&Ms.
23-Morris Luedke; 28-Bob in Gardener soon.
Scovill.
February Celebrations
Due to icy and snow condiBirthdays:
2-Shirley
Around Town
tions, Lions Club and Library
McGhee; 7-Erin Steedley;
Gary McGhee who suffered board members did not meet.
10-Katheryn Weldin, Dan a stroke is progressing at a Library board was scheduled
Gillaspie; 12-Brianna Scovill; slow pace at Overland Park Jan. 16 and Lions Club second
Dian Prasko; 13-Kendall Regional Hospital. He may be meeting was scheduled for Jan.
McGhee; 20-Gentry McGhee; moved to Meadowbrook Rehab 17.
Learn the basics about light bulbs
Recently I went to a large
discount store to buy some
light bulbs. As I was standing
in front of the light bulb display, I realized that I did not
have the knowledge to even
know what light bulb I needed! A friendly couple stopped
by to help and suggested that I
not buy one of the light bulbs
because they exploded! I purchased what I thought I needed only to get home and realize I had the wrong bulb.
Light bulbs are improving!
Newer bulbs halogen incandescent, CFLs and LEDs last
longer, use less energy, saving
money on our energy bills.
Beginning in 2012, everyday
light bulbs had to meet the
Department of Energy standards for how much energy
they use. Bulbs that didnt
meet those standards are
being phased out.
In the past I chose light
bulbs by looking at the number of watts the light bulb had;
knowing that a 40 watt bulb
was not as bright as a 75 watt
bulb. Light bulbs now are
designed to use less energy
making wattage an outdated guideline for buying light
bulbs.
The new word to look for on
light bulb packages is lumens.
Lumens measure brightness,
watts measure energy. A
standard 60-watt incandes-
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cent bulb produces about 800
lumens of light. By comparison, a CFL bulb produces
those same 800 lumens using
less than 15 watts.
The following compares
watts to lumens:
150 w (watts) equals 2600
lm (lumens)
100 w equals 1600 lm
75 w equals 1100 lm
60 w equals 800 lm
40 w equals 450 lm
Use lumens to compare
the brightness of any bulb,
regardless of the technology
behind it, and whether its
a halogen incandescent, CFL,
or LED. Once you
know how bright a
bulb you want, you
can compare other
factors like the yearly energy cost. Light
bulb packages have
a Lighting Facts
label, similar to the
Nutrition Facts label
on food packages.
The
Lighting
Facts label gives you
the following information:
Brightness (lumens)
Yearly estimated energy
cost
Expected light bulb life (in
years)
Light appearance (how
warm or cool the light will
look)
Wattage (energy used)
If the light bulb contains
mercury
Earning the ENERGY
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the product meets strict energy efficiency guidelines set
by the US Environmental
Protection Agency. Lighting
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while using less
energy. Saving energy helps you save
money on utility bills
and protects the environment by reducing
greenhouse gas emis-
sions.
The ENERGY STAR bulbs:
Use about 70-90% less
energy than traditional incandescent bulbs
Last 10 to 25 times longer
and saves $30 to $80 in electricity costs over its lifetime
Meet strict quality and
efficiency standards that are
tested by accredited labs and
certified by a third party
Produce about 70-90% less
heat, so its safer to operate
and can cut energy costs associated with home cooling
In my next column, we will
look at the new light bulbs on
the shelf halogen incandescent, CFLs and LEDs.
