The Scott County Record

34 Pages • Four Sections

Volume 23 • Number 37

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Published in Scott City, Ks.

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USD should have ‘crisis’ plan for July 1 Hope for the best and prepare for the worst might be the mantra adopted

by Sally Cauble as she watches the showdown unfold between the Kansas Supreme Court and the Republicancontrolled state legislature.

“I would advise you to have a crisis plan,” Cauble advised the Scott County (USD 466) board of education recently.

Cauble, who represents the western one-third of Kansas on the state board of education, worries that the legislature won’t have a satisfactory response to the Supreme Court’s call for an equitable funding plan for public schools in Kansas by the June 30 deadline set by the court.

If that happens, schools will cease all operations on July 1.

(See CRISIS on page two)

Park Lane to begin Phase 1 of roof project

Park Lane Nursing Home was given the green light - and more importantly the money - to begin phase one of roof repairs following a meeting with Scott County Commissioners on Tuesday.

Roof repairs will take place on the south wing of Park Place Apartments located on the east side of the nursing home. The roof sustained hail damage last summer, but the nursing home board was unable to get a roofing contractor to commit to the project until now.

While the nursing home did receive an insurance settlement for hail damage, that did not include the south wing because of the age of the roof.

“We’ve been fighting with the insurance adjusters,” said Cecil Griswold, maintenance supervisor.

“It’s a 25-year-old roof and they said it was past the lifespan and they refused to pay the claim.”

Griswold said the nusing home did receive $139,000 from the insurance company and it can apply that to the Park Place project. However, in order to repair all the roofs, the nursing home board and administration said it would need about $70,000 from the county to cover the south wing project.

Commissioners were assured that the upgrade to Park Place Apartments would mean all the roofs on the nursing home and apartments are covered by insurance.

oil patch dispute Abatements are costing Scott Co. hundreds of thousands in tax dollars Counties and school districts located in oil and natural gas producing regions expect to ride a roller-coaster of good times and bad.

As production rises and falls - along with market prices - so do property valuations. The current nosedive in oil prices has been particularly devastating for oil rich counties in central and Western Kansas which have seen their property valuations - and tax dollars plunge significantly.

Even in Scott County, which has seen an increase in drilling activity over the past few years, the impact has been significant. Oil and gas valuations declined by 47 percent in the current budget year - from $26.7 million in 2015 to $12.5 million in 2016.

But that’s only part of the story.

Counties and school districts can make adjustments for lower valuations, which often means higher prop-

Scott County Oil/Gas Tax Abatements 2013

$

74,657

2014

$ 169,838

2015

$ 185,317

erty taxes to offset the lost revenue.

The bigger issue for these taxing entities is when they have to give back tax money that’s already been collected from oil and gas producers because of an appeals process they feel is tilted against them. Oil companies will file appeals months into a new tax year protesting taxes based on the previous year’s assessments.

“There have been instances where the taxes have been assessed, budgeted and basically spent, then we lose an appeal and have to give it back,” says Scott County Commissioner Jim Minnix.

In the current budget year, the county has had to abate oil/gas property taxes totaling $185,317. A single well accounted for $133,154 of that total.

County Appraiser Randy Sangster says the producers are using a tactic that has become more common when seeking a reduction in a well’s appraised value.

“They wait until the second half taxes are due (in May) and then they come back to us and want us to reset the value for the previous year,” he noted.

While counties aren’t particularly happy with the appeals process, they are even less pleased with a process in which they must absorb major tax abatements long after budgets have already been locked into place for the year.

(See DISPUTE on page 10)

County gets OK to hire DL examiner Scott County is a step closer to hiring a driver’s license examiner who will be available full-time at the courthouse.

County officials reviewed the draft of an agreement from the Kansas Department of Revenue which would allow the county to fill the position that has been vacant since March 1. County Treasurer Lark Speer is hopeful

of having the position filled by July 1.

Even though the county pays the examiner’s salary, the individual is treated as a state employee. That did raise some concerns with local officials as they looked over the document from the KDOR on Tuesday.

The examiner would be on a state salary and holiday sched-

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ule even though the person hired will be working out of the treasurer’s office. And because the individual will also perform some duties in the office when not conducting exams, commissioners were wondering what kind of control Speer would have over the examiner as the office supervisor. “(The state) has total control,

but the person works in your office,” noted County Attorney Becky Faurot. “If they don’t get along with your employees or there are other issues then your only recourse is to go to the state.”

While there were no issues with the previous examiner, the commission noted that doesn’t guarantee there couldn’t be a

problem in the future.

State Sets Salary The examiner’s salary is also determined by the state. Starting pay would be $40,000 annually - or $14.30 per hour - not including benefits. However, the commission was informed that if someone with the KDOR

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(See EXAMINER on page two)

The Scott County Record • Page 2 • Thursday, April 21, 2016

KPERS payment delay raises fiscal questions Budget hole deepens for state, legislature Abigail Wilson Kansas Health Institute

The state of Kansas has delayed its obligation to pay roughly $90 million into the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, or KPERS, which covers educators and most employees in state and local government.

The quarterly payment to the

pension system was due Friday.

And while there is still a question about how the money will be used, some financial experts say the state is setting a risky precedent by not keeping its promise to state retirees.

Current estimates show Kansas will end the fiscal year $32 million short of a balanced budget. But by law, the budget has to be balanced. Delaying the state’s required contribution into the pension plan is just one of the ways the Legislature is trying to eliminate the deficit.

Lawmakers approved the

Crisis

My expectation is that our difficult financial circumstances are going to be with us for some time to come, and that makes me very skeptical. And actually, I believe that means we will have to do more cutting in other areas of the budget in order to give a higher priority to making those KPERS payments.

- Rep. Don Hineman (R-Dighton)

delay with a provision that the state makes up the deferred payments, plus eight percent annual interest. That’s to make up for what the funds could have earned if they had been invested.

“I suspect what they’re trying to do is move the required contribution into the next fis-

cal year so they can balance the budget this year, and then they’ll deal with next fiscal year’s challenges at that time,” said Keith Brainard, the Texasbased research director for the National Association of State Retirement Administrators.

Brainard is more familiar with pension plans than most

people are with their own bank accounts, but he’s a bit skeptical of the current situation in Kansas.

“So the question you’re really asking is a fiscal question for the state and that is, ‘What is it that you, the state, are expecting to change between now and the time you would pay back this money?’” he said. “And you know, frankly, in a period when interest rates are as low as they are, it’s kind of an expensive loan the state is taking.”

(See KPERS on page 18)

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That would mean no district personnel performing day-to-day duties, including issuing checks to employees on 12-month contracts.

Supt. Jamie Rumford has assured employees that checks will be written and sent to employees in advance if a shutdown appears imminent.

Cauble told board members she joins the majority of observers who feel the Supreme Court will reject the latest funding plan offered by the state legislature. Should that happen, and the legislature not come back with an alternative plan before July 1, she says school districts should be aware of their legal obligations.

“Remember that if that happens you will have no one working for the district,” she emphasized.

When asked if she felt dispute over school funding could go that far, Cauble was pessimistic given the anti-court sentiment shared by most of the Republican leadership.

“I’d feel a lot more optimistic if we had more (Don) Hinemans and (John) Dolls,” said Cauble, referring to the two state area Republican legislators. “I’ve been on the board for nine years and what I’m seeing now scares me to death.”

Cauble was critical of the school funding plan submitted to the court for its review. She said it doesn’t provide enough per-pupil funding “and it doesn’t add any more money to education.”

“If nothing changes we’ll be in even more

Examiner wants to transfer to Scott County they would continue getting their current salary. The proposed starting salary would be less than the $15.75/hour plus benefits being paid to the former examiner.

“Is there a limit to what we pay?” asked Commissioner Jerry Buxton.

“I will have a problem if we are paying someone $60,000 and they sit back on their duff. That wouldn’t be fair to the taxpayers.”

Speer said she couldn’t imagine someone transferring to Scott City getting a $60,000 salary.

trouble in 2017 than we fer having their children are now,” she said. attend a public school rather than a private Anti-Ed Sentiment school,” she says.

Cauble is also disState lawmakers and turbed by the continu- think tanks, such as the ing anti-public education Koch-funded Kansas sentiment held by many Policy Institute are the Republican lawmak- ones leading the charge to ers. She says they favor reduce funding “because private schools at the they don’t see education expense of public schools. as an investment,” Cauble “They aren’t being fair says. “They spread a lot of to public education,” she misinformation. says. “You see the same “They’re trying to arguments being made make our schools and our about public schools all across the nation, and I’ll educators look bad and tell you that not every they’re playing on that state has the same quality fear in Kansas.”

Cauble, however, feels of public education that the public is getting wise we have in Kansas.” to the anti-public educaCauble says companies locating in Kansas tion campaign.

“What’s being said are often “surprised” at the quality of the public doesn’t make sense to the education system. public because they went “They see that the qual- to public schools and they ity is high and they pre- know the quality of educa-

tion they received. When you graduate from public schools in Kansas you can compete with anyone and we want to keep it that way,” she says.

Blame the Courts The same ones who are trying to find fault with public education are also the ones blaming the courts for the current funding crisis.

“The legislature is playing games,” she points out. “The courts wouldn’t be involved if local, elected school board members hadn’t filed a lawsuit saying the state wasn’t meeting its funding obligations.

“We have too many legislators who don’t like being told what to do (by the courts) and, unfortunately they aren’t listening to the public either.”

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She was hopeful of hiring someone local.

Even though providing the service is a cost to local taxpayers, Commission Chairman Jim Minnix said it provides an important service for people not only in Scott County but the surrounding area who would otherwise have to drive to Garden City.

Speer says people have used the service from as far as Ness City and Sharon Springs.

“We’ve even had people from south of Garden City come here because with a person getting a

license for the first time they’d rather drive in Scott City than Garden City,” Speer explains.

In the absence of a state examiner, the treasurer’s office has continued offering Class C, M and Farm AB license renewals. Anyone needing a new license or making application for a CDL has been required to visit the regional KDOT office in Garden City.

The only other full-service exam offices in Western Kansas are in Dodge City, Liberal and Colby.

“It creates economic activity,” noted Minnix.

Speer said that during 2015, the examiner provided 232 CDL renewals and issued 27 concealed carry permits. In the first two months of this year, she had given tests for 76 CDL renewals.

“She had built it up and was doing a lot (of exams),” Speer said.

In order to help reimburse the county for a portion of its cost, a $3 fee is added for each license, renewal, etc., handled by the local office. In the last full year the county had an examiner that amounted to more than $5,000.

However, the county is also responsible for the cost of a three-day training program for the employee to be held in Topeka.

Buxton felt that if there were any issues most of them could be handled between Speer and the KDOR regional supervisor, “but there has to be some protection for us.”

“I think the state will work with us,” noted Speer. “Having an office here pulls a lot of pressure off Finney County.”

“Then let’s proceed and find (contract) terms that are agreeable to both sides,” added Minnix.

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Community Living

Page 3 - Thursday, April 21, 2016

Clean window a good complement for your home Tips for Cleaning Windows Windows, windows, windows, everywhere you look there are windows.

Windows may appear to be clean but when the sun shines on them we get the true picture. Every little smudge, finger print or nose print shows. Window cleaning is a large task but can be simplified by using techniques and equipment made for doing windows.

A professional brass or stainless steel squeegee, available at janitorial supply stores is a helpful tool.

residue on the windows.

Ammonia cuts heavy greasy soil and vinegar helps remove hard water spots.

Techniques for Cleaning

Use a window cleaning solution, which contains ammonia, vinegar and/ or a liquid dishwashing detergent. These work well if used sparingly.

You may purchase these products or make them yourself. Too much chemical or soap solution causes streaks and leaves

Wipe very dirty windows with a damp cloth.

Don’t rub dirt because it will scratch the glass. A vacuum cleaner with an attachment will work for this job, too.

With a clean sponge or cloth lightly wet the window. Don’t flood it! When using a squeegee, tilt at an angle to the glass, so only

about one-inch of the rubber blade presses lightly against the top of the window glass. This will leave a dry area across the top of the window and stop drips from running down on your clean window.

Wipe the blade of the squeegee with a damp cloth each time. A dry blade on dry glass will skip.

Next place the squeegee horizontally in the dry area and pull down, lapping over the dry clean area each time. Continue until you have finished

the window.

Finish by wiping off the window sill. Windows can be cleaned from either side or from the top using this technique.

You may use a cloth or paper to clean also, use overlapping strokes so you cover all of the window and don’t miss spots.

Helpful Hints •Don’t clean windows in direct sunlight. The window may dry too fast and streak.

•Exterior windows should first be washed

with a hose or clean water to remove grease and grime.

•Wash windows side to side on the inside and from top to bottom on the outside. If there are streaks, you will know which side they are on.

•Change wash and rinse waters often.

•Vacuum screen to remove dust, etc.

•Outside screens can be scrubbed with warm water and rinsed with clean water. Allow to air dry.

(See WINDOWS on page 7)

Garden Club Recipe favorites . . .

WKCAC is recognized at conference The Western Kansas Attorney General Derek Faurot. members to Slow Cooker Ham Child Advocacy Center Schmidt.

The conference feaThere is nothing like coming home with this ham cookwas recognized for its “The Western Kansas tured a number of speakTulip Festival ing. Experiment with the amounts of seasonings to your

Ruth Dunn hosted the Scott City Garden Club’s first meeting of the year on April 18.

Sue Pammenter and Nina Haupt told about the recent trip they took to Wamego with Trudy Eikenberry and Brenda Cedja to the annual Tulip Festival. They were joined in Manhattan by former Scott City residents Robin Spencer and Linda Helmers.

Though disappointed that the tulips were pass their prime, the ladies did enjoy their trip and made visits to several area greenhouses.

Vice President Betty LaToush called the business meeting to order. Six members answered roll call by giving a spring gardening tip.

The use of moth balls to ward off yard varmints such as rabbits, mice, cats, and deer was offered and discussed. A lively exchange of experiences and ideas also came from roll call tips concerning trimming and transplanting in the spring. Several ideas about tomato planting and cages were shared.

Treasurer Sue Pammenter has written a check to the Kansas State Forestry Service for the Arbor Day trees. The trees are scheduled for delivery on April 27. Virgie Schwartz volunteered to wrap and distribute the trees to the sixth grade students at Scott City Middle School and Sunny Plains.

Due to schedule conflicts, it was suggested moving the meetings to Tuesdays for the entire year instead of just September-March. It was also suggested to meet later, such as 4:00 or 5:00 p.m. for the convenience of those who work.

Next meeting is May 3 at Modoc Miracles.

liking. Some prefer less nutmeg and more maple syrup.

Prep time: 15 minutes Ingredients 1 (6 pound) 30 3 cups 1 cup 1 cup 2 tablespoons 1 tablespoon 2 teaspoons 2 tablespoons 1 tablespoon 1

Cook time: 10 hours

bone-in country ham whole cloves apple cider, or as needed brown sugar maple syrup ground cinnamon ground nutmeg ground ginger ground cloves vanilla extract (optional) orange peel

Directions Press whole cloves into the ham so they are evenly distributed. You may score the ham for easier insertion if you wish. Place the ham in a slow cooker. Pour in apple cider until only about 2 inches of ham is above the surface. Pack the brown sugar on top of the ham, pressing into the cloves. This will get washed away in the next step but any that stays on is a bonus.

Pour the maple syrup over the ham. Season the apple cider with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, ground cloves and vanilla. Add the orange peel to the pot. Fill the slow cooker as full as you can with apple cider without going over the fill line. Cover and set to low. Cook for 8 to 10 hours.

service to crime victims during last week’s Crime Victim’s Rights Conference in Topeka.

The organization was presented the Outstanding Victim Service Organization Award by Kansas

Child Advocacy Center staff is there whenever I ask to do whatever I ask, many times with little or no notice. They are always there doing just what the victim needs,” said Scott County Attorney Becky

ers and trainers focused on raising awareness of emerging crimes and offering new approaches to respond to enduring crimes, such as child abuse, domestic violence and human trafficking.

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Editorial/Opinion

Page 4 - Thursday, April 21, 2016

editorially speaking

What do we value?

We all pay a price for budget cuts by the state

For too long, government has been portrayed as the evil entity whose only purpose is to overregulate and overspend. The solution - guided by ultraconservative Republican policymakers - is to strangle government with cuts in funding.

The common selling point is that these cuts won’t be noticed. In reality, these cuts are having a huge impact in our everyday lives.

Kansas schools are losing teachers to neighboring states which can offer better salaries. Districts are making plans to end the school year early. The number of students in many classrooms is increasing because a district can’t afford additional staff.

The Kansas Highway Patrol has been operating with about 100 fewer troopers than needed. The legislature finally agreed to increase vehicle registration fees by $2 (a fee is much different than a tax) to hire more troopers.

A shortage of staff in our state mental hospitals led to the decertification of Osawatomie State Hospital by the federal government. In addition, Larned State Hospital has about 240 unfilled positions which has led to considerable overtime and is putting both staff and patients at risk.

Budget cuts have naturally led to wages being frozen. Rep. Don Hineman (R-Dighton) has expressed his frustration that state employees have not been granted pay increases for the past eight years.

With that kind of history, it’s increasingly difficult to keep current employees, let alone attract new ones.

Lake Scott State Park has lost a ranger to the Scott City Police Department. Tad Eubanks took a pay cut in order to get more benefits offered by the city. While the new job offers opportunities for professional growth, there’s little doubt that salary also played a part. In more than three years as a ranger, Eubanks said he never received a pay raise.

“They mentioned it a couple of times,” he adds.

Lake Scott State Park isn’t unique. And as any businessman will testify, employee turnover is costly - even for the state.

Those who try to sell the delusion that government spending can be dramatically cut without any consequence are ignoring the impact of their decisions throughout the state. We can witness in our own backyard what’s happening in our schools, on our highways and in our state parks.

For too many lawmakers, it comes down to money. However, the decisions being made are a poor reflection of what we value as a society, as a state and as a community.

Compromise:

County does state a huge favor with local DL exams

After more than six weeks without having a driver’s license examiner in Scott County, the Kansas Department of Revenue has finally offered an agreement that would allow the county to fill the vacant position.

While the state determines requirements for a person filling the position - as it should - other parts of the agreement are a bit one-sided.

For example, the examiner’s salary and paid holiday schedule are based on state guidelines, even though the salary is paid by Scott County.

And if, for some reason, the individual doesn’t perform duties within the treasurer’s office up to expectations, or should there be other conflicts within the office, it is the state - not the treasurer - who determines the individual’s employment status.

These are legitimate concerns raised by the county attorney in reviewing the contract proposal. There aren’t many employers who would allow someone else to determine who works in their business and under what conditions, yet expect the business to foot the cost for salary.

Admittedly, this is a unique arrangement between the county and state. It’s one the county is under no obligation to provide, but commissioners want to offer a huge service to residents in Scott City and the surrounding area. And outside of about $5,000 in fees, local taxpayers are picking up the full tab.

In spite of providing a free service to the state, commissioners worry that if they say too much or challenge some aspect of the agreement that the KDOR could pull the plug on the project and prevent an examiner from being located in Scott City.

Commissioners are right in wanting an agreement that doesn’t tie their hands in such a way that puts them and their treasurer in a bad situation. They also have an obligation to do what’s best for taxpayers and for their employees.

Hopefully, the KDOR understands and appreciates what the commission is doing and they can reach an agreement that satisfies both parties.

Keeping it simple in Topeka Government is apparently far too complicated for Gov. Sam Brownback and ultraconservative lawmakers in Topeka.

It began with an income tax system that was too complicated for all those individuals and corporations who had to write checks to the state which apparently created a complicated mess for the Department of Revenue which had to decide what to do with all those checks.

A simple solution was to eliminate taxes for those individuals earning income through a sole proprietorship or a corporation, as well as all corporations operating in the state. More than 330,000 self-employed tax filers decided the new tax system was too simple to pass up so they took advantage of the exemption.

In addition, the number of tax brackets was reduced from three to two (which is so much simpler) and as a result tax revenue was reduced by approximately 14 to 24 percent for all Kansas taxpayers.

How’s that for being simple?

Then Gov. Sam Brownback complained in his 2015 State of the State speech that the school finance formula was too complicated and “designed not to be understood.”

It was replaced with a block grant formula that, for two years, will give districts exactly the same amount of state funding as they received in 201415. Of course, this new plan doesn’t recognize that some students require more resources than others, that some districts have higher transportation costs, or that insurance, salaries, utilities and other expenses continue to rise.

It doesn’t require lawmakers to actually put thought into a plan that distributes money according to changing needs or demographics.

Lawmakers wanted

something they could understand. You know . . . simple.

And now House Speaker Ray Merrick says he’s frustrated because building a budget based on revenue estimates is . . . you guessed it . . . too complicated.

“I think we ought to live in the real world,” said Merrick, though he didn’t offer a response to what his solution would be.

Here’s a tip. Developing a budget for your household or your business in the “real world” is no different than what state lawmakers are being asked to do.

Main Street businesses must make decisions regarding whether or not to expand and if they should hire or release employees, based on revenue projections. Those projections are based on past history and their best guesstimate for the upcoming year.

Good business people are also wise enough to know that nothing is etched in stone. Crop prices fluctuate, a big customer may have an un-

expected change of plans and even a serious injury or illness can impact your ability to do business. In other words, income may rise or fall and you have to adapt.

The big difference between those Main Street businesses and the Kansas Legislature is that no thinking person in Kansas would intentionally eliminate up to 16 percent of their income with the hope and prayer that revenue will not only magically appear from another source, but will be even greater than what was taken off the books.

No Kansas banker would back a loan based on such economic delusion sprinkled with pixie dust.

How bad is it?

“If income tax policy were still the same, if businesses were still paying taxes on their business income, if rates had not changed, Kansas would be collecting more than $1 billion a year more now than we are,” according to Duane Goossen, former state budget director.

(See SIMPLE on page six)

Far right’s electoral blindness Since the 2012 election, the myth of the “missing” white voter found wide acceptance on the right.

Although subsequently disproved again and again, those determined to advance anti-immigration and anti-internationalist foreign policies clung to the notion that the GOP could cast a populist message to working-class and middle-class whites, ignore the growing diversity of the electorate and double down on protectionism and xenophobia.

It was a comforting political theory for those who wanted political justification for bad policy ideas such as trade protectionism and immigration exclusion. In essence, they told themselves to double down on the GOP’s image as the party of white Southern men.

Donald Trump has done precisely what the

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perpetrators of the “missing” white voter suggested. He’s gone overthe-top on anti-immigrant rhetoric, conjured up a portrait of an America that is “losing” because of its involvement in the world and perfected the swagger of a bully.

He has even become another aggrieved, cheated American - like the crowd he caters to. Trump brags about buying politicians, would have us believe that he is now a victim of elites (specifically, the Republican National Committee).

What was rightfully his, he claims, was taken away. That’s precisely the message he has been sending to less-educated, less-affluent whites who

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have suffered in the recession and in a globalized economy.

Unfortunately for him and the “missing” voter myth-tellers, Trump’s approach is proving to be spectacularly wrong.

Consider his levels of approval in the latest PostABC News poll. “Thirtyone percent of Americans have a favorable view of Trump while 67 percent are unfavorable - nearly identical to an early March Post-ABC poll which found he would be the most disliked majorparty nominee since at least 1984,” The Post’s pollsters find.

