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WELCOME TO BASE CAMP

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Base Camp, the newest venture from A Bolder Humboldt, offers a traditional camping experience with a twist. It’s adjacent to the Southwind Trail and includes a BMX bicycle skills course, bicycle repair and storage, and more. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS

Let’s go camping

By TREVOR HOAG The Iola Register

By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

I grew up camping with a large extended family.

We started with tents. That is, the adults had tents. Us kids crowded into the backs of station wagons or slept under the stars on a lounge chair held together with strips of thin plastic.

Eventually the adults graduated to RVs and pop-up campers. That left the tents for the kids, the cars for the husbands who snored and the lounge chairs for the inebriated.

Along the way I’ve discovered a few truths about camping: • Sitting around a campfire with friends is one of life’s best experiences. Bonus if said friends play guitar and sing.

• It always storms. Always.

Plan on the worst storm of the summer.

• Your campground coincides with the annual Grand Mosquito Conference. They appreciate the free buffet.

• Camping is a lot of work.

The trade-off for a good time is a sleepless night on an

County’s case rate lowest in region

Stephanie Marchesi is the caretaker of Base Camp Humboldt. Here, local youth enjoy the skills course.

Cabin Chesini. uncomfortable surface in cramped quarters.

But what if you could get all the fun without the unpleasant parts?

No leaky tents. No wondering if thin metal poles will withstand gusts of wind. No hiking to fill water jugs or use the bathroom.

Some call it “glamping”: glamorous camping. It’s a chance to enjoy the outdoors but retreat into luxurious amenities when “roughing it” is too rough.

Base Camp Humboldt hits just the right glamping notes.

Three cabins offer a sophisSee CAMP | Page A8

Pandemic prompts move to Humboldt’s Base Camp

By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

The coronavirus pandemic set Stephanie Marchesi and her family on a new path, one that led them to an unexpected adventure in Humboldt.

Marchesi and her partner, Kathryn Frick, developed the historic Myers Hotel Bar in Tonganoxie into a cocktail destination, attracting visitors through-

out the Kansas City Metro area and beyond.

“The bar was going great,” Marchesi said. “We were getting a lot of great music shows.”

Then came the COVID-19 shutdown. They weren’t sure the bar could recover, so they closed it.

That’s when friends Paul and Alana Cloutier suggested they try something a little different. Come to See MOVE | Page A7

Allen County, one of the few counties in Southeast Kansas with a mask mandate, has the lowest rate of coronavirus cases in the region.

Allen County has now had 123 reported cases of the novel coronavirus, with seven people having been hospitalized. This is an increase from 90 cases a week ago, according to statistics taken from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).

That translates to a rate of 9.9 cases for every 1,000 residents, which is significantly lower than other area counties.

The next lowest is Woodson County with a rate of 11.8 per 1,000 residents.

Crawford County, which has a mask mandate but also is the home of Pittsburg State University, has the highest rate in SEK at 39.3.

The county has reported 1,527 cases.

Norton County, which has 663 cases but recently reported an outbreak of every See CASES | Page A4

Adopt-A-Child program expects greater need By the Register staff

Organizers of the 2020 Adopt-A-Child program are bracing for higher numbers of folks in need this holiday season.

Parents or guardians may sign up their children at Iola’s First Baptist Church, 801 N. Cottonwood St., on Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.

Those seeking assistance are asked to bring idenfiicaSee GIFTS | Page A7

Miss Chelsea’s students keep dancing

By TABITHA GRAHAM The Iola Register intern

The COVID-19 pandemic caught Chelsea Lea and her dancers by surprise.

The studio, Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy, shut down for a short period of time at the beginning of the pandemic.

But now, classes are back both at the studio and remotely.

Dance is a contact sport.

It relies on people getting together and enjoying performances: recitals, com-

petitions, routines, lessons, plays, etc. Lea was, and still is, unsure of when gathering together can be safe again.

Students have the option to learn remotely if they do not feel comfortable dancing in the studio.

Lea says that, for the most part, everything has stayed the same, but masks are worn and a lot more hand sanitizer is passed around.

The biggest change has been cleaning the dance studio between classes.

“I used to mop the studio See DANCE | Page A4

Chelsea Lea’s dance students dress up for Halloween during a recent practice. REGISTER/TABITHA GRAHAM

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Iola middle schoolers shine Iola Middle School has announced its first-quarter honor rolls for 202021.

Principal’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA) Eighth grade: Kyndal Bycroft, Elza Clift, Kaysin Crusinbery, Reese Curry, Roper Curry, Alejandro Escalante, Mariah Jelinek, Maleigha Molina, Kinsey Schinstock, Tavia Skahan and Madeleine Wanker.

Seventh grade: India Barney, Brennen Coffield, Chloe Hoag, Bethany Miller, Briley Prather, Tayten Salzwedel and Noah Schowengerdt.

Sixth grade: Xavior Burrow, Dally E. Curry, Ean DeLaTorre, Kinsey Jelinek, Abigail Jerome, Brock Michael and Kale Pratt.

Fifth grade: Noah Anderson, Jeffrey Ashworth, Brycen Baker, Gianna Barney, Little Bingham, Reed Clift, Isaiah Geisler, Ainslee Glasgow, Shaylee Karns, Olivia Mathews, Kylea Taylor and Addilyn Wacker.

Regular Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or above with no D’s or F’s) Eighth grade: Cortland Carson, Brittain Davis, Harper Desmarteau, Grady Dougherty, Brooklyn Ellis, Dreden Ellis, Everett Glaze, Kale Godfrey, Keith Gomez, Abbigail Hutton, Jordan Kaufman, Kealie Keeler, Natalee Lower, Alana Mader, Lucas Maier, Cole Mathes, Shae McCain, Leticia Mendoza Gardner, Cole Moyer, Layla Newkirk, Melanie Palmer, Ethan Riebel, Maya Shaughnessy, Hailey Stogsdill, Christian VanAken, Bryce Walden, Hannah Wardlaw-Lorman, KenleighWesthoff, Alyssa Williams, Kegan Wilson and Morgan Wilson.

Seventh grade: Parker Andres, Madelyn Ashworth, Jayden Beene, Stephanie Fees, Johnny Henry, Madison Karns, Hayden Kelley, Carly

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Sixth Grade: Nevaeh Barton, Ruger Broen, Sheridan Byrd, Caden Coltrane, Kamryn Cox, Austin Crooks, Sofia Escalante, Benjamin Fager, Lynsie Fehr, Addison Ferguson, Alissa Fite, Isabel Folk, Kaydance Frame, Bailey Goble, Benjamin Heiman, Weston Helman, Zoie Hesse, Keegan Hill, Lillian Hirt, Brooklyn Holloway, Annie House, Keagan Johnston, Radyn Keeler, Makenna Knavel, Evan LaCrone, Alexys Leake, Jayden Leavitt, Denver Logan, Abigail Lower, Elizabeth Maier, Tripp Mathes, Madelynn McDermeit, Cassandra Moore, Alston Nelson, Dominik Newkirk, Melody Norman, Lainey Oswald, Broderick Peters, Sarah Ross, Amos Rutoh, Christian Sanchez, Landon Shelton, Isabella Sigler, Trenton Thyer, Kaeden Vega, Josha Wanker, Zoe Warner, Kollyn Wilson, Nathan Womack and Shyanne Yukawa.

Fifth grade: Lucas Berumen, Pamela Brownfield, Brecken Bycroft,, Aidan Cheney, Jaydie Combs, Amare Dodson, Breonna Dryden, Sydney Ebberts, Jamie Flannagan, Aiden Fraker, Drake Genoble, Estavia Genoble, Karen Glukowsky, Isabella Hall, Cole Hines, Clarissa Howell, Wyatt Hutton, Kali Joy, Jackie Kelly, Aaliyah Lawrence, Bristol Lieurance, Kevon Loving, Braxtin Martin, Ayden McCullough, Izabelle Morton, Blayke Patterson, Kason Porter, Alicia Rodriguez, Bella Schowengerdt, Grant Sigg, Alexander Stierwalt, Nickoles Stogsdill, Raiden Stowell, Remington Strickler, Colton Thompson, Shayden Thyer, Brodon Westerman, Isabella Wilson and Bently Zarhouni.

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Citations issued William Bauman, 38, Iola, was cited for theft after Iola police officers were called to the 400 block of East Lincoln Street Oct. 14.

On Oct. 13, Anthony Campbell, Iola, was cited for possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia Oct. 13.

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Dustin R. Smith vs. Dominica D. Bailey, other domestic

Locks broken Mindy Rehmert told Iola officers Sunday somebody cut a lock to a storage unit she was renting in the 500 block of South State Street. The lock was cut sometime after Sept. 25, she said.

Flags stolen Jim Smith told Iola officers Sunday two political flags were stolen from his residence in the 400 block of East Madison Avenue.

Sunset 6:24 p.m.

Harassment reported Iola police officers took a report of harassment in the 1100 block of East Street Oct. 22. A suspect was identified.

Vehicles collide Dimity E. Lowell, 50, and Candance L. Powell, 35, were backing from parking stalls at Iola’s Sonic Drive-In Oct. 9 when their vehicles collided. Neither was hurt.

Gas meters hit Mason C. Key, 23, struck a gas meter Oct. 14 in the 400 block of South Elm Street, officers reported.