A sample Lighting Facts label shows
various information about the bulb,
such as brightness, appearance and
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LOCAL
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-2-2016 / Photo Submitted
The GES Spelling Bee was held Friday, January 22. Jack Crane,
left, won the Garnett Elementary School Spelling Bee with the word
animation. Faith Miller, right, was runner up. Both Jack and Faith
are in Mrs. Maloneys fifth grade class. They are pictured with GES
principal Krista Hedrick. Jack and Faith represented GES at the
Anderson County Bee on Friday, Jan. 29, at the ACJSHS auditorium.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-2-2016 / Photo Submitted
Participants in the Garnett Elementary School Spelling Bee Friday, Jan. 22 were: front row, from left: Gabe Wight, Emily Coles, Morgan
Edens, Zack Mead, Faith Miller, Jack Crane, Tyler Feuerborn, Danica Schettler, Lillie Ball; back row: Jonny Hicks, Easton Wettstein, Zeke
Brown, Allie Gruver, Madison Danner, Masten Wright, Peyton Markham, John Wright, Beau Dykes, Brendan Hasty, Eli Peterson
Crest releases first semester honor rolls
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-2-2016 / Photo Submitted
Greeley Elementary had its 2016 Spelling Bee on Friday, January
22. Pictured are Champion Emma Schaffer (left), and RunnerUp, Lane Richards (right). Both are students in Mrs. Secrests fifth
grade class. Emma and Lane represented Greeley at the Anderson
County Spelling Bee on Friday, Jan. 29 at the ACHS auditorium.
Crest schools have released
honor rolls for the first semester.
Crest Elementary School
All As
Second Grade: Max
Black, Theo Church, Kinley
Edgerton,
Blaine
King,
RaeLynn Morrison, Kaelin
Nilges, McKenna Powell,
Levi Prasko, Peyton Schmidt,
Allison Weatherman, Shelby
Womelsdorf
Third Grade: Kelcey
LeGrande, Denton Ramsey
Fourth Grade: Liliana
Blaufuss, Kayla Hermreck,
Brody Hobbs
Fifth Grade: Avery
Blaufuss, Trevor Church, Cody
Nolan
All As and Bs
Second Grade: Aubrey
Allen, Elizabeth Ellington,
Noah Hammer, Kaiden Robb,
Colton
Summers,
Brody
Thompson
Third Grade: Gunner
Ellington, Klaten Gates, Wyatt
Henderson, Breakin Jones,
McKenna Jones, Chase Milam,
Emmylou Preston, Clayton
Scott
Fourth Grade: Kaylee Allen,
Andie Burnett, Jaci Coberley,
Brenton Edgerton, Brayden
Goodell, Jenelle Hartman,
Brooklynn Jones, Andrew
Modlin, Cadence Nolan, Brock
Weatherman, Rogan Weir
Fifth Grade: Ty Chambers,
Ethan Godderz, McKenna
Hammond, Kamryn Luedke,
Karter
Miller,
Sydney
Stephens, Shayda Womelsdorf,
David Wood,
Crest Middle School
All As
Sixth Grade: Kolten
Doughty, Hailie Fuller, Lindsey
Godderz, Anna Hermreck,
Marissa Lansdown, June
Redman, Khloe Utley, Tucker
Yocham
Seventh Grade: Tyson
Hermreck, Kobey Miller,
Eighth Grade, Greg
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All As and Bs
Sixth Grade: Keaton Davis,
Ethan Prasko, Samira Stanford
Seventh Grade: Ashton
Bain, Gabe Berry, Dallas
Modlin, Ben Prasko,
Eighth Grade, Evan
Bain, Ridley Black, Jamison
Hendrix, Jerrick Jones, Kim
Lansdown, Brianna Trester,
Crest High School
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Honor Roll
Ninth Grade: Jewel
Armstrong, Regan Godderz,
Vicky Rodriguez, Camryn
Strickler.
Tenth Grade: Makayla
Jones.
Eleventh Grade: Laurel
Godderz, Karlee Hammond.
Twelfth Grade: Hunter
Frazell, Evan Godderz, Colton
Strickler, Kaden Strickler.
Principals Honor Roll
Ninth Grade: Breyanna
Benjamin, Cassie Bowen,
Hayden Hermreck.
Tenth Grade: Austin
Hendrix, Hayden Seabolt.
Eleventh Grade: Nate
Berry, Miranda Golden, John
Hartman, Jordan Hendrix,
Shelby Ramsey.
