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BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT – In theater, they
say, The show must go on.
In the political world, elections
must go on – even when the
outcome is pretty much already
in the bag.
Next week, Garnett voters
will have the opportunity to
head to the polls to vote for
a city commissioner. But with
an incumbent running unchallenged in the only race on
the ballot April 1, its likely
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GARNETT Unless someone
launches a last-minute writein campaign, its likely Garnett
City Commissioner Gordon
Blackie will retain his seat
after next weeks spring election Tuesday, April 1.
Blackie is running unopposed, and there are no other
races on the ballot. Election
experts predict a low turnout
for the election. Even with what
seems to be a predictable outcome, the election offers voters
an opportunity to get
reacquainted
with Blackie
and evaluate
the success
of his time in
office.
Blackie
Blackie
was appointed to the
position in late 2012 to fill the
unexpired term of Dan Morgan,
who moved to Texas. If elected,
this will be his first full term.
Blackie moved to Garnett in
2000. He has been married 43
years and has four children and
five grandchildren. Blackie has
pursued two career paths, and
Customers were eager to return to the Colony Community Diner and Convenience store at Colony after the previous building
was destroyed by fire Dec. 4. Manager Brenda Dowling said business was very good the first week after reopening, despite
a few problems with equipment.
Colony diner returns despite a few hiccups
Customers say theyre happy
to see diner return after
fire destroyed businesses
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
COLONY After fire destroyed two
Colony businesses, Colony Community
Diner and Convenience manager
Brenda Dowling made a promise to the
community: The diner would be back
up and running within 90 days.
It was an ambitious goal that
required starting the business from
SEE BLACKIE ON PAGE 3A
Diebolts appealed jury
decision in eminent
domain over land
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scratch. The former downtown building and neighboring Colony Foods
building were destroyed by the Dec. 4
fire, which meant CCDC needed a new
building and all-new equipment. A new
building for Colony Foods, a separate
business owned by Jeannie Ray, also is
currently under construction.
Those 90 days Dowling promised
came and went. She postponed the
opening a second and then a third time.
The new promise: A March 18 opening,
just in time to give Colony students a
place to hang out during spring break.
By March 18, the state had cleared
the business to open. And it did, despite
some remaining work to be done. Less
than a week after opening, Dowling
was frustrated and said she wished she
had waited another week to address
issues with the electrical system and
the grill.
Some customers noticed. They complained about 30-minute wait times,
undercooked eggs and too much flour
on their biscuits.
But many customers simply were
grateful to have the business back,
despite a few hiccups along the way.
Sheila Wilson, Garnett, and her
a district court decision to
exclude testimony from previous property owners Donald D.
and Susan H. Diebolt about the
propertys value. The school
district between late 2010 and
2011 used eminent domain
to take the Diebolts property in order to build Garnett
Elementary School after sale
negotiations broke down. The
school district initially paid
the Diebolts $278,800, but the
Diebolts appealed, claiming the
property was worth $432,000.
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
LAWRENCE Family law practitioner Margie Wakefield, the
Democrat hoping to uproot
Republican Lynn Jenkins from
her 2nd District Congressional
seat, thinks
her
skills
as a divorce
negotiator
can
help
bring warring parties
in the U.S.
Congress
Wakefield
together.
I think
whats been going on the
A jury rendered a verdict of
$249,000, which was less than
the school district originally
paid after a panel of local realtors analyzed the tract for the
local district court.
In arguments in front of the
Supreme Court in November
2013 at Pittsburg State
University, the Diebolts said the
judge had unfairly and incorrectly limited their testimony.
Their attorney argued Diebolt
DUI conviction likely
played a role in
departure; city mum
BY VICKIE MOSS
SEE LAWSUIT ON PAGE 3A
finger pointing, the gamesmanship just has to stop,
Wakefield said. How do you
figure out how to bring people
to the middle to best work out
a solution? I think I can bring
those skills.
The St. Joseph, Mo., native
graduated in 1980 from the
University of Missouri with
a degree in journalism before
SEE WAKEFIELD ON PAGE 3A
SEE DINER ON PAGE 3A
City looks
for new rec
coordinator
Wakefield: Race is about meeting in middle
Woman challenges
Lynn Jenkins for 2nd
Congressional seat
(785) 448-3111
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 03-25-2014 / Vickie Moss
Supreme Court sides with school district
GARNETT The Kansas
Supreme Court sided with USD
365 in a ruling issued Friday
over an eminent domain dispute related to construction
of a new elementary school in
Garnett.
The Supreme Court affirmed
1865-2015
SEE COST ON PAGE 3A
Commissioner doesnt
face challenger in
April 1 election
BY VICKIE MOSS
CELEBRATING A 150 YEAR NEWS HERITAGE
CCDC:
Up From the Ashes
few people will take the time
to vote. County clerk Phyllis
Gettler estimates only about
7 percent of registered voters
will cast a vote in the coming
election, based on the turnout
in previous unchallenged, oneissue contests.
Despite the expected low
turnout, counties and cities
must give voters the opportunity to perform their civic duty.
If every registered voter in the
county is eligible to vote in an
election, the county pays for
the costs of the balloting. In
city elections like the coming
April 1 election, the jurisdiction that requires the election
Blackie proud to add
prayer, pledge at city
BY VICKIE MOSS
Get ready for a
birthday bash.
Member FDIC 1899-2012
How much is
your vote worth?
Uncontested election
unlikely to spark
much voter interest
Its our 150th
in 2015!
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 03-25-2014 / Vickie Moss
Nick Lybarger and Piper Mills work to build a battery-powered, gearoperated vehicle shown in front during a robotics day camp offered
during spring break last week by Anderson County Extension.
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GARNETT City leaders are
interviewing candidates for the
recreation coordinator position
after the former coordinator
was arrested for driving under
the influence in November 2013
and recently picked up for driving while suspended.
City manager Joyce Martin
said she could not comment
on the departure of recreation
coordinator Brad Yeubanks,
although she confirmed he is
no longer employed by the city.
However, after Yeubanks was
arrested in November, Martin
said city officials would wait
SEE EMPLOYEE ON PAGE 3A
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RECORD
NEWS
IN BRIEF
B TAGS DUE
License plate renewals for all individuals whose last name begins
with B are due by Monday, March
31, at the Anderson County
Treasurers Office.
BENEFIT SUPPER
A benefit chili and soup supper
with cinnamon rolls and homemade ice cream will be from 5
p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March
28, at Mont Ida Church of the
Brethren. Proceeds go to Ivan
and Dorothy Keim, Marcus and
Irene Miller, and Galen and
Regina Yoder.
LIVE DRAMA AT CHURCH
Garnett Church of the Nazarene
will present Heavens Gates and
Hells Flames, a live drama presentation. Performances will be
6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, and 7
p.m. Monday and Tuesday, April
7 and 8, at the church at 258 W.
Park Road, Garnett. Admission is
free. Childrens ministry provided; parental discretion advised.
For more information, call (785)
448-3208.
TRINITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Trinity Lutheran Church, 430 N.
Grant St., Garnett, has posted its
Lenten and Easter schedule. On
each of the following days, the
church will have a light meal at
5:45 p.m. followed by a worship
at 7 p.m.: April 2, 9, and 17. The
church will have special worship
at 10 a.m. for Palm Sunday,
April 13, and at 7 p.m. for Good
Friday. On Easter, April 20, the
church will have breakfast at 8
a.m. and worship at 10 a.m.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
The emergency food assistance
program distribution will be 4
p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the
Anderson County Fairgrounds
Quonset Hut building.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Anderson County Historical
Society Banquet will be held on
Thursday, March 27th at 6:30
p.m. at the high school commons
area. Glenn & Ruth Lee Hastert
were chosen to receive the 2014
Outstanding Citizen award. They
were chosen for this recognition for their dedication and hard
work for the Anderson County
Historical Society. The program
will be provided by Mike and
Eileen Burns on the history of the
Kirk House, celebrating the 100th
anniversary of the construction of
the home.
KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP
Kindergarten Round-Up is
approaching for schools in USD
365. Children who turn 5 on or
before August 31, 2014, are eligible to attend kindergarten next
fall. Call for information & appointments. Westphalia Grade School
will have Round-Up March 25.
Contact Donna Dieker at (785)
489-2511. Garnett Elementary
School Round-Up will be 12:30
p.m.-6:30 p.m. March 26.
Contact Lynnette Suderman at
(785) 448-3177. Greeley Grade
School Round-Up will be March
27. Contact Lori Rockers at
(785) 867-3460.
ANDERSON COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONER MARCH 10
Chairman James K. Johnson called
the meeting of the Anderson County
Commission to order at 9:00 a.m. on
March 10 at the County Commission
Room. Attendance: James K. Johnson,
Present: Eugene Highberger, Present:
Jerry Howarter, Present. The pledge
of allegiance was recited. Minutes of
the previous meeting were approved as
presented.
Road and Bridge
Lester Welsh, Road Supervisor, met
with the commission. He reported there
were quite a few people at the meeting in
Welda last week for the upcoming road
work and by pass. He has a meeting
with the state this week on the project.
This week the mowers will be mowing
the ditch back farther east of Garnett as
requested last week.
Abatements and Escaped Tax
Abatements B14-186 and B14-187
and Escaped Tax E14-107 through E14109 were presented and approved.
Courthouse
Dan Harden and Clint Hibbs, BG
Consultants, met with the commission.
They talked to the commission about
the courthouse air issues. New heating
and air will need to be installed in the
courthouse in the near future as the current system is not keeping up with the
need. Clint reported that even though
the windows were repaired several years
ago there is still air infiltration through the
current windows. He recommends that
weather stripping and storm windows be
installed. The major point of air infiltration is around the window air conditioner units. Discussion was held on the
benefits and drawbacks on making the
windows fixed and not operable. There
would be benefit to add insulation to the
attic. A new HVAC system will have to
be installed before it is feasible to do any
work on the windows.
Appraiser
Steve Markham, Assistant Appraiser,
met with the commission. He presented bids on replacing the computers
in their office. Quotes were presented
from New Egg, Microcenter, and Best
Buy. Commissioner Howarter moved to
approve the quote from Newegg for
computers and monitors at a cost of
$5,305.86 out of the Equipment Reserve
Fund-Reappraisal Line. Commissioner
Highberger seconded. Approved 3-0.
Inmate Health Care
Keith Finney, Head Jailer, and Art
Rose, Advanced Correctional Health
Care, met with the commission. Art
informed the commission how his company monitors and evaluates the health
needs of inmates and provides the care
that the inmates are needing. They currently provide health care for several
county jails in Kansas. United Health
Care provides the doctors and nurses
and covers the liability for the care.
The charge for care is on an average
of inmates over a 90 day period. They
are also possible to provide office supplies at a reduced cost which would be
accessible to any department within the
county. Vicki Mills, Anderson County
Hospital, and Denny Hachenberg,
Hospital Administrator, presented a proposal for inmate care. Vicki explained to
the commission how the hospital would
provide care to the prisoners in house
once a week and emergency room backup by phone or a triage nurse on site as
needed. Sheriff Valentine was present
and explained the need for creating a
formal plan for care and also training of
jailers in the handling of medicines.
Hospital
Vicki Mills, Anderson County Hospital
Financial Director, met with the commission. She informed the commission there
are several items at the old hospital that
will not be taken to the new hospital.
There is a couple new roof top air units,
a generator, and several other items that
would be available to other entities if
needed.
Health Walk
Commissioner Howarter moved to
fund two teams from the county for
the Anderson County Hospital Heeling
for Health Walk at $100 per team.
Commissioner Highberger seconded.
Approved 3-0.
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Meeting adjourned at 12:25 p.m. due
to no further business.
LAND TRANSFERS
Joseph J. Peine and Barbara J. Peine
to Christopher E. Peine and Lisa Jo
Peine, W2 S2 SE4 21-19-19 and E2 S2
SE4 21-19-19 less beginning at SE corner SE4 21-19-19, thence running North
290.5, thence West 1029.6, thence
South 290.5, thence East 1029.6 to
POB.
Donald L. Millington to Scott W.
Cooper and Terri B. Cooper, Lots 13,
14, 15, 16, and 17, Block 56, in the City
of Garnett.
Vernon Miller and Rebecca J. Miller
to Marvin Yoder and Katie K. Yoder,
a tract of land in SW4 5-20-19 as follows: beginning at SE corner SW4 5-2019, being marked with a 1/2 iron bar;
thence South 883143 West 1136.76
on South line of SW4 of said quarter
section to 1/2 iron bar; thence North
001917 West 2597.03 to North line
of SW4, thence North 873448 East
1137.30 to NE corner SW4; thence
South 001917 East 2615.86 to POB;
containing 68.01 acres, including road r/
w; except point: beginning at SE corner
N2 SW4 5-20-19, thence West to center
of Pottawatomie Creek, thence northerly
along center of creek to point due West
of point 433 North of POB, thence East
529.5, thence South 433 to POB.
James H. Fairbrother to Benjamin
Nasseri, Lots 6, 7, 8, and 20 off
the North side of Lot 9 in Block 6 in
Supplement to Merrills Addition to the
City of Westphalia.
Donna Diebolt to Larry Redman, Lots
4, 5, and 6 in Block 25 in Railroad
Addition to the Town of Welda.
Delores Arlene Luedke, Keith D.
Luedke, Marilyn Yvonne Veteto and
Jeffery J. Veteto, Jr. to Garret W. Strickler
and Shelly A. Strickler, an undivided 1/2
interest of the NW/4 and the W/2 of the
W/2 of the W/2 of the NE/4 of 1-23-18,
containing 180 acres, more or less.
Dwyane C. Foltz and Barbara Foltz
to Stanley Z. Martin and Katherine
J. Martin, Lot 9, Block 3, Chapmans
Addition to City of Garnett, and beginning at SE corner of said Lot 9, thence
East 54, thence North to North side of
said Block 3, thence West 54, thence
South to POB.
Dwyane C. Foltz and Barbara A. Foltz
to Stanley Z. Martin and Katherine J.
Martin, West 13, Lot 2 and all Lots 3 and
4, Block 64, City of Garnett.
CIVIL CASES FILED
State Farm Bank, FSB vs. Jennifer Jo
Morrow, John Doe, and Jane Doe, asking $150,263.07.
City of Garnett vs. Jerry Tate and
HSBC Bank USA, asking $3,000.
