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Volume 24 • Number 8

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Published in Scott City, Ks.

Stepping Up

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Housing, supervision an opportunity to break the cycle of dependence, poverty Sports Hugoton’s aerial attack is grounded

by SCHS defense Page 21 State Audit raises concerns about foster care program Page 12

It’s easy to criticize people for making “bad” choices in their lives, says Pastor Kyle Evans.

“All too often,” says the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Scott City, “it’s because they have no choices.”

In hopes of providing individuals an opportunity to turn their lives around, individuals in the community are in the process of purchasing the Plains Inn motel on north US83 Highway and converting it into a “transitional liv-

ing” residence.

“You could call it a halfway house,” says Evans.

The goal is to provide a safe and structured environment where those who are homeless, wanting to get out of an abusive relationship or stay clean of drugs can reside temporarily while trying to get their lives in order.

The property must first be rezoned as residential housing by the city, which will be considered at Monday’s council meeting.

A group of individuals from Scott and Wichita counties are in the process of purchasing the Plains Inn to serve as a transitional living facility.

(Record Photo)

The transfer of ownership isn’t expected to take place until late November.

The concept isn’t new, says Evans, who says the local pro-

a unique makeover

Schools SCHS Homecoming celebration, crowning is Friday Page 11

Index Opinions...................4-7 Calendar...................... 7 National 4-H Week...... 9 Youth/Education........ 11 Public notices.......12-13 LEC report................. 12 Deaths....................... 14 Church services......... 15 Health Fair................. 17 Health care...........18-19 Sports...................21-28 Pigskin Payoff............ 26 Farm section.........30-36 Classified ads.......37-39

Deaths Curtis Emberton Cynthia Hand David Kheldar Gary McLelland

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(See STEPPING on page 10)

Bump into Class 4A no surprise for SCHS Higher enrollment numbers have finally begun working their way into Scott Community High School with the expected result.

SCHS has been bumped from Class 3A to Class 4A for all activities during the 2016-17 school year. That’s not likely to change in the foreseeable future as larger classes are part of a trend that’s expected to continue for a number of years.

With 287 students enrolled in grades 9-12, SCHS isn’t the smallest school in Class 4A. There are 11 schools with lower enrollment.

The smallest school in the classification is Colby (264).

The largest is Maize South (773) which dropped from Class 5A. Other schools in the area changing classifications were Larned (from 3A to 4A) and Hugoton (from 4A to 3A).

Ulysses (467) remains the largest school in the league, followed by Holcomb (305), SCHS, Goodland (275) and Colby.

Heberlee found guilty on 2 counts A jury found Rick Heberlee guilty of two charges against him following a week-long trial in the Scott County District Court.

Heberlee, of Scott City, was convicted of distribution of methamphetamine and interference

with law enforcement. The jury found Heberlee not guilty of distribution of a controlled substance causing the death of 20-year-old Sherree Smith.

All three verdicts were unanimous.

“It has been a long, arduous trial,” said Judge Wendel Wurst following the jury’s announcement. “Both attorneys in this case represented the legal profession very well.”

Heberlee, 32, avoided convic-

tion on the most serious count, which was a Level 1 felony.

Assistant Attorney General Lyndzie Carter was trying to earn a guilty verdict under a new state law in which an individual can (See HEBERLEE on page eight)

District seeks answer to utility costs Skyrocketing utility costs over the past year, particularly in the high school, are what prompted the USD 466 (Scott County) board of education to spend nearly $400,000 for an energy audit.

And when Building Controls and Services, Wichita, not only promised, but guaranteed, that utility costs would decline by $38,000 a month, board members expected the savings to be apparent on their utility bills.

The savings haven’t materialized as expected.

The board of education wanted an explanation after seeing that the district’s utility bills have actually increased since completion of the energy audit and after some of the energy savings were supposed to take effect.

For Scott Community High School alone, the utility cost for July (May usage) was $12,561 and it had increased in each of the following months, to $13,977 in

August and $14,726 in September.

The September bill was about $2,300 higher than the same month a year ago before the energy savings were being implemented.

In a recent meeting with the board of education, BCS attributed the higher utility costs to a sharp rate increase by Wheatland Electric that went into effect on Dec. 15, 2015. In fact, say BCS officials, without the rate increase, they would have deliv-

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Agriculture What happens once the Ogallala Aquifer is gone?

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Community Unusual craft a popular attraction at Whimmydiddle Page 29

Seven-year-old Jayde Andrews-Kirk, Healy, patiently waits while Lauren Speer, Plainville, paints her face during the Whimmydiddle arts and crafts fair on Saturday. Speer had a steady line of youngsters throughout the day as they waited to get an unusual makeover from the talented artist.

(Record Photo)

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Health Obesity rates lead to cancer concerns in rural Kansas Page 18

gram, to be called “Stepping Up,” will be patterned off a successful program in Tulsa, Okla. Evans and several community members

ered on their promise of utility savings.

Board member Lynnette Robinson asked if the $14,000 bill for the high school was typical for a building that size.

Chadd Currier, director of performance solutions with BCS said, “I don’t know that we’ve seen rates this high for a school district.”

“For a building this size, a $10,000 to $12,000 bill is more (See UTILITY on page eight)

The Scott County Record • Page 2 • Thursday, September 29, 2016

Kansas has reserves to operate the state for 2 days Far below national average of 29.2 days in reserves Kansas could run its government for only two days on its cash reserves, according to a study by Pew Charitable Trusts.

Pew analyzed cash reserves for all states at the end of the most recent fiscal year and estimated how long state government could continue to function if it relied on reserves.

Kansas ended the 2016 fiscal year in June with a $35 million balance, which Pew calcu-

lates would last two days. The average state has about 29.2 days worth of reserve funds, for comparison.

“The average state could run for about a month and Kansas could only run for two days.

It’s frightening. It’s absolutely frightening that we only have two days of reserves if some kind of catastrophe hit,” said Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore (D-Kansas City), a member of the House Appropriations Committee.

Kansas has struggled to balance its budget since GOP lawmakers slashed personal income

taxes in 2012 and 2013 at Gov. Sam Brownback’s urging, hoping to stimulate the economy.

The state’s tax collections have fallen short of expectations for 10 of the past 12 months and 31 of the 44 months since the first income tax cuts took effect in January 2013.

Brownback’s spokeswoman, Eileen Hawley, said the report “reflects the steep drop off in both the oil and agriculture economies, as states with similar economies to that of Kansas - Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, and the Dakotas - have experienced similar declines in their state reserve funds.”

Hawley is correct that nearby Nebraska’s reserve funds, which totaled $1.5 billion in 2015, have declined over the past year. But, at the end of the 2016 fiscal year, Nebraska still had $1 billion in reserve funds, which could last 87 days, according to Pew’s analysis.

Each of the other states Hawley named has reserves that would last beyond the 29-day national average, with the exception of Oklahoma.

North Dakota has $573 million in reserves, for 57.3 days. Iowa has $892 million in reserves, for 45.4 days, while South Dakota could go for 35.5

days on its $143 million in reserves, according to Pew’s analysis.

Oklahoma could last 13.3 days on its $231 million in reserves.

Hawley said the Pew report “does not reflect how the administration has saved KPERS (the state’s pension system) from bankruptcy, invested in roads resulting in top national rankings, and invested more in K-12 education than ever before, all while returning money to the pockets of hardworking Kansans.”

(See RESERVES on page 10)

Tag renewal deadline Friday

Persons whose last name begins with the letters P, Q or R are reminded that license tags must be purchased

by Fri., Sept. 30, to avoid a penalty.

Tags are due for autos, light trucks, motorcycles and motorized bikes. License tags can be purchased at the county treasurer’s office.

Tags must be renewed during October for persons whose last name begins with S.

4-H pancake feed Wednesday

Scott County 4-Hers will sponsor a pancake feed on Wed., Oct. 5, as part of their observance of National 4-H Week.

The feed will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 412 Church, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Cost is a free-will donation. Proceeds will benefit local veterans and purchase Christmas gifts for Park Lane Residents who are without family members.

Oct. 3 - 7

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Community Living

Page 3 - Thursday, September 29, 2016

OCC recipient to speak in SC on Saturday

A former orphan and Operation Christmas Child shoebox recipient will be a guest speaker at the Scott City First United Methodist Church on Sat., Oct. 1, to kickoff the annual event.

Irina Creek, who was born into a broken family in the former Soviet

Union, will speak at the church at 11:00 a.m.

The event will begin with a community breakfast at 10:00 a.m. in Baker Hall. Cost is a free-will offering.

Residents in Southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle are hoping to pack 9,185 empty shoe-

boxes with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for children overseas who are suffering from poverty, natural disaster, war, terror, disease and famine. Through Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, shoeboxes will be

delivered to children in more than 100 countries.

After being abandoned by addiction-riddled parents at the age of four, Creek was moved into an orphanage. She remained hopeful of a reunion with her family, but the years passed and after frequent abuse, she was eventually

moved to a new orphanage.

When Irina was 10-years-old, a missionary group gave the orphanage children Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts. Through her gift, Creek felt unique for the first time and was touched by the message of God’s love. A year later, her

prayer of adoption was answered by a family in South Carolina.

Information, updates and OCC supplies will be provided at the workshop to equip volunteers to pack shoebox gifts. A panel of volunteers will be available to answer questions about their experiences.

High Plains Study Club plans a ‘mystery trip’

In 1946 . . .

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Berning

. . . and in 2016

Bernings celebrate 70th anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Berning will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with a come-and-go reception on Sat., Oct. 8, 2:00-4:00 p.m., at the Leoti Community Building.

Joe Berning and Bernice Gerstberger were married on Oct. 15, 1946, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Marienthal.

Hosting the reception will be the couple’s seven children: Mr. and Mrs. James Thurston, Great Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Terry Berning, Scott City; Mr. and Mrs. Mark Weinmann, Scott City; Mr. and Mrs. David Berning, Marienthal; Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Berning, Garden

City; Mr. and Mrs. Brad Berning, Leoti; and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Berning, Leoti. One son, Bruce Berning, is deceased.

They also have 21 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and two greatgreat-grandchildren.

Joe has farmed in the Marienthal area most of his life and for many years was a Pioneer Seed salesman. Bernice was a homemaker and cooked for the Marienthal Grade School for 12 years and cleaned the library in Leoti for 10 years.

Cards may be sent to the couple at 211 E. Earl St., Leoti, Ks. 67861.

Garden Club has final meeting; consider group tours for 2017

The final regular meeting of the Scott County Garden Club for 2016 was co-hosted by Florence Daubert and Virgie Schwartz on Sept. 20 at the Modoc Town Hall.

The ladies served coffee cake with a variety of fresh fruits.

President Sherry Novak called the meeting to order. Nine members responded to the roll call question, “Give a Fall Gardening Tip” which generated a lively discussion. Answers included such suggestions as: 1) switch out summer plants for fall plants in your pots; 2) keep watering and weeding; 3) thin out iris, daylilies and similar plants; 4) dig up and bring in

canna and dahlia bulbs before a hard freeze; 5) cut back perennial shrubs; and 6) put down a preemergent like Preen.

The August minutes were approved.

There were a number of suggestions made for consideration as to what project or projects might take the place of the sixth grade Arbor Day project, which the club decided to terminate.

Ideas for possible meetings or tours for 2017 included visiting the KState grounds in Manhattan, hosting a yard/pond tour, and touring Marion Nolan’s greenhouse.

It was agreed to have a Garden Club table at the Christmas Open House to be held at the Modoc

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Town Hall in December.

Linda Meyer volunteered to make a Christmas wreath, decorated tree, or floral arrangement to be given away in a drawing.

Members volunteered to be contact hostesses for the luncheon meetings to be held in place of regular meetings from October 2016 through March 2017.

Ruth Dunn will have a hostess sheet prepared with the calling hostesses for the other months plus the 2017 regular meeting hostesses.

A slate of officers for the coming year was proposed and approved as follows: president, Jeannie Compton; vice president, Betty LaToush; secretary/treasurer/publicity/ historian, Ruth Dunn.

High Plains Study Club met on Sept. 15 for their fall brunch at the home of Shirley Griffith.

The Social Committee of Jan Winter, Karen Compton, Ann Hawkins and Sidney Janzen served an array of food, including pecan rolls and fruit cups.

Members wore hats from the past and for roll call they gave background stories of their hats. There were 22 members in attendance.

Following brunch, Vice-President Sue Pammenter led the meeting and new membership

books were distributed.

Theme for the 2016-17 year is “Blessed are the Curious for They Shall Have Adventure.”

Minutes from the May 5 meeting were approved.

Lucky Dip was won by Marvel Hopkins and Madeline Murphy was chosen to bring the Lucky Dip to the next meeting.

Thank you notes were read from Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center, Park Lane residents and the Scott County Historical Society.

Next meeting will be Oct. 6 for a mystery trip.

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Editorial/Opinion

Page 4 - Thursday, September 29, 2016

editorially speaking

Marshall plan:

Dodging debates is the new campaign strategy

A debate of First District Congressional candidates was scheduled recently in Hutchinson, but Republican nominee Roger Marshall decided not to tell organizers he wouldn’t be in attendance.

Instead, he chose to make a trip to Washington, D.C., and rub elbows with other incoming freshmen lawmakers.

It’s a bit ironic how the race for the First District seat has unfolded over the last several months.

Before the primary election, Marshall was eager to attend forums while Congressman Tim Huelskamp preferred keeping a low profile, choosing to skip an occasional event. Now that he’s the Republican nominee, Marshall has adopted Huelskamp’s strategy.

We shouldn’t be surprised. Marshall has already acknowledged that the only difference between himself and Huelskamp is that he plays better with others.

First of all, it’s very arrogant to act as though one is the presumptive Congressman before the general election has been held. Admittedly, the Independent and Democrat candidates have an uphill climb, but humility is always a preferable trait.

But, this goes beyond a show of humility.

The reason Marshall wasn’t anxious to appear on the same stage with Independent candidate Alan LaPolice at the Kansas State Fair, and why he chose to skip the recent forum, is because LaPolice is a far more formidable opponent in a debate than Huelskamp. LaPolice has the knowledge and ability to engage in real policy on real issues.

With Huelskamp, it was about repealing Obamacare, giving a pink slip to the IRS Commissioner or going after prairie chickens.

All Marshall had to do was smile and promise that he would get on the House Agricultural Committee a promise that he isn’t in a position to make at this point, but nonetheless seems more than willing to guarantee.

If one is going to share a debate stage with LaPolice they had better be knowledgeable about the issues. LaPolice, for example: •is a former educator. He has ideas for establishing accountability in the classroom that go beyond constant testing.

•wants to eliminate the pension plan for Congressmen and have them contribute to Social Security.

•supports campaign finance reform.

•offers a national vision that includes upgrading our electrical grid and developing a national broadband.

•wants to tackle unlimited defense spending, noting that, “we can’t keep paying for these endless wars.”

•feels that changes are needed to the farm subsidy program.

Some of LaPolice’s ideas aren’t going to be popular. But, just because an issue isn’t popular with a particular constituency doesn’t make it any less important.

LaPolice has the courage to discuss those issues.

He has an understanding of those issues. He has ideas.

That’s what an election should be about. That’s why debates are important.

That could be why Marshall is choosing to make himself scarce.

Amendment:

Proposed addition to Constitution is meaningless

The U.S. Constitution and the Kansas Constitution are sacred documents that provide a template for our government.

As such, any changes or additions to the Constitution should measure up to the stature of the original documents . . . or so it would seem.

The November election ballot in Kansas will include an amendment to the Kansas Constitution’s Bill of Rights that will protect the right to hunt, fish and trap wildlife.

First of all, we weren’t aware that these rights were being threatened. There’s certainly no movement in Kansas to ban any of these pastimes.

To make this an amendment to the Constitution would seem to be overkill. What’s next? An amendment to protect the right to drive a vehicle? Maybe we need an amendment to protect the right to have Homecoming parades on Main Street?

According to a statement from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, if the amendment passes “current laws and regulations governing hunting, fishing and trapping of wildlife would still apply.” If the amendment fails, there would be no changes to current laws and regulations.

In other words, the amendment does nothing.

That seems particularly appropriate for this Kansas Legislature and our governor. It’s so inappropriate for our state’s constitution.

This amendment is nothing more than window dressing. Our Constitution deserves to be treated with more dignity.

How much truth do we want?

Jury trials are a rarity in small communities.

Fortunately, we don’t have criminal conduct on a scale that often requires the gathering of 12 peers to determine one’s guilt or innocence.

Perhaps it’s because we don’t have district attorneys looking to make a name for themselves in pursuit of higher public office (i.e., Rudy Giuliani). And maybe . . . out of expediency . . . small communities and their county attorneys simply decide that plea bargaining is a less costly and much quicker way to satisfy the desire for justice.

The Rick Heberlee trial was obviously an exception. Evidence presented over the course of a week demonstrated a series of poor choices and bad decisions before and after the death of an individual.

Despite the claim by one witness that, “I just want to tell the truth,” it became evident that any desire for honesty was an afterthought. Everyone was far more concerned

with assuming a CYA (cover your a**) approach in the hours leading up to and following the young woman’s death.

That is one of the elements that made the trial so interesting on the one hand, and equally disturbing on the other.

We were given a glimpse into a lifestyle that many would find impossible to comprehend and even more difficult to imagine is right in our own backyard. The use of meth by these people in our own community is an inescapable part of their lives - provided they even had the desire to change.

For these people, meth use is as casual as drinking a beer.

Breaking the cycle isn’t even desirable. One witness admitted it wasn’t their choice to go to a rehab center in Salina.

It was evident that after serving time at the rehab

center (his second visit) he would return to the same lifestyle.

Rehab is merely a detour, not a solution. * * * The truth, as we’re sure is the case in any trial, is what the witnesses want it to be. It’s up to a jury to determine where the truth exists and to what degree.

Often times, the quest for the truth only leaves more questions unanswered.

•What happened to Sherree Smith between midnight and 6:45 a.m., before Rick Heberlee’s return?

•If her health was in declining condition during that time, was it only due to meth?

•At what point did she consume a lethal amount of meth? Forensics pathologists say it had to be two hours, and no more than three, prior to her death at 8:30 a.m. But, how does that explain reports of her health for several hours prior to 6:45 a.m.?

•What happened to the meth that Heberlee claims he left behind for Kevin LaPlant? LaPlant says he didn’t know anything

about it. Did it exist? If so, what became of it?

•What would cause two individuals to observe that someone was possibly dying - to the point where they used a mirror to see if she was breathing - and still do nothing?

There are many unanswered questions to which only one, maybe two, people will ever know the answers.

The truth may never be known. * * * An added dimension to this trial was the opportunity to test a new state law in which a person can be convicted for providing the drugs which lead to an individual’s death. For a week, the prosecutor with the Attorney General’s office tried to make that connection, but couldn’t do so in a way that met the requirements of the law and was convincing to a jury.

It became clear as the trial unfolded and as evidence was presented that this was going to be a very difficult charge to prove.

(See TRUTH on page six)

Politicizing the Kansas courts

Despite having the lowest approval rating of any U.S. governor, Sam Brownback may have just acquired another tool in his effort to politicize the Kansas Supreme Court and rebuild it to his ideological specifications.

His ambition is demonstrated by his continuing legislative efforts to change how judges are appointed and by his reason for the change, as expressed in a private conversation reported by former Republican legislator Tim Owens: “So we can get judges who will vote the way we want them to.” Forget the rule of law; just stack the judicial deck.

In November, voters could create the opportunity for him to do just that if they vote to dismiss four or five members of the seven-member court.

Where to Write

another view by Davis Merritt

The potential disaster is made possible by a stunning display of civic indifference by 4,246 attorneys in Kansas’ Third Congressional District (Kansas City and its suburbs.)

The story of how we came to this point is complex, but stay with what follows, because the ultimate result will be in your hands in a direct “yes” or “no” vote.

When a vacancy occurs on the Supreme Court, the nine-member Supreme Court Nominating Commission interviews candidates and evaluates their applications, normally 20 or more. They pick three nominees; the governor makes the final

Gov. Sam Brownback 2nd Floor - State Capitol Topeka, Ks. 66612-1501 (785) 296-3232

appointment.

The commission is composed of five attorneys and four non-attorneys. One attorney and one lay person represent each of the state’s four congressional districts.

The governor appoints the lay members, the lawyers in each district vote for their representatives. The fifth lawyer, the chairperson, is elected by a statewide vote of lawyers.

The objective is to shield the court from partisan politics. Having attorneys vote on the majority of members may seem counterintuitive, because many lawyers are involved in politics. But, it works, because most lawyers want judges who are intelligent, fair-minded and willing to work hard.

Conjuring with a potential judge’s ideo-

Sen. Pat Roberts 109 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-4774 roberts.senate.gov/email.htm

logical leanings is risky for lawyers, because they never know which side of politically tinged cases they may represent.

Commission members can serve two four-year terms, and the terms of both members from a given district end in the same year. When vacancies occur on the commission, the governor appoints the lay member while the clerk of the Supreme Court sends a notice to each attorney in the district inviting them to seek the other spot. Historically, four or five attorneys do so. The district’s lawyers vote for one.

The Third District’s two seats came up this year.

Brownback re-appointed Robert Hayworth of Overland Park to a second term. But, something (See COURTS on page six)

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Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-6521 www.moran.senate.gov/public/

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Trump’s Clinton’s stumble on trade night of offers some hope to Trump sniffles and screw-ups

by Peter Certo

by Kathleen Parker

My heart went out to Donald Trump Monday night when it appeared that he was under the weather.

What could be worse than to be sick, sniffling through his first presidential debate just days after he was challenging Hillary Clinton’s health and, during the debate, taunting her lack of stamina?

Trump’s own stamina was not, shall we say, in abundance Monday. Weary-eyed and gulping water, he looked as though he might fall asleep were it not for the lectern’s support.

Could his malady perhaps explain his utter incoherence?

Might whatever was drying out his mouth, but not his nose, explain his childish running commentary as Clinton was answering a question?

As karma would have it, Clinton seemed perky by comparison. Pitch perfect throughout the debate, she was never at a loss for a coherent answer or a rebound. She even managed to conquer her habitual impulse to nod her head affirmatively when someone else is talking.

Otherwise, she smiled through her contempt for Trump’s inane responses or nonresponses. In the course of the evening, she seemed to get him to admit to not paying any federal taxes, which Trump appeared to confirm by saying, “That makes me smart.” Moderator Lester Holt’s question about Trump’s birther crusade elicited not only a defense of his efforts, but a declaration of pride that he, Trump, had forced President Obama to present his birth certificate.

“I think I did a good job,” he said.