Juan C. Martinez, 22, told officers he struck a gas meter Oct. 11 in an alley along the 900 block of East Buchanan Street.

Carlyle News Merrill Hodgden gave a devotional on “Personal Witnessing” for the morning worship service. His scripture references were: Romans 3:23, 5:12, 6:23, 5:8, 10:8-13 and 8:16.

The remainder of the service consisted of music and a personal testimony.

Guest Pianist Rita Sanders played “I

Asked the Lord” for the prelude and “O Happy Day” for the offertory.

Celebrating birthdays this week are: Vivian Noah on Monday, Oct. 26; Virginia Warren on Friday, Oct. 30; and Mary Ann Ritter on Saturday, Oct. 31.

No Bible Study is scheduled for this week.

Colony Church Howard Reiter gave the Communion Meditation on Sunday. A minister took a piece of paper and put a black dot on it. He asked people what they saw. “A black dot,” they answered. “What else?” he asked. Silence.

They completely overlooked the piece of paper. We often fixate on the small trials in our lives and overlook the blessings we receive. Psalm 103:2 reminds us to always bless the Lord, and never forget all he has

done for us.

Pastor Chase Riebel gave the sermon “Called to Go! No excuses!” In the parable of the Great Banquet, messengers were called to go out into the community and bring in everyone they could find to the feast. The invitation was for everyone: “the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.” In the New Testament, we are told to tell others how Jesus loves them so they can also attend his Great Banquet.

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MAGISTRATE COURT Judge Tod Davis Convicted of no seat belt and fined $30: Hunter D. Evans, Toronto Kalib A. Hunsperger, Toronto Beth E. Ortiz, Humboldt Travis L. Walters, Iola Anthony R. Wells, Yates Center Christopher N. Tilson, Derby Convicted of speeding: Amanda N. Sanchez, Eureka, 72/55, $195 Austin M. Cozzolino, Lawrence, 83/65, $201 Deiondre P. Rigsdale, Kansas City, Mo., 66/45, $222 Chance M. Shaw, Yates Center, 78/65, $171 Landon J. Dull, Lowry City, Mo., 90/65, $258 Prasant K.P. Ladi, Overland Park, 80/65, $183 Lori A. Ferguson, Girard, 86/65, $222 Cali R. Walters, Pryor, Okla., 91/65, $267 Nekalys M. Amartey, Gardner, 82/65, $195 Ashley M. Carlson, Sperry, Okla., 75/65, $153 William D. Hiner, Olathe, 75/65, $153 Eric N. Sanders Tulsa, Okla., 83/65, $201 Christopher P. Marcu, Paola, 75/65, $153 Deanndra R. Sherman, Olathe, 75/65, $153 Skylar J. McGinnis, Barling, Ark., 80/65, $183 Shivendran D. Tiruchanpalli, Saint Cloud, Minn., 77/65, $165 Tracy L. Fritch, Humboldt, 65/55, $153 Delyssa M. Longoria, San Antonio, Texas, 75/65, $13 Kolbie C. Groat, Edmond, Okla., 102/65, $408 Jeremiah R. Ramey, Broken Arrow, Okla., 75/65, $153 Conner W. Mudd, Chanute, 75/65, $153 Robyn D. Weast, Skiatook, Okla., 75/65, $153 Amy D. Vining, Thayer, 75/65, $153 Kai D. Haller, St. Louis Park, Minn., 75/65, $153 Convicted as follows: Brian D. Beerbower, Iola, battery, $613, 12 months probation Mary M. Chase, Iola, two counts of violation of a pro-

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IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Dakotah L. Belcher, Kingman, 45/35, $155 Tabitha D. Coykendall, Humboldt, parking violation, $30 Brandon M. Culp, Iola, dog running at large, $135 Dwight A. Davis, Iola, parking violation, $30 Sheryl N. Garner, Lyons, theft, $315 Sophia S. Gott, Iola, violation of restrictions, $315 Blade T. Marmon, Iola, theft, disorderly conduct, $760.85, probation ordered Robert C. McDown, Iola, failure to yield, $195 Emily R. Mollins, Iola, failure to yield, $195 Ean R. Nicaise, Pittsburg, parking violation, $30 Justin T. Rodriguez, Gridley, battery of a law enforcement officer, obstructing apprehension, $555, probation ordered David L. Rogers, Iola, criminal damage, $1,055 Sarah M. Stone, Humboldt, interference with law enforcement officer, $315 Christopher L. Trautloff, Iola, dog running at large, $135 Sunny T. Walgren, Iola, DUI, $1,675

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National Guard could be deployed during election

By ROBERT BURNS and Jr. in Philadelphia. The LOLITA C. BALDOR mayor’s office said the The Associated Press city requested that the

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal laws and long-standing custom generally leave the U.S. military out of the election process. But President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated warnings about widespread voting irregularities have raised questions about a possible military role.

If any element of the military were to get involved, it would likely be the National Guard under state control. These citizen soldiers could help state or local law enforcement with any major election-related violence. But the Guard’s more likely roles will be less visible — filling in as poll workers, out of uniform, and providing cybersecurity expertise in monitoring potential intrusions into election systems.

Unlike regular active-duty military, the Guard answers to its state’s governor, not the president. Under limited circumstances, Trump could federalize them, but in that case, they would generally be barred from doing law enforcement.

A look at the potential National Guard role in the election: WHAT MIGHT THE GUARD DO? Governors could activate the Guard to help with security in the event of violence. That happened this week in Pennsylvania amid demonstrations over the police killing of Walter Wallace

Pennsylvania National Guard help with “the current situation and election preparation.”

In some states, Guard members in civilian clothes were used as poll workers during primary elections because of shortages caused by the pandemic. The Guard in New Jersey is helping with balloting now, and other states including Wisconsin say they may use the Guard at the polls.

Stephen Dycus, professor emeritus at Vermont Law School, said states can, if necessary, deploy uniformed Guard troops to help keep order at the polls. But, he said, “there’s a very fine line between protection and intimidation. So any activity that is designed to intimidate voters or suppress voting violates federal election laws.”

In preparation for any emergencies, including civil unrest surrounding the election, the National Guard has already designated military police units in two states to serve as rapid-reaction forces. According to the Guard, about 600 troops — 300 in both Alabama and Arizona — will be ready to deploy within 24 hours if requested by a governor in another state. National Guard leaders have bought additional protective equipment and have increased troop training on proper procedures during protests.

COULD TRUMP FEDERALIZE THE GUARD?

Federal law permits a president to federalize the Guard under very limited circumstances, including when he is “unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.” This language may be open to interpretation, but in the context of next week’s election, it appears to allow federalization only if there is a fundamental breakdown in state and local officials’ ability to conduct voting and vote counting.

If the president federalizes Guard troops, they are then under his control, not the governor’s.

And the president can order them into a state without the governor’s permission.

William Banks, professor at Syracuse University College of Law, said that sending uniformed troops to the polls, including the Guard, would be unwise.

“The overriding point is that we don’t want the military involved in our civilian affairs. It just cuts against the grain of our history, our conditions, our values, our laws,” he said.

WHAT ABOUT THE ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY? Senior military and defense leaders have said repeatedly that they believe there is no role for America’s active-duty troops in an election.

Legal experts say two laws expressly forbid the use of active-duty or federalized National Guard troops at the polls.

Banks said one law criminalizes the use of military at the polls unless

If any element of the military were to get involved in the election process, it would likely be the National Guard under state control. it is “necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States.” A second law prohibits any voting interference or intimidation at the polls by armed forces.

Under the Posse Comitatus Act, active-duty troops cannot be used for civil law enforcement. A president can, in extreme cases, invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act to use the military for law enforcement. If Trump were to invoke the Insurrection Act in a situation short of an extreme emergency, he might face resistance from Pentagon leaders and could also face a swift court challenge.

During civil unrest in June, Trump considered invoking that act to use active-duty troops for law enforcement.

Military leaders were opposed; it never happened.

Dycus said the Insurrection Act can be used only if civil law enforce-

ment can’t handle the problem. And Banks said the president would first have to issue a proclamation calling for the violence to stop.

WHAT ARE STATES PLANNING? Many states say they have no plans to activate their Guard for election duties, while a few have already done so. Army Brig. Gen. Robyn Blader, an assistant adjutant general with the Wisconsin National Guard, said Wednesday that state officials had made no decision on whether to use Guard members as poll workers, which they did in three elections this year because of COVID-19 problems.

Maj. Gen. Daryl L. Bohac, who as Nebraska’s adjutant general is the head of its National Guard, told reporters his state sees no prospect of Guard forces being federalized during

the election. He said governors are already considering contingencies, “and they would be the focal point for any use of National Guard for any civil unrest or disturbance following the election.”

In Delaware and Washington state, Guard members will provide election-related cybersecurity assistance. In Tennessee, the Guard is opening drill facilities in rural areas for use as polling stations, but the Guard will play no direct role.

And in Ohio, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says he’ll do what’s needed.

“I will not hesitate if a mayor requests that help,” he said, adding that if law enforcement asks for help, “we’ll have that discussion, and then we can certainly deploy the National Guard. We hope that that’s not necessary.”

Early TX voting exceeds all 2016 ballots

By WILL WEISSERT and PAUL J. WEBER The Associated Press

EDINBERG, Texas (AP) — Texans have already cast more ballots in the presidential election than they did during all of 2016 — an unprecedented surge of early voting in a state that was once the country’s most reliably Republican, but may now be drifting toward battleground status.

