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Larned/Pawnee County Making a Difference - Progress 2016

Special section to the Great Bend Tribune • Sunday, January 31, 2016

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• GREAT BEND (KAN.) TRIBUNE • SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016

Chamber director provides update Sydney Blanton, Larned Chamber and Pawnee County Economic Development Commission director, graduated from Wichita Trinity Academy and earned bachelor’s degree in business administration with a double major in entrepreneurship and management at Wichita State University. She is pursuing a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing at Fort Hays State University.

She worked in St. John as program director for Stafford County Economic Development. She started work in Larned in the spring of 2015.

Q: What are your general thoughts on your job in Larned?

A: “Pawnee County is a wonderful community in which I am proud to be a part of. This was not a career choice that I envisioned during my college years.

However, I have fallen in love with this line of work and with rural Kansas.

“Kansas is my home and I absolutely enjoy living in a small town and doing the work that I do. It is very cool to see a community with such a passion to serve and to make this community a better place to live, work and play.”

Q: What has the learning curve been like?

A: “This type of job is about learning as you go and trying new things to see what does and does not work. However, the board and the community has been very helpful in answering questions and guiding me as I go.”

Q: What has been biggest challenge you have faced?

A: “The biggest challenge that I have faced so far is

came to explain more about what they do for our Community. In November, we had Matt Koch from Edward Jones come speak about Estate Planning.

So far, we have our January and February Learn at Lunch Meetings scheduled including United Way in January and Kathy Weaver from Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, who will be speaking about Heart Health in February. We are always looking for new ideas and speakers to share their knowledge with us.

We welcome businesses and organizations to connect with the Chamber if they are interested in leading a Learn at Lunch Program.”

Sydney Blanton, Pawnee County Economic Development Commission Director showing others outside the community all the wonderful things we have to offer.

We are a community rich in history and the community spirit. Pawnee County is a family that no matter what happens will always take care of each other.

“This is exemplified by the organizations we have and the great amount of volunteers we see on a daily basis giving up their time and money to improve the community as was the case when the Food Pantry was damaged a few months ago.

The continual challenge is showing others what we see and getting them to realize what is here and why those that move here, stay here. marketing can always be improved.”

Q: What are the top accomplishments in 2015?

A: “In 2015, we put together the Learn at Lunch program, which has added another benefit for our members. Pawnee County

Economic Development has progressed through its E-Community work and we have worked through our EAccelerator program which has helped us identify goals and strategies for the next few years including providing valuable resources to our businesses.

“Taco Bell officially opened in July and the Rozel Fitness Center also opened.

“In August, we began hosting monthly business roundtables in which individuals, organizations, and businesses are invited to participate in. The Roundtables are very informal and open to the community for discussion on what we can do to improve and grow our community. Through these meetings, we have formed three committees for this next year: Marketing/Promotions of Pawnee County, Holiday/Seasonal Committee, and a Community Beautification Committee each aligned with the ultimate goal of growing and

improving upon what we have to offer.”

Q: What does filling housing at Prairie Vista mean for the city?

A: “The Prairie Vista apartments are full and there is a waiting list. In any small community, housing is usually a top issue. That we were able to get new housing and fill them up means that we are working towards solving the housing issue and providing our residents and newcomers with a place to live.”

Q: How much has Larned Pride and Rozel Pride meant for local development of projects?

A: “Both Larned Civic Pride and Rozel Pride have been working hard to better their community and it has done great things for Pawnee County. Again, Pawnee County is filled with the volunteer spirit. It is a won-

derful community full of individuals who constantly come together to make this community a better place to live, work and play. This can be show through both of these organizations who have made many improvements in each of their communities as can be seen by the Schnack Park Train and the Rozel Community Gym, just to name a few.”

Q: How has the Chamber’s Learn at Lunch program gone?

A: “We started Lunch at Lunch program in September and it has gone well.

The Learn at Lunch program serves as a benefit to members, providing them with regular opportunities to learn and grow.

“In September, we had a session on Social Media and how to effectively use it in your business. In October, the Golden Belt Community Foundation

Q: Any other projects that have progressed?

A: “Pawnee County Economic Development Commission is partnering with Stafford County to host the first Central Kansas Youth Entrepreneurship Competition as a part of the E-Community Program through NetWork Kansas.

The Competition will be held on Wednesday, March 2 in St. John at the Stafford County Courthouse Annex. This competition is open to all high school students in Pawnee County.

Pawnee County Economic Development Commission supports business growth and development.

“We believe it is very important to promote the entrepreneurial mindset at a young age, which will in turn create new businesses within our community. Our goal is to show our youth the endless opportunities available to them including creating and starting their own business here in Pawnee County.”

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Volunteer enjoys preserving history

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The best part about Karen Grossman’s volunteer work at the Santa Fe Trail Museum and Library is meeting interesting people.

She started three years ago several hours per week assisting with preserving local obituaries and assisting with digitized images at the local museum. “The best part is the opportunity to work with the staff, and other helpers,� she said. “As a genealogist, I know how much family in-

Karen Grossman formation can be gathered through an obituary. I meet

people who are interested in history.�

She grew up on a farm and her deceased husband was also a farmer. After her husband’s death, she moved to Larned. She is a member of the Fort Larned Historical Association. She also volunteers with Mom’s Preschool reading to a class once-a-week Grossman has put her bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a masters of library science degree to good use. She taught in the classroom and finished her career working for Larned USD 495 in the

middle school library.