Twelfth Grade: Kellen
Ramsey, Lupita Rodriguez,
Garrett Sipe, Emily Webber.
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2016 Anderson County Spelling Bee
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The Anderson County Spelling Bee is sponsored by Bank of Greeley,
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and runner up from the Anderson County Spelling Bee are eligible to
participate in the Topeka Capital-Journal Regional Spelling Bee.
It will be in Topeka on Saturday, March 5, 2016. The Capital-Journal
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Second Row L to R:
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Crest MS; Porter Foltz – 2nd, St. Rose;
Emma Schaffer – 1st, Greeley; Lane Richards – 2nd,
Greeley; Jacob Yoder -1st, Mt. Ida
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Jenna Fritz – 1st, St. Rose; Hailey Gilbert – 1st, ACJHS;
Blake Hess – 2nd, ACJHS; Faith Miller – 1st, GES;
Malachi Grames – 2nd, Westphalia
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Karyn Yoder – Champion and
Jackson Calahan – Runner Up.
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CONSERVATION
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 2, 2016
2015 Kansas Bankers Association
Conservation Award Winners
The 2015 Kansas Bankers Association Conservation award for Anderson County will be presented at a special banquet Wednesday, Feb. 3,
2016, at St. Rose Philippine Duchesne in Garnett. The annual banquet is sponsored by area banks in honor of farm conservation practices.
Winners: Rex Lizer – Soil Conservation; Ron & Jeanette Rockers – Buffer Award
Key Banker: Jeff McAdam, GSSB
Anderson County Conservation District Board Members: Mike Hastert, Randy Bunnel, Justin Zook, Kirby Barnes.
Lizer learns important
lessons, finds success
in conservation efforts
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
After 10 years of no-till farming, Rex Lizer wouldnt go back
to tilling his land. There are
many benefits, such as water
conservation and improved
crop quality.
His efforts have earned
him the 2015 Kansas Bankers
Association Soil Conservation
Award, which will be presented Wednesday, Feb. 3, at a banquet at St. Rose Catholic School
in Garnett.
Even though hes pleased
with the results, though, Lizer
wishes he had done things just
a little differently.
When I converted to no-till,
I rushed into it too quick,
Lizer said. Im wishing now
Id started the process about
two years before converting
over.
Lizer researched no-till
farming before he converted
his fields, and sought advice
from other producers. But he
admits he should have done a
little more prep work, such as
using grid sampling to determine the nutrient status of his
fields. He said he should have
spent more time building up
the nutrients before he converted to no-till, because its more
difficult after.
Lizer farms around 1,000
acres, planting cash crops
like corn, wheat and soybeans.
Most of the land is between
Harris and Richmond. Like
most modern farmers, he used
terraces to control erosion. As
soil conservation developed,
no-till became another important tool.
The first few years, Lizer
still had to till some fields. But
over time, he was able to convert to 100 percent no-till.
Compared to other no-till
producers, Lizer started a little
later. Many of the producers
from whom he sought advice
have been practicing the method twice as long. Lizer looked
to their examples, and saw the
same kind of positive results as
they had experienced.
Water conservation is the
big thing. Crops stayed greener
longer, Lizer said. Hopefully,
weve made our waters a little
cleaner because of it.
The success of his no-till
experience convinced Lizer to
experiment with cover crops,
the latest trend in conservation. For about four years now,
he has planted cover crops like
radishes and turnips on about
200 acres.
As a result, he has seen yield
increases and healthier growth
in some plants. Lizer cautioned, though, that producers
who are looking to cover crops
should expect to see a loss the
first year. But if you stick with
it, the second and third years
will show better yields.
The first year its almost
not worth the money, but it
makes up for it later, he said.
In the future, Lizer hopes
to introduce more cover crop
cocktails, with a mix of several seeds.
He is convinced of the importance of soil conservation, not
just for the improved results
but for future generations, as
well.
