Anderson County Review — January 12, 2021

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Mothers car sitting still
when hit from behind,
investigators say
Data recorder in vehicle
logged highway-speed rear
impact first, then side crash
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
PARKER A data recorder on the 2014
Nissan Versa driven by 70 year-old
Charlotte Grimes when she was killed in
a traffic crash December 15 near Parker
suggests her vehicle was sitting still and
idling when it was hit from behind by
a pickup traveling at a high rate speed,
and hit again in the side after it came to
rest from the first impact.
Grimes son, 42 year-old James Rocky
Allen of Parker, is presently charged in
Linn County with second degree murder
in connection with the incident.
The information comes from a probable cause affidavit filed by investigators
for Allens arrest which was obtained by
The Anderson County Review.
In the document, Special Agent for
the Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Robert Beabout details the evidence discovered by KBI and the Kansas Highway
Patrol regarding both vehicles involved,
as well as interviews with Allen after he
returned to the scene in a different vehicle and was transported to a hospital for
treatment of a minor head injury. Allen
was also interviewed after he was being
held at the Bourbon County Jail.
A preliminary hearing in the case
is set for January 19 at 3 p.m. in Linn
County.
Beabout said in the affidavit KHP
investigators quickly determined at the
scene that Allens 1989 Chevolet pickup
had purposefully struck Grimes vehicle, and that Allen admitted to a Linn
County Sheriffs Deputy he had been
driving the pickup in the crash.
The investigation narrative says evidence suggests Allen did a three point
turnaround in Keitel Road and struck a
fence post in the process, then accelerated targeting the rear of his mothers
stopped vehicle. Grimes car then left
the road and travelled through a fence
on the west side of
Keitel Road. The affidavit says Allen then
drove into the field
and broadsided the
Versa on its passenger
side. After the second
impact, the report says
Allen fled the scene,
and returned later in a
Allen
pickup pulling a cattle
trailer. Witnesses said
Allen was wearing no shoes when he
stepped out of the vehicle.
After being taken to the hospital for
treatment of his injury, the report says
Allen removed an IV from his arm and
attempted to escape the facility but was
stopped by hospital staff. He was later
released to KBI agents who took him
into custody and transported him to the
Bourbon County Jail.
I had a lot done before you (law
enforcement) got there (to the crash
scene), the report quotes Allen as saying during an interview December 16 at
the jail with Beabout and KBI Special
Agent Jeff Stokes. Thats why you are
having a hard time figuring out, I was
covering my tracks. The affidavit says
the officers ended the interview after
Allen began acting in a bizarre fashion.
At a follow up interview December
18, the report says Allen at first told
officers he did not remember being in an
accident, but later admitted to the incident and said he left the scene because
he didnt have his cell phone, and he
returned after retrieving it to find other
motorists had stopped at the scene.
Information from the Versas onboard
computer was analyzed by KHP officers
on December 18. Officers logged
SEE PROBE ON PAGE 6A
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 1-12-220 / DANE HICKS
The driver and a passenger escaped serious injury Monday morning when their vehicle left the roadway on U.S.
169 near mile marker 100 north of Garnett, plunged through a fence and into a nearby pond. No other information
was available as of press time Monday.
Trump haters, fans agree on capitol chaos
WASHINGTON, D.C. Both Trump
supporters and haters following
local social media last week agreed
the members of a Trump rally who
breached the U.S. House and Senate
chambers Wednesday to disrupt the
official counting of electoral votes
should be prosecuted and punished
an incident which ended the lives
of five individuals involved in the
fracas.
The events came as congressmen
and senators prepared to finalize
the vote which gave Democrat Joe
Biden a narrow victory in the U.S.
Presidential race last November.
Trump pursued a number of legal
avenues to prove voter fraud in
several states which he said tipped
the win to Biden, but both state and
federal courts refused to hear arguments in any of the cases.
The Jan. 6 Save America
March featured a speech by Trump
at the Ellipse near the White House
in which he urged protesters to
march on the capitol, castigated
Vice President Mike Pence for not
acting in his official capacity in
Trumps behalf, but told protesters to be respectful of senators
and congressmen. The resulting
march ended in some of the protestors gaining access to the capitol
as senators and congressmen were
evacuated, and resulting damage to
property, theft and vandalism. One
protester was shot, apparently by
capitol police, three others suffered
fatal injuries or stress complications, and a capitol policeman later
collapsed and died apparently from
injuries he sustained in a fight with
protestors.
Kansas Republican officials
SEE CHAOS ON PAGE 5A
KDHE denies
info request on
Covid deaths
Unknown contributing factors
make it hard to define whether
Covid was cause of death
BY DAVE TRABERT
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 1-12-220 / BILLY CUCCIO, Conway (NH) Daily Sun
Vaccine here, now gone
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 1-12-220 / SUBMITTED
Newly elected Anderson County officials were sworn in on Monday at the county courthouse.
From left, county clerk Julie Wettstein, register of deeds Sandra Baugher, 3rd Distirct commissioner Dave Pracht, county attorney Elizabeth Oliver and 2nd District commissioner Spike
Mersman.
IOLA Regional health officials say theyve received
30 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, but those shots have
already been administered to health care and public
health workers in the area.
SEK Multi-County Health Department director
Rebecca Johnson said last week general availability
of the vaccine would take more time, and that initial
doses were distributed according to KDHE directives.
When we have it available to the public and have
been instructed by KDHE to administer it to the
public, I will let you know so you can run something
for us that has what vaccine it is, who is eligible and
information on how to receive the vaccine, Johnson
told area media.
The news comes as KDHE and Governor Laura
have faced heavy criticism for the states plan and
execution of vaccine distribution.
A KDHE chart showed teachers, first responders
and other high risk individuals were next on the distribution list, set for later this winter.
THE SENTINEL
TOPEKA The Kansas Department of
Health and Environment last week rejected a
Kansas Open Records Act request submitted
by the Kansas Policy Institute, which owns
the Sentinel, for death certification information on all deaths attributed to COVID.
KPI requested death certificate information listing the cause of death and all
contributing factors for all deaths attributed
to COVID-19, with all personally identifiable
information removed.
The written response from KDHE said,
KDHE respectfully declines to fill your
request pursuant to K.S.A. 65-2422d, which
prohibits the disclosure of vital records
except as authorized in the uniform vital
statistics act. Moreover, even if the uniform
vital statistics act authorized the release
of the information you are seeking, KDHE
believes gathering all the information you
are seeking would be an unreasonable burden on KDHE during the ongoing global
pandemic.
Improper Attribution
Death certificate inspections performed in
Washington and Minnesota found hundreds
of deaths that were improperly attributed to
COVID.
KPI was seeking the information because
it has become clear in some states that
deaths from other causes are being attributed to COVID if the decedent happened to
have the virus when they died.
SEE CAUSE ON PAGE 5A
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, January 12, 2021
RECORD
NEWS IN
BRIEF
BINGO AT VFW
Bingo at American Legion Post
48 in Garnett will be held every
Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
VFW BREAKFAST
VFW Post 6397 will have breakfast Sunday, January 17 from
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Biscuits and
gravy, Belgian waffles, bacon,
sausage & eggs will be served.
MODEL T CLUB TO MEET
The East Central Kansas Model
T Ford Club, the ECKTS, will
meet at 6:30 p.m., Thursday,
January 14th, 2021 in the
Conference Room at the
Burlington Library located on
Hwy 75. Members are asked
to bring a side dish to share
before the meeting. The ECKTS
is a family organization and
a chapter of the not-for-profit,
National Model T Ford Club of
America. Owning a Model T is
not a requirement for membership. All meetings are open to
the public, please feel free to
visit. For more information call
Bud Redding 785-733-2124.
SUICIDE AWARENESS
GROUP MEETINGS SET
SAM – Suicide Awareness
Members, a division of SASSMoKan – meets on the first
Tuesday of the month from
6:30-7:30 at the First Christian
Church Annex, 200 S. Walnut,
in Garnett. The facilitator is
Lu Ann Nichols, who may
be reached at lu.ann.nichols.1956@gmail.com.
ANDERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
JANUARY 4, 2021
Chairman Jerry Howarter called the
meeting of the Anderson County
Commission to order at 9:00 AM on
January 4, 2021 at the Anderson
County
Commission
Room.
Attendance: Jerry Howarter, Present:
David Pracht, Present: Leslie McGhee,
Present. The pledge of allegiance was
recited. Minutes from the previous
meeting were approved as presented.
Road & Bridge
Lester Welsh, Road & Bridge
Supervisor, met with the commission.
He gave an update on the traffic
counter that was placed within in the
county. Fuel bids will be presented the
following week. He presented 2 road
permits for RWD #5 at 14070 SW
Colorado Rd and 14730 SE Norton
Rd to put a 2-inch water line at each
location. Commissioner Howarter
signed the permits. Lester received
information from Wichita Kenworth,
Inc and Midwest USA Collision Center
(Kansas City, Mo) on repair costs for
the dump truck that was wrecked.
KCAMP has the information and will
be moving forward with the claim.
Emergency Paid Sick Leave
Program
Discussion was held on extending the
Family First Coronavirus Relief Act
which gives employees 80 hours of
paid leave who qualify due to COVID19. The Act expired December 31,
2020. Commissioner Pracht moved
and Commissioner McGhee seconded to approve the Anderson County
Emergency Paid Sick Leave Program.
All voted yes.
Abatements, Escapes, Adds
Abatements B21-144 through B21168, Escapes E20-112, and Adds A21106 through A21-108 were approved
as presented.
Meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM due to
no further business.
LAND TRANSFERS
Angela S Thacker, Angela Betts
F/K/A and James F M Thacker to
Justin Metcalfe and Crystal Metcalfe:
W2 nw4 se4 29-20-20 excepting the
rights of state hwy commission and
the Missouri Pacific Railroad & less
that part of w2 nw4 se4 29-20-20 lying
north of Union Pacific Railroad r/w.
Fred J Setter to Joshua Register
and Shamus Tilton: Lot 4 & north 35
lot 3 blk 25 City of Greeley; original
plat thereof; which is the same as
lots 15, 16 & north 35 lot 14 blk 25 of
subdivision plat of City of Greeley.
Christopher W Howey to Richard
B Ohmes and Casie Pearson: Com
at interseciton of west section line
of nw4 2-20-19, and Pottawatomie
Creek; follow center of creek southeast and east to pt 1775 east of west
section line, thence south 1100 feet,
thence east 160 feet, thence osuth
175 feet, thence west 355 feet, thence
north 275 feet, thence west 1580 feet,
thence north 1630 feet to pob.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL ROSTER
Jacob Joeckel was booked into jail
on April 23, 2020.
Maxwell Williams was booked into
jail on August 3, 2020.
Nicholas Lunsford was booked into
jail on September 6, 2020.
Nicholas Robinson was booked into
jail on September 16, 2020.
Jacob Gredanus was booked into
jail on September 22, 2020.
Melody Washam was booked into
jail on September 26, 2020.
Kevin Frazier was booked into jail
on September 27, 2020.
Chadley Mueller was booked into
jail on September 30, 2020.
Patrick Simmons was booked into
jail on October 7, 2020.
Jacob Lubas was booked into jail
on October 18, 2020.
Tommy Jackson was booked into
jail on October 22, 2020..
Phillip Proctor was booked into jail
on November 3, 2020.
Rebecca Anderson was booked
into jail on November 20, 2020.
Jason Smith was booked into jail on
December 8, 2020.
Garry Markley was booked into jail
on December 8, 2020.
Barry Weber was booked into jail on
December 15, 2020.
Anthony Tomblin was booked into
jail on December 16, 2020.
Andrew Bettinger was booked into
jail on December 23, 2020.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL
FARM-INS ROSTER
Justin Jackson was booked into jail
on November 12, 2019.