Her volunteer work requires patience and a consistent approach.

One of her responsibilities is to preserve obituaries from local newspapers. “I go back-and-forth between cutting out obituaries from the Larned Tiller and occasionally other papers,� she said. “When I started the obituaries had been cut out, but not prepared for filing. It took some time to get the collection up-to-date.

I check each issue of the paper for new obituaries.

I cut them out, glue them to a file card, and prepare a

catalog card for each obituary, so it can be filed.�

She also works on preparing the photograph collection to be added to the computer and eventually added to a program that lets selected photographs to be added to the online collection for the Trail Center. “Detailed information is added to each photograph,� she said. “When was it added to the collection, who donated the photo, the size of photo, who took the picture, date of the photo, who is in picture, and what was the occasion for the photo. This information is

added for each photo — if known.�

Her trickiest part is trying to discover the date of an unmarked photograph. “Dating photographs, is difficult, as very few have a date, and it is not always possible to determine a date,� she said. “I have currently been working on photos taken for our Centennial activities. The problem was it for the Fort’s Centennial in 1959 or Kansas State Centennial in 1961. As well as there are so many wonderful old photos and the people are not identified.�

Museum & Research Library provides resources The Santa Fe Trail Center Museum & Research Library, located in Larned is a regional museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the historic Santa Fe Trail trade route, the Plains Indians who lived in the region, and early settlement of the area by Anglo-Americans.

Located on 10 acres, the museum complex is comprised of the main museum with three galleries, four historic structures, three reproduction buildings and

two large exhibition buildings.

The historic structures include a 1906 African American Church (the first one built in Larned), 1910 Frizell Railroad Depot, 1880s Limestone Cooling House, and the 1906 L’Dora Schoolhouse from Frizell, Kansas.

The reproduction buildings, which were built on site, are a sod home, dugout home, and mini log cabin.

The two large exhibition buildings make up the Dale

and Melba Woods Farm & Automobile Museums, which house antique agricultural equipment and automobiles.

The museum collections include 15,000 three-dimensional objects and 6,000 photographs. In addition, the archives includes historic marriage licenses, court cases, family history files, obituaries, school records, business records and papers from civic organizations.

The Research Library and Archives is a valuable

resource to people researching their family genealogy or those who just want to learn more about Larned, the local wildlife, American Indians, and a variety of other subjects. Please call in advance to make an appointment.

The Santa Fe Trail began in 1821 when Mexico gained independence from Spain, opening up trade opportunities for American and Mexican merchants.

Freight wagons pulled by oxen and long trains of pack

mules transported goods up and down the trail until 1880, when the railroad neared Santa Fe. As the era of trade on the trail ended, a new one of settlement began as pioneers from the East established homes, farms, and large ranches along the ruts of the trail. In addition to exhibits in the main museum, the historic and reproduction buildings help tell the story of what life was like for those early settlers. Exhibits, which

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Each year the museum holds many successful events that appeal to a broad range of people. Some of the fun events include the annual Kansas Day Celebration in January, Family Fun Kite Fly in May, Sizzlin’ Summer Shindig in August, and the Santa Fe Trail Tired Iron Show on the second weekend in October.

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Pawnee Annie observes small-town progress

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“I am having such a good time with this opportunity to write.”

That summarizes the feelings of Judi Tabler, in writing her column “A Woman’s View,” which she hopes reflects the normal everyday experiences and foibles of all of us.

It’s a comment often made by Judi Tabler, the real-life woman from rural Larned who has adopted Annie as her alter ego. In “A Woman’s View,” Judi’s husband Charles “Bud” Tabler becomes Annie’s spouse Fred.

Judi and Charles moved to Larned in 1966 when he joined the business his father started in 1952, Tabler Furniture. The couple met at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. She was a Resident Assistant in student housing; he had been in the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity at Emporia State University and traveled north to start a frat chapter in Wisconsin.

“Northern to the core,” Judi grew up in a forested lake region and enjoyed long winters and snow skiing. It was chance that brought her future husband from Kansas into her life.

“Life is full of twists and turns,” she said. “However, I am so glad we live in this part of the world.”

A former Spanish and Practical English teacher at Larned High School, Judi is retired but started writing as Pawnee Annie about seven years ago. It is a form of self expression, much like painting, which she also enjoys.

“People seem to appreciate the articles, and I get to say things as ‘Annie’ that I

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would never have opportunity otherwise,” she said. “I enjoy sharing the experiences and the relationships that we all have in common in life.”

Charles Tabler is also a columnist. He started writing for the Larned Tiller & Toiler in the 1970s, sharing his sports knowledge and opinions. His column

“Charlie’s Inside Corner” and Judi’s “A Woman’s View” are now regular features in the Great Bend Tribune. Charles also does some radio sports announcing. He is the color man with Gary Wagner for the Larned High School Indian sports.