I want to be sure my grandkids and their grandkids have
soil, he said. Soil is one of
those things we can easily lose,
but its hard to build it back.
In addition to his farming
operations, Lizer also owns
Lizer Crop Insurance. His companion is Teresa Myers. He has
three children, Aaron, Allison
and Andrew, and one granddaughter, Faith Mildfelt. His
family lives in the area and
helps with his farming endeavors.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-2-2016 / Vickie Moss
Rex Lizer has earned the 2015 Soil Conservation Award from the Kansas Bankers Association for his work to improve about 1,000 acres
of cropland he owns and rents, including this field at his home farm near Harris. He uses no-till farming and cover crops to protect the soil
from erosion and improve the quality of his crops.
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CONSERVATION
Rockers family uses buffer strips to protect farms legacy
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
Ron and Jeanette Rockers
appreciate the legacy of the
land around them. Ron grew
up on the farm where they
now live, a couple miles west
of Scipio. The farm has been in
ing is a big industry. At one
point, the farm grew to raise
44,000 chicks a year. Theyve
since backed the operation
down to about 34,000 chicks
this year.
In addition to the pheasant
farm, the couple maintains
with hay for the livestock to
graze.
The Pottawatomie River
runs through their land, at one
point creating a large horseshoe bend. Because there is
so much bottom land near the
river, they often battled ero-
program to develop a plan to
build buffer strips in problem areas. Jeanettes brothers
own a construction company, and worked with them to
build the buffer strips. About
200 feet along the perimeter of
fields were planted to grass.
The grass helps hold the soil in
place to control erosion. It also
provides cover for wildlife, giving the area an added bonus.
Since the buffers were built,
the Rockers family has seen an
increase in turkey and quail
across all areas of the farm.
They also built ponds
in areas that typically dont
receive much water.
The buffer strip works much
like a terrace, Ron Rockers
said. The grass is able to stop
the current from washing away
the soil. As part of the conservation program, the family
has to make sure they control
weeds and brush, keeping the
area stocked with grasses.
At the time, we never
thought about it as soil conservation but it was, Ron said.
Anytime you take a field and
plant to grass, thats soil conservation.
He pointed out that although
some media reports and animal
rights group like to emphasize
instances of animal suffering,
most livestock producers do
everything they can to maintain a healthful environoment.
Not only do producers care
about thier animals, its just
good business, he said.
The majority of farmers
cant survive without taking
care of their animals, he said.
Taking care of the soil and
the land where animals live is
part of that, he said. Farmers
have become more dedicated
to protecting the land during
the past 30 to 40 years, he said.
Even in the past 15 years, farmers have developed a better
understanding of the importance of conservation, Jeanette
added.
The couples work to reduce
erosion through the use of
buffer strips has earned them
the 2015 Kansas Bankers
Association Buffer Award. It
will be presented Wednesday,
Feb. 3, at St. Rose Catholic
School in Garnett.
The couple has three children, Lisa Rockers, Bob
Rockers and Stacey Richards,
and seven grandchildren.
Except for Lisa who lives in
Overland Park, the children
and grandchildren live in the
Scipio area and help on the
farm when needed.
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Ron and Jeanette Rockers introduced buffer strips on their property to control soil erosion from the
Pottawatomie River, which runs through the family farm. The family raises pheasants and cows.
the Rockers family since 1857,
when President Grant issued
a patent on the farm to Rons
great-great-grandfather. It is
believed to be the second oldest
farm in Anderson County.
Jeanettes family, the Lutz
familly, also has deep roots in
Anderson County. Her father
took conservation efforts very
seriously. He built terraces long before they became
the common thing to do, and
earned a soil conservation
award in the 1970s. She grew up
understanding the importance
of protecting the land.
The couple married 48 years
ago, and operated a dairy farm
until April 2000. About 20 years
ago, they decided to diversify their operation by adding
pheasants. Their initial goal
was to raise about 10,000 pheasants each year, which they sell
to bird hunting operations.
