Anderson County Review — January 7, 2020

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FBI probes scam that stung
sheriff, other public officials
Payroll interception
not uncommon in
days of direct deposit
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Agents
with the Federal Bureau of
Investigations Kansas City,
Mo., office are looking into
the electronic theft of at least
two Kansas county sheriffs
payroll checks one of which
belonged to Anderson County
Sheriff Vern Valentine and
the attempted theft of a check
intended for an additional
ACSO employee.
Valentine said Friday the
investigation into the thefts,
which occurred from last
summer through mid-December, was still underway and,
according to his conversa-
tion with investigating FBI
agents, could extend to several similar thefts involving
public officials in counties
throughout Kansas.
The hacker submitted a
deposit account change form
electronically to the Anderson
County Clerks office that
included Valentines forged
signature, Valentine said.
He said he rarely checks his
online banking account, and
got a surprise when he happened to do so.
It said I only had like
two dollars in the bank,
Valentine said. I thought
thats not possible I just got
paid two weeks ago. He said
county commissioners reimbursed him his lost payroll,
Valentine said.
Valentine said another
sheriff in a neighboring coun-
ty had the same experience,
except that two of his payroll
deposits were stolen before
he checked his account.
About two weeks ago, the
same forged bank account
change was attempted on
an Anderson County Jailer,
Valentine said.
FBI officials in Kansas
City would not comment on
the investigation or acknowledge one was underway, but
the bureau in 2018 issued a
press release that the payroll
redirect scam was picking up
speed.
Cybercriminals target
employees through phishing
emails designed to capture
an employees login credentials, the FBI statement read.
Once the cybercriminal has
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Osler preliminary hearing today
Opening hearing will
decide if evidence
exists to go to trial
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT The man who
allegedly shot his neighbor
then engaged an hours-long
standoff with law officers at
his residence in south Garnett
last September is set for a
preliminary hearing today
in Anderson County District
Court if a plea agreement isnt
reached beforehand.
David Osler is charged in
connection with the shooting
of his neighbor, 67 year-old
Robin Durand, after what
some witn e s s e s
said was
a bizarre
antagonism
Osler held
for Durand.
Osler
is
Osler c h a r g e d
with walking in the
front door of Durands home
while Durand was sitting in
his living room and firing a
single round from a handgun
that passed through Durands
body and was later recovered
in the furniture.
According to a probable
cause affidavit in the case
officers said Osler then left
Durands home and returned
to his own residence, where he
surrendered after a standoff of
several hours. The affidavit
says officers found numerous
stashed weapons and fighting positions arranged inside
Oslers residence, leading
them to believe he planned
SEE OSLER ON PAGE 2A
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 1-7-2020 / DANE HICKS
City of Garnett workers officially put the 2019 holiday season behind us with the removal of city
Christmas decorations last week.
Watkins supports Trumps Suleimani killing Help tackle need for
Congressman says
Iran must know actions
have risks
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
WASHINGTON, D.C. Second
District Kansas Congressman
Steve Watkins went on record
last week supporting President
Trumps order for a drone
attack that
killed
an
Iranian military general whom the
administration believed
has
been
behind rockWatkins
et
attacks
against U.S.supported Iraqi military bases.
The drone missile attack on
the generals convoy while on
the road to the Baghdad airport
killed Qassim Suleimani, who
directed Iranian paramilitary
forces throughout the Middle
East.
Watkins said the attack was
a proportionate response to
proven acts of violence connected to Iran both in Iraq and
elsewhere around the Middle
East and the world.
For years Iran did not see
the United States as a credible threat because under
President Obamawe werent,
Watkins said. Now, we have
a President who understands
what so many service members
know: actions run risks, but
inaction returns more consequences in the long run.
The White House gave
the Joint Special Operations
SEE WATKINS ON PAGE 6A
GACC accepting nominations for Jan. 30 banquet
The Garnett Area Chamber
is accepting the following nominations for awards to be presented at the Annual Awards
Banquet. The banquet will be
held January 30, 2020 at the
Knights of Columbus Hall in
Garnett. This will include a
catered meal, a presentation
from Love Whats Local Group,
keynote speaker Jay Selanders,
a silent auction, a live auction,
and awards presentation. The
event will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Jay Selanders Bio
Jay serves as Chair of Kutak
Rock, a national law firm with
18 offices across the country.
As Chair, Jay leads Kutak
Rocks nearly 550 attorneys
and oversees the firms overall
management, governance and
representation. He guides and
implements the firms strategic
plan with a continued focus
on growth and opportunities
to serve clients needs. Jays
mission for Kutak Rock is to
partner with our clients and
identify and deliver the legal
service they require, while also
advancing our business processes and service offerings to
keep pace in an ever-evolving
industry.
Jay has more than 30
years of legal experience and
has served
as
national
counsel
to
several
auto finance
companies,
handling
loan documentation,
workouts,
Selanders bankruptcy
and
other
litigation, as well as nationwide litigation management.
Throughout his career, Jay
has represented corporations,
financial institutions and manufacturers in a wide range of
matters pertaining to commercial credit and lending, real
estate loans and transactions
and the representation of creditors in bankruptcy. He has
particular expertise in dealing
with automotive finance and
franchise issues, and regularly
represented lenders and franchisors in commercial transactions and bankruptcy matters
across the country.
In 2018, after more than 30
years of military service, Jay
retired from the Kansas Air
National Guard as a Brigadier
General. He was the assistant Adjutant General-Air,
and Commander, Kansas Air
National Guard. Jay is a veteran KC-135 pilot. He flew in
Operations Desert Shield
SEE GACC ON PAGE 2A
blood and possibly win
a trip to the Super Bowl
WICHITA – The American
Red Cross currently has a
critical need for blood donors
of all blood types especially
type O to make an appointment now to give and help
replenish the blood supply
after the holiday weeks.
Their will be a blood donation opportunity in Anderson
County on January 9, 2020
from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. at Crest
High School located at 603 E.
Broad in Colony.
Right now, the Red Cross
has less than a three-day
supply of type O blood. To
help tackle the critical need,
the Red Cross and NFL are
working together to offer one
lucky winner a trip to Super
Bowl LIV in Miami.
During the weeks of
Christmas and New Years,
about 500 fewer blood drives
were hosted by volunteer
sponsor groups than required
to meet patient needs. Many
groups postpone blood drives
during the winter holidays
when travel and holiday
activities may make it challenging for many donors to
give. In fact, AAA estimated
that a record 115.6 million
Americans traveled during
SEE BLOOD ON PAGE 5A
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 1-7-2020 / DANE HICKS
ACHS musicians and vocalists attended the Kansas Music Educators Association District Band and Choir concert at Pittsburg State
University Bicknell Family Center For the Arts. Qualifiers from district schools learned their numbers in a single day of rehearsal that
culminated in the concert that evening. Those attending from ACHS included Maryah Ackerman, Emma Schaffer, Carly Hicks, April
Powls, Joey Feuerborn, Bryar Wight, Chris Peine, Zach Barnes, Cole and Garrett Belcher, Lanie Walter, Shelby Dunn and Koby McCarty.
Teamwork is important; it helps to put the blame on someone else.
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NEWS IN
BRIEF
CHAMBER AWARDS
NOMINATIONS DUE 1/10
The Garnett Area Chamber of
Commerce is accepting nominations for Business of the
Year, Volunteer of the Year,
and Organization until January
10, 2020. Let us know who you
feel has earned the honors. If
you are interested in donating
an item for the auction at the
banquet, contact the Chamber
office at 785-448-6767, email
director@garnettchamber.org,
or contact a board member.
Ticket information and table
sponsorship information also
available for members and
non-members.
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VFW BREAKFAST
VFW Post 6397 will serve breakfast on Sunday, January 19
from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Biscuits
and gravy, Belgian waffles,
bacon, sausage and eggs will
be served.
REMEMBER WHEN
WEDNESDAY
Please join us for Remember
When, this coming Wednesday,
January 8th, 2020. The discussion will be a Show and
Tell, with participants bringing
in anything they want to show
us and tell us a bit about it.
There will be light refreshments
served.
PSRT FRIENDS MEET 1/8
The Friends of the Prairie Spirit
Rail Trail will meet Wednesday,
January 8, 2020 at 7 p.m. at the
Garnett Library.
CALVING MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL JANUARY 14
Calving Management School
will take place at the Franklin
County
Fairgrounds
on
Tuesday, January 14 with a
meal at 6 p.m. and the program
beginning at 6:30 p.m. RSVP
to Marais des Cygnes – Paola
Extension Office by January 10,
2020 to accomodate for the
meal. (913) 294-4306.
MODEL T CLUB MEETING
The East Central Kansas Model
T Club, ECKTS, will meet,
Thursday, January 9, 2020 at
6:30 PM, in the Conference
Room at the Burlington Library,
located on Hwg. 75. Members
are asked to bring a side dish
to go with vegetable/beef soup
that will be provided for the
meal before the meeting. The
ECKTS is a family organization
and a chapter of the not-forprofit, National Model T Ford
Club of America. Please feel
free to visit and bring a friend
to the first meeting of the New
Year. For additional information
or questions call Bud Redding
785-733-2124.
SENIOR CENTER IN
SEARCH OF MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT
The Garnett Senior Center is
seeking donations of used
medical equipment such as:
walkers, wheelchairs, scooters,
beds, shower chairs, etc. You
may drop off at the center from
9:30-1:30, Mon-Fri or call 4486996 for the item to be picked
up.
SUICIDE AWARENESS
GROUP 1ST TUESDAYS
SAM – Suicide Awareness
Members, a division of SASSMoKan – meets on the first
Tuesday of the month from
6:30-7:30 at the Anderson
County Hospital Conference
Room A&B located at 421 S.
Maple in Garnett. The facilitator is Lu Ann Nichols, who
may be reached at lu.ann.
nichols.1956@gmail.com.
KS-VINE AVAILABLE
Kansas VINE: Kansas VINE
is free and anonymous and
provides victims of crime and
the general public the ability to
search for an offender housed
in a county jail and receive
notifications.
RECORD
ANDERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
December 30, 2019
Chairman Jerry Howarter called
the meeting of the Anderson County
Commission to order at 9:00 AM on
December 30, 2019 at the 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 and Michelle Miller, Road
dept. secretary met with the commission. They presented bids for a
tandem axle day cab truck. Bids were
received from Bruckner Truck Sales
and Emporia Kenworth. One bid was
for a 2020 Kenworth from Emporia
Kenworth in the amount of $114,708
plus a $1,200 hook up fee. A second
bid was for a 2020 PI64T Mack from
Bruckner Truck Sales in the amount of
$115,187 which includes hookup fee
and a 2020 Volvo from Bruckner Truck
Sales in the amount of $124,377.
He also presented bids for a Belly
Dump Trailer. The only bid was from
Bruckner Truck Sales for $33,600.
Commissioner McGhee moved and
Commissioner Pracht seconded the
purchase of the 2020 Mack truck and
trailer from Bruckner Truck Sales.
Approved 3-0. Fuel bids for 2020
were also presented. Bids were from
MFA Oil, Leroy Coop, and Hampel
Oil. MFA Oil bid grader off-road diesel 2.38, shop diesel 2.64, gas 2.39;
Landfill is same as grader cost. Leroy
Coop bid grader off-road diesel 2.22,
shop diesel 2.72, gas 2.25. Landfill is
the same as grader cost. Hampel bid
grader off-road diesel 2.43, shop diesel 2.69, gas 2.45. Landfill is the same
as the grader cost. Commissioner
Pracht moved and Commissioner
McGhee seconded to purchase fuel
for 2020 from Leroy Coop. Approved
3-0. Road permit No. 2019, 1230:01
from Evergy to move two utility poles
for the bridge project on 1000 Rd was
presented. Commissioner McGhee
moved and Commissioner Pracht seconded to approve the road permit.
