Anderson County Review — February 3, 2015

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move to City Hall although it
Chamber, Garnett share would keep its building on Oak
Street in downtown Garnett
because a tenant rents space
employee, resources
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT A plan that
would move the Garnett Area
Chamber of Commerce offices and operations to Garnett
City Hall got nothing but support from city leaders at their
regular meeting Tuesday, Jan.
27, but a local business owner
urged them to think through
the pros and cons before making the change.
Chamber Board President
Helen Norman said there were
no disadvantages to a partnership between the city and the
chamber, calling it a win-win
for both. Under the proposal,
in the building. The city would
provide an employee who would
devote half of his or her time to
Chamber activities, and half to
city administrative duties like
maintaining the citys website
and cable TV channel, among
other duties.
Typically, a Chamber of
Commerce represents businesses through various efforts like
promotion and networking.
The move is needed because
the Chamber has a difficult
time finding a qualified director to oversee its daily operations, Norman said. In recent
years, several people have come
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Crest, Kincaid voters
have choices to make
Voters in USD 479 will
decide three contested
board seats on April 7
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
Now that spring election
races are set, it looks like voters in the southern part of
Anderson County will see a
handful of contested races when
they head to the polls April 7.
Voters in USD 479, the Crest
school district, which includes
residents in the Colony, Kincaid
and Lone Elm area, will have to
decide three of four seats on the
Board of Education.
Kincaid voters also will have
choices to make, as six people
have filed for five seats on the
city council and two people
have filed for the position of
mayor.
Several other positions
throughout the county will be
up for election but are uncontested, including a seat on the
Garnett City Commission currently held by Mayor Preston
Peine. He has filed to retain his
seat and no one has challenged
him. Unless someone launches
a late write-in campaign, its
likely Peine, a first-term incumbent, will be elected to his second term.
Incumbent school board
members in USD 365 also have
filed to retain their positions,
and no one has challenged any
of them. They are Gaylene
Comfort, Dist. 1; Gary Teel,
Dist. 2; Dwight Nelson, Dist.
3; and Cleon Rickel, At-Large
(Dist. 7).
In the contested races
for USD 479, voters will pick
between Pam Adams and Frank
Stewart in Position 1, which
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-3-2015 / Vickie Moss
Raymond Coach Meyer is greeted by Anderson County Hospital CEO Denny Hachenberg and hospital staff as he enters the new
hospital building as its first patient. Patients and Residential Living Center residents moved into the hospital Thursday morning, Jan.
29, marking the offiical opening of the new hospital.
First patients, residents move into hospital
Woman uses move as her
motivation to start walking
after 12 years in wheelchair
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Colleen Baker, age 89, is
not the kind of person to sit around and
watch life pass her by.
But for the past 12 years, shes done
a lot of sitting. Thats how long it has
been since she walked, after breaking
her leg at the hip in 2002. Several months
ago, as a resident of the Long Term Care
unit of Anderson County Hospital, Baker
decided she wanted to learn to walk
again. A nurse manager at the facility
helped her set a special goal to be one
of the first people to walk into the new
Residential Living Center at the new
Anderson County Hospital.
When the new facility opened
Thursday morning, Jan. 29, Baker
walked through the doors with the help
of a walker and staff. It took months of
rehabilitation, but Baker said she was
determined to make it happen.
Im just not ready to clip my wings.
Who wants to live in fear all the time?
Youll never have a good time that way,
Baker said.
Baker was one of 30 people who moved
into the new Residential Living Center
Wednesday morning. The new, state-of-
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-3-2015 / Photo Submitted
Colleen Baker is helped through the doors at the Anderson County Hospital Residential
Living Center. Baker spent months working with rehabilitation specialists so she could
walk into her new home.
the-art facility features more privacy
with double rooms separated by a bathroom. The move was difficult for some
residents, and Baker said she suffered
severe Charley horse cramps that first
night because of her efforts to walk, but
she was glad to be there.
In addition to Baker and the residents
of the nursing facility, the hospital staff
moved seven patients from the old hospital building to the new one Thursday
morning. The move officially kicked off
the opening of the new Anderson County
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Chamber pitches proposal, gives awards
Scipio Supper Club,
Friends of Prairie Spirit
Trail earn accolades
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Garnett Area
Chamber of Commerce members honored their Business
of the Year last week as well
as the years top community service organization, and
announced a proposal to its
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-3-2015 / Vickie Moss membership that would merge
its paid staff into a joint
Beau Dykes, a fifth grader at Garnett Elementary School, won the
arrangement with Garnett City
Anderson County Spelling Bee Friday, Jan. 30, by correctly spelling
Hall.
lozenge and savvy. Runner-up was Molly Comfort, a fifth grader
A last minute program
at Westphalia Elementary School.
change due to illness brought
the keynote address from
Heather Morgan, executive
director of Project 17, a 17-county economic development initiative aimed at enhancing
the economy of the Southeast
Kansas Region.
Chamber board member
Jenny Ferguson presented the
Business of the Year award to
Scipio Supper Club and owner/
manager Janet Alexander.
The George Clasen Memorial
Community Service Award
was made to Garnetts Friends
of the Prairie Spirit Trail organization for its various community support projects and
work to promote and utilize
Garnetts portion of the region-
al trail. Ferguson also recognized Garnett Community
Development Director Susan
Wettstein for her assistance on
chamber projects.
Tammy Hiestand, chairman of the Creative Business
Partnerships
committee,
reviewed the organizations
first year in operation and its
goals of developing Saturday
traffic for local businesses
through its Second Saturdays
promotion. She noted those
activities would begin again
this spring. The organization
also undertook a promotional
video for residential recruitment for the city, which is nearing completion.
Outgoing president Helen
Norman reviewed the chamber
boards proposal to city commissioners involving a jointly
funded staff member and the
relocation of the chambers official office to city hall. Though
no agreement has been formally drafted or signed, Norman
said some 97 percent of chamber members responding to a
survey favored the move.
Morgan outlined a number
of Project 17 activities. The
organization was initiated by
a regional SEK meeting in 2013
sponsored by Kansas State
University and The Kansas
Department of Commerce and
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NEWS IN
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VFW BREAKFAST
The Garnett VFW will have
breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14. Menu includes
biscuits and gravy, Belgian waffles, bacon, sausage and eggs.
DOG, CAT LICENSES DUE
The City of Garnett reminds pet
owners that dog and cat licenses are due before March 1. The
last day to buy pet tags without
penalty is Feb. 28. 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 will 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 issued.
DANCE CLINIC
The ACHS Crimson Dancers will
be holding their annual Youth
Dance Clinic for grades K-8,
Saturday, February 7th at ACHS.
Registration 2-2:30pm, Clinic 2:30
430pm. $25 (includes t-shirt.)
Registration forms available at
time of registration. For more info,
text or call 448-7514.
CHURCH MEAL SCHEDULE
The First Christian Church
Community Dinner schedule has
been revised. Meals are every
other Tuesday. There will not be
meals during the summer, after
May 26. Dates and times are
always subject to change.
FOUR WINDS DAR MEETING
The next meeting of the Four
Winds Chapter Daughters of the
American Revoltuion will be 1:30
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. An article
in the Jan. 13 edition had the
wrong date.
LOOKING FOR LOCAL TALENT
The Garnett Area Chamber of
Commerce and Walker Art
Committee are joining forces to
pursue the Taste and Talents of
2015. We are looking for talent
such as artists, authors, musicians
in and surrounding Anderson
County. This event is scheduled
for April 11, 2015. Please contact the chamber at 448-6767 to
showcase your talents and be
added to the list.
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ANDERSON COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONER JANUARY 19
Chairman Jerry Howarter called
the meeting of the Anderson
County Commission to order
at 9:00 a.m. on January 19 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. Roger
Adams was present and requested the ditch be cleaned out and
the berm raised to allow for the
water to get to the bridge and
keep it off the road at 1500 and
Texas Roads. Lester reported
he has looked at several belly
dump trucks and is taking bids
on tractors. Commissioner
Highberger moved to purchase a
belly dump truck from Trans West
ArmorLite at a cost of $32195.00
out of Special Machinery fund.
Commissioner McGhee seconded. Approved 30.
Appraiser
Steve Markham, Assistant
Appraiser, met with the commission. He presented figures from
other counties on what other
appraisers make. Discussion was
held on making the wage contingent with Steve also assisting with
IT duties. Steve will consider the
offer and get back with the commission.
Sheriff
Sheriff Valentine met with the
commission. He presented a
quote on a new hot water heat
system for the jail. Commission
request he get another quote.
Commissioner Highberger moved
to approve the purchase of a
2015 Dodge pickup from the KHP
Partners Program at a cost of
$24,474.32 out of the Sheriffs
fund. Commissioner McGhee seconded. Approved 30.
TriKo
Commissioner
Highberger
moved to reappoint John Wilson
to the TriKo Board. Commissioner
McGhee seconded. Approved 30.
Township Resignation
Commissioner
Highberger
moved to accept the resignation
of Larry DePoe as Lone Elm
Township Treasurer and appoint
Lonnie Depoe to fill the unexpired
term. Commissioner McGhee seconded. Approved 30.
Square Fair
Commissioner McGhee moved
to approve the use of the courthouse lawn and bathrooms on May
9th for Square Fair. Commissioner
Highberger seconded. Approved
30.
Meeting adjourned at 11:55
a.m. due to no further business.
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MEMORIAL BRICKS
Inscribed bricks are being sold
for the Anderson County Veterans
Memorial and will be used in creation of the walking area. Bricks
can be inscribed with whatever names the purchaser desires.
A minimum $100 donation is
requested. Forms for the bricks
are available in the office of the
Anderson County Clerk.
19, 20 and W/2 of Lot 21 in Block
52 in the City of Garnett.
Wallace E. Strickler and Delores
A. Strickler to Garret W. Strickler,
Denise L. Gilmore and Darrell L.
Strickler, beginning at SE corner
12-23-18, thence North 80 rods,
thence West to intersection of r/w
of Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway; thence in southerly direction along said r/w to South line of
Section 12; thence East to POB;
MEMORIAL NAMES
The Anderson County Veterans
Memorial Committee is requesting the communitys assistance
in obtaining a precise and correct list of the veterans who have
served our country from Anderson
County. Lists from the different
conflicts are available in the office
of the Anderson County Clerk for
review and revision.
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
Anderson County Caregiving
Support will meet the fourth
Monday of each month from 1-2
p.m. at the Garnett Recreation
Center. For more information, call
Phyllis at ECKAAA, (800) 6335621.
HELP FOR ANIMALS
Anyone willing to donate kitty litter, canned dog food or canned
cat food, dog and cat toys, paper
towels, laundry and cleaning supplies, or newspaper to help support Prairie Paws Animal Shelter
can contact Lisa at (785) 2042148.
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CIVIL CASES FILED
Secretary of Social &
Rehabilitation Service vs. Crystal
Schweizer, asking $10,048.
CIVIL CASES RESOLVED
Capital One Bank A Banking
Association vs. Michael E.
Watson, dismissed.
Roy A. Stifter vs. Fenlar
FSB and Bankers Trust Co. of
California, judgment for plaintiff as
absolute owner of a 1987 mobile
home.
DOMESTIC CASES CORRECTION
Two filings in last weeks
Review reported with an incorrect
type of petition. The correct petitions follow:
Lisa Gaye Likes vs. Richard
Lee Mersman, petition for protection from stalking.
Gabie Dominiq vs. Nathaniel
Talbert, petition for protection from
stalking.
DOMESTIC CASES RESOLVED
Kylie J. Kanatzar vs. Kara
Mullin, dismissed.
Gabie Dominiq vs. Nathaniel D.
Talbert, dismissed.
LIMITED ACTION FILED
Feuerborn Family Funeral
Service, Inc. vs. James Waddell,
asking $467.78.
Garnett Development Company
LP vs. Jessica Hoke, petition that
premises be returned to owner.
LIMITED ACTION RESOLVED
Michelle E. Chudzik vs. Jeremy
McCarthy and Ashley McCarthy,
asking $5,755.11 plus interest and
cost.
Great Southern Bank vs. Rose
Ann Peine, asking $510.65 plus
interest and cost.
Saint Lukes Hospital, Inc.
DBA Anderson County vs. Daisy
Patterson and Jere Jo Patterson,
dismissed.