Jason Long was booked into jail on
July 8, 2020.
Dylan Parks was booked into jail on
July 25, 2020.
William Cummings was booked into
jail on August 21, 2020.
Christopher Conner was booked
into jail on August 21, 2020.
Egleburt Unterburger was booked
into jail on October 19, 2020.
Melissa Waite was booked into jail
on October 30, 2020.
Cynthia Fortin was booked into jail
on October 30, 2020.
Joel Duncan was booked into jail on
November 2, 2020.
Pleasant Courter was booked into
jail on November 17, 2020.
Unified School District No. 365
Board of Education
Regular meeting held: Thursday,
January 7, 2021, 7:00 p.m., Greeley
Elementary School.
Members present: Gaylene Comfort
(President, presiding), Brian Schafer,
Gary Teel, Michael Richards ,Gina
Witherspoon, and Nicci Denny. Sonya
Martin was absent.
Staff present: Donald Blome
(Superintendent), Paula Wallace
(Clerk), Debbie Alford (PrincipalGRE/WES), Lori Rockers (SecretaryGreeley).
Others present: None
Call to order: 7:00 p.m. by Comfort.
Recognitions:
Public Communications: Mr. Blome
passed around thank you notes from
staff.
Ordering and approval of agenda:
Motion to approve the agenda with the
addition of 7.3 Resolution 20-21-17.
Witherspoon, Schafer passed 6-0.
Reports & Communications:
Winter Activities Report
Budget Summary
Consent Agenda: Motion to
approve the consent agenda. Teel,
Witherspoon, passed 6-0.
Approved minutes of December 3,
2020 regular meeting.
Approved
claims
totaling
$789,682.29.
Approved monthly treasurers report.
Approved school activity fund statements.
Approved credit card statements.
Budget transfers.
Action Item
Motion to accept the gift of
$25,292.57 from the Throckmorton
Riser Foundation to be used for video
equipment and musical instruments.
Teel, Denny, passed 6-0.
Motion to approve changes to
the Board Policies as presented.
Witherspoon, Schafer, passed 6-0.
Discussion Items:
Review Reduction in Force Policy
Motion to approve the agreement
with Hollis Miller Architect, Inc. to
design, supporting bidding and monitor the storefront project, driveway
replacement, kitchen work, and potential FACS room remodel at Anderson
SEE USD 365 ON PAGE 6A
Where will change
come from?
A good friend of mine gave
me a book called, A Golden
Treasury of Salesian Classics.
The intent and purpose of the
book is to give faith, hope and
inspiration. The end of one of
the poems is as follows:
Here too, I seek forgiveness
For sins both old and new
And find a peace within my heart
That only God can do.
A time for new beginnings,
The day as yet untrod,
Here in the silence of the snow,
When Im alone with God.
When we walk out every
morning we can experience a
new beginning. As I walked
out last Sunday morning I
experienced a new beginning.
Even though I walked to the
same car and drove to the same
church it was a new beginning.
In 2nd Corinthians 5:21 we
read, God made him who knew
no sin to be sin for us, so that in
him we might become the righteousness of God. This new
beginning was made possible
when Jesus was nailed to that
cross, my sins and your sins
whether they be past, present
or future were placed on him.
If you try to come to an intellectual understanding of that
you cant. We must accept this
by faith. We can be sure that
Jesus was raised from the dead.
In Ephesians 1:20 we read God
raised him from the dead and
seated him at his right hand in
the heavenly realms.
Now I have accepted Jesus
Christ as my personal Savior.
Wherever I walked last Sunday
I left tracks in the snow. Is my
life going to be like these tracks
which when they melted left no
sign of ever being there. I cant
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL
BY DAVID BILDERBACK
be a true follower of Christ and
have that happen. Where do
my tracks lead, where do your
tracks lead? If we think about
it that will probably tell us a lot
about ourselves. As a nation it
has been a long time since we
have seen our future look as
bleak as it does now. America
seems intent on crumbling
under the weight of its own
internal strife.
So what is the path forward
to get us right with God again?
Ill not lay the blame anywhere
but on the people of this country each one of us. I will point
everyone to look where your
tracks are leading every day.
You cant change a man unless
you change his heart. Each
one of us must look inside at
our own heart. Do you have a
peace in your heart that only
God can provide? If not maybe
you need to change retrace
your tracks.
Ministry on the Holiness
of God.
Author of the book,
On the Other Side of the Door
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Religious Services Directory
BECKMAN MOTORS
North Hwy. 59 in Garnett, KS (785) 448-5441
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday Fellowship Time 9:30am
Sunday Service 10:30am
Wednesday 7pm
East 6th & Hwy 169, Garnett, KS
Pastor – Joshua Ford (785) 304-6581
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Garnett Publishing, Inc
112 W. Sixth Ave., Garnett
(785) 448-3121
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Sunday Connect Groups 9 am
Sunday Worship Service 10:00am
Sunday Kids Service 10 am
Online Service 10am
Wednesday Bible Study 7pm
258 W. Park Road, Garnett, Ks.
(785) 448-3208
Senior Pastor – Jonathan Hall
Childrens Pastor -Sarah Pridey
Jordan Dages – Teen Ministries
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday School 9am
Sunday Worship 10am
Bible Study – Wednesday 7pm
(785) 448-6930
Hwy 31 & Grant, Garnett, KS
KINCAID SELMA UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Worship 9am
Sunday School 10:15 a.m.
709 E. 5th St., Kincaid, KS
Pastor – Bill Nelson
Church Office (620) 439-5773
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ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Worship Service Saturday 5pm
Richmond, KS
Fr. Gerald Williams
(785) 835-6273
NORTHCOTT CHURCH
Sunday Morning Bible Study 9am
Sunday Worship 10am
12425 SW Barton Rd., Colony, KS 66015
(620) 228-9324
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School 9:30am, Morning Svc. 10:30am
Evening Svc. 6pm
Wed. evening prayer time 6:30pm
Transportation – Call before 8:30
(785) 448-5749
417 South Walnut, Garnett, KS
Reverend Redo Purnell, Sr.
BEACON OF TRUTH
Sunday Worship Service 10:00am
Hwy 59 & Allen Rd., Richmond, KS
(785) 229-5172
Pastor – Reuben Esh
ST. JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Mass Sunday 8am
Greeley, KS
(785) 448-3846
Pastor Fr. Daniel Stover
COLONY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Cross Training 9:45am
Sunday Worship 10:45am
306 Maple, Colony, KS 66015
(620) 852-3200
Pastor – Chase Riebel
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
www.fccgarnett.org
Early Worship 8am
Sunday School (All Ages) 9:15am
Second Worship Service 10:30am
Childrens Church 10am
Nursery Provided
Second & Walnut, Garnett, KS
(785) 448-3452
Chris Goetz, Pastor
Ryan McDonald, Youth Pastor
COLONY COMMUNITY CHURCH
Sunday Worship 9:30am
Sunday School 10:30am
Risen & Rockin Sunday School Service
10:35am
(620) 852-3237
Colony, KS 66015
Pastor – Steve Bubna
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH KINCAID
Sunday School 9:30am
Church 10:45am, Eve Worship 7pm
Wednesday Bible Study 7pm
3rd & Osage, Kincaid, KS
(620) 439-5311
Pastor – David Hill
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10:30am
Bible Study Wed. 10am
Chancel Choir Sun 9am
(785) 448-6833
2nd & Oak, Garnett, KS
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School (All Ages) 10:00 am
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00am
116 N. Kallock, Richmond, KS
(785) 835-6235
WELDA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday Church School 9:45am
Church Services & Childrens Church
11am
Nursery Available
(785) 448-2358
Welda, KS
Pastor – Bill Nelson
MONT IDA CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
Sunday School 9:30am
Church 10:40am
(785) 448-3947
1300 & Broomall Rd, Welda, KS 66091
Garnett – 7th St, W 7 miles, S 3 miles
Pastor – Vernon Yoder
KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES
Sunday Public Meeting 10am
Sunday Watchtower Study 10:50am
Tuesday Ministry School 7:30pm
Tuesday Service Meeting 8:20pm
Thursday Congregation Book Study 8pm
704 Westgate – Garnett, KS
(785) 448-6755
HOLY ANGELS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Mass: Saturday 5:30pm, Sunday 10am
(785) 448-3846
514 E. 4th, Garnett, KS
Pastor Fr. Daniel Stover
ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday Worship 9am
(785) 835-6273
Scipio, KS
Fr. Gerald Williams
ST. TERESA CATHOLIC CHURCH
Westphalia, KS
Mass: Sunday 8am
Fr. John Samineni
(620) 364-2416
NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School 10am
Sunday Worship 11am, 1:30pm
705 S. Westgate (end of 7th St.)
Garnett, KS
(785) 204-1769
Pastor – Chadd Lemaster
ST. PATRICKS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Emerald (Hwy 31 West of Harris, KS)
Mass: Saturday 4:30pm
Fr. John Samineni
(620) 364-5671
COLONY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Church Services 9:30am
Colony, KS
Parsonage (620) 852-3103
Church Office (620) 852-3106
Pastor – Dorothy Welch
TRUE HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Worship Gathering Sunday 6:30pm
1020 S. Westgate Rd.
Garnett, KS
(785) 409-3595
truehopecommunitychurch@gmail.com
Pastor – Tony Thornton
LIVING WATERS BIBLE TEMPLE
Sunday School 10am
Sunday Service 11am
305 E. 2nd
Garnett, KS
(785) 304-9032
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, January 12, 2021
REMEMBRANCES
PRETZER
MCGHEE
JUNE 7, 1929 – JANUARY 2, 2021
Velma Marie (Martin)
Pretzer entered into the earthly world on June 7, 1929 into
the arms of her parents Wilson
and Nannie
(Brubaker)
Martin. She
departed
to her eternal life on
January 2,
2021.
Her early
years were
Pretzer
spent on a
farm
near
Welda, Kansas where she was
the 4th of 12 children. Soon
after her graduation from
Welda High School, she moved
to Garnett where she met and
married Earl Pretzer in 1949.
To this union six children were
born.
Her primary and most
rewarding career was a homemaker; raising her children
and creating a safe and loving environment. She was a
devout Christian and was a
long time member of the First
Presbyterian Church where
she and her children regularly
attended. She later transferred
to the First Baptist church and
continued to attend Sunday
School and Church services
deepening her faith and belief
in the Word of God.
Later in life, she entered the
workforce and was employed
by the sewing factory and then
the cheese plant. After retirement, she took care of her hus-
MILLER
MAY 25, 1966 – JANUARY 2, 2021
always loved and owned dogs
and had a new found interest in
owning homing pigeons releasing them all over Anderson
County and racing them home.
He loved to try exotic foods and
was always looking for interesting places to eat. He was the
type of man that was always
willing to sit down for a conversation over a cup of coffee
and willing to help anyone out.
He enjoyed music and loved
attending Blues Festivals with
his girls, kicking back with the
musicians.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; foster daughter, Allison Voss; one brother, Kevin Miller; and his best
friend, Mike Kirk.
Ken is survived by his wife,
Michelle Miller, of the home;
three children, Shawn Miller
and wife Jessica of Garnett,
Kansas; Brittany Miller of
Garnett, Kansas; and Danielle
Miller and wife Makayla Quinn
of Iola, Kansas; two grandchildren, Lilly and Adrian Miller;
two brothers, Jake Miller and
wife Billie of Dury, Missouri;
Austin Miller and Karri of
Overland Park, Kansas.
Funeral services were held
on Saturday, January 9, 2021,
at Feuerborn Family Funeral
Service Chapel, Garnett.
Burial followed in the Garnett
Cemetery.