More than 9 million ballots had been cast as of Friday morning in the nation’s second most-populous state, exceeding its 8.9-plus million votes four years ago, according to an Associated Press tally of Texas early vote data.

Texas is the first state to hit the milestone, according to AP’s count.

This year’s numbers were aided by Democratic activists challenging in court for, and winning, the right to extend early voting by one week amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Voters statewide don’t register by party affiliation, so no one can yet know which side will benefit from surge. Turnout has also been inflated by Texas’ booming population.

More than 16.9 million Texans are registered to vote in 2020, a roughly 1.8 million increase from 2016’s about 15.1plus million. The number of early votes so far accounts for only

about 53% of statewide registered voters, while about 59% of registered voters cast early and Election Day ballots in 2016.

Still, the fact that the state exceeded its entire vote total for the past presidential cycle with hours still to go in an early voting period ending Friday evening — and before millions more people are likely to cast Election Day ballots — hints at a potential electoral sea change.

For Democrats, anything different is likely positive. The party hasn’t won a state office in Texas since 1994 nor seen one of its presidential nominees carry the state since 1976.

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Wages, benefits sluggish WASHINGTON (AP) — Wages and benefits for U.S. workers grew slowly this summer as employers sought to hold the line on pay gains in the midst of the pandemic.

U.S. workers' total compensation rose 0.5% in the July-September quarter, the second straight quarter of slower growth in wages, the Labor Department said Friday.

Growth was the same as in the April-June quarter.

That's down from 0.8% in the first three months of the year.

For the year ending in September, wages and

benefits increased 2.4%, the slowest pace in three years. The data comes from the Labor Department's Employment Cost Index, which measures pay changes for workers that keep their jobs.

The data isn't affected by the mass layoffs in the spring.

The figures suggest that businesses are holding the line on labor costs, even as they recall millions of the workers that were laid off in March and April when the coronavirus outbreak forced the closures of thousands of businesses.

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resident at a nursing home and also has a prison, has the highest rate in Kansas at 123.7 cases per 1,000 residents.

In other area counties, Anderson County has reached a total of 215 cases — up from 170 cases a week ago — with nine hospitalizations. Anderson County has one of the highest rates at 27.4.

Bourbon County has a rate of 21.1 cases per 1,000 residents. Bourbon County reported 307 cases, up from 270 last week, with 15 hospitalizations.

Woodson County’s case count grew by four to 37 cases with two hospitalizations.

The case counts and rates of other SEK counties included: Cherokee, 703 cases, rate of 35.3 Coffey, 177 cases, rate of 21.6

Labette, 414 cases, rate of 21.1 Linn, 127 cases, rate of 13.1 Montgomery, 722 cases, rate of 22.7 Neosho, 280 cases, rate of 17.5 Wilson, 124 cases, rate of 14.5 Statewide, 85,181 cases have been recorded with 3,832 hospitalizations across Kansas.

76,230 cases had been reported at this time last week.

The number of statewide deaths totals 1,029.

When the number surpassed 1,000, Gov. Laura Kelly asked that flags be flown at halfstaff between Wednesday through Friday to mourn those who have died.

The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department is no longer providing weekly reports on COVID-19 numbers.

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once a week. Now I mop it six times a day,” she said.

The class size went from being around 25 to 30 students to a maximum of 15. Students dance independently and do not “partner up,” except for productions, but the students will stay with the same partner throughout the entire production.

Most students are very understanding of the changes, Lea said. Though some of the older dancers have more grievances in regards to the new rules due to the more physically demanding routines they perform.

Mask wearing is not heavily enforced, but it is recommended. If dancers feel they need to take a break from their masks, they are able to step outside and get some fresh air.

Three dancers at the academy are currently doing online lessons.

Routines are recorded and sent to them; most dancers want to be in the studio.

“This is our own little community,” she said.

Miss Chelsea’s Academy still plans on attending competitions beginning next year.

The first is scheduled for late January. Studios will perform all their routines in scheduled blocks of time, as opposed to according to genre. The floors will be sanitized in between groups. Lea says the kids are excited to be able to go.

To help fund these events, parents of the dancers have formed a non-profit LLC for the academy. Miss Chelsea says she was also able to use funds that she had saved up to support the studio during the initial stages of COVID-19.

Lea is now preparing for the Dec. 2 production of “The Nutcracker.” As it appears, only family members will be able to see the show, though Lea is hopeful it could be open to the public.

“COVID had taught us that everything is up in the air,” she said.

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LONDON (AP) — The global travel and tourism industry is on course to lose 174 million jobs this year if current restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus remain in place, a leading industry group warned Friday.

While alarming, the projection from the World Travel & Tourism Council was lower than previously expected, largely because of a strong recovery in domestic travel in China and rebounds in other countries. In June, the council warned that there could be 197 million job losses worldwide in a sector that many nations are hugely reliant on economically.

Restrictions on travel imposed when the pandemic erupted this year effectively banned flights from abroad and closed down the hospitality sectors in many countries.

China, where COVID-19 first emerged, has since managed to contain

the virus better than most nations and has reopened large parts of its economy, helped in part by widespread virus testing at airports alongside health and hygiene protocols.

Lockdown restrictions have been eased around the world, but the number of travelers is way down, partly because many countries require visitors to quarantine themselves for a number of days upon arrival.

There are fears that the resurgence of the virus, particularly in Europe, will further hit the sector. The World Travel & Tourism Council said pro-

Troubled nursing home removed from Medicare program

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH The Associated Press

in the same rooms with those who were not sick, with only a sheet separating them. Communal dining continued for two days after residents began showing symptoms, and even then the facility waited a week before testing all its residents.

Amid the outbreak, the report said, six different staff members also were observed with their masks removed. The report said the failures “placed all residents in immediate jeopardy.”

The agency said the facility faces $14,860 in fines and that it will be terminated from the program effective Nov. 18, although its temporary manager, Mission Health Communities, hopes to make adequate changes before then.

Mission Health is working to help restore compliance — an effort that will involve boosting testing and infection control precautions, ensuring adequate personal protective equipment and restricting visitors.

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A nursing home where every resident has tested positive for the coronavirus in a rural Kansas county with the state’s highest infection rate has been warned that federal officials are moving to remove it from the Medicare program, putting its funding at risk.

A scathing report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services cited a lack of masks as a main driver in the outbreak at the Andbe Home in Norton, Kansas.

Sixty-one residents and about three dozen staff members have been infected at the home, and 12 have died.

That outbreak, along with one at a nearby state prison, has brought Norton County to the point where 106 out of every 1,000 residents have contracted the virus.

The federal report said infected residents were kept

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The clock is running out once more for daylight saving time. Standard time begins at 2 a.m. local time Sunday.

Until almost next spring, in states red and blue and in between, it’ll be lighter earlier in the morning and darker earlier in the evening.

And there’s no debate about the immediate benefit of the time shift: an extra hour of sleep when you hit the hay Saturday (or after midnight).

Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and most of Arizona don’t observe daylight saving time. It’s incumbent to stick with the status quo.

Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 14.

According to a poll last year, 7 in 10 Americans preferred not to switch back and forth.

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“The sector’s recovery will be delayed even further, with more jobs lost, unless quarantines are replaced with rapid, cost-effective testing at airports on departure, and air corridors,” WTTC President and CEO Gloria Guevara said.

“The longer we wait, the more the ailing travel and tourism sector faces total collapse,” she added.

Public notices (First published in The Iola Register October 17, 2020) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS PROBATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Guardianship and Conservatorship of PATRICK REEDER and LILLI REEDER, minor children 20 PR 27 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a PETITION FOR GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP has been filed in the above Court

by Matthew and Mindy Reeder praying for an order of said Court that Petitioners be permitted and authorized to be the guardians and conservators for the abovenamed minor children.

You are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 13th day of November 2020 at 8:30 a.m. of said day, in the District Courtroom in the Allen County, Kansas Courthouse in the City of Iola, at which time and place said cause will be heard.

Should you fail therein, judgment will be entered in due course upon said Petition. /s/Matthew Reeder and Mindy Reeder, Petitioners JOHNSON SCHOWENGERDT, PA Jacob T. Manbeck 118 W. Madison Ave.,P.O. Box 866 Iola, Kansas 66749 (620) 365-3778 Tel (620)380-6230 Fax jacob@jslaw.kscoxmail.com Attorney for Petitioners (10) 17, 24, 31

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Racial justice panel looks to ask tough questions

By NOAH TABORDA Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Members of Gov. Laura Kelly’s Commission on Racial Equity and Justice are concerned about proposed limitations on an upcoming listening session with the Kansas Fraternity of Police.

Kate Davis, director of regulatory affairs in the governor’s office, notified the commission that the Kansas branch of the FOP wants to limit participation in the meeting scheduled for Nov. 11 to just five members of the 15-member commission.

Commissioner Mark Dupree, district attorney for Wyandotte County, said Thursday given the role the FOP has played in exacerbating some of the racial inequities they are working to address, the organization must be willing to engage in thorough conversation.

“The whole purpose

of the governor putting together this commission is to get to the root of the issue so we can stop having a conversation and do something about these issues,” Dupree said.

Members of the commission tasked with studying issues of racial injustice in Kansas joined Dupree in questioning the FOP’s apprehensiveness to additional commissioner involvement in the listening session.