Approved 3-0.
Add & Abatements
Abatements B20-130 through B20144 were approved as presented.
Sheriff
Vernon Valentine, Anderson County
Sheriff came in to discuss the HVAC
system at the law enforcement center
with the Commission.
Square Fair
The Commission approved the use
of the courthouse lawn for the Square
Fair on May 9, 2020.
LAND TRANSFERS
Kenneth R Price and Kathleen D
Price to John Morgan: A tract of land
in E2 NE4 16-23-20 described as
follows: COM at NECOR NE4 said
section, thence S002836W on east
line of said NE4 to POB, a distance of
1465.88 feet; thence N870206W
a distance of 407.77 feet; thence
N545805W a distance of 265.72
feet; thence N2658/01W a distance
of 358.20 feet; thence N230843W
a distance of 250.00 feet; thence
N104945W a distance of 250.00
feet; thence N074325W a distance
of 254.00 feet; thence N052738W
to north line of said NE4 a distance of
254.00 feet; thence N893558W on
north line of said E2 NWCOR of said
E2 a distance of 320.87 feet; thence
S003322W on west line of said E2
to SWCOR of said E2 a distance of
2643.47 feet; thence S893453E
on south line of NE4 of said section
to SECOR said NE4 a distance of
1327.53 feet; thence N002837E
to POB, a distance of 1178.00 feet;
contains 52.55 acres more or less.
Patricia J Winfrey and John R
Thomas to Jerry R Carey and Crystal
D Carey: NW4 SW4 27-20-20.
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obtained an employees credentials, the credentials are used
to access the employees payroll account in order to change
their bank account information.
In this particular scam, the
statement said rules are added
by the cybercriminal to the
employees account preventing him or her from receiving
alerts regarding direct deposit
changes. Direct deposits are
then changed and redirected
to an account controlled by the
cybercriminal, which is often a
prepaid card.
To mitigate the threat of
payroll diversion, the FBI recommends:
If youre an employer, alert
and educate your workforce
about this scheme, including
preventative strategies and
appropriate reactive measures
should a breach occur.
Instruct employees to hover
their cursor over hyperlinks
included in emails they receive
to view the actual
URL.
Ensure the URL is actually
related to or associated with
the company it purports to be
from.
GACC…
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received the Distinguished
Flying Cross for his actions in
recovering a badly damaged
aircraft. He has flown in support of numerous other operations, including Operation
Iraqi Freedom and Operation
Enduring Freedom.
Business of the Year
The Business of the Year
Award is presented to a
Chamber Member who has
demonstrated
outstanding
business ethics, community
support, leadership, friendly
service and has been an overall
benefit to the community.
Organization of the Year
The Organization of the
Year award is presented to a
non-profit organization who
is active and beneficial to the
Garnett community.
Volunteer of the Year
The George Clasen Memorial
Service Award is presented to
an individual or couple from
the area who have shown exemplary service to the community
through the Chamber or other
local organizations.
Nominations can be made
online at www.garnettchamber.org, via email, by phone,
or stop by the office. Deadline
for nominations is January 10,
2020.
GACC is also looking
for table sponsors and auction donations. Contact the
Chamber office or a board
member for more information.
If you would like to donate
an item, or sponsor a table,
contact the GACC office at 785448-6767 or email director@garnettchamber.org.
Instruct employees to
refrain from supplying log-in
credentials or personally identifying information in response
to any email.
Direct employees to forward
suspicious requests for personal information to the information technology or human
resources department.
Ensure that log-in credentials used for payroll purposes
differ from those used for other
purposes, such as employee
surveys.
Apply heightened scrutiny
to bank information initiated
by employees seeking to update
or change direct deposit credentials.
Monitor employee logins
that occur outside normal business hours.
Restrict access to the
Internet on systems handling
sensitive information or implement two-factor authentication
for access to sensitive systems
and information.
Only allow required processes to run on systems handling
sensitive information.
Walter W Davis and Doris J Davis
to Sherie Henley: Lots 7 & 8 BLK 43
City of Garnett.
Bonnie S Dalsing and Darin D
Dalsing to Jamie L Henderson and
Garnet W Henderson: South 300
BLK 01; also COM at SWCOR BLK
01, thence south 14, thence east
260, thence north to SECOR BLK 01,
thence west to POB; City of Kincaid;
less COM 250 north of SWCOR BLK
01 City of Kincaid, thence east 260,
thence north 50, thence west 260,
to PT 80 east of SECOR lot 2 BLK 1
Kincaid, thence south to POB.
Patricia Mundell to James W Kice
III: BEG 962.75 east of SWCOR SE4
17-20-21, thence north 410, thence
east 320, thence south 410, thence
south 320 to POB.
ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT ARRESTS
On December 26, Anthony Belles,
Ottawa, was booked into jail as a hold
for Franklin County as he was arrested due to a warrant.
On December 26, Joshua Mccomb,
Ottawa, was booked into jail as a hold
for Franklin County as he was arrested for a DUI; 3rd conviction in less
than 10 years and ignition interlock
device; tamper to render.
On December 26, Jay Rogers,
Ottawa, was booked into jail as a
hold for Franklin County as he was
arrested for possession of certain hallucinogenic drugs, possess opiates/
opium/narc drug and certain stim. and
use/poss. drug paraphernalia.
On December 26, Mathew WilsonBedford, Lyndon, was arrested for
failure to appear.
On December 26, Juan Velez,
Garnett, was arrested to serve a court
ordered sentence.
On December 27, Kevin Fink,
Garnett, was arrested due to duty of
driver to give certain information after
accident.
On December 27, Jessie Rudder,
Ottawa, was arrested to serve a court
ordered sentence.
On December 28, Luis Munoz,
Kansas City, MO, was arrested for
operating a motor vehicle without a
valid license.
On December 29, Haley Blanton,
Paola, was arrested for possession
of certain hallucinogenic drugs and
possession of drug paraphernalia.
On December 29, Logan Allen was
arrested for DUI; alcohol or drugs,
possession of certain hallucinogenic
drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.
On December 29, Steven Mayes,
Garnett, was arrested for driving while
suspended or revoked.
On December 29, Stewart Couch,
Garnett, was arrested for domesic
battery.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL ROSTER
Jon Leatherman was booked into
jail on February 21, 2019.
Joseph Daulton was booked into
jail on April 24, 2019.
Gary Henning was booked into jail
on April 25, 2019.
Jake Magner was booked into jail
on May 10, 2019.
Stephanie Knavel was booked into
jail on June 22, 2019.
Darren Dicenzo was booked into
jail on July 22, 2019.
Jessica Orange was booked into
jail on July 28, 2019.
Brian Gedrose was booked into jail
on September 6, 2019.
David Osler was booked into j1ail
on September 22, 2019.
Russell Prater was booked into jail
on October 29, 2019.
Justin Jackson was booked into jail
on November 12, 2019.
Clayton Pool was booked into jail
on December 11, 2019.
Zackery Mitchell was booked into
jail on December 12, 2019.
Janice Prater was booked into jail
on December 13, 2019.
January is Stalking
Awareness Month
TOPEKA – The Kansas
Coalition Against Sexual and
Domestic Violence (KCSDV)
recognizes Stalking Awareness
Month this January 2020. The
month is dedicated to increasing awareness about stalking.
Stalking is intentionally or
recklessly engaging in a course
of conduct targeted at a specific person which would cause
that person to fear for their or
their family members safety.
Stalking is a crime in Kansas.
In 2018, Kansas law enforcement agencies received 898
reports of stalking. There were
at least 1,601 victims of stalking
who reached out for victim services. 5,511 protection from
stalking orders were requested
in Kansas in 2018.
Stalkers are often someone
known to the victim. In Kansas,
stalkers were someone known
to the victim in 93% of stalking
offenses in 2018. Stalking often
overlaps with other crimes,
including intimate partner
violence, domestic violence,
and sexual assault. Current or
James Prater was booked into jail
on December 13, 2019.
Kevin Frazier was booked into jail
on December 13, 2019.
Zachery Snapp was booked into jail
on December 14, 2019.
Kevin Gatlin was booked into jail on
December 21, 2019.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL
FARM-INS ROSTER
Christopher Conner was booked
into jail on April 24, 2019.
Steven Vickrey was booked into jail
on May 10, 2019.
Shawn Maxwell was booked into
jail on May 15, 2019.
Paige Flanery was booked into jail
on June 10, 2019.
Vaughn Burns was booked into jail
on July 10, 2019.
Kevin Kimbrough was booked into
jail on August 28, 2019.
Seth Daniels was booked into jail
on September 25, 2019.
Charles Eslick was booked into jail
on September 24, 2019.
Jerome Provance was booked into
jail on September 25, 2019.
William Patterson was booked into
jail on October 3, 2019.
James Normandin was booked into
jail on October 29, 2019.
Michael Trevers was booked into
jail on October 29, 2019.
David Shaefer was booked into jail
on November 25, 2019.
Anthony Perry was booked into jail
on November 26, 2019.
Kenneth Jones booked into jail on
December 6, 2019.
Garret Smith was booked into jail
on December 6, 2019.
Kalven Hesse was booked into jail
on December 23, 2019.
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former intimate partners were
responsible for 49% of stalking
offenses in Kansas in 2018.
Stalking can be a dangerous
crime. 54% of femicide victims
in the US reported stalking to
the police before they were
killed by their stalkers. In
85% of completed and 75% of
attempted femicides in the US,
there was at least 1 episode of
stalking the year prior.
Stalking is sometimes characterized as romantic, sweet,
or about love, said KCSDV
Executive Director Joyce
Grover. But, the stalker feels
entitled to power and control
over their victim. Stalking is
abusive, dangerous, and disruptive.
Governor Laura Kelly
signed the Stalking Awareness
Month Proclamation at a ceremony in the Kansas Capitol on
December 6, 2019.
For more information on
stalking, contact Lucca Wang
at 785-633-6648 and lwang@
kcsdv.org.
an extensive shootout with
police.
Neighbors reported various
bizarre contact with Osler in
the affidavit. One couple said
they were approached by an
intoxicated Osler the Saturday
previous to the shooting, the
first time hed ever talked to
them, they said. During the
conversation, Osler spontaneously uttered if he was going
to kill anyone, hed kill them,
and pointed toward the Durand
residence. The same couple
said they chatted with Osler
only a few minutes before the
Sunday shooting to ask about
borrowing a pole saw, and saw
a silver handgun in Oslers living room. They said Osler was
drinking alcohol and watching
football.
A preliminary hearing is an
initial summation of evidence
and testimony from both the
defense and prosecution which
takes place in front of a judge,
after which the judge decides
if enough evidence exists to
charge a suspect with a crime.
Osler has been in custody in
Anderson County Jail since
his arrest with a bond set at
$10 million, and was initially
charged with attempted murder along with other lesser
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OHMES
JULY 15, 1950 – JANUARY 5, 2020
Richard Rick A. Ohmes,
age 69, of Greeley, Kansas,
passed away on Sunday,
January 5, 2020, at his home.
He
was
born
July
15, 1950, in
Kansas City,
Missouri,
the son of
Bernard and
Mary (Hawk)
Ohmes. He
graduated
Ohmes
from Garnett
High School
with the Class of 1968. Rick
attended Flint Hills Vo-Tech
School in Emporia for agriculture but shifted his path to big
engine repair.
Rick married Ruth Guilfoyle
on June 16, 1973 in Greeley,
Kansas. This union was blessed with four children.
He worked at Greeley Farm
Implement as a mechanic for
several years, and then at
Solid Waste Management as a
mechanic until his retirement
in 2007.
Rick was a member of St.
Johns Catholic Church,
Greeley, Knights of Columbus
#1901, was a past president and
board member of Williamsburg
Ottawa Wildlife Conservation
Club; was a Hunter Education
Instructor for over 15 years.