Memorial
contributions
may be The Grandchildren
Graduation Fund.
You may send your condolences to the family at www.
feuerbornfuneral.com.
PATTON
NOVEMBER 23, 1929 – JANUARY 6, 2021
Joseph "Joe" L. Patton, 91,
passed away Wed., Jan. 6, 2021.
Private family service was
held January
11.
Joe was
r e t i r e d
from
the
Bob Foley
Company of
Kansas City,
Kansas. He
continued
Patton
his career
as VP of
Portraits by Karen Patton for
the next 27 years and also loved
volunteering as a Shriner to
transport kids to St. Louis
Shriners Hospital.
Preceded in death by parents, Lynn and Opal Patton,
and brother, George Patton.
Survivors: wife, Karen; daughter, Shelley (Phil) Davis; sisters,
Norma Karlson, Topsy Palmer
and Sara (Lee) Dunning; grandchildren, Heather (Brennon)
Shafer, Kaylee Davis and her
fianc, Jordan Thompson;
great-grandchildren, Jaylynn
Shafer, Riley Shafer and Linnie
Joe Shafer.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established
with Shriners Hospital for
Children, 4400 Clayton Ave.,
St. Louis, MO 63110; First
United Methodist Church,
330 N. Broadway, Wichita, KS
67202 and Rivercross Hospice,
251 S. Whittier St., Wichita,
KS 67207. Downing & Lahey
Mortuary West. Tributes via
www.dlwichita.com
2×2
Reeble
Iola Location:
202 S. State St.
Iola, KS 66749
620-363-5005
Emporia Location:
1 S Commercial St.
Emporia, KS 66801
620-342-5573
Ottawa Location:
233 W 23rd St.
Ottawa, KS 66067
785-229-0684
Gregory Dean McGhee, age
64, of Fort Scott, Kansas, passed
away on Wednesday, December
30, 2020, at the Ascension Via
Christi Hospital in Pittsburg,
Kansas.
Greg was
the first of
two
sons
born
to
Donald Dean
and Patricia
Irene (Crotts)
McGhee. He
was
born
McGhee
on April 10,
1956, in Iola,
Kansas. Greg was a resident
of KNI in Topeka, Kansas for
many years before moving
to Tri-Valley Developmental
Services in Fort Scott, Kansas
where he has resided since
1993. Greg was happy-go lucky,
and his smile will be missed.
He liked pickles and he had an
affinity for buttons.
He was preceded in death by
his father, Don on November 4,
2016 and his brother, Ricky Lee
McGhee on November 13, 1984.
Greg is survived by his
mother of Garnett, Kansas and
many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services
were
January 7, 2021, at the
Feuerborn Family Funeral
Service Chapel in Garnett,
Kansas. Burial followed in
the Logue Cemetery, LeRoy,
Kansas.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Tri Valley
Developmental Services and
left in care of the funeral home.
Condolences may be left for the
family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com
PEDROW
SEPTEMBER 7, 1925 – JANUARY 6, 2021
Mamie Maxine Pedrow, age
95, of Garnett, Kansas, passed
away on Wednesday, January
6, 2021, at Residential Living
Center in Garnett, Kansas.
She was
born
on
September
7, 1925, at
Wynona,
Oklahoma,
the daughter
of
Everett
and Laura
(Tindle) Pitts.
Pedrow
Her
family
moved
to the Lone Elm area, where
she attended grade school at
Waiter and Highland grade
schools, and graduated from
Osawatomie High School with
the Class of 1943.
Mamie was united in marriage to Duane F. Pedrow on
July 18, 1942 at Paola, Kansas.
To this union were born two
sons and one daughter.
She was a seamstress
at Mode ODay for 20 years,
four years at Warners
Manufacturing and worked 5
years at Anderson County
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Ken Miller, age 54, of
Garnett, Kansas, passed away
on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at
his home.
He was born May 25, 1966,
in Olathe, Kansas, the son of
Everett and
Betty (Cook)
Miller. Ken
joined
the
U.S.
Navy
serving from
1985 to 1998,
during Desert
Storm and the
Miller
Cold War.
Ken married Michelle
Rentmeester on October 19, 1990
in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This
union was blessed three children.
Ken was a proud Navy man,
patriot, and an even prouder
family man. He always believed
he was blessed when his children, their spouses, and grandchildren filled the house with
their joking around and laughter. He enjoyed hunting, fishing with friends, and traveling
in his camper with no particular destination in mind. He
loved riding his motorcycle as
a patriot guard with his wife
and friends and took great pleasure when his children started
driving their own. He loved his
MG midget and MGB, from his
brother Jake, which included
working on them, showing them
off and his wife and him chasing each other around town. He
took great pride in preparing
smoked meats and was elated
when a smokehouse outdoor
kitchen became reality. He has
JULY 11, 1916 – JANUARY 2, 2021
APRIL 10, 1956 – DECEMBER 30, 2020
band Earl, until his death in
2003. She enjoyed walking with
friends and volunteering at the
Arc Thrift Store.
Preceding her in death were
her husband Earl Pretzer; her
parents, Wilson and Nannie
Martin; six siblings, Harold
Martin, Frank Martin, Lola
Amend, Edgar Martin, George
Martin and Edna Hazen and
Great-granddaughter, Athena
Shrader.
Survivors are her six children, Willis Pretzer and wife
Vickie of Warsaw, Missouri,
Glen Pretzer and wife Judy
of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Carl
Pretzer of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, Lee Ann Simon and
husband Larry of Galveston,
Texas, Sue Shrader and husband Charlie of Austin, Texas,
and Kevin Pretzer and wife
Tracie of Welda, Kansas; along
with 24 grandchildren and 26
great grandchildren; Also her
brother, Kenneth Martin and
sisters, Ella Thacker, Elsie
Menefee, Marietta Martin, and
Sarah Hartpence; numerous
nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services were
January 8, 2021 at the First
Baptist Church, Garnett, burial followed in the Garnett
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the ARC Thrift Shop
or to the St. Judes Childrens
Research Hospital.
You may send your condolences to the family at www.
feuerbornfuneral.com.
WEDEMAN
3A
Hospital as a file clerk. Mamie
took care of her mother for
nine years.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; her husband, Duane Pedrow Sr. on
December 2, 2007; six brothers,
Francis, Marion, Amos, Dave,
Everett and Carl Pitts; and one
sister, Ida Faye Pitts Lickteig.
Mamie is survived by
one daughter, Mamie Ann
Sommer and husband Jerome
of Greeley, Kansas; two sons,
Duane F. Pedrow, Jr. and wife
Bonnie of Ottawa, Kansas, and
Ronald A. Pedrow and wife
Kay of Garnett, Kansas; 10
grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; and seven great great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday,
January 12, 2021, at Feuerborn
Family Funeral Service
Chapel, Garnett with burial following at the Berea Cemetery,
Richmond, Kansas.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Princeton
Christian Church or to
Residential Living Center.
Evelyn L. Wedeman, age
104, of Parkview Estates in
Garnett, Kansas, passed away
on Saturday, January 2, 2021
in Garnett,
Kansas.
She was
born on July
11, 1916, in
Braddock,
N o r t h
Dakota, the
daughter of
Wedeman
Johon
and
Marie (Popp)
Swanson.
Evelyn was the 7th of 8 children, having 3 brothers and 4
sisters.
In the Fall of 1930, she met a
young man that was following
the Midwest corn harvest at
her sisters farm. Evelyn and
Chester (Chet) Wedeman were
married on November 18, 1931,
in Mound City, South Dakota.
There were married 49 years
before Chets passing in 1981.
They moved to the Lone
Elm, Kansas area in 1937,
and raised 3 daughters. Soon
after, Evelyn went to work at
the Garnett Sewing Factory.
In 1957, they moved to Colony,
Kansas, and she resided in the
same house for 60 years before
moving to Parkview Estates.
In 1947, Evelyn was offered the
job to cook at the Lone Elm
school, and she would continue
there and at Colony/Crest for
the next 38 years to make the
best homemade cinnamon rolls
before retiring at the age of 69.
Evelyn was preceded in
death by her parents, Johon
and Marie Swanson; her husband, Chester Wedeman;
daughters, Zola Kay Summer
and Zona Loy Wiley; and one
grandson, Scott Summer. Her
brothers and sisters and three
sons-in-law also preceded her
in death.
She is survived by her
daughter, Donna Powell of
Colony, Kansas; three granddaughters, Cindy Summer of
Eatonville, Washington; Zena
Summer of Yelm, Washington;
Lori Ann Hoyt and husband
Kent of Burlington, Kansas; five
grandsons, Dennis Hermreck
and wife Vicky of Modesto,
California; Mark Wiley and
wife Sharon of Colony, Kansas;
Mitchell Powell and wife Nancy
of Halstead, Kansas; Wayne
Powell and wife Cindy of
Colony, Kansas; Brian Summer
of Eatonville, Washington; 19
great grandchildren; and 31
great great grandchildren.
Graveside funeral services
will be held at 1:00 PM on
Wednesday, January 13, 2021,
at the Lone Elm Cemetery in
Lone Elm, Kansas. Memorial
contributions may be made to
Crest Education Foundation
and left in care of the funeral
home. Condolences may be left
for the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, January 12, 2021
OPINION
Beyond the Capitol breach: Hypocrisy
One of many noticeable observations after
Wednesdays breach of the U.S. Capitol by
Trump rioters is how the same Democrats who
last summer supported defunding the nations
police departments and turned a blind or worse
yet endorsed the sacking and occupation of
several American cities by Black Lives Matters
protesters have suddenly become stalwart
champions of law enforcement.
It turns out being threatened by an angry
mob and whisked out of your office and into a
guarded safe room is a real Paul on The Road
to Damascus moment for those who just a few
months ago held police in such foul disregard.
We have to wonder what was going through
the head of California Congresswoman Maxine
Waters, who famously called for the public
harassment of Republicans and members of
the Trump Administration when mobs caught
them in public.
Dont they call that karma?
How ironic these revelations came to
congressional Democrats the same week as
Saturdays celebration of National Law
Enforcement Appreciation Day.
Now, amid the near blanket condemnation
across the political spectrum of these acts of
outright insurrection and the widespread support for arrests and prosecutions of the perpetrators, what glows most in the aftermath is
the blatant hypocrisy of Democrats and the Far
Left Establishment.
Democrats who only last summer screamed
for civil liberties and minority rights are now
justifying censorship against conservatives by
Big Tech companies. Twitter in recent days
began systematically deleting followers from
the accounts of conservative writers, celebrities, politicians and pundits, and banned
President Trumps account altogether. Google
banned the app download for Parler, the openframe social media alternative to Twitter and
Facebook, from its distribution system. Apple
threatened Parler that it would follow suit if
the platform didnt moderate conservative
content to fit Apples standards.
Interestingly, Apple has continued to allow
the Twitter apps distribution from Apple Store
even though Twitter has not restricted the
account belonging to the Chinese Communist
Party propaganda arm, nor banned Ayatolla
Khameneis repeated tweets for the destruction
of Israel.
REVIEW COMMENTARY
DANE HICKS, Publisher
Twitter and Facebook of course famously banned President Trump, after the capitol
breach, for fear of his preaching violence and
insurrection, although Twitter allowed Hang
Mike Pence to trend on the platform toward
the end of last week.
Of course, the moves of these leftist tech
giants to censor Trumps following will only
inflame them more. The Internet is, after all,
a big, big place. Even the giants occupy only a
tiny sliver of it. Trump already has hinted hell
start a social media service of his own after he
leaves office, and half the country is likely to
leave Facebook and Twitter and follow him.