“Over half the public (53 percent) continues to see Trump in a ‘strongly unfavorable’ light, ticking down from 56 percent last month.”

When you drill down on the numbers, you can see why.

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An astounding 81 percent of Hispanics view him unfavorably, while 91 percent of African Americans do. Among all non-whites, his unfavorable rating is 85 percent.

The very qualities that make him unappealing to minorities (bombast, bigotry and brazen disregard for facts) have made him toxic with women (75 percent view him unfavorably), college grads (73 percent unfavorable) and voters younger than 40 (74 percent unfavorable).

It turns out that pandering to fear of outsiders, stoking resentment, adopting incoherent populist economic theories and convincing poor, working-class whites that something has been unfairly taken from them is a really bad electoral strategy.

(See BLINDNESS on page 6)

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unpopularity contest Sentiment against both leading candidates is one for the ages The 2016 presidential election is shaping up as an unpopularity contest of unprecedented proportions.

Assuming, as now appears most likely, that Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination and that either Donald Trump or Ted Cruz becomes the Republican nominee, the generalelection ballot is set to feature a choice between two candidates more negatively viewed than any major-party nominee in the history of polling.

Trump is, by far, the furthest underwater: The latest Wall Street JournalNBC poll puts his net favorability rating at minus-41. A breathtaking 65 percent of registered voters see him negatively, versus 24 percent with a positive view, making him the most unpopular major party presidential candidate ever

behind the headlines

by Ruth Marcus

recorded. Cruz is at minus-23, with 49 percent viewing him negatively, 26 percent in a positive light.

To underscore the challenge facing the GOP, neither candidate has been viewed more positively than negatively by voters since the start of the campaign.

Clinton, by contrast, has a healthier (and more volatile) history with voters.

Polls showed her favorables slightly ahead of her negatives when she formally launched her campaign last April. But her trajectory is unnerving.

The new WSJ-NBC numbers have Clinton minus-24 (with 56 percent viewing her unfavorably and 32 percent favorably), almost double the gap just one month earlier.

“This is unprecedented,” said Democratic pollster Mark Mellman.

“It will be the first time in the history of polling that we’ll have both major party candidates disliked by a majority

of the American people going into the election.”

Pause to let that sink in, to compare this dyspeptic situation with previous elections - and consider the implications for governing.

Some historical perspective: All three candidates are more unpopular than the losing presidential candidate at any point during the past five election cycles, according to Gallup data.

If the nominees are Trump and Clinton, said Republican pollster David Winston, “You’re probably looking somewhere in the neighborhood of three out of 10 Americans having a negative view of both. You could have a very frustrated electorate by the time we get to Election Day.” It sounds oxymoronic, but voters could elect a president that a majority of them view unfavorably. Assuming Clinton has the advantage over Trump, said Democratic pollster Peter Hart, “she is going to be elected, if she wins, in minus territory, which is something we’ve never had before.”

Voters’ assessments of candidates between April and Election Day tend to

It’s said that there’s nothing more vicious than a wild animal that’s cornered, but I’d add that there’s nothing more devious than a top corporate or political official caught in a scandalous hypocrisy.

Witness the huge menagerie of political critters who’ve recently been backed into a corner by the “Panama Papers.” This is a trove of thousands of internet documents leaked to global media outlets, revealing that assorted billionaires, rich celebrities, corporate chieftains, and - yes - pious public officials have been hiding their wealth and dodging the taxes they owe by stashing their cash in foreign tax havens.

Of course, we’ve known for a while that tax dodging is a common plutocratic scam, but the details from the leaked files of an obscure Panamanian law firm named Mossack Fonseca now gives us names to shame.

One is David Cameron, the ardently conservative prime minister of Britain, who has loudly declaimed tax sneaks in public. But - oops! - now we learn that his own super-wealthy father was a Mossack Fonseca client, and that David himself has profited from the stealth wealth he inherited from the elder Cameron’s secret stash.

Trapped by the facts, the snarling, privileged prime minister used middleclass commoners as his shield, asserting that critics of his secluded wealth

by selling some of our greatest assets to you and to America’s other great corporations.

We are meeting here in the MapQuest Room of the Trump National White House because our new Crate & Barrel Cabinet Room is being refurnished.

Next we’ll have a drink in the Johnnie Walker Blue Room, and we’ll eat in the Allstate Dining Room.

Look out the window there and you’ll see amazing billboards going up on the Washington Mutual Monument, across the reflecting pool from the Lincoln Financial Group Memorial. In the distance you’ll see the white dome of Capital One, the Tide Basin and Boeing National Airport. Huge!

Jeff Sessions, our phenomenal secretary of Homeland Depot Security - great guy! - tells me Mexico has already paid for the wall. It’s now the Aeromexico Wall - “because the only way around it is over it!” Great slogan!

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are trying to “tax anyone who [wants] to pass on their home… to their children.”

Uh-uh, David. We merely want to tax those who try to pass off tax frauds on the public.

One of Cameron’s partisans even claimed that critics “hate anybody who has a hint of wealth in them.” No, it’s the gross, self-serving hypocrisy of the elites that people hate.

Yet now, doubling down on their hypocrisy, Cameron & Company have announced that they’ll host an anticorruption summit meeting to address the problem of offshore tax evaders! As Lily Tomlin says: “No matter how cynical you get, it’s impossible to keep up.”

Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author

Making America great again Corporate naming rights is at the heart of Trump’s plan “It’s very close to my heart because I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7-Eleven, down at the World Trade Center right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people I’ve ever seen in action.” - Donald Trump, April 18 * * * President Trump: I want to welcome all of my Cabinet secretaries here for this meeting. We have completed our first 100 days in office and already we have made America Great Again.

Amazing! The best!

I know everybody took a Big Gulp when I changed 9/11 to 7-Eleven last year. They thought I was a stupid person. A loser! Erin Gloria Ryan of Vocativ said I would start talking about

other voices

by Dana Milbank

the Japanese bombing of Pearl Jam and the Native Americans’ Trail of Sears.

Other terrible people - the worst! thought I would refer to the eBay of Pigs, the Normandy landing on DQ Day, the Dodge Challenger disaster, Black and Decker Tuesday of 1929, the 1906 San FranCisco Systems Fire and the 1814 burning of the White Castle by the British.

Wrong! Turning 9/11 into 7-Eleven was the beginning of something huge.

Phenomenal! The people at 7-Eleven - great retailer, decent coffee, convenient! - loved it. Loved it! They said to me: Mr. Trump, if you could mention us and other corporations more often at unexpected moments, we think it would really help to Make America Great Again.

And I said: We will do even better.

We will Make America Great Again

by Rebecca Green

The 2016 presidential elections are proving historic, and not just because of the surprising success of self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders, the lively debate among feminists over whether to support Hillary Clinton, or Donald Trump’s unorthodox candidacy.

The elections are . . . war is also groundbreak- a profitable ing because they’re industry. While revealing more dra- millions of matically than ever people all over the corrosive effect the world are being killed of big money on our and traumadecaying democracy. tized by vioFollowing the lence, a small 2010 Citizens United few make a Supreme Court deci- killing from the sion and related rul- never-ending ings, corporations war machine. and the wealthiest Americans gained the legal right to raise and spend as much money as they want on political candidates.

The 2012 elections were consequently the most expensive in U.S. history. And this year’s races are predicted to cost even more. With the general election still six months away, donors have already sunk $1 billion into the presidential race - with $619 million raised by candidates and another $412 million by super PACs. Big money in politics drives grave inequality in our country. It also drives war.

After all, war is a profitable industry. While millions of people all over the world are being killed and traumatized by violence, a small few make a killing from the never-ending war machine.

During the Iraq War, for example, weapons manufacturers and a cadre of other corporations made billions on federal contracts.

Most notoriously this included Halliburton, a military contractor previously led by Dick Cheney. The company made huge profits from George W. Bush’s decision to wage a costly, unjustified, and illegal war while Cheney served as his vice president.

Military-industrial corporations spend heavily on political campaigns.

They’ve given over $1 million to this year’s presidential candidates so far - over $200,000 of which went to Hillary Clinton, who leads the pack in industry backing.

These corporations target House and Senate members who sit on the Armed Forces and Appropriations Committees, who control the purse strings for key defense line items.

And cleverly, they’ve planted factories in most congressional districts.

Even if they provide just a few dozen constituent jobs per district, that helps curry favor with each member of Congress.

Thanks to aggressive lobbying efforts, weapons manufacturers have secured the five largest contracts made by the federal government over the last seven years. In 2014, the U.S. government awarded over $90 billion worth of contracts to Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman.

Military spending has been one of the top three biggest federal programs every year since 2000, and it’s far and away the largest discretionary portion. Year after year, elected officials spend several times more on the military than on education, energy, and the environment combined.

Lockheed Martin’s problematic F-35 jet illustrates this disturbingly disproportionate use of funds.

Panama Papers reveal hypocrisy

by Jim Hightower

Big donors lead to inequality, fuel war

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Is a college degree the new high school diploma?

by John Schrock

Years ago, it took a high school diploma to get a good job. Today, some employers require a college degree.

The assumption is that today’s jobs require a higher level of communication and math skills and that an additional two years (associates degree) or four years of advanced study is now needed.

But there is another way of viewing this. The

Simple The Kansas Research Department estimates that current tax cuts will cost the state $5 billion in lost revenue by 2019.

While lawmakers are searching under every sofa cushion in Topeka for extra money, Merrick says he’s confused.

Apparently, if we had a different means of pro-

college degree is eroding in academic rigor and may now represent little more knowledge and skill than the high school diploma of the last century.

There has been an explosion in high school course work being awarded college credit. When dual credit was first established, the wording of the legislation made it clear that it was for a few exceptional high school students - only juniors or seniors - who could bene-

affluent district are admitted to college and some have 24–30 college credit hours finished at high school graduation.

Under the cheerleading of moving from “encourage” to “require,” their College Plus program now mandates college course work for high school students. Suddenly, everyone is a “Doogie Howser.”

With the annual increases in college tuition, those parents who

fit from taking accelerated course work. The image was of a straight-A high school student trekking up the street to sit among students at the local college.

School administrators had to attest that the student was exceptional - a “Doogie Howser” for those who remember the

- and that shows no sign of getting better.

Kansas is missing its projected revenue estimates by hundreds of millions of dollars each year for a reason . . . the money simply isn’t flowing into the state treasury.

However, Speaker Merrick insists he wants to “live in the real world.”

Okay, in the real world

you and your ultraconservative colleagues, along with our governor, have burdened Kansans with a tax policy that is crippling our schools, making it impossible to maintain an adequate work force for our state hospitals, our highway patrol and our state parks, putting the poor and our elderly at greater risk, and is forc-

ing us to neglect our infrastructure.

The reality, Speaker Merrick, is that our children and our grandchildren will be forced to pick up the tab for your neglect and fiscal mismanagement.

Can we make it any simpler?

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jecting revenue the state wouldn’t keep falling short of its goals month after month. The fault, according to Merrick, must be in the process used to calculate revenue.

“I never, never knew how you could run governments on estimates,” Merrick complains.

That’s not the problem.

Racists now feeling much better about NY

by Andy Borowitz

NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) America’s racists, who have long viewed New York with a mixture of hostility, contempt, and fear, are suddenly feeling much more positive about the Empire State, a cross-section of racists confirmed on Tuesday night.

In interviews conducted shortly after 9:00 p.m.., racists from coast to coast echoed the opinion of Fresno, Calif., bigot Harland Dorrinson, who remarked, “You know, maybe New York isn’t such a bad place after all.”

“I always thought that New York seemed like a hellhole to be avoided at all costs,” Dorrinson said. “Now I’m thinking I might want to take the family there on vacation. Maybe even take in a few Broadway shows.”

Like Dorrinson, Carol Foyler, a racist from Chattanooga, Tenn., said her views about New York have suddenly improved.

“The way the media portrays New York is totally unfair and biased,” she said. “Until tonight I never would have known there were so many good people there.”

Foyler also said she was now eager to visit the Empire State. “Speaking as a racist, I never thought I’d say this, but I think I would feel right at home in New York,” she said.

Improving attitudes about New York were not limited to racists, however, as interviews on Tuesday night revealed a sudden warming toward the state among misogynists, xenophobes and people who enjoy sucker-punching others in the face.

The problem comes from running a government on a failed theory of trickle-down economics and disastrous policy decisions that result from that belief.

The problem is with a tax policy at the state level whose consequences have been even more devastating than anyone imagined

Sentiment stay stable; the notable exceptions were Bill Clinton in 1992, who moved from minus-11 to plus-7 in the WSJ-NBC poll, and Barack Obama in 2008, who rose from plus-7 to plus-21. Hillary Clinton, given the rollercoaster nature of her ratings, may have the capacity to rise again.

Still, the unpopularity of the leading candidates reflects both their unique characteristics as polarizing personalities and the broader political sorting of the American electorate. As voters assemble themselves into reliably and increasingly intense red and blue blocs, their assessments of the opposing side harden.

Which raises questions

Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com

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about the potentially grim aftermath.

“Electing either Clinton or Trump with these type of unfavorable numbers immediately means a weakened president without the power to persuade from the day she or he [is] sworn into office,” said Republican pollster Bill McInturff.

History teaches that a new president’s approval rating rises between Election Day and the inauguration. Americans become more charitably disposed to their new leader once the campaign has concluded, if only briefly.

Given these bargain basement favorability numbers, will the 45th president enjoy that lux-

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The same $1.5 trillion Washington will spend on the jet, journalist Tom Cahill calculates, could have provided tuition-free public higher education Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author for every student in the U.S. for the next 23 years.

Instead, the Pentagon ordered a fighter plane (continued from that can’t even fire its own page five) gun yet.

Given all of this, how We are making only the best deals, throughout the can anyone justify war Federal Express government and across the entire spending?

United States of American Eagle Outfitters.

They said I couldn’t unify the Republican Party.

But then I renamed the Navy the Ted Cruz Line. They said I couldn’t hold on to the evangelical Christians.

But then I renamed the Liberty University Bell and Niagara Falwells.

Trump is confirming Most of all, they said I couldn’t get rid of the entire federal debt - $19 trillion! - in one year. They said what smarter political I was stupid - a loser! But I traveled this land, from analysts knew all along. the Redwood Inn forest to the Gulfstream G-650, and As Ronald Brownstein put it back in 2013: “Most knew that everybody wanted to buy American!

So I sold the Treasury Department to Citigroup, political professionals in the Pentagon to Lockheed Martin, the Food and Drug both parties who have Administration to Pfizer, HHS to CVS, the EPA to expressed an opinion are Waste Management, the FBI to Apple, the NSA to somewhere between dubiGoogle and the Grand Canyon to GMC. Great deals! ous and scornful of the China gave up all $1.3 trillion of our debt - and all notion that Republicans I had to give them was the Walt Disney Company. can rely almost entirely on further gains with Phenomenal deal!

Now we are placing corporations’ names in amaz- whites to recapture the ing places - the greatest - and we are winning, winning, presidency without meanwinning, and we are making a lot of money. A lot. We ingfully improving among are bringing out the best in America, the fast and con- minorities.”

Respected Republican venient spirit of 7-Eleven, and I say: Oh, thank heaven. pollster Whit Ayres wrote We are Making America Great Again. an entire book about the Dana Milbank is a Washington Post staff writer and author subject and continues to

Great

television series about the youngster who attends medical school.

However, the Kansas concurrent enrollment system was soon expanded to include students who had just completed their freshman year of high school. School superintendents added the

number of students taking courses for college credit to their bragging inventory.

Having a large number of students graduate high school with one or even two full years of college credits is now common. It has become a false indicator of school quality.

One large, Kansas district begins students on a pathway to college preparation beginning at age four! Ninety percent of students in this non-

For 10 years, . . . underqualified teachers who lack a Masters degree, at both high schools and community and technical colleges in Kansas, have generated large numbers of college credit course work for high school students.

ury? Does presidential popularity even matter in an era of congressional gridlock?

Some political scientists think not, citing a shift in the locus of presidential authority away from legislating. “Presidential power is no longer the power to persuade,” said Johns Hopkins University political scientist Benjamin Ginsberg. “Popularity at one time was a major factor in a president’s ability to govern, but we are in the era of the institutional president, where presidents rely on their administrative powers and the powers of the office, and less on public opinion.”

If Clinton is elected, said Middlebury College

political scientist Matthew Dickinson, “the fact that she may be one of the most unfavorably viewed presidents is not going to make a huge difference, because she’s likely going to be running into a House controlled by Republicans and the Senate’s going to be close either way. That’s what really eats into your ability to govern, rather than your favorability ratings.”

Perhaps. But the unfolding unpopularity contest cannot be a healthy sign for our democracy, nor a good omen for the presidency to come.

Ruth Marcus is an editorial writer for The Washington Post, specializing in politics, campaign finance, the federal budget and taxes

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Some folks will say it’s to make us safer.

Yet the aggressive U.S. military response following the 9/11 attacks - the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, the NATO bombing of Libya, and drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen - has only destabilized the region.

“Regime change” foreign policies have collapsed governments and opened

Blindness

the doors to Islamist terrorist groups like ISIS. Others may say they support a robust Pentagon budget because of the jobs the military creates. But dollar for dollar, education spending creates nearly three times more jobs than military spending.

We need to stop letting politicians and corporations treat violence

and death as “business opportunities.”

Until politics become about people instead of profits, we’ll remain crushed in the death grip of the war machine.

And that is the real national security threat facing the United States today.

Rebecca Green is an intern with the women-led peace group CodePink

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warn Republicans against a white-centric campaign.

In comments similar to ones made in our interview last year, Ayres is quoted as saying: Any strategy that is predicated on (consistently) getting a higher percentage of the white vote than Ronald Reagan got in 1980 is a losing strategy. It’s the same thing Democrats would talk about in the late 1980s after they had lost five of the previous six presidential elections in the popular vote. What they would say is, we need to get the nonvoters to vote;

the nonvoters are with us.

It never happened.

The missing white myth is not getting much penetration among people who are serious about winning presidential elections. It is getting traction among people who are trying to justify voting against immigration reform or making any of the other changes that are necessary to be nationally competitive in the 21st century.

Try to find a single state Mitt Romney lost that Trump could win.

None exists.

After the 2016 elec-

tions are over, the GOP would do well to go back to the postmortem following the 2012 election when it was warned to open up the party and to be less angry and more inclusive. That’s still good advice.

Refusal to take to heart that 2012 recommendation and instead seek comfort in a selfjustifying political fable may cost the party the presidency, one or both houses of Congress and the Supreme Court.

Jennifer Rubin is a conservative columnist for The Washington Post

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Diploma could afford it saw the savings in paying college tuition for a high school class now, having those same hours count towards college credit later.

Accelerating this trend has been a change in public university funding.

Formerly, Kansas regents universities were funded within a corridor. As long as enrollment stayed within this corridor, the funding from the state remained stable.

The Kansas Board of Regents switched to a system where each school essentially kept its tuition.

And the race for students and tuition from dual credit courses was on.

What credentials do these secondary teachers need?

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In 2005, KBOR passed a bachelors-with24-hours-in-field-taught requirement. But the wording allowed community and technical colleges to do the same.

Kansas found itself in the strange position of allowing teachers to teach college credit courses when they did not have enough credits to teach the course in high school. (Most Kansas secondary teachers must have more than 24 hours-in-field.)

For 10 years, these underqualified teachers who lack a Masters degree, at both high schools and community and technical colleges in Kansas, have generated large numbers of college credit course work for high school students.

Windows •Squeegees do not work on textured or stained glass windows.

•Choose a “hard” paper towel (soft ones leave lint) or cotton cloths such as old t-shirt or socks.

The new micro-fiber cloths work well for cleaning windows. Follow the instructions for use of

Into this academic Wild West rides the Higher Learning Commission.

The HLC’s Assumed Practices for faculty roles and qualifications requires teachers of college credit courses to have the Masters degree and 18 graduate hours in the field being taught.

Immediately, Kansas community and technical colleges began advertising for the Master’s criteria. But as soon as the HLC policy clarification indicated it would go into effect in the fall of 2017, many re-advertised at the bachelors-with-24 level.

While there are some well-qualified high school teachers teaching a college level course, the vast majority of current high school dual credit teach-

ers lack the Master’s degree/18-graduatehours-in-field-qualification.

Kansas has been issuing college credits for over a decade for courses taught by underqualified teachers. And Kansas officials have asked HLC for more time - another five years - to implement the qualifications requirement.

Meanwhile, for many Kansas students, a fouryear bachelors degree has already become only three or even two years of genuine college course work. Indeed, the college degree is becoming the equivalent of a high school diploma.

John Schrock trains biology teachers and lives in Emporia

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the cloths. When washing micro-fiber cloths or towels do not use fabric softener as it reduces the absorbency.

Homemade Cleaners for Windows: •Mix two tablespoons of ammonia OR white vinegar with two quarts or warm water.

•Mix one-half cup ammonia, one pint of 70 percent rubbing alcohol and one teaspoon of liquid dishwashing detergent. Add enough water to make one gallon liquid.

•Mix one tablespoon liquid dishwashing detergent with one quart water.

Choose a time when

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Dr. Ridgeway Presentation, SCHS Auditorium, 8:30 a.m.

SCHS V Boys Tennis, Hoisington (T), 9:00 a.m.

JV Tennis Inv.

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SCHS Forensics Fundraiser, SCHS Commons Area, 6:30 p.m.

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Lawn and Garden

Page 8 - Thursday, April 21, 2016

Garden anywhere using straw bales

by Melinda Myers

Add productive garden space and raise your planting bed with straw bale gardening. This technique allows gardeners to create raised bed gardens on a patio, lawn or any area with poor compacted soil.

Straw bale gardening has been around for centuries, but thanks to Joel Karsten’s book “Straw Bale Gardens” it has gained new popularity.

All that is needed are a few straw bales, fertilizer, a bit of compost and time to condition, plant and water the garden.

Be sure to purchase straw bales made from alfalfa, wheat, oats, rye or other cereal grain that have less weed seeds than hay. Start a few weeks before the designated planting date.

Place the bales in their permanent location with the cut sides up and twine parallel to the ground.

Once you start the condition process, the bales will be very heavy and hard to move.

When the bales are in place you are ready to start the conditioning process. This is done to start the inside of the straw bales composting, so they’ll support plant growth.

On day one, spread fertilizer over the top of the bale. Use a one-half cup of a complete garden fertilizer or three cups of an organic fertilizer like Milorganite (milorganite. com). Then completely moisten the bale.

The organic fertilizers feed the microorganisms that help decompose the straw into a nutrient rich planting medium.

Thoroughly soak the bale every day. On days three and five you will add more fertilizer at the same rate used on day one.

Days seven through nine use half the rate used on day one. This would be one-quarter cup of a complete garden fertilizer or 1-1/2 cups of an organic fertilizer. Thoroughly water the bale each time.

On day ten you will add one cup of 10-10-10 or three cups of an organic fertilizer rich in phosphorous and potassium. This completes the conditioning process.