Much has changed since Judi Jorstad married

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Charles Tabler and moved west in 1966. They raised four children, and now have five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Many of the businesses along Larned’s primary business streets – Broadway and 14th St. – have changed names. Some have even been replaced by new buildings, like the Taco Bell

that opened in 2015. The Tablers sold their furniture store to Kevin and Kista Holt, but the name “Tabler” is still on the door.

Even small towns have become more generic in some ways, with the same national retail stores replacing mom and pop businesses in city after city, Tabler observed. “This area

has lost a lot of its individuality due to the nationally franchised businesses found everywhere.”

But, the best parts of Pawnee Annie’s world – Judi Tabler’s world – remain unchanged. Tabler believes the people in her community maintain their values, See TABLER, 5

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Fans saying ‘na na na’ Larned native Jonathan Tabler can currently be seen on an H&R Block television commercial. He’s one of two cowboys who talk about filing their taxes online for “na, na, na� ($9.99).

Tabler’s acting resume can be found on the Internet Movie Database (imdb.com), where he has added a dozen movie and television credits since his role as Rick Ferris in “Dallas Buyers Club,� the 2013 release that won three Oscars.

Those newer credits include two shows Jonathan currently in post production. This year he will play the part of Officer Tom on an Tabler episode of the SundanceTV series “Hap and Leonard.� The episode title is “Eskimo.� In 2017, he will appear in the crime thriller “Mena,� playing the part of the CIA chief. The movie stars Domhnall Gleeson and Tom Cruise.

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Mayor Kevin Greathouse served most recently as a city council member, and shared about the new playground equipment the city had installed in 2015.

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Progressive Therapy is a part of an area-wide consortium of therapy clinics with offices in Great Bend, Larned and Hays. “Come see us to get YOUR life back!� Soupiset said.

TABLER, from page 4 work ethic and a small town friendliness. “If anything, we’re more connected,� she said.

And unique businesses can still be found on Broadway, including the B&B Meat Shop, which offers fresh cuts of meat, homemade beef jerky and homemade frozen pies, and the Sweets & Eats restaurant, along with Tabler Furniture.

The community got behind efforts to keep its local movie theater and a dress shop on Broadway. Community volunteers still supply some of the labor at the State Theater and the Dress It Up store. “The beauty of these small towns has not been diminished because of the changes,� she said.

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PVCH enhances wound care services In an effort to meet the needs of the community, Pawnee Valley Community Hospital has added the HaysMed Wound Care Clinic to the line of services offered at PVCH. The HaysMed Wound Care Clinic provides expanded wound treatment for difficult, complicated or atypical wounds. “In conjunction with HaysMed, we are excited to bring this new service to the communities that we serve,� said John Hughes, PVCH administrator. “Chronic wounds can be detrimental to the quality of someone’s life and has the potential to lead to amputation. We want to ensure that our patients receive the best care possible when dealing with these severe injuries.�

Candidates for treatment are those suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, and infection and wounds that haven’t healed within 30 days. Other wounds that can be addressed though the Wound Care Clinic are bone infections (osteomyelitis), skin tears or lacerations, burns and slow or non-healing surgical wounds.

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Diabetes, increased age, obesity and other factors all contribute to the rising number of chronic wound cases and over 2 million Americans will suffer from venous ulcers in their lifetime.

Unfortunately, diabetes affects 8 percent of the total U.S. population — an estimated 26 million people. The incidence of chronic wounds, especially foot ulcers, increases among those diagnosed with diabetes. Patients with diabetes are also 10 times more likely to require an amputation at some point in their lives.

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Patients can either be referred by their physician for treatment or if they have had a wound that hasn’t healed within 30 days they can do selfreferral. To schedule an appointment they can call 620-285-3161 or 785-6235602.

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These innovative “goggles,� accompanied with MRI safe headphones, immerse patients in a movie

of their choice and ultimately help them remain calm during the noisy MRI scan. This will also allow technicians to obtain better imaging results without the use of sedation or anesthesia. “Our hope is that this technology will decrease the anxiety of our patients that getting an MRI can cause,� said Shelly Stanton,

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PCHS continues to help furry friends

BY SUSAN THACKER sthacker@gbtribune.com

From the outside, the Pawnee County Humane Society – 2 miles west of Larned on Eighth Street – could pass for a modern country home. Inside, the facility is clearly a shelter where animal lovers strive to find good homes for dogs and cats.

A front room is filled with free roaming cats who sit on perches to bask in the sunshine or curl up in comfortable cubbyholes.

More cats and dogs are housed in clean kennels.

Each animal that is available for adoption has a microchip. With the support of area veterinary clinics, the homeless pets are spayed or neutered before adoption.

Community volunteers are crucial to the shelter.

Except for the manager, Brad Barton, volunteers of all ages handle the day to day operations.

This success story started in April of 2005, when the Pawnee County Humane Society was established as a steering committee under the City of Larned. The old Larned City Pound had to go, and several concerned citizens wanted to replace it with a humane society that could decrease the number of animals being euthanized.

They operated out of homes, with volunteers becoming temporary “foster parents� to the animals until the building was completed in 2011.