CNN nabob media reporter Oliver Darcy
even went so far as to call for censorship of
other television networks not his of course
for carrying conservative viewpoints. He
even suggested restrictions on providers that
carry such programs like AT&T, CenturyLink,
Comcast, and Verizon. This from the network
that spent years pushing the hoax that Trump
colluded with Russia for some reason that was
never really explained. But wait, theres more…
Kamala Harris, who raised millions of dollars
over the summer to pay bail for arrested BLM
rioters who burned and occupied American cities, is calling out the heinous existence of two
systems of justice in the American system
one that allowed white Trump supporters to
storm the capital, and another that tear-gassed
peaceful protesters at BLM riots last summer.
SEE HYPOCRISY ON PAGE 3B
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I thought Id never live to see the day when
America is turned into a communist state. The
list is endless, the worst is infanticide, which on
the debate stage they all said they were in favor
of. I predict it will take no more than three
years for Trumps strong economy to tank.
Move over Venezuela.
Crying Chuck Schumers comment about the
capitol breach being like the attack on Pearl
Harbor just did it for me. The comment uttered
by this hideous buffoon is disrespectful, unfactual and utterly disgusting to all true Americans
and especially those who have families who
served in the military and died for this country.
As rotten as these election results were, I take
some satisfaction at the personal agony Hillary
Clinton must endure for the rest of her days.
Biden and Harris have individually accomplished feats she failed to achieve. Doddering
old Biden finally stumbled and bumbled his
way to the White House, propelled there by
hatred and pandemic; and within a few days,
weeks, or months, Harris will succeed him as
the first woman president. All Hillary will have
is to share what-might-have-been with her loving husband.
Theres a powerful irony at play here. Many
of the arrests in what happened at the capitol
would have been impossible if these people
would have just worn masks.
White woman shot, and society doesnt care
On the night of May 28 of this past year,
rioters were in the process of demolishing the
city of Minneapolis in response to the death
of George Floyd. In the middle of the chaos,
a mob forced their way into the Minneapolis
3rd Precinct. Police officers quickly evacuated
the building, driving hastily away in vehicles
or retreating on foot and shielding themselves
from the rocks and fireworks being hurled
in their direction. Reportedly, city council
members had been begging the police chief to
surrender the building to the rioters, for fear
that defending it would only further enrage
them. The politicians got their wish. The
building was abandoned, and then ransacked
and torched.
This one incident one of many similar
incidents in Minneapolis and other major cities across the country singlehandedly puts
to rest any claim that police used more violent
tactics against BLM rioters than they did
against the rioters at Capitol Hill this week. It
is very hard to make such a case when police
quite literally handed their precinct over to
the rioters, and sat back and watched them
burn it to the ground.
Now lets imagine something. What if the
cops had decided to stand and fight, defending their building from the rampaging mob?
And what if they had used lethal force to do
so? And what if, in the ensuing melee, an
unarmed black woman had been shot at near
point blank range and killed as she tried to
climb through a broken window? Surely, there
can be no doubt about the public and political
reaction to such an event. There is no chance
that the BLM and Antifa set, and the media,
GUEST COMMENTARY
MATT WALSH THE DAILY WIRE
and the Democrat Party, would ignore the
womans death, or outright defend the officer on the basis that the black woman didnt
belong there in the first place.
This hypothetical woman lets pretend
her name was, say, Ashli Babbitt would
be memorialized with building-sized murals,
more rioting would be conducted on her
behalf, and athletes like LeBron James would
put her name on his jersey and exhort us to
say her name. The outrage over her death
would be nuclear in proportion, and her name
would be famous in death. A martyr for the
cause. Another canonized saint for social justice. That is how it would have gone with the
hypothetical Ashli Babbitt.
But what about the real Ashli Babbitt?
The real Ashli Babbitt, a white Trump supporter, was killed while participating in the
swarm on the Capitol building on Wednesday.
According to reports, she was unarmed. Video
of the incident shows that she was attempting
to climb through a broken window when an
officer shot her in the neck and killed her.
We have heard quite a lot about the killing of
unarmed civilians, and the harsh treatment of
rioters, and here we have an example of both.
But this Ashli Babbitt has not gotten the sort
of treatment and attention that our hypothetical Ashli Babbitt would have received. Nor
has she gotten the treatment or attention that
non-hypothetical violent armed felons like
Jacob Blake have received after getting shot
by police.
Ashli Babbitt has been largely ignored by
the media and the Left. Most of the scant
attention her death has attracted has been
in the form of what the Left would normally
call victim blaming. Perusing Google this
morning, I could not find a single headline
in any major publication that identified her
as an unarmed woman, which is conspicuous because usually unarmed is the first
thing they tell us in these kinds of situations.
Most of the headlines are like this one from
NBC News: Woman killed in Capitol was
Trump supporter who embraced conspiracy
theories.
The article goes on to detail the sins the
dead woman committed on social media. For
example:
Using the handle CommonAshSense,
Babbitts Twitter account was almost singularly focused on radical conservative topics
and conspiracy theories. Among other fringe
beliefs, she tweeted about pizzagate, a viral
SEE WALSH ON PAGE 6B
Shameful call to Georgia discredits Trump legacy
President Donald Trump has turned a narrow electoral defeat into a bid for infamy.
His goal in the post-election interlude has
been more and more explicitly to overturn
the results of the election. Indeed, a couple of
weeks ago he tweeted simply, #OVERTURN.
We now know, thanks to a recording of his
phone conversation with Georgia Secretary
of State Brad Raffensperger from over the
weekend, how far hes gone to pressure state
officials to join him in this reprehensible goal.
His hour-long lobbying of Raffensperger to
declare him the winner in the state is among
the worst things an American president has
ever been caught saying on the record.
There is now no doubt that Trump lost
Georgia. Both machine and hand recounts
have confirmed a Biden victory of fewer than
12,000 votes. Trump has been agitating for
a signature audit, and state officials examined a statistically significant sample of 15,000
absentee ballot envelopes in Cobb County.
They found 10 mismatched signatures, but
the voters in question all vouchsafed for the
legitimacy of the ballots when contacted by
investigators.
Georgia has certified its results multiple
times and appointed its electors in time to
meet the safe harbor deadline under federal
law, when they are supposed to be considered
final and conclusive by the federal government.
Yet, here comes Trump with an LBJ-style
bout of arm-twisting to get Raffensperger to
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
declare all of that a grievous mistake.
The power differential between a president
of the United States and a state secretary of
state is vast — Trump is the most powerful
man on the planet whereas Raffensperger isnt
even the most powerful man in Georgia.
Trump put Raffensperger in the inherently
awkward position of having to tell him no
over and over — snowing him with a variety
of numbers for supposed illegal votes, making
him parry wild accusations, mocking him
and threatening him with vague legal repercussions and, implicitly, with the end of his
political career.
There is a reason that Raffensperger didnt
take any of the reported prior 18 attempted
calls from the White House.
Still, to his great credit, he did indeed tell
Trump no politely and firmly. Of the two
elected officials on the call, only one was calm,
reasonable and cogent — and it wasnt the president.
Trump was repetitive and ill-informed. He
had no idea what charges had been debunked
weeks ago. He didnt, or couldnt, distinguish
between true and false information. He was
fuzzy on the details of his own legal case.
He retailed conspiracy theories about ballots being burned and voting machines being
removed that would be embarrassing if your
uncle shared them on Facebook.
The only thing that mattered to him was
getting Raffensperger to pronounce him the
winner — legal process and facts be damned.
The problem with Trump has always been
his highly personal view of the presidency,
wherein institutions, constitutional principles
and sheer propriety take a backseat to the felt
needs of his ego.
At times in his presidency, this failing has
been made to serve worthy ends, e.g., stoking
economic growth and confirming record numbers of conservative judges as bragging points.
Since the election, though, this tendency has
been particularly stark and unredeemed. His
personal inability to accept the sting of defeat
has led him, shamefully, to wage war on a
legitimate election.
If he were to somehow succeed in his goal
SEE LOWRY ON PAGE 6A
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Contact your elected leaders:
President Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1111
@realDonaldTrump
Governor Laura Kelly
300 SW 10th Ave #241s,
Topeka, KS 66612
(202) 224-6521
email form:
www.governor.kansas.gov
Senator Pat Roberts
302 Hart Senate O.B.,
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-4774,
pat_roberts@roberts.senate.gov
Senator Jerry Moran
2202 Rayburn House Office
Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-6521
2nd Dist. Congressman
Steve Watkins
1205 Longworth House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C., 20515
(202) 225-6601
12 Dist. Sen. Caryn Tyson
300 SW 10th St. Rm 236-E
Topeka, Ks. 66612 (785) 296-6838
P.O. Box 191 Parker, Ks. 66072
(913) 898-2366
caryn.tyson@senate.ks.gov
5th Dist. Rep. Mark Samsel
300 SW 10th St. Rm 168-W
Topeka, Ks. 66612
(785) 296-6287
Mark.Samsel@house.ks.gov
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HISTORY
Cherished tie made on the east coast In honor of MLK Jr. Day – tidbits of his life
DIGGING UP THE PAST
Henry Roeckers
Call (785) 504-4722 for
local archeology information.
Im almost certain that
none of you know or recognize this lady (pictured to
the right). Perhaps you havent even heard of her. She
is Master Silversmith Julia
Casuse Gagnon. Julia is of the
Folding Arms People, born for
the Sleeping Rock Clan.
She grew up in Coyote
Canyon, New Mexico and the
youngest of 12 siblings.
After graduating high
school, she received her first
introduction to silver smithing.
After
graduating
college from Brigham Young
University, she traveled back
east to the beautiful state of
Maine.
Julia met Rodney Gagnon,
married him and they had
three daughters.
She made and sold her beautiful jewelry to tourists visiting the Oceanside where she
lived on Bailey Island, Maine.
Our oldest daughter Darla
Johnson, her husband David
and one of their daughters
and family also live on Bailey
Island.
Now, almost 40 years later
from making her very first
ring, she continues to create
one-of-a-kind pieces of beautiful jewelry.
Im very proud to have this
(pictured far left) beautiful
Western Bolo tie created and
made by Julia Casuse Gagnon.
Respectfully submitted by:
Henry Roeckers 4Jan2021
Martin Luther King, Jr. was
a social activist and Baptist
minister who played a key role
in the American civil rights
movement from the mid1950s until his assassination
in 1968. King sought equality
and human rights for African
Americans, the economically
disadvantaged and all victims
of injustice through peaceful
protest. He was the driving
force behind watershed events
such as the Montgomery Bus
Boycott and the 1963 March
on Washington, which helped
bring about such landmark
legislation as the Civil Rights
Act and the Voting Rights
Act. King was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and
is remembered each year on
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a
U.S. federal holiday since 1986.
When Was Martin Luther
King Born?
Martin Luther King, Jr. was
born on January 15, 1929, in
Atlanta, Georgia, the second
child of Martin Luther King Sr.,
a pastor, and Alberta Williams
King, a former schoolteacher.
Along with his older sister
Christine and younger brother Alfred Daniel Williams, he
grew up in the citys Sweet
Auburn neighborhood, then
home to some of the most prominent and prosperous African
Americans in the country.
A gifted student, King
attended segregated public
schools and at the age of 15
was admitted to Morehouse
College, the alma mater of both
his father and maternal grandfather, where he studied medicine and law.
Although he had not intended to follow in his fathers footsteps by joining the ministry,
he changed his mind under the
mentorship of Morehouses
president, Dr. Benjamin
Mays, an influential theologian and outspoken advocate
for racial equality. After graduating in 1948, King entered
Crozer Theological Seminary
in Pennsylvania, where he
earned a Bachelor of Divinity
degree, won a prestigious fellowship and was elected president of his predominantly
white senior class.