Saint Lukes Hospital, Inc. DBA
Anderson County vs. Jennifer L.
Young, asking $1,079.34 plus
interest and cost.
Saint Lukes Health System Inc.
vs. Jo L. Jewell, asking $6,141.29
plus interest and cost.
City of Garnett vs. Los Portales
Mexican Restaurant LLC, John
Baker, and Susan Loving, asking
$1,568.52 plus interest and cost.
Wolken Goodyear Inc. vs.
Racheal R. Bachman, asking
$214.42 plus interest and cost.
EL Concept, LLC vs. Kayla M.
Ferguson, judgment for plaintiff to
regain possession of premises.
CRIMINAL CASES FILED
Ira Adam Borntreger, Jr.,
domestic battery, arraignment set
for February 10.
CRIMINAL CASES RESOLVED
Speeding violations:
Brittany Nichole Odell, $171
fine.
Tara L. Barr $177 fine.
Kathryn Elizabeth Lair, $333
fine.
Travis Keith Boyce, $153 fine.
Torrie Raye Lewis, $177 fine.
Michael Matthew Bachman,
$153 fine.
Joshua Xavier Hermreck, basic
rule governing speed of vehicle,
$183 fine.
Kelsey Louise Thompson, $258
fine.
Kathy L. Clark, $153 fine.
Matthew Darin Lutz, $153 fine.
Justin Ray Collins, $207 fine.
Seat belt violations:
Angela Jeannette Tatro, $10
fine.
Other:
Brenda Sue Long, interference
with a LEO, $543 fine.
Chadley Michael Mueller, criminal threat x2 and battery, sentencing on March 9 at 10:30 a.m.
Andrew James Snavely, overweight limits on wheels and axles,
$153 fine.
Bonnie Rae Shively, possession of drug and certain stimulants
and use/possession with intent
to use drug paraphernalia into
human body, $928 fine.
GARNETT POLICE REPORT
Incidents
A report was made on January
28 of theft of 43 gallons of diesel fuel and occurred at Short
Stop located at 420 South Male
Avenue.
Arrests
Stephen Hyden, Garnet,
January 23, warrant arrest by
LEO.
Kerry Tribble, Garnett, January
27, warrant arrest by LEO.
ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS
REPORT
Incidents
A report was made on January
21 of fleeing a LEO-2nd conviction, DWS, refusal to submit
blood or urine, and transporting
an open container of a pint of Paul
Masson Brandy, and occurred on
NE Highway 169.
Accidents
An accident report was made
on January 1 when a vehicle driven by Luella Weems, 65, Garnett,
was traveling northbound on
US-31 Highway at Mitchell Road
when a deer ran in front of the
vehicle.
An accident report was made
on January 22, when a vehicle
driven by Haylay T. Weldu, 41,
Dallas, Texas, was driving northbound on US-59 Highway at 1400
Road when the driver swerved to
avoid an animal in the roadway.
Driver lost control of the vehicle,
and the vehicle overturned in the
East ditch.
JAIL ROSTER
Jacob Kratzberg was booked
into jail on October 28, 2014, for
Anderson County, 90 days + 180
days.
Barton Fromme was booked
into jail on December 2, 2014,
for Anderson County, bond set at
$5,000.
Stephen Hyden was booked into
jail on January 23 for Anderson
County, bond set at $10,000.
Chad Mueller was booked into
jail on July 29, 2014, for Anderson
County, 236-days-56=180 days
left.
Robert Harris was booked into
jail on January 15 for Garnett
Police Department, bond set
$1,250.
Ronnie Whitehurst II was
booked into jail on January 8 for
Anderson County, bond set at
$25,000.
Dylan Sicka was booked into
jail on December 9, 2014, for
Anderson County, bond set at
$10,000.
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Ricky Dawn, 54, Iola, January
22, flee or attempt to elude, DWS,
and transporting an open container, bond set at $2,500.
Steven Ray McNutt, 60, Welda,
January 22, warrant arrest, bond
set at $5,000.
Stephen Allen Hyden, 24,
Garnett, January 23, possession
of narcotic drug or other stimulant
and warrant arrest for possession
of drug paraphernalia, bond set at
$10,000.
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Audrey Rachelle Land, 20,
Garnett, January 25, DUI-1st conviction and DWS, bond set at
$1,000.
Nathan Jerome Stovall, 43,
Kansas City, January 25, DWS,
bond set at $150.
Jason Karl Stifter, 33, Garnett,
January 26, contempt of court, no
bond set.
Stephanie Renea Knavel, 35,
Colony, January 26, warrant, bond
set at $5,000.
Leeza Ann Saunders, 20,
Rantoul, January 27, warrant
arrest, bond set at $2,500.
Phillip Dwayne Proctor, 37,
Garnett, January 27, warrant
arrest by LEO, bond set at $50.
Kerry Preston Tribble, 20,
Garnett, January 27, warrant
arrest by LEO, bond set at $250.
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David Gordon was booked
into jail on October 27, 2014, for
Anderson County for 12 months.
Samuel Van Patton was booked
into jail on November 21, 2014,
for Anderson County, bond set at
$100,000.
Jason Stifter was booked into
jail on January 26 for Anderson
Counts, no bond set.
Thomas
Desjardin
was
booked into jail on January 19 for
Anderson County, 10-day writ.
Stephanie Knavel was booked
into jail on January 26 for
Anderson County, bond set at
$5,000.
George Voorhees was booked
into jail on September 18, 2014
for Anderson County, bond set at
$100,000.
FARM-INS
Estevon Davis was booked into
jail on January 23 for Linn County.
Jason Stark was booked into
jail on January 23 for Linn County.
Earl Best was booked into jail
on January 27 for Linn County.
Ryan MacLaren was booked
into jail on January 14 for Douglas
County.
Devian Miller was booked
into jail on January 16 for Miami
County.
Michael Harper was booked
into jail on January 16 for Miami
County.
Brett Emery was booked into
jail on October 17, 2014 for Miami
County.
John Simons was booked into
jail on December 24, 2014 for Linn
County.
Jesse Irby was booked into jail
on January 27 for Linn County.
Malcolm Davis was booked into
jail on January 9 for Miami County.
Patrick Butler was booked
into jail on January 16 for Miami
County.
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PARTNERS…
FROM PAGE 1A
and gone in the directors position; the most recent director
resigned about a month ago.
Norman said its difficult to find
someone willing to work just
five hours a day, and sometimes
the amount of work exceeds the
available hours.
She added that much of the
Chambers work is duplicated
by city groups, like economic
development and tourism. By
having the Chamber and city
share an employee, they can
avoid duplication of resources.
But
Anderson
County
Review editor and publisher
Dane Hicks, who was at the
meeting to discuss unrelated
business, asked city leaders if
they had considered some of
the political and legal ramifications. Businesses may object
to having a Chamber so closely
tied to government, he said. He
also asked if the city could be
held liable for Chamber activities; for example, if someone
attended a Chamber event
where alcohol was served, left
the event and died in a car
crash, could the family sue
the city? City attorney Terry
Solander said any kind of partnership would tie the two entities together from a legal standpoint in such a situation.
Mayor Preston Peine said
he had not considered that
kind of scenario, but it didnt
change his mind in supporting
the move. He said initially he
shared Hicks concerns that
businesses may lose some of
their sense of independence
in having the Chamber more
closely tied to the city. However,
he said he was swayed because
the Chamber still will maintain its own finances and its
own board, which will decide
how the Chamber operates.
The employee will answer to
both the Chamber board and
the city, but exactly what that
persons job duties will be has
yet to be determined.
Chamber of Commerce
organizations are independent
groups that follow a general
structure, but are not tied to any
kind of parental department
that oversees their operations.
Most cities have a Chamber of
Commerce, but they each are
HOSPITAL…
operated according to their own
bylaws and structure.
The Kansas Chamber of
Commerce is a private, independent organization that does
not oversee other Chambers
throughout the state, but can
provide advice to those organizations. The state Chamber
works to change the business
environment at the legislative
level, and is funded by its members without tax dollars.
Reynaldo Mesa, Senior
Government Affairs Director
for the Kansas Chamber,
said it is difficult to make an
apples to apples comparison
of Chambers because their
structure varies. He said some
Chambers, like the state group,
are focused on changing the legislative and economic environments, while others are more
welcome wagons to help businesses function in a community. In smaller communities, its
not uncommon for Chambers
to join forces with city or county governments, or to partner
with like-minded entities like
economic development or tourism groups, in order to share
resources. He said he is not
familiar with the Garnett
Chambers situation, and could
not comment directly on that
issue.
The state group believes its
Chamber should be privately
funded by its members without
reliance on taxpayers. There
could be political fallout from
having the Chamber tied too
closely to government, he said.
Businesses, just like anybody else, need to have a voice.
Businesses small, medium
and large need an advocate,
too, in the community, Mesa
said. There are times that can
collide with local government.
The success of a city is tied
to the success of its businesses,
Mesa said. When there arent
enough businesses to support
city activities, it makes sense
for the Chamber look for creative ways to cut costs and
share resources.
It gets tougher in a small
community for the Chamber to
sustain itself, he said. It all
depends on how things are set
up and the sharing of resources,
whether its the right thing to
do.
ELECTION…
FROM PAGE 1A
currently is vacant; between
incumbent David Milner and
Richard Weber in Position 3;
and between incumbent Terry
Ellis and A. Scott Hendrix in
Position 7. A fourth seat, in
Position 2, is held by incumbent
Tadd Goodell, who has filed to
keep the post and is not facing a
challenger.
In Kincaid, voters will pick
a mayor between incumbent
Brandon Gates and Joseph A.
DeTer. Theyll also need to pick
five city council representatives out of a field of six candidates which include Carolyn
Whitcomb, Darlene Stewart,
Cristin Fuller, Joan Stoneking,
Judith Lenon and Katie Brand.
In Colony, three people have
filed for seats on the city
council. They include Debbie
Oswald, Donna Westerman,
and A. J. Silvey, Jr. Colony
voters also will decide whether to keep Melissa Hobbs, who
has been acting as mayor since
the seat was vacated last year.
Hobbs has filed for the post and
no one is challenging her.
In Westphalia, four people
have filed for five city council
spots. They are: Ryan Tastove,
Dorothy Cameron, Carol
Mechnig and James Nolan.
Merlin Carpenter has filed for
mayor.
In the Frontier Extension
District, voters will select two
board members. Anderson
County joined the district in
July, and four board members
were appointed at that time.
Two of those positions are up
for election this spring; Nancy
Horn was appointed the board
and has chosen to file to keep
the position. Robert Miller also
was appointed but did not file to
keep the post; Karen Gillespie
has filed for his seat, and no one
is challenging her for it.
The district also includes
Franklin and Osage counties.
Each of those counties also will
elect two board members.
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Hospital after about 18 months
of construction.
ACH CEO Denny Hachenberg
spoke to staff and others at 6
a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, about
the significance of the move
before welcoming the first
patient, Raymond Coach
Meyer.
Meyer, a longtime coach and
teacher at Garnett High School,
was wheeled into the new building by a team of staff including
his grandson, Ryan Meyer, a
physical therapist and manager
of Rehabilitation Services for
the hospital. Meyer was met at
the door by Hachenberg and
hospital staff before being taken
to a private room.
Hachenberg said Meyer
was chosen as the first patient
because he attended the open
house when the former hospital opened in 1951, and because
his twin sons were the first
two surgeries – tonsillectomies
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Tread lightly in Chamber/city deal
While there may be a fair amount of mechanical value to a Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce
proposal to move the chamber office to city hall
and jointly fund a staff member who would share
city and chamber duties, its an endeavor that
should be approached with an eye toward not just
accomplishing basic functions but also of retaining
an independent voice for local business.
Chamber officials made the proposal last week
after being beset with yet another staff replacement chore to fill the resignation of its most recent
part-time staffer. Its a familiar problem that chamber board members have been dealing with for
decades, because the organizations limited budget,
made up primarily of member dues and rental
income paid by Kansas Department of Wildlife
& Parks to house its local agents at the chamber
office, doesnt allow the chamber to provide a fulltime level of service.