Celeste Dixon, vice president of the board of directors, said the shelter helps about 300 animals a year. Most are dogs and cats, but she has helped find a home for an exotic bird. “We are a no-kill shelter,� she said. “We take care of the animals and find them a forever home. Our success rate is 96 percent.�

Candi Nuss, another volunteer, worked at Larned State Hospital for 34 years. Now retired, she helps in the PCHS office and also does volunteer work at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned. “We’ve had some good success stories,� Nuss said. One couple drove hundreds of miles to adopt a Jack Russell terrier after seeing it on the website pchs@pawneehumane.com.

PCHS also allows individuals to post information for owner-toowner exchanges on its website. The website also has information about ways to help the shelter, whether volunteering or donating items on the PCHS wish list.

Toni Hartman, the new volunteer coordinator and secretary of the PCHS board, said PCHS Manager Brad Barton is meticulous in overseeing operation of the shelter. Recalling the state inspection in midJanuary, she said, “the inspector actually said she wished that every shelter had the quality that we have.�

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Candi Nuss, a volunteer at the Pawnee County Humane Society, is shown with Freddie, a 10-month old retriever, Labrador/shepherd available for adoption.

In March 2006, the Pawnee County Humane Society entered into an agreement with the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility (LCMHF) to place five dogs into training.

The program is designed to utilize inmates as dog handlers. The inmates provide basic socialization and obedience training to dogs that have been surrendered to the PCHS and help them to become more adoptable. All of the dogs in training have been spayed or neutered and are current on vaccinations.

The dogs are trained to kennel, are housebroken, and are socialized with humans as well as other dogs.

Basic obedience training includes: heel on and off lead, sit, stay, down, and come. The LCMHF also has a few of the agility/obstacle course stations in the exercise area where handlers can work with and exercise the dogs. When a trained dog is adopted, the PCHS teaches the new owner how to give the commands and what to expect from his or her trained dog.

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Celeste Dixon, park ranger at the Fort Larned National Historical Site, is vice president of the Pawnee County Humane Society board of directors.

Dixon is originally from Texas. She came to Pawnee County eight years ago to work at Fort Larned, her sixth national park.

She joined the PCHS in 2009, offering to provide foster care for animals waiting to be adopted. She served as volunteer coor-

Celeste Dixon, vice president of the Pawnee County Humane Society board, visits the cat room at the shelter, Saturday, Jan. 23.

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Rozel Pride offers residents new fitness center

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ROZEL — The city of Rozel has a new addition for the people of city and the surrounding communities to enjoy.

The Rozel Fitness center has been open about a year now and is located at 100 North Main St. The gym was made pos-

sible with the help of the Rozel Pride group.

The Rozel Pride group consist of members of the community. The purpose of this group is to give back to the community with fund raisers and other events.

It is a non-profit group and has been around approximately five years in the city of Rozel. The main office for Pride is located in

Manhattan.

Rozel Pride received permission for usage of the building and purchased weights, weight stations and several training bikes through donations and grants.

“The community is definitely taking advantage of having a gym close to their residence.

The cost of a member-

ship is $15 a month which allows the member access anytime of the day or night.

People come from nearby towns, Burdett and Larned.

The gym offers stationary cycles, weight stations, free weights and other exercise equipment.

There are spin cycling classes four days a week, Monday through Wednesday evenings and Tuesday

through Friday mornings.

In the future, Pride Members hope to offer Yoga classes and massages.

Rozel Pride Rozel is located 17 miles west of Larned, was incorporated Nov. 29, 1929, and has a mayor-council form of city government with water and gas systems municipally owned. It was

situated on the Jetmore branch of the Santa Fe railroad, formerly the Chicago, Kansas and Western R.R. The original town site was deeded to the Arkansas Valley Town and Land Company by the railroad on July 19, 1886. The name Rozel was selected in honor of Rozella, the daughter of one of the founders of the Land Company.

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USD 495 constructing a future

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Step-by-step, Fort Larned USD 495 Superintendent Jon Flint gets more excited every day.

During the coming months, Fort Larned will

reveal sub-contractor bids for work which will be supervised by Wichita’s Simpson Construction, the same company which constructed the American AgCredit facility in Great Bend.

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Wichita’s Howard and Helmer is the architectural firm and PiperJaffray is the financial advisor.

Fort Larned USD 495 voters passed a $22.2 million bond issue by a 2-to-

1 margin in April, 2015 that will construct a new elementary school. The new elementary school will be constructed off East 21st between Toles and Broadway.

Flint said construction on the new elementary

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The projected completion date is June 2017. “What I’ve enjoyed is how well everyone has worked together,� Flint said. “Our teachers have

provided guidance for what they require in a new building and the architects have delivered a plan that will incorporate the feel of local history and the Santa Fe Trail. It See SCHOOL, 10

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SCHOOL, from page 9 will be a building that everyone will be proud of.”

The bond increases property taxes $93 annually for a $75,000 house; $204 annually for a $75,000 business and $72 for 160 acres of dryland crop land.

The centerpiece is a new prekindergartenthrough-grade 5 school building, The construction allows USD 495 to sell or demolish three existing buildings. State aid for the construction project is 36 percent.

USD 495 uses five buildings for elementary education, but the buildings became outdated, according to Brent Hemken, co-chair for Foundation for the Future.

“Our pre-K and elementary school teachers have done a outstanding job educating their students in buildings which have gotten older,” Flint said. “They have provided a lot of positive input that will benefit the students.”