This is false, as any serious news consumer knows. But, these two examples illustrate two key components of Trump’s character - braggadocio and preening pride. Translation: insecurity and weakness. He was proud of two things - paying no taxes and racist pandering for which most people of conscience would feel shame.

Sure, if you’re someone whose career is built on gaming the system, you might gloat about being the best gamer. But, is this who you want for president?

As for racist pandering, that’s what birtherism was. It was never really about Obama’s birthplace, no matter who thought of it first. Democrats aren’t any more virtuous than Republicans when it comes to foul play; Republicans are just better at it.

In Sniffles’ hands, the birther issue was an instrument to mine the subliminal racist attitudes that Trump knew were out there.

His strategy was to constantly remind voters of Obama’s Kenyan heritage, thus building a rapport with a certain segment of the population that ultimately would catapult him onto the debate stage. He subsequently reinforced his monument to infamy by marginalizing other darker-skinned groups, including Mexicans and Muslims of Middle Eastern extraction.

Thusly was Trump’s presidential campaign launched. His made-for-TV descent on the escalator of New York’s Trump Tower was merely a dramatization of the direction he would lead his acolytes and, if elected, the nation.

During his part of the “debate,” Trump did manage to make a couple of points, nota(See SNIFFLES on page six)

In her first debate with Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton delivered one of her more memorable one-liners when she quipped, “I think Donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate. You know what else I prepared for? I prepared to be president.”

Debate rules be damned, Clinton’s supporters in the room cheered loudly, and the line quickly ricocheted across social media.

Indeed, Clinton was well prepared, especially compared to her blustery rival.

Yet on one issue - trade - she seemed surprisingly caught off-guard.

Early on, when Clinton praised her husband’s economic record, Trump shot back that Bill Clinton had signed the North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA, for short - which the GOP candidate called “the single worst trade deal ever approved in this country.”

It was a serious charge, since Hillary has often embraced Bill’s business-friendly trade policies. So it was disappointing when the best response she could offer was,

“Well, that’s your opinion.”

Seriously?

Trump’s not known for his factual precision, but worthier critics have tallied up NAFTA’s extensive failures since it became law two decades ago.

The first Clinton administration promised that NAFTA would create hundreds of thousands of jobs. In fact, the consumer rights group Public Citizen noted in a 2014 report, the deal killed a million U.S. jobs in its first decade alone, and created strong downward pressure on wages for what jobs remained.

Rust Belt states like Ohio and Michigan were especially devastated. Trade deals liquidated over half a million manufacturing jobs in those two states alone between 1994 and 2015. No wonder Trump mentioned the pair twice.

NAFTA also uprooted over a million Mexican workers, leading to an immigration crisis that seemed to pit low-wage Americans and low-wage Mexicans against each other. Meanwhile, it won big corporations some $360 million in judgments against public interest regula-

tions like labor laws.

In short, deals like NAFTA accelerated the job losses, immigration tensions, and spiraling inequality that created the social rot Trump is exploiting today. Yet Clinton still defends the pact’s legacy.

Pressing his advantage, Trump turned to the Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP - a 12-country trade pact negotiated by the Obama administration that critics have called “NAFTA on steroids.”

Consumer groups and labor unions are lobbying hard against it.

And, as he courts blue-collar voters, so is Trump.

“You were totally in favor of it,” Trump accused Clinton - correctly. Though she denied it at the debate, Clinton once called the TPP “the gold standard in trade agreements,” even as rights groups raised serious concerns about the power it would give corporations over everything from drug prices to food safety laws.

Mysteriously, the former secretary of state changed her mind about the TPP during the Democratic primary, announcing last year that (See TRADE on page six)

Scott Walker’s political magic

by Jim Hightower

In a mindboggling trick, some magicians levitate themselves. But, remember, the key word in “magic trick” - is trick.

And magicians aren’t the only ones performing. Scott Walker, for example, is quite the political trickster.

This right-wing extremist became so unpopular in his first term as Wisconsin’s governor that he faced a recall election in 2012. Yet, he seemed to rise in front of our very eyes, miraculously lifting himself above the public’s anger to avoid defeat.

How’d he do that?

As reported-by The Guardian, some 1,500 secret emails, court testimonies, and financial records were recently uncovered, revealing that Walker had a hidden lifeline

of corporate cash hoisting him up.

Despite a Wisconsin law specifically prohibiting corporations from funding political candidates, millions of those banned dollars were pumped into the governor’s campaign.

The trick is that corporate checks were sent to supposedly independent political outfits that - thanks to the Supreme Court’s ridiculous Citizens United decree - are allowed to take unlimited campaign funds from corporations without disclosing the names of the donors.

This is all provided that the independent groups don’t in any way coordinate their electoral efforts with the campaign of the candidates they want to elect.

Even when obeyed, this farcical rule essentially sanc-

tions organized corporate corruption, but Walker and company didn’t even try to follow the rules. Rather, the governor asked everyone from the Koch brothers to Home Depot to Donald Trump to funnel checks to the “independent” political groups backing him.

Walker wrote personal thank-you notes to the donors, and even had his media strategist handle the ads for both his campaign and the groups.

Scott Walker, his front groups, and his corporate donors aren’t a magic act they’re debouched thieves, stealing our democracy to impose their plutocracy over us.

The cat’s out of the bag.

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

Kansans will pay the price for fiscal tricks

by Topeka Capital-Journal

A recent study conducted by Truth in Accounting - a Chicago-based research organization - found that Kansas has the third-highest taxpayer burden in the Midwest. Among Great Plains states - Kansas, Montana, Idaho, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming our burden is the highest.

The burden is calculated by adding up a state’s unfunded liabilities and dividing by the number of taxpayers. In Kansas, each taxpayer would have to contribute $6,500 to cover all of the state’s debts and obligations, making it one of only two Great Plains states (the other is Montana) without a taxpayer surplus.

This problem has been exacerbated by short-term budget “solutions” like delaying KPERS payments.

The authors of “The Financial State of the States” (the Truth in Accounting report) criticize governments that rely on short-term measures instead of attempting to address structural problems with their budgets: “States sink further into debt while keeping the budgets ‘balanced’ through such tricks as borrowing money to balance the budget, delaying the payment of current bills until the next fiscal year, and inflating revenue assumptions.”

None of these arguments are unfamiliar to Kansans - we’ve grown accustomed to the fiscal “tricks” employed by Gov. Sam Brownback and the Legislature.

Of the $1.3 trillion states owe in unfunded debt, $684 billion is the result of pension deferments. Not only will these withheld contributions eventually be due, but they will also have to be paid back with interest.

When Moody’s affirmed its negative outlook on Kansas revenue bonds in August, it again cited the pension delay: “By continuing to balance its budget with unsustainable, nonrecurring resources, including pension underfunding, it is accumulating large and expensive long-term liabilities that it will be paying off for a long time.”

Truth in Accounting CEO Sheila Weinberg said she thinks Kansas should do more to address its unfunded liabilities: “We encourage Kansas and Montana government officials to increase transparency and decrease their taxpayer burdens like their neighboring states.

Taxpayers in Kansas and Montana deserve a state in good financial health.”

As we noted last week, instead of pledging to make the next pension payment as soon as possible, lawmakers are already predicting it will likely be postponed again.

Kansas’ taxpayer burden is the 27th worst in the country and all of our neighbors are in better shape. This is a status quo that needs to change immediately, and Kansans need to put pressure on Brownback and next year’s Legislature to find sustainable ways to fund the government.

As the Truth in Accounting report explains, our state’s unfunded liabilities impose a “real cost that taxpayers will eventually have to pay, whether it’s in the form of higher interest rates, tax increases, or less government programs.”

(See TRICKS on page six)

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Tax cut ‘sunshine’ vanishes behind a cloud

by Yael Abouhalkah

Gov. Sam Brownback had a problem about two years ago: A group he had set up in 2011 and led as its chairman kept putting out quarterly reports that showed Kansas’ economy was in the tank.

What to do?

First, Brownback and his supporters tried to hide the report - issued by his Council of Economic Advisors - from the public. I wrote about that shameful fact last January.

But, now the governor and other state officials have done something else: They have killed the report all together, as the Topeka Capital-Journal recently learned.

Why? Because the reports never showed that the 2012 income tax cuts he and the Legislature approved were injecting new life into the state’s economy. Instead, they revealed that Kansas far too often was doing poorly on crucial financial

measuring sticks when compared to other states in this region as well as all of the United States.

Even worse, Kansas sometimes was faring worse than it had before Brownback became governor.

Remember when Brownback said in his 2014 re-election campaign that “the sun is shining in Kansas”?

Alas, all that sunshine has disappeared behind a big, dark cloud of obfuscation.

Of course, these were not the reasons given by state officials for the demise of the reports.

“A lot of people found them helpful, but a lot of people were confused by them,” said Nicole Randall, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Commerce.

That’s absurd.

In reality, the information was pretty specific and easy to understand.

Consider these examples from a 2015 report I wrote about in early 2016.

Trump threatens to skip remaining debates

by Andy Borowitz

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (The Borowitz Report) - Plunging the future of the 2016 Presidential debates into doubt, Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday morning that he would not participate in the remaining two debates if Hillary Clinton is there.

Trump blasted the format of Monday night’s debate by claiming that the presence of Clinton was “specifically designed” to distract him from delivering his message to the American people.

Truth Smith had become part of an environment in which drugs flowed freely. No one seemed to have an answer as to where they came from and who provided them. It was the CYA defense strategy.

Fingers were pointed in all directions and nowhere at the same time.

It would be unfair to say that justice failed.

In this case, the perception of the level of justice that could be delivered may have been unrealistically high.

Family members of Smith were understandably disappointed, even

Courts edented, happened on the lawyer side: Of the 4,247 lawyers sent notices, only one applied. Without a single vote, Lenin v.

Guerra, a sole practitioner in Olathe, got the position and, thus, may have become the most important attorney Kansans have never heard of.

Here’s why.

If Kansans vote to dismiss one or more of the Supreme Court justices up for retention in November, Guerra could be the decisive vote on successors.

It’s also possible that, because of Guerra and the

Trade she could no longer support it. Had she become a skeptic of corporatefriendly trade deals, or was she buckling under pressure from Bernie Sanders, who’d been hammering away at the TPP for years?

Nothing Clinton said

“Every time I said something, she would say something back,” he said. “It was rigged.”

He also lambasted the “underhanded tactics” his opponent used during the debate. “She kept on bringing up things I said or did,” he added. “She is a very nasty person.”

Turning to CNN, Trump criticized the network’s use of a split screen showing both him and Clinton throughout the telecast.

“It should have been just me,” he said. “That way people could have seen how really good my

temperament is.”

The billionaire said that debate organizers had not yet responded to his ultimatum, but he warned that if he does not get assurances in writing that future debates will be “un-rigged, Hillary-wise,” he will not participate.

“I have said time and time again that I would only do these debates if I am treated fairly,” he added. “The only way I can be guaranteed of being treated fairly is if Hillary Clinton is not there.”

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

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angry, at the verdict. For them, justice could only be served if Heberlee was found guilty and sentenced for Smith’s death.

As it now stands, no one has been held responsible.

The autopsy and subsequent lab reports revealed that a meth overdose was, without doubt, the cause of death. As a forensic toxicologist said, the level of meth in the body was “off the charts.”

Another undeniable fact is that no one tried to do anything until it was too late.

It became much easier to pass Smith off to anoth-

er individual to transport to the hospital, concoct a story, dispose of her personal belongings and hope that nobody bothered to dig deeper for the truth.

There’s that word again.

The truth is, despite the death of Sherree Smith, nothing will change.

Some individuals will serve jail time, but when that’s done they will return. They will resume the only life they apparently know - a life that was fully exposed during a week of testimony.

We cringe at the thought of what happened

in the final hours that Smith was alive. Some may be repulsed by the idea that those who could have done something to perhaps save her life instead chose to do nothing.

Yet, how different are we to allow that situation to continue in our community . . . to pretend it isn’t happening here . . . that it doesn’t affect us . . . to go on with our own lives as a matter of convenience?

Maybe we’re all just a little afraid of the truth.

Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com

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lack of interest or awareness by 4,246 other attorneys, Brownback now can depend on his four lay commissioners and Guerra to offer him at least one ideological soulmate for each vacancy.

But, the reality is unknowable, in part because Guerra refuses to talk to journalists. When he answered my call last week and I identified myself, he said, “I have to hang up the phone.”

When I hurriedly asked how he learned about the open seat, he blurted, “I have to go,” and hung up. He did not respond to voice mail messages over

three days.

Thus, little is known about him, except that his website prominently lists “abortion alternatives information” and “adoption” as primary parts of his law practice.

Among the organizations campaigning hard to dismiss four of the five justices up for retention is the anti-abortion group Kansans For Life. It contends that the targeted judges are “pro-abortion.”

E-mail and telephone efforts to ask Lance Kinzer, a former legislator also from Olathe and the new president of KFL, about Guerra did not get a

response.

There is some risk in assuming that Guerra’s presence assures Brownback five commission votes to lock in at least one candidate for each vacancy who agrees with his personal views on abortion and other issues.

But, it is even riskier to assume that it is not so. The only way to protect against Brownback’s ambition to politicize the judicial system is to vote “yes” to retain all of the justices.

Davis Merritt is a Wichita journalist and author. He can be reached at dmerritt9@ cox.net

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in the debate gives any clue. But, when Trump promised to “renegotiate” NAFTA, Clinton refused to follow suit.

If she still supports NAFTA, though, how can anyone trust her to block “NAFTA on steroids”?

For many of Clinton’s

supporters, it’s enough that she simply isn’t Donald Trump. But, if she fends him off, she’ll need to think long and hard about whether deals like these have any place in the “broad-based, inclusive growth” she says she wants for our country.

If she gets it wrong, the social cancers of job loss and xenophobia will only continue to fester. And we may yet see a “Trump on steroids” rise from the ashes.

Peter Certo is the editorial manager of the Institute for Policy Studies

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▪Kansas’ gross state product - “providing an overall analysis of the performance of the economy” - rose 3.2 percent over the previous year.

But, for the third straight year, the Kansas rate fell behind the six-state region and the nation.

Here’s a kick in the teeth to Brownback supporters: The Kansas gross state product grew at a faster rate when compared to the region and the nation in three of the five years before he took

Tricks The report continues: “Perhaps your state won’t fall into complete crisis in your lifetime, but your

Sniffles bly that Clinton is a career politician while he’s a builder and job creator.

Noted. Otherwise, he was often if not mostly a donnybrook of babbling nonsense. At one juncture, criticizing Clinton for posting her anti-Islamic State plan on her website (as opposed to not actually having a plan), he said with rough conviction: “No wonder you’ve been fighting ISIS your entire adult life.”

Asked by Holt what he would do to prevent cyberattacks, Trump replied: “As far as the cyber . . . we should be better than anybody else, and perhaps we’re not. I don’t think anybody knows it was Russia that broke into the DNC (Democratic National Committee). She’s saying Russia, Russia, Russia. . . . Maybe it was. . . . But, it could also be China, it could also be lots of other people. It also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds.”

What came next was, well, this: “You don’t know who broke into

office in 2011.

▪Private industry wages in Kansas grew at a slower clip for the last year than they did in the region and America - just as they have over the last five years.

▪The number of private business establishments in Kansas trailed both the region and the nation for the last year, again continuing a five-year trend.

The promises that Brownback for years has made about the tax cuts (See CLOUD on page seven)

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children or grandchildren will be on the hook.” It’s our responsibility to prevent this from happening.

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DNC, but what did we learn with DNC? We learned that Bernie Sanders was taken advantage of by your people. By (former DNC Chair) Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Look what happened to her.”

As a matter of fairness, I would include similarly confused responses by Clinton, but there were none. When the worst criticism is that you’re “overprepared,” as some have accused Clinton, you’re in pretty good shape, debatewise.

Meanwhile, the global marketplace may tell the larger story. As the evening concluded, thanks to Clinton’s obvious dominance, as well as her assertion that a Clinton presidency would honor U.S. commitments abroad, the Asian markets recovered, the Mexico peso rallied, and Dow futures added 100 points.

That’s nothing to sneeze at - or sniffle about.

Kathleen Parker is a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist who writes on politics and culture

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

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The promises that Brownback for years has made about the tax cuts especially that they would lead to a jobs bonanza simply aren’t coming true.

Rather than continue to allow the council to put out its information for Kansans to evaluate, the report now will be deepsixed.

Heidi Holliday, executive director of the non-

profit Kansas Center for Economic Growth, got it right when she said of the governor: “He specifically asked the council to hold him accountable through rigorous performance metrics. Five years later, the metrics clearly show his tax experiment has failed while business leaders and local chambers of commerce across the state openly ask him

to change course.”

Here’s a simple message to Brownback and his backers.

Trying to hide the truth about the lagging economy doesn’t make the state’s real problems less painful for the people of Kansas.

Yael Abouhalkah is a columnist for the Kansas City Star.

He can be reached at abouhalkah@kcstar.com

Correction: Last week’s letter to the editor named C.J. Davis as the EMS assistant director, which was incorrect. Davis is employed by Scott County EMS and volunteers as an EMT.

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Utility typical in this part of the state,” he noted.

Without the rate hike

by Wheatland Electric, Currier said the district would have realized a savings of $4,660 on their September bill. Without the utility upgrade, he claims the utility costs would have been about $6,200 higher.

Currier says that the electrical system in the

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high school, which utilizes underground heat pumps, is operating more efficiently and will continue to improve as the district’s staff becomes more familiar with the computer software that manages the program.

Looking for Savings In an effort to reduce energy costs, Supt.

Jamie Rumford has met with representatives of

Heberlee be held responsible if someone dies from a controlled substance which they distributed.

While several witnesses confirmed that Smith had smoked meth on numerous occasions, and that it was available when she was traveling with Heberlee and in his house, the evidence wasn’t strong enough to link Heberlee with Smith’s death.

The seven man, five woman jury began delib-

Wheatland Electric. The utility company is recommending that the district bring its electric system in each building on line gradually to avoid hitting the “peak demand” rates.

This would mean turning on some of the system at about 6:30 a.m., for example, and adding more in stages over the next 60-90 minutes.

“If you can reduce your consumption by 30 min-

utes or 60 minutes every day, that can add up to a pretty significant amount over 280 (school) days,” said Currier.

He also feels the district can improve it’s utility scheduling at night and over the weekend when the building isn’t in use.

A major issue for the district from the time that the high school renovation was completed in

2005 was the inability to control the heating/AC system, particularly in the high school.

Currier said the automation system was very difficult to use and some of the sensors have been failing. He noted that the previous maintenance director had figured a way to operate the system, but his replacement did not.

“Lance (Carter) would feed in the commands

and the system wouldn’t respond,” Currier noted.

That would also explain the spike in utility costs for 2015. In most months during that year, utility costs were from $1,000 to $2,000 higher than in 2014.

“We’re working with the new maintenance guy.

We’re going to tighten up the scheduling,” said Currier.

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eration shortly before noon on Thurs., Sept. 22, and returned with their decision shortly before 5:00 p.m.

The distribution of meth never seemed to be in question. Neither was interference with a law enforcement officer.

Heberlee and Kevin LaPlant, who appeared on the witness stand, but wasn’t facing any charges, were responsible for taking Smith to a friend’s house the morn-

ing of January 17, 2014, and from there Smith was transported to the Scott County Hospital where she died shortly afterwards.

A story was fabricated about Smith being found at a former motel known as the Cowboy Cabins located on east K96 Highway.

LaPlant then admitted on the witness stand that he and Heberlee removed Smith’s personal belongings from Heberlee’s

home and stashed them in a storage shed outside town.

LaPlant had limited immunity from prosecution for his testimony.

The victim’s father, Robert Smith, was upset when the verdict was announced, but remained stoic. He has indicated his intention to submit a statement during Heberlee’s sentencing which will take place on Wed., October 12, 3:00 p.m., in Scott County District Court.

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Stepping traveled to Tulsa to see how the “Wings of Freedom” program is working first-hand.

Even before the idea or starting the Stepping Up program began to take shape, Evans was already keenly aware of a growing need in the community.

He has seen it through the Celebrate Recovery program that is sponsored by the First Baptist Church and through the number of people who come to the church on a regular basis seeking assistance.

“In a month’s time, we will have anywhere between 25 and 40 requests for assistance,” says Evans. “I’ve had six applications in the last two days.”

That can include requests for help with groceries, rent, utilities and more.

Evans and members of the church will meet with these individuals to determine their situation and what kind of assistance is needed.

“Some people will try to take advantage of us.

We can figure that out,” Evans says. “But, the majority aren’t. They are legitimately struggling to get by in their day-to-day lives.”

Some may be living with other family members while others are going from place to place - what Evans refers to as “couch surfing” - because they can’t afford rent.

“And they are dragging their kids around in this situation,” he notes.

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Duane Goossen, the state’s former budget director, said the budget situation is even more tenuous than the Pew study shows.

Kansas ended the last fiscal year with $35 million because it delayed a nearly $100 million pension payment and about $75 million in school payments until this fiscal year.

If those payments had been made last year, the ending balance “would have been far below zero,” said Goossen, who served under the three governors who preceded Brownback.

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A Homeless Problem Evans says last December and January, five people came to the church who were homeless.

One man was living out of his pickup and another was living on a porch.

Another woman was going from home to home with her young daughter.

“The mother had a drug addiction she was trying to break away from, but every place she stayed there were drugs present,” Evans says. “It’s impossible to break away from that lifestyle when you’re constantly exposed to it.

Her daughter has since been taken away from her, but she’s trying to get her life back in order so that she can get her child back.”

That, says Evans, is where Stepping Up can help.

Interacting with the people who were coming to his church prompted Evans to begin thinking about what a program to help those individuals would look like. It would need to provide housing, while also addressing the social and educational needs of these individuals.

“They would need to learn how to interact socially with others, learn how to manage their finances and how to be a responsible employee,” says Evans. “And this would also be done through a Christ-centered environment.”

Evans adds that while he is chairman of the Stepping Up board of

directors, the group is not connected to the First Baptist Church.

Private donations are providing the seed money to get the program established and they have also made arrangements for an interest-bearing grant through the Scott Community Foundation to purchase the motel.

Initially, only about seven rooms will be used for Stepping Up “in order for us to get a feel for how the program will work,” says Evans. The remaining rooms will still be available as a motel to provide some income.

His goal is to see the program grow so that about 20 rooms are available to residents.

Stepping Up will be an all-encompassing program that offers ministry, education and a secure environment.

What it won’t offer is a free ride. Those who take part will pay a monthly fee to help offset costs.

While all participants must go through an interview process, Evans says participants will be primarily limited to Scott, Lane and Wichita counties and the immediate area.

The Need Exists When she was first approached by Evans about the program, County Attorney Becky Faurot says her first response was, “I have 15 people for you.”