Dupree said the commission has fairly handled previous listening sessions and has been open to all sides of the situation. Limiting participation would hinder their ability to truly address some issues in their December report to the governor, Dupree said.

“In order for us to really bring togetherness for Black and brown folks with law enforcement, the FOP has to be willing to deal with real issues without wearing

their emotions on their sleeve,” Dupree said.

Commissioners have been encouraged to submit questions even if they will not be attending the listening session. The FOP has requested questions from the commission be submitted to them before the session.

Mark McCormick, a commission member and a member of the Kansas African American Affairs Commission, said an organization like the FOP ought to be prepared for an intensive conversation.

“People doing public work ought to be able to weather tough questions,” McCormick said. “If there are these kinds of stipulations about what we can ask and who can attend these meetings, what value is there really?”

McCormick referenced other public employees they have heard from, like Attorney General Derek Schmidt, who did not

Several members of Gov. Laura Kelly’s Commission on Racial Equity and Justice questioned the Kansas Fraternal Order of Police’s willingness to answer tough questions in an forthcoming listening session. (File photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas

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place any parameters.

“He stood in the pocket and answered the questions,” McCormick said. “I would expect nothing less of anyone we speak with.”

The Kansas FOP could not immediately be reached for comment on the parame-

ters for the listening session.

John Nave, a commission members and executive vice president of the Kansas State AFL-CIO, urged the FOP not to be concerned about overly aggressive or unfair questions from the

commission.

“We have been conducting these listening sessions for weeks now and are in a place where we are wanting to engage with good conversation,” Nave said. “We are just wanting to know their perspective.”

Evergy wants to implement new charges for solar power

By BRIAN GRIMMETT Kansas News Service

WICHITA, Kansas — The state’s largest utility wants to charge customers with solar panels about $25 a month, even if their homes pull almost no electricity off the grid.

If courts and regulators reject that idea, power-provider Evergy’s backup proposal would charge all customers — not just those harvesting power on their roofs — a minimum of $35 a month just for plugging into its system.

For most customers, that charge wouldn’t matter, because it would count against their energy consumption. But some poorer households don’t use that much electricity, so they’d be paying more.

Evergy, the largest electric utility in Kansas, needed to make a plan because the Kansas Supreme Court shot down a previous solar rate. Meantime, the utility insists it needs to recover the cost of having electricity on demand for solar-equipped homes that don’t buy many kilowatts.

But solar advocates who challenged the original plan say the new

one is the same thing in a different wrapper.

They also argue it could stall the development of renewable energy gains at the customer level, just as tax breaks fade away and the cost of solar technology sits within reach of a much larger market.

Evergy’s leading plan would charge every customer a grid access fee of $3.00 per kilowatt of solar panels installed.

An average house with solar panels has between 7 and 10 kilowatts, which would add an extra $20 to $30 a month to a bill.

“They’re basically just trying to discourage anybody from investing in solar,” said Matt Graham, a solar user in Wichita. “And if you’re going to invest in solar, they certainly don’t want you to put a lot up.”

Graham has had solar panels on his house since about 2015. He said it’s unfair that Evergy would make him pay more money for reducing demand on the company’s system. He also said the constant rate changes make him want to disconnect from the grid entirely.

But Evergy argues people like Graham aren’t paying their fair

share, that the connection fee would protect non-solar customers from subsidizing them.

The larger the solar array, the less that customer typically pays to Evergy. That leads to small or non-existent monthly bills that don’t cover the fixed costs of connecting someone to the grid and keeping a steady supply of power on demand for those times — like at night — when even solar-powered homes need more juice.

“It’s only fair that within the solar customer class that the bigger solar panel customers pay more,” said Ahmad Faruqui, an economist with the Brattle Group, who was hired by Evergy to provide testimony to state regulators.

The proposed plan comes after the Kansas Supreme Court declared the old plan, which had solar users pay a special demand charge in addition to the typical service and usage fees, discriminatory and against the law.

Evergy said the proposed grid connection fee doesn’t discriminate against solar users because it will be charged to every customer, even those without solar panels.

Solar panels on the roof of a home in Lawrence, Kansas.

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It’s just that customers without solar panels would be charged $0, since $3 per kilowatt installed times zero, is zero.

“As a practical matter,” Faruqui said, “it only collects revenue from customers who have a solar panel.”

But solar advocates say it has the same effect as the previous rate, and goes against the intent of the Kansas Supreme Court.

“We’re really scratching our heads on this one,” said Zack Pistora, a lobbyist for the Kansas Sierra Club. “It’s still discriminatory.”

The Sierra Club was one of the parties involved in the challenge of Evergy’s previous solar rates.

If state regulators agree with the Sierra Club’s opinion that a grid access fee is still discriminatory, Evergy offered a backup plan.

Instead of a grid access fee, the company would simply charge everyone a minimum bill of $35. So, no matter how little energy you use, you’re at least paying $35 a month.

Most people won’t notice, because their bill is already more than $35 dollars. But for some

low-income households who use little electricity, it would increase their bills.

“It is egregious to me that the utility thinks those are the people we need to impact,” said Dorothy Barnett, executive director of the Climate and Energy Project, an clean energy advocacy group.

In Evergy’s filing at the Kansas Corporation Commission, the company said the number of people who would be impacted would be minimal. In 2016, about 140,000 bills in low-income areas were less than $35 dollars.

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Restore America’s integrity A welcome respite from a busy world on November 3

By Jim Hoy Kansas Reflector

As president, Donald Trump has accomplished some of his agenda. He pushed for a big tax cut to juice the economy, he has cut regulation and has restricted immigration (although there is no wall paid for by Mexico).

We don’t think too much of the above, but give him credit for following through on some campaign promises.

Trump is, as his supporters often point out, not a politician. He suffers from personality flaws, many admit, but he loves the country and is doing his best for it.

But in fact the opposite is true. Donald Trump has done more to undermine our country, its institutions and our social fabric more than any president in modern times, probably even Richard Nixon.

We could print a long list demonstrating Trump’s mendacity, narcissism, corruption and bigotry that has corroded our nation. But there isn’t space.

Sadly, retweets of dangerous conspiracy theories, chants to lock up political opponents, racist dog whistles and childish rants are the daily diet of this American president. Perhaps more sad are those who justify or even cheer on this kind of behavior.

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, in a GOP Freudian slip, spoke some to truth power recently: “The United States now regularly sells out our allies under his leadership. The way he treats women and spends like a drunken sailor. The ways I criticized President Obama for that kind of spending I’ve criticized President Trump for as well. He mocks evangelicals behind closed doors. His family has treated the presidency like a business opportunity. He’s flirted with White supremacists.”

No single issue or desire for disruption is worth taking a wrecking ball to our decency

and democratic values. They are the legs under which our very freedoms stand.

The coronavirus pandemic has fully revealed the dire consequences of Trump’s shortcomings. The denials and lack of leadership have led to unnecessary deaths and worsening political divisions.

Electing Joe Biden is no panacea for curing the problems that elevated Donald Trump to power. But it’s a start.

All the scare-mongering about some Leftist take over is just that, scare-mongering.

Biden’s long career has been as a centrist representing the middle class. His empathy and humanity — shaped by deep pain and loss in his own life — could help the nation begin to heal.

Biden certainly has his character faults, but they are like puddles compared to the rivers of immorality unleashed by Trump.

We don’t like all of Biden’s big government plans. However, we do support more government action toward accessible and affordable health care. Ditto higher education.

And this country hasn’t raised the minimum wage in more than 11 years.

These are better solutions to improving our economic well-being than more tax cuts, continued scapegoating of immigrants and impulsive trade wars.

But most of all, we desperately need a restoration of respect and unity in our political and social discourse.

We need to renew the sacred vows to our basic creed that all people are created equal with inalienable rights.

We can start this process by rejecting the dishonestly and division of the last four years and support Joe Biden over Donald Trump for president.

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3 —Humboldt’s water won’t be fluoridated. A petition calling for the City Council to put the matter to a vote was filed with the county clerk this week, but the number of signatures was insufficient.

8 — Democrat John Frieden and Republican Jim Ryun appeared together last night in an open forum in which questions could be asked and the candidates could respond to each other’s comments. The debate went into overtime, at popular request, and was moved from

stockers (steers and heifers weaned but not yet mature enough for feedlots) can gain prodigious weight.

Although the ranching folk-

Your pulse rate is guaranteed to slow down... in the middle of a Flint Hills pasture.

— Wayne Rogler

life of the Flint Hills shares elements with other parts of the ranching West, ours is distinctive in many ways, especially the practice of burning the old grass in the spring to make way for the new growth, something that American stockmen learned from the native peoples whom they replaced.

An oral history from the Council Grove area recounts how Kansa Indians would gather large balls of dead grass in the spring and set them ablaze, horsemen dragging the balls across the prairie at a run to spread the fire. The fresh growth of green grass was as attractive to bison as it is to today’s yearlings.

Without this fire, research-

ers at Konza Prairie Biological Station have established, the Flint Hills would be covered with scrub forest (cedar, locust, and hedge trees) within two generations. They have also shown that the carbon in the smoke from these fires, which are essential to the health of the prairie grasses, is fully sequestered during the growing season; thus the annual burnoff does not contribute to global warming.