Many doubted they could make
money by raising pheasants,
but it turns out pheasant hunt-
about 75 cows and 25 bred heifers. They own about 600 acres
and rent another 160, most of
it in the Scipio area and also
between Garnett and Bush
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CONSERVATION
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Todays family farm needs key ingredients for success
Seems like nearly everyone is trying to define the family farm. While
this isnt a new phenomenon, its certainly one that bears consideration
especially as population numbers in
our rural communities and regions of
Kansas continue to decline.
Based on these downward demographic trends, agriculture as a family
farm system is best suited to compete
and move forward equipped with the
following attributes.
First, the family farm system
should include owner operation.
Within such an arrangement, the
rights and responsibilities of farm,
ranch and land ownership are vested
in an entrepreneur who works the
farm for a living, to make a profit and
INSIGHT
By John Schlageck
Kansas Farm Bureau
to literally, grow the business.
Second, independence is a cornerstone of todays family farming operation in the Sunflower State. This
includes financing from within its
own resources using family labor and
management to build the sweat equity
and cash flow. This in turn will allow
for retirement of mortgages, preferably during the lifetime of the head of
the household.
Economic dispersion, where large
numbers of efficient-sized farms operate with equal access to competitive
markets is another vital component.
While all of these elements are equally
important today, opening new windows in other parts of the world must
be a continuing goal if agriculture is
to expand and remain viable.
The fourth key ingredient of todays
farm and ranch community is family
centered an element that has always
been at the heart of this rural profession. Family farms have always, and
must always, live in harmony with the
workplace. Here, responsibilities are
divvied up and shared by all family
members and children learn the work
of their parents.
A commercially diversified oper-
ation is another essential ingredient
for todays agriculture to remain successful. It does so by reducing commodity price risks while maximizing
the use of farm resources. This element can provide a greater measure
of self-sufficiency.
And finally, no business, especially
farming and ranching, can survive
without innovation and adoption of
new technology to enhance productivity and the use of scarce labor.
Family farming carries with it a
commitment to certain values, entirely independent of the factors impacting economics. These values, in turn,
are imparted to the communities and
to society as a whole. Included in such
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neighborliness and self-reliance.
While one particular family farm
may not fulfill all of these contributions, together farm families have created a system of agriculture that built
a strong rural economy and a secure
rural culture a system now being
threatened with extinction.
John Schlageck is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural
Kansas. Born and raised on a diversified farm in northwestern Kansas, his
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Study: Growing produce in high tunnels reduces losses, extends shelf life
OLATHE Kansas State
University researchers are
nearly halfway through a fouryear project to learn more
about improving the freshness
and shelf life of locally-grown
produce.
So far, theyve verified a
common belief that there is
a boost in production when
growing produce in high tunnels, a low-cost alternative to a
traditional greenhouse.
But a newer finding is that
shelf life is affected when produce is grown in high tunnels
compared to an open field.
A longer shelf life makes the
products more marketable and
can dramatically add to the
growers profits.
Kansas State Universitys
work is part of a $1 million grant
shared with the University of
Florida. Researchers have been
comparing two model crops
tomatoes and spinach grown
in high tunnels and in open
fields.
High tunnels are prevalent
among small-acreage growers in the Midwest and are
becoming more popular across
the country. In Florida, high
tunnels help protect vegetables from heavy rains, while
Kansas growers use them to
protect from high winds and
damaging storms.
People have known for a
while that you can improve
production by growing in high
tunnels, said Cary Rivard,
director of Kansas State
Universitys
Horticultural
Research and Extension Center
in Olathe. Our findings that
produce grown in high tunnels
has a longer storage life and
shelf life are something that
have never been reported in
the scientific literature.
If were getting a few more
days of storage for tomatoes
grown in high tunnels compared to open fields, thats
going to make an impact on the
availability of those products,
he said.