Bales treated with a complete fertilizer should be ready to plant. You may need to wait a few more days when using an organic fertilizer. The inside of the bale should be the temperature of

Create a planting bed for seeds by covering the straw bale with a one- to two-inch layer of planting mix.

warm bath water or cooler for planting. If it is hotter than this, wait for the bale to cool a bit before you plant.

Use a trowel to pry open a hole in the bale.

Place the plant in the hole and cover the roots with potting mix or compost.

Create a planting bed for seeds by covering the bale with a one- to twoinch thick layer of planting mix. Follow the planting directions on the back

Henbit, chickweed showing up in lawns In case you have wondered, the plant with the little purple flowers that have been showing up in home lawns, or basically everywhere it seems, is called henbit.

To know for sure, check the stems. If they are square rather than round, you have henbit.

A plant that also is low growing but has round stems and tiny white flowers is chickweed.

Both of these plants are winter annuals and start to grow in the fall. They spend the winter as small plants and so most people do not pay much attention to them until they start to flower in the spring.

Trying to kill either one at this late stage with a herbicide usually is a waste of time and money. Though plants may be burned back they will

rarely be killed.

So what should you do?

Remember, these are winter annuals that will die as soon as the weather turns hot. Keep the lawn mowed until nature takes its course. However, you can do something next fall that will help next spring.

Henbit and chickweed usually germinate about mid-October.

Spraying with 2,4-D, Weed-B-Gon, Weed Free Zone, Weed Out, or Trimec in late October to early November can go a long way toward eliminating these plants as they are small and relatively easy to control.

Choose a day that is at least 50 degrees so the young plants are actively growing and will take up the chemical. Spot treating will probably be needed in the spring to catch the few plants that germinate late.

Use Weed Free Zone, Speed Zone, Weed Out, Weed-B-Gon, Trimec, or one of the special henbit herbicides early in the spring before they have put on much growth.

Wild Violet Control Another issue in lawns to a lesser extent, yet is one of the most difficult weeds to control, is the wild violet. Even combination products that contain 2,4-D, MCPP and Dicamba such as Trimec, Weed-Out and most formulations of Weed-B-Gon do not do a good job.

Products with triclopyr give much better control though more than one treatment will likely be needed. A couple of products that contain triclopyr on the homeowner side are Turflon Ester and Weed-B-Gon Chickweed,

Clover and Oxalis.

There are several formulations of Weed-B-Gon but only Weed-B-Gon Chickweed, Clover and Oxalis contains triclopyr.

Both products listed above are labeled for tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass.

Do not use products containing triclopyr on bermuda grass as severe injury will occur.

Weed-B-Gon Chickweed, Clover and Oxalis is labeled for buffalo grass and zoysia, but lawns could show temporary browning after application.

of the seed packet.

Regular watering is critical for success with this method. Soaker hoses or drip irrigation make this an easier task. You can also use gallon milk jugs with holes in the bottom or inverted two-liter soda bottles placed near the base of each plant to provide water where it is needed.

Give your straw bale garden a nutrient boost about once a month or

as needed throughout the growing season.

Follow these steps and you’ll be well on your way to growing a productive straw bale garden to enjoy throughout the season.

Melinda Myers has more than 30 years of horticulture experience and has written over 20 gardening books, including Small Space Gardening and the Midwest Gardener’s Handbook. She is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds and Blooms magazine

Time to raise mowing height So far, we’ve been able to mow lawns pretty low - two to 2-1/2 inches for fescue and 1-1/2 to two inches for bluegrass.

Mowing at these heights is great for early spring because it helps thicken lawns and removes dead growth from the previous season.

But now is the time to raise mowing heights to the maximum end of the scale - 3-1/2 inches for fescue and 2-1/2 inches for bluegrass. This change in early May helps promote the development of roots as summer approaches, especially if it coincides with the K-State recommended use of fertilizer at this time of year.

Remember that mowing height is inversely related to root growth;

Moving into May, the goal is to simply maintain the growth that is there.

This keeps nutrient energy from a spring fertilizer application from being wasted on unnecessary new leaf growth. the higher you mow, the Instead, this energy deeper roots can go. can be sent to the roots Why is this the case? for new root development When vertical growth and storage. is suppressed by mowing, the turf plant responds Spring-Flowering Bulbs by producing secondAs the spring-flowerary shoots as an alternate ing bulbs go through the form of growth. These flowering process, keep alternates can be tillers or three care tips in mind: runners, or both, depend1) As the flowers start ing on the species. to fade, remove the flower This phenomenon is with a scissors or a set of why lawns grow thick- hand pruner. This allows er in early spring. While the plant to conserve all beneficial in early spring, of its energy for bloom this thickening process the next year rather than expends resources as new using it to produce seed.

2) Be sure to allow the tissues are being profoliage to die naturally. It duced.

Arbor Day Foundation offers tree care booklet

The Arbor Day Foundation is offering a handy tree-care booklet designed to help people plant and care for trees.

Anyone can receive Conservation Trees, a user-friendly booklet featuring illustrations, colorful photos, and easily understood descriptions, by making a $3 donation to the Foundation this month.

“Conservation Trees is an ideal resource for tree planters,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation.

“Taking care of existing trees is just as critical as planting new ones, and proper care ensures communities are able to fully enjoy the diverse benefits of urban forestry.”

The booklet provides details about the right way to plant and prune trees. It

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also includes tips on using shade trees and windbreaks to save on energy costs, attract songbirds, and create a living snow fence.

To receive the booklet send a $3 check along with your name and address to Conservation Trees, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, Nebr. 68410, or order online at arborday. org/conservationtrees.

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My family had gone to a cousins wedding in Seattle, when the wedding was over, my brother and myself drove south on highways as close to the Pacific Ocean as possible, all the way to Los Angeles.

We were driving in a Pinto station wagon and actually slept in it on the beach in several areas along the coast at night. Once we hit the area just north of Los Angeles, we headed east.

When we got to Las Vegas it was a hot summer day above 110 degrees. We had never been to the city so we decided to go into one of the big casinos to cool off and look around. Near the front door was a one armed bandit that was bigger than a really large garage door. I put four quarters in it pulled the handle and lost. That was the extent of our gambling. We left town and continued east towards Kansas.

Today, I still don’t like to gamble. I feel the same way about my tomatoes in my garden. I don’t like to gamble with the tomato crop, by putting in way to many unproven, untested tomato varieties in my garden.

The vegetable seed salesmen and the vegetable seed catalogs can say all these wonderful things about how great these new varieties are, but I want proof. Proof comes in the form of test trial results. I have been taken more than once in thirty plus years, being in the growing business, by what seemed like a sure deal.

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April Apply crabgrass preventer in April. If you have redbud trees in your area, take note of when they’re in full bloom.

That’s an easy reminder to apply crabgrass preventer.

The preventer needs to be watered in before it will start to work.

One-quarter inch of water will be enough to water in any of the products mentioned in this calendar. Remember that a good, thick lawn is the best weed prevention and may be all that is needed.

May Fertilize with a slowrelease fertilizer if you water your lawn or if you receive enough rainfall that your turf normally doesn’t go drought-dormant during the summer.

If there are broadleaf weeds, spot treat with a spray or use a fertilizer that includes a weed killer. Rain or irrigation within 24 hours of application will reduce effectiveness of the weed killer, but the fertilizer needs to be watered in.

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is needed to manufacture food that will be stored in the bulb and used for next year’s flowers.

3) Don’t fertilize. The roots of these plants start to shut down after flowering. Fertilizer applied at this time is wasted.

Instead, fertilize during the fall at the time bulbs are normally planted and again in the spring just when the new growth pokes out of the ground.

Dispute “We need to have a system in place where these issues are resolved and our valuations determined before we set our budgets,” Minnix emphasizes.

And given the state board of tax appeals’ history of siding with oil producers, Scott County commissioners didn’t even waste their time going that far with an appeal earlier this year.

“We didn’t think we had any chance of winning at the state level so we settled on the $135,000 figure,” says Minnix.

“But that takes away from the county and the school district.”

A year ago, in a similar situation the county lost about $170,000 in anticipated tax revenue. It wasn’t until about May that the school district learned it would be losing about $75,000 of that expected tax revenue.

“It’s unfair to all of us, but it’s really unfair to schools because of where they are in their budget,” noted Minnix, referring to the school budget year which ends June 30. “At least the county has a little more time to recover and make some adjustments.”

Minnix says counties have been forced to build an additional cushion in their budgets knowing they will likely lose money through abatements to oil companies. He said the auditor suggests having a 35 percent year-end cash balance, but abatements have sliced away at that figure over the last couple of years.

The impact hasn’t been as severe in Scott County

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as in other counties which have much greater oil and gas production.

“Some of those counties have had to return more than $1 million,” Minnix says.

of January 1. Oil prices are also determined on January 1.

The value of a barrel of oil for assessment purposes, as set in Topeka, fell from $34.92 in 2015 to just $27 this year.

Declining Production “I don’t see how it can The issue of tax abate- get much lower,” Sangster ments on disputed oil and says. “The oil guys tell us gas assessments isn’t new. they need $38 in order to N e w survive.”

There’s a oil wells mindset that a l w a y s the taxpayer Gaming Appeals Process start out is always Oil companies, on the at a cer- right and the other hand, want to use appraiser is tain level wrong. (Oil the latest data possible of pro- companies) because as a well’s prod u c t i o n show up with duction declines so does and his- lower produc- their tax bill. If they can torically tion numbers, use data from March 31 d e c l i n e say they want rather than January 1 it their taxes - some reduced and can mean a reduction in more rap- they get away their property taxes of idly than with it. thousands of dollars.

About 99 others.

“They are coming to us The dif- percent of the with production numbers f e r e n c e , time we end that we haven’t seen,” up losing the p a r t i c u - appeal. says Sangster. “We establarly in Randy lish a well’s value based s o m e Sangster on the number we have Scott Co. newer appraiser in hand, not production develnumbers that an oil comoped fields, is the rate of pany brings to us five or that decline.

Where oil wells in the six months after we’ve past may have seen a pro- sent them their tax bill.”

Some oil companies duction decline of 30 percent during the year, it’s have been successful durnot unusual to see some ing the appeals process wells losing up to 70 per- of using production data cent of their production in even later into the following year. a matter of months.

That has been a bone of According to Sangster, contention for appraisers Scott County had 12,785 and county officials. barrels of oil production “No one else is allowed in 2013. That declined to to do that because the 5,281 barrels - or a 59 value of their property percent loss - in 2014.

The issue for county has declined for some appraisers - and oil pro- reason by October that ducers - is a well’s value they should be allowed and future production to use the October value at the time it’s being instead of the value that appraised. was on their tax bill back Appraisers base their in December (of the predata on production as vious year),” Minnix says.

We need to have a system in place where these issues are resolved and our valuations determined before we set our budgets.

Jim Minnix Scott Co. Commissioner

“You can’t do this on ag land, housing or personal property.

“Yet that’s what oil companies have been allowed to do.”

Sangster blames it on a “taxpayer oriented” board of tax appeals.

“There’s a mindset that the taxpayer is always right and the appraiser is wrong,” he says. “(Oil companies) show up with lower production numbers, say they want their taxes reduced and they get away with it.

“About 99 percent of the time we end up losing the appeal.”

Sangster explains that a big reason for the late tax abatements is because individuals, including oil producers, are allowed only one appeal. Oil companies don’t want to use that appeal in the spring because they know there’s a chance production numbers will decline even more over the next few months. They wait until the fall when they have more current production figures.

Rep. Don Hineman (R-Dighton) acknowledges there have been instances where oil companies have been paying the last half of their taxes under protest on May 10 and when filing an appeal are using production data through the first four months of the year.

“From their perspective, yes, this is what the well really did pro-

duce, but they’re gaining an advantage over every other property taxpayer,” says Rep. Hineman.

“Everyone else has to go along with the property valuation, as determined to the best of everyone’s estimate, as of January 1.

“They can’t appeal that value based on information that’s available after January 1,” he adds.

The county appraiser also accuses oil companies of manipulating the numbers.

“If they have intentionally shut down or reduced pumping in order to show lower numbers at the time of the appeals deadline, then we aren’t seeing numbers that actually reflect a well’s production capacity,” Sangster points out. “The common thinking, by many of these producers, is that it’s cheaper to store oil in the ground.”

Finding a Solution The Kansas Legislature has been hearing a number of complaints from counties with major oil and gas production saying that the assessment and appeals process needs to be changed.

Rep. Hineman feels that counties and oil producers have legitimate issues.

He noted that appraisers, when determining the value of a new well, are probably looking at less than a year of data when they have to make a determination on January 1.

“Sometimes that’s not enough information to accurately predict what the future production will be,” says Rep. Hineman.

When oil companies protest the tax appraisal, counties often times relent and agree to a lower property tax bill.

In other instances, they have fought the protested taxes all the way to the State Board of Tax Appeals “where they have generally been losing their appeal,” says Rep. Hineman.

Earlier this year, Rep. Hineman met with the head of the Board of Tax Appeals in hopes of working out a resolution that would limit the number of protests being filed by oil companies and the impact on counties who have to abate tens of thousands in tax dollars.

A bill that passed the House and is awaiting action in the Senate would establish two classifications of oil wells. If a well is pumping prior to October 1, production data from January 1-March 30 could be used by the appraiser in determining its assessed value.

However, if a new well is “producing oil and gas for the first time in economic quantities” after October 1, the assessed value can be determined by production from January 1 through June 30.

“It’s an improvement, provides more certainty for all and reduces abuse of the system,” says Rep. Hineman, who is hopeful the bill can still be approved when the legislature returns for its wrapup session this month.

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Peregrino qualifies for FBLA Nationals Video parody 3rd in state conference A video parody promoting the Future Business Leaders of America has earned a Scott Community High School student a trip to the FBLA national conference.

Zayra Peregrino earned third place in the digital video production competition the State Leadership Conference held earlier this month in Topeka which qualified her for nationals. In addition, Karen Gonzales was 10th in computer applications.

They were among 2,000 to 2,500 FBLA students from across the state who took part in the conference.

Peregrino says her background in the video production class at SCHS paid huge dividends as her idea for a video began to take shape. The only guidelines for the competition were that the video had to be a parody and could not be longer than four minutes.

The SCHS senior chose to parody the song “The Hills” by the group

“The Weeknd.” Using the instrumental part from the song, she and Judy Gutierrez rewrote the lyrics. Singing the rap song were Zayra’s younger brother, Cesar Peregrino, 9, and a friend, Arlette Herrera, 10, who were also the only two actors featured in the video.

“They had a lot of fun doing it. They think they’re famous now,” says Peregrino.

The video required about 35 hours of editing, but it was well worth the effort. Peregrino says the video turned out even better than expected.

It also impressed the judges who at first questioned whether she had actually done the work.

“The judges were very impressed with the high quality of the video,” says FBLA instructor Kevin Reese. “They wanted to know if there was any professional help involved.

She explained that we have a video production class in the school which was a big help.”

Video entries were submitted to the state in early March for preliminary judging. Only the top five entries were invited to the state conference to make their presentation before a panel of judges.

Of those five, only the top three earned a trip to nationals.

In Topeka, Peregrino says she gave a seven minute presentation explaining how the video was created.

“The judges said it looked like a Hollywood video,” she noted.

Gonzales is 10th Gonzales was the only other SCHS student to earn state recognition with a 10th place finish in computer applications.

The competition required Gonzales to work with four different software applications and complete several tasks within a two-hour time limit.

“I didn’t get everything completed, but Mr. Reese

Representing SCHS at the FBLA State Leadership Conference were (front row, from left) Karen Gonzalez and Zayra Peregrino. (Back row) Jade Wren, Emily Glenn, Kaely Zilla, Karlee Logan and Lily Ayala.

(Courtesy Photo)

said the quality of our work was more important,” says the junior.

Reese noted that after completing the initial two-hour test, Gonzales had to take two additional tests while at the state conference.

While there was no district or regional competition required in order to advance to state, Reese

said he took only those students who “had shown a lot of interest in a particular event and who I felt were committed enough to give it their best effort.”

“It should mean something to compete at the state level and I wanted only those kids who had the best chance of placing among the top 10,” he says. “Even though we

only had two who placed, I feel we had two or three others who were very close.”

Others making the trip included Jade Wren, Kaely Zilla, Lily Ayala, Emily Glenn and Karlee Logan.

The National FBLA Conference will be held in Atlanta, Ga., from June 24-27.

‘Extracurricular’ misused in school funding debate Learning is not limited to the classroom MANHATTAN - One of the nation’s leading authorities on school finance says the term “extracurricular” should be replaced with “co-curricular” to show how these activities supplement what is being learned in the classroom.

David C. Thompson, professor and chair of the educational leadership department in Kansas State University’s College of Education and the

author of multiple textbooks on school finance, has spent more than 40 years in public education.

In 2013, he was awarded the National Education Finance Conference’s lifetime achievement award.

With budget cuts looming for K-12 schools in Kansas, Thompson said co-curricular activities likely will suffer.

“I’ve been a proponent for a lot of years that says ‘extracurricular’ is one of those words that ought to be banned from the language,” Thompson said.

“The reason is that I don’t regard anything as ‘extra’ in what schools do.

“I call it co-curricular. That includes school buses; it includes social workers; it includes counselors; it includes administration; it includes one of my favorites, food service. Who would argue that children who come to school hungry are ready to learn?”

Thompson said funding cuts are very difficult for administrators because what students learn is not limited to the classroom.

“School districts, school superintendents and school boards don’t have choices when they are told they are either not going to get new resources or their resources are

going to be reduced,” he said.

“Very often there is some level of reduction or some level at least of very agonizing tension in a school district about where to make those cuts.

It’s very popular in the current sort of idiom way to talk about dollars in the classroom, but that’s exactly the point that I am making. Where does the classroom stop?”

When it comes to school funding, Thompson said the state’s block funding formula essentially takes a snapshot of the good and bad parts of a budget and makes no exceptions for changing demograph-

ics.

“The block grants freeze things in time,” Thompson said. “Block grants ignore things of the future. They’re touted as being high levels of flexibility at the local school district level, but my honest professional opinion is that if you were to go to lots of school districts in Kansas and ask them how much they have gained from it, that their answer, for the most part, would be, ‘I’m too busy trying to cover unfunded expenses to worry too much about any imaginary flexibility I’ve received.’”

Thompson believes block grants are a funding

formula from the past.

“From a purely academic perspective, and here I’m leaving aside the politics of the matter, a flat grant has never had any real champions in people who are like myself for at least the last 100 years,” he said.

While Thompson readily admits there are challenges, he is encouraged by current conversations relative to education funding in the Kansas Legislature that he doesn’t believe would have taken place over the last year or two.

“I’m grateful that the conversation is happening,” he said.

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Kansas officials got the bad news they were expecting Wednesday.

After reading the economic tea leaves and noting that tax collections had trickled in short of expectations in 11 of the past 12 months, the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group reduced its projections for this budget year and the next one by $228.6 million.

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The problem is likely bigger than that number suggests. The amount the state expects to collect in taxes over the next two years was reduced by nearly $350 million.

But Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and legislators are using about $120 million in revenue transfers from the Kansas Department of Transportation and other

Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department April 14: Hanna Blaise was arrested on an out-ofstate warrant.

April 14: An aggravated assault was reported in the 1300 block of Main Street.

April 14: Identity theft was reported in the 100 block of Albert Avenue.

April 15: A theft was reported in the 100 block of Cedar Drive.

April 17: A theft was reported in the 200 block of North Main.

Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., April 21, 2016)1t

SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S PROCEEDINGS MARCH 2016 GENERAL FUND SALARIES ............................................ $ 93,764.97 COMMODITIES ....................................

11,097.86 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES .................

74,400.98 CAPITAL OUTLAY..................................

25,694.68 OTHER...................................................

34.00 COUNTY HEALTH FUND SALARIES .............................................

COMMODITIES .....................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES .................

CAPITAL OUTLAY .................................

OTHER...................................................

NOXIOUS WEED FUND SALARIES...............................................

COMMODITIES ......................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES...................

OTHER ...................................................

ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND SALARIES ..............................................

COMMODITIES.......................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES....................

CAPITAL OUTLAY....................................

FIRE DISTRICT FUND SALARIES ..............................................

COMMODITIES ......................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES....................

CAPITAL OUTLAY ..................................

TREASURER’S SPECIAL FUND SALARIES ...............................................

COMMODITIES .......................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ....................

CAPITAL OUTLAY.....................................

OTHER .....................................................

JAMES M. MINNIX Chairman

22,244.80 12,340.01 1,888.55 140.00 0.00 5,797.78 13,369.07 435.83 0.00 31,211.26 29,596.74 5,458.08 12,000.00 389.28 0.00 3,249.71 0.00 4,247.10 247.89 57.43 0.00 434.83

“We are facing headwinds in those three areas,” Sullivan said.

But others say the income tax cuts passed in 2012 at Brownback’s urging are to blame for the state’s continuing revenue and budget problems.

“The lowered revenue expectations released today are the product of failed tax policy - not a broken estimating pro-

cess,” said Annie McKay, director of the Kansas Center for Economic Growth and a frequent critic of the governor’s tax policies.

“More one-time ‘fixes’ will be used to inadequately support schools, health care and other areas key to a prosperous future for all Kansans,” McKay said.

“Unfortunately, unprecedented and unaf-

Whether you are an ardent weather watcher or a casual sky gazer, it’s time for Kansans to begin preparing for any potential severe weather this spring.

This is the time to check your insurance policies on personal property to make sure you have the coverage and information you need.

The National Weather Service reported that in 2015 there were 126 tornadoes in the state, 26 more than the 10-year average. Fortunately, only 11 of those tornadoes were rated strong (using the EF scale 2-3).

But twisters are only part of our potential weath-

statements that consumers and their insurance agents can review for determinKansas Insurance ing whether your insurCommissioner Ken Selzer ance is ready for spring er problems. Our statistics weather-related events. at the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) have Ask Questions Do you have the right shown through the years that during the spring and homeowners or renters summer there is hardly a insurance?

Do you know what day when hail damage is your policy covers? not reported somewhere Is the amount of coverin the state. age adequate?

Factor in the everDoes it cover new addipresent wind, and our citizens contend with tions or recent remodelweather problems almost ing?

Check all limits, includdaily from March through ing coverage for contents.

August - and sometimes Keep your agent’s name beyond.

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(Published in The Scott County Record on Thurs., April 21, 2016)1t City of Scott City • 221 W. 5th • Scott City, Ks. 67871

TREASURER’S FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 2016, THRU MARCH 31, 2016 FUNDS General Fund

Jan. 1, 2016 $

850,594.71

$

EXPENSES

RECEIPTS

March 31, 2016

731,149.37

$ 1,948,731.51

$ 2,068,176.85

Employee Benefit

36,029.54

93,538.51

156,320.56

98,811.59

Trans. Guest Tax

153,182.53

47,356.28

8,659.01

114,485.26

Insurance Proceeds

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Fire Equipment

151,821.80

35,038.87

23,830.77

140,613.70

Municipal Equip.