All the above is prelude to my expression of gratitude to Gov. Laura Kelly for reaffirming a moratorium on wind development in the Tallgrass Heartland, an area that includes parts of 12 Flint Hills counties. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius first promulgated such a moratorium in 2004, which was then continued and expanded

by Gov. Sam Brownback. On July 28, 2020, Gov. Kelly issued her proclamation, thus continuing bipartisan protection of this endangered ecosystem.

Thank you, governor.

Jim Hoy is director emeritus of the Center for Great Plains Studies and professor emeritus at Emporia State University. His latest book, “My Flint Hills,” has just been released.

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Most motorists can drive from El Dorado to Emporia on the Kansas Turnpike and never realize that they are traversing the last significant stand of tallgrass prairie, not only in North America but in the world.

Of the 170 million acres of tallgrass prairie that once ran from Canada down into Texas, from east-central Kansas back to Indiana, less than 5% remains and almost all of that is in the Flint Hills.

Most people see nothing special about the Flint Hills because there are no sky-scraping mountains, no emerald forests, no towering rock formations, no canyons thousands of feet deep stretching to the horizon to take their breath away. We are so jaded that we need spectacle to make us gasp — or even to take notice.

But the beauty of the Flint Hills is calming, reassuring.

There are no hairpin curves here, no steep sided mountain passes that turn an automobile driver’s knuckles white.

Instead, as the late Matfield Green rancher Wayne Rogler once told me, your pulse rate is guaranteed to slow down whenever you are out in the middle of a Flint Hills pasture.

(Those wanting to experience the Flint Hills can visit the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City with its many miles of walking trails, and they can supplement this experience with a visit to the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan or to Pioneer Bluffs near Matfield Green.)

Kansas might be known as the Wheat State, but we actually produce a lot more beef than we do wheat, and the Flint Hills are responsible for much of that beef.

Each spring a million head of transient cattle from many states, some from as far away as Mexico, arrive for the summer grazing season. Here

the Dale Creitz Recital Hall in the Bowlus Fine Arts Center to the main auditorium to accommodate the crowd of about 150 which gathered to hear the candidates.

30 — Members of the committee that gave Iola the Allen County Veterans Monument on the south side of the courthouse lawn and plan each year’s Veterans Day Parade, have started a fund drive to refurbish the zinc statue of a Civil War soldier which had stood guard over military graves in the west Iola Cemetery for the past 80 years.

By this Tuesday or Wednesday Kansans will likely have a new U.S. Senator. For most of the last century, we could simply assume that the state would elect the Republican nominee, especially if the candidate was the incumbent Representative from the Big First district, per Bob Dole, Pat Roberts, and Jerry Moran.

But 2020 has proven different, with the first truly competitive Democratic candidate emerging since Representative Bill Roy gave Senator Dole all he could handle in 1974.

The race between two physicians, Republican Representative Roger Marshall and Democratic state senator Barbara Bollier, remains too close to call, although a Bollier win would be regarded as significant upset.

Still, all the major national handicappers have the race at “Leans [or Tilts] R,” which means that such a result might well occur.

What we do know is that either Bollier or Marshall will win the seat and serve for the next six years, and probably beyond, given Kansas’s tendency to re-elect its U.S. Senators.

So, what will happen if we elect either Bollier or Marshall?

Given present trends, polling, and forecasts, Democrats are likely to capture the Senate and the Presidency, although neither is a sure thing. And Democrats will

Burdett Loomis Insight Kansas almost certainly continue to control the House. Nate Silver, the noted election forecaster, sees a 71% chance of a Democratic Trifecta of the Presidency, the Senate, and the House.

If that is so, Senator Marshall would become a low-ranking member of a Republican minority, whose chances to regain a majority don’t look good until 2024 at the earliest. Given strong parties in Washington, he would have relatively little influence, although individual minority-party senators have far more power than their House counterparts.

Of course, if Trump were to win and bring in a Republican Senate with him, all that would change.

For Senator Bollier, the Democratic Trifecta offers a far more positive outlook.

Most important, she would be part of a governing majority that would be poised to pass significant legislation on coronavirus relief, the economy, and health care, among other major issues.

In addition, if Bollier wins the election, she will

not be the 50th or 51st Democrat in the party’s majority. Winning Kansas would mean that Democrats would likely win other close races, as part of a Blue Wave.

If Bollier is, say, the 53rd Democratic senator, she would have substantial leverage in various ways.

First, she would have great flexibility to negotiate with Democratic leaders; if she banded together with other moderates, they could substantially affect Democratic policies. Indeed, Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum long played such a role.

Second, as an upset winner from a red state, Bollier would be treated well by Majority Leader Schumer and other party leaders. They would like nothing more than to hold onto a Kansas seat well into the future.

Following from this, a third advantage for Bollier would be to win appointment to key committees that would serve both her interests and those of the state.

Thus, seats on Agriculture and HELP (Health-Education-Labor-Pensions) would be obvious choices, but she might well gain a seat on a more powerful panel, such as Appropriations or Finance.

In the end, Kansans are voting for an individual Senate seat, but all seats are not created equal. For Kansans, a seat for Barbara Bollier would likely be far more valuable than one for Roger Marshall.

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tion with a current address, as well as their child’s Social Security and State of Kansas medical cards.

No private information will be recorded. The cards simply must be shown to demonstrate recipients live in Allen County, have custody of their children and have a need for help.

Parents also are asked to list their child’s clothing and shoe sizes and needs, plus ideas for non-clothing gifts.

THOSE wishing to donate items or “adopt” a child or family, are asked to call First Baptist Church, 365-2779, after Nov. 9.

All gifts need to be delivered to the church by Dec. 1.

A l t e r n a t i v e l y, cash donations may be made any time throughout the year by taking them to Emprise Bank for deposit into the Adopt-A-Child bank account. All money will be used to purchase gifts.

Aiding First Baptist Church are the Iola Police Department, Allen Community College athletics programs and others in the community.

WRAPPED gifts will be available for parents to pick up at the church between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

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Humboldt, they said, and serve as the livein caretaker for Base Camp, a new bicycle and camping destination adjoining the Southwind Trail.

Marchesi and Frick had been to Humboldt before, as guests of the Cloutiers. They knew about the various development projects planned by A Bolder Humboldt, which includes the Cloutiers, members of the Works family and others. Base Camp is designed and led by Beth Barlow.

Marchesi and Frick visited Humboldt and learned more about Base Camp. They were especially impressed by the Works’ warmth and dedication to improving their community.

“We saw some of the projects and we got even more excited about this place,” Marchesi said.

“I’m a cyclist and I love meeting new people.”

It seemed like a perfect fit, and they moved to Humboldt on Sept.

1. Marchesi is the caretaker, while Frick is involved in other projects.

They have a 7-year-old

The sun sets over cabins Alcyon and Bianchi. daughter, Henrietta Brubacher.

Almost immediately after it opened, Base Camp became a popular destination.

Its first guests came for a yoga retreat.

“I moved here on a Thursday, and by Friday I was flipping cabins,” she said.

And while the pandemic may have doomed the couple’s bar dream, it proved to be a tonic for their new endeavor.

“In my mind, it’s exactly the kind of place you would want to come at this time,” Marchesi said.

Extended overhangs at the “bike barn” offer comfortable gathering spots.

A camping destination, it seems, is an ideal year-round vacation spot to escape the virus.

It’s secluded. Most activities are outdoors. It adjoins a walking and bicycling trail that leads directly to Iola, Garnett and Ottawa. It’s a short car ride from many major cities.

“It feels like this is the perfect getaway, especially for someone who doesn’t want to travel too far. It’s two hours from everywhere: Kansas City, Joplin, Tulsa, Wichita, Topeka,” Marchesi said. “And yet, it doesn’t look like Kansas. It’s just a really unique property.”

Since September, the cabins have been booked most weekends.

All weekends in November are booked, as well as several days in December.

Word has spread quickly, especially in the cycling community. In fact, Base Camp was so popular that organizers had to cancel a planned open house because thousands of people had

declared an intention to come. They didn’t want to draw such a large crowd during the pandemic, Marchesi explained.

BASE CAMP currently offers three cabins for rent. Each cabin varies slightly in sleeping options, with a loft

The cabins also include a full-sized bathroom and kitchenette, with a small outdoor grill, fire pit and picnic table. Each has skylights and sliding glass doors that provide a view of the nearby pond.

The cabins are private, but everything else is open to the public.

The pond is available for fishing, canoeing, kayaking and more, with amenities provided at no charge.

A large “bike barn” offers additional bathrooms, a vending machine, a full-sized kitchen and plenty of gathering places. It also offers a place to store your bicycle, borrow a bike or repair one.

Nearby is a BMX bicycle skills course, and access to the Southwind Trail.

Still to come is a parking lot with RV hookups,

Casey Riebel and Michael Wallace, with Goodlife Innovations, enjoy fishing with teacher Dallin Cox. and either a Murphy bed or a futon that can be converted to a bed, allowing for up to four adults in each.

Each cabin offers heating and cooling to allow for year-round camping. There’s even WiFi access.

primitive camping sites, A-frame structures with a platform bed and a shower house.

Marchesi is excited to see what else may come.

“It’s the kind of place where you can keep on dreaming.”

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ticated space to relax after a long day bicycling on the nearby Southwind Trail, or navigating through a BMX bicycle obstacle course, or canoeing around the pond.

THE REGISTER treated me to an overnight stay at Base Camp last week, in order to truly appreciate what A Bolder Humboldt’s newest venture had to offer.