He especially enjoyed time
with family, from babysitting
his beloved granddaughters,
to watching his grandsons in
sports, making his presence
and support known. He was
so very proud. His unique style
of cheering had a tendency to
entertain the crowd, as well as
embarrass his family. He didnt
know a stranger, he found new
friends everywhere he went.
Rick also enjoyed fishing, hunting, and tinkering in the garage
and Ricking things up. In his
retirement, he surprised us all
with some new hobbies, from
sewing to making knives.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Bernard and
Mary Ohmes; one brother,
Randy Ohmes; and step-mother, Dorothy Ohmes.
Rick is survived by his wife,
Ruth Ohmes, of the home; his
children, Melissa Hatfield and
husband Larry of Ozawkie,
Kansas, Tish Clevenger and
husband Mark of Ottawa,
Kansas, Rick Ohmes of Greeley,
Kansas; Amanda Blevins and
husband Wes of Parker, Kansas;
six grandchildren, Logan
Hatfield and Rachel, Lucas
Hatfield, Aaron Clevenger, Sam
Clevenger, Kadence Blevins,
and Ashlyn Blevins; and one
great granddaughter Kylie,
due in February; one uncle,
Howard Williams and wife
Carol of Kansas City, Missouri;
two sisters, Marsha Peterson
and husband Steve of Emporia,
Kansas; Sue Durand and husband Robin of Garnett, Kansas;
many in-laws, nieces, nephews,
Godchildren and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday,
January 9, 2020, at St. Johns
Catholic Church, Greeley,
with burial following in the St.
Johns Cemetery. A Rosary will
be held at 6 p.m., on Wednesday
evening at the church with visitation following. Memorial contributions may be made to St.
Johns Church, St. Rose School,
or to the Hunter Education
Program/Scipio.
MERSMAN
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BOOTS
MARCH 30, 1924 – DECEMBER 27, 2019
Edna Ruth Mitchell Boots
passed away Friday, December
27, 2019, at The Parke Assisted
Living in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Edna
was
born
in
Westphalia, Kansas on March
30, 1924, the oldest of three children born to Edwin and Pearl
(Lankard) Mitchell.
On May 23, 1948, she married Paul Boots.
Funeral services were
January 3, 2020, at the
Feuerborn Family Funeral
Service Chapel, Garnett.
Burial followed in the Garnett
Cemetery.
Colony Christian Church,
Glory to the New Born King!
Sunday was Youth Sunday
so our Communion Meditation
was given by Ben Prasko.
In Matthew 18:1-3, the disciples asked Jesus who was the
greatest in the Kingdom of
Heaven. His answer was that
unless we turn from our sin
and become like children, we
will never enter the Kingdom
of Heaven. When we have a
childlike mentality, we worship, love, pray differently. We
do these things with all our
hearts, with no interference or
distractions. Jesus also warns
against causing the little children to sin. So bring your pain,
your fears your love to Jesus,
just like the children do. And
never fear, for he won't drop
you. (Ref: Matthew 18:1-6 & 6:3,
Deuteronomy 33:27, 1 Timothy
2:4)
Pastor Chase Riebel gave
his sermon titled "Glory to the
New Born King!". He discussed
what our priorities should be
as a Christian, and that they
should always glorify God.
We should always: 1. Put God
first, 2. Protect the family, 3.
Pursue deeper discipleship.
After Jesus was born, the wise
men brought him gifts to worship him. And later, Joseph &
Mary took him to Jerusalem
to present him to the Lord.
Just as they did, we are to put
God first in everything. When
Herod was trying to find the
King of the Jews that had been
born, an angel came to Joseph
and told him to flee to Egypt.
to protect his family. He went
without hesitation. He also protected his family by honoring
his marriage contract to Mary.
And Jesus was the highest
example of pursuing a deeper
discipleship with God. At the
age of 12, he stayed behind at
the temple to listen and learn
from the leaders. We must also
help draw others into a saving
relationship with Jesus by listening to them, asking sincere
questions and showing concern for others. (Ref: Luke 2:2124 & 41-52, Luke 19:10, Matthew
2:1-14, Philippians 2:12-13 & 4:8,
Romans 12:1, James 2:17-18)
Men's Bible study every
Tuesday at 7:00 am. Wednesday
night Bible study at the parsonage and Youth group at the
church at 7:00 pm.
Are you truly saved by
grace through faith?
In Ephesians we read,
For it is by grace you have
been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is a gift of God-not by works, so that no
one can boast. (Ephesians
2:8) The interesting thing
is it took no more of Gods
grace to save me than
would be required to save
the most hardened sinner. If
I may draw a conclusion, in
our legal system we punish
the guilty by the severity of
the crime. In Gods eyes sin
is sin. In Proverbs 6:16, we
read a list of things the Lord
hates, a proud look, a lying
tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that
are quick to rush to evil, a
false witness and a man that
stirs up dissension among
brothers.
When Jesus died on the
cross he took upon himself
the sins of the world, specifically those mentioned above.
What we must remember is it
is not the severity of our sin
that separates us from God.
It is the fact that we choose to
sin.
We all live in the same
world and each of us must
make choices. The saved or
born again person will make
different choices than the
unsaved person. I do not go
to some of the places now I
did before I was saved. I am
not prohibited from anything
that is just a choice I make.
Now the next question is am
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL
BY DAVID BILDERBACK
I satisfied with that choice
or do I feel I need to modify
this choice to make it so that
it fits both God and myself?
Over the years we have softened sin by inventing new
descriptions such as alternative lifestyle and new age
morality.
If we are saved by grace
through faith into good works
then we should live that life
style. Some people try to
make a commitment to this
but that often ends in failure and frustration because
that depends on your performance. What I believe this
takes is surrender. Webster
defines surrender as to relinquish possession of. When
you are willing to relinquish
control of your life to God
then you are truly saved by
grace through faith.
Ministry on the Holiness of God.
Author of the book,
On the Other Side of the Door
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APRIL 1, 1943 – DECEMBER 31, 2019
Ronald W. Mersman, age
76, of Scipio, Kansas, passed
away on Tuesday, December
31, 2019, at Parkview Heights in
Garnett, Kansas.
Ron was born on April 1,
1943, at Garnett, Kansas. He
was born to Ralph and Florence
(Wolken) Mersman.
On June 26, 1971, he was united in marriage to Mary Beth
Rues, at St. Johns Catholic
Church in Greeley, Kansas.
Mass of Christian Burial was
January 6, 2020, at St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Scipio,
Kansas. Burial followed at St.
Boniface Catholic Cemetery.
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away on Wednesday, January
1, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on January 27,
1946 in Ottawa, Kansas, the
son of John H. and Evelyn B.
(Brummel) Roeckers.
On December 26, 1966, he
was united in marriage to
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Friday, January 10, 2020 at
St. Johns Catholic Church in
Greeley, Kansas. Burial will
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, January 7, 2020
OPINION
Random thoughts on a New Year
The remnants of that big New Years party
cheese ball have been pitched from the fridge,
and its time to get down to a view of the world
and some of its topics for 2020.
Help Wanted:
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran
seeks new major general. Applicant must feel
comfortable working below ground and have no
allergies to infrared-blocking clothing. Position
open immediately.
So if you were busy pursuing your own weekend plans on Friday and missed the news out of
Iraq, let me abbreviate it for you.
The CIA locates Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian
military big wig and one of its masters of international mischief, including attacks against
Americans and American interests in Iraq.
The guys at the Pentagon already have a plan
in place to whack him if they find him, and
President Trump gives the approval of a drone
strike. A smoking field of debris later that used
to be a vehicle convoy on the way to the Iraqi
airport, Soleimani is no longer a problem.
Que the celebration in most of the right-thinking world that comes with the announcement of
a new dead terrorist, and the expected griping from Democrats in Washington about the
action. Both were expected, of course. Most of
the world understands the Iranians are bad
guys in the big scheme of things, and Democrats
in the U.S. would complain if Trump rescued
babies from a burning orphanage.
Regardless what the Democrat-led congress
turned foreign policy experts have to say about
the action, the world is a better place without
Soleimani. This was a great way to start the
New Year.
Birth of a Kansas tax increase
Pay attention Sunflower Staters and witness the political copulation of Governor Laura
Kelly and Kansas Senate Majority Leader Jim
Denning as they hatch a brand new Kansas tax
increase that isnt needed and we cant afford.
The scheme of Medicaid expansion, as youll
recall, aims to pick more federal dollars off
the taxpayers National Debt Tree by opening
up Medicaid benefits to 130,000 more state residents who right now make too much money
to qualify. The plan is easy: Lower the bar, let
more people in to get more federal matching
dollars, and well worry about how to pay for
our share of the added costs later.
The only hitch is that no one really knows
what the additional costs will be for Kansas.
What we do know is we cant borrow the money
to pay for our share the way the federal government does. But 2020 is an election year, and
REVIEW COMMENTARY
DANE HICKS, Publisher
everybody in both political parties is going to be
looking for a special cupcake to offer the voters.
What needs to happen, of course, is that
Kansas needs to redouble its efforts in economic
development to provide solid jobs for struggling
state residents who need but dont have medical
insurance. That sounds way too boot strappy
for an election year.
With the benefit of a better economy, were
all happy to kick in what extra few bucks were
making to fund more state government benefits, though, right? Ill keep you posted on this
one, but expect to see the statehouse maternity
ward shell out a healthy, bouncing new tax hike
by November.
Bring on the trial
Dear Mitch McConnell: Everyone in the
country wants a trial in the Senate for President
Trumps impeachment even President Trump
albeit for different reasons. Its time to give
the people what they want.
A trial would provided the opportunity, after
all, to subpoena the Democrats in congress
whove claimed to have such concrete evidence
that the president committed a crime worthy
of having his duly elected office stripped from
him. There are many questions that Nancy
Pelosi, Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler should
have the opportunity to answer from the witness stand under oath.
Beyond that Republican fantasy, however,
we should expect a much more real scenario. Pelosi, who was never really warm to an
impeachment anyway and did so only to try to
keep the crazy woke electorate vote for her
fellow Dems running for election this year, acts
like somebody who drove too far down a muddy
road and now wonders whether she should go
back or if she even can. Look for Trumps popularity to increase and the impeachment drama
to last through the end of this year.
Yep, its going to be an interesting 2020. ###
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Yeah, I was going to call earlier in December
but I couldnt remember to do it. I just wanted to
say I admire and appreciate at the Sonic where
I guess the word is bravery they were brave
enough to put the Nativity Scene up in front of
their store. I appreciate that, it showed a lot of,
well, bravery I guess. I liked it. Keep on doing
it, Sonic.
Mr. Hicks, your opinions from 2019 were stupid
enough the first time. We dont really need a
recap.
I dont understand why the City of Garnett is
going to let all these stray animals die by not
being fed. I found one the other day that was frozen to death because the City of Garnett will not
take the responsibility of taking care of them
and feeding them but they wont led regular
citizens do it either. Thats just wrong.
Out driving down the country roads in
Anderson County. It is amazing to me all the
abandoned, dilapidated farmsteads out here
Business has responsibility to make things better
In August, the New York Times ran an article on the Business Roundtables new statement on the purpose of a corporation. The
point of this official statementsigned by
leaders of companies like Amazon, Walmart,
Pepsi, and Applewas that corporations
shouldnt just advance shareholder interests. They should also commit to investing in
employees, dealing fairly and ethically with
suppliers, supporting the communities in
which they work, and so forth.
As someone who works to revitalize communities across the U.S., I applaud these leaders for their desire to redefine the role of
business in the community. Their statement
supports what Ive felt for years: When business leaders play a pivotal role in shaping
their communities, everyone wins.