She has seen the need for such a program from those getting out of jail,

trying to get out of a bad relationship or looking for a place to stay while gathering the resources to live on their own.

“I see it all the time.

People getting out of a drug treatment program or getting out of jail who really want to turn their lives around, but they have nothing,” says Faurot. “In order to survive, they turn to the only people they know, which puts them right back into the same environment that got them in trouble in the first place.

“These are people in our community. If they can’t find a way to break out of this cycle then we, as a community, live with the consequences.”

She says that statistics compiled by the Scott City Police Department point to a growing problem. In 2014 and 2015, the department had about 500 cases each year involving crime and drugs.

Through the first six months of 2016, they’ve already had 350 cases.

Violent crimes are up 30 percent over the last five years. About half of all crimes investigated by the SCPD are drug or alcohol related.

“The thefts and forgeries are, many times, being committed by people who think there is no other way to provide for their needs or their drug habit,” Faurot says.

However, she feels the program can offer longterm benefits for the community.

“We have a shortage

of good employees in the community. A number of the people hired by local businesses, especially fast-food and convenience stores, don’t last very long because they are unreliable. They bounce around from one place to another because businesses are so desperate for employees,” she says.

“If they can have a support mechanism in place so they can hold a job, perhaps get their high school diploma or a GED and learn how to manage their money, it would benefit them and the community,” Faurot notes.

Strict Guidelines Evans says the program isn’t for everyone.

“There are strict guidelines in order to participate. If you can’t live by the rules then you’ll be asked to leave,” he says.

For example, in the first month that someone is a resident with Stepping Up they will need to abide by a strict curfew and they will be subject to frequent drug tests in addition to a requirement that they attend counseling sessions and faith-based meetings.

“The process will be stair-stepped so that the longer they live here the more freedom they earn,” he says.

He notes that one of the big problems with individuals who have been through drug or alcohol treatment programs is that they are required to live in a very structured environment and when they are released they struggle

with the newfound freedom.

“We’ve been told that the process needs to be more gradual,” he says.

There will also be an emphasis on life skills, such as balancing a checkbook and managing a budget. Drug/alcohol abuse, marriage and family counseling will be available and attendance will be required.

The tentative goal is for individuals to be residents of Stepping Up for six months.

“Our ultimate goal is to have someone living on the site full-time to look over the property and to mentor the residents living there,” he says. “That may not happen until six months down the road.”

Evans, however, is concerned about what happens after that time. He realizes there is a shortage of suitable - and affordable - housing in the community.

He dreams of a time when they can build oneand two-bedroom apartments on vacant lots to the east and provide longterm housing for individuals and families who have gone through the program.

“I know we will make mistakes,” concedes Evans, “but we will learn from that. The bottom line is that we can’t stand by and do nothing.

“I’ve been asked why do I care. I have no financial gain in this,” he adds.

“I truly feel that the Lord has steered me in this direction. God has given me a heart for those who are struggling.”

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Youth/Education Universities outline impact of potential 5% cut in state aid A reduction of $28 million in state appropriations to universities in the Kansas Board of Regents’ system would be necessary to meet a potential five percent reduction outlined in documents requested by the governor, officials said Monday.

The bulk of these cuts, or at least $17 million, would fall on the University of Kansas, KU Medical Center and Kansas State University based on the information sought by Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget director for decreases in the fiscal year starting in July, as well as the subsequent fiscal year stretching into 2019.

“While we fulfilled the request to provide these planning scenarios, we would obviously prefer that the governor not make additional cuts to higher education,” said Tim Caboni, vice chancellor for public affairs at KU. Brownback isn’t required to reveal his budget strategy until the State of the State speech in January to the Kansas Legislature.

Revenue shortfalls in July and August raise the possibility the Republican governor might have to order budget allotments before the start of the annual session, in addition to future university reductions.

If state lawmakers were to embrace new spending reductions on higher education, the adjustments would come on top of a four percent rollback approved in the current fiscal year by the governor. University administrators dealt with that loss by inflating tuition hikes and taking steps to contain costs.

The Board of Regents’ top priority is to persuade the 2017 Legislature to restore the $30 million withdrawn from state universities to help close gaps between state revenue and expenditures.

The board’s appeal will highlight the role universities play in development of an educated workforce in Kansas.

“It is critical to the board that we do everything we can to communicate the role of our higher education system in addressing the workforce shortages Kansas will be facing if we don’t increase the number of Kansans who hold some type of post-secondary credential,” said Zoe Newton, the board’s chairman.

Documents presented to the Board of Regents by university officials and made available through a Kansas Open Records Act request didn’t precisely define how a deeper round of cuts would be handled on each campus.

Narratives included in the materials by several universities indicated that instruction, research and general operating budgets would take a hit.

(See STATE AID on page 20)

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4-H Club News

Club exchange dessert party

SCHS Homecoming queen candidates are (from left) Kiana Yager, Tyler Vondracek and Kaylene McGonagle. King candidates are Kevin Aguilera, Octavio Nolasco and Jess Drohman.

(Record Photo)

Crowning of SCHS fall royalty is Friday Scott Community High School fall Homecoming activities will be held Fri., Sept. 30, when the Beavers host Ulysses High School. Crowning ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m., prior to the football game.

The theme is “Board Games.”

The Homecoming parade will begin at about 4:00 p.m. All participants are to meet on Third Street, south of the Post Office, and they will proceed south on US83 Highway, turning east on Park Avenue.

Queen candidates are Kiana Yager, daughter of Dr. James and Jodi Yager; Tyler Vondracek, daughter of Casey and Ashley Vondracek and John and Jennifer Fairleigh; and Kaylene McGonagle, daughter of Tim and Patrina

McGonagle.

King candidates are Kevin Aguilera, son of Luz Macias and Mario and Melanie Aguilera; Octavio Nolasco, son of Felix and Christina Nolasco; and Jess Drohman, son of Justin and Debbie Drohman.

Class attendants are: Juniors: Brenda Aguirre and Austin Rios.

Sophomores: Cindy Araiza and Parker Vulgamore.

Freshmen: Cale Goodman and Piper Wasinger.

The junior attendants are Charlotte Frank, daughter of Chase and Krystal Frank, and Michael Hermosillo, son of Lupe Hermosillo and Matt and Alex Fox.

The Lake Wide Awake Club met on September 12 at the William Carpenter Building. The Activity Committee of Paige Hoelting and Alyssa Storm invited the Manning Jayhawkers to a Club Exchange dessert party.

LWA members made brownies and some members brought ice cream and our clubs enjoyed visiting and eating dessert together before our meetings.

The Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-H Pledge were led by Kamdyn Moore. Roll call was answered by nine members and three community leaders.

Community Leader Toni Glenn had several announcements about deadlines and upcoming events and Carol Ann Crouch informed us about the Krispy Kreme Donut fundraiser. The proceeds will be split between our local veterans organization and Christmas gifts for local elderly people.

We had several club members participate in the 5 State Fair. Emily Glenn, Wyatt Ricker and Waylon Ricker were present to tell us how their projects did.

Wyatt received a blue ribbon on a pie he made and grand champion on the tractor he made out of soda pop cans.

Waylon received a red on a pie he made and reserve grand champion on a flag that he made.

Emily received blue ribbons on all of her constructed clothing entries and a reserve champion on a quilt that she made.

Several club members had project talks ready to give also. KelsiJo Crouch told us what she was going to model in the buymanship competition at the State Fair. Kamdyn told us about his dog Sadie.

Waylon told us what kind of pie he made and how he made it for the 5 State Fair. Wyatt told us how he made his pop can tractor and how long it took.

Jennie Erven told us about her schedule for showing her dog Dulie at the State Fair.

The next meeting for Lake Wide Awake is October 10 at the William Carpenter Building.

Alyssa Storm, reporter Lake Wide Awake Club

GCCC fall enrollment climbs 2.5% For the fifth consecutive year, fall enrollment credit hours has increased at Garden City Community College.

This fall, GCCC has generated 23,108 credit hours, which represents an increase of 2.5 percent over last year.

Credit hours have increased by over 18% percent over the last five years at GCCC. According to Ryan Ruda, vice president of student services and instruction, the increase can be attributed to the addition of programs like instrumental music, and the addition of the marching band.

There has also been an increase in numbers in other fine arts programs such as vocal music, art and drama.

Other programs, such as physics, were re-instated to assist with student demand.

According to Ruda, GCCC is responding to the needs of students, and the addition of programs has facilitated an increased student enrollment. GCCC continues to explore new avenues and curricula offerings.

Automotive technology is an example of a program which is currently being re-instated for spring 2017.

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For the Record Audit raises more concerns about foster care The Scott County Record

Another audit has raised more concerns about the state’s foster care system. And though the Kansas Department for Children and Families appears to be addressing some of the shortcomings, state lawmakers need to continue to press for improvement and hold the agency accountable.

The latest Legislative

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Post Audit report found the state is complying with federal standards for protecting children from abuse and neglect.

But, the state is “not in substantial compliance” with about two-thirds of the federal benchmarks examined, including that children have permanency and stability in their living situations and that the

Scott City Council Agenda Monday, October 3 • 7:30 p.m.

City Hall • 221 W. 5th •Call to Order •Approve minutes of Sept. 19 regular meeting •Approval of Ordinance No. 176 (Conditional Uses of Central Business District) •Approval of application for grant funds Kansas Moderate Income Housing •Mayor’s appointment of Ward 1 council member •Open offer for purchase of lots 10 and 11, Block 6, Eastman’s Addition •Request demolition of mobile home •Registration for League of Kansas Municipality regional supper on Oct. 20 at Bryan Conference Center •Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested Police Department 1) Misc. business

Public Works Department 1) Misc. business Clerk’s Department 1) Request to attend Kansas/IIMC Certification Institute in Wichita 2) Discuss Christmas party •Mayor’s comments

Public Notice potential effects to historic properties should be submitted within 30 days of the date of this notice by mail to White Buffalo Environmental, Inc., 8908 S. Yale, Suite 210, Tulsa, OK. 74137, or by calling (918)-660-0999.

Questions about this facility or this notice may also be directed to that address or phone number. This notice is provided in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Cheryl Perkins White Buffalo Environmental, Inc. 8908 South Yale Ave., Suite 210 Tulsa, OK. 74137 918-665-0890 (fax) 918-660-0999 cheryl.perkins@whitebuffalo. com

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Sept.

15, 2016; last published Thurs., Sept. 29, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ELLIS COUNTY, KANSAS ROOFMASTERS ROOFING AND SHEETMETAL CO., INC., Plaintiff vs.

JEFF NIX, individually and JEFF NIX d/b/a AMERICAN ROOFING, Defendants Case No. 2015-LM-000788 NOTICE OF SUIT To JEFF NIX, individually and JEFF NIX d/b/a American Roofing and all other concerned persons: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in Ellis County District Court

by ROOFMASTERS ROOFING AND SHEETMETAL CO., INC. praying for judg-

that it didn’t always investigate reports of alleged abuse and neglect in a timely manner, and that many caseworkers weren’t completing the required monthly visits with foster children.

As with the previous audit, DCF Secretary Phyllis Gilmore downplayed the latest findings.

She told state lawmak-

Scott Co. LEC Report

ment against the Defendant in the amount of $15,226.88 for goods and services received; for its costs and expenses incurred in pursing this suit; and for such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and equitable; and you are hereby required to plead to the petition on or before 3:00 p.m. October 26, 2016, in the Ellis County District Court in the City of Hays, Ellis County, Kansas.

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

Curtis Brown, #24007 Glassman, Bird, Brown and Powell, LLP 200 West 13th Hays, Kansas 67601 (785) 625-6919 (785) 625-2473 fax jcbrown@haysamerica.com Attorney for Plaintiff

ers last week that a 2015 federal review, which was cited in the state audit, was designed in such a way that no state achieves full compliance. She also said that Kansas does better than most states.

“When we’re compared to the other states, Kansas is doing well in many, many areas,” she told lawmakers. “And

you all need to feel proud about that.”

Several lawmakers challenged Gilmore about the findings and her blanket claim that children in foster care are safe.

DCF was fined $535,000 for its noncompliance with the federal standards, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported.

(See FOSTER on page 14)

Public Notice

(First published in The Scott aka Harold Dale Steele aka Scott City Police Department Sept. 20: Stanley Dirks backed into a vehicle that County Record, Thurs., Sept. Harold D. Steele,” deceased.

All creditors of the decen29, 2016; last published was legally parked. dent are notified to exhibit Thurs., Oct. 13, 2016)3t

KHP issues 615 speed citations Over the weekend of Sept. 23-25, the Kansas Highway Patrol joined other law enforcement agencies from across a six-state area to address the issue of speeding. Following are the KHP’s results from the enforcement: Crashes 39 Fatalities 1 Traffic citations (other than speeding): 114 Seat belt citations 91 Speed citations 615 Traffic warnings issued 828 DWI arrests 8 Drug arrests 9 Felony arrests/other 3 Participating in this initiative were Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Register of Deeds

Parks Department 1) Misc. business

(Published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Sept. 29, 2016)1t Invitation to Comment on a Proposed Wireless Telecommunications Facility Interested persons are invited to comment on the tower and antennae placement and related equipment shelters at the wireless telecommunications facility proposed to be constructed at approximately: 5076-5512 N. Venison Rd., Healy, Scott County, KS, N 38 33’ 32.81”/W 100 43’ 24.694”, Sec. 23-TI7S-R31W with respect to impacts on historic properties located at or near this facility, if any. The facility will consist of 195’ SST. Comments regarding

state is properly monitoring the private companies it contracts with to provide foster care.

This report follows an audit last month contending that DCF was failing to ensure the safety of children in foster care.

It noted that DCF didn’t always conduct background checks of people living in foster homes,

Fairleigh Ranch Corporation to Great Western Tire of Scott City, Lots 1-12, Blk. 4, Nonnamaker Addition.

Adam and Heather Carver to Craig and Gina Ramsey, Lot 2 and north 10 ft. of Lot 3, Blk. 6, Eggleston Addition.

Earl and Barbara Roemer to Northwest Kansas Housing, Inc., S45 ft., Lot 2 and N50 ft., Lot 3, Blk. 7, Eastridge Subdivision; S26 ft., Lot 3 and N69 ft., Lot 4, Blk. 7, Eastridge Subdivision; S7 ft., Lot 4 and all of Lot 5 and N12 ft., Lot 6, Blk. 7, Eastridge Subdivision; S64 ft., Lot 6 and N31 ft., Lot 7, Blk. 7, Eastridge Subdivision.

Brett and Kathleen Eisenhour to Pearce Family Investments, W13 ft., Lot 7 and all of Lots 8-12, Blk. 39, Original Town.

Gabe Lawrence, Jr., Family Limited Partnership to Angel DeJesus Ramirez, Lot 14 and N20 ft., Blk. 35, Original Town.

Glenn and Jennifer O’Neil to Ashlyn Robinson, Lots 2 and N23 ft., Lot 4, Blk. 2, Thomas Addition.

Donald and Sharron Brittan to ACRC Rentals, undivided 1/2 interest in Lot 6, Blk. 17, Original Town.

Robert and Judith Winderlin to ACRC Rentals, undivided 1/2 interest in Lot 6, Blk. 17, Original Town.

Kevin and Angela Brooks to Robert Strube and Haley Burgess, Lots 1 and 4, Blk. 64, Original Town.

Larry Ribbing to Western Kansas Property Management, Lots 1-4, Blk. 58, Original Town.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS in the matter of the Estate of Harold Steele, aka Harold Dale Steele, aka Harold D. Steele, Deceased Case No. 2016-PR-000024 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59) THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on September 19, 2016, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in this Teresa Saxbury and Dale Steele, heirs, devisees and legatees, and co-executors named in the “Last Will and Testament of Harold Steele

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 actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

Teresa Saxbury Co-Executor Dale Steele Co-Executor JAKE W. BROOKS ATTORNEY AT LAW P.O. BOX 664 101 E. 6th SCOTT CITY, KS. 67871 620-872-7204

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Sept.

15, 2016; last published Thurs., Sept. 29, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of Francis James Hess, deceased Case No. 2016-PR-000023 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Nancy J. Hess, spouse and one of the heirs of Francis James Hess a/k/a Jim Hess, deceased, requesting: Descent be determined of the following described real estate situated in Scott County, Kansas: Lot Two (2), Three (3), Six (6), and Seven (7) in Block Eleven (11), in Eastman Addition to Scott City, Kansas.

and all personal property and other Kansas real estate owned by decedent at the time of death. And that such property and all personal property and other Kansas real estate owned by the decedent at the time of death be assigned pursuant to the laws of intestate succession.

You are required to file your written defenses to the Petition on or before October 12, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., in the City of Scott City in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

Nancy J. Hess, Petitioner WATKINS CALCARA, CHTD. 1321 Main - Suite 300 P.O. Drawer 1110 Great Bend, Kansas 67530 (620) 792-8231 Attorneys for Petitioner

Public Notice

Public Notice

(First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept.

29, 2016; last published Thurs., Oct. 13, 2016)3t NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 2016 CANDIDATES AND QUESTIONS TO BE VOTED FOR AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, STATE OF KANSAS, SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS To whom it may concern: I, the undersigned county election officer of the above named county, have received a certified listing of candidates for the various nominations to be made by each of the political parties of this state and, in accordance with the provisions of law, I hereby publish so much thereof as is applicable to this county, and I have added thereto the names, addresses and party of the candidates for several parties: NATIONAL OFFICE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT Republican Trump/Pence Democrat Clinton/Kaine Independent Stein/Baraka Libertarian Johnson/Weld Republican Democrat Libertarian

UNITED STATES SENATE Jerry Moran Patrick Wiesner Robert D. Garrard

Manhattan Lawrence Edgerton

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 1 Republican Roger Marshall Great Bend Libertarian Kerry Burt Hutchinson Independent Alan LaPolice Clyde STATE OFFICES KANSAS SENATOR • DISTRICT 33 Republican Mary Jo Taylor Stafford Democrat Matt Bristow Ellinwood KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES • DISTRICT 118 Republican Don Hineman Dighton COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP OFFICES SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONER • DISTRICT 2 Republican Jerry W. Buxton Scott City SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONER • DISTRICT 3 Republican Gary Skibbe Scott City Republican Democrat

SCOTT COUNTY CLERK Alice Brokofsky

Scott City

SCOTT COUNTY TREASURER Lark Speer Scott City

SCOTT COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS Republican Debbie Murphy Scott City Republican

SCOTT COUNTY ATTORNEY Rebecca (Becky) Scott City J. Faurot

Republican

SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF Glenn E. Anderson Scott City

Republican

ISBEL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Matt Novak Modoc

Republican

ISBEL TOWNSHIP TREASURER Dave Novak Modoc

Republican

LAKE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Larry Vulgamore Scott City

LAKE TOWNSHIP TREASURER No Candidate Republican

VALLEY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Gary Schmidt Scott City

VALLEY TOWNSHIP TREASURER No Candidate QUESTIONS AND REFERENDA Kansas Supreme Court Justice Shall Carol A. Beier, Topeka, Position No. 1, be retained in office?

Shall Dan Biles, Shawnee, Position No. 2, be retained in office?

Shall Lawton R. Nuss, Topeka, Position No. 3, be retained in office?

Shall Marla Luckert, Topeka, Position No. 5, be retained in office?

Shall Caleb Stegall, Lawrence, Position No. 7, be retained in office

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No

Kansas District Judge - 25th District Shall Michael Quint, Garden City, Division No. 2, be retained in office?

Yes

No

Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Shall Steve Leben, Fairway, Position No. 2, be retained in office?

Shall G. Joseph Pierron, Jr., Lawrence, Position No. 3, be retained in office?

Shall David E. Bruns, Topeka, Position No. 6, be retained in office?

Shall G. Gordon Atcheson, Overland Park, Position No. 8, be retained in office?

Shall Karen Arnold-Burger, Overland Park, Position No. 9, be retained in office?

Shall Kathryn A. Gardner, Topeka, Position No. 4, be retained in office?

Pursuant to the foregoing, I hereby give notice that a general election will be held on the 8th day of November, 2016, at which time the candidates from the above list, and the Questions and Referenda, may be voted on at the William Carpenter 4-H Building at the Scott County Fairgrounds.

This polling place will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on November 8, 2016.

Advanced voting will begin on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at the Scott County Clerk’s office, 303 Court Street, Scott City, Ks. Advanced voting will end at noon on Monday, November 7, 2016.

PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR VOTING ON NOVEMBER 8 AND FOR ALL ADVANCE VOTING. Done at my office in the City of Scott City, County of Scott and State of Kansas this 22nd day of September, 2016.

Seal Alice Brokofsky Scott County Election Officer

(Published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Sept. 29, 2016)1t ORDINANCE NO. 1175 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE TEN, CHAPTER FOUR, SECTION TWO AND TITLE TEN, CHAPTER TEN, SECTION ONE, OF THE CODIFICATION OF THE ORDINANCES OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS RELATING TO ZONING, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, USES AND ACTIVITIES AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTIONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS, SECTION I: Title 10, Chapter 4, Section 2 is hereby amended to read as follows: 10-4-2: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL ZONING DISTRICTS: A. Permitted Uses: No structure shall be built, moved or structurally altered and no structure or land shall be used, occupied or designed for use or occupancy except for a use that is permitted within the zoning district in which the structure or land is located or provided for otherwise in these regulations.

B. Conditional Uses: No use of a structure or land that is designated as a conditional use in any zoning district shall be established and no existing conditional or special use shall be changed to another conditional use in such district, unless a conditional use is approved by the planning commission as provided for in section 10-33 of this title.

C. Multiple Buildings On Single Lots: In no case shall there be more than one main use, building or structure on one lot, except when a single lot is used or zoned for multifamily, commercial, or industrial purposes. In such cases, all buildings shall collectively comply with all front, side and rear yard requirements for the zoning district where the lot is located.

D. Platted Building Setback Lines: If a recorded subdivision plat imposes a building setback line or a front yard for a lot which is different from the minimum setback or yard required by the applicable section of these regulations, then the minimum building setback or front yard shall be the same as that shown on such subdivision plat; provided, that it has been recorded and not otherwise been officially vacated.

E. Exemption For Existing Lots Of Record: A building permit shall be issued to an applicant who is owner of a legally created “lot of record” (established prior to the effective date of these regulations). The structure must meet current setback requirements.

F. Undivided Parcels: If two (2) or more lots or combination of lots and portions of lots are of record at the time of passage or amendment of this title, and if all or part of the lots do not meet the requirements established for lot width and area, the lands involved shall be considered to be an undivided parcel for purposes of this title, and no portion of said parcel shall be used or sold in a manner which diminishes compliance with lot width and area requirements established by this title, nor shall any division of any parcel be made which creates a lot with width or area below the requirement stated in this title.