I invited my friend, Damaris Kunkler, to stay with me. We asked a few friends to stop by later to enjoy a campfire and music, including Beth Barlow, who led the Base Camp project.

As luck would have it, I’d picked Thursday, Oct. 22, a beautiful, sunny but windy day where the temperature reached a balmy 84 degrees. Of course, it’s Kansas, so that means the temperature would drop more than 40 degrees by bedtime. That’s when the storm rolled in.

Because it always storms.

I ARRIVED a bit past the 3 p.m. check-in, pulling into the driveway just east of B&W Trailer Hitches on the outskirts of the city, instantly surrounded by trees and adventure.

To my right was the BMX skills course. I found myself wishing I had the ability to hop on a bike and roll around it. The path weaves in and out over numerous obstacles, mostly small hills built from wooden planks. You’ll also encounter rocks, banked curves, a silo and even a teeter-totter to test your balance. The centerpiece is a tall wooden platform with your choice of exit ramps: wood or dirt.

A group of about a dozen local children arrived soon after me, around the time school let out. I lived vicariously through them for a moment, but only a couple were brave enough to try the big ramp.

My stomach clenched as I watched Owen Works zoom down the steep decline, then catch a little air as he popped up over the next (much smaller) double ramp like he was in some sort of bicycle ballet.

I could’ve done that, 35 years ago. I watched “Rad,” like, 187 times.

JUST PAST the skills course is a stunning structure dubbed “the bike barn.” The wood planks on the outside

Local youth enjoy canoeing on the pond.

The stairs to the loft, with its two twin beds and skylight. The beds could be combined to make one larger bed. have been scorched and waterproofed using a Japanese Shou Sugi Ban technique. Frosted glass garage doors, three of them, contribute to the elegant yet rustic feel of the large barn.

Extended overhangs on three sides offer plenty of room for tables and chairs, including what was probably my favorite spot: a heavy-duty porch swing with an actual mattress as the seat.

I could have sat there for hours, maybe even fell asleep under the lights strung through the rafters.

Inside you’ll find bathrooms, an open gathering space with couches and chairs, and a large kitchen. It’s fun, bright and colorful, with a graffiti wall and a chalkboard sign where guests can leave messages for those to come.

The garage doors lead to a bicycle workshop, hence the moniker “bike barn.” Several bikes are stored there, along with space designated for bicycle repair. Visitors don’t even need their own bikes; you can just borrow one.

Again, I was tempted… but I didn’t want to break any bones before I’d had a chance to explore the rest of the site.

ON THE far side of the bike barn is a pathway to the Southwind Trail and a couple of very inviting hammocks (yes, I accepted).

Fire pits are found throughout the property, offering plenty of places for groups to congregate.

A small parking lot leads to a walking path, which moseys around

the pond to provide access to a canoe, two kayaks and a paddle board.

You can fish the stocked pond, catch-and-release only.

Here’s the best part: Except for the cabin rental, it’s all free and open to the public.

CARETAKER Stephanie Marchesi, along

alternate sleeping option like the Murphy bed or a futon that can be expanded into a bed.

I chose Cabin C, Chesini, because it comes with a Murphy bed. I’m not a fan of the kind of stairs that lead to lofts, but these stairs were wide and manageable. Still, they’re loft stairs so they were just a little scary, especially if you make frequent trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night.

Inside the cabin, you really appreciate the attention to detail. Credit Beth Barlow for that.

“Design doesn’t take much more effort or money,” she explained.

“You have to have a roof, so why not give it an interesting pitch?”

The bike barn includes a full-sized kitchen. with her partner and their daughter, live on site. Stephanie is available to answer questions and take care of guests.

I met Stephanie as she was cleaning the cabins, and we sat for a quick interview before Damaris and friends arrived.

(Read Stephanie’s story in this edition.)

THE THREE cabins are located on the far side of the pond, spread out to give ample privacy but also close enough together so a large group (family reunion, birthday party, yoga retreat) could rent all three.

You’ll find them on Airbnb with exotic names that reference bicycle makers: Cabin Alcyon, Cabin Bianchi and Cabin Chesini. For simplicity, they’re A, B and C. Each has a loft area with either two twin beds or a full-sized bed, and an

And you have to have some sort of siding, so why not torch it with the Shou Sugi Ban technique?

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And, to the utter delight of everyone who visited us Thursday, if a cabin is going to have a bathroom, why not make it something you’d find at a luxury spa?

A bathroom doesn’t seem like something anyone should get excited about, but wait until you walk into this one.

We’re camping, remember. This isn’t some dinky little RV bathroom, where you’re sitting halfway in a shower every time you use the toilet. This is a full-sized bathroom. No, make that extra-sized, with a large walk-in shower and a huge sink and vanity.

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There’s also a kitchenette, with a deep sink and a cool mini-fridge with disco-blue lights.

Cabinets made by a local woodworker hide amenities like a microwave, dishes and even the bedding for the Murphy bed.

I was also impressed at how the sliding glass doors minimized noise, and provided a great view of the pond. Inside the cabin was very quiet and peaceful.

OUR FRIENDS arrived around 7.

By now I felt like quite the Base Camp expert, so I served as a sort of childlike tour guide to co-worker Richard Luken. I ran around the now-empty bike course, on foot but still wishing I was fit enough for a bicycle: “Check this out.

Look at this. Imagine you’re doing this on a bike. Isn’t it awesome?”

Humboldt PRIDE conducted their meeting at the camp, and Matt Korte hung around with his guitar.

With Beth leading us, we filled a wagon with firewood (free! precut! stacked!) and walked the gorgeous lighted path

back to the cabin.

As we sat around the campfire, Matt and Damaris played guitar and serenaded us with 90s hip hop and pop songs converted to country and bluegrass.

Wind blew a cloud of campfire smoke over me and I drifted in time, lost in the moment. I was carefree, surrounded by nature and camaraderie.

That’s what camping is all about...

“We need a forklift to the loading dock.”

The metal squawk from a loudspeaker at neighboring B&W cut into the moment, reminding me that we were still in Humboldt.

Our friends dispersed as the first bolts of lightning lit up the western sky. Damaris and I extinguished the remains of the fire before retreating to the comfort of the cabin.

I braved the stairs to sleep in the loft, because this night was about having an experience, after all. And I wanted to watch the lightning from the skylight.

It always storms when you camp. This time, I could simply enjoy it.

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Crest: Playoffs

Iola High School: Cross Country

Smith calls it a career* (* This time, he really means it)

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Marv Smith awoke each morning this fall braced for the worst.

“I was never confident at all that we were going to make it to the end of the season,” Smith said. “Right up to the end, I was afraid it wasn’t going to happen.”

But while the spectre of COVID-19 was never too far from anyone’s thoughts during the fall sports season, infections among Iola High School students were avoided.

That allowed Smith and his Mustang and Fillies cross country runners to put together a full campaign, which will be capped today with both varsity squads running at the Class 4A State Meet in Wamego.

It’s also the final event in Smith’s storied 56-year coaching career, the last 41 as cross country or track coach at IHS. As is his nature, Smith quickly shifts the focus from his pending departure to the athletes behind Iola High’s successful 2020 season.

The senior triumvirate of Jack Adams, Riley Jay and Nathan Louk are running at state for the fourth consecutive year. They helped keep Iola at the top of the Pioneer League standings all through high school, which is another story in itself.

Smith rewinds the tape four years, when this year’s seniors were eighth-graders.

Iola was coming off of another league championship, but was graduating its top three runners.

Crest High’s Jacquez Coleman, shown here at a game earlier this season, accounted for 348 yards of total offense and five touchdowns Thursday in the Lancers’ 56-26 win over Wakefield.

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SMITH has fielded several calls and messages in recent months from friends and colleagues, former athletes and other passing acquaintances, particularly with retirement growing ever closer.

Most calls are the same.

They’re filled with well-wishes, perhaps a chuckle, and of course a little dose of cynicism.

“They’re all somewhat

COLONY — Crest High’s football team opened the Kansas Eight Man-Division II playoffs in fine fashion Thursday.

The Lancers rode the legs and arm of senior quarterback Jacquez Coleman in a 56-26 win over visiting Wakefield.

The victory means another home game for the Lancers (9-0), who have won each of their games this year by at least 30 points.

Crest will host Hartford, a 62-12 winner over St. Paul, at 7 p.m. Friday in Colony.

Coleman spearheaded a star-studded attack in the win. He rushed 15 times for 260 yards and three touch-

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Does this picture look familiar? It’s the same photo that accompanied a May 2014 Register article on longtime Iola coach Marv Smith when he announced his retirement from coaching. Now, 6.5 years later, Smith says he’s retiring (for real this time) as cross country coach. FILE PHOTO “I just thought, ‘OK, this was it. We’re gonna struggle a few years,’” Smith recalled.

“Then those three freshmen came in as my top runners, and we won league again the next year.

“As far as team titles, I can’t remember many years where I was more excited than when these kids were freshmen.”

(Mind you, he’s had multiple team and individual state champions under his tutelage in cross country and track.)

“I’m old enough, I guess I

can look back at all these little things and enjoy those.”

With those fresh faces, Smith made himself — and his runners — a promise.

He’d remain in charge for those freshmen until they graduated.

Smith spoke with the Register’s Tim Stauffer recently about how his childhood coaching dreams had nothing to do with track or cross country; attributes that serve cross country runners better than athletes in other sports; and why nobody fully believes him when he says

he’s done coaching for good after today.