The new plan in a nutshell would pool city
and chamber funds to hire a full time staffer to
be based at existing office space in city hall. The
chamber would retain an independent telephone
number at that full-time office. The new position
would work jointly on city and on chamber duties,
with the staffer directed by the citys community
development director and city management but
accountable to the chambers board of directors as
well. The city would boost its transient guest tax
another percent to fund its portion of the deal.
The plan has some merits. Garnett City government, having created for itself a role to pursue
tourism as a means of economic development
over the past decade or so, indeed duplicates and
over shadows a number of functions that would
ordinarily be within the local chambers bailiwick. The Chambers staffer could benefit from a
managed, professional, task-oriented environment
with access to and direction from city staff better
trained in tapping resources for development projects. When it comes to local economic and community development the city and the chamber do and
should share a common general cause, but there
are other issues at hand that complicate too cozy a
relationship as might be formed by such a merger
of city and chamber.
Simply put, there are times when city halls
interests do not mirror those of the business community. Garnett city hall runs pretty well and does
a pretty good job of pursuing most of its own functions and is a solid professional work environment
by any standard. But city hall runs on tax money
and doesnt have to go out into the market every
day to earn its living the same way businesses do
who make up the local chamber of commerce. This
REVIEW COMMENTARY
DANE HICKS, Publisher
is a vast chasm in understanding, motivation and
priority.
There are times when the community needs
to slow down or prod city government to realign
its priorities. The local chamber of commerce
should have no reason to shrink from protest or
to demand a public accounting of decisions from
city hall when the need arises. Its voice should be
independent and its operation unencumbered by
concerns that it might ruffle the wrong feathers at
city hall.
The first and most obvious point of contention
would seem to revolve around sales tax issues.
Aside from basic road and electricity services
there may be no other facet of local government
that can have more to do with the competitiveness
of local business. Local governments continually
look to sales taxes as a painless way to extract
more funds without property tax increases, though
smart businesses more frequently use higher sales
taxes against their competitors in communitys
where the higher tax is a disadvantage.
There may also be joint liability entanglements
for the city itself under a proposal that blends its
control with a private organization like the chamber, and thats something that should be fully considered as well.
Instead of some type of merger, chamber and
city officials should pursue a straight contract for
services agreement from either one to the other
that defines duties, eliminates duplication and provides streamlined and defined accountability for
the new staffing arrangement. If pursued, this new
endeavor also demands a strategy and planning
exercise to be enjoined by city, chamber, economic
development officials and the public to help define
goals, duties and community direction something
sorely needed in our town for more than a decade.
I really mean it … Or not
Do politicians flat-out lie, or do they merely backtrack? The answer is both, but in
Mitt Romneys case, the backtracking is so
frequent, so practiced, that the guy rivals
Michael Jackson with his moonwalking.
A little traipse down memory lane to
the 2012 campaign reveals how frantically
Romney reversed himself whenever it was
expedient. Pro-choice in an earlier political
incarnation? No problem in 2012, when he
needed to be pro-life. A leading GOP moderate back in the day? Suddenly he was describing himself as a severe conservative.
So it should come as no surprise that the
man who about a year ago said he wouldnt
run again — his exact words to The New York
Times were: Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no, no,
no. No, no, no, a dozen of them — is now
saying, Gosh darn it, I think so, to the 12th
power.
Of course, Romney goes on to insist that
he hasnt absolutely made up his mind, but
thats like Jeb Bush claiming he hasnt, even
though hes shedding business connections
like a stripper sheds clothes. This is to say
nothing of Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Mike
Huckabee and about 20 other Republicans
The White Houses Emily Post Moment
The White House has now become a stickler for protocol, especially when it comes to
relations between the two political branches.
The new persnicketiness arises from House
Speaker John Boehners invitation to Israeli
Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu to speak
before a joint session of Congress in March.
The invite is being denounced as a major
breach and new low in Washington because
he didnt, as had been the traditional practice
with such invitations, coordinate with the
White House.
As far as violations of the separation of
powers in the Obama era, its hard to see how
this even comes close to registering. Maybe
Emily Post wouldnt approve, and with a different administration it would be worth honoring every courtesy, but we are far beyond
that now.
President Barack Obama has a notoriously piratical attitude toward Congress. He
deliberately and gleefully trampled all over
its role as the lawmaking branch, and cast
aside his own as the executor of the laws. He
has distorted the constitutional order to suit
his whim, and now his allies are peeved that
John Boehner made a wayward speaking
invitation?
According to David Rogers of Politico, the
speakers office had tried to coordinate with
the White House on a prior 2011 invitation to
Netanyahu and got no response. More to the
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
point: The speaker leads a coequal branch of
government.
He can invite or not invite anyone he
wants, up to and including the president, who
is only invited to give the State of the Union
address before a joint session of Congress
as a matter of tradition. He can invite Phil
Robertson or Neil deGrasse Tyson, the archbishop of Canterbury or the pope, just as he
pleases.
The speaker shouldnt have to wait for
White House sign-off for his invitations to
address the House any more than the White
House should coordinate with him whom it
invites into the Oval Office.
The context of Netanyahus visit is, of
course, the nuclear talks with Iran. The
administration is in a panic to get a deal with
Iran, any deal. At this point, it doesnt want to
hear a discouraging word from anyone, least
of all Netanyahu, who is such a powerful
communicator. Its not as though the White
House opposes on principle interventions by
foreign leaders into our Iran policy.
The legislation in question is bipartisan,
and reasonable enough. Sponsored by Sens.
Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Mark Kirk,
R-Ill., it would restore sanctions that have
been loosened on Iran in the event there is
no deal by the new June deadline for negotiations. And it would steadily tighten them
thereafter. The White House is worried that
the prospect of more sanctions will destroy
its delicate dynamic with Iran, although
Iran has continued to extend its tentacles in
Yemen, Syria and Iraq without any fear of
spooking us.
In a congressional hearing last week, Sen.
Menendez lambasted the administration line
on the sanctions bill that sounds like talking
points that come straight out of Tehran.
That is from a leading foreign-policy voice of
the presidents own party. At least the unwelcome guest, Bibi Netanyahu, will be more
polite.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
No use crying, just clean up the spilled milk
This state budget mess got clearer last
week.
Revenues to the state were some $47 million less than expected for the month of
January, and are now $59 million less than
the estimate on which the governor has based
his $280 million-and-change emergency budget-patching bill: Which means that the $280
million shortfall that he engineered a way
around now needs to be stretched to a $340
million patch. In the next five months
The real problem for the governor is coming up with more money from Kansans.
There are some diversions possible,
shuffling more money from the Kansas
Department of Transportationthe so-called
Bank of KDOTor delaying payments that
agencies, school districts and higher education institutions have counted on. Its practically the same problem some Kansans have if
their paycheck is lateyou shuffle and delay
payments and eat more chicken.
Theres a limit, of course, on all of that, but
the real problem is that Kansans just arent
paying enough in taxes to keep the state and
the programs that we want the state to provide us in business.
That is the clarification of the budget
mess. Its finally a very simple problem that
nearly squeezesnearly, of course, were
dealing with politicians herethe solution
down to just not paying some bills and getting more money into the state treasury by
June 30, end of the current fiscal year.
Theres a lot of finger-pointing about who
caused the mess. Most of us recall that every
time a glass of milk was spilled at the breakfast table it was your sisters fault. But mom
STATE COMMENTARY
MARTIN HAWVER, At The Rail
still had to clean it up.
Well,
momerr,
governor
and
Legislatureits time to clean it up.
Thats going to be the interesting thing to
watch.
No Republicans are mentioning anything
that sounds to us Statehouse dwellers like
it has a chance. Oh, theres that $1.50-a-pack
increase (to $2.29 a pack) in cigarette taxes,
but more than a third of Kansans live close
enough to the border of Missouri (17 cents a
pack) that a little drive there pays for itself,
and maybe lunch.
The booze tax increase, from 8 percent to
12 percent? Thats not a big increase, actually, but you get the flavor of the Republican/
business communitys view of it when that 4
percent increase that just means less change
from your $20 is referred to in terror as a 50
percent increase.
Oh, therell be a little more cigarette tax
next year, and probably a little more liquor
tax next yearif the Legislature will make
the politically unpopular choices to get to
that new fiscal year.
Republicans who control the Legislature
with numbers large enough to pass legislation if every Democrat voted no or just took
the day off are so far without a plan to end the
year to get to next year.
Democrats? So far, theyre not offering up
any solutions from the safety of their political
minority. Its the problem theyre talking
aboutthe 2012 and 2013 tax cuts that they
opposed but which are now solidly printed in
the law booksnot any way out.
And, because theres no check box on
state income tax forms, theres no reliable
way to know whether those income tax scotfree Kansans are Republicans or Democrats,
though youd imagine just by voter registration that there are more Republican tax
skaters than there are Democrats, but still
some Democrats are in that rich who escape
taxes that Democrats blame for the revenue
shortfall.
So watch the political talk from the
Statehouse, where you dont see many children or homeless or food stamp recipients or
Medicaid recipients hanging out.
Well see whether this revenue crisis growing clearer makes things simpler
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BOB FRANKEN, King Features Syndicate
who are playing coy. For that matter, on the
Democrats side, Hillary Clinton is still unannounced. Shes hiring campaign staff, but she
hasnt taken the leap; what would she do with
them if she didnt?
Thats not to say its only the wannabes
who play these games. President Barack
Obama is promising that he will veto the
Keystone Pipeline bill that the House and
Senate will soon send his way. But dont be
surprised if his State Department suddenly
finishes its review and declares the pipeline
acceptable. That might miraculously satisfy
the presidents demand that the executive
departments procedures have been followed.
In that case, he might be willing to work a
deal with Mitch McConnell and John Boehner,
squeeze out some goodies from them, and
wonder of wonders, the Keystone Pipeline
becomes reality. Then, everybody is happy,
except, of course, for the environmentalists,
who complain that it will be a disaster. And
maybe all of us when we find out theyre right.
Speaking of oil, is it just me, or is anybody
else a tad worried about those studies that
show that fracking might cause earthquakes?
Hydraulic fracturing is a big reason were
suddenly swimming in crude, allowing gas
prices at the pump to plummet. And that begs
a question the environmentalists like to ask: If
we have so much oil from fracking here in the
United States, why must we even bother with
the crude theyre extracting from tar pits in
Canada, which is what the Keystone Pipeline
would carry to Texas?
The answer to that question is lobbyists.
Lets face it, the anti-pollution interests have
fewer hired guns than the pro-pollution industries. And those who worry about climate
change are blown away by those who insist
that rising Earth temperatures are no reason
to cut into their profits.
And what does global warming have to do
with all the broken promises and backtracking in the world of politics? Youre probably
ahead of me here: Both involve a lot of hot air.
Contact Your
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Senator Jerry Moran
2202 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
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www.moran.senate.gov
5th Dist. Rep. Lynn Jenkins
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Washington, D.C., 20510
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(First published in The Anderson County
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of
DWAYNE L. FILBRUN, Deceased.
Case No. 15 PR 001
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL
PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a Petition has
been filed in this Court by Nedra S. Filbrun, surviving spouse of Dwayne L. Filbrun, deceased,
praying:
Descent be determined of all personal property and Kansas real estate owned by decedent
at the time of his death and that such personal
property and Kansas real estate owned by the
decedent at the time of death be assigned
pursuant to a Valid Settlement Agreement dated
December 16, 2014.
You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before February 11, 2015, at
9:00 a.m. in the city of Garnett, in Anderson
County, Kansas, at which time and place the
cause will be heard. Should you fail therein,
judgment and decree will be entered in due
course upon the Petition.
NEDRA S. FILBRUN
Petitioner
(Published in The Anderson County Review, Tuesday, February 3, 2015)
quiet title
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, February 3, 2015)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS
JOHN R. WALTER,
Plaintiff,
Vs.
W.G. BEISSEL, PEARL BEISSEL, MRS. FRED
GIFFINS, KEITH BEISSEL, HAROLD BEISSEL;
the unknown spouses of them and any of them;
and the heirs, administrators, executors, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of such
of them as are or may be deceased; and, the
unknown successors, assigns, creditors, receivers or other like agents of such; and if such be a
corporation and said corporation or other company or entity, or any successor be dormant, then
the officers and directors of any such corporate
defendants as have become or are dormant; and,
with respect to any such officers and directors
as may be married, the unknown spouses of
them and the heirs, administrators, executors,
devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of such
of them as are or may be deceased; and the
unknown guardians, conservators trustees or
other like representatives of such of the defendants as are minors or are in any wise under
legal disability,
Defendants.
