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Sabetha Citywide Garage Sales
2016
WEEKLY RECIPE
SEE THIS YEAR’S MAP & LISTINGS ON PAGE 5B!
SINCE 1876
GARAGE SALES
Sabetha 46 Citywide Garage Sales total sales!
See the Map and Listings!
Sales Symbol
E/W streets north of Main = President Names E/W streets south of Main = State Names
MAP KEY Garage Sale Maps
(Inside The Sabetha Herald newspaper @ the following locations: Ampride; All Star Convenience Store; Casey’s General Store; Country Mart; Java Dave’s @ TEC; Sabetha Family Pharmacy; Sabetha HealthMart; The Sabetha Herald)
Public Restroom
(City Hall; Library Park; Midtown Building)
Restaurant/Food Vendor
(All Star Convenience Store; Amride; Buzz Cafe; Casey’s General Store; Country Mart; El Canelo; Downtown Coffee; Pizza Hut; Sabetha Health Mart; Southside Grill; Subway)
Gas Stations
Grocery Store
(All Star; Ampride; Casey’s)
(Country Mart)
Hospital
Lodging
(Sabetha Community Hospital)
(Koch Motel; Magnuson Hotel; Plaza Inn)
FUN&GAMES 8B
WEDNESDAY
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CITYWIDE SALES 5B
JUNE 2016
SCHOOL FUNDING
School officials, legislators weigh in on school funding ruling AMBER DETERS The Kansas Supreme Court issued its ruling Friday, May 27, in the Gannon v. State of Kansas school finance case in almost-unheard-of time — one week to the
day after hearing oral arguments. The Court said in its ruling that the Legislature’s latest attempt to fix inequities in school finance continues those inequities to the detriment of poor districts. The Court, again, said the Legislature
had until June 30, the last day of the fiscal year, to produce a constitutional finance plan, or on July 1 schools would be unable to operate. Prairie Hills USD No. 113 Superintendent Todd Evans said that
while it is unfortunate that school districts are involved in a lawsuit against the state, he also believes it is unfortunate that support for districts has been reduced to the point that school districts believe there is a necessity in order to be
advocates for children. Senator Dennis Pyle, R-Hiawatha, said the Kansas Supreme Court set aside “months of hard work by the duly-elected Kansas Legislature” when the Court struck down the Classroom Learning As-
suring Student Success (CLASS) Act. “It is the function of the legislature, and not unelected judges, to appropriate funding for state FUNDING.11A
WESTAR ENERGY
Sale of Westar will not halt reliability projects Despite being sold to Great Plains Energy, Westar Energy’s reliability improvement projects for the area will continue as planned. KRISTA WASINGER
At a ceremony at the Apostolic Christian Retirement Village on Sunday, June 5, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran presents World War II Veteran Harry “Kit” Beatty with an American Flag and a personalized Prisoner of War medal for Beatty’s status as a Prisoner of War in Germany during World War II, correcting an oversight of 70 years. Beatty’s official military records were lost in the process of his capture, liberation and repatriation, and he never received his POW medal. Pictured are (L-R) his wife, Mary Beatty, Harry “Kit” Beatty and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran. Tim Kellenberger | Herald
Westar Energy – the largest utility in Kansas – has been purchased by Great Plains Energy, based out of Kansas City, Mo. With this sale, Westar customers in the Sabetha, Bern and Oneida areas may be wondering what this means for their power reliability improvement projects. A large number of unexplained outages in the area over a two-year timeframe prompted Westar to further investigate the problems and develop a plan for improving the area’s reliability. The improvements include the construction of a low voltage line from the Seneca substation to Sabetha and the reconstruction of a low voltage line from the Seneca substation to Bern. Additionally, a new substation – the East Nemaha Substation – and high voltage line will be
constructed by March 2017. Why the sale? While Westar is the largest utility in Kansas, it is a small to mid-size energy company when compared to peers. “With slow growth in demand for electricity and our costs to do business increasing, the electric industry has experienced a lot of consolidation the past few years. Our board and management team decided the best viable path forward was to consider consolidating with another company,” said Westar spokeswoman Gina Penzig. “Through a competitive process, the Great Plains Energy offer was accepted by our board of directors. Great Plains has been serving Kansans as long as we have, so it made for a good fit.” The consolidated company is expected to bring efficiencies with its WESTAR.12A