Corporate leaders and CEOs are well positioned to make a huge impact on the future
of their communities. Not only do they have
the financial wherewithal to drive progress,
they have the influence, the social capital, the
expertise, and the smarts to do so. They are the
people Gallup Chairman and CEO Jim Clifton
calls tribal leaders. They know how to get
things done. And we really need them to work
shoulder to shoulder with government leaders, employees, and citizens to create vibrant
communities where people want to live, work,
and play.
GUEST COMMENTARY
QUINT STUDER, THE BRIEF LAB
Right now, many communities are struggling
with a leadership void. In part, its because
their pillarsinstitutions like banks, hospitals, businesses, and newspapersused to be
locally owned. Now, many have been bought
by larger corporations. This means the leaders
who run these organizations may be in the
community for only a short period of time. Its
no longer a given that theyll retire there. And
this creates a vacuum in long-term leadership
planning.
Thats why it is good to see these CEOs sign
the new Business Roundtable statement. It
speaks to the need for local business leaders
to step up to the challenge and fill that void.
Drawing on my experience in community
revitalization, if youre a corporate leader,
there are several places I believe we could use
your help:
Be a hybrid investor. We all know what
pure philanthropy is: funding a new foundation, sponsoring a piece of public art, or giving
financially in some other way. This is always
deeply appreciated. However, hybrid philanthropy is another great option that pays off for
the investor and the community. This means
making a local investment that does yield a
returnjust not as much of a return as you
might get with other investments.
A hybrid investor might build a residential complex downtown; contribute to a co-op
space; or invest in a new, local company in
their community. When you make the first
move, its a confidence-builder. Things start to
pop. It also helps gets wealth off the sidelines.
And it sends a powerful message that its okay
to take a smaller financial return when the
real ROI is a better community for everyone.
Support an entrepreneurial ecosystem. A
strong small business presence is the economic engine that drives most communities. You
can strengthen this ecosystem in many ways.
For example, you might join other leaders in
town to fund a new business challenge. You
might help a promising entrepreneur pay
SEE STUDER ON PAGE 2B
The crusade against vaping is misinformed absurdity
Never before has a boon to public health
been met with such hysteria and ingratitude.
Vaping is almost all upside in comparison
with traditional smoking, a wanton destroyer
of health and lives, and yet the nation is in the
grips of a panic about e-cigarettes. In a rarity
for the Trump era, the anti-vaping sentiment
jumps traditional geographic and political
bounds, running from the Oval Office to San
Francisco, from President Donald Trump to
his most fervent enemies.
Trump has announced a proposed Food
and Drug Administration ban on flavored
e-cigarettes, while the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors banned the sale of vaping products at retail outlets. New York Gov. Andrew
Cuomo imposed a ban on flavored e-cigarettes
on an emergency basis. Vaping is dangerous, period, Cuomo pronounced, citing, like
the president, teenage use in particular.
Actually, theres little evidence that vaping,
as a general matter, is hazardous, especially
when compared with traditional cigarettes,
whose smokers inhale a witchs brew of carcinogens and carbon monoxide. Smoking
accounts for 30% of all cancer deaths, and 18%
of all deaths.
A credible estimate is that e-cigarettes,
which involve inhaling a nicotine-infused
vapor rather than smoke, are about 95% less
harmful than cigarettes.
The vaping-related illnesses that have
recently garnered headlines and prompted
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
the regulatory actions appear not to implicate standard vaping, but rather the use of
black-market liquids containing THC, the
active ingredient in cannabis. We could make
the risky products involved illegal, if they
werent already illegal.
The problem with the flavor bans — and
especially a San Francisco-style outright ban
— is its effect on adult e-cigarette users. About
11 million adults vape, and some percentage of
them are former smokers or would be smoking in the absence of e-cigarettes. A robust
study in the United Kingdom found that vaping is twice as effective as other common nicotine replacements in getting smokers to quit.
The flavors, according to surveys of users, are
a big draw for smokers quitting traditional
cigarettes. Its manifestly absurd to ban vaping products and leave cigarettes, including
flavored cigarettes, on the market.
Another source of the current panic is that
teen vaping is way up, but theres nothing to
suggest that this increase in vaping is encouraging real teen smoking, which has fallen
below 6%. Everyone would prefer that teens
not develop a vaping habit, but this presents
nothing close to the health issue presented by
combustible cigarettes.
By all means, lets crack down on retailers
who are selling products to minors. But exaggerating the harms of vaping and prohibiting
the products is a formula for giving back some
of the gains against traditional smoking. The
libertarian publication Reason points to one
study that, insanely, shows more people beginning to consider e-cigarettes as dangerous as
regular cigarettes.
The U.K. has adopted a much more sensible
approach that welcomes e-cigarettes as an
important harm-reduction measure. A couple
of National Health Service hospitals have
even allowed vape shops on their premises.
That would cause a hue and cry in the
United States, where we cant agree on anything except, apparently, our irrational hostility to a product that is an alternative to a
terrible scourge.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
just standing, houses and old barns. Some have
trees growing up through them and nobody has
been in them or probably on the place for years
and years. Theyre always next to a tended field
and this time of year theyve all been cut so that
makes the old junk houses stick out even more.
What a terrible legacy for our county. Do we
really need to be reminded of all the farm families that no longer inhabit our county working
the ground, paying taxes and sending their kids
to local schools? Looking at all these houses on
these places its easy to see why at one time they
had a schoolhouse every couple of sections.
There was lots of farm kids going to school back
then. These old ghost houses are depressing and
theyre an embarrassment and should be an
embarrassment to the present owners. Please,
burn them down or bulldoze them. Thank you.
Contact your elected leaders:
President Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1111
@realDonaldTrump
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
For last years words belong to last years
language. And next years words await
another voice.
T.S. Eliot
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Terry and Teresa Ellsworth
were married at a small chapel near the bed and breakfast they stayed at close to
Branson, Mo., so it was only
natural to the couple that
they would one day have their
own B&B. Garnett planning
and zoning gave the couple
approval last week to move
forward with their project on
West 4 th Avenue in Garnett,
and the Ellsworths are looking forward to opening a
business they have anxiously
anticipated for a while.
January 2000
State health officials have
offered to make a deal with
Anderson County for cleanup of an illegal trash dump
near Scipio, but commissioners want any clean up project to include cleaning up a
mess near Harris which has
been on hold for more than a
year. The dump site at Scipio,
which decades ago was the
location of a gas pumping station that was dismantled in
1912, was an unofficial dumping site for trash from the City
of Richmond but was later
abandoned.
THAT WAS THEN
Melissa Hobbs
SEND LOCAL HISTORY PHOTOS, INFORMATION TO
REVIEW@GARNETT-KS.COM
January 1980
Garnett City Manager
Rick Doran, in an effort to
clear the air surrounding
the purchase, price, and the
proposed mechanical study
of a faulty Peak Load power
plant engine stated that from
1972 through 1978 there were
numerous incidents with
the engine which included
bad bearing, overhaul to the
turbochargers, replace head
gaskets and valves, etc. The
most irritating thing is that it
was never reliable when you
needed it for the peak season.
The governing body decided
that they no longer wanted
to put money into the engine
5A
HISTORY
because of its questionable
reliability.
January 1920
I would call your attention
to the widespread condition
of political restlessness in
our body politic. The causes
of this unrest, while various
and complicated, are superficial rather than deep-seated.
Broadly, they arise from, or
are connected with, the failure on the part of our government to arrive speedily at a
just and permanent peace permitting return to normal conditions, from the transfusion
of radical theories from seething European centers pending such delay, from heartless
profiteering resulting in the
increase of the cost of living
and lastly from the machinations of passionate and malevolent agitators. With the
return to normal conditions,
this unrest will rapidly disappear. In the meantime, it does
much evil. Congress should
deal with this situation and
not be impatient and drastic,
but should seek to remove the
causes.
Looking forward to what my 2020
digs will unearth in Garnett
What will I dig up in Garnett
in 2020?
Pictured is an 1897 Grand
Rapids, Michigan Carnival of
Fun souvenier pin badge.
This metal badge is from
DIGGING UP THE PAST
Henry Roeckers
Call (785) 504-4722 for
local archeology information.
the Carnival of Fun, a four day
event that took place in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, based on a
similar event in Rome, Italy.
The first Carnival of Fun
was held on October 26-29, 1897
and included attractions and
entertainment such as parades,
music, acts, games and the election of the Carnival King and
Queen.
The event only happened
once more, in 1898, and was on
a much larger scale, as it was
felt to be a successful financial
boost for the City.
The event was debated as
the press reported there was an
increase in public drunkenness
and arrests during the days of
the Carnival and those following.
There were local ministers
and community leaders strongly opposed to the resulting
immoral behavior and so the
event was never held again.
This metal badge is part of a
small collection of pins, medals
and ribbons that are souvenirs
of the Grand Rapids short-lived
Carnival of Fun. It is considered to be rare.
Respectfully submitted by:
Henry Roeckers 30Dec2019
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 1-7-2020 / ARCHIVE
CIRCA 2007 – The quartet of Meaghan McDowell, Melissa Bakken, Cynthia Brown and Elizabeth Blake
played at the Garnett Public Library.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 1-7-2020 / ARCHIVE
CIRCA 2007 – Michelle Bowman and Jared Lickteig were crowned king and queen of Anderson County
High Schools Winter Homecoming.
BLOOD…
FROM PAGE 1
the holiday period of Dec. 21
through Jan. 1.
Lifesaving medical treatments and emergencies never
take a holiday, said Paul
Sullivan, senior vice president, Red Cross Biomedical
Services. Declines in donations can affect patient care.
Thats why the Red Cross is
encouraging eligible donors to
make an appointment to give
now and help those sidelined
by illness and trauma.
Donors are urged to make an
appointment to give now using
the Red Cross Blood Donor
App, visiting RedCrossBlood.
org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS
(1-800-733-2767) or enabling the
Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa
Echo device.
As a special thank-you,
those who come to give blood
Jan. 1-19, 2020, will automatically be entered for a chance to
experience the Super Bowl live.
The Red Cross and NFL have
teamed up to offer one winner two tickets to Super Bowl
LIV, entry to the official NFL
Tailgate, tickets to Super Bowl
Experience at the Miami Beach
Convention Center, roundtrip airfare to Miami, three-
night hotel accommodations
at The Alexander – All Suite
Oceanfront Resort (Jan. 31 to
Feb. 3), and a $500 gift card for
expenses.* Additional details
are available at RedCrossBlood.
org/SuperBowl.
The Red Cross appreciates the NFLs support during
this crucial time of year when
every donation and every
donor matters. We hope this
may inspire some to make
regular blood donation one of
their New Years resolutions,
said Sullivan.
Who blood donations help
This fall, 13-year-old Josh Roy
and his family learned the
importance of blood donations
firsthand. In October, Josh contracted a severe case of influenza B and necrotizing staph
pneumonia. He was transported to the hospital, was put on
an extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (ECMO) machine
that circulates blood through
an artificial lung and eventually needed a tracheostomy tube.
Josh has received multiple
blood transfusions during his
treatment.
You never know when
someone you love might end up
needing a blood transfusion,
said Jaqueline Bakehorn,
Joshs aunt. We are so thankful for those who have given
blood and would love to see
more people donate.
Josh is still hospitalized but
is making slow, gradual progress. He faces a long road to
recovery and may need additional blood transfusions along
the way.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, January 7, 2020
LOCAL
Area sports teams to return to The key to it all is to seize the day
action following holiday break
BY KEVIN GAINES
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
Anderson County
High School
The Anderson County
Bulldogs boys and girls basketball teams will return to
action with games on Tuesday
and Friday night, both of them
being played on their home
court.
On Tuesday, the Anderson
County girls (2-2) will square
off against Fredonia (4-2). The
Bulldogs opened the season
with a win over Iola and won
again right before the break
against Osawatomnie. They
lost games against Baldwin
and Louisburg, which are a
combined 7-1 on the season.