106,255.81

73,312.29

25,364.00

58,307.52

Airport Enterprise

21,306.15

17,910.53

4,425.11

7,820.73

Airport Sinking

323,616.40

16,873.51

61,824.11

368,567.00

Special Highway

118,507.42

24,206.31

24,044.24

118,345.35

Street Imp. Fund

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

18,943.92

8,168.75

1,821.84

12,597.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1,277,172.23

248,219.48

162,328.35

1,191,281.10

311,663.25

171,904.01

52,735.98

192,495.22

$ 3,369,093.76

$ 1,467,677.91

$ 2,470,085.48

$ 4,371,501.33

AVAILABLE CASH

$ 4,371,501.33

Special Parks Water Improv. Fund Water Utility TOTALS

I, Dan Weides, hereby certify that the above statement is correct

ALICE BROKOFSKY Scott County Clerk

petition on or before May 6, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in the District Court of Scott County, at Scott City, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgement and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.

All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after the actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

Berry B. Heinitz, Petitioner Dennis Dale Heinitz, Petitioner Jake W. Brooks Attorney at Law 101 E. Sixth P.O. Box 664 Scott City, Ks 67871 Attorney for Petitioners

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fordable tax policy continues to wreck our state’s prospects.”

Former Kansas Budget Director Duane Goossen, now senior fellow at KCEG, said if the Brownback tax cuts hadn’t passed, the state would be collecting more than $1 billion of additional tax revenue per year.

(See REVENUE on page 13)

Check coverage for severe weather

Sewer Use Fee

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., April 21, 2016; last published Thurs., May 5, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF: Della I. Heinitz, Deceased Case No. 2016-PR-06 NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Petition Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59 TO: The State of Kansas to all persons concerned You are notified that on April 18, 2016, a petition was filed in this Court by Barry B. Heinitz and Dennis Dale Heinitz, heirs, devisees and legatees, and co-executors named in the “Last Will and Testament of Della I. Heinitz,” deceased and dated October 7, 2014, requesting the will filed with the petition be admitted to probate and record; petitioners be appointed as co-executors, without bond; petitioners be granted Letters Testamentary.

You are required to file your written defenses to the

agencies to temporarily replace that lost tax revenue.

Shawn Sullivan, Brownback’s budget director, said problems in three mainstays of the Kansas economy - agriculture, aircraft manufacturing and oil and gas production - are largely responsible for the gloomy forecast.

Dan Weides City Treasurer

options with him or her.

Coverage Exclusions Not all policies cover the following: Water damage, including flood and surface damage, whether driven by wind or not; backup of sewer or drains; and sump pump failure.

These are the most common exclusions.

Riders for these situations may be available to add to your existing policy. Also, check your auto policy.

Comprehensive coverage (other than collision) usually pays if damage is caused by wind, hail and/ or flood.

Inventory Property KID can provide you (See WEATHER on page 13)

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Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., April 7, 2016; last published Thurs., April 21, 2016)3t NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION To the County Election Officer of Scott County, Kansas: A Primary Election will be held August 2, 2016. Candidates for the following offices will be nominated by each political party which has qualified to participate in the Primary Election.

One candidate for United States Senate One candidate for United States House of Representatives, 1st District One candidate for State Senate, 33rd District One candidate for State Representative, 118th District One candidate for County Commissioner, 2nd District One candidate for County Commissioner, 3rd District One candidate for County Clerk One candidate for County Treasurer One candidate for County Register of Deeds One candidate for County Appraiser One candidate for County Sheriff One candidate for Township Trustee, Isbel Township One candidate for Township Treasurer, Isbel Township One candidate for Township Trustee, Lake Township One candidate for Township Treasurer, Lake Township One candidate for Township Trustee, Valley Township One candidate for Township Treasurer, Valley Township The following officers will be elected in each political party which has qualified to participate in the Primary Election: One Precinct Committeeman in each of the following precincts: Beaver Township, Isbel Township, Keystone Township, Lake Township, Michigan Township, Scott Township, Valley Township, Scott City Ward One, Scott City Ward Two, Scott City Ward Three, Scott City Ward Four.

One Precinct Committeewoman in each of the following precincts: Beaver Township, Isbel Township, Keystone Township, Lake Township, Michigan Township, Scott Township, Valley Township, Scott City Ward One, Scott City Ward Two, Scott City Ward Three, Scott City Ward Four.

As per K.S.A. 25-204 candidates may declare their intention to seek office by filing the proper paperwork before noon on Wed., June 1, 2016.

I TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereto set my hand and cause to be affixed my official seal. Done at the City of Topeka this 31st day of March, A.D. 2016.

Seal Kris W. Kobach Secretary of State

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Keep a hard copy of your inventory, sales receipts and video or photographs of your personal property in a secure place outside of your home.

After a Storm If you suffer loss or damage because of severe weather damage, follow these tips: •Contact your agent and/or insurance company immediately.

•Keep a record of con-

TO: Juan Chavez-Dominguez and Parents of Juan Chavez-Dominguez and all other persons who are or may be concerned You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in this court alleging that the child named above is a Child in Need of Care. The Court may find that the parents are unfit by reason or conduct or condition which renders the parents unable to care properly for a child, the conduct or condition is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future, the parental rights of the parent should be terminated, and a permanent custodian should be appointed for the child.

A hearing on the petition is scheduled for the 18th day of May, at 3:30 p.m. At the hearing the Court may issue orders relating to the care, custody and control of the child. The hearing will determine if the parents should be deprived of their parental rights and the right to cus-

“Those tax changes upended the budget,” Goossen said.

Brownback is proposing three options for addressing the projected shortfalls. All three would take an additional $185 million from KDOT, forcing a two-year delay in all major highway projects.

Two of the three plans also call for extending a $17.7 million cut in the 2016 higher education budget into 2017.

In addition, option one, which Sullivan said the governor prefers, includes a controversial proposal to bond part of the money Kansas receives annually under an agreement reached in the late 1990s to settle a multistate lawsuit against the major tobacco companies. The state has used the bulk of the money, which in recent years has averaged around $52 million, to fund early childhood education programs.

The governor’s proposal would earmark about $42 million a year for those programs and sell the remaining revenue to bondholders. Securitizing a portion of the tobacco settlement would generate an estimated one-time

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payment to the state of approximately $158 million, Sullivan said.

“There have been approximately 20 states that have done this,” he said. “There are positives and negatives to doing it.

But it is one option to consider.”

If securitization proves too controversial, a second option would free up nearly $100 million by delaying the final 2016 payment into the state’s pension plan until 2018.

Previously the governor had said he intended to delay it only to September.

The third option outlined by Sullivan would cut spending to public schools, universities and most state agencies by nearly $140 million in the 2017 budget year, which begins July 1. The cuts, which would range from

Brownback of resorting to scare tactics to coerce lawmakers into supporting his preferred option.

“What the administration has done is to set this up in such a way as to hold a gun to the Legislature’s head to say, ‘You’ve got to go along with this tobacco securitization or you’ve got to accept these other options,’” Hensley said.

“It’s borderline extortion in my mind.”

Hensley said a growing number of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle would prefer a fourth option: repealing the part of the 2012 tax bill that exempted more than 330,000 business owners from state income taxes.

“I think the people of ‘Borderline extortion’ Senate Democratic Kansas get that it is a Leader Anthony Hensley, very unfair tax system,” of Topeka, accused he said.

3-5 percent, would reduce funding to the Department of Education and school districts by more than $57 million.

In addition, cuts of $35 million to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment would force the agency to reduce contractual payments to the companies that manage KanCare, the state’s privatized Medicaid program. The companies, Sullivan said, would likely attempt to recoup their losses from doctors, hospitals and other health care providers.

“I would anticipate that it would probably lead to reimbursement reductions,” he said.

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versations with your agent or company. Write down the date and time, the person’s name and a summary of the call.

•Make a list of all damaged property, and take photographs/video of it.

•Get instructions from your company’s adjuster before calling anyone to repair or replace damaged property. Your insurer’s visual inspection of your loss may be required before claims are paid.

•Keep a list of all damaged property with the date, price and place of purchase for the adjuster.

Make a copy of the list and all insurance forms you fill out for your own records.

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., April 14, 2016; last published Thurs., April 21, 2016)2t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE INTEREST OF: Name: M.M.C. Date of birth: 3/14/2000 Female Case No. 16-JC-03 NOTICE OF HEARING Pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2237

Revenue

tody of the child.

The parent(s), and any other person having legal custody are required to appear before this Court on the date and time shown, or to file your written response to the petition with the Clerk of the District Court prior to that time. Failure to respond or to appear before the Court at the time shown will not prevent the Court from entering judgment as requested in the petition, finding that the child is a Child in Need of Care, removing the child from the custody of parent, parents or any other present legal custodian until further order of the Court, or finding the parents unfit, and entering an order permanently terminating the parents’ parental rights.

An attorney has been appointed as guardian ad litem for the child: Linda Lobmeyer, 118 W. Pine, Garden City, KS 67846. You have the right to appear before the Court and be heard personally, either with or without an attorney. The Court will appoint an attorney for any parent who desires an attorney but is financially unable to hire one. The Court may order one or both parents to pay child support.

Date and time of hearing: May 18, 2016, at 3:30 p.m.

Place of hearing: 303 Court Street, Scott City, Ks. 67871 James R. Collins Judge of the District Court

Settling Your Claim Remember the following: •Be present when your adjuster inspects your property.

•Insurance companies will have their own company or hired adjusters who should have appropriate employee identification. Be leery of any public adjuster who would charge you a percentage of your claim amount.

Public adjusters in Kansas are not permitted to adjust personal homeowner losses.

•Beware of questionable or unfamiliar contractors in obtaining repair estimates.

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., April 7, 2016; last published Thurs., April 21, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF NAME CHANGE OF HUDSON WAYNE ZELLER, by and through his mother and next friend, CHRISTINE ZELLER Case No. 16CV NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS TO: TYLER ZELLER, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a Petition for Name Change has been filed in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, praying that a name change be granted to Hudson Wayne Zeller and you are hereby required to plead to the Petition on or before 6th day of June, 2016, in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, said date being not less than 41 days from the date of the first publication of this Notice of Suit.

If you fail to plead, judgment will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

Lara Blake Bors, #20261 Bors Law, P.A. 118 West Pine Garden City, Kansas 67846 Tele: (620) 276-2800 Fax: (620) 276-2804 Lara.BorsLaw@gmail.com Attorney for the Petitioner

Gun and Collectible Sunday, May 1 • 9:30 a.m.

Location: Community building, at the Fairgrounds, east edge of Leoti Richard Keiswatter - owner Rifles 18.) 25-06 Rifle, 1.) Remington Bushnell scope Model C-12, 22 cal., 19.) SKS, 4 x 28 pump, oct. barrel scope, folding bayonet, 2.) Winchester matching numbers, Model 94, Buffalo Bill original box Commerative, 30-30 20.) Winchester cal., saddle ring Model 94, 32 WS cal., 3.) Savage Model 21.) Century Arms 340, 223 cal., bolt CAI-3, 308 cal. action 22.) DPMS 223 cal., 4.) Glenfield Model NC Star 4x32 mill dot 60 22 cal., auto scope, new with gun 5.) Rossi Circuit case and extra clips Judge , 45 cal., NIB 23.) 50 Round AR-15 6.) Rossi Circuit new a.m.

Sunday, February 2drum, • 11:00 Judge, 44 cal., NIB 24.) 1870 Model 336, 7.) Winchester 32 cal., 4x42 Jason Model 94, 30-30 cal., scope NIB 25.) French MAS 8.) Winchester MLE-1936, 7.5mm, bolt Model 94AE action, bayonet and 9.) Krag Model sling 1989, used by Security 26.) Norinco MJW Guard in Scott City, Ks. 15, 22 cal., bolt action Bank, excellent 27.) Mauser 10.) SKS with 28.) Mauser bayonet and sling, 29.) Mauser matching numbers 30.) Mauser 11.) Cetme Sporter, 31.) Austrian Steyr 308 cal., original box Model M-95, 8.56mm, with 30 round clip bolt action 12.) SKS with 32.) Turkish Armory bayonet, matching 1943 K-Kale Mauser, numbers 8mm, bayonet 7 13.) 1927 Replica scabbard “Tommy Gun” 45 cal., 33.) Turkish Armory 50 round drum, NIB 1940 K-Kale Mauser, 14.) Winchester 8mm, bayonet 7 model 4, “Legendary scabbard Lawman” 30-30 cal.

34.) Turkish Armory 15.) Henry Golden 1944 K-Kale Mauser, Boy, 22 mag., NIB 8mm, bayonet 7 16.) Winchester scabbard Model 1874, 25-35 35.) German straight WCF, nickel steel bolt K-98 Mauser, 8mm barrel, saddle rings, 36.) WWII German rare K-98 Mauser, 8mm, 17.) Hi Point Model Nazi marked codes on 45-95 carbine, 45 acp., receiver red dot, extendable 37.) Remington stock, NIB, extra Model 742, 243 cal., accessories auto

38.) Remington Model 572, 22 cal.

39.) Winchester Model 190, 22 cal., auto 41.) Argentinian Mauser oak leaf pattern stock, 7.65 cal.

42.) Japanese Model 99 sporterized, 7mm Handguns 43.) Rock Island Model 1911 AIFS, 38 super cal., new 44.) Kimber Pro TLF, 45 auto, new 45.) SP Sauer, dbl. action revolver, 22 cal.

46.) North American Arms 22LR, with belt buckle, 1 7/8 barrel, NIB 47.) North American Arms, 22LR, with belt buckle, 1 7/8 barrel, NIB 48.) Webley, 455 cal., revolver, British made for Australian army, rare 49.) Colt PT semi auto, 25 cal., pat. Aug 25 1896 50.) (2) North American Arms “Black Widow” 22LR, consecutive serial numbers 51.) North American Arms 22 mag., NIB only 1500 made 52.) Arsenal Inc. SLR pistol, 223 cal., extra clips and accessories, NIB 53.) Zastava Model PAPM85P, 223 cal., NIB 54.) German 8 shot revolver, 22 cal.

55.) RG Model 23, 6 shot revolver, 22 cal.

56.) WWI 32 cal.

Pistol, auto 57.) North American Arms, 22 cal. with holster

Shotguns 58.) Ithaca SXS, 12 ga., oak leaf pattern on stock 59.) English made 10 ga. SXS, with hammers 60.) Remington 870 Wing Master, 12 gauge Ammunition Lots including 223, 45 acp, 22, 8mm and others Western Collectibles Winchester Items: 2) Flashlights Meat grinder Sharpening steel Carpenters ruler Wooden level Hide scale Horse hair hatband Indian bead work knife sheath Turquoise conches Gun books, cowboy books Centennial western boots Indian pipe Horse measuring chain “Last Flake” Charlie Norton bronze Charlie Norton painting Apache Night painting by Bill Chappell Cast iron Lady boot jack Salesman sample plow sheer Collectibles Collection of Budweiser, Coors, Schlitz, Miller, mirrors and clocks, some old Falstaff lighted moving beer sign Collection of key wind clocks, mantle, Kitchen and wall Old baseball cards Old football cards

Terms: Must have valid ID to register. Must be 21 years of age to purchase guns. Cash or approved check day of sale.

Everything sold as is. No warranties expressed or implied. Not responsible for theft or accident. Announcements day of sale take precedence over printed material. Lunch served. Check us out: www.berningauction.com and facebook

Pastime at Park Lane Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Wanda Kirk, Dorothy King, Gary and Janet Goodman, Madeline Murphy, and Mandy Barnett.

Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane and Mark Fouquet.

Carol McKinney was visited by Karen Harms and Mary Lou Oeser.

Yvonne Spangler was visited by Yvette Mills, Jerica VanCampen, Adalei Zeller and Bryer VanCampen.

LaVera King was visited by Gloria Gough, Carol Latham, and Milt and Velda Riddiough.

Darlene Richman was visited by Darla Luebbers.

‘Justified Band’ performs

The Justified Band performed on Sunday afternoon. Band members were Reggie Ford, Kyra Burhoop, Alan Stewart, Rick Greim and Ron Mazenko.

They performed a variety of country songs.

Sun visors is craft day project

The Immanuel Baptist Church hosted crafts on Tuesday afternoon. Residents decorated sun visors.

Helpers were Joy Barnett, Jennifer Murphy and Mandy Barnett. Bev Nuckolls furnished cookies.

Louise Crist was visited by Terry and Cindy Crist, Tara Williams and Tava See. Bonnie Pickett was visited by Larry and Gloria Wright, Larry and Philene Pickett, and Sandy Schmidt.

Jeanie Rowton was visited by Mary Lou Oeser, Karen Harms, Susan Escareno, Chuck Rowton, Becky Rowton, D’Ann Markel, Josh and Courtney Young, Phil Escareno, Ann Hawkins and Beau Harkness.

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Albert Dean was visited by Mary Lou Oeser, Karen Harms and Nancy Holt.

Pat Rudolph was visited by LuAnn Buehler; Jeff, Brenda, and Elizabeth Buehler; and Becky Rowton.

Visiting Boots Haxton were Nancy Holt, Tava See, and Rod and Kathy Haxton.

Edith Donecker was visited by Nancy Holt and Sue Rogers.

Arlene Beaton was visited by Jo Beaton; Trisha, Libbie and Cara Beaton; Nancy Holt, William Beaton, and John and Colleen Beaton.

Mike Leach was visited

by Rev. Don Martin.

Deaths

by Jason Storm

Lorena Turley was visited by Karen Harms, Mary Lou Oeser, Neta Wheeler, Rex Turley and Emily Hess.

Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock.

Clifford Dearden was visited by Kirk and Janet Ottaway, Hays.

Kathy Roberts was visited by Karen Harms, Mary Lou Oeser, Sheila Boyd, Nancy Holt and Gary Roberts.

Nella Funk was visited

by Mary Lou Oeser, Karen Harms, Sheila Boyd and Nancy Holt.

Corrine Dean was visited by Alisa Moore, Nancy Holt, Ron Hess, and John, Kylee and Wyatt Kropp.

Lowell Rudolph was visited by LuAnn Buehler, Tom and Kathy Moore; Jeff, Brenda and Elizabeth Buehler; Jon Buehler and Connie Knobbe.

Doris Riner was visited by Mary Lou Oeser, Karen Harms, Trudy Eikenberry, and Bill and Sue Riner. Doris enjoyed going to Trudy’s home for lunch on April 19.

Cecile Billings was visited by Larry and Donita Billings; Travis, Stephanie, Kaitlynn, and Kyle Hammond; Roger and Toni Glenn, and Linda Dunagan.

Delores Brooks was visited by Nancy Holt, Charles Brooks, Cheryl Perry and Fritzi Rauch.

Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu

Karen Sue Metzger

Clair Avery Rumford

Karen Sue Metzger, 61, died Thurs, April 14, 2016, in Garden City.

S h e was born Oct. 7, 1954, in Garden City, the daughter of Karen Metzger Eugene “Gene” and Thelma Clarine “Toke” (Hoskinson) Heiman.

Karen grew up in Garden City. She attended Garden City schools and graduated from Garden City High School in 1972.

She then graduated from Garden City Community College in 1974.

In 1976, Karen earned a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fort Hays State University.

On Feb. 4, 1978, she married David Metzger in Garden City. They lived in Scott City. A homemaker, Karen also worked in the business office at the Scott Co-op from 1990 to 2014.

Karen moved back to Garden City in February 2014.

She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church while living in Scott City and a current member of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Garden City. She was also a member of the Altar Society, the American Legion Auxiliary and Delta Zeta Sorority.

Karen was very devoted to her family and loved being involved with her children and grandchildren’s activities. She also enjoyed cooking, sewing,

Clair Avery Rumford, 82, died on April 18, 2016, in Norton.

He was born Aug. 19, 1933, in Jetmore, the second of three children and the only son of Leland and Maybelle (Avery) Rumford.

Clair lived most of his younger years on the family farm south of Hanston. Following graduation from Hanston High School, he earned his bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education from Fort Hays Kansas State College.

During and after his college studies, he was a grade school teacher in Manter and Hays. He was also a teacher and grade school principal in Garden City.

In 1973, he began a 25 year career with Farm Bureau Insurance in Norton before retiring in 1998.

Clair and Norma Jean Hamilton married on May 24, 1959, in Goodwell, Okla. She died in 2009.

They were the parents of four children, Darren, Beverly, Janine, and Jamie.

In retirement, Clair actively volunteered for several organizations in Norton including the

gardening, country music and attending country music concerts.

Survivors include: three children, Matthew and wife, Challie Metzger, of Holcomb, Ks., Brian Metzger of Shawnee, Ks., and Angela Metzger of Ft. Worth, Tex.; her mother, Thelma Clarine “Toke” Heiman, Garden City; three brothers, Bill, and wife, Janell Heiman, Garden City, Jon, and wife, Rebecca Heiman, Garden City, and Chris, and wife, Traci Heiman, Garden City; three sisters, Kathleen, and husband, Rick Albrechtt, Wichita, Ks., Jeanne and husband, Dean Kleysteuber, Garden City, and Patricia and husband, Ross Miller, Garden City; and four grandchildren, Dylan Metzger, Mckenzie Metzger, Drew Metzger and Drake Metzger.

Karen was preceded in death by her father.

A vigil service and rosary were held on April 18 at St. Dominic Catholic Church, Garden City.

Funeral Mass was held on April 19, also at St. Dominic Catholic Church with Fr. Reginald A. Urban presiding.

Burial was at Valley View Cemetery, Garden City.

In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials given to St. Dominic Catholic Church or to St. Gabriel Communications, both in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 412 North 7th Street, Garden City, Ks. 67846.

Condolences may be given at garnandfuneralhomes.com.

Schwindt memorial service Sunday A memorial service for Randall M. Schwindt, 58, will be held on Sun., April 24, 3:00 p.m., at Praise Fellowship in Ransom.

He died April 9, 2016, at the Scott County Hospital.

A lifetime resident of Utica, he was the owner and operator of Aeroswint Manufacturing in Utica and ran the family farm in Trego County.

Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 South Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.

First United Methodist Church, Norton Cares, and the Thrift Shop. He also worked as a substitute teacher.

He was also a member of the Lion’s Club, sang in the First United Methodist Church choir and in the McCook, Nebr., Barbershop Chorus.

Clair was preceded in death by his wife, Norma, his parents; a sister, Lois Ann Halling; and a sonin-law, Don Bechard.

Survivors include two sons, Darren Rumford and wife, Danae, Manhattan, and Jamie Rumford and wife, Karen, Scott City; two daughters, Beverly Daniel and husband, Larry, Wichita, and Jan Bechard, Gardner; a sister, Mary Lou Sinclair, Jetmore; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be Fri., April 22, 11:00 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church, Norton.

Inurnment will be at Fairmount Cemetery, Jetmore, at 4:00 p.m.

Memorials are suggested to the Clair Rumford Memorial Fund in care of Enfield Funeral Home, 215 W. Main St., Norton, Ks. 67654.

Support Your Hometown Merchants!

Week of April 25-29 Monday: Hamburger, sweet potato fries, baked beans, strawberries and bananas.

Tuesday: Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans with bacon, whole wheat roll, ambrosia.

Wednesday: Roast pork, gravy, au gratin potatoes, carrots, whole wheat bread, citrus fruit cup.

Thursday: Baked tilapia or swiss steak, rice pilaf, tossed salad, mixed vegetables, whole wheat roll, cinnamon apple.