PRAIRIE HILLS USD NO. 113
Board votes to reduce SES kindergarten, combine WES grades AMBER DETERS
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran addresses those in attendance during a ceremony on Sunday, June 5, at the Apostolic Christian Retirement Village honoring World War II Veteran Harry U.S. Senator Jerry Moran presents a personalized Prisoner of War (POW) medal “Kit” Beatty with a Prisoner of War medal. and an American flag to Harry “Kit” Beatty on Sunday, June 5, at the Apostolic Tim Kellenberger | Herald Retirement Village. Tim Kellenberger | Herald
Local man presented with POW Medal U.S. Senator Jerry Moran presents World War II Veteran Harry “Kit” Beatty with a Prisoner of War medal after his official military records were lost during his time of service. See “Kit” Beatty’s story on Page 10A of this week’s Herald
A lengthy discussion has resulted in decisions to reduce Sabetha Elementary School kindergarten sections from four to three, and to combine the Wetmore Elementary School fourth and fifth grades into one classroom. Savings generated by eliminating these two positions could be as much as $77,648. The Prairie Hills USD No. 113 Board of Education first discussed the possibility of not filling all four of the SES vacancies during the April board meeting. At that time, only two of four positions were filled, and the board began exploring the possibility of combined classrooms at Wetmore Elementary School. “As we have in most recent years, USD 113 has been exploring the
possibility to reduce staff,” Superintendent Todd Evans said. “We endeavor to do this through attrition. Every position in our district that becomes available is one that is scrutinized to see if a reduction is possible.” The board discussed the possibility of combining classrooms at WES again in May, and asked Superintendent Evans to research the subject and discuss options with former combination classroom teachers, and current teachers and administration. At the board’s regular meeting held Monday, June 6, Evans told board members he had examined research, interviewed teachers who taught combined classes, and received input from teachers and SCHOOLBOARD.12A
WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
SABETHA BLOOD DRIVE
Plethora of activities to be offered this weekend
Give blood
AMBER DETERS Beginning Thursday with the influx of approximately 850 bicyclists staying over in Sabetha during the Biking Across Kansas eight-day tour event, area residents have a multitude of activities and events with which to make a fun-filled long weekend.
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From bargain hunters and car enthusiasts to baseball lovers and everything outside and inbetween, there will be something to do in Sabetha. Sabetha Lobos Baseball The Sabetha Lobos summer collegiate baseball team has a full evening schedule this weekend, with games Thursday, Friday and
Saturday nights. All games are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., and all are against the Rossville Rattlers. This season, Sabetha Lobos games are free to the public. So, this is a good opportunity for baseball lovers to watch some quality baseball at a price that can’t be beat!
42nd annual Biking Across Kansas Sabetha has been chosen as one of seven stops on the 42nd annual eight-day, 499-mile Biking Across Kansas tour that starts at the Kansas-Colorado line and ends on the banks of the Missouri River. The main goals of Biking Across Kansas are to promote wellness
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HERALD REPORT A Sabetha Community Blood Drive is set for 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at the Sabetha City Hall gymasium. To make an appointment online, visit savealifenow.org, click the “Schedule an Appointment” icon and enter Sponsor Code sa-
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bethacomm. For additional details, contact Lyla Edelman at 785-2842477. Community Blood Center (CBC) is the local non-profit supplier of blood services for 70 hospitals throughout Kansas City region, which includes Sabetha Community Hospital.
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