DOMESTIC CASES FILED
Tiffanee A. Wittman vs. Eric E.
Wittman, petition for divorce.
DOMESTIC CASES RESOLVED
Samantha J. Guiler vs. Kevin Guiler,
dismissed.
LIMITED ACTION FILED
Central National Bank vs. Robert
Dewayne King and Rochelle Lee King,
asking $583.90.
Bobs Supersaver d/b/a County Mart
Garnett vs. Amy L. Widga, returned
check for $92.17, asking $668.68.
Bobs Supersaver d/b/a County Mart
Garnett vs. Jilissa Hoffman, returned
check for $20.79, asking $420.79.
Great Southern Bank vs. Sarah E.
Brown, asking $874.20.
LIMITED ACTION RESOLVED
City of Garnett vs. Lacy R. Lutes,
$785.05 plus interest and costs.
James Mowat vs. Jerry Tate, $923.57
plus interest and costs.
CRIMINAL CASES RESOLVED
Speeding violations:
Joshawa C. Hetherington, $141 fine.
Trent L. Upshaw, $165 fine.
Juan Alcides Borque, $147 fine.
Sherri L. Nelson, $159 fine.
Roberta M. Vink, $201 fine.
David D. Moore, $141 fine.
David E. Feuerborn, $189 fine.
Rios Ramiro, Jr., $171 fine, failure to
wear seatbelt, $10 fine.
Kora Danae McGee, $321 fine
Seat belt violations:
Jack P. Graves, $10 fine.
Henry Lawrence Womelsdorf, $10
fine.
Telia Benton Dunn, child passenger
safety restraining systems and seatbelts,
$141 fine.
James Walter Howard, IV, $10 fine.
Other:
Jerry O. Johnson, II, driving on left in
no-passing zone, $171 fine.
GARNETT POLICE REPORT
Incidents
A report was made on February 27
of criminal damage to property to a
1998 Ford Windstar valued at $500 and
occurred on East 1st Avenue.
A report was made on March 18 of
interference with LEO and disorderly
conduct and occurred on South Maple
Street.
A repot was made on March 18 of
theft of a Bed, Bath and Beyond gift
card, a green and white Camilla Adams,
a Target gift card, a Capital One credit
card, and a TJ Maxx credit card, all valued at $69 and occurred on North Maple
Street.
Arrests
Milburn Kelley, Garnett, March 14,
domestic battery.
Angela Aguilar, Garnett, March 14,
interference with LEO and disorderly
conduct.
ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS
REPORT
Accidents
An accident was reported on February
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24 when a vehicle driven by Margo L.
Williams, 59, Iola, was traveling southbound on U-169 Highway at m.m. 92
when a deer entered the roadway. The
vehicle struck the deer causing damage.
An accident was reported on March
13 when a vehicle driven by Bonnie
Sue Kubacka, 49, Garnett, was traveling
eastbound on 1750 Road at Smith Road
when a deer an in front of the vehicle.
An accident was reported on March
13 when a vehicle driven by Kendra
Lynn Goddard, 24, Iola, was traveling
southbound on U-169 Highway at 1100
Road when her vehicle struck a deer.
JAIL LOG
Brian Kerry Willis, 33, Garnett, March
13, failure to appear, bond set at $275.
Shannon Kay Hicks, 34, Wyandotte,
Oklahoma, March 13, theft of property,
no bond set.
Thomas Richard Desjardin, 35,
Chanute, March 13, DWS, no liability
insurance, operate vehicle with no registration, and defective motorcycle tail
lamp, bond set at $500.
Joseph Michael Neal, 49, Iola, March
14, DUI, no bond set.
Milburn Frederick Kelley, 31, Garnett,
March 14, domestic battery, bond set at
$500.
Melissa Dawn Hermreck, 25, Garnett,
March 14, 48 hour writ.
Zauri Phirtskhalaishvili, 22, Ottawa,
March 15, arrest by LEO, probable
cause of warrant, bond set at $250.
John Christopher Glukowsky, 53,
Centerville, March 17, giving a worthless
check, bond set at $607.11.
Robert Lee Brady, 20, Garnett,
March 18, domestic battery, bond set at
$1,500.
Stephen Samuel Lowery, 36, Garnett,
March 18, failure to appear, bond set at
$1,000.
Angela Ann Aquilar, 45, Garnett,
March 18, interference with LEO, and
disorderly conduct, bond set at $1,000.
Andrew Samuel Bettinger, 30,
Garnett, March 20, operate vehicle with
no registration, bond set at $850.
JAIL ROSTER
James Justice was booked into jail
on November 16, 2013 for Anderson
County, bond set at $10,000 x2.
Scott Berry was booked into jail on
February 20 for Anderson County, bond
set at $7,500 x2.
Jordan Vender was booked into jail on
January 13 for Anderson County, hold for
docket.
Andrew Bettinger was booked into jail
on January 20 for a 30 day writ x2. (60
days)
Jeremy Thomas was booked into jail
on December 9, 2013 for 6 months with
21 days credit.
Jason Hermreck was booked into jail
on March 5 for Anderson County for 180
days-time served.
David Ashley was booked into jail on
March 10 for Anderson County, bond set
at $5,000.
Michael Roberts was booked into jail
on March 11 for Anderson County, bond
set at $5,000 x3.
Shannon Hicks was booked into jail on
March 13 for Garnett Police Department,
no bond set.
Patricia Croan was booked into jail on
March 10 for Anderson County, bond set
at $5,000.
Aaron Stevenson was booked into jail
on January 6 for Anderson County, bond
set at $5,000.
Jason Boeck was booked into jail on
February 22 for Anderson County, bond
set at $20,000.
Jesse Hunter was booked into jail on
August 13, 2013 for Anderson County,
bond set at $75,000 with conditions.
James Atkisson was booked into jail
on January 14 for Anderson County,
bond set at $100,000.
FARM-INS
William Wiest was booked into jail on
March 14 for Miami County.
Shawn Cummings was booked into
jail on March 14 for Miami County.
Andrew Crabtree was booked into jail
on March 12 for Miami County.
Shaun Diaz was booked into jail on
March 12 for Miami County.
Rusty Roberts was booked into jail on
March 12 for Miami County.
Brady Booton was booked into jail on
February 21 for Miami County.
Brian Romero was booked into jail on
February 21 for Miami County.
John Simon was booked into jail on
February 24 for Linn County.
. Shawn Weers was booked into jail on
February 24 for Linn County.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, March 25, 2014
DINER…
BELL
December 1, 1937-March 19, 2014
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
Published March 25, 2014
Barbara A. Bell, age 76, of
Kansas City, Kansas, passed away
on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at
Richmond Healthcare and Rehab
in Richmond, Kansas.
She was born December 1, 1937,
in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Charlton)
Clark. Barbara married Ulis E.
Tucker Jr. on September 9, 1953
in Yuma, Arizona. This union was
blessed with two children. They
later divorced. Barbara married Kenneth Bell of Kansas City,
Missouri, and they later divorced.
Barbara worked at E.R. Squibb
in Mission, Kansas for many years
as a secretary. She enjoyed volunteer work at K.U. Medical Center
at the Oncology Unit; she enjoyed
knitting and spending time with
her grandchildren. Barbara also
loved to socialize at McDonalds
and Burger King and watching the
children play.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, Fred and Mary Clark;
and one brother, Jim Clark.
Barbara is survived by her
daughter, Debra (Tucker) Brewer
of Garnett, Kansas; her son, Clark
Tucker of Welda, Kansas; four
grandchildren, Ilea Lauber; Abby
Tucker, Garrett Tucker; and Alice
Tucker; and one great granddaughter, Jazzmin Matchette; one sister,
Doris Caenen and husband John of
Las Vegas, Nevada.
Funeral services were Monday,
March 24, 2014, at the Feuerborn
Family Funeral Service Chapel,
Garnett, with burial at the Johnson
County Memorial Garden, in
Overland Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the American
Cancer Society.
You may send your condolences
to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com
Notice of Colony
sewer improvements
(Published in The Anderson County Review on
March 25, 2014)
ORDINANCE NO. 423
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLONY,
KANSAS, AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MAIN
SEWER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE
COSTS THEREOF.
WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12-618 provides, in
part, that the governing body of any city having
a population of less than 80,000 shall have
power to provide for one or more systems of
sewerage, or drainage, or both, for such city,
or for any part thereof, with one or more main
sewers or drains and sewer or drains outlets,
and to build, construct or purchase pumping
stations, sewers, sewer service lines and drains
by districts or otherwise, as the governing body
may determine; and
WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12-619 provides, in
part, that if the estimated cost of the main sewer
or drain of said system now or hereafter constructed shall be relatively large as compared
with the estimated cost of the lateral sewers
or drains tributary thereto, or if the said main
sewer or drain shall be so located that it will
or may receive the sewage or drainage from
two or more districts, the governing body shall
have power to pass an ordinance providing that
the cost of such main sewer or drain below a
certain designated point shall be borne by the
city and paid in the manner provided in K.S.A.
12-624 for the payment of the cost of main
sewers and drains now or hereafter constructed
beyond the corporate limits of the city; provided,
that the said ordinance shall state the point in
the line of the main sewer or drain below which
the provisions of this section shall apply, shall
describe the proposed location of the said main
sewer or drain from the said point to the outlet
of the same or to the city limits, and shall state
the manner of payment of the cost of the said
main sewer or drain; and
WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12-624 provides, in
part, that all costs and expenses occasioned
by the acquisition of a right-of-way and by the
construction of sewers and drains and disposal
works beyond the corporate limits of said city
shall be borne by the city as a whole and shall
be paid out of the general revenue fund or
by the issuance of improvement bonds of the
city as the governing body may determine,
that bonds to pay said costs may be issued in
addition to the $100,000 authorized by K.S.A.
12-621 for the construction of disposal works
and that such additional bonds may be issued
in addition to the limit of bonded indebtedness
of such cities as defined by statutes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Colony, Kansas
(the City) has a population of approximately
400; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to K.S.A. 12-618
et seq. (the Act), the governing body of the
City hereby finds and determines it to be
necessary to construct main sewer improvements in the City, including rehabilitating portions of the wastewater collection system and
wastewater treatment lagoon and rehabilitating
approximately 13,250 linear feet of 8 sewer
line, replacing approximately 200 linear feet of
8 sewer main, making approximately 30 point
repairs to 8 sewer main, replacing approximately 50 service taps, and making all other
improvements appurtenant thereto (collectively
the Improvements); and
WHEREAS, the governing body of
the City has heretofore passed an ordinance
authorizing the execution of Loan Agreement
No. C20 1939 01, effective as of January 26,
2012, with the Kansas Department of Health
and Environment to provide initial financing for
a portion of the costs of the Improvements in
the original principal amount of $274,725, and
such loan was subsequently amended, effective March 7, 2014, to increase the principal
amount of the initial financing to $561,125 (the
Loan); and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the
City hereby finds and determines that the costs
of constructing the Improvements will be relatively large as compared to the estimated cost
of possible future sewer lateral lines or drains
tributary thereto, or that said Improvements
may receive in the future sewage or drainage
from two or more districts, and that the costs
of constructing said Improvements should be
chargeable to the city at large and paid by the
issuance of general obligation bonds of the
City in the manner provided by K.S.A. 12-624
for the costs of main sewer improvements and
drains now or hereafter constructed beyond the
corporate limits of the City; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the
City hereby further finds and determines it to
be necessary to authorize and provide for the
construction of the Improvements in the City
and to make provision for the payment of the
costs thereof and the retirement of the Loan by
the issuance of general obligation bonds of the
City.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF
COLONY, KANSAS:
Section 1. Authorization of Improvements.
It is hereby authorized, ordered and directed
that the Improvements be constructed as a part
of the sewer system of the City, as provided by
the Act, in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor, which have been prepared or
approved by the City Engineer and placed on
file in the office of the Clerk.
Section 2. Designated Points. The proposed location and costs of the Improvements
from the beginning points of such Improvements
to the outlets of the same or to the City limits
shall be borne by the City at large, and shall be
paid in the manner provided in K.S.A. 12-624,
for the costs of main sewers and drains now
or hereafter constructed beyond the corporate
limits of the City.
Section 3. Bond Authorization. The
estimated costs of the Improvements are
$1,277,000. A portion of the costs of the
Improvements, interest on interim financing and
the Loan, and associated financing costs shall
be payable from the proceeds of general obligation bonds of the City issued under authority
of the Act (the Bonds) in an amount not to
exceed $777,000, with the balance of said
estimated costs to be paid from a Community
Development Block Grant and a USDA Rural
Development Grant.
Section 4. Reimbursement. Any Bonds
issued under the authority of this Ordinance
may be used to reimburse expenditures made
on or after the date that is 60 days before the
date of passage of this Ordinance pursuant to
U.S. Treasury Regulation 1.150-2.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance
shall be in force and take effect from and after
its passage, approval and publication once in
the official City newspaper.
PASSED by the governing body of the
City on March 17, 2014, and APPROVED AND
SIGNED by the Mayor.
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Mayor
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/s/ LaNell Knoll
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aunt, Dottie Lickteig, from
Greeley and Kansas City, said
they like to travel to restaurants throughout the area. They
noted that community diners in
the local area have had a tough
couple of years, with the loss
of similar businesses to fires in
Greeley and Richmond as well
as Colony. They said the success
of the Colony diners rebuild is
encouraging to other efforts,
such as the current remodeling
at the former Greeley Caf.
Im amazed they have gotten it together so quickly,
Lickteig said.
Over the course of a busy
lunch hour Saturday, a steady
stream of customers filled most
of the five booths, three largeparty tables and five smaller
tables. Two waitresses scur-
ried about, filling orders and
chatting with customers. The
smiles on their faces didnt
reflect problems in the kitchen,
where Dowling and one of the
CCDC owners, Roger Young,
fought a temperamental refurbished grill that refused to hold
a consistent temperature. An
electrician was working to fix
some last-minute problems,
and the business closed at 2
p.m. Saturday to install more
equipment.
Miranda Golden, a freshman at Crest who has worked
at CCDC for about a year and a
half, said she was happy to have
the diner back.
Its busy, but I wouldnt
want it any other way, she
said.
Some of the regulars at
the diner Saturday included
Bonnie Rook and Joan Boots,
who said they were impressed
with the new building. The
metal structure featured wood
paneling inside with a concrete
floor and numerous windows
along the front and west side
of the building. The west half
of the building is devoted to
seating for the diner, with the
convenience store in the east
section of the front half of the
building.