Friday: Chicken salad sandwich, cucumber and onion in sour cream, apricots, ranger cookie. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501

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KSU program promotes better health for seniors Eat healthy. Check.

Get aerobic exercise.

Check.

Do strength training.

Not so much.

The loss of muscle mass can slip up on us without warning. At some point, we realize we can’t do the things we used to but also don’t know how to counter the process.

Kansas State University has launched “Stay Strong, Stay Healthy” to help older adults regain strength while improving their balance, flexibility and overall health.

“Adults start to lose muscle mass, even as early as our 30s. And in our 50s, it starts to accelerate,” said K-State Extension family and consumer science specialist Sharolyn Jackson.

However, older adults are sometimes reluctant to start strengthening activities to counter the effects of aging on their bodies.

The idea of going to a gym or not knowing the proper exercises to do at home can keep people from starting.

“We’re excited to bring Stay Strong, Stay Healthy to Kansas,” said K-State family and consumer science specialist Gayle Price, who coordinates the program with Jackson. It originated at Tufts University and was initially designed for women. The University of Missouri adapted it for

men and women. K-State is using the Missouri adapted program.

The program is offered at a minimal cost in many county Extension offices and starts at different times of the year, depending on location. To learn more about the program and find out if your local Extension office is offering the class, check the website http://www.kstate.edu/staystrong/. You can also contact Price at 620-820-6123 or gprice@ ksu.edu, or Jackson at 785-532-2273 or sharolyn@ksu.edu.

Participants in Stay Strong, Stay Healthy meet for one-hour sessions, twice a week for eight weeks. Activities include warm-up exercises, strengthening exercises with and without weights, and cool-down stretches. Class members are encouraged to do the exercises on their own once more per week. Most training locations will provide weights for use during the program.

Post-menopausal women can lose 1-2 percent of their bone mass annually, said Price, who noted that research has shown that strength training restores bone density and reduces the risk of fractures among women aged 50 to 70.

Other potential benefits of strength training include a decrease

Have questions about the Scott Community Foundation? call 872-3790 or e-mail julie@scottcf.org

in arthritis pain, weight maintenance, and a reduction in the risk of diabetes, heart disease and depression. Stress management and improvement in sleep quality and overall physical vitality are other potential benefits.

Price, along with Jackson and Extension agents, have been through the training course and are certified to teach the class.

“I’m a pretty active person. I try to walk every day. I thought I was in pretty good shape, but these exercises made a difference in me,” said Price, who added that she’s continued to do the exercises since going through the training and has improved her upper body strength, particularly.

Strength training benefits for seniors Muscle mass and strength: Muscle mass and strength decrease during the aging process. Several studies have shown increased muscle mass and strength in older adults after performing resistance exercise.

Restoration of balance and flexibility and a reduction in falls: A study in New Zealand showed a 40 percent reduction in falls with simple strength training in women 80 years and older.

Arthritis relief: A Tufts University study showed that strength training decreased arthritis pain by 40 percent. The effectiveness of strength training

to ease the pain of osteoarthritis was as potent as medications for many participants.

Similar effects of strength training in patients with rheumatoid arthritis have also been demonstrated.

Sleep improvement: Recent research showed improvements in sleep among older adults who participated in strength training.

Cardiovascular health: Tufts University found that cardiac patients gained strength, flexibility and aerobic capacity when they did strength training three times a week as part of their reha-

bilitation program.

This and other studies prompted the American Heart Association to recommend strength training as a way to reduce the risk of heart disease and as a therapy for patients in cardiac rehabilitation programs.

Improved glucose control: Diabetes is common in American adults.

A recent study of Hispanic/Latino men and women conducted by Tufts University showed that 16 weeks of strength training produced dramatic improvements in glucose control. Seventy percent reduced their medication.

Attend the Church of Your Choice

Pray and Wait With Faith God’s word tells us in the letter to the Philippians, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

We are told by the living God to pray and make request of Him to lay before Him our deepest concerns and our emergency concerns. He then promises us peace and that it would be a peace that completely surpasses our understanding.

This I know, praying and talking to God about my concerns is comforting. But there is that within me that wants to continue to worry and not wait on Him. It is a fight for the heart and a test of my faith that I want Him to win in me. I know I am not alone in that struggle and that we have to believe our God is faithful to us in all things.

We are told to pray without stopping and come before Him and He listens to us. Then comes the watching and waiting. I know that by God’s own word that He hears us and acts on those prayers and that no matter what comes, even if I don’t understand it, I know that God is faithful to all He promises and He is with the person or in the situation I have prayed about.

As hard as it can be, we have to trust in His wisdom and His power to act and then we will see now or will look back and see the glory of the Lord at work. Wait on the Lord, trust in Him, and watch what he does.

God does not leave us alone or abandon us ever, that we can be sure of. Is it easy to watch and wait?

No, but it is worth it to give our concerns and emergencies to Him who loves us and is Faithful about all things.

Pray without ceasing and He will listen.

Pastor Steve Payne, associate pastor First Christian Church, Scott City

Scott City Assembly of God

Prairie View Church of the Brethren

1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer

4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Men’s Fellowship • Tuesday breakfast at 6:30 a.m.

Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m., at the church

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.

Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m.

Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.

1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m.

Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m.

Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Pence Community Church

Community Christian Church

8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.)

Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church

Immanuel Southern Baptist Church

803 College - Scott City - 872-2339

1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264

Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor

Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041

Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

Gospel Fellowship Church

1st United Methodist Church

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 John Lewis, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services, 9:00 a.m. • Fellowship, 10:15 a.m. • Sun. School, 11:00 a.m.

All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.

120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

First Christian Church

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m.

Website: www.fccscottcity.org

Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666

Scott Mennonite Church

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City

9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School, 10:50 a.m.

Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m.

YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.

Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.

Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m.

St. Luke’s - 872-3666 (recorded message) Senior Warden Cody Brittan • (913) 232-6127 or Father Don Martin • (785) 462-3041

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Bloodmobile making visits to SC, Leoti The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Scott City on Wed., April 27, and in Leoti on Thurs., April 28.

Donors in Scott City will go to the Wm. Carpenter 4-H Bldg., from noon to 6:00 p.m.

The Bloodmobile in Leoti will be at Wichita County High School from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to donate blood this spring to ensure a sufficient supply for patients at approximately 2,600 hospitals across the country.

Donated blood is perishable and must constantly be replenished to keep up with hospital patient need. Red blood cells are the blood component most frequently transfused by hospitals and must be used within 42 days of donation.

Eligible donors can give red blood cells through either a regular whole blood donation or a double red cell donation, where available. During a double red cell donation, two units of red blood cells are collected while most of the plasma and platelets are returned to the donor. Double red cell donors must meet additional eligibility criteria, which will be determined at the donation appointment.

Donors with all blood types are needed, especially those with types O, A negative and B negative. Whole blood can be donated every 56 days, up to six times a year, and double red cells may be donated every 112 days, up to three times per year.

Survey: most doctors unsure how to discuss end-of-life care Barbara Feder Ostrov Kaiser Health News

Doctors know it’s important to talk with their patients about end-of-life care.

But they’re finding it tough to start those conversations and when they do, they’re not sure what to say, according to a national poll.

Such discussions are becoming more important as baby boomers reach their golden years. By 2030, an estimated 72 million Americans will be 65 or over, nearly onefifth of the U.S. population.

Medicare now reimburses

doctors $86 to discuss endof-life care in an office visit that covers topics such as hospice, living wills and do-notresuscitate orders. Known as “advance care planning,” the conversations can also be held in a hospital.

Payment for such discussions was initially included in the Affordable Care Act but removed because of the controversy over so-called “death panels.” Medicare ultimately changed its policy, independently of Obamacare, to allow reimbursement for the end-oflife planning sessions.

The poll of 736 primary

. . . the number of unprocessed applications ballooned from about 10,000 at the end of January to 18,216 by mid-February.

Precisely 7,745 of those had been pending for more than 45 days, which is the most allowed under CMS rules unless the applicant needs a disability determination.

care doctors and specialists examined their views on advance care planning and end-of-life conversations with patients. Among the findings: •While 75 percent of doctors said Medicare reimbursement makes it more likely they’d have advance care planning discussions, only about 14 percent said they had actually billed Medicare for those visits.

•Three quarters also believe it’s their responsibility to initiate end-of-life conversations.

•Fewer than one-third reported any formal training on end-of-life discussions with patients and their families.

•More than half said they had not discussed end-of-life care with their physicians.

(See SURVEY on page 17)

Larned employees sound off about staffing issues at hospital Andy Marso KHI News Service

Two employees of Larned State Hospital gave rare public comments Monday about difficult working conditions at the mental health facility.

Kyle Nuckolls and Lynette Lewis described for a legislative committee how mandatory overtime and limited time between shifts are taking a toll on workers at the short-staffed facility and their families.

“I’ve never seen it this bad,” said Lewis, a pharmacy technician who has worked at Larned for 18 years.

Nuckolls and Lewis, both stewards for the Kansas Organization of State Employees labor union, addressed the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight at the Capitol.

They stressed they were speaking as individuals and

not representatives of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services or other state agencies.

They described co-workers vomiting into trash bins while distributing medication because they couldn’t get sick leave, daycare centers unwilling or unable to provide enough hours of care to cover single-parent employees for the amount of time they needed to be at work, and workers filling in on units where they

don’t feel safe.

Nuckolls said he’d lost count of the number of times he’d fallen asleep at the wheel on the drive home after pulling a long shift, and co-workers had told him they too had concerns about making it home safely because they were so exhausted.

That exhaustion, he said, inevitably affects patient care at Larned, which is one of two state hospitals for Kansans (See LARNED on page 17)

Fewer needles for diabetics

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still open for ‘life events’

The annual open enrollment period is over for marketplace coverage under the Affordable Care Act. However, individuals can still qualify for coverage if a “life event” qualifies them for a special enrollment period.

Life events include losing your current health coverage, moving to a new home, or the birth or adoption of a child.

Individuals have 60 days from when the life event occurs to enroll in coverage.

Visit HealthCare.gov for a full list of life events and to see if you qualify for a special enrollment period.

On a busy league night in a Raytown, Mo., bowling alley, former auto worker Raymond Fowler keeps up his game playing alongside his wife and longtime teammates.

Fowler, who’s 67, stays busy in his retirement, but it’s not all fun and games. A few years ago, he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and made a lot of changes to his diet and exercise routine, which now includes four bowling sessions a week.

His condition was severe enough that his doctor said he needed insulin shots, and that’s one change Fowler has found troubling.

“The insulin - it would burn when you’d shoot yourself.

It would just sting,” Fowler says. “And so after a while I went back and talked to my endocrinologist and told her, ‘I can’t keep doing this the rest of my life.’”

Insulin is a protein and can’t be taken orally in a pill because the body tries to digest it. Instead, many diabetics have to inject it with a syringe or a pen to maintain healthy blood sugar levels.

The routine can be especially complicated for type 1 diabetics, who have to test glucose levels and adjust insulin levels many times a day.

Simon Friedman, a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy, is trying to

Friedman holds the LED component of his insulin delivery system. He has received a grant of nearly $1.5 million to work on the project.

reduce the hassle, discomfort and pain these diabetics endure. He’s working on developing an alternate method of insulin delivery.

Using Light In lieu of needles, Friedman’s approach uses light to pierce the skin. Light, not diabetes, was the original

focus of his work, but he realized it could have a diabetes application.

“It started with light,” he says. “We had quite a few years of developing methods to control other biological processes.”

On a recent afternoon in his lab, Friedman shows a (See DIABETICS on page 17)

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The Scott County Record • Page 17 • Thursday, April 21, 2016

Do ‘welfare to work’ numbers add up?

Fewer Kansas families leave TANF due to employment Megan Hart KHI News Service

Kansas has fewer lowincome families receiving cash assistance than at any time in the last decade, but less than 10 percent are recorded as leaving the program because they found jobs.

Gov. Sam Brownback has touted his administration’s success in reducing dependency by moving families from welfare to work. However, a Kansas children’s advocacy group that released an overview earlier this week on families removed from cash assistance said the data only supports the first half of that position and that families are being pushed deeper into poverty.

Shannon Cotsoradis, president and CEO of Kansas Action for Children, said policy restrictions have reduced access to cash assistance for low-income Kansas families.

She singled out the Hope, Opportunity and

Prosperity for Everyone (HOPE) Act, which lowered the lifetime limit for cash assistance from 48 months to 36 months, as accelerating the rate of families leaving the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Brownback signed the HOPE Act into law in April 2015. About 200 families hit the new limit and were removed from the program in January.

“For struggling Kansans, state-administered safety net programs are an essential lifeline to help families with children meet basic needs,” Cotsoradis said in a news release. “Less than a year since its implementation, the HOPE Act has already harmed Kansas’ most vulnerable kids.”

Theresa Freed, spokeswoman for the Kansas Department for Children and Families, said more people are working because of the requirements. About 450 Kansans receiving TANF reported new employment in November.

“It is unfortunate when organizations choose to encourage welfare dependence,” she said in an email. “The Kansas HOPE Act is designed to empower families with

Larned

Children Children in in TANF Poverty

2006

30,212

97,489

2007

26,633

89,769

2008

22,411

93,207

2009

21,653

114,140

2010

24,803

124,096

2011

25,981

125,577

2012

21,574

128,441

2013

15,419

123,822

2014

12,782

118,209

2015

11,038

NA

2016

9,630*

NA

* year to date

the tools they need to break the cycle of poverty, giving their children hope for a successful future.”

Fewer Receiving TANF The number of Kansas families receiving TANF has been falling since 2005, with the exception of a partial rebound in 2010 and 2011. In 2005, an average of 17,118 Kansas families with 30,321 children received TANF benefits each month. So far in 2016, the monthly average is far lower at 5,506 families and 9,630 children.

It isn’t clear how many of those families left TANF because they obtained employment. In 2006, the U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services reported about 41 percent of TANF cases that were closed in Kansas listed the reason as “employment.” In 2014, the most recent year with data available, only about 9 percent of closed TANF cases cited employment.

Families also can be removed from TANF if they hit federal or state time limits, fail to fulfill work requirements, break a program rule, voluntarily leave the program or are deemed uncooperative, for reasons such as missing eligibility appointments.

Freed said the records likely understate the number of Kansans who became employed, because some people who get jobs stop returning calls or request that their case be closed without providing a reason. About 20 percent of TANF closures in 2014 also are listed as for an unknown reason, she said. In 2005 it was about nine percent.

“It is likely more have obtained employment but simply do not report that,” she said.

It isn’t clear if imprecise reporting entirely explains the decrease in closures due to employment, however. As unemployment increased from

sat in the front row during the committee hearing, said staffing concerns at Larned are valid.

“It comes down to the respect they’re being shown, and it comes down to how they’re being treated,” he said. “We’re trying to change that.”

Keck said he had visited the facility six times. Direct care staffing vacancies, though still too high, dropped slightly Building Morale in recent months, Keck KDADS Interim said. He described new Secretary Tim Keck, who Interim Superintendent

Diabetics

Chris Mattingly as a hospital turnaround specialist who would lead a culture change within management.

Nuckolls said one of Mattingly’s top priorities should be to establish better communication between workers and management. He said front-line employees are kept in the dark on major changes, citing the recent move of some inmates with mental health issues out of the hospital and

into a correctional facility.

Keck said that move is one of the ways KDADS is addressing the hospital staffing shortage.

Rebecca Proctor, executive director of KOSE, said she appreciates the attention to staffing issues at Larned. However, she said, moving people among facilities amounts to a “shell game.”

Proctor said legislators should fund pay increases and mandate regular Larned staffing updates from KDADS.

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which are special molecular bonds that are especially sensitive to light.

Friedman envisions a method in which a patient injects the insulin mixture under the skin and straps an LED light atop it. When a glucose monitor indicates insulin is needed, the light would shine through the skin and break the link between the resin and the insulin, freeing the insulin to enter the bloodstream.

Unlike injections spread over the course of a day, this approach would adjust insulin levels constantly.

“That’s the nice thing about light,” Friedman says. “You can continuously vary light. Second by second you can adjust the intensity of light. You can change the duration of a light, and with that you can get continuously variable changes in release.”

2006 to 2010, the percentage of cases closed due to employment dropped off.

The employment closures didn’t rebound as unemployment began to drop again in 2011, however, and it isn’t clear why the two measures no longer tracked closely through 2014.

Restrictions Increase Since 2011, the state has lowered the lifetime TANF limit from 60 months to 48 months, and then again to 36 months; shortened the time mothers of infants could go before resuming work or searching for a job; and increased the length of time recipients could be excluded from the program for not meeting work or child support requirements, according to a report this month from KAC. Some other restrictions, including requiring job readiness screening and eliminating some hardship exemptions for families that hit the time limit, also took place under prior administrations. The state also made some changes that let more people remain eligible, including allowing disabled veterans to count their payments from the

Survey

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with severe or persistent mental illness. The other is in Osawatomie, which lost its Medicare certification in December because of staffing and safety concerns.

“I know personally when I’m on my fourth or fifth 12-hour shift in a row, I’m going to make mistakes,” said Nuckolls, a mental health technician who lives in Burdett.

rough prototype of an LED device that he says could be used to trigger the release of insulin.

Friedman recently secured a grant worth nearly $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to pursue the project.

His notion is to create a single injection containing many individual insulin doses held together in an insoluble resin using “photocleavable linkers,”

Year

Friedman hopes his method will reduce required injections to once every few days, once a week or possibly every few weeks.

Friedman acknowledges there’s still plenty of work to be done on the technology. Early tests using animals have been encouraging, but he’s planning to spend the next few years refining it to find the optimal insulin mixture and light usage.

Veterans Administration as earned income.

In recent years, many Kansans who no longer receive TANF remained below the poverty line, which is $11,770 a year for a single adult. Those who reported they were employed when they left TANF in 2014 had an average monthly income of $1,107, or $13,284 annually.

About 52 percent had no income other than TANF, and the 48 percent who did have some other source of income only received an average of $575 per month, or $6,900 per year, from work or other sources.

Still, for many that may have been a higher income than under TANF. The program only covers families in deep poverty, with a maximum of $6,228 in other income allowed for a family of three.

Cotsoradis said studies have shown that children who have access to extra income and security through TANF and other safety net programs, such as food assistance and Medicaid, grow up to have higher earnings and are less likely to be involved in violent crimes or become teen mothers.

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Patients and their families increasingly want to talk about end-of-life care with their physicians well before facing a terminal illness, studies have shown.

Most also want to die at home rather than in a hospital, although cultural differences influence end-of-life preferences.

“Patients want their primary care doctors to have these conversations, and the poll shows that physicians recognize that it’s their responsibility,” said Dr. Sandra Hernández, president and CEO of the California Health Care Foundation. “It’s wonderful that Medicare is reimbursing for these discussions. Now, physicians need more skills and training.”

Policy experts are urging more end-of-life conversations to accommodate patients’ desires and save money on aggressive medical interventions that patients and their families don’t want and that won’t prolong life.

The Scott County Record • Page 18 • Thursday, April 21, 2016

KPERS Decisions Down the Line Kansas officials do not consider the deferred payment a loan. According to State Budget Director Shawn Sullivan, it’s not about whether it’s referred to as a loan or something else.

“Either way, the payment will get paid back,” Sullivan said. “Either because we decide not to use it as a budget-balancing tool and it’s paid back this year or . . . we decide to use it for this year as a tool and then it’ll be paid back by September 30 of the next fiscal year.”

As far as paying back the money, Sullivan said other budget changes will have to be made down the line.

But until a decision is made whether to use the payments as a budget-balancing tool, $90 million in required contributions is being held in ambiguous political limbo. If, for instance, the state decides to delay a fraction of that $90 million - maybe just $50 million in payments - it will have to find that $50 million somewhere else, Sullivan said, plus eight percent annual interest.

Many critics of Kansas government blame Gov. Sam Brownback’s fiscal policies for the current financial situation. But in the case of KPERS, that’s not totally true.

The Kansas pension plan only has about 67 percent of the funds it currently owes to future retirees. That’s partially because of a cap instituted by the Legislature in the early 1990s that limits the amount that state and employee contributions can increase from year to year.

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Ken Kriz, director of the Kansas Public Finance Center, said that has resulted in contributions that are consistently lower than what they would need to be to keep funding levels where they need to be. Many researchers say 80 percent is a healthy funding level.

“And the state has just fallen further and further behind in terms of what it owes,” he said.

KPERS has billions of dollars to cover retirement benefits for decades to come. For members who have been paying into KPERS, that money cannot legally be touched; that 67 percent just means that if everyone in the system retired today, the state would only have twothirds of the money it has promised to employees.

Kriz says that in the short run, the contribution cap might have been a decent idea.

“But,” he says, “to keep it in place this long, really, it has no intellectual or public finance justification.”

And when you consider that along with the delayed contributions from the state, complications from the economy and the 2012 tax cuts, the result is more than $9.5 billion that the state is obligated to pay retired Kansans but it currently does not have.

Perennial Issue Rep. Don Hineman (R-Dighton) said the controversy over KPERS funding is a perennial part of the legislative process.

“It seems like every year in some way we are impacting KPERS either to the positive or the negative side,” he said.

Hineman sees the future of KPERS and those paying into it as positive. There is a plan in place to have KPERS in relatively good shape by 2020, he said, but the plan depends on the government making payments.

“We are on the right track,” he said.

That being said, he admits that with revenues as low as they are, he’s unsure of how the state expects to make this delayed payment, plus interest.

“I haven’t heard any specific rationale for how we might be able to make those payments.

Some folks might be thinking that things will turn around and revenues will increase once we get into the new fiscal year,” Hineman said. “If there is a plan, I don’t know what it is.

“My expectation is that our difficult financial circumstances are going to be with us for some time to come, and that makes me very skeptical.

And actually, I believe that means we will have to do more cutting in other areas of the budget in order to give a higher priority to making those KPERS payments.”

At some point the state will have to pay what it has promised. And Brainard said that’s what Kansans should be concerned about.

“Part of the problem is that the state has neglected the problem for so long, and of course the best thing the state could do is to stop digging a hole,” he said. “I mean, what do they say? ‘The first thing to do when you’re in a hole is to stop digging.’

And the state needs to do that.”

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Scott City sophomore Aaron Hoopes (right) celebrates near home plate with teammate Kevin Aguilera after Hoopes hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning of their 11-5 win at Spearville on Friday.

(Record Photo)

SC bats come alive in win over Lancers Entering Friday’s game, Scott Community High School was a team in desperate need of some offense and a win.

They got both in a 15-6, 7-8 double-header split at Spearville.

Sophomore Aaron Hoopes was swinging the big bat for

the Beavers with a home run in each game while Gustavo Gonzales earned a complete game win in the opener to snap the team’s nine game losing streak.

“We were finally doing the things that we have to in order to win games. We got timely

Rain has been big winner with postponements Mother Nature was the big winner - no contest - when it came to area sports this week.

All events that were to be held on Monday and Tuesday have been rescheduled with the hope that more rain in the forecast doesn’t continue to push more activities off until May which has begun to fill up with events.

“We’re going to start running out of dates when we can schedule games and meets,” says SCHS Activities Director Randy Huck.

The Scott City Relays will now be held on Mon., April 25. Twelve teams were still able to commit to the new date, but all teams will now be competing in one division.