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Notice to settle Wright estate
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, January 27, 2015)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of
Eugene Darrell Wright, Deceased
Case No. 15 PR 2
(Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL
PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that on January 15,
2015 a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance
of Letters of Administration c.t.a. under the
Kansas Simplified Estates Act was filed in this
Court by Janet Ann Schultz aka Janet Lang,
an heir, devisee and legatee and Administrator
c.t.a. of the Last Will and Testament of Eugene
Darrell Wright, deceased.
All creditors are notified to exhibit their
demands against the Estate within four months
from the date of the first publication of this
notice, as provided by law, and if their demands
are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever
barred.
/s/ Janet Ann Schultz aka Janet Lang
APPROVED BY:
John L. Richeson, #06197
ANDERSON & BYRD, LLP
216 S. Hickory, P.O. Box 17
Ottawa, Kansas 66067
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Case No. 15-CV-3
NOTICE OF SUIT
The state of Kansas to all defendants above
named and to all other persons who are or may
be concerned:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
a petition has been filed in the above-named
court by plaintiff praying that his title to certain
real estate, situate in Anderson County, Kansas,
and more particularly described in the said petition, be quieted, and that you and each of you be
forever barred, restrained and enjoined from setting up or claiming any right, title, interest, estate,
equity, lien or claim in or to said real estate.
You are hereby required to plead to the petition on or before the 17th day of March, 2015, in
the above court at Garnett, Kansas. If you fail
to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in
due course upon said petition.
Notice of water district meeting
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, January 27, 2015)
To the Participating Members:
You are hereby notified that the annual meeting of the Rural Water District No.
5, Anderson County, Kansas will be held on
Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. at
the office at 204 East Broad, Colony, Kansas,
for the purpose of election of three directors and
considering such other business as may properly come before the meeting, as authorized by
the By-laws of the District.
Board of Directors
Rural Water District No. 5
Anderson County
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JOHN R. WALTER
Plaintiff
Notice to expand board
(Published in The Anderson County Review,
Tuesday, February 3, 2015)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2,
CHAPTER 7, SECTION 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE, EXPANDING THE AIRPORT
ADVISORY BOARD TO SIX MEMBERS;
REPEALING EXISTING TITLE, CHAPTER
AND SECTION.
Advisory Board shall consist of six (6) members,
all whom shall be appointed by the governing
body of the City.
SECTION 2: Title 2, Chapter 7, Section 2 of
the Municipal Code as the same presently exists
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its passage
and its publication in an official newspaper of the
City of Garnett, Kansas.
PASSED this 27th day of January, 2015.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING
BODY OF THE CITY OF GARNETT, KANSAS:
SECTION 1: Title 2, Chapter 7, Section 2 of
the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
2-7-2: COMPOSITION: The Airport
/s/ Greg Gwin
Mayor Pro-Tem
ATTEST:
/s/ Kristina L. Kinney
City Clerk
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GES students celebrate 100 days of school Quilt guild meets
Garnett Elementary
School students celebrated the 100th day of school
last week with many fun,
learning activities.
Many classes had snack
mix made with 100 of several ingredients.
Some
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Some kindergarten students made painted handprint posters with 100 fingers. First Grade students
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Mrs. Durands class
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guessed how long it would
take for 100 ice cubes to
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guessedover 4 hours.
Their other experiment
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of the lollipop. The students determined it actu- Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Pitts helps Andrew King makes his 100 finger poster while Cooper Tush
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Mackenzie and Wyatt decided which books should be
on their wishlist without going over $100.
Some of the first graders 100 Day posters.
The Pieces & Patches Quilt
Guild was called to order by
President, Charlotte Lutz, on
January 22, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.
at the Anderson County extension meeting room. Roll call
was answered by 30 members
and two guests, Karen Werle
and Connie Hatch. The minutes of the November meeting
were approved as printed in
the newsletter. Terrie Gifford
gave the treasurers report.
Committee Reports :
Program Bonnie Deiter
reported that she is still looking into the cost for a bus trip
to the Missouri Star Quilt
Company.
The program
on Antique Quilts by Chris
Campbell has been rescheduled to February 26. Bonnie
distributed business cards for
the Fabric Recycles business
in Overland Park, KS and Lees
Summit, MO.
May Quilt Show — Bonnie
Deiter asked to be removed
from this committee due to
other commitments on that
day.
Charlotte requested
other volunteers.
Quilt rack Bonnie Deiter
reported that the committee
recommends that the guild
purchase 2 portable quilt racks
with the money donated thus
far. There was discussion of
other ideas for the quilt racks.
It was suggested that we have
a table at the May Quilt show
of items for sale with members donating 2 items for the
sale, either a kit that includes
fabric and pattern or finished
products and the proceeds
used for quilt racks. Bonnie
Deiter and her husband have
agreed to store the quilt racks
and they were moved to their
facility late last year. There
are several wooden signs in
storage. Ruth Theis will have
her husband make 2 A frame
signs from them to use for the
quilt show and the rest will
be disposed of. Joen Truhe
agreed to paint the signs when
completed.
Scholarship — Ruth Theis
reported that she has been in
contact with Anderson County
High school and will be contacting Crest soon.
2015 Opportunity Quilt
— Bonnie Deiter will contact
Lynn Wawrzewski soon to
start displaying the quilt
2015 Challenge — Members
are to bring a fat quarter to the
next meeting for the challenge.
2015 Block of the Month
Sharon Rich provided the
January block (Louisiana) and
distributed patterns. A guild
member will show a 12 1/2
unfinished open source block
each month this year and will
provide copies of the instructions to members.
New Business — Bonnie
Deiter moved and it was seconded by Judy Stukey that
we purchase 2 portable quilt
racks and 3 bars and S hooks
with the money donated thus
far. Motion carried.
Pat
Douglass donated a Double
wedding ring pattern and templates to the library. Tammie
Schaffer reported that she will
be offering a class through
the Extension office on making a Draw String Backpack
on March 16 and would appreciate some volunteers to
assist that day. If a student is
unable to purchase fabric for
the class they may use some
of the guilds fabric. She is
also thinking about offering a
Beginner Quilt class. Terrie
Gifford will be working on getting the 4-Hers to assist with
putting the 2014 fair blocks
together this year and will also
need volunteers to assist with
that. She showed the 2013 fair
block quilt. Nancy Kreibach
has a 1952 Singer sewing
machine for sale if anyone is
interested.
Show & Tell The following items were shown:
Bonnie Deiter completed 2014
block of the month quilt top,
Urban cabin quilt and a rug;
Phyllis Gordon completed 2014
block of the month quilt top;
Terrie Gifford 2014 block of
the month blocks, Christmas
stocking, charity quilt, casserole carrier and table runner
out of challenge fabric, her
Presidents quilt top and a pin;
Carolyn Crupper a table runner; Rose Dennison a T shirt
scarf; Cynthia Fletcher a quilt;
Marvelle Harris 2 wall hangings; Sharon Rich 2 quilts;
Ruth Theis a table runner;
Judy McArdle 3 wall hangings.
Charlotte Lutz adjourned
the meeting.
Our belated
Christmas luncheon was then
enjoyed by all. Secret Sisters
were revealed with a gift
exchange.
Following the luncheon
some members stayed to work
on Charity quilts or other projects.
Ottawa team wins at bridge
Ella Lyons, fifth grade, came to school as a 100 year
old lady.
Consumer Alert:
Be wary of fake
invoice scams
TOPEKA Kansas Attorney
General Derek Schmidt today
warned consumers to be on
the lookout for fake invoices
for services or products not
ordered. They are likely being
generated from disreputable
companies perpetrating fraud.
Schmidts
office
has
received more than 150 complaints from school districts
and other entities across the
state about fraudulent invoices being sent from an organization doing business as
American Yellow Group, Inc.,
American Yellow Corporation,
Inc., and American Yellow
Distribution, Inc. The invoices
are purportedly for directory
listing and demand $496.95 for
a one-year listing or $685.95
for a two-year listing. The geographical origin of the invoices include San Diego, Calif.,
Dallas, Texas, New York, N.Y.,
and Varna, Bulgaria.
Earlier
this
month,
Schmidts office sued a New
Jersey company doing business as Scholastic School
Supply for falsely billing more
than 317 Kansas public schools
for textbooks that were never
purchased or delivered. This
company is not affiliated with
Scholastic, Inc., the well known
childrens book publisher.
Schmidt asks that any
Kansans who may have
received fraudulent invoices
for services or products they
did not order to contact his
Consumer Protection Division
by calling 1-800-432-2310 or by
filing a complaint online at
www.InYourCornerKansas.
org.
Third graders Rhett Davison, Brendon Hasty, and Daniel Bell dressed like
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in Garnett. The Garnett team
of Patty Barr and David Leitch
came in second. Charles and
Peggy Carlson of Savonburg
were in third place. Lynda
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 3, 2015
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LOCAL
Kansas Farm Bureau
honors family farms
tradition, heritage
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Weekend rains brought some relief to what has been a perilously dry January with a number of grass fires in the area over recent weeks.
Local firemen extinguished this blaze at Park Road and U.S. 169 earlier last week.
Jones gives first legislative update of session
On Monday, January 12th, the 86th
Kansas Legislature convened with the
swearing-in of 124 House members. The
125th member had gone on a business trip
and was delayed getting back to Kansas
as he was stranded in an airport; he made
it back to Kansas and was sworn in a day
later. Others taking their oath of office
on Monday the 12th were the State Board
of Education members, Court of Appeals
judges, Supreme Court justices, Governor,
Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary
of State, Commissioner of Insurance, and
State Treasurer. With many families,
friends and other interested Kansans wanting to witness the proceedings, the Capitol
recorded more than 1200 visitors in just
one day.
The makeup of the 2015 Kansas House is
97 republicans to 28 democrats, including
106 returning members and 19 new members (17 republicans and 2 democrats).
The 19 new members elected in 2014 are
a significantly lower number than the 55
freshmen sworn in 2013.
Committee Assignments:
The 2015 session is the start of a new
biennium for the Kansas House, which
frequently coincides with a shuffling of
the personnel on many committees. Such
was the case for me this year. After two
years of serving on the Education Budget
committee, I was moved to the Financial
Institutions committee. I was hoping to
get on the highly desired Appropriations
committee, but it was concluded that my
experience on the other three committees was more important. My committee
Institutions, and an interim State Security
committee.
KANSAS
LEGISLATURE
By Kevin Jones,
House of Representatives, 5th
District
On Thursday, January 15th, Governor
Brownback delivered his 5th State of the
State message to a joint session of the
Legislature wherein he laid out his agenda
for the session. The Governor continues to
propose bold initiatives for the Legislature
to consider. He stated during his speech,
There may be some who consider this
course too bold . . . Well Im the sort of guy
who would have sent Alex Gordon from
third base. In that comment he was referencing the seventh game of the 2014 World
Series where the Kansas City Royals left
the tying run (Alex Gordon) on third base.
Although I do not agree with every proposal, I appreciate a leader who will lead.
Here is a highlight of what he purposed:
Welfare Reform requiring more
able-bodied welfare recipients to apply for
work or enter a work training program as
a condition of continuing to receive welfare payments.
Expanding the Rural Opportunity
Zone (ROZ) allowing high poverty areas
in Kansas City, Wichita and Topeka to participate in the ROZ program. The program
has been producing positive results and is
currently limited to 77 rural counties.
Constitutional Amendment Requiring
Debt Elimination allow Kansas voters
to decide if the first obligation of the state
budget is to pay its debt. Passage of such an
amendment should help the state achieve
a better credit rating; which would reduce
the cost of debt.
New School Finance Formula the
Legislature needs to write a simpler and
more effective K-12 education finance formula. The convoluted nature of the current formula makes it hard to measure
or compare how, or if, the money is being
spent to improve student achievement. It
was first written in the early 1990s and has
been subjected to many lawsuits. A new
formula would be about improving student
achievement by getting more money into
the classroom where teachers are teaching
children.
Move Local Elections to the Fall
Local elections are currently held in the
Spring and a minimal number (10% or
less) of registered voters actually vote. Fall
elections should save taxpayer money and
have a higher voter turnout.