King then enrolled in a
graduate program at Boston
University, completing his
coursework in 1953 and earning a doctorate in systematic
theology two years later. While
in Boston he met Coretta Scott,
a young singer from Alabama
who was studying at the New
England Conservatory of
Music. The couple wed in 1953
and settled in Montgomery,
Alabama, where King became
pastor of the Dexter Avenue
Baptist Church.
The Kings had four children:
Yolanda Denise King, Martin
Luther King III, Dexter Scott
King and Bernice Albertine
King.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The King family had been
living in Montgomery for less
than a year when the highly
segregated city became the epicenter of the burgeoning struggle for civil rights in America,
galvanized by the landmark
Brown v. Board of Education
decision of 1954.
On December 1, 1955,
Rosa Parks, secretary of
the local chapter of the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP), refused to
give up her seat to a white
passenger on a Montgomery
bus and was arrested. Activists
coordinated a bus boycott that
would continue for 381 days.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
placed a severe economic strain
on the public transit system
and downtown business owners. They chose Martin Luther
King, Jr. as the protests leader
and official spokesman.
By the time the Supreme
Court ruled segregated seating on public buses unconstitutional in November 1956,
Kingheavily
influenced
by Mahatma Gandhi and the
activist Bayard Rustinhad
entered the national spotlight
as an inspirational proponent
of organized, nonviolent resistance.
King had also become a target for white supremacists,
who firebombed his family
home that January.
On September 20, 1958,
Izola Ware Curry walked into
a Harlem department store
where King was signing books
and asked, Are you Martin
Luther King? When he replied
yes, she stabbed him in
the chest with a knife. King
survived, and the attempted
assassination only reinforced
his dedication to nonviolence:
The experience of these last
few days has deepened my
faith in the relevance of the
spirit of nonviolence, if necessary social change is peacefully to take place.
Southern Christian
Leadership Conference
Emboldened by the success of the Montgomery Bus
Boycott, in 1957 he and other
civil rights activistsmost of
them fellow ministersfounded the Southern Christian
Leadership
Conference
(SCLC), a group committed
to achieving full equality for
African Americans through
nonviolent protest.
The SCLC motto was Not
one hair of one head of one person should be harmed. King
would remain at the helm of
this influential organization
until his death.
In his role as SCLC president, Martin Luther King, Jr.
traveled across the country
and around the world, giving
lectures on nonviolent protest and civil rights as well as
meeting with religious figures,
activists and political leaders.
During a month-long trip to
India in 1959, he had the opportunity to meet family members and followers of Gandhi,
the man he described in his
autobiography as the guiding
light of our technique of nonviolent social change. King also
authored several books and
articles during this time.
Letter from Birmingham
Jail
In 1960 King and his family
moved to Atlanta, his native
city, where he joined his father
as co-pastor of the Ebenezer
Baptist Church. This new position did not stop King and his
SCLC colleagues from becoming key players in many of the
most significant civil rights
battles of the 1960s.
Their philosophy of nonviolence was put to a particularly severe test during the
Birmingham campaign of 1963.
a 75-year-old-male who died
following a pacemaker infection; and
a 99-year-old female who died
after losing her balance and
falling while trying to retrieve
an item from the top of her
dresser.
Similar results were discovered in the state of Minnesota,
as reported by The Washington
Examiner.
State Rep. Mary Franson
and state Sen. Scott Jensen
released a video last week
revealing that after reviewing
thousands of death certificates
in the state, 40% did not have
COVID-19 as the underlying
cause of death.
I have other examples
where COVID isnt the underlying cause of death, where we
have a fall. Another example is
we have a freshwater drowning. We have dementia. We
have a stroke and multiorgan
failure, Franson said in the
video.
In one case, a person who
was ejected from a car was
counted as a COVID death
because the virus was in his
system.
COVID death certificate
audit needed in Kansas
While not commenting on
KDHEs legal analysis of the
KORA request, KPI President
James Franko said this is
another in a long line of transparency failures by Governor
Kellys administration.
This kind of obfuscation is
exactly why were at historical levels of distrust in government, media, and other institutions. Gov. Kelly and local officials have never really leveled
with Kansans about COVID
weve been condescended
to and told to trust us. Treat
Kansans like adults and give us
complete, timely information.
The Sentinel multiple times
caught the Kelly administration in transparency shortfalls.
They doctored a COVID case
chart to justify mask mandates,
made misleading statements
about COVID deaths, refused
legislative requests for PPE
distribution to nursing homes,
and they have COVID cycle
thresholds set far above recommended levels, to name a few.
Franko says KDHE must
be compelled to produce the
records needed to prove their
numbers are accurate.
Its unconscionable for the
Kelly administration to say
they are too busy to be transparent. There must be an independent audit of KDHE COVID
death reporting.
of conservative Facebook and
Twitter users were abandoning the platforms in favor of
pledged free speech sites like
Parler and Gab. Gab registered as many as 600,000 new
accounts an hour on Sunday
and Monday after Facebook
and Twitter censorship moves
were announced.
I voted for Trump both
times, said Monte Mahan.
But (I) was disappointed in
his speech before the protesters converged on the (capitol)
and feel anyone who entered
the building are criminals,
He said. I feel Trump supporters there were peaceful supporters infiltrated by Antifa
and other people there only to
cause trouble.
Theres no excuse for that
behavior on the streets of
Minneapolis, and theres no
excuse for that behavior in the
U.S. Capitol, said Anderson
County Republican Party
chairman Dane Hicks. Find
them, prosecute them and punish them.
Trump haters felt similarly.
Anyone that supports what
happened is a traitor, said
Tony White. There arent two
sides. There were no infiltrators. No fraud. Stop the lies.
Security personnel fear
more problems at Bidens
upcoming inauguration on
Jan. 20.
CAUSE…
FROM PAGE 1
The Freedom Foundation,
an independent organization
but similar in mission to KPI,
conducted an analysis in the
state of Washington, which
found, 170 death certificates contained no reference
to COVID-19. Another 171 only
reference COVID-19 as a possible contributing factor and
not part of the causal chain of
events leading to death. Dozens
of other death certificates indicated that deaths attributed by
DOH to COVID-19 had only a
questionable or minimal conCirca March 1981 – This Westphalia team won the Jayhawk basketball league finishing 7-0. They are,
nection to the virus.
front row, from left: Kenny Schillig, Dan Poire, Bill Pracht, Tim Young. Back row, from left: Terry Schillig,
Some examples of deaths
Greg Drum, David Poire, Jim Mechnig.
attributed by the Washington
Dept. of Health to COVID-19
that lack any mention of the
virus on the death certificate
include:
a 64-year-old male who died of
acute combined fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and
methadone intoxication;
a 65-year-old male who died
from alcoholic liver disease;
a 69-year-old male suffering
from Parkinsons and vascular
dementia who died from malnutrition/dehydration after
refusing to eat;
a 73-year-old female with
underlying health conditions
who died after declining treatment for an intestinal abscess;
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spoke against the violence
amid the fray on Wednesday.
What we are seeing at the
US Capitol today is no better than the mob violence we
saw in the streets of our cities this summer, the Kansas
Republican Party posted on its
Facebook page. It was wrong
then and it is wrong now.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, January 12, 2021
LOCAL
Lady Bulldogs down Wellsville to open 2021
BY KEVIN GAINES
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT – It was a hard
fought game, but the Anderson
County Lady Bulldogs opened
the new year with a 49-45 victory over Wellsville.
The Bulldogs held a slim
14-13 lead after the first quarter
but Wellsville pulled even at
intermission to knot the score
up at 25 heading into halftime.
It was AC, once again, opening up a slim one point lead
in the third quarter, outpacing
Wellsville 12-11 to head into the
fourth with a slim advantage.
It would be a back and
fourth affair late, but Anderson
County finished the final frame
with a 12-8 advantage to pull off
the victory.
Cali Foltz led the Bulldogs
with 10 points and was the only
Lady Bulldog in double figures.
Box Score
Wellsville 13 12 11 8 – 45
ACHS 14 11 12 12 – 49
Individual Scoring
Wellsville – Overman 3, Clancy
2, Green 7, Pearson 2, Troutman
28, McDaniel 2
ACHS – Foltz 10, Simpson 5,
Foltz 8, Schmit 8, Disbrow 6,
Kueser 4, Jasper 8
AC boys outmanned in lopsided defeat
BY KEVIN GAINES
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT – Following the long
holiday break, the Anderson
County Bulldog boys basketball team struggled all night in
a one-sided defeat to Wellsville,
68-37.
Wellsville controlled the
game from the opening tip,
jumping out to an early 21-10
lead after the first 8 minutes.
Anderson County pulled to
within 10 at halftime with a
slim 13-12 advantage in the second quarter, making the score
33-23 at halftime.
Wellsville would dominate
the second half to the tune of
35-14 to pull away for the easy
win.
Wellsville scored 17 and 18
points in the 3rd and 4th quarters respectively while holding
the Bulldogs to 9 points in the
third and just 5 points in the
fourth.
Box Score
Wellsville 21 12 17 18 – 68
ACHS 10 13 9 5 – 37
Individual Scoring
Wellsville – Kearney 7, T.
Dorsey 23, Harris 2, W. Dorsey
10, ONeil 6, Showalter 8, Smith
4, Reed 4
ACHS – Dilliner 4, Belcher 5,
Katzer 7, Stifter 1, Stifter 4,
Register 7, Kellerman 4, Peine 5
Lady Lancers pick up first win of the season
BY KEVIN GAINES
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
COLONY – The Crest Lady
Lancers kicked off 2021 by picking up their first win of the season, downing Altoona-Midway
40-34.
Crest got off to a quick start,
holding a 10-6 lead after the
first quarter and stretched
their lead to 22-17 heading into
the locker room.
Crest would hold onto their
slim lead throughout the
night as Altoona-Midway just
couldnt put a run together.
Altoona-Midway did knock
off one point of their deficit in
the third quarter to go into the
final period trailing just 30-26,
but the Lady Lancers would
hang on with a 10-8 advantage
in the fourth.
Holloran paced the Lancers
with a season high 28 points.
Box Score
Altoona-Midway 6 11 9 8 – 34
Crest 10 12 8 10 – 40
Individual Scoring
Altoona Midway – Conner 2,
Raymond 6, Lamedloa 4, Martin
2, Statehouse 6
Crest – Beckmon 2, Noah 1,
Holloran 28, Noah 3
Lancer boys down Altoona-Midway
BY KEVIN GAINES
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
COLONY – In the first game
back from holiday break, the
Crest Lancer boys basketball
team was short-handed as
both their head coach, Travis
Hermreck and senior Tyson
Hermreck had to miss the game
due to COVID protocols, but
they still overcame it to win the
game 60-47.
Assistant coach Dakotah
Sporing took over Friday night.
Missing a key senior everybody had to step up to get a win.
Our players did just that, Im
proud of the way we competed, Coach Sporing stated.
Crest struggled early leading after the first quarter just
11-9 and at halftime 29-24.
Following intermission,
Altoona-Midway continued to
battle hard and cut into their
deficit in the third quarter to be
within striking distance heading into the fourth, 40-36.
It would be all Lancers
though late. Crest would control the fourth quarter, talling
20 points in the quarter and
limiting Altoona-Midway to 11
to pull out the victory.
Kobey Miller and Ethan
Prasko led the Lancers with 16
points each.
Box Score
Altoona-Midway 9 15 12 11 – 47
Crest 11 18 11 20 – 60
Individual Scoring
Altoona Midway – Meigs 23,
Ashmore 5, Smith 10, Troutman
7, Tiger 2
Crest – Kobey Miller 16,
Coleman 6, McGhee 2, Prasko
16, Davis 3, Setter 12, Karter
Miller 5
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of overturning the result, he
would subvert American
democracy and irreparably
harm our governing institutions, while stoking a constitutional crisis of a magnitude
weve only experienced rarely
in our history.