The AC boys (1-3) will
face Fredonia (4-2) as well on
Tuesday. Despite just the one
win over Baldwin (1-3), the
Bulldogs had a chance in losses to Iola and Louisburg before
losing their last time out 52-26
to Osawatomie.
On Thursday, the Anderson
County grapplers will host
Fort Scott in a dual beginning
at 6 p.m.
The following night will be
Homecoming for Anderson
County as Wellsville comes to
town.
The Wellsville girls will be
3-2 heading into their Friday
night tilt against AC. Last
Friday, Wellsville pummeled
Osawatomie 65-29.
On Friday, the Wellsville
boys will enter the game at 1-4.
They started the season with 4
straight losses before downing
Osawatomie 57-45. This is the
same Osawatomie team that
won handily over AC right
before break.
Saturday the AC grapplers
hit the mat again, this time the
boys will travel to Louisburg
and the girls teams will be
heading to Burlington.
Crest High School
This week the Crest Lancers
will have a pair of home
matches against NE Arma and
Marmaton Valley.
On Tuesday, the Lady
Lancers (1-4) will host NE
Arma (1-4). Crest opened the
season with a victory over
Southern Coffey County but
has since dropped their last 4
decisions by an average score
of 60-21. NE Arma has a lone
28-27 victory over Madison.
The Crest boys (2-3) knocked
off Southern Coffey County in
the opener and Uniontown a
week later but dropped a trio
of games to Erie, Humboldt
and St. Paul in lopsided fashion. Their Tuesday opponent,
Northeast Arma, is 2-3 on the
young season.
On Friday, the Crest
girls will square off againt
Marmaton
Valley
(1-3).
Marmaton Valley lost two of
their games by a combined 5
points, one of them was a 28-27
defeat to NE Arma.
The Lancer boys will go
up against winless Marmaton
Valley (0-4) on Friday as well.
They have lost their games by
an average of 50 points per contest.
Central Heights
The Vikings have a pair of
ballgames this week as well.
On Tuesday West Franklin is
visiting and on Friday Chase
County is coming to town.
The Lady Vikings (1-4) only
victory came against Kansas
City Christians High School.
But they lost 2 other games by
just 3 points each. The West
Franklin (2-3) girls have a
pair of wins over Kansas City
Christian High School and
Metro Academy in Olathe.
On Friday, the Viking girls
will host red hot Chase County
(4-0).
Chase County has wins over
Herington, Mission Valley,
West Franklin and Lyndon.
WATKINS…
FROM PAGE 1
Command wide latitude in
coming up with a target for
a response, officials said,
after a rocket attack the previous week on a base outside Kirkuk, Iraq, killed an
American civilian contractor and injured numerous
other American and Iraqi
personnel.
Watkins is an Army veteran of the Iraq War and
a member of the House
Committee on Foreign
Affairs, the House Foreign
Affairs Subcommittee on
Middle East, North Africa,
and Counter-terrorism. The
Second U.S. Congressional
District includes Anderson
County.
Kim Baldwin, McPherson
County farmer and rancher
A few days after Christmas
my husband came home with
a sack from the local grocery
store. In the bag was a combination of noise makers,
paper eyeglasses and crowns.
All items had 2020 somewhere
on them. He immediately put
the bag on one of our kitchen
shelves that we generally use
to hide things from the kids.
I forgot about the items until
my husband brought them out
of their hiding spot on the evening of the last day of the year.
The kids immediately gravitated toward the noise makers
and put their full gusto into
kicking off a celebration. After
a dozen seconds of the incessant squawking, which sounded more like sickly geese honking, we encouraged the kids
to put the noisemakers down
and choose some other items
to quietly wear to celebrate the
coming of the new year.
My daughter, who very
much enjoys accessories,
donned herself with both the
2020 eyeglasses and tiara, and
she immediately began dancing
around the kitchen and then
took off through the house. She
quickly ditched the eyeglasses,
but absolutely embraced wearing the tiara.
As the evening progressed,
we enjoyed playing a card game
that we had spent a lot of time
playing together since acquiring it Christmas morning. As
we sat around the kitchen table
drawing cards and trying to
slow down our opponents, the
distant noise of the television
in the other room offered New
Year programming. It was a
calm and simple and lovely
evening together with my family that all too often is missed
because of busy schedules and
distractions. We had nowhere
we had to be, and nothing needed immediate attention on Jan.
1. The evening allowed us all
to simply be. We were present,
and close, and enjoying each
others company.
As the East Coast prepared
to ring in the new year, so did
my family. The kids didnt
need to stay up until midnight
Central Time, and I was not
willing to explain time zones
to them that night. We wished
each other a Happy New Year
and settled down for the evening.
The following morning, a
chipper and well-rested crew
appeared from their rooms. My
4-year-old daughter, Isannah,
emerged wearing her new
years tiara centered on her
head. Its a paper item that surprisingly did not break after
its first wear the night before.
Isannah emerged as royalty,
ready to seize the day with her
headpiece. And she and her
brother did just that seized
the day and enjoyed the final
hours of their break before
returning to school the next
day.
For the next two mornings,
although the calm and relaxed
mornings have subsided,
Isannah has continued to wake
from her slumber and immediately place her paper tiara on
her head before joining us at
the table for breakfast.
She walks into the room
with her crown centered on her
head ready to seize the day, and
despite her brothers attempts
to distract and unnerve her by
helping it fall off, she calmly
places it back on her head of
curls and continues on with
her morning. She doesnt
allow her brothers attempts
to impact her morning. She is
present, and sits close with the
family, and continues to enjoy
her time with everyone over
breakfast before she carefully places her headpiece back
on her desk before leaving for
school to seize the day.
May we all approach this
new year like my 4-year-old has
with her delicate paper tiara
these last few days. May you
enter each day this year intentionally with a crown centrally
placed on your head. And may
we all brush off those distractions and other instances that
would impact how one wears
the crown. And may we all
re-center our headpieces quickly in order to seize each day!
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Coronation at halftime of
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Garnett
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Garnett (785) 448-6125
PrairieLand Partners
Iola
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Tom Adams Construction
Garnett
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Anderson County Abstract
Garnett
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Brand N Iron
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Farmers State Bank
Garnett
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Quality Structures, Inc.
Richmond
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Garnett
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Anderson County Review
Garnett
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Brummel Farm Service
Garnett
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Sandras Quick Stop
Garnett
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Wilson Chiropractic Clinic
Garnett
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AuBurn Pharmacy
Garnett
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CARSTAR
Ottawa
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6th Ave Boutique & Bronze
Garnett
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Wittman Auto Parts
Garnett
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Bank of Greeley
Greeley
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Country Mart
Garnett
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Sonic Drive-In
Garnett
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Wolken Tire
Garnett
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State Farm Insurance
Ryan Disbrow-Agent, Garnett
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Yutzy Construction
Garnett
(785) 448-2191
Member FDIC – Equal Opportunity Lender.
Barnes Seed Service, LLC
Garnett
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Beckman Motors
Garnett
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Dairy Queen
Garnett
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East Kansas Agri-Energy
Garnett
(785) 448-2888
Member FDIC – Equal Opportunity Lender.
Flynn Appliance &
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Iola
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Garnett Home Center
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Garnett
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Natures Touch
Garnett
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Patriots Bank
Garnett
www.patriotsbank.com
Member FDIC – Equal Opportunity Lender.
Terry Solander, Atty. at Law
Garnett
(785) 448-6131
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CALENDAR
Tuesday, January 7
5:30 a.m. – Spin Class
10:00 a.m. – Storytime for Preschoolers
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International Club
Meeting
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Garnett Senior Center
– Dominoes, cards and pool table
5:00 p.m. – Spin Class
5:30 p.m. – Yoga
6:00 p.m. – American Legion Bingo
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesday, January 8
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
10:00 a.m. – Remember When
Wednesdays
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
4:30 p.m. – Tourism Advisory Board Mtg.
5:30 p.m. – Parks & Recreation Advisory
Board Meeting
5:30 p.m. – Yoga
6:00 p.m. – VFW Post 6397 Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Friends of the PSRT Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Garnett Optimist Club Mtg.
Thursday, January 9
5:30 a.m. – Spin Class
9:00 a.m. – TOPS Meeting
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Garnett Senior Center
– Dominoes, cards and pool table
4:00 p.m. – Harvesters Emergency
Food Assistance Program
5:00 p.m. – Spin Class
5:30 p.m. – Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13-Point Pitch & Snacks
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday, January 10
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
Monday, January 13
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meting
9:00 a.m. Friendship Quilters Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
7:00 p.m. – American Legion Meeting
7:00 p.m. – GACC Board Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Garnett Housing Authority
Advisory Board Meeting
Tuesday, January 14
Recycle Trailer – Country Mart Parking Lot
5:30 a.m. – Spin Class
10:00 a.m. – Storytime for Preschoolers
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International Club
Meeting
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Garnett Senior Center
– Dominoes, cards and pool table
5:00 p.m. – Spin Class
5:30 p.m. – Yoga
6:00 p.m. – American Legion Bingo
6:00 p.m. – City Commission Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Alzheimers Support Group
6:30 p.m. – Golden Prairie Beekeepers
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesday, January 15
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
5:30 p.m. – Yoga
Thursday, January 16
5:30 a.m. – Spin Class
9:00 a.m. – TOPS Meeting
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Garnett Senior Center
– Dominoes, cards and pool table
4:00 p.m. – Walker Art Committee Mtg.
5:00 p.m. – Spin Class
5:30 p.m. – Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13-Point Pitch & Snacks
6:00 p.m. – Steering Committee Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday, January 17
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
Sunday, January 19
9:00 a.m. – VFW Breakfast
Monday, January 20
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Garnett Lions Club Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Adult Reading Program
Kickoff @ Garnett Library
Tuesday, January 21
5:30 a.m. – Spin Class
10:00 a.m. – Storytime for Preschoolers
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International Club
Meeting
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Garnett Senior Center
– Dominoes, cards and pool table
5:00 p.m. – Anderson County Economic
Development Meeting
5:00 p.m. – Spin Class
5:30 p.m. – BPW Meeting
5:30 p.m. – Yoga
6:00 p.m. – American Legion Bingo
6:00 p.m. – Garnett Planning Commission
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Educational and entertaining winter Low-Income Energy
equine meeting at Garnett Thursday Assistance Program
By Frank J. Buchman
Therell be cowboy music
and poetry, all kinds of sound
horse advice and a delicious
cowboy supper to enjoy too.
Everybody interested in
horses is invited to the Winter
Equine Meeting Thursday evening, January 9th, at Garnett,
welcomed Ernie Rodina.
Coordinated by Rodina
of
Better
Horses Radio
and
hosted by Roger
Brummel
of Brummel
Farm Service,
its a complimentary program.
Brummel
M o r e
than a dozen
equine related businesses have
joined together in sponsorship
of whats promised as an educational, entertaining session.
Well kick off the evening
there at the Anderson County
Fairgrounds with a hamburger fry at 5:30, informed host
Brummel. Im doing the cooking so everybody needs to make
advance reservations to assure
therell be plenty to go around.
Rodina excitedly interrupt-
ed, Just booked him. Del
Shields, cowboy singer and
poet, will be entertaining us
during the hamburger fry. He
is just great.
Dr. Fred Gardner, well
known equine veterinarian at
the Countryside Vet Clinic, is
the leadoff educational highlight speaker at 6:30.
Hell have two presentations
first extending the life of the
old broke horse and then development of the young horse.
Dr. Gardner has a lifetime
of horse experiences hell relate
in his always enjoyable presentations, Rodina declared.
Sarah Leonard, Purina animal nutritionist, will also have
a two-part presentation. Shell
discuss selection of the right
horse feed and new horse feed
research.
Sarahs information is
based on her longtime work
in livestock nutrition as well
as personal horse ownership
experiences, Rodina said.