Change How Supreme Court Justices
Are Selected The current method leaves
most Kansans out of the process. Members
of the Kansas Bar Association (lawyers)
choose three nominees and the Governor
appoints one of them to fill a vacancy
on the court. The recommendation is to
change to a system that mirrors the federal
system where the Governor appoints a person who is then subject to senate confirmation or a direct election where the voters
decide who will sit on the states highest
court.
Kevin Jones represens the 5th District in
the Kansas House of Representatives. He can
be reached at (785) 296-6287, or kevin.jones@
house.ks.gov
MANHATTAN – Tradition
and heritage are a big part of
what makes agriculture such
an attractive way of life for so
many Kansans. The lifeblood
of our existence, the farms
and ranches in Kansas, provide food, fuel and fiber for the
world.
The history of these farms
and ranches is rich, with many
stories to tell. In that spirit,
Kansas Farm Bureau, the states
leading agriculture advocacy
organization, is launching the
fifteenth year of its program to
honor those family farms that
have passed down this heritage
for more than a century.
The Kansas Farm Bureau
Century Farm program
will recognize family farms
whose current owner/operator is related to the owner/
operator of the farm in 1914 or
before. Qualifying farmers will
receive a farm sign designating Century Farm status and
recognition from Kansas Farm
Bureau.
As farmers and ranchers,
we are proud of our legacy
and heritage, said Rich Felts,
Kansas Farm Bureau president. The Century Farm program will help others better
appreciate the strong family
ties and tradition that we hold
so dear.
During the first 15 years of
the Century Farm Program,
more than 2,300 family farms
qualified for the Farm Bureau
Century Farm designation.
The deadline for consideration is May 15, 2015. Complete
details for qualification and an
application can be obtained at
county Farm Bureau offices
across Kansas or on the KFB
web site, www.kfb.org/getinvolved/centuryfarms/.
Kansas Farm Bureau represents grassroots agriculture. Established in 1919, this
non-profit advocacy organization supports farm families who
earn their living in a changing
industry.
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Friday, January 30, 2015 – ACJSHS Auditorium
This year the winner 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 7, 2015. The Capital-Journal Regional
Champion will receive a paid trip to Washington D.C. to compete
in the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.
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SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES
First Place Winners
Grady Eichman – ACJHS, Jackson Calahan – Crest
Beau Dykes – GES, Emma Schaffer – Greeley,
Karyn Yoder – Mt. Ida, Amelia Cubit – St. Rose,
Molly Comfort – Westphalia
The winners of the Anderson
County Spelling Bee are
Molly Comfort – Runner Up and
Beau Dykes – Champion.
Second Place Winners
Cameron Betts – ACJHS, Khloe Utley – Crest,
Avery Sumner – GES, Lora Hays – Greeley,
Amanda Miller – Mt. Ida, Caden Register – St. Rose,
Austin Adams – Westphalia
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Country Mart
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Garnett
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AuBurn Pharmacy
Garnett
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Aaron Lizer – Garnett
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Beckman Motors
Garnett
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Farmers State Bank
Garnett
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Brummel Farm Service
Garnett
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GSSB
Garnett
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Gas Pipelines – Welda
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Natures Touch
Garnett
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State Farm Insurance
Ryan Disbrow, Agent – Garnett
(785) 448-1660
Personal Service Insurance
Iola
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Terry Solander, Atty. at Law
Garnett
(785) 448-6131
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Sandras Quick Stop
Garnett
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Valley R Agri-Serice, Inc.
Garnett
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Front Row Sports
Garnett
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Wolken Tire
Garnett
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LOCAL
AC takes homecoming loss
GARNETT Homecoming
sentiment for AC players and
fans ended before the king and
queen crowning Friday night,
as AC ended the night with
a 74-42 homecoming loss to
Wellsville.
Seth Wolken and Tana
Benton were crowned as AC
royalty, but it was a brief
reprieve from a first half that
was dominated by Wellsville
45-26. Derrick Nelson scored all
9 of ACs points in the first period, but Wellsville banked 25 to
swamp the Bulldog offense on
the way to the halftime lead.
The second half was worse,
when Eagles held AC to only
6 third-quarter points, two
of those on Chase Ratliff free
throws.
Nelson logged ACs top scoring for the night with 20 points
followed by Jake Rundle with 7,
Nick Levy with 5, John Rundle
and Ratliff with 4 each and
Mason Skiles added a bucket.
Wellsville put 10 scorers on the
board led by Klamm with 19.
Green wins, ties with Uniontown
GARNETT Mackenzie Kueser
and Sophia Cole blistered the
net for the Green team Saturday
against Uniontown #1 to give
Green a 19-10 win in Garnett
Biddy Basketball action, and
Coles nearly-solo scoring act
against Uniontown #2 salvaged
a tie in the second round of the
double-header.
Kueser drilled six of Greens
8 first-half points in game one
and brought Green to an 8-6
lead at the half, while Cole hammered in six more in the second
half for the win.
Kueser
led Greens offense in the
first game with 10, Cole had 6,
Kaylyn Disbrow added 2 and
Carly Hicks kicked in a free
throw.
Green was down 5-2 at the
half of the second games defensive struggle. Cole was the only
Green scorer who could power
through Uniontowns defensive
gauntlet, scoring two buckets
in the second half and 6 of the
7 points it took to tie the game.
Kueser scored the teams other
point on a free throw for the 7-7
tie.
Green coach Shawn Capbell
noted the solid defensive performance by the rest of the team
in the games, including scrappy play from Hailey Gillespie,
Abbie Lickteig, Avery Sumner
and Marla Campbell.
Vikes salvage win in OT
MOUND CITY Central
Heights dominated but took its
eye off the ball for just a minute in the fourth period Friday
to let Jayhawk-Linn shoot a
9-point run that took the game
to overtime.
But the Vikes were still able
to salvage a 33-31 win.
We had a solid three quar-
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-3-2015 / Dane Hicks
Kellen Ramsey hustles for the ball in Crests boys varsity game against Uniontown. The boys won the
homecoming game.
Where tax returns intersect
with health insurance
MANHATTAN, Kan. With
January coming to a close, taxpayers have likely received all
documents to file their income
tax returns for 2014. Those
without health insurance in
2014 will face a penalty of $95
per individual or 1 percent of
their annual household income
above the tax-filing thresholdwhichever is the greater amountwhen filing tax
returns this year.
Because Feb. 15 is the health
insurance marketplace deadline to enroll in a plan for
2015, taxpayers might want
to file their returns early to
understand the financial implications of not having health
insurance. The Affordable Care
Act requires Americans to
have health insurance for at
least nine months of the year,
or they will face penalties.
Elizabeth Kiss, family
resource management specialist for K-State Research and
Extension, said people should
understand that in addition
to being at risk for uncovered
medical expenses if you are
uninsured, there are penalties assessed for those without
insurance. Those penalties
are prorated for every month
you and your family members
remain uninsured.
If you decided not to follow
the mandate in 2014, you may
want to in 2015, because the
penalties will get bigger every
year for not being covered by
health insurance, Kiss said.
People might have heard the
$95 penalty for being uninsured
in 2014 and were willing to pay
this rather than paying for a
health insurance plan, she said.
However, these people might
not have heard the 1 percent
part.
For example, a person who
made $40,000 in 2014 and didnt
have health insurance would
pay a penalty of 1 percent of his
or her income, rather than the
$95 flat penalty rate. That 1 percent is calculated using income
above the tax-filing threshold,
which is $10,150 for an individual under age 65. The income
above the threshold in this case
is $29,850, and 1 percent of that
would mean a penalty of $298.50
for this person.
Using the 1 percent method,
the payment amount is capped
at the cost of the national average premium for a bronze level
plan available through the marketplace in 2014. For 2014, that
is $2,448 per individual, or $204
per month. It is $12,240 for a
family with five or more members, which figures out to $1,020
per month.
However, Kiss said almost
90 percent of those applying for
plans in the marketplace would
receive financial assistance in
paying for those premiums.
This means their actual cost
may be as low as $50 or $100 per
month.
Those whose income does
not require the 1 percent penalty will pay $95 per person
and half of that, $47.50 per child
under age 18. The maximum
penalty per family using this
method is $285.
The IRS website has more
information about calculating penalties for being uninsured in 2014. HealthCare.gov
also has information available
regarding penalties.
Plan ahead
The nearly two-week window between now and Feb. 15
is important, Kiss said, because
those who havent already chosen a health insurance plan in
the marketplace for 2015 would
need to do so by the Feb. 15
deadline to avoid a penalty to
be paid by April 2016 for tax
year 2015.
Filing tax returns early
might cause some who had initially planned to remain uninsured to take action for 2015,
she said. Waiting until April to
file means they would miss the
chance to reconsider in time
to enroll in a plan in the marketplace. Once open enrollment
ends Feb. 15, it will be more
difficult to obtain health insurance.
In 2015, the penalty for being
uninsured will go up to $325
per person, $975 per family or
2 percent of household income
above the tax-filing threshold,
whichever is greater.
The penalty growth continues in 2016 and beyond. Those
uninsured in 2016 will pay the
greater amount of $695 per individual or 2.5 percent of household income above the tax-filing threshold.
Other than the marketplace, people can also get
health insurance through an
employer, a private insurer,
Medicare, TRICARE, Veterans
Affairs, Indian Health Service
or KanCare, Kansas Medicaid
program. Having coverage
through one of these ways will
keep people from paying the tax
penalty, Kiss said.
She added that because of
the intersection of the health
insurance mandate and tax
returns, taxpayers should consider seeking expert assistance
in filing for 2014.
If you dont normally do
your own taxes, you might not
want to start this year, and
even if you do, you might need
to consult with someone, she
said. If youre not familiar
with or maybe youve never
used the free tax preparation
help that comes through the
IRS, you might want to think
about that for this year.
Those who have received
assistance paying for their
health insurance premiums
should have received a 1095-A
form that will be used in helping prepare their tax forms,
Kiss said.
The IRS Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance program offers
free help to people who generally make $53,000 a year or
less, have disabilities, are older
adults or speak limited English.
Another program called Tax
Counseling for the Elderly
offers free tax help for seniors
age 60 and older. Log on to the
IRS website for more information or to find free sites near
you.
Also available from the
IRS is Free File, which is free
online federal tax preparation
software available for those
with incomes of $60,000 or less.
If obtaining insurance
through the marketplace, log
on to HealthCare.gov, and sign
up before Feb. 15. To learn
more about how to enroll in the
marketplace or KanCare, call
the marketplace, 800-318-2596,
at any time.
ters on both sides of the ball,
said CHHS coach Scott Lane.
But then we got away from
what we do. I thought we fought
hard and we are now finding
ways to win even when we
dont have our best stuff.
The Vikes chiseled JL to
only 2 points in the second period after an 11-all first quarter.
They were up 26-16 at the beginning of the fourth period, when
someone poured ether into
JLs cold carburetor. It was 4-2
Vikings in the OT.
Regan Markley had 15 to lead
Central Heights. Sydney Meyer
had 10, Tess Cotter 3, Sarah Bell
and Seanna Hale 2 apiece and
Emilee Sheldon 1.