Its very nice. Its lighter,
with all the windows, Rook
said.
Its very uptown, Boots
said.
Although some of the electrical delays meant the diner
was not yet able to serve steak,
the reopening gave CCDC an
opportunity to expand an
already-extensive menu. Rook
said she enjoyed the broasted
chicken, a new menu item.
Colony residents accounted
for about half of the customers
who visited the newly reopened
diner last week, Dowling estimated. That meant about half
were from out-of-town, and
Dowling said she hopes those
people will come back in a
couple of weeks once all the
kinks have been worked out.
She is concerned that in her
haste to reopen, some customers might not be as forgiving as
those who have witnessed the
rebuilding along the way. She
said Saturday she wished she
had postponed the opening yet
again, but she didnt want to let
the community down.
My Colony people understand, she said. Theyre the
reason were here. I wanted this
so much for the community. I
wanted to give them back the
love they gave us.
er turnout, cost $5.12 per vote.
Gettler said she didnt have
costs readily available for a 2006
City of Garnett election, which
is the last time a city commissioner ran unchallenged.
However, based on the 7 percent
turnout in that election, she
estimates it likely cost the city
about $20 per vote. She expects
this years election will be similar, unless someone launches a
last-minute write-in campaign
to challenge incumbent Gordon
Blackie.
Although registered city voters can cast a ballot at the polls
April 1, the people who are
most likely to vote are the ones
who cant make it to the polls,
Gettler said. Before an elec-
tion, she mails advance ballots
to people who are registered
as permanent advance voters.
They include those voters who
are disabled or who have a permanent illness. She expects a
large portion of the final votes
in this election will come from
those voters.
Although Blackie is running
unopposed, Gettler and her
staff expect to see a variety of
interesting results when ballots
are cast next week. Uncontested
races tend to result in more
write-in votes, but typically
none of the write-ins end up
with more than a handful of
votes. Some of the write-in candidates arent exactly eligible to
serve, should they actually win
an election.
We always end up with
Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck,
Bozo the Clown, Gettler said.
I always wonder why those
people bothered to vote.
Although rare, its possible
that someone could launch a
successful write-in campaign.
Bill Dick did it in Garnett in
1999, winning an election over
unchallenged incumbent Sandi
Peine. But he publicly campaigned for the position during
an impassioned controversy
surrounding closure of the
citys gun range. It would be
difficult for a write-in to win
without some sort of organized
campaign.
short-term mission work and
disaster relief.
Not long after Blackie joined
the city commission, he asked
his fellow commissioners to
begin each meeting by saying
the Pledge of Allegiance and
a prayer. He cites that as his
greatest accomplishment as a
commissioner. He said he feels
city leaders have done a good
job of running the city in a
business-like manner and the
city is in a good financial position, but he is concerned that a
bottom-line focus will lead to
a loss in the quality of life.
The deterioration will continue until we return to higher
values and incorporate them
into our daily business dealings, Blackie said. These few
minutes spent with the pledge
and with prayer have helped
focus on these higher values
at the beginning of each meeting.
In his next term, Blackie
would like to see continued
progress on tourism promotions to attract both visitors
and new residents.
I would like to see outsiders be made welcome and converted to insiders, he said.
Whether these new insiders
become permanent residents or
repeat visitors, they will be the
lifeblood of our future.
In recent months, Blackie
has voiced concern about the
way the citys police department is perceived by the public, but has not revealed any
specific complaints. He said he
will continue to increase the
professionalism of the police
department.
He also said he encourages
people to attend city commission meetings the second and
fourth Tuesday of each month
at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Time is set
aside at the beginning of each
meeting to hear from people in
the community.
Please help your commissioners help you, he said.
COST…
FROM PAGE 1A
must pay for it. An election
brings expenses like legal publications, ballots and supplies
as well as wages.
The cost of an election varies, but recent elections in the
City of Garnett have cost a little
more than $2,000 each. The 2012
election for city commissioner
cost $2,102.96 and brought out
502 voters, a turnout of 22 percent.
In 2010, a City of Garnett
election cost $2,288.02 with 442
voters and 19 percent turnout.
An analysis of the per-vote
cost shows the 2012 election
cost $4.76 per vote, while the
2010 election, which had a less-
BLACKIE…
FROM PAGE 1A
said he devotes equal time to
each. He graduated as an electrical engineer from Carnegie
Mellon University in Pittsburgh,
Pa., and is a licensed engineer
and licensed master electrician
in Garnett and Nova Scotia,
Canada. He owns Lighthouse
Electric in Garnett.
Hes also a commercial
pilot, certified flight instructor
and aviation mechanic with
inspection authorization. Hes
known for his involvement
with MidWest Missionair, an
independent Christian service
organization that provides
LAWSUIT…
FROM PAGE 1A
was not allowed to explain why
he believed his property was
worth $432,000. Information
about a topographical survey
and a site plan were excluded
from the trial.
But USD 365s attorney, Lee
Tetwiler, said Diebolt did not
have any evidence to support
his opinion.
The Supreme Court justices
said Diebolts personal beliefs
were not relevant.
I understand he made an
investment, and he didnt get
to use it. Its not a question
for the jury. The question is
what would a theoretical willing buyer be willing to pay for
this property? I dont know why
he took the preparations he did,
or why that would affect the
WAKEFIELD…
sale. Why would that impact
what I pay for that? Justice
Johnson said during those
November arguments, according to a news article published
in the Pittsburg Morning Sun
in November 2013.
Diebolt maintained he had
invested large sums of money
in the tract with plans to develop a retail center there, and that
none of his market research of
site planning was compensated under the school districts
Eminent Domain lawsuit.
The Supreme Court typically issues its opinions several
weeks or even months after
hearing arguments. The decision in this case was released
Friday, March 21. The full decision can be found at http://
www.kscourts.org/Cases-andOpinions/opinions/SupCt/2014
/20140321/109018.pdf
EMPLOYEE…
FROM PAGE 1A
until the result of his criminal
case before making any decision about his job. She said at
that time city leaders are concerned any time an employee is
convicted of a DUI, but they are
especially concerned when the
employee works with children.
Yeubanks position required
working closely with the public, especially children, organizing youth events like biddy
basketball, soccer and other
city rec activities..
Yeubanks, 27, was arrested
on suspicion of a second DUI
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in November 2013, and was
convicted and ordered to pay a
fine in February while a related charge of speeding was dismissed. On March 10, he was
arrested on suspicion of driving while suspended.
Yeubanks had worked for
the city for about two years. He
replaced Josh Elliott, who also
was arrested and charged with
a DUI but his job was terminated for other reasons before
the court procedures were completed, Martin said.
Martin said city staff would
be interviewing candidates for
the position this week.
FROM PAGE 1A
attending law school at the
University of Kansas. She
worked briefly in constituent
services for Kansas Senator
Bob Dole before starting law
school, and opened her practice
in Lawrence where she now
lives.
A self-described moderate, shes endorsed by the Pro
Choice womens political advocacy group Emilys List and
says that while Obamacare has
been a disappointment and a
blunder in its implementation,
to leave it means going back to
a system she says excluded too
many people and cost too much.
Oil companies, other industries
and large energy consumers
have to be tied to some kind
of financial accountability
for climate change through a
national energy policy, she told
the Review last week, although
the definition of cap and
trade, may vary. She said she
believes the development of
wind and solar energy presents
a real opportunity for the 2nd
District.
I think were really missing the boat here if we dont
pay attention to how we grow
renewable energy here,
Wakefield said. We can build
the infrastructure to export
it out build that grid, build
those systems, here, export the
energy and import the cash,
she said.
Wakefield said the 2nd
Districts historical swing back
and forth between Republican
and Democrat representatives and the inclusion of the
remainder of Douglas County
after 2012 redistricting gives
her campaign a chance in what
is generally thought of as a
heavily Republican district.
She also said shes looking for
Republicans disgruntled with
the party politics that shut
down the federal government
months ago and alienated by
a party thats not the one they
grew up with.
But with a recent Gallup
Poll showing only 9 percent of
Americans approve of the job
Congress is doing a 39-year low
Wakefield said anyone pursuing a congressional seat in 2014
has to put emphasis on meeting
in the middle. Wakefield said
as she campaigns around the
district, the major topic among
people is that theyre sick of
congressional bitterness and
game playing.
What we need are statesmen and stateswomen, she
said. Like the way it worked
between Dole and McGovern
when they originally fashioned
the farm bill in the 70s. Thats
the kind of understanding of
whats best for all.
Neither Wakefield nor
Jenkins have a primary challenge and both will be on their
parties ballots unopposed in
the August primary. Theyll
face off in the general election
in November 2014.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, March 25, 2014
EDITORIAL
Kansas goes Kremlin with arrests, secrecy
You and your spouse are sitting in your living room watching Laverne & Shirley re-runs
some night when all of a sudden you hear a
window break and something that looks like a
jelly jar lands on the floor nearby.
Before you can get up to see what happened, the stun grenade detonates the flash
blinding you for a few seconds and the ringing
in your ears has you completely disoriented.
In a little more than one second you and your
wife are face down on the carpet with a SWAT
team members knees on the back of your
neck, handcuffed and arrested.
Hours later when the mess is sorted out,
they let you out of jail with an apology. Ooops.
Sorry. You werent who we were looking for.
Just a big misunderstanding. Youre free to
go.
Like most people, you want to know
why? What in the world made the cops
think you were a dangerous criminal drug
suspect? What information led them to treat
you like this and where did it come from?
The answer the information the police
and prosecutor submitted to the judge to base
your arrest warrant is listed in a court
document called a probable cause affidavit.
In any other state in the union, you can make
a public records request, get a copy of that
affidavit, and find out just why you were
arrested.
But not in Kansas. Our Legislature keeps
it secret.
Think Im kidding? The scenario above is
pretty close to what happened to Robert and
Adelyn Harte in Johnson County. After a year
in court and $25,000 of their own money paid
in legal fees to unseal an affidavit, these two
former CIA agents with security clearances
found out Roberts trip to a hydroponics store
for his tomato garden and some tea leaves
Adelyn threw out in the trash were all cops
and prosecutors needed to send a SWAT team
to their front door early one morning. They
didnt find an indoor marijuana growing operation or any other drugs. For the Hartes to get
answers, not to mention the humiliation, was
expensive indeed.
A bill that came out of the Kansas House
this session would have changed that, but
thanks to the Senate Judiciary Committee
headed by Republican Senator Jeff King from
Independence, it got gutted and the important
REVIEW COMMENTARY
DANE HICKS, Publisher
provisions regarding arrests deleted. King
even seconded the motion on the neutered bill
when no one else on his committee would. As
of this writing and unless the bill is put back
into its original form, Kansans can still be
deprived of their freedom, treated like criminals, and never know the reasoning of the
cops and prosecutor and judge who did it to
them.
How can Republicans like Jeff King stalwarts of the party that supposedly will fall
on its sword for open government and individual rights still hold to a policy that seems
more like it came from the Kremlin than the
Sunflower State? Thats a question Sen. King
and his cohorts should answer. Funny how,
when theyre campaigning, politicians cant
say enough about how much they believe in
open government. But elect them and we see
how things change when the rubber meets the
road.
Opponents say they fear too much pretrial publicity will taint a case if too much
of that information is available. But the fact
is that no criminal conviction in Kansas has
ever been overturned due to pre-trial publicity. They may have been overturned because,
cops, prosecutors or judges are later found to
have screwed up but never because a newspaper or TV station ran a news story.
The public should be able to see those
affidavits. The work of cops, prosecutors and
judges should be subject to the same public
scrutiny as the work of any other public official, especially when it can deprive Kansans
of their freedom and the sanctity of their
homes.
Kansas deserves better than this.
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It sure would be nice if your neighbors for once in their lives would
clean up their own leaves instead of
us always having to do it.
Hey Hicks, Id pay $1 just for the
Phone Forum.
I think it is truly amazing how much
time some individuals have on their
hands to pick at every little thing as
if their opinion makes a difference,
not to mention how those individuals never seem to know the correct
story. The situation that happened
with that city employee who was
driving with a suspended license is
pretty unbelievable and if anybody
was being harassed I think it would
have to be that employee. It seems
Dumbing down the SAT
It turns out that SAT words were too
abstruse.
The College Board is updating its iconic
test yet again in ways that are indistinguishable from dumbing it down. The old vocabulary words are out, the math is easier, guessing is no longer punished in the scoring — and
were supposed to believe that the test is
better than ever.
The SAT, relied on heavily in college
admissions, has long been attacked for not
producing sufficiently egalitarian results.
The multiple-choice test has been accused
of everything from racism to classism. It
is almost certainly the most hated exam in
America, and the easiest way to placate the
critics is simply to make it less exacting.
The last round of changes 10 years ago
eliminated the analogies (e.g., zenith : nadir ::
pinnacle : valley) and instituted an essay. This
was supposed to be an upgrade, but the mandatory essay is now being discarded. Peter
Wood of the National Association of Scholars
describes it as a decade-long experiment in
awarding points for sloppy writing graded by
mindless formulae.
The new SAT will move away from what
a reporter in The New York Times calls -obviously relying on his readers knowledge
of old SAT vocabulary — esoteric words.
Instead, the test will emphasize evidencebased reading. The head of the College
Board says an example would be an excerpt
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
from an old speech by Rep. Barbara Jordan
in which she said that the impeachment of
Richard Nixon would divide people into two
parties. Students taking the test would then
have several choices for what Jordan meant
by the word party. (Students answering a
gathering to celebrate an occasion, or to
drink with friends, will presumably get no
credit.)
The SAT is called an instrument of privilege because students from higher-income
families perform better. But parental educational attainment tracks with parental
income, and highly educated parents will
inevitably pass along their advantages to
their kids. It is not in the power of the SAT
to change this. As Robert VerBruggen of
the website RealClearPolicy writes, Income
gaps are evident on basically every academic
measure we have.
The SAT is hardly perfect. It isnt strictly
an aptitude test: The more you read and the
more math you know, the better you are
going to do. Maybe we should go all the way
and use achievement tests instead? But that
has its own problems, as Howard Wainer
of the University of Pennsylvania pointed
out in his book Uneducated Guesses. How
much does proficiency in one subject area
weigh against another? And this doesnt help
if a student is in a rotten school that teaches
nothing.