G. Setback Measurement: A front, rear, and side yard setback or building line shall be determined by measuring the horizontal distance from the property line to the farthest architectural projection of the building.

Covered porches and entryways, whether enclosed or unenclosed, shall be considered as part of the main building and may project beyond the established front yard line not to exceed five feet (5’).

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The “maximum height” shall mean the distance from the lowest part of the base of a structure to the tallest point of the roof, and does not include any accessories projecting upward from the roof.

H. Average Setback In Existing Residential Districts: The zoning administrator may adjust front yard setbacks by averaging with adjacent buildings where existing structures have established a front yard that is greater than or less than the setbacks required by these regulations.

I. Additional Height: In districts where public buildings, semiprivate buildings, public service buildings, hospitals, institutional buildings, schools, churches and similar places of worship are permitted, two feet (2’) of additional height will be permitted for each one foot (1’) of additional building setback.

J. Building Height Exceptions: Flagpoles, chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, church steeples, gas tanks, grain elevators, stacks, storage towers, ornamental towers, monuments, cupolas, domes, spires, standpipes, and other necessary mechanical appurtenances may be erected above a district height limit.

K. Lot Size Requirements And Bulk Regulations For Utility Facilities: None of the following utility or communication facilities shall be required to comply fully with the lot size requirements and bulk regulations of the zoning district in which they are located, except as may be determined by the planning commission where a conditional use is required in certain districts: 1. Communication structures (towers).

2. Electric and telephone substations.

3. Gas regulator stations.

4. Pumping stations.

5. Water towers or standpipes.

L. Sewer And Water Facilities: All principal structures built within the city limits or within three hundred feet (300’) of the city limits in the extraterritorial zone, shall be served by and connected to the city’s sewer and water system, if such facilities can be feasibly provided as may be determined by the City Council.

M. Dedication Of Rights of Way and Easements: As a condition related to a rezoning amendment or a conditional use, the dedication of additional street rights of way; easements for utilities, drainage, access control, fire lanes, building setback lines and other purposes; and the construction, removal or replacement of public improvements necessary to the proper development of the property, may be required either by platting or replatting the land according to the city subdivision regulations or, in lieu of platting, by a legal document effectuating such dedications and improvements. Such condition may be required whether the property is being divided or held in single ownership.

A stated time limit not exceeding one year may be established to ensure compliance with the above conditions during which time the effectuation of the zoning amendment or conditional use having been approved with such conditions by the city council shall be withheld from publication by the clerk.

Failure to comply with the conditions during the stated period shall result in making the zoning amendment or conditional use null and void.

No extension of the time period may be granted without reapplication.

N. Moving Structures: No structure shall be moved into the city or from one location to another location within the city, unless such structure shall, when relocated, be made to conform fully to these regulations and other codes of the city including any building codes.

O. Moving Manufactured/

Public Notice

Mobile Homes: The zoning administrator is authorized to issue a zoning permit for various types of manufactured/mobile homes under the following provisions; except that all such homes must meet the floodplain district requirements and none may be replaced in a floodway overlay boundary, and no manufactured/mobile home shall be older than fifteen (15) years: 1. Wherever a manufactured/mobile home is moved from a zoning lot within a district in which it is a permitted use, another manufactured home meeting the requirements of the district may be moved onto the lot at any time; provided, such home shall have a permanent covering or skirting, attached or affixed to the said structure, enclosing the base and completely surrounding the manufactured home. A permanent covering shall consist of wood, Masonite, fiberglass, masonry or similar building materials.

2. In the case of a lawful, nonconforming manufactured/mobile home, such a move must take place within ninety (90) days from the date that the previous manufactured/mobile home was moved off the lot, otherwise such use shall not be reestablished and, when so moved in, only single or double wide manufactured homes are permitted as replacements which are placed on a permanent type, enclosed perimeter foundation.

In reestablishing such a home use, any nonconforming bulk regulations shall not be increased in nonconformity and no newly acquired land can be added to the zoning lot for placement of such a home.

3. No manufactured/mobile home, or portion thereof, shall be moved onto any lot or parcel or an existing home converted for storage or any other purpose than for a residence in any district and no such home shall be temporarily or permanently located in any district not otherwise permitting such homes. These provisions do not preclude the use of prefabricated mobile structures designed for offices in business or industrial districts, but not manufactured homes unless specifically permitted.

SECTION II: Title 10, Chapter 10, Section 1 is hereby amended to read as follows: 10-10-1: ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, USES AND ACTIVITIES: A. General Provisions: 1. An accessory building, use, or activity shall be incidental and subordinate to the normal operation of the principal structure, building or use.

2. All accessory buildings, uses, and activities shall be located on the same lot as the principal use, or on a lot owned by the same taxpayer, adjacent to the principal use.

3. All accessory buildings shall be placed on a permanent foundation, slab, or piers approved by the zoning administrator. No permit shall be issued for an accessory building that is equipped with wheels, skids, or any other devices designed to make the building portable.

B. Permitted Accessory Uses: Accessory uses shall include, but are not limited to, the following: Garages and carports. A detached garage or carport, provided that no such structure that is accessory to a one- or two-family dwelling shall exceed one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet, except in the AG agricultural district it shall not exceed one thousand four hundred (1,400) square feet, shall be no taller than the dwelling or more than twenty feet (20’) in height whichever is less, and shall be compatible with the residential dwelling in terms of design, appearance and materials.

Garages built with access from an alley shall be located

a minimum of ten feet (10’) from the rear lot line, unless exempted by the zoning administrator.

Household storage buildings, provided the structure does not exceed four hundred (400) square feet. Storage buildings may be built up to the property line on the alley, but must be four feet (4’) from any adjoining property.

Off street parking and loading spaces, subject to the provisions of chapter 12 of this title.

Playhouses, patios, porches, decks, gazebos.

Radio and television antennas, provided they do not exceed sixty feet (60’) in height.

Statuary, arbors, trellises, barbecue stoves, flagpoles, walls, and hedges.

Storage or use of accessory uses such as boats, boat trailers, camper trailers, jet skis, and other similar recreational vehicles up to a maximum of three (3) such uses or devices is allowed, provided said uses are located within required rear yards or within established side yard setbacks.

Such uses shall not include the outdoor storage or parking of commercial trucks or buses which exceed a three (3) ton manufacturer’s rating hauling capacity.

Swimming pools and hot tubs.

Other necessary and customary buildings, uses, and activities determined by the zoning administrator to be appropriate, incidental and subordinate to the principal use on the lot.

C. Location: 1. Accessory buildings shall not be located within the front yard setback.

2. An accessory building shall not be located closer than four feet (4’) to any side or rear lot line.

3. An accessory building shall not be located closer than four feet (4’) to a rear lot line, except for garages with access to an alley which requires a ten foot (10’) setback from the rear lot line, unless exempted by the zoning administrator. When an existing accessory building is used as a garage, and is located closer than ten feet (10’) to the right of way of an alley, the zoning administrator may allow such structure to be reconstructed or reestablished on the same building footprint if it does not encroach on a utility easement or right of way.

4. An accessory building shall not be located in the exterior side yard of a corner lot unless it fronts an alley.

D. Use Limitations: 1. All accessory buildings, uses, and activities shall comply with the general use regulations of each zoning district.

2. No accessory structure shall be constructed and occupied on any lot prior to the completion of the principal structure.

E. Size Limitations: 1. An accessory building on a lot or parcel one acre or smaller shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the lot area.

2. A structure accessory to a permitted use shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet in gross floor area if it is used exclusively for storage (i.e., wood or metal storage shed).

3. An accessory building shall not exceed the height restrictions of the zoning district in which it is located, unless an accessory use is specifically exempted from height restrictions.

SECTION III: The existing Title 10, Chapter 4, Section 2 and Title 10, Chapter 10, Section 1 of the Codification of Ordinances of Scott City, Kansas are repealed.

SECTION IV: This ordinance shall take effect and be of force from and after its passage and publication in the official city paper.

Passed by the council the 5th day of September, 2016.

Dan Goodman, Mayor City of Scott City, Ks. ATTEST: Brenda K. Davis, MMC

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Deaths

Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu

Gary P. McLelland

Curtis M. Emberton

Gary P. McLelland, 66, died Sept. 22, 2016, at his home in Healy.

H e was born on March 26, 1950, in Thayer, Mo., the son of Jack and Clara Lee Gary McLelland (Reef) McLelland.

A resident of Healy since 2003, moving from Memphis, Tenn., he was a painting contractor.

On Oct. 4, 1997, he married Donna Dickey in Memphis. She survives.

Other survivors include: one son, Chris McLelland, Memphis;

Curtis M. Emberton, 36, died Sept. 24, 2016, in Scott City.

H e was born Dec. 19, 1 9 7 9 , in Scott City, the son of Robert E m b e r - Curtis Emberton ton and Wanda (Wishon) Barton.

A lifetime resident of Scott City, he worked for Midwest Mixer, Scott City.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Scott City, and Celebrate Recovery and Alcoholics Anonymous, both of Scott City.

On Aug. 7, 2010, he married Annie Ramsey in Scott City. She survives.

Other survivors include: one son, Liam Emberton, Scott City; one daughter, Amelia Ramsey, Scott City; parents, Wanda Barton, and husband, Rod, Scott City, and Robert Emberton, and wife, Pam, San Antonio, Tex.; three sisters, Lisa Emberton, Frisco, Colo., Amber

one daughter, Jessica Dvorscak, and husband, James, Austin, Tex.; two sisters, Janet Hyde, and husband, Joe, and Jerri Lynn Pate, and husband, Bill, all of Memphis; one brother, Monte McLelland, Cherokee Village, Ark.; one granddaughter and four grandsons.

Graveside memorial service will be Sat., Oct. 1, 11:30 a.m., at the Healy Cemetery.

Inurnment will be at the Healy Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to St. Catherine Hospice in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington Street, Scott City, Ks. 67871.

Cynthia A. Hand Cynthia A. Hand, 85, died Sept. 26, 2016, at the Scott County Hospital.

She was born on Dec. 3, 1930, in Qulin, Mo., the daughter of Emmitt Miles and Callie (Carnett) Hand.

A resident of Scott City since 2010, moving from Arkansas, she was a homemaker.

Cynthia was a member of the Pentecostal faith and the Assembly of God Church, Ash Flat, Ark. Survivors include: one son, David Newbold, Holderville, Okla.; two daughters, Brenda Gore, Scott City, and Joy Rattler, South Carolina; two sisters, Alice Brown, Alton, Mo., and Eve Seiler,

Nixa, Mo.; one niece, 16 grandchildren, 38 greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, one sister and one brother.

Funeral service was held Sept. 29 at the Scott County Cemetery with Pastor Kyle Evans presiding.

Interment was in the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Cynthia A. Hand Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington Street, Scott City, Ks. 67871.

David Kheldar Dean Burdick Johnson

David Kheldar Dean Burdick Johnson, 21, Scott City, died on Sun., May 15, 2016, in Denver, Colo.

Kheldar was born on Nov. 30, 1 9 9 4 , in Garden City, David Kheldar the son of Wade Burdick and Rachel (Breitenbach) Archer.

He grew up in Scott City and Denver. He enjoyed reading, drawing, puzzles, chess, loved dogs, fishing and spending time with friends and family.

He was adopted by Eric Johnson in 2007. He was baptized at Mountain View Community Christian Church, Highland Ranch, Colo., in 2007 and graduated with a GED in 2012.

Surviving family include: his father, Wade Burdick, of Kansas; adoptive father, Eric Johnson, of Maryland; mother, Rachel Archer, of Colorado; brother, Thor Breiten-

bach, of Kansas; brother, Gareth Hyde, and wife, Nancy, of California; Elektra Hyde, of Colorado; adopted sister, Lexi Johnson, of Colorado; adoptive brother, Kaleb Johnson, of Maryland; grandparents, Dean Burdick, and wife, Patricia, of Kansas; uncle, George Burdick, and wife, Jeanne, of Colorado; aunt, Sonya Scott, of Colorado; aunt, Amy Jones, and husband, Jake, of Kansas; aunt, Amber Boulanger, and husband, Michael, of Indiana; aunt, Peggy Unger, of Kansas; and many cousins.

He was preceded in death by his cousin, Dusty Malchow, in 1994.

Graveside service will be Sat., Oct. 1, 10:30 a.m., at the Scott County Cemetery with Scott Wagner officiating.

Memorials may be given to the David Kheldar Dean Burdick Johnson Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington Street, Scott City, Ks. 67871.

Foster But, the fine was suspended pending implementation of an improvement plan, which DCF is working on.

In response to the previous audit findings, DCF is bolstering social worker recruitment and training, Gilmore said. It also is expanding background checks for everyone in a foster home over the age of 10.

A third audit of the foster care system is still to come. It will examine costs, resources and outcomes, looking at whether the state’s privatized

Ming, San Antonio, Tex., and Anna Candies, Denver, Colo.; one brother, Brandon Ming, San Antonio, Tex.; grandparents, Letha Wishon and Dick Barton, and wife, Joy, all of Scott City; mother-inlaw, Sara Ramsey, and Don Smith, Scott City; fatherin-law, Dan Ramsey, and wife, Annette, Wamego; two brothers-in-law, Ben Ramsey, and wife, Jenny, Larned, and Matt Ramsey, and wife, Jenny, Ava, Mo.; and one sister-in-law, Emily Ramsey, Wamego.

He was preceded in death by three grandparents, Dean Emberton, and wife, Laura, and Bobby Lloyd Wishon.

Funeral service was Sept. 28 at the First Baptist Church, Scott City, with Pastor Kyle Evans officiating.

Interment was at the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Curtis Emberton Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington Street, Scott City, Ks. 67871.

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model is meeting expectations.

Rep. Mike Kiegerl (R-Olathe) issued his own report last year calling for an end to the privatized system. He concluded that the state is overspending on foster care because of duplicated services and because private contractors need to make a profit.

The number of children in foster care has surged in recent years. DCF has a duty to properly care for and protect these children.

And state lawmakers have a duty to make sure DCF is doing its job.

Week of October 3-7 Monday: Mexican chicken, refried beans, tossed salad, tortilla chips, peaches.

Tuesday: Roast pork with gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, whole wheat roll, strawberries and bananas.

Wednesday: Chicken griller with gravy, squash casserole, savory carrots, whole wheat roll, blueberry crisp.

Thursday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, tossed salad, garlic bread, pears.

Friday: Baked tilapia or chicken fingers, potato wedges, marinated tomatoes, whole wheat roll, creamy fruit salad. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501

Pastime at Park Lane Pitch and dominoes were the Monday afternoon activity. Game helpers were Joy Barnett, Madeline Murphy, Gary and Janet Goodman, Justina Wishon, Dorothy King and Wanda Kirk.

Residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening.

Pastor Bob Artz led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Doris Riner played the piano for the hymns.

Naomi Teubner entertained everyone on Tuesday afternoon. She played the piano, the recorder and the violin.

Russel and Mary Webster led Bible study on Tuesday evening.

Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services on Wednesday morning.

Residents played pitch on Wednesday evening.

Ladies received manicures on Thursday morning.

Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic mass on Friday morning.

Yvonne Spangler was visited by Mary Ann Spangler.

Musical entertainment provided

Thad Beach from Salina performed on Wednesday afternoon. Thad sang several folk songs, played the guitar, the ukulele, the harmonica, the jaw harp and the flyswatter. This special event was sponsored by the Scott County Arts Council.

Diana Fraley from Dighton entertained everyone with a music program on Friday afternoon.

The Blue Steele Band performed on Saturday afternoon.

The Scott Mennonite Youth sang on Tuesday evening.

Corrine Dean was visited by Dianna Howard, Kylee Kropp, Carol Ellis, and Canny Balckwell.

Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane and Ethan McDaniel.

Delores Brooks was visited by Charles Brooks, Donna Nelson, Peggy Ninemire, Cheryl Perry, and Fritzi Rauch.

LaVera King was visited by Gloria Gough, Shellie Carter, Harrison, Randy, and Kay King, Nolan Arenado, Velda Riddiough, and Carol Latham.

Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton.

Park Lane honors three centenarians National Centenarians Day is celebrated annually on Sept. 22 to honor those citizens who are 100 years or older.

“This day was originally proclaimed as a time to listen to the stories of centenarians because they have a lot of history and wisdom to share,” says Wanda Wright, Scott City, a member of the subregional council for the Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging.

Three centenarians in Scott County were recognized with certificates from the SWKAAA.

Francis Wiebert and Jake Leatherman, residents at Park Lane Nursing Home, were honored on Sept. 22.

Louise Parkinson is 102-years-old and still living at home.

“A special thanks to the Scott County Commissioners for letting me order a cake and the nursing home for providing punch for this event,” says Wright.

Heartland Foods provided three vases of flowers and Harold Wright provided the musical entertainment.

Arlene Beaton was visited by William Beaton, Melissa Smart, Albert and Linda Savolt, Margie Stevens and Colleen Beaton.

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Doris Riner celebrated her 94th birthday last week. Guests of Doris’ were Roma and Joe Murphy from Great Bend, Trudy Eikenberry, Bill and Sue Riner, Brent, Mindi, Griffin, Finley, Gradin and Kaitley Edwards; Ron and Sue Riner, and Tim Gutshall, Yuma, Colo.

Bonnie Pickett was visited by Larry and Philene Pickett, Gloria Wright, Lila Burnett and Josephine Jones.

David and Sherri Haxton from McPherson and Rod and Kathy Haxton were visitors of their mother, Boots Haxton.

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It includes church activities, ecuminical services and functions open to the community

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Jeanie Rowton was visited by Phil and Susan Escareno, Becky Rowton, Kayde Rietzke, Lila Burnett, Josephine Jones and Chuck Rowton.

Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock, and Kai Wilkerson.

Clifford Dearden was visited by Janelle Perryman, Jill and MaLaney Brantley, Marshall Perryman and Janet Ottaway, all from Hays.

Jake Leatherman was visited by Virgil Ratzlaff.

Lowell Rudolph was visited by Tom and Kathy Moore, Rev. Don Martin and LuAnn Buehler.

Nella Funk was visited

by Anita Funk.

Lucille Dirks was visited by Virgil Ratzlaff.

Kathy Roberts was visited by Anita Funk, Vic Roberts and Gary Roberts.

Loretta Gorman was visited by Charlene Becht, Chuck and Barb Brobst, Marcine Gorman, Velda Riddiough and Tava See. Cloide Boyd was visited by Tava See. Louise Crist was visited by Maggie, Mark and Gretchen, Eilene Minnix, Jean Burgess and Patsi Graham.

Mike Leach was visited by Rev. Don Martin.

Attend the Church of Your Choice

See You in Church I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord (Ps 122:1). I have heard it said that skipping church is a vote for closure.

Reinhold Niebuhr wrote in his journal, “A half empty church immediately symbolizes the fact that Christianity is very much of a minority movement in a pagan world.” According to the Barna Research Group, 90 percent of Americans say they are Christians, but only 12 percent say it is the most important thing to them.

Most ranked health, happiness or finances above church.

Certainly one can be a Christian and not go to church. But, the Lord said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, there I am in their midst.”

Matt 18:20 (NASB 77) Ecclesia is the word for church. It means called forth or gathering.

The Apostle Paul teaches us that the church is the body of Christ and every member important to the whole. I have a granddaughter who lives with a prosthetic leg. She is a dear, pleasant and capable young

lady, but her life would be easier if she had been born with two legs instead of just one. The church needs all its members present at the appointed time.

Most of us choose to attend church on the basis of what we get out of it. Perhaps we would enjoy it more if we took the Biblical approach toward worship.

First of all, we would worship in spirit and truth (John 4:23). Then, there is the issue of obedience. Yes, let’s go to church because God said to. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near.

Heb 10:23-25 (NASB 77) Sunday morning worship is a good habit to get into.

One church placed a note in its bulletin that said, “Visitors welcome, members expected.” Your church needs you and you need it.

I hope you are a part of the minority who puts Christ first this Sunday.

Pastor Robert Nuckolls Immanuel Southern Baptist 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. will be held at the church 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.

Pence Community Church

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by Jason Storm

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.

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.

First Christian Church

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

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

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 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

9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 James Yager • 620-214-3040 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.

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Kansas Bioscience Authority is on the market Scott County district could get $150,000 in funding Thirty-one school districts are now in waitand-see mode to find out if the up to $7.2 million in extraordinary needs funding approved in August will be available to them this fiscal year due to the pending sale of the Kansas Bioscience Authority (KBA).

USD 466 (Scott County) has tentatively been told it will receive $150,000 in added funding.

Under the school equity fix approved during the special legislative session in June, any amount of the sale above $25 million will go toward school funding. If the sale of the KBA doesn’t exceed $25 million, then $13 million will be taken from schools’ Extraordinary Needs Fund to help pay for the equity fix that was ordered by the Kansas Supreme Court.

The Extraordinary Needs Fund was set up under the block grant finance system to help districts that experienced sharp enrollment increases or property tax decreases. The fund is made up of dollars from a 0.4 percent transfer of state aid from all school districts.

The sale of KBA assets was set into motion by a unanimous July vote of the State Finance Council, which is headed by Gov. Sam Brownback and legislative leaders. The task of selling the assets was placed with the Kansas Department of Commerce.

According to Nicole Randall, Public Information Officer for

three or four serious bidders who they will negotiate with individually.

Some entities may want parts of the portfolio and some may want the entire portfolio.

“Right now we are in the middle of the process but we should know more in the next few weeks,” Randall said.

The Kansas Bioscience

Authority was established in 2004 to make investments in bioscience companies. It was hailed as an innovative way to nurture growth in an emerging development sector.

But, Brownback had criticized the operation of the authority and some in the Legislature didn’t think it was appropriate for the state to invest in

private companies.

Any negotiated proposal for the bioscience authority will be brought back to the State Finance Council. The sale price will affect not just the Extraordinary Needs Funds, but also the state general fund, which is expecting at least $25 million in revenue from the sale.

Scott Community

Wellness Fair

Saturday, October 8 • 7:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Scott County Hospital, 201 Albert Avenue

The annual Scott Community Wellness Fair is here!

Stop by to get your Health Screenings and Vaccinations.

Health Screenings Available • Complete Blood Test - $30 • Prostate Specific Antigen - $20 • Vitamin D Level - $25

Vaccinations Available • Pneumonia Shot - $85 • Flu Shot - $30 • Tdap Shot - $50

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Traveling quilt exhibit at Stauth until October 9 The Stauth Memorial Museum of Montezuma is hosting “Quilt National ’15: Collection B.” This traveling exhibit of 24 quilts will be on display through Sun., Oct. 9.