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CALENDAR
Tuesday, February 3
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
Central Heights
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Optimist
Club at Mr. Ds Pioneer
Restaurant
Wednesday, February 4
1 p.m. – Garnett Duplicate
Bridge at the Garnett Inn
5:30 p.m. – USD 365 Booster
Club
7 p.m. – Garnett Saddle Club
at the Garnett Riding Arena
7 p.m. – Colony Lions Club at
Colony United Methodist
Church
7 p.m. – Kincaid Lions Club at
Kincaid-Selma United
Methodist Church
Thursday, February 5
1:30 p.m. – Colony United
Methodist Women at Colony
United Methodist Church
4 p.m. – Central Heights Middle
School boys basketball at
home vs. Osawatomie
4 p.m. to 8 p.m. – USD 365
Parent-Teacher Conferences
(all schools)
6 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch and
snacks at the Garnett Senior
Center
6 p.m. – USD 365 Endowment
Association
7 p.m. – USD 365 School Board
Friday, February 6
4 p.m. – Central Heights wrestling
at Burlingame
4:30 p.m. – Central Heights
basketball at home with Iola
5 p.m. – Crest basketball at home
with Chetopa
Saturday, February 10
9 a.m. – ACHS freshmen boys
basketball at Central Heights
9:30 a.m. – ACHS wrestling at
Silver Lake
Monday, February 9
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. – Central Heights Middle
School boys basketball
at Prairie View
4 p.m. to 8 p.m. – USD 365
Parent-Teacher Conferences
(ACJSHS)
4 p.m. – ACJH boys basketball at
home with Burlington
4 p.m. – Westphalia Scholars
Bowl at Uniontown
6 p.m. – Greeley PTO
7:30 p.m. – ACHS JV boys
basketball at Central Heights
for Waverly Tournament
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 10
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 elementary)
4:30 p.m. – ACHS basketball at
Osawatomie
4:30 p.m. – Central Heights
basketball at home
with Wellsville
6 p.m. – City of Garnett at City
Hall
6 p.m. – Alzheimers Support
at Golden Heights
4 p.m. – Crest basketball at Olpe
Wednesday, February 11
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail
1 p.m. – Garnett Duplicate
Bridge at the Garnett Inn
1802 1/2 East St.,
IOLA
More information:
(620) 365-2255
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Located in Downtown Ottawa
Dinner, Bar and Movies
Call for our Dinner and Movie Specials
at (785) 242-5555 or Facebook us
@ The Plaza Grill and Cinema.
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ACHS, Crest celebrate homecomings
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-3-2015 / Vickie Moss
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-3-2015 / Dane Hicks
Seth Wolken and Tana Benton were named king and queen at the Anderson County
High School winter homecoming ceremony Friday, Jan. 30.
Austin Green and Madison Covey were crowned king and queen of Crest Lancer
Winter Homecoming Friday night at Colony.
The how to of customer newsletters
Doing a customer newsletter
strikes fear and dread into the
hearts of most small business
owners. Unfortunately, its for
all the wrong reasons.
Most people are terrified
of writing. Bad spelling; bad
grammar; dangled prepositions- none of them are punishable by death. For heavens
sake, get a grip on yourself.
Despite all the fears, a customer newsletter is perhaps the
single best and least expensive
way to maintain your relationship with existing customers
people you want to come and
spend money with you again.
Its a chance to stay in contact
with them twice a year or quarterly or every month and tell
them something besides, boy,
HOW TO SELL STUFF
Dane Hicks
Review Publisher
I sure wish youd come back
and spend some money here.
And as you stay in touch,
youre reminding them youre
still around, so they can come
back and spend some money!
You take it for granted
because youre so close to it,
but you solve a problem. Your
newsletter should talk about
how you solve problems for
customers.
The List: For starters you
need a list of email addresses.
You should gather these from
customers or even train your
staff to ask those who call you
for information or job quotes.
Youll include an unsubscribe note at the bottom of
the email in case someone
doesnt want it, and be sure to
act on those promptly.
Format: Look for online
templates from existing services, check your word processing or other software for suggested templates, or if need be
just use your standard email.
How it looks isnt as important
as the fact that you get it done.
Topics: Tap your customers
for topics by listening to their
frequent questions, or even
something off the wall they
tell you that might be unique.
Seasonality may also apply to
your business and provide topics, like holiday ideas, snow
& ice, cold weather versus hot
weather, etc. Again, consider
what you hear from customers
repeatedly under various circumstances.
Features: Every newsletter
needs a feature a story from
above thats at least a few paragraphs with a photo or a visual
of some kind. Can be a testimonial from a customer, an interesting recent case or event you
worked on, etc. Use your own
voice- write the way you speak
its the most authentic.
Nuggets: Fast facts, a list of
tips, seasonal suggestions, trivia, links to other articles online,
etc. Short and to the point. And
dont forget to include your
phone number and contact info
somewhere.
A customer newsletter is too
important and to effective for
you to be intimidated out of
pursuing it. Set a goal to put
out your first newsletter next
month.
Dane Hicks is president of
Garnett Publishing, Inc., and
publisher of The Anderson
County Review. Comments or
questions may be directed to
him at review@garnett-ks.com
or (785) 448-3121.
Kropf wins DAR Good Citizen award Library to discuss book
The Four Winds Chapter
Daughters of the American
Revolution has announced
its annual Good Citizen winners for 2015. Melissa Kropf of
Anderson County High School
was the winner of that contest.
A Crest High School senior,
Madison Covey, is the runner
up. Both students will be presented lovely gold pins with
the DAR logo. Presentations
will be made at the chapters
American History Month meeting Saturday, Feb. 7, at the
First Christian Church.
For the distinction of being
selected by their respective
schools, the young ladies
had to have these qualities:
Dependability, truthfulness,
honesty, punctuality; service,
responsibility; leadership, personality, initiative, self-control; and patriotism, unselfish
Kropf
loyalty to American ideals.
Participants are requested to
complete a questionnaire and
to write an essay without reference materials and under
supervision.
Four
Winds
Chapter
Historian is Juanita Kellerman,
who also serves as chairman
of the American History Essay
Contest. Awards to winning
students in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8
will also be presented the DAR
bronze medals at the meeting.
Winners of the JAC contest will
get their awards too. In charge
of that contest has been member Connie Becker.
Any female age 18 or over
interested in becoming a DAR
member may contact Juanita
Kellerman at (785) 448-5881; or
co-register Iona Sweers at 4483862. Proving a direct lineage to
a person who served our country in some capacity during the
Revolutionary War is a requirement.
Prescribed Burning Workshop offered
A Prescribed Burning
Workshop is scheduled for 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
25, at the Old Depot, 504 Market
Street, Osage City. The Frontier
Extension District, which
includes Anderson County, will
serve as host for the event.
Registration is required by
Friday, Feb. 20. Lunch will be
provided. Donations for meal
costs would be appreciated.
Topics to be covered include:
Reasons to burn; weather conditions for burning; equipment
needed, planning and conducting a burn; fire behavior; hazards and precautions; liability; local regulations; and CRP
rules.
To register or for more
information, call Rod Schaub,
Frontier Extension District,
at (785) 828-4438, or Lori
Kuykendall, Osage County
Conservation District, at (785)
828-3458.
Cost is $10. However, the
Osage County Conservation
District will pay the registration fee for the first 30 people to
register. The cost is for printed
materials you will receive.
The Garnett Public Library
will hold a book discussion on
Wednesday, February 25th at
7 p.m. This months book
is A Wilder Rose by Susan
Wittig Albert. Leading our
discussion will be Paulabeth
Henderson.
In 1928, Rose Wilder Lane
world traveler, journalist,
much-published magazine
writerreturned from an
Albanian sojourn to her parents Ozark farm. Almanzo
Wilder was 71, Laura 61, and
Rose felt obligated to stay
and help. To make life easier,
she built them a new home,
while she and Helen Boylston
transformed the farmhouse
into a rural writing retreat
and filled it with visiting New
Yorkers. Rose sold magazine
stories to pay the bills for
both households, and despite
the subterranean tension
between mother and daughter, life seemed good.
Then came the Crash.
Roses money vanished, the
magazine market dried up,
and the Depression darkened
the nation. Thats when Laura
wrote her autobiography,
Pioneer Girl, the story of
growing up in the Big Woods
of Wisconsin, on the Kansas
prairie, and by the shores of
Silver Lake. The restthe
eight remarkable books that
followedis literary history.
Based on Rose Wilder
Lanes unpublished diaries
and letters, A Wilder Rose
tells the surprising true story
of the often troubled collaboration that produced eight
beloved novels of pioneer life
a collaboration that Rose
and her mother, Laura Ingalls
Wilder, concealed from their
agent, editors, reviewers,
and readers. In this impeccably researched novel, Susan
Wittig Albert follows the
clues that take us straight to
the heart of this fascinating
literary mystery.
The books are available
for checkout at the library.
The discussions are held
the fourth Wednesday of
each month at 7 p.m. in the
Archer Room at the library.
Notification is posted in case
of cancellation.
You name it, we print it.
Garnett Publishing, Inc.
(785) 448-3121
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-3-2015 / Photo Submitted
Cubscouts and Webelos from 1995 from Garnett Pack 3126 won medals from the Pinewood Derby.
Medals were awarded to the fastest two cars in the troop and the two most original cars. Pictured
standing from left are John Gooding, Kyle Spring, Scott Brinkmeyer, Christopher Gigstad, Eric Kueser
and John Feuerborn. Kneeling are Chris Good and Zane Shrum.
1915: Smallpox quarantine in Westphalia
Feb. 1, 2005
When the sirens in Greeley
failed a routine testing last
March, county emergency response offiiclas knew it
wasnt a new problem. But fixing the problem is not a quick
fix. Sirens in parts of the county had failed before, and pagers
carried by firemen fail even
more often. There are apparently terrain problems in the
county that make radio communications less than 100 percent reliable. The county has a
three-year plan to upgrade the
radio system and fix the problem.
A group of 32 Anderson
County citizens, residents of
an area two and one-half miles
southwest of Garnett, has
requested something be done
to improve crossing conditions
on the creek spanned by a
low-water bridge on 1450 Road.
Motorists usually have to turn
around and find another way to
the highway, or go through the
area. Several cars have stalled
while crossing the bridge, but
so far no car has gone over the
edge.
Jan. 30, 1995
The physicians license and
hospital privileges of a longtime local doctor have been
revoked, bringing to an end
the career of a physician who
served generations of Anderson
Countians. The hospital board
of trustees learned Jan. 25 that
the Kansas Board of Healing
Arts had revoked the doctors
license. Upon the recommendation of the medical staff of
the hospital, the board removed
all hospital privileges that it
Vickie Moss
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to review@garnett-ks.com
had bestowed on the physician.
The physicians license was
suspended early in 1993 following a malpractice suit filed by
a woman who gave birth to a
mentally retarded baby. It was
settled out of court for $875,000.
The Anderson County
Hospital is looking into the possibility of using nurse practitioners or physician assistants
to help extend the amount of
care that doctors in the area
can provide. The use of such
care-givers, sometimes called
mid-level practitioners, is gaining in popularity in both rural
and urban settings.
Feb. 4, 1985
The frigid blasts from the
Arctic Express coming across
Kansas have caused numerous school districts to cancel
classes from Wednesday afternoon through Friday. Schools
around the Anderson County
area were all closed with some
of them taking extra precautions to ensure the plumbing
did not freeze. Central Heights
is one of the schools that mounted an around the clock watch
to ensure power did not go off to
the heating plant in the buildings.
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a retired U.S. Navy Master
Chief Petty Officer, but very
few of you know that I also
carry the rank of Colonel.
Yes, as this diploma certifies, I became a Colonel on the
5th day of March, 1976.
I received this diploma
after successfully completing the course of study in
Auctioneering from the Fort
Smith Auction School, Fort
Smith, Arkansas.
A good friend of mine
Dwayne Kirby and I graduated from Fort Smith at the
On Jan. 27 and 28, the
Garnett Police Department
hosted a training class entitled
Drug Endangered Children
Investigations
Training
Program at the Anderson
County Sheriffs Department.
The Drug Endangered
Children
Investigations
Training Program (DECITP)
is designed to give officers the
tools necessary to collect, preserve and present evidence to
the prosecutor to prove the
crime of felony child abuse
and neglect. Drug Endangered
Children investigations fall
ANDERSON
Henry Roeckers
Call (785) 448-6244 for
local archeology information.
same time, while stationed as
instructors at NAMTRAGRU
Memphis, Tennessee.
Dwayne and I spent many,
many hours learning all
about bidding, auctioneers
lingo, several tricks of the
trade etc.
As a matter of fact, I still
have the microphone we both
practiced on. Its almost an
antique. HaHa
Did I ever continue on in
this profession you ask? The
answer is No. Ive never
even applied for an auctioneers license in any state we
were ever in.
Oh well, the title Colonel
Hank has a good ring to it!
under the purview of a federal mandate and drug strategy
from the Office of National Drug
Control Policy. This program
includes such topics as recognizing the evidence of a crime,
the collection and preservation
of evidence, understanding the
careful methodolgy required for
forensic interviews of children,
presenting judicial authorities
with the specific components
required to obtain a search/
arrest warrant and completing
concise literary documentation
or reports to substantiate child
abuse in a drug environment.
The class was conducted by
members of the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Centers
Export Division based out of
Artesia, N.M.