The SAT aims to predict first-year performance in college, with only modest success.
But with its broader, more general approach,
the SAT provides different information about
students than either GPA or achievement
tests. It is a useful tool.
At the end of the day, the problem isnt
the SAT, its ourselves. We have to do a better
job raising and educating kids. That is much
harder than complaining about the SAT, and
the College Board cant do them for us.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National
Review.
Medical malpractice bill heads to Senate
Interesting discussion during that House
floor debate on the medical malpractice bill
last week.
The bill, of course, is that idea of the
Kansas Medical Society to raise the noneconomic damage cap slowly, from the current
$250,000 to an eventual $350,000 for damages
which, frankly, are just hard to put a pricetag
on.
The case was that of a woman whose surgeon removed the wrong ovary, meaning that
as a result of the malpractice, she cant have
children. Whats the pricetag for that noneconomic loss? The court said the $250,000 cap on
damages is legal, but doesnt feel right, and
ought to be moved upwards.
Well, that was the basis for the bill, and
there wasnt a lot of opposition to raising the
cap.
But a sidelight of that bill was language
that would allow juries to hear that the victim of damages in any sort of lawsuit had
collateral sources or some other source
of compensation for the damages caused by
someone else.
The result? Possibly a jury could determine that if an injured party in any sort of
actionsay, a car wreck with a drunk or texting driverhas insurance, he or she would
be made whole by their insurance, so the
person who caused that accident shouldnt
have to pay the full cost of the damages.
Juries now dont have that collateral
STATE COMMENTARY
MARTIN HAWVER, At The Rail
source information.
Rep. Lance Kinzer, R-Olathe, convinced
the House that it shouldnt matter whether
the victim of someone elses negligence or
mistake has other sources of compensation:
You cause the damage, you pay for all of it.
Its a personal responsibility deal. You break
it, you buy it.
Kinzer told the House that it shouldnt
matter whether your house is insured or not
if someone sets fire to it. The person who
started the fire should pay for the whole
house. Or, if you are injured in a car crash
and have insurance to cover your medical
bills, well, the person who caused that accident should pay the full cost of those bills.
Theres no suggestion in the bill that the
jury in a case would reduce damages based
on those collateral source…just it should
know that the injured party has been taken
care of.
Sounds like it would probably make it
cheaper to crash into a rich persons car than
a poor persons car, if the victims insurance
is going to take care of the damages, doesnt
it? A jury could factor in that the rich or wellinsured victim will get a new car anyway,
while the poor person will become a pedestrian, so the well-insured victim doesnt need
a much in damages.
This isnt just car crashes. Its mistaken
legal advice that puts a clients investments
at risk, or the apartment owner whose stairway is rotted.
The collateral source rule might just pare
damage payments for those at faultor their
insurersin an accident. Or not. But it would
be floating around there in the jury room
where it probably shouldnt.
Well see how that amendment fares in
the Senate, which had passed the bill which
included the now-removed collateral source
language.
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that watching and waiting for someone to leave their office to do their job
to make the citizens of the town capable of having a nicer recreation and
sports facility is a little overboard not
to mention extremely creepy. I personally wish I had that much time on
my hands and getting paid taxpayer
dollars to do so. I also believe if I had
such a job I would have plenty of time
to read the handbook provided for my
job to make sure I do my job is its full
description. Considering that person
did not do such a thing, I would thing
rewarding bad behavior will lead to
bad karma.
Years and years ago I looked you in
the face and I said I didnt believe
your paper was worth anything to
read in the first place. Today I read
the Phone Forum. They dont think
your paper is worth a dollar. But
then Ive been reading your editorials and I will pay full price, because
its worth it. You have great editorials
and I like your paper and I will pay
full price for your paper from now on.
Thank you.
This summer I have some out-oftown guest coming in and Ive been
thinking about what we could do this
summer. Thanks to the article in
the paper about the last commissioners meeting where our city manager
suggested we paint some buildings
downtown so that people can go down
there and linger, well I thought we
could go downtown and sit around
and watch the paint dry. I just hope
they dont pick us up for loitering.
Yes, I have an idea. Why dont we quit
hiring all the party boys for the rec
director job in Garnett and hiring
somebody like (name deleted) who
knows sports and has a few more
years on him and has a family here
and is a little more mature? How
much more bad publicity does the
city want? Thank you.
Contact your
legislator
President Barack H. Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,
Washington, D.C., 20500
(202) 456-1414 Fax (202) 456-2461
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Return to me and I will return to you
In the 4th chapter of the Book
of Daniel King Nebuchadnezzar
has a dream about a large tree.
The tree in his dream grew
large and strong and the top
touched the sky, it was visible
to the ends of the earth. The
leaves were beautiful, the fruit
abundant and on it was food for
all. The tree provided shelter
for the beasts of the field and
the birds of the air lived in it
as well. From it every creature
was fed.
In the dream the king saw a
holy messenger from heaven.
The messenger issued a decree
to cut down the tree, trim the
branches, strip the leaves and
scatter its fruit. The birds and
animals that sheltered and fed
from the tree fled. Only the
stump remained. The holy one
announced a sentence saying,
Let him be drenched with the
dew of heaven and live with
the animals. Let him have the
mind of an animal till seven
times pass by him. (Daniel
4:15-16)
Daniel was called to interpret the dream and he reluc-
Weekly
Devotional
by David Bilderback
tantly did so telling the king.
You O king are that tree. The
tree with all its beauty and usefulness was an image of the
king. The decree was also for
the king. Daniel informed the
king he would be driven away
and his sanity would leave and
he would live like a wild animal
for a period of time if he did not
repent from his sins and wickedness. The stump was left as
a sign that his kingdom would
be restored when he acknowledged that Heaven rules.
In spite of Daniels warning and plea the king did not
repent nor was he kind to the
oppressed. One year from the
date of the dream the king was
driven away from his kingdom. God had blessed King
Nebuchadnezzar but the king
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had confused the blessings of
God with his own power and
majesty. The God who raises
people to positions of power
also has the power to remove
people from those positions.
In Malachi 3:7; we read these
words, Return to me, and I
will return to you says the
LORD almighty. After the time
had passed the kings sanity
was restored to him as well as
his honor and splendor and he
became greater than before.
Nebuchadnezzar after his sanity was restored praised and
exalted the King of heaven. If
we like the king have fallen
away from God we can return.
God is the sovereign ruler of
the universe and as the king
states. Now I Nebuchadnezzar
praise and exalt and glorify the
King of heaven because everything he does is right and all
his ways are just. And those
who walk in pride he is able to
humble.
David Bilderback: A Ministry
on the Holiness of God.
Library gets grant for windows
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 03-25-2014 / Photo Submitted
Through the Garnett Community Foundation the Garnett Public Library was awarded a
$21,734 grant from the Goppert Foundation to replace the windows in the original part of the
library building. Pictured from left: Library Board Member Mike Hermann and his son Carter;
Loran Wilson, President of the Goppert State Service Bank; Andrea Sobba, Library Director;
and Joyce Martin, City Manager.
Hasterts to be recognized at historical society banquet
The Anderson County Historical
Society Banquet will be held on
Thursday, March 27, at 6:30 p.m.
at the high school commons area.
The program will be provided by
Mike and Eileen Burns on the history of the Kirk House, celebrating
the 100th anniversary of the construction of the home. Glenn and
Ruth Lee Hastert were chosen to
receive the 2014 Outstanding Citizen
award. They were chosen for this
recognition for their dedication and
hard work for the Anderson County
Historical Society.
Glenn and Ruth Lee Hastert
chose to return to Garnett following
their retirements, and became very
involved in the life of the community.
As lifetime members of the ACHS,
both have worked to preserve the
history of Anderson County through
the Museum, programs for the community, and upkeep of the facilities.
The Harris House is a favorite project for them, assisting with guiding
tours, painting, cleaning, landscaping, and making this historical gem
more available to visitors. They have
assisted with preserving memorabilia from the Garnett High School
building prior to its demolition,
documenting the history of various
businesses in the county, searching
for items to complete the furnishings
of the Harris House, and hosting
meetings for the Historical Society.
Ruth Lee serves on the Board of
Directors as secretary.
The Hasterts are also active members of Friends of the Prairie Spirit
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as Program Chairman for Chapter
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Glenn and Ruth Lee each grew up
in Garnett and were graduated from
GHS in 1963. After a career in the
airline industry, Glenn retired from
Delta Airlines. Ruth Lee devoted
her career to a variety of educational positions, from adult and public education to teaching in public
schools. Following college and their
early jobs in Kansas, they later lived
and worked in Tucson, Arizona, and
Dallas, Texas.
A current joy is having their
blended family of four daughters
and their families gather here for
visits. Its their priority for the
grandchildren to learn of their
roots in the history of Anderson
County and enjoy fun in the country. Glenn descended from early
settlers from Luxembourg and
Germany who farmed near Greeley.
Ruth Lees ancestors arrived from
Indiana by wagon in 1857, pre-empting land north of Garnett on the
Pottawatomie. They are caring for
that original claim today, and hosted
the historical society on a tour of the
wagon crossing on the Pottawatomie,
the original cabin site and wagon
trail, the spring, stone walls, the
stone well house, and viewing artifacts discovered by Henry Roeckers
during his exploration of the site.
A collection of those artifacts are
on display at the Historical Society
Museum.
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receive benefits due to disability and for business staff who
help transition employees into
Medicare from employer based
insurance. Trainings in 2014
will be held April 9, July 9, and
October 8th. All trainings will
be held at the ECKAAA office
in Ottawa at 117 S. Main Street.
The trainings will be conducted by Leslea Rockers, Special
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what they need with Medicare
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regarding Medicare and their
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In the Middle School Division,
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the area was near a village
called Penos, and close to the
Cordillera Real Mountain Range.
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other solutions, Paige, Olivia,
and Riley decided on running
a water pipeline from the snow
capped mountains to the village
and storing the water in above
ground tanks.
The students competed in the
tournament along with others
from the Central Heights and
Garnett School Districts Gifted
Education Program taught by
Amy Ray.
Competing in the Elementary
School Division from the
Garnett School District, taking
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in Water Rocket, were the The Central Heights team of Paige Stockard, Olivia Stockard,
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CALENDAR
Tuesday, March 25
9 a.m. – TOPS at Garnett
Methodist Church basement,
2nd & Oak
Noon – Rotary International Club
at Garnett Inn and Suites
6 p.m. – City of Garnett at
City Hall
7 p.m. – Legion Bingo at VFW
Wednesday, March 26
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Optimist
Club at Mr. Ds Restaurant
1 p.m. – Garnett Duplicate
Bridge at the Garnett Inn
7 p.m. – Garnett Saddle Club at
the Garnett Riding Arena
Thursday, March 27
9:30 a.m. – Pieces & Patches
Quilt Guild at the Anderson
County Annex
6:30 p.m. – Anderson County
Historical Society banquet
at ACHS commons area
Friday, March 28
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Benefit chili,
soup supper at Mont Ida Church
of the Brethren
7 p.m. – ACHS spring play
Saturday, March 29
7 a.m. to 9 a.m. – Community
breakfast at United Methodist
Church, Garnett
Tuesday, April 1
9 a.m. – TOPS at Garnett
Methodist Church basement,
2nd & Oak
Noon – Rotary International Club
at Garnett Inn and Suites
6:30 p.m. – Garnett Optimist
Club at Mr. Ds Pioneer
Restaurant
7 p.m. – Legion Bingo at VFW
Wednesday, April 2
1 p.m. – Garnett Duplicate
Bridge at the Garnett Inn
5:45 p.m. – Light meal at the
Trinity Lutheran Church, Garnett,
worship One Another at 7 p.m.
7 p.m. – Garnett Saddle Club at
the Garnett Riding Arena
7 p.m. – Colony Lions Club at
Colony Methodist Church
7 p.m. – Kincaid Lions Club at
Kincaid-Selma United
Methodist Church
Thursday, April 3
6 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch and
snacks at the Garnett
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. – Colony United
Methodist Women at Colony
United Methodist Church
7 p.m. – USD 365 School Board
Friday, April 4
Recycle Trailer at Colony until
Monday
Sunday, April 6
1 p.m. – Boy Scouts (sixth grade
and up) meeting
6:30 p.m. – Heavens Gates and
Hells Flames at Garnett Church
of the Nazarene
Monday, April 7
Recycle Trailer at Kincaid until
Thursday
9 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission at the Anderson
County Annex
1802 1/2 East St.,
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ACHS Theatre learns You Cant Beat the House
Ive had trouble breaking into a
house before but this is the first time Ive
had problems breaking OUT again!
So moans Meryl (Eliza Sibley) to her
partner, Heidi (Gwen Sibley). These two
minor-league burglars have really met
their match this time, it seems. They
decided on a house only to find, after
managing to get into the place, that
its up for sale. Before they can leave,
Conrad (Asa Young) and Glenda (Remi
Hedges), prospective buyers, show up.
Meryl figures they have two choices –
either pretend to be real estate agents or
beat it, making the buyers suspect them
and call in the police. Meryl begins to
show the house while Heidi ducks out
to get the car. Now the REAL real estate
agent (Austin Wickwire) shows up and
Meryl has to juggle the couple and the
agent. Finally, as Meryl gets rid of him
and is about to show the door to Conrad
and Glenda, Heidi arrives with the news
that their car has been towed away.
Suddenly a cop (Bryce Dieker) shows up,
saying the police are looking for two sus-
picious characters in the neighborhood.
Next in the parade of oddball characters
is Conrads secretary (Tana Benton),
then Glendas mother (Melissa Kropf),
then her medium, Madame Zenobia (Bel
Sibley), and finally the cops mother
(Kori Pitts). Oh, yeah! The place, it turns
out, is haunted! This screwball comedy is one wisecrack after another and
proves once again that You Cant Beat
the House.
You Cant Beat the House will run
Friday, March 28 at 7:00 PM and Saturday,
March 29 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $4.00 for
adults and $3.00 for students. Tickets are
available by calling (785)448-3115 or in
the office at ACHS. They are also available at the door.
Friends of the Arts Dessert Bar at
Intermission: The Friends of the Arts
will host their annual dessert bar during intermission of the show Friday
and Saturday. This will be a free will
donation. Money earned goes towards
assisting the various Arts Programs at
ACHS.