Rested from cooking the
horse enthusiasts supper,
Brummel comes forward to
review services his business
offers specifically for horse
owners.
Closing out the evening,
Rodina guarantees hes Your
Voice for better horses in all
of his diverse media endeavors.
Thats radio, television,
newspaper, website, public
appearances and well beyond
whatever
we can do
to
help,
R o d i n a
promised.
Always a
bit difficult
to calm his
excitement,
Shields
R o d i n a
expounded,
Now just so
you know, Del Shields is a true
cowboy. Hes a western music
recording artist, cowboy poet,
and co-host of Best of America
by Horseback on RFD-TV.
Del has traveled from coast to
coast, entertaining audiences
across this great country.
You dont want to miss this
exciting, fun and truly most
informative horse evening at
Garnett, Rodina just kept persisting.
Supper reservations are
required before noon, January
9th, to the host at his Brummel
Farm Service by calling 785448-3161.
helps heat Kansas homes
Heating your home during
the winter months can create a
financial burden. In an effort to
help keep Kansans warm this
winter, the Kansas Department
for Children and Families
(DCF) will begin accepting applications for its LowIncome Energy Assistance
Program (LIEAP) on Thursday,
Jan. 2.
Winters in Kansas have
the likelihood of bringing frigid temperatures, and we want
to ensure families dont suffer from the cold due to financial concerns, DCF Secretary
Laura Howard said. Our staff
is prepared to begin processing
LIEAP applications, so families have warm homes this winter season.
LIEAP provides an annual benefit to help qualifying
households pay winter heating
bills. Persons with disabilities, older adults and families
with children are the primary
groups assisted. In 2019, about
33,000 households received an
average benefit of $576.
To qualify, applicants must
be responsible for direct pay-
ment of their heating bills.
Income eligibility requirements are set at 130 percent of
the federal poverty level. The
level of benefit varies according to household income,
number of people living in the
home, type of residence, type of
heating fuel and utility rates.
Applicants need to have
made payments on their heating bill two out of the last three
months. Those payments must
be equal to or exceed $80 or the
total balance due on their energy bills, whichever is less.
Applications for the program
have been mailed to households
that received energy assistance
last year. LIEAP applications
are also available at local DCF
offices and through partnering
agencies starting Jan. 2. They
can be requested by calling
1-800-432-0043. To apply online,
visit https://cssp.kees.ks.gov/
apspssp/sspNonMed.portal.
For more information, visit
www.lieap.dcf.ks.gov.
Applications will be accepted from Jan. 2 to March 31.
Income eligibility determination:
AG Derek Schmidt: January is Human
Trafficking Awareness Month in Kansas
TOPEKA – Kansas Attorney
General Derek Schmidt is
launching a radio public service announcement (PSA) in
January in conjunction with
Human Trafficking Awareness
Month.
Human trafficking is a
crime of exploitation that
thrives in the shadows or, sometimes, hides in plain sight,
Schmidt said. Continuing to
raise awareness and promote a
collaborative approach to identifying trafficking and to knowing how to respond is a key to
combating this terrible offense
against human dignity.
According to the U.S.
Department of Justice, human
trafficking is one of the largest
and fastest-growing criminal
industries in the world. It is
based on recruiting, harboring
and transporting people for the
purpose of exploitation. Both
sex trafficking and labor trafficking occur in Kansas and
both adults and children are
victims. Kansas location and
interstate system make it a
major transportation area for
victims of human trafficking.
Schmidt notes in the PSA,
scheduled to run on radio stations across the state during
the month of January, that the
public can assist by reporting suspicious activity to the
national hotline at 888-3737-888
or to local law enforcement in
an emergency situation.
Combating human trafficking in Kansas has been a priority for Schmidt. Kansas is
now one of 15 states whose laws
receive an A ranking from
Shared Hope International, a
victim advocacy group that
seeks to end sex trafficking and
exploitation of women and children worldwide. Since Schmidt
took office in 2011, Kansass
score has risen from an F to
an A, one of only six states
that has done so.
One area in which Shared
Hope International suggests
Kansas statutes have room for
improvement is in the criminal justice systems handling
of sex-trafficking victims who
themselves commit crimes.
The Legislature began discussions of that subject last
session, and Schmidt said he
anticipates those discussions
to continue in 2020.
In 2019, nearly 500 Kansas
professionals participated in
multidisciplinary training
hosted by the attorney general's office and the Kansas
Department for Children and
Kansas Farm Bureau
honors tradition and
heritage of family farms
MANHATTAN
Kansas
Farm Bureau is recognizing
Sesquicentennial
Farms
in conjunction with its annual Century Farm program.
The Century Farm program
honors farms with owners or
operators related to the original farm owner/operator for
100 years by Dec. 31, 2020. The
Sesquicentennial Farm recognition goes beyond that to
farms in the same family for
150 years.
Kansas farmers and ranchers have a lot to be proud
of, Rich Felts, Kansas Farm
Bureau president, says. One
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thing we take pride in is our
value in the traditions and
strong family ties of rural living. Kansas Farm Bureau is
honored to celebrate those
through the Century Farm and
Sesquicentennial Farms programs.
The deadline for consideration to be part of the 2020
programs is May 15. Complete
details for qualification and
applications for both programs
can be obtained at county Farm
Bureau offices across Kansas
or on the KFB website, https://
www.kfb.org/Get-Involved/
Century-Farm-Program.
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Families at nine locations
across the state. In addition,
the attorney generals office, in
coordination with the Kansas
Interdiction for the Protection
of Children team, will provide
training for law enforcement
officers later this month. The
training will focus on the
resources available to assist
in establishing the status of
a child who may be missing,
exploited, or at risk of exploitation.
The attorney generals office
is also home to the Kansas
Human Trafficking Advisory
Board, which is composed of
members of law enforcement,
prosecutors, court personnel,
advocates, state agency representatives and survivors of
human trafficking who have
expertise in this field. The
statutory board since 2013 has
been tasked with providing
training for law enforcement,
developing public awareness
and education initiatives, victim identification and support
and development of a statewide
collaborative effort across disciplines and jurisdictions to
combat human trafficking in
Kansas.
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for 2020 School Board
Member Recognition Month
Gov. Laura Kelly has signed
a proclamation recognizing
January 2020 as School Board
Member Recognition Month
and asking Kansans to recognize the dedication and commitment of local school board
members and to furthermore
join in working for a public
education system that meets
the needs of our states children today and in the future.
Gov. Kellys proclamation
highlighted the commitment of
local board of education members, noting that those elected
to serve on the local school
board devote hundreds of volunteer hours to the governance
of the local public education
system, advocate for all children and are held accountable
by their local communities for
accomplishing the mission of
public education in Kansas. To
read a copy of the proclamation, go here.
KASB joins state school
board associations from around
the U.S. in celebrating School
Board Recognition Month in
January 2020. KASB has created a website that includes a
logo and other resources to get
you started, including a customizable certificate of appreciation, a sample media release
and tips to get others involved.
Find all the resources at www.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, January 7, 2020
KFU adopts policy, elects officers and
KDA Participates in Reverse
more at annual convention in Lawrence
Trade Mission from Costa Rica
MANHATTAN, Kan. In
early December 2019, the Kansas
Department of Agriculture
and American International
Charolais Association hosted a
delegation of Costa Rican beef
sector stakeholders. The delegates were nominated by the
Costa Rican National Institute
of Innovation and Transfer
in Agricultural Technology
(INTA) and included: Allen
Monge, Lajitas de Buena Vista
S.A.; Juan Carlos, Perla del
Ro Gngora Co.; Ronnie Cobb,
Biofeed Gentica; and Franz
Heinsohn, Pradera del Norte.
KDA was represented on the
trade mission by SuzanneRyan Numrich, international
trade director, and Shirley
Acedo, agribusiness development coordinator. David
Hobbs, director of activities,
represented the American
International
Charolais
Association (AICA).
The reverse trade mission
was the result of a joint project
that INTA, AICA, the Montana
Department of Agriculture
and KDA have been working
on since early 2013. The main
objective of the project was to
improve and expand the Costa
Rican beef cattle herd while
increasing the opportunity
for the sale of U.S. beef cattle
genetics.
The multi-year project used
Charolais and Red Angus
semen for artificial insemination of native Costa Rican cattle, primarily Brahmans and
Nelores, to create F1 crosses.
Performance data including
birth weight, weaning weight
and carcass weight were collected on the calves in order to
compare the U.S.-sired calves
with the Costa Rican-sired
calves.
The U.S.-sired calves had
faster rates of growth and higher quality carcasses compared
with the native calves, reported Ryan-Numrich. Higher
quality beef is increasing in
popularity because of a growing number of middle-class
consumers and booming tourism sector. By utilizing U.S.
genetics to produce F1 crosses, Costa Rican cattlemen can
improve the efficiency of their
calves while producing more
desirable and higher quality
beef.
The team started the reverse
trade mission by attending
a beef cattle industry educational seminar at AICA and
ended the week at the Wright
Charolais 9th Annual Female
Sale in Kearney, Missouri.
Other ranch visits included: Cody Cattle Company,
Scandia; Fink Beef Genetics,
Randolph; Hubert Charolais
Ranch, Monument; Mushrush
Ranches, Strong City; Nextgen
Cattle Co., Paxico; Overmiller
Red Angus and Gelbvieh, Smith
Center; Schrader Ranch, Wells;
Schumacher Trust Ranch,
Hays; Smokey Hill Charolais,
Hays; Smoky Y Ranch Red
Angus, Monument; and T&S
Strand Charolais, Formoso.
The trade mission provided the Costa Rican cattlemen
an opportunity to view Kansas
beef cattle genetics in working
ranch environments. Kansas
seedstock producers that
hosted the cattlemen provided answers to many questions
from the delegation from
calving ease to feedlot performance, said Hobbs. From
my point of view, the Costa
Rican cattlemen traveled home
with solid interest in utilizing
Kansas seedstock genetics to
improve the efficiency and performance of their bos indicus
based cowherds.
The trade mission was organized by KDA and AICA and
funded in part by U.S. Livestock
Genetics Export, Inc. (USLGE).
KDA strives to encourage and
enhance economic growth of
the agriculture industry and
the Kansas economy by exploring and expanding both domestic and international marketing opportunities. The Kansas
Ag Growth Project identified
the beef sector as a key component for state growth.
KDA is offering two upcoming opportunities to Kansas
farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses to participate in State
Trade Expansion Program
(STEP) grant trade missions
planned for 2020: VICTAM
Asia/Petfood Forum Asia,
Bangkok, Thailand, March
24-26; and NAMPO Harvest
Day, Bothaville, South Africa,
May 12-15. Interested persons
should contact Suzanne RyanNumrich at suzanne.numrich@ks.gov or 785-564-6704.
MCPHERSON, December 30 Grassroots policy development
took center stage at the annual
Kansas Farmers Union (KFU)
State Convention in Lawrence
earlier this month when more
than 100 members gathered to
debate and adopt policy for the
2020 legislative session.
KFU has a rich history of
working to protect and promote
the interests of family farmers and ranchers by taking a
leadership role in advocating
for farming, ranching and agricultural interests across the
state. Led by Policy Chair Tom
Giessel, delegates reviewed
past policy and debated new
issues including trade agreements and tariffs, industrial
hemp, climate change, crop
insurance and disaster programs, and the reestablishment
of the Grain Inspection Packers
and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA).
Delegates also passed seven
special orders covering the
rural economy; statewide agriculture counseling and assistance; single-payer health care,
Medicaid expansion and rural
hospitals; our state's mental
health services; the U.S. Beef
Integrity Act and Country of
Origin Labeling; as well as
beginning farmer support.
Pottawatomie County farmer Donn Teske was re-elected to his 19th term as president of the organization and
Ryan Goertzen-Regier, Harvey
County, was elected vice president.