Along with the 24 quilts in the traveling exhibit, the Stauth Museum is also displaying 30 Western Kansas quilts to enhance the exhibition and showcase the talent of Kansas quilters.

These Kansas quilts include a large variety of traditional and nontraditional patterns.

Quilt National is a biennial juried competition dedicated to the promotion of the contemporary art quilt. It is a showcase for new work produced in the two year span prior to the exhibition. Its focus is to provide the viewer with a visual presentation of innovative trends in the medium of layered and stitched fabric.

The works in a Quilt National exhibit display a reverence for the lessons taught by the makers of the heritage quilts. Many of the works hold fast to the traditional methods of piecing and patching.

At the same time, however, the Quilt National artist is intrigued by the challenge of expanding the boundaries of traditional quilt making by utilizing the newest materials and technologies.

The complete 80+ piece Quilt National ’15 exhibition is divided into three touring collections.

The purpose of dividing the exhibition into smaller groups is to provide smaller venues the opportunity to display the work.

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Masons to provide free hearing tests Free adult hearing screenings, sponsored by the Kansas Masonic Foundation, will be offered this fall and next spring in six Western Kansas communities by Fort Hays State University.

The service will be provided by graduate students from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the FHSU Herndon Clinic. The FHSU Herndon Clinic has received a $250,000 grant from the Kansas Masonic Foundation to support adult speech, language and hearing services in Western Kansas.

The first hearing screening will be held on Fri., Oct. 7, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Scott City Masonic Lodge, 600 Cedar Drive.

No appointment is necessary.

Screenings will be conducted on a first-come basis. Screenings take approximately 15-20 minutes.

Infant mortality rate down slightly

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reports the state’s infant mortality rate reached its lowest level in 2015, at 5.9 infant deaths per 1,000 live births.

The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) for the U.S. is six infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Overall, 230 infant deaths were reported in 2015 to KDHE, the lowest number ever reported.

“Together with partners and communities, we have significantly reduced infant mortality in our state through applied research and community intervention,” said Dr. Susan Mosier, Secretary of KDHE and State Health Officer.

In 2015, the IMR for Hispanic (any race) infants was 7.6 deaths per 1,000 live births. By comparison, the IMR for Caucasian infants was 4.7 and the IMR for blacks was 10.4.

From 1996 to 2015, the statewide IMR has dropped by 28 percent.

The IMR for Caucasian infants has dropped by 34.7 percent. The IMR for black infants has dropped by 54.8 percent and for Hispanics has increased by 35.7 percent.

The IMR for racial and ethnic groups in Kansas reflect national trends.

‘Comfort Zone’ retreat in October

St. Catherine Hospice is sponsoring the 18th annual “Comfort Zone” Family Retreat at Camp Lakeside in Scott City. This retreat is offered to help families who are grieving the death of a significant person in their life.

The retreat weekend is October 14-16. The cost, which includes six meals and two nights lodging is $10 per family member. Financial aid is available to assist families.

For more information call Gina Cash, Comfort Zone director, at St. Catherine Hospice 620-272-2519 or 1-800-281-4077.

Medicare EpiPen spending climbs 1,100% since 2007 Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News

Even as the cost of EpiPens dramatically rose, so did the number of prescriptions written for patients in Medicare, sending the program’s spending on EpiPens skyrocketing nearly 1,100 percent from 2007 to 2014, a new report shows.

During the same period, the total number of Medicare beneficiaries using EpiPens climbed 164 percent, from nearly 80,000 users in 2007 to more than 211,000 in 2014, according to the analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

While the report does not delve into what’s behind the increase, factors could include increased awareness among people with allergies, marketing efforts and access to insurance coverage.

The abrupt rise is notable because many people think that life-threatening allergies are less common among the elderly. In addition, epinephrine - the active ingredient in EpiPens - can pose greater risks to older adults. Food and Drug Administration labeling urges caution when prescribing to this age group.

“That level of increase gives me pause,” said

Martha Twaddle, senior medical officer for Illinois at Aspire Health, which provides home-based supportive care for people with serious illness. She did not work on the study.

Epinephrine - the active ingredient in EpiPens - can cause side effects including chest pain, rapid increase in

blood pressure or irregular heart rhythms, which could be fatal for people with certain medical conditions, including heart disease.

The foundation study comes amid ongoing scrutiny - including congressional testimony Wednesday

by Mylan CEO Heather (See EPIPEN on page 19)

As obesity rates rise in rural Kansas, so do cancer concerns KU Center seeks certification for study on weight management Bryan Thompson Kansas Health Institute

The recent news that Kansas is now the seventhfattest state in the nation points toward a future of increased health problems, including cancer. In fact, as smoking rates decline and obesity rates rise, obesity is poised to overtake tobacco as the leading preventable cause of cancer.

That’s why the University of Kansas Cancer Center is highlighting a weight management study as part of its effort to gain federal designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center.

An ‘Amazing Difference’ Janis Wearing says she’s been struggling with her weight for most of her life.

The Salina woman didn’t have much success with Weight Watchers, TOPS or even working with a dietitian. So when her primary care clinic offered a free two-year weight loss program as part of the KU study, she said yes.

The program is part of a KU Medical Center study called RE-POWER. The five-year, $10 million study will compare three weight management models at 36 rural primary care clinics in four states.

“I wanted to take better care of myself,” she said. “I was feeling so unhealthy, and you know you get to where you are so overweight, then you get depressed.”

After four months on the program, Wearing has lost 40 pounds.

“Amazing difference!” she said. “I have more energy. My bones don’t hurt so bad. My knees don’t hurt so bad.”

She credits the group

sessions, where she and about a dozen other participants learn about food choices and exercise. They also use a smartphone app called Lose It to log their physical activity and diet.

“Say you want to eat something, and you can put that in, and then you notice that it’s a whole bunch of calories,” Wearing said. “So then you come back and you say, ‘No, I’m going to make a better choice.’

(See OBESITY on page 19)

Legislator wants stronger federal oversight of KanCare Several Kansans met with federal officials and counterparts from across the country this week to discuss issues related to the privatization of state Medicaid programs.

Two Kansas legislators Democratic Sen. Laura Kelly of Topeka and Republican Rep. Chuck Weber of Wichita - attended the meeting in Baltimore, along with Rocky Nichols, a former legislator who now heads the Disability Rights Center of Kansas, Janet Williams, the chief executive of Communityworks, Inc., a home health agency based in Overland Park, and Mike Oxford, director of the Topeka Independent Living Resource Center.

The meeting came at a critical time for Kansas officials, who are expected next year to seek federal authorization to continue the state’s $3.2 billion managed care Medicaid program, known as KanCare.

The Maryland gathering was hosted by the National Council on Disability, an independent federal

agency created to advise the president and Congress on issues affecting Americans with disabilities.

Gary Blumenthal, a former Kansas legislator who is now president and chief executive of the Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers, is a member of the ninemember council.

Kelly, the top Democrat on the state legislative committee that oversees KanCare, said she was hoping to convince officials attending from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide stronger oversight.

“What I want to hear from them is that they are going to implement a more robust oversight process and they are going to hold state officials’ feet to the fire when it comes to doing the things they promised,” Kelly said.

Among other things, Kelly wants CMS to require the appointment of an independent ombudsman to (See KANCARE on page 19)

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Bresch - over EpiPen epinephrine is a first line price increases. of defense, said Robert Glatter, emergency room Cost Spikes 600% physician at Lenox Hill EpiPens are used in Hospital in New York cases of severe aller- City. Those whose allergic reactions. Costs for gic reaction isn’t immea two-pack of the pens diately life threatening has gone from about $94 would more likely get a in January 2007 to $609 mix of steroids and antiin May of this year. In histamines, he said. response to criticism of All patients with susits price increase, Mylan pected severe allergic announced in late August reactions - even the elderthat it would make a ly - are given either a generic version and price prescription or an actual it at half of its current epinephrine auto injector brand name price. upon discharge, he said.

The new numbers from “We tell them to have it Medicare could add fuel and use it if they have a lip to the debate over these or tongue swelling, shortprice increases and voters’ ness of breath, a skin rash demands that Congress [or other symptoms] of take action to roll back a problem,” said Glatter, the cost of the popular adding that adults tend to medication. become more susceptible The health insurance to food allergies as they program for senior citi- age. zens and disabled people Increased awarespent about $6.4 million ness among doctors and on the devices in 2007, but patients about the importhat climbed to $75.3 mil- tance of epinephrine lion in 2014, with sharp could account for some price hikes by the manu- of the increase seen in facturer driving much of the study, said Richard the increase. Those fig- Lockey, a past presiures reduce the amount dent of both the World spent based on estimates Allergy Organization and of how much Medicare the American Academy saved in rebates from of Allergy, Asthma and manufacturers, although Immunology. the agency would not dis“Most people survive close the exact amounts. an allergic reaction . . .

Still, when patients the people who don’t surshow up in emergency vive are those who don’t rooms with life-threat- get epinephrine or don’t ening allergic reactions, get it soon enough,” said

Obesity So that’s really helped me, too.”

Nurse Shari Sutton meets one-on-one with participants to review their food and activity logs.

During a recent meeting, Wearing told Sutton that she averaged 1,030 calories per day the previous week. Her goal was 1,100 calories a day, so she did quite well.

If 1,100 calories a day sounds easy, consider this: A Big Mac and a large order of fries is more than 1,100 calories. Sutton explains that the diet provides specific guidelines to help participants stay below the goal for caloric intake.

“Two protein shakes a day, two pre-packaged meals such as your Lean Cuisine, your Smart Ones, your Healthy Choice and that’s for the first six months so that you can learn portion control,” Sutton said.

She realizes that nobody really wants to eat two pre-packaged meals a day, every day.

Participants are allowed to fix their own meals - or eat out - as long as they limit each meal to 350 calories.

The plan calls for all

Many Under Age 65 Although Medicare is generally thought of as the government health program for older people, about 16 percent - or 9.1 million beneficiaries - are younger than 65. They are generally disabled or have kidney problems requiring dialysis. According to foundation researchers, although the majority of Medicare EpiPen users were older than 65, a disproportionate share – 35 percent - were younger than 65. Additionally, 26 percent were between 65 and 69. Use fell off with age, with only 15 percent of the users being between age 75 to 85.

“You can come up with a ton of reasons why the under-65 population might see an increase in EpiPen use,” said James Goodwin, an expert in geriatric medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He did not work on the study.

As for the overall increase, Goodwin said there are likely many factors and it isn’t necessarily evidence of overutiliza-

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between-meal snacks to be fruits or vegetables - at least five servings a day.

But, the biggest hurdle for some people is the rule that they shouldn’t get any of their calories from beverages.

Sutton said that means no soft drinks, alcohol or cream-and-sugar-laden coffee drinks. She said it’s obvious when someone is straying from their diet.

“Yeah, I have participants that come in and report, ‘Yes, I hit my 1,200 calorie goal. I’ve hit my five days of at least 30 minutes exercise a day goal.’ However, they’re gaining weight,” she said.

But, regardless of how much a person may cheat on the diet, there is no brow-beating.

“We’re not here to say, ‘Oh, you failed.’ Failure is just if you stop trying,” Sutton said.

3 Models in Study The program is part of a KU Medical Center study called RE-POWER. The five-year, $10 million study will compare three weight management models at 36 rural primary care clinics in four states.

Statistically, rural residents have higher rates of obesity and related

KanCare investigate and resolve disputes between KanCare recipients and the three managed care organizations that administer the program.

KanCare has been controversial since its launch in 2012 by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback.

There have been steady complaints from hospitals,

Lockey, who says it is necessary to balance this idea with the possible risks epinephrine poses for older patients. “It’s a matter of clinical judgment.”

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doctors and other health care providers about late payments and problems getting treatment authorizations from the managed care organizations.

More recently, providers have strongly protested $56.3 million in KanCare cuts that Brownback ordered to balance the state budget.

diseases than their urban counterparts. Their only source of professional help with weight loss may be their family physician.

But, many doctors are reluctant to talk to their patients about weight loss.

Dr. Robert Kraft is overseeing the RE-POWER study at Salina Family Healthcare Center. He hopes the study will identify ways to make it easier for doctors and their patients to have those conversations.

“It’s hard to talk about things that we can’t do something about, so hopefully programs like this will help us develop services that we can then refer patients to,” he said.

Kraft said lifestyle factors are now recognized as major causes of cancer and are one reason why the KU Cancer Center is highlighting RE-POWER in its latest certification effort.

“Smoking is very clearly one (contributing factor), but weight is as well,” he said. “There are many cancers that are certainly higher incidence in those who are overweight, and so getting people to lose weight is an important step in trying to prevent cancer.”

tion. Still, Goodwin said he specializes in patients older than age 80 and has never prescribed an EpiPen, nor had three of his colleagues, who work with slightly younger elderly patients.

One geriatrician said he has patients who are on it with prescriptions from their allergists, who weigh the pros and cons of having the drug. Those physicians “are the ones to say your allergy is serious enough to potentially become life threatening.”

At the American Geriatrics Society, epinephrine is not included on the organization’s list of potentially inappropriate medicines, said Nicole Brandt, a professor at the School of Pharmacy at the University of Maryland.

“When you look at in context of someone having a severe anaphylactic reaction, which is life threatening, you want access to treatment,” Brandt said. Doctors should caution patients about the appropriate use of the devices and encourage them to seek additional medical attention if they experience side effects, she said.

She suggested the increase in Medicare prescriptions seen in the study reflects access to insurance more than overuse.

State Aid KU said a $6.4 million reduction on the Lawrence campus would be applied in a prorated fashion, while KUMC intends to shield its cancer treatment and research program from a $5.1 million reduction. If followed for two fiscal years, the effect on campuses would be twice as large.

“We distributed the potential cuts across the board without reducing funds for the KU Cancer Center,” Caboni said, “as our effort to become a comprehensive cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute remains a high priority.”

Kansas State University Kansas State University officials said in information shared with the Board of Regents that the loss of $4.9 million in state funding would trigger an across-the-board reduc-

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tion. Individual academic units would “determine how the reductions would be absorbed to mitigate the impact,” KSU said, but instruction, research, public service, academic support, student services and others areas would suffer.

“Further reductions in state funding will degrade the university’s ability to fulfill its land-grant mission for the state and to achieve our K-State 2025 vision of a top 50 public research institution,” the university said. “In addition, more financial burden will be placed on students in the form of increased tuition and fees.”

A five percent cut would equate to a $2.2 million reduction in Kansas State’s extension programs and $720,000 less for the KSU’s veterinary medical center.

Wichita State University Wichita State University would forgo $3.5 million, and the pain would be proportionately allocated to each university division. In addition, WSU could freeze capital projects or equipment purchases and freeze or eliminate staff positions.

Aviation research and infrastructure would do without $400,000 in state aid.

“If additional reductions are made,” WSU’s narrative said, “it will present multiple challenges. High-quality faculty are difficult to attract within a competitive environment.”

Pittsburg State University estimated that 26 people would lose jobs if $1.6 million was removed from the pipeline next fiscal year.

“It is ironic that tax cuts put in place a few years

ago are having the impact of lost employment at Pittsburg State,” the university said. “Further reductions in state support, along with reductions in tuition collections as a result of declining enrollments, cloud the future of this remarkable institution.”

Officials at Fort Hays State University indicated a $1.6 million drop in state aid would result in larger class sizes and shrinking student services. FHSU has discussed a hiring freeze and layoffs as well as moving to a four-day week to cut utility and maintenance costs, the report said.

Administrators at Emporia State University said the deletion of $1.5 million in aid from the state would “erode the university’s programs, academic quality, service and other benefits to students.”

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On a roll Scott City JV pulls away in second half for easy win over Hugoton • Page 23

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SC defense grounds Hugoton’s aerial attack Hugoton was supposed to provide Scott City’s revamped defense a stiff test with their spread offense and quickness in the ground game.

That was true - for maybe the first 4-1/2 minutes.

The Beavers put on a defensive clinic in handing the Scott City 35 Eagles a lopHugoton 7 sided 35-7 loss on their home field and eliminating any hopes they had of at least a share of the Great West Activities Conference title.

“It took the boys a little while to adjust to the speed of the game and to understand the (pass) coverage when they are sending out that many receivers, but they began to figure it and, overall, they played pretty well,” says head coach Jim Turner.

Pretty well might seem an understatement.

Yes, Hugoton did have some respectable first half passing numbers. They had 150 yards and a touchdown to make it a 7-7 game at the break.

The second half was a different story. The Scott City defense limited Hugoton to just seven yards passing and only 30 yards of total offense. Thirtysix of those yards came on their final possession against the junior varsity defense.

Until that last drive, Hugoton didn’t have a single first down in the second half.

It was total domination for a Hugoton team that felt like it still had a chance at a share of the GWAC title. At least a runner-up finish.

(See STUFFED on page 28)

Hugoton quarterback Valentino Gegollado was under constant pressure throughout Friday’s game. Combining to sack the senior are Wyatt Hayes (bottom), Trey Loftis (55) and Kyle Sherwood (59).

(Record Photo)

New look for Beavers, Tigers in GWAC clash Scott City Week No. 5 and Ulysses Scott City (2-2) vs have someUlysses (2-2) thing in 7:00 p.m. kickoff common as they prepare for Friday’s clash in Great Western Activities Conference action.

Both are rebuilding after

some tough losses.

The Beavers rebuilt their defense after opening the season with losses against Hays and Holcomb.

The Tigers went back to the drawing board after losing to Hugoton (15-14) and then getting whipped by Holcomb (52-

0) the following week. Ulysses responded with a 35-21 win over Colby last week.

SCHS head coach Jim Turner is expecting a much different Ulysses team than what he saw on film against Holcomb.

“They’re looking more like the kind of team we’re used

to seeing. They made a lot of changes after the Holcomb game,” says Turner.

Likewise, the Beavers have also been on the mend after a tough start. They have looked much improved - particularly on defense - in back-to-back wins (See TIGERS on page 28)

Challengers once again fall short against Thomas Jack Thomas is getting accustomed to being a marked man at cross-country meets.

While opponents are trying to figure how they can defeat the Scott Community High School sophomore, Thomas just keeps on winning.

He claimed his third gold medal in four races this season, pulling away from the field in the Stanton County Invitational with a winning time of 16:41.

“It wasn’t Jack’s best race, but that’s because he went out a little faster than he should have,” says head coach Kevin Reese.

Three other runners tried to push the pace early “and see if they could run Jack’s legs out from under him,” says the head coach.

As a result, Thomas ran a 4:42 split in the opening mile of the 3.2 mile race.

“That’s probably not where he wanted to be, but that’s how you learn,” Reese says. “He needs to be content with running his race and taking control when he’s ready.”

(See THOMAS on page 28)

Scott City junior Conner LeBeau in recent competition. He has established himself as the team’s No. 2 runner, finishing 11th last week at Stanton County.

(Record Photo)

Fourth down gambles pay off for Bluejays

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Skip Numrich doesn’t like to put too much emphasis on any one game during a season, but he made an exception in the Scott City Middle School’s game against Hugoton.

“This was the only team that beat them last year.

I think everyone’s been thinking about this game all summer in the weight room,” says Numrich.

The eighth grade Bluejays responded with a convincing 28-8 win.

“The boys had a lot of intensity in practice this week and it carried over to the game,” says Numrich.

Numrich wasn’t holding anything back either as they Bluejays gambled repeatedly on fourth down. The only time SCMS failed with their fourth down conversion was their first attempt.

The Bluejays grabbed a 6-0 lead late in the first quarter on a 25 yard run by Easton Lorg and extended that lead to 14-0 with only :45 remaining in the first half following a 17 yard run by Sawyer Stevens.

Twice the Bluejays were able to convert fourth down plays to keep the drive alive.

It appeared that SCMS would own a two touch-

down lead at the half, but Hugoton struck quickly on a two play drive that sliced the deficit to 14-8.

“That could have been a big momentum shift, but I reminded the boys at halftime that, except for a couple of plays, we could have been ahead by 20 points,” Numrich says.

It looked like Scott City would quickly rebuild its lead when they recovered a fumble at the Hugoton 10 yard line early in the second half. However, the Bluejays put together an unlikely nine play drive before they finally got the ball into the end zone on a five yard pass from

Harrison King to Kevin Serrano on fourth-and goal.

The Bluejays added a final touchdown in the fourth quarter on another five yard pass, this time from King to Blaine Culp.

Again, it came on fourth down.

“It was a great effort by all the boys. We were able to rotate a number of boys into the game and I felt that was a big difference in the second half,” Numrich says.

“This was one of those games where I felt like the players and the coaches were on the same page. It was a great team effort by all of us.”

SCMS 7th graders in search of offense When your offense is struggling to put points on the board, that puts a lot of pressure on the defense.

The defense for the Scott City Middle School seventh graders has been good - at times very good - but that wasn’t enough to prevent the Bluejays from falling to Hugoton last Thursday, 14-6.

Hugoton scored two first half touchdowns

and Scott City’s Damian Estrella scored on a three yard run in the third period to cut the deficit to one touchdown.

Hugoton was able to capitalize on Scott City mistakes.

Their first touchdown was set up by a fumble at the SCMS 10 yard line on the opening drive. The Eagles added their final touchdown with less than 30 seconds left in the first

half.

“We don’t have that quick strike offense. Estrella is fast and big if we can get him to the corner,” says head coach Shane Faurot. “We’re an offense that has to grind it out. If we get a penalty it seems to stall us.”

Estrella led the team with 109 yards rushing on 13 carries, including carries of 17, 26, 12 and 30 yards.

SCMS had 163 yards rushing and 20 passing.

“This week the boys have brought a lot more intensity on the practice field. It’s good to see, finally,” Faurot says.

“Last week we moved some linemen around. I was pleased with the effort, but they have to learn their positions. Sickness has also been a factor which affects our stamina and who’s available.”

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overwhelming Beavers take control in second half against Eagles In a 47 point blowout on Monday, it may have been a defensive play that was one of the biggest of the night.

On the third play of the game, Scott City sophomore Parker Vulgamore stepped in front of a Hugoton pass at the 16 yard line and returned it for a touchdown.

The Beavers (2-1) hadn’t run an offensive play and were on top 8-0 following the PAT conversion.

“From a psychological standpoint, that play was huge,” says coach Alex Hutchins.

Hugoton was able to respond with a touchdown drive on their next possession, but the PAT failed.

Scott City led 8-6 and the rest of the night belonged to the Beavers who blasted Hugoton, 59-12, in junior varsity action on the home field.

“Even though (Hugoton) was able to put together a drive and score, they didn’t get the lead.

If they’d have scored on their first possession it might have been a little tougher for us,” says Hutchins.

Maybe.

Even though the Beavers got off to another sluggish start it never felt like this game was out of their control.