Current structures to be replaced include — Pre-K (3-4 year olds), Hillside and Sacred Heart; kindergarten, Hillside Elementary (1955); first, second grades, Phinney Elementary (1952); and third, fourth grades, Northside Elementary (1965).

The elementary school site was donated. A $250,000 donation cut the cost for the wellness center, which will be shared with the community.

Other USD 495 buildings utilized are TriCounty Special Education Coop (1962); Larned Middle School (1996); and Larned High School (1952), annex (1975) and south wing (1986).

At the high school, $5.1 million of improvements and additions are

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Fort Larned USD 495 will feature a new elementary school for kindergarten through fifth grade in 2017 when construction is completed.

Above, the cafeteria will feature an open look. Below, an open area will welcome students during breaks.

planned. A multi-purpose storm shelter and weight room/community fitness center will be built.

“We’re excited that the voters bought into the

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schools.”

Holt said the Fort Larned administration put together a strong case for improving the district’s buildings.

“In Larned, we’re in the midst of a bright future and this is the next step,” Holt said. “There were people who worked hard to educate the public.

The work the committee invested was worthwhile.”

The middle school is the district’s newest building, but it would also benefit from the bond issue. The plan will remove grade five from the middle school and return those students to an elementary school setting.

More space will be available at the middle school, while fifth-graders will move to a more appropriate setting.

“This bond is a positive step for stake-holders, students, staff, parents and the community,” said Troy Langdon, Larned principal. “The facilities will provide a place where students can grow with 21st century skills. There will be wellness opportunities for our community.”

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English teacher a master of her domain

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

Larned High School English teacher Janet Fleske practices what she preaches.

At the same time she challenges her junior English students to “Do Hard Things,” her typical day is a swirling mix of teaching, planning a future drama production or taking photographs for a myriad of activities.

Her idea to challenge junior students developed from the book, “Do Hard Things,” by Alex and Brett Harris; and adapted from a writing project by her son, Mark Fleske, who teaches English at Andover Central High School.

Fleske said the state of Kansas requires four types of writing — argumentative, traditional research, literary analysis, and selfreflection. These writings are actually prompted by the concepts from the “Do Hard Things,” book.

With each writing, students focus on the five concepts of the “Do Hard Things” theory. Those concepts include doing a task that is outside of their comfort zone that goes beyond what’s expected; one that might be too important to do alone; a goal that might not pay off immediately; or perhaps a goal that takes a stand against public opinion.

“I like the project because I want them to become service-oriented,” Fleske said. “Both my husband and I were raised in families that gave back to their community. I want them to love people and see that they have something to offer to others. I

Progressive People - Janet Fleske From Larned Family—husband Bill, for 40 years; son Brian (Cortni); grandson Mason; son Mark (Elizabeth); granddaughters, Madison, Jordan, Brooklyn, Hobbies—Photography, piano playing, reading.

People she’s met through photography— other photographers; people who also love teenagers; caring community members, volunteers, 4-H families Hardest part about photojournalism—cold and rainy outdoor weather, claustrophobia in basketball gyms; uncooperative 4-H animals; poor lighting and the orange backdrop at LMS.

want them to realize that they can accomplish great things with hard work and to raise their expectations for themselves and move away from mediocrity.”

The project that the students complete doesn’t receive a grade. They complete a project and then write a self-reflection paper.

“Many of my students don’t feel as if they have any ideas for their project,” she said. “When we talk about their likes or what they’re passionate about, they usually come up with a project. They become excited once they realize they have something to offer to the community.”

The LHS administration is such a big supporter in the Do Hard Things writing project. They encourage the kids to go above and beyond.

Fleske has taught English and drama for 15 years at Larned High School prior to being a full-time substitute teacher

for 15 years. In her (free) time, she teaches classes at the Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility. She’s a sponsor for Fellowship of Christian Athletes and National Honor Society.

“I became a teacher to make a difference in the lives of young people,” she said. “That’s very corny, but it’s the truth. I don’t feel that it’s going above and beyond. By working with students outside of class, I can hopefully help them become young men and women who care about others.”

She enjoys working with students and seeing them discover their gifts and talents.

“I love seeing their joy when they do accomplish their goals, and I love sharing in that joy,” she said. “I also humbled when they come to me and want me to pray with them about a challenge or sadness. I like to highlight the students’ accomplishments and reveal the

positive contributions that teenagers can give to their community.”

Photography is her favorite hobby, which she shares with everyone.

She displays many photos via social media and prepares a photo bulletin board for FCA and drama where pictures are posted.

LHS displays her newspaper photos.

Justin Sperry, LHS business and yearbook teacher, is her professional mentor. She relied on Sperry even when he served a year serving his country in Cuba at Guantanamo Bay. “Justin is an excellent photographer who has been generous in sharing his knowledge,” she said.

“I constant asking for advice in solving camera problems. I give credit to him for advancing my photography obsession.”

Fleske teaches a fall production drama class and a spring introduction to drama. During the fall, a dinner theater is pro-

duced in conjunction with the Prairie Arts Council in Pawnee County and a fall musical. The students produce a Christmas play for the school before Christmas break. They present an April spring play that features open auditions.