Participants will include: Atwood, Colby, Dighton, Goodland, Hoisington, Hugoton, Lakin, Leoti, Phillipsburg, Scott City, Syracuse and Ulysses.

Other schedule changes include: Fri., April 22: SCHS baseball vs Lakin (T).

Mon., April 25: SCHS softball vs Elkhart (H), 4:00 p.m.

As of Thursday, the SCHS varsity golf tournament had not been rescheduled.

hits, we moved runners and we were driving the ball,” says head coach David Dirks. “Aaron had a great game. Starting with the Liberal game, he’s been hitting the ball real well.”

In the opener, Hoopes was 3-of-3 at the plate including a two-run shot over the right field

fence in the seventh inning.

He followed that with a 4-of4 performance in the nightcap that featured a home run to deep center field.

“That one had to fight the wind a little,” noted Dirks, referring to the steady 30-35 mph winds that players had to

cope with in both games.

Hoopes accounted for five RBIs. The Beavers, who have struggled at the plate, finally hit their offensive stride with a sixrun second inning in the opener that put them on top, 7-0.

(See SC BATS on page 21)

Scott City boys first at Smoky Valley; 4x400m, 4x800m relays capture golds Without an anchor who can run a 1:57 - so far - the goal for the Scott Community High School boys has been to get four runners on the 4x800m relay close to the 2:02 or 2:03 mark by late May. The Beavers took a big step in that direction with three runners who broke the 2:08 mark at the Smoky Valley Invitational on Friday. Scott City posted a season best of 8:32.77 for a gold medal.

Perhaps what made the time a bit more impressive is that once Jack Thomas (2:07.42) staked the relay to a lead on the opening leg, the rest of the team was running on their own.

He was followed by Wyatt Hayes (2:11.81), Adrian Ruelas (2:07.26) and Jess Drohman (2:06.02).

The winning time of 8:32.77 improved on their season best by 4-1/2 seconds.

“All three of those boys can bring their times down if they are running against competition,” says head coach Jim Turner.

Turner says he may still juggle with the running order and have Hayes or Ruelas run in the leadoff spot.

(See RELAYS on page 21)

Wyatt Hayes takes the baton from Jack Thomas during recent competition in the 4x800m relay.

(Record Photo)

Wright breaks school record in 200m hurdles Sterling Wright didn’t waste any time getting his name into the Scott City Middle School track record books.

In just the team’s second meet of the season, the eighth grader set a new record in the 200m hurdles with a time of 27.09 last Thursday at Holcomb.

He erased the old mark of 27.6 set by Marshall Faurot just a year ago.

Wright would add individual gold medals in the long jump (18-2) and the 200m (23.75). He was also a member of the winning 4x400m relay (4:10.86) that also included

Caleb VanDegrift, Sam Irwin and Kaden Wren.

Wren swept the middle distance events with golds in the 400m (54.77) and the 800m (2:21.77).

Cale Goodman collected first place finishes in the shot put (40-5) and discus (119-0) while

Johnny Lara (12:51.23) was champion in the 3200m.

The eighth graders completed a sweep of the relays with golds in the 4x200m (1:49.23) and the 4x800m (10:36.84). Members of the 4x200m were William Cupp, Gooden, Alexis Reyes and Eli Amack. Members of the

4x800m were Justus McDaniel, Kevin Herman, Fernando Garcia and Hunter Yager.

7th Grade Wins 5 Golds Easton Lorg and Isaac Tarango were each double gold medalists in the seventh grade (See WRIGHT on page 22)

Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland

Boomin’ chickens are a sight to behold

We settled into the blind well before sunup to watch and listen to the day awaken. The glow of the new morning had barely climbed above the horizon when Greater Prairie Chickens began to fly in from the pastures around us.

Just as we had been told, we heard their distinctive “booming,” like a mourning dove on steroids, before we ever saw the first one arrive.

One or two at a time they came until nine males boomed, strutted and scampered about, merely 50 yards away.

Known as a “lek,” this hallowed patch of high, open ground is chosen by the males as one of several mating sights each year.

Like junior high boys at the school dance, each male inflates the bright orange throat patch on each side of its head, fans out its tail, tucks its head down and forward and struts and scampers about and picks fights with his buddies, all in an attempt to attract and impress the “ladies.”

The booming sound comes when those throat patches are deflated, and booms are often mixed with a hysterical assortment of clucks, purrs and twitters.

Bob and Margaret Massey are walking encyclopedias about “all things Greater Prairie Chicken,” as they have had leks on their ground just east of Dexter for as long as they can remember.

It seems the birds like their bare, open soybean and milo stubble fields in early spring because they are the highest points around, and because they are some of the few crop fields amidst thousands of acres of rolling pasture.

(See BOOMIN’ on page 23)

The Scott County Record • Page 20 • Thursday, April 21, 2016

JV boys win 9 golds at Goodland

Scott Community High School had a huge day, winning nine gold medals at the Goodland junior varsity track meet.

Freshman Luis Madrid was a triple champion in the 200m (25.59), 400m (57.88) and long jump (17-10).

Conner LeBeau was a double winner in the 1600m (5:15.66) and the 3200m (11:21.08), while Daniel Nolasco swept the shot put (38-6) and discus (95-2).

Baron Strine won the javelin (120-4), Reid Brunswig the triple jump (37-9) and Jarrett Jurgens the 100m (12.0).

Scott City freshman Jaren Berning clears the bar during recent junior varsity track action.

Midwest Nationals

Seven members of the Takedown Kids Wrestling Club competed at the middle school and elementary school Midwest Nationals Dual Tournament last weekend. Grapplers and their records were (front row, from left) Kale Wheeler (105 lbs., 6-2), Ronnie Weathers (130 lbs., 1-7), Lance Miller (160 lbs., 4-5) and Leightyn Heim (120 lbs., 6-2). (Back row) Justus McDaniel (117 lbs., 4-3), Kale Goodman (160 lbs., 4-3) and Kaden Wren (125 lbs., 5.2).

(Record Photo)

Storm leads SC golfers at Ulysses Playing on a water-logged Ulysses course, Scott City’s Nick Storm carded a 91 and claimed a 10th place medalist finish on Monday.

Because of extremely wet conditions, golfers were only able to play the front nine on the course for their 18-hole total.

Storm, a senior, led the Beavers with rounds of 47-44, followed by Trace Mulligan (48-46--94) and Shea Morris (50-49--99).

Zach Tucker had his best round of the season with a 53-49--102.

“As a team we improved on our total score for the fourth straight tournament,” says head coach Brian Gentry. “I’m real pleased with the improvement I’m seeing from Dexter (Gooden) and Zach.

Gooden had rounds of 57-58--115.

“If Zach can continue to bring his score down into the 90s, and our top three can keep showing improvement, we can put ourselves into pretty good position by the time we get to league and regional,” says the head coach.

The Scott County Record • Page 21 • Thursday, April 21, 2016

SC girls win 4x800m; 3rd at Smoky Valley With all four team members posting their fastest splits of the season, the Scott Community High School girls easily claimed a gold medal in the 4x800m relay at the Smoky Valley Invitational on Friday.

The Lady Beavers posted a time of 10:27.66 - slicing more than 25 seconds off their previous best this season.

Team members were Makaela Stevens (2:37.77), Cami Patton (2:33.39), Dulce Ayala (2:42.01) and Paige Winderlin (233.81).

“We have four girls who can break 2:40 and I’d like to see all of them under 2:30 by the end of the season,” says Turner, noting that Ayala broke 2:40 in the open 800m.

Winderlin has stepped into her role as the anchor in both the 4x800m and 4x400m relays.

“She turned into an animal,” says Turner. “She’s stepped up the intensity during practice and it’s showing when we get into meets. And we’re seeing that she has a pretty decent kick.”

Winderlin was just as impressive in the 400m (62.73) where

SC Bats Chase Rumford was hit by a pitch to open the inning and advanced to third base following a single by Hoopes and a walk to Alex Depperschmidt.

SCHS scored their next runs on walks with the bases loaded to extend their lead to 3-0.

Justin Faurot delivered a two-run double and Kyle Cure added a RBI single in Scott City’s biggest inning of the season.

However, the Beavers then went into cruise control as Spearville climbed back into the game with four unanswered runs over the next four innings.

All four runs were scored with two outs.

Gonzales was trying to protect what had become a three run lead with Spearville threatening to chip away at the deficit even more with a runner on third

Relays “We’re looking for a 2:05 or better to start us off. We don’t want to be any worse than second or third on the first exchange,” Turner says. “When it’s all said and done, it may still end up being Jack in the lead spot.”

The 4x400m relay (3:35.02) was three seconds off their season best, but it was still good enough to give them a gold medal.

Drohman (52.94) ran a solid open split, followed by Wyatt

she was a gold medalist Winderlin (64.68) also anchored the 4x400m relay (4:23.44) that finished third.

Other relay members were Emily Smith (63.75), Patton (67.31) and Ayala (67.89).

Stevens broke the tape in the 3200m in 12:50.76 - improving on her season best by more than 10 seconds.

She added a second place finish in the 1600m (5:52.29).

Patton was a silver medalist in the 800m (2:37.2).

Cayleigh Ramsey established a career best in the pole vault by a foot, clearing 8-feet-6. She finished in fourth place.

“She’ll probably need to add another foot by regional,” says Turner.

Madison Braun (4th, 111-10) and Lizzy Eikenberry (5th, 1119) each had career bests in the javelin.

Eikenberry also had a personal best by four feet in the discus (5th, 103-11).

The Lady Beavers finished in third place with 63 points behind McPherson (70.5) and Smoky Valley (68).

SCHS junior Clarissa Ratzlaff competes in the shot put.

(Record Photo)

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base in the sixth inning. A deep fly to right field turned into an adventure for Depperschmidt in the strong winds, but he was able to reach over his head and grab the ball for the third out.

Scott City got some huge insurance runs in their half of the seventh when Rumford opened with a single and Hoopes followed with a home run. Depperschmidt would add a single and score on an infield hit and Drew Duff scored the fourth run of the inning on an infield error that put the Beavers on top, 11-4.

“I wasn’t sure whether to bring Gus out for the seventh inning, but I felt a lot more comfortable when we picked up those extra runs,” says Dirks. “I felt Gus could get through the inning as long as our defense helped him.”

Gonzalez gave up a leadoff walk that would eventually lead to a run on a sacrifice fly. But Scott City was able to retire the next three batters for the win.

The Beavers had just seven hits in the game, but made the most of those opportunities.

Gonzales allowed only six hits, but also issued seven walks.

Spearville had just one earned run.

Stumble in Nightcap Scott City stumbled out of the gate in the second game, giving up eight runs in the first three innings.

Starting pitcher Todd Morris allowed just three hits in 2-2/3 innings. Of the eight runs that Spearville scored, only one was earned.

“He deserved better considering how well he pitched. We

committed a lot of errors behind him,” says Dirks.

SCHS held a brief 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning and added three more in the top of the fourth. The first run came on a perfectly executed suicide squeeze by Rumford that brought Faurot home from third with the bases loaded.

Hoopes added a two-run double to right field that cut the deficit to 8-6.

That margin was sliced to a single run following a solo shot

by Hoopes in the sixth inning.

The Beavers had a chance to tie the game late in the seventh when Depperschmidt tried to score from second base on a single to right field. He was gunned down at home plate.

“With two outs it was a gamble worth taking. Give Spearville credit for making a good play,” says Dirks.

Hoopes also had a solid game on the mound, pitching 3-1/3 innings of scoreless relief. He allowed just one hit and gave up only one walk.

“Aaron had a couple of rough starts to the season, so we didn’t pitch him against Liberal,” says Dirks. “He was well-rested and looked like a different pitcher.

“If he can continue to pitch like that it will be a big boost for us.”

After committing just three errors in the opener, the SCHS defense was tagged with seven errors in the second game.

The Beavers scored their seven runs in the nightcap on nine hits.

“In the two games we had a total of 80 plate appearances which is huge for us. We need all the live at-bats we can get,” says Dirks.

Faurot has PRs Freshman Marshall Faurot had an outstanding day with four career bests that earned him four medals - including two golds.

With teammate Drake McRae unable to compete, Faurot again won the 300m int. hurdles (42.59), shaving nearly a half-second off his previous best. He added a fourth place finish in the 110m high hurdles (15.63).

The freshman was even more impressive in the field events

where he cleared 13-feet in the pole vault - improving on his career best by 18 inches - and added four inches to his personal best in the high jump, clearing 6-foot-2. He was a silver medalist in each event.

“He cleared 13-6 right after running the 300 meter hurdles, so he was a little gassed,” says Turner. “He’s close to clearing 14-feet in practice, so if he can have a little recovery time I expect him to make a pretty good run at it during a meet.”

Griffith Wins Gold Senior Cooper Griffith extended his career best in the discus for the second meet in a row, this time with a mark of 163-3, to win a gold medal. His previous best, set a week earlier at Liberal, was 154-9.

“He had one throw that was barely out of bounds that looked farther than 163,” Turner says.

“The big thing is that he’s doing it consistently.”

Drohman (2:08.9) was a silver medalist in the 800m.

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Kropp (53.97), Hayes (53.94) and Ruelas (53.45).

Thomas continued to look strong in the distance events, adding a silver in the 3200m (10.37.59) and a bronze in the 1600m (4:47.96).

The two relay golds, combined with two more first place finishes and four silvers helped to set the stage for a first place tie in the team standings. The Beavers and Buhler each scored 91 points to lead the 12-team field, followed by Smoky Valley (80).

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Spring game not likely to solve KSU’s QB question Kansas State will play their Purple-White spring football game on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The best way to watch spring games is to focus on just a few players that you want to study closely.

The Wildby cats have a Mac rugged non- Stevenson conference opener on September 2 at Stanford and Snyder is still trying to determine who will be his starting quarterback.

Don’t be surprised on Saturday if you see very little of Jesse Ertz who missed last season with a knee injury. It’s doubtful if K-State’s many fans will know who the starting QB is before fall practice.

If the coaching staff develops a superb quarterback over the next four months that will dramatically change the outlook for the upcoming season.

KU Gets Commitment For the second year in a row, KU basketball coach Bill Self has received a commitment from the coMVP of the McDonald’s All American game.

Last year, KU recruit Cheick Diallo was the MVP. Josh Jackson (6-7, 203) is the latest prized recruit.

KU fans can only hope he fares better than Diallo.

Jackson is rated as the best high school senior in the nation by Rivals.com.

Udoka Azubuike (6-11, 290) - who also played in the McDonald’s game - and Mitch Lightfoot (6-8, 210) have also committed to become Jayhawks. Azubuike, from Florida, is ranked 27th in the nation by Rivals.com and Lightfoot, from Arizona, is rated 118th.

During his senior season at Prolific Prep in Napa, Calif., Jackson averaged 26.9 ppg, 13 rpg, and 6.3 assists.

He is rated as a fierce competitor, exceptional defender, and amazing offensively on the fastbreak.

Jackson is not an established shooter. His outside shooting and free throwing leave much to be desired.

“Number one, I just want to be around people I can trust and who are going to push me to become better on and off the court,” said Jackson. “Two, is style of play. Each team plays pretty (See SPRING on page 23)

Shapland a triple winner at Holcomb Scott City Middle School eighth grader Madison Shapland was a triple winner at the Holcomb Invitational last Thursday.

The SCMS thinclad swept the 100m (13.14) and 200m (28.08) to go along with a win in the pole vault (8-feet).

Emily Weathers (66.62) was just as dominating in the middle distance, starting

Boomin’ Greater Prairie Chickens seem to nest only in native grasses so they do well in the tall native-grass pastures in the southern part of Kansas. In the 1990s there were often 8-10 leks on or near the Massey’s property, and it was common to see 500 to 600 greater prairie chickens from blinds surrounding those leks.

Word of mouth brought professional photographers and visitors from all over the U.S. and from as far away as England, Germany and Canada. In the early 2000s ranchers began experimenting with increased grazing practices that grazed the native grass

Wright

with a 1-2-4-5 finish by Scott City in the 400m. She was joined by teammates Stormy Wells (1:12.01), Jacy Rose (1:15.41) and Samantha Aguilar (1:21.09).

Weather (2:48.96) also set the winning pace in the 800m, followed by Shelby Patton (3rd, 3:02.66) and Rose (6th, 3:09.68).

Also collecting individual gold medals were Deborah

Murray (triple jump, 28-3 1/2), Wells (200m hurdles, 34.91) and Aguilar (3200m, 13:02.02).

The 4x800m relay posted a championship time of 11:21.39. Relay members were Patton, Rose, Piper Wasinger and Weathers.

McDaniel Wins Gold Abby McDaniel cleared seven feet to claim the only

individual gold medal for the seventh grade girls.

The 4x400m relay (5:10.22) collected a championship finish. Competing on the relay were Judy Wiebe, Lisa Ivy, Samantha Castillo and McDaniel.

The 4x800m relay added a winning time of 10:04.67.

Team members were Olivia Wagner, Ivey, Lizette Bejarono and Megan Vance.

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pastures much shorter and the greater prairie chickens nearly ceased to exist in that part of the state.

Today, those grazing practices have been amended, allowing pastures to remain taller, like before, and the prairie chickens are returning. Another factor these birds have going for them is their ability to re-nest if their first clutch of eggs is lost.

Massey told us they are able to re-nest up to 3 times without having to rebreed again; the first clutch of eggs will number about 12, and the number of eggs will diminish each time.

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division at Holcomb.

Lorg and Loren Faurot tied for first in the pole vault, each clearing eight feet. Lorg added a win in the 200m (26.74).

Tarango swept the 100m (12.61), nudging Lorg who was in third place (12.89), and the 800m (2:33.66).

Sawyer Stevens was the only other gold medalist for SCMS with a win in the 400m (63.84), just ahead of teammate Harrison King (64.45).

Stevens was also a runner-up in the 800m (2:40.68) and third in the pole vault (7-6).

The Bluejays finished second in the 4x100m relay (53.91), 4x200m relay (2:03.47), 4x400m relay (4:29.12) and the 4x800m relay (11:02.1).

The Massey’s property has a nice lodge with sleeping quarter’s upstairs and entertaining facilities and a full kitchen downstairs, plus a stocked fishing pond. In honor of a son killed in a tractor accident, Massey’s ran Mark Massey Memorial Boy’s Ranch from 1973 until 1985.

Since then they have also shared their facilities and the Lord with abused wives and their children, a family member struggling with addiction and Missionaries awaiting support to serve in Africa.

They also host church groups for retreats and workshops.

Today the board of directors of their 4M Ministries is

strongly considering starting a Cowboy Church on Saturday nights to provide a worship opportunity for area ranchers who must care for cattle on Sunday mornings. So whether it’s to watch and listen to the early spring antics of greater prairie chickens and to enjoy Margaret’s homemade biscuits and gravy afterwards, check them out at www.4mministry. com.

You’ll instantly feel like you’ve known them your whole life.

Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors!

Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@idkcom.net

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Spring fast. I think that is where I’m best, when we are playing in the open court, transition. And three, I kind of already said it in the first one, to be under a coach who is going to push me . . . push me to get better.”

Jackson won’t have to worry about number three, Coach Self is not timid when it comes to pushing.

Kansas is loaded for the 2016-17 season and the Jayhawks will be heavily favored to win their 13th consecutive Big 12 title.

Coach Self wasn’t reticent about the Jayhawks prospects and said, “We’re set! We haven’t got any letter-of-intents back yet, so we obviously can’t comment on it, but

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I feel really good about who we’re going to sign this spring. I think we’ve put ourselves in a real favorable position.”

Besides Jackson at small forward, KU will have Frank Mason and Devontʹe Graham back at starting guards. Sophomore Lagerald Vick will add quality depth. And Svi Mykhailiuk will play at both guard and small forward.

In the pivot, starting center Landen Lucas will return for his fifth and final year at Kansas. Azubuike will supply depth at center. Sophomore Carlton Bragg has grown an inch (6-10, 225) and he’ll be sensational at power forward. And transfer

SCMS Track Holcomb Invitational April 14, 2016 7th Grade Girls Discuss: Samantha Castillo, 6th, 51-06.

High Jump: Judy Wiebe, 4th, 3-08.

Pole Vault: Abby McDaniel, 1st(T), 7-0; Paige Vulgamore, 3rd, 6-0; Olivia Wagner, 4th, 5-6; Kaely Capps, 5th, 5-0.

Long Jump: Wiebe, 2nd, 13-5; McDaniel, 4th,12-7.75.

Triple Jump: Alli Brunswig, 4th, 25-7; Brooke Hoeme, 5th, 24-7; Aalyson Collins, 6th, 24-6.5.

100m: Daniela Garcia, 5th, 14.83; Taia Waldrop, 6th(T), 15.01.

100m Hurdles: Hoeme, 5th, 21.71.

200m: Castillo, 2nd, 29.62; Wiebe, 3rd, 30.11; Brunswig, 6th, 31.27.

400m: Hoeme, 4th, 1:18.04; Brunswig, 6th, 1:19.30.

1600m: Lisa Ivy, 4th, 7:19.55.

4x100m: Mya Unger, Claire Rumford, Gisselle Aguirre, Garcia, 3rd, 65.76.

4x200m: Vulgamore, Waldrop, Anastasia Rojas, Hoeme, 2nd, 2:17.68.

4x400m: Wiebe, Ivy, Castillo, McDaniel, 1st, 5:10.22.

4x800m: Wagner, Ivy, Lizette Bejarono, Megan Vance, 1st, 10:04.67.

7th Grade Boys Pole Vault: Easton Lorg, 1st(T), 8-0; Loren Faurot, 1st(T), 8-0; Sawyer Stevens, 3rd, 7-6; Adam Elder, 4th(T), 6-6.

Discuss: Harrison King, 5th, 70-11.

Triple Jump: Loren Faurot, 4th, 32-6.25.

High Jump: Josh Rosin, 5th, 4-4.

100m: Isaac Tarango, 1st, 12.61; Lorg, 3rd, 12.89.

200m: Lorg, 1st, 26.74.

200m Hurdles: Faurot, 4th, 33.49.

400m: Sawyer Stevens, 1st, 63.84; King, 2nd, 64.45.

800m: Tarango, 1st, 2:33.66; Stevens, 2nd, 2:40.68.

1600m: Tarango, 2nd, 5:36.20; Roberto Apodaca, 3rd, 6:09.97; Jeffrey Nix, 4th, 6:30.64.

4x100m: Elder, Rosin, Nix, Dutch Turner, 2nd, 53.91.

4x200m: King, Conner Cupp, Apodaca, Kevin Serrano, 2nd, 2:03.47.

4x400m: Lorg, King, Faurot, Tarango, 2nd, 4:29.12.

4x800m: Apodacaa, Turner, Serrano, Stevens, 2nd, 11:02.1.

8th Grade Girls Shot Put: Amanda Lara, 2nd, 31-1.75; Gabrielle Martinez, 3rd, 30-9.5; Lyndi Rumford, 5th, 29-8.

Discuss: Briana Amezcua, 4th, 68-04.

High Jump: MaKenna Ashmore, 3rd(T), 4-0; Cynthia Gonzalez, 3rd(T), 4-0.

Pole Vault: Madison Shapland, 1st, 8-0. Abbigail LeBeau, 3rd(T), 6-06.