Richmond Library Celebrates Spring Break
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 03-25-2014 / Photo Submitted
The Richmond Library celebrated Spring Break starting with St. Patricks day, as
seen above, with crafts, chocolate and cake pops and Gummies and peeps, oh,
and of course, the attack of the Green Mustaches! Monday on St. Patricks Day
the kids colored a Leprechaun picture and decorated a shamrock and for some
reason everyone grew a Green Mustache, like Eli Rowland at right. Wednesday,
March 19, the kids got to dip cake pops into chocolate. Thursday they made
Peeps and Gummy worms, lips and bears.Up next, the library will have an Easter
Craft in April for the adults and one for the kids.
Spanghewing or marketing? Which is which?
Probably more of you have
an idea of what marketing
is than know what spanghewing is but I bet you dont
know marketing as well as you
think you do.
I admit Im stealing this
from one of my college textbooks written back when hair
was big and everybody knew
Duran-Duran but its the best
definition of the science of
selling that Ive ever seen, and
reviewing it from time to time
helps remind us folks in business that to do it right, we need
to do it all.
Marketing is the act of
communicating a sales message to a prospective buyer and
includes four elements:
1)
Promotion Special
events, games or activities
based around a product or service. Every customer today
gets a free screwdriver while
they last that type of thing.
Use your customer card and
accrue purchase points for instore merchandise. Whoever
can stack the most Oreos wins
a store gift certificate.
2) Publicity This means
generating buzz about your
business either in conventional
media like newspapers, TV and
radio or nowadays on social
media going viral as the
kids say. You do it by sending
out press releases when you
make news and haunting blogs
and Facebook pages where
your customers hang out.
Hint: Make sure your publicity release is really important
or youll smudge your reputation among the media and the
blogs.
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Dane Hicks
Review Publisher
3) Personal Sales This
means you or your staff working directly with customers and
establishing a personal relationship that hopefully makes a
long-term customer instead of
a single buy. Probably the most
important element in generating referrals to your company.
4) Advertising Using a third
party to convey your sales message in graphic terms. Ads in
newspapers, magazines, newsletters; spots on radio or television; signage on your building,
bumper stickers, printed pens
& email signatures.
Now, think about each of
these elements and name something you did in your business
yesterday to pursue that element. Then, call this newspaper and ask what spanghew
means.
Dane Hicks is president of
Garnett Publishing, Inc., and
publisher of The Anderson
County Review. Comments or
questions may be directed to him
at review@garnett-ks.com or
(785) 448-3121.
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program to
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trail ride
Mid-America
Nutrition
Program, Inc. will have its 13th
Annual Trail Ride on Saturday,
April 5th, 2014 Rain or Shine.
Location for the ride is at Cedar
Park at Lake Pomona. Event
sponsors are Beckman Motors,
Garnett, Plaza Cinema, Ottawa
and Madl Farm, Wellsville.
Registration begins at 8 a.m.
with ride beginning promptly
at 10 a.m. The registration
donation is $15 with lunch and
1 ticket for a drawing of a new
saddle from R-Bar-B Saddle,
Tack & Trailer in Topeka.
There are opportunities for
riders to get sponsorships to
cover their ride. The first $25
sponsorship covers the ride,
lunch and a drawing ticket for
the saddle. Each additional $25
equals additional entries in the
saddle drawing. If a rider gets
$1000 in sponsorships, they will
get a FREE saddle. Over $1000
in prizes will be drawn after
lunch.
Reservations for lunch and
ride can be made by calling 800223-6325 or 785-242-8341. You
can also find them on Facebook
under Meals on Wheels, Ottawa,
Kansas.
Money raised will help the
programs mission in supporting seniors throughout the
six counties served by MidAmerica Nutrition Program.
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HISTORY
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 03-25-2014 / Photo Submitted
Rhonda OBannion, center, won the $100 grand prize at the recent Womens Fair. Presenting the check
is BPW President Helen Norman, right, and Farm Bureau Debbie Kueser, left.
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1914: Big-footed burglar strikes
March 23, 2004
Anderson County has been
without a county engineer since
the departure of Hub Casper in
January, but the county commission expects to hire a new
one within the next two meetings.
A man whose court case
resulted in new sentencing
guidelines on some drug cases
was resentenced to 30 months
for a crime for which he had
previously received a sentence
of 173 months.
More than twice the number of Anderson County High
School students are gong out for
track this season, even though
the schools controversial new
track facility likely wont be
completed for use in the 2004
season.
March 24, 1994
Improvements will be made
at Irving Primary Center and
Garnett Elementary School
this summer to increase the
efficiency of traffic patterns
around the school, but steps
will be taken to find out if both
buildings might be abandoned
in the near future and a new
elementary school built in the
district.
Stricter regulations by the
Environmental
Protection
Agency will finally come
home to roost for residents of
Anderson County in higher
THAT WAS THEN
Vickie Moss
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trash collection fees, after the
county begins operation of its
solid waste transfer station at
the county landfill after April
9.
March 22, 1984
Sheriff Tom Hermreck has
announced his intention to run
as a Democratic candidate for
Anderson County Sheriff, and
Undersheriff Jack Eden has
also announced his intention to
run as a Republican candidate
for the position of sheriff.
Like the icicles that were left
clinging to trees Tuesday, Old
Man Winter refused to loosen
its grasp on the area and give
way to spring, which began
Tuesday. Most residents in the
area had darkened homes as a
result of one of the worst ice
storms to strike the area since
1973.
Recent ice damage has affected more than just power lines.
Considerable tree damage has
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surrounding area.
March 24, 1914
The big-footed burglar has
been here again. Three houses were visited last night, but
he didnt make a very great
haul. However, he fitted himself out with footwear, taking
Irv Simmons socks and garters
and Mayor Acuffs shoes. He
also took some change, $11.35
at J.W. Archers, and about 93
cents at Irv Simmons, which
belonged to Mrs. Simmons.
Maybe Irv has learned a lesson from this experience. Hes
been getting pretty proud lately,
and has been rather reckless in
his expenditures for socks. If
he hadnt been wearing the 25
cent kind, and had been satisfied with wearing government
socks the old speckled kind
that cost 5 or 10 cents he
wouldnt have been robbed.
These little bears were found more than 40 years ago in a dump. It is not known what material
they were carved from, or what was their intended use.
Can you bear finding treasures?
Old dumps can yield some
peculiar things! These two
precious little bears were
found by our daughter Lori
over forty years ago, while
her and I were digging in the
old Topsham, Maine Town
Dump. Incidentally this old
dump is now buried under
the Williams Jr. High School
and the Cone Elementary
School play grounds (mostly
soccer fields).
Lori and I spent many evenings and a few Saturdays
digging at this site. We never
went home empty handed.
Our efforts produced hundreds of artifacts includ-
DIGGING UP THE PAST
Henry Roeckers
Call (785) 448-6244 for
local archeology information.
ing: old, old bottles (many
were handblown corkers),
cast iron toys, clay marbles,
advertising tokens and
coins, cast iron banks, etc.
etc. and these two precious
little bears.
These little bears are 3/4
inch tall and are carved from
an unknown material. They
have no holes in them and
no hooks or any evidence of
ever being attached to anything. If anyone knows of
how or what they were used
for, please let me know.
If any of you have time
on your hands and nothing
to do and really want to have
some fun, just find yourself
an 1800-1920s dump site and
start digging. (Watch those
snakes). You might just find
a few treasures like these
two little bears.
Fully Rely on God
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Please join us for Kindergarten Round-up
for the 2014-2015 school year.
$11.99*
March 27 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
PRIME RIB Friday & Saturday Night
includes choice of side, salad and roll
Please call the school to schedule an
appointment 785-448-3423
785-448-2616
Your visit will include meeting the K-1 teacher, tour of
the classroom, assessment of academic skills, completion
of application and submitting required paperwork (birth
physical).
On the Square – At the corner of 4th and Oak
Downtown Garnett
Please call Leah Scheck (principal) or
Chris Miller (secretary) if you have any questions.
*Price good for dine-in only, offer not valid on catering.
Prime rib offer good only with purchase of drink.
Price subject to change without notice.
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See dealer for
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Phone: (785) 448-6125 Cell: (785) 448-4428
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On-the-Farm Service Alignments
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Jo Wolken – Registered Representative
Securities offered through H.D. Vest Investment Services ,
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601 South Oak
Garnett, Kansas
(785) 448-3212
Cooper Jetzon Kumho
(913) 256-9163
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To advertise in this
directory contact
Stacey at
785-448-3121.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, March 25, 2014
3B
SOCIAL
Four Winds club learns about Pueblo pottery
The Four Winds Chapter
of the Daughters of the
American Revolution met on
March 6, 2014 in Garnett with
Clara Ann Kempnich as hostess. The Opening Ritual was
led by Regent Alice Walker and
Chaplin Agnes Carr, followed
by the Pledge of Allegiance and
the Americans Creed. There
were ten members present and
one guest.
Agnes Carr read the
President Generals message.
Judy Carr gave the National
Defense Report about an Army
officer who is also an Army
wife and lawyer. She told of
her three deployments to Iraq
where she served as a legal
advisor, judge advocate, and
helped to rebuild the judicial
system of Iraq.
The minutes of the November
meeting were read and approved
as read. The treasurers report
was given.
Correspondence was read
from the library thanking
the chapter for our participation in the Kansas Reads to
Preschoolers Program.
Minute reports were
read by various members on
the Constitution, American
Indians, Good Citizen, and
Conservation. We heard about
the Anti-Sharia Law; how three
hundred official tribal members
are taking advantage of the free
college tuition and room and
board; and how forty percent of
food in America is thrown out.
We learned the Good Citizen
Award was won by Kourtney
Kirkland from Garnett High
School. The American History
essay winners were announced
and all are from Mont Ida
School Teresa F. Yoder (5th
grade), Amanda Fern Miller
(6th grade), and Samuel L.
Yoder (8th grade).
Alice Walker was chosen as our delegate to the
123rd National Continental
Congress of the Daughters of
the American Revolution in
Washington, D.C. on June 2529, 2014.
The program was given by
Alice Walker on Pueblo Pottery.
Pottery making came to the
United states in 200 BC and to
ECKAN to have 5K Walk/Run
ECKAN is having a 5K Walk/
Run event on Saturday, April
26, 2014. The theme is ECKAN
Taking Action! The goal of
the event is to increase awareness of community action and
support the vision of ECKAN,
which is to eliminate the causes
and conditions of poverty in
ECKANs service area through
individual and organization
dedication, collaboration and
innovation.
ECKAN serves nine counties
in East Central Kansas. There
are two locations, Ottawa and
Emporia for the 5K walk/run
to make the event accessible
to more community members.
The event is taking place on
April 26th as a kick-off for
Community Action/Poverty
Awareness Month in May. The
5K walk/run will be used to
promote other events taking
place in the different counties throughout the month to
spread awareness and educate
people about community action
and the affects of poverty on
our communities.
We are seeking monetary
sponsorships and participants
to support our mission while
having fun at the same time!
If you are interested in being
a sponsor or would like to participant as a runner/walker,
please contact Sherri @ the
ECKAN central office, 1320 S.
Ash, P. O. Box 40, Ottawa, KS
66067, 785-242-7450, ext 7100 or
shescott@eckan.org.
There are several levels of
sponsorship available for the
event. A flyer and registration
form are available at www.
eckan.org.
the four corners region in 400
AD. She had pieces of pottery that she made under the
direction of Dora TsePe. In the
class she learned the process of
making pottery from the gathering of the clay to the tempering of the pieces. The process
was quite detailed to form the
pottery piece. The clay was
worked until all the air was
out and then from a pancake
shape piece of clay they made a
long rope like piece and coiled
it into the shape they wanted.
No potters wheel is ever used
on Pueblo Pottery. It is worked
until it is smooth and all the air
is out and then it is dried. They
then used pieces of gourds
and stones to smooth the piece
before putting it in the fire pit.
The piece is then totally covered by coals in the fire pit
for the tempering process. The
color is determined by the type
of clay and the way it is fired. It
was a very interesting process!
Then Juanita Kellerman
introduced our good citizen award winner, Kortney
Kirkland and her mother,
Steffanie Kirkland. She presented Kortney with the DAR
Good Citizen pin, certificate,
and award. Kortney read her
essay to the group. A reception
then followed and was enjoyed
by everyone.
The meeting was adjourned.
The next meeting will be April
3, 2014 in Garnett with Agnes
and Judy Carr serving as hostesses. The program will be
given by Iona Sweers.
The Daughters of the
American Revolution is a nonprofit, nonpolitical womens
volunteer service organization
dedicated to promoting historic
preservation, education, and
patriotism. Any woman over
18 years of age who can prove
descent from a man or woman
who gave military or civil
service during the American
Revolution is invited to join.
If interested please contact the
Chapters Regent Alice Walker
at (913) 756-2688; or one of the
Chapters Registrars Juanita
Kellerman (785) 448-5881 or Iona
Sweers (785) 448-3862.
Koontz to have 100th birthday
Fern Hodgson Hosley
Koontz will be 100 years old
on March 28, 2014.
She was born and raised on
the family farm near LaCygne.
She taught school and then
married James Hosley of
Moran.
She has two daughters,
Saundra Sheffer, San Dimas,
Calif.; and Karen Barrett,
Littleton, Colo.; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one great-great
grandchild.
After Jims death in 1961,
she became a housemother at
Kansas State University then
was married to Arther Allen,
Topeka, for 25 years.
Fern had brothers, Owen,
Warren, John, Emmett,
Paul and Lee Hodgson, all
deceased.
After moving to Littleton,
Colo., she was reunited with
her former high school sweetheart, Don Koontz, Garnett,
and they were married. Fern
was 89 and Don was 90. Don
lived to be more than 100,
dying in 2011.
Fern would appreciate
hearing from anyone who has
memories to share. Send cards
or letters to: Fern Koontz, 2464
Park Lane, Littleton, Colo.
80120.
McGhee, Smart engaged
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 03-25-2014 / Photo Submitted
Rochelle Nicole McGhee of
Westphalia and Jerald Dustin
Smart of Iola have announced
their engagement.
Their parents are Darren and
Cindy McGhee of Westphalia
and Jerald and Vickie Smart of
Scipio.
Rochelle is a graduate of
Anderson County High School
in 2009, received her Associate
Degree in animal science from
Allen Community College and
then attended Ft. Hays State
Bridge meets Calahan to
Tom Peavler of Waverly
and Mary Margaret Thomas
of Osawatomie won the duplicate bridge match March 19 in
Garnett. Steve Brodmerkle of
Neosho Falls and Anita Dennis
of Garnett came in second.