“I love teaching drama because students with diverse interests come together as a family to successfully produce something on the stage, behind the curtain, or in the tech booth,” she said. “Everyone learns to work together in order to produce a quality drama performance. I love seeing the growth in their acting skills and also in their self-confidence. I love seeing them find talents they didn’t know they had and see them having so much fun. Larned has had several students go to college on drama scholarships as well.”

Her husband, Bill, has been her biggest supporter. He drives to almost every LHS athletic activity.

“I really enjoy the time we spend together driving those long miles,” she said.

She’s energized by people she’s met who share her vision of helping others.

“I’ve met a plethora of generous and supportive

Larned citizens and community organizations,” Fleske said. “They’re open to the LHS students’ projects and support them in all ways. The Prairie Arts Council has also been a big supporter of the drama program, and the dinner theater has become the favorite production of the year for many of my students.”

Why does she stay so busy?

“I truly believe that God has blessed all of us with different gifts and we all have a purpose for being here,” she said. “I am simply trying to use those gifts for the purpose of bringing glory to God’s kingdom by caring for people in my school and community.”

Above all, Fleske is a team player who gives credit to others.

“I couldn’t do this without help,” she said. “So many of my colleagues at Larned High School help out in so many ways and support what the kids are doing. They, too, serve by sponsoring organizations, reaching out to the community through their classes, and spending countless hours coaching or teaching music or debate and so many other things to our kids.”

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Masonic Temple Several historic buildings can be found on Broadway Street in Larned. The Masonic Temple was built in 1887. Right: An old postcard shows how the building used to look.

Societies in Early Larned William G. Cutler’s “History of the State of Kansas” was first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, Ill. It contains this information about societies in Larned: Larned Lodge No. 167, A., F. & A. M., has a large membership. Henry Booth, W. M.; W. A. Garver, Sec. Excelsior Chapter No. 40, Royal Arch Masons, has a good membership. W. O. Oldham, H. P., George Al. Sells, Sec. Apollo Commandery, No. 16, K. T., meets in regular conclave at Masonic Hall, first and third Fridays of each month. N. J. Krusen, E. C.; W. C. Edwards, Rec. Larned Lodge, No. 129, I. O. O. F., meets every Thursday evening, at Odd Fellows’ Hall. Frank Spencer, N. G.; H. Kling, V. G.; S. K. Van Voorhees, Sec.; Daniel Funk, per. Sec. The Equitable Aid Union meets every Saturday evening, at Odd Fellows’ Hall. Rev. John Thomas, Chancellor; Mrs. L. C. Thomas, Advocate; T. M. Johnson, Pres.; A. J. Burdick, Sec.; W. R. Carr, Acct. The Grand Army of the Republic has a Post here.

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Fort’s buttery garden a labor of love

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

Steve Stearns transformed a contemplative time in his life into helping others enjoy the outdoors at Fort Larned National Historic Site.

After he had lost his wife of 45 years, the timing of helping with a butterfly garden at the entrance of Fort Larned was perfect.

He’s worked as a Larned Middle School teacher and his wife worked as a clinical therapist at Larned State Hospital after they moved from Georgia. “One visitor said it was the most inventive butterfly garden he’d ever seen,� Stearns said. “It was nice timing for me.�

Stearns had volunteered in the past dressing up a character actor and helping make luminaries at Fort Larned. His hobby of designing home projects lined up with Fort Larned’s desire to install a butterfly garden. “I knew it was perfect for me,� he said.

The fort’s butterfly garden is a Monarch way-station that contributes to Monarch conservation.

Stearns engaged students in his environmental class at Larned Middle School to assist after researching other butterfly gardens, including one at Cheyenne Bottoms.

Westside students at Larned Juvenile Correctional also assisted with some work.

The students assisted with interior design work and began to assist outdoors when the weather was right. “We pieced things together in class,� he said. “The school was very receptive to allow the students to help.�

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The Entrance of the Fort Larned Historic Site features a butterfly garden, created by fort volunteer Steve Stearns.

Progressive People: Steve Stearns From Larned Family—widower; a son, a daughter and two grandchildren Hobbies—I love to build stuff like a deck-atrium and mini mansion in my backyard What drew you to helping Fort Larned?

I’ve helped volunteer at Fort Larned dressing up with calvary equipment and

The trickiest task was bending electrical conduit pipe to shape the look of a Conestoga wagon. Flowering vines connect at the top. “The hardest part turned

making luminaries.

What do you most enjoy about helping Fort Larned?

They are really nice people and I enjoy working with them. They ask good questions.

How has this hobby changed you since you first started?

It’s the most fun I’ve had.

out to be the best part when it worked,� he said. “We wanted the look of a wagon where people could walk through it.�

A wind sculpture was

painted with bright coloring by students. Accessories of river rock portray caterpillars, turtles and insects. Local girl scouts designed lady bug rocks. Bushes and flow-

ers have also been added. “The best part was seeing the students see their work on display,� he said. “It was heartwarming to see the students enjoy their work that will benefit visitors for years to come.�

The best addition was milkweed plants, which Monarchs feed on for protection. When Monarch larvae ingest milkweed, they also ingest the plants’ toxins.

The toxins are toxic to many potential predators.