They controlled the ball and the clock for much of the first half. After giving up the scoring drive to Hugoton, SCHS answered with a 13 play drive that stalled at the Eagles 15.

Following a three-and-out by Hugoton, the Beavers finally reached the end zone following

SCHS freshman fullback Cale Goodman bursts through a hole for a seven yard gain during Monday’s junior varsity action on the home field.

(Record Photo)

a 13 play drive that ended with a one yard run by fullback Reid Brunswig.

Hugoton’s next two possessions were three-and-outs - the last one giving Scott City possession following a punt at the Eagles 35 with only :51 left in the half Quarterback Jack Thomas connected with Adrian Ruelas for a 16 yard completion and two plays later the Beavers had first down at the nine following

mer of hope early in the second half when they scored on a five yard drive following a bobbled punt snap by the Beavers.

That hope was short-lived.

A nice kickoff return by Hunter Yager put the Beavers back in business at the Hugoton 29 yard line. Three plays later, Sterling Wright scored on a 21 yard pitch.

On Hugoton’s next possesPull Away from Eagles sion, the Beavers recovered a Hugoton was given a glim- fumble at the Eagles 36. On the a pass interference penalty. On the next play, Vulgamore was sweeping to the right side and cut up the field as he neared the sideline. Vulgamore was able to dive for the end zone and hit the pylon with the ball as he was going out of bounds.

SCHS had extended its lead to 21-6 with just 16.6 seconds left in the half.

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following play, Wright scored on a sweep around the left end to stretch the SCHS lead to 33-12.

The Beavers added a two yard TD run by Brunswig and an 18 yard scoring run by freshman fullback Cale Goodman to open up a 45-12 cushion before the third period ended.

Gooden scored on a one yard run in the fourth quarter and Parker Gooden scored from 21 yards out.

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Forecast is good for Kansas pheasant, quail The seasons begin Nov. 12, but Kansas bird hunters may want to start getting their bird dogs, and themselves, in shape. This year could be one of the best in several years for pheasant and quail.

Kansas pheasants went into the winter with a higher population than probably anytime since the 2010 season, said Jeff Prendergast, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism pheasant biologist.

This year’s many rains produced ideal nesting and brood-rearing conditions across Kansas. Most of the state will see some improvement over last season, though few places will have the number of birds they did before the drought that began five years ago.

Prendergast discussed this year’s official forecast for the birds on Thursday. The projections largely come from a summer brood survey run by agency personnel. The study had biologists driving standardized routes 25 to 50 miles in length, through 74 Kansas counties. Ideally each was run

four times through a sixweek period.

Southwest Kansas, Prendergast said, could have the best overall pheasant population in the state. The same wet weather that frustrated wheat harvesters came through for pheasants.

“The production was very good because they had some timely rains,” said Prendergast. “It seemed like every week or two they’d get another good rain that just seemed to keep the vegetation lush and the conditions right for producing birds.”

A down side to all of the lush vegetation was that it may have kept biologists from seeing as many birds during their surveys. Prendergast said some routes showed a decline in the total number of pheasants seen. He still remains confident things are better in most areas based on the number of birds that showed up in spring surveys, and the average number of chicks per hen during the summer brood survey.

Pheasant hunting should be good across most of the southwest

region but the area from Dodge City to Garden City, and south to the Oklahoma border, could be best.

Northwest Kansas gave southwest a run for best pheasant region but Prendergast said there are some pockets of low bird numbers scattered about that part of the state. The four counties along the Nebraska border could offer some of the best pheasant populations in northwest Kansas.

North-central and South-central Kansas pheasant numbers showed improvement. Probably the best of both regions is where they join, roughly from Hays eastward several counties and south to Pratt and Greensburg Quail This year Kansas quail hunters should have one of their best seasons in the past 20 to 30 years. Last year the average number of quail bagged per hunter day, 1.7 birds, was the highest it’s been since before 2000. Thanks go to an unlikely ally.

“One thing I’m pret-

ty adamant about is that the same drought that brought us a big decline a few years ago is what’s making it good again,” Prendergast said. “A lot of the pastures really got beat up and that brought on a lot of the weeds quail need. It created some excellent production conditions and that seems to continue.”

South-central Kansas will probably have the best hunting for quail this season, particularly the areas with a lot of prairie. That could include areas south and west of Pratt, plus some areas of sandhills prairie north of there, too. Areas with similar habitat in southwest Kansas are expected to have good numbers of quail, too. North-central Kansas should have more quail this season.

Flint Hills quail populations, which have been strong the past two seasons, may be down slight-

ly but Prendergast said hunters make time to get he’s still pleased with the out and experience the region’s quail densities. improved pheasant and quail populations this year. Surveys show hunter Turkeys numbers were surprisingThough the news is ly low last season. good to great on pheas“Last year we only ants and quail, it’s not had about 72,000 pheasso with wild turkeys in ant hunters. In 2010 (a Kansas. The summer sur- year of good populations) vey showed the statewide we had 123,000 huntpopulation down about ers,” Prendergast said.

25 percent from last year, “Our birds (shot) per day which wasn’t an impres- (1.25) last season was sive population. Some pretty good, but we only biologists never saw a got around 4.15 days per young turkey on all of hunter during the season. their hours driving survey Even in 2013, when we routes. had the lowest recorded “Turkeys are more sub- harvest, days per hunter ject to flooding events,” was better than last year.” said Prendergast. “They Sometimes it takes a nest a lot in riparian areas. while for hunter numbers That could be a lot of it, to match current bird popbut we also don’t have ulations. a definitive answer as to “I’m expecting a bigwhat’s happening with ger jump this year,” said our turkey populations.”

Prendergast. “I guess maybe hunters like to let somebody else test the Hunter Numbers waters before they jump Prendergast hopes in.”

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West Va. will be a good test for Wildcats Kansas State’s football team plays their most important game of the season at unbeaten West Virginia this Saturday. by Coach Bill Mac Snyder’s team Stevenson easily handled Missouri State (35-0) in a storm-shortened game last Saturday. The Wildcats will face a West Virginia team that is 3-0 (WVU defeated Missouri 26-11, Youngstown State 38-21, and BYU 35-32).

K-State beat the Mountaineers 24-23 last season in Manhattan.

From here it appears that Kansas State has improved much more than WVU since last season. The Wildcats are on the verge of another superb season, but WVU at Morgantown will be a formidable challenge.

WVU relies on quarterback Skyler Howard (6-0, 207) to make their offense go; he’s an excellent short passer, but not as effective on longer throws. K-State quarterback Jesse Ertz is coming on strong and is gaining confidence in the stability of his surgically repaired knee.

And K-State’s defense has played very well so far.

If Kansas State secures a road win against WVU, the Wildcats will be in a position to challenge for the Big 12 championship. None of the teams in the conference is way ahead of the others.

Changes at KU Kansas Coach David Beaty hinted that he’s going to make some much-needed changes in the coaching assignments, but he wasn’t specific.

He said, “I’ve got a terrific staff and I’ve gotta let those guys do their job better, like get out of their way a little bit. I did something a little bit different here the last couple weeks and I think it cost us.”

That sounds good, but Beaty has to change his style. And he needs to go with Ryan Willis at quarterback and move Montell Cozart to backup. If KU is going to make a turnaround, this is the week.

And Beaty’s self-assessment is correct, but he has to delegate coaching duties instead of just talking about it.

(See WILDCATS on page 27)

Young defense was impressive against Eagles Just three weeks ago, Jim Turner was wondering if he should fire himself as the defensive coordinator.

Not that there was a long list of candidates to replace him.

Turner proved to be a defensive mastermind and despite injuries that would crush most teams, and despite a lot of young, inexperienced players at key positions, the Scott City defense appears to have once again found their mojo.

Not that it should be a surprise to anyone. Turner has shown over the years that he knows defense. The coaching staff quickly adapted and everyone seems to have found a home.

Just how good was the SCHS defense? Hugoton had . . .

•13 rushing plays in which they lost yards.

•Zero rushing yards on the night.

•Only 7 passing yards in the second half •Zero first downs against the varsity defense in the second half.

Good, says Turner, but there’s still a lot of work to be done.

“Our defensive tackles aren’t playing low and, at times, they’re too deep in the backfield. If we do that this week Ulysses is going to take advantage of it,” he says.

At the same time, Turner understands the temptation for linemen to stand up and look around.

“When a team wants to throw as much as Hugoton does you can get in the habit of looking around,” says the head coach.

Inside linebacker’s Eddie Tilton (six

tackles) and Nick Nowak (seven tackles) had solid games against the run. Likewise, junior linebacker Jess Drohman had seven tackles and Reid Brunswig added five.

“Shutting down the run was a big plus with Wyatt (Hayes) and Nick (Nowak) at their new positions for a second game,” Turner says. “Not that they did it alone, but they showed a lot of improvement in reading the run.

“Kyle (Sherwood, DE) didn’t make a lot of tackles, but when they tried to get off the edge on his side, he pretty much shut them down. He turned a lot of plays to the inside which is his job.”

And Drohman continues to be like Underdog the superhero on defense “He’s everywhere. He’s everywhere.”

“Jess didn’t even play last year and he’s all over the place making plays,” notes Turner. “We have a lot of new faces on defense and they’re playing well as a group.”

The defensive tackle by committee strategy will likely be in full force this week against a big Ulysses team.

Last week, the Beavers were able to go with a smaller group up front because of a mobile quarterback who likes to throw. This week, Turner is looking at Nic Cheney, Mikennon Donovan and

possibly even Chase Cupp and Baron Strine playing the tackle spots.

“We’re going to need a little more size,” says Turner.

Spreading the Load on Offense Offense continues to be a concern for offensive coordinator Brian Gentry and Turner as they try to find an outside running game.

“We aren’t getting yards off the edge.

We aren’t blocking the way we need to,” Turner says. “We have to get Kevin (Aguilera) and Jarret (Jurgens) the ball so they can be more productive on the outside.

“We can’t count on Wyatt carrying the ball 17 to 20 times a game. That’s our challenge.”

Of course, running the ball wasn’t going to be easy last week against a team that blitzed as much as the Eagles.

“Our linemen learned a lot about their assignments. There were a couple of times that Hugoton dropped us for a loss, but there were more times that we were able to turn them on a traps when (blitzing linebackers) ran right by Wyatt.

When you blitz 90 percent of the time it’s not always going to work.”

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Observations from the Kansas State Fair Over the years I’ve written this column my wife has tried numerous times to get me to fan-out into genres other than the outdoors, but I’ve pretty much a stickler for staying with what I know and do best.

However, I love to write about my observations at the state fair, although it has, well, uh, absolutely nothing to do with the outdoors other than much of it sits outside.

I’m the oldest of five kids and we were all in 4H until they kicked us out. We had a flock of registered sheep, and for numerous years I showed those sheep at several county fairs and at the Ohio State Fair.

At the State Fair I stayed in a room above the sheep barn which was close enough to the mid-

Wildcats KU Hoops Enthusiasm is high among Jayhawk fans for Kansas University’s basketball team as the 201617 season approaches. KU started their “boot camp” under Coach Bill Self on September 19. Over the years it’s become a rugged physical and mental conditioning challenge for KU’s players.

Self is eager for season practices to begin on October 1 and said, “I’m as excited this year as any year that we’ve had . . .

I really like our returning guys and I think our recruiting class has a chance to make a very immediate impact. The guys returning have all had good summers and I’m very excited about the season.”

Kansas returns starting guards Frank Mason (5-11, 190) and Devontʹe Graham (6-2, 185); both are established players who will form one of the best guard combos in the nation. First off the bench will be Lagerald Vick (6-5, 175), who has the potential to be KU’s best 3-point shooter.

Heralded freshman Josh Jackson (6-8, 207) will be the starter at small forward; he’ll be backed up by junior Svi Mykhailiuk (6-8, 212), who can also play either guard position.

Fifth-year senior Landen Lucas (6-10, 240) will start at center and sophomore Carlton Bragg (6-10, 245) will be the power forward. Bragg grew significantly during the offseason; he was six-foot-nine and 220 as a freshman.

Freshman center Udoka Azubuike (7-0, 295) was just 16 when KU signed him and he’ll be at KU for two seasons before he becomes eligible for the NBA Draft. Azubuike has a chance to be extra special.

Other forwards who have the potential to earn playing time include Mississippi transfer Dwight Coleby (6-9. 240) - who is coming off knee surgery - and freshman Mitch Lightfoot (6-8, 210).

The Jayhawks, once again, have big-time talent thanks to the superb

Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland

way that there was absolutely no sleeping until midnight when the midway rides shut down and the crowds went home.

A popular draw was the dunk tank featuring Bobo the Clown. Now Bobo had a way of taunting kids without being belligerent or racist that would cause a kid to stand there and pitch softballs at a piesized target on that dunk tank until they had spent their life savings, their college fund plus their parents 401 K. I will take to my grave the haunting sound of Bobo’s voice as it echoed through the dark, humid nights proclaiming “Bobo, high and dry!”

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recruiting efforts by Self and his staff.

KU opens the exhibition season with games against Washburn on November 1 and Emporia State on Nov. 6. And then it gets tough fast.

The Jayhawks play Indiana at Honolulu, Hawaii on November 11 in the State Farm Armed Forces Classic. Then, four days later (Nov. 15), KU plays Duke in New York City at the State Farm Champions Classic.

That’s two formidable, early season tests for the Jayhawks.

Jeff Foxworthy has said that if you want to see a family more dysfunctional than your own, go to a state fair.

State fairs have taught me many important truths to guide me through life, such as, knee socks of any description on a man look horrendous with shorts, wearing both suspenders and a belt (especially with shorts) looks even dorkier than wearing both with jeans, purple spiked hair is not really that cool on a fat 50-something man, and that most men do quite well on their PSA test without even studying.

And why is “the midway” called “the midway?” Is it because it’s “midway” between you and your wallet? Or could it possibly be midway between you and insanity? Anyway, it’s on the

midway of the Kansas State Fair that I learned another of life’s great truths; that in this day and age there is no food group immune from being deep fried and/or put on a stick.

I found deep fried PB&J, (haven’t a clue how that works,) deep fried Twinkies (sounds to me like a waste of a perfectly good Twinkie,) deep fried onion-battered green beans and deep fried peaches (those almost sound good,) and new this year, the Bickle, a deep fried, beer battered, bacon wrapped pickle on a stick (really?)

As scrumptious as those all sound, my favorite has to be Moink Balls on a stick, comprised of beef meatballs (the “mo”) wrapped in a slice of bacon (the “oink”) and not one but three served on a stick; now that’s what I’m

talkin’ about!

Another piece of advice from Jeff Foxworthy is “If you’re going somewhere alone, don’t wear a T shirt that says “I’m Here with Stupid.”

I love reading t-shirts people are wearing and boy-howdy, there’s no better place to do that than at a state fair. Here, in no particular order are my favorite t-shirt captions seen at this year’s state fair; •(2 people paddling a canoe) Paddle Faster, I Hear Banjoes!

•The Only Thing that Should Come Between a Hunter and His Meat is Bread •9 out of 10 Bears Surveyed Prefer Campers over S’mores •Country Girls Don’t Retreat, They Reload •I Believe Every Form of Wildlife has its Place;

Right next to the Mashed Potatoes and Gravy •You’ve Read My T-Shirt, that’s Enough Social Interaction for Today •I Love My Country, it’s My Government that Scares Me •Your Political Correctness Offends Me •(This appeared with a picture of a Harley Chopper motorcycle ridden by a skeleton and is possibly my favorite.) Sons of Arthritis, Ibuprofen Chapter Yup, there’s no better entertainment for this country boy than the state fair; fond memories, life lessons learned, fine dining and new fashion statements.

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Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@idkcom.net

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Those hopes completely disappeared under a swarming defense that had Hugoton quarterback Valentino Degollado scrambling for survival most of the night.

“They didn’t know what we were doing,” said sophomore defensive end Wyatt Hayes who finished with eight tackles, including six sacks. “We might jump in, we might jump out, we might spin. We kept them guessing all night and put some pressure on them.”

The only time that Scott City seemed a little uncertain defensively was on the game’s opening series when the Eagles had their best offensive possession of the night. They put together a 12 play drive that stalled on downs at the Beaver 43.

The mix of running and passing seemed to have SCHS offbalance.

“It took awhile to figure out the speed of the tackles and how they were blocking,” says Hayes.

“They were picking us apart with their passing game early, but the boys began to get some things figured out,” says Turner.

Junior free safety Jordan Horn returns an interception to the Hugoton 28 yard line that set up Scott City’s first touchdown “The first half was an adjustof the game against Hugoton.

(Record Photo) ment. The boys had to adjust to their speed.” to the Hugoton 28 yard line. half and put the game away touchdown run early in the the field.

Gentry said it was a learning Five plays later, fullback Hayes with two more TDs in the fourth fourth quarter and junior lineRun Game Disappears backer Nick Nowak finished off experience for his young line powered his way into the end quarter.

Hugoton never had anything zone from the one yard line for The big play of the opening the scoring when he returned to face a steady diet of blitzing that resembled a running game. a 7-0 lead midway into the sec- series was a 39 yard comple- an interception 26 yards for a linebackers.

They finished with zero “They were bringing two or tion from quarterback Bo Hess touchdown. ond period. rushing yards and only man“Our defensive ends and the three guys on just about every Hugoton’s lone highlight to Hayes that put the ball at the aged that by getting 36 yards came late in the first half when Hugoton eight yard line. Two tackles were able to bring a lot play. It was good experience on their final possession against Degollado threw a perfect pass plays later, junior runningback of pressure all night and that for our guys,” Gentry said. “We the junior varsity defense. to 6-5 senior tight end Zach Jarret Jurgens scored on a six helped the secondary a lot,” knew we could eventually have “I was a little surprised at noted Nowak, who is making success with the screen passes Leininger who was streaking yard run. how well we stopped them,” the adjustment from free safety with the pressure they were On Hugoton’s next possesdown the sideline.

The play Turner says. “They aren’t just bringing.”We were also able to a passing team, but they turned covered 58 yards and sent both sion they ran three plays for to inside linebacker. give the guys a seam for four or minus-18 yards and the momenteams into the locker room tied into one because of how well five yards. We were able to trap Great Field Position tum had clearly shifted to Scott at the half, 7-7. we defended the run.”

The defense made the job a and make them pay for their “Marshall (Faurot) bit hard City’s sideline.

And a Scott City secondlot easier for the offense, noted aggressiveness on defense.”

When they got the ball back on a curl route, but he recovered ary that struggled early in the Hess again led the defense season responded by limiting and still had good coverage,” at the Hugoton 43 yard line, offensive coordinator Brian with 110 yards on 17 carries Gentry afterwards.

Hess quickly hit wideout M. says Turner.

“It had to be a Degollado to seven passing while Jurgens added 36 yards “A lot of it came down to Faurot for a 19 yard gain.

Four perfect pass or it’s not a touchyards in the second half and plays later - on fourth-and-two great field position,” he pointed on 11 carries. As a team, the down.” picking off two passes.

Beavers had a season high 189 - Hayes ran untouched up the out.

The first interception came Four of Scott City’s six offen- yards rushing. middle on a trap play for 16 on a tipped ball that landed in 2nd Half Domination M. Faurot pulled down two sive possessions in the second SCHS scored on their first yards and a score. the hands of junior free safety passes for 57 yards. half began on Hugoton’s side of Hayes added a three yard two possessions of the second Jordan Horn who returned it

Tigers over Cimarron and Hugoton.

After giving up 63 points in their first two games they have allowed just 14 in the last two.

“The competition is a little different, but we’re also doing a lot of things better,” says Turner.

The personnel changes that Ulysses made last week seem to

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Thomas did pull away from the field about half way into the race to win by a 16 second margin.

The Beavers finished second in the team standings with 76 points, finishing behind Hugoton (55) and just ahead of Stanton County (77). Ulysses (101) was a distant fourth in the 10 team field.

Conner LeBeau continues to perform consistently for Scott City, finishing 11th in 18:26.

The next four Beavers were pretty tightly bunched, led by Jess Drohman (21st, 18:56), who was followed by Austin Rios (24th, 19:13), Drew Duff (25th, 19:20) and Theron Tucker (28th, 19:27).

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be paying off. But, that doesn’t change very much in Scott City’s game preparation.

“The wing-T doesn’t change.

All that’s different is the personnel and where they’re playing,” Turner says.

Perhaps the biggest challenge for the Beavers will be on the defensive line where the

Beavers have had to make some major changes due to injury. A week ago, he says the defensive tackles were able to stand up and look around for the quarterback since the Eagles were primarily a passing team.

“It’s not what we want to see, but you can get away with it some when the team throws

a lot. If we don’t play lower against Ulysses we’re going to get shoved around,” Turner says. “The tackles have to play much more sound fundamentally. They have to understand what we want against Ulysses and it isn’t a pass rush.”

Offensively, the coaching staff is trying to find ways to get

the ball into the hands of their halfbacks more frequently and to find success on the outside.

“We aren’t getting yards off the edge. We have to get more production on the outside and that begins with blocking,” says Turner. “We’ve had success with our bases and traps, but we need more diversity.”

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Ancient Turkish art form is a hit at Whimmydiddle Talent and creativity is in abundant supply for those who visit the Whimmydiddle arts and crafts show each year.

Rarely do shoppers get a chance to show their own creative ability while visiting more than 250 booths which fill Palmer Park for the one-day extravaganza.

“Dye It Yourself” was the exception, which could also explain the line of people surrounding the tent throughout the day. Many were content with watching as others were directly involved in the dyeing process and others wanted to try their own creativity with the scarves.

What they were witnessing was Turkish cloud art, or ebru, which Becky Mackin explained is a “very ancient technique.”

It took about three months to learn the best way to use the solutions and chemicals. The family has been taking the art form to craft shows and home parties for about six months.

“It’s been well-received,” says Mackin. “People are fascinated by it.”

A pre-treated silk scarf is laid in the bottom of a shallow, six-foot basin of water. The treatment allows it to soak up the dye.

Individuals can create patterns with acrylic paints. An organic jel in the water allows the paint to float on the surface.

Once the individual is done with the creative side of the project, Dan Leckner, who operates the enterprise, along with his daughter, Mandy Collins, and Mackin then allow

the paint to come into contact with the scarf before it is carefully removed.

“It’s so free form with different styles and colors. The best part is that instead of just purchasing a scarf, people are actually involved in the process of making it. It’s interactive,” says Leckner.

“People can put their own style on it. The process allows you to be wild and free or you can be structured,” he says.

Leckner admits that he’s been surprised at how well it’s been received, but adds that the house parties have probably been the most fun because it allows everyone to have a good time.

“You get to interact with the customers so the day goes by pretty quickly,” he adds.