Charles and Peggy Carlson of
Savonburg were in third place.
The Garnett Duplicate Bridge
Club invites all area bridge players to join us on Wednesdays at
1:00 at the Garnett Inn.
CONTRACTORS
Guide
GUTTERING
BUILDING MATERIALS
where she received a bachelor
degree in General Ag. She is
currently working for McGhee
Farms as a bookkeeper and
hired hand.
Dustin is a graduate of Iola
High School in 2003, worked
for SW Ag Farms for one year,
then Stanley Farms for four
years and has been with BNSF
Railroad since 2007 in the track
maintenance department.
They plan to be married
June 7, 2014.
have birthday
Ann Calahan will be turning
90 on April 4, 2014.
A card shower is planned.
Send cards to Richmond
Healthcare Center, 340 E. South
Street, Richmond KS 66080.
You name it, we print it.
Garnett Publishing, Inc..
(785) 448-3121
Get the job done right!
Check this handy directory
of contracting companies
before you take on that
home or business project.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING
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Garrison Concrete Inc
Work Done Right
Replacement Repair Brand New
Dave Garrison Sr.
Dave Garrison Jr.
Estimator/Supervisor
Owner
785-393-0806
785-393-2833
www.garrisonconcreteinc.com
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If you would like to advertise your business in this directory
call Stacey at 785-448-3121, or email review@garnett-ks.com.
4B
Notice to sell Lile property
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, March 25, 2014)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Anderson
County, KANSAS
CIVIL DEPARTMENT
CitiMortgage, Inc.
Plaintiff,
vs.
Leon A. Lile, et al.
Defendants,
Case No.13CV53
Court No.
Title to Real Estate Involved
Pursuant to K.S.A. 60
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under
and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me
by the Clerk of the District Court of Anderson
County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of
Anderson County, Kansas, will offer for sale at
public auction and sell to the highest bidder for
cash in hand at the west side entrance of the
Anderson County Courthouse, Kansas, on April
16, 2014 at the time of 10:00 AM, the following
real estate:
LOTS TEN (10) AND ELEVEN (11) IN
BLOCK SEVENTY (70) IN THE CITY OF
GARNETT, KANSAS, ANDERSON COUNTY,
KANSAS. EXCEPT THE EAST 4 1/2 FEET OF
SAID LOT ELEVEN (11). BEING THE SAME
PREMISES CONVEYED TO LEON LILE AND
KATHY M. LILE, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS
JOINT TENANTS AND NOT AS TENANTS
IN COMMON, WITH FULL RIGHTS OF
SURVIVORSHIP, FRON LINDA L. RIBLETT,
A SINGLE PERSON, A WARRANTY DEED
DATED 4/6/1987 AND RECORDED 5/5/1987
IN BOOK 139, PAGE 243 IN THE ANDERSON
COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE.
Tax ID No. 1-00215240, Commonly
known as 425 W 7th Ave., Garnett, KS 66032
(the Property) MS151266
to satisfy the judgment in the above
entitled case. The sale is to be made without
appraisement and subject to the redemption
period as provided by law, and further subject
to the approval of the Court.
Anderson County Sheriff
MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC
By: Chad R. Doornink, #23536
cdoornink@msfirm.com
Travis Gardner, #25662
tgardner@msfirm.com
Jason A. Orr, #22222
jorr@msfirm.com
11460 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Ste 300
Leawood, KS 66211
(913) 339-9132
(913) 339-9045 (fax)
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC AS
ATTORNEYS FOR CitiMortgage, Inc. IS
ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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Notice of weed control
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, March 25, 2014)
GENERAL NOTICE TO CONTROL NOXIOUS
WEEDS
The Kansas Noxious Weed Law K.S.A.
2-1314 et seq requires all persons who own or
supervise land in Kansas to control and eradicate all weeds declared noxious by legislative
action. The weeds declared noxious are: Field
Bindweed, Musk Thistle, Sericea Lespedeza,
Johnson Grass, Bur Ragweed, Canada Thistle
Leafy Spurge, Hoary Cress, Quack Grass,
Russian Knapweed, Kudzu and Pignut.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to
Kansas Noxious Weed Law to every person
who owns or supervises land in Anderson
County that noxious weeds growing or found
on such land shall be controlled and eradicated.
Control is defined as preventing the production
of viable seed and the vegetative spread of the
plant. Failure to observe this notice may result
in the County:
1: Serving a legal notice requiring control of the noxious weeds within a minimum of
five days. Failure to control the noxious weeds
within the time period allowed may result in
the county treating the noxious weed at the
landowners expense and placing a lien on the
property if the bill is not paid within 30 days.
2: Filing criminal charges for non-compliance. Conviction for non-compliance may
result in a fine of $100 per day of non-compliance with a maximum fine of $1500.
The public is also hereby notified that it
is a violation of the Kansas Noxious Weed Law
to barter, sell or give away infested nursery
stock or livestock feed unless the feed is fed
on the farm where grown or sold to a commercial processor that will destroy the viability
of the noxious weed seed. Custom harvesting
machines must be labeled with a label provided
by the Kansas Dept. of Agriculture and must be
free of all weed seed and litter when entering
the State and when leaving a field infested with
noxious weed. Additional information may be
obtained from the Anderson County Noxious
Weed Department or by contacting the Kansas
Dept. of Agriculture, 109 SW 9th, Topeka, KS
66612
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LOCAL
FOR RENT
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
MISC. FOR SALE
2 bedroom, 1 bath – fridge and
stove included. $375/month.
No pets. Kevin, (785) 204-2361.
mc25t4
1 bedroom – washer/dryer, side
by side fridge and range included. Rural water, no inside pets.
$350/month. $350 deposit. (620)
439-5640.
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KS is looking for experienced
drivers or driving school graduates to deliver product to our
dealer network. We offer excellent compensation, benefits and
home time. Please contact Brett
at brettw@gptrucking.com or
785-823-2261
Local & OTR Company, Class
A CDL, Health Insurance,
Dental/Vision, Pd Vacation
& Company matched 401K.
Safety/Performance Incentives.
Call Monson and Sons @ 1800-463-4097 ext 109 or ext 110.
EOE.
Two – like new Cabelas camping cots. Hundred dollars apiece
brand new, will sell for $25 each.
(785) 304-3870.
mc18tf
China Cabinet – 6-10 high
by 3-15 1/2 wide, nice wood,
glass doors, lighted. (7850 4483805, you haul, $600 cash only.
fb11tfn
Weslo Cadence Treadmill – folds
up, adjustable speed and incline,
good condition, $100. (785) 2042435.
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FOR RENT
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
property
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of
JOSEPHINE CHLORALEE BURCHAM, a/k/a
CHLORALEE D. BURCHAM, Deceased
Case No. 14-PR-5
NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS
CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a petition
has been filed in this court by Larry A Drake,
nominated executor of what is alleged to be
decedents last will and testament, praying that
the said will dated January 3, 2011, and an oral
statement in the manner of a nuncupative will
with respect to her memorial contributions and
her Edward D. Jones account, both filed with the
petition, be admitted to probate and record; and
that petitioner be appointed executor without
bond; and that petitioner be granted letters
testamentary.
MOBILE HOMES
defenses thereto on or before the 9th day of
April, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. in the District Court,
Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas, at which
time and place the cause will be heard. Should
you fail therein, judgment and decree will be
entered in due course upon the petition.
All creditors are notified to exhibit their
demands against the estate within the later of
either (i) four months from the date of the first
publication of this notice as provided by law or
(ii) thirty days after actual notice was given as
provided by law to those creditors whose identity
is known or reasonably ascertainable; and if
their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall
be forever barred.
LARRY A. DRAKE
Petitioner
Terry J. Solander #027280
503 So. Oak St. P.O. Box 348
Garnett, KS 66032-0348
785-448-6131; FAX: 785-448-2475
solander@embarqmail.com
Attorney for Petitioner
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of
JOHN L. STIFTER, Deceased.
Case No. 14-PR4
NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS
CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a petition
has been filed in this court by Roy A. Stifter,
nominated executor of what is alleged to be
decedents last will and testament, praying that
the said will dated December 23, 2013, filed
with the petition, be admitted to probate and
record; and that petitioner be appointed executor without bond; and that petitioner be granted
letters testamentary.
You are required to file your written
Anderson County
news DAILY at 8 a.m.
KOFO 1220 AM
defenses thereto on or before the 2nd day of
April, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. in the District Court,
Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas, at which
time and place the cause will be heard. Should
you fail therein, judgment and decree will be
entered in due course upon the petition.
All creditors are notified to exhibit their
demands against the estate within the later of
either (i) four months from the date of the first
publication of this notice as provided by law or
(ii) thirty days after actual notice was given as
provided by law to those creditors whose identity is known or reasonably ascertainable; and if
their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall
be forever barred.
Tree Removal
Building Repairs
Summer Mowing
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Payment. And well match your
tax refund up to $8,000. Singles
starting at $39,900. Doubles
starting at $59,900. Less than
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Sealed bids must be received
by 5 p.m. Friday, April 11,
2014. They may be left in
drop box outside city office
or taken to clerks office.
HELP WANTED
JOIN OUR TEAM!
HELP WANTED
Part-time – nights and weekends. Apply in person at 1-Stop
in Parker.
mc25t2
Full-time – employee to help
with general farm work, mowing, etc. Call Richard Hale, (785)
214-3210.
mc25t3
Anthony, Kansas is seeking
Water/Wastewater Operator.
High School Diploma/GED and
valid drivers license required.
Applications and complete job
description: www.anthonykansas.org. 620-842-5434. EOE.
You are required to file your written Open until filled.
Notice to settle Stifter estate
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, March 11, 2014)
City of Kincaid is now
accepting bids for
the following:
MOBILE HOMES
Notice to settle Burcham estate
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Tuesday, March 18, 2014)
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, March 25, 2014
LPN and/or RN,
Full Time
CNA & CMA Full Time
Housekeeping – Full Time
Dietary Cook
Dietary Aide
City of LaHarpe is now
taking applications for a
temporary maintenance
worker. Successful candidates
will be self-motivated,
mechanically inclined, willing
to do physical labor and must
pass a drug screening. Apply
at LaHarpe City Hall, 902 S.
Washington, LaHarpe.
SERVICES
SERVICES
Alcoholics Anonymous Garnett: Tues. & Thurs. 7 p.m.,
105 1/2 East 4th Ave., (620) 2282597 or (785) 241-0586. nv21tf
Hope Unlimited offers services
to victims of domestic violence
and sexual abuse. Call (620)
365-7566 or Kansas hotline
(888) END-ABUSE (select local
option) for free, confidential
assistance.
ag24tf
Concrete work – steps, floors
and drives. Foundation repair.
(785) 304-3766.
mc4t4*
Housekeeper – has openings,
excellent work and references.
Teresa, (620) 363-2321. Free estimate.
mc25t4*
Anderson County
news DAILY at 8 a.m.
$500 SIGN ON BONUS FOR
QUALIFIED CDL DRIVERS!
Hopper bottom company with regional,
dedicated runs, home on weekends.
Benefits include, paid vacation, company
contributed health insurance, safety incentive
bonus. Call Dan @ RC Trucking Inc.,
Gridley, KS 620-437-6616.
Apply in person at:
Richmond Healthcare &
Rehabilitation Center, LLC
340 South St.
Richmond, KS
Your Needs, Our Passions…Every Day!
JB Construction
Decks
Siding
Pole Buildings
Joe Borntreger
(785) 448-8803 joeborntreger@yahoo.com
Now Hiring
Greenbush is seeking applications for an
Instructional Paraprofessional position. The
Instructional Para assists in the day to day
educational and social instruction for the
students in an assigned classroom under the
supervision of a certified
teacher. Must have
minimum of high school
diploma or certificate of
equivalency. EOE.
TO APPLY, Go To:
http://greenbush.schoolrecruiter.net
Gates Corporation is a worldwide leader in the
production of hydraulic hose. We are a growing
company and are looking for only the finest
employees for our manufacturing operation.
Full-Time & Part-Time Positions
Available On Evenings & Night Shifts.
Please apply in person. Applications will be taken
Weekdays 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Applications must be completed in the facility.
GED or high school diploma required.
Pre-employment background checks & drug screen required.
Gates Corporation
1450 Montana Road
Iola, Kansas
Equal Opportunity Employer
ROY A. STIFTER
Petitioner
Terry J. Solander #07380
503 So. Oak St. P.O. Box 348
Garnett, KS 66032-0348
785-448-6131; Fax: 785-448-2475
solander@embarqmail.com
Attorney for Petitioner
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, March 25, 2014
5B
LOCAL
Why do you think they call it
CREEPSLIST?
Advertise LOCALLY with people you trust.
AD
1×1
Knaus Lawn Care
Free Estimates
Insured
Byron Knaus
785-204-2911
785-448-6777
COMPUTER
WORK
COMPUTER EXPERTS
785.304.1843
AD
1×2
FARM & AG
(913) 594-2495
or more trees. Call (816) 2326781 in St. Joseph for details.
mc25tf
Kansas Bull Tests Performance
Tested Bull Sale April 2 – 12:30
PM – Beloit, Kansas Selling
100 bulls & 15 heifers Brian
Hagedorn:
785-458-2137
KansasBulls@gmail.com – www.
KansasBullTest.com
Garrison Concrete Inc
LAWN & GARDEN
Replacement Repair Brand New
Keims Greenhouse
Work Done Right
Dave Garrison Jr. Dave Garrison Sr.
Estimator/Supervisor
Owner
785-393-0806
785-393-2833
www.garrisonconcreteinc.com
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express
Country Clipper Mowers
Featuring: Stand up deck, Joystick or Twin Stick
Jonsered Power Equipment & Certified Dealer
Chain Saws Trimmer Sales & Repair
Chain Sharpening Lawn & Garden Equipment
Repair & Service We service all kinds of small engines!
Hecks Small Engine Repair
Westphalia, KS 785-893-1620
OPEN MON . – FRI. 8 A.M. – 6 P.M.
Bennetts Lawn Service
Mow Trim Leaf Removal Clean Gutters
Call Bob at
(785) 304-0251 or
(785) 448-6534
WANTED
FARM AND AG
American Walnut – buying
standing timber. Must have 25
NOW OPEN
Wanted – good used refrigerator, clean. Call (785) 448-3121.