And for what? To avoid admitting that he lost.
Trump has gotten nowhere,
except in convincing some
Republican senators and members of Congress to indulge his
insistence he really won. Every
time the president hoped someone with authority over the
election would bend his way,
whether an elected official or
judge, hes found someone like
Raffensperger, dutiful and conscientious enough to say no.
Rich Lowry is editor of the
National Review.
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under KOMA with Superintendent
Blome and that the board will resume
the open meeting in this room at
8:27. Comfort, Denny, passed 6-0.
Don Blome left the meeting at 8:07.
Paula Wallace entered the meeting
at 8:20.
Paula Wallace left the meeting at
8:24.
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bonus. Comfort, Denny, passed 6-0.
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5 reasons its still important
to get your flu shot this year
CALENDAR
Tuesday, January 12
10:00 a.m. – Storytime for Preschoolers
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12:00 p.m. – Rotary International Club
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6:00 p.m. – City Commission Meeting
6:30 p.m. – American Legion Bingo
6:30 p.m. – Golden Prairie Beekeepers
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Wednesday, January 13
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge – Cancelled
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6:00 p.m. – Parks & Recreation Advisory
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1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge – Cancelled
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5:30 p.m. – Garnett Elementary Site
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7:00 p.m. – Colony Lions Club Meeting
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The 3rd and 4th Grade class at the Westphalia School all received certificates for being on the Honor
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High School in 1993 and taught until 2000, is this years recipient
of the 2021 KEMA Teacher of the Year Award. Elise currently is in
her sixth year of teaching at Olathe South High School and has
been in the music field for 27 years now. She also has taught at
Emporia State University as a graduate teacher, Hays High School,
Pioneer Trail Middle School in Olathe and Shawnee Mission South
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(BPT) – As our country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the threat of the pandemic will become more complicated by increasing cases of
the flu, making more people ill
and putting further strain on
the U.S. health care system.
Pediatric epidemiologist
and infectious disease specialist Dr. Emily Godbout
from Children's Hospital of
Richmond at VCU offers five
crucial reasons everyone
should get a flu shot this year.
1. Flu shots help reduce
serious respiratory illness
While some people who get
vaccinated may still contract
influenza, the flu shot typically prevents about 70 of 100 people who receive it from developing a moderate to severe flu
infection. So even though the
vaccine might not completely
prevent the flu, it can help
keep you from getting sick
enough that you have to go to
the hospital.
"Reducing the overall burden of respiratory illnesses is
really important to help protect vulnerable populations at
risk for severe disease," said
Godbout, "And it also helps
lessen the resulting burden
on our health care system,
which is crucial throughout
the COVID-19 pandemic."
Godbout said that while
practices people follow to help
guard against COVID-19, such
as handwashing, social distancing and wearing masks,
will probably help decrease
the spread of influenza, the
flu shot is still the single most
effective way to reduce the
spread of the flu.
2. Flu shots are safe
"The flu shot is very safe
and effective at helping prevent severe disease and hospitalization," Godbout said. "I
know people might have reservations about coming into the
doctor's office, but I can assure
everyone that our providers
are really vigilant about taking appropriate precautions to
make sure everyone is safe."
The doctor also pointed out
that patients will not contract
influenza from the vaccine.
"The virus is inactivated," she
said, "so it can't actually cause
the flu infection after you get
the shot."
Flu shots are recommended
for anyone six months old and
older.
3. Flu shots are
updated every year
"The U.S. flu vaccine is
reviewed every single year
and updated to match circulating flu viruses," said Godbout.
"The flu vaccine can typically
protect against three or four
different viruses. Since the
virus changes from year to
year, immunization or natural infection from the previous
year is not protective."
She also said that our antibody response – what helps us
fight the virus – can decrease
over time, so a yearly dose
will help boost the antibody
response before the start of the
influenza season.
4. Influenza and COVID-19
share some overlapping
symptoms
It's important to know that
some symptoms of COVID-19
and influenza are similar. If
you have symptoms you are
concerned about, it's best to
call your health care provider
right away. You may need to
be tested for both the flu and
COVID-19 to be certain what
is causing you to be sick, so
your doctor can recommend
the best course of treatment.
While having the flu shot
doesn't mean you can't get the
flu, as discussed above, a vaccination will at least lessen
the severity of your symptoms
– giving you and your loved
ones peace of mind.
Reducing the spread of flu
cases overall, by getting vaccinated, will help cut down
on the number of seriously ill
patients that clinics and hospitals need to diagnose and treat,
which will help everyone get
through the winter season
more easily.
5. A flu shot protects you
throughout the season
Now is a good time to get
vaccinated. It takes a couple of
weeks for antibodies to develop in your body, but the vaccination will continue to protect you throughout the worst
months of the flu season.
Godbout said, "We will
continue to offer the flu shot
throughout the fall and winter."
For the latest on flu and
COVID-19, visit vcuhealth.org.
Call to subscribe:
(785) 448-3121
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KDHE offers healthy habits for the new year
TOPEKA As 2021 begins, the
Kansas Department of Health
and Environment (KDHE)
offers 10 healthy habits to
begin or to continue this new
year!
Move more, sit less. Go for
a walk, run, bike ride or try a
new online fitness video this
new year. Incorporating physical activity into your daily
routine can lift your spirits,
make you feel better and provide some helpful structure
to your days. Benefits of regular physical activity include
maintained weight, reduced
symptoms of depression and
anxiety, reduced high blood
pressure and reduced arthritis pain. If you feel limited
because of a chronic condition, consider participating
in a Self-Management class
such as Chronic Disease SelfManagement, Walk With
Ease or the National Diabetes
Prevention Program.
Take a stretch break. If
you are working from home,
spending time watching tv or
on the computer, it is important not to sit in the same place
for too long and take a break
from your screen. Get up and
take a few minutes to stretch
and move around every 30
minutes.
Eat the right foods. Good
nutrition is key to good health.
Everyone needs to get the right
amount of healthy foods, like
fruits and vegetables, lean protein, healthy fats and whole
grains. Just remember fresh
foods are healthier than processed, salty or sugary snacks.
Learn more about how you
can support the health and
prosperity of Kansans by eating locally.
Rethink your drink. Skip
high-sugar fruit juices, soda
pop and alcoholic drinks to
reduce calories and stay safe.
Instead, prioritize drinking
more water. You can even
infuse your water with fruits,
herbs and berries to switch
it up each day. This simple
change can reduce your risk
of weight gain/obesity, type
2 diabetes, heart disease, kidney diseases, non-alcoholic
liver disease, tooth decay and
cavities and gout, a type of
arthritis.
Quit smoking. You are
never too old to quit. Benefits
include: lowered risk for
lung cancer and many other
types of cancer; reduced risk
for heart disease and stroke;
reduced heart disease risk
within 1 to 2 years of quitting; reduced respiratory
symptoms, such as coughing,
wheezing and shortness of
breath and more money you
will save. To get started, call
the Kansas Tobacco Quitline,
1-800-QUIT-NOW for free support. My Life, My Quit is a free
resource available to Kansas
teens to help them quit vaping.
It is your life, and you should
live it your way. Text "Start
My Quit" to 855.891.9989 or call
to talk with a coach who is
ready to listen and cheer you
on. My Life, My Quit website
is always free and confidential, start your quit today.
Get screened for cancer.
Regular screenings may find
breast, cervical, colorectal
(colon) and other cancers
early, when treatment is likely to work best. Talk with your
health care provider to see
which ones you should have.
Women, call Early Detection
Works, 1-877-277-1368 to see
if you qualify for support in
paying for breast and cervical
cancer screenings.
Keep kids healthy and
safe — talk to them about the
dangers of vaping. Children
develop their habits and
behaviors at an early age and
those habits can impact their
life-long health. According to
the National Youth Tobacco
Survey data, e-cigarettes are
the most commonly used
tobacco product among both
high school and middle school
youth. Vaping is putting young
people at risk for developing
lifelong nicotine addictions.
My Life, My Quit is a free
resource available to Kansas
teens to help them quit vaping.
It is your life, and you should
live it your way. Text "Start
My Quit" to 855.891.9989 or call
to talk with a coach who is
ready to listen and cheer you
on. My Life, My Quit website
is always free and confidential, start your quit today.
Get vaccinated. The best
way to prevent common illnesses is to get and stay up-todate on vaccinations. A complete immunization schedule
for children and adults can be
found at http://www.kdheks.
gov/immunize/schedule.htm.
For adolescent females, this
includes getting vaccinated
against HPV cancer.
Prioritize sleep. Make it
your mission to get at least 7
hours of sleep per night. Lack
of sleep can be a risk factor for
many long-lasting (chronic)
diseases and conditions, such
as diabetes, cardiovascular
diseases, obesity and depression.
Maintain mental health.
Mental health is an important part of overall health and
well-being. While everybody
has the blues, feels anxious or
gets stressed at times, if you
cannot shake these feelings, it
is important to get help. Poor
mental health increases the
risk for long-lasting (chronic)
physical conditions like heart
disease, stroke and cancer.
Our resiliency and ability to
overcome adversity is key
in creating and maintaining
healthy habits. Learn more
about the importance of building resiliency within your
community.
4×5 Iola/Allen Co Guide
Flynn Appliance Center
11 N. Jefferson Iola (620) 365-2538
M-Th: 8-5 Fri: 8-4
Large LED Tvs Available
Find us in Names & Numbers
Iola
(620) 365-6908
IN BUSINESS
A directory of Anderson County area businesses ready to serve you!
You saw this.
So will your
customers.
Service Sales Installation Repairs
Garage Doors & Openers
242 E. 5th, Garnett
(785) 248-9800
albrandes@alsdoorcompany.com
Jo Wolken E.A., A.T.A.
IRAs
Mutual Funds
Investments
785-448-3056
www.taxtimetaxserviceinc.com
HELPING YOU PLAN
TODAY FOR TOMORROW
Securities offered through Avantax Investment Services,
Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services
offered through Avantax Advisory Services. Insurance
services offered through an Avantax affiliated insurance
agency, 415 S. Oak Street, Garnett, Ks., 66032.
Advertise here
for just $8/week.
(785) 448-3121
Providing quality
products and
service
Quality
Matters
PERFORMANCE ELECTRIC SOLUTIONS
206 North Oak Ottawa, KS (785) 242-5748
www.performance-electric.com
A complete residential electrical service company
Rural Electrical Service
Transfer Switch & Generator Connection
Bucket Truck
7-Block Certified
LicensedElectricians
Bonded Insured
Free Estimates
QualityServiceFor
Over 20 Years.
ServingAnderson
&FranklinCounties.
(785) 448-5856
110 W. 5th Ave. Garnett
ClosedSunday
Mon.
5 p.m.&-Monday
10 p.m.
Tues.
Thur.
11
a.m.
11p.m.
p.m.
Tues. – Sat. 11 a.m. –11
Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.
DAILY- Lunch
SPECIALS
Daily Specials
Delivery M-F
102 S. Walnut
Ottawa, KS
You saw this.
So will your
customers.
This double-space
is available.
Sparkles
Cleaning & Painting
office cleaning & interior painting
Free estimates
Howard Yoder
Owner-Operator
22468 NW Indiana Rd Welda, Ks
(785) 489-2212
Inspected Facility
(620) 228-2048
Hecks Moving Service
FurnitureAppliancesGarage etc.