Delegates also selected
two new and two returning
members to the KFU Board of
Directors. In the North District,
Jill Elmers, Douglas County,
Benjamin Realty
Sherry and Claron Benjamin
opened Benjamin Realty in
November of 2004. The office
is located at 201 N. Maple,
Garnett.
Sherry is the broker. Sherry
has been in real estate for
the last 20 years. She has a
teaching degree from Emporia
Benjamin
State in secondary education with majors in Social
Sciences and Business. She sells residential,
farm and commericial properties and is a member of Kansas Association of Realtors, National
Realtors Association, Southeast Kansas MLS, the
Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors and
Heartland MLS.
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your real estate needs. Office hours are 9 a.m.-5
p.m. Monday through Friday, or by appointment
anytime.
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will serve a three-year term
and Matt Ubel, Pottawatomie
County, will serve a one-year
term. In the South District
Donna Pearson McClish,
Sedgwick County, will serve
a three-year term and Jason
Schmidt, Harvey County, will
serve a one-year term.
Members also elected delegates to the 118th National
Farmers Union Convention,
which takes place March 1-3 in
Savannah, GA. They are: Donna
Pearson McClish, Sedgwick
County; Olivia Taylor-Puckett,
Jefferson County; Matt Ubell,
Pottawatomie County; and
Jill Elmers, Douglas County.
Alternate delegates include:
Sarah Gideon, Wabaunsee
County; Tom Giessel, Pawnee
County; Don Stull, Douglas
County; and Karen Wiley,
Douglas County.
Each year KFU also honors the legacy of Ruth Hirsh
through its award in her name
which is presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to agriculture and the efforts of the
Farmers Union. This year the
board broke with tradition with
not one, but three awardees.
Mary Fund, Jerry Jost, and
Dan Nagengast worked tirelessly for the Kansas Rural Center
(KRC) over its 40 year history,
helping to cultivate sustainable
agriculture, expand local and
regional food systems, and support family farms across the
state.
KFU also recognized the
significant contributions of
retiring board members Linda
Hessman and Lavern Potuzak.
Hessman was the organization's
vice president from 2016 to 2019
and had served on the board for
more than two decades. She and
her husband Jerry farmed and
raised a cow herd in a family
partnership for 34 years in Ford
County. A past Kansas Wheat
Commissioner, Hessman is a
Certified Mediator specializing
in ag issues as well as being a
national Farm Aid Advocate.
She is a 2012 recipient of the
prestigious KFU Ruth Hirsh
Award and the National
Catholic Rural Life Award for
her work with farm and ranch
families developing programs
for rural areas.
Lavern Potuzak, a life-long
cash grain farmer and cattleman in Republic County, has
been a KFU member since 1974.
During that time, Potuzak has
served the organization as a
county officer, a four-term
board member, and as vice
president from 2011 to 2016. He
received the 2014 Ruth Hirsh
Award in recognition of his
commitment to Kansas agriculture and his dedication to the
community of Agenda.
KFU chartered its second new chapter in as many
years during the convention's
banquet. Creative Grower
Connections is the name selected for this new chapter in
the Wichita metro area. Most
chapter members are specialty
crop producers and AfricanAmerican farmers. Chapter
president Donna PearsonMcClish operates the Common
Ground Producers and Growers
Mobile Market in a three-county area serving over 30 senior
centers and 'food deserts' in
South Central Kansas. As far as
KFU can recall, this is the first
and only African-American
chapter, not only in Kansas, but
also in the National Farmers
Union (NFU) organization.
Lieutenant Governor Lynn
Rogers' keynote presentation
focused on the newly created Office of Rural Prosperity.
Speaking directly to the dominant agriculture audience of
farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness professionals, Lt.
Governor Rogers said, "The
Governor and I are concerned
about the condition of our agricultural community."
Acknowledging that the latest information shows approximately 37 percent of the 2019
Kansas agricultural income
came from tariff payments, he
said, "That's not sustainable. Ag
income did go up, but that's
how it came up, and that's not a
good long-term way."
"We really need markets,
and not bail-outs, so we are trying to bring that message to our
federal legislators as much, and
as often, as we can," he said.
With the convention theme
The Road Ahead: Framing a
future for agriculture, Kansas,
and our communities attendees
heard from more than 20 speakers. In addition to exploring
what a truly progressive farm
program would look like and
how we could make it happen,
conference sessions focused on
the challenges and opportunities facing rural communities,
the significant issues for the
upcoming legislative session,
new developments with industrial hemp, and generational
differences relating to climate
change.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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The year in review in Kansas public school education
By Leah Fliter
KASB Advocacy and Outreach
Specialist
2019 saw a lot of changes in
Kansas education.
The resolution of the
Gannon school finance lawsuit was the biggest education
policy story of the year but
concerns about student health
and wellbeing prompted new
recommendations against vaping and bullying.
The
State
Board
of
Educations focus on the continual improvement of Kansas
public schools saw the launch
of the Apollo phase of the
school redesign initiative.
Gov. Laura Kelly reinvigorated the Council on Education,
and the state ramped up its
focus on early childhood. The
year ended with a controversial audit report on K-12 at-risk
funding.
Gannon
State legislators in April
adopted a $90 million increase
in K-12 funding to address the
Kansas Supreme Court order to
add an inflation adjustment to
an earlier increase. Gov. Kelly
signed the bill into law two
days later, putting the matter
back before the court for consideration.
The court upheld the new
law in June and retained jurisdiction in the case to make
sure the phased-in increase
takes place over the next four
years.
The opinion represented the
seventh by the court in the
Gannon lawsuit, which was
filed in 2010 after cuts made to
public schools in 2009.
In 2018, the Legislature
approved a five-year funding
increase adding $522 million
to schools. During the 2019 session, in response to the court,
the state added an inflation
adjustment of approximately
$90 million that is due to be
applied each of the next four
years.
The inflation adjustment
was developed by the Kansas
State Department of Education,
proposed by the State Board of
Education and Kelly and eventually approved by bi-partisan
majorities in the House and
Senate. It was also supported
by KASB and many education
groups.
Attorneys for the plaintiff
school districts said the $90
million fell $270 million short
of what was needed. But the
court said the states fix substantially complied with the
courts previous ruling.
In retaining jurisdiction,
the court noted plaintiffs arguments that the Gannon case
was filed after the state cut
promised increases during the
earlier Montoy litigation, an
attempt during the last session
was made by some Republicans
to reclaim education funds and
the states long-term failure to
adequately fund education.
Education advocates must
remain vigilant because the
funding increases OKd under
the Gannon decision must be
approved each year by the
Legislature.
Many officials, including
Kelly, said they hoped schools
would use the funding increase
to increase teacher pay in
order to attract and retain the
best qualified staff.
Attention turns to student
health and safety
Vaping
The State Board of Education
approved a policy aimed at prohibiting at school the use of
e-cigarettes by students, school
staff and visitors.
The policy forwarded
to Kansas school districts
expands prohibitions on tobacco products to e-cigs, vape pens
and any other electronic products that can deliver nicotine.
Under the policy, students
and school staff are prohibited from using, possessing or
promoting any tobacco product (including electronic nicotine products) in any district
facility; in school vehicles; at
school-sponsored activities,
programs, or events; and on
school owned or operated property. School visitors would be
prohibited from using such
products in the same locations.
Violations of the policy
could result in disciplinary
actions outlined by the local
school district.
Disciplinary actions could
include notification of parent
or guardian, participation in
a tobacco education programs,
referral to a cessation program
or community service.
Schools across the nation
and Kansas have reported an
explosive increase in vaping
among students from elementary to high school. Deaths and
serious health problems have
been associated with vaping as
has an increase in addiction
problems.
Between 2017 and 2019, the
percentage of high school students in Kansas who have used
an electronic vapor product
has increased from 34.8 percent to 48.6 percent while daily
users have increased nearly
four-fold from 1.4 percent to
5.2 percent, according to the
Kansas Youth Risk Behavior
Survey. The 2017 survey was
the first to examine vaping.
The vaping task force will
continue work to recommend
best policies on disciplinary
and cessation issues.
Bullying
The state Blue Ribbon Task
Force on Bullying released a
report that recommends a wide
range of strategies to reduce
bullying in schools.
In Kansas, 56 percent of
sixth-graders, 63 percent of
eighth-graders and 60 percent
of 10th-graders and 12th-graders self-reported having seen
someone bullied, according to
the Kansas Communities That
Cares Survey. Overall, 27.3 percent of Kansas students completing the survey in sixth-12th
grades reported being bullied
at school with 18 percent indicating it was in the form of
cyberbullying.
The task forces major recommendations are:
Better support and direction for school districts. A
statewide unit should be established to offer guidance and
support to school districts as
they implement policies, plans
and training. A bank of promising practices needs to be collected and available for school
districts.
Continue and develop the
states focus on social-emotional and character development
education to address school
bullying. Resources and supports on these initiatives need
to be shared through better
communication efforts.
The State Board of
Education should examine the
current state law on bullying
and determine if it requires
changes and provide guidance.
Local policies and plans
must focus on relationships,
school climate and culture,
and the mental health impact
of bullying in schools. Schools
should strive to have at least
the minimum recommended
ratio of 1 to 250 school counselors and or social workers
to students and a ratio of 1 to
500-700 school psychologists to
students.
The state needs better data
on school bullying and measures for assessing program
effectiveness. Improvements
are recommended for the
KCTC survey and school climate and teacher surveys
should be considered to determine which bullying programs
are evidence-based.
Districts need to consider specific policies regarding
cyberbullying and work with
teachers, students, families,
caregivers and technology/
social media experts in finding
effective ends for addressing
this behavior.
Training for in-service
teachers and pre-service teachers on issues related to bullying and youth suicide prevention is recommended. The most
promising practices to impact
bullying behavior are those
that are school-wide, universal
and involve parents and families.
Apollo school redesign
Apollo is the fourth
phase of the Kansans Can
School Redesign, which was
announced in 2017 in support
of Kansas vision for education,
Kansas leads the world in the
success of each student.
The first phase was Mercury
7. To be considered for the project, districts had to designate
one elementary school and one
secondary school to be redesigned around five outcomes
established by the Kansas State
Board of Education that define
a successful Kansas high school
graduate, and what Kansans
said they want their schools to
look like in the future. Those
five outcomes are social-emotional growth, kindergarten
readiness, individual plans of
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Apollo I districts must be able
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in the 2020-2021 school year.
Apollo I schools were
announced in April 2019; Apollo
II schools will be announced in
April 2020.
Governors Education Council
reinvigorated
The Governors Council on
Education was re-started in
2019 with an additional emphasis on early childhood education and the state embarked on
a year of planning to improve
the quality of early childhood
services in Kansas.
Kelly put an emphasis on
early childhood education,
but she said education issues
are lifelong. She told the council to work on education issues
from pre-natal to postsecondary and into the workforce.
The council, led by former
Kansas City USD 500 superintendent Cynthia Lane
and Dodge City USD 443
Superintendent Fred Dierksen,
was divided into four groups
that in addition to early childhood also focused on workbased learning; workforce
development systems; and
competitive edge (addressing
post-secondary programs tied
to the state economy).
KASB Executive Director
Dr. John Heim, KASB past
presidents Patrick Woods
of the Topeka USD 501 board
and Frank Henderson of the
Seaman USD 345 board and
Mary Sinclair, a member of
the Shawnee Mission USD 512
board, the KASB Legislative
Committee and president of
the Kansas Parent Teachers
Association, serve on the council.
The Council delivered its
recommendations to Kelly in
December 2019. Its major recommendations include:
Establishing a statewide
public-private partnership to
match philanthropic and private funds with state and federal resources in order to support
community-informed and identified approaches to equitably
meet the needs of Kansas children and families.
Designating the Kansas
Childrens Cabinet and Trust
Fund to coordinate the Kansas
Early Childhood Advisory
Council to work on equitable
access to programs serving
children from birth to age eight.