Eleni Pliakoni, a Kansas
State University assistant professor of horticulture who specializes in urban food production and postharvest handling,
said that as much as 40 percent
of fresh produce is lost in the
food chain due to spills, spoilage and other losses.
Proper cold storage facilities for vegetables are very
expensive and many of the new
and first-generation farmers in
our area dont have the equipment they need to store produce at the optimum tempera-
tures, Pliakoni said. Through
our research, we are trying to
develop tools that they can use
to extend storage life even with
limited storage facilities.
The researchers also have
found a new challenge.
It appears that the light
spectrum available to the crop
plants inside a high tunnel
can affect the production of
certain phytochemicals, such
as antioxidants, said Rivard,
who along with Pliakoni will
begin a new project in 2016 to
investigate the role of light in
phytochemical production and
evaluate new plastic films and
light-emitting diode, or LED,
technology.
Our goal is to increase the
nutritional quality of crops
grown in the high tunnel,
Rivard said.
The researchers also are
Proper nutrient supplementation and vaccination
programs can help prevent losses in calving herds
MANHATTAN In the midst of
the spring calving season, beef
producers could experience calf
losses due to late-term abortions
and stillbirths. Although it might
seem that there is an increase in
the number of calf abortions occurring, a certain number of them are
a regular part of the calving season, according to Gregg Hanzlicek,
director of production animal field
investigations at the Kansas State
University Veterinary Diagnostic
Laboratory.
Hanzlicek said he recently analyzed the KSVDL records of lateterm calf abortions to compile and
summarize the diagnosed causes
during 2014-15 and found five prevalent diagnoses: vitamin A deficiency, bovine rhinotracheitis,
random environmental bacteria,
bovine viral diarrhea and congenital birth defects.
Nutrient deficiency
According to Hanzlicek, the
most commonly diagnosed cause
of late-term abortions in the samples submitted to the KSVDL was a
vitamin A deficiency in the mother, which can occur as a result of
multiple factors. Hay that was put
up during a drought will contain
less of the nutrient, and older hay
and stored minerals will see their
levels of vitamin A deplete over
time.
A deficiency can also occur
when a producer does not provide
enough of the nutrient in relation
to the dams needs through a trace
mineral program or does not monitor his or her herds consumption
to ensure nutrient requirements
are being met, he said.
If a vitamin A deficiency is
responsible for multiple abortions
in a herd and is determined as
the cause, extra supplementation
could help alleviate the risk of having more stillborn calves.
We can run those yet-to-calve
cows and heifers through the
chute and give them a vitamin A
injection, and that will perhaps
reduce the amount of abortions
that may occur later in the calving
season, Hanzlicek said.
He recommends cow-calf operators test their forages for nutrient
content and consult a nutritionist
about proper nutrient supplementation. Although forages arent
normally tested for vitamin content, many times forages are deficient in multiple nutrients, and
only through testing can an appropriate diet be formulated. The
complete nutritional balance of the
dam prior to and at calving is one
of the most important factors to
assure a successful calving season.
Infectious and unpredictable
causes
Another common cause of lateterm calf abortions, Hanzlicek
said, is infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, or IBR, a highly contagious
virus that can affect both the respiratory and reproductive systems
in cattle. IBR can cause respiratory disease or various reproductive
problems, including infertility,
birth defects and abortion.
If IBR is determined to be the
cause of an abortion storm, there
is not much a producer can do
during the current calving season.
He or she should formulate a plan
to avoid the problem next year.
Its important that if it is diagnosed in the herd or even if it
isnt that a producer sit down
with a veterinarian to help design
a vaccination program that is
going to help protect that herd
against IBR abortions, Hanzlicek
said.
Another virus, bovine viral
diarrhea, can cause a calf to be
aborted or have various anatomical defects depending on the stage
of gestation the dam becomes
infected. If BVD is determined to
be the cause of an abortion, a situation similar to how IBR is handled
is necessary a producer can do
little during the current calving
season, but a vaccination program
should be set up to prevent the
issue in the future.