(Top) Stacie Hahn, Garden City, (center) admires her newly created scarf with assistance from Mandy Collins (left) and Becky Mackin. (Left) Karsyn Maddux, Wichita, applies the dyes while Dan Leckner observes.

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Hand-woven jewelry earns top booth honors Copper and silver jewelry that was hand-woven earned “Best Booth” honors at this year’s Whimmydiddle.

Sami Randle begins with raw copper and fine silver that is cut to the width and length she wants for a particular piece.

“Once I decide the design, I hand-weave it and finish it off by rolling the ends and stamping it,” says Randle. “The weave can be difficult. The metal can be a little fussy.”

Depending on the pattern and the number of strands she’s working with, a single piece can take from one hour to four hours to make.

“A lot of my influences come from textiles which is unique, too,” says Randle.

Upon close examination of her jewelry, one is very likely to see patterns in the bracelets they would expect to see in textiles.

Randle will give added diversity to the pieces by using

single, double and triple weaving.

Once completed, some customers will allow the items to patina naturally or they will keep it’s original shine.

You might see something woven in patterns you’d expect to see in textiles.

“For a lot of women who love stones, this is a great piece to enhance their wardrobe,” Randle explains.

While every piece is unique “in that I’m hand-weaving them,” many will look similar so that customers can stack multiple pieces.

Randle has been in the jewelry industry for 25 years, but it’s only been in the last six “I’ve been able to focus on my work.”

This was her first time to attend Whimmydiddle and the award winner was impressed.

“I’ve had so much fun meeting so many wonderful people,” she says. “I hope I can return.”

Presenting Sami Randle her “Best Booth Award” are Alpha Omega Sorority members Mikayla Wiechman (left) and Diana Burr (right).

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What happens once the water is gone?

by Dan Murphy Drovers CattleNetwork

There is an excellent article in the current issue of Drovers (September 2016) titled, “Every Last Drop Counts.” The article featured an interview with UC-Irvine Prof. Jay Famiglietti, an expert on water use and the impact of climate, who discussed the challenges facing all of agriculture, especially

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KWO regional committee meeting in SC The Kansas Water Office’s (KWO) Upper Smoky Hill Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a meeting to discuss regional goals and priorities.

The meeting will be held Mon., Oct. 10, 1:00 p.m., in the KLA Environmental Services meeting room, 1303 Yucca Street (east K96 Highway) in Scott City.

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animal agriculture.

Famiglietti referenced the Ogallala Aquifer, the massive underground water system that extends across Nebraska, Kansas and into the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles.

The aquifer has been seriously depleted over the last few generations, he noted, due primarily to withdrawals for irrigation, as well as residential and commercial use.

Toward the end of the interview, the professor made an extremely provocative statement: “In the southern High Plains, farmers know they have only a few decades left (to tap into the aquifer).

They’re trying to use the water judiciously, but they recognize it won’t last forever.”

Consider the implications of that statement. A significant percentage of the nation’s cattle, dairy

and feed crop production are currently dependent on the irrigation water drawn from the Ogallala Aquifer.

Is it really plausible to assume that the industry’s future is tied to exports to regions elsewhere in the world that are already experiencing water crises of their own?

Despite the efficiencies achieved in breeding, (See WATER on page 34)

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A new report by the Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return (“FAIRR” - get it?) tries to take yet another new tack on the ongoing demonization of livestock production.

Titled, “The Future of Food: The Investment Case for a Protein Shake Up,” the report starts off by stating that, “Currently, much of the world relies on meat for its protein

requirements - with approximately 70% of livestock now produced in factory farms.

However, as recent research by FAIRR and others has shown, factory farming is emerging as a high-risk production method linked with significant environmental damage and major public health issues, such as the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria and outbreaks of pandemics such as avian flu.”

(Actually, avian flu and other zoonotic diseases almost always originate outside socalled factory farm environments. It’s the backyard, unregulated, “natural” growers where such diseases originate -

but back to the disaster that is global meat production.)

“As the world’s population rises and demand for protein grows, the current protein supply chain simply cannot cope.

It’s a recipe for a financial, social and environmental crisis. Forward-looking investors and large food companies can move now to respond to and help shape this burgeoning market.”

The “burgeoning market” to which the report is referring, of course, is the vegetarian foods sector. As FAIRR projects the future of food, “Some governments are already moving to legislate against highly polluting and potentially car-

cinogenic foods.”

And I don’t need to spell out what those polluting and carcinogenic foods might be.

The Impact of Change So let’s play FAIRR’s game and project a forward-looking future in which plant protein replace meat proteins. The primary source of the veggie alternatives that would replace the protein we would no longer be consuming in the form of animal protein is soy.

But, if soybeans were to become the replacement for meat and dairy, would that really address the problems FAIRR cited - deforestation (See TARGET on page 32)

Comparing corn, distillers grains The incoming bumper corn crop projected by USDA for this fall will open doors for producers to use the increased availability of corn and corn distillers grain for cattle feed.

According to University of NebraskaLincoln cow-calf range management specialist

Cattle placements, Winter wheat marketings climb in U.S. planting is

USDA’s September Cattle on Feed report said placements were up 15.1% and marketings were up 17.6% compared to August 2015. That left the number of cattle on feed at the start of September at 101.5% of the year-earlier level.

The pre-release average of trade predictions was for August placements to be up 13.1%, marketings to be up 17.5%, and the number of cattle on feed at the start of September to be up 1.2%.

There were two extra slaughter days this August compared to last.

According to calculations by the Livestock Marketing Information Center, cattle feeders lost $89.75 per head on slaughter steers marketed in August.

That compares to losses of $272.28 per head in August 2015.

The only way that cellular agriculture becomes a viable food production option is through massive private-sector investment. And as the trajectory of genetic engineering of crop varieties has demonstrated, when corporate control drives research priorities, the outcomes are rarely consumer-centric.

20% complete

As of September 25, winter wheat planted in Kansas was 20 percent complete, equal to last year, and near the fiveyear average of 22.

Three percent of the wheat had emerged, equal to last year, and near the five-average.

Corn condition was rated 54 percent good, and 11 percent excellent.

The Kansas corn crop was 81 percent matured - near the 79 percent average. Harvest was 29 percent complete - behind last year’s 38 percent and the average of 40 percent.

Sorghum condition rated 59 percent good, and 16 excellent. Sorghum coloring was 96 percent, ahead of 85 percent average.

The crop is 45 percent mature, behind last year’s 52 percent, but ahead of the 32 percent average.

Ten percent of the crop had been harvested, slightly ahead of the six percent average.

Soybean condition rated 56 percent good and 15 percent excellent.

Soybeans dropping leaves was 34 percent, behind 45 percent last year and the 48 percent average.

Karla Jenkins, producers need to weigh the differences between the two commodities when using them to supplement pasture cattle.

“One of the big differences between corn and corn distillers grains is the starch content. Corn is about 73 percent starch while corn distillers grains

has only trace amounts of starch since it is used for the ethanol production,” she says.

“This is important because starch can have negative impacts on fiber digestion. It shifts the microbial population in the rumen away from fiber digesters. Obviously, if cattle are grazing grass

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they need to be able to effectively digest grass.”

When used in roughage based diets, the total digestible nutrients for corn is only 83 percent, Jenkins says, compared to corn distillers 108 percent digestibility because of fiber and corn oil content.

“This may seem surprising,” she adds, “but

the protein and oil in distillers grains is concentrated and both have more energy than starch.”

Because corn is high in starch and has a crude protein content of 10%, compared to distillers 30%, supplementation like alfalfa will likely be needed when used in low quality forage diets.

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Analysts: corn prices haven’t hit their low Farmers who are waiting to sell their corn and hoping for a recovery before all of this year’s bumper crop is harvested are likely to be disappointed, according to analysts.

Corn futures, which last week traded in Chicago at the lowest levels since 2009, according to Bloomberg, are likely to continue their downward slide while storage space fills up.

And wheat prices, which are at 40-year lows, are also pushing down corn, say analysts.

Farmers need to brace themselves for making a few pennies, rather than 10 to 20 cents on corn futures trading, cautions Kevin McNew of Grain Hedge, in Bozeman, Mont.

While he predicts that corn prices will continue to grind lower as they seek a bottom, farmers also will see basis start to tumble, he says.

“The overarching theme it that it’s not the market of the last 10 years (when corn prices rose sharply), it’s a game of small moves,” McNew says.

Although corn has support from ethanol demand, South America weather woes, and more even price competition with Ukraine corn, it isn’t enough to keep prices from sliding further, he says.

U.S. corn exports fell 2.8 percent in August, while all agricultural exports dropped 3.4 percent, according to a report released by the U.S. Labor Department.

Soybeans and other oilseed exports also dropped 8.8 percent, while wheat exports slid 1.6 percent.

In early trading, December corn slipped four cents to $3.27, while November soybeans rose seven cents to $9.49.

But, that wasn’t much of a surprise for Duwayne Bosse, of Bolt Marketing, in Britton, S.D. “The seasonal tendency is for corn prices to go down for the next two weeks,” he says. “The funds are still short this market. They’ve already sold it, so how aggressive do they want to be at $3.35 corn?”

Another seasonal factor to watch are large yields because they could allow for a test of the $3.01 September contract low set several weeks

ago, says Mike North, of Commodity Risk Management Group in Platteville, Wisc.

So what should farmers do?

“We’re telling them to store the corn and maybe even pay for commercial storage, and wait (for a better price),” says Bosse, who adds he doesn’t think supply will outstrip storage.

Farmers will get the corn stores in bins or bags or piles at the elevator, says Bosse.

Buying puts is another option, notes North.

“Farmers who have been making sales of late to clear bin space can buy calls in the March timeframe to re-own those bushels sold at less-thanexciting levels” he says.

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Annual review of payment eligibility for a new crop year All participants of FSA programs who request program benefits are required to submit a completed CCC-902 (Farming Operation Plan) and CCC941 Average Gross Income (AGI) Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information to be considered for payment eligibility and payment limitation applicable for the program benefits.

A valid CCC-902 filed by the participant is considered to be a continuous certification used for all payment eligibility and payment limitation determinations applicable for the program benefits requested.

Participants are not required to annually submit new CCC-902’s for payment eligibility and payment limitation purposes unless a change in the farming operation occurs that may affect the determination of record.

Participants are responsible for ensuring that all CCC-902’s and CCC941’s and related forms on file in the county office are correct at all times.

Participants are required to timely notify the county office of any changes in the farming operation that may affect the determination of record by filing a new or updated CCC-902 as applicable.

Changes that may require a new determination include, but are not limited to, a change of: Shares of a contract, which may reflect: •A land lease from cash rent to share rent.

•A land lease from share rent to cash rent (subject to the cash rent tenant rule).

•A modification of a variable/fixed bushel-rent arrangement.

•The size of the producer’s farming operation by the addition or reduction of cropland that may

affect the application of a cropland factor.

•The structure of the farming operation, including any change to a member’s share.

•The contribution of farm inputs of capital, land, equipment, active personal labor, and/or active personal management.

•Farming interests not previously disclosed on CCC-902 including the farming interests of a spouse or minor child.

Financial status that may affect the three-year average for the determination of average AGI or other changes that affects eligibility under the average adjusted gross income limitations.

Participants are encouraged to file or review these forms within the deadlines established for each applicable program for which program benefits are being requested.

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During the 3i Show, A.J. Tarpoff, K-State Extension Beef veterinarian, will present the program “Protecting Livestock from Disease: Basics of Biosecurity” on Friday, Oct. 14, at 11:00 a.m. and again at 4:00 p.m.

Tarpoff will share how livestock producers can control disease by controlling animal movement.

His program will include biosecurity tips related to all livestock types and operations.

The 3i Show is a freeadmission farm show which showcases hundreds of exhibitors and demonstrations for those in the agriculture industry.

The show runs Oct. 13-15 at the Western State Bank Expo Center.

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Cuban flour millers exchange info with Ks. farmers Kansas Wheat hosted an informational exchange with a group of Cuban flour mill professionals last week. This first-ofits-kind event allowed these Cuban millers to experience Kansas farming and its wheat industry first-hand.

The millers represent two of the six flour mills in Cuba. Technical Specialist Marcelo Mitre from the USW Mexico

Target and resource limitations - that animal agriculture supposedly causes?

First of all, look at Brazil. The country that has become the world’s No. 1 exporter of soybeans has wiped out massive swaths of the Amazon rainforest to grow the crop.

Environmental Impact Simply overlay a map of the rainforest’s original boundaries with another map of the leading soybean production areas.

The three leading states in terms of production are Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso du Sul, and Golas, which together produce nearly 42 million tons of soybeans annually.

Those states are primarily located within the Amazon basin, and the destruction of the tropical rainforest in Brazil to support the country’s soy and sugar cane production is arguably one of the world’s most problematic eco-disasters, a key contributor to what FAIRR labels as “significant environmental destruction.”

But, not one word about the impact of Brazil’s soy production from the anti-meat industry activists, not even during the Rio Olympics, when the world’s attention was focused on a myriad of problems afflicting the country.

And even without a change in diet, USDA forecasts that soybean exports from Brazil, already exceeding 76 million tons a year, will increase by 35%, and not by 2050, when FAIRR projects the collapse of

wheat scoop Jordan Hildebrand Kansas Wheat

City office traveled with the team.

The trip included a visit to Kansas Wheat Commissioner Jay Armstrong’s farm, opportunities to discuss crop quality in the state with USDA and Kansas Wheat representatives, as well

as tours of the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center, the IGP Institute, the Hal Ross Flour Mill and the Kansas Grain Inspection Service.

Cuba imports all its wheat needs, but is not currently importing any wheat from the United States because of challenges related to the U.S. embargo. Wheat imports from all origins in marketing year 2015-16 are

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the global protein supply chain, but by 2025.

That’s only nine years away, so it’s fair to ask: How will Brazil produce another 27 million tons of soybeans by 2025?

There’s only one way: Mow down more of what’s left of the shrinking Amazon rainforest to cultivate soy production.

Vegetarian Lifestyle Now, of course the argument that groups like FAIRR always resurrect is that the soy protein currently used to produce livestock feed would be diverted to human consumption. That presumes that the entire world will collectively embrace a vegetarian lifestyle, which isn’t going to happen no matter how seriously FAIRR’s fantasy of the investment community suddenly getting religion about meat-eating were to actually happen.

But, even still, the idea that livestock can just disappear, and all the nutritional value currently supplied by animal foods can be replaced by plant proteins - without any environmental impact - is a far greater fantasy than thinking that global investors are going to wake up one morning and start driving the world’s food supply chain toward vegetarianism.

In fact, despite its energetic demonization of meat production, the FAIRR report hints at some solutions that would mitigate the ecoimpact of animal agriculture: Improvements in livestock production practices, such as greater

efficiencies in breeding, feeding and management and greater reliance on “natural” systems of production (i.e., the use of pastures and grasslands to raise cattle).

Instead of blaming the planet’s environmental problems, public health crises and resource constraints on the livestock sector, it’s about time for an honest calculation of what the real-world impact would be of a wholesale shift to a vegetarian diet.

Such a transformation, were it even possible to be accomplished, is not without impact on all of the issues blamed on meat production.

To continue the fantasy that the most significant challenges facing the global community could all be solved by just saying no to meat is the height of dishonest, unFAIRR propagandizing.

estimated at 29.4 million bushels.

“With current decadelow commodity prices and pressures on the U.S. ag economy, we need to be fostering trade partners and relationships, not prohibiting them,” said Jay Armstrong, Past Chairman of the Kansas Wheat Commission.

“Despite many difficulties associated with the U.S. trading with Cuba, it

is apparent that we have a major transportation and logistical advantage in shipping, given Cuba’s proximity to the United States.

“A level playing field with Canada and Europe is critical for U.S. wheat farmers to fully realize their export potential to Cuba. Kansas wheat farmers support ending the embargo entirely.”

Events kicked off when

Kansas Wheat joined Engage Cuba and other farm groups in launching the Engage Cuba Kansas State Council.

“Kansas wheat farmers are excited to be founding members of the Engage Cuba Kansas State Council. By being members of this group, we can play an important role to influence significant decisions that have to be made (See CUBAN on page 36)

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China removes beef ban as imports explode China removed a ban on shipments of some U.S. beef products, opening up the trade for the first time since 2003 as the country sees a surge in imports of the meat.

The ban on imports of U.S. bone-in beef and boneless beef for livestock under 30 months has been removed, with conditions, effective immediately, according to

a statement on Thursday from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. Imports must follow requirements under China’s traceability, inspection and quarantine systems, it said.

China halted imports of U.S. beef in 2003 after a case of mad cow disease was found in Washington state. The

country is the world’s second-biggest beef buyer after rapid growth over the past decade created the world’s second-largest economy and an expanding middle class that can afford more protein in their diets. China is already the world’s biggest pork consumer.

The re-opening of China to U.S. beef may provide new opportuni-

Retail beef price decline largest in years Stephen Koontz Colorado St. University

There are a couple of things that have happened in cattle and beef markets across the last two weeks that need to have attention called to.

First, the boxed beef cutout value moved well below $2 per pound last week. It has been sometime since this price level has occurred. Occasionally this fall the beef products that make up the composite have traded at levels where the combined level has dipped below $2 per pound.

But, last week the value was approximately $1.85 with October yet to come.

Second, during the week of September 6 the live cattle futures prices for October and December contracts traded for several days below $1 per pound and November feeder cattle contract traded below $1.25. It is safe to say that it will likely be some time before the market prices for cattle and beef return to the levels seen from 2012-2014.

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The shocks to the commodity system that occurred in 2007 and then again from 2009-13 appear to have played out.

This is good news for consumers, food service providers and restaurant establishments. These levels also require cattle producers reevaluate longterm plans.

What next?

In that last context, what next? Where’s the good news for producers?

I believe we are in that phase of price adjustments where things look the worst and the potential for market change is most likely. Beef slaughter numbers continue to be the highest in recent years.

Beef production is up, but the lower prices are clearly encouraging product movement.

Hamburger products and end meat cuts are showing the most price weakness. The middle meats are not immune - loin cuts have moved progressively lower through the summer. Domestic demand

has showed some weakness but the evidence is not substantial.

Lower prices are translating into reasonably good beef export figures.

July’s numbers were solid without much help from a cheaper dollar. Retail beef price showed is largest decrease in years with last month’s reported price and this is a price level that includes none of the discounts from retail featuring.

Retailers - and packers - are and will likely command very solid beef margins, possibly, well into next year.

Finally, fed heifer slaughter is sharply higher through the summer. The majority of increased beef production is from fed heifers.

Expansion has likely not stopped but will prove to be lower than initial forecasts and appears unlikely to continue substantially into 2017. I don’t foresee fall of 2017 being more of 2016. And that is a long way off with the markets we’ve had to discuss the last two years.

ties for packers including Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat processor, and Cargill Inc., the largest U.S. ground beef maker. Cargill didn’t immediately responded to an e-mail requesting comment.

“We applaud the efforts of USDA that have led China’s Ministry of Agriculture to lift its ban on U.S. beef,” Springdale,

Arkansas-based Tyson said in an e-mailed statement. “This is a positive step forward and we hope that the two governments can negotiate a strong access agreement for this important market in the near future.”

months of 2016 compared with last year because of slower domestic production caused by thin margins for Chinese cattle producers and the availability of cheap imports, Rabobank International said in a report. Beef and veal imports will jump Rising Imports 24 percent this year to China increased 825,000 metric tons, imports of beef by 51 according to USDA data.

(See CHINA on page 34) percent in the first seven

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A fall harvest for the ages China John Schlageck Kansas Farm Bureau

It’s a fall harvest for the record books. Corn, milo and soybean crops continue to bust the bins and pour into on-farmstorage and elevators across Kansas. Thousands upon thousands of bushels of these fall crops may end up on the ground or cement slabs temporarily.

If you’ve traveled to

Water feeding and management of livestock, is it sustainable to predicate future production on the availability of a resource that is increasingly being depleted beyond any possible replenishment?

Those questions underlie a fascinating development that, although it’s only recently surfaced on the radar of the global food production industries, is already emerging as an option that must be seriously considered.

I’m talking about “cellular agriculture, a socalled “post-agricultural” method of producing food products using sophisticated new technologies to produce what has been labeled “meatless meat,” as an example.

Now, I’ve been as strident a critic of the grandiose predictions made by virtually all of the players in the emerging field of manufacturing test-tube proteins from living animal tissue cells.

Their over-the-top statements about how animal-free shamburgers will shortly revolutionize the world’s eating habits are akin to the pronouncements of scientists at the beginning of the Atomic Age about how nuclear power would produce electricity so cheaply that in the future, we wouldn’t even need to meter it.

A claim that proved to be just a bit premature.

Twin Hurdles In reality, as Henk Hoogenkamp, one of the world’s leading food formulation experts,

any of our row crop fields across the state, you know what I mean. They continue to teem with fall harvest.

Combines chomp through the fields of corn, milo and soybeans eager to dump the bountiful crops into waiting trucks and grain carts. Today’s green, red and silver monsters move through the fields a little slower than some years as they growl

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noted in an article titled, “Post-Animal Cellular Agriculture” in The World of Ingredients magazine (one of my favorite reads), cellular technology is already well-advanced, yielding such commonly accepted products as synthetic insulin and bioengineered rennet used in making cheese.

However, commercialization of animal-free ground beef might take a while, because there are two significant hurdles that need to be overcome.

The first is technological. It’s no easy feat to scale up the experimental processes that have yielded a $300,000 test-tube hamburger to a level that would allow such products to be competitively priced versus conventional foods.

Second, there is a public relations challenge to be overcome, given the opposition from both the general public and the anti-GMO activists to the use of bioengineering to replace “natural” crops and traditional foods.

Because, make no mistake: The only way that cellular agriculture becomes a viable food production option is through massive privatesector investment. And as the trajectory of genetic engineering of crop varieties has demonstrated, when corporate control drives research priorities, the outcomes are rarely consumer-centric.

But, a backlash against the commercialization of cellular agriculture is no sure thing, because the

and grind through the abundant crops.

On gravel and blacktop roads tandem trucks and semis race back from the elevators so the machines can fill them up again. Fall harvest in Kansas marks that magical time of the year when producers of food and fiber reap what they have sowed. Without a doubt, this year’s crop will be one for the ages.

Seeing this bountiful

production unfold, underscores the importance of farming and ranching in Kansas. Our Kansas farmers - and their contemporaries across this great land - continually risk all that is theirs; hoping success is what each harvest and year will bring.