Two members of the
Anderson County Sheriffs
Office and two members of the
Garnett Police Department
attended the training. There
were 26 other law enforcment
officers in the class, which
included state and tribal law
enforcmeent agencies from
four states including Missouri,
Oklahoma and Colorado.
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Four counties in Kansas
Cowley, Sedgwick, Sumner
and Butler were quarantined
yesterday by the department
of agriculture against foot and
mouth disease because of infection brought by cattle from
Wisconsin. The department
first quarantined the whole
state, and announced its action,
but later issued an amended
order.
The disease prevalent the
past six weeks in the northern
portion of Westphalia township and the southern portion
of Reeder township has been
officially declared to be smallpox. Families where the disease exists will be quarantined.
Some of the residents of the
neighborhood maintain that
the nature of the disease was
kept secret in order to avoid
quarantines. Some 15 or 20
cases are known to have existed.
The women of Kansas were
given a shock yesterday when
the house of representatives,
by a vote of 42 to 41, decided not
to extend to the wives the same
property rights as the husbands. The bill was one of those
specially requested of the legislature by the different organizations of women throughout
the state. The women were a
unit in their demands for the
measure, which would prohibit
a husband giving away all of
his property by will. The bill
provides that, as the wife had
a share in getting the property, one-half of it always should
remain in her name.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-3-2015 / Photo Submitted
This diploma from the Fort Smith Auction School shows that Henry Roeckers is a certified colonel for completion of auctioneering courses.
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We sell & service these
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Call for quotes & details.
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LOCAL
Crest High School drama department to have play Peine, Blevins engaged
Calendar
Feb. 4-Lions Club, United
Methodist Church, 7 p.m.;
fire meeting, fire station, 7
p.m.; 5-county bus to Garnett,
phone 24 hrs. before you need
a ride, 785-448-4401 any weekday; Community Church
Missionary, church annex, 1:30
p.m.; United Methodist Church
fellowship hall, 5 p.m.; 6-10-recycle trailer on Cherry St. front of
City Hall area Friday morning,
leaves Tuesday
School Calendar
4-FFA to Paola; FCCLA to Iola;
5-high school Scholar Bowl
Regionals; high school basketball at Crest vs. Chetopa;
9-middle school Scholar Bowl
at Uniontown, 4 p.m.; PTO
Assembly, 9 a.m.; 10-high
school basketball at Olpe
Meal Site
Feb. 4-ham, sweet potatoes,
green beans, roll, peanut butter
pie; 6-baked chicken, scalloped
potatoes, mixed veggies, bread,
lemon medley; 9-chicken and
noodles, mashed potatoes, broccoli, pineapple. Phone 640-8523459 for reservations.
Christian Church
Scripture presented Jan. 25
service was Acts 8-9. Pastor
Mark McCoy presented the
sermon Inner Fire. Sunday
evenings Celebrate Recovery
theme was Spiritual InventoryPart 1. Feb. 1-church potluck
dinner and meeting at the
City Hall community room
following services; 11-Working
Wonders CWC, 7 p.m. at the
church, all women are welcome; 15-Sweetheart supper, 5
p.m. at the City Hall community room, Men meet at 2 p.m.
Northcott Church
All Sundays-Bible Study
9:28 a.m.; Worship 10:28 a.m.;
Feb. 8-Fellowship luncheon
followed by board meeting;
Birthdays-Feb. 2, Kylie Moon,
Feb. 5-Jamie Cox, Feb. 12-Dian
Prasko.
UMC
Scripture presented at the
United Methodist Church Jan.
25 service was Psalm 62: 5-12,
Jonah 3: 1-5, 10, 1 Corinthians 7:
29-31 and Mark 1: 14-20. Pastor
COLONY NEWS
Mrs. Morris Luedke
Contact (620) 852-3379 or
colonynews@ckt.net with Colony news.
Dorothy Welch presented the
sermon, Obey His Command,
NOW?
City/School Election
Filing for a seat on the city
election on April 7 are three
council members for two-year
terms.
Incumbents Debbie Oswald
and Donna Westerman, and A.
J. Silvey, Jr.; and for mayor
Melissa Hobbs who has been
serving as acting mayor.
Filing for a position for the
school election are: District
1- (which was vacant)-Pam
Adams and Frank Stewart; Dist.
2-incumbent Tadd Goodell;
Dist. 3, incumbent David
Milner and opponent Richard
Weber; and Dist. 7-incumbent
Terry Ellis and opponent A.
Scott Hendrix.
Crest School Play
Crest High School drama
is excited for The Birds That
Stay school play coming up in
April.
Mark your calendars for the
matinee performance Sunday,
April 12 at 2 p.m. in the Crest
gymnasium. Tryouts were held
in early December to fill the
stage roles. The cast consists
of members from each high
school grade level. More on this
play at a later date.
Patricia JuAire, Crest High
School Language Arts teacher
Library
Colony Library Board met
Jan. 20 at the City Hall community room. Discussion was held
on hiring a Library Director
and it was decided to advertise
the hiring of someone for the
position. New books received
in January: Inferno, Black
Mike, Rustlers Bend, and
Johnny Nelson.
County Bus
The Anderson County
Council recently began operating a new 2015 Ford ElDorado
bus, which was purchased with
grant money and the aging
council paid 20 percent of the
$55,272 cost also.
This bus comes to Colony two
times monthly- first and third
Thursdays. First Thursday it
takes riders to Garnett and
third Thursday to Iola. Those
who need a ride (not for senior
citizens only, anyone can ride,
however children must be
accompanied by an adult) are
asked to phone weekdays 785448-4410 for an appointment. If
leaving a voice mail be sure to
make your reservation a day
ahead, leave your name, when
you need a ride and give the
address where you are to be
picked up. He will pick you
up there and return you to the
same place. Ron Anderegg,
Garnett, is the bus driver. The
bus is equipped with a lift for
those traveling by wheelchair.
There is no cost, however a
donation of $3 to Garnett and
$4 to Iola is suggested to help
offset expenses.
Lions Club
At the Jan. 21 meeting donations from the Christmas tree
memorials made at the annual
Christmas parade was reported; dues to Lions International
were voted to be paid; decals
were ordered for the benches;, awaiting word from the
school on Peace Posters program for 10 to 12 year olds; two
students, Brianna Scovill and
Katie Brewer are the students
that will attend the Lions Band
Camp; weigh-in for the Biggest
Loser contest of Anderson
County is Feb. 2 at 5 p.m.
and 6 p.m. at Garnett VFW.
All Anderson County clubs
are sponsoring this contest.
Donations were received from
Bill Smith and Mary Bowen
for medical equipment which
they had used. 879 eyeglasses
have now been received. Sue
Colgin is seeking information
on the recycling program spon-
sored by Lions International.
The first gun raffle was held
with Kenneth Pratt of Iola as
the winner. Twelve members
were in attendance. The United
Methodist Women prepared
and served the meal. Next
meeting is Feb. 4.
Jolly Dozen
The Jolly Dozen Club met
on Jan. 19 at the home of
Claudette Anderson. Roll call
was answered by nine members. Dues for 2015 were collected. Discussion was held
on the half-barrels in the business district. Delores Strickler
won the hostess gift. A story
telling game of Tell the El
was played. Claudette served
refreshments of cake, nuts and
candy.
Virginia Dutton will be hostess Feb. 15.
February Celebrations
Anniversary: 8-Arden and
Thelma Culler; Birthdays:
2-Shirley McGhee; 7-Erin
Steedley; 10-Katheryn Weldin;
12-Brianna Scovill; Dian
Prasko; 13-Kendall McGhee;
20-Gentry McGhee; 23-Morris
Luedke; 28-Bob Scovill.
Around Town
Our town welcomes new resident Savannah Burgess.
Visitors of Morris and
Allene Luedke Jan. 23 were
Doris Finley and Delores
Luedke, Atwood. The four and
Mark Luedke joined Norman
Luedke and James, Atwood,
Dale Luedke, Dodge City
and Stanley Luedke at the
Colony Community Diner for
lunch. In the afternoon they
attended the funeral service
of Wayne Luedke at Waugh
Yokum Friskel Chapel in Iola.
Following the burial at Colony,
they along with other Luedke
families and relatives met at
the Colony City Hall community room for a dinner prepared and served by the United
Methodist Women.
A Jan. 24 visitor at the
Morris Luedke home was Craig
Luedke, Memphis, TN.
Sin always causes God to withdraw from us
Sometimes I wonder if we
connect with God when we
worship on Sunday. In simplest terms if you and I are in
church and God is there why
would we not feel his presence?
Dr. Erwin Lutzer Senior
Pastor at the Moody Church in
Chicago made this statement
concerning this question. The
presence of sin and the presence of God are incompatible.
We can find this illustrated in
scripture in Ezekiel chapters
9, 10 and 11 where the Glory
of the LORD departs from the
temple. In chapter 9 we read
how the hand of the sovereign
LORD came upon Ezekiel. God
showed Ezekiel in a vision the
idolatry that was taking place
in the temple. We then read,
Then the Glory of the LORD
rose from above the cherubim
and moved to the threshold of
the temple. (Ezekiel 10:4)
Then in Ezekiel 10:18 we
read. Then the Glory of the
LORD departed from over the
threshold of the temple and
stopped above the cherubim.
WEEKLY
DEVOTIONAL
By David Bilderback
In Ezekiel 11:23 we read.
The Glory of the LORD went
up from within the city and
stopped above the mountain
east of it. The presence of the
LORD had departed from the
temple and from Israel.
So what does this mean to
our worship of God? Lets look
at it from this perspective.
When you walk into church do
you wipe your feet so as not to
bring in snow, dirt or mud? I
believe most of us do this. The
problem is we do very little
to prepare our mind to meet
God. Our minds should be just
as clean as our feet when we
step across the threshold. If we
want to meet God in meaningful worship we need to prepare
ourselves ahead of time.
We saw in Ezekiels vision
how God withdrew from Israel.
Sin always causes God to
withdraw from us. If we want
companionship with God we
must deal with the sin in our
lives. Unconfessed sin leaves
us impure in Gods sight. In
the Old Testament the priest
had to undergo a ceremonial
cleansing prior to entering into
the Most Holy Place. We must
do much the same for we read
in Romanss 3:23, For all have
sinned and fall short of the
Glory of God.
The reality is the only thing
that can keep us from communing with God is uncon-
fessed sin. If we dont feel the
presence of God maybe you and
I need to cleanse ourselves of
sin and prepare to meet God
in a new way. Our feet are not
the only thing that needs to be
clean when we walk into worship. We need to get our heart
right as well. When that is
done we will meet God. If you
receive Jesus Christ as your
Savior he will meet you at your
point of need.
David Bilderback: A Ministry
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Alaina Peine of Greeley and
Mark Blevins of Greeley have
announced their engagement.
She is the daughter of Tom
Peine of Greeley and the late
Marcia Peine. She is the granddaughter of Don and Nadine
Poss of Richmond and the late
Maurice and Marie Peine.
He is the son of Jim and
Mona Blevins of Greeley. He is
the grandson of the late Ralph
and Mary Blevins and the late
Jim and Marion Broce.
The bride-to-be graduated
from Anderson County Jr./
Sr. High School and attended
Wichita State University. She
graduated from Fort Scott
Community College in Dental
Hygiene and is a registered dental hygienist in Lenexa.
The groom-to-be graduated from Central Heights High
School and from Dodge City
Community College. He currently attends Kansas State
University, pursuing a degree
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LOCAL
2014 Kansas Bankers Association
Conservation Award Winners
The 2014 Kansas Bankers Association Conservation award for Anderson County will be presented at a special banquet Wednesday, Feb. 4,
2015, at Anderson County High School in Garnett. The annual banquet is sponsored by area banks in honor of farm conservation practices.
Winners: Ona Mae Hunt – Soil Conservation; Cherry Creek Farms (Gail and David Ratliff) – Grassland Award
Key Banker: Lonnie Sprague, Farmers State Bank
Anderson County Conservation District Board Members: Mike Hastert, Randy Bunnel, Justin Zook, Curt Porter, Richard Gifford
Grandfather taught Hunt to protect, conserve farmland
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
HARRIS Ona Mae Hunt
was just 9 years old when her
grandfather took her to a row
of hedgewood trees on his
property. The trees had been
planted in 1875, but were overgrown and encroaching on the
wheat field, thereby reducing
its yield.