(785) 448-6122
429 N. Maple Next to Country Mart
Reliable, Dependable, Consistent
Always There Always Caring
Ashton Heck
(785) 204-0369
E-Statements &
Online Banking
Garnett Colony Hepler
Ottawa Pomona
St. Paul Walnut
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, January 12, 2021
More Living Well Together
free online seminars offered
MANHATTAN, Kan. K-State
Research and Extension is
offering weekly one-hour virtual Living Well Together programs, designed to enhance
Kansans time at home, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic when many are
home more than usual.
Upcoming Living Well
Together programs include:
Jan. 14, 6:45 p.m. Cut the
Clutter & Get Organized
Jan. 21, 6:45 p.m.
Vaccinations: Checking the
Facts Together
Jan. 28, 6:45 p.m. Whos
Taking Care of You?
The programs are free to
all Kansans, but registration
is required. Participants can
choose to register for one or
all as many as they like. Once
registered, a Zoom link will be
sent to the registrants email
address.
Previous sessions Cooking
Roadmap, Bonding Thru Board
Games and Baking Together
were recorded and available to
anyone who registers for any of
the programs.
Upcoming topics will also
cover the Mediterranean eating style, checking your credit,
home organization tips, family mealtime fun and more.
Sessions are planned through
at least late March.
More information is available by contacting Sharolyn
Jackson at sharolyn@ksu.edu
or Cindy Williams, csw@ksu.
edu.
January provides homeowners
an opportunity to start growing
vegetables and flowers indoors
MANHATTAN, Kan. In
case cabin fever has Kansas
gardeners longing for warmer days, theres good news:
January marks an early opportunity to get some vegetables
and flowers started.
January is often a cold and
dreary month for many gardeners, said Ward Upham, a horticulture expert with K-State
Research and Extension. But
planning for and starting vegetables and flower transplants
from seed can make this a
much more interesting time of
year.
Upham outlined the steps
needed to purchase and plant
seeds indoors in a recent issue
of the Horticulture Newsletter,
a weekly publication from
Kansas State University that is
available online and by email.
His
recommendations
include:
Purchase
recommended, quality seed. The varieties recommended for Kansas
are available in a publication
from K-State Research and
Extension. Also, talk to your
neighbors, friends and your
local garden center about what
has worked well for them,
Upham said.
Obtain your seeds from a
reputable source. These may
include garden centers and
seed catalogs. If choosing
seeds from a business that does
not specialize in plants, pay
special attention to the package date to make sure the seed
was packaged for the current
year, Upham said. Though
most seed remains viable for
about three years, germination
decreases as seed ages.
Determine the Date to Seed.
You should know the target
date for transplanting outside, and the number of weeks
needed to grow the transplant
indoors. The Jan. 5 K-State
Horticulture
Newsletter
includes a table to help gardeners understand these timelines.
Sowing seed. Do not use garden soil to germinate seed. It
is too heavy and may contain
disease organisms. Use a media
made especially for seed germination.
Upham said additional tips
include keeping seed moist,
and growing the seeds in
appropriate lighting and temperature conditions. A little
TLC also helps, he said.
Plants react to movement,
Upham said. Brushing over
the plants with your hand stimulates them to become more
stocky and less leggy. Try
20 brushing strokes per day.
However, brushing will not
compensate for a lack of light
or over-crowding.
Move plants outdoors prior
to transplanting so that they
will become hardened to the
sun and wind. Start about two
weeks before transplanting and
gradually expose the plants to
outside conditions, Upham
said. Increase the number of
hours and degree of exposure
over a two-week period.
For more tips, interested
persons can send their gardenand yard-related questions to
Upham at wupham@ksu.edu,
or contact your local K-State
Research and Extension office.
HYPOCRISY…
FROM PAGE 4A
Yes, readers, she really
said that on video last week
despite the fact that a woman
in that capitol mob a white
woman, no less was shot in
the throat and killed by a capitol policeman.
Harris and Joe Biden have
to be given points for dexterity in their post-capitol breach
comments, however. Its no
easy feat to transition from
anger over recent election
impropriety and the suspicion
that the presidential election
was stolen, to the tired mantra
of systemic racism.
The capitol rioters left their
right to petition the government for a redress of their
grievances when they stepped
off those white granite steps
into the building and started
destroying things. They should
be prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law.
Their rejection of the
Socialism soon to be foisted upon them by the Biden
Administration and the suspicion, division and hypocrisy
that has thus far driven their
half of the country, however, is
alive and well. ###
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LOCAL
How to pay your mortgage off faster
(BPT) – Buying a home is a
major life step. Homes are by
nature expensive and most
home buyers cannot afford
to purchase a home outright.
Because of that reality, most
home buyers finance a home
purchase with a mortgage. A
mortgage allows you to spread
the payments for a home
loan across many years. The
result? Mortgages can make
home ownership much more
attainable for the average
home buyer.
Why now is a great time
to buy
Currently, mortgage rates
are at historic lows, meaning that the cost of borrowing funds is lower than it has
been in previous years. If it
fits within your budget, now
is a good time to purchase
a home. In fact, Vanderbilt
Mortgage is offering new
home buyers who chose to
finance their home purchase
with Vanderbilt 60 days with
no payments after their mortgage loan funds. This provides
a new home buyer time to
settle into their new home and
pay for the costs associated
with moving – without having
to immediately account for
their first mortgage payment.
Benefits to paying a mortgage off faster
While mortgages definitely make sense for most home
buyers, there are advantages to paying off a mortgage
before it reaches full term.
Why?
Because paying down your
mortgage early:
Builds equity for resale.
Paying down the principal
balance on a mortgage can
build equity in your home
faster. Equity is defined as
the market value of the home,
minus the amount owed on
the mortgage. For example, if
your home is worth $150,000
and you owe $100,000 on the
mortgage, then you have
$50,000 worth of equity in your
home. This equity can then be
utilized when you sell your
home, for a down payment on
your next home. In addition,
some of the equity could be
used to qualify for a home
equity loan to make home
improvements.
Frees up cash for later.
Another benefit to paying
down your mortgage earlier is reducing the years the
mortgage is active. Paying the
mortgage off earlier will free
up the money that was needed
for a monthly mortgage payment, allowing that money to
be spent on other items – or
saved for retirement or an
emergency fund.
How to pay off your mortgage faster
If you're interested in paying your mortgage off more
quickly, here are two common
strategies you can use:
Extra payments every
month. A more common way
to pay a mortgage down early
is simply to make extra payments to the loan's principal
each month, as frequently
as possible. Whether it's five
dollars or one hundred dollars extra per month, every
additional principal payment
you can make toward paying a mortgage down more
quickly really adds up. To
show you how that would
work, Vanderbilt Mortgage
has developed an early payoff
calculator to show how much
you can save by paying extra
toward the principal each
month.
Annual
Additional
Payments to Principal You can also help pay your
mortgage off faster by making
extra payments to principal
once a year. Whether it be a
tax refund you receive, yearly
bonus or extra savings, this
investment toward paying
your mortgage off sooner can
help save interest cost in the
future.
Go at your own pace
It's important to remember
not to overextend yourself
while you're working to pay a
mortgage down. Create a realistic budget and go at a pace
you can afford, and you will
reap.
Card Of Thanks
The family of Holly Renee
Meliza wish to express our
thanks to everyone involved
in the care of Holly during her
brief health crisis with COVID
and her subsequent passing.
It is difficult to acknowledge
all individuals involved in
her care as there were many;
however we want to mention
the staff at Lakemary Center
in Paola, the COVID units and
MICU at Olathe Med Center,
Terry Solander & staff, the
First Christian Church and
the Feuerborn Family Funeral
Home. Many thanks also to
all our friends who have been
there for us during
this sad hour.
Bob Meliza,
Sharon Stegman
and family.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Saturday, January 16th 10:00 a.m.
30432 SE 1150 Rd. Garnett, KS
(1.5 miles south of Bush City on Texas Rd, turn left 1150 Rd, auction will be on South side of road)
Tractor & Vehicles
1952 Ferguson 30, good rubber
1997 Dodge Ram 1500, 195,135 miles, 5.2L motor, 2 WD,
runs & drives
2007 Ford Focus, 4 dr
Farm & Outdoor Equipment
3- Round bale feeders
Pull type round bale feeder w/ 5000 ATV 12v winch
Small 2 wheel stock trailer
JD Van Brunt 17 hole grain drill
3 pt. 6 ft. Blade
3 pt. Boom/ carry all
Full size pickup bed trailer
IH pull type sickle mower, 7, PTO driven
Countyline 6 3pt disc, like new
3 pt. dirt slip
Numerous cattle & calf feeders
100 gal. Rubbermaid water tank
Cattle panels & gates
Cattle hip clamp
Calf puller
Calf bottles
Rubber feed tubs
Hot shot
Stack of 4×4 treated posts
Several live traps
Several 10 gallon milk cans
Old steel planter wheels
Old hay knife
Fencing supplies
Red Snappr fence chargers, elec.
2-Parmak elec. fence chargers
Sears 10 amp battery charger
Schauer 10 amp battery charger
4.5 angle grinder
Elec. Wire
12 alum. Ext. ladder
Hi-Lift jack
Stabilizer bars, top link, draw bar
Black Jack 2 ton floor jack
Stihl MS 180 chain saw
Misc. tin, various lengths
The Butchers Bible scale, 300 lb. capacity
Lunch Served
Ball hitches
Hand tools of all kinds, hammers, wrenches, sockets,
levels, saws, C clamps, drill bits, punches & chisels,
nail bars, fence pliers, vise grips, tin snips, screw
drivers, pipe wrenches Lots of nails, screws & bolts
Craftsman socket set
Bolt cutters
Chicago 3×21 belt sander
Chicago 3.25 Elec. Planer
B&D jig saw
Railroad iron anvils
Bench grinder on stand
Pancake air compressor, 3 gal.
Wire cages
Log chains, clevis, grease guns, come alongs, gas cans,
jumper cables, air bubble Pitch forks, rakes, shovels, bars,
T-post driver, fence stretcher, hoes
Large wood carpenters box
Some metal cabinets and shelves
Several squirrel cage fans
5 gal. Shop Vac
Household
Kenmore elec. cook stove
Frigidaire chest freezer, small
Whirlpool washer
Sylvania 20 flatscreen TV w/ built in DVD player
Denali window AC unit, 110v
Hamilton Beach microwave oven
Small drop leaf kitchen table & chairsmetal file cabinet
Blonde Art Deco bedroom suite, dresser, chest of drawers,
full size bed
Solid wood bookcase
Elec. Fans & heaters
Some nice cookware
Nice dinnerware set
Silverware
Misc. elec. kitchen appliances
Shoe shine box w/ contents
Misc. household cleaners
Air purifier
Lots of Misc.
Restrooms
Owner: Dennis Eilenstine Estate
Nothing removed from premises until paid for. Cash, check and now accepting credit & debit cards w/ 3% per transaction fee.
Auction Company not responsible for theft, accident or loss.
Statements made day of auction take precedence over printed details Pictures and sale bill on KansasAuctions.net
Sale conducted by Yoder Auctions
Auctioneers: Ben Yoder (785) 448-4419 Jr. Miller (620) 200-3007 James Yoder (620) 228-3458
The Anderson County REviews Creative kids
Advertising Design &
Creative Writing contest
Teaching kids about the world of advertising and the visionary
freedom of original creative writing at 33 years its the longest running contest of its kind in Kansas!
ADVERTISING: Businesses, churches and service organizations sign up to have your advertisement designed by 4th, 5th
and 6th graders in USD 365, Central Heights, Crest, St. Rose
and Central Plains schools based on information you provide.
When the designs are finished, youll then pick from among
multiple design entries the design(s) you want published in
the Reviews annual contest section. Well grade all the ad selections for the very best, and award $25, $15 and $10 to overall winners in each grade.
As an extra bonus, the class which submits the most client designs wins a free pizza party for the entire class.