Triple Jump: Deborah Murray, 1st, 28-3.5.

100m: Shapland, 1st, 13.14.

100m Hurdles: LeBeau, 4th, 19.33; Stormy Wells, 5th, 19.5; Cynthia Gonzalez, 6th, 19.83.

200m: Shapland, 1st, 28.08.

200m Hurdles: Wells, 1st, 34.91; LeBeau, 4th, 39.96.

400m: Emily Weathers, 1st, 66.62; Wells, 2nd, 1:12.01; Jacy Rose, 4th, 1:15.41; Samantha Aguilar, 5th, 1:21.09.

800m: Weathers, 1st, 2:48.96; Shelby Patton, 3rd, 3:02.66; Rose, 6th, 3:09.68.

1600m: Piper Wasinger, 3rd, 6:46.62; Ashmore, 4th, 7:01.16; Aguilar, 5th, 7:06.89.

3200m: Aguilar, 1st, 13:02.02.

4x100m: Murray, Patton, Wasinger, Shapland, 2nd, 58.27.

4x200m: Wells, Ashmore, Rumford, Murray, 3rd, 2:07.96.

4x400m: Patton, Rose, Wasinger, Weathers, 2nd, 4:50.72.

4x800m: Patton, Rose, Wasinger, Weathers, 1st, 11:21.39.

8th Grade Boys Pole Vault: Justus McDaniel, 2nd, 9-6.

Shot Put: Cale Goodman, 1st, 40-5.

Discus: Goodman, 1st, 119-0; Caleb VanDegrift, 3rd, 105-6.

Long Jump: Sterling Wright, 1st, 18-2.

Triple Jump: Parker Gooden, 3rd, 33-1.5; Eli Amack, 5th, 32-6.5.

High Jump: Kaden Wren, 2nd, 5-4.

100m Hurdles: Fernando Garcia, 3rd, 17.81.

200m: Wright, 1st, 23.75.

200m Hurdles: Wright, 1st, 27.09 (New School Record); Alexis Reyes, 5th, 30.52.

400m: Wren,1st, 54.77; Sam Irwin, 5th, 61.04.

800m: Wren, 1st, 2:21.77.

1600m: Amack, 3rd, 5:57.06.

3200m: Johnny Lara, 1st, 12:51.23; Eric Frances, 4th, 12:55.95; Jessie Ivey, 5th, 14:45.6.

4x100m: Goodman, VanDegrift, William Cupp, Amack, 3rd, 53.91.

4x200m: Cupp, Gooden, Reyes, Amack, 1st, 1:49.23.

4x400m: Wright, VanDegrift, Irwin, Wren, 1st, 4:10.86.

4x800m: McDaniel, Kevin Herman, Garcia, Yager, 1st, 10:36.84.

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Dwight Coleby is going to provide additional depth in the frontcourt.

That leaves Diallo, who hadn’t hired an agent through April 14. If he returns to KU for one more year, the Jayhawks will have their best team of the Self era.

Looking for a Pitcher It would be a bit presumptuous for KC Royals fans to order their 2016 World Series tickets this week, but their team is off to an excellent start (8-3 through April 16). Stellar pitching and defense have led the way.

Regardless of the splendid start, KC appears to have a glaring weakness in their starting rotation. Chris Young, 37, has

lost his fastball. Young has been charged with all three of KC’s losses and he had a 7.90 ERA through the first 11 games.

From here, it looks like Young’s days as a starter are numbered. Manager Ned Yost might try Luke Hochevar, Danny Duffy or one of the other bullpen pitchers as the fifth starter.

GM Dayton Moore and Yost might want to call up one of their minor league prospects, but there’s no one that stands out at this time.

In any event, unless Young makes a significant turnaround there has to be a change. It’s encouraging to note, however, that this is KC’s only major concern at the moment.

SCHS Track Varsity Track April 15, 2016 • at Smoky Valley Girl’s Division Team scores: McPherson 70.5, Smoky Valley 68, Scott City 63, Southeast of Saline 62.5, Concordia 55, Marion 44, Chapman 44, Sacred Heart 42, Hutchinson-Trinity 33, Ellsworth 30, Buhler 24, Abilene 22 Discus: Lizzy Eikenberry, 5th, 103-11.

Javelin: Madison Braun, 4th, 111-10; L. Eikenberry, 5th, 111-9.

Pole Vault: Cayleigh Ramsey, 4th, 8-6.

400m: Paige Winderlin, 1st, 62.73.

800m: Cami Patton, 2nd, 2:37.20; Dulce Ayala, 6th, 2:39.39.

1600m: MaKaela Stevens, 3rd, 5:52.29.

3200m: Stevens, 1st, 12:50.76.

4x400m: Emily Smith, Patton, Ayala, Winderlin, 3rd, 4:23.44.

4x800m: Stevens, Ayala, Patton, Winderlin, 1st, 10:27.66.

Boy’s Division Team scores: Scott City 91, Buhler 91, Smoky Valley 80, Chapman 56, McPherson 54, Sacred Heart 40, Marion 37, Ellsworth 31, Hutchinson-Trinity 30, Southeast of Saline 20, Abilene 17, Concordia 11 High Jump: Marshall Faurot, 2nd, 6-2.

Triple Jump: Wyatt Hays, 4th, 38-9.75.

Discus: Cooper Griffith, 1st, 163-3.

Pole Vault: Faurot, 2nd, 13-0.

110 Hurdles: Faurot, 4th, 15.63.

200m: Wyatt Kropp, 5th, 24.62.

300m Int. Hurdles: Faurot, 1st, 42.59.

400m: Hayes, 5th, 54.63.

800m: Jess Drohman, 2nd, 2:08.9.

1600m: Jack Thomas, 3rd, 4:47.96.

3200m: Thomas, 2nd, 10:37.59; Conner LeBeau, 5th, 11:17.83.

4x400m: Drohman, Kropp, Hayes, Adrian Ruelas, 1st, 3:35.02.

4x800m: Thomas, Hayes, Ruelas, Drohman, 1st, 8:32.77.

Junior Varsity April 11, 2016 • at Goodland Girl’s Division Pole Vault: Kylee Trout, 1st, 7-0.

Discus: Allison Smith, 6th, 68-9.

Javelin: Kiana Yager, 1st, 96-8.

Shot Put: Katie Nowak, 3rd, 26-4; Leslee Charvarria, 6th, 25-11.

Long Jump: Alyssa Storm, 1st, 13-4.

Triple Jump: Yager, 1st, 30-11.75; Alexis Hoeme, 5th, 27-8; Storm, 6th, 29-11.5.

High Jump: Kody Rogers, 2nd, 4-0.

100m: Shantice Lara, 1st, 14.21; Natali Navarrete, 5th, 14.88.

200m: Lara, 1st, 29.77; Navarrete, 2nd, 30.59.

400m: Olivia, Prieto, 1st, 69.38.

800m: Rogers, 3rd, 3:00.47; Hoeme, 4th, 3:05.17.

1600m: Ashley Prewit, 3rd, 6:57.39.

3200m: Prewit, 3rd, 15:05.8; Hallie Wiechman, 4th, 16:25.18.

300m Low Hurdles: Yager, 2nd, 56.58.

4x100m: Navarrete, Aly Tarango, Storm, Lara, 1st, 56.48.

4x400m: Navarrete, Tarango, Storm, Prieto, 1st, 4:48.05.

4x800m: Tarango, Prieto, Hoeme, Rogers, 1st, 12:20.98.

Boy’s Division Discus: Daniel Nolasco, 1st, 95-2.

Shot Put: D. Nolasco, 1st, 38-6; Kyle Sherwood, 2nd, 37-0.5; Baron Strine, 6th, 33-4.

Javelin: Strine, 1st, 120-4; Jarret Jurgens, 3rd, 107-7; Reid Brunswig, 6th, 99-3.

Long Jump: Luis Madrid, 1st, 17-10; Horn, 3rd, 16-10; Brunswig, 5th, 16-6.

Triple Jump: Brunswig, 1st, 37-9; Jeron Berning, 2nd, 35-8.5.

High Jump: Madrid, 2nd, 5-4; Berning, 3rd, 5-2.

100m: Jurgens, 1st, 12.0.

200m: Madrid, 1st, 25.59.

400m: Madrid, 1st, 57.88; Berning, 2nd, 59.87.

800m: Austin Rios, 2nd, 2:25.33.

1600m: Conner LeBeau, 1st, 5:15.66; Angel Rodriguez, 2nd, 5:24.03; Rios, 3rd, 5:27.7.

3200m: LeBeau, 1st, 11:21.08; Rodriguez, 2nd, 11:43.17.

Earth Day

Go green in the laundry room There are several ways to save energy and water in the laundry room, from careful selection of your machines to using cold water.

About 90 percent of the energy used for washing clothes is for heating the water. Here are some tips to green your laundry:

this one! Washing in cold water will save you cash, and still get your clothesclean.

The Department of Energy estimates that up to 90 percent of the cost of doing laundry (in an older top-loader) comes not from electricity running the machine, but from running your water heater.

nient, but line-drying your clothes can save you about $85 a year. That’s the average cost of running a clothes dryer.

Line-drying also preserves your clothing, as lint is made up of the fibers beat out of your clothing during machine drying.

Line-drying also means Wash in Cold Water no more lint balls and dryIf you only choose Dry Outdoors ersheets floating around It isn’t always conveone of these tips, choose your laundry room.

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Earth Day Environment Quiz 1) What country consumes the most energy in the world? ___ Russia ___ China ___ United States ___ Canada 2) What country produces the most energy in the world? ___ Iraq ___ Saudi Arabia ___ United States ___ Russia 3) What is the leading source of energy in the United States? ___ Coal ___ Oil ___ Nuclear power ___ Natural gas 4) Which of the following sources of energy is NOT renewable? ___ Petroleum ___ Hydropower ___ Biomass ___ Solar power 5) How much of the world’s water is available for human use? ___ 97% ___ 23% ___ 3% ___ Less than 1% 6) About how long does it take a Styrofoam cup to decompose? ___ 10 years ___ 2 months ___ 400 years ___ 150 years 7) According to the Sierra Club, what is the most polluted city in the world? ___ Los Angeles, California ___ Linfen, China ___ New Dehli, India ___ Mexico City, Mexico 8) What is the most common type of debris that litters our oceans? ___ Bags ___ Plastic beverage bottles ___ Cigarettes ___ Food packaging 9) Three Mile Island was the site of what disaster? ___ The worst nuclear explosion in the world. ___ The worst forest fires in U.S. history. ___ The worst accident in U.S. nuclear-reactor history. ___ The worst oil spill in U.S. history.

10) What is the most common type of trash thrown away

by Americans? ___ Paper products and cardboard ___ Metals ___ Glass ___ Plastics Answers 1) The U.S. uses almost twice the amount of energy as the world’s second-largest energy consumer, China.

2) The United States produces about 16% of all the energy produced in the world. Russia is No. 2, at 13%.

3) Oil provides the U.S. with about 39% of its energy.

4) Petroleum is a fossil fuel. Coal and natural gas are other examples of fossil fuels.

5) Only about one-third of 1% of all water on Earth is available for human use.

6) Over 400 years.

7) Linfen, China has held the dubious distinction for a few years.

8) Volunteers for the International Coastal Cleanup removed nearly two million cigarettes and cigarette filters in their most recent effort to clear litter from the world’s oceans.

9) On March 28, 1979, at the nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, coolant (the fluid that keeps a machine cool) escaped from the reactor core due to a combination of mechanical failure and human error.

10) Paper products and cardboard account for about 39% of all trash.

Conservation fact . . .

We generate 21.5 million tons of food waste each year. If we composted that food, it would reduce the same amount of greenhouse gas as taking two million cars off the road. * * * Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to listen to a full album on your iPod. Recycling 100 cans could light your bedroom for two whole weeks.

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Comparing the best and worst:

•Blue States are greener, with an average rank of 14.92, compared with Red States, which have an average rank of 36.96. (1=Best) •Missouri has the lowest municipal solid waste per capita, 0.82 tons, which is three times lower than in Hawaii, the state with the highest, 2.79 tons.

•Maine has the highest percentage of recycled municipal solid waste, 48 percent, which is 48 times higher than in Louisiana, the state with the lowest, one percent.

•New York has the lowest per-capita carbon footprint, 8.52, which is 14 times lower than in Wyoming, the state with the highest, 120.55.

•Oregon has the highest percentage of energy consumption from renewable sources, 46.6 percent, which is 17 times higher than in Delaware, the state with the lowest, 2.7 percent.

Earth Day every day for farmers, ranchers John Schlageck Kansas Farm Bureau

Farmers and ranchers strive to protect our planet each and every day. On April 22, nearly 2 million agricultural producers will celebrate the 45th observance of Earth Day with the rest of us who live in this country.

Like each day’s sunrise and sunset, some take this land for granted. Conservation of our planet can be a struggle because some regard the land as a commodity that belongs to them. Others see this earth as a community to which they belong.

Farmers and ranchers belong to this second category. They love, care and respect the land. Ag producers adhere to an ethic that enlarges the boundaries of our community to include soils, waters, plants, trees and animals collectively - the land.

The fondest wish of farmers and ranchers is to pass their land on to their children. They work years to leave a legacy of good land stewardship.

Today, less than two percent of our population makes its living directly from the land. Middlemen, countless machines and sophisticated technology separate those who do not work the land from this valuable resource. Many have no vital relation to the land.

As we celebrate Earth Day this April 22, let’s remember land use is not solely an economic question. Let’s remember it in terms of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is economically expedient.

The future of our land

and its viability hinges on investments of time, forethought, skill and faith, rather than only investments of capital. We have continually modernized our farm equipment, plant foods, pesticides and other production inputs and we are proud of the abundance of the crops we produce.

On this Earth Day, let’s renew our commitment to harmony with our lifegiving land. Let’s once again reaffirm our commitment to always hold sacred the land.

This Earth Day, renew your pledge to the earth as a community to which you belong. Nurture, love and respect this land that includes soil, water, plants, trees and animals.

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Lake Scott State Park Manager Greg Mills feels he has the best job in Kansas, but maintaining the park for the steady growth in visitors, and planning for improvements, is becoming a bigger challenge on a tight budget.

(Record Photo)

Staff shortage will be a challenge for Lake Scott State Park this summer Lake Scott State Park Manager Greg Mills will tell you he has the best job at the best park in Kansas.

And his goal is to make the park even better.

Should you ask him what projects he has scheduled you’d better be prepared to sit for awhile. It’s a long list that keeps getting longer.

Mills is pushing hard to get a tree planting program initiated in order to replace the aging shade trees that make Lake Scott a true oasis.

There are also plans to dredge Barrel Springs pond and repair the dam, which would improve the fish habitat and make it a more desirable location for fishermen throughout the year. That also includes a vault toilet near the pond.

“I’d even like to add a floating walkway across the pond,” he says.

In the near future, he plans to add an archery range south of the park office. He would also like to expand the hiking/biking/horse trail that loops around the park and that’s in addition to continuing maintenance of the existing trail and camping sites.

However, that list also comes with a price tag and money has been tight in Topeka.

While fisheries biologist Dave Spalsbury and the regional office in Hays are behind the Barrel Springs dredging project they can’t be certain when that will happen.

While Mills has no control over projects of that scope, he does turn his attention to what is possible with limited funding and considerable local support.

“There’s so much that the Friends of Lake Scott does for us that people don’t see, but I can’t imagine not having them around,” says Mills.

It was the Friends group which assisted in updating the power coming into the electrical sites at Lakeview Campground.

For several years, campers have had to deal with interrupted service because of a junction box that would overheat and throw breakers.

In recent years, volunteers have helped with repairs to the floating handicap dock and cutting back the trees and brush along roadsides.

“The community’s support has been tremendous. Without the volunteers and the donations we wouldn’t be able to accomplish near what we do,” says

Mills. “Along with me and a park ranger we could use a fulltime maintenance person.”

That’s in addition to the two seasonal employees that work at the park.

Park Ranger Leaves Mills will be forced to lean even more on the Friends group and volunteers with the recent departure of Park Ranger Tad Eubanks.

While Eubanks says he has enjoyed working at the park for the past three years, not getting a pay raise during that time forced him to look elsewhere. He will join the Scott City Police Department later this month.

The move actually resulted in a pay cut for Eubanks, though he is making up for the lost salary with better health benefits from the city.

“I liked my job at the park, but there were too many things that weighed in favor of taking the (police department) job,” says Eubanks. “Paid overtime.

Pay increases. Better scheduling.

“I’m starting out as a PSO (public service officer), but my goal is to eventually get on with the night shift and have more opportunity to do investigative work. That’s what I really enjoy doing.”

However, the state’s continuing financial problems and the impact that’s had on funding state agencies and providing wage increases for employees has become an issue throughout Kansas.

Earlier this year, the legislature was informed that the Kansas Highway Patrol was understaffed by about 100 troopers.

And low wages have led to serious staffing issues at state hospitals in Larned and Osawatomie.

So it’s no surprise that the impact of budget cuts has trickled down to employees within the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.

Salaries have been frozen for the past eight years, according to lawmakers such as Rep. Don Hineman (R-Dighton) and resources for park projects have been severely curtailed.

Budget cuts contributed to a limited trout stocking program at the park this past winter.

“I enjoy the law enforcement side of the job and I really liked the versatility of working at the park,” says Eubanks. “But you’re also putting in a lot of

hours and a lot of work.

“It wouldn’t be unusual to get home at 1:00 (a.m.) and then get called back out again.”

Eubanks says he’s looking forward to the opportunity of doing more investigative work with the police department.

At the same time, Eubanks says getting an occasional pay raise from the state “might have made a difference. I’d have been happier.

“They (state) mentioned it a couple of times,” says Eubanks, whose salary had been frozen at the same starting level as when he started in October of 2012.

“Had the state been offering regular pay raises, I don’t think the city could have matched them with their pay and benefits,” he says.

Job Has Been Posted The open position has been posted by the state. Mills is hoping it can be filled by mid-May. “It’s tough to say how many will apply. When Tad applied there were only two people interested,” says Mills. “Since we’re at the end of the school year maybe a college graduate will apply.

“I only made about a dollar more an hour than Tad and I’ve been here for 16 years,” says Mills. “I don’t know if that’s inviting for a college grad.”

Even if the position could be filled by mid-May, the new ranger would have to attend the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center. That would push their starting date off to about July 1.

“And that’s if everything falls together pretty quickly,” says Mills. “This summer is pretty much wrecked for me in terms of getting things done that I’d hoped to.”

With many electrical hookups and primitive camp sites quickly being reserved for the summer, Mills is anticipating a busy time even if the park were fully staffed.

“With the recent rains, it already feels like we’re falling behind,” Mills notes. “We’re going to be hard-pressed to keep up with the mowing and regular maintenance over the next few weeks. We have a great crew out here and we’ll get it done, but it’s going to stretch us pretty thin.”

Still, Mills wouldn’t trade his

job for anything else.

“I knew the challenges and I knew the pay going into this.

Sure, it would be nice to get a raise every year, but I don’t let that affect me or the job I’m expected to do,” he says. “My goal is to make Lake Scott the best park it can be.”

Mills can’t imagine anything that would make him walk away from his dream job.

“When I first came here and began working for Rick (Stevens), I knew at the time my goal was to become the manager of Lake Scott and to eventually retire in that position. Hopefully, there will be someone ready to take the reins from me when that time comes.”

In the meantime, Mills and his staff are bracing for a busy summer. The electrical hookup sites are already filled for the holiday weekends through the summer. Park revenue from visitation has about doubled over the past 10 years and there’s no sign of that changing.

“People love coming here because it’s a great park and we’ve created a great atmosphere.

That’s not going to change,” assures Mills.

Former Park Ranger Tad Eubanks assists with the last year’s bass survey at the state park.

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put on your dancin’ shoes Seniors show they are still light on their feet The “arch and under” and “waterfall” aren’t typically seen at high school dances - at least not for several decades - but that could change.

With the help of some dance partners from another generation, Scott Community High School and middle school students learned a few new steps during the annual StuCo/VIP dance on Sunday afternoon at the high school.

“I’ve been going to these for the last four years and I’ve learned some new dances,” says SCHS StuCo President Megan Smith.

“It’s fun to learn from another generation and see how dances have changed. It’s a very spirited time.”

This was the second year that Addie Price had participated.

“I may have to do one of these (dances) at the next high school dance,” she said with a grin.

The StuCo has been sponsoring the dance for about seven years with help from the Scott County VIP Center. Since the center sponsors dances each month, they bring “The Moonshiners” band and the dance is held in the SCHS commons area.

“There are some years we’ve had 40 or maybe 50 older people who show up,” says StuCo sponsor Karen Pounds.

This year there were about 60 total dancers, including about 25 “seniors.”

“Todd (Steele) let me know whenever there’s a dance and I show up,” said Arthur Hammond, who carried a small towel to wipe his brow.

Hammond, who was having a great time showing his younger partners some new moves, rarely missed an opportunity to be on the dance floor.

“I come here to have a good time,” he said with a huge grin. “If you can’t have a good time then you’d better stay on the porch.”

Pounds says that while it’s a StuCo activity, they encourage any middle school or high school students to participate. She recalls last year when a few high school boys were finishing a project in the auditorium and walked down to the commons area to see what was happening.

“Chantz (Yager) and some of his friends decided they’d stay around and dance. They had such a good time they even called some of their friends and they showed up,” says Pounds. “I think the ladies had the most fun dancing with all those boys.”

One year StuCo had the junior class leave the prom decorations up from the night before so they could create a similar atmosphere for the seniors, but that was a one-time event. The seniors didn’t care for the tarp that was protecting the gym floor.

“When they dance they have to slide and glide,” says Pounds. “They wanted (the dance) back in the commons area.”

Milt Riddiough, Scott City, says the dances need to be held more often than once a year.

“It’s fun being around the kids,” he says. “I think everyone has a great time.”

(Top) Arthur Hammond, Garden City, shows Judy Wiebe some of his dance moves during the SCHS Student Council’s senior citizen dance on Sunday.

(Right) SCHS sophomore Conner LeBeau and Janet Harper, Colby, share a dance.

(Below right) Emma Price (left) and Megan Smith take their turn in the circle showing their dancing skills.

(Bottom) Doing the “arch and under” are Alvin Dellere (Colby) and Dallie Metheney.

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First come the rains, now prepare for wheat disease Now with the added moisture, there are bound to be some disease issues that start to pop up in the growing wheat. So this week I thought I would share some information that I found in regards to the growing concern.

While the recent rains will be beneficial to the wheat crop it will also increase stripe rust activity. Stripe rust was already established at low levels in many areas of central Kansas and the recent rainfall greatly increases the risk that the disease will move to the upper leaves soon.

Down on the Farm Chris Long Walnut Creek Extension Agent

This movement to the upper leaves is important because they contribute most of the energy used by the plant to make grain.

The disease has already reached the upper leaves in many fields in the southeast region of the state, which received more rain in previous weeks than other areas.

Where stripe rust was not yet present, producers have

a little more time before making a decision about applying a fungicide, but it is still important to monitor for the disease regularly. It is important to note that stripe rust has been suspected in parts of Ness County, but not officially confirmed.