A water tank was donated by a business and other individuals and businesses donated time or materials.

Metal for the mules was donated by a shop teacher. “The staff recognize the

hard work and dedication of Larned Middle School teacher Steve Stearns, the Larned Middle School Environmental Class, Larned High School art class, and volunteers who assisted and the businesses that gave needed materials and other resources,� said Ellen Jones, Fort Larned park ranger.

Stearns’ next volunteer job on the horizon is designing an Indian Village next to the butterfly garden.

The plan would feature stepping stones, animal tracks, footprints and latexdesigned bears, wolves, deer, ducks and birds. A teepees, horse and cables that would depict flying geese would be installed.

Fort Larned prepares for National Park Centennial FORT LARNED — Fort Larned had a busy year in 2015 getting ready for the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary on Aug. 25, 2016.

There has been lots of work planning special events that will be taking place throughout this year, culminating in a “Picnic in the Park� on the anniversary date. Stay tuned for announcements on the special Centennial events and programs that will be offered throughout the year.

January and February are always slow times at the fort when the cold winter weather keeps most visitors away.

Things picked up in spring, though, with spring break visitors and school groups beginning their spring field trips.

Last year, Fort Larned received a Ticket-to-Ride (TTR) grant from the National Park Foundation (NPF), which helped pay the transportation costs for school groups coming to park. The park received $8,000 from the NPF with an additional $1,500 added by the Fort Larned Old Guard, the park’s friends’ group.

Twenty schools took part in the Ticket-to-Ride

program. Fort Larned USD received $1,1000 in TTR funds. The school coming the farthest to attend programs at the fort using TTR funds was Derby, 150 miles away.

April saw the Fort Larned Old Guard holding their annual meeting, the Mess & Muster, at the Fort April 25.

The Old Guard hosted an engaging array of speakers on the evolution of hunting in Central Kansas. The speakers, and topic, were part of the Smithsonian Institution’s Hometown Teams grant the park received, which highlighted how team sports have helped shape the American experience. An exhibit, “Hunting: From Survival, to Marketing to Sport,� highlighted how hunting in the Fort Larned area helped shape the sporting experience in south-central Kansas.

April also had Fort Larned participating in a nationwide commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Lee’s surrender to Grant on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Courthouse, Va. This included a special talk about the surrender meeting, and getting the local community involved in a commemorative bell

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As always, Memorial Day Weekend marked the beginning of the summer season for Fort Larned when our many volunteers help bring the military post to life with living history throughout the year.

A total of 239 volunteers contributed 9,130 hours to provide support for Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day Weekend events, as well as the Candlelight Tour and Christmas Past events.

Last year’s Candlelight tour featured Medal of Honor recipient Corporal Leander Herron. Corp. Herron was stationed at Fort Larned when he went to the aid of a wood cutting detail under attack by Indians near Fort Dodge. He spent several hours fending off the Indian attack until help arrived from Fort Dodge.

The scenes in the tour highlighted the role Army posts like Fort Larned played in protecting the U.S. mail, as well as the uncertainty experienced on post when news

of attacks like the one Corp.

Herron defended against filtered back.

The Fort received a special gift from Corp. Herron’s descendants — a recording of the corporal relating the events that gained him our nation’s highest military award. The recording came from an interview Corp. Herron did in the 1930s called the Chevrolet Chronicles.

The series was hosted

by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient himself. The recording is available on the park website as a video with background images to help tell the story. You can find Corp. Herron’s story at www.nps.gov/fols/learn/ photosmultimedia/multimedia.

In July, the oral history project, StoryCorps came to Fort Larned as part of their project to record the experiences of people’s connections to National Parks.

They recorded the experiences of both park staff, like longtime employee and

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High School students came out to “Conquer the Prairie� in a series of challenges that included raising a tipi, cooking on a wood stove, saddling a (fake) horse, and starting a fire.

From Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, Fort Larned hosted the Kansas Anthropological Association for their Fall Fling and International Archeology Day Observance.

Retired NPS Archeologist Doug Scott presented talks on how metal detecting and archeological data collection helps us better understand past events.

Scott also spoke about his experiences using archeology to uncover and preserve historical evidence.

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In September, the Fort dedicated a new Butterfly Garden in the new parking lot area. The garden was constructed with help from Larned Middle School environmental teacher Steve Sterns and his students, with much of the material donated by local Larned businesses.

In October, along with the Pawnee County Humane Society, the fort invited the public to “Bring Your Dog to the Fort,� giving people a chance to explore the fort with their pets. PCHS brought some of their adoptable dogs for people to meet and the park staff presented information on pets at the fort during the military period.

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BY DALE HOGG dhogg@gbtribune.com

BURDETT — It’s been a long time coming, but its almost done.

This small Pawnee County community known as the hometown of Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto,is putting the finishing touches on a putt-putt golf course. The facility pays homage to the town’s famous son. “We have the majority of the golf course finished,� said the spunky Katie Hammeke, president of the Burdett PRIDE Committee. “However, there is still a few holes we need to finish.� “It is kind of unique,�

City Superintendent Leonard Mostrom he said about the course.

Civic leaders are breathing life back to the carpeted greens, a project that started months before with an effort to revitalize the playground, as well.