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Wanted – Someone to patch
jeans. I have the patches. Colony,
(620) 852-3379.
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Wanted – good used clothesline
poles. Please contact, (785) 835-7
062.
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little& john
Farm
Greenhouse
Little John Sherwood
785-835-7057
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Seed Potatoes
Answer our prayers! Loving
married couple wishes to adopt
newborn into a home filled with
happiness, security and love.
Call for more info 1-800-4922011.
NOTICES
Anderson County Public Works Office
409 S. Oak Street, Garnett, KS
(785) 448-3724
Worlds Largest Gunshow
– April 5 & 6 – Tulsa, OK
Fairgrounds. Saturday 8-6,
Sunday 8-4. Wanenmacher
Productions. Free appraisals. Bring your guns! www.
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Workers were busy Saturday, March 15, adding a ramp and steps onto the Anderson County Hospital
Family Care Center trailer located west of Colonys GSSB bank on Pine Street. The clinic will open in
the near future.
Crest board hears from parents
Calendar
April 2-Lions Club, United
Methodist Church basement, 7
p.m.; fire meeting, fire barn, 7
p.m.
School Calendar
March
31-Middle
School
Scholars Bowl at Crest, 4 p.m.
(League)
Meal Site
March 28-hamburger or fish,
potato wedges, sliced tomato,
bun, pineapple; 31-smothered
steak, pea salad, mashed potatoes, bread, pineapple tidbits.
Phone 620-852-3450 for meal
reservations. For Prescription
Drug Program, phone Area
Agency at Ottawa 800-633-5421.
Christian Church
Scripture presented March
16 was I Thessalonians 1.
Pastor Mark McCoys sermon Refreshing the Vision.
Church potluck dinner and
meeting April 6, Mens Bible
study, Tuesday mornings, 7
a.m. Cross Training classes for
all ages, 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings.
WWCWC
The Working Wonders
Christian Womens Council
met March 12 with seven members attending.
Christy McGhee opened
with prayer.
Bev Wittmer
served refreshments.
Roll
call was answered by naming
their favorite dress. Danelle
McGhee presented devotions
by Julie Clinton, Power of
Perspective. The group discussed having a wedding
shower for Dustin Smart and
Rochelle McGhee. The theme
from Ephesians 4:32 Planting
Seed of Kindness was selected
for the May 5 Spring Banquet.
Jobs were appointed for the
banquet. Request for prayers
were stated. Genna Gallaher
closed with prayer.
COLONY NEWS
Mrs. Morris Luedke
Contact (620) 852-3379 or
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Colony Diner
A grand opening was held
Tuesday March 18 for the
Colony Community Diner
and Convenience. Tacos were
served which will continue to
be served each Tuesday. Daily
they will offer broasted chicken
and grandmas dinner will be
served each Sunday as always.
Hours are – Monday thru
Thursday 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday- 6 a.m.
until 8 p.m. Sunday 6 a.m. until
2 p.m.
The Convenience Store hours
are 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily.
BOE
Sandra Hardwick was present at the March 10 meeting of
the Crest board of education
with some parent concerns.
Resignations were accepted
from Levi Arnett, Vo-Ag teacher and Chris Dvorak, English
teacher to become effective at
the end of the 2013-14 school
year. It was voted not to make
up the two missed snow days.
Two executive sessions were
held for the purpose of discussing personnel.
Superintendent
Jerry
Turner congratulated the boys
and girls high school basketball teams for placing second at
the sub-state tournament. He
reported the gym floor would
be refinished this summer for
a cost of $1269. The high school
forensics team has had some
competitions.
Elementary
Principal Richard Burkdoll
reported students will take
state assessments in April and
the PTO will provide snacks.
Middle school scholars bowl
team has had one competition
and Crest will host the league
scholars bowl meet on March
31. The staff had in-service
on the new evaluation system
KEEP. The PTO sponsored an
all school assembly on reptiles
Feb. 27 and began their pizza
fundraiser on March 14.
March 12 and 13 special
meetings of the board of education were held for the purpose
of executive sessions meeting
with candidates applying for
the superintendents position.
Jerry Turner resigned to take
the Superintendent job at West
Franklin in Pomona. He will
leave in June.
April Celebrations
Anniversaries-April
3Morris and Allene Luedke;
11-Robert and Charlotte Swift;
24-Maynard and Ila Belvoir.
Birthdays-2-Jane Ward; 7Rochelle McGhee; 9-Doris
Moore; 11-Larry Ward; 13-Susan
Luedke; 22-Christy McGhee; 14Gabe Berry; 25-Noah Ashmore;
26-Maynard Belvoir; 28-Brant
McGhee; Taylor Lane Davis; 29Roger Oswald
Around Town
The lot of the late Robert and
Ruth Luedke has been sold to
Margaret Chambers and Judy
Henderson.
The building of Jeanie Rays
Colony Foods is now under
construction. Roof and sides
are up. Inside to the left of the
entrance she will have produce
displayed, to the right the dining area and back left will be
the kitchen.
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2 AG FOCUS Special to The Anderson County Review – March 25, 2014
Elk business works
for local families
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT The recovery of the elk
industry has been good news for two
Garnett area elk farms, and illustrates
the diversity of the industry.
Valley View Elk Farm and Southfork
Elk Ranch are two successful elk farmers in Anderson County, and both say
there elk farmers need to take advantages of a variety of markets in order
to make the business work.
Elk can provide business opportunities in a variety of ways, from selling breeding stock to selling trophy
hunting animals. Theyre also known
for the medicinal properties harvesting the velvet in elk antlers, believed to
reduce inflammation caused by arthritis and other muscle ailments. And elk
meat is known for its leanness, making
it a very popular choice for people who
enjoy eating red meat but dont want a
lot of fat.
Rachelle Miller with Valley View
Elk Farm, west of Garnett, said the
business must take advantage of all the
available markets.
We had to diversify to make it all
work, she said.
Valley View has about 130 elk on
about 100 acres with multiple high-
fenced enclosures. The farm sells meat
at farmers markets in Garnett and
Ottawa, and said those sales have been
very successful. They also sell the meat
to a dealer who offers it for sale at Beto
Junction.
When we got into the elk business,
it really wasnt for the meat. That has
evolved so now we are doing quite a bit
of meat selling, she said. Elk meat
is very low in fat so its good for people
who are looking for a healthier diet but
still want red meat.
Southfork owner Kenny Lowe said
his farm also sells elk meat to a wholesale dealer. The farm has about 20
animals with 91 acres of high-fenced
land.
Both Valley View and Southfork are
family businesses. Valley View started
in 1996 with Everett Miller and his son,
Rodney, and Rodneys wife, Rachelle.
At Southfork, Kenny Lowes father-inlaw, Gerald Miller, (no relation to the
other elk farmers) was one of the first
elk breeders in Kansas, starting his
elk farm in 1995. Lowe took over the
business in 2008 after his fatherin-law
died.
At first, we were just going to feed
them and take care of them. The more
we did it, the more I enjoyed it, Lowe
Valley View Elk Farm, west of Garnett just off K-31, is home to about 130 elk.
said.
Farm-raised elk and deer is part
of the cervid industry and contribute
about $4 billion in economic impact
in the U.S., according to the Kansas
Cervid Breeders Associaiton. Domestic
elk and deer have been raised in Kansas
since 1985, and the Kansas Department
of Agriculture has regulated the industry since 1993.
In addition to meat sales, many
people are familiar with dietary supplements made with velvet from elk
antlers. The velvet comes from new
antlers; elk lose and regrow their antlers each year. The velvet is sold by the
pound and used to make dietary supplements to ease inflammation caused by
arthritis and similar ailments. Rachelle
Miller said their farm sends the elk to a
company that pools elk from across the
U.S. and ships it to Asian countries like
China. Valley View also sells dietary
supplements made from elk velvet, but
she purchases those supplements from
an Idaho company. The products are
sold as capsules, liquids or lotions.
Both Valley View and Southfork also
sell breeding stock, and they sell trophy bucks to companies that organize
high-fenced, open hunting. Trophy
hunting at elk ranches across the U.S.
has become big business, Lowe said.
Although the cervid industry hit a
rough patch economically in the midto late-2000s, the industry has recovered well, Lowe said.
This is an exciting time to be an elk
breeder, he said.
Although the elk business primarily
consists of four major markets meat,
velvet, breeding and trophy hunting
Valley View also has capitalized on
another, lesser known market: tourism. In the past couple of years, the
farm has hosted numerous groups of
tourists. Thats another exciting aspect
to the business, Rachelle Miller said.
We just about have to do all of it to
make it work, she said.
Farming is your livelihood, and its our business to help protect that.
The elk industry has rebounded from a rough patch in the mid- to late-2000s, farm
owner Kenny Lowe said. These elk hang out at his family's farm, Southfork Elk
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Special to The Anderson County Review – March 25, 2014 3
Garden center offers rural shopping option
BY VICKIE MOSS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
KINCAID Lisa Preston got tired of
making 30-minute trips to the store
just for something small, like gardening tools or seeds. After her small
greenhouse was destroyed by wind,
she saw the opportunity not only to
rebuild but also to give others in her
community a local shopping option
for garden supplies.
Prestons Prairie Garden Center
began last year after she had to
replace her small greenhouse.
When we looked at putting in a
new one, it kind of snowballed, she
said.
The business offers a variety of
plants, trees and shrubs, but also
provides seeds, chemicals, tools and
landscaping supplies. Preston said
she wanted to provide something that
could meet the needs of Kincaid area
residents, who typically must travel
at least 30 miles in any direction
to meet the bulk of their shopping
needs.
The first year of the business was a
learning experience, she said.
I learned you cant make everybody happy, but you can try and have
what they need, she said.
She credits area experts in business and agriculture for helping her
learn and promote. Anderson County
Extension, for example, provided
education not only to help her with
the business but also to help her customers.
Although she sees a variety of
customers with a variety of needs,
Preston notes that younger people are
curious about gardening but typically
dont have a lot of experience.
I was raised around gardening,
but a lot of people in my generation
werent, she said. K-State Research
and Extension was great at answering some of those questions that to
me seem simple and basic, like how
deep do you plant a bean seed.
Preston said her favorite time of
year is Mothers Day because she
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to the shop to pick out something for
Mom. She also started a Mothers Day
program with local churches. She
helps the churches provide a small
planted flower as a gift to moms at
church.
She said she focuses on offering
plants and trees that are grown in the
area. Often, people order plants or
flowers from a catalogue and are disappointed because they find out the
plant doesnt grow well in the diverse
weather conditions of Kansas.
Even though we may live in the
middle of nowhere, people still like to
plant flowers, she said.
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4 AG FOCUS Special to The Anderson County Review – March 25, 2014
K-State researchers developing wheat
resistant to yield-robbing mites, diseases
MANHATTAN, Kan. Sometimes
the best defense is a good offense.
Following that logic, researchers at
Kansas State University are building
a defense against pests and diseases that attack wheat by identifying
plants that carry natural resistance
to those pests and diseases with an
eye toward developing varieties for
Kansas that carry those resistance
traits.
The wheat curl mite, known to
scientists as Aceria tosichella Keifer,
is a tiny, white pest, whose size belies
its ability to wreak havoc through the
diseases it carries into wheat fields.
Many wheat varieties are well
suited to grow in Kansas in other
ways, but none are resistant to the
wheat curl mite and the diseases it
vectors — Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus,
Triticum Mosaic Virus and Wheat
Mosaic Virus, formerly known as
High Plains Virus, said K-State entomology professor, Mike Smith. He
and a team of researchers are studying wheat varieties grown in other
areas that naturally resist the mite
and the viruses it carries.
We have identified plants with
resistance to the wheat curl mite
and two of the diseases it carries
wheat streak mosaic virus and High
Plains virus and have now developed
whats called an advanced breeding
line, that will result in a new variety
of wheat that carries resistance to
the mite and those two viruses, said
Smith, who is a lead researcher on
the project.
This is not GMO wheat, he said,
referring to the practice of taking
genes from one species and incorporating them into another, resulting
in a genetically-modified organism.
This is done with genes that already
exist in wheat. There is nothing
transgenic or GMO about this.
By developing varieties that resist
pests and diseases, scientists can protect Kansas wheat, reduce or eliminate the need for pesticides, and
increase producer profits, he said.
The project is funded by the Kansas
Wheat Commission and Kansas
Wheat Alliance.
Other K-State lead researchers
involved are Wen-Po Chuang, postdoctoral research associate in entomology; Anna Whitfield, associate
professor of plant pathology; and
wheat breeder Allan Fritz, professor
of agronomy. Scientists at Oklahoma
State University, the University of
Nebraska, and Texas A&M University
are cooperating on the project.
At stake in Kansas alone, is a crop
with a cash value of $2.9 billion (2012),
according to Kansas Wheat. The
cash value of Kansas wheat exports
(sold outside the U.S.) was $1.5 billion.
There is no chemical control for
the curl mite or any of these viruses,
Smith said. With no control, Kansas
producers are losing $20 million to
$30 million a year due to these mites
and viruses.
There are lines in other states
that have resistance to the mite or
resistance to some of the viruses,
but not both, Smith said. This is a
unique line that were developing.
We are using the mite- and
virus-resistant plants in crosses
that will be submitted to HPI to
make doubled haploids, said Fritz,
who added that doubled haploids
involve a new technique that allows
researchers to cut time for development of a variety from 11 years to
six or seven years. He referred to
Heartland Plant Innovations, a collaboration of Kansas Wheat, Kansas
State University, the University of
Kansas, and private investors, working to develop technologies for gene
discovery, trait validation and crop
improvement.
That will allow us to rapidly combine the resistances with other traits,
such as more durable resistance to
the rust diseases. Its an important
step toward delivering varieties that
protect producers from losses due to
wheat streak, Fritz said.
The K-State team will plant field
plots near Salina this year to make virus, Smith said, adding that hes
sure what theyre seeing in the green- optimistic the team will be successhouse and lab holds true.
ful, but that the odds of finding it
Another bit of good news for wheat in the lines with resistance to the
growers is that preliminary data mite and the other two viruses are
show that some Hessian fly resis- reduced.
tance genes also have resistance to
Its not unreasonable to think
wheat curl mite damage.
that in three or four years, well have
The next step, Smith said, will be a new variety that is resistant to this
for Fritzs group to determine the mite and the diseases it carries,
yield potential and quality of the Smith said.
grain in the new breeding line. That
More information about wheat curl
will likely take two to three years as mites and the viruses they carry is
the seed becomes available and is available on the K-State Department
planted in various parts of the state.
of Entomology website.