High School Football: Iola 20, Baxter Springs 13

Mustangs win thriller over Baxter Springs

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With both teams out of playoff contention, and little more to play for than pride, Thursday night’s tilt between Iola High and Baxter Springs turned into a battle of wills.

And oh, what a battle it was.

A contest that featured a little bit of everything culminated in a thrilling goal-line stand by the Mustangs as time ran out — in the game and the season — for a 20-13 victory.

The win gives Iola a bit of salve on a 3-4 campaign disrupted by a coronavirus-fueled quarantine and a late three-game losing streak that kept the Mustangs out of the playoffs.

On the other side of the ledger, Baxter Springs ended the year winless at 0-7.

“We knew they’d be hungry, not having a win,” Mustang head coach David Daugharthy said. “I’ve been on an 0-9 team, so I knew what it was like in high school to be ‘ohfer.’ It’s tough. You’re going to be hungry every time you step on that field.”

The action kept fans on the very edge to the last play of the game.

The Mustangs led, 14-13, with under a minute left, and thought they’d clinched victory when senior defensive back Isaac Badders stepped in front of a desperation fourthand-11 pass by the Lions’ Garett Paxson at midfield.

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the crowd, and Badders’s teammates, into a frenzy. But it also meant Baxter Springs would get possession once again, and still within a touchdown.

(Had he kneeled on the ball, Iola would have been able to run out the clock without gaining a first down.)

Daugharthy thought the same. “I said that right as he was returning it,� he said. “But I’m also happy he returned it because I admire what that kid has given to the program.�

The problem was, Iola was flagged for excessive celebration after Badder’s score, pushing the ensuing kickoff back to the Mustang 25. Then, the Lions deflected Henrik Sieh’s extra-point kick, keeping the spread at 7.

And it was about to get even more exciting.

The Lions recovered Iola’s squib kick at the Mustang 39 with 47 seconds left. Paxton raced around the left end for 15 yards, then found Kain McCully open down the right sideline.

McCully made it to the 2, diving for the pylon as he was driven out of bounds with 21 seconds left. An offside penalty on the Mustangs before the next snap inched the ball to the 1.

With no timeouts left, Baxter Springs chose to stick to its ground game, a fateful decision as it turned out.

Paxton’s sneak attempt was thwarted, then with seconds ticking away, the Lions eschewed a spike to stop the clock. Paxton tried the left side of the line, but he was greeted by a gang of tacklers, led by Iola’s Drayden Reiter, who pulled him to the ground at the 4.

By then, it was too late for another play.

A jubilant Iola bunch erupted, while the Lions staggered off the field in stunned disbelief. “Really, two weeks in a row, this defense played its hearts out,�

Daugharthy said. “They played really, really solid.� “It’s great to end on a high note,� Badders said. “It comes down to grit and how much dog we have in us, how much we fight.�

Iola High’s Dillon Slaven, center, fights for yardage against a trio of Baxter Springs defenders. REGISTER/ RICHARD LUKEN

start of the contest.

The visiting Lions — who entered Thursday’s matchup on a 15-game losing streak, and having scored in double digits only once this season — controlled the game for much of the first half, and converted a pair of long touchdowns to jump out to a 13-0 lead.

Iola found its footing in the waning moments of the second quarter.

The key play was senior quarterback Bradyn Cole’s 44-yard pass to classmate Drake Sellman, putting the Mustangs at first-and-goal from the 4.

Junior tailback Trent Jones plowed his way in from there on a 1-yard touchdown, closing the gap to 13-7.

Iola forced a threeand-out to start the second half, then found itself in prime scoring position when the Baxter Springs punter was tackled before he could get the ball kicked.

The Mustangs withstood a pair of holding penalties that nullified would-be touchdowns, with Jones twice con-

verting key first-down runs, which led to his 2-yard touchdown at the 7:03 mark. Sieh’s extra point gave Iola its first lead of the contest, 14-13. “We came out sluggish,� Daugharthy said. “We got a couple big plays. So far this year, it’s been tough to build on anything, and to get a big play to stop the bleeding. We stopped the bleeding, and that’s what encouraged me, not just for tonight, but moving forward. “We took a stand and started to get a little bit of momentum.�

The Lions missed on a pair of scoring chances after that. Baxter Springs drove to the Mustang 15, but the drive stalled, and a subsequent field goal attempt came up inches short.

Then, after a holding penalty on Iola’s subsequent drive erased another long Sellman catch, the Mustangs were forced to punt.

Baxter Springs marched 49 yards, but got no closer than Iola’s 27, and a fourth-down Paxton pass was broken

up in the end zone.

Then came the memorable finale, with the intensity on both sides rivaling anything you’ll see this fall in the postseason playoffs.

Unofficially, Jones bulldozed his way for 125 yards on 27 carries, with two touchdowns.

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Navigating culturally sensitive costume choices Dear Carolyn: Halloween costuming seems to have gotten more complex over the years with a number of people being offended for reasons I cannot comprehend.

Additionally, I have two foreign exchange students living with me who have never celebrated Halloween before and seem excited about it. I have explained that costumes came about originally as a way to scare off the evil spirits that people believed were free to walk the earth on All Hallows’ Eve. Scary costumes seem pretty straightforward, but then the rules get murky. There was a huge commotion about a not-Asian girl wearing a kimono. One of my girls brought a traditional dress from her home country to show us and now wonders if she could wear it as a Halloween costume. On one hand, she is from that country so it should be okay to wear it, right?

On the other hand, it really isn’t a costume meant for Halloween.

Help me out here, please.

— Murky

Tell Me About It Carolyn Hax

Murky: It’s actually not that murky, I don’t think.

Do dress up as something. Do not dress up as a member of a race, ethnicity or culture of which you are not a member.

Right?

And when in doubt, ask yourself, is this hurting or foreseeably insulting anyone, mocking anyone or condescending to anyone?

It’s not perfect, but it’s well-meaning without everyone having to be an M&M. Re: Costumes: You can absolutely comprehend it, if you take time to read/hear and understand the offense.

There’s even a catchy slogan: “My Culture Is Not Your Costume.”

— Catchy Re: Costumes: Also:

Is your costume neutral, or does it punch up or down? If it punches down, that’s a solid nogo. Google to see the foreclosure firm whose employees dressed up as homeless people. Punching up may also be a problem, but punching down always will be.

— Anonymous Anonymous: Yesssss.

I was trying to figure out a way to explain why, for example, “hobo” is not a culture but also not an option. But I couldn’t get there, so I skipped it. “Don’t punch down.”

Simple, elegant, clear.

Thank you.

Re: Costumes: What I’m getting is: Teach your kids about respecting all cultures, but when they want to emulate that culture (in a respectful way), tell them they can’t because they aren’t that culture. Talk about mixed messages.

— Mixed Anonymous: Wait, no. The unmixed message is that Halloweencostume treatment does not meet the standard

How to best wear compression socks Dear Dr. Roach: Where should the top of my compression stocking be? I was told by the salespeople that the top should be about two inches below the bend in the knee. But there is extra pressure that could cut off the blood flow at this location. It is a very thick part of my calf, and having to double over the material increases the pressure there.

Having the stocking end inside the bend of my knee (behind the knee) seems to exert less pressure.

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of “in a respectful way.”

It’s not a parenthetical; it’s the point.

Re: Costumes: What about dressing up as a pirate, a witch, a fireman, a football player . . . when you’re definitely not part of the culture of any of these. A pumpkin? Is that okay? Tell us what sorts of costumes ARE okay for Halloween.

— What About What About: You are being deliberately obtuse. Stop.

Re: Costumes: This reminds me of the men who think the #MeToo movement will prevent them from ever having a professional relationship with a woman.

“Woe is me, how can we possibly understand what is to be expected of us!”

— Anonymous Anonymous: Bingo.

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Smith: Cross country coaching career ends today at State Continued from B1

skeptical,” Smith said Skeptical, because Smith has tried this retirement route before.

He stayed an extra year as chemistry teacher at IHS to ensure the school had a suitable replacement, a dream that came true when IHS alumnus Dana Daugharthy earned his teaching degree.

Smith also stayed an extra year longer than planned as track and field head coach, because he was hoping to find a worthy successor.

(Again, Daugharthy answered that call.)

Then, his planned departure from cross country was deferred because of the kids within the class of 2021.

“After I retired (from teaching) I probably would have coached until I was 90,” he continued — if he could.

But where the spirit is willing, Smith’s body is beginning to fuss.

Back surgery a few years ago resulted in some nerve damage and a subsequent drop foot diagnosis.

Smith has greatly curtailed many of his duties as coach, with students taking over such duties as preparing water jugs and other setup for daily practices.

“And I just can’t get around, up and down the trails like I need to,” he said.

SMITH grew up in a small town in Oklahoma. So small, his high school had neither a

Marv Smith, coaching track and field in his younger days. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE

CHRONICLES OF ALLEN COUNTY, VOL. 3

track nor cross country program.

“My favorite sport was basketball,” he recalled. “I thought that was the sport I’d probably coach. But I only coached that for a year, out of necessity.”

Smith coached two years in Galena, then moved to Iola, where he coached football for 14 years.

It was there that Smith was approached

by Iola’s other coaching legend, Dale “Doc” Stiles.