Federal law requires such a
council and Kansas hasnt had
one since 2014. Supporters say
this will help streamline a fragmented system of early childhood programs.
Establishing a WorkBased Learning Coordinating
Council to implement a comprehensive approach focused
on identification of market
value assets or skills and
credentials sought by industry; develop and disseminate
best practices, guidelines,
procedures and protocols for
implementation of work-based
learning, inclusive of market
value assets; identify strategies
to address struggles and challenges; and measures progress
on key outcomes.
Implementing Real World
Ready comprehensive policy
approach that ensures Kansas
students have equitable access
to high quality work-based
learning experiences designed
to prepare each student for
post-secondary and workforce
success in high wage, high
demand and critical need
occupations in all regions of
Kansas.
Establishing
the
Advantage Kansas Coalition to
implement a cross-agency and
private sector strategic plan,
focused on aligning education
and training with the workforce/talent needs of business,
industry and human services
in the top eight industry sectors. Those sectors are health,
education, manufacturing,
construction, computer science, agriculture, energy and
professional business services. The coalition would be
led by secretary of the Kansas
Department of Commerce,
President/CEO of the Kansas
Board of Regents and President
of Kansas Chamber.
Early childhood efforts
ramp up
Kelly
announced
the
appointment of former state
Rep. Melissa Rooker as the
new executive director of the
Kansas Childrens Cabinet and
Kim Moore, former president
of the United Methodist Health
Ministry Fund, as chair of the
Kansas Childrens Cabinet and
Trust Fund. Kelly said Rooker
and Moore will lead efforts to
expand early childhood programming.
Meanwhile, Kansas education officials approved spending about $4.5 million for the
Preschool Development Grant
Birth through Five, which was
provided by the federal government and authorized by the
Every Student Succeeds Act.
The state conducted 53 public
meetings across Kansas in the
spring and summer to gather
input on what programs are
available for children before
they enter school and what
needs are out there. Advocates
also gathered stories online
and conducted surveys to gather input from more than 6,000
Kansans. The goal is to put
together a statewide system
that improves early childhood
on numerous levels, such as
learning, health care, developmental screenings and parent
education.
The
team,
comprised
of representatives of the
Kansas State Department of
Education, Kansas Childrens
Cabinet, Kansas Department
for Children and Families and
Kansas Department of Health
and Environment, found that
services to help young Kansans
before they start school are
inconsistent across the state
and many families are struggling to provide the basics for
their children.
The key findings and themes
of the needs assessment are:
Families with young
children experience inequitable access to high quality programs and services across the
broader early childhood system;
Families with young children experience a gap between
the services that are available
and their actual needs, especially among underserved populations;
Families must adopt a
`connect the dots approach to
navigate services across sectors; disruptors are frequent
and common;
Early childhood providers and stakeholders share a
desire for collaboration and
cooperation but these are often
disconnected and uncoordinated;
Early childhood workforce needs at the leadership
and direct service levels
include preparation, compensation and financial relief,
ongoing training and support
recruitment and retention;
Needs exist related to the
physical conditions and environments of early childhood
facilities across the state;
Greater systems alignment is needed in order to fully
realize an efficient and robust
early childhood care and education infrastructure;
Efficient, innovative,
responsive efforts are occurring among early childhood
care and education system
partners in communities
throughout the state.
At-risk funds audit
The Kansas Legislative
Post Audit Division released a
report in December 2019 criticizing the State Department
of Educations oversight and
guidance of the states $413
million program to support
academically at-risk students.
KSDE strongly disagreed.
The audit is one of series of
studies commissioned by the
Kansas Legislature in response
to the Gannon school finance
case. At-risk funding is particularly important because a key
part of the Gannon case was
that too many Kansas students
are failing to meet state academic standards.
In addition, the high density at-risk weighting factor,
which accounts for about $50
million in at-risk aid targeted at districts with higher
percentages of free lunch students, will sunset after this
year unless the Legislature
extends it, which will likely
increase focus on at-risk funding issues.
Districts receive at-risk
funding based on the number
students eligible for free meals
under the National Student
Lunch Program but provide
services to students based on
various academic and other
measures of need. The audit
noted that the 20 districts studied spent more on at-risk programs than they received in
state aid. Districts must use
at-risk funds for programs
approved by KSDE.
The audit found that districts spent most of their at-risk
funds on regular classroom
teachers. KSDE guidelines
allows district to use at-risk
funds to pay teacher salaries
in proportion to the number of
at-risk students. For example,
if a school has 30 percent of
students identified as at-risk,
then 30 percent of classroom
teacher salaries may be paid
with at-risk funds.
However, the auditors say
state law and KSDE guidelines
indicate at-risk funds are to be
used for services above and
beyond what non-at-risk students receive, and that KSDE
does not effectively track the
specific additional services
provided to such students.
Further, the auditors criticized KSDE for approved
school programs they believe
lack a clear research base of
effectiveness. For example,
many districts say they are
using at-risk dollars to reduce
or keep low class size. But the
audit reported mixed evidence
on the effectiveness of classsize reduction.
Under state law, the State
Board of Education is supposed to identify and approve
evidence-based
practices
for at-risk programs and for
the instruction of at-risk students. The audit report says the
approved practices appear to
be good practices or resources for teaching generally, but
said according to statute, the
practices the board is supposed
to identify and approve are programs and practices related to
the instruction of at-risk students.
In a written response and
remarks to the committee,
KSDE representatives said
they were confident their practices complied with the law
and said that practices supporting general education supported at-risk students as well.
They said forcing districts to
provide at-risk services exclusively through separate or
pull out programs would be
more expensive or impractical
in many districts.
KSDE said that rather than
only pre-approving a list of
acceptable programs, it evaluated districts programs as
part of school district accreditation and other accountability
reports and used federal information resources to evaluate
effectiveness.
The audit found that KSDE
correctly calculated at-risk
funding according to state
law. It found a small portion
of at-risk expenditures by districts did not appear to be related by at-risk programs.
The report also found that
most other states use a poverty
measure similar to Kansas to
determine at-risk funding.
2019 laws enacted
During the 2019 legislative
session, lawmakers also turned
their attention to numerous
other education issues.
Here is a list of bills approved
and signed into law that will
affect schools:
SB 9 – Authorizing the transfer of $115 million from the state
general fund to the Kansas public employees retirement fund
during fiscal year 2019.
SB 128 – Requiring at least
nine safety drills to be conducted by schools each year including four fire, two tornado and
three crisis drills.
SB 130 Moving school
board officer elections and
organizations from July to
January or at a date to be determined by the board. Allows
school districts to make changes in the method of elections
or voting plans at a special
election, a primary election or
a general election.
SB 199 – Creating the AO-K
to work program that allows
certain adults to earn high
school equivalency credentials
by participating in career pathway oriented postsecondary
classes.
HB 2144 – Structure and
financing of community colleges; the duty of transparency
owed by community colleges
to property taxpayers and students of community colleges;
and reaffirming the students
and taxpayers of community colleges as the priority in
financial decisions, reporting
processes, and transparency
measures of community colleges.
HB 2087 – Concerning the
motor-fuel tax law; relating
to the definition of school
bus; allows school districts to
receive fuel-tax rebate on fuel
for any district vehicle used to
transport students.
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50th Claerhout Anniversary Garnett Elementary releases Toll-free legislative hotline
1st semester honor roll
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Kenneth
and
Janice
(Schlagel)
Claerhout,
of
Princeton, celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary on
January 3rd, 2020.
The Claerhouts are the parents of Lisa (Josh) Wolters,
Atwood, Kansas, and grandchil-
dren Ryan Wolters, Manhattan,
Kansas, and Kaitlyn Wolters of
Atwood.
Those who would like to
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Chapter Y PEO met
3 times – Outhouses,
Egypt, & Christmas
What exciting activities
Garnet PEO, Chapter Y members have been involved with!!
There were sixteen members present at the November
4th PEO meeting held at the
home of Lynda Feuerborn.
The meeting was co-hosted by
Lucille Holderman and members were treated to delicious
refreshments of carrot cake
and fruit cups.
The program, given by
Becky Solander, looked at creative uses of old outhouses.
Becky shared how communities are re-doing outhouses
and hosting outhouse decorating contests. Members shared
their memories of outhouses!
The November 18th meeting
hosted by Rita Boydson, Betts
Abraham, and Sonya Martin,
was held at the Archer Room
at the Library. Members were
treated to holiday themed cookies in the shapes of pumpkins
and turkeys. Betts shared a
slide show of her recent trip to
Egypt. The trip, entitled Betts
and Andys Epic Egyptian
Adventure was on her bucket
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of Giza, and seeing the Sphinx.
She also shared pictures of a
carpet school in which young
children are taught how to
make carpets. Betts explained
that her trip was definitely the
trip of a lifetime and encouraged other members to visit
Egypt.
On December 2nd, Chapter Y
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Social at Prairie Belles restaurant. The delicious meal was
catered by Prairie Belles.
Social hour allowed members time to get together and
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Members participated in a
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Resolution approving
zone change
(Published in The Anderson County Review,
Tuesday, January 7, 2020)
RESOLUTION No. 19-28
A RESOLUTION APPROVING ZONE
CHANGE APPLICATION #ZC2019-05 (PRICE)
TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 27 ACRES
FROM "A-1" AGRICULTURE DISTRICT
TO "A-2" TRANSITIONAL AGRICULTURE
DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, Anderson County, Kansas is a
county municipal government with the authority
to adopt zoning regulations and create zoning district boundaries as provided in Section
15-753 K.S.A.;and
WHEREAS, the County did adopt Resolution
NO. 00,0911.1 in September 2000, establishing
zoning regulations for the unincorporated areas
of Anderson County; and
WHEREAS, the Anderson County Planning
Commission did hold a Public hearing on
November 18, 2019 to consider Zone Change
Application #ZC2019-05 (Price) to rezone 27
acres from "A-1" Agriculture District to "A-2"
Transitional Agriculture District.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, after
reviewing and considering all written and oral
testimony, did unanimously approve said zone
change request, and recommends that the
Board of County Commissioners adopt Zone
Change Application
#ZC2019-05 (Price); and
WHEREAS, the Board of County
Commissioners, after duly reviewing the recommendation of the Planning Commission
and considering all comments for and against
said zone change, finds that the rezoning of
27 acres from "A-1" Agriculture District to "A-2"
Transitional Agriculture District in substantial
compliance, with the intent of the County
Comprehensive Plan and the public interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
that the Anderson County Board of County
Commissioners does hereby approve Zone
Change Application #ZC2019-05 (Price), said
property is located in Section 16, Township 23
South, Range 20 East of the Sixth Principal
Meridian, Anderson County, Kansas.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 23'd DAY OF
DECEMBER, 2019.
This action shall take effect upon publication in
the official County newspaper.
/s/Jerry Howarter, Chairman
/s/Leslie D. McGhee, Commissioner
/s/David Pracht, Commissioner
ATTEST:
Julie Heck, Clerk
EXHIBIT A
A tract of land located in the East Half of the
Northeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 23
South, Range 20 East of the Sixth Principal
Meridian, Anderson County, Kansas, Further
described as follows: Beginning at the
Northeast Quarter of said section, THENCE
S002836W on the East line of said Northeast
Quarter a distance of 1465.88 feet; THENCE
N870206W a distance of 407.77 feet;
THENCE N545805W a distance of 265.72
feet; THENCE N265801W a distance of
358.20 feet; THENCE N230843W a distance
of 250.00 feet; THENCE Nl04945W a distance of 250.00 feet; THENCE N074325W a
distance of 254.00 feet; THENCE N052738W
to the North line of said Northeast Quarter a
distance of 254.00 feet; THENCE S893557E
to the Point of Beginning a distance of 1003.00
feet, containing 27.91 acres more or less.
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