He recommends that producers test the herd to find carriers
of BVD; without eliminating the
carrier animals, any control programs success is unlikely.
Some factors that cause lateterm abortions are random and
difficult to predict or prevent,
Hanzlicek said. Sometimes a fetus
will develop a congenital defect
an anatomical abnormality that
occurs by chance and the result
is a calf that is stillborn or is aborted. In addition, various environmental bacteria can infect a fetus
and cause a late-term abortion.
Typically when we diagnose
the environmental bacteria as
the cause, theyre not abortion
storms, Hanzlicek said. Theyre
one or two abortions in the herd.
These are bacteria naturally found
in the environment on all operations that the cow or heifer are
exposed to, but for whatever reason that bacteria gets in the bloodstream, crosses the placenta and
causes damage to the fetus.
Sudden-death calf losses
In some cases, sudden-death
calf losses occur, which means
a calf is born alive but is found
dead within a few hours or days.
According to Hanzlicek, in 2015,
multiple cases submitted to the
KSVDL were found with toxic levels of copper and/or selenium in
calfs liver.
In all these cases, there was
also a history of the producer
injecting the calves with one injection or multiple injections of one of
the commercially available injectable minerals, Hanzlicek said.
Although there was one case
where a producer did not follow
the labeled directions and administered too much of the product to
the calves, he said that in several
cases the dosage was reported to
have been followed correctly.
The reason the toxicity occurred
is still under investigation. It may
have been an isolated response by
the calf. It is also possible, he said,
that the dams were on an adequate
plane of mineral nutrition, and
therefore the calfs mineral status
was sufficient. But, the injectable
product pushed the status into a
toxic situation.
Hanzlicek said he recommends
that cattle producers consult a
nutritionist or veterinarian to
determine what supplementation
is necessary in their herds.
If (injectable minerals) are
used, its important to follow
labeled directions, he said, but
its more important to ask, Do
we believe this action is going to
benefit our calves and not harm
them?
What to do
If one cow in a herd has a lateterm abortion, Hanzlicek said the
producer should consider consulting a veterinarian on whether
collecting samples for diagnostic
purposes is necessary.
Its unlikely that the veterinarian is going to say, Lets send
some samples in, on the first or
second calf to try to find the problem, he said. But, it does make
sense for the veterinarian to guide
the producer on saving the fetus
and the placenta, or the tissues in
case there are multiple abortions
in the near future, because the
probability of finding a diagnosis increases as more samples are
submitted for a diagnostic workup
during an abortion storm.
He also said that the best sample, when possible, is the entire
fetus and multiple sections of placenta, but if this is not possible,
saving the appropriate tissues
from each case is also valuable.
All samples should be kept cold,
but not frozen, if possible; some
diagnostic value may be lost when
working with a fully frozen sample.
For more information, contact
the KSVDL, or go online to Kansas
State University Veterinary
Diagnostic Laboratory.
working to adapt postharvest
handling technologies used
by farmers in California and
Florida to help small-acreage
growers support local food systems.
As extension educators,
our job is to take the work done
in the lab and help our farmers implement these systems,
Rivard said. We hope we can
help local growers scale up to
meet the needs of institutional
markets like schools, hospitals,
and other wholesale buyers.
In addition to field trials
with tomatoes and spinach,
researchers at the University
of Florida are testing the use
of hot water treatments and
chemical washes that can be
used by certified organic growers to reduce postharvest losses.
Pliakoni is leading work to
test modified atmosphere packaging, similar to what is used
for packaged mixed greens
in the grocery store. She said
that combined with physical
or chemical washes, this could
extend the shelf life of produce.
The researchers also are
working with a software
development consultant to
create a smartphone application for growers. The app will
help growers track losses and
understand why those losses
occurred.
The research by Kansas
State University and the
University of Florida is funded until March 2018 by the
National Institute for Food
and Agriculture through the
Agriculture and Food Research
Initiative.
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