There are 300
different soil types
in Kansas alone,
he said, adding that
soil type is just one
of many variables
that affects how a
wheat variety performs.
Planting
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and temperature
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Special to The Anderson County Review – March 25, 2014 5
Kansas Farm Bureau President to retire in December
MANHATTAN After serving
on Kansas Farm Bureaus board
of directors for 17 years, Ottawa
County farmer Steve Baccus has
announced he will retire Dec. 3,
2014. Baccus served as vice president of the organization for five
years and has served as president
of the organization since 2002.
Farm Bureau has been my
life for a long time, Baccus says.
There is nothing better than working for the farmers and ranchers of
Kansas Farm Bureau. My wife, Pat,
and I have had long conversations
about this, and together we have
decided now is the time.
Steve has been an outstanding president, said KFB CEO and
General Counsel Terry Holdren.
His leadership on behalf of our
members can be seen in the strength
and respect KFB enjoys across the
state. The state of Kansas, and our
farmers and ranchers, have benefitted from his hard work.
Baccus began his Farm Bureau
leadership role as president of
Ottawa County Farm Bureau. He
was the 1992 KFB District Leader of
the Year and in 1996 Baccus and his
family received the District Farm
Family of the Year award. He is a
past member of the KFB Natural
and Environmental Resources
Committee and a past member of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
(AFBF) Wheat Advisory and Grain
Quality Advisory committees.
In January 2004, Baccus was
elected to the Board of Directors
of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, where he has worked to
set policy and direction for the leading agriculture advocacy organization in the nation.
Baccus also served as Chairman
of the Board of Farm Bureau Mutual
Holding Company, Farm Bureau
Property and Casualty Insurance
Company and Western Agricultural
Insurance Company. He also served
on the boards of the Farm Bureau
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6 AG FOCUS Special to The Anderson County Review – March 25, 2014
Steps to Improve Cow Herd Efficiency
MANHATTAN, Kan. Business owners are often challenged to find time to
sit down, analyze data, and strategize
to make their business more profitable and successful. A beef cow/calf
operation is one such business, and
improving feed efficiency is a main
profit-driver.
Bob Weaber, beef breeding, genetics and cow/calf specialist for K-State
Research and Extension, said feed
efficiency is converting pounds of
feed resources, whether that is a concentrated diet in a feedlot or a diet of
range and pasture forage, into pounds
of calf gain.
Feed costs are associated with
about 60 to 70 percent of total beef
production costs, Weaber said. A
large chunk of those are realized in
a feedlot, but its also important to
think about feed efficiency on the cow
side.
Fed cattle only account for 30 percent of the total calories consumed
in the entire beef sector, he said.
Ignoring the cow/calf side of the beef
production system, which consumes
the remaining 70 percent of the total
calories, means producers are missing a great opportunity to not only
change feed costs, but also improve
efficiency, sustainability and the
impact of the beef production system
on the environment.
Knowing inputs
and outputs
Cattle in the commercial feedlot
are easy to evaluate for feed efficiency, Weaber said. On a pen-wide basis,
feedlot managers know how much
feed the cattle consume, as every feed
truck is weighed, and cattle owners
Improving feed efficiency is a main area of focus for beef cattle farmers and ranchers to become more profitable. Cow/calf efficiency
is especially important, as cow/calf production accounts for 70 percent of the total calories consumed in the entire beef sector.
are billed accordingly.
We know how much the cattle cost
going into the feedlot and how much
they weighed, he said. We know
what the value is when they leave
the feedlot in terms of grid value,
carcass merit, live weight or other
output measurement. Thats easy to
capture.
Understanding efficiency at the
cow/calf level is a much more complicated issue, Weaber said.
We dont measure how much for-
age they consume, he said. We have
a fixed land mass typically in owned
or rented pasture that provides the
bulk of calories our animals consume. We can only measure hay allocation and supplemental feed as addi-
tional inputs.
To calculate efficiency in feedlots,
managers often use the feed conversion ratio, a measure of an animals
feed intake to gain, or its reciprocal,
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Sorghum research could extend water resources
The extreme heat and drought of
2011 and 2012 took a heavy toll on
summer crops in most of Kansas.
Just ask western Kansas producer
Greg Graff from Wichita County.
The dryland crops produced
nothing. Only irrigated sorghum
came close to a normal yield.
Nothing really worked on dryland acres around here in 2012,
not even grain sorghum which
can usually withstand dry weather
pretty well, Graff said in early fall.
On irrigated ground, the grain sorghum looks relatively good, at least
compared to corn.
This is not surprising, Graff said.
Compared to corn or soybeans, the
other major summer row crops in
the region, grain sorghum requires
less water to produce a decent yield
and handles stress better. No other
crop makes such efficient use of
available water and consistently
generates income as a cash crop
under such a wide range of soils
and weather conditions, he said.
So why has grain sorghum acreage lagged behind corn and soybean
acreage under full and limited irrigation in Kansas? Three big reasons,
according to Graff: limited top-end
yield potential, limited options for
controlling summer annual grasses, and a price spread that favors
corn over grain sorghum.
A strong K-State Research and
Extension program in grain sorghum is vital, Graff said.
Farmers in Kansas are relying
on our K-State sorghum breeders,
Ramasamy Perumal in Hays and
Tesfaye Tesso in Manhattan, to continue emphasizing higher yields,
Graff said. Right now, we can get
maximum sorghum yields of about
170 to 180 bushels per acre on 12 to
14 inches of water. If we could get
220 bushels per acre on that same
amount of water, that would make
sorghum roughly as profitable as
growing corn on 18 to 24 inches of
water.
After that, sorghum yields need
to increase by 2 to 3 percent a year
to keep pace with increases in corn
yields, he added.
The goal is not to entirely replace
irrigated corn with grain sorghum,
but to make grain sorghum more of
an equal partner with corn under
irrigation.
As a western Kansas farmer, Id
like to have a cropping system choice
of corn, sorghum, and wheat under
irrigation instead of just corn and
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to extend the available water in the
aquifer, make better use of planting
and harvesting equipment through
the season, and allow us to reduce
our risk of crop failure because of
weather extremes and stress.
In addition to efforts to increase
yields through plant breeding trials, K-State researchers have made
other important contributions
recently to grain sorghum profitability, Graff added:
Herbicide-resistant sorghum
technology will help with in-season
grass control in sorghum.
Nitrogen fertilizer management
research allows producers to reduce
nitrogen use while maintaining
yields.
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HERDS…
FROM PAGE 6
gross feed efficiency, Weaber said.
Cow/calf producers, on the other
hand, should collect enough records
to be able to calculate weaning weight
per cow exposed to measure efficiency. This provides producers with the
output of their cow herd relative to
the calories that the cows exposed to
a bull consumed. It shows producers
how the cows are working not individually, but as a system.
For most producers in Kansas and
across the country who sell calves at
weaning time, weaning weight is the
targeted end point, he said. The
nice thing about weaning weight per
cow exposed is that it captures all
sensitive areas that have an impact
on productivity in your cow/calf
operationfertility, conception rate
and ability for cows to re-breed. It
is a function of how many cows you
turned out with bulls and the net
effect the management decisions
made to realize a marketable product.
Understanding feed efficiency
tools and concepts
Weaber and several of his colleagues are working on a beef feed
efficiency project and completed a
nationwide survey of beef cow/calf
producers, seedstock producers and
feedlot operators in 2013, to gauge
producers understanding of a wide
variety of feed efficiency and genetic
concepts.
One of the most surprising things,
Weaber said, was that only about
one-third of the cow-calf producer
respondents could correctly identify
the proper definition of feed conversion ratio or the measure of feed efficiency.
Producers also answered questions about methods historically used
by the beef industry to improve the
feed efficiency of growing animals.
Slightly more than 50 percent of
cow/calf producers correctly identified increased growth rate or average daily gain (ADG) as the genetic
tool used by the U.S. beef industry to
improve feed efficiency of growing
animals.
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Slightly more than half of the
respondents were not aware of any
consequence to the cow herd resulting
from selection for increased growth
rate. About 13 percent responded that
there were no harmful effects, and
only about 10 percent correctly identified that selection for increased ADG
results in potentially higher maintenance cows with larger mature
weights and leaner body composition.
When asked about other measures
of efficiency, only 16 percent of producers were familiar with residual,
or net, feed intake (RFI), and 14 percent had heard of residual average
daily gain (RADG).
We have lots of work to do in the
industry to help producers understand conventional measures of feed
efficiency or transformation of data
into measures of metabolic size, feed
intake or growth rate, such as RFI or
RADG, Weaber said. We also need
to help them understand how to use
those tools in selection strategies.
Breed association national cattle
evaluation programs are beginning
to report efficiency-related expected
progeny differences (EPDs) that producers can use in cattle selection.
For a long time, the strong genetic
association of feed intake and gain
performance has been understood
in the beef industry, he said, as its
somewhere around 0.75 or 0.80.
In addition to the RADG EPD
published by the American Angus
Association, other EPDs and value
indexes are emerging to differentiate
animals for growth efficiency. For
determining maintenance efficiency
on the cow side, $EN (cow energy
value) in Angus or the maintenance
energy EPD in Red Angus are examples. These can help producers select
sires of replacement females that
represent lower maintenance energy
costs and a more moderate mature
size and lactation potential.
Matching animals to
their environment
Along with knowing the genetic
selection tools available for improving efficiency, producers should also
understand the difference between
maintenance requirements versus
maintenance efficiency in the cow
herd.
Maintenance efficiency in a cow
perspective is how animals differ in
their ability to use consumed nutrients, and right now in the beef sector we dont have a very good way to
measure that on an individual animal
basis, Weaber said. So that means
selection to change that would be difficult.
A more appropriate strategy, he
said, is making sure maintenance
requirements match a producers
forage environment. Cow size and
milk production are both moderate to
highly heritable traits, and EPDs can
help producers select for cows that
are more optimally matched to their
production environment. For many
producers, that will mean selecting
lower milking cows with more moderate or smaller mature weights, as
they will likely have fewer maintenance requirements.
We can affect cow size and lactation potential in the next calf crop
by using appropriate selection strategies, Weaber said. If we think about
the nutrient requirement between a
1,000-lb. cow and a 1,400-lb. cow for
maintenance of bodyweight, theres
about a 27 percent difference. If we
look at the difference between a low
milk, 10-lb. peak lactation cow versus a 30-lb. peak lactation cow, thats
another 16 percent change in nutrient
requirements.
Together, that is more than a 40
percent difference in maintenance
requirements between small, lowmilk cows and large, high-milk cows.
On a caloric basis, thats about a ton
of corn equivalent per cow, he said.
If you think about how energy-dense corn is, think about the
required difference in nutrient consumption if you were feeding prairie
hay, Weaber said. The difference is
massive.
Producers should strive to hit the
optimum level of how many cows
and calves they have relative to their
access of native, standing forage, he
said. Not having to feed a lot of harvested forage can really change the
profitability of an operation.
Crossbreeding also helps improve
cow herd efficiency by improving
weaning weights of calves and especially traits with low heritability,
such as fertility and longevity, Weaber
said. System efficiency improvements
across the whole cow herd inventory
due to crossbreeding can be realized
in three to five years depending on
the replacement rate in the herd.
For more information on the effects
of crossbreeding on production efficiency, production system constraints
and breeding systems, Weaber recommends the National Beef Cattle
Education Consortiums Beef Sire
Selection Manual available online.
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How current issues affect
cattle feed efficiency
With recent years of drought hopefully behind them, many beef cattle
producers are focused on rebuilding
herd numbers. Selection of replacement females and herd sires for efficiency could help producers bottom
line.
Bob Weaber, beef breeding, genetics and cow/calf specialist for K-State
Research and Extension, said producers should consider separating their
breeding decisions by selecting bulls
to keep replacement females out of
versus the bulls they are targeting for
calves to go to the marketplace.
He calls this the maternal-terminal decision point.
I think for many commercial
producers, its becoming more and
more difficult to find bulls that do
everything great in terms of producing both replacement females and
improving calf performance to a terminal endpoint, Weaber said. If
you are a moderate to large-sized
producer, I think it will become more
important and easier to start separating those breeding decisions.
Purchasing gender-sorted semen
to target replacement female produc-
tion and using different semen for
more terminally focused progeny is
another solution, he said. This might
help a producer be more competitive.
Unfortunately, one of the downsides
of being in a profitable phase of cow/
calf production is producers take
their eye off that ball, Weaber said.
Weve had record high calf prices,
and we probably will the next few
years. So, their interest in dialing in
their cost of production and changing those costs are maybe not quite
as forefront in their minds as they
were a couple of years ago when we
had $8 corn.
As beef supply goes down, he said,
the price of beef products will go up
in the marketplace, and the industry
is hopeful that consumers will still
want beef products. As the industry
grows, pricing scenarios change.
More competitive producers will
survive, and those who arent competitive wont, Weaber said. Efficiency
plays a big role in determining ranch
or farm-level profitability.
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Funds still available to improve Kansas
windbreaks, streamside forests
MANHATTAN, Kan. Kansas landowners now have until April 18 to
apply for cost-share funds to restore
or enhance windbreaks and streamside forests, also called riparian forests. The funding is available through
the 2014 Cooperative Conservation
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This newly-extended deadline
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As a USDA initiative, the CCPI can
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needs associated with agricultural
lands. Landowner participation is
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projects also can be ambitious enough
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CCPI forestry funds can cover the
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riparian plantings and for improving or renovating windbreaks, forests
and woodlands, he said. The costs
can include using heavy equipment
to remove unhealthy trees, planting
quality trees and shrubs, controlling
weeds, and installing protective fencing or a micro-drip irrigation system.
For Kansas, the initiative couldnt
come at a better time, Atchison said.
The states needs are becoming critical, in terms of our having healthy,
mature trees in place not only
to preserve our soil resources but
also to protect our water resources.
Increasing pressures on our natural
resources have been leaving us in an
increasingly vulnerable place.
The CCPI is part of the
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the next fiscal years selection pool.
More information about the forestry initiative is available at the
Kansas Forest Service by clicking on
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