Hunts grandfather, William
Henry Stemmer, explained to
her the problems with the trees,
and taught her how important
it was to protect the farmland.
She learned to love the land,
and credits her grandfather
with teaching her how to conserve it for future generations.
Now, decades later, Hunt
is being recognized for her
efforts in soil conservation. She will receive a Soil
Conservation Award from the
Kansas Bankers Association at
a banquet Wednesday, Feb. 4, at
Anderson County High School.
Hunt grew up in Montgomery
County, where she said the soil
is poor compared to Anderson
County. When she turned 18,
her grandfather gave her 40
acres of land he purchased in
1885 at the age of 20. Twenty
of those acres were cultivated,
and 20 were pasture.
At the time, Hunt already
had attended beauty school in
Parsons and had her own shop.
I was ambitious, she said.
Mother thought I ought to be
conservative and stay home,
but I was adventurous. I went
for it.
Hunt decided to follow the
path her grandfather had laid,
and focused much of her attention on farming.
My grandfather always
taught me, Never borrow
money, but go ahead and buy
land if you get a good deal, she
said.
He also taught her to always
save half of any money she
made, so that she could afford
those good deals when they
came up. She took that advice
to heart, and gradually began
to accumulate land when she
came across a good deal.
She now owns about 240 acres
in Montgomery and Labette
counties, 145 acres in Franklin
County and about 1,100 acres
in Anderson County. Most of
the land in Anderson County
is within five miles of Harris,
including the farm she and her
husband bought in 1959. She
still lives on that property; her
farmland is rented to an area
farmer who shares in the prof-
its.
She moved to Garnett in
1957 after her marriage to her
husband, Ulys Howard Red
Hunt. He wasnt a farmer, and
said he didnt see how farming
could be profitable. Hunt knew
better.
From the beginning, Hunt
knew from her grandfathers
teaching how important it was
to build terraces and waterways to protect the soil from
erosion. When her grandfather
gave her those first 40 acres,
he warned her that some of the
land was being washed away.
She would need to learn how
to correct that problem, he told
her.
Hunt traveled to the
Farm Service Agency in
Independence to learn more
about soil conservation. She
continued to keep herself educated. Each time she bought
land, it would need some
improvements, like repairing
or rebuilding terraces. Each
time, before she purchased the
land, she researched the type of
work it would need with help
from the local Farm Service
Agency.
Eventually, Hunt would
work for the Natural Resources
Conservation Service office
in Garnett for about 10 years.
While there, she helped many
other farmers learn more about
conservation.
Around 2000, a program
began to encourage farmers
to begin utilizing no-till farming. Although some farmers
were reluctant to embrace the
process, Hunt said she wishes farmers had started using
no-till practices decades earlier. Plowing deep into the land
was a mistake, while no-till
practices are less damaging to
the soil and crops, she said.
I think no-till was hard for
some farmers to appreciate.
They thought it was letting
more weeds grow, Hunt said.
If we had tried it in the 1930s
and 40s, the land would be in
better shape now.
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Ratliff family uses intensive grazing to conserve grassland
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
WESTPHALIA Left to their
own devices, cows and calves
will graze in one area until
theyve nearly destroyed it.
Gail Tubb Ratliff and his
son, David Ratliff, saw this
type of problem in pastures
they operate for Cherry Creek
Farms. They researched ways
to fix it, and about three years
they introduced an intensive
grazing program.
Their efforts have earned
Cherry Creek Farms, named
for the creek that runs through
Gail Tubb Ratliffs homestead
near Westphalia, a Grassland
Conservation Award from the
Kansas Bankers Association.
The award will be presented
at an annual Conservation
Awards banquet Wednesday,
Feb. 4, at Anderson County
High School.
Under the intensive grazing
program, the Ratiffs use electric fences to separate pastures
into about 80 acre plots. They
move cattle onto an 80 acre plot
for two to three weeks, then
move them to another 80 acres.
They give the grassland about
six to eight weeks to recover
before the cattle are moved
back to an area.
By doing it that way, were
finding the cattle eat grass
more evenly, David Ratliff
said.
Moving cattle to smaller pastures forces the animals to conserve the grassland. Currently,
the Ratliffs have used the
process on pastureland of 320
acres, 480 acres and 560 acres.
Eventually, David Ratliff said
they would like to expand to
other pastures. The farm operates about 3,200 acres of pasture and some farmland, with
crops like soybeans and corn,
spread throughout the area.
They have about 500 head of
cattle.
The intensive grazing process can be somewhat time
consuming, because it requires
building of electric fences in
the summer. They take them
down in wintertime.
The Ratliffs also have introduced a related program for
the winter. During summer
months, they allow some pastures to grow a stockpile
of grass. In winter, cattle are
moved to those overgrown pastures and given protein supplements. When summer comes,
theyll return to pasture rotation.
The Ratliffs have seen many
benefits to the process. In
addition to conserving quality grasses, the cattle seem to
be doing well. The process
reduces expenses, because the
Ratliffs do not need to cut, bale
and haul as much hay.
Weve always tried to take
care of the land, David Ratliff
said. Dad first started doing
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Pictured is the David Ratliff family, front row from left: Morgan,
Madison, Maycee and Cheyanne; back row: David, Michelle and
Chase. Not pictured is Gail Tubb Ratliff, Davids father. Together
they own Cherry Creek Farms and are being recognized for the
efforts to conserve grassland.
Weed scientists seek input on herbicide-resistant grasses
MANHATTAN K-State weed
scientists would like some
help from producers, extension agents, crop consultants,
agronomists, and others in documenting the distribution of
two herbicide-resistant grassy
weeds.
We are interested in
knowing where there are populations of shattercane and
Johnsongrass that producers
or others had problems controlling in past years with ALSinhibitor herbicides, such as
Accent or Beacon in corn, or
Pursuit in soybean, said Anita
Dille, K-State Research and
Extension weed scientist.
The scientists would like to
target problem sites to determine if the resistance still
exists today. They would also
like to track the possible spread
of the ALS-resistance gene to
populations of shattercane or
Johnsongrass once the new
Inzen Z grain sorghum hybrids
are available.
If you recall having a
population of shattercane or
Johnsongrass that was difficult
to control with ALS-inhibitor
herbicides in the 1990s, or is
difficult to control today with
these herbicides, please contact
your county or district agricultural extension agent with the
location of these populations.
The agents will then report
to us and we will come gather seeds for testing. Even if
the problem occurred several
years ago, some plants from
these populations may still
exist on the perimeter of what
was a problem field, said Eric
VanLoenen, agronomy graduate student from Hill City, who
is working with Dille on the
project.
Growers using Inzen Z sorghum will be required to implement stewardship practices.
that, and were still practicing
that today.
The farm is a family affair,
and not just for father and son.
David Ratliffs wife, Michelle,
handles bookkeeping for the
farm. Their five children also
are very active in farm activities.
In recognition of agricultural techniques that
preserve our future, we congratulate this
years Conservation Winners!
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or Curtis Thompson, extension
weed management specialist at
cthompso@ksu.edu.
Documenting the distribution
of ALS-resistant wild sorghum
species before and after the
release of Inzen Z sorghum will
help determine the success of
the stewardship program.
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Notice to increase tax
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, February 3, 2015)
CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 23
A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE
CITY OF GARNETT, KANSAS FROM K.S.A.
12-1692, K.S.A. 12-1693, K.S.A. 12-1695,
K.S.A. 12-1696, K.S.A. 12-1697 AND K.S.A.
12-16, 101, RELATING TO THE PROMOTION
OF TOURISM AND CONVENTIONS
WITHIN THE CITY OF GARNETT, KANSAS
THROUGH A TAX LEVY COMMONLY
CALLED A TRANSIENT GUEST TAX; AND
PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT;
REPEALING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 22.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING
BODY OF THE CITY OF GARNETT, KANSAS:
SECTION 1: The City of Garnett, Kansas,
by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section
5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas,
hereby elects to exempt itself from the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1692, K.S.A. 12-1693, K.S.A.
12-1695, K.S.A. 12-1696, K.S.A. 12-1697 and
K.S.A. 12-16, 101, parts of an enactment which
do not apply uniformly to all cities.
SECTION 2: The following is hereby substituted for the provisions of K.S.A> 12-1692:
As used in this Charter Ordinance, the
following words and phrases shall have the
meanings respectively ascribed to them:
Person means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture or other association of persons;
Hotel, motel or tourist court means any
structure or building which contains rooms furnished for the purposes of providing lodging,
which may or may not also provide meals,
entertainment or various other personal services
to transient guests, and which is kept, used,
maintained, advertised or held out to the public
as a place where sleeping accommodations are
sought for pay or compensation by transient
or permanent guests having more than two
bedrooms furnished for the accommodation of
such guests, but does not include an apartment
or house;
Transient guest means a person who
occupies a room in a hotel, motel or tourist court
for any period of time, but shall not include a
person who occupies an apartment or house;
Business means any person engaged in
the business of renting, leasing or letting living
quarters, sleeping accommodation, rooms or a
part thereof in connection with any motel hotel
or tourist court;
Convention and tourist promotion means:
Activities to attract visitors into the community
through marketing efforts, including advertising,
directed to pleasure travelers and others whose
presence in the community is likely to increase
local business activity or which encourage
increased lodging facility occupancy.
Accommodations broker means any
business which maintains an inventory of two or
more rooms in one or more locations which are
offered for pay to a person or persons.
SECTION 3: The following is hereby substituted for the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1693.
In order to provide revenues to promote
tourism and conventions, the Governing Body
of the City of Garnett, Kansas does hereby levy
a Transient Guest Tax at the rate of six percent
(6%) upon the gross receipts derived from or
paid by transient gusts for sleeping accommodations in any hotel, motel, or tourist court within
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MOBILE HOMES
FOR RENT
MOBILE HOMES
FOR RENT
said City.
Any Transient Guest Tax levied pursuant to
this Charter Ordinance shall be based upon the
gross rental receipts collected by any business.
The taxes levied pursuant to this Charter
Ordinance shall be paid by the consumer or
user to the business, and it shall be the duty
of each and every business to collect from the
consumer or user the full amount on any such
tax or an amount equal, as nearly as possible or
practicable, to the average equivalent thereto.
Each business collecting any of the taxes levied
hereunder shall be responsible for paying over
the same to the State Department of Revenue
in the manner prescribed by the provisions of
K.S.A. 12-1694 or as that section may hereafter by amended, and the State Department
of Revenue shall administer and enforce the
collection of such tax the same as if such were
levied under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1693.
The collection of a Transient Guest Tax
as authorized under this Charter Ordinance
shall commence on the 1st day of the calendar
quarter next following the 30th day after the
receipt by the Kansas Department of Revenue
of a certified copy of this Charter Ordinance.
SECTION 4: The following is hereby substituted for the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1695 and
K.S.A. 12-16,101:
The City of Garnett, Kansas shall be and
is authorized to expend the funds raised by the
levy of any tax under the authority of this Charter
Ordinance on such programs and projects as
reasonably may be expected to promote tourism
or conventions benefitting the City of Garnett,
Kansas. The City Manager is hereby authorized
on behalf of the Governing Body to make such
expenditures directly or contract for convention
and tourism programs to be implemented.
SECTION 5: If any part of this Charter
Ordinance shall be declared void by a court of
competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions
thereof not declared void shall remain in full
force and effect, it being the declared intention
of the Governing Body that such as remains and
are not void would have been adopted as and
for the text of this ordinance.
SECTION 6: This Charter Ordinance shall
be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in an official newspaper of the City of
Garnett, Kansas.
SECTION 7: This Charter Ordinance shall
take effect sixty-one (61) days after final publication, unless a sufficient petition for a referendum
is filed requiring a referendum to be held on this
Ordinance as provided in Article 12, Section 5 of
the Constitution of the State of Kansas, in which
case this Charter Ordinance shall become effective only if approved by a majority of the electors
voting thereon.
SECTION 8: Charter Ordinance #22 of the
City of Garnett, Kansas, is hereby repealed;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, this repealer shall
not take effect until the 1st day of the calendar
quarter next following the 30th day after the
receipt by the Kansas Department of Revenue
of a certified copy of this Charter Ordinance.
PASSED by the Governing Body of the City
of Garnett, Kansas, not less than two-thirds (2/3
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on this 27th day of January, 2015.
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