They work with the land, chemicals, computers and livestock. They must understand markets, (See HARVEST on page 35)

Water, food, energy challenges are focus of lecture at Kansas State “Growing the Hydrologist Jay Familglietti right crops in the at Kansas State University McCain Auditorium right places, being Mon., Oct. 3, 7:00 p.m. as efficient as they can possibly be - they know that. In California, we’re doing more drip irrigation, (instead of) flood-irrigated, for alfalfa,” says hydrologist Jay Famiglietti on how ag producers can help with water conservation.

In his work using NASA satellites to study ground water, he has found the struggle for a sustainable supply of water to feed a growing population is also playing out in the U.S. Water conservation, along with food and energy challenges, will be the focus of discussion in Famiglietti’s upcoming talk at the Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems Lecture, “Water, Food, and Energy: Interwoven challenges to sustainable resource management.”

“The common issue in over half of the world’s major aquifers is that we use more water than is available on an annual renewable basis, primarily for food production, and we make up the shortfall from groundwater,” Famiglietti says in a statement to K-State. “Another common feature is poor management of groundwater. Consequently, many aquifers, such as those in India, the Middle East and China are being depleted at a very rapid pace.”

Famiglietti seeks to inform people about the disappearance of groundwater in over half of the world’s major aquifers, including the Ogallala Aquifer, which spans eight states and supplies 30% of the water used in U.S. agriculture.

“We use more water than we have, and are making up the difference with groundwater,” Famiglietti says. “Most of our water use is unregulated. We need to come up with a strategy for sustainable global food production. threat of resources scarcities of energy, land and water already impacting agricultural productivity are already serious, and they’re only going to increase in the decades ahead.

What happens when the depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer isn’t a future projection but a here-today reality? What

do we do when irrigation sources elsewhere like California - no longer support the level of farm productivity we’ve come to depend upon?

I’m not sure if the solution is deployment of massive bioreactors producing cow-free “milk” and animal-free “meat,” but it sure isn’t an option that ought to be dismissed.

That’s twice the purchases in 2013.

China’s consumption will increase 3.4 percent to 7.59 million tons, exceeding production of 6.79 million tons, the data show.

Surging demand had been a boon to Australian producers after a drought increased cattle slaughter and supply available for export. The country has recently been losing market share to Brazil, which was allowed to resume

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shipments to China last year.

Philip Seng, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Meat Export Federation said that China still has to negotiate with the USDA about conditions that will apply to U.S. beef exports entering the market.

USMEF is waiting for “details about the remaining steps necessary for the market to officially open and for U.S. suppliers to begin shipping product,” Seng said.

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IRS proposal might affect ranching transition plans

by Brent Haden

In the past 50 years, family ranch operations have increasingly incorporated under state law to take advantage of the liability protection and other business advantages available to corporate entities.

Limited liability companies (“LLCs”), family limited partnerships (“FLPs”) and other corporate entities also provide tax advantages when transitioning ownership of the operation to the next generation.

IRS rules allow each individual to transfer $5.45 million worth of assets during their lifetime or at death without paying a gift or estate tax.

In addition, a person can give $14,000 per year to any individual without cutting into that lifetime exemption.

For example, if a rancher gives his child property valued at $1 million, the rancher would take a hit

of $986,000 against his lifetime exemption. When the rancher dies, the government would then apply an estate tax against all of the rancher’s assets valued at more than $4.46 million because he has already used $986,000 of lifetime exemption.

Under current IRS rules, corporate entities can be used to transfer a family ranch entity at a discounted value. For example, these rules allow for a discount due to lack of marketability for an interest in the company.

Unlike purchasing public stock, you won’t have buyers lined up outside the door if you try to sell your 25 percent interest in a family ranch entity.

The IRS recognizes this limited number of buyers by allowing owners to discount the value of the asset when it is owned in a corporate entity.

The discount allowed usually runs somewhere

Harvest people, soil crops and climate. Their livelihood is largely dependent upon factors that are oftentimes completely out of their control.

Still, farmers farm to succeed. They farm to grow and harvest crops and produce livestock.

Farmers see their vocation not only as a business, but also as a way of life to preserve in good times and bad. They have their feet planted firmly in their soil. They are dedicated to the land and providing us with the safest, most

between 10% and 35%.

Similarly, current IRS rules allow a discount when a rancher gifts a minority ownership stake to another family member. This is because gifting a five percent interest in your ranch to your son does not allow your son to control the operation.

The IRS again recognizes this reality by allowing a discount.

The current rules have been a powerful tool for estate planners. They help smooth the transition of agricultural operations between generations by creating lower estate tax liabilities while allowing the operation to remain intact.

But, these discounts are now under threat, as the IRS has proposed rules that would eliminate the discounts for lack of marketability and for lack of control. The current regulations are merely proposed, and the IRS has asked for public comment through Nov. 2.

After public comment the IRS could make changes to the proposed rule, but has indicated this issue is a priority, leading many to project that the new rules could be finalized by early 2017.

The risk of increased tax burdens for many family ranch operations is very real.

For this reason, if you are considering transferring a share of your family ranch entity in the foreseeable future, the proposed IRS regulations are a good reason to seriously consider moving your time-table forward.

As always, you should consult with your accountant and a business or estate planning attorney to determine whether and when a transfer of your assets is appropriate for your ranch.

Brent Haden was raised on a Missouri farm and graduated from the University of Missouri and from Harvard Law School in 2002

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wholesome food on the planet.

The USDA estimates the average person consumes approximately 194 pounds of cereal products annually. When you couple that with approximately 66 pounds of oils, 115 pounds of red meat and 63 pounds of poultry it’s readily apparent why Kansas harvest is an important time.

Today’s consumer has the option of using nearly 4,000 different corn products. These uses range from corn flakes to corn

sweeteners. Corn and milo remain the top source of livestock feed.

Countless foods are made from today’s fall soybean crop. Some of these include crackers, cooking oils, salad dressings, sandwich spreads and shortenings. Soybeans are used extensively to feed livestock, poultry and fish.

Sunflowers from the Sunflower State can be used as an ingredient in everything from cooking to cosmetics and biodiesel cars. And as you probably

already know, they’re a really tasty snack - and healthy, too.

So if you have an opportunity to visit our state’s fertile fields this fall, think about the professionals who are busy providing the food we find on our tables each and every day.

Tip your hat, raise an index finger above the steering wheel of your car or give a friendly wave to these producers of food and fiber who are dedicated to feeding you and the rest of the world.

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Field bindweed appearing once again I don’t want to panic everyone, but early Monday morning, if you were out in your yard, you might have noticed our first light frost of the fall, and I do want to emphasize light.

In fact, this might have only occurred in parts of Rush County, but this goes to show that we are starting to see signs of fall.

Now with crops being harvested and wheat being drilled, some producers might also be thinking about weed control. One particular issue that I want to bring up is the control of bindweed, since it seems to be peeking

Cuban

Down on the Farm Chris Long Walnut Creek Extension Agent

its ugly head around once again.

Field bindweed is a deep-rooted perennial weed that severely reduces crop yields and land value. This noxious weed infests just under two million acres, and is found in every county in Kansas.

Bindweed is notoriously difficult to control, especially with a single herbicide application.

The fall, prior to a killing freeze, can be an excel-

lent time to treat field bindweed, especially in a year like 2016 when good fall moisture has been received.

This perennial weed is moving carbohydrates deep into its root system during this period, which can assist the movement of herbicide into the roots.

The most effective control program includes preventive measures over several years in conjunction with persistent and timely herbicide applications. The use of narrow row spacing and vigorous, competitive crops such as winter wheat or forage sorghum may aid control.

Dicamba, Tordon, 2,4-

and Tordon applications are most effective when applied in the fall.

Most herbicide treatments are least effective when applied in mid-summer or when bindweed plants are stressed. Facet L, at 22 to 32 fl. oz/acre, a new quinclorac product which now replaces Paramount at 5.3 to 8 oz. or QuinStar quinclorac products, can be applied to bindweed in fallow prior to planting winter wheat or grain sorghum with no waiting restrictions.

All other crops have a 10-month preplant interval. Quinclorac products can be used on a sorghum

Cuban holding company, spoke about their desire to purchase U.S. hard red winter wheat.

“We’ve always wanted to buy wheat from the U.S., and unfortunately politics have not allowed us to be able to purchase that wheat; however, it has always been our desire and our intent to buy wheat from the U.S., but the possibility to do so has been outside our grasp,” said Amyris Herrera García, Quality Specialist from IMSA mill.

“Hard red winter wheat is a good wheat; transportation costs are a lot lower; and we’ve had

good yields in processing that wheat,” José Suarez Linares, Quality Department Supervisor from IMSA mill, said.

IMSA produces flour, semolina and bran. Whole wheat products are not popular in Cuba, so most of the flour is used to make white pan bread and rolls. The bran is removed from the kernel and used as animal feed.

“We hope to continue strengthening these relationships, so that when the embargo is fully lifted, these friends will have the information they need to successfully incorporate U.S. and Kansas wheat into their milling operations,” said Armstrong.

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before we can enjoy Cuba bushels, in the wake of as a trading partner,” said Hurricane Michelle.

Armstrong.

That trade partnership continued until 2010. One A Long Process of the key reasons that Kansas Wheat has been wheat purchases from the working for decades to U.S. have not continued is open up the Cuban wheat because there is a lack of market, including meet- available credit from the ings with Cuban leaders U.S., which means that all and trade missions to the U.S. imports have to be island nation. paid with cash.

In January 2002, the Because other competifirst shipment of hard red tor countries are able to winter wheat in more than offer credit to Cuba, the forty years left the Port U.S. is effectively shut out of Galveston, Tex., and of the market. began a beneficial trade During those years partnership. That first of trade, Cuba was a shipment contained wheat dedicated buyer of U.S. from Kansas, Texas and wheat, purchasing up to Oklahoma, and was the 70 percent of their wheat beginning of a total first imports from the United shipment of 2.6 million States.

As that first shipment left the dock at Galveston in 2002, an expert flour miller funded by the Kansas Wheat Commission was on his way to demonstrate hard red winter wheat milling techniques. Elie Posner, a U.S. Wheat Associates milling consultant, provided the technical assistance.

Raisner Ramos Vanega, Director of Balance and Delivery from Grupo Empresarial de la Industria Alimentaria (GEIA) and representatives from Empresa Mixta Industrial Molinera S.A. (IMSA) flour mill, a joint venture operation with a Mexican company and a

Seedlings available through KFS The Conservation Tree Planting Program of the Kansas Forest Service is offering containerized seedling trees for sale through Oct. 14.

Fall is a great time to plant seedlings, as it allows the trees to get established before winter.

The conservation team is working to provide a greater variety of seedlings that are adapted to Kansas conditions. The cost is $50 for 25 seedlings, plus shipping and sales tax. Seedlings must be used for conservation purposes such as windbreaks, wildlife habitats, riparian plantings, wood lots, and Christmas trees.

It’s always best to plant seedlings as soon as they are received, but with proper care, they can be held for several

D, and glyphosate products alone or in various combinations are registered for suppression or control of field bindweed in fallow and/or in certain crops, pastures, and rangeland. Apply each herbicide or herbicide mixture according to directions, warnings, and precautions on the product label(s).

Keep in mind that single herbicide applications rarely eliminate established bindweed stands.

Applications of 2,4-D and glyphosate products are most effective when spring-applied to vigorously growing field bindweed in mid to full bloom. However, dicamba

weeks. The seedlings can be stored upright in light shade protected from the wind, with the root plug saturated with water three times a week.

Do not store the seedlings on the ground as the roots will quickly grow into the soil.

After seedlings have been planted, water them in. The amount and frequency of watering will vary depending on the soil type, wind velocity, and temperature.

Irrigate by saturating the root zone, then letting it partially dry out as this will promote soil aeration and root growth.

Seedlings will need watering assistance for up to three years. After three years, seedlings should be adapted to your soil and self-sustaining.

If a fall planting isn’t on your mind, spring planting is on the horizon, and now is a good time for site preparation. Site preparation is critical to the survival of tree and shrub seedlings.

Any other vegetation is competition for moisture and nutrients from the seedling. The preparation done before a planting and care after a planting will help to ensure successful establishment of seedlings.

Spring conservation tree sales will open on Dec. 5, and run through May 1. To order online, visit the Kansas Forest Service website: www.

Kansasforests.org and click on “Conservation Trees.” For questions, or to order by phone, call 1-888-740-8733.

crop to control field bindweed during the growing season. In past K-State tests, fall applications of Paramount have been very effective. Additional noncropland treatments for bindweed control include Krenite S, Plateau and Journey.

Considerable research has been done on herbicide products and timing for bindweed control.

Although the research is not recent, the products used for bindweed control and the timing options for those products haven’t changed much since this work was done.

As a result, the research remains very useful today.

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Call 872-2090 today!

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Professional Directory Continued

Medical

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1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232

Help Wanted

Truck Driving

RAYMER SOCIETY art auction Sat., October 1, 1:30 p.m. Raymers, Sandzéns, Rogers, other area artists. 224 S. Main, Lindsborg, Ks. (785) 2272217. www.lesterraymer. org.

CONVOY SYSTEMS is hiring Class A drivers to run from Kansas City to the west coast. Home weekly. Great benefits. www.convoysystems.com.

Call Tina, ext. 301, or Lori, ext. 303, at 1-800926-6869.

––––––––––––––––––––– DRIVER TRAINEES needed. Become a driver for Stevens Transport.

Earn $800 per week. Paid CDL training. Stevens covers all costs. 1-888749-2303. drive4stevens. com.

For Sale

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DIRECTV. NFL Sunday Ticket (Free) w/choice of All-Included Package. $60/mo. for 24 months.

No up-front costs or equipment to buy. Ask about next day installation. 1- 800-261-7086.

(Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”...

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Dr. James Yager 110 W. 4th St. • Scott City • 872-2310 Toll Free: 800-203-9606

Kansas Classifieds Ad Network

The classified ads below are appearing in 147 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 500,000 the classified display ads appear in 142 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 457,000. KCAN line ad is $300 for up to 25 words and $12 each additional word. A 2x2 display ad is $800 per insertion and a 2x4 display ad is $1,650 per insertion. To find out more, contact The Scott County Record at 872-2090.

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Medical

STOP OVERPAYING Your RadioShack Dealer Two-way Radio Sales & Service for your prescriptions.

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Services

Optometrist 20/20 Optometry

Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses

Complete family eye center!

106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 214-1462

SCOTT CITY CLINIC 201 Albert Avenue (620) 872-2187 • www.scotthospital.net

Christian Cupp, MD

Thea Beckman, APRN

Elizabeth Hineman, MD

Megan Dirks, APRN

Matthew Lightner, MD

Joie Tedder, APRN

William Slater, MD FACS

Ryan Michels, PA-C

Melissa Batterton, APRN

Caley Roberts, PA-C

Berning Auction “Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”

For all your auction needs call:

(620) 375-4130

Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti

Save up to 93%. Call our licensed Canadian and International pharmacy service to compare prices and get $15.00 off your first prescription and free shipping. 1-800-981-6179.

––––––––––––––––––––– LIFE ALERT. 24/7. One press of a button sends help fast. Medical, fire, burglar. Even if you can’t reach a phone. Free brochure. Call 800-605-3619.

––––––––––––––––––––– PORTABLE OXYGEN concentrator. May be covered by Medicare.

Reclaim independence and mobility with the compact design and longlasting battery of Inogen One. Free information kit.

Call 800-731-1968.

Education ENTRY LEVEL heavy equipment operator career.

Get trained. Get certified.

Get hired. Bulldozers, backhoes and excavators.

Immediate lifetime job placement. VA benefits.

1-866-362-6497.

Sports/Outdoors OUR HUNTERS will pay top $$$ to hunt your land.

Call for a free base camp leasing info packet and quote. 1-866-309-1507. www.BaseCampLeasing. com.

Sporting Goods GUN SHOW. Oct. 1-2. Saturday, 9:005:00; Sunday 9:00-3:00.

Century II Expo Hall (225 W. Douglas), in Wichita.

Buy-Sell-Trade. For info: (563) 927-8176.

Homes LENDERS OFFERING $0 down for landowners.

Roll your new home and land improvements into one package. Discount national pricing on Breeze II doublewide and our 60th anniversary singlewide. Trade-ins welcome.

866-858-6862.

Retail

Gene’s Appliance Over 200 appliances in stock!

Have questions about the Scott Community Foundation?

COMPARE OUR PRICES!

We have Reverse Osmosis units in stock.

Remember us for parts in stock for all brands of all appliances.

call 872-3790 or e-mail julie@scottcf.org

Sales and Service Days • Mon. - Sat. Deliveries • Mon.-Sat.

Largest Frigidaire appliance dealer in Western Ks. 508 Madison • Scott City • 872-3686

Networktronic, Inc.

Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers!

Networking solutions!

Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300

Northend Disposal A garbologist company.

Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371

District 11 AA Meetings Dining

Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

www.reganjewelers.com

412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142

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, 874-8207 • 874-8118

Dighton Thursday • 8:30 p.m.

535 Wichita St. All open meetings, 397-2647

Classifieds

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Buy, sell, trade, one call does it all 872-2090 ot fax 872-0009

Berry Realty • 872-5700

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.

1102 S. Main, Scott City, Ks 67871 www.berryrealtyonline.com

Charles Berry, Broker • 874-0738 Brett Berry, Sales Assoc. • 316-258-3387 Tracy Chambless, Sales Assoc. • 874-2124

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.

GARAGE SALES 402 W. 12th Street Scott City Sat., Oct. 1 • 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Late 40’s end tables, pots and pans, toys, CD’s (rock and country), pop bottles, salt and pepper shakers, fishing stuff, women’s clothing, crutches, copper, lots of collectibles, antique wheelbarrow.

Panache 112 Main Street Scott City Sat., Oct. 1 • 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Many items! $2 each!

1581 W. Rd. 140 Scott City 1-1/2 miles west of town Sat., Oct. 1 • 8:00 a.m. - ???

Lots of misc. • No clothes Make your own flat for $3

Rentals

HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available.

Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 41tfc 620-874-2120. ________________________________

PLAINJAN’S RENTAL houses and duplexes. Stop by the office or call 62005tfc 872-5777. ________________________________

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. ONLY 2 LEFT! Call today at 4516tfc 620-872-5777. ________________________________

2-BEDROOM HOUSE FOR RENT. Washer/ dryer hookup. Water and trash paid. $400/month.

Call 620-655-3070. Leave a message.

0716t2

Help Wanted FEED MILL MANAGER for large commercial feedyard in Perryton, Tex. Competitive salary and benefits. Please contact Keith at 806-282-7588 or David at 806-202-0209.

0616t3 ________________________________

DRIVERS: TEAM NEEDED. Earning potential of $105K+. Nice sign-on bonus! Company paid benefits, drivers and family! Out 2-3 weeks.

CDLA with Haz End. Call 1-855-205-6361.

0716t2 ________________________________

PART-TIME TRUCK DRIVER wanted to haul hopper loads from Scott City. Home every evening if living in or near Scott City. CDL required.

Must be 23 years old with 2 years experience. Call M&A Barnett Trucking at 785-673-3377.

0716t2 ________________________________

WEEKEND SUPPORT STAFF needed for City on a Hill, Inc. Women Substance Abuse Treatment Center, Marienthal.

Support staff must be 18 years old with valid driver’s license. Please send resume to tlund@wbsnet. org.

0816t2

Vehicles 2008 SHENKE SCOOTER for sale in Scott City.

Runs. $600. Call 816-5911637.

0516tfc

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, 44tfc 397-5341. ____________________ CERTIFIED SEED WHEAT: TAM 204, TAM 112, Oakley Cl, Byrd, T158, Mint, Joe, Antero, Turkey Red. Also, top grazing and hay/silage triticale varieties. Vance Ehmke, Healy, Ks. Call 5216t9 620-397-2350.

––––––––––––-–––––––– CERTIFIED SEED WHEAT FOR SALE! Byrd; T158; Mint; KanMark. We have brand new 80 ft. scales to weigh out.

Lundgren Seed and Supply, Gove, Ks. 67736.

Cell-785-673-9047 or home-785-938-4404. 0216t7

Services COMPUTER 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 34tfc 874-4135.

–––––––––––––––––––– 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.

For Sale YAMAHA CONSOLE PIANO for sale. Walnut in mint condition with delivery and warranty included. Call Pianos Unlimited 1-800-201-4551.

0716t3 ––––––––––––––––––––BABY BED for sale with attatched drawers and changing table. $30. Call 620-874-0043.

0816t2 Honoring First Responders Contact Beau TODAY at 620-872-2090

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 Saturday of the month 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 620-397-2647

We have room for you!

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Employment Opportunities

Bunting gives an unusual look to metal art One can have an eye for art. Or, in the case of Bill Bunting, it’s in his head.

That’s where the ideas originate and that’s where they remain until finished.

“People will want to commission a project and they ask me to draw it for them and I tell them I can’t,” says bunting with a laugh. “I can’t even draw a stick figure.”

So, when someone replies that he must not know what the project is going to look like until it’s done, Bunting quickly corrects them.

“I know exactly what it’s going to look like. I just can’t draw it,” he says.

“If I tried to draw a buffalo skull you couldn’t tell what it was, but I see it in my mind and go into my shop and weld it exactly like I imagined.”

Bunting has a talent for crafting metal into unique sculptures.

He begins with 10 gauge sheet iron that is cut into strips and welded together. He had one buffalo skull on display at Whimmydiddle that was crafted out of chrome.

“I’ve been doing the sculptures for about 25 years. I’ve been building knives for 40 or 50 years,”

he says.

It began while he was still in high school. Bunting says he had enough hours to graduate after his junior year, but was required to attend one more year. He used that opportunity to take seven hours of welding, “and I had a good teacher,” he notes.

He also took some forging while in school.

“I started out doing this as part-time income to go along with my farming and ranching, but it’s turned into a full-time job,” says the Springfield, Colo., rancher.

The craft shows are primarily an opportunity to sell knives and gain publicity for his sculptures.

“We don’t sell so many sculptures at art shows.

But people will see what we do and then commission us to come up with something that’s a little different,” he says.

Bunting says he attended his first Whimmydiddle about 25 years ago and continued going for awhile, but then stopped going to craft shows for several years.

“This is the first time we’ve been back in quite a few years,” he says. “I’ve really enjoyed it.”

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Bill Bunting, Springfield, Colo., with a hand-crafted metal plow which was featured at his booth during Whimmydiddle.

(Record Photo)

Nancy Edmundson, Burlington, Colo. (left) and her daughter, Megan Quenzer, Colby, share a laugh while looking at some of the artwork on display at the Texas Metal Art booth.

(Bottom left) Grady Wells, 7, Dover, Ks., finds a place to sit down and rest during Saturday’s Whimmydiddle in Scott City.

(Bottom right) Two-year-old Jaela VanVleet, Garden City, tries to capture a bubble.

(Record Photos)