CREATIVE WRITING: Students submit original writing in the
form of short stories, essays, poems, song lyrics anything
thats original. Our judges will select $25, $15 and $10 winners
in each grade as well as multiple honorable mentions which
will be published along with the ad designs in our special
newspaper section.
Teachers in our participating grades will have details and instructions for students in their classes. Private school or home
school wishing to participate can contact the Review directly
for contest materials.
To reserve your business, church or civic group ad
design, contact the Review ASAP at (785) 448-3121,
or email review@garnett-ks.com
Want a new BOSS?
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Statewide placement available,
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Classied Ads: 10am Friday
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MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
Neosho County Community
College – enroll now for Spring
Semester January 19, 2021.
CNA evening class Chanute
Wed/Thurs 5p-9p Jan. 20-Mar
11; CMA hybrid (predominately
online) Chanute & Ottawa full
spring semester; CNA hybrid
(predominately online) and
EMT Ottawa full spring semester. Payment plan available.
Contact Tracy Rhine trhine@
neosho.edu 620-432-0386. dc15t5
Are you behind $10k or more
on your taxes? Stop wage &
bank levies, liens & audits,
unfiled tax returns, payroll
issues, & resolve tax debt fast.
Call 855-462-2769
Donate your car to charity. Receive maximum value
of write off for your taxes.
Running or not! All conditions
accepted. Free pickup. Call for
details. 844-268-9386
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consultation: 855-382-1221
Medical Billing & Coding
Training.
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Edgecomb Builders
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General Contractor
Custom Homes
Additions
Finishing Trimwork
Remodels
Lonnie Edgecomb (785) 204-1580
Spray Foam Insulation and more
Closed and Open Cell Insulation
2×2
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Batt Insulation
precision foam
Licensed and Insured
Foam Insulation
JD Yutzy
785-448-8727
Call today for all your insulation needs
Quality and customer satisfaction is #1
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A building for your business should be inviting, efficient and easy-to-maintain.
With Morton Buildings, you get that plus style and affordability. From
mini-storage buildings to retail stores and even restaurants, we work with
your ideas and budget to construct a building that fits your business needs.
Eight offices serving Kansas
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registered trademark of Morton Buildings, Inc. All
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SERVICES
Mundell Outdoors, LLC
mundel
Driveway Repair Custom Hauling
Pasture Clearing Excavation
Gradework Gravel Top Soil
(785) 448-8186
Call for a quote.
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SERVICES
Pregnant? Need hlep? Call the
Pregnancy & Family Center
(620) 365-3308 or stop by the
center at 1 S. Jefferson in Iola.
Serving families in Southeast
Kansas.
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American Walnut – buying
standing timber. Must have 25
or more trees. Call (916) 2326781 in St. Joseph for details.
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Card of Thanks
Check out our
Monthly Specials
NOTICES
Alcohol Anonymous meetings. Tuesdays and Thursdays,
7 p.m. 510 S. Oak, Garnett.
(785) 241-0586.
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1×3 dog boarding
Pampering
Doggie daycare
Sutton
Dog grooming
Valley
Open 24/7
by appointment
Call
(785) 521-5858
29167 NE Wilson Road
GREELEY, KS
(OFF 2000 ROAD)
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Happiness
is
Having
Garnett Publishing, Inc.,
design, print and distribute
your direct mail project. Our
turnkey direct mail department can send your sales piece
or other informational mailer
anywhere in the country, and
define your mailing list by age,
income, region or other demographic factors. Call us today
to discuss at (785) 448-3121.
Happiness is… Breakfast at
the VFW! 9am-1pm, Sunday,
Jan. 17. Biscuits and gravy,
Belgian waffles, bacon, sausage and eggs.
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Thank you for the flowers,
cards, phone calls and e-mails
in the death of my brother
Howard Roberts. They were all
greatly appreciated.
Also thanks to
Elder Dave Bilderback for doing
the beautiful service.
Kay & Henry Roeckers
You name it,
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DORTHY FLORY LAND AUCTION
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, January 12, 2021
LOCAL
Adult Reading Program Medicare: 3 ways to advocate for lower costs
2021 to kick off next week
The year 2020 is over, hooray!!! What better way to celebrate than to enjoy some
self-care? Begin by joining our
adult reading program entitled
Sharing and Caring, Time for
You and Time for Others. To
participate all one has to do is
simply read or listen, enjoy our
Adult Take and Makes and win
prizes!
The program will begin
January 18th, and run until
February 26th, 2021. Each week
there will be Adult Take and
Makes available to willing participants, kicking off with a
sampling of teas and a homemade coaster craft. Next, in
honor of Valentines Day, there
will be homemade valentines
to make and share with others.
We will be making a home bird
feeder from a pine cone, so
we as citizens of Garnett can
participate in the global event
known as the Great Backyard
Bird Count from February
12th-15th hosted by Audubon
Society!
Along with Take and Makes
there will also be a Book Bingo
which readers can participate
in. Complete a bingo line and
you will be eligible for an extra
prize.
If you read at least five
books throughout the program
you will be entered into the
drawing for the grand prize!
Turn in the previous weeks
reading by Monday at 3pm to
be entered into our weekly
door prize drawings.
Due to Covid-19 guidelines,
we are allowing adults to read
anything from anywhere. We
do encourage all adult readers to stop in and utilize all
the services the public library
has to offer. Resources include
books, audiobooks, and online
resources such as Hoopla,
Sunflower eLibrary and
cloudLibrary.
To sign up and turn in reading logs for the adult reading
program call the library at
785-448-3388, email at garnettlibrarystaff@gmail.com, or
simply drop by in person at the
Garnett Public Library! You
can also use the Reader Zone
App by simply downloading
the App and entering program
code c180f. Once the code is
entered join the group Winter
Reading Getaway. All adults 18
and over are invited to participate.
Public
Notice
Your RIGHT
to know.
Notice of Suit
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, January 12, 2021)
FIRST AMENDED NOTICE OF SUIT
(BPT) – Medicare Part D provides coverage for prescription
drugs that save and extend
lives for millions of older
adults and people with disabilities, many of whom would otherwise struggle to afford their
treatments.
However,
despite
the
important purpose it serves,
some people on Medicare, especially those taking expensive
medications, still struggle to
fill their prescriptions and
maintain their health.
Two key challenges face
Medicare beneficiaries:
* Medicare Part D insurance does not have an annual
cap on out-of-pocket costs, so
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The Patient Access Network
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Without a limit on out-ofpocket costs, 45 million people
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Finding fulfillment: Is this the right time to switch careers?
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THE STATE OF KANSAS, to the above
named defendants and the unknown heirs,
executors, administrators, devisees, trustees,
creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defenWILBUR R. AMES,
dants; the unknown officers, successors, trustFROM PAGE 4A
Plaintiff,
ees, creditors and assigns of any defendants
vs. that are existing, dissolved or dormant corpo- disinformation campaign that
falsely alleged a child abuse
rations; the unknown executors, administraring was being operated by
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, as trustee
tors, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors, Democrats from a Washington
for GREEN TREE 2008-MH1 by DITECH
and assigns of any defendants that are or pizza restaurant.
FINANCIAL, LLC, fka GREEN TREE
were partners or in partnership; the unknown
Babbitt was a loyal Fox
SERVICING, LLC, a Delaware Limited
guardians, conservators, and trustees of any News watcher, according to
Liability Company, as Attorney in Fact;
defendants that are minors or are under legal thousands of tweets to Fox
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, News hosts, but she also
CORPORATION;
administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors engaged on social media with
DITECH FINANCIAL, LLC;
and assigns of any person alleged to be the conspiracy news interSECURITY PACIFIC HOUSING SERVICES,
deceased, and all other persons who are or net news site InfoWars. In
2020, Babbitt began to tweet
INC., DBA BANK OF AMERICA HOUSING may be concerned.
with QAnon accounts and use
SERVICES (BAHS), A DIVISION OF BANK
QAnon hashtags. QAnon conYou are hereby notified that a First
OF AMERICA;
spiracy theorists subscribe to
Amended Petition has been filed in the District a false belief that high-profile
US REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC.;
Court of Anderson County, Kansas, praying for Democrats and Hollywood
BANK OF AMERICA, NA;
a quiet title to a certain mobile home described celebrities are ritually sacriBAH BANK OF AMERICA FSB;
as follows, to-wit:
CHRIS BOWEN, DIANA BOWEN;
ficing children and that Trump
ESTATE OF CHRIS BOWEN;
is fighting to stop it. QAnon
followers have allegedly com1996 FUQU Mobile Home,
JOHN DOE and MARY DOE (Tenants/
mitted real-world violent
VIN: FH469988X96
Occupants);
crimes, including murder, and
1996 FUQU Mobile Home, VIN: FH469988X96,
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
and you are required to plead to said First the F.B.I. labeled it a potential
Amended Petition on or before February domestic terror threat in 2019.
Many more details are proand the unknown heirs, executors, administra- 24th, 2021, 9:00 a.m., in the District Court of
vided about Babbitts tweettors, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns Anderson County, Kansas. If you fail to plead, ing habits. As for information
of such defendants as may be deceased; the judgment and decree will be entered in due on the shooting itself, almost
unknown officers, successors, trustees, cred- course upon the First Amended Petition.
nothing is provided at all. We
itors and assigns of such defendants as are
are not even told that she was
existing, dissolved or dormant corporations;
/s/William C. Walker unarmed at the time.
the unknown guardians and trustees of such of
William C. Walker, No. 11978
Could the shooting still be
the defendants as are minors or are in anyway
112 West Fifth St., PO Box 441 justified? Babbitt was where
under legal disability, and all other persons who
Garnett, KS 66032 she shouldnt have been, doing
are or may be concerned,
(785) 448-3747 something she should not have
Defendants.
FAX: (785) 448-5529 been doing. That much is clear.
walkerlaw66032@yahoo.com But if that alone justifies deadly force, then police would have
Case No. 20MV7
Attorney for Plaintiff
license to kill many people at
many of the riots that have
ja12t3* broken out around the country.
It is hard to see how the
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, KANSAS
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
charity dedicated to increasing access to healthcare, is
advocating for reforms to the
program and is encouraging
action. Here are three ways
to help promote reforms to
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Additionally, signing up for
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the PAN Foundation newsletter, National Council on Aging
newsletter or the Medicare
Rights Center newsletter, will
help you stay involved and
informed.
2. Write to your members of
Congress
Constituents can send a letter directly to their representatives and senators to ask them
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officer who pulled the trigger
could have reasonably viewed
Babbitt as a lethal threat to
himself or anyone else. Shes a
small unarmed woman climbing through a window. Could
they not have pushed her back?
Or taken her to the ground and
cuffed her? Video shows that
there was a line of heavily
armed law enforcement officers coming up the steps directly behind her. Could none of
them have simply grabbed her
and pulled her away?
Or are the reports wrong?
Did Ashli Babbitt actually have
a weapon? Or did the officer
think she had one? I doubt it,
based on the video footage,
but I dont know because the
media isnt bothering to ask.
Did he fire because she was
wearing a backpack and he
thought there might be explosives? That seems dubious
since lots of people were wearing backpacks and they didnt
kill anyone else and lots of
people at other riots wear bags
and that is never a justification
to shoot any of them but
again its hard to know because
the media isnt bothering to
look for answers. Nobody is
demanding accountability. Do
we even know the name of the
officer who pulled the trigger?
Has he been put on administrative leave while the investigation is underway? There
appears to be little interest in
these questions.
The people who have spent
years panicking over police
shootings, especially police
shootings of unarmed people,
are happy to simply let this one
slide. This is not what would
happen if Ashli Babbitt had a
different political affiliation or
skin color. And we all know it.
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Monday, January 18th
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