“Marv, you’re big ole tall, lean, lanky boy,”

Stiles noted. “I need somebody to coach hurdles for us. Did you ever run hurdles?”

He had — sort of.

“I could jump a 3-foot fence with a watermelon under each arm, with a shotgun blasting at us,” Smith replied.

Stiles’s response?

“Sounds like a hurdler to me!”

“I got into track that way,” Smith joked.

“They dragged me kicking and screaming into track.”

All along, Smith figured he’d stick with football. But when Stiles

died, Smith inherited the head coach position.

It was an assumed obligation that with track

and field came cross country duties in the fall.

“I didn’t really want to leave football,” he recalled, but he relented and took the track and cross country gigs.

Turns out the only question he asks now is why it took so long to switch.

“This is the funnest thing I’ve ever done,” he said. “I’ve never done anything I’ve enjoyed more than being a part of cross country.”

The appeal lies with the participants, he explained.

It takes a special breed of attitude, work ethic and discipline to excel at such a sport.

“Doc Stiles told me, to be a good cross country runner, a kid has to be a little flaky,” Smith said.

What he discovered was that students who excelled in several other disciplines, from music to art to academics, tended to thrive at cross country.

“The thing is, if a kid is disciplined in one thing, and if they like

cross country even a little bit, that discipline boils over,” he said.

“That is exactly the key to having successful cross country teams: the types of kids you have.”

Smith warmly recalled one such former student, Kyle Carswell, whom he enticed to try out for cross country as a freshman, at the urging of former Iola Middle School PE teacher Terry Lower.

Other students were gifted with more athletic ability, and as Smith noted, “He was so shy, he may not say a word to you all season.”

But it was Carswell’s earnest dedication — not his ability to run a 4-minute mile — that piqued Smith’s interest.

“Kyle was a good kid, gave us no problems.

And he came in and ran every day.”

By his junior year, Carswell was an allleague runner.

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Retire: Smith reflects on coaching Continued from B6

sics, that carries over to track and cross country,� Smith said.

And while physical ability carries its obvious benefits, it’s the mental aspect that separates cross country, he contends. “So much of cross country is mental,�

Smith said. “I’ll take hard work over talent any time. But then again, I haven’t had many talented kids in cross country who also didn’t put in the work.�

Marv Smith addresses a pep rally crowd Wednesday for this year’s Iola High School cross country team.

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Smith said. “And I’ll look at some of the marks, where our kids who may be 12th or 13th here would be record holders there.�

when you’ll think it’ll be easy to give it up,� but his joy for seeing those athletes across the finish line hasn’t wavered an iota.

That’s why he promised this year’s senior class as freshmen he’d stick around for them.

But there are other talented underclassmen he’d love to see go through as well.

You must think a lot of those youngsters,

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He promises this time.

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downs, while completing all four of his pass attempts for 88 more yards and two touchdowns. Holden Barker followed with 84 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries. Stratton McGhee had a touchdown and 74 yards on 10 carries, while pulling in two receptions for 59 yards and another score.

McGhee racked up 18 tackles to lead the Lancer defense. Barker was next with 14 stops, while Ethan Godderz had 11 tackles and two sacks.

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Chiefs set to host shorthanded Jets squad FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sam Darnold and the New York Jets are likely to be without their top two wide receivers when they play the Chiefs in Kansas City on Sunday.

Coach Adam Gase ruled out Breshad Perriman before practice Friday because the receiver remains in concussion protocol after his injury late in the Jets’ 18-10 loss to Buffalo last Sunday.

Jamison Crowder also appears unlikely to play with a groin injury that also kept him out last week.

“It’s not looking great for Sunday,” Gase acknowledged.

Crowder leads the Jets with 29 catches for 383 yards and two touchdowns despite missing three previous games.

“I really felt good yesterday when we were in practice,” Gase said.

“He was limited and we were trying to put him in a position where we could figure out where he was at. I felt like he felt confident when I spoke to him on Monday and Tuesday. He felt really good, like, ‘I’m going to be good.’”

Gase said there were

points in practice where Crowder “looked really good,” but there were others where the injury was clearly bothering him. Gase said there are no thoughts yet that Crowder will need surgery or be placed on injured reserve.

Perriman was injured late in the fourth quarter last week when he took a big hit from Bills safety Micah Hyde while trying to make a catch along the sideline.

He appeared to briefly lose consciousness after the play, and Hyde was penalized for unnecessary roughness.

New York’s wide receiver corps was banged up throughout training camp and during the early part of the season. Rookie Denzel Mims, the team’s second-round pick, made his NFL debut last week and had four catches for 42 yards after being sidelined since the summer with hamstring injuries.

Braxton Berrios, second on the team with 15 receptions, will slide again into Crowder’s role as the slot receiver.

Jeff Smith and Vyncint Smith, who both recently returned from

injuries, are the Jets’ only other healthy wide receivers on the active roster.

“Those are things that you can’t really control,” Gase said. “I know it’s a great opportunity for Mims in his second game. Getting Jeff Smith, Berrios, Vyncint — maybe we’ll be able to elevate one of these practice squad guys. It’s probably harder for Sam than anybody because it’s just a different group out there.

“I look at it as it’s a great opportunity for a lot of dudes.”

NASCAR THIS WEEK THROUGH THE GEARS

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First gear After what seemed like the World’s Longest Race, Hendrick Motorsports teammates Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott find themselves 25 points behind fourth­place Brad Keselowski and 27 behind third­place Denny Hamlin.

Any surprise at Kyle Larson resurfacing at Hendrick Motorsports?

The original headline was an eye-opener, of course, but after a mere moment of thought, it seems to make perfect sense. Rick Hendrick has long been a respected and popular member of the NASCAR world, probably as well-liked as any team owner ever. He’s the perfect fit for Larson’s 2020 missteps and resurrection. Competitively, I’d think Hendrick had coveted Larson for quite a while, given the driver’s wide-ranging abilities behind the wheel. Big things will be expected.

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The NASCAR Cup Series race at Tex­ as Motor Speedway was a weird, strange and time­agonizing event, starting Sunday afternoon and ending Wednesday night because of varying degrees of precipitation.

When the checkered flag was merci­ fully displayed, NASCAR had another first­time 2020 winner. Kyle Busch kept his season­to­season winning streak alive by using every molecule of fuel in his No.18 Toyota.

Busch has won at least one Cup race each year since 2005. After being thrust from the stock­car playoffs after Round 2, winning became his primary priority.

“We finally got it,” Busch said after his 57th career victory. “I was so nervous — I was nervous the whole last run. I’ve been in this position so many times. The last three laps though, that’s like winning the championship — that’s how nervous I was.”

For the record, Busch has two titles and is the defending Cup champion.

“It means a lot just to keep that win­ ning streak going,” he said. “That’s the biggest thing I was hoping for and obvi­ ously wanting to accomplish this year before the year was out.”

According to the unofficial stat book, this four­day red flag pales to one at Bristol in 1973. Frontstretch.com’s Zach Sturniolo found a Bristol race that was started, logged 52 laps, then got rained out — for two weeks.

Oddly enough, Cale Yarborough led all 500 laps after play resumed.

On to the penultimate Cup race of the season at Martinsville …

QUESTIONS & ATTITUDES

And those other moves …?

Kyle Busch is all smiles under that helmet after keeping his NASCAR win streak alive at rain-soaked Texas. JARED C. TILTON/NASCAR GETTY IMAGES

Bowman and Elliott represent Chev­ rolet’s interests in the Cup playoffs. The last time a Chevy driver made it to the Championship Four was Jimmie Johnson in 2016. He won his seventh title that year in the No. 48 Hendrick Chevrolet.

Second gear Silly Season is about over, or is it? Erik Jones finally landed a 2021 seat when he signed with Richard Petty Motorsports to replace Bubba Wallace, who will drive for a new team next season.

Xfinity Series star Chase Briscoe is moving up to replace retiring Clint Bowyer in the No.14 Stewart­Haas Ford.

During the Texas rain delay, Kyle Larson was signed by Rick Hendrick to drive the No. 5 Chevy.

And Jimmie Johnson inked a contract with car owner Chip Ganassi. What?

Johnson is leaving NASCAR to race a part­time IndyCar Series schedule with Ganassi next season.

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Third gear You just never know what you’ll find when you go digging through NASCAR stats.

Did you know that Jamie McMurray holds the qualifying record at Martins­ ville Speedway?

In 2014, driving for Ganassi Racing, McMurray was clocked at 99.905 mph over the cramped .526­mile track.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. won that race. It’s the only time he won at Martinsville in 35 starts.

Fourth gear Martinsville Speedway tested NASCAR This Week’s mental acuity with the name of its Cup Series race this weekend.

The Xfinity 500 will be the name of Sunday’s race, not to be confused with the Xfinity Series, which stages a race at Martinsville on Saturday.

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Expect Chase Briscoe to hit the ground running in the No. 14 as Clint Bowyer’s replacement. You don’t win nine Xfinity races this year by happenstance. Erik Jones to the No. 43 has sleeper potential. That team, under its current set-up, has never hired a driver with Jones’ Cup-level credentials. If the equipment there is decent, he’ll help that team find another gear.

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GODWIN’S PICKS MARTINSVILLE WINNER: Martin Truex Jr. REST OF TOP 5: Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch FIRST ONE OUT: Joey Logano DA RK HORSE: Jimmie Johnson DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Truex? Three in a row at Martinsville? What the heck.