It can be assumed that with the added moisture, it may be found soon in Rush County, since it has been verified in neighboring Barton.

Fields planted to varieties susceptible to stripe rust should be scouted closely until the wheat is past the stage at which fungicides

can be applied, which is flowering for most fungicides.

A fungicide application would likely be beneficial where stripe rust has spread to the upper leaves. In some areas of southeast and south-central Kansas, stripe rust had already infected the flag leaf little more than a week ago.

Where stripe rust is currently present on the flag leaves at low levels and most of the leaf’s green area is still intact, a fungicide application will still be beneficial in most cases. There is a point of diminishing

KSU webinar on cover crops in grazing system Growing cover crops offer potential benefits, including improved soil health, but these crops can be expensive to establish and manage. Establishment and management costs can be recovered by integrating crop and animal production and grazing cover crops as forage.

Great Plains Grazing team member and Kansas State University Extension beef systems specialist Jaymelynn Farney will present “Integration of Livestock and Cropping Systems,” a free webinar on Tues., April 26, 1:30 p.m. Participants can expect to learn: •benefits of integrating crop and animal production; •cover crop types and their forage production potential; and •best utilization of these crops for cow herd or stocker grazing.

(See DISEASE on page 29)

Cattle killer has reached into Western Ks. An unwanted visitor has arrived in parts of Kansas, and the results have been cattle death loss in some cases.

Anaplasmosis is a crippling, blood-borne disease carried by ticks and flies that can kill mature cattle if left untreated.

A May 11 meeting is planned in Salina to bring cattle producers, veterinarians, Extension agents and others together to

inform, educate and work toward a coordinated response to the disease, which surged into Kansas in 2015.

The meeting starts at 11:30 a.m. at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus’s College Conference Center, at 2310 Centennial Road.

The meeting is hosted by the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and K-State

Extension. It involves beef-focused faculty from K-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Agriculture, plus leadership from the Kansas Livestock Association, Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Veterinary Medical Association.

“In 2015, almost every county in the eastern twothirds and several far-west counties of Kansas had

samples that were tested and found to be anaplasmosis positive,” said Gregg Hanzlicek, director of production animal field investigations for the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, noting that it’s not unusual for the disease to be found in eastern Kansas but had not been so much a problem in Western Kansas until recently.

“We don’t know if the geography of this disease

Latest corn, soybean acreage reports set tone for cattle market The USDA released its annual prospective plantings report and their quarterly grain stocks reports on March 31.

The prospective plantings report uses the results of producer surveys from late February through early March, estimating the acreage allocation of various crops in each state (and the nation).

The stocks report summarizes the level of grain inventories in terminal elevators and on farm grain bins. These two reports typically set the tone of

the corn and soybean markets at least through the spring months.

The plantings report revealed that U.S. producers intend to plant 93.6 million acres of corn this summer, up six percent from last year’s 87.9 million acres and more than 2.6 million acres higher than even the highest trade estimate.

Corn prices immediately reacted by dropping 16 cents the same day the report was released.

Since the report came out, the markets have

recovered about half of the 16 cents that were lost.

Supplies of corn were inline with expectations.

All corn stocks were up one percent from a year ago at 7.81 billion bushels while corn held on-farms was down one percent versus last March.

While on-farm corn storage is down from a year ago, there is still a historically large quantity of corn sitting in grain bins. When combined with increased planted acres, we could see a lot of corn hitting the markets

sometime this summer as producers empty the bins in preparation for a large fall harvest.

This will cause further pressure on prices.

U.S. producers are planning to plant 82.2 million acres of soybeans this summer, down less than one percent from last year’s 82.65 million acres. This came in about 800,000 acres lower than the average trade estimate.

All soybean stocks were up 15 percent from a year ago at 1.53 billion bushels while on-farm (See REPORTS on page 29)

has changed or if veterinarians and producers are looking harder for it, but it is clear that there are positive herds in a very large percentage of Kansas.”

Topics and speakers will include: •Anaplasmosis in Cattle: Facts and Fiction: Gregg Hanzlicek, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, KSU, and Mike Apley, Frick Professor, Clinical

Sciences, KSU; • D i a g n o s t i c Considerations and Strategies: Gregg Hanzlicek, Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, KSU; •Keeping Anaplasmosis out of your Cow Herd: Dave Rethorst, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, KSU, and KC Olson, Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, KSU;

Market Report

Weather

Closing prices on April 19, 2016 Bartlett Grain Red Wheat............ $ 4.03 White Wheat ....... $ 4.03 Milo .................... $ 2.99 Corn ................... $ 3.57 Soybeans (new crop) $ 8.90 Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 3.90 White Wheat ....... $ 3.95 Milo (bu.)............. $ 2.96 Corn.................... $ 3.54 Soybeans ........... $ 8.59 Sunflowers.......... $ 13.80 ADM Grain Wheat..................

Milo (bu.).............

Corn....................

Soybeans............

Sunflowers..........

$ 4.12 $ 3.05 $ 3.60 $ 8.91 $ 14.50

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Food Facts In 1970, consumption of broccoli was only a half a pound per person. Today, the average person in the United States eats 4-1/2 pounds a year.

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Toxic plants publication helps with grazing management With so many potential dangers lingering in grazing pastures, it’s crucial for producers to understand which plants could harm cattle and other livestock if they are consumed.

A new publication available through K-State Extension provides information on these potentially deadly plants.

“It is the first of any publication I have found that specifically looks at plants, or cover crops, that

Cattle

are issues for livestock,” said Jaymelynn Farney, Kansas State University assistant professor of animal science and one of the publication’s authors.

“We don’t want producers to plant some kind of forage without them knowing the potential issues that can come from it.”

Some producers could be feeding their cattle toxic plants and not know it, which was one of the

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•Flies, Ticks, and Anaplasmosis in Kansas: Ram Raghavan, Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, KSU; •Can I Vaccinate for Anaplasmosis?: Gene Luther, AgCenter, Department of Veterinary Science, Louisiana State University; •Treating Individual Cows and Herds for Anaplasmosis: Mike Apley, Clinical Sciences, KSU; •The VFD and Anaplasmosis Infection: Bill Flynn, Deputy Director of Science Policy, Food and Drug Administration; and •What will Anaplasmosis Infection do to Herd Productivity?: Max Irsik, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida.

There is no cost to attend the symposium.

Registration is required by May 6 as seating is limited.

For more information or to register, contact Anthony Ruiz in the K-State Extension Central Kansas District office, 785-392-2147, or anruiz@ksu.edu.

Anaplasmosis facts: The Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory provideS facts about anaplasmosis in cattle.

•Anaplasmosis bacteria live in red blood cells of cattle. Flies and ticks spread the bacteria when they ingest infected blood. Using needles contaminated with blood from infected animals can also transfer the bacteria.

•Anaplasmosis can infect animals of all ages, but only mature animals express clinical symptoms. They include sudden death, icterus (yellow appearance around the eyes or vulva), and aggression or excitability. If left untreated, some mature cattle with anaplasmosis will die. However, the organism is susceptible to appropriate doses of oxytetracycline (OTC).

•Almost every county in the eastern two-thirds of Kansas and several far-western counties had cattle that tested positive for anaplasmosis in 2015.

•There have already been confirmed cases of the disease in cattle in Kansas in 2016.

Wheat diagnostic school May 17-18

Kansas State University will be sponsoring an indepth wheat diagnostic school on May 17-18 at the Northwest Research and Extension Center at 105 Experiment Farm Road, Colby.

On May 17, the school runs from 9;00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. On May 18, the school begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 1:00 p.m.

This will be a hands-on learning opportunity for agronomy professionals and farmers. It has approval for certified crop advisor and commercial pesticide applicator credits.

The cost is $140 for both days for those who RSVP

by May 9. After that date, the cost is $180. Register online at http://www.northwest.k-state.edu/events/ wheat-diagnostic-school/.

For more information, contact the Extension Center at 785-462-6281, Falk Jones at jfalkjones@ksu.edu, or Haag at lhaag@ksu.edu.

driving factors for creating the publication, said Farney.

“When visiting with producers and traditional cover crop enthusiasts, some of the plants they said they put in the mixture made me a little nervous from the livestock side,” Farney said.

The plant to be worried about the most, according to Farney, is hairy vetch.

It is unknown why it can cause death in livestock, and there is currently no

way of managing it, which makes it such a threatening and silent killer.

“Hairy vetch grows well and contributes a lot of nitrogen, so people like to plant it. However, it is an indiscriminate killer,” Farney said.

“When you have cattle that are allergic to it, you have essentially 100 percent death loss. Now, you might have cattle that are perfectly fine (grazing) on it. But, then you might

Disease return however. If the disease has already destroyed more than 25 percent of the upper leaves, the crop will be less likely to benefit fully from the fungicide application.

In this case, the disease has already damaged a good portion of the leaf area and has likely already

soybeans stocks are up 19 percent.

This marks the second consecutive year of sharp increases in soybean storage. Last year, there was a 59 percent increase in the amount of soybeans stored on-farm when compared to 2014.

So what impact did this report have on cattle markets?

amaranth is consistently high in nitrate and potentially toxic to cattle, so it is important for producers to know the amaranth species before using it as a forage crop for livestock.

In addition to poisonous plants, the new publication provides information on plants that can cause metabolic disorders in livestock.

It is available online through the K-State Extension Bookstore or at local Extension offices.

(continued from page 28)

begun to infect much of the remaining green tissue. That tissue may still die even after the fungicide treatment.

In short, it is believed we are headed for trouble with stripe rust. Growers should be checking fields and be ready to spray when the weather clears.

Reports

come out one day to find your cattle are dead.”

Other plants that can poison cattle are lupin and amaranth. Lupin is a good source of protein and energy in livestock feeds, but its use should be limited to four nontoxic species. Six other species could be toxic to cattle and sheep, according to the publication.

Amaranth is a bushy plant that is related to pigweed, and it also has different species. Palmer

In general, the largest reductions in disease severity and greatest increases in wheat yield or grain quality occur when fungicides are applied between full extension of the flag leaves and anthesis, when the male flower parts have just begun to emerge.

Applications intended for the management of glume blotch or head scab should be made between the beginning of anthesis and 50 percent flowering.

Always consult the product label for specific growth stage restrictions and pre-harvest intervals before making fungicide application.

(continued from page 28)

In short, more corn usually means lower corn prices, which in turn helps cattle feeders. The same day the report came out, nearby feeder futures closed up $5/cwt, and the acreage report was likely the primary driver of the increase.

There are a few things to keep in mind moving forward, however.

First, while the USDA’s estimates are typically the most reliable numbers available, they are not perfect. Final acreage numbers are frequently plus or minus one million acres from the prospective plantings estimates, and springtime planting conditions can significantly impact final acreage.

Over the weekend, some areas received snow in parts of the Midwest, rain throughout much of Kansas and Nebraska, while much of the South is also expecting rain.

If these cold, wet weather patterns continue much longer it will impact planting progress which, in turn, could change final acreage numbers.

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Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers!

Networking solutions!

Northend Disposal A garbologist company.

Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300

Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371

Support your hometown merchants who back your school and community activities throughout the year!

Dining

Call 872-3790

Classifieds

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Buy, sell, trade, one call does it all 872-2090 ot fax 872-0009

Classified Ad Deadline: Monday at 5:00 p.m.

Classified Ad Rate: 20¢ per word. Minimum charge, $5.

Blind ad: $2.50 per week extra. Card of thanks: 10¢ per word. Minimum charge, $3. Classified Display Ad rate: $6.00 per column inch.

Classified advertising must be paid in advance unless business account is established.

If not paid in advance, there will be a $1 billing charge.

Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.

Help Wanted

For Sale

SUBSTITUTE ROUTE bus drivers for USD 466 (Scott County). For applications and additional information contact Lance Carter at 620-8727655.

0215tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– CDL DRIVER WANTED for a paving company.

Can be a Class A or Class B license. For more information, call 620-8740596.

3316t6 ––––––––––––––––––––– DRIVERS NEEDED, combine and truck. Call Gerald Baker 620-8742060 or 620-379-4693, evenings.

3416t10 ––––––––––––––––––––– FULL-TIME FARM AND SEASONAL HARVEST HELP wanted!

Truck driving experience required. Call 620-8745160.

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2 LOTS WITH TRAILER HOUSE for sale.

Trailer house needs work to be liveable. 901 Jefferson, Scott City. $7,000.

Call 620-874-1159. 3716t4 –––––––––––––––––––––

ACCOUNTANT/HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER wanted!

Outstanding career opportunity with a progressive Southwest Kansas feedyard for an experienced accountant/human resources manager. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in general accounting functions and human resources management; experience in the feed yard/agriculture industry would be helpful. Excellent computer and communication skills will be required and a college degree a plus. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Please send your resume to: Poky Feeders, Inc., Attention: Kirk Dechant, 600 E. Road 30, Scott City, KS 67871.

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Rentals HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available.

Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 620-874-2120.

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PLAINJAN’S RENTAL houses and duplexes. Stop by the office or call 620872-5777.

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PLAINJAN’S RENT-ASHOP New Introductory Pricing! We can build an office to suit your needs.

This includes AC and heat if wanted. Each Rent-AShop comes with 110 and a 220 electric, overhead lighting, full concrete floor, exterior dawn-dusk lighting, insulated roof and exterior walls. Call today at 620-872-5777.

COMMERCIAL BUILDING for sale.

133x45 ft. (approx.) round top building. Serious inquiries only. Seller is a real estate agent selling own property. 874-5109 26tfc or 874-2124.

––––––––––––––––––––– WHIRLPOOL WASHER AND DRYER for sale. Apartment size. In excellent condition. Call 620-874-4058 for inqui3716t1 ries.

––––––––––––––––––––– 1-3 BEDROOM, 1 bath, FH/A, basement, new roof, large yard. Call Mike 23tfc 620-874-2425.

Services C O M P U T E R SERVICES for PC and Mac computers. Computer repair and virus removal. Call or email Josh at OsComp to schedule an appointment.

24-hour help line 620-376-8660 or email josh_4974@hotmail.com.

–––––––––––––––––––– WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 87434tfc 4135.

–––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices 37tfc will not be beat!

–––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 4015tfc 874-1412.

–––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Rob Vsetecka 4515tfc at 620-214-1730.

–––––––––––––––––––– CARPENTRY SERVICES: buildings, repairs, roofing, plus other odd jobs. Joshua M. Kirk Carpentry. Call or text 3616t2 785-259-0379.

Farm

BLACK, ANGUS, REGISTERED BULLS for sale. Tested, 2 year old yearlings. Heifer bulls.

Delivery. Conformation and Performance. Contact 3316tfc Black Velvet Ranch, ––––––––––––––––––––– Aaron Plunkett, Syracuse, 1 AND 2 BEDROOM Ks. 620-384-1101. 3716t15 APPARTMENTS for –––––––––––––––––––– rent. Call 620-874-8353. REGISTERED, AN3516tfc GUS BULLS for sale.

Yearling and 2-year old bulls. Crooked Creek Angus, St. Francis, Kansas.

Call 785-332-6206 or www.crookedcreekan3716t19 gus.com.

Agriculture WANT TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information.

1-800-579-3645.

Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– WANT TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered. Call for contracting information.

Lane County Feeders.

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Pine Village Apartments 300 E. Nonnamaker

Apartments available for qualifying tenants 62+ or disabled with rental assistance available.

Hours: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. by appointment Call Steve 872-2535 or (620) 255-4824.

Berry Realty • 872-5700 1102 S. Main, Scott City, Ks 67871 www.berryrealtyonline.com

Margie Berry, Broker • 874-5488 Brett Berry, Sales Assoc. • 316-258-3387 Tracy Chambless, Sales Assoc. • 874-2124

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Starter

Affordable first home.

2 bedroom, 1 bath.

Storm cellar, all appliances, FA-CA, steel siding, several updates.

PLUS... fence, SD garage, carport, corner lot!

ONLY $69,900

Lawrence and Associates

Deb Lawrence, GRI Broker Shorty Lawrence, Sales Assoc.

513 Main • Scott City 872-5267 ofc. 872-7184 hm. lawrenceandassocrealty.com Sheila Ellis, Broker Assoc.

872-2056 Kerry Gough, Sales Assoc.

872-7337 Russell Berning, 874-4405 www.berningauction.com

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business.

If you want to stop, that’s ours.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Tuesday nights at 8:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church basement (use west door).

412 College, Scott City.

Al-Anon at same time and location.

Contact: 874-0472 or 872-3137. 25tfc

District 11 AA Meetings

Scott City

Unity and Hope Mon., Wed. and Fri. • 8:00 p.m.

807 Kingsley Last Sat., Birthday Night, 6:30 p.m.

All open meetings, 214-4188 • 214-2877

Dighton

Thursday • 8:30 p.m.

535 Wichita St. All open meetings, 397-2647

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Employment Opportunities Logan County Manor, Oakley, Ks needing RN, LPN, CMA and CNA shifts.

We are a 45-bed long-term care facility.

We offer competitive wages, KPERS, health insurance, excellent PTO and paid membership to our Wellness Center.

Contact Diana Dible at: 785-672-8109

EOE

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FAUROT HEATING AND COOLING

SUMMER HELP

Lake Scott State Park is needing summer help at the Beach House.

This is a seasonal job.

Starts May 26 and ends Sept. 5.

Work 10 hour days, Thursday - Sunday.

Holiday work also needed. Holidays are Memorial Day, July 4, and Labor Day. Background check required.

Contact Larry Eberle for application and more information 785-672-7000

is accepting applications for: Full-Time Technician Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Call to schedule an appointment for interview.

Call Angie’s cell 620-214-2441 3716t2c

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SCOTT COUNTY HARDWARE Scott County Hardware is accepting applications for: Full-Time Employees (Evenings and Weekends Included) Applicants must: •Be self motivated •Be people friendy •Pass a drug and background test Applications may be obtained and returned to: Scott County Hardware 1405 South Main Scott City, Ks 67871 620-872-7305

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PARK LANE NURSING HOME Has openings for the following positions: Full-Time Housekeeping Aide Full-Time CNA Shifts (All Shifts) Part-Time RN/LPN Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts!

Great opportunity to serve the elderly of our community!!!

Willing to work with student schedules!

Great benefits package!

Please apply in person at: Park Lane Nursing Home 210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org “Quality Care Because We Care”

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SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS PATIENT CARE Acute Care RNs Float RN C.N.A.s - FT and PT Outreach/Specialty Clinic RN Physical Therapist Respiratory Therapist Clinic RN and LPN - FT Circulating/Pre-Op/Post-Op/PACU RN Housekeeping Aide Temporary Summer Maintenance Worker - PT Applicants for these positions are required to be able to read, speak and understand English.

Pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screening, immunization titer, physical assessment and TB skin test required. We are a tobacco free campus.

We offer competitive pay and great benefits.

Applications are available on our website at www.scotthospital.net or call 620-872-7772 for more information.

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Foundation honors two longtime board members The Scott Community Foundation bid farewell to a pair of individuals who had served the past nine years on the board of trustees.

Recognized during the SCF annual meeting were Natalie Armantrout and Clint Pearson.

During her tenure on the SCF board, Armantrout served on the Scholarship, Grant, Investment and Capital Campaign com- Natalie Armantrout (left) accepts an appreciation mittees. While she will plaque from SCF board president Lori Krause. no longer serve on the board, Armantrout will continue to work with the Foundation on the Investment and Grant Committees.

Pearson has served on the Investment, Scholarship and Grant committees. He will continue serving on the SCF Holdings and Scholarship committees.

“The Scott Community Foundation is very fortunate to have had these two exceptional comBoard member Clint Pearson (left) accepts an munity leaders as board appreciation plaque from SCF Director Ryan members,” says SCF Roberts.

Director Ryan Roberts.

“We are extremely grate- and efforts which have Community Foundation ful for their hard work helped bring the Scott to where it is today.”

Savannah Jack will perform in GC May 9 Savannah Jack will be performing in Garden City on Mon., May 9, 7:00 p.m., as the latest installment in Southwest Kansas Live on Stage.

Single tickets for this performance are $25; $6 for students.

For more information call (620) 275-1667 or visit the association website at www.liveonstagegardencity.org.

From traveling throughout the Caribbean as a featured, headline act on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line to opening

arena and large festival dates for Peter Frampton, John Fogerty, Vince Gill, The Doobie Brothers and the legendary Kenny Rogers, among others, Savannah Jack has honed their skills as outstanding live entertainers.

This group is also the preferred opening act for the legendary Kenny Rogers, having performed onstage with him in excess of 60 shows during the past few years, to include a 21-city tour of England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Working Sunday? Are you going to be out of town this weekend?

Join us Thursdays at Area 96 at 6:30 pm for our Week Night Service For more information call 872-2339 or visit our website fbcscott.com

Recent arrivals at the

Scott County Library The Gangster – by Clive Cussler – It is 1906, and in New York City, the Italian crime group known as the Black Hand is on a spree: kidnapping, extortion, arson. Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special “Black Hand Squad”, but the gangsters appear to be everywhere.

The High Mountains of Portugal –

by Yann Martel. In Lisbon in 1904, a young man named Tomas discovers an old journal. It hints at the existence of an extraordinary artifact that would redefine history.

If I Run – by Terri Blackstock – Casey Cox’s DNA is all over the crime scene.

She has to flee before she’s arrested.

But what is the truth?

Meave Binchy’s work is filled with wisdom and common sense and also a sharp, often witty voice that is insightful and reaches out to her readers all around the world. Meave shows us that times may change, but people remain the same: they fall in love, have hopes and dreams, share secrets and celebrate holidays and new jobs. A Few of the Girls is a wonderful collection of the very best of Meave.

Destiny, Texas - by Brett Cogburn True Grit, Texas style from the greatgrandson of famed U.S. Marshall Rooster Cogburn: comes an exciting new legend of the Old West - the epic story of a hero, a family and a sprawling frontier just waiting to be tamed before the Civil War.

110 W. 8th Street, Scott City http://scottcounty.mykansaslibrary.org The Cocktail Hour Garden by C.L.Fornari – At the end of the day, what better place is there to kick back, chill out and make the world go away, than in your own back yard garden. Fornari shows how easy it is to create a garden atmosphere that sets the mood for private relaxation or festive occasions with friends.

Gone Again – by James Grippando – Sashi Burgette vanished three years ago on her way to school. The night after the teenager’s disappearance, excon Dylan Kyle was stopped for drunk driving and interrogation sealed his fate for trial. Is he innocent or guilty?

Brush of Wings – by Karen Kingsbury – Despite needing a heart transplant, Mary moves to Uganda to work at an orphanage. The only problem is baseball player Marcus Dillinger. The team of angels walking is busier than ever in the battle between life and death.

Family Jewels – by Stuart Woods – Stone Barrington’s newest client seems to be a magnet for trouble. Stone must probe deep into his client’s life to find the truth, and he discovers that the heart of the mystery may be a missing piece of history.

Thin Ice – by Irene Hannon – After losing her parents in a car accident and her sister to a house fire, Christy Reed has been mired with grief. When life finally starts to feel normal again, a letter is delivered in the mail – addressed in her sister’s handwriting claiming she is still alive.

Hugh Binns, agent 815 W. 5th St., Scott City • Office: 872-2900 Toll Free: 888-872-4070 • Fax: 872-2902 Cell:874-0041