With the right promotion, proponents say, the little course could be a potential rural draw for those driving in the area as a place to stop, have lunch and stretch their legs while playing nine holes.

Miniature golf has been around since the 1920s, but in Burdett, at the height of the puttputt craze, a community group decided the town needed its own course.

For the 1976 U.S. centennial, Burdett residents built a little park, said Mostrom. About a year later, the local Lions Club constructed the free miniature golf course as another community betterment project. “I never was a big golfer,� Mostrom said as he gave a tour of the greens, adding they are challenging.

However, use has risen and fallen over the years at many Kansas miniature golf courses, some which have been abandoned. At Burdett, because of loss and theft over the years, golfers must bring their own ball and putter - something not everyone has laying around the house, Mostrom said.

He recalls an experience a while back, when a “couple of women stopped by, and they just got excited about it.�

Hammeke, a resident of Burdett since 2006, has been more than impressed with the community. “We having amazing friends to come help with the projects.

We all bring our children and they play while we work, sometimes they have fun helping us with our projects too. “It is awesome to see what people can accomplish when they work together! Friends make these projects well worth the time spent on them.

She also has an investment in the town. “All small towns need everyone in their community to give back, in order to help the town stay alive and prosper,�

Hammeke said. “I have four children now and I want to teach them to help those around them and get involved to make a difference.�

That was Kansas promoters Marci Penner and WenDee LaPlant, who ventured off the highway at Burdett during one of their tours of the state. Their goal is to promote the state’s treasures and lure in See PUTT, 15

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All small towns need everyone in their community to give back, in order, to help the town stay alive and prosper. I

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PUTT, from page 14 tourists to towns like Burdett.

What’s not unique about a free miniature golf course in a town of 245, asks Penner.

Penner, executive director of the Kansas Sampler Foundation, even brought up the course at her Big Rural Brainstorm in Newton earlier this year.

“The big group of 180 was brainstorming how to make that golf course a big deal,” she said, someone even threw out the idea of building a giant golf ball.

Katie Hammeke, who works at the local cooperative and is president of the Pride committee, said her group raised $19,000 in just seven months through grants, donations and fundraisers to put in a new play area for children a project she hopes is completed by mid-summer.

That’s phase 1, she said. Phase 2 is to renovate the golf course, which will start with a community discussion tonight at the park.

Not only would it be family activity for locals, but a stop for those vacationing with their family who are traveling down the highway, she said.

“It is a unique feature,” said Hammeke, who moved to town seven years ago after she married a local farmer.

“Where else do you go where you don’t have to pay to play?”

Lauren Long, executive director of the Larned Area Chamber of Commerce and an advocate for the project, said some ideas have included having hole sponsors or even rounding up clubs from around Pawnee County.

“I think smaller counties sometimes think they get forgotten,” she said. “It would be nice to show Burdett does matter and this Putt-Putt course is awesome.”

For now, she said, the group wants to make sure the ideas are something the community supports.

“It’s really important to get every community together to work toward promoting economic growth,” she said, adding maybe all the communities in Pawnee County would want to chip in.

“It’s a grassroots approach to community development where you are pulling together these different resources, whether it is communities in your county or the state of Kansas.”

Penner, who is working to launch Kanstarter, a new crowd-funding website similar to Kickstarter, hopes Burdett might be the first community project posted if the site is launched this summer.

Besides funding needs, communities will be able to list supplies and labor needed as well.

But if Burdett folks can get behind the project and get it going before that, she doesn’t want to get in their way, she added.

Burdett epitomizes what she loves about small towns and the people and support that surround them, Penner said. Small ideas become big ideas.

“If Burdett does it well, it will be an inspiration for other small towns to take it to a new level,” Penner said.

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BY SUSAN THACKER sthacker@gbtribune.com

Kevin Holt and his wife Kista (Haas) Holt grew up in Larned, but moved away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family brought us back here,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kansas City had shopping and restaurants, but no real advantages over small town America.â&#x20AC;?

In fact, Larnedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business district included several unique eating establishments and retail stores.

But its biggest assets are its people.

The Holts returned in 2007 and Kevin went to work at Tabler Furniture, the business he would buy in 2013. Kista is a teacher at Northside Elementary School.

The Holts are active in their church and elsewhere in community.

They support the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual gala and the Santa Fe Trail Center Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual fundraiser, for example.

At Northside School, Kista sponsors a weekly book club that meets over the lunch hour. The members cast their votes of the William Allen White Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Book Awards. Each year the Fort Larned school district and Tabler Furniture sponsor a trip to Emporia for two students, who get to meet some of the awardwinning authors.

Kevin is an ambassador for the Larned Area Chamber of Commerce and has gotten to know other busi-

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Holt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of good people go into making a town work.â&#x20AC;?

For example, the community rallied following a break-in last November at the Food Pantry and Orphan Grain Train the day before Thanksgiving. Cash donations exceeded $3,500, in addition to numerous food and clothing donations that poured in.

Last year Larned voters also approved a bond issue for a new elementary school that is scheduled to open in August of 2017, he noted.

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Tabler Furniture was started by the Tabler family in 1952. In 2013, Charles Tabler sold the store to Kevin Holt and his family.

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